After being abandoned by Liu Bei, Cao Cao begged me to be a military adviser

Lao Cao looked at Liu Xianhua's sketch and nodded repeatedly: "That's right!"

Liu Xian continued: "Yuan Shao's ambition is far more than that!"

"Oh?" Lao Cao was puzzled: "He Zong has made Duke Cao unable to move, Yuan Shao still has ambitions?"

"Yuan Shao's ultimate goal is to encircle him!" After Liu Xian finished speaking, he drew a big circle around the word Xu Du.

Lao Cao suddenly realized: "Liu Bei in Xuzhou in the east and Ma Teng in Yongzhou in the west are encircling Cao Gong on all sides!"

"That's right!" Liu Xian nodded: "This is the fundamental reason why Yuan Shao hoarded troops and Li Yang did not move. He is waiting!"

Lao Huang shook his head, "But Mr. Cao can't afford to wait, and he can't delay!"

Lao Cao immediately said: "Please, sir, break this predicament. I will tell Mr. Cao truthfully, and I will reward you fifty-five points!"

After hearing the [-]-[-] split, Liu Xian's mouth suddenly revealed a satisfied smile.

"It's still the same sentence, before the momentum of encirclement is formed, breaking the vertical must be continuous!"

"Let Cao Gong send someone to pardon Ma Teng's participation in the clothing belt edict, and comfort him with good words, so that he will not move!"

Cao Cao frowned slightly, but did not speak.

Old Xu asked, "Will Ma Teng be obedient?"

Liu Xian smiled: "Just tell Ma Teng about his interests. If he sends troops, who will guarantee that the various ministries of Liangzhou will not take the opportunity to retaliate against him?"

"Okay, that's a good move!" Old Cao nodded in praise.

Liu Xian continued: "After appeasing Ma Teng, send troops to Xuzhou with a thunderbolt to destroy Liu Bei!"

"The momentum of the encirclement can be broken, and then the combination can be easily broken!"

Chapter 9

Lao Cao was a little confused when he heard this: "Mr. Ziyu, it's not difficult to keep Ma Teng steady, but Yuan Shao must do something when he sends troops to Xuzhou to fight Liu Bei!"

"That's right!" Old Xu also said, "Sir, wouldn't it be public revenge?"

"Hahaha!" Liu Xian laughed: "It's true to avenge private revenge, but it's also true to attack Xuzhou with thunder!"

Old Cao: "..."

Old Xu: "???"

Lao Huang hurriedly said: "Sir, don't be a fool, they will overturn the table in a while!"

"Cough cough!" Liu Xian coughed twice, and explained: "Soldiers are precious and fast. After Dong Cheng's defeat, the news reached Li Yang. Yuan Shao must be hesitant. Now is the best time to attack Liu Bei!"

"It makes sense!" Lao Cao nodded with a smile, and Liu Xian's words hit his heart.

Liu Xian continued: "After Liu Bei breaks through, you can send people to Wancheng to persuade Zhang Xiu to surrender. Liu Biao will never dare to send troops. Such a combination of vertical and horizontal will be broken. If things are connected together, they will be horizontal. Duke Cao can send troops to Guandu with peace of mind. Decisive battle with Yuan Shao!"

"Persuade Zhang Xiu to surrender?" Old Xu was anxious: "Mister, are you kidding too much?"

Old Cao said: "That's right! In the battle of Wancheng, Mr. Cao and Zhang Xiu had already become mortal enemies. Wouldn't it be futile to persuade him to surrender at this time?"

Liu Xian shook his head: "On the contrary, Zhang Xiu is like a rootless leaf wandering around, and his strategy is mostly decided by the counselor Jia Xu. This person is definitely not a mediocre person, and he can see the current situation clearly!"

Lao Cao asked: "Can we appease Ma Teng and persuade Zhang Xiu to surrender at the same time? If we attack Liu Bei again, won't we break the encirclement and join forces in one fell swoop?"

"No!" Liu Xian shook his head immediately: "If you don't appease Ma Teng and break Liu Bei, the situation will not change! Jia Xu is a two-headed grass, and the wind will fall!"

"It's really intertwined!" Lao Cao nodded approvingly, and asked again: "When does the gentleman think it is safest to send troops to Xuzhou?"

Liu Xian said: "Within three days, the sooner the better!"

Lao Cao nodded: "If Mr. Cao attacks Xuzhou, do you have any advice?"

Liu Xian smiled slightly: "Based on what I know about Liu Bei, he and Zhang Fei guard Xiaopei, Guan Yu guards Xiapi, Mi Fang, and Mi Zhu guard Xuzhou!"

Lao Cao nodded: "Since we want a quick battle, we should besiege Xiao Pei with heavy troops!"

"That's right!" Liu Xian nodded, "Liu Bei must be so anxious that he would even jump over the wall. Mr. Cao just needs to be steady, and the battle will be victorious. Xuzhou will be destroyed without attacking, and Guan Yu will have nowhere to retreat!"

Lao Cao immediately bowed his hand to Liu Xian: "Sir, it doesn't matter whether Liu Bei and Zhang Fei are alive or dead, Guan Yu has to surrender to Duke Cao!"

Hearing this, Liu Xian shook his head decisively: "Guan Yu will never surrender to Duke Cao!"

"Oh?" Lao Cao was puzzled, "Why is that?"

Liu Xian sneered: "Guan Yu is arrogant, everyone in the world is a traitor in his eyes, except Liu Bei, he will not take anyone seriously!"

Old Cao said: "Dr. Cao has always been a meritocracy, and he has a heart of love for Guan Yu. He will definitely persuade Guan Yu to surrender!"

Liu Xian said: "If Cao Gong insists on this, he must persuade Guan Yu to return to the imperial court, don't mention the prime minister's residence!"

"Okay, Cao has written it down!" Old Cao nodded heavily.

On this point, he trusted Liu Xian very much. After all, he had been with Liu Bei before, and he undoubtedly knew Guan Yu best.

"En!" Liu Xian nodded, "Then...it's nothing!"

Seeing that Liu Xian hesitated to speak, Lao Cao was very puzzled: "Is there anything you can't say, sir?"

Liu Xian smiled: "It's a little personal matter, don't mention it!"

Old Cao said: "But it's okay to say!"

Liu Xian said: "Mrs. Liu Bei has a personal favor for me. If Xuzhou is broken, I ask Mr. Cao to protect them!"

"Hahaha!" Lao Cao showed a meaningful smile: "Don't worry, sir, Mr. Cao will never bully the female relatives!"

"That's hard to say, who doesn't know about Wancheng?" Liu Xian shook his head.

Lao Cao blushed on the spot, unable to say anything embarrassing.

This is no longer which pot is not opened and which pot to lift, but to poke people's weaknesses!

In fact, after experiencing the Wancheng Change, Cao Cao restrained himself a long time ago.

Immediately said: "Sir, you must believe that Mr. Cao has changed his mind, and I will strive to hand over Liu Bei's two wives to Mr. after the war...to repay your kindness!"

"Brother, I believe Duke Cao when you say that!"

Lao Cao showed an embarrassed and helpless smile, and got up to say goodbye.

When Cao Cao returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, it was already dark.

After entering the study, Cao Pi pushed the door open and entered.

"Father, all civil servants and generals are waiting for you in the hall to discuss how to deal with Dong Cheng!"

"Wait well, I have something important to discuss with everyone!" Cao Cao got up and was about to leave.

Cao Pi suddenly said again: "Father, my mother has something to tell you!"

"What are you talking about?" Cao Cao stopped in his tracks.

Cao Pi lowered his head: "My mother said, twice, be careful when it's dark, people hiding outside are prone to accidents!"

When Cao Cao heard this, he stretched out his hand to beat Cao Pi.

Cao Pi turned around and ran away: "Father, please forgive me, my mother told me to say these things!"

Cao Cao shook his head angrily, and didn't bother to explain to his wife.

Tibetans are not fake, but they are Tibetans.

But Liu Xian is a man!

I, Cao Cao, am a man, and I ran to meet another man, can this also make my wife jealous?

Walking quickly to the meeting hall, Cao Cao looked around the audience and said bluntly: "Everyone has been waiting for a long time, let's start!"

Cheng Yu was the first to stand up: "Prime Minister, after our discussion, the three clans of Dong Cheng should be punished, and at the same time, the whole world should be informed of the rebellion, and the remaining party, Liu Bei, is wanted!"

"Yeah!" Cao Cao nodded, "I'll leave this matter to you!"

"Obey!" Cheng Yu bowed his hands.

Afterwards, Xun Yu also stood up: "Prime Minister, once the matter of Dong Cheng's rebellion is announced to the world, the princes will definitely take action, and they should immediately formulate countermeasures!"

Cao Cao smiled: "I have countermeasures!"

As soon as this remark came out, all the officials were shocked.

Cao Cao only cleaned up Dong Cheng in the morning, and then disappeared all afternoon.

Discussing Dong Cheng's affairs at night, and is planning the next strategy.

But Cao Cao said that there are countermeasures?

The problem is, most of the counselors of the Prime Minister's Mansion are present.

It stands to reason that Prime Minister Cao must accept good words.

At this time, it is said that there are countermeasures, then there must be a winning strategy.

The question is, who came up with this strategy?

Xun Yu looked at Cheng Yu, and Cheng Yu looked at Xun You.

Xun You looked at Chen Qun again, and Chen Qun looked at Liu Ye.

Everyone shook their heads when Liu Ye looked at Jiang Gan.

Afterwards, Cheng Yu winked at Xun Yu, who nodded knowingly.

Guo Jia, the military division's sacrificial wine, is not here!

If Guo Jia is not in the prime minister's mansion, then it is probably in the brothel.

There has been gossip in the prime minister's residence recently.

Some people say that Prime Minister Cao is hiding in the golden house outside.

Others said that Prime Minister Cao was looking for flowers and willows outside, but he didn't return at night.

Xun Yu and Cheng Yu had the same opinion.

Cao Cao must have gone to the brothel, but he didn't go to find flowers and ask willows, he must have discussed countermeasures with Guo Jia.

That way, it all makes sense.

"Please show me, the prime minister!" All the ministers bowed to Cao Cao one after another.

Cao Cao got up slowly, and said with a smile, "Everyone, do you know why Yuan Shao hoarded troops and why Li Yang hasn't marched into my capital?"

Chapter 10 20 troops entered Xuzhou, Cao Cao pretended to be small

Xiahou Dun was the first to stand up: "Prime Minister, Yuan Shao dare not enter Xudu because he is a coward!"

"Hahaha!" As soon as this remark came out, there was a burst of laughter in the hall.

Xiahou Dun is a rough person, but his words are not rough.

Xun You stood up and said, "Prime Minister, Yuan Shao has many troops but is unclear about the division of troops. The general is arrogant but the government orders are inconsistent. This time, Guo Tu and Ju Shou are at odds with the troops hoarding Li Yang. This is the reason why Yuan Shao is reluctant to march!"

Cao Cao shook his head: "No, no! Yuan Benchu ​​is the person I know best. He intends to march into Xudu, but he cherishes his feathers!"

When Xun You heard this, the way he looked at Cao Cao changed.

Everyone knows that Yuan Shao hesitated in Liyang, but few people know why Yuan Shao hesitated.

Cao Cao immediately spread out the map and pointed to Hebei with his saber: "Yuan Shao is in Hebei and Liu Biao is in Jingzhou. These two are already in the same position. Ma Teng is in the west and Liu Bei is in the east. If these two help each other again, we will be able to Surrounding Xudu on all sides!"

For a moment, all the civil and military officials in the hall gasped.

The prime minister's knowledge is really very prime minister!

Cao Cao sneered: "Yuan Shao is waiting, waiting for Liu Bei, Liu Biao, and Ma Teng to send troops first, and then reap the benefits of the fisherman himself!"

"The Prime Minister's opinion!" Xun You bowed his hands.

"High, it's too high!" Cheng Yu nodded repeatedly.

Only Xun Yu remained silent.

He already guessed who proposed this vertical encirclement, but he didn't tell the truth.

Cao Cao said again: "If you break the vertical, you need to connect the horizontal. Where is Zhong Yao?"

"Prime Minister, here!" Zhong Yao took half a step forward.