The Rebellious Officials and Traitors of the Late Han Dynasty

Chapter 406 Jia Xu plots against Cao Cao
In Jiangxia, Cao Cao looked at the information in front of him, his lips trembling and a look of disbelief in his eyes.

"Qin Shou actually captured Hanzhong?"

Cao Cao was stunned. Just as Qin Shou launched a large-scale attack on Jingzhou and fought a fierce battle with Liu Bei in Dangyang, the other side actually captured Hanzhong and was now confronting Liu Zhang.

Even a fool could guess that the initial target of the Cavalry Army was Bashu. Jingzhou and Jiangdong were actually used to confuse himself and Liu Bei.

"I guess that Qin Shou may have left Xiangyang and headed for Hanzhong. He was traveling in Lumen Mountain with Pang Degong before, and then lived there with two beauties. In fact, it was also a way to cover up the facts." Guo Jia felt ashamed.

"The Qin thieves are insidious and cunning. They are so good at hiding their true intentions and making a feint to the east while attacking in the west. They have deceived all of us." Cao Cao slapped the table in front of him.

He felt humiliated and even more terrified.

"Although Liu Zhang of Yizhou has the advantage of geographical location, he is a weak person by nature and I am afraid he cannot withstand the attack of the cavalry." Cheng Yu shook his head.

The army is at the gates of the city. Not to mention Liu Zhang, even if Cao Cao went there, he might not be able to defeat the enemy.

The fall of Yizhou was only a matter of time.

"My lord, even if we want to take action, it is out of reach. There is no point in entering Yizhou." Guo Jia seemed very calm and reminded.

Cao Cao's eyes sparkled and he nodded repeatedly.

"Feng Xiao is right. We don't need to care about these things now, and we can't care about them. Although Liu Zhang is incompetent, there are still many talented people in Shu. I think we can hold on for a year or two."

Cao Cao also began to think about what to do next. Yizhou would definitely fall into the hands of the Cavalry Army in the end, but Cao Cao thought that the battle would end in about a year or so, and this was his chance.

"My lord, since Qin Shou is going to attack Yizhou, does it mean that Xiangyang is empty? He has brought most of his troops into Yizhou." Cheng Yu suddenly said.

Cao Cao's eyes lit up immediately after hearing this. Qin Shou could make a feint to the east and attack the west, hiding the truth from the world, so why couldn't he besiege Wei to save Zhao? Wasn't it agreed that Liu Bei would seize Nanjun and he would seize Xiangyang?

In the past, Qin Shou was in Xiangyang and he had no way to capture it. But now it is different. Qin Shou and his Huben Camp have already left Xiangyang, and Xiangyang is empty. Isn't this his chance?
He glanced at Guo Jia.

Guo Jia showed hesitation and said, "My lord, if we can see such an obvious loophole, it is impossible for Qin Shou's advisers not to see it."

Cao Cao nodded, stroked his beard, and a trace of solemnity and hesitation appeared on his face.

He wanted to take the opportunity to seize Xiangyang and, together with Liu Bei, complete the siege of the Cavalry Army, but now he was worried that all this was a trap, and Qin Shou still had troops arranged in Xiangyang, waiting for him to take the bait.

After all, Qin Shou had a large number of soldiers under his command, and he could get hundreds of thousands of troops with a wave of his hand. No one knew that the Cavalry Army had ambushed troops in Jingzhou.

But Cao Cao was very unwilling to give up like this.

"First send someone to Jingzhou to find out a little and take a look at the situation in Xiangyang City, and then make a decision. Anyway, it is not an easy task for Qin Shou to seize Bashu. It is impossible to succeed without half a year to a year. We still have enough time." Guo Jia suggested.

"So good."

Cao Cao immediately asked Cheng Yu to send someone to Jingzhou to spy on the situation in Jingzhou.

In Xiangyang City, Jia Xu was sitting on the bank of the Han River, accompanied by Kuai Liang. The two were leisurely fishing. After Hanzhong was recovered, the order in Jingzhou instantly returned to normal, and those Jingzhou aristocratic families who were dissatisfied in their hearts also became much more obedient.

"Sir." Jia Mu walked over and whispered something in Jia Xu's ear.

Jia Xu was stunned for a moment, then quickly said, "Zirou, I heard that Cai Mao and Cao Cao are good friends?"

Kuai Liang was stunned and said quickly: "The two parties should know each other. As for whether they are good friends, it is not for me to know."

"Jia Mu, go and invite General Cai Mao over." Jia Xu nodded and asked Jia Mu to invite Cai Mao over.

After a while, Cai Mao came riding towards them. His face was flushed with ruddy glow, and it seemed that he had been living quite well during this period.

"Degui, I heard that you are quite familiar with Cao Cao?" Jia Xu asked, "Have you been in touch with him recently?"

Cai Mao's face changed drastically when he heard this, and he quickly explained: "Military Advisor, Cao Cao and I do know each other, but we are not particularly familiar with each other, and we haven't been in touch for a long time."

Jia Xu did not believe a word of what Cai Mao said. These aristocratic families would have many choices before the overall situation was decided. Maybe Cai Mao had not contacted Cao Cao recently, but he must have contacted him before.

However, Jia Xu didn't care about these.

"Degui, write a letter to Cao Cao and tell him that the prime minister has violated the interests of local aristocratic families in Jingzhou. Among them, the Cai, Kuai, Huang and Pang families have the greatest influence. You decide to offer Xiangyang and invite Cao Cao to Jingzhou to take charge of the situation." Jia Xu said lightly.

"Military advisor, the Han River navy suffered heavy losses in the last battle. There are not many troops in Xiangyang City. Once Cao Cao attacks, how are we going to fight him?" Cai Mao immediately understood Jia Xu's arrangement.

What he was worried about was that if Cao Cao really succeeded in doing this, it would be disastrous.

"Degui, how do you know that I have no soldiers in Xiangyang?" Jia Xu suddenly said quietly.

"The Prime Minister went to Hanzhong."

Cai Mao stopped talking immediately, his eyes flickering.

Qin Shou led his troops to Hanzhong, but that doesn't mean the Huben Camp also went to Hanzhong. Judging from the other side's appearance, the Huben Camp might even be in Jingzhou.

"Don't worry, military advisor. I will write a letter to Cao Cao right away." Cai Mao thought about it and agreed without thinking.

As for his friendship with Cao Cao, Cai Mao had long forgotten it.

In the face of family interests, personal feelings are nothing at all. If Cai Mao could exchange Cao Cao's head for Cai's wealth, he would do it without hesitation.

"Before that, there are some things that need to be done. Cao Cao is treacherous and scheming. If we don't pretend to be more realistic, we really won't be able to deceive him." Jia Xu had a smile on his face, which was indescribably weird.

When Kuai Liang and Cai Mao saw this, they immediately mourned for Cao Cao in their hearts.

Two days later, rumors spread throughout Jingzhou that the Cavalry would take action against Jingzhou's aristocratic families. They would look for those who had committed crimes among the families and, following the example of Hebei, carry out a bloodbath on the aristocratic families in Jingzhou.

For a time, the noble families in Jingzhou were in panic, and many people came to Cai Mao and Kuai Liang, and the two of them expressed their dissatisfaction with the Cavalry Army in public.

And all this information was transmitted to Jiangdong through the secret letter that Cai Mao wrote to Cao Cao.

(End of this chapter)