Prime Minister Xu Du's Mansion.
Cao Cao, who had not been up for long, was eating his breakfast while listening to the report from his chamberlain.
When he heard the urgent message from Duan Xuan and Wu Xi about Lu Bu's attack on Guanzhong, a piece of pastry he had just swallowed choked in his esophagus.
The maid on the side rubbed his back and chest repeatedly before he could breathe again.
"Go and summon the ministers to discuss matters."
Cao Cao ordered, and with a wave of his hand, breakfast was no longer needed.
Soon, the hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion was filled with Cao Cao's ministers and generals.
When Cao Cao saw that everyone had arrived, he spoke: "Today, I have called you here because Lu Bu has sent troops to Guanzhong in large numbers, so I want to discuss countermeasures with you.
Everyone, please share your opinions and how to deal with it."
Cao Hong was the first to answer: "My lord, the land in Guanzhong is no longer what it used to be.
After years of war, the cities are dilapidated and the population has withered.
In the four fields, the fields are barren and there are perennial droughts and locust plagues.
Lu Bu wants to take it, Let him take it first.
After our army conquers Huainan, Hebei will attack Lu Bu.
It won't be too late to regain Guanzhong.
Now we still concentrate on dealing with Yuan Shu, Liu Bei and Yuan Shao."
Cao Cao frowned after hearing this.
Just as he was about to speak, someone already said what he wanted to say.
The person who spoke was none other than Xun You.
"General Cao Hong's words are wrong.
If my lord wants to achieve hegemony, he must not let Guanzhong fall into Lu Bu's hands.
Firstly, Guanzhong is the most beautiful place in the world.
From the emperor of Zhou to the first emperor to the emperor Gaozu of this dynasty, no one can It is not by holding Guanzhong that we can conquer the world.
If Lu Bu were to capture Guanzhong first, he would only need to station a few thousand troops at Tongguan to isolate things, making it difficult for our millions of troops to enter.
Secondly, although Guanzhong is in ruins, it is still thousands of miles away.
The fertile fields are still there, and as long as there are people who can encourage the farmers to grow mulberry trees, it will only take a few years for them to recover, and there are a large number of refugees in Hanzhong who can be used by Lu Bu, so if Lu Bu gets to Guanzhong, it will definitely become the biggest obstacle to his lord's dominance.
Third, Guanzhong connects Longyou and Longxi, and good horses come from Longxi.
If Lu Bu can obtain a large horse, it will be difficult for our army to rival him in the Central Plains."
Wait for Xun You to finish this long speech.
Cao Cao nodded in agreement, and at the same time he said: "Gongda and X have the same point of view, but" at this point, Cao Cao frowned and paused before continuing.
"It's just that we really don't have the extra troops to invade Guanzhong now.
Yuan Shu and Liu Bei are still entrenched in Runan and Xuzhou respectively.
If we go to Bingguanzhong again now, with a hammer in the east and a stick in the west, I'm worried that both ends will fall.
More importantly, when Yuan Shao in Jizhou in the north is about to attack Gongsun Zan, he will have the land of Ji, Qing, and Youzhou.
At that time, we may still be fighting with Lu Bu in Guanzhong.
Yuan Shao reaps the benefits of being a fisherman."
Guo Jia on the side kept smiling and said nothing.
After hearing Cao Cao's words, he stepped out and said: "My lord, don't worry about these.
I have a plan that can prevent Lu Bu from taking Guanzhong and prevent our army from dividing our troops."
Fighting will also prevent Yuan Shao from reaping the benefits. " After hearing this, Cao Cao's eyes lit up and he hurriedly said: "If you have any good advice about being filial, please tell me quickly."
"My lord, if Lu Bu sends troops to Guanzhong, it will definitely make all the princes in Guanzhong and even Yongliang share the same enemy with Kai.
And we have a trump card in our hand, which is the Han court.
We will send an official in the name of the court to lead these princes to fight against each other.
Lu Bu also sent an imperial envoy to Yuan Shao's city of Ye, ordering him to leave Guanzhong and join forces with other generals in Guanzhong to fight against Lu's thieves."
After hearing this, Cao Cao nodded frequently, but still asked with some doubts: "If Yuan Shao is willing to send troops to Guanzhong, after defeating Lu Bu, can he ensure that he does not take advantage of Guanzhong and take it into his own pocket?"
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Guo Jia smiled and replied: "Don't worry, my lord, Yuan Shao will also be worried about what we are worried about.
Like us, he does not want to see a powerful vassal force appear on his flank, and he also does not want to see a powerful vassal force appear on his flank, and he also wants to occupy the beautiful place in Guanzhong."
As long as the people we send can dispel his doubts and lure out his greed, he will definitely be able to leave Guanzhong."
"As for whether Yuan Shao will take Guanzhong into his pocket after defeating Lu Bu.
My prediction is that of course he will, but he can't do it.
Because by then, we have already killed Liu Bei and Yuan Shu or expelled them from the Central Plains.
He will send troops to Hebei.
At this time, Yuan Shao cannot station too many troops in Guanzhong, and with the obstruction of many Yongliang generals, he cannot control Guanzhong and will eventually move all his troops eastward. " After hearing this, Cao Cao had already made up his mind.
He clapped his hands and shouted: "Fengxiao is indeed Fuxiao, and it is indeed a good plan.
Just do what Fengxiao said.
But who should be the official to be appointed as the official in Guanzhong, and who should be the envoy to Yuan Shao."
Cheng Yu stepped forward and said, "My lord, my subordinates are willing to send an envoy to Yecheng to persuade Yuan Shao to send troops to Guanzhong to fight against Lu Bu.
Another subordinate recommends someone who can ride out of Guanzhong alone to join the generals.
That is Zhong Yao, the prefect of Hongnong."
"Okay, Zhongde, thank you for your hard work.
Let Zhong Yao, as the Sili Colonel, supervise all the people in Guanzhong, including the reinforcements sent by Yuan Shao later.
Zhongde, as the imperial envoy Go see Yuan Shao and ask him to leave Guanzhong.
I will go to the emperor tomorrow.
You can prepare your bags and go on the road in the next two days."
Cao Cao said happily.
Seven days later, in the yamen of the general's mansion in Yecheng.
Yuan Shao placed an incense table in the courtyard and prepared to accept the imperial decree.
After Cheng Yu read out the imperial edict, Yuan Shao invited Cheng Yu into the hall.
The hall was already full of Yuan Shao's personal ministers and generals.
"I have accepted this imperial edict, but our troops in Jizhou are short of food and fodder.
We need sufficient preparations before we can send troops to Guanzhong."
Yuan Shao cleared his throat and said to Cheng Yu, then glanced at the ministers in the hall.
Someone already understood and stepped forward and said loudly: "My lord, it's not our turn to send troops to Guanzhong.
I think Cao Mengde commanded one hundred thousand troops and dominated Yanzhou, Henan and Henan, and controlled Heluo.
He could just march a hundred miles eastward.
Enter Tongguan, enter Guanzhong.
Why do we have to do this?
Don’t do it to the end.
Let’s do our best and others will follow behind to pick peaches.”
The person who spoke was Yuan Shao’s counselor Tian Feng.
Cheng Yu chuckled and said slowly: "Yuan Haojun said it wrong.
It's not that my lord doesn't want to conquer Guanzhong, it's because he was entangled by the two thieves Liu Bei and Yuan Shu.
In addition, the two states of Yan and Henan are located in the Central Plains.
Ten years of military and man-made disasters have left the fields barren , the population is declining.
We have just begun to recuperate, and there is no troops and food to march into Guanzhong.
If my lord has such conditions, he should have already reached Guanzhong.
I think everyone present knows how important this is. " In the hall, Yuan Shao and his ministers whispered to each other and discussed in low voices
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