Sure enough, after listening to Xu Shu's words, Cao Cao said calmly: "Oh! It seems that Yuan Zhi agreed with Wen Ruo's view and sent troops to assist Xuzhou!" Although on the surface, there is nothing wrong with Cao Cao's words, as long as he understands
Cao Cao's people could hear a hint of disappointment in Cao Cao's tone. For a moment, Xun Yu and Xun You were shocked, and they quickly stood up to excuse Xu Shu. The situation Cao Wei is facing now, Xu Shu is indispensable.
Wise men, they could not sit back and watch Cao Cao destroy the Great Wall.
But at this time, Xu Shu said loudly: "My lord is wrong! Although my subordinates want the lord to send troops, it is not to help Liu Bei! Instead, they hope that the lord can send troops to Xuzhou and join forces with Gongsun Zan and Sun Ce to defeat Xuzhou.
Take a piece of the pie!”
As soon as Xu Shu said this, the three people present were shocked. No one thought that Xu Shu would come up with such an idea. They stared at Xu Shu with wide eyes. Could it be that he didn't care about Zhuge Liang at all?
Friendship? But soon, Cao Cao was attracted by Xu Shu's plan, and said with bright eyes: "Yuan Zhi, do you want us to send troops to hunt Xuzhou with Gongsun Zan and Sun Ce?"
Xu Shu raised the corner of his mouth and said: "Yes, my lord! With Liu Bei's strength, even if he can barely block the attacks of Gongsun Zan and Sun Ce, it won't last long. If we send troops to rescue Liu Bei, we will definitely need to spend more troops! Besides,
Liu Bei is the most powerful man in the world. He just had no opportunity to develop before, so he has remained unknown. Now that he controls Xuzhou, if he is allowed to develop, he will definitely become a serious problem for the lord in the future!"
Xu Shu's words touched Cao Cao's heart. In fact, even Cao Cao himself didn't know the reason. From the first time he met the three Liu Bei brothers, Cao Cao subconsciously valued Liu Bei. Otherwise, during the Luoyang Alliance, Cao Cao also
He would not deliberately invite Liu Bei who had just captured Xuzhou. In Cao Cao's heart, he did regard Liu Bei as a potential opponent! But Xun Yu on the side frowned and said: "Yuan Zhi,
After all, Liu Bei is an ally with my lord, so it’s okay for my lord to stay put, but if he turns around and attacks Liu Bei, I’m afraid it will have a big impact on my lord’s reputation!”
Reputation? Cao Cao curled his lips, and even Xun Yu's nephew Xun You disagreed. Although Xun Yu was very intelligent, he was a bit pedantic. The competition between the princes meant to use any means and throw away everything when necessary.
What's more, something invisible and intangible like reputation? Xun Youdang even said to Cao Cao: "My lord! My subordinates also agree with Yuan Zhi's suggestion and send troops to Xuzhou! However, Liu Bei's military advisor..." As he spoke,
, Xun You's eyes turned to Xu Shu, but he did not say any more, but the meaning was self-evident, it was an allusion to the relationship between Xu Shu and Zhuge Liang.
Xu Shu didn't care about this, but nodded and said to Cao Cao: "My lord! If we want to send troops to Xuzhou, Sun Wu will suffer a lot of losses, so there is no need to worry, but Gongsun Zan must be on guard! Subordinates
Please allow me to allow my lord to lead five thousand troops to garrison Hanoi to contain Gongsun Zan’s troops!”
Hanoi is located at the junction of Yanzhou, Bingzhou and Jizhou. Next to it is Hulao Pass, which became famous in the Battle of Luoyang. Xu Shu requested to station troops here. Firstly, he wanted to proactively avoid suspicion. Secondly, stationing troops here could indeed prevent Gongsun Zan.
The role of Xuzhou. There are not many soldiers and horses in Xuzhou, and he has to face the two-sided attack by Gongsun Zan and Sun Ce. Cao Cao sends troops at this time, which can almost be said to be a sure win. Therefore, Xu Shu, who is Cao Cao's first counselor, even if he does not participate,
It doesn't matter much.
Xu Shu was able to do this, which made Cao Cao feel very happy. Even when he burst out laughing, the haze that had been hovering in his heart these days dissipated. He smiled and said to Xu Shu: "Okay! Just as Yuan Zhi said.
!I will allocate you five thousand soldiers and horses, and then send two generals Li Dian and Yu Jin to help you. I will leave Gongsun Zan to Yuan Zhi!"
"Yes! I accept your order!" Xu Shu stood up and bowed to Cao Cao. Xun Yu and Xun You, who were standing next to him, looked at Xu Shu and couldn't help but sigh. After this experience, Xu Shu's status in Cao Cao's mind may have improved.
He can no longer be shaken! Xun Yu, who has just taken over as the head of the Xun family in the past few years, has secretly made up his mind. It seems that he will deepen his relationship with Xu Shu in the future!
Cao Cao lowered his head and thought for a moment, and then said: "As for Xuzhou's countermeasures, everything is just as Yuan Zhi said. Let's mobilize our troops and send troops to Xuzhou! Well! Liu Bei's two sworn brothers are not ordinary people. This time
We must bring Yuan Rang, Ma Chao, Yan Liang, Wen Chou and Zhang Jia with us!" The five generals mentioned by Cao Cao are the five most courageous generals under Cao Cao, but Cao Cao only calls Xiahou Dun by his nickname.
, which shows that among these five people, only Xiahou Dun is trusted by Cao Cao the most.
At this time, seeing that Cao Cao had made up his mind, Xun Yu no longer tried to persuade Cao Cao, but raised another question: "My lord! If we just attack Xuzhou directly like this, my subordinates think it is not appropriate! Where is Gongsun Zan?"
Since Yuan Zhi has made arrangements, he can leave it alone for the time being. However, although Sun Ce is not as powerful as the lord, if he wants to have trouble with the lord, it will be a bit troublesome. The lord may as well send someone to say hello to Sun Ce first.
We have agreed to divide Xuzhou equally, and then maybe we can join forces with Sun Ce to deal with Gongsun Zan! Wouldn't this kill two birds with one stone?"
"Oh?" Although he was a little disappointed with Xun Yu's pedantry before, Xun Yu's suggestion restored Cao Cao's confidence in him. He squinted his eyes and touched the beard on his chin, nodded and said: "Well! What Wen Ruo said
That makes sense! Then send Liu Ye to Shouchun and try to form an alliance with Sun Ce! Haha, Sun Wentai is a tiger, but I don’t know if his son is also a tiger!"
At this time, a sergeant suddenly walked out of the meeting hall. Standing outside the door, he clasped his fists and shouted to Cao Cao: "Lord! There is an urgent report from Xiyang!"
"Xiyang?" Cao Cao turned the name around in his mind and immediately remembered that Xiyang is a city at the junction of Yanzhou and Yangzhou. An urgent report came from Xiyang. Could it be that there is something in Yangzhou?
What happened? Cao Cao, who had just planned to join forces with Sun Ce, couldn't help but darken his face when he thought of this, and shouted to the sergeant: "Send it over quickly!"
The sergeant dared to neglect, so he quickly walked into the meeting hall, took out the information from his pocket and handed it to Cao Cao, and then walked backwards and left the meeting hall. Cao Cao opened the information and took a closer look, but the look on his face changed.
It was a bit strange. This information was not what Cao Cao had suspected before. It just showed that a team of envoys had been sent from Yangzhou and went directly to the guard of Xiyang and asked to meet Cao Cao. And the leader of this team of envoys,
Cao Cao had also heard of his name before, the only survivor of the Jingzhou family, Kuai Yue!
"Kuai Yue?" Cao Cao handed the information to Xu Shu and others to read it over. Xun Yu thought about it and said, "I have heard of this person before. He is the second son of the Kuai family.
He and his brother Kuai Liang were great talents in Jingzhou! However, when Luo Yang captured Jingzhou and eliminated all Jingzhou aristocratic families such as the Kuai family and the Cai family, the Kuai family was not spared. I thought that Kuai Yue was also killed by Luo Yang, but I didn't expect
Not only is he still alive, but he has also defected to Sun Wu!"
"Yes! Kuai Yue's talent is indeed amazing!" Xu Shu also nodded. Although he had never met Kuai Yue before, Xu Shu also studied with Sima Hui in Jingzhou, so he had heard of Kuai Yue's name.
"My master once said that the two most talented people in Jingzhou are all in the Kuai family, referring to the brothers Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue!"
Xu Shu's teacher Sima Hui, Cao Cao had also heard of his name. For Kuai Yue to be so praised by Sima Hui, he was obviously not an ordinary counselor. Thinking of this, Cao Cao couldn't help but sigh: "Such a talented person can't do anything for him."
I can use it! What a pity! What a pity!" The three Xu Shu people who were familiar with Cao Cao's character only smiled in response to Cao Cao's words and did not feel any discomfort. Cao Cao said this because he was just coveting Kuai Yue's talent and did not
I don’t mean to look down on Xu Shu and the other three, this is also because Cao Cao is sick. He simply wants to collect all the talents in the world. It seems that when Chen Deng, the envoy from Xuzhou, just paid a visit to Cao Cao, Cao Cao was also so powerful.
Express emotion.
Cao Cao just complained, and then asked Xu Shu and others: "In your opinion, what is the purpose of Kuai Yue's sudden visit to Yanzhou?"
Xu Shu and the three of them just lowered their heads and thought for a moment, and soon showed clear expressions. The three of them looked at each other and smiled faintly. Then Xu Shu raised his hands to Cao Cao and said, "My lord! If my subordinates can guess,
If it's true, Liu Ziyang doesn't have to make that extra trip this time!" The Liu Ziyang Xu Shu was talking about was Liu Ye, the envoy Cao Cao was about to send to Shouchun just now.
Cao Cao didn't understand Xu Shu's words. He was just stunned, looked at Xu Shu and the other two people with confusion, and asked in confusion: "Uh! Yuan Zhi, what do you mean by this?"
Xu Shu and the others laughed, but this time it was Xun Yu who answered Cao Cao's question and said: "My lord, what I mean by my subordinates is that this Kuai Yue is probably the envoy sent by Sun Ce to discuss the alliance with my lord! I didn't expect it.
Sun Ce has already made such a plan! But it’s good, in this way, not only will Liu Ziyang have to travel less, but the lord can also take the initiative in the alliance with Sun Ce!"
"Hahahaha!" After hearing Xun Yu's explanation, Cao Cao immediately understood. This was of course a great thing for Cao Cao. Cao Cao couldn't help but burst into laughter and quickly ordered to go on.
Someone was sent to escort Kuai Yue to Dongjun. But Xu Shu, who was on the side, narrowed his eyes and looked to the south. That handsome face flashed in his mind: Zhou Gongjin, I'm afraid this is also your arrangement!