As for what Guo Jia said about Zhang Xiu's possible sneak attack, how could Xun Yu, Xun You, and Cheng Yu not have considered it?
Cheng Yu first replied: "General Cao Ren has 30,000 soldiers guarding Yangzhai, and General Cao Hong of Xuchang has 10,000 soldiers. Zhang Xiu must weigh his own resources first."
Xi Zhicai knew Guo Jia very well, and he knew that there must be some inside story that they didn't know.
"Fengxiao, please stop playing riddles. Have you already got some information that we don't know?"
"Speak quickly, don't show off in front of the lord!"
Guo Jia chuckled and did not whet the appetite of these brothers anymore. He replied: "Last winter, my shadow guards distributed among Liu Bei, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu discovered some information."
"Shadow Guard?" Xun Yu and Cheng Yu looked at each other doubtfully.
At this time, there was actually no specialized intelligence agency.
Most of the people who can take on the role of spies are military spies and the patrons of certain people.
It was not until Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty established an internal guard that a relatively complete intelligence agency was established.
"This is an intelligence organization established by Chen Liujun himself." Cao Cao answered for Guo Jia. The subtext meant, "Shadow Guard is a formal organization established with my approval."
But at the beginning, Lao Cao did not see the potential of the shadow guard. Now, although he is greedy, he is too embarrassed to ask Lu Yan and Guo Jia for...
Guo Jia smiled at Boss Cao to express his gratitude, and then continued:
"Although Liu Bei has secured control of Xuzhou, he will only close the country, and there will always be a vacancy of advisers.
It turned out that the group of Tao Qian's old men in Xuzhou were secretly not very convinced by Liu Bei.
It may not be that easy for Liu Bei to secure Xuzhou."
Hearing this, Cheng Yu became even more confused and asked: "You also said that Xuzhou is not monolithic now. If we don't capture Xuzhou before they return home, it will probably be more difficult after they slowly recognize Liu Bei."
Too much!”
Guo Jia smiled again and said, "I agree with what you said, Zhongde.
However, I didn’t say we won’t deal with Liu Bei, I just said that we don’t necessarily need to take action to deal with Liu Bei!”
"If we don't take action, then who will?"
...
Cao Cao's expression remained unchanged as he secretly observed the debate between these top counselors.
Guo Jia talked eloquently and looked confident.
Xun Yu, Xun You, and Cheng Yu had a look of surprise, confusion, and surprise on their faces. This was mainly because of the unequal information. Guo Jia could rely on the exclusive secrets he had to carry out the pretense to the end.
At the scene, Lu Yan was the only one who looked as though the matter had nothing to do with him. He even secretly yawned just now!
There was a pause in the discussion, and Cao Cao suddenly turned to Lu Yan and asked, "Lu Qiaoqi, don't you tell me your opinion?"
Lu Yan was stunned by Cao Cao's sudden attack, and then he cursed in his heart: "Didn't Guo Jia say everything that should be said, and you still ask me what the fuck you are?"
If it were normal times, Lu Yan might have really said that, but today there were new people present. In order to take care of Boss Cao and his own face, Lu Yan still stood up and said, "Fengxiao is right!"
"..."
Xun Yu and Cheng Yu, who were well aware of Lu Yan's trust, had an expression on their faces that said, "It's really your Lu Yan style";
Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai, on the other hand, looked away in tacit agreement, looking like "I'm not very familiar with him."
Xun You looked at Lu Yan dumbfounded,
He was now like a drunken man, and there seemed to be two Lu Yans in front of him.
One was Lu Yan, who was rumored to be invincible in all battles and was top-notch in martial arts, and the other was Lu Yan, who was yawning and slacking off while on the spot.
No matter how hard Xun You tried, it was really difficult for him to put these two figures together...
Seeing his nephew staring at Lu Yan in surprise, Xun Yu coughed lightly and reminded him not to lose his etiquette.
The corner of Cao Cao's mouth twitched slightly, and he asked again without giving up: "You created and trained the Shadow Guards by yourself, can't you be more serious and give me a good suggestion?"
Suggestion... Lu Yan pondered for a while and then said: "Let's attack Wancheng first."
After finishing speaking, Lu Yan didn't explain anything and just sat down.
Sure enough, Lu Yan had the same idea as Guo Jia, they must know some secret!
Thinking of this, Xi Zhicai couldn't stand it anymore. He turned to Guo Jia and asked: "Fengxiao, please stop being so secretive and tell me what secrets you have."
Fengxiao was really anxious when he saw his old friend. He was keenly aware that if he hung up again, he would probably get beaten.
Guo Jia raised his hand and made a calm gesture, then said: "Let me talk about the secrets we have first. As for whether you can figure it out, that is your own business!"
"Speak quickly!" Xun Yu, Cheng Yu, Xi Zhicai, and even Xun You couldn't hold back their words and urged.
During this time when no one was watching Lu Yan, the faint smile that had been hanging on Lu Yan's face disappeared.
Wancheng...Zhang Xiu...Cao Ang...Dian Wei...
Just when Lu Yan was thinking, Guo Jia finally revealed the confidential information he had: "Sun Ce used the jade seal to exchange for his freedom from Yuan Shu."
Jade Seal! Yuan Shu!
Xun You and Xi Zhicai's eyes suddenly lit up, while Xun Yu and Cheng Yu looked astonished.
"Qu Yi united with Xian Yufu, Liu Yu's son Liu He and others, led a total of 100,000 troops, and surrounded Gongsun Zan in Yijing Tower."
"Yuan Shao has surrounded Gongsun Zan?!" Not only Xun Yu and others, but also Cao Cao couldn't help but sit up straight and thought to themselves: "There is no news in the Central Plains area... How can the news of the Shadow Guard be so fast!"
Could it be that Yuan Shao had forced Gongsun Zan into such a situation just by relying on his general Qu Yi?
Recalling the previous incident where Yuan Shao angrily refused the emperor's reward, Xun Yu and others finally gave up the idea of attacking Xuzhou first.
"I see..." Xi Zhicai breathed a sigh of relief, shook his head and said, "I didn't expect Yuan Shao's strength to grow so rapidly. General Baima, who was once so powerful in Northern Xinjiang, would be defeated so soon."
"It's not surprising." The person who spoke this time was Xun You, "The Yuan family has four generations and three nobles, and its disciples and former officials are all over the world.
Yuan Shao has countless talented people under his command, and when dealing with a Gongsun Zan who has almost fallen into madness, the outcome is almost predictable."
Although I thought that Gongsun Zan would be defeated, I didn't expect that it would come so quickly.
As long as Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan, he can quickly capture the entire territory of Youzhou.
By the time Yuan Shao controls the entire territory of the two states plus part of Qingbin, he will be the most powerful prince in the world.
After annihilating Gongsun Zan and unifying the north, what would Yuan Shao do? Everyone present knew it very well.
"After Yuan Shao unified the north, I am afraid that I, Cao Mengde, will be the first person to be attacked!" Cao Cao teased himself in a pretending to be relaxed tone, but no one could laugh out loud.
At this time, Lu Yan suddenly said: "Since Yuan Shao is unwilling to accept the post of Taiwei, then why doesn't Mr. Cao give him the position of general?"
"Huh?" Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, then clapped his hands and said, "What a great idea! In this case, will Yuan Shao accept it or not?"
Xi Zhicai continued what Cao Cao said and explained: "If you accept it, Yuan Shao will have no excuse to send troops. If you don't accept it, then Yuan Shao will appear not to take the emperor seriously, and he will be too aggressive, which will damage his image in the eyes of the world."
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Xun Yu and Xun You, Cheng Yu looked at each other and reminded: "But we still can't take it lightly. In the face of interests, all excuses are worth mentioning."