Seeing Jia Xu's schemes one ring after another, Guo Jia was not far behind to express his views.

"Wenhe's plan is very good, but Hefei will be taken sooner or later, then Chen Wu once went to Hefei pretending to be Long Xiang, why don't we blame Chen Wu's death?"

Cao Cao became interested, pointed at Guo Jia and asked, "How to blame the trouble?" Bonghyo elaborates. ”

Guo Jia turned to look at Zhang Liao and said meaningfully:

"Since Long Xiang knows that Chen Wu is pretending to be him, it is better to send someone to send the head to Hefei, I believe that Long Xiang will be willing to accept it, and at the same time spread rumors to Chaohu, saying that Chen Wu was pursued and fled into Hefei, no matter how Long Xiang explains, he will definitely bury a thorn in Sun Quan's heart."

Cao Cao asked: "Is this really feasible?" The discord meter doesn't seem to work for them"

Guo Jia said with a smile: "As Wen He just analyzed, even his own brothers can have gaps, not to mention that Long Xiang and Sun Quan have their own ghosts?" Moreover, Zhou Yu and Long Xiang are not on good terms, so just distract the attention of Jiangdong monarchs and ministers and buy time for General Miaocai. ”

"It's okay, it's not too much."

Cao Cao immediately made a final decision, and ordered the head to be decorated with a beautiful wooden box, and asked Zhang Liao to send it to Hefei.

At noon the next day, the gift-giver returned with the head.

The reason why it was not successfully sent to Hefei was because he encountered Jiangdong soldiers and horses coming to Shu County on the way, so he could only turn back to the city to report the news.

Zhou Yu's unreasonable behavior made Cao, who was good at using soldiers, confused.

Cao Cao was glad that there were soldiers in Shu County, and at the same time, he urgently summoned Guo Jia and Jia Xu to come to discuss and ask questions.

"Fengxiao, Wenhe, Zhou Yu behaves strangely, what do you think?"

After listening to Cao Cao's question, Guo Jia took the lead in replying: "There are nearly 10,000 soldiers in Shu County, and Zhou Yu wants to break the city with more than 10,000 people, it's just a fool's dream, even Sun Ce's old department can't do it, don't forget that in Hefei two years ago, the siege was not so easy." ”

Cao Cao frowned and asked, "Fengxiao asked me to guard the city?" ”

Guo Jia replied: "The fierce battle in Anhui County is in full swing and cannot divide the troops, and defending the city is naturally the safest way, but there are two generals Zhang and Cao at home, and it is okay to send them out to fight to attack instead of defending, but then they will lose the advantage of city defense, and I am afraid that Zhou Yu will temporarily increase troops from Jiangdong and make Shu County fall into passivity."

"That makes sense."

Cao Cao stroked his beard and fell into deep thought, and said in his heart that he had been pressing Jiangdong to fight this time, why did he have to defend at the end?

Seeing Cao Cao's hesitation, Jia Xu stepped forward and admonished: "Duke Ming doesn't have to worry, in fact, if you want to stabilize Zhou Yu, you don't have to fight the army."

"Wenhe's plan to exchange prisoners?"

Cao Cao suddenly realized for a moment that the plan he had discussed yesterday was still thinking about how to implement it, but he didn't expect the opponent to send it to the door.

Jia Xu nodded in affirmation: "General Zhang should be allowed to lead his troops north and intercept Zhou Yu halfway to negotiate on the spot, because Ming Gong and Sun Quan are not present, and any decision needs to be asked back and forth, won't it delay time if you come back and forth?" ”

"Wonderful."

Cao Cao stroked his palm and smiled, and then pointed at Zhang Liao: "It's still the old rule, you and Zihe join forces to block Zhou Yu, if you can talk, you can talk patiently, and if you want to fight, you can't rush back and advance, I believe you know it in your heart." ”

Zhang Liao asked: "The lord doesn't have to worry about the last general's use of soldiers, but the conditions proposed for this prisoner exchange are still subject to the lord's publicity."

"Well" Cao Cao thought for a while, and instructed: "Wu Jing is a Jiangdong general after all, and it may be a little inappropriate to measure it by property, I think it will be based on 200,000 grains and grass, or let Zhou Yu withdraw from Guangling as a condition. ”

"The last general can be saved."

Zhang Liao nodded in response, and then asked: "Zhou Yu led his troops south to block the way, so what about sending the head to Hefei."

Cao Cao didn't answer immediately, but turned his head to look at Guo Jia, as if to say hello or not?

Guo Jia understood, and said: "Zhou Yu sent troops to Shu County, Sun Quan must sit in Hefei, and the first level will naturally be sent, even if it is a little detour, what a good reason to restrict." ”

Cao Cao immediately agreed: "Just do what Feng Xiao said, if you can't pass the blockade in the north, let your people take a detour to Zipeng Mountain." ”

"Yui."

Zhang Liao got the prompt and went out happily, and then went north with Cao Chun again, and soon encountered Zhou Yu, who was originally pretending to be Lu Su, twenty miles north of Shu County.

Zhou Yu's unreasonable behavior was not that he did not know the soldiers, nor did he not know that Wu Jing had been wiped out, but that he decisively sent troops when the real Wu Jing returned to Chaohu.

Zhou Yu is like a chess master, seemingly unremarkable, but after careful calculation and analysis.

He believed that Cao Cao defeated Wu Jing and vacated Xiahou Yuan, Zhang He and other troops and horses, and must first attack Anhui County with all his strength to cut off the minions, and finally join forces to besiege Chaohu, and at that time he would also fall into passivity.

Zhou Yu took the initiative to choose to enter the army to contain it, the purpose was to disrupt the offensive rhythm of Cao's army, drag it to Yuan Shao's troops to Hebei, and make Cao Cao have to withdraw from Huainan as a last resort, so that Anhui County would have hope of survival.

If the containment fails, or if Anhui County falls, Zhou Yu will decisively withdraw from Huainan and then retreat to the Yangtze River.

Zhou Yu didn't know about the boiling of the boat, but when Zhang Liao proposed to negotiate, he was keenly aware that Cao Jun might have a problem with grain and grass, otherwise Zhang Liao would not have offered the conditions for asking for grain.

Zhou Yu could also choose to engage Zhang Liao, but he could not guarantee that he would have a strong enemy with tigers and leopards.

Wu Jing defeated the old Yuan Shu department that Sun Quan surrendered, and Zhou Yu couldn't play too much with Sun Jian and Sun Ce's old department, and it would take too long to restore it after it was exhausted, which could not be compared with Cao Cao, who had a great family.

After Zhou Yu thought about it carefully, he still stopped and pulled with Zhang Liao.

At least Zhang Liao and Cao Chun's two troops were contained, and they did not go to increase troops in Anhui County to put pressure on Sun He, even though they knew that Wu Jing in Cao Cao's hands was fake.

Zhang Liao asked for 200,000 yuan of grain, but Zhou Yu refused without asking for instructions.

The two went through some bargaining, and the two sides reached a preliminary verbal agreement of 50,000 Hu.

Although Zhou Yu agreed, he said that he would send someone back to ask for instructions, and he would use Sun Quan's mouth to reduce the price again, and it was impossible to exchange 50,000 grains for a fake.

Zhang Liao also said on the surface that he wanted to ask for instructions, but he was very satisfied with the result, after all, it would take time to raise 50,000 grains, and even if his delayed task was completed, he could still solve his urgent need if he really received the grain.

Sun Cao and Cao both had their own ghosts and asked for instructions, Cao Cao's side twisted and agreed to 50,000 Hu, but Sun Quan gave an insult price of 1,000 Hu, and then the first round of negotiations collapsed.

The first round of grain failed, and the second round was Zhang Liao.

Because it involved Zhou Yu's Guangling County, he refused directly without hesitation, giving up Guangling was equivalent to showing his back and waiting for thorns, and Chen Deng could threaten the rear of Wu County again.

Two rounds of negotiations failed, and Zhang Liaotu asked for Sun Quan's proton.

Zhou Yu smiled directly after hearing this: "General Zhang doesn't know, my lord has not had a man and a woman so far, how can he be sent to Xu Capital to serve the Son of Heaven?" You still let Cao Sikong make a new condition. ”

"This is wrong, Sun Zhongmou inherited Sun Bofu's position, he has no son and always has a brother, right?"

(End of chapter)