Chapter 349 Fighting with Cao Cao across the board
Lu Meng is also a passionate young man.
The reason why he voluntarily resigned from the official position of Gong Cao Shangshu was to participate in the war and to make contributions on the battlefield. If he was promoted step by step, he would not resign.
After hearing Zhou Yu's plan, Lu Meng became even more motivated and enthusiastic. He stood up in one step, clasped his fists and said: "My lord, I humbly ask for a fight."
Gu Yong said: "The chance of winning this battle is still very high. After all, Cao Cao cannot go all out. I estimate that we have at least a 70% chance of winning, so we can fight."
When Lu Su saw this scene, he burst into laughter.
When he saw Lu Xuan's agitated look again, he knew that he could not dissuade him, so he solemnly said again: "My lord, I still have a question about my humble position."
Lu Xuan said: "Please tell me."
Lu Su asked: "Jia Xu, is he reliable?"
"reliable!"
Lu Xuan replied loudly.
He looked determined and said: "Jia Xu has never been loyal to Zhang Xiu, and Jia Xu is not an ordinary counselor. He knows what he needs. What he needs, only I can give him."
Lu Su replied: "Since Jia Xu is reliable, he can go to war with Cao Cao and Liu Biao directly, even if he is humble, he has no objection."
Lu Xuan laughed and said: "Since Zijing has no objection, let's prepare for a battle. Brother-in-law, as quickly as possible, send an order to Taishi Ci and Huang Zhong to arrange the war between Jiujiang County and Xuzhou.
, and then hide his whereabouts and come to Runan County."
"I humble my duty and obey my orders."
Gu Yong answered immediately.
Lu Xuan asked again: "Runan County always needs people to be in charge, who is responsible?"
Zhou Yu, Lu Su and Lu Meng did not speak.
Gu Yong chuckled and said: "My lord, I have a humble position in Runan. On the one hand, I want to integrate the information from the front and the rear. It is most suitable to stay in Pingyu County. On the other hand, all parts of Runan County have submitted, and no one resists, so it is not difficult.
.Finally, Pingyu County is a transit place for grain and grass, and it also needs people to keep an eye on it."
Lu Xuan nodded and said: "The security of the rear areas of Pingyu County will be left to my brother-in-law."
Gu Yong said: "Promise to complete the task."
Zhou Yu took the words and further said: "Lord, when it comes to your previous adjustment of my official position, I will ignore it for the time being. In this battle, the humble position must participate in the battle, and Gao Shun must also participate in the battle. Here in Guoyuan, he just arrived in Pingding this morning.
Yu County can help handle matters in Yuzhou."
Lu Xuan went to Wan County all by land and there was no waterway.
Guoyuan came from Lujiang County, almost all by water, and the speed was fast, so he came in a short time.
Although the general direction of the plan has been set, there are still countless things to arrange when it comes to sending troops.
Two days later, Lu Xuan officially swore an oath to go out for battle. The army did not hide its whereabouts and left Pingyu County in a mighty manner, heading towards Nanyang County.
The news spread quickly.
It was first spread to Luoyang, Guanzhong.
When Lu Xuan attacked Runan County, Cao Cao paid close attention and arranged for spies to keep an eye on it. When Lu Xuan's army changed direction and headed straight for Nanyang County, the spies passed the news back as quickly as possible and reached Cao Cao's hands.
Sikong Mansion, in the study.
After reading the letter sent back, Cao Cao immediately called Xun Yu, Guo Jia, Cheng Yu and Xun You to discuss the matter.
Cao Cao looked serious and said directly: "I just received the news. After Lu Xuan stayed in Pingyu County for a while, he stopped continuing to sweep Runan County and attack Yuzhou. He suddenly sent troops towards Nanyang County to capture Nanyang County."
Cheng Yu stroked his gray beard and said in a deep voice: "Lu Xuan's ambition is to swallow up Nanyang County, catch a turtle in a urn, and swallow Liu Biao."
Cao Cao nodded and said: "I agree with Zhong Degong's analysis. Lu Xuan captured Nanyang County in order to dominate the south. Do we need to send troops to stop Lu Xuan now? If we really need to send troops, how should we respond?"
Xun Yu said directly: "My lord, there is no need for any hesitation on the issue of sending troops. We must send troops. If Lu Xuan is not contained, he will dominate the south and will no longer be contained."
"Liu Biao and Lu Xuan have a good relationship and are in alliance. However, they are two families after all. Once we become a family, it will be a great threat to us. So no matter what, we must contain Lu Xuan."
Xun Yu said loudly, "With Liu Biao still there, Lu Xuan is incomplete and cannot dominate the south. Without Liu Biao, Lu Xuan has no constraints in the south. In addition, he has abundant money and food, making it difficult to deal with him."
Cheng Yu stroked his beard and said: "Xun Shangshu is right."
Xun Yu has been transferred to Shangshu Ling, responsible for the government affairs of the court.
Even so, Xun Yu still handled the situation in an orderly manner without any confusion. Xun Yu also managed the relationship with the courtiers very well in the court, stabilized the dissatisfied forces in the court for Cao Cao, and won over countless officials.
The current imperial court has no internal strife for the time being.
Xun You took the words and said: "Once we start a war with Lu Xuan, we will face pressure. Can Yuan Shao borrow some help?"
After hearing this, Cao Cao sneered and shook his head: "Gongda, it would be great if Yuan Shao doesn't deal with us. It's too good to expect him to send troops. What's more, if he wants to send troops, he will definitely use Yanzhou to go south. So, I
I would rather Yuan Shao not send troops. Of course, Yuan Shao is busy further destroying Gongsun Zan and will not interfere."
Guo Jia had a wise look in his eyes and said in a deep voice: "My lord, since Lu Xuan has made plans to attack Nanyang County, I know that he must have calculated that we will send troops. I am extremely sure of this."
"Lu Xuan will definitely consider it."
"So our arrangements must be judged from Lu Xuan's starting point. Now that he has considered us sending troops, how will he respond?"
"I think Lu Xuan's biggest possibility is to attack Yanzhou from Xuzhou and attack Yanzhou from Jiujiang County. Lu Xuan's troops are stationed in both places. If we want to send troops to stop Lu Xuan, we must first make arrangements in Yanzhou.
Ensure the stability of Yanzhou."
Guo Jia said: "Otherwise we will be attacked suddenly and caught off guard, and we will be very passive."
hiss!
Cao Cao took a deep breath.
He nodded and said in approval: "Feng Xiao's analysis is very reasonable. Lu Xuan has always made decisions before acting. He is as cunning as a fox. He is an old fox. He will definitely contain us from Yanzhou."
Guo Jia continued: "So, people must be arranged to guard it. As Luoyang is the base camp, and the emperor is there, there must be troops to guard it. Otherwise, if there is trouble in Luoyang, the gain will outweigh the loss."
"In Yanzhou, someone must also be in charge."
"In this case, I am afraid that the real elites that the lord can use are only more than 10,000 people. If the war with Lu Xuan is delayed for another one or two years, after the lord divides the troops and establishes them, it will be easy to mobilize 30 to 50,000 people. Now the people in Guanzhong are mainly
We rely on us to relocate people and encourage people from the mountains to come out. The population is too small."
Guo Jia was also a little helpless.
Guanzhong was devastated by Dong Zhuo, Li Jue and Guo Si. It was too depleted and needed enough time to develop.
Now, it's far from enough.
Cao Cao looked confident and said: "Soldiers are more expensive than more. More than 10,000 people went south, which is enough. I will let Xiahou Dun sit in Yanzhou, and then transfer Man Chong and Li Dian to assist Xiahou Dun, which will be enough to deal with the offensives of Jiujiang and Xuzhou."
"As for Luoyang, if Xia Houyuan is left to lead the army to guard it, and Wen Ruo is in charge of the overall situation, there will be no problem."
"This time we go south to fight, bringing with us the newly formed Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. Although the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry has a small number of troops, only a few thousand people, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry already has combat effectiveness and is worthy of a battle."
"What's more, we don't have to defeat Lu Xuan head-on. We only need to contain Lu Xuan from the side so that he cannot seize Nanyang County and allow Liu Biao to stabilize."
Cao Cao said directly: "This time I went south, Yu Jinlejin, Cao Hong, and Cao Ren went to battle with me, Fengxiao and Gongda also left with me, and Zhongde Gong also stayed behind."
"Here!"
Everyone answered in unison.
Xun Yu smiled and said: "My lord, there is someone to recommend for this humble position."
"who?"
Cao Cao looked curious.
Xun Yu explained: "The humble position recommended Ma Chao. He was just in his early twenties. He was very brave and had outstanding strength. He was Ma Teng's son. I had met him in the humble position. Ma Chao was ambitious and willing to make progress. The lord promoted him. On the other hand, he was Ma Chao.
On the other hand, having one more tiger general is also a breakthrough point for Xiliang."
After Cao Cao captured Guanzhong, he had already killed Li Jue and Guo Si, and killed Niu Fu and other Xiliang troops entrenched in Guanzhong.
For the time being, there is no further attack on the Xiliang army in Liangzhou.
The method Cao Cao adopted was to send envoys to recruit surrender and grant officials, which stabilized Ma Teng and Han Sui. Of course, Cao Cao's condition was to let Han Sui and Ma Teng's sons join the court as officials.
Both Han Sui and Ma Teng agreed.
Therefore, Ma Chao entered the court and became an official.
Cao Cao showed joy on his face and said: "A young man who can be admired by Wen Ruo must be good. I will focus on him and give him a chance to make meritorious deeds."
Xun Yu smiled and said: "My lord is wise."
Guo Jia took over the conversation again and said, "My lord, I have another idea."
Cao Cao asked: "What do you think?"
Guo Jia said solemnly: "When we go south this time, we should not send out troops in a big way. Nanyang County is being attacked, and Liu Biao is the most anxious. If Liu Biao asks for help, we will come out. If Liu Biao doesn't ask for help, we will continue to hide. When the critical moment comes,
If you suddenly attack again, Lu Xuan will be caught off guard."
Cao Cao nodded and said, "Just follow Feng Xiao's suggestion."
He quickly made arrangements.
After everything was arranged, Cao Cao quietly left Luoyang with his tiger and leopard cavalry and 10,000 elite troops, and headed south out of Hulao Pass.