Just lip service, Cao Cao didn't comment on this matter, but asked, "Then I don't know how Brother Xuande made the decision?" ”

"To be able to get the three counties of Jingzhao for nothing, this is naturally what Emperor Yuan wants, speaking of which, it was originally an ancient capital of the Han Dynasty, and now it is just to take it back. Therefore, Emperor Yuan would send troops to help Dong Zhuo. Jian Yong said with a natural look.

Cao Cao was noncommittal about this explanation. This Liu Bei really considers himself the heir of the Han family, and what do you say Chang'an is the ancient capital of the Han family, and Luoyang City is even more so, why don't you take back the occupation?

Of course, Cao Cao would not say these words, he just nodded indifferently and said, "Well, even if Brother Xuande has an idea, then just do it." But if it's an alliance with me, I don't know what good I can do in this battle? ”

Of course, Cao Cao's most important thing is interests.

Why, if you talk about the alliance, it's a family. But now you can receive the benefits of the three counties of Jingzhao, so what do I get? There won't be nothing, and if that's the case, then I can't use it as a gun for you.

As if knowing that Cao Cao would ask like this, Jian Yong smiled and said, "Prime Minister, even if everyone wants an alliance, the benefits will naturally be ours, and yours will be yours."

Jian Yong first said in an extremely affirmative tone, and after saying this, he said: "That's the case, as long as we are in the alliance, Emperor Yuan will send troops to help Dong, and at the same time, he will also arrange a strong army to help the prime minister resist Zhang Chao's attack, and at that time, the prime minister can send a large army to the south and go straight to Eastern Wu." Once we have a good result in our march into Liangzhou, Emperor Yuan will also transfer the army back to help the prime minister capture Eastern Wu, and when the time comes, it will be enough for our two families to divide the land. ”

This is Zhuge Liang's abacus.

If you want to join forces with Dong Zhuo to attack Liangzhou, Zhuge Liang still has this confidence.

Only by taking Liangzhou can Dong Zhuo have the space to maneuver with Zhang Chao's army, so for his own survival, he is bound to do his best, which is not doubtful of him at one point.

At that time, with the help of his own army, it was only a matter of time before he captured Liangzhou. But what people have to guard against is Zhang Chao's attitude, who knows if he will take advantage of this time to suddenly send troops? If so, it is necessary to be prepared in advance. After all, this is the real rival.

For this reason, what Zhuge Liang did was to unite with Cao Cao, as long as this person should be filled and make the matter of the border of the army Chen Bing, then Zhang Chao had to take care of the safety of the border, so he could not give too much attention to the western battlefield.

While taking the opportunity to contain Zhang Chao, Cao Cao can also get benefits, that is, he can let go of the onslaught against Sun Jian of Eastern Wu. And when the two armies fought about the same, I believed that the matter of Liangzhou had been resolved, and at that time, when the army went south and helped Cao Cao destroy Sun Jian, he could get at least one state.

After this war, Liu Bei's power will expand to three states and three counties, which is equivalent to having the capital to confront Zhang Chao head-on.

Cao Cao can also become the lord of the five states after another battle, so he also has enough strength to confront Zhang Chao head-on.

At that time, the entire Han family was in a three-legged trend, so who fought in alliance could be seen according to the situation.

In history, before Zhuge Liang came out of the mountain, he had a three-legged analysis. In this life, even if Zhang Chao's appearance has caused a certain deviation in history, but in the general direction, it seems that there is still not much change, it is nothing more than that he wants to replace the position of Soochow.

Jian Yong listened to Zhuge Liang's words, so he appeared in Xu Du with confidence, and he believed that Cao Cao would definitely agree to this alliance.

Sure enough, after hearing this, Cao Cao's face showed a look of intent, but out of caution, he didn't agree immediately, but just said that he wanted to discuss with the ministers, so he sent Jian Yong to the post station to rest.

After Jian Yong withdrew from the main hall, Cao Cao said to Xun Yu, who had been listening to him and had not spoken: "Wen Ruo, tell me your opinion." ”

"No." After Xun Yu hugged his fists and agreed, he said with a calm face, "Jian Yong's intention is beneficial to us." Although Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor and was our enemy, on the whole, they are not a great threat to us. If we can take the opportunity to take the land of a state in the south, it can play a very good role in strengthening our own strength, and I think this alliance is feasible. ”

In the past, although Xun Yu was convinced of Cao Cao, he still had more towards the Han family in his heart. And now, even though Emperor Han Xian has died, his part of the heart of a courtier can be put away.

The so-called person who knows the time and things is Junjie, knowing that the Han family is going to die, he will not do that kind of thing as a mantis arm as a car. This also made him serve Cao Cao more wholeheartedly, and Xi Zhicai was seriously ill, but he suddenly emerged.

"Okay." Hearing that even Xun Yu said this, Cao Cao knew that this alliance was feasible. "Well, then I have to trouble Wen Ruo and that Jian Yong to have a good talk about the alliance. At the same time, preparations were made to mobilize heavy troops to use force against Soochow. Hum! Liu Bei obviously underestimated me, once we can capture the two states of Eastern Wu before they occupy Liangzhou, the benefits will not be shared with them at that time. ”

Zhuge Liang has his own analysis, so why shouldn't Cao Cao?

Liu Bei wanted to help Dong Zhuo capture Liangzhou first, and then take the good of the three counties, and then turn around to capture Eastern Wu in the name of unity, which was obviously to pick up the cheap, because at that time it must be when Cao Cao and Sun Jian were fighting to defeat both.

It's just that Cao Cao can't see this kind of scheme, he doesn't want the other party to succeed. In the land of two states, he still has such an appetite.

Xun Yu heard Cao Cao's inner meaning, and couldn't help but say with some surprise: "Take two states at the same time, not to mention the difficulty, I'm afraid that Liu Bei will be displeased when he knows about it." ”

"Humph! What does it matter if he is happy with me, he just wants to use me to contain Zhang Chao and himself, why don't I have such thoughts. Wen Ruo can rest assured, when that time comes, Liu Bei can only be angry in his heart, he will not start a war with me, after all, this is equivalent to giving benefits to Zhang Chao, and he Liu Xuande and that Zhuge Liang are not stupid people. Cao Cao said with a thorough analysis of everything.

Listening to Cao Cao's analysis, Xun Yu also kept nodding. The princes compete for hegemony, and it has always been the respect of strength, and there is no saying that who is right and who is wrong and who is untrustworthy. If you can't beat the other party, you can only say that you don't think far enough, and your strength is not enough, so who is to blame?

Knowing that this was Cao Cao's plan to promote an alliance, Xun Yu immediately agreed to it, and then went to the outside of the hall, he still needed to think about it carefully, and then he met with Jian Yong to discuss the alliance.

It's just foreseeable that the alliance between Cao Cao and Liu Bei is already a big deal, and this will directly threaten Zhang Chao's status and safety. If it is really as they calculated, the strength has skyrocketed, then there may really be a three-legged momentum, at that time, whether Zhang Chao wants to deal with Cao Cao or Liu Bei, the difficulty will increase invisibly many times.

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And the state of Jinyang City General's Mansion.

Zhang Chaozheng listened calmly to the chief military advisor Guo Jia reporting about the Cao and Liu alliance. At the same time, he also received the news that Dong Zhuo and Liu Bei's alliance was gathering an army to attack Liangzhou.

Guo Jia said unhurriedly, telling every news as clearly as possible, and this talk turned out to be nearly half an hour.

Zhang Chao listened unhurriedly, and if he understood anything in the middle, he would interject and ask such a sentence, and only after he was completely clear would he nod with satisfaction.

After Guo Jia completely told the news he heard and gave a rough overview of his analysis, he saw a hint of mockery on Zhang Chao's face and said: "This Cao Apu and Liu Da'er actually think about good things. ”

Listening to Zhang Chao's comments, Guo Jia couldn't help but smile, he knew that Zhang Chao would not be afraid of any situation. Even now, even if I hear the alliance of the two great enemies, there is still no trace of fear, this is the style of a general, this is the momentum that a commander must have.

After hearing the news of the alliance between Cao and Liu, Guo Jia was also shocked. After all, these two enemies are not simple, and if you want to take them, it will not be as easy as capturing Jizhou. After listening to all the information he had obtained, he knew that this was a move against his father-in-law. Although from beginning to end, no one seems to want to use force against Zhang Chao, but secretly it means so.

Thinking of his own father-in-law, he actually forced Cao Cao and Liu Bei, who seemed to be two people who could not get along, to unite together, and Guo Jia couldn't help but sigh that Zhang Chao was powerful.

Not to mention what Guo Jia thought at this time, Zhang Chao really didn't look afraid.

Why, can only allow themselves to annex Yuan Shao, can't they let them annex other princes? There is no such reason.

It's just that you can think about annexing others, but only if you have the strength to do so. Otherwise, it is a trivial matter to break the front teeth, and once an opportunity is found, Zhang Chao will not be soft.

"It's up to them to do it. I'd like to see what tricks they can play. Zhang Chao waved his hand and put this matter aside. Then he looked at Guo Jiadao and said, "After the disarmament incident, how is the situation of the training of the various armies?" ”

"Everything was normal. According to the will of the lord, the strength of each legion reached the standard of 150,000 on average. Some of the other surplus troops were disbanded on the spot, and the fields or money were divided, and it was up to them to choose whether to do business or to farm. The rest of the elites were all temporarily arranged into the First Corps, and the current First Corps has a military strength of 300,000. Guo Jia replied with a fist.