Hearing that the supply of military rations was worry-free, Cao Cao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Cao Cao said again: "I gathered you together today, but it was for an urgent matter. ”

After Cao Cao finished speaking, he motioned for Cheng Yu to continue, Cheng Yu knelt down from the seat, said the content of Zhou Yu's flying pigeon biography, and then said: "This is the case, from the time calculation, Yuan Yu's army should have crossed Dabie Mountain at this moment, entered the northern border of the Lujiang River, and in a few days, it can enter Runan." ”

Cao Cao said: "At the beginning of Shouchun, Feng Xiao offered a plan to drive the tiger and devour the wolf, but he never thought that Sun Ce's fierce tiger not only failed to swallow Yuan No's little wolf, but instead let Yuan Nuo's bite was covered with scaly wounds, and now Yuan No's evil wolf is even more victorious to the north, and invaded Runan County, but it can't be taken lightly, everyone should talk about it, how to deal with Yuan No's little wolf?" ”

Cheng Yu Xun Yu's eyes immediately fell on Xun Yu.

Jia Xu had just joined Cao Cao's command, and he believed in the golden mean, so naturally he would not show himself at this time.

Guo Jia never said a word, just lowered his head and fiddled with the calculations on the table, and he didn't know what he was calculating, but Cao Cao didn't ask him.

After thinking for a while, Xun Yu said: "My lord, before discussing how to deal with Yuan No, we need to first determine a big principle, and this big principle is: our henchman is Yuan Shao, and the imminent threat is Xuzhou Lu Bu c@om. br/>

"What Wen Ruo said is undoubtedly true." Cao Cao first affirmed the great principle that Xun Yu said.

Xun Yu's strategic vision is that Cao Cao also has to bow down, after Cao Cao Chen raised his troops. There have been several serious crises before and after. It was Xun Yu who revised Cao Cao's strategic plan in time. In the end, he helped Cao Cao to overcome the difficulties and stabilize his position, if it weren't for Xun Yu, Cao Cao would have been defeated and died for a long time.

After affirming the grand principles and reaffirming the grand strategy, the rest is a matter of tactics.

Cao Cao continued: "Although mustard ringworm is only a minor disease, if you don't seek medical advice, it may eventually cause ulcers throughout the body, so. Yuan No's threat must be taken seriously, just now, Liu Bei asked me for help, asking for a loan of troops to go to Runan to fight against Yuan No, I don't know what the princes think? ”

Xun Yu first said: "In my opinion, this move can be considered, Liu Bei is the hero of the world, and Yuan is also the hero of the world, so Liu Bei is conquest of Yuan No, but the two tigers compete for food, and the two tigers compete." Then there will be an injury, and this will be good for me. And there is no harm, just ......"

Xun Yu paused, and Xun Yu continued: "It's just that Liu Bei has been fighting for more than ten years since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, but he rarely has decent achievements, although Yuan Que is young, he has repeatedly defeated Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, Liu Bei is only afraid that he is not Yuan Nuo's opponent." ”

Cheng Yu said: "This is no better, just to use Yuan No's hand to eradicate Liu Bei, the lord can not only remove hidden dangers, but also will not lose popularity, it can really be said to kill two birds with one stone, and although Liu Bei is difficult to call good fighting, but after all, he is also a veteran of a hundred battles, Yuan No is not only a victory, but also must be a heavy casualties, and our army will take advantage of the false attack again, it will be easy to win." ”

Seeing that Xun Yu and Xun Yu Cheng Yu successively expressed their support, Cao Cao set his eyes on Jia Xu and asked, "What does Wen He think?" ”

Jia Xu hurriedly said: "What the princes said is extremely true, and I deeply agree with it. ”

Cao Cao's gaze finally fell on Guo Jia and asked, "Fengxiao, what are you counting?" ”

Guo Jia sighed, pushed the case to calculate the chips, knelt down and sat up and replied: "Lord, the plan of the two tigers offered by Wen Ruogong to compete for food is indeed a clever plan, and it can be said to coincide with the next one. ”

Cao Cao asked, "Can you calculate the result?" ”

Guo Jia replied: "Yuan No's army will cross the Huaishui from Yangquan in about ten days, and after crossing the Huaishui in the north, Yuan No's army will definitely trace Rushui to the west, and put on a posture of forcing Pingyu to occupy Runan, but I expect that Yuan No's is just a false shot, and his real intention is just to mobilize our army, and then take advantage of the void to enter Peiguo." ”

"Mobilize our army and take advantage of the weakness to advance eastward?" Xun Yu asked rhetorically, "Do you know if Yuan won't really occupy Runan?" Because strategically speaking, if Yuan occupies Runan, it will be like inserting a sharp knife in the soft underbelly of our army, wouldn't it be a greater threat? Can it better echo Yuan Shaoyao? ”

Guo Jia smiled and said: "Liu Bei took the initiative to ask Ying to ask Yuan No, his intention is just like what Wen Ruogong said, he wants to take the opportunity to occupy the whole county of Runan and co-opt the bandits. ”

Xun Yu then asked, "How can you see it?" ”

Guo Jia said: "Because Yuan Wei knows that the lord will never tolerate others sleeping soundly on the side of his couch, Yuan Wei knows even more that with his current strength, it is impossible to gain a foothold in Runan, and his only way out is to go north to Jizhou to defect to Yuan Shao, for Yuan Shao's wings, and then take trouble in the middle." ”

Xun Yu bowed his head slightly, obviously agreeing with Guo Jia's judgment.

Cao Cao's small eyes instantly revealed a terrifying essence, and asked: "So, what Yuan is trying to do is not Runan County, but to go north to Jizhou to meet Yuan Shao?" ”

"It must be so!"

"It must be so!"

"Absolutely!"

Xun You, Cheng Yu, and Guo Jia replied in unison.

Cao Cao asked again: "So, did Yuan invade Runan County just to mobilize our army, so that he could take advantage of the weakness to enter Peiguo, and then go north along the border between Xuzhou and Yanzhou, Yuzhou?" If we really let Yuan Nuo enter Peiguo, in order not to startle the snake, we recruited Lu Bu's army in advance, and we could really only watch Yuan Nuo go north at that time? ”

"It must be!"

"It must be so!"

"Absolutely!"

Xun You, Cheng Yu, and Guo Jia responded in unison again.

Cao Cao said again: "In this way, wouldn't it be redundant to send Liu Bei to Runan to intercept and kill Yuan? Our army only needs to ambush an elite army in Peiguo and wait for Yuan to come and die? ”

Also, since Yuan is going north on the left and right, he will definitely not be entangled with Liu Bei too much in Runan, so that Xun Yu's plan to compete with the two tigers will not fail? If Yuan flicked a shot and rushed east into Peiguo, wouldn't the huge Runan County be cheap for nothing? Isn't this a legacy of tiger breeding?

As soon as Cao Cao's words fell, before Guo Jia could speak, Xun Yu asked first: "If the lord is Liu Bei, will you let Yuan go north to Jizhou?" ”

Cao Cao's little eyes flashed, and he said, "No!" ”

Xun Yu asked again: "If the lord is Yuan, will you let Liu Bei go?" ”

Cao Cao laughed, of course he would not let Liu Bei go.

To put it bluntly, Liu Bei Yuan is the same kind of person as him Cao Cao, both of whom are people with the world in mind, once such a person finds himself of the same kind, his first reaction is definitely not to sympathize with each other, it must be to get rid of it quickly, it is precisely for this consideration that Liu Bei will not let go of Yuan No, and Yuan will not let go of Liu Bei!

Guo Jia smiled and said: "So I said that Wen Ruogong's plan for the two tigers to compete for food is indeed a clever plan, because Liu Bei and Yuan Nuo are both fledgling at this time, and it is relatively easy to get rid of them. ”

"Wonderful, hehe, wonderful!" Cao Cao stroked his palms and laughed, and said, "It's so decided, send Liu Bei to intercept and kill Yuan, but how many soldiers and horses should Liu Bei borrow?" “

Everyone's eyes fell on Xun You.

This kind of upright strategy is still the most thoughtful for Xun You.

Xun Yu pondered for a moment and said: "Zhou Yu Feige's biography said that Yuan Que had about 2,000 men and horses at this time, considering that Yuan Que was very good at using soldiers, the soldiers and horses lent to Liu Bei could not be too few, because Liu Bei had few soldiers, and he would inevitably be easily defeated by Yuan Ran, but it was difficult to achieve the effect of the two tigers competing for food, and I thought that at least it could not be less than 5,000 people." ”

Cao Cao waved his hand and said, "Five thousand is too little, and I will lend Liu Bei eight thousand elite soldiers!" ”

Since he has decided to borrow soldiers, Cao Cao will definitely not be stingy with the elite soldiers in his hands.

After speaking, Cao Cao's eyes fell on Guo Jia again, and asked, "Fengxiao, have you ever thought about how Peiguo uses soldiers?" ”

Just now, Guo Jia had been using calculations and calculations on the case, and Cao Cao knew that he was not just calculating the date of the end of Yuan No's army, but he must also be planning how to attack and kill Yuan No.

The upright and upright plan should be Xun You, but the tricks and tricks are the first to recommend Guo Jia.

Therefore, Peiguo's plan for this battle is indispensable for Guo Jia's plan.

Guo Jia smiled softly, and said: "Don't worry, the lord has a plan in his heart, if Yuan enters Peiguo, don't think about leaving alive." ”

"Good." Cao Cao stroked his palms and laughed.

(Dividing Line)

Ten days later, Yuan Fu's army arrived in Yangquan, and the result calculated by Guo Jia was not bad for a day!

Yangquan County ordered Liu Yu and Liu Ye to be classmates, and had long heard of Yuan No's righteous name of raising people in Juchao Tuntian, and heard that Yuan No's army was coming, so he led the gentry in the city out of the city ten miles to greet him, and the people in the city heard that the son was coming, and they also ate pot pulp and came from afar to greet him.

Yuan did not raise hope in the nest in Tuntian, after all, it was not in vain.

Yuan Wei had a bottom line in his heart, and he didn't want the people of Li Shu to be displaced, and finally got a return, which was the praise of the people and the heartfelt support of the scholars.

However, Yuan No's army did not stay in Yangquan for long.

After a short rest, Yuan Fu led the army to cross the Huai River to the north, and the troops approached Pingyu. (To be continued......)