Bowang, Duyang, and Pheasant counties have been bald by Guan Yu, and if he continues to move in the direction of Ye County, the counties in the southwest of Yingchuan will be threatened, and Cao Cao's basic plate will also be shaken.

Liu Bei did not act in Wudang, and Cao Cao could not go north with confidence.

At present, the time to go out is not waiting for anyone, so Cao Cao summoned his ministers to Sikong Mansion to discuss countermeasures.

Cao Cao saw that a group of civil and military officers were arriving one after another, so he looked in the direction of Guo Jia and Jia Xu, and said meaningfully: "Qing and others jointly offered a plan to contain Sun Quan, Liu Biao, and Liu Bei, and now Sun Quan and Huang Zu are fighting in Jiangxia, and Liu Bei has Guan Yu and Zhang Fei with him, but the garrison in Wudang County does not move, which seems to be different from the original idea."

Guo Jia's plan intensified the contradiction between Jingzhou and Jiangdong, and now that Huang Zu and Sun Quan have reached the second round, it is obvious that his plan has been completed.

Jia Xu's serial plan was only half successful, although Zhang Lu sent troops into the Handong region, Liu Bei, who responded to the battle, behaved negatively, so Cao Cao's eyes fell on Jia Xu.

Seeing that Jia Xu frowned and said nothing, Cao Cao continued to remind: "According to Xiangyang's detailed report, Liu Bei recently worshiped a new military division, named Zhuge Liang, it is said that this person compares himself to Guan Zhong and Le Yi, and has the talent of the heavens and latitudes. ”

"Zhuge Liang?" Jia Xu frowned, and asked curiously: "Please forgive me for being lonely and unheard, this Zhuge Liang is so conceited, why have you never heard of this name?" ”

Cao Cao smiled: "It's normal that Wen He hasn't heard of it, and it's the first time I've heard of it, it is said that he is only in his early twenties, since Liu Ziyang was detained by Liu Biao, Liu Bei has now been reduced to starvation, I really don't know what means this person has, maybe he can see the difference in a battle with Zhang Lu." ”

Jia Xu bowed slightly: "This person is really young and promising. However, it is understandable that Liu Bei is passive in battle, his garrison in Wancheng is not much, and the division of troops is worried that Ming Gong will attack Wancheng, so he does not dare to fight Zhang Lu easily. ”

"It makes sense." Cao Cao nodded, and then asked: "Wen He has a clear reason, should there be a way to deal with it?" ”

Jia Xu raised his beard and smiled mysteriously: "Since Liu Bei can't make up his mind, why doesn't Ming Gong take the initiative to attack?" Help him make up his mind? ”

Cao Cao fell into deep thought after hearing this, and said in his heart that with Jia Wenhe's resourcefulness, he would not be ignorant of his own thoughts, and it was not easy to create chaos in the south, and if he wasted the opportunity on Liu Bei, he seemed to be sorry for the layout of the past few months.

Thinking that Jia Wenhe had something to say, Cao Cao's black eyes rolled, looked at Jia Xu playfully and asked, "Send generals?" Who is up to the task? ”

"Hmm"

Jia Xu glanced around the hall, then lowered his head and did not speak.

Xiahoudun thought that Jia Xu didn't like it, so he came to the center of the hall with a straight face, and said to Cao Cao with a fist: "Liu Bei can't find a virtuous person, with a small child as a military advisor, it seems that the number of qi is exhausted, if Meng De has no one to send, it is better to let me go to Wancheng." ”

"Hmm"

Cao Cao was not worried about Xiahoudun leading the troops, and he couldn't bear to hit his enthusiasm, so he threw the trouble to Jia Xu to solve, believing that with the wisdom of the other party, he would definitely be able to give a perfect answer.

Jia Xu surrendered his hand and smiled at Xiahoudun: "The main force of Xu Du wants to stay in the north, and the meaning of taking the initiative just now is to send a general to Wancheng to provoke, if Liu Bei's people can't hold out, our army will stay in Bowang and Duyang to monitor, which can not only protect the counties to harvest wheat, but also stimulate Liu Bei to use troops against Zhang Lu." ”

"What do you mean, sir? Why didn't I get it? ”

Xiahou looked at Jia Xu and scratched his head, while Cao Cao slowly understood what he meant, and asked tentatively: "Wen He deliberately startled the snake, but how to stimulate Liu Bei to use troops against Zhang Lu?" What if the Wancheng garrison takes the initiative to attack? Although Guan Yu and Zhang Fei went to Wudang, don't forget that there is also a fierce general Zhao Yun under Liu Bei. ”

"It's easy." Jia Xu smiled slightly and explained: "If Zhao Yun takes the initiative to attack, our army can be deliberately defeated, only if we behave weakly, Liu Bei will dare to go west with confidence, if the Wancheng garrison cannot hold out, the army will stay in Bowang and Duyang to contain it, and the Ming Gong can rest assured that he will go north." ”

Cao Cao stroked his palm and affirmed: "It is worthy of Wenhe, it is really a clever plan." ”

"Mengde, what do you mean?"

Seeing that Xiahoudun was still confused, Cao Cao replied with a smile: "Wenhe means that the generals sent to Wancheng this time must be prepared for deliberate defeat and give Liu Bei some confidence in a weak heart. ”

"Oh, it turns out that I want to be deliberately defeated, I am not very proficient in this way, Meng De is still looking for another candidate."

Xu Du was rumored to be a general of Xiahoudun's frequent defeat, and he had always been ashamed of this rumor, and wanted to take advantage of Liu Guanzhang's absence to make some military achievements, but Jia Xu's intention was to ask for defeat, which was different from Xiahoudun's expectations, so he immediately pushed it out.

Cao Cao understood Xiahoudun's thoughts, so he smiled and waved his hand to signal him to return to his place.

The people sent to Wancheng to contain the garrison can't follow Cao Cao to the decisive battle in Hebei, they will miss the opportunity to win the decisive battle in the decisive battle, and they will definitely have no military merits when they go to Wancheng, so after Cao Cao explained clearly just now, no one took the initiative to ask for help.

It's not bad, no one asks for help, and no one recommends others, the only way is to point out.

Cao Cao will not treat the generals of the clan badly, and can only choose from the subsequent additions and demotions.

According to the order of first come, first come, relatives and distant people, those who can independently lead the troops are Zhang He and Gao Ran, and the two of them surrendered in Guandu.

This move was flawed in loyalty, so it was at the bottom of Cao Cao's mind.

Attacking Yuan Shao needed someone to guide the way, so Zhang He and Gao Ran could only choose one, and Cao Cao thought for a long time and finally settled on Zhang He.

Cao Cao first pointed to the general Zhang He, and then said in a high-sounding manner: "It is rumored that Zhao Yun has the courage of ten thousand people, I am worried that ordinary generals are not competent, Jun Yi is a famous general in Hebei, whether it is Runan or Huainan, you can lead the team to retreat, I want the general to go to Wancheng and his party." ”

"The last general, take the order."

After hearing this, Zhang He hurriedly hugged his fists and accepted, the general was going to do 'dirty work and tiring work', and now he must be conscious, he didn't care much about the merits of the war, and thought that it was better to go to Nanyang to 'sacrifice ugliness' when he went to Hebei to fight with his old comrades.

Seeing that Zhang He was so deferential, Cao Cao showed a teachable expression, and then slapped the table and said to himself: "If you go to Wancheng, you can transfer troops to the north for a decisive battle. I almost forgot about Huainan, I don't know if there's anything bad over there."

Xiahoudun was closest to Cao Cao, and after hearing it, he hurriedly hugged his fists and said: "Since Meng De went to Huainan, it has been quiet in the past few months, isn't Sun Quan fighting with Huang Zu?" He also doesn't have the energy to go to Huainan to do things, I received information from Shouchun a few days ago, Liu Yuanying has begun to Tuntian near Shaobi, it seems that there will be calm for a few years. ”

Cao Cao frowned and shook his head: "Sun Quan Xiao'er is not worth mentioning, Jiangdong Zhou Yu is a talent, but these two people are now in Jiangxia, the only thing to guard against is Long Xiang, this Lujiang Taishou who does not go to Lujiang."

While everyone was looking at each other and thinking, Cao Hong, who rarely spoke, suddenly stood up.

"Don't worry, my lord, Long Xiang will not get in the way."

"Zilian? How so? ”

"The last general recently got the news that Jiang Zuo Erqiao gave birth to a son and a daughter for Long Xiang at the end of last year and the beginning of this year, and the think tank Lu Su also got a son, so he shouldn't make trouble now, it's for his children to cause trouble."

Cao Hong is not responsible for the intelligence, Cao Cao was puzzled after hearing it, and suddenly remembered the underwear shop in the city, and immediately understood the reason, it must be the news that Cao Hong found when ordering underwear.

Everyone in Xu Du firmly believed that Long Xiang would not make trouble, but the real situation was contrary to their ideals.

(End of chapter)