As soon as Sun Ce died, Cao Cao could draw about 20,000 troops from the south, after all, although Sun Ce died, it was impossible to withdraw all the guards against Jiangdong, that is, it was clear to tell Sun Quan that I look down on you, although 20,000 troops were not too much, but for Cao Cao today, every additional force would give him a better chance of winning. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"Lord!" Outside the door, Xun Yu hurriedly walked in and saluted Cao Cao with a heavy face.

"Wen Ruo, sit down, there is good news." Cao Cao smiled.

Xun Yu sat down according to his words, handed the bamboo note in his hand to the waiter, and said: "Although I don't know why the lord is happy, but right now, Yu is bringing two bad news to the lord, and I hope the lord will forgive the sins." ”

"Oh?"

Cao Cao, Xun You, and Cheng Yu's faces suddenly became serious, and they looked at Xun Yu and said, "Wen Ruo said that it doesn't matter. ”

Xun Yu nodded, and motioned to the waiter to hand the bamboo note to Cao Cao: "This first piece of news, Yuan Shao took Yan Liang as the general, led an army of 100,000, and forced Xu Du. ”

"Bang~" The bamboo note in Cao Cao's hand fell on the table, and he looked at Xun Yu distractedly: "So fast." ”

Xun Yu nodded helplessly: "Yuan Shao had this intention before, and frequently transferred troops, but this time, with Yan Liang as the general, he entered Xu Du, and obviously made sufficient preparations." ”

Guo Jia's eyes were much clearer, and he sat up with a rare precarious position, and said to Cao Cao: "Lord, there is no time for us to continue to prepare, and make a decision as soon as possible." ”

Cao Cao put his hand on the table, spread out the first bamboo note handed by the waiter, looked at it carefully, and after a long time, he sighed faintly: "I really didn't even plan to give me the slightest chance, the 100,000 army is only a pioneer!" ”

After a long time, Cao Cao shook his head, but his eyes gradually brightened, and he looked at the four people: "In this case, we are not people who can be kneaded, pass on my generals, and order Zang Ba to send troops from Langxie, lead the elite of Xuzhou to enter Qingzhou, occupy Linzi, Beihai, and Dong'an, contain Yuan Shao, and consolidate the right flank of our army from being attacked by Yuan Shao from the east to Xuchang; ordered Yu Ban to lead 2,000 horse infantry troops, stationed in Yanjin, to assist Liu Yansuo, who was guarding the white horse, to block Yuan Shao's crossing of the river, and drive south; The rest of the soldiers and horses were personally led by me and entered the officer's crossing! ”

Guo Jia and others were silent, in this way, it was equivalent to completely abandoning the large cities in Hanoi, Luoyang and Sili, but it was undoubtedly a very correct decision, otherwise the thousands of miles of the Yellow River, if fortified everywhere, every inch of land would be contested, Cao Cao's troops were scattered, how to stop Yuan Shao's million-strong division, now it is only to hold the danger, and it is undoubtedly the best strategy to concentrate troops in the Guandu area to find an opportunity for a decisive battle.

Someone had already made Cao Cao's order into an arrow, and after asking Cao Cao to look at it, he quickly sent it to various places.

Cao Cao rubbed his somewhat sore head, looked at Xun Yu with a wry smile and said, "Wen Ruo said two bad news before, I don't know what the other one is?" ”

"About Guanzhong Lu Bu." Xun Yu said with a heavy face: "Although this matter is not as threatening as Yuan Shao, the threat to our army in the future may be even greater than Yuan Shao!" ”

"Oh?" Cao Cao didn't go to see the bamboo paper, he had a headache now, and shook his head helplessly: "Wen Ruo said it." ”

"Yes." Xun Yu nodded: "Previously, Lu Bu used the generals Zhang Liao and Gao Shun to garrison the north, echoing with Anding Ma Chao from afar, and you should also know about the confrontation with Han Sui. ”

Xun You and Cheng Yu nodded, they had done a serious study on this matter, and Lu Bu had little chance of winning, after all, the soldiers and horses under Han Sui at that time plus the Qiang people who burned them added up to nearly 200,000 people, and Lu Bu and Ma Chao were only 30,000 people, the difference was huge, and there was no danger to defend, no matter how you thought about it, it was impossible to win.

"I'm afraid things will be beyond everyone's expectations, this battle, now Lu Bu has reversed the situation, ten days ago, successfully subdued 20,000 Qiang soldiers, and led the troops to detour to Wudu, directly hit Jincheng, and quickly occupied Jincheng, Longxi, Hanyang three counties, now Han Sui gathered troops in Wuwei, Lu Bu led 40,000 troops to join more than 10,000 horses, and stationed troops in Mumapo, wanting to fight a decisive battle with Han Sui."

"Impossible!" Xun You's face couldn't help but change greatly when he heard this, and he frowned: "How can Lu Bu's soldiers and horses fight more and more? And 40,000 surrendered troops, what combat effectiveness is there!? In addition, will the newly occupied city be unstable? ”

The others also looked at Xun Yu incredulously.

"It's hard to believe, but it's true." Xun Yu smiled bitterly: "Every time Lu Bu goes to the city, he will kill all the generals, divide part of his troops to defend the city, and then select those with higher prestige to serve as generals in the army, so that although it is a surrender army, but because these generals are personally raised by Lu Bu, the loyalty is higher, and the resistance of the surrender army is also eliminated, and the combat power can be quickly formed, and even the battle is victorious, those Qiang soldiers are also more convinced of Lu Bu, Xiliang is different from the Central Plains, the people are fierce, and after a long war, Lu Bu will open a warehouse and release grain every time he arrives in a place, appeased the people, so that Lu Bu quickly gained the support of the people in the Xiliang area. ”

"This ......" Xun You listened to what Xun Yu said, and shook his head a little blankly: "Is it still that reckless man?" ”

Cheng Yu smiled bitterly: "The defeat of Xuzhou has shaken Lu Bu a lot, looking at what he has done all the way since he left Xuzhou, he has acted decisively, and his skills are clever, it is really difficult to compare with the past, and now the trend of Guanzhong has been completed, Lu Bu has ordered people to blockade Hangu Pass and Wuguan, and now only Yuan Shao can pose a threat to Lu Bu." ”

"But this kind of method is only suitable for the land of Xiliang." Guo Jia said with a smile: "If you are in the Central Plains, with Lu Bu's reputation, it is not so easy to succeed, if you really dare to do this, he will die one day without a place to be buried." ”

When Cao Cao and the others heard this, they couldn't help but smile, indeed, Xiliang is now a family withering, although there are heroes, but they don't dare to look directly at Lu Bu's edge, but the Central Plains is full of families, with the family's deep-rooted influence in various places, it is easy to rebel against the local people, if Lu Bu really dares to act according to this plan, I am afraid that it will not be long before he will fall into an embattled dilemma.

"If Fengxiao Cave is watching the fire, then Fengxiao and try to say, Lu Bu is now fighting a decisive battle with Han Sui's nearly 200,000 people with 50,000 people, which side will win in the end?" Cao Cao asked with a smile.

"Lu Bu." Guo Jia said categorically: "Han Suikong has 200,000 people, but there is no one in the army who can compete with Lu Bu, and this defeat is also a failure; Although Han Sui has 200,000 people, but his heart is not the same, burning and blocking the Qiang people is not his subordinate, it seems to be powerful, but in fact there are many hidden dangers, this two defeats, third, 200,000 people, but trapped in a county, grain and grass will inevitably be poor, difficult to hold for a long time, on the other hand, Lu Bu, Nanyang, Hanoi grain and grass, and now Jincheng, Longxi baggage, and the number of troops is small, the consumption is also small, this is the third; Fourth, Han Sui killed Ma Teng without merging with the laws of the imperial court, Lu Bu rebelled against him and conformed to the will of heaven. ”

"Then how should our army treat Lu Bu?" Cao Cao has a headache, it is definitely not possible to fight, not to mention whether he can fight or not, Lu Bu will now pass the Hangu Pass, in a short period of time, it will definitely be difficult to break through, and even if he can, the labor expedition, Cao Cao is not so rich now, before the crusade, although the results are gratifying, sweeping away the troubles, but also the grain and grass accumulated over the years have been consumed, not to mention fighting Lu Bu, even if it is not enough to deal with Yuan Shao.

"Pacify!" Xun Yu and the four of them said in unison, they couldn't fight, let alone push Lu Bu to the opposite side of Cao Cao, even if they couldn't win them over to their side, they couldn't let Lu Bu stand on Yuan Shao's side.

"He'll say yes?" Cao Cao said helplessly.

"Lu Bu didn't dare to guarantee it in the past, but now Lu Bu will!" Guo Jia and Xun Yu glanced at each other, and said with a little bitterness in their smiles: "Judging from Lu Bu's performance now, he will never be willing to let Yuan Shao sit big, if the lord wins, and wants to annex the land of HB, it will be impossible for countless years, but if Yuan Shao wins, with his reputation as the fourth and third princes, he can annex the Central Plains in a short period of time and achieve the overlord of the north, Lu Bu is absolutely difficult to resist." ”

"How do you appease that?" Cao Cao couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this.

Cheng Yu frowned and said: "With Lu Bu's current official, he is already a county marquis, and if he is sealed again, he will be a prince!" ”

Crowned king?

Cao Cao and the others shook their heads when they heard this, this must not be, Liu Bang made it clear back then, there must be no king with a different surname, and now they welcome the Son of Heaven, if they are crowned the king, it is equivalent to a slap in the face, at least before Cao Cao becomes the overlord of the north, the prince with a different surname must not appear.

It's just how to appease Lu Bu, but Cao Cao is a little troubled and sends gold and silver? In the past, Lu Bu might have been able to, but now, since the last time he redeemed Zhong Xuan, he knew that it was impossible, and as for the grain and grass, Cao Cao still wanted to ask Lu Bu to borrow it.

Guo Jia's eyes moved, and he said with a smile: "Jia has a plan, which can not only show my sincerity, but also do not have to consume the vitality of our army!" ”