Becoming stronger from cutting Hu and Cao Cao

Liu Bowen set off for Xudu that day, and Li Chen sent people to Luoyang to tell Jia Xu to come to the camp to listen to the order.At the same time, Qin Jun was also rushing to make rafts day and night.

Liu Bei is a hero in the world, not an ordinary person.There are 20 troops in the palm of his hand, and there are four generals Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong, and Wei Yan.

Liu Bowen didn't know how long Zhang Liao could last, so he traveled day and night on the way to Xudu, and he didn't dare to delay for a moment.

Yuzhou, Xudu.

Xudu is Cao Cao's base camp, just like Xuzhou is Li Chen's base camp. For Cao Cao, it is the political and military center.

"Hey!"

"Now that the Qin army is in full swing, if he is allowed to take down the six counties in the east of the Yangtze River, then he can really advance and attack, retreat and defend, and benefit the world." Cao Cao said with a sigh.

Don't look at Yuan Shao going north to fight Gongsun Zan now, Cao Cao has almost regained all the territory he lost.However, now that Li Chen is in the limelight, Cao Cao knows that this opponent will be ten times and a hundred times harder to deal with by the Yuan brothers and Liu Bei.

"King Wei, Liu Bei is attacking Xiaopei now. Let's just wait and see what happens. I want to see if King Qin will withdraw his troops and come back to help."

"If the King of Qin withdraws his army and returns to aid, he will not be able to defeat Jiangdong. If the King of Qin does not withdraw, his Xiao Pei will have to be lost."

"At that time, even if the King of Qin conquers Jiangdong. Liu Bei occupies Zhuo County and Xiaopei and acts as a buffer between us and the King of Qin. The Qin army will not be able to defeat us for a while."

"As I said before, Liu Bei is not a soft persimmon. Even if King Qin defeats Liu Bei at that time, he will be powerless to fight us." Xun Yu brushed his beard and said in a deep voice.

"Hey, I hope so!" Cao Cao said with a sigh.

Although what Xun Yu said seems to be well-founded, if this kind of thing is placed on others, even if he wins the battle, it will definitely damage his vitality, and he will definitely not be able to fight again in a short time.

But in Cao Cao's view, Li Chen was not like that at all.Li Chen seemed to be getting stronger and stronger, giving people a feeling of being invincible all the way.

"Wen Ruo, how is Feng Xiao's illness these past few days?" Cao Cao asked Xun Yu with concern.

A few days ago, the battle on Cao Cao's side was urgent, Guo Jia's body was already weak, and he was completely exhausted from this exhaustion.

"Reporting to the King of Wei, Feng Xiao's illness has improved a bit. It is said that the two of them can get out of bed." Xun Yu replied.

"It's a good thing if things get better, and this king can't do without Fengxiao!" Cao Cao sighed.

Among the princes in the world, Cao Cao not only has a large territory, but also his subordinates are also known as high-ranking ministers like clouds and fierce generals like rain.But among so many civil servants and military generals, Guo Jia and Guo Fengxiao are the most favorite.

It can be said that among these civil servants, Cao Cao may not listen to what others say, but he can be said to obey Guo Jia's ideas.

At this time, Cao Cao can be said to be paying close attention to the battle situation on Qin's side all the time. Cao Cao sincerely hopes that Li Chen will withdraw his troops and counterattack Liu Bei.

As long as Li Chen withdraws his troops, Jiangdong will not be able to fight.Xuzhou is a place where four wars were fought, as long as Li Chen doesn't have a solid rear, it will be difficult to accomplish great things.

However, if Li Chen was allowed to capture the six counties in Jiangdong, then the Qin army's momentum would be really hard to stop.

In the past, Zhuge Liang went to Zhuojun as an envoy and persuaded Liu Bei to send troops to conquer Xiaopei, in order to relieve the pressure on Jiangdong.

But as the saying goes, when soldiers come to block, water comes to cover.Zhuge Liang was able to persuade Liu Bei to send troops to attack Xiaopei, so Liu Bowen may not be unable to persuade Cao Cao to send troops to attack Zhuojun.

He Zhuge Liang has a perfect tongue, and Liu Bowen is also familiar with the art of vertical and horizontal benefits.

When Liu Bowen came to Xudu, he didn't go to see Cao Cao directly, but first visited Cao Cao's mastermind, the famous genius Guo Jia and Guo Fengxiao.

Liu Bowen can be said to be familiar with human nature, and Cao Cao is the kind of suspicious nature who would rather I blame the world than the world.As Li Chen's counselor, Liu Bowen wanted to win the trust and persuade Cao Cao, which can be said to be even more difficult.

Guo Jia's body is not strong due to years of drinking, singing and dancing.A few days ago, due to working day and night in the military, I fell ill a few days ago.Now that the battle situation is improving, Guo Jia is recuperating in the mansion.

"Military, Liu Bowen, the envoy of the King of Qin, is asking to see you outside the door." Guo Jia was lying on the bed recuperating, and the housekeeper hurried inside to report.

"Liu Bowen?"

"As expected!" Guo Fengxiao smiled slightly.

Although it is said that Guo Jia is recuperating in the mansion recently, he doesn't mean that he doesn't hear what's going on outside the window.Even if he is in the mansion, he knows everything about the general trend of the world.Judging from Guo Jia's expression, he had expected that Li Chen would send someone to Xudu.

Among the local counselors in the Three Kingdoms period, Guo Jiazhi can be said to be completely inferior to Zhuge Liang.Zhuge Liang's theory of three points in the world helped Liu Bei to take Xichuan. Similarly, Guo Fengxiao's theory of ten victories and ten defeats helped Cao Cao defeat Yuan Shao and become the number one prince in the world.

Zhuge Liang is more inclined to be a comprehensive talent. He can do all military affairs, politics, diplomacy, and internal affairs.Guo Jia, on the other hand, was more like a student who was partial to majors. He was exceptionally talented in military affairs, but he was not very good at other things.

Guo Jia is a good person, except for one thing that is short-lived. Just like Huskies trade their IQ for their appearance, Guo Jia's military talent is probably traded for his life.

Ghosts never die, crouching dragons come out, Guo Jia is active in the early period of the Three Kingdoms, and Zhuge Liang is active in the middle and late period of the Three Kingdoms.

"Mr. Liu, please go to the lobby and do it first. After I freshen up, I will go over here." Guo Jia ordered.

Guo Jia has been bedridden these days, so he looks somewhat sloppy. Since he went to meet Liu Bowen, Guo Jia has to tidy up, so he can't lose face for King Wei.

The housekeeper of Guo Jia's mansion brought Liu Bowen in first, then asked Liu Bowen to sit down, and hurriedly brought tea and water for him.

"Mr. Liu, sit down first. My military adviser is in poor health. He may arrive later. You wait first." The housekeeper said to Liu Bowen.

Because Guo Jia was addicted to drinking and sex, his body was hollowed out by it. All the big men knew about it.Liu Bowen naturally knew it too, so he didn't care too much.

Oh, I said why Cao Cao likes Guo Jia so much, the relationship is because these two people are lustful, maybe, they are still "comrades in arms".

"Da da da!"

"Cough! Cough! Cough!"

Not long after, there was a sound of footsteps accompanied by coughing, and Liu Bowen knew that it was Guo Jia and Guo Fengxiao.

"Liu Bowen has met Guo Junshi, and he has admired his name for a long time!" Seeing the young man in front of him, Liu Bowen cupped his hands towards Guo Jia and said.

"Don't dare, don't dare."

"Mr. Bowen is the elder, and he treats filial piety as the youngest. It should be the famous dish of Mr. Bowen who has been respected for a long time." Guo Jia returned the salute to Liu Bowen.

Chapter 372 Qin Wei's Equivalent Exchange

After Liu Bowen and Guo Fengxiao were polite, they started to get down to business.

Liu Bowen picked up a cup of tea, took a sip, and after careful consideration, he asked Guo Jia, "Now that Liu Bei is attacking Xiaopei, I wonder if King Wei is interested in taking back Zhuo County."

"Ha ha ha ha!"

"Cough cough!"

"Brother Bowen, there's no need to beat around the bush. You can speak up if you have something to say."

"I think Brother Bowen came to my Xudu this time to persuade the King of Wei to send troops to take Zhuo County, so as to take over the siege of Xiaopei?" Guo Jia didn't hide it, but asked straightforwardly.

Liu Bowen thought to himself, this Guo Fengxiao is really direct.However, since Guo Jiaming said it, Liu Bowen stopped beating around the bush.

"Not bad!"

"To be honest, Feng Xiao said that this trip is to persuade the king of Wei to send troops to take Zhuojun. Once the king of Wei sends troops, Zhuojun will be unstable, and Liu Bei will definitely divide his troops to defend against the king of Wei. In this way, Xiaopei will be safe and sound." Liu Bowen also said bluntly. .

Hearing this, Guo Jia pondered for a moment, and asked Liu Bowen seriously: "Does King Qin plan to send troops back to help Xiaopei?"

"Until the six counties in Jiangdong are conquered, not a single soldier will retreat." Liu Bowen said seriously.

"Even if Xiaopei is unstable, he won't come back?" Guo Jia continued to ask.

Liu Bowen nodded: "Even if Xiaopei is lost, he will not come back for help."

"well!"

"What an ambitious king of Qin, according to me, Guo Fengxiao, the one who can win the world is the king of Qin and my lord!" Guo Jia couldn't help sighing.

Hearing this, Liu Bowen couldn't help but sink in his heart.You listen to Guo Jia's words, it is not Li Chen and Cao Cao who can win the world in the end.If this is the case, can Cao Cao send troops to help Li Chen out of the siege?

However, the reason why Guo Jia and Guo Fengxiao is called a ghost is precisely because of his exceptionally clear thinking.I often think that ordinary people can't think, and do things that ordinary people can't do.

Just when Liu Bowen thought that Guo Jia must be against Cao Cao's sending troops to enter Zhuo County, Guo Jia laughed loudly and said, "Brother Bowen, even if you said that you cut off this tongue and worn out your mouth, my lord will Definitely not sending troops."

When Guo Jia said this, he gasped and continued: "However, you can't say that my King Wei will send troops, but I can?"

As soon as Liu Bowen heard that there was still some discussion about this matter, he hurriedly asked: "I don't know how to be filial, how do you think about it?"

Guo Jia pondered for a moment, then smiled slightly: "Brother Bowen, your King Qin has great ambitions, don't we, King Wei?"

"You want to take Jiangdong, and my lord is also attacking Huainan now. You want to use our army to fight Liu Bei, and we also want to use your navy to fight Yuan Shao."

"How about this, how about we exchange the army for the navy? At that time, the king of Qin will take all the land in the east of the river, and my lord will take all the Huainan area. Wouldn't it be beautiful."

After listening to Guo Jia's words, Liu Bowen thought for a moment and felt that this was a good idea.Now, the Qin army is already preparing for the landing battle. Once it goes ashore, the navy army will be of little use.

Liu Bowen pondered and said: "It's not impossible, but how to change it?"

"Although Yuan Shu has a navy in Huainan, it is only more than [-]. If the king of Qin is to send out a navy to help our king defeat Yuan Shu's navy, and then transport soldiers for our army along the river, what price will he have to pay?" Guo Jia asked Liu Bowen.

Liu Bowen thought for a while, Jiangdong's navy has now been defeated by the Qin army, let alone Yuan Shu's navy.If you want to defeat Yuan Shu's navy, you don't even need the main fleet to come here, just send a navy to the side. As for helping Cao's army transport soldiers along the river, it couldn't be easier.

However, we have to be careful. For example, if the battle is over and Cao Cao detains the Qin Army Navy, it will be troublesome.

Liu Bowen nodded, and said to Guo Jia: "I can decide this matter for my King Qin, but how much can King Wei send troops?"

"Brother Bowen, after all, my king still wants to send troops to take Huainan generation. For the time being, the food in Zhuo County is tasteless, and it's a pity to abandon it."

"So, how about my king sending [-] troops to help you contain Liu Bei?" Guo Jia asked Liu Bowen.

"No, no."

"If King Wei only sent [-] troops, he may not be able to contain Liu Bei, and it will not help me to fight Xiaopei!"

"If Xiaopei is lost, the king of Wei has taken advantage of this exchange, but we, the king of Qin, have suffered."

"In my opinion, the king of Wei should have at least 15 soldiers." Liu Bowen said seriously.

Upon hearing this, Guo Jia called out in his heart, good guy, you Liu Bowen really dare to speak.We asked you to help us defeat Yuan Shu's [-] navy, and we also sent [-] troops to help you contain Liu Bei. This is an equal exchange.

As a result, as soon as you opened your mouth, there were 15 troops directly. Your ancestor Liu Bowen opened a black shop, right?

"Ha ha!"

"Brother Bowen was joking. We just ask you to help us defeat Yuan Shu's 15 navy. We need [-] troops. That's three times as many troops."

"If that's the case, I'm afraid my King Wei will not agree." Guo Jia said seriously.

Cao Cao could not agree, and Liu Bowen also knew that Cao Cao could not agree.In such an exchange, if Cao Cao could agree, he would be a fool.

However, when negotiating, it is the same as doing business. If you want what you want, you will pay me back.Asking prices all over the sky, sitting on the ground and paying back the money!

"Feng Xiao, that's not what you said."

"It's true that Yuan Shu only has [-] sailors, but don't we have to help you transport troops? Isn't this a labor-intensive task?" Liu Bowen argued.

When Liu Bowen said this, Guo Jia felt that it was true, and it was true that the Qin Army Navy had to help transport the troops.It is much more convenient to transport troops by water than by land.

If you attack by land, you will have to fight all the way from city to city.However, if it is a waterway, it can deploy troops along the river and attack on multiple lines at the same time.

"Brother Bowen, [-] soldiers and horses, no more."

"If there are too many, where is the king of Wei, the younger brother is really difficult to persuade." Guo Jia said seriously.

"no no!"

"One hundred thousand troops, not one less."

"Feng Xiao, from a strategic point of view, helping you move troops is far more important than helping you defeat Yuan Shu's navy."

"Feng Xiao, you are a smart person. You can hide your thoughts from others, but you can't hide them from me." Liu Bowen did not back down at all.

After some bargaining, it was obvious that Liu Bowen's skill was better, and finally the strength of Cao Jun's troops was finalized at 10 horses.

Liu Bowen estimated that if Cao Cao sent 10 troops to attack Zhuojun, then Liu Bei would have to mobilize 10 troops to stop him. Even if he didn't mobilize [-] horses, he would have to mobilize at least [-] to [-] troops.

In this way, Xiaopei's pressure was relieved.If Liu Bei used more than a hundred thousand people, he would not be able to defeat Zhang Liao's 5-strong guard Xiaopei.

"Brother Bowen, wait at my house for a while, I'll go see King Wei." Guo Jia said to Liu Bowen.

Becoming stronger from cutting Hu and Cao Cao

Chapter 373 Cao Wei's Discussion

Guo Jia asked Liu Bowen to stay at the mansion first and later, and went to Wei Wang's mansion to persuade Cao Cao to send troops to Zhuojun.

Xudu, Wei Wangfu.

In Wei Wang's mansion, Wei Wang Cao Cao is convening a group of civil servants and generals to discuss military affairs.In the past few days, Cao Cao has been a little anxious to get angry.

Cao Cao wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to get rid of Yuan Shao's brother Yuan Shu when Yuan Shao went north to fight Gongsun Zan.But now the front line is really not going well, and Cao Wei's army is blocked by Yuan Shu's general Ji Ling to the north of the Huaihe River.

"King Wei, our army has no sailors, and the waterways in the Jianghuai area become more developed as we go south. Our army's cavalry is at a disadvantage in attacking. It may not be easy to defeat Yuan Shu."

"How about ordering General Xiahou to temporarily garrison and switch from attack to defense, and then transfer the army to General Cao Hong. How about we turn to attack Xiliang?" Xun Yu suggested to Cao Cao.

However, before Cao Cao could speak.Advisor Cheng Yu said: "No, no!"