Sanguo: Banzi Shengtian, you call him Yanque?

Chapter 215 Strategy to conquer Xichuan!

Liu Xie vented for a long time, and finally raised his head viciously, with a sharp light shooting out of his eyes.

Liu Xie has always given people the impression of weakness.

From Dong Zhuo, to Li Jue and Guo Si, and then to Cao Cao, he never resisted once. Such an emperor filled his heart with humiliation.

But now, he no longer intends to hold back!

"As long as I kill Cao Cao, I can take charge of the court again, become the master of the world, and revive the Han Dynasty!"

Liu Xie said fiercely, and left the hall directly and came to his own palace. Only here could he temporarily avoid surveillance.

Soon, he found an old eunuch.

The old eunuch has always been with him. In Liu Xie's opinion, this man is loyal and worthy of entrusting him with important tasks.

And a long time ago, he had already started planning one thing, which was to assassinate Cao Cao.

This is the simplest and most direct method he can think of.

But living in the palace, he couldn't even get out of the palace, and naturally he didn't have the ability to find the killer. Liu Xie could only ask the old eunuch for help.

The old eunuch was also loyal to the emperor of the Han Dynasty, so he used his identity to secretly find a group of killers.

"Cao Cao will return to Xuchang soon. This is his base camp. When he comes back, he will definitely relax his vigilance. This is a good opportunity for us to take action!"

Liu Xie whispered to the old eunuch.

The old eunuch also knelt on the ground and nodded: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will definitely handle this matter!"

Liu Xie was suddenly moved. He didn't expect that in the end, the most loyal person would be a eunuch. It was really ironic.

"If you assassinate Cao Cao, I can take back my rights. When the time comes to rebuild the Han Dynasty, you will be the number one hero. I will not treat you badly!"

However, the eunuch directly knocked on the ground and said seriously: "Old slave does not ask for rewards, I just want to be able to help His Majesty. The thief Cao deserves to be punished, and he will definitely succeed this time!"

Liu Xie lifted the old eunuch up by his shoulders and said solemnly: "It's all up to you!"

……

On the way back to Xuchang, the army in front cleared the way, and there was also a large army following behind, which was vast and powerful.

In the middle of the army was Cao Cao's carriage. At this moment, Ye Fan was riding in the same carriage with Cao Cao, and they were like this all the way.

"Sir, what do you think of the situation in Xichuan?" Cao Cao asked.

Ye Fan smiled slightly. He and Cao Cao chatted a lot along the way, but it was only now that Cao Cao asked Xichuan. Why didn't he know Cao Cao's ambitions?

Although Liu Zhang offered good things, Liu Zhang was a member of the royal family after all, and with a vast territory and a large population, he was a force that could not be ignored.

How could Cao Cao sleep with such a force on his side?

Therefore, we must take Nishikawa!

"Prime Minister, Liu Zhang is cowardly and incompetent. It is natural that the land of Xichuan is in Liu Zhang's hands. Even if he tries to please him in every possible way, he cannot ignore it."

These words struck a chord in Cao Cao's heart. He suddenly became happy and asked with a smile: "Sir, you still understand my thoughts, but the land of Xichuan is easy to defend and difficult to attack. If we want to attack them, I'm afraid our army will also suffer heavy losses. "

"I've been thinking about this for a while, but I don't have a clue. Please give me some advice, sir." Since Ye Fan guessed what Cao Cao was thinking, he naturally figured out how to take Xichuan. At this time, he said Come.

"Although Liu Zhang is mediocre and incompetent, he still has capable generals under his command. If you want to conquer Xichuan, you have to do it from within without external force!"

Cao Cao's eyes suddenly lit up: "Oh? I really haven't thought about this. If sir, you already have a countermeasure, then tell me quickly!"

Because he had been busy dealing with Yuan Shao and Jiang Dong before, he didn't know much about Xichuan, so he never thought of starting from within.

With Ye Fan's reminder, he was curious about what kind of solution Ye Fan would have.

Ye Fan nodded, pondered for a moment, and then said slowly: "The prime minister only knows that the terrain of Xichuan is dangerous. Even without strong troops, it is easy to defend but difficult to attack, right?"

"This is natural." Cao Cao looked a little helpless, "If it weren't for the natural pass in Xichuan, I would have sent an army to capture Xichuan!"

"Yes, it's because of this that we can see Liu Zhang's heart," Ye Fan shook his head with a smile on his face, "There are passes that are easy to defend and difficult to attack, but Liu Zhang's first thought is to please the prime minister, which shows this person's Foolish and incompetent.”

"But it also shows that Liu Zhang has no disobedience and no intention to fight for the king. He just wants to live in peace and happiness."

Cao Cao nodded in agreement and replied: "Yes, Liu Zhang is such a person."

Ye Fan continued: "The above is the first point that can be used, and the second is to obtain the Xichuan map."

"As far as I know, Zhang Song under Liu Zhang drew a map of Xichuan, also known as the topographic map of Western Shu. It marked the dangerous points in Shu and the defenders and horses, etc. It was of great help to our army. We have to find a way Get this map from Zhang Song!"

Cao Cao looked surprised: "Oh, is there such a thing? In this case, Zhang Song can be considered a talent."

Ye Fan smiled and could not deny this, but the topographic map of Xishu was indeed too helpful to them and could not be ignored.

"One more thing, Prime Minister, please be clear. You must get this topographic map. Even if you don't get it, you must not fall into Liu Bei's hands. Remember this!"

Ye Fan emphasized this point, causing Cao Cao to nod his head and remember it in his heart.

"I've written down everything the gentleman said, and I'll have people start working on it later." Apparently he also understood the value of the topographic map.

"One more thing," Ye Fan continued to add: "Zhang Lu and Liu Zhang have always had constant disputes, and we can just take advantage of this!"

Hanzhong occupied by Zhang Lu also belonged to the land of Xichuan, but Zhang Lu did not intend to return it to Liu Zhang, but Liu Zhang wanted to return to Hanzhong. This was the source of the dispute between the two.

And this source is irreconcilable.

Liu Zhang could not give up Hanzhong, and Zhang Lu would not give up his place of refuge.

Cao Cao obviously knew this, and his eyes suddenly lit up: "Wonderful, let Zhang Lu and Liu Zhang fight, and we can reap the benefits!"

Ye Fan shook his head and asked with a smile: "Has the Prime Minister forgotten Ma Chao?"

"Now that Ma Chao is in front, we can legitimately send troops. By helping Ma Chao destroy Zhang Lu, the army enters Xichuan. With the map in hand, we can definitely take the opportunity to seize the land of Xichuan!"

After listening to Ye Fan's three suggestions, Cao Cao suddenly became enlightened and felt that the things that had been bothering him for a long time were suddenly solved.

"Hahaha, sir, your plan is really clever. I believe we will be able to capture Xichuan this time!"

(End of this chapter)