Chapter 33: Guo Jia's Plan
With the departure of Dong Cheng and Xu Huang, the players became even more unscrupulous.
After all, both Dong Cheng and Xu Huang are considered their immediate bosses. If it were a normal game, players would never look at them again after following the NPC to complete the mission.
But "Huang Han" is different. It is an open game, and the NPCs in it all have their own personalities, likes and dislikes.
This means that even if the task is completed, as long as you interact with the NPC, it will also affect the NPC's favorability towards you.
No player is willing to face the consequences of offending an NPC, especially if this NPC is a high-ranking official in the camp.
Therefore, when Dong Cheng and Xu Huang are around, the players will be more restrained. For example, when distributing equipment, they will not be so unscrupulous and argue with each other until they get red in the face.
But once Dong Cheng and Xu Huang left, the scene turned into a vegetable market at the doorstep.
"Come on, come on, the special spear made by the Flying Bear Army is worth 2 points per shot. It's cheaper than the one next door."
"Xiliang Army's regular armor! 90% new! The previous owner hasn't cooled down yet! It's so hot! 1 point for a set! Don't miss it if you pass by!"
"War horses! Xiliang war horses! They are essential equipment for you to become a cavalry! The price is cheap, 5 points per horse! The quantity is not good! The further you go, the fewer things there are and the more expensive the price!"
Of course, some players have collected enough equipment and are selling it to others, and some players are escorting some of the captives they gathered.
According to the requirements of the mission, this group of prisoners needs to be escorted back to Luoyang.
The area where players fight with the Xiliang Army is very large, and it will take a long time for players to search.
Therefore, it was not until the next day that the players had just finished searching the battlefield. At this time, the Xiliang Army camp could no longer see the prosperity of the past, and only a mess.
The news that Liu Xie sent a large army to completely annihilate the Xiliang Army has been learned by several princes around Luoyang.
The princes were shocked and quickly sent people to verify. At the same time, they also fell into a kind of panic.
Among these princes, one prince seemed more entangled than the others.
Xuchang is the county seat of Yingchuan County in Yuzhou, and it is also the core of Boss Cao's power.
At this time, Boss Cao and his direct generals were sitting together in the governor's mansion in the city.
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
Boss Cao said loudly with great certainty.
"We know exactly how many troops your Majesty has! How many people are there in Luoyang! I also know! How could an army of 150,000 suddenly appear?"
"Moreover, these people also wiped out Li Jue and Guo Si! They captured a total of 120,000 Xiliang troops!"
"Impossible! It must be the people below who sent back false information! Go get a few people and kill the person responsible for collecting information!"
"Wait a minute!" At this time, a man dressed as a middle-aged counselor quickly stopped him.
"My lord, although there is something fishy about this matter, the intelligence officer is not guilty enough to die. In addition, the people arranged by his subordinates also sent back the same news. Even the information obtained by Yuan Shao is the same."
"Youruo, do you think this is true?" Boss Cao looked at Xun Yu and asked.
"Whether it is true or not, this matter needs to be confirmed again." Xun Yu thought for a while and said to Boss Cao.
"How to confirm?" Boss Cao asked quickly after hearing Xun Yu's words.
"It's very simple. Send someone to deliver gifts to the emperor."
"Giving a gift to the emperor? Why?" Boss Cao was a little confused.
"My lord, think about it, we sent people there to find out whether the gifts were fake and whether they were true. As long as our people can enter Luoyang City, we can get more or less information."
"After all, judging from the current news, 150,000 people are not a small number. Luoyang is so big. If there are really 150,000 people there, then there will be some clues."
Boss Cao nodded when he heard Xun Yu's words, and then continued: "You continue."
"Yes, lord." Xun Yu nodded, and then continued: "As long as we confirm that there are 150,000 troops in Luoyang City, we can be sure that the Xiliang Army has been destroyed."
"In that case, my lord should have made plans in advance."
"Plan? What plan?" Boss Cao suddenly heard this sentence and still didn't react.
"It's the attitude towards the emperor." Before Xun Yu could speak, a counselor on the other side of Boss Cao said.
After saying this, he poured a sip of wine into his mouth, and then stood up unsteadily.
"My lord, look here!" the counselor came to the Kanyu map on the side of the hall, pointed at the Kanyu map and said.
"If the Xiliang army is really destroyed by the emperor, then it will be empty talk for the lord to control the emperor. Since we cannot play against the emperor, we should consider several other aspects."
"For example, here." After speaking, the counselor pointed to a point on the map.
"Fengxiao, is this Wancheng?" Boss Cao was a little confused.
"It's Wancheng!" Guo Jia nodded, and then said: "This place is even more important to the lord than the entire Yanzhou!"
"How is that possible?" Boss Cao didn't believe it.
"Since my lord does not believe it, I would like to ask my lord, if you were the emperor, what should you do after defeating the Xiliang army?" Guo Jia turned around, took a sip of wine slowly, and then slowly
said.
"Of course, we will continue to capture the cities controlled by Xiliang. One is to eliminate the roots and prevent the Xiliang army from resurrecting, and the other is to seize the land of Yongzhou." When Boss Cao said this, he was suddenly stunned. Then he looked at Guo Jia and revealed
A look of surprise on his face: "You mean Yongzhou?"
"That's right!" Guo Jia stopped trying to be pretentious and nodded directly, and then said: "Wancheng is the seat of Nanyang County. After capturing Nanyang, you can pass through Wuguan and directly enter Hongnong."
"To the east of Hongnong is Luoyang, and to the west you can enter Yongzhou!"
"If the lord can control Hongnong before the emperor does, he can limit the emperor's power to the Sili area. Even if the lord cannot control the emperor, he can turn the emperor into the Zhou royal family!"
"In this way, my lord's world dominance can be achieved!"
"Another point is that my lord's capture of Wancheng will not arouse the emperor's resentment. I don't know if my lord can continue to gain favor in front of the emperor. After all, the one currently stationed in Wancheng is Xiliang's most powerful general Zhang Xiu.
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"Not only does he have 100,000 elite troops in his hands, he is also a fierce general himself. If we don't attack Wancheng, then when the Xiliang army recovers, we will definitely contact Zhang Xiu and attack Luoyang together."
"At that time, even if the emperor can win, it will be a tragic victory. In this way, the power in his hands will be greatly weakened. I think the emperor who has suffered the hardship of having no soldiers in his hands will never use the 150,000 troops to fight against the West.
The Liang army fought to the death."
"Our action is equivalent to solving this potential threat for the emperor. The emperor will definitely thank us. At the same time, we can also limit the emperor's power to Sili."
Chapter completed!