Shocking, absolutely shocking.

Among the strategists, no one thought that Sima Yi, a young boy in his twenties, would come up with such a magnificent strategy, once implemented, what he said about Taishan's crushing of eggs was not an exaggeration at all.

"Whew!" After being silent for a long time, it was Cao Ying, who was sitting on the main seat, who breathed a sigh of relief. Everyone hurriedly looked up at Boss Cao, after all, no matter how powerful this strategy is, he still needs to make a decision whether it is used or not.

"Zhongda, what is your current position?" After being silent for a long time, Cao Ying actually asked this question first.

"Yi is now the Prime Minister's Mansion Dong Cao Peng." Sima Yi didn't know why Cao Ying asked this question, but he still answered honestly.

"With the talent of Qing, just for a peng, it is really condescending. I have appointed you as the chief secretary of the Prime Minister's Mansion to assist me in the military council. If you have a plan, report it early. Cao Ying groaned slightly, and then spoke.

"Thank you, my lord!" Sima Yi hurriedly bowed down and thanked him. was promoted from an ordinary official to the main book, and the annual income was increased by 400 stones, and Sima Yi was greatly developed now. Cao Ying waved his hand to signal him to flatten down, and then looked at the people under the tent: "I don't know what do you think, what is Zhongda's plan?" ”

Which of these strategists are not human spirits, seeing that Cao Ying first promoted Sima Yi, and then asked their opinions, he was obviously very optimistic about Sima Yi's plan, when this situation is not except for Xu You's two poles, who would not be interested enough to go to Cao Ying's Yaxing? "I'll second!" Cheng Yu and others originally had no objection to attacking Liu Bei first, Xun Yu and other conservatives thought about it for a while, and also felt that under such a vigorous offensive, Liu Bei had to take off a layer of skin at the lightest, and he also seconded it at the moment.

"Lord, the rest of the way is okay, but the surname of the Nanzhong barbarian is perverse, so the Nanban Meng has to send a person who can speak well to lobby this way, and it can be done." Xun Yu's principle is that once Cao Ying decides about something, then he will go all out to support him, and this time is no exception.

"Well, Wen Ruo's words are not unreasonable. In this way, send Zhongshu to order Wang Lang to lobby Meng Shu. Cao Ying groaned slightly. Wang Lang can speak well, and in the past, he had contact with Shanyue when he was in Huiji. How to deal with the relationship with these barbarians, Wang Lang has some experience. At that moment, Cao Ying sent four envoys to Jiaozhou, Shuzhong, Hanzhong, and Nanzhong. Just wait for the contact with the friendly army, and then you can enter the army after the summer grain harvest.

After the discussion was over, Cao Ying left Xun You, and then ordered someone to bring the old ginseng of the former Goguryeo tribute, and ordered Xun You to take him to visit Guo Jia, who had been sick in bed for several months.

"Feng Xiao's complexion is better!" Xun You came to Guo Jia's mansion, but he was quite surprised to see that Guo Jia was already able to walk back and forth in the courtyard.

"Hehe, it seems that Guo Fengxiao treats me well, how can I still have a few years of life." Guo Jia smiled faintly. Xun You was about to speak, when he suddenly saw a few scratches on Guo Jia's neck, and he could smell a faint smell of rouge on his body, and he frowned at the moment and rushed directly into the room where Guo Jia had not yet closed the door.

"Nonsense!" Xun You ran out angrily and shouted to Guo Jia, there was still a girl lying on the bed in the room, and when she saw Xun You coming in, she was so frightened that she hurriedly hid in the bed. Xun You has known him for a long time, and knows that the prodigal son Guo Jia has always been indulgent, but he didn't expect that he was still fishing after being so sick.

"Fengxiao, your body is already like this, you should be quiet and self-cultivation, why are you still obsessed with the affairs of men and women?" Xun You has a lot of hatred for iron and steel. He has a deep friendship with Guo Jia, and it's okay to reprimand him like this. Guo Jia smiled faintly when he heard this: "Gongda, in life, you must enjoy yourself." Like your uncle and nephew, I admire Guo Fengxiao, but I can't learn it. Drinking and beauties are what I like in my life! ”

"Even if you don't think about yourself, but you act so absurdly, how can you take care of your body and be responsible for the great cause of the master, and how can you teach your children by example?" Xun You didn't give an inch, and reprimanded repeatedly.

Hearing Xun You carry Cao Ying and his son out, Guo Jia finally calmed down a little. After a pause, Guo Jia took the initiative to divert the topic and said: "Gongda, it is already spring now, and the lord will enter the army soon, right?" ”

"Exactly." Xun You didn't want to continue to dwell on the topic of his private life, and he also answered this more urgent question.

"I don't know where the main soldier is referring to, Hebei or Xu Yu?" Guo Jia asked with a slight frown. Xun You was also unambiguous, and directly explained Sima Yi's majestic plan. Guo Jia listened carefully, but in the end, his expression became more and more serious.

After Xun You finished speaking, Guo Jia spoke: "This Sima Zhongda is a talent, and I really underestimated him before." ”

"Fengxiao, do you think you can do it for this?" When Xun You heard Guo Jia's words, he couldn't help asking, with a hint of expectation in his tone, only expecting Guo Jia to nod. Although Xun You is also a man of outstanding resourcefulness, he admires Guo Jia's insight even more, and knows that if it is his approved plan, the success rate will definitely not be low.

I didn't want Guo Jia to think about it for a while, but in the end, he sighed lightly and said: "Whether this plan is successful or not, it is still a matter of five or five." Besides, even if it can be done, it will only take one or two cities. wanted to use this plan to defeat Liu Bei in a battle, but it was not hot enough. ”

"Fengxiao, this is too much. Even if Liu Bei has three heads and six arms, it is difficult for these six armies to attack at the same time, right? When Xun You heard this, he didn't believe that Sima Yi's strategy would be ineffective.

"The six-way army seems to be menacing, but how many ways can really pose a threat to Liu Bei?" Guo Jiazao was a little playful, and seeing that Xun You still didn't believe it, Guo Jiasuo's surname explained to him clearly: "Regardless of the prime minister's two armies, let's just say that Zhang Lu in Hanzhong attacked the land of mediocrity." Zhang Luqi people, pretending to be gods and ghosts, how can the Hanzhong army compete with Liu Bei's elite soldiers in a hundred battles? Moreover, Shangyong Mountain City is dangerous, Zhang Lu's 50,000 troops are coming, and Liu Bei only needs to send a general to lead more than 10,000 people to hold on, which is enough to make him return in vain. ”

"Liu Zhang, Yizhou, his son inherited his father's business and sat in Shudi. Although there are thousands of miles of fertile fields under his rule, there are more than 100,000 soldiers with armor, but they are not very belligerent, and Liu Bei and his father Liu Yan are uncles and nephews, so it is unknown whether they can agree to the prime minister to send troops. Even if he is willing to send troops, with the combat power of the Shu army, it is not as good as the Hanzhong army, what can he do? ”

"The king of the south, Meng Shu, although there are more than 100,000 people who are good at fighting under this person's command. However, most of the tribes in the south and central are working independently, and even the coalition forces are difficult to work together. Moreover, most of the people in the south are brave and unscrupulous, and it is unrealistic to expect them to enter Kou Jingxiang and make Liu Bei busy. Moreover, Zhao Feng and Zhao Botao are in Jingnan, with this person, it is enough to be a 100,000 barbarian army, what is the way to go all the way? ”

"Jiaozhou Sun Quan, in the past, was defeated by Zhao Feng. Now that he is in Jiaozhou, he has few soldiers, and if he becomes an enemy of Liu Bei again, it will be tantamount to self-destruction. However, Sun Quan is stoic, although he is also a strong soldier in Jiaozhou, he is the only one who may make Liu Bei busy. But its strength is not good, and when Liu Bei eases up, he will inevitably be completely wiped out. Although the six-way army is advancing together, they are far away from each other, how can they communicate with each other and protect each other? Guo Jia said eloquently, and for a time the four-way army was degraded to worthless.

Xun You patiently listened to Guo Jia's analysis, pondered it again, and finally said with a smile: "Feng Xiao's words are exaggerated, although everything you say is possible, then this is the best ending for Liu Bei." The battlefield is changing rapidly, as long as there are people all the way to achieve results, then Liu Bei will be difficult to take care of. At that time, the prime minister's army will break through from the front with a thunderous momentum, and the overall situation can be determined. What's more, even if this plan is not successful, there is not much loss to the prime minister. ”

Guo Jia was silent for a moment when he heard this, and finally said slowly: "What Gongda said is also reasonable. The plan is in the people, and the success is in the sky, and it depends on how this plan goes. After speaking, he also sighed, and with his wisdom, he didn't even understand the prospect of this battle. This battle depends to a large extent on character. Xun You didn't want Guo Jia to be too tired in his illness, so he was busy ordering the ginseng decoction brought by his entourage for Guo Jia to take, and then he took his leave.

By April, the envoys sent by Cao Ying had responded one after another. The first to return was the envoy to Hanzhong, and with him came Yang Song, an important advisor to Zhang Lu. Yang Song signed an alliance with Cao Ying on behalf of Zhang Lu, which stipulated that once Zhang Lu sent troops, Cao Ying promised to let Zhang Lu freely preach in the Central Plains, and all the territories captured by Zhang Lu were owned by Hanzhong. Cao Ying agreed to all these conditions, and canonized Zhang Lu as the Marquis of Hanning, and his brother Zhang Wei as the Marquis of Southern Zheng. Yang Song, who received these promises, was overjoyed, and not long after returning to Hanzhong, he began to gather men and horses, preparing to attack Shangyong from Xicheng.

Not long after Yang Song left, the envoy to Nanban also returned. Meng Huo smiled at all the treasures sent by Cao Ying, and agreed to his request to send troops. However, Meng Huo also had one condition, that is, he would be named the king of the Southern Barbarians in the name of the Son of Heaven, and lead all the Southern Barbarians to form a country of his own, and Cao Ying also agreed.

As for the envoys who went to Jiaozhou and Shuzhong after they came back, the news they brought back was not so refreshing. Hua Ji, who went to Jiaozhou, told Cao Ying that Sun Quan only smiled noncommittally after learning about his intention, and then told him that he was outnumbered in Jiaozhou, and it was difficult to achieve a big thing, so he could only move with his camera. And Yang Xiu, the envoy who came back from Shuzhong, told Cao Ying that there is currently a lot of controversy in Shuzhong about whether to send troops.

"Liu Zhang's child, if he could have his father's courage, he would not be so reckless." Cao Yingman snorted disdainfully. At the same time, in the Yizhou Pastoral Mansion in Chengdu, a large group of civil and military generals gathered together to discuss whether to agree to Cao Ying's troops to attack Jingzhou. Liu Zhang, the current Yizhou Mu, sat on the main seat, looking at the civil and military people who were arguing in front of him, his expression was very hesitant.

(To be continued)