Chapter 168 Will Mr. Xun Ling agree with my withdrawal

Zhang Yang, the great commander who was stationed in Hanoi, was killed by his general Yang Chou. Yang Chou was killed by Sui Gu, who led his troops to join Yuan Shao.

Cao Cao originally wanted to send Xu Huang and Shi Huan to lead troops to conquer Suigu, but Guo Jia persuaded him to stop.

"It seems inappropriate for Duke Ming to leave troops in Hanoi, Dongjun," Guo Jia said.

Cao Cao asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"

"Do you think Yuan Shao can be destroyed easily?"

"Hey, of course not."

Of course Cao Cao knew that it was not that easy to destroy Yuan Shao.

Guo Jia said: "We only have 30,000 troops here, while Yuan Shao has 70,000 troops in Yecheng. To destroy Yuan Shao is not a one-time achievement, we must first disperse Yuan Shao's troops."

After Cao Cao defeated Lu Bu, he wanted to leave some soldiers and horses to garrison Xiapi in Xuzhou. Xu Du also left a lot of soldiers and horses to guard the city to guard against Zhang Xiu in Nanyang. Therefore, only 30,000 soldiers and horses were brought to Dongjun.

"We can't destroy Yuan Shao now, but we can use Yuan Shao's help to destroy Liu Bei." Guo Jia continued, "Liu Bei defeated Yuan Tan in Beihai, Guan Yu defeated the Liaodong soldiers in Donglai, and killed Gongsun Kang. Liu Bei's strength

It is already extraordinary and cannot be made stronger."

Cao Cao sighed softly: "I didn't know that Liu Xuande would be in serious trouble. I led my troops here, didn't I just want to contain the soldiers in Jizhou and give Liu Xuande a chance to send troops to attack the plains? It's a pity that Zang Ba didn't succeed enough, so he didn't dare to fight with him.

Liu Xuande was his enemy and even sent troops to help him attack Pingyuan. I really don’t know how Liu Xuande persuaded Zang Ba!"

Guo Jia also sighed slightly and said: "The person who can convince Zang Ba must be Liu Bei's military advisor Zhou Xing. This man is resourceful and eloquent. He is also Sun Guan's brother-in-law. He has an unusual relationship with the people in Taishan. Zang Ba was persuaded by him.

, so it’s not surprising.”

"Zhou Xing, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Tai Shi Ci and Zhao Yun, I didn't expect Liu Xuande to have so many talents! What a pity!"

Cao Cao was very envious of Liu Bei's talents. Whether it was military advisor Zhou Xing, the black-faced general Zhang Fei and the red-faced general Guan Yu, or Taishi Ci who killed Yangyi in Liaodong, and Zhao Yun who killed Gongsun Kang, these were all wise men.

Many talented people.

Liu Bei has so many top talents, but what he lacks now is soldiers, food, and territory.

If he is allowed to seize Qingzhou and own the entire population and land of Qingzhou, and Zang Ba uses it to occupy the main route south, he will definitely not be able to withstand it if he joins forces with Yuan Shao.

Although Liu Bei is now an enemy of Yuan Shao and they are fighting for Qingzhou, but if Yuan Shao is willing to give up Qingzhou to Liu Bei because of the threat he faces, and then allows Xuzhou to let Liu Bei lead his troops south, it will be difficult for him to resist.<

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"So, Duke Ming, the immediate priority is not to capture Jizhou, but to eliminate Liu Bei. Jia believes that Duke Ming should immediately withdraw his troops and return to Xudu to let Ye City remove the threat, so that Yuan Shao can personally lead his army to Qingzhou to attack Liu Bei."

Guo Jia advised.

Cao Cao thought for a moment, then nodded slightly, and then shook his head slightly: "Liu Bei is now strong. It will not be easy to destroy him!"

"It's not easy that's why it's better." Guo Jia added, "Ming Gong, if Yuan Shao personally leads his troops to attack Liu Bei and Liu Bei cannot be destroyed, then Yuan Shao will be in Qingzhou for a long time. At the same time, I'm afraid Gongsun Zan of Youzhou will also send troops.

Attract Yuan Shao's troops. If this is the case, Ye City will be empty. Then if we suddenly lead our troops, it will be easy to capture Ye City."

Cao Cao thought silently and felt that what Guo Jia said made sense.

With Liu Bei's current strength, even if Yuan Shao leads an army of 50,000 to attack, it may not be easy to defeat him.

Besides, Gongsun Zan is very likely to take the opportunity to send troops to disperse some of Jizhou's troops. In this way, Liu Bei will face less pressure, and if he defends the city, he will not be destroyed.

For myself, the best outcome is for Liu Bei to be defeated but not destroyed.

If Liu Bei dies, Yuan Shao will be safe in the east, but without Liu Bei's help, Gongsun Zan cannot survive for long. If both of them die, Yuan Shao will be able to concentrate his forces and use all his strength to deal with him.

And Zhang Xiu in Nanyang has not been destroyed. If Yuan Shao attacks with all his strength, he may not be able to resist it!

Only Liu Bei survived the defeat and retreated to Beihai and Donglai to garrison the city, allowing Yuan Shao to divide his forces at all times to take precautions, so that he could have a chance to capture Ye City.

"Ming Gong, although Liu Bei is difficult to destroy, it will not be easy for him to defeat Yuan Shao. Jizhou will never fall into his hands. Moreover, if Liu Bei is defeated and weak, he may surrender to Ming Gong, and he may do something for him.

Even if Ming Gong cannot win over Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, if he can use Tai Shi Ci and Zhao Yun, Ming Gong will be even more powerful."

Guo Jia further advised that he wanted to persuade Cao Cao to retreat and use Yuan Shao's help to destroy Liu Bei, or to suppress Liu Bei and prevent him from becoming stronger.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are Liu Bei's sworn brothers. Guo Jia knows that it is impossible for these two people to abandon Liu Bei and be used by Cao Cao.

But Taishi Ci is different from Zhao Yun. Taishi Ci surrendered to Liu Bei because he was from Qingzhou, while Zhao Yun was persuaded by Zhou Xing and may not be loyal to Liu Bei.

As for Zhou Xing, Guo Jia didn't say anything. He knew that Cao Cao wanted this person more, but he didn't want him to help Cao Cao. After several secret fights, the other party seemed to be smarter than him, which made Guo Jia feel very uncomfortable.

"Tell me, will Mr. Xun Ling agree with my withdrawal?"

Cao Cao thought of Xun Yu.

Whenever something was difficult to resolve, he would write to ask Xun Yu for his opinion.

"If Wen is not here, I might as well ask Gongda."

Guo Jia knew Xun Yu. If he asked Xun Yu about this, he would probably disagree.

Xun Yu would first look at the problem from the court's standpoint. It would be more in the interest of the court for Cao Cao to stay in Dongjun, contain Yuan Shao's troops, and let Liu Bei seize Qingzhou.

Xun You is different. Xun You is now Cao Cao's military advisor. He will first look at the problem from Cao Cao's point of view, and it would be more in Cao Cao's interests to get rid of Liu Bei or suppress Liu Bei from developing.

Xun You should be the same as himself in agreeing to withdraw the troops.

Cao Cao thought for a while and thought it would be a good idea to listen to Xun You's opinion, so he immediately sent someone to call Xun You.

After hearing the whole story, Xun You understood what Cao Cao and Guo Jia meant.

In fact, Cao Cao already had the intention of withdrawing his troops, but he just wanted to let others know that this decision was the result of Guo Jiahe's own persuasion.

"Ming Gong, Yuan Shao gathered talents based on the family's reputation, but most of the talents he gathered were imaginary talents who admired the reputation. Liu Bei gathered talents based on benevolence, and most of the talents he gathered were capable talents. Yuan Shao's subordinates all put the interests of the family first.

Liu Bei's subordinates all put their main interests first. Although Yuan Shao is strong but weak, Liu Bei is weak but real. If Liu Bei is allowed to seize Qingzhou, his strength and power will be stronger. I am afraid that in the future, Yuan Shao's troubles will be far away.

Above. Therefore, You thought that Duke Ming should retreat back to Xudu, conquer Zhang Xiu and Yuan Shu, and wait for the opportunity to capture Jizhou again."

"Hahaha," Cao Cao laughed suddenly, "Gongda is right, the original subordinates divide and fight for profit, and it is difficult to have foresight. Xuande's subordinates are loyal and selfless, and the trouble is even greater. Well, then
Chapter completed!