Chapter 102: The Word of Killing the Heart

The war in Kanto was full of chaos, and the peace in Kansai was fine. When the peaceful days came to the end of the fourth year of Jian'an, the last tranquility before the storm was approaching.

Anyone who is paying attention to the general trend of the world knows that a war that swept the Central Plains is about to come, and this signal is the death of General Baima Yijing.

From the Kwantung Army's attack on Dong to today, Yuan Shao has always been the most dazzling military and political leader in the world. There are officials promoted from the Yuan family in various places. His troops, horses, money and food have always been far ahead of other princes. After resolving Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shao's next goal was the Central Plains, and he occupied the absolute dominance of the situation.

Cao cào, who was in Xuchang, was ill recently, and his head was in trouble and he was in severe pain.

Sitting on the quilt wrapped around his body, Cao Cào resisted the pain of the headache while listening to Man Chong's report.

Man Chong was a strong sword. Cao cào suppressed the gentry and often used Man Chong as a corpse. When Yang Biao was imprisoned, he was the head of Man Chong. He was one after another. Man Chong's hands were stained with a lot of blood from the gentry, but these actually increased his weight in Cao cào's heart.

The lace edict incident was by no means as superficial as it appeared.

The people involved in it can never be the names of several people on Xue Zhao.

Cao cào knew very well that under his rule, many officials were in Cao's camp and in his heart.

On the surface, they were very respectful of Cao, but in fact they secretly communicated with Yuan Shao.

Cao cào understood this situation, Yuan Qiang Cao Ruo, and Yuan Shao was the leader of the gentry, giving great power to his subordinates. Although Cao cào took two steps, he had been using common people to suppress the gentry. Even if he was a relative of the Cao Xiahou clan, he was sometimes even inferior to a surrendered general, such as Xu Huang.

To resolve this situation, we should not kill all those who are dissatisfied with Cao cào, but defeat Yuan Shao.

Man Chong came to report the final judgment on the Belt Edict incident. The participants who had been exposed naturally did not receive forgiveness.

After listening absent-mindedly, Cao cào sat on the chuáng with his eyes closed as if he was asleep. Man Chong whispered and was about to turn around, but Cao cào asked weakly.

"Boning, I expect that Yuan Shao will bend south within half a year. I will bet against Yuan Shao and cannot be distracted. Guo Jia from Guanxi, how can I be prepared?"

Man Chong lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then bowed and said, "Guo Jia has restrained his sharpness since the great victory in Guanzhong, and has no progress in defending his territory. Han Sui and Ma Chao, who can be wiped out in the blink of an eye, both of which he can let the soldiers in the northwest, have given him permission. From this, it is inferred that Guo Jia has a great plan. He is unwilling to lose troops and generals in the northwest. The purpose is to let the soldiers under his command raise their strength. He is probably waiting for the decisive battle between Yuan Shao and his lord. It is just a bit unpredictable. When Guo Jia goes out to the Kanto to fight, should he deal with the lord first or Yuan Shao first, and to deal with the lord, his strength may not be able to stop Yuan Shao. To deal with Yuan Shao, he should discuss this matter with the lord. The two families reject Yuan Shao together, which is a hundred times stronger than each fighting for their own battles. The starter is."

The situation is treacherous, and Guo Jia's silence makes him confused.

In terms of political interests, Guo Jia and Yuan Shao had no possibility of reconciliation, but they were even more likely to unite with Cao cào. ​​Both of them were committed to weakening the gentry, suppressing the powerful, and easeing class conflicts.

But at this time, Guo Jia did not take the initiative to contact Cao cào, as if he really wanted to watch the wall, which was very puzzling.

Guo Jia is a variable that controls the situation of the war. If he joins the battlefield, it is impossible to fight both Cao cào and Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao and Cao cào combined with nearly one million troops, which is definitely not something Guo Jia can swallow in one bite.

Yuan Qiang and Cao Ruo, reasonably, Guo Jia should join forces with Cao Cào to deal with Yuan Shao and divide the territories of the four prefectures in Hebei together.

Cao cào Ninja said with a headache, "Guo Jia will never attack Yuan Shao first. If he joins with me, he will at most take Sili and Bingzhou. He will never mobilize many troops for such a small territorial area. He does not take the gains and losses of a city and a land. Guanzhong has Hangu Pass, and Guo Jia helps me. It is nothing more than pushing the Hangu Pass garrison eastward to Hulao Pass. There is no need for Bingzhou to defend. He must be guarded at any time. The richest Jizhou must belong to me, so he will be even more unlikely to stand on my side. I think that if he sends troops eastward, he will definitely join forces with Yuan Shao to wipe me out first, and he will swallow all my territories before Yuan Shao, and then drag Yuan Shao first with the Yellow River as the boundary. The navy of Yizhou takes advantage of the situation and goes eastward to take Jingzhou. The world will have three points, and he will have two points."

As Man Chong listened, his eyebrows became deeper and deeper, and his worries became more serious.

The counselors of the Cao cào group unanimously agreed that Guo Jia would appear on the battlefield of this battle between Yuan and Cao, but they couldn't guess how Guo Jia would play cards.

Some people in the Yuan Shao Group also believe that Guo Jia will not stay in Guanxi calmly, but Yuan Shao has 700,000 troops. Even if Guo Jiazhen and Cao cào unite, the troops invested in the battlefield will not exceed 400,000 troops. In terms of military strength advantages, Yuan Shao can be unafraid of any situation. Therefore, Yuan Shao's attitude is not concerned about Guo Jia's attitude. The key is when Yuan Shao will rush south. Ju Shu Tian Feng hopes that Yuan Shao can wait for another three years so that he can be fully prepared. At the same time, as long as a small cavalry team is sent to disturb Cao cào and curb Cao cào, the strength gap between the two families will become bigger and bigger, and then Yuan Shao will be in a position to get the Central Plains.

Unfortunately, Yuan Shao couldn't wait.

He is over 50 years old and doesn’t know how long his destiny will last, so how can he wait for another three years?

If he couldn't afford to get sick in these three years, if Cao cào, if he had won a little stronger after defeating Zhang Xiu, Lu Bu and Yuan Shu, whether he could still win the world in his lifetime would be a question that might not be able to be solved until his death.

"Is Guo Jia really confident to resist Yuan Shao's 700,000 troops?"

Guo Jia is always an enemy, and Man Chong will not be ambitious to others. He thinks that Guo Jia is invincible. If Yuan Shao had 400,000 soldiers, Man Chong might not ask this question, but Yuan Shao's 700,000 soldiers, and even the sum of the soldiers and horses under the command of other princes in the world, with such strength, could Guo Jia be able to swallow the Central Plains and drag Yuan Shao to the north of the Yellow River?

Cao cào knocked on the headache-inducing head and let out a low growl. The feeling of the headache made him feel annoyed.

"Guo Fengxiao cannot judge it with common sense. He often does what you think he cannot do. No matter what, he cannot let him go out to the Kanto Expedition to disrupt my decisive battle with Yuan Shao. Boning, I want to hold Guo Jia back, what should I do?"

Cao cào is a talent who sets ambush in the enemy, but he can't catch Guo Jia. Guo Jia, who seems to be indifferent to no avail, has no clear idea at all, which makes it difficult for Cao cào to make a sure judgment.

After thinking about it, Man Chong said, "Why not be a lord and get Guo Jia together?"

After hearing this, Cao cào shook his head with disappointed expression and said, "How else can I show goodwill to him? His official title is already at the top. Besides, I show goodwill to him. Even if he accepts it on the surface, he must have other plans in his heart. This person seems to be a gentleman, but in fact he is a fool."

Man Chong calmed down and continued to say, "On the surface, you can show kindness to him and let him relax his vigilance. The lord may secretly be angry with Ma Chao. If Ma Chao wants to lead his army to avenge his father, he must pass through Guo Jia's territory. If Guo Jia does not let him go, the two will have a gap. At the same time, the lord may also secretly instigate Han Sui to grant Liangzhou to Han Sui. In this way, Han Sui can gradually become stronger. Will Guo Jia remain indifferent? If he wants to send troops to the east, he may have to solve his worries first."

Cao cào's eyes lit up, and the headache seemed to have alleviated a little, haha, "Boning said it well, but Guo Jia left Han Sui and Ma Teng with one life when he attacked Guanzhong. I believe that the situation in the northwest has always been under Guo Jia's control. Han Sui and Ma Chao can't stir up much."

Man Chong thought he had offered a good plan, but he didn't expect Cao cào to deny it happily.

In this case, what's the joy of Cao cào?

"Why did the lord laugh?"

The master's mind is often able to touch the edge, but cannot fully understand it.

Cao cào didn't explain, lifted the quilt surrounding him and said to Man Chong, "If I remember correctly, Chen Changwen is from Yingchuan?"

Man Chong nodded and replied, "That's true. Long Wen was born in Yingchuan."

"Well, call him here, I have something to let him do."

Cao cào got off the chuáng, Man Chong took his leave, and shinv walked in to dress Cao cào put on his clothes.

Chen Qun came to Cao's room and left three hours later.

The battle between Yuan and Cao was about to begin, and Yuan Shao had already begun to mobilize his troops to advance to the north bank of the Yellow River. After the autumn harvest, the food and grass he launched the war had been fully stocked.

Chengdu

Guo Jia accompanied his family in the open courtyard of the mansion, with his wives and concubines around him, and his two sons were sitting on him, one left and one right. On his tuition was a young nv who had just passed two years old.

Big Qiao Cai Yan plays the piano, little Qiao Diao Chan dances gracefully, Guo Jia's life is so happy that everyone envies.

The song and dance ended, Guo Jia, who was holding NV's arms suddenly turned his head and looked at Guo Jin and asked, "Does Jin'er know Lu Bu?"

Guo Jin blurted out and said, "I know, Lu Bu is famous among people, but unfortunately he died in Baimén Building."

Guo Jia asked again, "Do you know who killed Lu Bu?"

Guo Jin replied, "Cao cào."

This answer made Guo Jia smile without saying a word, turned his head and looked at Guo Ye, and asked, "Where is Ye'er? What do you think?"

The twelve-year-old Guo Ye always gives people a tepid, joyful or sad attitude, and he blurted out his mouth to answer Guo Jia's questions.

"Liu Bei."

He laughed to the sky. After Guo Jia smiled, he said to Guo Jin gently, "Jin'er, everything should not be looked at on the surface. Lu Bu's life was taken away by Cao cào, but it was Liu Bei who made Cao cào decide to wield the butcher knife."

Guo Jin suddenly realized and asked, "Is it because of Liu Bei's words?"

Guo Jia nodded and sighed, "Do not use a knife to kill people, but it is far more terrifying than killing people with a knife."

After thinking about it, Guo Jin said to Guo Jia, "I understand. Cao cào likes to recruit surrendered generals for his own use. When he saw Lu Bu, he began to surrender. Liu Bei hated Lu Bu to the core, so he deliberately said a heart-wrenching word to Cao cào."
Chapter completed!