Chapter 338: The Discussion of the Southern Expedition
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In the palatial palace, the civil and military officials knelt on both sides, looked out from time to time, and felt uneasy, in front of the Weiyang Palace, dozens of generals stood in front, and behind them were tens of thousands of soldiers who were silent and motionless; A panicked bird broke into the palace, and Liu Xie, who was sitting on the dragon couch, had true feelings in his eyes, how he imagined that birds could fly freely! But being born in the emperor's family, especially in the emperor's family, is the biggest misfortune in his life!
"Knock knock", the sound of the upper hitting the floor makes people's hearts flutter, the sword is in the hall, this is Cao Cao is here! The huge sound of tens of thousands of troops kneeling on the ground outside the hall made people tremble even more, and some people sighed and shook their heads as if they were very dissatisfied; "Minister! Cao Cao greets Your Majesty! Yesterday, the ministers asked for a conspiracy against Liu Biao of Jingzhou and Sun Quan of Jiangdong, I don't know if Your Majesty has approved it? Cao Cao bowed, and several people behind him did not kneel, but symbolically gave a courtesy; Liu Xie bowed his head slightly, and did not look at Cao Cao, did he give in? Or are you afraid to reveal your true thoughts? "The prime minister has just marched north to Karasuma, and the soldiers and people need to recuperate, and the prime minister is so eager that it will inevitably cause turmoil!" ”
Cao Cao's eyes narrowed: "Sun Quan, Liu Biao!" These two traitors! At present, he is separating one side in the south, disrespecting the imperial court and having ill intentions! If you don't eradicate Your Majesty's country in time, I'm afraid you will have to share some with them! Minister, Cao Cao! May the evil be removed for Your Majesty! ”
Liu Xie's words, how could he not know that this world no longer belongs to him, although there are still some people who have the Han family in their hearts, but those people basically have no substantial power and cannot affect the overall situation, and those who have the Han family in their hearts do not necessarily have to be loyal to him? Liu Bei! Han clan relatives! Liu Biao! Han clan relatives!
"Prime Minister! Let's think about it again! This is a big deal after all! Since you can't screw it, let's drag it out! I heard that Liu Jingsheng in Jingzhou is already dying! If he dies, Jingzhou will inevitably be in turmoil for a while, Cao Cao will attack at this time, basically will not take much effort, Liu Xie hates Cao Cao, and wants to set up some obstacles for him and drag him back; If it was in the past, Cao Cao would definitely argue with Liu Xie, or even wait, but his time now is really precious, and he can't wait any longer, Cao Cao took two steps forward: "How long will Your Majesty think about it?" The minister led the army to fight in the south and the north, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers died on the battlefield! For what? Isn't it my big man?
Your Majesty was in trouble at the beginning, who was willing to send troops to rescue the emperor's relatives? Only I, Cao Cao, sent troops to the rescue! If it weren't for the ministers leading the army to eliminate the rebellion! Today, I don't know how many people are lonely and how many are widowed! Yuan Shu! A living example of this! Does Your Majesty still have any clan affection in mind? ”
"Taizhong Doctor Kong Rong, please play!" , After getting older, Kong Rong looks more immortal, worthy of being the leader of Shilin, all written on his face are the words "full of poetry and books", Kong Rong came out indignantly: "Liu Biao is His Majesty's imperial uncle, and the three generations of the Sun family are partial to Jiangdong, and there is no objection!"
It's you, Prime Minister Cao, who monopolizes power, cholera and the government, who doesn't respect the Son of Heaven at the top, and perversely acts at the bottom! The prime minister kept saying that you had no intention of usurping the Han dynasty and standing on your own, so it was difficult to show the world's trust! In the future, I am afraid that it will not be you Prime Minister Cao Cheng who will lead the army to fight against the traitors, but Sun Quan, Liu Biao, Liu Bei and others! ”
"Hahaha! A bunch of petty thieves! Cao Cao smiled, and Li Yu pushed Cao Cao aside behind him: "Don't dye your blood!" ”
"Shh——!h , this is the second time Li Yu has killed in front of Liu Xie, it was Kong Rong who fell, and the last time it was Sikong Zhao Wen; What is a hero, you will be the hero, and I will be the villain? It's a portrayal of this moment, right? Li Yu arched his hand: "Please Your Majesty give an order to beg for thieves!" ”
The generals were all stunned, this is the real unscrupulous lord! Someone wanted to open his mouth to reprimand, but he was frightened by Li Yu's wolf-like fierce eyes, and Liu Xie faced Li Yu's eyes and trembled: "Prime Minister Cao Cao!" Lead the soldiers of the Son of Heaven to conquer Jingxiang and Wu Yue! ”
"Wilder! Aren't you a little too much? In the Prime Minister's Mansion, important advisors and generals gathered together, and Cao Cao said such a sentence as soon as he opened his mouth; Li Yu scratched his head indifferently and sighed: "I'm afraid that this time the basket will be bigger, and it is estimated that many people will criticize me!" Isn't this also forced? What nonsense! God knows how many reasons they have to prevaricate us! ”
"You!" , Cao Cao shook his head and spread out the map: "The purpose of our troops this time is to pacify the nine counties of Jingxiang in the south of the Yangtze River, as well as Sun Quan in Jiangdong!" Jingxiang is so calm, Jiangdong! It's going to be a waste of time! There are also Ma Teng, Han Sui, and Liu Bei to the west of Tongguan who need to be on guard, and our defense line needs to be changed! ”
"The Sun family has been entrenched in Jiangdong for several years, and it can be said that it is deeply rooted. If our army wants to enter Jiangdong, it will not be easy, right? ", Zang Hong was transferred back from Yuzhou, because Cao Cao was about to go to Yuzhou, and he was still a little uneasy in the north, and he needed Zang Hong to guard it;" On the surface, despite this, Koto is not invulnerable. In my opinion, Jiangdong is actually in the midst of internal and external troubles! Guo Jia looked a lot better, and talked eloquently: "Let's talk about internal worries first, there are many scholars in Jiangdong, if you say that they are deep-rooted, the Zhu, Lu, Zhang, and Gu clans are even better than the Sun clan."
Sun Ce, the lord of Jiangdong, soothed these scholars with his majesty and strategy. But Sun Ce died violently, and Sun Quan inherited his brother's throne in the year of the weak crown. The Jiangdong clan will obey Sun Ce, but they may not obey Sun Quan. If my expectations are correct, without four or five years, it will be difficult for the heart of the Jiangdong Shi clan to belong to Sun Quan. ”
After a pause, Guo Jia continued: "Speaking of external troubles, Liu Biao and Sun Quan in Jingzhou have a feud, and the two families have a deep grudge, and they have fought no less than 20 times in recent years. Moreover, in the south of Jiangdong, the Shanyue tribes were also deeply dissatisfied with the Sun family. Sun Quan has these internal and external troubles, as long as our army seizes the opportunity, why not destroy them? ”
"Well said!" , Cao Cao clapped his hands and praised; "Soldiers, treacherous. Therefore, it can be shown but cannot be used, it is not used to show it, it is near and it is far away, and it is far away and it is shown to be near. Profit and temptation, chaos and take, real and prepared, strong and avoid, angry and scratch, humble and arrogant, hard work, kiss and leave.
If you want to take Jiangdong, in addition to attacking and pressing, you need to divide from the inside. It is necessary to design the relationship between the Jiangdong clan and the Sun clan, doubt their hearts, and confuse their beliefs. The more chaos in Koto is, the more beneficial it is to me. In the coming day, when our army crosses the Yangtze River and attacks Jiangdong, if we get the help of the Jiangdong clan, we will be able to get twice the result with half the effort! Jia Xu said leisurely; However, the prime minister has a good saying, it is called 'South Ship and North Horse', and our army's infantry can now be called invincible in the world! But Zhou Yu's sailor can also be called invincible in the world! Other people may not understand, I have fought with them in Yuzhou, and I still know the stakes and interests. ", Zang Hong said; Why didn't anyone talk about Liu Biao? Cao Ren couldn't help but complain; Li Yu smiled: "It's not that you don't think about Liu Biao, but Liu Biao really has nothing to consider!" I'm waiting for him to die, as soon as he dies, I will immediately send an envoy to Jingzhou to persuade Cai Mao and the others that Jingzhou is at your fingertips! We only need 100,000 iron horsemen, plus 300,000 soldiers and horses in Jingzhou! ”
All right! In view of the fact that Li Yu had not missed the matter of surrendering, everyone reluctantly believed him; "Our next key defense locations are in Bingzhou, Youzhou, Tongguan, Wancheng, Fengqiu, and Weiyan and Zhong Xuan, I am very relieved, and other places are not so assured! Zang Hong! I will call you the history of Youzhou Thorn! You take Youzhou, give me a good look at Gongsun Kang! You can kill him when the time is right!
Gao Shun! You go to Tongguan, I will send Xun You to help you! Be sure to hold Tongguan! Liu Bei, Ma Teng, and Han Sui must not be given a chance! There should be 50,000 horses and horses of Duan Xuan, and there is also the support of Hongnong, Xingyang and other counties behind it! I'll give you another 30,000 troops!" It's all up to you! I'm relieved!
The garrison of Wancheng is Zhang Yan, and another Wu Anguo will be dispatched, and Fengqiu City will transfer Zang Ba over, and another Cao Xing will be dispatched! That's pretty much it! Xu Du's comfort, I will entrust it to Jia Xu! And Tian Feng!
The important task of preparing grain and grass is troublesome Xun Yu! Cao Hong, Zhang Jaw, Li Dian, Hua Xiong! The four of you escort the grain and grass! It's a big deal, a top priority! Don't be lazy! Ji Ling! I will make you the general of the East Road! Huang Zhong and Zhang Liao were deputies, and mobilized troops and horses from Cheng Yu in Xuzhou to first cut off Sun Quan's forces in the east of Yuzhou!
I personally led an army of 150,000 troops into Shouchun, with Li Yu, Guo Jia, and Fu as military advisors, and Cao Ren, Xiahou Yuan, Cai Yang, Lu Bu, Ma Chao, Yu Ban, Le Jin, and Wen Ping as generals, and set out to fight in Jiangnan! ”
After a series of orders, everyone made a promise, and they went home to prepare to go, at this time Xinying came with the news that Liu Biao had died three days ago, Cai Mao and others did not mourn, and led Liu Qi back to Xiangcheng, but Liu Qi saw through and fled to Jiangxia, and fought against Cai Mao and others; There are uncertainties! As soon as he got the news, Cao Cao dragged back Li Yu, who was still chirping with several of his wives and concubines, and showed him the letter; "That's an interesting change! I heard that Jing Xiang was rich and hoarded millions of money and grain in Jiangxia! Gee! I'm afraid there is a master behind this Liu Qi to help him! Li Yu kept staggering, thinking in his heart, is it Xu Shu or Zhuge or something;" There is a change in Jingzhou, do you want to gather more troops, scare Liu Cong and Cai Mao and swallow him directly, if something happens to you, it's really not beautiful! Cao Cao also sighed and asked; Li Yu shook his head: "Since a decision has been made, why go back on your word?" No matter how big Jiangxia is, it's just a county in Jingzhou! After convincing Cai Mao and the others, we will still be able to get the territory of eight counties! What are there to worry about? After I convince Cai Mao, I will immediately order him to go out to the army to destroy Liu Qi! ”
"What if Liu Qi defected to Jiangdong?" , Cao Cao asked; "An-la! Ann! The civil strife in Jingzhou is a family matter, and the Jiangdong people can't intervene, not to mention that Liu Qi surrenders to Jiangdong Sun Quan will die faster, and they are now pushing Sun Ce's death on Liu Biao's head, and the father and son will pay the debt! Although Lao Tzu is dead, Liu Qi is Liu Biao's son, and Sun Quan can't wait to kill him, the person who killed his father and brother! Li Yu waved his hand: "I'll set off immediately!" ”
"Xu Chu! You lead 500 strong soldiers to follow Wilder! Cao Cao said;
(To be continued)