Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 143 Cao Mengde Allied Forces Attack Liu Bei
Shock, absolutely shock.

Among the counselors, no one thought that Sima Yi, a young man in his 20s, would come up with such a majestic plan. Once it was implemented, what he said would be overwhelming.

"Huh!" After a long silence, Cao Cao, who was sitting in the main seat, let out a sigh of relief.Everyone quickly looked up at Boss Cao. After all, no matter how powerful this strategy is, he still needs to make a decision on whether it will be used or not.

"Zhongda, where do you live now?" After a long silence, Cao Cao actually asked this question first.

"Yi is now Cao Cao, the East of the Prime Minister's Mansion." Sima Yi didn't know why Cao Cao asked this question, but he answered honestly.

"It's really a waste of talent to be an official. I appoint you as the head of the Prime Minister's House to help me participate in military affairs. If you have a clever plan, report it as soon as possible." Cao Cao pondered for a moment, then opened his mouth.

"Thank you, my lord!" Sima Yi hastily bowed and thanked.Promoted from an ordinary official to the chief book, the annual salary has been increased by four hundred shi, and Sima Yi is now greatly prosperous.Cao Cao waved his hand to signal him to flatten his body, then looked at the crowd under the tent and said, "I don't know what you think, what is Zhongda's plan?"

Which of these counselors are not good people? Seeing that Cao Cao promoted Sima Yi first, and then asked their opinions, he was obviously very optimistic about Sima Yi's plan. In this situation, except for a second-hander like Xu You, who would not know how to ruin Cao Cao's elegance? ? "I'll wait for the second opinion!" Cheng Yu and others who were in favor of attacking Liu Bei first had no objection. Xun Yu and other conservatives thought about it for a while, and felt that under such a vigorous offensive, Liu Bei would have to shed a layer of skin at the slightest, and they were seconding at the moment. .

"My lord, the rest of the roads are fine, but the Nanzhong barbarians have perverse temperaments. Therefore, the Nanban Menghuo road needs to send an eloquent person to lobby before it can be done." Xun Yu's principle is that once Cao Cao If you decide on something, then you will go all out to support him, and this time is no exception.

"Well, Wen Ruo's words are not unreasonable. How about this, send the Zhongshu Ling Wang Lang to lobby Meng Huo." Cao Cao pondered for a while.Wang Lang is eloquent and eloquent, and he had contact with Shan Yueduo when he was in Kuaiji in the past.Wang Lang had some experience in how to deal with these barbarians.At present, Cao Cao sent four envoys to Jiaozhou, Shuzhong, Hanzhong and Nanzhong respectively.Just wait to contact your friend's army, and you can enter the army after the summer grain is harvested.

After the discussion was over, Cao Cao left Xun You behind, and then ordered someone to bring the old man who had paid tribute to Goguryeo, and ordered Xun You to take him to visit Guo Jia, who had been ill in bed for several months.

"Fengxiao looks better!" Xun You came to Guo Jia's residence, but was quite surprised to see Guo Jia was able to walk back and forth in the yard.

"Hehe, it seems that Guo Fengxiao treats me well, why do I still have a few years to live?" Guo Jia said with a faint smile.Xun You was about to speak when he suddenly saw a few scratches on Guo Jia's neck and could smell a faint smell of rouge on his body. He frowned and rushed into Guo Jia's room where the door hadn't been closed. Guo Jia was waiting It's too late to stop.

"Nonsense!" Xun You ran out angrily and shouted at Guo Jia. There was a naked girl lying on the bed in the room. When she saw Xun You coming in, she was so frightened that she quickly hid in the bed.Xun You has known him for a long time, and knows that the prodigal son Guo Jia has always indulged in excesses, but he did not expect that he is still lustful after being so ill.

"Feng Xiao, your body is already like this, you should cultivate your body quietly, why are you still obsessed with men and women?" Xun You said with a bit of hatred for iron.He has a deep friendship with Guo Jia, so it's okay to reprimand him face to face.Guo Jia heard the words and said with a faint smile: "Gongda, in life, you must enjoy yourself to the fullest. Guo Fengxiao, of course, admires you like your uncle and nephew, but I can't learn it. Wine and beauties are what I like in my life. what!"

"Even if you don't think about yourself, you are acting so absurdly. How can you take care of your body and be responsible for the success of the master, and how can you teach the children by example?" Xun You refused to give an inch, and reprimanded repeatedly.

Hearing that Xun You carried Cao Cao and his son out, Guo Jia finally calmed down a little.After a pause, Guo Jia took the initiative to change the subject and said, "Gongda, it's already spring, my lord will be marching soon, right?"

"Exactly." Xun You didn't want to continue entangled in the topic of his private life, but also answered this more important question.

"I don't know where Lord Bingfeng is pointing, Hebei or Xu Yu?" Guo Jia asked with a slight frown.Xun You was also unambiguous, and directly revealed Sima Yi's majestic plan.Guo Jia listened carefully, but in the end his expression became more and more serious.

After Xun You finished speaking, Guo Jia said, "This Sima Zhongda is quite talented. I really underestimated him before."

"Feng Xiao, do you think this plan can work?" Xun You heard Guo Jia's words, and couldn't help asking, with a hint of expectation in his tone, only hoping that Guo Jia would nod.Although Xun You is also a person with outstanding resourcefulness, he admires Guo Jia's insight even more, and knows that if he agrees to the plan, the success rate will definitely not be low.

Unexpectedly, Guo Jia thought for a while, but finally sighed softly and said: "Whether this plan will be successful or not is still a matter of five or five. Besides, even if it can be successful, it will only win one or two cities. I want to use this plan to make Liu Bei fight." Defeated, but not hot enough."

"Feng Xiao, this statement is overthinking. Even if Liu Bei has three heads and six arms, it is difficult for these six armies to attack at the same time, right?" Xun You heard the words, but he did not believe that Sima Yi's plan would be ineffective.

"The six-way army seems to be coming in menacingly, but how many groups can really pose a threat to Liu Bei?" Guo Jia was a bit playful and authentic. Seeing that Xun You still had a face of disbelief, Guo Jia simply explained to him: "The prime minister's two armies No matter, let’s say that Zhang Lu in Hanzhong attacked the land of Shangyong. Zhang Lu is a man who pretends to be a ghost, how can the Hanzhong army compete with Liu Bei’s elite soldiers? Moreover, Zhang Lu’s [-] troops invaded the dangerous mountain city of Shangyong. Liu Bei only needs to send A general who leads more than ten thousand men to stand firm is enough to make him return without success."

"Liu Zhang of Yizhou, his son inherited his father's business and sat in the land of Shu. Although there are thousands of miles of fertile fields under his rule, and more than [-] men with armor, he is not very warlike, and Liu Bei and his father Liu Yan are like uncles and nephews. My dear, it is still unknown whether the Prime Minister can agree to send troops. Even if he is willing to send troops, the combat power of the Shu army is not as good as that of the Hanzhong army, so what can we do?"

"Meng Huo, King of the South, although he has more than [-] people who are good at fighting under his command. However, most of the tribes in Nanzhong are independent, and even the coalition forces are difficult to unite. What's more, most of the Nanren are brave and intrepid, and they are expected to invade Jing It is unrealistic for Xiang to make Liu Bei flustered. Moreover, Zhao Feng and Zhao Botao are in Jingnan, with this person around, he is enough to form an army of [-] barbarians, so what is the point of this journey?"

"Sun Quan in Jiaozhou was defeated by Zhao Feng in the past. Now he is in Jiaozhou, with few soldiers. If he becomes an enemy of Liu Bei again, it will be tantamount to his own destruction. However, Sun Quan is a patient man. His journey may make Liu Bei flustered. But his strength is weak, and when Liu Bei slows down, he will be wiped out completely. Even though the six armies are advancing together, they are far apart from each other. How can they communicate with each other to protect them? Looking at each other?" Guo Jia talked eloquently, demoting the four armies to nothing.

Xun You patiently listened to Guo Jia's analysis, pondered for a while, and finally said with a smile: "Feng Xiao's remarks are exaggerated. Although everything you said is possible, it is Liu Bei's best ending. On the battlefield Things are changing rapidly, as long as one of the troops achieves results, then Liu Bei will be unable to take care of both the head and the tail. At that time, the prime minister's army will break through from the front with a thunderous momentum, and the overall situation will be settled. Even if this plan fails, it will not have much to do with the prime minister. loss."

Guo Jia was silent for a while when he heard the words, and finally said slowly: "Gongda's words are also reasonable. It is up to people to plan things, and it is up to God to make things happen. Let's see what the plan is." After speaking, he sighed a long time. The prospect of the first battle is not clear.This battle largely depends on character.Xun You didn't want Guo Jia to work too hard when he was ill, so he ordered his attendants to take the ginseng decoction brought by him, and then he left.

In April, the envoys sent by Cao Cao responded one after another.The first to return was the envoy to Hanzhong, and Zhang Lu's important counselor Yang Song came with him.On behalf of Zhang Lu, Yang Song signed a covenant with Cao Cao. The covenant stipulated that once Zhang Lu sent troops, Cao Cao promised to let Zhang Lu freely preach in the Central Plains, and all the territories captured by Zhang Lu belonged to Hanzhong.Cao Cao agreed to all these conditions, and canonized Zhang Lu as Marquis of Hanning and his younger brother Zhang Wei as Marquis of Nanzheng.Yang Song, who received these promises, was overjoyed. Not long after returning to Hanzhong, he began to gather troops and prepare to attack Shangyong from Xicheng.

Not long after Yang Song left, the envoy to Nanman returned.Meng Huo accepted all the treasures that Cao Cao sent, and he also agreed to his request to send troops.However, Meng Huo still has one condition, that is, to make him the king of the Nanman in the name of the emperor, and lead all the Nanzhong barbarians to form a country of his own, and Cao Cao fully agreed.

As for the envoys who went to Jiaozhou and Shuzhong, the news they brought back was not so refreshing.Hua Xian, who was going to Jiaozhou, told Cao Cao that Sun Quan just smiled noncommittally after learning of his intentions, and then told him that Jiaozhou had few soldiers, and it was difficult to make a big deal, so he could only act on camera.The envoy Yang Xiu who came back from Shuzhong told Cao Cao that there is a lot of controversy in Shuzhong about whether to send troops.

"Son Liu Zhang, if he is as courageous as his father, he won't be so hesitant." Cao Cao snorted disdainfully.At the same time, in the Yizhou Mufu in Chengdu, a large group of civil and military generals gathered to discuss matters. The core of the discussion was whether to allow Cao Cao to send troops to attack Jingzhou.The current Yizhou shepherd Liu Zhang sat on the main seat, looking at the civil and military people who were arguing in front of him, with a very hesitant expression.

(End of this chapter)