Although the weather is getting hotter and hotter, Cao Cao seems to have fallen into an ice cave at this moment, and he is not comfortable to change Yuzhou, which has a population of four million, to others.
The army was stationed on the post road to rest, due to the unfavorable situation, the mood of the soldiers was a little low, the morale was low, no one dared to speak loudly, only occasionally whispered a few times, expressing concern for Cao Wei's future.
Cao Wei's supreme military meeting was held under a towering tree, including Guo Jia, Fan Zeng, Xun You, Liu Fu and other ministers, as well as Jing Si, Cao Chun, Cao Shen, and Guo Ziyi, who came from behind, gathered in a circle, waiting for Cao Cao to speak.
With the passage of time, Cao Cao's emotions have calmed down, he picked up the tea bowl to moisten his throat, swept the civil and military circles on both sides, and said in a deep voice: "I didn't expect Xuchang to lose so quickly, our plan to fight Yingchuan with Yue Fei has been aborted, what do you think about the next situation?"
This time, it was still Fan Zeng, who had gray hair, who spoke first: "Xuchang and Chen Liu were both lost, the land of Yuzhou was returned to the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the remaining Liang State and several counties in Yanzhou were all in danger.
In the opinion of the ministers, it is better to coerce all the two million people of Yanzhou to cross the Yellow River, and our army will completely abandon the Central Plains, defend the north bank of the Yellow River, and confront the Eastern Han Dynasty."
"Retreat is retreat again, if I retreat one foot, the Han army will advance a foot, give over the great rivers and mountains of the Central Plains to others, give millions of people to Liu Wei, retreat to the north bank of the relatively barren Yellow River, and compete for hegemony in the future" Guo Jia, who had been silent, suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes flashed with brilliance, and he refuted Fan Zeng with loud words.
Fan Zeng spread his hands: "Chen Liu, Xuchang have fallen one after another, Yue Fei can reach the outside of Yedu without blood, if our army does not retreat quickly, do we have to wait for Yue Fei to break through Yedu before retreating If the main army retreats, facing Zhuge Liang's hundreds of thousands of Han troops, do you think that with the soldiers and horses of Yanzhou counties and counties, it is better to relocate all the people to Hebei, burn down the villages and cities, and clear the wilderness, leaving the Eastern Han Dynasty with a deserted land?"
Cao Cao stroked his beard and sighed: "Alas, it is not easy to move the people of a state, as many as millions of people."
Fan Zeng stroked his beard with his hand and said with a tough attitude: "What the Yellow Turban Army could do back then, how could my dignified Great Wei State be stumped to drive the people across the Yellow River with strong means, if anyone who does not obey will be killed, the people will naturally obey."
Just don't do anything, take advantage of the fact that the Han army has not caught up, and move all the 700,000 people in Qian County and 300,000 people in Liang State, leaving Zhuge Liang with an empty city."
"Qian County is my hometown, and I can't help but treat Sangzi like this" Cao Cao shook his head and vetoed Fan Zeng's suggestion, "If you add the two million people of Yanzhou, such a large-scale migration to Hebei is also a problem, what to eat and drink, and when the weather turns cold, where do so many people live?"
Fan Zeng's face turned pale and said: "Those who achieve great things must not have the benevolence of women, once they succeed, they will still have ten thousand bones, not to mention the establishment of a new dynasty, in order to defeat the Eastern Han Dynasty, what a pity that even if these millions of people are frozen to death north of the Yellow River, it is better than leaving all of them to Liu Wei and strengthening the strength of the Eastern Han Dynasty."
Xun You lamented: "Crazy, crazy, Prime Minister Fan, aren't you crazy to talk about the lives of millions of people so lightly, it's not worth mentioning, this is not millions of livestock, but millions of people."
"Fan Mou still said the same thing, those who achieve great things must not have the benevolence of a woman" Fan Zeng stroked his gray beard, and his mouth was full of words, "Bai Qi killed more than one million troops before and after, and only then did he have Qin Shi Huang, who destroyed the Six Kingdoms."
Xiang Yu killed more than 200,000 Qin troops in Julukeng before he could march to Xianyang.
Wu Qi slaughtered no less than 300,000 people in Jiaozhou and Guishan before the Eastern Han Dynasty pacified Guishan.
Cao Cao shook his head and refused: "Prime Minister's plan is not feasible, Bai Qi and Xiang Yu killed prisoners, Wu Qi killed foreign races, how can I ignore the life and death of the people, forcibly force millions of people to move to Hebei on such a large scale, after the weather turns cold, I am afraid that it will be starvation all over the place, white bones all over the field, this plan is absolutely not feasible" "Alas, then we can only sit back and watch Liu Wei continue to grow, the population under Liu Bian's rule has exceeded 20 million, if the Eastern Han Dynasty completely occupies Yuzhou and Yanzhou, the population of the Eastern Han Dynasty will be close to 30 million.
If Luoyang and Chang'an break again, I'm afraid Your Majesty will have no chance to win" Fan Zeng shook his head again and again, with a depressed expression.
"Ding Dong Fan Enhancement has side effects, and has been rejected by Cao Cao three times in total, so Cao Cao's intelligence is reduced by 3 points, causing Cao Cao's intelligence to drop to 96.
Fan Zeng also dropped his intelligence by 1 point, and his intelligence permanently dropped to 97" "Haha, Prime Minister's words are a little too pessimistic, I don't believe that there is no second way out except retreat" Guo Jia put his hands behind his back and laughed, disapproving Fan Zeng's words.
Fan Zeng has been rejected by Cao Cao many times in a row, and his face is a little unbearable, and he is a little annoyed and angry when he hears Guo Jia's laughter at this moment: "Hmph, who should I be, it turned out that Guo Fengxiao, who was captured alive by a yellow-mouthed child, is now the Eastern Han Dynasty army is fully counterattacking, Yue Fei and Zhuge Liang are advancing in two ways, and Han Shizhong's sailors are assisted, what ability does Guo Fengxiao have to break the enemy, let's hear it" Guo Jia was not annoyed, and smiled slightly: "I have to thank Liu Wei and his son, who stimulated me to constantly improve my own defects again and again."
If it weren't for Liu Wei, maybe the current Guo Jia would still be addicted to wine, maybe he would have become terminally ill and died."
Guo Jia stretched his muscles as he spoke, and showed his physique to Fan Zeng: "Prime Minister, you see, although my current physique is not as good as that of a general, it is much stronger than that of ordinary soldiers, and I am no longer the powerless scholar I used to be."
People will only grow if they keep falling, and I, Guo Fengxiao, have long made an oath to the sky, and in this life, I vow to make Liu Bian's father and son pay a painful price, so that Liu Bian knows that I, Guo Fengxiao, will never let him be humiliated" Fan Zeng didn't have any interest in Guo Jia's body, he just wanted to know what Guo Jia's strategy to break the enemy, and snorted coldly with his hands behind his back: "Guo Fengxiao Xiu wants to ignore him left and right, now the enemy is at present, and it is urgent, and the slightest carelessness will lead to the loss of the Great Wei Kingdom, I just want to know what strategy you have to break the enemy."
Guo Jia said calmly: "Defending is not defensible, retreat is not a way, I take a step back, the enemy advances ten steps, I retreat a foot and the enemy advances, only offense is the best defense" "Yecheng is about to be killed by Yue Fei, where else is he attacking" Fan Zeng snorted coldly, with an angry face, "Although Guo Fengxiao is no longer a drinker, his strategy has dropped a lot compared to before."
"Haha, is it" Guo Jia danced with his hands and started boxing in front of everyone's eyes, "The boxer said well, one punch can be opened, so as not to come with a hundred punches, only offense is the best defense."
If, according to what the prime minister said, we abandon the Central Plains, won't Liu Wei's troops and horses not attack, won't they still cross the Yellow River and launch an attack on Jizhou, and where will we retreat at that time?"
Cao Cao agreed with Guo Jia's words: "Feng Xiao's words are reasonable, Fan Qing must not underestimate Liu Bian's determination to conquer the world, you see that Guishan is thousands of miles away, Liu Biao still sent Wu Qi and Su Lie to expedition, and at present, he is aiming at the resting princes, not to mention that we are close at hand, and retreating is definitely not a way" "In this case, then Guo Fengxiao said how to attack and defend, where to attack, you can't turn around and go back to attack Hefei," Fan Zeng asked angrily.
Guo Jia pointed to the east: "Taking advantage of the confrontation between Xu Da and Chen Ziyun, send a general to attack Xiapi and strive to break the city in one fell swoop."
As long as Xiapi City is broken, Zhuge Liang will inevitably go east to rescue, and the counties and counties of Yanzhou can temporarily lift the threat."
"What if Zhuge Liang doesn't save Pi, but instead marches with Yue Fei and goes straight to Yedu" Fan Zeng's eyebrows frowned, and asked Guo Jia from another angle.
Guo Jia shrugged his shoulders and said with a relaxed face: "If Yue Fei and Zhuge Liang play like this, we can also go south from Xiapi to Jinling, and the speed is faster than anyone Anyway, retreating is not a good strategy, and giving up the Central Plains region to Liu Wei will only eliminate the advantages of one or the other, it is better to use a dead horse as a live horse doctor, maybe it may be able to reverse the decline."
If the Eastern Han Dynasty breaks through Yedu and we take Jinling, it will be a situation of equal strength, which is much better than giving up the Central Plains for nothing."
Cao Cao stroked his beard in agreement, and his eyes flashed with excitement: "What Fengxiao said seems to have some truth, my eyes have been locked in the Central Plains, but I have forgotten about Xuzhou."
Guo Jia pointed to the east again: "After two years of recuperation, Li Shimin has recruited nearly 200,000 people on the Goryeo Peninsula, it is time to send an envoy to ask Li Shimin for help, and when the Tang army crosses the sea to attack the Eastern Han Dynasty again, our Great Wei State will inevitably usher in a respite, and even take Xuzhou and Qingzhou in joint operations, and even let the Tang army attack Jinling again, it is not impossible."
Cao Cao high-fived and praised: "What Feng Xiao said is extremely true, it's time to send a messenger to Li Tang for help, the Western Han Dynasty is already struggling and desperate."
If there are no allies, our Wei State alone will indeed not be able to resist the powerful Eastern Han Dynasty, and when life and death are at stake, we can only hope that Li Shimin will send troops to jointly counter Liu Wei."
At this moment, a patrolling partiacal came to report: "Your Majesty, a group of several people came quickly, claiming to be Li Mi, the envoy of Li Tang, who came to meet His Majesty on the order of the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, I don't know if he was summoned." t1706231537: