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Text Chapter 528: Taking action against another second generation

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    Good thing?  If Yan Liang wins Huainan, can it be a good thing?

    Back then, Yan Liang, who only had a few thousand soldiers and horses in Xinye County, was able to beat the shit out of our Cao family army. Now he has occupied the entire three states and has more than 100,000 soldiers. Can this be a good thing?

    Cao Cao was surprised, and all the civil and military officials present showed confusion.

    Everyone went out looking for fame, and the person who spoke was none other than Guo Jia.

    "Fengxiao, why do you say this?" Cao Cao's scorched face showed a bit of confusion.

    Guo Jia said unhurriedly: "Now Yan Liang has captured Huainan and burned down Liu Bei's Xiapi City, which has posed a major threat to Xu Yan's land. Liu Bei's backyard is on fire. Just imagine what he can do  Aren¡¯t you anxious and rushing to get help?¡±

    Cao Cao thought for a moment, nodded slightly, and thought deeply.

    "But Liu Bei's main force is still gathered in Luoyang, and there is no sign of him returning to support Xuzhou." Cao Cao said doubtfully.

    Guo Jia smiled and said: "For Liu Bei, the land of the two rivers in the Central Plains is far more important than Xuzhou. Now our army has gathered in Hongnong and is eyeing Luoyang. Under such circumstances, does Liu Bei dare to move to the south to help?"

    The rhetorical question awakened Cao Cao, and a look of awakening began to flash in his sunken eyes.

    "Feng Xiao, what do you mean" A bit of surprise flashed across Cao Cao's face.

    "The reason why Liu Bei didn't dare to send troops south was because he was worried about the Prime Minister's army. What Jia meant was, why didn't the Prime Minister temporarily withdraw his troops to remove the threat to Luoyang? In this way, Liu Bei could safely lead his troops back south to fight with Yan Liang.  Kill them to the death. When both of them are defeated and their vitality is severely damaged, isn't it possible for the Prime Minister to reap the benefits?"

    Guo Jia had a confident smile on his face.  He spoke out his plan eloquently.

    Cao Cao paced in the tent, his thoughts racing, and he began to carefully consider Guo Jia's strategy.

    Liu Bei has been stationing troops to promote agriculture for a long time. Liu Bei took advantage of Hangu Pass and blocked his army's eastward advance with only a small number of troops.

    The situation in Hanoi County on the north bank of the Yellow River is similar.  Liu Bei's general Zhang Fei took advantage of the dangers of the Taihang Mountains to repulse Cao's army several times that attacked Hanoi from Shangdang and Hedong counties.

    Based on the current situation.  Liu Bei has already established a firm foothold here. If Cao Cao does not mobilize all his troops to fight Liu Bei in a decisive battle at Luoyang, it will be difficult to realize his eastward strategy.

    And he, Cao Cao and Liu Bei fought to the death.  Who will be the biggest beneficiary?

    no doubt.  Of course it¡¯s Yan Liang.

    Thinking of this, Cao Cao stopped. When he raised his head, there was something mysterious in his eyes.

    "Following the words of filial piety is reasonable. How can I be the one who takes advantage of him and consumes Liu Bei's strength for the beauty thief? I should let those two rebellious officials and thieves fight to the death. It is only reasonable for me to profit from it."

    That day.  Cao Cao made a plan and began to withdraw his troops in a large scale.

    Tens of thousands of elite Cao troops.  He retreated to Guanzhong within a few days. In the end, Cao Cao only ordered Cao Ren to sit in Jinyang and control most of the newly acquired Bingzhou, while all his main troops returned to Chang'an.

    Cao Cao's purpose of retreating was naturally to let Liu Bei and Yan Liang fight to the death. Unfortunately, Liu Bei and Yan Liang seemed to have some kind of tacit understanding, but they just refused to fight.

    After Cao Cao withdrew his troops and returned to Guanzhong, Liu Bei was naturally relieved and quickly dispatched troops from Luoyang to reinforce Xuzhou.

    However, Liu Bei did not return south with all his main force as Cao Cao expected. Instead, he only sent more than 10,000 troops to strengthen Xuzhou's defense capabilities.

    Liu Bei himself led his army north to Yecheng, but left Han Meng to guard Luoyang, and Zhang Fei to guard Hanoi. The two armies were separated from the north and south of the Yellow River, and responded across the river.

    As for Yan Liang, after learning the news that Cao Cao had withdrawn his troops and returned to Guanzhong, based on the analysis of counselors such as Pang Tong and Xu You, he quickly came to the conclusion that Cao Cao wanted him to compete with Liu Bei in order to profit from it.

    Of course Yan Liang would not be fooled by Cao Cao, and he further reduced the thousands of troops in Huainan to show Liu Bei that he had no intention of invading Xuzhou for the time being.

    Liu Bei understood this and ordered Guan Yu to strictly guard the border and never cross the border and rashly invade Yan Liang's territory.

    So, in the winter after the Huainan War, the three largest princes in the world actually formed a subtle peace with each other.

    Whether it is Yan Liang, Cao Cao, or Liu Bei, everyone wants to wait for the other two princes to fight to the death so that they can benefit from others. However, it is this kind of thinking that makes no one want to fight with each other.

    The north and south of the Yangtze River holdThe war that lasted for more than a year finally subsided this winter and entered a rare period of calm.

    Looking at the world today, only Yuan Tan is still aggressively attacking his younger brother Yuan Shang, and Zhang Lu of Hanzhong is also constantly bullying his neighbor Liu Zhang. Small fights continue, but there is no major war throughout the winter.  .

    Yan Liang knew very well that the short-term peace was just an illusion. Under the surface calm, various undercurrents were still surging.

    Deep winter has arrived, the weather is getting colder, and the north and south of the Yangtze River are covered in silver.

    At this time, Yan Liang could only continue to besiege the Shanyue people, while using this rare calm to figure out the next strategy.

    The cold wind was raging outside the hall, but inside the hall there was a roaring fire and smoke.

    In the center of the lobby, Yan Liang was a group of his counselors, sitting around a fire, eating hot pot with sweat on their heads.

    Yan Liang naturally invented this way of eating hot pot with mutton. It was too cold today and Yan Liang was in a good mood. When he had an idea, he opened a table of hot pot and ate and discussed things with the counselors.

    The counselors knew that their lord liked to do unconventional things when the mood struck. Today, the originally serious military meeting was changed to a "hot pot" meal. The counselors were surprised for a while, but soon  He got used to it and happily accompanied his lord to devour the food.

    The hall door opened, and a gust of cold wind came in with snowflakes. In the wind and snow, Xu You, who was blushing and shivering, came in.

    "Ziyuan came at the right time. Look at how frozen you are. Come, have a few mouthfuls of steaming hot mutton, and I'll keep you warm." Yan Liang, whose face was full of alcohol, greeted him enthusiastically.

    Xu You was stunned when he looked at the group of advisers who were all sweating profusely after eating.

    After a moment, he shook his head and smiled bitterly, but he realized that his lord was in high spirits and was doing something "unreliable" again.

    Being respectful is worse than obeying orders, Xu You was not polite, he sat down carelessly, and after a few mouthfuls of hot mutton, the chill in his body was quickly dissipated.

    "Ziyuan, you are never late. How come Shanshan is late today?" Yan Liang asked while eating.

    Although Yan Liang seemed to be acting casually, he kept his mind clear at all times. He was keenly aware of Xu You's "abnormal" behavior today.

    Xu You then remembered something and hurriedly put down the bowl and chopsticks, cupping his hands and saying: "My lord, the reason why I came late is because an urgent piece of information happened to be sent to the government office, so I was delayed for a while."

    "What kind of urgent information can make you, Ziyuan, late for the first time in so many years?" Yan Liang suddenly became curious.

    Xu You took out the information from the silk book from his arms and presented it with both hands. Yan Liang just waved his chopsticks and motioned for him to read it out in front of everyone.

    Xu You coughed a few times and said in a loud voice: "That's it. Si heard about Cao Cao's detailed operations in Guanzhong and received an urgent report. It is said that Cao Cao has been secretly transporting grain and grass to Chencang and Yiguo cities in recent days. According to detailed reports,  According to our spying, the grain and grass stored in these two cities are enough to support an army of 50,000 for three months, and it is still increasing. "

    As soon as these words came out, the sound of gobbling in the lobby stopped instantly.

    Pang Tong, Jia Xu and other counselors suddenly raised their heads, and a strange color flashed in their eyes.

    Yan Liang¡¯s reaction was a little slow, but he quickly heard something unusual from this piece of inconspicuous information.

    "Isn't Cao Cao's strategy to march eastward into the Central Plains? However, the two cities of Chencang and Xiguo are both to the west of Chang'an. Why would Cao Cao mobilize grain and grass to these two places?" Yan Liang looked suspicious.

    "When I received this information, I thought so at first. However, I quickly thought of something"

    Xu You raised a sly smile at the corner of his mouth, and said eight words meaningfully:

    "The soldiers and horses have not moved, but the food and grass go first."

    ??The troops and horses have not moved, but the food and grass go first?

    Cao Cao planned to gather grain and grass, obviously making preparations for a war in advance, but instead of going east to gather grain, he instead went west to gather grain at Chencang. Who did he want to attack?

    Yan Liang's suspicion grew stronger, and he couldn't help but move his eyes to the huge map hanging on the side wall. A pair of eagle eyes wandered from Chencang to Yiguo.

    Suddenly, Yan Liang's eyes lit up, "Ziyuan, do you mean to say that our Prime Minister Cao actually plans to take action against Zhang Lu of Hanzhong?"

    "My lord is wise, I'll tell you the truth, after much thought, I really can't think of anyone else besides Cao Cao who wants to increase his grain supply and attack Zhang Lu." Xu You cupped his hands and expressed his guess.

      Yan Liang couldn't eat any more of the hot pot. He stood up and moved in front of the map, looking from Chang'an in the north to Hanzhong in the south.

    At this time, Pang Tong also stood up and said loudly: "Cao Cao's eastward advance was blocked by Liu Bei, but due to the existence of his lord, he did not dare to fight with Liu Bei. Looking around, he had no other choice but to expand southward.  Everyone believed that Cao Cao's attack on Hanzhong was only the first step. His real goal was to wipe out Liu Zhang, completely occupy Yizhou, follow the example of the powerful Qin Dynasty, and then move out of the Central Plains. "

    Strengthen the Qin Dynasty!

    Yan Liang's head moved slightly, and he naturally knew that it was precisely because of the capture of Shu and the support of the rich Kingdom of Heaven that the Qin State doubled its strength and laid the foundation for unifying the world.

    There are millions of people in Yizhou today, and they have been least damaged by the war. If Cao Cao wins such a wealthy state, his strength will increase to a terrifying level.

    The most important thing is that if Cao Cao gains Yizhou, he will form an upstream downstream trend against the two Jingyang states that Yan Liang holds. The threat will be far greater than that of Liu Bei.

    In past history, the Jin State played a vital role in being able to destroy Wu and occupy the upper reaches of Yizhou.

    After staring at the map for a long time, Yan Liang sneered: "Prime Minister Cao is planning to attack Yizhou. It seems that we can no longer be idle." (To be continued.)
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