Summoning the best emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 421 Zhang Song presents a picture
Guo Jia and the others nodded in agreement. They all knew that since Cao Cao dared to exchange things so neatly for Xia Houyuan, it proved that his plan must have been implemented or even completed.

Although they had expected it, but Cao Cao planned it carefully this time, and they were powerless to destroy and stop it.

"Yizhou is full of natural dangers and high passes, and there are countless cliffs. If it weren't for the natives of Yizhou as the internal support, even if Cao Cao had a strong army, it would not be enough to win Yizhou just by building plank roads and secretly hiding positions. Yes. Moreover, under Liu Zhang’s command, Wang Xuance and others are by no means mediocre. Cao Cao’s increase of troops to Hanzhong has already attracted Wang Xuance’s attention. I guess Cao Cao’s real goal is actually Guanzhong.”

Liu Xie pondered for a while, and expressed his opinion.

After Guo Jia listened carefully, he thought about it carefully, but shook his head and said, "Hearing what my lord said, I think Cao Cao's real goal is in Yizhou."

"Oh? What's the point of being a filial piety?"

Liu Xie saw that Guo Jia was not playing tricks, and he was not angry that he directly refuted himself, but asked him to speak out what he thought.

Guo Jia said in a deep voice: "The so-called know yourself and the enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without danger. Cao Cao is suspicious by nature and loves to take risks. Every time he uses tricks, he always surprises him. Even the most familiar people around him may not be able to guess what he really thinks in his heart." .”

"Cao Cao initially sent more troops to Hanzhong, but then suddenly changed direction and sent troops to attack Qiaojun and Runan, which made us all think that he was planning to attack the east and attack the west. And in this way, Wang Xuance of Yizhou indeed dispatched troops and strengthened the Be on guard. However, if the people in Yizhou truly believe that Cao Cao's goal ends with Yuan Shu, will they continue to be on guard? It should be noted that after the great tension, there will be great looseness. Cao Cao may have deliberately wanted the Yizhou soldiers and horses to be extremely cautious first. Be vigilant and take precautions, and then wait until they find out it was a false alarm and neglected to take precautions, and then sneak attack Yizhou with thunderous force."

"Following Xiao's words is not unreasonable. It's just that Yizhou's natural danger cannot be broken by manpower. Besides, Wang Xuance, Fazheng, Yan Yan and others are rare talents in the world. Maybe no one will be able to see Cao Cao's strategy. Take a ten thousand step back, if Cao Cao's plan is really successful, how many passes can they sneak attack in a short period of time, once Liu Zhang reacts, Cao Cao will not take advantage of the right time, place and people, but will end up with a strong enemy. It will be like stealing the chicken but losing the rice."

After hearing Guo Jia's words, Zhuge Liang put forward the opposite view.

He had studied in Jingzhou and knew a lot about Yizhou. He believed that Yizhou was easy to defend but difficult to attack. Cao Cao's sneak attacks on passes would not be of any importance. Instead, he would completely oppose Liu Zhang and the gains would outweigh the losses.

Liu Zhang is indeed fatuous and incompetent, and now he is more greedy for pleasure, regardless of political affairs, but the overall strength of Yizhou is unquestionable, and the people of Shu are extremely united and quite xenophobic, Cao Cao will not be unaware of this.

"That's right, Yizhou is as strong as gold, and there are still several boards left after a layer of paper is pierced. On the contrary, in Guanzhong, there is a three-way melee between Lu Bu, Dong Zhuo and Han Suimateng. Although the offensive has slowed down, it is indeed better than Yizhou. Too much planning."

Xun Yu also opened his mouth to express his support for Zhuge Liang, but expressed disagreement with his old friend Guo Jia's guess.

Before Guo Jia could explain, Jia Xu next to him said on his behalf: "The chaos in Guanzhong is only for the so-called people in Guanzhong. Once Cao Cao, an outsider, joins in now, there will definitely be a three-party truce to fight together." The result. Cao Cao has been planning for so long, it is impossible not to think of this."

"And what Kong Ming said before, Cao Cao's attack on Yizhou did not take advantage of the time, place, and harmony. Although it is true, it is also a lie. Today is different from the past. Liu Zhang is nepotism, and many talented people in Yizhou are depressed. Who can guarantee that there are no bold people among them who will secretly contact Cao Cao and form an internal response to lead Cao's army into Rushu or even directly reach the capital?"

Jia Xu's voice is very soft, but every word can make people feel the weight of it.

Guo Jia nodded with a smile. Among the crowd, Jia Xu didn't have the best relationship with him, but in many cases, the two could connect with each other and wanted to go together.

"Could it be that Zhang Song and Zhang Yongnian who presented the map of Yizhou's mountains, rivers, and rivers to Liu Beijin this time secretly offered the map to Cao Cao?"

As soon as Jia Xu finished speaking, Liu Xie immediately thought of such a person.

In history, Zhang Song was Liu Zhang's second-in-command, and was sent to Cao Cao's office without being recorded by him, so he held a grudge.

After he returned to Shu, he persuaded Liu Zhang to sever contact with Cao Cao, and persuaded Liu Zhang to connect with Liu Bei, and even let Liu Bei enter Shu to fight against Hanzhong.

Later, Zhang Song was reported by his elder brother Zhang Su because of his secret collusion with Liu Bei, and was finally beheaded by Liu Zhang.

"Could it be that Liu Zhang still sent Zhang Song to Cao Cao's place, but this time Cao Cao was very eager for Yizhou, so he respected Zhang Song, a corporal, and made Zhang Song want to betray Liu Zhang?"

The more Liu Xie thought about it, the more likely it became that after Liu Zhang finally became the governor of Yizhou, he took all the power in his own hands. However, he did not have the ability to control it, which would inevitably make it difficult for people to use their talents and develop.

This piece of pine is probably the brave man Jia Xu mentioned.

And it's probably not that simple, Zhang Song's weight is still not enough, and people like Fa Zheng and Wu Yi who are unwilling or hated by Liu Zhang are probably also involved in it.

"What you said is all reasonable. I think Cao Cao has been planning for so long, it is definitely not just an ordinary fight. Although Guanzhong is chaotic, but the forces of all parties are strong, Cao Cao does not have the strength to deter everyone. On the contrary, it is beneficial Cao Cao is really going to pierce this layer of paper tiger skin if he is strong outside the prefecture."

Liu Xie expressed his affirmation to everyone's opinion, but in his words, he already believed in the conjectures of Guo Jia and Jia Xu even more.

Zhuge Liang and Xun Yu are good at internal affairs, and although they are top-notch in guessing people's hearts, they are still inferior to Guo Jia and Jia Xu.

"If Cao Cao's goal is really Yizhou, once he succeeds, there will be more princes in this world who can share the same with us all the way."

Xun Yu was very worried that the stronger the power of the princes, the harder it would be for the big Han to calm down, and the more suffering the living people would suffer.

Liu Xie also began to dignify, and Cao Cao expanded rapidly. With his ability, his strength has definitely doubled.

Even if Yuan Shao was forced into Yuan Shao, he had countless generals and counselors under his command, holding the land of two states in his hands, and his disciples and old officials were all over the world, but he did not dare to compete with Liu Xie.

But Cao Cao is different from Yuan Shao. Once he wins Yizhou, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, it will definitely be a huge threat.

(End of this chapter)