"Although Chang Gong's plan is good, it is a bit unrealistic at the moment." Seeing that the atmosphere was a little awkward, Guo Jia coughed lightly and said.
"Uh...how do you say this?" Gao Shun was a little confused. Driving tigers and devouring wolves was originally a plan proposed by Xun Yu. Why was the strategy of driving tigers and devouring wolves from Xun Yu's mouth so praised by others?
, has been passed down through the ages, but when the same strategy was repeated from his own mouth, Guo Jia was accused of being unrealistic?
Of course, looking at everyone's expressions, Gao Shun knew that the vast majority of people present had the same idea as Guo Jiahuai.
"It is true that Lu Bu is a wolf. If given the chance, he would definitely not succumb to Liu Bei. However, in the defeat of Yanzhou, Lu Bu's troops suffered serious losses. There were less than two thousand soldiers who fled to Yanzhou with him. His strength can be described as low.
Even if Liu Bei is allowed to attack Yuan Shu, as long as he leaves 5,000 defenders in Xuzhou, Lu Bu will be unable to do anything. And when Liu Bei sends troops, we will lose the excuse to attack Xuzhou. You must know that Liu Bei is under the command of Xuzhou.
We are issuing an edict to punish thieves, and the emperor who issued the edict is sitting in Xuchang. If our army takes advantage of the emptiness of Xuzhou to attack it, wouldn’t we slap ourselves in the face, which is the greatest absurdity in the world?" Guo Jia analyzed eloquently.
After listening to Guo Jia's explanation, Gao Shun thought about it carefully and understood the key. Perhaps due to the butterfly effect caused by his own time travel, Lu Bu suffered much greater losses in the battle of Yanzhou than in the original history.
In the original time and space, Lu Bu could still muster an army of ten thousand people when he fled to Xuzhou. When Liu Bei attacked Yuan Shu, Lu Bu had the ability to seize the opportunity to seize Xuzhou and control it. But now, Lu Bu has
We only have 2,000 remnant troops. It is simply a dream to occupy a state with these 2,000 troops.
After thinking about this, Gao Shun laughed a few times and then fell silent. After making a small embarrassment, he let their group of counselors discuss it as much as they wanted.
The discussion did not take long, and the final result was simple and clear: send troops head-on and pacify Xuzhou in one fell swoop.
The reason for sending troops was Liu Bei's position as Xuzhou Mu. Although Tao Qian handed over the seal of Xuzhou Mu to Liu Bei before his death, Liu Bei, the Xuzhou Mu, was never officially recognized by the court from the beginning to the end. The position of Xuzhou Mu was awarded privately and regarded as
Same as treason! Even from a righteous perspective, Cao Cao's use of this reason to attack Xuzhou is still defensible.
The number of troops dispatched this time was the same as last time, still 50,000 elite soldiers. However, Cao Cao's strength has now increased a lot compared to the first time he conquered Xuzhou. After eliminating Li Jue and Guo Si, the Sili area has also been controlled
In his hands. At this time, the total number of troops that Cao Cao can mobilize has exceeded 100,000, so there is no need to worry too much about the defense of the rear.
Now that Yanzhou and Sili are all owned by Cao Cao, among the princes, except for Yuan Shao, who has greatly increased his power after defeating Han Fu, Gongsun Zan and others, and Sun Jian, who has unified the six counties in Jiangdong, there is basically no one who can rival him. Sun Jian
Far away in Jiangdong, with Liu Biao, Yuan Shu and others between him and him, there is no possibility of attacking him in the short term. But Yuan Shao is different. He is the only opponent who can pose a huge threat to his rear while he is conquering Xuzhou. Therefore,
Before Cao Cao sent out troops, he had to "settlement" his worries. For this reason, Cao Cao went to the emperor and made Yuan Shao a general and a Marquis of Ye to reassure him.
Of course, before sending troops, there is one most important matter that needs to be resolved first, and that is Gao Shun's marriage.
In the past, time did not wait for me to welcome the emperor, so I had to postpone Gao Shun's wedding. But it is different now. It doesn't matter even if the time to attack Xuzhou is postponed by one month. Is it possible that the strength of Liu Bei and others can be improved within this month?
How many times more?
Of course, if it was just about Gao Shun, Cao Cao wouldn't bother to worry about it. It doesn't matter to him that he is a bachelor at thirty years old. But this marriage also involves his sister. You know, Cao Ming is already twenty years old.
That's it. Even if you are Sikong of the imperial court, you can't suppress all the gossip.
Only by successfully completing his sister's wedding can Cao Cao go to Xuzhou with a relaxed mood.
Originally, Cao Ming wanted to wait for Guo Cui to join Gao Shun's mansion before joining the family as his wife. But now, neither Cao Cao nor Cao Song could wait any longer. They directly abused their power and ordered Cao Ming and Guo Cui to marry each other as equals.
His wife's identity was married into Gaofu on the same day.
Naturally, Cao Ming had no objection to this, Guo Jia also looked indifferent, and Gao Shun even enjoyed it. Of course, Guo Cui felt unhappy in his heart, but this was an order given by Cao Cao himself. If his brother
If he goes to fight, maybe Cao Cao will really change his mind for Guo Jia's sake. But now that even Guo Jia won't help him, even if he doesn't want to, he can't change this fact.
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What's going on?" Looking at Guo Cui, who was looking out the window with his little mouth pouted, Guo Jia tried to persuade him with a smile.
"Brother, if you don't love me anymore, I will complain to my sister-in-law later." Guo Cui said angrily.
Guo Jia smiled slightly. He naturally knew why his sister was angry and said: "Miss Cao is already twenty this year. My lord is anxious about this. This is normal."
Although Guo Cui didn't say anything else, she clearly had an expression on her face that said, "Since she is already twenty years old, waiting a few more days doesn't matter."
Seeing Guo Cui's demeanor, Guo Jia was not only amused again.
Just when Guo Jia wanted to make some jokes, Guo Jia's wife slowly walked in from the door holding a two or three-year-old boy.
"Sister-in-law, eldest brother is bullying me again, you have to talk to him properly." When seeing Mrs. Guo, Guo Cui was like a dear little sister, running to her side and complaining.
"Ah Cui, you are about to get married now. You can no longer be as willful as before, you know." To Guo Cui's surprise, Mrs. Guo was not like before this time. When she heard that she was treating Guo Jia
He complained, so he helped himself to eliminate Guo Jia. Instead, he said to himself in a serious tone, "Don't look at your brother's usual behavior. It seems that he doesn't care about anything, but he is doing this for your own good. He treats you
I am really concerned about it.”
"Sister-in-law?" Guo Cui couldn't help but feel a little baffled by Mrs. Guo's sudden change.
"Ah Cui, although Cao Ming is nominally the same as you, we are equal wives. But after all, she is Cao Gong's sister, and she will be better than you in terms of status. After you marry General Gao Shun, don't have anything happen to Cao Ming.
During the holidays, especially your willful and unruly temper, you need to change it. If there is any dispute between Cao Ming and you and let Mr. Cao know about it, even if Mr. Cao will not make it difficult for you for the sake of your brother, after all,
This is not a good thing. Besides, I heard that Cao Ming has a gentle and virtuous personality, so you should take better control of your temper. With two wives, one willful and the other gentle, it may not matter in a short time, but in the long run, the husband's heart will become more
Which, it goes without saying.”
This was the first time that Guo Cui saw Mrs. Guo talking so much in front of him, but Guo Cui knew that this was all because of Mrs. Guo's longing and concern for him.
Guo Cui's eye circles could not help but turn slightly red.