Xudu. Cao Cao asked: "Now that the Fan and Liu families are not fighting but coexisting peacefully, what do they mean by this?" Cheng Yu replied: "These two families just want to prove to us that they can be united. Let us not underestimate them! But one thing is for sure, if we push too hard, these two families will unite! The two families unite together for survival, which is a huge threat to us! "
Cao Cao asked: "How can we get Fan Li and Liu Bei to fight without forcing them too hard?" Jia Xu added: "Do as Fan Li once asked, attack Liu Bei's Yizhou, and tell Fan Li , we are helping him force Liu Bei to retreat, and let him quickly advance his troops to respond to us and destroy Liu Bei together!"
Cao Cao understood and nodded: "Okay! Fan Li will act as my vanguard to start a war with Liu Bei, which will make Liu Bei more determined. 'If Fan Li is not destroyed, how can I destroy Cao in the future?' I have to continue to pitifully fight for peace." Xiliang and the north are troubled by the rebellion! Maybe Fan Li relaxed his vigilance because of my attack on Yizhou and thought that Liu Bei would not attack him, so he was attacked by Liu Bei. At that time, after such a defeat, Fan Li didn't want to save face? Such a war It will be endless! Haha!" Jia Xu, Cheng Yu, Xun Yu and others all nodded in agreement.
When the news came that Cao Cao had launched an army to attack Yizhou, I couldn't help but raise my hand and said: "It seems that Cao Cao is going to fight with Liu Bei! We should have nothing to do!" Zhang Zhao said: "My lord, you are too great You¡¯re optimistic!¡± I asked, ¡°Too optimistic? Why did you say that?¡±
Zhang Zhao replied: "It's very simple! My lord, think about it. We have asked Cao Cao to send troops to help us for a long time, but Cao Cao refused. It was not until Liu Bei resorted to a strategy that Cao Cao sent troops to help us in order to resolve the situation and prevent us from joining forces with Liu Bei. But what about this reinforcement? Although it is true that Cao's army is elite, it has faked defeat again and again to show that it is defeated by Liu Bei and to stop us and the people of the world. We know that he is not sincere and it is difficult to say it. This time, Cao Cao may not be sincerely attacking Yizhou. He is just pretending to be a facade. The louder the noise, the louder the thunder and the lighter the raindrops. Liu Bei cannot be worried. Once our army relaxes, it will Causing Liu Bei's surprise attack, our army's losses would be great! Moreover, we and Liu Bei would trigger a bigger war. Cao Cao seemed to be anxious. Seeing that we had not fought with Liu Bei for a month, he resorted to This kind of strategy comes. The best strategy is not as good as strengthening our army and strengthening our defenses to let Liu Bei know that we will not give him an opportunity to take advantage of it. Let Liu Bei stop wanting to fight with us, and the enemy Cao Cao has repeatedly used tricks. If Liu Bei panics, it might lead to a fierce battle between Liu Bei and Cao Cao!"
I finally understood and ordered: "Go down and be on guard. I also informed Liu Bei about Cao Cao's attack on Yizhou, saying that if it was necessary to step up our armaments, we would help Liu Bei! Also, we had to send someone to Xudu and tell him Prime Minister, the Prime Minister takes Sichuan, and I will serve the Prime Minister with the help of the two states."
After doing this, Liu Bei's reaction was to send Deng Zhi. Deng Zhi said to me bluntly: "Fan Jiaozhou, we are willing to return all the occupied Jiaozhou land to Jiaozhou, as long as it is handed over to fight against the Han traitors!" Regarding Liu Bei's opinion I remained silent.
I will first consult everyone secretly for their opinions. Xuezheng said: "My lord, what Liu Bei means is to return Jiaozhou to us and tie us to the same warship with him. In this case, Cao Cao must think that we and Liu Bei are in the same group. The original place of Jiaozhou is Ours, why should we let Liu Bei use this to bargain with us? Although half of Jiaozhou has been temporarily lost, the lord has always been able to recover his territory despite the loss. Once he agreed to Liu Bei, he would lead him by the nose. Liu Bei Attack us when you say attack us. He is an unreliable ally. In addition, my wife and Cao Cao are in a father-daughter relationship and are not close to each other. No matter what, Cao Cao wants to destroy his enemy Liu Bei first and then fight us!"
I nodded and said, "I think so too! Jiaozhou is mine, and if others use my things to bargain with me, if I give in, everyone in the world will laugh at me! Okay! I have made up my mind! Zihong, you send someone Go tell Deng Zhi that I have no face to see him, because my territory is still in your hands, and I will take it back with my own strength! Instead of letting others use it to bargain!" "Yes!" Xuan Zheng went .
What happened here has been reported to Cao Cao by spies. Cao Cao gathered the crowd again for discussion and said: "Zhongde, Wenhe and your plan failed. Fan Li stepped up his defense and sent people to communicate with Liu Bei. It seems that they can't fight! It seems that these two lazy cows are It's hard to drive! Our army has to stop its attack on Yizhou and must step up its defense and let Liu Bei know that there is no gain in attacking us. At least it can pin Liu Bei and let Liu Bei's eyes fixed on Fan Li. This piece of fat!" Cheng Yu and Jia Xu were thinking about what else they could do to drive Liu Fan to fight.
Xun Yu's words were shocking, saying: "No! We want to attack, but the place of attack is changed to Southern Jingzhou, which is now occupied by Liu Bei.Hanzhong is a place of purgatory. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. There is no advantage in attacking. But what about Jingzhou? It can connect Yang, Jiao and Yi, so it must be occupied. This is the territory that Liu Fan and we both want to completely occupy. Therefore, it is reasonable for us to attack Jingzhou. In this way, it becomes a situation where we are fighting Liu Bei. "
Cao Cao looked directly at Xun Yu and wanted to know what he was planning, so he asked: "Wait a minute! Wait a minute! Wen Ruo, what do you mean? Now I want to let Liu Bei and Fan Li fight so that both sides will lose." ! Everyone among the three parties wants to stand by and watch. We obviously fought hard to stand by and watch, so why did we suddenly give it to Fan Li?"
Xun Yu said confidently: "Does the Prime Minister want to have a fight between the lazy tiger and the lazy wolf? Then we have to satisfy these two hungry beasts who want food. When one wolf is full, The other tiger was starving and was in danger of being killed by hunters. In order to satisfy the danger and avoid being killed by hunters, it could only strengthen itself by eating a weaker wolf that desperately wanted to eat its own flesh. own strength. So during the period when the hunter is chasing the tiger, the wolf must think that he is safe and can recharge his batteries. When both the tiger and the hunter are exhausted, they will give the tiger or the hunter a fatal blow respectively. A smart hunter is You won¡¯t spend all your energy catching a tiger and then fight another strong wolf without rest. You must avoid the tiger¡¯s light temporarily and wait for the tiger and wolf to fight before catching the tiger and wolf together!¡±
After hearing this, Cao Cao became more energetic: "What should we do specifically?" This will not attract other people's attention. When Liu Bei fights, he will be passive. It is best to pretend to be defeated and let Liu Bei win step by step. In this way, helping Liu Bei create an illusion, how can Fan Li be taken into account in the fierce battle in the northwest? Fan Li is specially allowed to Relaxation gives Liu Bei an opportunity. Liu Bei must know that our intention to leave the fisherman position is only temporary. In the end, it is nothing more than to let Liu Bei and Fan Li fight. As soon as Fan Li relaxes, he can take advantage of the situation to attack Fan Li. Fan Li is unprepared. If Fan Li is defeated, he will definitely be defeated. Although Fan Li is defeated, his mobilization power is very strong and his own strength is not weak. He will be able to stop Liu Bei. It is impossible for Liu Bei to eat Fan Li. It will only drag the war into a cruel and protracted period. War. That will be more beneficial to us! During this period of time, the Prime Minister can rest and recuperate to build up the strength of the people. When the time comes, he will strike with thunder to destroy these two forces and unify China!"
Cheng Yu asked: "Wen Ruo, are you really so confident? Liu Bei and we are enemies. It is impossible for him to fight to the death with us! Although Fan Li will be unprepared, attacking him can be effective, but it cannot swallow Fan. Li, what's the use of that? Why not use this to keep Fan Li neutral and concentrate on fighting the hostile forces to the end!"
Xun Yu replied: "Zhongde, Fan Li's previous rejection of Liu Bei's offer to jointly attack us with the territory occupied by Liu Bei was nothing more than to reserve a way out for himself. Now for Fan Li, the most important thing is time. He has enough time to increase his strength. When his strength reaches a certain level, he will have to embark on the road of expansion. Who will bear the brunt at that time? It can't be the most powerful prime minister who is also Fan Li's father-in-law. It can only be Liu Bei! And for a long time Since then, Fan Li has had an unclear relationship with us. This unstable factor is extremely dangerous for Liu Bei. In addition, Fan Li rejected Liu Bei's proposal to return the land he occupied in order to promote a joint attack on us. Therefore, when When we signaled not to fight with Liu Bei, Liu Bei saw our intention to reap the benefits, but for long-term interests, we had to make a desperate move to destroy Fan Li and absorb Fan Li's power to resist the Central Plains. This plan We have to do it! Among the three parties, the most difficult one is Liu Bei¡¯s forces! If you are not careful, they will be destroyed at any time!¡±
"Papa!" Cao Cao clapped his hands and said to Xun You, "Gongda, what do you think of your uncle's plan?" Xun You smiled and said, "My uncle is more than ten times more talented than Gongda, plus the prime minister Isn¡¯t this a deliberate attempt to embarrass the public? Selfishness cannot destroy the public, but I say it with a public heart. This plan is great and can be implemented quickly! I am even more happy for my uncle, and my uncle¡¯s plan will bring peace to the world!"
"Okay!" Cao Cao stood up, pointed into the distance, and said, "Yi, Jiao, Yang, and Jing, the territories that do not belong to me in the end, will all be included in my territory!"
Summary of the next chapter: Xun Yu's strategy succeeded. Fan Li was suddenly attacked by Liu Bei and suffered losses. Generals like Li Gang were still trapped. At this time