Three Kingdoms: I, the eldest son of Cao, a loving father of a great man!

Cao Cao suddenly realized: "Feng Xiao, I admire you very much."

Cao Hong felt depressed because he didn't understand these things.

Guo Jia said: "Since our army cannot refuse, then we will choose to form an alliance with them."

Cao Hong said: "Damn it! This damn Yuan Shu is so insidious and cunning!"

"Meng De, don't complain at this time." Guo Jia advised: "Instead of complaining here, it is better to find a way to solve this problem."

"Fengxiao, do you have any good ideas?" Cao Cao asked hurriedly.

Guo Jia said: "We just need to execute the governor's plan. As for the final result, we can only leave it to fate."

Cao Cao frowned. Guo Jia's words made sense, but he was still a little worried: "But the Yanzhou family may be difficult to deal with."

Guo Jia said confidently: "Don't worry, my lord. I will take care of this matter."

"Good!" Cao Cao gave Guo Jia a thumbs up. Guo Jia brought more and more shock to Cao Cao.

"My lord, I have something to say, but I don't know whether I should say it or not?" Cao Hong suddenly said.

"Go ahead!" Cao Cao gestured.

"My lord, you just said that the Yanzhou nobles and the aristocratic families would never submit to the governor, but why did you agree?
Haven't you ever considered their revenge in the future?" Cao Hong asked the question that had been in his heart for a long time.

Guo Jia also showed curiosity.

"Haha, I have long expected their revenge." Cao Cao laughed and said, "But I am not afraid of their revenge at all.

Yanzhou is now divided into pieces, with various forces intertwined and no one can do anything to anyone else.

As long as there is a chance, the governor of this state can annex them."

"My lord, isn't it too risky to do this? It would be dangerous if they unite to deal with you," Cao Hong reminded.

Cao Cao said coldly: "Humph! These people are extremely greedy. If they have the chance, they will definitely unite.

However, the governor of Honshu was not afraid.

Even if they unite, they can't do anything to the governor. Besides, the governor has already made plans."

Seeing Cao Cao's attitude, Cao Hong and Guo Jia felt much more at ease.

Guo Jia said: "My lord, you said you want to seek an alliance with Cao Ang, you can tell them that our army has occupied Xuzhou and is now in the process of integration.

Be ready to attack Jizhou at any time, and then you can help him seize Jizhou."

Cao Hong's eyes lit up: "This is a good idea."

"But will Yuan Shu and Cao Ang believe it?" Cao Hong asked.

"Yuan Shu is not a concern. Cao Ang is a man of great ambition, and he will not be content to be inferior to others.

Yuan Shu just gave him a piece of cake, and he couldn't wait to take a bite.

There is bound to be a war between Yuan Shu and him." Guo Jia said with certainty: "The only thing we have to worry about now is the conflict between Yuan Shu and Cao Ang.

Yuan Shu disliked Cao Ang, but Cao Ang coveted Yuan Shu's territory. When two tigers fight, one of them will be injured. "

"In this case, there will be a battle between Cao Ang and Yuan Shu sooner or later," Cao Hong sighed.

"I'm not sure about that, but judging from Yuan Shu's performance, Cao Ang has no hope," said Guo Jia.

"My lord, we must first stabilize Yuan Shu. Otherwise, Cao Ang will definitely be suspicious."

"Okay, I understand. Fengxiao, this matter is now left to you." Cao Cao said solemnly.

"Don't worry, my lord. I will definitely get it done." Guo Jia said with a smile.

After Guo Jia left, Cao Hong said, "My lord, I have something to say, and I hope you can adopt it."

"Meng De, go ahead!" Cao Cao said. "My lord, although we have occupied Xuzhou, we are short of food. Our army has a limited number of soldiers and horses, and the amount of food and grass we need to consume every year is huge.

If we continue to expand, I am afraid it will arouse Cao Ang's vigilance.
Cao Ang has many brave generals under his command. If he can acknowledge the merits of our army, then we won’t have to worry about the supply of food and grass in the future. ” Cao Hong expressed his thoughts.

"Fengxiao, what do you think?" Cao Cao asked.

"This move can temporarily slow down the lord's expansion and avoid conflict with Cao Ang," said Guo Jia.

Cao Cao said with satisfaction: "Fengxiao, I am very happy that you can analyze the pros and cons for me.

Don't worry, the governor of this state will never treat you unfairly."

"Thank you, my lord, for your kindness!" Cao Hong bowed and said.

"Okay, Meng De, now do as you say." Cao Cao ordered.

"I will obey your order." Cao Hong said and walked out.

"Fengxiao, I don't think Cao Cao will agree to our request." Guo Jia said as soon as Cao Hong left.

Guo Jia waved his feather fan and said, "Yuan Shu is a smart man, he should make a wise decision.

After all, Cao Cao's occupation of Xuzhou had threatened Yuan Shao's rule.

Yuan Shu would not be so foolish as to allow Cao Cao to go any further."

"Fengxiao, there is one thing I don't understand. After Cao Cao occupied Xuzhou, the Yuan family did not dare to easily invade our Yanzhou.

How could they resist?" Cao Hong asked doubtfully.

Guo Jia explained: "Yuan Shu is hot-tempered, greedy, and easily influenced by others.

If he sat back and watched Cao Cao grow stronger in Yanzhou, he would be unable to sleep or eat.

Yuan Shu's biggest flaw is his love of pleasure, so Cao Cao's occupation of Yanzhou is like a bomb to Yuan Shu, and he will definitely not allow Cao Cao to continue to grow stronger. "

"So that's it!" Cao Hong finally understood the whole story.

"Fengxiao, I remember you once said that you were very interested in Liu Xuande. I wonder what you think?" Cao Cao changed the subject.

Guo Jia smiled and said, "My lord, I really admire Liu Xuande.

However, this person is too meticulous, and I am worried that he might find out about it in the future.

Therefore, I decided to lie low and wait for the right opportunity. My Lord, I want to mobilize the troops to Jingzhou."

"Jingzhou?" Cao Cao was a little surprised. He knew what Guo Jia wanted to do.

"Liu Biao and Liu Zhang, father and son, are in Jingzhou, and Liu Bei will soon head south to Jiangdong.

Liu Bei is your strong enemy, and his rise is not good for your future unification of the world.

Moreover, Jingzhou has a well-developed water system, which is suitable as a base for our army to cross the river and move southward." Guo Jia explained.

Cao Cao nodded solemnly, he also agreed with Guo Jia's idea.

"In this case, this governor orders you to be the envoy and go to Liu Bei in person to invite him to join the team to attack Cao Ang." Cao Cao gave the order.

"Yes!" Guo Jia took the order and left.

As soon as Guo Jia left, Cao Hong came in and reported: "My lord, Yuan Shu has sent an envoy to invite you to attend the banquet."

"Haha, this Yuan Shu is really impatient. I will go with him now." Cao Cao stood up and said, "Wenyuan, you stay in the camp and don't make any mistakes."

"Don't worry, my lord! I will definitely guarantee the safety of Xuzhou!" Cao Hong said firmly.

"Well, with a deputy general like you here, this governor feels more at ease." Cao Cao patted Cao Hong on the shoulder.

Cao Cao and Guo Jia took a sedan chair to the banquet venue. (End of this chapter)