Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 303 Jia Xu's plan

Rumors are as fierce as a tiger.

Especially this kind of rumors with a bit of supernatural color, such as "death and dreams", spread even faster.

Soon the news spread not only to Jiangdong, but also to the north.

Cao Cao and Jia Xu also heard the news.

After hearing this, the two of them knew what was going on.
After all, it was Jia Xu who came up with the idea, and the letter was written by Cao Cao. Both of them were involved, so how could they not know what was going on?

When Cao Cao heard that Qiao Guolao was killed by Sun Quan in his own mansion, he was so angry that he laughed.

But he said to Jia Xu: "Wenhe, you also know about the Jiangdong incident. Sun Quan is a bad guy who can do more harm than good!"

"Now that we have killed the elders of the Qiao family, we can no longer lure Xing Daorong away. This plan has failed."

However, Jia Xu's expression was even uglier than Cao Cao's!

"King Wei!"

"Now that Sun Quan has killed the elders of the Qiao family, I'm afraid things will get worse."

"Firstly, this incident will definitely cause internal unrest. In order to resolve the internal worries, Sun Quan will have to mobilize troops outside. In this case, Hefei will definitely be attacked by a large army again."

"Secondly, after what happened to Old Qiao, Sun Quan has been silent about Jingzhou these days. I'm afraid it will be even more difficult for us to drive a wedge between Sun and Liu!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Cao Cao suddenly felt a pain.

My head was buzzing as if it was about to explode.

He took two deep breaths to stabilize his blood pressure, and then said in a humming voice, "But there is no other way?"

Jia Xu also frowned and said, "It is not easy to alienate the Sun and Liu families, especially since Sun Quan suffered a great loss in Jingzhou. If there is no plan to win, I am afraid Sun Quan is willing to do it."

"As for Liu Bei, he has his own plans in mind. If he hadn't encountered something unbearable, he would never have moved his troops eastward!"

"If you want to do this again, you can only use a plan that goes against the laws of nature."

Cao Cao heard it without hesitation and asked: "What's the plan? Just tell me!"

Jia Xu did not say it clearly at first, but instead talked about the situation in the world.

"Sun Quan's plan was to 'control the Yangtze River and advance into the Central Plains', while Liu Bei's strategy was to 'control Jing and Yi and march north from two directions'."

"Don't think that Sun Quan has taken Hefei today. His real wish is to control the Yangtze River!"

"Only with the Yangtze River did Sun Quan have the ability to attack or defend, and he felt safe."

This is true.

The biggest difference between Sun Quan and Liu Bei actually lies here.

Liu Bei would rather give up Chengdu than occupy Chang'an. If he could support the Han Dynasty, he would never compromise with one side.

Sun Quan had to ensure the basics first. If he could control the entire Yangtze River, he estimated that Hefei would not be necessary.

After all, Hefei is located in the left side of the Yangtze River, and it is easy to lose it.

In contrast, if the entire Yangtze River could be controlled, it would provide Sun Quan with a natural barrier.

Cao Cao thought that Sun Quan was most likely willing to do so.

But now Cao Cao has lost Fancheng and can't even get to Xiangyang, so how can he allow Sun Quan to control the entire Yangtze River?

Just as he was confused, he heard Jia Xu say: "We should ask Sun Quan for permission to pass through. If he cannot attack Liu Bei, we can!"

"We should send Zhang Liao to lead a part of the army to Jiangdong, cross the road and launch a surprise attack on Jiangling!"

"If this is accomplished, it will help Xiangfan out of trouble!"

"If it fails, Sun Quan will also see that we can't do it." Ask Sun Quan for permission to pass through?

This was a suggestion that Cao Cao had never thought of.

This idea was so bold that it shocked Cao Cao so much that he stood up.

But he said: "Wenhe's thinking is really bold! Borrowing Sun Quan's way to attack Jiangling by surprise is a thankless task, and all the places we have attacked are given to Sun Quan!"

"If Sun Quan hears that we are helping him to attack Jiangling, he will be overjoyed. We must not kill him halfway."

"Once Jiangling is captured, the entire Yangtze River can be controlled"

"Although we have gained nothing, once Jiangling is taken by Jiangdong, Xiangfan will no longer be as secure as a rock!"

Cao Cao felt better and better as he spoke. He couldn't help but stroke his chin and said, "Besides, we are fighting with Jiangdong in Hefei. Zhuge Liang would never have thought that Sun Quan would lend us the road. The surprise attack plan will surely succeed!"

Jia Xu said: "That's right. But once we enter Jiangling, we must massacre the city. We can't let the Sun and Liu families reconcile again!"

No wonder Jia Xu said it was against the will of heaven, emotion lies here!
After all, according to Jia Xu's strategy, it was still Cao Cao who attacked Jiangling.

At that time, Sun Quan would never admit it, saying that he did not lend the passage to Cao Cao, but that Cao Cao's own troops sneaked in, and Liu Bei would have no place to complain.

For the sake of the Northern Expedition, Liu Bei was most likely able to reconcile with Sun Quan.

Massacre the city!

Only by massacring the city can the alliance between Sun and Liu be completely broken.

Liu Bei was known for his benevolence and righteousness. After learning that Sun Quan wanted to pass through Jiangling, he ordered the entire population of Jiangling to be killed. He was determined not to be on good terms with Sun Quan anymore.

Cao Cao didn't think much about it and just slammed the table!

But he called out: "In this case, we can no longer attack Hefei. Leave Cao Pi, Cao Hong, and Cheng Yu here, and the rest of you can go to Wancheng with me to join Cao Ren's troops and attack Fancheng!"

Jia Xu bowed and said, "The King of Wei is wise! This plan will surely work!"

After saying this, he immediately got up and went to Jiangdong again.

After all, the key here is that Sun Quan is willing to lend the road to Zhang Liao!
Logically speaking, the two sides were fighting to the death, and any normal person would never borrow someone's passage.

However, Cao Cao and Jia Xu were both full of confidence, as if they had a firm grasp on Sun Quan's mind.
Sun Quan was so disgusted by the grand funeral in Xiangyang!
Originally, he had given Qiao Guolao a grand funeral. Although there might be some gossip, as long as he dealt with it calmly for a period of time, and the focus now was on the battle with Cao Cao in Hefei, he thought it would not be a big problem.

The result is good. When the rumors about the funeral in Xiangyang spread, it was impossible to cool them down!

"In a dream?"

“This is sheer nonsense!”

"If that old man Qiao has this ability, why not ask him to come and seek revenge on me!"

Sun Quan could not help cursing, his voice was cold, and Zhuge Jin, who was below him, felt a little nervous.
"This Wu Hou is not a good man."

Zhuge Jin silently commented in his heart, but his expression did not change at all.

He took advantage of Sun Quan's anger to say, "Lord Wu, Cao Cao has sent another envoy, and has delivered a handwritten letter."

I don't want to watch it when I'm angry.

It was because of Cao Cao's "slander" that he was told to take action against Qiao Guolao that the current situation came about.

To some extent, Sun Quan is no different from Peng Ying. Both of them are the kind of people who will blame others and will never think about their own reasons.

However, it must be said that Cao Cao did have many vicious schemes, and now it seemed that he was ready to join forces with Sun Quan to deal with Liu Bei. Sun Quan realized that he had become a "hot commodity", and although he was unhappy, he still asked Zhuge Jin to bring the letter.

However, after opening it and taking a quick glance, he saw that Sun Quan's expression changed drastically!

Then he suddenly stood up, and his reaction was so big that even Zhuge Jin, who was standing below, was shocked.

I couldn't help but secretly wonder what Cao Cao said to Sun Quan that caused him to react so violently.
But after Sun Quan finished reading it, he closed his eyes and sat back down, not knowing what he was thinking about.
In short
It seems that he has no intention of taking a look at himself.
(End of this chapter)