Chapter three hundred and seventy seventh discussion Wuhuan
Xu Chu and Xia Houyuan seemed to be at odds.
If you throw out 50,000, I will throw out 30,000; if you throw out 10,000, I will only throw out 8,000...???
In the end, Lao Cao couldn't stand it anymore.
He raised his hand and waved it violently, saying: "Stop fooling around and get out of here!"
Xia Houyuan and Xu Chu respected Cao Cao the most. Although they were blushing and having thick necks at this moment, as soon as Cao Cao opened his mouth, they both immediately changed from tigers to cats. After shrinking their necks, they returned to their positions again.
There are plenty of opportunities to make meritorious deeds, so don't worry about this moment.
After Xia Houyuan and Xu Chu retreated, suddenly another counselor Dong Zhao stood up and said: "My lord, the Wuhuan people are too far away from us, and it is difficult for us to keep up with supplies.
If we mobilize all our troops to attack them in western Liaoning and other places, if we are not careful and they cut off the supply line, we may easily fail!
Moreover, the Xuchang defenders only had more than 10,000 people. Although there were Jia Xu, Man Chong and others nearby to support them, they were still outnumbered!
If Liu Biao and Sun Quan take advantage of your army's expedition to Wuhuan to attack Xuchang, and hundreds of thousands of troops are rolling in, how should we deal with it?"
Dong Zhao's words are not alarmist.
Liu Biao has at least 100,000 naval troops and at least 200,000 infantrymen. In addition to Sun Quan's 100,000 water and land troops, if they really want to attack Xuchang, the 400,000-strong army is probably a conservative estimate.
Dong Zhao's worries were actually justified, and Cao Cao was shaken because of this.
But just when Cao Cao was about to give up, Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai looked at each other, suddenly stood up and said, "My lord, Jia is unhappy if you don't say anything!"
When Cao Cao heard this, he looked at Guo Jia strangely and said, "When did you, Guo Fengxiao, become so polite?"
"Guo always abides by etiquette... My lord, what you said is true and makes my subordinates sad!" Guo Jiatian replied shamelessly.
Guo Jia's answer made not only Cao Cao, but also everyone present couldn't help but twitch their mouths.
You, a guy who always sleeps and snores during meetings, have the nerve to say that you abide by etiquette?
Although Lu Yan and Jia Xu sleep during meetings most of the time, at least they sleep peacefully!
Seeing everyone looking at him with strange eyes, Guo Jia suddenly went crazy again... He put his hands on his hips and shouted: "What are you looking at? Have you never seen such a handsome counselor?"
Cao Cao was troubled by Guo Jia. He looked at Guo Jia and said, "Fengxiao, please don't mess around... If you can't say something convincing to me, I will ask Zhong Kang to take you out!"
Speaking of this, Xu Chu also stepped forward in cooperation and shook his huge chest muscles towards Guo Jia.
Nice breasts!
Seeing this, Guo Jia swallowed, put down his hands, and said seriously: "My lord, please listen to me!"
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Guo Jia's expression finally became serious. After organizing some words, he said to Cao Cao:
"In a head-to-head confrontation a few days ago, the Wuhuan people were pushed to the ground and rubbed by us.
The Wuhuan people have obviously been frightened by us, and they may have fled back to their own territory overnight.
My lord, you might as well think about it, is the Wuhuan people’s territory far away from us?”
Cao Cao nodded and replied, "Yes... This is one of the main reasons why I hesitate to march."
Guo Jia nodded and continued: "But my subordinates believe that since Wuhuan is far away from us, they will not be prepared. If we appear in their territory without anyone noticing, then there will be another attack."
A sudden attack, this way, we can definitely defeat them in one fell swoop and win the final victory!"
"Emmm..." Lao Cao chewed on Guo Jia's suggestion. Although he thought it made sense, he was still a little hesitant.
Guo Jia was not discouraged and continued his analysis: "Although Yuan Shao and Yuan Tan are dead, Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi are still alive. Now they have all taken refuge with the Wuhuan people. With their extraordinary relationship with Wuhuan, do you think
Will they give up their plan to take back Youzhou?"
When Cao Cao heard this, he frowned involuntarily.
Guo Jia saw that his words had an effect, so he struck while the iron was hot: "My lord, please think again... If we don't take the opportunity to eliminate them now, then after they slow down and gain strength, they will definitely attack Youzhou again."
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You should be aware of how huge the influence of the Yuan family is in Hebei. If the Wuhuan people hold the banner of the Yuan family and go south to capture Youzhou, then there will definitely be countless wealthy gentry from Youzhou who will respond, and then our rear will never have peace.
It’s day!”
This time, without waiting for Cao Cao's reply, Guo Jia continued: "If we leave the Wuhuan people alone now and go south to attack Youzhou, as long as the Wuhuan people unite with the Xianbei Xiongnu to harass Youzhou and Bingzhou and other places, wouldn't we be in trouble?
If we are in a difficult situation where we can't care about each other, how can we concentrate on dealing with Liu Biao and Sun Quan?"
At this time, someone suddenly said: "Don't we still have an ally Lu Bu?"
Guo Jia sneered, "It is better to ask for yourself than to ask for others... Lu Che's cavalry strength is only 50,000 to 70,000, and he has to divide his troops to garrison Qingzhou to defend Liaodong. Dai Fang and other places may have enemies coming from the Bohai Sea. How can they have so many troops?"
How to deal with the Wuhuan people?"
The man was left speechless by Guo Jia's rebuttal and could only retreat angrily.
Seeing that no one objected, Guo Jia said to Cao Cao: "Liu Biao and Sun Quan seemed to be in alliance, but Sun Jian died at the hands of General Liu Biao. There has always been a feud between the two families, and it is impossible for them to be of the same mind.
Moreover, Liu Biao was a talkative talker. Although he had the strength to attack Xuchang, he had no ambition to match this strength.
Looking at Sun Quan again, although he is ambitious, he is not yet capable enough. Moreover, Liu Biao does not completely trust Sun Quan and will not cooperate with him wholeheartedly...
Therefore, from the perspective of my subordinates, there is no need for us to worry about them now."
Cao Cao's brows furrowed even deeper, obviously he was about to be persuaded by Guo Jia.
Guo Jia saw that Lao Cao was so close to finishing the job, so he was heartbroken and prepared to take out some more useful information and said: "My lord, I'm afraid you still don't know something. All the shadow guards from the Shadow Jiazi Camp are currently active in Jingzhou."
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They will make every effort to prevent Liu Biao from using troops against Xuchang!"
After hearing what Guo Jia said, everyone suddenly understood, "It turns out that Guo Jijiu had already made arrangements. No wonder he is so sure that there won't be too many threats from the south!"
Guo Jia's words finally made Cao Cao make up his mind.
Cao Cao's brows widened. He stood up and said to everyone present: "Everyone, I have made up my mind. In two days, all the cavalry will attack and raid the hinterland of Wuhuan. We must annihilate Wuhuan in one fell swoop!"
Cao Cao had made his decision. Xi Zhicai, Guo Jia, Xun You and others stood up and cupped their hands and said: "My lord is wise!"
Lu Yan and Jia Xu slowed down for a moment. Seeing that everyone was complimenting Cao Cao, they also stood up and cupped their hands and said: