Guo Jia looked confident and said with certainty: "The war has continued until now. It can be foreseen that the scale of the Hanzhong Battle will expand and the war will become more difficult. Therefore, it is extremely necessary to mobilize the troops of Han Sui and Ma Teng.
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"If you want to mobilize, you must promise huge profits."
"I suggest that the king adopt the method of killing three soldiers with two peaches, and clearly tell Han Sui and Ma Teng that they will lead their respective armies into Hanzhong to rush for reinforcements. Whoever makes greater contributions in defeating Lu Xuan will be given the imperial edict.
For the King of Liang."
"With Lu Xuan's King of Wu and Yuan Shao's King of Jin in the world, it doesn't matter if there is another King of Liang."
"After all, Liangzhou is dominated by two people."
Guo Jia spoke eloquently: "It involves the lord of Liangzhou, and he is crowned king by the imperial court. Ma Teng and Han Sui must not be able to bear it. With their wisdom, Ma Teng and Han Sui both know that this is the king who asked them to send troops.
The price is high, but they have to come because this is the king."
Cao Cao's eyes were bright and he praised: "Feng Xiao's arrangement is indeed brilliant."
Guo Jiadao: "Your Majesty, thank you very much."
Cao Cao continued: "After Ma Teng and Han Sui intervened in the war, they fought with Lu Xuan's army and must have been damaged. If we defeat Lu Xuan and the two of them suffer heavy losses or die in Hanzhong, I will take advantage of the situation."
Go to Liangzhou."
"Even if the two of them have retained a lot of strength after the fight, I can still use the imperial title to provoke an internal fight between the two. Once the two fight internally and kill each other, the next step can be to seize Liangzhou.
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"Great King Shengming!"
Guo Jia solemnly said: "We have been unable to take Liangzhou. The reason is that Han Sui and Ma Teng are in power and have troops. There was no reason to arrange it before. This time with the help of the Battle of Hanzhong, we can mobilize them and we can plan
Liangzhou.”
Cao Cao said: "Know me as a filial piety."
Guo Jia quickly said: "I immediately wrote a letter, arranged for sentries to go to Ziwu Road, and sent them back to Luoyang at an accelerated speed of 800 miles. Please ask Xun Shangshu to make arrangements."
Cao Cao nodded, Guo Jia turned and left.
Cao Cao thought for a while and then said: "Come here, please invite Liu Bei to discuss the matter."
The soldiers went to inform him, and Liu Bei followed him, cupping his hands and saying, "King Qin."
Cao Cao said calmly: "Xuande, Lu Xuan came to shout earlier, saying that his commander-in-chief Zhou Yu sent troops to seize Chen State and forced Xiahou Dun back, causing Xiahou Dun to retreat to Yanzhou. Do you know this?"
Liu Bei said: "I just got the news."
His eyes were deep and he could not see any sadness or joy, and he asked: "Is King Qin planning to evacuate Hanzhong now?"
Cao Cao asked: "What do you think Xuande wants?"
Liu Bei solemnly said: "Hanzhong is the barrier to the north of Yizhou. If Hanzhong is captured, the King of Qin can go south to attack Lu Xuan at any time. Once Hanzhong is captured by Lu Xuan, the passage south to Yizhou for the King of Qin will be controlled."
"The most troublesome thing is that when Lu Xuan is in Hanzhong, he can take the Ziwu Road, Baoxie Road, and Chencang Road north to Guanzhong at any time to raid the rear of the King of Qin. For the King of Qin, this is a problem."
"So, I strongly disagree with retreat."
"I believe that although the situation is bad, it is not necessary to retreat. No matter how difficult it is, the army is still there and the soldiers' fighting spirit is still there, so they can still fight. Why does a wise man like the King of Qin have the intention to retreat?"
The hatred between Liu Bei and Lu Xuan was deep.
From the bottom of his heart, Liu Bei hoped that Cao Cao and Lu Xuan would fight to the end and did not want Cao Cao to withdraw his troops.
If there was a place for him in the world, Liu Bei would have left the imperial court and gone to the local areas to develop his own power. However, the world is divided into three parts. Yuan Shao occupies the north of Jizhou, Lu Xuan occupies the south, and Cao Cao occupies Yanzhou and Guanzhong in the Central Plains.
It's been divided up.
Liu Bei had no place to stand.
In desperation, he could only continue to follow Cao Cao in the name of Liu Huangshu.
Cao Cao looked approvingly and said with emotion: "Xuande's words are indeed penetrating like a bell in the morning and a drum in the evening. The battle between me and Lu Xuan has just begun, and we cannot retreat. If we give in now, when Lu Xuan captures Yizhou, the consequences will be disastrous."
Listening to Cao Cao's tone, Liu Bei raised his eyebrows and felt a hint of regret in his heart.
Seems to have been fooled.
Cao Cao was waiting for him to express his stance.
Liu Bei suppressed his thoughts, calmed down his emotions, and asked calmly: "What is King Qin's plan?"
Cao Cao said solemnly: "I plan to lead troops to Ziwu Road to lure Lu Xuan to attack. By then, Lu Xuan's army has left the camp, and Xuande will lead his troops out of the city and quickly raid Lu Xuan's camp."
Liu Bei's cheeks twitched.
Cao Cao went to Ziwu Road and left him here. Once Lu Xuan attacked Nanzheng, he would be in a desperate situation. On the contrary, Cao Cao could flee north to Guanzhong at any time.
The dangerous person is Liu Bei.
Cao Cao got out of trouble.
What kind of person is Cao Cao? He noticed the change in Liu Bei's demeanor in an instant and comforted him: "Xuande, you and I have been friends for more than ten years. I will not lie to you, let alone abandon you. This time, I will protect you from all aspects."
If we start a war with Lu Xuan, you will defend Nanzheng, and I will contain Lu Xuan at Ziwu Road. In addition, there are other arrangements."
Liu Bei asked: "What other arrangements are there?"
Cao Cao replied: "I have arranged for someone to send a message to Xun Yu, asking Zhong Yao to coordinate and summon Ma Teng and Han Sui to lead their troops south to join the battle."
Liu Bei said directly: "I'm afraid it won't be easy."
Cao Cao nodded and said: "Xuande is right, so I made a promise. As long as Lu Xuan is defeated, whoever makes the greatest contribution will be canonized as the King of Liang. Although Ma Teng or Han Sui can be crowned the King.
, broke the rules again. But everything we did was to defeat Lu Xuan. It was worth it."
Liu Bei frowned slightly.
Become king?
This condition did make it easy for Ma Teng and Han Sui to send troops, but it also made it easy to raise tigers.
Liu Bei thought of Lu Xuan. Compared with such a big problem as Lu Xuan, Ma Teng and Han Sui's title of king could only be regarded as a trivial matter.
Seeing Liu Bei's hesitation, Cao Cao continued: "After Lu Xuan is defeated and Hanzhong is taken back, Ma Teng and Han Sui return to Liangzhou, Hanzhong still needs people to govern. I have made a plan to canonize Xuande as the King of Hanzhong. After all, I will defend the Han Dynasty.
The royal family needs someone like you who is loyal to the royal family."
Liu Bei's heart suddenly trembled.
There was a look of surprise in his eyes. Cao Cao also used him, but he was always on guard against him and controlled him in Luoyang.
Now, he actually promised the King of Hanzhong.
Liu Bei pondered for a moment and suddenly understood. Cao Cao was in a difficult situation and needed everyone's full strength, and Liu Bei also needed to go all out, so he agreed.
In addition, even if Liu Bei serves as King of Hanzhong, it will only be Cao Cao's barrier in Yizhou, and Cao Cao will not lose anything.
Liu Bei was thinking about it, but he became excited and his heart was beating fast.
Even though he was exploited by Cao Cao, as the king of Hanzhong and controlling Hanzhong, he still made his own decisions and would not rely on others. This was something Liu Bei was willing to do.
Cao Cao looked at the brooding Liu Bei and sighed: "That's all, since Xuande doesn't want to, I won't force myself to choose someone else."
Liu Bei solemnly said: "King Qin, I am willing."
Cao Cao asked: "Seriously?"
Liu Bei said loudly: "In these years, I have followed the King of Qin in east and west expeditions. If it weren't for the King of Qin's care, I would still be wandering around. Where would I be today? The orders of the King of Qin are my responsibility."
Cao Cao smiled and said, "Xuande doesn't regret it?"
"No regrets!"
Liu Bei answered decisively that he wanted to stay in Hanzhong.
Cao Cao praised: "With Xuande's support, everything will be easy to handle. In fact, you don't have to worry. I am guarding Ziwu Road. If Lu Xuan comes to attack Nanzheng County, I will raid his rear."
"If Lu Xuan attacks me, then you go and attack Lu Xuan's rear. I, Xuande, and you are each other's horns and help each other. Moreover, I will not leave Nanzheng immediately, it will take a few days."
Cao Cao said: "I will estimate the time for Ma Teng and Han Sui to go south, and then leave Nanzheng for Ziwu Road. During this time, Xuande can recruit more soldiers and prepare for the defense of Nanzheng."
Liu Bei said: "I will obey the arrangements of King Qin."
Cao Cao stroked his beard and said: "Xuande is a man of benevolence and righteousness, and he is also a man of faith. I believe that. You guard Nanzheng and have more than 6,000 direct troops, right?"
Liu Bei nodded and replied: "The King of Qin is wise, and he indeed only has more than 6,000 people."
Cao Cao said: "Although you can recruit people, do you want me to leave some of my elites for you?"
The military forces of Cao Cao and Liu Bei are separate. Liu Bei's army eats Cao Cao's military rations, but it is a separate system and only obeys Liu Bei's dispatch.
Although Cao Cao was dissatisfied with this, he recognized it because Cao Cao needed Liu Bei's assistance.
Liu Bei said: "I accept King Qin's kindness. Six thousand people are enough."
Seeing Liu Bei's confident expression, Cao Cao also smiled and nodded: "In that case, Xuande will make arrangements. In a few days, I estimate that if Wen has made arrangements, he will withdraw his troops from Nanzheng and garrison at the exit of Ziwu Road.
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Liu Bei said: "I would like to follow the instructions of King Qin."
There was a look of expectation in his eyes. Although it was dangerous to guard Nanzheng alone, Cao Cao restrained Lu Xuan on Ziwu Road, so he was generally safer in Nanzheng. By staying in Nanzheng, he could give full play to his own advantages and win over people's hearts.
, develop your own strength.
Liu Bei knew that there was danger, but he was happy with it.