"Ming Gong, please sit quietly."

Xun You calmly waved his right hand, and stroked his beard with his left hand, and said, "The patient of Jingzhou, Liu Beier." If he leads his troops south to seize the land, Guanzhong will inevitably be empty, why don't Ming Gong follow the example of Sun Bin of the ancient and carry out the plan of besieging Wei to save Zhao? ”

"Huh?"

Cao Cao also thought that it was a cliché to let Ma Teng and Han Sui send troops, so his face showed disappointment.

"Gongda doesn't want to use the generals of Liangzhou to attack Guanzhong and relieve the siege of Jingzhou? Wen Ruo (Xun Yu) and Yuan Chang (Zhong Xuan) successively sent envoys to Liangzhou to lobby, but in the end, only Ma Chao went to Chang'an to make a false shot, which did not cause the slightest damage to Liu Bei, and this plan may not work."

"Yes and no."

Xun You waved his hand lightly, smiled and added: "The border land is weak and barren, Ma Teng, Han Sui and others will repeat it, it is nothing more than thinking of Shilier, the messenger sent to Liangzhou before was just a promise to the land of Guanzhong, but Liu Bei is not an ordinary person, if he takes Guanzhong, his vitality will be greatly damaged, it is estimated that no one is willing to take the lead in the adventure, after all, there is a lesson from Beigong Boyu and the kingdom."

"What does Gongda mean? Why do I get more confused the more I listen? The imperial court is unsealable. ”

Cao Cao frowned and looked at Xun You, and couldn't help but sit cross-legged.

Xun You shook his head and replied: "Ma Teng and Han Sui have been rewarded, if Ming Gong wants to drive them, he only needs to take the lead in sending troops." ”

"Take the lead? Didn't you just say"

"I don't mean to transfer the main force of Hebei, the two generals Zilian and Wenlie are in Hongnong and Luoyang, and Ming Gong only needs to transfer thousands of people, even if Hebei surrenders;

Then he directly sent troops to attack Tongguan, and then invited the generals of Liangzhou to take Guanzhong together, and promised that the previous conditions would not change, and I believe that Ma, Han and others will inevitably respond."

Xun You didn't finish speaking, and Cao Cao was amazed.

"Gongda's plan is also wonderful, but a few thousand soldiers are inevitably stingy, at least 20,000 will be transferred over, and by the way, it will be polished through the war."

Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan in a row, and now he has 50,000 or 60,000 soldiers, and he belongs to the rich landlord, and his tone has become bigger.

"The more soldiers, the better, and although the senior cadres surrendered to the state, the Ming Duke still made him a thorn in history, and at this time he had not sent officials to merge the state, so he could not guarantee his loyalty and obedience;

Just take the opportunity to let him take advantage of Hedong and cooperate with Zilian and Wen Lie to attack Tongguan, even if the Tongguan guard will be Zhang Fei, I believe he can't stop it, if the senior cadres refuse to send troops, Ming Ming is just and good to raise troops to ask for guilt."

Xun You bowed his hand after speaking, and then sat down confidently and slowly.

Cao Cao listened to it like drinking wine, and nodded to it with a smile.

"Gongda's strategy is long-term, and it can be described as a model for all the publics, but according to Wen Ruo's letter, Liu Bei brought Zhang Fei and Guan Yu to Fancheng, so the Tongguan garrison is no longer the black guy;

If Liu Bei hesitated a little, without the help of the generals of Liangzhou, Zilian and Wenlie might be able to take Tongguan and threaten Chang'an. ”

"The lord said that my heart is itching, why don't I take the soldiers to Tongguan to repay the humiliation of being teased in Runan in the past."

Xiahou Yuan patted his chest and took the initiative to ask.

Cao Cao frowned and stared at him, and asked in a deep voice, "Did you just drink just now?" At present, the center of gravity is still in Hebei, although Yuan Tan was killed, but his Qingzhou has not yet been pacified, Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang are still entrenched in Youzhou, and there is still no battle for you? ”

"Uh" Xiahou Yuan smiled awkwardly: "I'm just talking, enlivening the atmosphere."

Guo Jia got up again at this time and admonished: "Ming Gong, since you have made up your mind, while recovering the land of Hebei, you must also pay attention to winning the hearts of the people, and recruit more Qing, Hebei, You, and famous people to consolidate the hard-won victory." ”

"The words of filial piety are very good."

Cao Cao bowed slightly, as if he had made some important decision, and muttered to himself: "Recruiting Qing, Ji, You, and Famous People, I think it's good to start with Chen Kongzhang (Chen Lin)." ”

As soon as Guo Jia heard the good guy, he said in his heart that Chen Lin had written for Yuan Shao, scolding you so much that you were squirting blood, and this mind was unmatched, so he complimented him from the bottom of his heart:

"Ming Gong's mind is as vast as the sea, Jia admires, if Hebei celebrities know about this, they will abandon their previous suspicions and serve you."

"Haha, fortunately I was reminded by Feng Xiao."

Cao Cao smiled and nodded, suddenly glanced at the ministers in the hall, and asked meaningfully:

"If you want Gao Gan to send troops from Bingzhou, you need to send an envoy to Taiyuan, I don't know who is willing to go?"

As soon as the words fell, everyone looked at each other.

Many people looked at Xu You, as if to say that you know each other and should be the best person to send an envoy.

After Cao Cao captured Yecheng, Xu You often boasted of his merits in front of people, and his proud eyes made people unhappy.

Xu You met everyone's eyes, rose happily, and said: "Mengde, I am willing to share my worries and send envoys to merge states, and the senior cadres should see that I am thin-faced and send troops." ”

"Good."

Xu You's self-confidence made Cao Cao stunned, and he said again and again: "Since Ziyuan is confident, then I will appoint you as a staff officer of the marching army to assist Gao Yuancai (Gao Gan) in capturing Tongguan, and Qing's wisdom will definitely shine." ”

"Mengde rest assured, he will live up to his trust."

Xu Youyan looked at others, he thought that he was an old friend of Cao Cao, and he had been a minister in Hebei for a few years, so he should be more relied on in Hebei.

But Xun You and Guo Jia frequently offered suggestions, Xu You didn't want the two to take the limelight, and said in his heart Why don't you fight at this time?

And Jia Xu, who was hiding on the side and 'paddling', Xu You didn't take him seriously at all.

Jia Xu kept a low profile quietly, and said in his heart that with your style of acting, he might die one day, and felt sad for Xu Yu in his heart.

The next morning, Cao Cao considered that Zhang Xiu was familiar with Guanzhong, so he asked him to take the generals Lu Kuang, Lu Xiang, and 20,000 Hebei soldiers to Luoyang to report to Cao Hong.

The heart said that there must always be a dream, what if it can really recover Guanzhong?

Xu You took Cao Cao's letter and went to Bingzhou with a team of followers.

As Cao Cao took countermeasures, a large net of hunting Guanzhong was slowly spread, and Liu Bei, who was in Jingzhou, did not know at all, he only let Xu Shu keep an eye on Yingchuan.

Liu Bei thought that Cao Cao could not withdraw in Hebei, and in the end it may be that Xu Du sent troops to help, and because Xiahoudun was a defeated general under Xu Shu, he was a little complacent.

At the end of June, Liu Bei and Liu Qi returned to Fancheng.

They spent two months inspecting eight county towns in Nanyang County.

These areas, which were originally managed by Xiangyang, all swore an oath to recognize Liu Qi as the lord of Jingzhou.

After the banquet, Liu Qi and the others slowly left.

When only the core personnel remained, Guan Yu got up and walked to Liu Bei's side, carefully handed over a silk book from his arms, and whispered: "Big brother, Yunqi entrusted someone to send a letter, he is terrible now." ”

"Oh?"

Liu Bei was curious, and hurriedly unfolded the silk book to watch.

Zhang Fei, who had sensitive ears, leaned over when he heard the sound and muttered steadily, "What? There are Yunqi's letters, and I want to read them too. ”

"Don't grab it."

Liu Bei turned sideways slightly, and his thick eyebrows raised: "Yunqi actually took advantage of Sun Quan's absence to surprise attack Wu County, his governing place, and repelled the attacks of Sun Quan and Lu Fan, and has successfully occupied Wu County and Danyang, which is really remarkable."

"Hehe, I know that he has great ability, and he deserves to be my old Zhang's in-laws."

(End of chapter)