The news that Yuan Shu was the emperor with the jade seal of the country in his hand and brazenly proclaimed himself emperor immediately spread throughout Zuo Jinzhou County.

In order to deal with the attack from Yuan Shao of Jizhou, Chen Liu, Liu Bei, Kong Rong of Qingzhou, and Tao Qian of Xuzhou, Cao Cao moved his administrative office from Puyang, Dongjun County, to Dongping, the capital of the country.

He was also helpless.

Dongjun is a long and narrow terrain, set up according to the big river, adjacent to Jizhou Wei County and Qinghe State, especially the county of Puyang, and Wei County town Liyang across the big river, Yuan Shaoxing's army, intended to go south, Puyang is the front line, so under the unanimous advice of the strategist Cheng Yu, Xun Yu, Guo Jia and others, Cao Cao straightforwardly moved the governance office to Dongping Guodu Wuyan, which can be described as the center of Yanzhou, from Jizhou, Chenliu, Qingzhou and Xuzhou, there is a certain distance from the buffer.

Now, Cao Cao's generals, Xiahou Yuan and Cao Hong, are leading their armies to divide Baimajin and Yanjin in Tundong County, and confront Yuan Shaotun's army in Liyang across the river; Xiahoudun and Cao Ren led their armies to divide the two cities of Yan County in Dong County and Lihu City in Jiyin County to guard against Liu Bei's army from Chen Liu.

As for Pingyuan County, the generals Le Jin and Yu Ban were stationed in Pingyuan and Zhu'a respectively; The army from Tao Qian in Xuzhou was led by Cao Cao's eldest son Cao Zhang to base himself on Mount Tai.

When the news of Yuan Shu's proclamation as emperor came, Cao Cao was angry, and finally endured his anger and sent the messenger specially sent by Yuan Shu to rest, he couldn't help it anymore, grabbed the porcelain bottle on the desk, and smashed it against the wall angrily.

Bang!

With a crisp sound, the porcelain bottle shattered to the ground.

Among the strategists under the account, only Guo Jia is now by Cao Cao's side, Cheng Yu stayed in Dongjun County to govern Puyang, and Xun Yu went to Pingyuan County.

Guo Jia understood why the lord Cao Cao was so angry, because he had just formed an alliance with Yuan Shu. Resisting Yuan Shao, Liu Bei, Kong Rong and Tao Qian's four-way attack, now, Yuan Shu braved the world's disapproval, claiming that the emperor and the Han court were fighting against each other, which will inevitably cause the state and county of the world to criticize and write, and the sword and soldier conscription, which means that his reputation as an alliance with Yuan Shu will also be affected.

But now, it's not good for him to break with Yuan Shu. It was this dilemma that made him extremely annoyed, so he smashed the porcelain bottle angrily.

However, Guo Jia didn't think so completely, but immediately realized that Yuan Shu was the emperor. It may be a good opportunity to break the predicament in Yanzhou.

Seeing the lord Cao Cao walking around irritably, Guo Jia chose not to speak for the time being. This time. The lord Cao Cao is angry and difficult to persuade.

Finally, after sulking for a while, although Cao Cao was still angry, the anger in his heart had calmed down a little. Returned to his original seat and sat down, looked at Guo Jia, who was calm and relaxed, frowned slightly, and asked angrily, "What." Feng Xiao has a good plan? ”

Guo Jia smiled indifferently confidently, got up and bowed to Cao Cao, and replied solemnly: "Jia is here to congratulate the lord first!" ”

"Congratulations?" Cao Cao's anger surged straight to his head, and he screamed angrily, and said to Guo Jia unhappily, "What, Feng Xiao is congratulating me on becoming the founding father of Yuan Highway?" ”

Guo Jia laughed, his expression was relaxed, and he smiled at Cao Cao: "The lord is laughing, Jia is congratulating the lord on the fact that he can use Yuan Shu to become the emperor and break the current predicament in Yanzhou!" ”

Cao Cao frowned when he heard this, stared at Guo Jia directly, and pondered for a long time before asking, "My heart is in turmoil, what can Feng Xiao teach me?" ”

Guo Jia put away his laughter and said solemnly: "Lord, Yuan Shao disregarded the old feelings, colluded with Liu Xuande, Kong Wenju, Tao Gongzu, and brazenly raised troops, and his intention was not in the lord, but in Yanzhou. With such intentions, Kong Wenju and Tao Gongzu may not be clear and understandable, but Liu Xuande must know it. However, if Liu Xuande does not obey Yuan Shao's wishes, it must be Liu Xuande who will attack the first attack of the Jizhou army, not the lord. ”

This truth, when Yuan Shao united Chen Liubei, Qingzhou Kong Rong and Xuzhou Tao Qianxing army, Cao Cao listened to Cheng Yu, Xun Yu and Guo Jia and others analyzed, this time Guo Jia's story is revisited, obviously emphasizing this matter.

"Now, Kong Wenju and Tao Gongzu have lost their strength, if Yuan Shao hadn't given them the guts, how would they dare to bully the lord, so they can ignore it for the time being. Liu Xuande was entrenched in the two counties of Chenliu and Yingchuan, and he was afraid that Yuan Shao would not obey him, and he was not happy to see Yuan Shao successfully occupy the counties of Yanzhou. ”

Cao Cao nodded, he thought he could see Liu Bei's thoughts clearly, if Gaine was to unite with him to attack Liu Bei, then from the bottom of his heart, he would definitely keep an eye on it, once he sent troops and food to destroy Liu Bei for Yuan Shao, in addition to increasing Yuan Shao's strength in vain, he would not be able to reap much benefit.

Therefore, Guo Jia's meaning, that is, once Yuan Shao successfully defeated Cao Cao and captured the counties of Yanzhou, Liu Bei would inevitably be expelled or annexed by Yuan Shao unless he was willing to be Yuan Shao's subordinate.

"So," Guo Jia said earlier, Cao Cao had already heard Guo Jia, Cheng Yu, Xun Yu and others analyze it, so Guo Jia said very concisely at the moment, and as soon as the words changed, he concluded, "Yuan Shu is the emperor, Liu Bei has a righteous name, and the army can be adjusted to conquer Yuan Shu and seize the land of Yuzhou, so that the lord can concentrate his forces and fight to the death with Yuan Shao!" ”

Cao Cao's brows were still furrowed, obviously thinking that this matter might not be as simple as Guo Jia said, he pondered for a long time, and asked: "Liu Bei has promised Yuan Shao to attack Yanzhou together, if he abandons Yanzhou and attacks Yuzhou, won't he anger Yuan Shao, isn't he worried that Yuan Shao will join forces with me and kill him first?" ”

Guo Jia asked rhetorically: "If Yuan Shao sends someone to show goodwill, and asks the lord to attack Liu Bei, what does the lord want?" ”

Cao Cao shook his head categorically and replied: "Yuan Shao IV and the third duke, but he has no king, harbors evil intentions, and reunites with sour dates, he just intends to gather in Guandong Prefecture and establish Liu Zhong as the emperor to fight against the Chang'an court. ”

Syllable!

Guo Jia slapped his thigh and shouted to Cao Cao: "That's it, since the lord has this heart, why not talk to Liu Xuande, so that he can rest assured and boldly attack Yuan Shu in Yuzhou?" ”

Cao Cao's eyes couldn't help but light up, thinking that if this matter was said, the situation in the eastern part of the country would change again, Liu Bei would take this opportunity to attack Yuan Shu in Yuzhou with all his strength and expand his territory, and he would have to deal with Yuan Shao's attack in Jizhou with all his might.

The only variable is Zhang Ji who is entrenched in Nanyang, Liu Biao in Jingzhou, and Sun Ce in Jiangdong.

Wrong!

Cao Cao shouted in his heart, and the dark red cloud in front of the Tiger Prison Pass appeared, thinking of Lu Bu, it was actually a big variable, if he could send troops from the state, then Yuan Shao would face the dilemma of being attacked on his back.

However, no matter what, in the four-way army besieging Yanzhou, Cao Cao was still quite jealous of Liu Bei's way, because the paths that could be attacked into the hinterland of Yanzhou from Chenliu and Yingchuan were innumerable and unguardable.

Guo Jia saw Cao Cao's annoyance, and he looked like he was dancing with his eyebrows, and he was busy striking with a hot iron, and suggested: "My lord, the one who assists Liu Xuande is Jiazhi's senior brother. ”

"Hmm!" Cao Cao nodded and replied, "But there are still Nanyang, Jingzhou, and Bingzhou, these ......."

In these three places, Cao Cao had already sent people to try to persuade Zhang Ji and Liu Biao to send troops to Yingchuan or Chen Liu, so that Liu Bei could be contained, and Lu Bu could be persuaded to send troops to Jizhou, so that Yuan Shao could be contained.

Guo Jia replied with a smile: "Lord, as previously discussed, Liu Biao and Liu Xuande belong to the same clan and have a very close personal relationship, and Zhang Ji obeys Liu Biao's orders, so it is difficult to say that they will send troops to Chen Liu; Lü Bu is now using troops in Wuyuan, personally leading the army north, the result is nothing more than victory or defeat, if victory, Lü Bu still needs time, to stabilize the Wuyuan counties, at least within the year, it is difficult to say that Jizhou used troops; If defeated, Tuoba Xianbei will become a disaster in the state and Hedong, and within a few years, I am afraid that it will be difficult to say that it will be difficult to use troops against Jizhou, so it is ......"

Guo Jia's deep groan, in fact, is not difficult to say, but the meaning is already very obvious.

Cao Cao comprehended, nodded and responded: "Well, in this way, if the battle between me and Yuan Shao can't be resolved quickly, it will take at least a year to survive!" ”

Guo Jia nodded, in fact, there was another sentence behind him, that is, if Lu Bu won a big victory, stabilized the Wuyuan counties, and merged the prefectures and Guanzhong, it would be connected by the Hetao, the Southern Xiongnu station, and the east of the river, and its eagle momentum had begun to appear, and the Guandong Prefectures and counties, if they failed to stabilize the Wuyuan counties before Lu Bu stabilized them, they would be unified under one person, and the Kanto region would be difficult to resist Lu Bu's Taotao offensive.

After obtaining the approval of the lord Cao Cao, Guo Jia set off on the same day and went to the city of Juju in Jiyin County, and sent people to hurry up in advance and rushed to Chenliu to present his handwritten letter to Liu Bei's staff Xi Zhicai.

On the way for more than a day, Guo Jia finally ruled in Jiyin County and met the former senior brother Xi Zhicai.

Both of them are young talents, but Xi Zhicai is not as suave as Guo Jia, and because of this, when several of them returned from Yecheng to the south together, when they passed by Puyang, Dongjun, Guo Jiacai saw it, and was appreciated by Cao Cao, the Taishou of Dongjun, but Xi Zhicai left depressed.

Even Guo Jia didn't expect that this former senior brother would be Liu Bei who defected to the plains and got Liu Bei's respect. Thinking about it this way, Liu Bei abandoned the plains, attacked Puyang, captured Chen Liu, and then went down to Yingchuan, all of which were the plans of this senior brother to play Zhicai.

After a few years, the two met again, recalling the previous green years, now they are also friends and enemies, and the changes in the situation in the world, there is a great sense of vicissitudes, the two hold hands and look at each other, and they have sighed before they speak.

Both of them are exquisite, Xi Zhicai took the initiative to ask for a meeting from Guo Jia, Guo Jia welcomed from Xi Zhicai to Dingtao, and waited here, that is, they knew each other's intentions, and when Guo Jia explained their intentions, the two hit it off, and in a few words, they finalized the tacit cooperation between Cao Cao and Liu Bei.

After talking about the matter, Xi Zhicai looked at Guo Jia and asked very seriously: "Fengxiao, my brother has something to inquire about, and I hope that Fengxiao will tell you the truth!" (To be continued......)

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