Chapter 96 Strategies to use strength

Guo Jia looked very unhappy. After coughing a few times, he said helplessly: "I didn't expect Liu Bei to be so willing to hand over the three seals to Yuan Tan, and finally exchanged Qingzhou Mu for Beihai. It was a mistake on my part!"
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Cao Cao nodded and said: "Liu Xuande is retreating to advance! He knew that Qingzhou was hard to come by, so he handed over the seal of Qingzhou Mu and asked for the land of Beihai. This shows that Liu Xuande's ambition is not small, and there must be wise men around him.

This is only possible with the help of Xiang Zuo."

"I heard that the person who went to Pingyuan to meet Yuan Tan was Zhou Xing. It was this person who initially persuaded Liu Bei to go to Qingzhou. It was this person who assisted Liu Bei and made Liu Bei like a fish in water. When he was in Xuzhou, Liu Bei only owned three counties.

, but now he has captured half of Qingzhou. After capturing Beihai, Liu Bei is likely to go south to capture Langya, and then recapture Xuzhou."

"Well, this is what I'm worried about." Cao Cao nodded and said, "If Liu Xuande wins Langya again, his power will be great, and he will definitely compete with me for Xuzhou in the future. But this is already the case, what else can we do?"

Cao Cao seemed helpless. Liu Bei was far away in Qingzhou and could not lead his troops to conquer.

If Liu Bei is allowed to successfully capture Beihai, he will definitely go south to seize Langya and Xuzhou in the future. After all, Liu Bei once owned Xuzhou and would not be willing to give it up like this.

The land of Xuzhou is very important. With Xuzhou, Liu Bei can compete for the land of Henan and Yanzhou. At that time, Liu Bei will come from the east, Yuan Shao will come from the north, Yuan Shu of Huainan and Liu Biao of Jingzhou will all be enemies of him.

The situation will become very dangerous.

Now the relationship between Liu Bei and the Yuan family makes Cao Cao very worried.

If Liu Bei has good relations with the Yuan family, it will be impossible to develop westward, but will develop southward.

"Don't worry, my lord, if Liu Bei goes south to capture Langya, he will definitely become an enemy of Lu Bu. I'm afraid that Lu Bu is more worried than us at this time. He captured Xuzhou and was always on guard against Liu Bei coming to take it back. Now that Liu Bei has captured Beihai, Lu Bu will not sit idly by.

No matter. Ming Gong can first show his kindness to Lu Bu and persuade him to attack Liu Bei in the north. In this way, we will not have to worry about the east, and can concentrate on attacking Zhang Xiu in Nanyang and Yuan Shu in Huainan. After Zhang Xiu and Yuan Shu are defeated, we can concentrate our forces on the expedition.

Lu Bu, it will be much easier."

Even if Guo Jia didn't say anything, Cao Cao still thought of doing this.

In fact, he had already implemented the strategy of appeasing one and attacking one. He first appeased Lu Bu in Xuzhou, even gave his gold and ribbons to Lu Bu, and then concentrated his troops to attack Zhang Xiu in Nanyang.

It's just that because of carelessness, Zhang Xiu revolted and attacked in a surprise attack, which made him so passive now. Otherwise, he can now lead his troops to attack Lu Bu and seize Xuzhou, so he doesn't have to worry about whether Liu Bei will grow stronger.

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Seeing that Cao Cao didn't speak, Guo Jia said again: "Ming Gong, Liu Bei has a good relationship with the Yuan family, and his power may be used by the Yuan family. Our strategy of borrowing swords to kill people is useless, but we can use the strategy of borrowing strength to fight. Liu Bei and the Yuan family are on good terms.

Okay, but Lu Bu has a grudge against the Yuan family. Using Lu Bu to attack Liu Bei can also contain the Yuan family's troops, which will be beneficial to us!"

"Well, if Liu Bei wins Beihai, Lu Bu will be worried. We don't have to do anything, he will deal with Liu Bei by himself."

Cao Cao didn't want to promise anything more to Lu Bu. He might have made a wedding dress for someone else. Anyway, Lu Bu would be worried about Liu Bei coming to take back Xuzhou, and would lead his own troops to deal with Liu Bei.

Guo Jia thought for a while and then said: "Ming Gong, we can send people to Xiapi to spread the word that Liu Bei has vowed to take back Xuzhou. Regardless of whether it is true or false, Lu Bu must believe it. This will allow him to immediately send troops to attack Liu Bei. And Liaodong.

Gongsun Du, if Lu Bu attacks Liu Bei from the north, Liaodong soldiers and horses will definitely cross the sea again to capture Donglai. In this way, even if Liu Bei is not destroyed, it will be difficult to develop."

Regarding Liu Bei, Cao Cao does not necessarily want to destroy him, but if Liu Bei turns to Yuan Shao, Cao Cao will destroy him to eliminate future troubles.

Following Guo Jia's advice, Cao Cao sent people to Xiapi, Xuzhou to spread rumors that Liu Bei vowed to recapture Xuzhou.

At this time, in Yecheng, Jizhou, Yuan Shao learned that the imperial court appointed Liu Bei as the shepherd of Qingzhou, General Zuo, and Marquis Mouping. He also learned that Liu Bei sent people to Pingyuan to hand over all three seals to Yuan Tan, and Yuan Tan asked Liu Bei to move.

He was appointed Prime Minister of Beihai and appointed Mi Zhu as Governor of Donglai.

Because of this matter, the counselors under Yuan Shao's account began to argue endlessly.

"Don't let Liu Bei get the Beihai. If this happens, Liu Bei will become so powerful that it may be difficult to control him in the future!" Zhi Zhong Shen Pei said anxiously.

"What's so difficult to control? Liu Bei only has a few thousand soldiers and horses, and he's short of food. If he dares to have different intentions, destroying him would be as easy as trampling an ant to death!" Guo Tu immediately retorted.

The successor of the Yuan family in Shen Pei's heart is Yuan Shang, mainly because he is afraid that Yuan Tan will gain Liu Bei's help and his strength will greatly increase, and he will be more favored by Yuan Shao in the future. Now that Yuan Tan has received the seal of Qingzhou Mu from Liu Bei, he considers himself a state Mu.

It has already surpassed Yuan Shang in terms of momentum.

Guo Tu, on the other hand, is on Yuan Tan's side. Of course he hopes that Yuan Tan will get Liu Bei's help. In his opinion, Liu Bei's ability to take the initiative to hand over the seal and ribbon is enough to prove that he has no ulterior motives, let alone ambition, and can be completely accepted by Yuan Tan.

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"Liu Bei is very popular among the people and has brave generals. If he has other intentions and seizes Qingzhou, I'm afraid it will be too late!" Shen Pei added.

"Seize Qingzhou? Do you think Yuan Qingzhou is incompetent? Besides, if Liu Bei wants to seize Qingzhou, how can he hand over the Qingzhou Mu Zhi Seal? This is enough to prove that he has no intention of seizing the state. He asked for Beihai, but

It’s just for the sake of the people. The Donglai bandits fled to Beihai. He did it to destroy the bandits, not to seize Qingzhou. Since Yuan Qingzhou agreed to let him move to Beihai Prime Minister, he had a strategy to control him, so there is no need to worry during the trial."
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"Today Liu Bei asks for Beihai, tomorrow he will ask for Qi and Le'an, and the next day he will ask for Jinan and the plains? Doesn't Qingzhou belong to Liu Bei by then?"

"You put it this way, where do you put Yuan Qingzhou? Where do you put the general? Will the general and Yuan Qingzhou watch Liu Bei get other counties? Liu Bei is in Donglai and Beihai, and he can guard against Gongsundu in Liaodong in the north.

, the south can guard against Lu Bu in Xuzhou, and can also exterminate the thieves in the state, appease the people, and stabilize Qingzhou. Why should we oppose these beneficial things during the trial?"

"I don't want to object," Shen Pei turned to Yuan Shao and said, "General, we must nip it in the bud! Liu Bei has great talent and great ambitions, and his intention is not just for the land of Beihai County, nor just for the people of Qingzhou.

He is here to compete in the world!"

Feng Ji agreed: "Yes, if Liu Bei had no ambition, he should have stayed in Donglai after handing over the Qingzhou Muyin Seal. However, he asked for land in the North Sea, which shows that his ambition is not trivial."

"No." Xin Ping retorted, "If Liu Bei had ambitions, he would not have handed over the Qingzhou Mu Seal. Instead, he would have regarded himself as Qingzhou Mu Seal and led his troops to capture Beihai. He did not come to ask for Beihai. Besides, our

The troops and horses are mainly deployed north of the river. If Liu Bei can easily take the North Sea, why would he have to surrender his status and ask for it?"

The judge wanted to say something else, but Yuan Shao coughed lightly and said, "Don't argue. Since I have handed over Qingzhou to Xiansi, he can make the decision on Qingzhou's affairs. Liu Xuande was able to hand over the Qingzhou Mu Seal, which shows that he dare not

If you are my enemy, you don't have to worry about it. Let's see what he says in the future."

After Yuan Shao said this, Shen Pei stopped talking, but Guo Tu looked proud.
Chapter completed!