When the little official heard Cao Cao's words, he quickly retreated.

After a while, I saw two scribes approaching.

The scribe on the left looks to be in his forties, with a long beard under his chin, a long robe, and a deep-knit brow.

The scribe on the right looks to be in his early twenties, dressed in a brocade robe, looking like he is about to wake up, and yawning.

However, it looks like he has a slender figure and a handsome appearance.

Cao Cao's gaze swept over the two of them, and his gaze fell on the scribe on his right.

He loves it!

His favorite thing is a handsome person.

For example, Xun Yu.

For example, Cheng Yu.

Sure enough, people gather like things, and things divide into groups!

Xun Yu looks so plump and looks like jade, and the recommended talents are all handsome and extraordinary.

The two scribes came to the center of the hall, and Qi Qi saluted Cao Cao, who was standing in front of Xun Yu, and said, "Xun You (Guo Jia) has seen Sikong!" ”

Cao Cao laughed a few times and said, "Okay! ”

After speaking, he hurriedly motioned for the two to sit down.

Xun Yu pointed at Xun You and said to Cao Cao: "Cao Gong, this is my nephew, he was arrested after failing to assassinate Dong Zhuo in the past, and was later rescued. Recently, he wanted to go to Shu County to take up his post, because there was a war in Bashu and the road was impassable, so he was idle at home. ”

Xun You stood up and saluted Cao Cao.

Xun You then pointed to Guo Jia on the right and said: "His name is Guo Jia, the word is filial piety, and he is a side branch of the Guo family of the Yingchuan clan." In his early years, he showed extraordinary talent, was recruited by Yuan Shao, stayed with Yuan Shao for a while, and felt that Yuan Shao was a good decision, so he resigned and went into seclusion to study at home. ”

"Before, Cao Gong, you wrote to me and asked me to recommend Dacai, and I asked them to come over."

Guo Jia yawned, stood up, and bowed to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao looked at Xun You and Guo Jia, and the joy on the corner of his mouth couldn't be suppressed.

Dare to assassinate Dong Zhuo, still alive, refuse the imperial court call several times, and go to Shu County to take office.

Absolute talent!

He thought of himself.

Cao Cao also had such an experience in his early years.

Moreover, this Xun You, with deep eyes and light in his eyes, is definitely a wise person.

As for Guo Jia.

Facing himself, he still looks so lazy.

These people are either people with inflexible brains or great talents.

But what kind of person is Xun Yu?

And how can you recommend someone with an inflexible brain?

Cao Cao took the letter from Cheng Yu's hand and handed it to Xun Yu and said: "That's the case, Gongda, Fengxiao, just now the new lord of Jiangdong sent a merchant to send me a large amount of grain and grass, what do you think the new lord of Jiangdong means?" ”

Xun You took the letter, glanced at it, and handed it to Guo Jia.

After a moment of silence, Xun Yu said, "I came here to besiege Yuan Shu." ”

Cao Cao's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said, "What do you say?" ”

Xun You said: "As early as when Sun Ce, the old lord of Jiangdong, was alive, Cao Gong had already issued an invitation letter to Xuzhou Lu Bu and Jiangdong Sun Ce, inviting Yuan Shu to join him. ”

"However, now that Sun Ce has been assassinated unexpectedly, the new lord has taken the throne, and Cao Gong has not yet set out to fight."

"The new lord of Jiangdong can't wait, and he calculates that Cao Gong is short of grain, so he specially asked the merchant to send a large amount of grain and grass."

"It seems to be a gesture of affection, but in fact, it urges Cao Gong to hurry up."

"This new lord of Jiangdong should be planning to attack Lujiang."

"He needs Cao Gong to go out as soon as possible and put pressure on Yuan Shu from the north, so that he can greatly reduce the pressure by taking Lujiang."

"From this, it can be seen that this new master of Jiangdong is ambitious."

"At least, he wants to rule the river."

"And if you want to divide the river and govern it, the safest way is to control the Huai River area from Guangling County to Shouchun."

"As long as you control this area, no matter who is in power in the north, it will not be easy to attack Jiangdong in the south."

"As long as Jiangdong places heavy troops in Shouchun and Guangling, and the north wants to go south, it must take these two cities."

"And Guangling is already in the hands of Jiangdong, and he must have sent heavy troops to guard it at this time."

"Jiangdong only needs to win Shouchun."

"But Shouchun is still in the hands of Yuan Shu at this time, and I heard that Yuan Shu is still building a wall in Shouchun and accumulating grain."

"It's not easy to take it, at least, Jiangdong can't do it for the time being, it depends on Sikong and Lu Bu."

"Therefore, Jiangdong can only retreat to the next best, take Lujiang first, and finally aim at Hefei."

"Hefei is the only way for Shouchun to go south and lead to the port of Misu."

"If Jiangdong wants to divide the river and rule it, it is necessary to control the enemy in the north north of the port of Shisu, and prevent the enemy in the north from approaching the river."

"Although the river is fast, there are dry periods every year. Even if the soldiers in the north are not accustomed to water, they can cross the river during the dry season, and they will have the opportunity to hit the Jiangdong mainland. ”

"Therefore, the purpose of this new master of Jiangdong is very clear, to take Lujiang as soon as possible, and then Hefei."

"Therefore, they would rather give up some of the grain and grass, and let Cao Gong send troops as soon as possible to attract Yuan Shu's attention."

Cao Cao hissed.

He didn't even think about any of that!

This Xun Yu's nephew Xun Yu is also too demonic!

These analyses are as if he personally went to the Jiangdong area to inspect!

Cao Cao stood up, asked Xun Yu to take the map, and looked at it according to Xun Yu's analysis.

I don't know if I don't see it, and I'm shocked when I see it.

It was exactly as Xun You said.

Cao Cao's brows furrowed.

This new lord of Jiangdong is obviously an unknown person, how can he be so ambitious?

Cao Cao looked at Xun You and said, "How do you think this new master of Jiangdong is better than Sun Ce?" Shall we go immediately? ”

Xun Yu said: "Yes, and it must!" ”

"The other party is Yang Mou, we must take down Yuan Shu as soon as possible."

"If the son is in Xudu today, the imperial power is only counted as our Xudu."

"But Yuan Shu is the emperor, this is already provoking the imperial power."

"The longer Yuan Shu drags on here, the more the world will question the imperial power."

"The sooner we destroy Yuan Shu and concentrate the imperial power of the world in Xudu, the more advantageous it will be for us."

"Although there is some unhappiness, for the sake of the orthodoxy of imperial power, we must also send troops as soon as possible."

"However, we must take Shouchun, and we can't let Jiangdong take it."

"Otherwise, once they take Shouchun, Guangling and Shouchun will form a line. In the future, if we want to go south, we will have to pay several times, if not dozens of times, the number of troops. ”

Cao Cao exhaled and said, "Who is this new lord of Jiangdong?" just took Jiangdong, and he was already planning to divide the river and rule. ”

Guo Jia stood behind Cao Cao and said, "Compared with Sun Ce, this Jiangdong has found the Ming Lord. ”

"Sun Ce and his ilk, light and unprepared, impatient and resourceful, brave and brave, and dying at the hands of villains is his destiny."

"This new lord of Jiangdong, although he has not seen his person yet, but he can occupy Guangling, and use Yang to seek Hefei, it can be seen that his long-term thinking is more terrifying than Lu Bu, Liu Biao and others, and he will definitely be your fierce opponent in the future."

"I also agree with Xun Gongda's opinion, we must send troops as soon as possible, and take Shouchun strongly, heavy troops under Shouchun, and even capture Hefei, leaving a possibility for us to go south in the future."

"And-"

Guo Jia pointed to the Xuzhou area above Guangling and said, "Here, you must be careful." ”

"Since the new lord of Jiangdong dares to plan the area of Shouchun and Guangling, then he dares to plan Xuzhou."

"Once he takes Xuzhou, in the future, he can go north when he enters, and he can hold the road to the south when he retreats."

"And Jiangdong may be made into a place of grain and grass supply by him."

"A Jiangdong that has not been war-torn all year round is not far behind Jizhou."

"When the time comes, Jiangdong will have abundant grain and grass, and it will not surprise people to do anything."

Looking at Cao Cao, Guo Jia said: "If this is the case, even if Sikong has great ambitions, he can only rule with them." ”

"Moreover, Xu Du is here, it is absolutely dangerous."

"Once Sikong and Yuan Shao turn against each other, then, when the time comes, Sikong will be in a dilemma."

"Sikong Northern Expedition, this Jiangdong may surprise Xudu!"

"Sikong had to place heavy troops to defend Xudu."

"And if Yuan Shao can defeat Gongsun Zhan, he will be in the limelight for a while, and he will be extremely powerful."

"Sikong didn't do his best to fight him, and he had almost no chance of winning."

"Sikong marched south, Yuan Shao attacked from the north, Sikong can't stop it."

"Sikong sticks to the Central Plains, then, he can only be encroached upon by Yuan Shao and Jiangdong and sit still."

Cao Cao listened to Xun You and Guo Jia's analysis, only felt a toothache, and said, "Then at present, what should we do?" ”

Guo Jia said: "Since Jiangdong sent grain and urged us to go on the expedition, then we will follow their wishes." Send an envoy to Jiangdong to express the lord of Jiangdong as the Marquis of Wu, and establish a good relationship with him. As long as he calls himself Hanchen one day, we will seize the initiative. If we act one step ahead of him, we will have the possibility of taking advantage of him. ”

"When we take Yuan Shu and Lu Bu, and occupy Shouchun and Xuzhou respectively, when the time comes, we will have a chance regardless of the Northern Expedition or the Southern Expedition."

Cao Cao heard Guo Jia say this, and looked at the map deadly.

After a while, he said, "Just do what you are filial to!" ”

(End of chapter)