Chapter 185: Cao Cao intends to attack Xuzhou

Zhao Yun had already led the horse into Xuzhou City, and when he saw this scene in front of him, he was wearing white armor, and he was not so dazzling when he stood in the crowd with the white horse, but he was stunned for a moment in his heart, and thought that something big had happened to Liu Bei, the monarch he wanted to serve this time.

Along the way, he became more and more confused, until he found a passer-by, and after some inquiry, he understood the current situation in Xuzhou.

Zhao Yun's heart began to burn, since the current Xuzhou is in the midst of a change of rulers, then Liu Bei must be at a very dangerous juncture, at this moment, he wants to find Liu Bei as soon as possible to see if he can contribute to him.

Of course, if there is an abnormality in one place, it will inevitably affect other places.

After Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shu, he moved the city to Xuchang. He, who has already occupied most of the Central Plains, naturally cannot turn a blind eye to Xuzhou, which is close to his territory, and he also knew about Xuzhou's changes as early as the first time.

At this moment, he is still working on the development of Xuchang, he has already convened his advisers to discuss the promotion of the account, and the guards are holding halberds, standing outside the door and waiting, meticulous, it seems that they have undergone rigorous training.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Xuchang has developed very well, and there is still a period of time before the agreed meeting with Zhao Yue, but I heard a piece of news that I have to pay attention to." Cao Cao sat on a cushion, cross-legged, one arm on the small table, and surveyed the facial expressions of each of the strategists under his seat.

When Xun Yu heard this, he who was originally kneeling hurriedly stood up from his position and said: "Lord, the minister recently heard about Zhao Yue's actions in Hongnong, he has killed Wang Yun, exterminated Zhang Duan, controlled the court, and controlled the emperor, which is really alarming. ”

Cao Cao heard Xun Yu say this, and invisibly shifted his next topic, he was a little dissatisfied in his heart, and even frowned, and asked rhetorically, "Huh? Why did Wen Ruo say this? Zhao Yue, as our ally, made these moves, showing that he is still comfortable in the development of the West at this time, is it possible, should we expect him to not even be able to hold Luoyang, and attract Xiliang Ma Teng to live on the side of my couch? ”

Actually, Cao Cao already had a plan for Zhao Yue in his heart, but at this moment Xun Yu made him feel a little dissatisfied, so he said this, pretending to be stupid, in order to make Xun Yu understand.

Although Xun Yu has a high IQ and excellent resourcefulness, his EQ is not very high, and he may be upright and unyielding.

At this moment, seeing the lord Cao Cao say this, he said in a straight voice: "No, the minister thinks that the lord is now instead of focusing on the remote land in Xuzhou, it is better to divide your energy to analyze Zhao Yue's actions." He is now in control of the emperor, and at a young age, he was only twenty years old when he was named the king of Qin, which is a time for us princes, and if it is not contained, it will be a great disaster in the future. ”

Cao Cao forcibly endured the anger in his heart, and pretended to be kind and said: "Wen Ruo, you are too worried, no matter how strong Zhao Yue's development is, he is only a twenty-year-old young man, as for King Qin, it is just a title, I naturally don't take those false names to heart, isn't it?" A congratulatory messenger was sent just yesterday. As for what you said about controlling the emperor and occupying the heavens, I think there is still some truth to it, but ......"

Xun Yu listened to Cao Cao refute him little by little, and then said what he thought was right, and his face was a little embarrassed for a while.

Fortunately, Guo Jia is good at recognizing people and knows where the contradiction between Cao Cao and Xun Yu is, so he hurriedly stood up and said with a smile: "Lord, the minister understands what you mean, Zhao Yue has just formed an alliance with our army for just one year, if we split with him at this time, it will inevitably make other princes in the world think that we are treacherous, instead of thinking about these problems now, it is better to develop ourselves first, and wait for Zhao Yue to lose his breath, and he will naturally come to us for something. ”

"Mm-hmm, that's exactly right." Cao Cao nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "So this rebellion in Xuzhou, I want to take this opportunity to attack Tao Gongzu, and order Cao Ren to lead 50,000 troops to Xuzhou, what do you think?" ”

Guo Jia continued: "This move is feasible, but the three brothers of Liu Bei are in Xuzhou at this time, and the lord still needs to be cautious. ”

Cao Cao listened, sighed, and fell into hesitation, in fact, there is also a disadvantage to the expansion of the territory, that is, if the talents under his command are not fully replenished, it will cause a shortage of talents.

At this moment, among the people who can go out on their own, and whose martial arts are superb and can not fall behind in heads-up duels, they are also the two brothers of the Xiahou clan. However, they now need to be in charge of the border garrison, and they can't be mobilized easily, otherwise if Liu Biao from Jingzhou comes to attack, or Yuan Shu from Huainan counterattacks, it will deal a big blow to him.

"Alas......" Cao Cao sighed again, he had recently sent several people to look for literati or martial artists in the territory who could be promoted, but the results were really unsatisfactory. are all third-rate goods, at most as a deputy general or a county commander.

At this moment, the military attache Lieli and Xiahoudun stood up from their positions, seemingly wanting to share Cao Cao's worries.

Cao Cao glanced at Xiahoudun helplessly, and before he could fully stand up, he hurriedly waved his hand in his position, "Hey, no, Yuan makes you need Liu Biao from Jingzhou, if you go out on the expedition at this moment, Liu Biao is coming, who can fight?" So even if you take the initiative to fight this time, I won't let you go. ”

After hearing this, Xiahoudun smiled heartily, and after laughing, he insisted on standing up and explained: "Lord, I don't want to ask for battle, but there is one person under my command who can resist the martial arts of Guan and Zhang. ”

"Oh? Who? Cao Cao listened, revealing an expectant look.

He also felt in his heart that Zhao Yue defeated Wang Yun in the west, and he could capture many good generals, and he ruled most of the Central Plains, and he couldn't find a few capable people in the troubled times?

Xiahoudun was not in a hurry or slow, and said slowly: "This person's name is Dian Wei, he is excellent in martial arts, he is good at using two halberds, his strength is outstanding, and he can lift thousands of catties, which makes me very surprised." ”

"There is such a strange person, Yuan Rang, tell me quickly, where did you find such a powerful person?" The more Cao Cao listened, the more interested he became. (To be continued.) )