Cao Hong and Cao Fu and his son are not doing well in war, which does not mean that they are stupid. Their ability to do business so big means that their IQ is not low. This is the ability to observe their faces and distinguish between the trend and the taste.

Oh. Otherwise, Cao Hong would not have wanted to marry his daughter to Wei Ba when the Han and Wei wars continued.

Unlike Xiahou Hui who was captured and married to Wei Ba, they were investing. Although Wei Ba finally refused to accept this marriage because he avoided suspicion and turned to Guan Xing as the son-in-law of the Cao family, for the Cao family, this business was

It was done. Who is Guan Xing? He is Wei Ba's brother-in-law. He now holds the military power in Jingzhou and is one of Wei Ba's trustworthy confidants. He is also one of the representatives of the Yuan Cong Clan of Shu Han, and now he has become a member of Wei again.

The future of this big ship is unlimited. The Cao family's investment is still successful.

Because of this relationship, Cao Fu could not ignore the situation between the two countries. He wanted to reduce risks for his own investment. Wei Ba himself was in the East China Sea, his father and brother were in Suiyang, and Wei Feng's wife produced horse armor in Xiangyang.

The Yangtze River is Wei Ba's base camp. Guan Feng and Xiahou Hui are all in Jiangnan to manage his family business. With such a big show, what does Wei Ba want to do?

If Cao Fu was still hesitant, he would really understand after hearing Mrs. Xi’s words.

Force Cao Rui to surrender and find some military achievements for Wei Ba. Regardless of whether Cao Rui really surrenders or pretends to surrender, as long as he agrees to the negotiations, Wei Ba will seize the initiative in the struggle with Zhuge Liang and Li Yan. If it were Cao Rui

He agreed to be the emperor and called King of Wei. With such great contributions to Wei Ba, how could he not be named a king? With Sun Quan and Cao Rui two kings of different surnames, why can't Wei Ba be named a king?

Wei Ba now has the strength to be king. All he wants to break through is a status.

No matter what the final result is, as long as the negotiations are started. And the negotiations are led by Wei Ba, Wei Ba will take the initiative, and his hard work will be rewarded. After a while of the talks, even if the negotiations are not completed in the end, Wei

Ba has also bought time. For Cao Rui, sitting in the negotiation table will not cause any substantial losses, but on the contrary, he will get some time to breathe.

After calling him a minister and becoming a family, then there will be no hostility and horse armor can be bought and sold. As for whether Cao Rui will turn against each other after buying horse armor, the cavalry equipped with horse armor is used to deal with Hu

If a person still deals with the Han army, that is the future. Maybe he will accept his fate, maybe he will fight back to death. It is all possible.

Cao Fu understood it and left.

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After Cao Fu left Xiangyang, he did not return to Luoyang immediately. On the contrary, he drove lightly and traveled day and night. He rushed to Xiangguan and met Guan Xing on the grounds of visiting his sister. The two talked all night, and the next morning, Cao Fu

Then he left with satisfaction.

After traveling back and forth for thousands of miles, Cao Fu was as tired as a dead dog, but gained a lot. After returning to Luoyang, he immediately pulled his father Cao Hong into the study.

After hearing what Cao Fu said, Cao Hong's eyes widened and it took him a long time to say, "This... is such a big situation."

"Not that." Cao Fu touched his thin face and smiled bitterly: "This is not what he wants to be king. I think he might want to go further and just sit in that seat."

"Whether you can go further depends on your strength." Cao Hongren became a spirit and quickly returned to his calmness, saying lightly: "Of course, when Emperor Wu just started his army, he didn't expect that there would be today. This person's heart,

If you have to contrast with your strength, otherwise you won’t have a good ending. Yuan Shu’s ambition is greater than his strength, but he died. Huangfu Song’s strength is greater than his ambition, and he wasted a great opportunity in vain and sent his life away. Wei Ba

If you reach this point, you can't retreat. It's not difficult to advance."

Cao Fu nodded. He knew his father very well. In the late years of Jian'an, even though Cao Cao had already mastered all the power as the prime minister, and was only one step away from ruler in the world, many people continued to oppose him, and even

Even his villagers fought against him for the Han Dynasty. If those struggles were not too tragic and that Cao Cao had exhausted his mind, he would not have died so early.

Now, Wei Ba has also embarked on this path, which is even more difficult than Cao Cao, because he is still in front of him with a powerful minister like Zhuge Liang. However, Wei Ba also has his advantages. He is still young and has enough time to deploy.

For example, Cao Cao did not realize that he had a chance until he was over fifty years old, and he had to go further. He had strength but lacked physical strength.

"It is very necessary to go to Xiangguan." Cao Hong blinked his eyes and smiled mysteriously. "If I had come back a few days earlier, there would be no hope for this matter. Now, with Wuqiu

Jian's letter was first, and His Majesty calmed down for a few more days, and the possibility of success was much more likely."

Cao Fu was confused.

Cao Hong told him something. As for now, this matter is still a secret, and it is limited to a very small number of people. About half a month ago, Cao Rui once again received a letter from Wu Qiu Jian. Wu Qiu Jian had been

It has been more than two months since prison, so of course it is impossible to write a letter to Cao Rui freely. This letter, like the first letter, should have been granted by Wei Ba’s permission or even instructed letters. However, Cao Rui read from this letter

It tastes different.

Wu Qiu Jian suggested that Cao Rui follow Sun Quan, surrender to the Shu Han court, leave the emperor's title, and retain the title of king. In order to convince Cao Rui to accept this suggestion, he introduced Wei Ba's strategic intention in detail, and proved that Cao Wei's prospects were bleak and he resisted stubbornly.

It will only destroy the country and the race. In addition to preventing the ancestors of the Cao family from eating blood, it will also cause greater harm to the clothing and hats of the Central Plains, allowing the Hu people in the north of the Frontier to take advantage of the situation.

Finally, Wu Qiu Jian cried and wanted Cao Rui to accept the negotiations. Like Wei Ba, he could use powerful force to expel the captives, go abroad, expand territory, and spread the saints' benevolence in all fields, and promote the great Han Dynasty's prestige for thousands of miles.

No matter how gorgeous Wuqiu Jian’s words are or how sincere the meaning is, for Cao Rui, this letter only has two meanings: one, persuade Cao Rui to surrender, and the other, no matter whether Cao Rui surrenders or not, Wuqiu Jian has decided to surrender.

This made Cao Rui furious. It is said that he vomited blood and fainted on the ground when he woke up. After waking up, he was furious and ordered all Wu Qiu Jian's family to be imprisoned.

However, after Cao Rui calmed down, he read Wu Qiu Jian's letter several times, temporarily putting the second meaning aside, focusing on studying the Wei Ba layout described by Wu Qiu Jian. He also found that Wu Qiu Jian's suggestions

Very realistic, the prospect he described is not possible at all, on the contrary, there is a great possibility that it will become a reality. Regardless of whether the dispute between the Han and Wei will allow the Hu people to take advantage of the situation, as far as the situation set by Wei Ba,

There seems to be no good countermeasures in Wei State to break the deadlock.

After discussing with Jiang Ji and other close ministers, Cao Rui's attitude softened, accepted a delaying plan, and decided to negotiate with Shu Han first to gain some breathing time. If he just went to the Emperor's name, he could maintain all the reality he had now.

He could not rule out the benefits. Of course, if he was gradually swallowed like Sun Quan, he would definitely not agree. In Cao Hong's opinion, Cao Rui actually wanted to slow down. In the past few months

, Wei State has done his best, and he himself is exhausted, and it takes time to adjust.

In this case, Cao Fu brought this news and was very pleased to comfort Cao Rui. At least he still had a chance to get horse armor and a chance to fight back.

Cao Fu understood and was so happy that he was so happy. He went to Xiangguan just to get some accurate information from Guan Xing's sisters and sisters. Now it seems that the hard work is worth it.

Cao Fu immediately asked to see the emperor and reported the result of his work. Finally, he told Cao Rui that even if it was not a hostile relationship, Xiangyang would not be able to supply Wei horse armor now. Li Yan asked for five thousand sets.

Wei Yan needs five thousand sets, and Wei Ba needs no need to say that he will definitely give priority to supplying the target. The number is still uncertain, about ten thousand sets. In addition, Zhuge Liang needs about two or three thousand sets to increase the power of the imperial guards.

The production task of Xiangyang ironwork has been scheduled for a year, and even if you take up an order from Wei, it is impossible to deliver the goods.

Cao Rui was frightened. Li Yan, Wei Yan, and Wei Ba, the three men, and the 20,000 sets of horse armor, weren't all used to deal with the Wei State? Just like playing chess, Wei Ba made a big picture.

He couldn't help but not get into it. If Wei State does not buy horse armor, he will naturally be at an absolute disadvantage. If he buys horse armor, he will only reduce the power gap and is still at a disadvantage. In this case, he will fight head-on and fight against Wei State.

There is no benefit.

The best way is of course to take the lead in Wei Ba’s counterattack before the game was set up. Judging from the news that Cao Fu found out, it will take a year to fully implement these horse armors. Seize this time to counterattack.

, Perhaps there is still a glimmer of hope in Wei State.

But the question is, does Wei State have the strength to fight back?

Among Wei Ba's three armies, the navy he led was in the East China Sea. Wei State had no strength to fight against him at sea and could only be in a passive defensive. From the western road, Li Yan's terrain was used as a cover, but he had no advantage.

It is impossible for troops to enter Guanzhong. If Li Yan gave priority to equip horse armor, then Xiahou Ba and others would only bring shame to themselves. The most likely one is Yanzhou. As for the moment, the strength of this battlefield

The gap is the smallest and the most likely to win.

However, it is only possible and there is no absolute certainty.

What made Cao Rui even more worried was that even if he won this battlefield, it would not help the whole situation, and instead would make Sima Yi make a great contribution.

It is a feasible way to negotiate and strive for a period of time, whether it is self-made or purchased, before the Shu Han army fully equipped the horse armor.

This may be a delaying strategy or a poison to quench thirst. Wei State wants to use this time to breathe, and Wei Ba also wants to use this time to complete the layout. The final negotiation will be beneficial to who will depend on who can use this section more effectively.

time.

Perhaps, the greatest benefit of negotiation is not on the battlefield, but in the court. If the Han and Wei sides truce, Zhuge Liang and Wei Ba will inevitably lose the goal of cooperation, and there may be greater conflicts between them. As the task of unification of the world is about to be completed,

Zhuge Liang may launch a counterattack against Wei Ba in advance, striving to eradicate this hidden danger before his death.

Cao Rui thought for a long time and decided to accept the suggestion, send someone to Jiangling, and contact Fei Yi, who had been staying there. At the same time, he replied to Wu Qiu Jian with a letter.

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Chapter completed!