Indeed, as Cao Cao said, he knows Liu Jian better than Zhou Yu.

Although Cao Cao is now also very puzzled about how Liu Jian came to Xuzhou like a heavenly soldier, it is not the most important thing for Cao Cao to figure out how Liu Jian came to Xuzhou now.

Liu Jian came to Xuzhou, even if the number of soldiers and horses in Xuzhou did not increase, but the situation was not the same as in the past.

At least when Liu Bei came to support Xuzhou before, this personal arbitrary behavior that only belonged to him did not directly involve the core forces of the entire Hebei group.

But now that Liu Jian is here, if Cao Cao insists on fighting Liu Jian, it will be equivalent to the Cao Group taking the initiative to wrestle with the Hebei Group and be their opponent.

Cao Cao knew in his heart that his current strength was inferior to Liu Jian, and he couldn't compete with Liu Jian alone, he had to hug Yuan Shao's thigh and form a group to fight against Liu Jian.

However, taking the initiative to confront Liu Jian is not in line with the current strategy of Yuan Shao's group, and Cao Cao is not sure of Yuan Shao's attitude.

There is no need to fight Liu Jian.

And Liu Jian's purpose of coming to Xuzhou, Cao Cao was very clear in his heart.

According to Cao Cao's understanding of Liu Jian, Liu Jian came here because he was worried about Liu Bei's safety, for fear that something would happen to Liu Bei in Xuzhou.

Second, now that the coalition of Tao Qian and Yuan Shu has been defeated, Xuzhou's internal power has become a vacuum.

Liu Jian must have come to occupy Xuzhou.

Liu Jian wants to occupy Xuzhou, so Cao Cao naturally can't fight with it.

However, the boundaries that have already been obtained, such as Xiapi and Guangling, Cao Cao will not give up easily.

Cao Cao's meaning is to draw the land as the boundary, with the Surabaya River as the boundary, and divide the Xiapi Kingdom and Guangling in the south of Xuzhou into his own territory.

As for the vast area north of Xuzhou, Liu Jian can dispose of it as he wishes.

The reason why Cao Cao had such an idea was because Cao Cao knew that Liu Jian would definitely not use troops easily now.

First of all, Hebei is now building a large number of projects, and all kinds of projects are being carried out in an orderly manner.

I heard that in Hebei, Liu Jian invested a lot of money and manpower in order to establish a transportation system dominated by shipping and commerce between Hebei and Liaodong, including other local technology industries are also booming, and now the scale of foreign wars is too large, which is not in line with Hebei's actual interests.

Second, after all, Liu Jian is the general of Fuyuan appointed by the imperial court, and he is dedicated to foreign affairs, but the affairs of Xuzhou belong to the territory of the Han Dynasty.

Of course, Liu Jian can also disobey the instructions of the imperial court, directly meddle in the internal affairs of Xuzhou, and use Xuzhou as the basic plate to go south to deal with him Cao Cao, which is not a big deal, but Liu Jian has been boasting himself all these years as a character who is the most loyal to the Han Dynasty.

Cao Cao felt that Liu Jian would not give up the character he had maintained for so many years because of Xiapi and Guangling.

And for Liu Jian now, it is most important to bring the northern part of Xuzhou into his own hands.

The two sides are now striking the army, so that Liu Jian can establish his character in Xuzhou with peace of mind, win the hearts of the people in Xuzhou, and smoothly transition Xuzhou from Tao Qian's hands, which may be the most important thing for Liu Jian.

Sometimes, Cao Cao is really a roundworm in Liu Jian's stomach.

In a way, this is a win-win approach, and Cao Cao feels that Liu Jian will definitely agree.

So he sent someone to tell Zhou Yu not to act rashly for the time being, he would send someone to negotiate peace with Liu Jian.

It's just that the current Cao Cao doesn't know that Cao Chun has fallen into Liu Jian's hands...... If he knew, Cao Cao would be crazy.

But I think he'll find out soon!

With Cao Chun's chip in hand, Liu Jian and Cao Cao will take the initiative when they negotiate peace.

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Liu Jian's soldiers and horses slowly went north.

After entering the boundary of the East China Sea, he ordered people to inform Xiao Jian and Liu Rong and ask them to lead their troops back to the East China Sea.

And Liu Jian is going to Tancheng to see Tao Qian.

However, before entering Tancheng, Liu Jian felt that he still had some things to do.

The current consul of the school in Xuzhou is Li Gu, one of Wang Yue's six apprentices, this person is the most clever one among Wang Yue's apprentices, and Jia Xu also appreciates this person's ability, so he handed over the border matters with Jiangdong, Xuzhou and other places to his commander-in-chief.

And because the war in Xuzhou is urgent, there are many things that need to be done, so Li Gu, who is in charge of this part of the southeast, personally arrived in Xuzhou very early.

The school lieutenant in the southeast is naturally to obey Liu Jian's orders and arrangements.

After Liu Jian and the others' soldiers and horses arrived in the territory of the East China Sea, Li Gu quickly came to pay a visit.

"The last official Li Gu pays a visit to the lord."

"Get up, during this time, I probably know what the school government has done in the southeast, you have done a very good job, you are worthy of being the apprentice of the king's family, and it is not in vain that I have devoted myself to the cultivation of your brothers and sisters, in the future, I will entrust you with all the things in the southeast, and the members of the school government will expand, including the allocation of funds, I will also tilt it according to the completion of your tasks, I hope you will make greater achievements, but don't let me down."

Li Gu was overjoyed when he heard this, and he hurriedly bowed to Liu Jian: "The last official is willing to serve the Lord and the public." ”

A self-motivated, diligent person who is diligent in his work and career desires most is to meet a boss who appreciates him.

For Li Gu, Liu Jian, the boss, is obviously unavoidable.

He is able to understand himself, understand himself, and provide greater support and help for his career, so that Li Gu can give full play to his abilities on the front line.

Li Gu really felt very lucky in his heart.

Although Liu Jian is a superior person, he can feel their own situation from the perspective of his subordinates, analyze what they need, and provide them with them within his ability to assist them in making more achievements.

"Remember, the school government in the southeast, in addition to Xuzhou, must do its best to infiltrate Shouchun, Jiangdong and other places."

"Especially for Cao Cao's every move in Jiangdong, you must keep an eye on me."

"If you have ten points of strength, remember that eight points of force should be used on the Cao family in Yangzhou."

Liu Jian's words can be said to be very clear, and Li Gu naturally knows it in his heart.

He hurriedly said: "The last official must obey the instructions of the lord and keep in mind the instructions of the lord. ”

"Very good, there is one more thing now, do it immediately, how much money is spent, and manpower and material resources are not hesitated, in Xuzhou to me to hype Liu Xuande's exploits in this expedition against Cao Cao, at the same time, to vigorously exaggerate Xuande this time in Yixian by Sun Jian and Cao Ren two soldiers and horses besieged by the matter, Xuande's situation is said to be as miserable as possible, it is widely rumored that Xuande is the benefactor of Xuzhou, seeing that when he is in danger, he cannot get the assistance of a soldier from Xuzhou headquarters."

"We must make this matter known to everyone and spread the word."

"That's what it means, as for the details, you have to think about it yourself, I don't have much and authorization, can you understand what I mean?"

Li Gu naturally knew Liu Jian's thoughts.

He hurriedly made a long gesture towards Liu Jian.

"Rest assured, the lord will definitely handle this matter as soon as possible."

"Good, good."

"Let's get to work."

"No"

Then, Li Gu quickly retreated.

He is a simple and concise person, both in his work and in his speech, which makes Liu Jian appreciate it very much.

Looking at Li Gu's figure walking out, the corners of Liu Jian's mouth slowly provoked a smile.

Whether it was Cao Cao or Yuan Shao, their means of seizing Xuzhou were too drastic, and to be honest, behaviors like theirs would really disgust the locals of Xuzhou.

Especially Cao Cao, in the name of avenging his father, Yuan Shao let Sun Jian stay in Pengchengguo, which is to take advantage of the fire to rob and take advantage of the chaos to rob people's territory.

Such an act, how can the local heroes and scholars in Xuzhou tolerate it?

Of course, he Liu Jian also wants to seek Xuzhou, but the means of seeking must be better than Cao Cao and Yuan Shao.

Seized by force, to be honest, still took some inferior routes.

If you don't use force to take it, but let Tao Qian transition Xuzhou naturally, this is what a real master does.

Of course, a mercenary person like Tao Qian, if you let him hand over Xuzhou directly to you, it will be very difficult for him, even if he is in his sixties, he will not easily give up his own territory and interests.

Tao Qian's subordinates also have descendants close to him, and these people will not be so willing to watch Tao Qian let Xuzhou into the hands of others and destroy Xuzhou's original inherent interest chain, so this public opinion pressure is a prelude.

As for the rest, just wait for him Liu Jian to return to Tancheng, and after meeting with Tao Qian and his subordinates, everyone has a trick to make a move, and each can show his ability.

(End of chapter)