Xudu, Sikong House.

Cao Cao's face was pale, and he sat on a Taishi chair without saying a word.

This Taishi chair is a gift sent by Cao Xian, in this era when it is still mainly kneeling and sitting, the appearance of the Taishi chair and the Eight Immortals Table has indeed aroused the curiosity of many people. Cao Cao was used to the couch chair on weekdays, but after receiving this Taishi chair, he felt a different taste. Sitting on the Taishi chair, there will be an unusual style. Moreover, this is his daughter's heart, and he will not refuse.

Unexpectedly, after a month of comfort, Liu Chuang made a move.

At the beginning of April of the eighth year of Jian'an, Liu Chuang was in Yanjing, and Chen Cao Cao's 'Ten Crimes' sent troops to attack in the name of 'punishing the party and Qing Jun's side'.

This traitorous party refers to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao has always prided himself on the orthodoxy of the Han family, and now he is called a traitor, how can he be happy?

As for Liu Chuangluo's 'ten major sins', Cao Cao didn't care. In fact, this is not the first time he has been falsely charged. As early as the fifth year of Jian'an, during the Battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao once fabricated Cao Cao's 'Ten Sins', crusaded against him, and launched the Battle of Guandu. At that time, Cao Cao was still sick, because he was scared out of a cold sweat after reading the text, he recovered from his illness, and then led the crowd to confront Yuan Shao.

Truth be told, he doesn't care what others say.

If you care about these things, Cao Cao is not Cao Cao.

But the problem is that the person who shot this time was his son-in-law, which made Cao Cao lose face.

And more importantly, Liu Chuang actually took the lead and took the lead. According to Cao Cao's plan, by the latest autumn, he would launch an expedition against Liu Chuang. To Liu Chuang. Cao Cao was even more jealous. Even far more than Yuan Shao. Because of the judgment given by the counsellors. Liu Chuang is clearly more threatening than Yuan Shao. He is decisive in killing, and at the same time can humbly accept advice, strong and resolute. Compared with him, Yuan Shao's scheming and indecisive have become a stark contrast. Liu Chuang's subordinates worked together, far from being like Yuan Shao's subordinates, and the factions were fighting each other.

Although Liu Chuang's strength is not as good as Yuan Shao's, he is a threat. is far better than Yuan Shao.

Since the beginning of the spring, Liu Chuang has successively moved more than 300,000 Montenegrin people to Shuofang, further strengthening Liu Chuang's defense force in the border area.

Cao Cao was also secretly contacting the Xianbei people, but from the current point of view, although the coalition forces of Budu Gen Kebineng had made a truce with the coalition forces of Jian Man and Dai Hu Ah Wolf Mud, they were greatly damaged. At the same time, Ding Lingda's single Yu'er Chan soldiers were humble, which made the situation in northern Cyprus more and more chaotic. Under such circumstances, he wanted to rely on the Xianbei people to contain Liu Chuang's forces. It is no longer possible...... If Liu Chuang is allowed to spend this year safely, his strength will inevitably increase. So. In any case, it is necessary to send troops before Liu Chuang makes a move to seize the opportunity......

Unexpectedly, without waiting for Cao Cao to make a move, Liu Chuang made the first move.

This also made Cao Cao feel caught off guard, as if he had been slapped by Liu Chuang.

On the Jiangdong side, he has basically been pacified.

Cao Cao and Sun Quan negotiated a good deal to cede the area from Tanglin Pavilion to Hailing as a commercial hub in Jiangdong and the Central Plains.

At the same time, Cao Cao added an official to Sun Quan, and said good words to appease.

Sun Quan crossed the river to attack, seemingly to use troops against Cao Cao. But everyone knows in their hearts that Sun Quan's current strength is simply not enough to be an enemy of Cao Cao. His biggest opponent was Liu Biao of Jingzhou, not Cao Cao. So the work of appeasing Sun Quan is actually not difficult.

It's just that Cao Cao didn't expect that Liu Chuang would take the initiative to attack at this time.

This attack was so sudden that the entire Guanzhong suddenly fell into passivity. The soldiers and horses in Hedong could not be withdrawn, and the defenders of Chang'an were slightly weak. In the face of Ma Chao's ferocious offensive, Captain Wei of Sili looked a little wolf, and even took care of one or the other.

"I didn't expect Chuang Er to be so bold......

Cheng Yu couldn't help frowning after reading the information.

Indeed, Liu Chuang's courage is indeed very big. only then did he take the three counties of Bohai, Qinghe and Changshan, and he didn't even have time to digest it; The millions of Black Mountain people have just begun to migrate, and it stands to reason that Liu Chuang should wait until he digests the power in his hands before attacking. But who would have thought that this guy actually chose to launch an attack before Cao Cao's move, which also made Cao Cao unable to concentrate his forces to resist in a hurry.

"Lord, although Ma Chao'er is attacking fiercely now, I think there is no need to care too much.

can enable Han Sui to send troops to help and contain Ma Chao's forces; and then ordered Wei to defend the pass to the death, not to compete with Ma Chao head-on...... After Yuan Chang and his son pacified the Hedong Rebellion, they would return to the army to rescue. At that time, Guanzhong would inevitably have the upper hand, and Ma Chao would retreat without a fight.

I thought that the real threat was not Ma Chao, but Liu Chuang in Youzhou......

If my guess is correct, he must have wanted to take advantage of the chaos in Guanzhong and the time when the lord was resisting with all his might, to launch a sneak attack in Jizhou. Now Jizhou has not yet stabilized. Youxue alone in Anping Country may not be able to resist Chuang Er's attack. Therefore, it is best to increase troops and horses to Jizhou to prevent Liu Chuang's sneak attack. ”

The meaning of Cheng Yu's words is that Ma Chao is attacking, which is a strategy to attack the east and the west, in order to cover Liu Chuang's use of troops in Jizhou.

Cao Cao closed his eyes, pondered for a moment, and then turned his gaze to the others.

Jia Xu was silent, while Xun You seemed to be somewhat approving.

Dong Zhao said: "My lord, what Zhongde said is quite reasonable, that Chuang Er likes to use tricks, in my opinion, Guanzhong may not be his goal...... Since the lord took Zhao Guo, Julu and Anping last year, he will also have time to govern in the future. And Liu Chuang's subordinates, many of the local clans of Jizhou, can be seen from his appointment of Zhang He and Fuhu to guard Qinghe, he intends to use this way to gain the support of Jizhou.

In addition, he stole the seal of the general and led the Jizhou herd himself, and the wolf's ambition was obvious.

Jizhou is now undecided, if he sends troops at this time, he will definitely get twice the result with half the effort...... Although you can learn, you may not be his opponent.

And although Gongming Wenqian is brave, it is difficult to resist the soldiers......

My lord, I agree with Zhongde's proposition that more troops and horses should be sent to Jizhou to strengthen the defense of Jizhou. ”

Cao Cao was still silent, his eyes slightly closed, as if he was asleep.

But everyone knew that he was thinking about the problem at this time, so no one opened his mouth to disturb Cao Cao's thoughts anymore.

"Wen Ruo, what do you think?"

After a while, Cao Cao suddenly opened his eyes and asked.

Cheng Yu, Xun You and Dong Zhao's eyes suddenly shifted to Xun Yu's body. Jia Xu still looked like an old god, with his hands in his big sleeves, looking at Xun Yu quite interestingly. This also made Xun Yu feel a little uncomfortable, and he smiled even more bitterly in his heart.

It can be felt that since Guo Jia was abducted by Liu Chuang, Cao Cao has become more and more dependent on him.

If Guo Jia is here, if he has any different opinions, he will not hesitate to put them forward, even if Cao Cao is angry, Guo Jia will dare to argue with reason.

But this kind of thing, Xun Yu can't do it.

He adheres to the golden mean and rarely refutes others to his face.

Even if there are different opinions, he will discuss them in private at most, and will never let people not come to the stage in front of others.

It's just that after Guo Jia was taken captive, he couldn't help but do this kind of thing that offended people.

Cao Cao habitually asked for his opinion, and Xun Yu couldn't avoid it.

Now, Cao Cao asked him again, and Xun Yu felt a headache.

He didn't agree with Cheng Yu's opinion, but he ......

After a moment of silence, Xun Yu said: "What Zhongde said is not unreasonable.

Liu Chuang will definitely use troops in Jizhou, but I think that his real goal may not be peace. I have been studying the development process here, and judging from his use of soldiers, he is extremely atmospheric, and he never cares about the gains and losses of one city or one place. Therefore, if he uses soldiers, he will inevitably have a series of actions. In the battle of Guanzhong, he may not really want to capture Liangzhou and occupy Chang'an, and he is likely to plot the north. ”

"Wen Ruo said that Liu Chuang wants to seize Beidi County?"

Cheng Yu frowned and asked in a deep voice.

Speaking of which, Cheng Yu is not a stingy person.

But during this time, Xun Yu objected to his opinions several times, which also made him feel disgraced.

So when I speak, I unconsciously have some momentum. Xun Yu couldn't hear his anger, but he ...... He smiled bitterly and said: "Liu Chuang is the most important, since he started the army, he has not been gathering momentum. Beidi has jurisdiction over six counties, with a population of 3,200 households and less than 20,000 people. However, if Zhong De looked closely, he would find that the Lingwu Valley in the north was only two hundred miles away from Shuofang. At the same time, he connected Wuwei and occupied the Hexi Corridor, which was a necessary place for the Silk Road to pass through.

Although Ma Chao ruled the six countries of the Tianshan Mountains and the two vassal states of the four counties of Xiliang, his strength was not enough to shake Guanzhong......

The key is that he has not been recognized by the Liangzhou scholars, so his threat to Guanzhong can almost be ignored. However, once Ma Chao occupied the northern land, it was equivalent to connecting Bingzhou and Liangzhou into one. At that time, he can directly deal with Guanzhong, and the pressure on Guanzhong will inevitably increase.

In addition, Liu Chuang, in the name of the emperor's uncle of the Han Dynasty, ordered Guanzhong with the seal of the general, and the Guan sergeant clan may not resist too much.

By that time, Ma Chao would have enough strength to deal with Han Sui...... Previously, he said that he would borrow Han Sui's soldiers and horses, but Han Jiuqu's mind has always been complicated, and he may not be willing to send troops to help. ”

"He dares!"

Cheng Yu was furious, and his eyes widened.

He felt that Xun Yu's refutation of his opinion this time was a bit excessive.

"I don't know if he dares or not, but I know that Han Sui is definitely not the kind of person who is willing to bow down."

At this time, Xun Yu will not give Cheng Yu face.

The left and right have already offended Cheng Yu, and he has no other way.

"Therefore, I thought that Liu Chuang's real purpose in using troops this time was not in Guanzhong, but in the north, followed by Hedong."

"Hedong?"

Cheng Yu couldn't help laughing, "According to what you say, his Liu Chuang's appetite can't help but be too big." ”

"But Zhongde thinks that Liu Chuang's appetite is really small?"

Xun Yu immediately said: "Since he raised troops in Liaodong, he first swallowed Liaodong, then took Youzhou, then Saibei, and then annexed the state......

When did this guy's appetite ever get smaller? ”

"Humph!"

Cheng Yu snorted coldly and kept silent.

Cao Cao's brows furrowed, and after a while, he shifted his gaze to the others.

"Do you think what Wen Ruo said is reasonable?" (To be continued......)