Chapter 1273

After Cao Cao invited the generals to dinner, he was promoted to the next day.

Cao Cao sat in the main position, looked at the civil and military affairs under the account, and said:

"It was a great joy that my four sons were cured of poisoning yesterday, so a banquet was held to celebrate. But it is supposed that Yuan Xi must be the mastermind of the poisoning of the four. This man, who pretended to be benevolent and hypocritical, released my four sons back to the city, but poisoned them already. I swear to avenge this!"

Counselor Liu Ye said, "Lord, please be careful. Yuan Xi is hateful, but now the Henan states are not stable. Yuan Xi Jiao Zhao ordered all princes to attack our army. It is said that Ma Teng in Xiliang and Zhang Lu in Hanzhong are ready to move."

"Zhang Lu is not worried about it, but Ma Teng, the assassin of Xiliang, can't help it!" Cheng Yu also agrees with Liu Ye. "Now there is a shortage of food and grass. The Lord is still in the field to store grain. He will go out again when the summer harvest comes."

Xi Zhicai stepped out and said, "I'm different from you two. Although our army is in trouble now, how can it be better in the four prefectures of Hebei? Yuan Xi is not the eldest son! Yuan Shao died in the war, and the three sons will not surrender to each other, so they will attack and kill each other, resulting in chaos. If we don't take advantage of each other's unstable foothold and forge ahead in Hebei, when the other side takes a breath, we will add another great enemy."

At this time, Bai Xiaowen was forging ahead in Yecheng and had not yet captured yuan Shangbing's power. Moreover, it will take time for Cao Jun's detailed work sent to Jizhou to pass back the information, so Xi Zhicai said "three sons attack and kill".

This is also a normal inference. Who would have thought that Bai Xiaowen would go to Yuan Shang camp alone and bind yuan Shang and subdue 100000 troops without a single soldier.

In short, the advisers of Cao's group, even if they can think of Bai Xiaowen's brilliance, can't imagine that they are as high as several floors.

Guo Jia said, "Liu Biao's new defeat, Jingzhou's weakness, and Jiangdong's sun CE's long-term intention of annexation will certainly seize this rare opportunity to send troops, so the threats from Jingzhou and Jiangdong need not be considered. As for the lack of food and the problems of Ma Teng and Zhang Lu, I have a plan to break."

Cao Cao's "great joy": "try to speak of filial piety."

Guo Jia said, "you can lend the land of the three auxiliary forces in Yongzhou to Ma Teng and Zhang Lu in exchange for food soldiers. Ma Teng and Zhang Lu both want the three auxiliary forces. They will inevitably invade and compete with each other and will not invade our border again. This is also a plan for the two tigers to compete for food. When the two sides compete for land, our army will set yuan's family in the north and unify the north, so that we can regain control of the son of heaven and regain the initiative."

The so-called three auxiliary refers to Jingzhao where Chang'an is located, Feng Yi in the north and Fufeng in the West.

The three auxiliary places, also known as "Guanzhong", have dangerous terrain, easy to defend and difficult to attack. In the Qin and Han Dynasties, it has always had quite high political significance.

Guo Jia's plan is quite unrestrained. A group of civil servants and military generals silently pondered the feasibility in their hearts.

Cheng Yu said, "if we lose Sanfu, Sizhou will be exposed to the attack of Yongliang army at any time. How can we guard it? Moreover, how can we recover Sanfu in the future?"

Guo Jia said with a smile, "as long as we hold Tongguan, we can choke the enemy's throat and cut off the other party's access to invade Sizhou. Then we can sit and watch the victory and defeat of Ma Teng and Zhang Lu. When Hebei is calm, we can send troops to the West. After leaving Tongguan, why is it difficult to recapture the three auxiliary forces?"

Cao Cao raised his hand and said with a smile, "it's wonderful to be filial. The gecko wants to survive. Our army is short of food and has lost the son of heaven. It's an exhausted time to be attacked by the four sides. If we still want territory, our military will be stretched out. Giving up the useless three auxiliaries can make our army reborn."

Originally, during the Han Dynasty, Chang'an was located in the three auxiliary places, which was very rich, with a full population of more than one million.

However, Dong Zhuo and the rest of the party in Xiliang, such as Li Zhen and Guo Si, have already brought depression and decline to the prosperous three auxiliary places. A large number of people have moved to Hanzhong, Sizhou and other places in order to avoid the mutual attacks of the disorderly troops in Xiliang.

Therefore, Cao Cao's saying "three useless AIDS" is not casual.

Guo Jia added: "before the delivery, we can also forcibly migrate the population of the three auxiliary places to Sizhou to enrich the population of Sizhou."

Cao Cao in history did this by forcing the people to migrate. After he captured Hanzhong, he saw that the population in Hanzhong was prosperous, so he forced them to migrate to Guanzhong area (that is, Sanfu), making Chang'an area prosperous again.

Guo Jia's request to move the population of the three auxiliary places is not only beneficial to Cao's group, but also takes into account the people of the three auxiliary places.

According to his plan, the three auxiliary places will inevitably fall into war for some time in the future. On the contrary, it is not as peaceful and stable as the state.

Among the clans, Cao Ren stepped out and said, "Ma Teng is OK, but Zhang Lu is just a successful man. How dare he compete for the city with Xiliang soldiers? When we see Ma Teng, we will shrink back. If we follow the plan of military division Guo, we will give up the land of three auxiliaries to Xiliang, but expose our belly and back to Xiliang iron cavalry."

Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai laughed but didn't speak.

Seeing that Cao Cao adopted Guo Jia's plan, Cheng Yu naturally tried his best to help Cao Cao improve:

"Otherwise, we can trade with Zhang Lu first, get grain, and then trade with Ma Teng. When Ma Teng comes, Zhang Lu has occupied the pass; the high wall of Chang'an city is thick enough to defend, and Zhang Lu has food and people, so he will not give up easily."

Cao Ren understood and nodded that he had no objection.

Cao Cao looked at Guo Jia, looked at an empty seat on his left, and sighed:

"The filial piety strategy of two tigers competing for food can be called excellent. It reminds me of Xun Yu who gave the strategy of two tigers competing for food and driving tigers and swallowing wolves when pinglubu, Liu Bei and Yuan Shu. If Xun Yu were here, he would be the same as the filial piety strategy! I originally regretted the loss of Xun Yu, but with filial piety, it would be enough to fill this vacancy."

Guo Jia bowed and said, "Lord, you have great faith, and your subordinates will work hard to repay."

Cao Cao suddenly got up and said, "just act according to the plan of filial piety. I will send a vanguard army to cross the river and attack Liyang; when the grain and grass traded in Hanzhong arrive, I will unify the army northward. Who wants to be a vanguard?"

For a time, the generals in the hall, such as Zhang Liao, Li Dian, Cao Ren, Xia Houdun and so on, came forward to fight one after another.

Suddenly I heard a voice say:

"Wait a minute, generals! If you want to avenge your brother, how can you lose me? Father, my son is willing to be a pioneer and vow to offer Yuan Xi's head to the lower level."

Everyone looked at it and said it was the fourth childe Cao Xiong.

Cao Xiong personally killed Yuan Shao in the battle of Guandu. He made great contributions, so his prestige in the army has risen rapidly. Even many generals admire him.

Seeing Cao Xiong go out to fight, people don't feel abrupt. After all, people have this strength and have proved themselves.

Cao Cao nodded and said with a smile:

"Yuan Benchu has a son, Yuan Xi, and I have a son, Cao Xiong, which is enough to match! However, Xiong Er, you haven't commanded the army, and you're not qualified. I order your uncle Xia Houdun to be the pioneer official seal, and take Zhang Liao, Xu Chu, Xu Huang and your four strong generals as vice generals, and strive to capture Li Yang! You need to listen carefully to your uncle's military order. You should know that the military law is ruthless. If you violate it, I can't save you! Are you willing Are you going? "

Cao Xiong shouted, "my son is willing to go!"

"Well, it's really my family!"

Cao Cao laughed, walked up to Cao Xiong, held his hand and said, "you are a pioneer. Your four brothers, except Chong Er, who is too young to stay in Xudu, will follow the Chinese army. I want to fight this war and watch your four people's strategies! Whether it's advice or killing the enemy on the battlefield, the meritorious deeds you have built will be recorded in your father's heart."