"Why did the prime minister say this?"

"Now that Chu Feng's family is dominant, the prime minister and my lord should work together, otherwise they can only be broken one by one, isn't it?" Xun Chen frowned and asked.

"Tell me what I was going to do!" Cao Cao was too lazy to discuss this issue with Xun Chen, he was now weighing the pros and cons to see whether to fight to the death with Chu Feng or take Yizhou.

Both can say the past,

The only thing he is worried about is that Yuan Shao can't withstand the pressure, if he can withstand the pressure, he will lead someone to take Yizhou first, and fight Chu Feng in a decisive battle, which is tantamount to the best result.

"Wuhuan and Xiongnu more than 100,000 warriors will arrive in Liyang in a few days, and now Chu Feng's troops are Kaifeng, obviously trying to contain the forces of my lord and the prime minister, and my lord thinks that he can attack at the same time and force Chu Feng to disperse his forces."

Xun Chen immediately said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"More than 100,000? That's a lot. Cao Cao sighed in his heart, he also had to beware of Yuan Shao, after all, none of the three could be strong, otherwise they would inevitably be jointly captured by the other two.

"I have nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses outside Luoyang City, and I can attack at any time, you only need to determine the time with your lord, I can cooperate at any time, I think you also saw it when you entered the camp just now,"

"Our army is in full swing and is building siege equipment." Cao Cao opened his mouth heartily and agreed directly.

"This" Xun Chen frowned, who here doesn't know that Cao Cao only has a cavalry corps here: "The prime minister said with a smile, most of the Xiliang iron cavalry arranged outside the prime minister Luoyang City, not Qingzhou foot soldiers. ”

"I also hope that the prime minister can dispatch the infantry deployed in Hanzhong in time to annihilate the Chu thieves with my lord."

Cao Cao was not surprised, after all, before letting Yuan Shao send troops, Cao Cao said that his purpose was to capture Yizhou, and he was not surprised to know the layout of his infantry, but it was a little embarrassing for him to send Hanzhong infantry over.

Just when Cao Cao was in a dilemma, Xun You's eyes on the side turned around, and he strode out and said: "Lord, the envoy is tired, you might as well let the envoy go down to rest first, I will inform you after discussing this matter." ”

"Also, come on, arrange for Xun Chen to go down and rest!" Cao Cao nodded, waved his hand and said.

Xun Chen clenched his fists and nodded, and looked at Xun Yu again, with a little please, this matter is very important.

As Xun Chen went down, Cao Cao looked around at everyone again, and said in a deep voice: "Yuan Shao seems to really want to start the final decisive battle, do you say that I will fight with him or take Yizhou first." ”

It has to be said that the current situation is more and more beyond the scope of the plans of the parties,

First Cao Cao came to increase the size, and then Chu Feng personally recruited and then increased the code, and now Yuan Shao directly studed, which made the three parties uncomfortable, especially Chu Feng because of Cao Yuan's stud also mobilized many corps to fight a decisive battle.

"My lord, Chu Feng has already dispatched many corps, and the total number of soldiers and horses is at least 1780,000, and most of these are the elite of the Chu army, and Chu Feng himself is in command,"

"On the other hand, Yuan Shao, his headquarters has 100,000 soldiers and horses, and 100,000 foreign reinforcements, a total of only more than 200,000, if the lord does not rush to help, Yuan Shao and Chu Feng's troops are not much different."

"With Chu Feng's means, the possibility of Yuan Shao winning is extremely low. Once Yuan Shao is defeated and Chu Feng takes over Yuan Shao's four states in Hebei, it will be even more difficult for the lord to compete with Chu Feng at that time! ”

Xun You frowned and said in a deep voice.

"You mean, send troops and horses to Luoyang and fight Chu Feng in a decisive battle?" Cao Cao frowned, he had laid out Yizhou for a long time, and he really didn't want to give it up like this.

"If Yuan Shao decides to fight a decisive battle, then we have no other way, after all, we can't afford to gamble, once Yuan Shao is defeated on the way to Yizhou, it is useless to take Yizhou, not to mention that there are more than 100,000 soldiers and horses in Yizhou, and there are mountains and rivers as barriers, it is difficult to capture in a short time!"

Xun You said with a heavy expression.

After all, no one could have imagined that such a small friction would directly rise to the height of the decisive battle because of the continuous increase of the three parties, especially Yuan Shao directly summoned the alien race to prepare for the decisive battle.

The iron fist was clenched, and Cao Cao frowned gloomily.

"Bang!"

"Yuan Shao, that idiot, can't he just wait for a decisive battle? After I capture Yizhou, I will say that I can transfer 200,000 troops, and when the time comes, it will be several times Chu Feng's troops, which will be enough to crush it! ”

Cao Cao slammed his seat angrily, a little angry.

"Lord, Yuan Shao is also afraid that the lord's power is too great!" Guo Jia smiled bitterly and shook his head, Cao Cao's forces were sitting on a barrier, if the forces were stronger than Yuan Shao, it would be meaningless to break through Chu Feng.

"I thought about it, and the layout has been for a long time, and I am unwilling to give up Yizhou at this time!" Cao Cao sat in his seat, propping his head on, with a tangled face.

Even if you give up, the key is that it will take a long time to draw troops and horses from Hanzhong at this moment.

Everyone didn't interject, after all, they had analyzed the pros and cons clearly, and continued to fight Yizhou, if Yuan Shao withstood the pressure and Cao Cao took Yizhou, it would naturally be a good thing.

If it can't be defeated or Yuan Shao is defeated, the situation will naturally deteriorate.

And at this moment, the military marquis outside the camp reported again: "Lord Qi, Jiang Gan is back, and he also brought the envoys of the Kushan Empire, saying that there is something important to discuss with the lord in detail!" ”

"Envoy of the Kushan Empire?" Cao Cao couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, although the Han knew about the Kushan Empire, and it was involved in the Silk Road hundreds of years ago.

No envoy has ever taken the initiative to come over to negotiate, especially since the Kushan monarch had set foot in the Western Regions of the Han Dynasty earlier, and it was really unexpected to send someone to negotiate at this moment.

"Let them in!" Cao Cao waved his hand.

After a while, Jiang Gan strode over, and at his side was Gatoni.

"My lord, this is the envoy of the King of Kushan, and he has been ordered to come." Jiang Gan introduced.

"In the lower Kushan King's envoy Gatoni, I have seen Prime Minister Cao Cheng." Gatoni clenched his fists and smiled softly, with a harmless expression, but he was looking at Cao Cao.

This is the founder of the Great Wei Dynasty in history, but he didn't expect his appearance to be so short and without any majesty, but his eyes are extraordinarily deep.

"If I asked Jiang Gan to bring it to your king, your king agreed?" Cao Cao looked directly at Gatoni and asked coldly.

"Don't worry, Prime Minister Cao, the Western Regions are all trivial matters, this time I was ordered by the king of my family to negotiate some things with Prime Minister Cao Cheng, and it's not too late to talk about it after talking!"

Gatoni chuckled and replied.

"Hmph, when it comes to the territory of the Han Dynasty, there is no trivial matter." Cao Cao shook his sleeves and snorted coldly, but then said, "Say, what does your king want to negotiate." ”

"Prime Minister, now that the Han Dynasty exists in name only, the three-legged stand is dominated by the Chu Feng family, and the Prime Minister wants to unify the Han Dynasty, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult!"

"And the king of my family is willing to send 200,000 troops to help you pacify Chu Feng, eradicate Yuan Shao, become the son of the Han Dynasty, and unify the Han Dynasty." Gatoni laughed and shouted.

When the words fell, all four were shocked.

Guo Jiaxun and the two glanced at each other, and they both saw their thoughts in each other's eyes.

If the Guishan Empire can really send 200,000 troops, then Cao Cao is not weaker than Chu Feng at all, and can even have the potential to crush it, but the Guishan Empire is not stupid!

Thinking of this, the two looked at Gatoni.

Cao Cao's eyes were deep, he pondered for a moment, squinted his eyes and looked at Gatoni with a gleam, and said in a deep voice: "Tell me what you think of King Ga?" ”

"Haha, it's refreshing to communicate with the prime minister."

"The king of my family is majestic and strategic, and he is naturally unwilling to see these lands in front of him. First, the king of my family showed sincerity and was willing to form an alliance with the prime minister, communicate with each other, and advance and retreat together! ”

"Second, although the countries of the Western Regions were controlled by the Han Dynasty in the early years, they have already existed in name only, and the Western Regions Protectorate has become an ornament, and there have been no Han courtiers for many years, and my king is ......."

Gatoni said, raising his eyebrows and looking at Cao Cao, meaning something. He believed that Cao Cao was a smart man and knew what he meant!

"Hmph, does your king want my Han to cede the countries of the Western Regions to him?" Cao Cao looked displeased, shook his sleeves and said angrily, with a little anger.

"The prime minister is a smart person, he should know how to make trade-offs, with the help of the king of my family, the prime minister can easily take down Chu Feng and dominate the Han Dynasty."

"But without the help of my king, let alone unify the Han dynasty, I'm afraid it will be more difficult to establish himself as a king." Gatoni chuckled.

Cao Cao's gaze was gloomy, and his eyes were full of murderous intent.

"What's more, with the strength of my Kushan Empire, even if I forcibly seize the thirty-six countries of the Western Regions, what can the prime minister do? Does the prime minister dare to make enemies of Guishuang at this time? ”

The corners of Gatoni's mouth hooked up a sneer, he obviously grasped Cao Cao's weakness.

"You can try!" Cao Cao let out a deep voice.

Gatoni was stunned, he didn't expect Cao Cao to be so tough, and he actually said to try it directly, is he really not afraid? Or is he trying to get more leverage?

Either way, Cao Cao's answer was beyond Gatoni's expectations.

"Prime Minister, what do you mean? Are you going to cooperate with my king? Gatoni glanced at Cao Cao, but he wanted to help the first generation take down the Great Han, if he couldn't enter the hinterland of the Great Han, it would be useless.

"Hmph, I"

Before Cao Cao could answer, Guo Jia on the side immediately chuckled and said: "Mr. has come from afar, and it is very hard to come, so it is better to go down to rest and rest first, and I will reply to Mr. after discussing with the monarch and ministers!" ”

Cao Cao looked at Guo Jia suspiciously, but he didn't stop it, Guo Jia and his relationship were also teachers and friends, and they wouldn't harm him.

"It's so good, and I hope that Mr. will give me a lot of advice, you know, there are not many opportunities for this, and whether you can unify the Han Dynasty depends on your decision." Gatoni chuckled and immediately departed under the guidance of the guards.

Looking at the back of Gatoni leaving, Cao Cao looked at Guo Jia and said in a deep voice: "Fengxiao, what does this mean?" ”

"Lord, don't be impatient!"

"The Kushan Empire is strong, with more than a million armorers, as this person said, even if its lord really attacks the lords of the Western Regions, he will not have enough troops to deal with it,"

Guo Jia said bluntly.

"Does that mean that the territory of the Han Dynasty will be lost in my hands?" Cao Cao frowned fiercely, a little displeased.

"My lord, the world is so big, those who can know it, and now the Western Regions are not controlled by my Han Dynasty, compared to the current name, my subordinates think that it may be more important to re-establish the Western Regions Protectorate."

"If you can use the strength of Guishuang to help the Lord to determine Chu Feng, Yuan Shao and the like, and take charge of the Han Dynasty, at that time, with the Lord's civil and martial arts, supplemented by the talents of the re-seaters, the Han Dynasty will inevitably be revitalized."

"At that time, the lord is tearing his face and sending troops to the west to recapture the Western Regions, so what's the matter? In this way, not only can it be recaptured, but it can also set up the Western Regions Protectorate and reinvigorate the majesty of the Han Dynasty. ”

Guo Jia clenched his fists, and the words were loud.

He also didn't want to see the territory that the Han had fought so hard to lose away, but the Western Regions did exist in name only now, and this kind of control was useless, so it was better to cede it for the time being.

"My lord, it coincides with filial piety."

"In ancient times, the king of Yue Gou practiced lying down and tasted courage, and finally created the feat of three thousand Yue Jia can swallow Wu, how can the lord not bear the momentary humiliation? Just for the foundation of the Han Dynasty for 400 years! ”

Xun You also clenched his fists and said in a deep voice.

"Putting aside everything else, if you take the liberty of allowing Guishan's 200,000 troops to enter, this is tantamount to luring wolves into the house, once Guishan has a ghost in his heart, the Han will fall into a place of no return!"

Cao Cao frowned and said with a solemn expression.

He didn't know the benefits of bringing in these people, but what he was worried about was that Guishan's ambitions did not stop there, and if he rioted, he Cao Cao would definitely become a historical sinner.

"This" the crowd hesitated,

"What the lord said is that Guishan has enough ability and troops to forcibly capture the Western Regions, but he has done more, in order to let the Han cede and send troops into the Han, I am afraid that their ambition is not in the Western Regions, but the entire Han Dynasty!"

Guo Jia frowned and repeated,

Hearing Guo Jia's last words, everyone looked at each other, and they all fell into deep thought, because what Guo Jia said was not unreasonable, and Guishuang might be plotting against the entire Han.

"I have also thought about what you are worried about, but as long as we are more vigilant when Guishan enters the country, it is they who are subject to people, not us, after all, Guishan is thousands of miles away!"

"If its army wants to be transported here, the logistics must be extremely burdened, and the lord will need help when he enters the Han Dynasty. And grain and grass are the lifeblood of the three armies, the lord pinched the lifeblood of these people, how dare they rebel? ”

Xun You immediately clenched his fists and said.

He had been thinking about this question a long time ago, but Guishan had come too far, and people needed too much to eat and chew, and no one dared to take such a risk with an army of 200,000, let alone that it was not necessary.

Listening to what Xun Yu said, Cao Cao fell into deep thought again.

Indeed, there was no need for Kushan to toss so much and risk the destruction of an army of 200,000.

"And what do they mean?" Cao Cao looked at him vigilantly, he didn't believe that Gui Shuang was so kind.

"I don't know!" Xun You Guo Jia shook his head.

"But I guess it's very likely that there is a problem with the rest of the neighboring countries of Guishan, but it shouldn't be, if there is a problem with the rest, Guishan can just ask Dahan and let Dahan continue to mess up,"

Guo Jia raised his eyebrows and retelled!

"Unless, unless the rest has become incomparably stronger, it has threatened the safety of Kushan? He must have a strong reinforcement, only in this way can he protect the land and the people! Xun You was suddenly startled, and said urgently.

Hearing this, everyone frowned in unison.

It's just that no one can guess what the situation is for a while.

"So what do you think we should do now?" Cao Cao frowned, his heart fell into contemplation, and he was extremely entangled.

"My lord, why don't you talk about this person's style tomorrow? Tonight, send someone to show goodwill and bribe! Xun You immediately suggested.

"Okay, let Xun Chen wait with him all night, and talk about it tomorrow!"