"Xuzhou, a major grain-producing state, is extremely wealthy. In the Central Plains, it is second only to us." Tian Feng was the first to speak.
"Xuzhou is close to the sea. Our Qingzhou has developed maritime transportation. After conquering Xuzhou, it will be more conducive to the development of maritime transportation." Su Shuang is in charge of business.
"Xuzhou has an extremely long coastline and broad prospects for the development of marine fisheries, which can greatly supplement the meat supply." Xun Yue is in charge of fisheries and animal husbandry.
"Xuzhou has a developed salt industry, especially the Mi family's salt farm is in Xuzhou. It must not fall into the hands of others."
"Last year there was a severe drought, and this winter there is little snow, and nine out of every ten droughts there are locusts. It is foreseeable that next year will be a disaster year after all, and we must ensure food supply."
"From a military point of view, once Cao Cao takes Xuzhou, Yanzhou, Xuzhou, and half of Yuzhou, he will become the number one prince in the world and surpass Yuan Shao in strength, which will be extremely detrimental to us."
Seeing everyone talking about a lot of reasons, Wang Xuan immediately decided, "No need to say more, these reasons are enough. Get ready to send troops to Xuzhou!"
"What is the reason for attacking Xuzhou?" Lu Su asked with a frown. Although power is truth, he agreed, but the name was not justified and it always felt awkward.
"Reason!" Wang Xuan's face suddenly darkened, "Xuzhou is the Xuzhou of the Han Dynasty. The Xuzhou family wanted to surrender to Cao Cao, but because Tao Gongzu blocked it, they poisoned the wine. As a clan member of the Han Dynasty, how could Duke Xuande let him?
If a villain succeeds, he must avenge Tao Gongzu!"
It seems like what you just said, Tao Gongzu probably drank to death, why did he just turn around and beat him up!?
"What are you looking at!" Wang Xuan glared at Lu Su, "Isn't Xuzhou the Xuzhou of the Han Dynasty? Shouldn't Duke Xuande inherit the Han Dynasty? Didn't the Xuzhou family want to divide their territory and surrender to Cao Cao?"
Well, excluding the cause of Tao Qian's death, Wang Xuan's reasons are sufficient, and according to the conspiracy theory, the Xuzhou family had sufficient motives to assassinate Tao Qian.
Tao Qian has been trying to suppress the development of the Xuzhou family, and there are deep internal conflicts. Almost all powerful people in the world know this. It is because of the same ideas that Tao Qian has a good relationship with Liu Bei. It is also the reason that the Xuzhou family does not want Xuzhou to fall into
The root cause in Liu Bei's hands.
Even though Liu Bei didn't explicitly say that he would suppress the aristocratic families, it can be seen from the results of the last time he dealt with the aristocratic families who moved back to Qingzhou that Liu Bei was definitely not friendly to the aristocratic families.
After the plan was finalized, it was time to discuss the dispatch of troops. Either we would not take action, or we would do so with great force. Tug-of-war and the like were definitely not allowed, not because we were afraid of not being able to win, but because it would delay production and construction too much.
At least in Wang Xuan's view, the biggest advantage of his side is not the strong military strength, nor the well-equipped equipment, but good enough development and construction. This is the fundamental.
"Since we are going to move, we should even take down Mount Tai, so that my wife Cao will know that there are some ideas that cannot be made casually." Wang Xuan felt that Cao Cao was a little distracted, and he must give it a good hammering.
Everyone agreed on this point, and the remaining route was to take the troops. The final result of the discussion was to capture Mount Tai all the way, send troops all the way from Linqu to capture Langye County, and finally Gan Ning led the troops to take the sea route, directly from Mi Zhu, Qu County, Donghai
Landing at their home base, using the Mi family's Qu County as a logistics base, they directly captured Donghai County.
The three armies attack together, they don't move, they move like thunder!
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Cao Cao got the news a few days earlier than Liu Bei did. As soon as Tao Qian died that day, the banquet exploded on the spot. Under the auspices of the major families in Xuzhou present, the entire Tao Qian mansion was directly sealed to prevent the funeral from being held secretly.
After discussing the future direction of Xuzhou that night, they directly sent troops to notify Cao Cao overnight.
The news was still buried in Tao Qian's mansion, and the intelligence personnel went out on the third day to replace the servant who was dealing with 'Ye Xiang' before passing on the news. Therefore, at this moment, Cao Cao was fully prepared and sent troops directly without even considering logistics.
Anyway, Xuzhou doesn’t have much else but a lot of food!
On the other side, the envoys sent have arrived at Yecheng, Jizhou to meet Yuan Shao.
Cao Cao's idea of playing is also very simple. Since the opportunity is before you, you must cherish it and eliminate Liu Bei first.
The news brought back by Chen Qun last time made Cao Cao feel fearful, including his subordinates and civil servants, and Cao Cao believed that other princes of the Han Dynasty also had the same fear.
Qingzhou is incompatible with the entire Han Dynasty. They are simply two different worlds. Although Qingzhou does not have a large territory, it brings too much pressure to people.
Outsiders don't know why Qingzhou can develop so fast, and the more they don't understand, the more frightened they feel.
As the saying goes, the first bird to be struck with a gun is the truth. Liu Bei was too jumpy.
Of course, Wang Xuan's 'contribution' is greater here. If he hadn't sucked up all the luck of the Eastern Han Dynasty in one fell swoop, things would not have gotten out of hand. Yuan Shao solved his worries, and Cao Cao doubled his strength out of thin air, which gave the siege of Qingzhou a creative opportunity.
conditions.
Regarding Cao Cao's proposal, Yuan Shao almost nodded in agreement after a brief discussion.
"Liu Bei appears to be benevolent, but is actually despicable. Salt and iron are exclusively sold by the imperial court, but they are developed privately on a large scale. This will definitely cause huge waste, and is actually an act that harms the public and enriches private interests." Guo Tu couldn't understand.
, there is so much money, why not keep it for yourself, and build a house for those mud-legged people, there must be something wrong with your brain!
"Indeed, in the past few years, there have been constant natural and man-made disasters. Liu Bei actually dared to make wine on a large scale, consuming so much food, and who knows how many people will starve to death as a result. What an ambition!" Xu You said, picking up a glass of wine and drinking it.
He drank it all, feeling intoxicated.
"Don't you know that businessmen pursue profits and do not engage in production. They only know how to buy and resell, and plunder the people's wealth and support, which is a waste of people's resources and is not advisable. Liu Bei supported the businessmen wantonly and even recruited businessmen as officials. This move risked the disapproval of the world and scoured the world.
Financial resources are used to enrich oneself. It seems that the people of Qingzhou live and work in peace and contentment, but don't you know how many people from other states starve to death because of this? Their hearts are evil." Feng Ji also agreed and added.
"The Master said: The people can follow it, but they cannot know it. This is the way of the sages, and Liu Bei goes against it, which will inevitably cause great chaos in the world and shake the foundation of the country. His heart can be punished!"
"No matter how big a country is, it will perish if it is warlike. The Book of Changes says: A gentleman should be careful not to use war weapons. In the past, King Wu Fu Chai was warlike and died. Therefore, when the Ming Dynasty ruled the country, it was not to play with war!"
"Mencius said: In ancient times, morality was a priority, while in the Middle Ages, wisdom was a priority. Today's so-called good ministers are what ancient people called thieves of the people. A gentleman who does not aspire to benevolence, but seeks to fight for strength, is to assist Jie."
"Today Liu Bei does not care about peace and quiet for the people. He is resorting to military force to intimidate his neighbors. He appears to be benevolent but is actually vicious. The calamity he has caused is as great as that of Wang Mang!"
"Hiss, we can't keep this kid!"
It is rare for Yuan Shao's advisers to unanimously want to destroy Liu Bei, and Yuan Shao will naturally not disagree. The last time he fought against Gongsun Zan, Liu Bei was behind the trouble, and Yuan Shao was furious. Later, the article written by Mi Heng criticizing him was also widely circulated.
, Yuan Shao was so angry that he almost vomited blood. If his subordinate Wen Wu hadn't stopped him, he would have fought Liu Bei at that time.