After Cao Cao invited all the generals to a dinner, he raised the tent to discuss matters the next day.
Cao Cao sat in the main seat, looked at Wen Wu in the tent, and said:
"Yesterday, it was a great joy for my four sons to recover from poisoning, so I held a banquet to celebrate. However, it is speculated that Yuan Xi must be the mastermind behind the poisoning of the four sons. This man pretended to be benevolent and allowed my four sons to return to the city, but he had already poisoned and murdered them.
.I vow to take revenge!"
Counselor Liu Ye said: "My lord, please be careful. Although Yuan Xi is hateful, the states in Henan are not stable now. Yuan Xi issued an edict and ordered all the princes to attack our army. I heard that Ma Teng from Xiliang and Zhang Lu from Hanzhong were all
Ready to move."
"Zhang Lu is nothing to worry about, but Ma Teng, the governor of Xiliang, must be on guard!" Cheng Yu also agreed with Liu Ye's opinion, "Now that there is a shortage of food and grass, my lord still works in the fields to store grain until the summer harvest, and then goes out to fight again.
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Xi Zhicai came out and said: "My opinion is different from the two of you. Although our army is in dire straits now, how good are the four states in Hebei? Yuan Xi is not the eldest son! Yuan Shao died in battle, and the three sons did not surrender to each other.
, will inevitably attack and kill each other, leading to chaos. If we don't take advantage of the other party's unsteady footing to advance into Hebei, and wait until the other party takes a breath, we will have another formidable enemy."
At this time, Bai Xiaowen was advancing on Ye City and had not yet captured Yuan Shang's military power. Moreover, it would take time for Cao's army to send detailed information to Jizhou, so it would take time to pass the information back, so Xi Zhi mentioned the "three sons attack and kill" thing.
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This is also a normal inference. Who would have thought that Bai Xiaowen would take the risk alone and go to Yuan Shang's camp in person, bind Yuan Shang and subdue an army of 100,000 men without spending a single soldier.
In short, even if the counselors of the Cao Group thought that Bai Xiaowen was very smart, they never imagined that he was as tall as several floors.
Guo Jiadao: "Liu Biaoxin was defeated, Jingzhou was weak, and Sun Ce had long wanted to annex Jiangdong. He would definitely seize this rare opportunity to send troops, so the threats from Jingzhou and Jiangdong need not be considered. As for the lack of food, as well as Ma Teng and Zhang Lu
I have a plan to solve your problem."
Cao Cao was "overjoyed": "I will try my words as a filial piety."
Guo Jia said: "You can lend the land of the three auxiliaries in Yongzhou to Ma Teng and Zhang Lu in exchange for food and soldiers. Ma Teng and Zhang Lu both want the three auxiliaries, so they will inevitably invade and compete with each other, and they will not invade our border again; in this case,
It is a plan for two tigers to compete for food. When the two sides are fighting for land, our army will besiege the Yuan family and unify the north, so that we can regain control of the emperor and regain the initiative."
The so-called Sanfu refers to Jingzhao where Chang'an is located, as well as Fengyi to the north and Fufeng to the west.
The land of Sanfu, also called "Guanzhong", has a dangerous terrain and is easy to defend but difficult to attack. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, it always had a very high political significance.
Guo Jia's plan seemed a bit unconstrained. All the civil servants and generals were silently thinking about the feasibility.
Cheng Yu said: "With the loss of the third assistant, Sizhou will be exposed to the attack of the Yongliang army at any time. How to defend it? Moreover, how will we regain the third assistant in the future?"
Guo Jia said with a smile: "We only need to hold Tongguan to strangle the enemy's throat and cut off the enemy's way of invading Sizhou; then sit back and watch Ma Teng and Zhang Lu's victory or defeat. After Hebei is pacified, we can send troops to the west. After leaving Tongguan,
How difficult is it to take back Sanfu?"
Cao Cao stroked his palm and smiled and said: "Fengxiao's plan is to cut off the strength of a strong man and let the gecko survive. It is very wonderful! Our army is short of food at this time, has lost the emperor, and is attacked from all directions. It is a moment of exhaustion. If we are still greedy for territory.
, will inevitably strain the military strength. Abandoning the useless three auxiliaries can give our army a new lease of life."
Originally, during the Han Dynasty, the Sanfu area where Chang'an was located was very wealthy, with a population of more than one million.
However, Dong Zhuo's remnants of Xiliang, Li Jue, Guo Si and others, had already brought the prosperous Sanfu land to depression and decline. A large number of people moved to Hanzhong, Sizhou and other places in order to avoid the mutual attacks of Xiliang's rebellious armies.
So Cao Cao didn't say it casually when he said "the three useless assistants".
Guo Jia added: "Before the delivery, we can also forcibly move the population of Sanfu Land to Sizhou to enrich the population of Sizhou."
Forcing people to migrate. Cao Cao did this in history. After he captured Hanzhong and saw that Hanzhong's population was prosperous, he forced the people to migrate to the Guanzhong area (that is, Sanfu), making the Chang'an area prosperous again.
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Guo Jia's request to relocate the population of Sanfu Land was not only beneficial to the Cao Group, but also took into account the people of Sanfu Land.
According to his plan, the land of Sanfu will inevitably fall into war for some time in the future, but it will not be as peaceful and stable as Sizhou.
Among the clansmen, Cao Ren came out and said: "Ma Teng is okay, but Zhang Lu is just a conservative man. How dare he compete with the Xiliang soldiers for the city? When he sees Ma Teng, he will definitely retreat. If he follows the plan of Military Advisor Guo,
We are tantamount to handing over the land of Sanfu to Xiliang, and instead exposing our backs to the Xiliang cavalry."
Guo Jia, Xi Zhicai smiled but said nothing.
When Cheng Yu saw that Cao Cao had adopted Guo Jia's strategy, he naturally tried his best to help Cao Cao improve it:
"Otherwise, we can first trade with Zhang Lu in exchange for grain, and then trade with Ma Teng. By the time Ma Teng arrives, Zhang Lu has already occupied the pass; the walls of Chang'an City are high and thick enough to defend, and Zhang Lu has food and people.
, I will definitely not give it up easily.”
Cao Ren understood and nodded to express that he had no objection.
Cao Cao looked at Guo Jia, then at an empty seat on his left, and sighed:
"Fengxiao's strategy of two tigers competing for food is a wonderful one. It reminds me of Xun Yu, who used the strategy of two tigers competing for food to drive away the tiger and devour the wolf when he defeated Lu Bu, Liu Bei and Yuan Shu. If Xun Yu were here,
It will definitely be the same strategy as Fengxiao! I originally regretted losing Xun Yu, but with Fengxiao, it is enough to fill this gap."
Guo Jia bowed and said: "My lord has great trust, and I will do my best to repay you."
Cao Cao suddenly stood up: "I will act according to the filial piety plan. I will send a vanguard army across the river to attack Liyang. When the grain and grass traded in Hanzhong arrive, I will lead the army and march north. Who wants to be the vanguard?"
For a time, all the generals in the hall, such as Zhang Liao, Li Dian, Cao Ren, Xiahou Dun, etc., came forward one after another to ask for battle.
Suddenly I heard a voice saying:
"Hold on, generals! If you want to avenge your brother, how can you miss me? Father, I am willing to be a vanguard, and I vow to sacrifice Yuan Xi's head to the rank and file."
Everyone saw that the person speaking was Cao Xiong, the Fourth Young Master.
Cao Xiong personally killed Yuan Shao in the Battle of Guandu, which was a great contribution. Therefore, his prestige in the army has risen rapidly, and even many generals admire him.
Seeing Cao Xiong coming out to ask for a fight, everyone didn't feel surprised. After all, he had this ability and had already proven himself.
Cao Cao nodded and said with a smile:
"Yuan Benchu has a son, Yuan Xi, and I have a son, Cao Xiong, who is a match! However, Xiong'er, you have not yet commanded an army, so you are not qualified enough. I order your uncle Xiahou Dun to be the pioneer chief seal officer, leading Zhang Liao, Xu Chu, Xu Huang and you four
A fierce general will serve as your deputy, and we will attack Li Yang! You need to carefully obey your uncle's military orders. You must know that military law is ruthless. If you violate it, I can't save you! Are you still willing to go?"
Cao Xiong said loudly: "My son is willing to go!"
"Okay, my horse is a thousand miles away!"
Cao Cao laughed, walked up to Cao Xiong in person, held his hand and said, "You will be the vanguard. Your four brothers, except Chong'er who is too young and stays in Xudu, the other three will follow the Chinese army."
Let's do it. I want to fight with this and watch the four of you's literary, Taoist and military strategies! Whether it's making suggestions or strategies, or killing enemies on the battlefield, all your achievements will be remembered in my father's heart."