The Guandu confrontation between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao has been going on for nearly a year.
The two sides have fought nearly a hundred times, and they have reached the most critical moment.
At this time, both sides were exhausted.
As their strong neighbor to the west, Lu Bu, if he unites with either side at this time, the balance of victory will fall to whomever.
On the Guandu battlefield, inside the central tent of Cao Jun's camp.
Cao Cao worriedly said to Guo Jia: "Fengxiao, we have spent a year here with Yuan Shao, and now our army is exhausted.
It is better to retreat to Xudu first."
Seeing that Cao Cao's confidence was wavering, Guo Jia hurriedly cheered him up and said: "My lord, you must not do it.
The main forces of the two armies are gathered here.
This battle is a matter of victory or defeat.
The loser will perish, and all people and land will be lost.
There is no room for maneuver.
I The army is weak, now we gather together The soldiers are facing Yuan Shao here and have been fighting for the past few years.
In fact, we have the upper hand.
If we retreat, we will be defeated and Xu Du will not be able to hold on.
Now the lord must keep his faith and the outcome of the battle will be revealed soon. ” Cao Cao nodded and said, "Feng Xiao's words are reasonable.
Is there any way to defeat Yuan Shao quickly?"
Guo Jia replied: "At the moment, in addition to continuing to fight Yuan Shao, there are two other things that can be done.
One is to win over the people in Guanzhong.
Lu Bu suggested that he attack Yuan Shao's Bingzhou, and secondly, he could win over Yuan Shao's generals and make them rebel against Yuan and join me."
"Lu Bu" When Cao Cao heard this name, his face showed anger.
Guo Jia had already seen the clues from Cao Cao's face and continued: "My lord, if you want to achieve great things, you should assess the situation and not be affected by past grudges.
At present, Lu Bu is in the pass, and Tongguan is still in his hands.
The impact of crossing the battle is very important.
Even if we can't let him attack Yuan Shao's Bingzhou, we can't ask him to go east to Tongguan and attack our flanks, or to attack Wancheng and Runan eastward and attack our rear. " Cao Cao looked at Guo Jia and said, "Of course I understand the principle of filial piety, but I just feel uncomfortable.
So how can we win over him so that he can attack Yuan Shao's Bingzhou, or at least not attack us?"
Guo Jia raised the corners of his mouth and said with a half-smile: "Isn't the Emperor of the Han Dynasty still living in our Xudu?
Let's first make Lu Bu an official, give him a title, and then give him an edict to fight.
Yuan Shao.
As for whether he will actually attack Yuan Shao, that depends on him, but I believe that even if he disobeys the order, he will not stab us in the back. " Cao Cao made a decision and said, "Just do what Fengxiao said.
I will instruct Xu Du to declare Lu Bu as the general of hussar, take the title of Yongzhou shepherd during the holidays, and grant the title of Marquis of Guanzhong."
Guo Jia shook his head and smiled without saying a word.
Cao Cao slapped his head and said, "Oh, I'm confused.
He should be allowed to take over the prefecture and become the Marquis of Hanzhong under false pretenses."
In the Chang'an mansion, Lu Bu set up an incense table, welcomed the emperor's envoy from Xu Du, and received the imperial edict and seal ribbon.
He immediately summoned Chen Gong, Zhang Miao, Zhang Liao and other important officials for discussion.
After explaining the matter clearly to the ministers, I am waiting for everyone's feedback.
Zhang Miao spoke first: "Now, the Cao and Yuan families are riding a tiger.
No matter which side we help, it will be a disaster for the other side.
But compared with Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, the latter will pose a greater threat to us in the future. , I suggest that the lord take advantage of the empty troops in Cao Cao's rear and send troops in two directions, take Luoyang in the north, Kewan City in the south, and enter Xudu, rescue the emperor from Cao's thieves, attack Cao Cao's main force in Guandu with Yuan Shao, and then support the emperor to order Buchen. " Chen Gong shook his head and said: "If this is the case, what will be the situation after Cao Cao is defeated?
At that time, we had Yuan Shao in the north, and Sun Quan, Liu Zhang, and Liu Biao in the south.
Moreover, there was still a long border between the Guanzhong area and Bingzhou.
Our army entered The main forces in Runan, Yuzhou, and Yanzhou are attacked from both sides, but they are not in danger It can be defended.
At that time, Yuan Shao's attack direction is only us, but there are no enemies behind him.
If we are besieged, we will have to retreat again.
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Even if we are not careful, this is the foundation of Hanzhong.
The land may be lost, and that will be a disaster.”
After hearing what Chen Gong said, Lu Bu silently agreed in his heart.
This reason is so easy to understand.
Let the main force enter the place where Yan, Yu, Qing, and Xu are fighting again, and their own front will stretch thousands of miles.
Imagine that Liu Zhang attacked Hanzhong from the north, Yuan Shao marched west from Bingzhou to Guanzhong and went south to Xudu, Sun Quan went north to Qingxu, and Liu Biao took advantage of the situation to rob Nanyang.
In the end, he had to lose his chariots and save his generals.
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Therefore, we have to follow our own established strategy.
The next step should be Yizhou Bashu.
But before that we should win the state.
The current Battle of Guandu is two years later than the time and space where Xia Hua came from, so the outcome of the war may not necessarily be Cao Cao's victory.
No matter who wins, Cao Yuan will definitely attack Guanzhong first and unify the north before making other plans.
If Cao Cao wins and is blocked by Tongguan, it will not be easy for him to attack Guanzhong immediately.
If Yuan Shaosheng succeeds, he can immediately cross the Yellow River westward from Bingzhou and attack the Guanzhong Plain.
If he were fighting Liu Zhang in Yizhou at that time, he would be in a situation where he was fighting on two fronts.
But if he can capture Bingzhou in advance, he can garrison troops at the dangerous location of the Eighth Route of Taihang.
This risk can be completely avoided.
Thinking of this, Lu Bu had already made up his mind and expressed his thoughts to his ministers and generals.
And finally he said clearly: "Our next strategic goal is to merge the state.
Only by winning the merger can we safely conquer Yizhou southward."
Zhang Liao thought to Lu Bu and asked: "My lord, look, when is the time to use troops to merge the state?"
In fact, merging the state is not only of strategic significance.
Lu Bu himself and his old subordinates all came from Bingzhou, and the hometown of many officers and soldiers was Bingzhou.
Therefore, Zhang Liao was quite anxious when he heard that Bingzhou was going to be conquered.
Lu Bu smiled slyly and said: "There is no rush, we have to wait for Yuan Shao and Cao Cao to fight again.
Now we are just preparing for war.
Mobilize when it is time to mobilize, and deploy troops when they should.
The outcome of their fight will be determined.
The time of uncertainty is the best time for us to move forward.”
Xiayang is a small county on the edge of the Yellow River, with Bingzhou on the other side of the river.
At this time, a large number of baggage vehicles, grain, combat supplies, and infantry and cavalry were driving here one after another.
In order not to attract Yuan Shao's attention, these troops were sent to Xia Yang in small groups in stages.
Prior to this, more than 10,000 civilians in Xiayang were temporarily relocated to other counties in the name of epidemic prevention.
At this time, Xia Yang actually became a secret military station.
A simple official road paved with gravel, 300 miles long, was built from Chang'an to Xiayang, which could accommodate three carriages in parallel.
In addition, a series of defensive fortresses were set up along the west bank of the Yellow River with Xia Yang as the center.
At present, Lu Bu is in his mansion in Chang'an every day, paying close attention to the situation in Guandu through various news channels, waiting for the opportunity
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