On the eve of the expedition, Zhang An did not practice qi and was ready to sleep well, after all, there may not be a good rest in the next few days.

Who knew that he slept soundly in the middle of the night, but was woken up by Gao Shun's guards.

Zhang An opened his eyes and found that the person who came was still an old acquaintance, and couldn't help but smile and ask, "Brother Gao, I haven't seen you for a long time, how are you doing recently?"

Gao Yi, who hadn't seen him for a long time, had an extra scar on his face, and he hugged his fist at Zhang An and said, "Deputy Commander Zhang, Commander Gao, please go to the military tent quickly, there is an urgent military situation." ”

Zhang An frowned slightly, cleaned up a little, and walked quickly to Gao Shun's military tent.

After entering the military tent, Zhang An was stunned to find that in addition to Gao Shun, Lu Bu and Zhang Liao also rushed to trap the camp.

What are the two of them doing here? If there is a real military emergency, shouldn't they prepare in their own troops?

"Just now, Jia Wenhe sent someone to report that the lord was poisoned seven days ago, vomited blood and fell into a coma, and has not woken up yet. Lu Bu was not polite, and directly said a news that was enough to shake the hearts of the army.

Zhang An touched his nose, Cao Cao vomited blood and was in a coma for two days?

"That's not the worst news. Lu Bu continued expressionlessly, "Except for Yanzhou, where the lord is based, which is still stable, there are rebellions instigated by the family in the rest of the states under his rule. ”

In addition, a large number of assassinations have occurred in the army in recent days, and nearly 100 middle and low-level generals have been killed, and even several generals such as Le Jin and Yu Ban have also been seriously injured. ”

Zhang An listened to what Lu Bu said in a daze, and couldn't believe his ears.

"And... Lu Bu's face became more and more ugly.

"And?" Zhang An rubbed his eyebrows, feeling that he had a headache, "Is there anything worse than the previous ones?"

"Ma Teng, Han Sui, Zhang Lu, and Liu Zhang have ceased fighting, pointing the finger at the lord's rule. Lu Bu said in a cold tone.

What kind of angry and resentful thing did Lao Cao do? It actually led to a major incident that caused the whole world to attack Cao.

Zhang An's mouth opened and closed, not knowing what to say.

"Therefore, our purpose this time has been changed, not to recover the lost territory in Jingzhou, but to beat Sun Liu as hard as possible, and then negotiate peace, and transfer the army back to counterinsurgency as soon as possible. Zhang Liao looked at Lu Bu with a tired look and said.

"How painful is it to fight?" Zhang An asked.

Zhang Liao sighed, "This scale must be grasped well, the generals in the army cannot be killed, and the strategists accompanying the army cannot touch it, otherwise it will only cause greater anger among the Sun and Liu coalition forces." ”

"If that's the case, with all due respect, our army is doomed. Zhang An frowned.

Although he had never commanded an army, he had read books for so many years and fought with people, so he naturally knew what victory or defeat would be when two sides were facing each other, one side was tied and the other side had no worries.

"X also knows that this matter is difficult to do, so X and Feng Xian will rush here to discuss with you what to do. Zhang Liao said sadly.

"When will Cao Gong wake up?" Zhang An asked the most critical question.

Even if the whole world defeats Cao, with the prestige that Cao Cao has accumulated over the years, as long as he can personally come forward to take charge, maybe the outcome of this war will make Cao Cao waste more than half of his years of hard work, but at least there will be a chance to make a comeback.

"I don't know. Zhang Liao sighed, "A certain and Fengxian just came back from Xiangyang, and they didn't see the lord, so they were afraid that something bad would happen." ”

"Cao Gongji people have their own natural appearance, and there should be no accidents. Zhang An comforted Zhang Liao, and then said, "Let's think about what we should do tomorrow, after all, this is related to the life and death of the soldiers under our command." ”

Gao Shun said lightly: "From the perspective of Shun, the only way to fight to the death is to repay the kindness of the lord." ”

"General Gao is right. Zhang An didn't know what he had in mind, and his eyes were full of murder, "Since I want Sun and Liu to know the pain, then either don't do it, or do it if you want to do it, and the first battle will make Sun and Liu hurt to the bones." ”

"What do you mean by that?" Zhang Liao asked curiously.

"There is a fire in our backyard, and Ma Teng and they have sent troops to attack us, the Sun-Liu coalition army should soon find out, right? Will they think that our overthrow is imminent, so they want to reap enough benefits?" Zhang An asked.

Lu Bu and Zhang Liao glanced at each other and nodded together, "If that's not the case, why do we have the idea of peace talks?"

"There is a saying that those who are barefoot are not afraid to wear shoes. Zhang An showed a cruel smile, "Since our situation is already so bad, why don't we act crazy, and put on a posture that even if Lao Tzu wants to die, he will pull two cushions, what do you think Sun Liu Lianjun will think?"

"They should be afraid of their own wear and tear and will not fight with us. Zhang Liao glanced at Zhang An in surprise, "This can be tried, I didn't expect Zhang An, you still know strategy." ”

"There's an old saying, isn't it called the horizontal afraid of the hard, and the hard afraid of the dead?" Zhang An shrugged, "Let's show the attitude of burning jade, bluff them, and it is best to force them to take the initiative to negotiate peace and strike the war." ”

"I hope so. Zhang Liao sighed.

"If only the lord woke up. Lu Bu said quietly.

Xiangyang, Cao Cao's temporary residence.

In the backyard study, Cao Cao smiled bitterly and looked at Jia Xu, Guo Jiacheng, Yu and Xun You, who also had a wry smile.

", I miscalculated. Cao Cao was excited, and his tone was tired.

Cao Cao naturally really didn't vomit blood and fell into a coma, this was an illusion he faked.

And the repeated assassination of generals at all levels in the army is also fake, and it is also a fake image made by Cao Cao.

In fact, one-third of the rebellions in various places were disguised by Cao Jun.

In addition, Xun Yu was imprisoned before, Xun Yu was kidnapped to ask for the crime, and the secret spy was all deliberately shown to the family, deliberately pretending to be Cao Cao who was already in chaos.

In order to paralyze the family, and then see how many secret enemies can pop out.

As a result, I didn't expect that after his final show of weakness and vomiting blood and falling unconscious, the news was deliberately leaked to the family, but in just a few days, it actually led to a big event that caused the whole world to fight Cao.

Cao Cao felt very upset, the direction of things was out of his control, and there was a tendency to fake it.

The forces that he has worked hard to build up all his life are in turmoil, and even Cao Cao, who is eloquent and strategic, has a feeling that he can't see through the situation.

"For today's plan, it is to solve the Jiangdong battlefield as soon as possible. After being silent for a long time, Guo Jia spoke first.

"The lord should hurry back to Xu Du as soon as possible. Xun You said slowly, "Now that Wen Ruo is hidden behind the scenes, there is only General Cao Ren on the surface, and he is afraid that he will not be able to deter Xiaoxiao." ”

"Yes, Xu Du is where the Son of Heaven is, and it is also where the righteousness of the Lord lies, if someone takes advantage of the chaos to rob the Son of Heaven, the situation of the Lord will be even worse. Jia Xu's eyes flashed with a vicious light, "But Xu thinks that the current situation is a good opportunity, and the people who stir up the wind and rain behind him have jumped out, as long as they are dealt with properly and they are wiped out, I am afraid that the lord's head wind will not be repeated in the future." ”

Yu believes that it is necessary to speed up the investigation of where the united families are hiding now, and then quickly send troops to encircle and suppress them, and cut them down to the roots. The root cause of this turmoil lies in the family, and once the family is eliminated, no one supports the turmoil, and the rebels everywhere can only be wiped out. Cheng Yu smiled, but this smile was full of malice and murderous intent.

"Alas. Cao Cao just sighed again, "Cao Cao sent troops this time, I thought I could settle the Central Plains, but I didn't expect it to end up like this, is it really because I have killed too much over the years and suffered a curse?"

If Zhang An hears it, he will definitely pout wildly, obviously your old Cao has gotten rid of it by himself, why do you have to be involved in the induction of heaven and man?

"Why is the lord so depressed?" Guo Jia, who has always been free and uninhibited, frowned, "If even the lord behaves like this, we will definitely lose!"

"Yes, yes, Feng Xiao is right, he shouldn't be so depressed. Cao Cao slowly exhaled a breath, "On the battlefields of various places, do you have a plan?"

"I think that Ma Teng Han Sui, Zhang Lu and Liu Zhang are not worth worrying about. Xun You said lightly, "Maybe they will temporarily abandon their previous suspicions under the persuasion of the family and join forces to attack our rule, but the two sides will inevitably be wary of each other, for fear that they will lose too much, and then be swallowed by the other party, they will inevitably respond to the battle passively, and the two sides are not aligned, how can it be done?"

What Gongda said is very true, in Yixu's opinion, the most difficult thing is Sun and Liu, as well as the rebellion of the family. Jia Xu said, "And among them, especially the family rebellion is the most difficult to solve, after all, the turmoil was born under the rule of the lord, whether or not the family rebellion can be quelled, we have lost most of it." ”

"Is there any safe and gentle way to solve the family's rebellion?" Cao Cao rubbed his eyebrows.

Xun You was about to speak, Cheng Yu took the first step and said, "Lord, you must not make concessions to those families this time, even if you have suffered heavy losses under your rule, but the roots are still there, as long as it takes time to recover, but those families, if you let them go this time, can the lord ensure that those families will not rebel for the second or third time?"

Cao Cao was silent.

Cheng Yu said murderously, "Yu thinks that even if there is more blood shed this time, no matter how many people die, as long as the family can be eradicated, it will be worth it." ”

Jia Xu said with a smile: "Zhongde's words are very true. ”

Guo Jia glanced at Xun You, who was a little gloomy, and also seconded it.

Xun You glanced at Guo Jia, who had the best relationship with his uncle and nephew among the many strategists, and immediately understood what Guo Jia meant.

The Xun family also participated in this turmoil, even if Cao Cao's trust in Xun Yu and Xun Yu was undiminished, for the sake of Xun Yu and the two of them, they gave the Xun family a way to live, but a thorn called doubt has been heavy, if it is not removed as soon as possible, sooner or later it will be turbulent.

Thinking of this, Xun You said in a calmest tone as much as possible, "You also agree with Zhongde's statement, even if it is the Xun family, this time it cannot be tolerated, and it must be severely punished in order to establish the authority of the lord." ”

Cao Cao stared at Xun Yu for a long time, and after a while, he said, "Just follow what Zhongde said." ”

"As for the Koto battlefield. Guo Jia glanced at Cao Cao, whose expression was unpredictable, and hurriedly interrupted, "Jia thinks that this battle should let the generals play freely, completely scare Jiangdong, and let them take the initiative to negotiate peace and strike the war." ”

Cao Cao pondered for a long time, nodded and said, "Then follow the words of Fengxiao." ”