In the main hall of Cao Cao's mansion in Xudu

Cao Cao, who had just received the report of the war in the north, immediately summoned many civil and military officers under his command to discuss the matter

First, Guo Jia carefully analyzed his current situation for everyone, and then Xi Zhicai proposed to step up preparations for war, but there was no real way to resist the enemy

Just when everyone was silent, Guo Jia came up with a solution that surprised everyone

"The lord is located in the Central Plains, although it is the land of four wars, but the west is worry-free, and Liu Biao in the south, there are generals such as Li Tong to defend the city, which is enough!"

"Only Sun Ce and Zhou Yu in Xuzhou in the east are the people who the lord should really watch out for!" Guo Jia further analyzed for Cao Cao;

Cao Cao also agreed: "What Feng Xiao said is good, Sun Bofu is a lion, both civil and military, strategic, and supplemented by Zhou Lang and other old Jiangdong ministers, you must not be guarded against!" ”

"I wonder if Fengxiao has a clever plan in his chest?!" Cao Cao asked;

"Nowadays, there are three strategies available!" Guo Jia gradually retracted his smile and said slowly;

"What are the three strategies?!"

"First, it is to ask the lord to raise all the male soldiers under his command and destroy Sun Ce!" Guo Jia said solemnly: "In this way, the lord will naturally have no worries!" ”

As soon as Guo Jia's voice fell, Xun Yu said: "The lord is now in the first two states, and he wants to get rid of Sun Ce, but I'm afraid it's quite difficult!" ”

"Exactly!" Xun You also said: "If the lord really wants to get rid of Sun Ce, he must have the alliance Jingnan Liu Xiu!" ”

Xun You's strategy of 'long-distance friendship and close attack, alliance Liu Xiu', Cheng Yu and others also nodded in agreement;

"Ahem" At this time, Xi Zhicai said: "Although this is good, it is difficult to be effective!" ”

"What's the explanation?"

"Let's not mention that Liu Xiu and Sun Ce have just married, that is, Liu Xiuzhen and the lord have formed an alliance to get rid of the Sun family, and then Liu Xiu will still dominate the south, and we will still have endless troubles! Ahem"

Xi Zhicai finished his words in one breath, followed by a series of coughs, which could be known from his pale face

"Don't be in a hurry!" Cao Cao frowned and said with concern;

"What Brother Zhicai said is good, so this is the next policy!" Guo Jia continued: "Secondly, it is a plan for the two tigers to compete for food!" ”

"The three brothers of Liu Bei are still under the command of the lord, and they still have some martial arts, the lord may be able to return Xuzhou to Liu Bei, so that he can help the lord resist Sun Ce within this time!"

"No! cough cough" As soon as Guo Jia's words fell, Xi Zhicai immediately objected: "Liu Bei is a tiger and a wolf!" Although the plan of the two tigers to compete for food is good, they are only afraid of embarrassment and raising tigers! Ahem"

Xi Zhicai was in a hurry, but he coughed for a while

"Zhicai, don't be impatient!" Cao Cao said soothingly, and then asked Guo Jiadao: "Liu Bei is indeed not an idle person, you must guard against it!" Feng Xiao and tell me about the third plan! ”

"Hehehe, this is not the best solution!" Guo Jia smiled slightly, as if he already knew that his lord would not agree, so he said: "The third is the alliance Sun Ce!" ”

"Alliance Sun Ce?!" Everyone was puzzled: "If we start a war with Yuan Shao, I'm afraid that Sun Ce will rush up and take a bite immediately, right!?" ”

"If it's just an ordinary alliance, it's naturally so! But the alliance that Jia is talking about is a marriage! ”

"Marriage?!"

"Exactly!" Guo Jia explained: "The lord can marry the eldest lady (the eldest princess of Qinghe in later generations) to Sun Quan, and recruit her to serve in Xudu!" ”

"This!" Cao Cao doubted: "Even so, a marriage letter may not be able to make Sun Ce stand still?!" What's more, Sun Quan will not enter the Xu Capital! ”

"My lord, listen to Jia's details!" Guo Jia said with a smile: "Does the lord know where the foundation of the Sun family is?!" ”

"Sun's roots? Yangzhou Wu County?! Cao Cao asked rhetorically;

"Exactly!" Guo Jia continued to explain: "The foundation of the Sun family is Jiangdong, if it is too far away from Jiangdong, it will be like a duckweed without roots, helpless! Therefore, what Sun Ce wants to put in the first place must make Jiangdong not lose! ”

"But at this time, Jiangdong has been invaded by Liu Xiu for nearly half of it, so Sun Ce is eager to go north to Xuzhou, not only to open the gateway to the northeast of Jiangdong, but also to expand his strength so that he can compete with Liu Xiu! Take back the whole of Koto! ”

"Therefore, at this time, Sun Ce will not let his front be too far away from Jiangdong, but will only take Jiangdong as the center and expand to all sides!"

Therefore, Sun Ce's next target will not be Qingzhou and other places further north, but only the entire territory of Xuzhou, Yuzhou near the Lujiang River, and Jiangxia of Liu Biao! After that, he has a chance to contain Liu Xiu and even fight back against Liu Xiu! ”

"Even so, Xuzhou and Yuzhou are also owned by me, how can I be sure that Sun Ce will not attack us?!" Cao Cao questioned again;

"Did the lord forget Liu Xiu?!" Guo Jia smiled mysteriously;

"Exactly! Hahaha" Cao Cao was stunned when he heard this, and then suddenly smiled: "I almost forgot Jingnan Liu Xiu!" ”

"Fengxiao is worthy of the name of the ghost, the two tigers compete for food, drive the tiger and devour the wolf, and attack from afar, and they are really skillful!" Xun Yu praised;

"Wen Ruo has won the award! There is a specialization in the art industry, and I can't compare to Wen Ruo's 'Wang Zuo'! Guo Jia postponed;

Cao Cao also smiled and said: "You are all Cao's arms, in no particular order!" ”

"I have a clever plan for filial piety, but I still need a clever lobbyist to go to Sun Ce for me and say that I will marry Sun Cao! I don't know who wants to go? ”

"Hu is willing to share the worries of the lord!" Suddenly, someone said;

"Mr. Kong Ming is willing to take this trip for Cao, that's really good!" Cao Cao looked at the 'Mr. Kong Ming' and said with great joy;

"It is Hu's luck to be able to share the worries of the Lord!"

After a few polite moments

Cao Cao looked at Xun Yu and Cao Ren and asked, "I don't know how the grain, grass, soldiers and horses are doing now?" ”

To say that Cao Cao's soldiers and horses and logistics are basically coordinated by Xun Yu and Cao Ren

"Lord's grace!" Xun Yu replied first: "Since the lord implemented the tuntian system, although the time is still short, although the grain and grass are not sufficient, it is enough to support the lord to fight for several months!" ”

"The lord now rules several states, except for the use of various towns, he can still mobilize nearly 100,000 troops!" Cao Ren is also a report;

"Good!" Cao Cao shouted;

"In addition to Sun Ce in the southeast, if the lord wants to resist Yuan Shao, he needs to first pacify many complicated forces such as Hanoi Zhenggu"

Not to mention that Cao Cao was busy dealing with the consequences of Yuan Shao's unification of the north;

At this time, in Yuan Shao's mansion in the north, Yuan Shao was also in a fierce discussion with many civil ministers and military generals under his command