Liu Wei still couldn't react to Cao Cao's sudden change, because Cao Cao had always been scheming against Liu Wei, when would he ever think about Liu Wei like this. ※% top ※% point ※% small ※% say,
"My lord, it seems that the war in Hebei has reached a critical moment!" Xu Shu heard Liu Mang's words and suddenly smiled wryly and shook his head.
"The war in Hebei?" Although Liu Wei had sent spies to inquire about Cao Cao's actions against the Yuan brothers in the north, but because of Cao Cao's blockade of the Central Plains, it was difficult for Liu Wei's spies to pass on the news. Mang also only had a half-knowledge. He knew that the Yuan brothers couldn't stop Cao Cao, but he didn't know the exact time.
"Brothers of the Yuan family should be unable to hold on anymore!" Zhuge Liang also said over there. He did not expect such bad news to appear all of a sudden. Once Cao Cao pacified the north, he, Liu Mang and Liu Hanyang, would bear the brunt yangzhou.
"Cao Cao's actions are to show the enemy weakness!" Lu Su also nodded. Lu Su finally appeared on the main hall. Although Lu Su came back with Sun Ce before, but Lu Su did not show his true colors. On the contrary, he taught Sun Ce the credit, which can be regarded as saving Sun Quan's life and repaying Sun Ce for his reuse.
Cao Cao has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in Yanzhou, but once they are dispersed, his defensive ability is not high. Not only Yanzhou, Zhili, but once Xuzhou and the like are added, then the 100,000 troops will still be It's really not enough. The real number of soldiers that Cao Ren can use is less than 50,000. Once a war starts, Cao Cao's army can only be passively beaten.
And once Xuzhou is given up, Cao Ren will have much more soldiers and horses to use. Plus after giving up Xuzhou. If your Liu Mang army takes over Xuzhou. This has been delayed for another period of time. By the time you realize that you are about to cause danger to Yanzhou, Cao Cao may have calmed down the north and sent his army south.
"Then why don't we want Xuzhou?" Liu Mang was going to give up the half of Xuzhou that Cao Cao gave up, and directly planned to send troops to Yanzhou to stop Cao Cao's great cause of northern reunification.
"My lord's name is not right, it's not going well 1" Zhuge Liang said over there, Zhuge Liang shook his head and said to Liu Mang, the one who sent troops was paying attention to a righteous name, and Liu Mang sent troops to Jiangdong in the name of Sun Shangxiang's husband as Sun Ce and Sun Quan's The younger sister went to help mediate and meddle in housework. To start a war with Liu Biao, it was also Liu Biao who started the war first.
The same is true for Liu Bei.
Since Cao Cao and Cao Cao came out of Xuzhou, although the two sides have had friction, they have not yet reached the level of friction, and both sides are restraining. Even when Liu Bei's army attacked Liu Mang, Cao Cao sent 100,000 grain and grass as a subsidy.
If now once the face is torn apart, Cao Cao has the Emperor Han in his hands, Liu Mang might be able to change from His Royal Highness King Shu to a traitor.
"My lord, the Ministry of Industry's war preparations are not ready yet!" Liu Ye was also shaking his head. The hundreds of cannons are still under construction, and the Yangzhou Army has developed smoothly over the years. But there are also many problems in it, and the war with Cao Cao will definitely not end in a day or two. It must be a bitter battle, a protracted battle, so combat readiness has become a critical issue.
Cao Cao needs time, and Yangzhou also needs time. Originally, what Liu Mang was thinking was to plan to fight Cao Cao after taking down Jingzhou. Only by relying on Jingzhou's wealth can he withstand the protracted war with Cao Cao.
But now it seems that time is running out.
"My lord, we must eat Xuzhou!" Zhuge Liang said to Liu Mang.
"Huh?" Liu Mang became even more confused. It was Zhuge Liang and the others who said that Xuzhou was Cao Cao's temporary plan. They said that they took half of Xuzhou, but Cao Cao was just delaying time. Now it is Zhuge Liang and the others who want to take Xuzhou.
"Since Cao Cao sent Xuzhou, it would be too wasteful!" Xu Shu also nodded in agreement.
"We want this Xuzhou, and he, Cao Cao, also don't want to take over the North too easily!" Lu Su's hoarse voice also sounded.
You can't fight Cao Cao directly, but you can stop Cao Cao's pace.
"My lord, the emissary of Gongsun Du is still in Yangzhou!" Zhuge Liang and others said to Liu Mang.
"Gongsun Du of Liaodong!" Liu Wei remembered this person, and his eyes also brightened. Gongsun Du has a good relationship with Liu Wei now. Yangzhou lacks war horses, and Liu Wei opened up such a road on the water. Let Liaodong's war horses be sent to Yangzhou in a steady stream, and some retired battle armors in Yangzhou, as well as surplus food and grass, were also sent to Liaodong.
The two parties can be regarded as a happy cooperation.
"Your lips are dead, your teeth are cold, as long as you make it clear to that Gongsun Du, I believe this Gongsun Du will not be able to sit still!" Liu Mang's rotten counselor began to plan.
"The Yuan family brothers are no longer Cao Cao's opponents. If there is one more Gongsun Du, they can still persevere!" Liu Wei also nodded.
"We can give up some benefits from Gongsundu, in order to let Gongsundu support the Yuan brothers, and even let him send troops."
After the discussion was completed, Liu Wei, Gongsundu's envoy over there, also made an appointment soon. Gongsundu's envoy said that the matter was very important, and he did not dare to make a decision easily and needed to go back to Liaodong to discuss with their master.
Liu Mang also nodded and did not embarrass Gongsundu.
In Xuzhou, Liu Mang's order was also issued, and Chen Deng of Guangling also sent troops. With Chen Deng himself as the main force and Lu Meng as the vanguard, they quickly spread from Guangling City to all directions of Xuzhou.
Xiapi, Pengcheng, Langye, these important cities in Xuzhou, Cao Cao all gave up.
Liu Mang's Yangzhou army took it all the way without encountering resistance at all. These Xuzhou cities Liu Mang also simply gave all the land to the local people, who were treated the same as the people in Yangzhou, and they were taken away soon To the support of the locals.
Originally, Lu Bujun went out from Xuzhou, and many Xuzhou veterans couldn't help crying when they arrived in Xuzhou's old place.
During Shouchun, the Ministry of Industry also let go of some civilian matters, and went all out to produce weapons and prepare for war. Sit and prepare for the next big fight.
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"Good news. Good news!" Cao Cao's army naturally got the news that the Yangzhou army had taken over the city of Xuzhou. Liu Mang accepted all those noble titles and official positions without hesitation.
Isn't this exactly what Cao Cao needs? First feed Liu Mang, the tiger, and let him burp. When he is hungry again, Cao Cao has already prepared his sword. Let's clean up Yangzhou again, but Cao Cao doesn't understand that once a beast like a tiger is seen by him, it will be bloody. That was really unstoppable, and his wildness was about to be exposed.
"Congratulations, my lord, congratulations to my lord, the great cause of unifying the world in the north is just around the corner!" Liu Mang of Yangzhou was deceived, waiting for Cao Cao to deal with Yuan brothers who occupy two-thirds of the world, and then deal with other princes is not the same as playing.
Although the Yuan family brothers are not capable enough in Hebei, they have a good father. This father's appeal is too strong. If they don't die, Hebei cannot be pacified.
"Haha!" Cao Cao was very pleased with Cheng Yu's words.
The Guo family on the side frowned, the Yangzhou army was too straightforward to be fooled, Guo Jia even prepared the worst plan, that is, if Liu Mang was not fooled, he immediately sent troops to enter Yanzhou. Guo Jia also made Cao Ren have to close the city gates and defend the most important places.
Even Yanzhou lost most of it. As long as Xu is not lost, it doesn't matter. Cao Cao won Hebei, and then issued a call for rebellion. I believe the princes of the world will still cater to it.
"My lord, how will Gongsun Du respond?" Guo Jia asked Cao Cao. The envoys to Liaodong had already been sent out, and logically speaking, the news had already arrived.
Hearing Guo Jia's question, Cao Cao frowned on his originally happy expression.
That's because, originally, Gongsun Du had already agreed to listen to Cao Cao's selection, and the negotiations between the two sides were also very ambiguous, but in the end, Gongsun Du dismissed him with official words, which made Cao Cao very annoyed.
"No, Yangzhou Liu Wei also sent an envoy!" Guo Jia immediately discovered that this Gongsun Du had an ambiguous attitude. He didn't reject Cao Cao, and he didn't agree to Cao Cao. It was obviously up for grabs. There must be a better choice, otherwise I wouldn't have spoken like this.
"How can this be good!" Cheng Yu was very anxious on the sidelines, "How can this Gongsun Du be so dishonest!" Cheng Yu's problem came again, Guo Jia rolled his eyes on the sidelines, who is this age? I still drink you to speak faith. Faithful people such as our great Confucian Kong Rong and others were either hanged or placed under house arrest.
"Even without him, Gongsun Du, I will take down that Yuan family brother." Cao Cao also became annoyed, frowning and saying.
"No, my lord, if this Gongsun Du favors Liu Mang's side in Yangzhou, then not only will we not be able to get his help, on the contrary, this person may even send troops to help the Yuan brothers." Guo Jia said to Cao Cao. road.
"He dares!" Brother Xiahou's eyes widened, bursting out with killing intent.
Guo Jia didn't argue about it, there's nothing to dare about it, I believe no one will refuse something that is beneficial and beneficial, it just increases the possibility.
"My lord, what is the condition you offered to that Gongsun Du?" Guo Jia asked Cao Cao beside him.
"My lord, the condition for that Gongsun Du is General Wuwei, Marquis of Yongning Township." Cheng Yu said to Guo Jia.
"General Wuwei!" Although this is a miscellaneous general, he is the highest official position guarding the frontier. In the land of Liaodong, if this official position could control everything in Liaodong in the era of the Han Dynasty.
"Yongning Xianghou!" Although this is a Xianghou, Yongning is indeed a very wealthy place under Cao Cao's command. The advantage, to put it bluntly, is just a document.
But what was given to this Gongsun was the real deal, Marquis of a Thousand Households.
And you have to know, this is what Gongsun Du agreed to do. If Gongsun Du sends troops later to help Cao Cao take down the Yuan brothers, Cao Cao will definitely be rewarded, at least the title must be at the level of Wanhuhou.
But just like that, our Gongsundu children's shoes still didn't agree.
"Kang Yu, how much do you know about this Gongsun Du?" Guo Jia turned his head and looked at another unremarkable man standing behind Cao Cao. It is a member of the fan army in the hands of Cao Cao, just like Yang Hong is under Liu Wei's command.
"This Gongsundu's father, Gongsun Yan, fled to Xuantu County. But Gongsundu became a county official. At that time, Gongsun Bao, the son of Xuantu Taishou Gongsun Gong's son, was eighteen years old. But he died early. When Gongsundu was young, he was also called Gongsun Bao was also about the same age as Gongsun Gong’s son. As soon as Gongsun Gong saw him, he fell in love with him, sent him to study, and married him. Later, he was recommended to others to be the Minister of Shangshu. He was promoted to governor of Jizhou. However, he was dismissed immediately due to rumors. Xu Rong, a fellow villager, was a Zhonglang general under Dong Zhuo. He recommended Gongsundu to be the governor of Liaodong. People in the county looked down on him very much. Before that, Gongsun Zhao, a vassal of Liaodong, was the magistrate guarding Xiangping. He was whipped to death in Xiangping City. The rich and famous families in the county, such as Tian Shao, had no grievances with him, but he made excuses to kill them. He ruined their families. There are more than a hundred people from the county. Everyone was terrified. He conquered Gaogouli in the east and Karasuma in the west, and his power shocked the overseas.” This Kang Yu really did some homework on Liaodong, and soon Gongsundu’s experience was spoken out by this person.
"Is this person so talented and beautiful?" Cao Cao's love for talent has risen again. This Gongsun Du pacified Liaodong. Cao Cao may not have liked it, but this Gongsun Du was able to conquer Goguryeo in the east, but it made Cao Cao conquer Karasuma in the west. Read more. If you get this person, not only may Liaodong be pacified, but Cao Cao can also be given a powerful boost by using this person, like a tiger with wings added.
Listening to Kang Yu's introduction to Gongsun Du over there, he shook his head, "My lord, put away your love for talents. This person is like a tiger and wolf, and he can't surrender. Like that Lu Bu, the recipient can only hurt himself !” From Kang Yu’s introduction to Gongsun Du, this person is a person who must take revenge. Anyone who looks down on him will kill him and take revenge on anyone. Goguryeo in the east and Karasuma in the west show that this person is not a person who dares to submit to others.
Although Guo Jia dissuaded him in this way, Cao Cao's eyes were still shining. This is obviously a character who does not hit the south wall and does not look back.
Kang Yu on the side looked at Cao Cao's appearance and couldn't bear Cao Cao's collision with the south wall. He and Guo Jia had the same idea of offering wine and said again, "This Gongsun Du is running the army in Liaodong, and he travels mostly by car."
"What, you are so bold, what is this person going to do, rebellion?" Cheng Yu was the first to call out, what is Luanjia, only the emperor can do it, even His Royal Highness Liu Mang did it to avoid it. The accused dare not use this luanjia, but this Gongsun Du actually took out the luanjia, which is not bold or anything.
"Rebellion, ha ha! The current Han Dynasty still has prestige." Although everyone had such thoughts in their hearts, they still didn't say it out of their mouths.
"More than that, there are nine jade strings hanging from the hat, and the cavalry wearing the hats are the Habayashi Army." Kang Yu's words here really made Cao Cao give up. The nine jade strings can only be worn by kings and above, and the nine are supreme. Also, Liu Mang only had eight beads. The Habayashi Army, that was the name established by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty for his imperial army during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. You are the Habayashi Army, so it means that you are the emperor.
"This Gongsundu wants to be the king of Liaodong." Guo Jia soon understood what this Gongsundu was thinking. The building would collapse, and the prestige of the Han Dynasty would no longer exist. The prime minister became stronger day by day, and maintained the last fig leaf of the Han Dynasty. Maybe there are not many people who are called kings and emperors in this world.
"My lord, with my 50,000 soldiers and horses, I will go out to Liaodong immediately and capture this Gongsundu traitor for you!" Brother Xiahou next to him was immediately dissatisfied. Such a traitor wants to become king and emperor. Where is it all? Where did you put Cao Cao, the prime minister
"50,000 soldiers?" Guo Jia shook his head. Although Cao Cao brought nearly 300,000 troops to Hebei, including more than 100,000 elite soldiers, 50,000 soldiers really can't take down Gongsun Du. To be the king of Liaodong, there are more than 20,000 cavalry under his command, and 50,000 footsteps, adding up to 70,000 soldiers and horses. If you fight Gongsun Du, then it is clear that Gongsun Du is pushing towards the Yuan brothers. in the past.
The Yuan brothers now have more than 100,000 soldiers and horses together, plus Gongsun Du's soldiers and horses, that is an army of more than 100,000. In this way, it will be a hard battle for Cao Cao's army.
"Then what should I do!" Brother Xiahou was also dissatisfied. Why? Now half of Xuzhou can be surrendered to Yangzhou. What about after giving up? Could it be to let Yanzhou.
"My lord, we will give you the king of Liaodong!" Guo Jia suddenly said to Cao Cao over there.
"To the King of Liaodong? Fengxiao, are you crazy?" Someone over there exclaimed.
"Guo Jia, Guo Fengxiao, where do you want to put the lord? Where do you want to put the Emperor of Han?" Although Cheng Yu has no hope for the Han Dynasty, don't forget that Cao Cao is Using the big banner of Emperor Han to sell his dog skin plaster, and coercing the emperor to order the princes, as long as this righteousness is in hand, then Cao Cao can beat whoever he wants. But it’s different when you become a king. Although there is only one word difference between the princes and the princes and kings, there is a big difference. It's okay, if the princes and kings are unhappy with you, as long as he doesn't beat you, you can't call him a traitor, at most you won't obey orders.
If you hit him, then you don't take it for granted. Given this Liaodong Gongsundu Liaodong King, other princes would think so, what would those gentry in Xudu think. This is not a mess. Once the king of Liaodong is rewarded, the position of Cao Cao's prime minister is really worthless. The fig leaf of the Han Dynasty may be completely torn apart.
"Hehe. Whether or not the king of Liaodong can get it depends on whether his Gongsun Du has that fate!" Guo Jia didn't care about Cheng Yu's responsibilities at all, but sneered.
"What does Fengxiao mean?" Cao Cao seemed to understand a little bit.
"The King of Liaodong, isn't it just a letter!" Guo Jia said indifferently, "If you give him Gongsun Du, how can you wait to take down the Yuan brothers? Is this Gongsun Du the King of Liaodong? The final decision.
Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard Guo Jia's words over there. There are no stupid people here. This Guo Jia's strategy is to pay back the money on the spot. Don't you, Gongsun Du, have ambitions!
Okay, I will give you this Xinye, and I will draw you a big pie, that is, I will give you the King of Liaodong. As long as you help me take down the Yuan brothers, this King of Liaodong will be yours.
But the premise of your idea is that you want to take down the Yuan family brothers. Once one of the Yuan family brothers is killed by Cao Cao's army, or if this Yuan family brother commits suicide, then you don't want this Liaodong king.
As for you going to turn against me when the time comes, okay! I wish you could turn against me, kill the Yuan family brothers, what are you Gongsundu, I want to fight you, send troops to Liaodong, I don’t want to fight you, I just need to leave tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in this land of Liaodong Leave a general in command, and I will be able to completely block you in Liaodong.
Gongsun Du is not the brothers of the Yuan family, the brothers of the Yuan family are the fourth generation and the third prince. As long as his Yuan family is not destroyed, this appeal will not disappear. Moth, just like when Lu Bu entered Yanzhou from Puyang, Cao Cao attacked Tao Qian in Xuzhou at that time. If Lu Bu enters Yanzhou, then Cao Cao doesn't care at all. You, Lu Bu, will be nothing more than a warrior. I have Xun Yu, Xun You, and Xiahou as a general under my command. These individuals are enough to keep you out of Yanzhou.
But an accident happened, and Lu Bu was so powerful that he took over half of Yanzhou. If it weren't for the ability of the Xun family brothers, Yanzhou would not have believed in Cao long ago. Even so, Xun Yu and Xun You had to ask for help.
What is the reason? If there is someone who colludes inside, that is Zhang Miao. Some people say that Zhang Miao and Na Lu Bu are good friends and that's why they helped Lu Bu take Yanzhou. Isn't this nonsense.
When the Eighteenth Route princes met Dong Zhuo, Zhang Miao was one of them. He even drank Lu Bu and met each other. The two were still hostile. How could they be friends? Even if they were friends, Zhang Miao was stupid. When Cao Cao fought against Xuzhou It was Zhang Miao who was in charge of Yanzhou. It can be said that Zhang Miao is the highest official of Yanzhou in name. Zhang Miao is stupid. He wants to use his future to help someone who is not a friend.
The fundamental reason lies in Yuan Shao's letter, that is, the appeal of the Yuan family. Yuan Shao sent Lu Bu to Yanzhou for the purpose of disgusting Cao Cao. He asked Zhang Miao to open the city gate to welcome Lu Bu in a letter, which can be seen by Yuan Shao. home appeal.
It is impossible for Cao Cao to eradicate all the gentry in Hebei. Most of them are there. Now that Cao Cao has a strong army, they dare not move too much.
So now the most terrifying enemy for Cao Cao is this Yuan family brother.
Therefore, if the Yuan family brothers are not eliminated, Cao Cao will not sleep well, the king of Liaodong! Even if the king of Liaodong really gave him Gongsun Du, so what! Cao Cao gritted his teeth, "Okay! Yes!" (To be continued...)