Xu Du, the capital of the Han dynasty.
"Peng! Peng! "
From Cao Cao's study, angry roars and the sound of things breaking could be heard from time to time.
"Has Milord been like this for the past few days?!" Outside the study, a middle-aged scholar asked the guard beside him.
"Reporting to Minister Cheng! Milord has been like this for the past few days! "The guard replied to the middle-aged scholar beside him.
The person who came was Cheng Yu. He could be considered one of Cao Cao's top strategists. His courtesy name was Zhong De. He was originally from Dong 'a in Yan Province. His original name was Cheng Li. Because of his dream of holding the sun on Mount Tai, he changed his name to Cheng Yu. He had once led the people in Dong 'a to resist the Yellow Turban. In the third year of Chuping, he was appointed by Cao Cao as Shouzhang Ling. Since then, he had been providing advice and advice to Cao Cao.
Cheng Yu's shadow could be seen in Cao Cao's Yu Province and Xu Province. After Cao Cao welcomed the Han Emperor, he gave Cheng Yu the position of Minister Cheng. He was in charge of the Jiyin Prefecture and was in charge of Yan Province.
"Zhong De Gong, it is our duty to relieve Milord's worries. But now!" It was another person dressed like a scholar.
"I already said that the big-eared thief was not someone to be trifled with. I told Milord to kill him. But someone slandered him and let him go. Now, we just chased away Lü Bu and lost Xu Province!" Cheng Yu's tone was full of mockery and remorse. His words seemed to be pointing at someone and had a tendency to condemn them.
"Haha!" Another scholar laughed awkwardly. The slanderer Cheng Yu was talking about was his uncle. Although he had also advised Cao Cao to kill Liu Bei, a junior should not speak ill of his elders!
"Gong Da! What do you think we should do now? "Cheng Yu asked. The embarrassed scholar on the side was Xun You, whose courtesy name was Gongda. He was also a top-notch strategist. Cao Cao's territorial power was mostly due to Xun You.
"Liu Xuande killed General Che Wei and seized Xuzhou. Right now, our army is confronting Yuan Benchu at Guandu. A great battle may break out at any time. This battle will definitely affect our survival. We cannot afford any mistakes or negligence. Xuzhou is an important place. Back then, our army attacked Lü Bu because Xuzhou is directly connected to our Yan Province. At any time, a knife could be stabbed in the barrel and our army would be consigned to eternal damnation! Therefore, whether it is Liu Bei or Lü Bu occupying Xu Province, we must drive them out. Xu Province must be in our hands! "Xun You was worthy of being called a top strategist. He had figured out the key to Xu Province in an instant.
"This big eared Liu must have an expert behind him!" Guo Jia also spoke. Now, three of Cao Cao's four great strategists had arrived. Guo Jia waved the feather fan in his hand with a playful expression, which made Cheng Yu very unhappy.
"So what if there is an expert behind him? Don't tell me we don't want Xuzhou anymore!" Cheng Yu choked.
Cheng Yu had not been happy with him for a day or two, so Guo Jia was not angry. He just smiled and said, "The expert I am talking about is not the person who helped Liu Xuande, but the person who harmed Liu Xuande!"
"Harmed Liu Xuande?!" Xun You and Cheng Yu were both thinking. Liu Bei could be said to be hiding his strength. When he was in Xu Du, he was like a grandson. Now, he supported Cao Cao and Yuan Shao in the confrontation at Guandu. He won Cao Cao's trust. He killed Che Wei and took Xuzhou. If Yuan Shao won this battle, Cao Jun would definitely look for allies in order to resist Yuan Shao's invasion to the south. At that time, Liu Bei would be very popular. He could open his mouth and make Cao Jun lose meat at any time. One after another, Liu Bei's army became stronger and stronger, while Cao Jun would become weaker and weaker.
If Cao Cao won this battle, Yuan Shao would be able to recover his strength even if he lost this battle. It would be impossible for him to invade the south in a short period of time. Even if Cao Cao won, it would be a pyrrhic victory and he would only be able to protect himself. Liu Bei, on the other hand, would be able to take Qingyan, Yangyu, and Yangyu. Even if he retreated, he would be able to take Yangyu and Yangyu.
It could be said that no matter the result, Liu Xuande would benefit! There must be an expert guiding him.
However, Guo Jia said that this expert was harming Liu Bei.
When Cheng Yu Xun You was about to listen to Guo Jia's explanation, Guo Jia stopped talking and pointed to his mouth, indicating that he was thirsty and would only speak if there was water. If there were only generals or Xun You on the other side, Xun You and the others would probably offer water to him. However, there was Cheng Yu, an extremely rigid person. He was already unhappy with Guo Jia, and Guo Jia was still acting like this.
Fine! These two people are going to get into a conflict again! Xun You smiled bitterly.
As expected, Cheng Yu said, "Guo Fengxiao, are you going to speak or not? You are so unrestrained and unrestrained. You don't look like an official at all. I am going to report you to the lord. You are not fit to be a schemer, not fit to be a schemer!" Cheng Yu's temper rose again. Cheng Yu belonged to the serious faction, while Guo Jia belonged to the casual faction. When the stubborn OCD Cheng Yu met the casual Guo Jia, the two were bound to get into a conflict.
When Cheng Yu said this, an ordinary person would have jumped up and argued with Cheng Yu. However, Guo Jia did not. He was a casual jack of all trades. Guo Jia used one hand to hold up the feather fan to block Cheng Yu's saliva and used the other hand to pick his ear.
He was already tired of hearing Cheng Yu's words. Could he change it?
"You, you, you!" Cheng Yu pointed at Guo Jia and was so angry that he could not speak. He blew his beard and glared, but Guo Jia ignored him.
"Alright, alright! Fengxiao, just say it. Zhong Degong is doing this for the lord's sake! " Xun You wanted to persuade Guo Jia, but when he saw that Guo Jia did not show any expression, he whispered in Guo Jia's ear, "A jar of hundred-year-old Du Kang!"
Guo Jia's eyes flashed, but he still maintained a casual expression. He stretched out his hand and opened his fingers.
"You are too ruthless? Five jars?! "Xun You directly pinched three of Guo Jia's fingers." Two jars! "
Guo Jia stretched out two more fingers! He meant four jars.
"Three jars is the most I can do. Why don't you go rob a bank for four jars? Three jars is up to you. If you don't want to say it, then so be it!" Xun You's hundred-year-old Du Kang was not easy to get. He had spent a lot of money to buy it. He could not bear to drink it.
"Three jars it is!" Guo Jia put down the feather fan and smiled.
At this time, Xun You did not know that he had been tricked by Guo Jia. Even if there was no wine, Guo Jia would have said it.
"This wretched prodigal son!" Xun You looked at Guo Jia's smiling face and gritted his teeth in anger.
"On the surface, the expert behind Liu Xuande seems to have given Liu Xuande a path of hegemony, but in fact, he is giving Liu Xuande a path of death!" Guo Jia spoke with fervor and assurance, "Xu Province is a land of war, a land of grain production! It has a large population and can be considered a good place to dominate! But that was before Tao Qian! "
"Tao Qian?!" Xun You seemed to have thought of something. "Tao Gongzu!" Before Liu Bei and Lü Bu stepped onto the stage of Xu Province, Xu Province belonged to the Tao Family. There were tens of thousands of grain and fodder. Peng City alone had 100,000 grain and fodder.
There were also tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. There were even elite Danyang soldiers. It could be said that the soldiers and horses were powerful.
However, Tao Qian was old and his two sons were useless. He had no choice but to give up Xu Province.
"Before Tao Qian, Xu Province's land was fertile and there were many people. The people were rich! However, after Tao Qian, Liu Bei and Lü Bu, both of them wanted to dominate Xu Province. On top of that, my lord had attacked Xu Province three times. Xu Province was abandoned and the people were displaced. The grain and fodder were also used up in these years of war! The people of Xu Province now want to live a peaceful life. Now that Liu Bei has Xu Province, Xu Province will fall into war again. Therefore, Liu Bei has lost the hearts of the people. There was not much grain and fodder to begin with. If Liu Bei loses the hearts of the people, do you think he can still occupy Xu Province? Moreover, the soldiers that Liu Bei took away are my Qing Province soldiers! Who do you think is more important in the hearts of the Qing Province soldiers? My lord or Liu Bei! "
"Therefore, this battle is inevitable. This battle will decide the universe!" Suddenly, a dark fatty walked out from Cao Cao's study. This person was none other than Cao Cao!
"My lord!" The three scribes simultaneously returned the greeting.
Guo Jia suddenly knelt on the ground and said, "May I be so bold as to ask my lord to personally conquer Xu Province. This battle will decide everything!"
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