When Cao Cao saw Xun You walking in, he said eagerly: "Gongda, why did you come, Zhong De and I have been thinking about it for a long time, and we still can't think of a good way to appease Liu Xuande, you are here just right, you hurry up like a safe way, and greet Liu Xuande over!" ”

When Xun You heard Cao Cao's words, he said strangely: "Greet Liu Xuande? Why did the lord greet Liu Xuande? Shall we ask of him? ”

When Cao Cao heard Xun You's words, he sighed and said, "Could it be that Gongda is joking with me?" At present, the army led by Liu Xuande is about to approach the southwest border of Jizhou, isn't the purpose of our pretending to garrison the northwest border this time to deal with Ma Shoucheng and Han Wenyue in Xiliang?

What if Liu Xuande came here with a large army and found out that we had deceived him, and went over with us in anger? If the two sides really fight for this matter, then won't we lose more than we gain and fall into a two-sided passive situation? ”

After listening to Cao Cao's words, Xun You suddenly laughed twice, and then said easily: "Lord, lord, lord, who has always been extremely smart, why did he make a mistake today?" This question is not a big problem, it makes the lord so sad, but it really makes Xun You a little puzzled! ”

Cao Cao looked at Xun You and laughed for no reason, and there was a big question mark in his heart, he looked at Xun You and wondered: "Don't Gongda think so?" If Gongda has any good methods or opinions, you can quickly say them and listen to them with me, so that I will not be anxious in my heart! ”

Xun You shook his head, smiled, and said a little mysteriously: "May I ask the lord, what do you think is the purpose of Liu Xuande personally leading the troops from the Qingzhou border to the southwest border of Jizhou?" Did he really come to fight the lord? ”

After Cao Cao heard Xun You's rhetorical question, he thought for a moment, and then wondered: "I don't know what Gongda means by this?" Could it be that Liu Xuande went to such great lengths, was it to come and go through a trip and train in vain? ”

Xun You smiled and said: "The lord still hasn't been able to observe this matter from the perspective of someone outside his body, according to the expectations of his subordinates, then Liu Xuande must have rushed from the southeast of Jizhou to the southwest border of Jizhou in person to avoid a greater head-on conflict with the Liu family army and the lord!" ”

Cao Cao listened to Xun You's words, and still felt a little puzzled in his heart, so he asked: "Gongda said this, I am a little puzzled, since he Liu Xuande doesn't want to see the war happen, then why didn't he send a letter to Guan Yunchang to warn him, but why did he personally travel a long way to come here?" Isn't this a waste of money and labor? ”

Xun You shook his head and continued: "Lord, please listen to me slowly, the reason why Liu Xuande personally led the troops to the Jizhou border is because he came to stand on the platform for Liu Jiajun and support him, and the purpose of Liu Xuande's move is to tell the lord that he Liu Xuande attaches great importance to this matter, and wants the lord to retreat from the difficulty and not to start a bigger conflict or war." Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

If Liu Xuande is not here, then he can directly order Zhuge Liang to order the 30,000 elite soldiers currently stationed in Yanzhou under the command of Zhuge Kongming to immediately assemble towards the western border of Yanzhou, and join his Liu Xuande's troops on the east side of the Sizhou border, which will pose a greater threat to us! ”

After Cao Cao listened to Xun You's words, his heart suddenly brightened, so he turned to smile and said: "According to Gongda's meaning, he Liu Xuande doesn't want to really break the net with us at all, and the purpose of his personal visit this time is to scare you and me away?" That's what he wants? ”

Xun You nodded and added: "The lord is right, according to what I know from my investigation of Liu Xuande, at present, Zhuge Kongming's army has occupied Yanzhou, and the remaining soldiers and horses of the command are trying to advance eastward, this move is intended to occupy Qingzhou, and there is no appearance of westward expansion at all, this is one of them."

Secondly, when Liu Jing marched west with his own troops and horses, he also sent a secret letter to Guan Yunchang, the content of which we have no way of knowing, but as far as I know, when Guan Yunchang received Liu Jing's secret letter, he ordered the three armies not to venture into the western border, nor to allow any one to clash with our soldiers and horses without authorization, all for the purpose of restraint.

To sum up, I think that the purpose of Liu Xuande's series of actions is not to make arrangements before the decisive battle, but to make a steady arrangement of stubbornness, the lord should understand, which extraordinary general will not give his all before a big war? Liu Jing, such a smart commander, at such a critical juncture, can Zhuge Liang lead 30,000 elite soldiers and advance eastward? ”

Cao Cao listened to Xun You's words, and the more he talked, the happier he became, and finally Cao Cao suddenly said in surprise: "Okay, I know that the arrival of Gongda will definitely give me a perfect answer, so that I will no longer worry about Liu Xuande's pacification, since he doesn't want to fight this fight, then I just need to go with the flow and borrow the slope to get off the donkey!" ”

Xun You nodded and said: "Yes, now Liu Xuande is still halfway through, presumably he is also thinking about the intentions of the lord now, and he is also worried about the war on the border between Jizhou and Sizhou and Bingzhou, which will start before he arrives, so at this time, the initiative is still in our hands."

As long as Ma Shoucheng and Han Wen in the northwest are fooled before Liu Jing arrives, the lord can send a letter to Liu Xuande, turning the matter into a small matter and a small matter, so that it can be perfectly solved at this time, which is also in line with everyone's expectations, isn't it the best of both worlds? ”

Cao Cao nodded and said with a smile: "Okay, good, just according to what Gongda said!" ”

As soon as Cao Cao's words were finished, he heard a soldier come to report: "Report... My lord, there are hundreds of miles to send it urgently! ”

When Cao Cao heard that Baili was in a hurry, his heart suddenly tightened, so he waved his hand and said, "Hurry up and come in and talk!" ”

The soldier hurriedly came to the house from outside the tent, bowed to Cao Cao and said: "Lord Qiqi, send it urgently for 100 miles, there is a sudden war in the northwest, Ma Shoucheng and Han Wen led an army of 10,000 people, and suddenly attacked our northwest border from Yongzhou, and they are still along the main road, and they are like a broken bamboo for a while!" ”

The soldier's face was dazed and frightened, because only a few people knew about Cao Cao's ambush in the northwest, and of course ordinary soldiers had no way of knowing, otherwise if the news leaked, Ma Teng and Han Sui would not have been invited into the urn.

When Cao Cao heard the news, the solemnity on his face immediately turned into ecstasy, and he only heard him say happily: "Haha... God help me, God help me! I didn't expect God to help me like this, but it's really worth it, okay, okay, Ma Shoucheng, Han Wenyue, you are here, you are here, it is not in vain that I took great pains to act in this big show! ”