Chapter 457 Not controlling Liu Bei is like raising a tiger
Xiahou Dun squinted his one-eyed eyes and also gave his own insights.
"Can Liu Qi do something even if that waste? It seems that Liu Bei has made a lot of efforts this time. Meng De, you have to think of a way."
Seeing that Cao Cao's face was full of anger, Xun Yu continued to add Xiahou Dun's words.
"Liu Bei's efforts were certain, but he also gained a lot from it. Liu Qi recommended that Zhang Fei be the commander of Xicheng and Shen Dan be the commander of Shangyong. He had already obtained two pieces of territory under the name of his two righteous brothers."
"Liu Bei is a hero and has never met him in these years. But in just two or three years, he has obtained several talented people and has successively obtained a place to establish a career. It may be difficult to control it if he doesn't control it."
After Cao Cao finished speaking, he stood up quickly and waved his hand to signal the guards at the door to come forward. He wanted to urgently summon Guo Jia, Jia Xu and others to advise the officials.
Seeing Cao Cao's order, Xiahou Dun couldn't help but frown and reminded: "Meng De, Yanzhou is waiting for the king's army to see it. Now the army is about to set off. Should we defeat Yuan Shao first and then look back to find a way to deal with Liu Bei? In addition, the west city is sandwiched between the two mountains. Even if Liu Bei gets this place, he cannot use it."
Cao Cao's face was full of bitterness: "Why did Yuan Rang say this? Do you think Liu Bei only has one Xicheng?"
"What about that?"
Xiahou Dun looked innocent. He first looked at Cao Cao, and then looked at Xun Yu for help.
"Wenruo, tell him."
"Well, Liu Qi is mediocre and incompetent. Without Liu Bei's help, it would be not easy to defeat Zhang Lu and seize Handong, even planning things in Jingzhou. I expect that he would move the capital to Xicheng and report to the two commanders at the same time, all of which were made by Liu Ye or Zhuge Liang's plan. He was the prefect of Hanzhong, but the actual person in charge was Liu Bei."
"I see."
After hearing this, Xiahou Dun suddenly realized and immediately asked Cao Cao: "Meng De also thought so? Liu Bei lost Xuzhou and abandoned Runan in recent years, and ran around like a broken dog. He didn't expect that things would be accomplished so soon. Moreover, he is hiding behind Liu Qi now, so it is not easy for us to do it."
Cao Cao shook his head and sighed, "You finally figured it out, so if you don't get rid of the big troubles, how can I feel at ease to go north?"
"Forehead"
Xiahou Dun scratched his head embarrassedly.
Seeing this, Xun Yu added: "Although Liu Bei borrowed Liu Qi to occupy the east of Han, his strength was still relatively weak. Most of the counties in the east of Han were mountainous and the roads were blocked. It was extremely difficult to accomplish things, but I was afraid that he would expand westward to capture Hanzhong, so we would be out of reach."
"Well, Wen Ruo said very much."
Cao Cao frowned and agreed: "The land in Hanzhong is fertile and has a large population. There are mountains and steep surroundings that are easy to defend but difficult to attack. If Liu Bei settled in Hanzhong, he could go south to Liu Zhang's Yizhou and go north to plan the land of Qiang and Hu in Longyou, and he would become my strong enemy at that time."
Xiahou Dun shouted: "Since Meng De has such a foresight, he must not let him succeed. Find a way to suppress it."
"That's why I asked Fengxiao and Wen and they came to discuss. In the past, they cooked wine with Liu Bei in the back garden to discuss heroes. They once said that only the heroes in the world were envoys and Cao. I regret not listening to Wen Ruo's words and eliminating them as soon as possible, which caused such a great problem today."
Cao Cao was moved by the help of the desk and waved his hand to the two of them, "Don't stand, sit down and wait for others first. It's not too late now, and the sky can't fall."
"oh."
"only."
Xiahou Dun and Xun Yu sat down on the left and right after Cao Cao's head. While waiting for Guo Jia and Jia Xu, they had in-depth exchanges with Cao Cao on the matters about Xu Du.
After waiting for a while, Guo Jia, Jia Xu and others came in a row.
Cao Cao immediately shared the situation in Handong and asked several advisers to come up with solutions as soon as possible.
Guan Yu had said before that he would repel Zhang Lu, so everyone was not surprised to hear the news.
Guo Jia also foresaw Liu Bei's occupation of Handong in advance. At this moment, he was also the first person to offer advice when facing Cao Cao's inquiry.
"Liu Bei has both advantages and disadvantages based on Handong. In fact, Ming Gong should not be too nervous."
Before Guo Jia finished speaking, he was rudely interrupted by Xiahou Dun: "Guo Fengxiao, you are a military advisor. You must know that there is no joke in the army. If Liu Bei occupied Handong, he would plan to Hanzhong. How can he say that he has any disadvantages?"
"General Xiahou is at ease."
Guo Jia smiled and comforted Xiahou Dun, and continued to explain to Cao Cao: "Liu Bei fled from Runan to Jingzhou. Although Liu Biao accepted him, he was secretly defending him, so his strength did not increase. Now Guan Yu guarded Wancheng and asked Zhang Fei to serve as the commander of Xicheng. On the surface, it expanded its sphere of influence, but in fact, it weakened its own strength because it divided the troops into two places."
"Well? This view is novel and interesting, let's continue."
Cao Cao was so happy that he unknowingly crossed his kneeling legs in front of him, posing in a relaxed posture.
Guo Jia secretly was happy that he was prepared. He nodded slightly to Cao Cao, and then added: "Before going north to fight, there were always a slut behind him. In fact, Sun Quan, Liu Biao, Liu Bei and others. Now Liu Bei takes the initiative to divide his troops and will definitely be unable to harass the southwest in a short period of time. Sun Quan and Liu Biao can also provoke wars. Ming Gong can take the opportunity to destroy Yuan Shao in one go."
After hearing this, Cao Cao thought about it, frowned and asked: "According to the meaning of filial piety, can I ignore Liu Bei?"
"Of course not."
Guo Jia shook his head and said, "As General Xiahou said, if Liu Bei is allowed to raise a tiger, he must avoid this. I suggest sending people to sneak into Hanzhong so that Zhang Lu is always wary of it. As long as he deploys troops at a critical pass, it will be difficult for Liu Bei to go up against the current."
"Um"
Cao Cao frowned and pondered without expressing his opinion, but secretly observed the reactions of others.
Xun Yu questioned at this time: "I remember the last time Jiang Ziyi entered Hanzhong, and Fengxiao was also very confident at that time. The terrain of Handong is actually similar to that of Hanzhong. If Liu Bei defeated Zhang Wei in Handong, can't he use the same method to conquer Hanzhong?"
"It is precisely because the situation of the war is unclear that people need to be sent to Hanzhong. Zhang Wei knew the reason for the failure. Only by understanding Liu Bei's way of winning can we get medicine."
Guo Jia's reaction was very fast and his answer to Xun Yu's words was impeccable.
Xun Yu stroked his long beard and affirmed: "It seems that there is a certain reason to say this to Fengxiao."
"I also want to know how Liu Bei won. Feng Xiao thought who should I send this time?" Cao Cao looked at Guo Jia meaningfully.
Guo Jia bowed and replied, "As the saying goes, don't bother the two masters in one matter, you can still send Jiang Ziyi to."
"Are there any candidates for you?"
After Cao Cao said that, he glanced around the hall and saw that no one answered, he said to Guo Jia: "I won't bother the second master, so you and Jiang Gan will explain it well, so that he must do the work well."
"only."
Guo Jia bowed and bowed again, and after the ceremony, he made a suggestion: "Mr. Ming Gong, General Zixiao's cavalry has good combat power and should not be left in Kunyang to defend Guan Yu. You should replace him with other generals. The main cavalry should be used to defeat Yuan Shao."
"People who are filial piety are the same as my opinion."
Cao Cao nodded affirmatively, and couldn't help looking at Jia Xu. He already had a replacement in his heart, that was Liu Biao's former vassal, and Jia Xu's former lord Zhang Xiu.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!