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Chapter Twenty-Seven: Cornered

In the spring of the seventh year of Jian'an, it had been two years since the Battle of Guandu, and after Yuan Shao's death, there was no confrontation between Hebei and the Central Plains, and there was a strange calm situation in Kanto and Kansai. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The two heroes who are in the limelight, Guo Jia and Cao Cao, seem to have stopped their expansion at this moment.

Xuchang Cao Mansion

In the spacious and bright study, Cao Cao is teaching a boy to write, and the vulgar-looking Cao Cao has a loving smile on his face, and he is very serious about the strokes of the boy's hand, and he tells the child how to pay attention to the subtlety of calligraphy.

"Chong'er, remember?" Don't skip words.

Cao Cao let go of his hand, and the image of a loving father was vividly embodied at this moment.

This child, called Cao Chong, was born in the ring, although Cao Cao did not officially announce it to outsiders, but after Cao Chong began to be sensible, Cao Cao already had a plan in his heart to make Cao Chong the successor, perhaps with Cao Chong now only six or seven years old, Cao Cao may look away, but in the face of flesh and blood, sometimes there is no need for long-term observation, and sometimes you can see at a glance whether it is in line with your heart.

If Cao Cao was not a traitor in troubled times, at least he would be a famous writer, but unfortunately his image made him a merry and talented man.

The children he taught, in any field, were more than enough.

Cao Chong remembered the essentials of calligraphy taught by Cao Cao and began to practice, and the more Cao Cao looked at Cao Chong on the side, the more joy sprouted from the bottom of his heart.

There was a sound of footsteps outside the study, Cao Cao had always been sensitive to the sounds of his surroundings, and when he looked up, he happened to see Xun Yu stepping into the room.

Xun You saluted him, and Cao Chong also raised his head at this time, put down the pen in his hand, and respectfully greeted Xun You.

Cao Cao moved from the side of the desk to Xun You, and the two sat down in the main and guest seats in the hall.

"What happened to those two in Hebei now?"

Xun You's face was calm, and he said softly, as always, each other's horns. ”

Cao Cao's face was a little gloomy.

If you want to capture and indulge in the Yuan family's infighting, this strategy is not there, but the effect looks average at this time.

Yuan Shao had been dead for half a year, but the Yuan clan still showed no signs of splitting, which made Cao Cao unhappy.

"You already understand the situation in the northwest, right?"

Xun You nodded.

There was a famine in the northwest, and although Cao Cao learned about Han Sui and Ma Chao's borrowing of grain from Guo Jia, he saw through Guo Jia's plan at a glance.

"As I expected, there will be great changes in the northwest this year, and the Korean and Malaysian families may be destroyed by Guo Jia."

Cao Cao's expression became solemn.

If Guo Jia solves the worries of the northwest, then for him, there are almost no internal hidden dangers in the north and south, even if Cao Cao wants to repeat the old tricks to make Guo Jia's internal problems, but he can't even find an object to sow discord, and the article he can do now is nothing more than in the north, and it is impossible for Liu Biao in the south to provoke Guo Jia, especially after Guo Jia pacified the expansion of the southern Yizhou power map again.

In this context, Cao Cao needs to annex the north as soon as possible, otherwise it will be difficult to predict that after Guo Jia unifies Guanxi, Hebei will still not be the meat of his mouth.

Xun You pondered for a long time and then suggested to Cao Cao that it was better for the lord to lead the army to attack Liyang, create a strong offensive momentum, and withdraw the army after a stalemate for a few days, and then see how the Yuan clan reacted. ”

Attacking Liyang is to fight Yuan Tan.

Cao Cao pondered for a moment and figured out the reason and purpose of Xun You's advice.

The Yuan family is guarding against Cao Cao, so Cao Cao has never fought Hebei, even if the Yuan family wants to kill the other party, but he is also afraid of Cao Cao to sit and reap the profits.

If Cao Cao doesn't fight for a day, they will guard against it for a day.

Xun You's strategy was to let Cao Cao take the initiative to unload the psychological burden for these two.

According to Cao Cao's current strength and grain and grass, it is impossible for him to swallow Hebei directly, and attacking Liyang is a bluff, and the two will be called, and then the withdrawal of the army is a signal, a signal that Cao Cao will not be able to attack the three armies for a long time and will not be able to fight again, in this way, the threat of Cao Cao, the top enemy in Yuan's heart, will be reduced a lot, and the external threat will be reduced, so it is the time when internal contradictions break out.

"This plan is very good, but I still want to make a modification, I can't capture Liyang, and then withdraw the army to the south and feint Jingzhou!"

Cao Cao grinned, and Xun Yu smiled silently.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Cao Chong who was practicing calligraphy without distraction, Cao Cao put away his smile and was stunned.

Xun You got up to say goodbye, and Cao Cao came back to his senses and went out with Xun You.

Walking in the aisle of the courtyard in the middle of the house, Xun You was not a talkative person, but when he saw Cao Cao's preoccupied appearance, he couldn't help but ask more.

"What's on the Lord's mind?"

Cao Cao did not answer the rhetorical question.

"I ordered someone to invite Zhong Da of the Sima family, did you go?" Don't skip words.

Xun You hurriedly said that the official was negligent in this matter, and he replied yesterday, but that Sima Yi said that he was sick. ”

The corners of Cao Cao's mouth sneered, he looked up at the sky, and said lightly that he was young and vigorous, and he didn't know the current affairs. ”

If the scholar family is concerned, the Sima family can be said to have been based in the Central Plains before and after the founding of the Han Dynasty, their ancestors were in the Chu and Han Dynasty when there was a prince, the Han Dynasty 400 years of history, the Sima family has produced many high-powered officials, but in the late Eastern Han Dynasty when the scholars formed a huge political group for private purposes, the gate valve power of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Sima family was not as good as the Yuan family who came to the peak of the fourth and third dukes in this period, and at the end of the Han Dynasty, the Sima family did not take advantage of the situation, but developed towards a somewhat declining trend.

The person who helped the Sima family stop this trend was Cao Cao.

Under the rule of Cao Cao, whether it was the Xun family, Taifu Yang Biao or the Zhong family and other famous scholars, in terms of heritage and history, they were not as good as the Sima family.

The relationship between the Sima family and the Cao family, or the direct relationship with Cao Cao himself, is very important, Cao Cao's early career was bumpy, after several ups and downs, external and internal transfers, promotion and depreciation, etc., in this period, Cao Cao saw through the atmosphere of the Han court, and also tasted the warmth and coldness of the people, at this time, the Sima family helped Cao Cao, and Cao Cao was able to serve as the captain of Luoyang City is the Sima family's Sima Fang's recommendation!

Sima Fang's Sima Lang is now an official under Cao Cao, and the Sima family is back on track, and has not been lost in the turbulent waves of the world, and now, Cao Cao personally ordered someone to ask Sima Fang to go out of the mountain.

Sima Yi is now a young man in his early twenties, and his own name is not small, Cao Cao can hear his name, not from the people, but from Xun Yu's recommendation.

The person recommended by others may be suspected of promoting his wings, but Xun Yu never easily recommends talents in front of Cao Cao, but whenever he speaks, then this person must have extraordinary talents, and Cao Cao must attach importance to them.

It's just that he didn't expect Sima Yi to reject Cao Cao.

Although Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao in the Battle of Guandu, the literati and writers who were prejudiced against Cao Cao from the beginning still criticized Cao Cao.

To be fair, many celebrities are reluctant to work for Guo Jia for the same reason as Cao Cao.

Putting aside the words of those pedantic Confucian families, many smart people can see the ambitions of Guo Jia and Cao Cao, who are called Han Chen, but they are actually Han thieves.

Since there is ambition, then it is to set up a name to attract talents to work for themselves, and when the time is ripe, they will inevitably stand on their own behalf of the Han Dynasty, in this way, the military generals who followed Guo Jia and Cao Cao are a group of chaotic parties, and they have become a group of chaotic parties, and they have become famous and talented people who have become famous and famous, and they would rather retain a meager good reputation than risk becoming a person who is scolded and criticized by later generations in the history books.

"He doesn't want to be a leader, and I don't have to be difficult."

Cao Cao was not annoyed or disappointed by Sima Yi's refusal at this time, Sima Yi was only a young man in his early twenties after all, and when Cao Cao had many outstanding strategists around him, Cao Cao would not go to ask for Sima Yi.

After sending Xun You away, Cao Cao turned back to the study and stood by the door, Cao Cao looked at Cao Chong, who was focusing on practicing calligraphy, and his mood suddenly became complicated.

At least five adults in the world scolded him as a traitor.

But now he has no way out.

Ahead is the glory of the peak, and behind is the abyss.

In the past 400 years of the Han Dynasty, one powerful minister after another finally came to an end? Even if it is prosperous for a while, it can't get rid of the end of the family.

Cao Qian wanted to hand over the military and political power and let the Cao family be a loyal and heroic soul of the Han family, but after there was no army, the Cao family used it to deal with political enemies? The bureaucratic class that was oppressed and attacked by the Cao family will devour the Cao family like hungry wolves.

Even if there is a monstrous flood behind him and a lifetime of infamy after death, he is destined not to be unknown to everyone in this life, so let's go down that glorious road.

After two years of silence, war broke out again between the Central Plains and Hebei.

This time, unlike Yuan Shao's high-spirited army going south two years ago, Cao Cao waved his army 100,000 to the north!

The big war is imminent, and it is about to break out.

The Kanto war song is back, and a month after Cao Cao's main attack on Hebei, the situation in Kansai has changed abruptly!

Han Sui led the eight generals under his command to pour out of the nest and send troops from Wuwei to smash Jincheng!

Ma Chao began to guard against Han Sui last autumn, and he was on guard for nearly half a year, but at the time of the spring and summer change, Ma Chao let down his guard, but at this time, he was caught off guard by Han Sui.

All the territories to the north and west of Jincheng fell, Han Sui's generals burned and looted, first severely damaged Ma Chao's garrison in the north of Jincheng, and then concentrated their forces to break through Ma Chao's defense line around Jincheng one by one, and finally approached Jincheng, forming a siege of Jincheng!

Even though Ma Chao is brave, but the tiger can't stand the wolves, Han Sui has been preparing for a long time, Ma Chao was caught off guard, did not sit still in Jincheng, Ma Chao led the army to successfully break through, but there were less than 2,000 soldiers left around him, and the desperate Ma Chao finally chose to go east.

Go to Chang'an to ask Guo Jia for help!

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Chapter Twenty-Seven: Cornered

Chapter Twenty-Seven: Cornered