Guo Jia said: "My lord, Yuan Shao in the south has just been defeated, but it is just a dry bone in the grave, so there is nothing to worry about, and the Luoyang Imperial Court in the east has just recuperated under the arrangement of Yang Su and others. There is also Ma Teng in the west to the east, and Han Sui doesn't know what he is thinking. So, it's not a cause for concern. We're worried about the only two who remain. ”

Cao Cao said: "Yes, although Xue Rengui was unlucky before, Qingzhou had floods and plagues, but his Yanzhou has been recuperating, and its strength can even be said to be not weaker than Liu Biao's Jingzhou and Liu Yan's Yizhou." With the strength of Banzhou, if we fight hard with it, I'm afraid that there will be no bones! Although Gongsun Zhan has filled in a lot of troops under Zhongshan Kingdom, he has also recruited a lot of Yuan troops, and his strength is almost the same as ours. Do you have any suggestions? ”

Guo Jia said: "Lord Qiqi, if we can unite with Xue Rengui, even if we only let Xue Rengui not send troops to interfere with the exchange of our two families, with our strength, we will definitely be able to defeat Gongsun Zhan, but Xue Rengui will definitely not tolerate us to monopolize Gongsun Zhan's land, but even if we and he equally divide Gongsun Zhan's Youzhou and the three counties of Jizhou, we still have to face Xue Rengui's army, with our strength, it is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg." ”

Cao Cao didn't mind Guo Jia's words, after all, he was different from Yuan Shao, Guo Jia was telling the truth, so he asked, "Then what if we unite with Gongsun Zhan?" ”

Guo Jia said: "If we unite with Gongsun Zhan, not to mention whether Gongsun Chan agrees or not, even if we and Gongsun Chan temporarily form an alliance, but, with Gongsun Chan's insidiousness, I'm afraid we will easily suffer their losses, and, please forgive my lord, I'm afraid that even if we unite with Gongsun Zhan, we may not be Xue Rengui's opponent, Xue Rengui only needs to send two generals, or personally sit in the town, he can easily block our eastward and southward advances, and he can send another army south to continue to expand, You can also wait for the Luoyang Imperial Court to recover its strength and unite with them, if the Luoyang Imperial Court sends troops from the east, we may not be able to take care of ourselves. When Xue Rengui kills Gongsun Zhan, we will really have no power to return to the sky. ”

Xiahoudun said in a surprising voice: "If we take advantage of the unstable foundation of Luoyang now, can we attack directly now and counterattack Si Li?" ”

Guo Jia didn't laugh at Xiahoudun, but said: "Yuan Rang has always been extremely brave, but he still needs to learn some art of war, which is the style of a general." ”

Xiahoudun touched his head embarrassedly and said: "Mr. said that I laughed, I didn't know a few words, you let me charge into battle, I am absolutely not ambiguous, but if you let me learn the art of war, then you are embarrassing me." Go on, sir. ”

Guo Jia said: "So, the best way for us now is to abandon Jizhou!" For us, Jizhou's role is really limited, even if we sweep away the merger of the state, occupy the land of the two states, and merge the state with a sparse population, it is not a long-term plan, but the way to die. ”

Guo Jia's words were amazing, even Cao Cao couldn't help but be frightened.

Xiahoudun was about to say something, but Xiahouyuan next to him reached out and grabbed him, and shook his head to signal him not to say much. Xiahoudun had no choice but to retreat indignantly.

Cao Cao understood Guo Jia's meaning for a while, and said: "What does Fengxiao mean to let us take advantage of the victory to pursue and capture Yuzhou as our base?" ”

Guo Jia said: "That's exactly what it means. Guo Jia knew that Cao Cao was a person who could afford and let go, so he didn't persuade Cao Cao much, but only said that this was exactly what he meant.

Cao Cao said: "Then, how to abandon Jizhou seems to have become a big problem again, right?" ”

Guo Jia said: "Even if you want to abandon Jizhou, you must make it meaningful." ”

Cao Cao asked puzzledly, "How should that be?" ”

Guo Jia continued to talk eloquently: "We only need to find one of the two big enemies just now, negotiate a compromise with him, and give up all the land of Jizhou, but first hand over the three counties to him, and then let him cut off for us, and wait for us to conquer Yuan Shao, occupy Yuzhou, and then divide Jizhou as much." Moreover, if Lu Bu and Liu Bei interfere with us, we hope that Xue Rengui can send troops to stop them. ”

Cao Cao said: "Yes, Yuzhou does not have a great frontal contact with Xue Rengui, and the east is Xuzhou, Xuzhou Liu Bei and Lu Bu, the two seem to get along well, but in fact, the two have been intriguing, so there is no need to worry." Then, Liu Biao in the east is a defender, if we can attack Jingzhou, everything Liu Biao has worked hard to manage over the years will be to make a wedding dress for us. Originally, Sun Ce was the little overlord of Jiangdong in the south, and he was a big trouble, but he got the news before, and now he is just Sun Quan in charge, even if they have Pang Tong, they won't be able to make any waves for a while, and when we are easy to get through the south, we can go north and compete with Xue Rengui! ”

Guo Jia said: "This is exactly what it means, the lord is wise! ”

Cao Cao said: "However, if Jizhou wants to give it, it can only be given to Xue Rengui, if it is given to Gongsun Zhan, Xue Rengui is annoyed and angry." On the one hand, we will drag Gongsun Zan and unite with Yuan Shao, I'm afraid we will be finished. ”

Guo Jia said: "The lord is wise. ”

Cao Cao said: "Who is willing to persuade Xue Rengui." ”

Guo Jiagang wanted to volunteer, but Cao Cao said first: "Fengxiao, your health is not good, and I also need you to be by my side to give me advice, so don't go." ”

Guo Jia smiled and retreated.

Liu Hua walked out and said: "If it is the lord, he is not stupid, and he is willing to go for the lord." ”

Cao Cao said: "Since Mr. is willing to go, this matter is worry-free!" ”

Of course, Xue Rengui readily agreed to this matter, although Xue Rengui knew that Cao Cao was a big hero, but now if he was allowed to start a war with Cao Cao and Gongsun Zan at the same time, I am afraid it would also be dangerous. What's more, Xue Rengui still admires Gongsun Zan more, after all, he is the main force in the fight against the northern nomads, and he doesn't want to start a war with him first, his next goal is actually Lu Bu and Liu Bei in Xuzhou.

Therefore, Xue Rengui treated Liu Hua well, and then sent Qin Qiong and Luo Yi to occupy Anping Kingdom and Qinghe County. He personally led the army, and after he settled in the south, he took care of each other with Zhao Yun and Yan Liang, waiting for Gongsun Zhan's reaction.

When Gongsun Chan learned about this, he was furious. sent an envoy to Xue Rengui to say that he went south to crusade against Yuan Shao, and now that Xue Rengui occupies all the passes to the south, does he want to defend Yuan Shao?

Xue Rengui's answer was also simple, saying that he had already sent someone to talk to Cao Cao, and when Cao Cao conquered Yuzhou and captured Yuan Shao alive, he would escort him to Gongsun Chan and let him deal with it.

Of course, Gongsun Chan did not dare to easily put his life in the hands of Xue Rengui, in case Xue Rengui cut off his retreat, as long as he guarded the main road for transporting grain and grass, Gongsun Zhan's army would scatter by itself, and Youzhou was just Xue Rengui's bag.

Gongsun Zhan had no choice but to agree to Xue Rengui's method under the persuasion of Su Dingfang. Then he directly went out and merged with the state, and waited until he occupied two and a half states, and then fought to the death with Xue Rengui. The current Gongsun Chan is definitely not Xue Rengui's opponent.

Although there are still officials of the Han family stationed in Bingzhou, the Luoyang court can't take care of them at all now, and Bingzhou is mostly in rebellion, and the nomads in the north go south to plunder from time to time, and they are just a monk for a day. Gongsun Chan did not make it easy to make all the counties of the state surrender, and also asked General Gongsun Chan to help them garrison the city to prevent the northern nomads from sweeping south.

Gongsun Chan was originally a member of Youzhou, and he came to today's status step by step with his military exploits, and Gongsun Chan's military exploits were to deal with the nomadic Wuhuan in the north, Xianbei came, but the Turks because of their large number of people, they could only be solved by Luo Cheng sweeping the north, and the Turks swore not to go south again, and to deal with other Xianbei, Wuhuan, Gongsun Chan is still very experienced, not to mention that there is now an additional Su Dingfang to assist.

Gongsun Chan settled the people of the state most of the time and installed cronies. Prepare to fight against Xue Rengui.

Although Xue Rengui prepared for a long time, he did not send troops and seized most of the land in Jizhou. Xue Rengui was secretly happy in his heart, all of you are fighting, let me take advantage of the fisherman.

However, of course, this is not possible.

Xue Rengui was planning his plan to go south, and he had personally led an army of 100,000 to Beihai Kingdom and Runan County.

Accompanying generals, Luo Cheng, Wei Chigong, Zhang Fei, Gao Shun, Zhou Qing, as well as Guan Hai, Zhou Cang and others. Xu Maogong served as a military advisor to the army. In order to let Zhou Yu learn, Xue Rengui also asked him to follow the army. Although Zhou Yu does not have any official position, everyone knows that this is a talent that his lord wants to cultivate, and they dare not slack off.

As for Chen Gong, he was in Qingzhou, and Yanzhou, and Wu left Huang Zhong, Li Hong, and Xue Xiantu in case of emergency. Xi Zhicai was transferred to the north by Xue Rengui to guard against Gongsun Zhan, and brought Xue Rengui's orders. The Northern Army is dominated by Luo Yi, Qin Qiong, Zhao Yun, and Yan Liang are generals, and the military advisor is Xi Zhicai.

And at the same time as Cao Cao went south, he claimed that Lü Bu first followed Ding Yuan, then Dong Zhuo, and finally obeyed Wang Yun's orders. Xuzhou is a dignified county, how can such a capricious person be in charge?

Although this reason is a bit far-fetched, after all, Xue Rengui has the banner of beating the king and rebelling on behalf of the emperor given by the emperor. Then he ordered Yiluo to become the vanguard of the left road, and his lieutenants Chi Gong, Zhou Cang and others led an army of 30,000 to send troops from Beihai State. And also with Zhang Fei as the right pioneer, Gao Shun, Guan Hai and others under his command. He also led an army of 30,000 and sent troops from Runan County.

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