Chapter 284 Sima

Just when Liu Xie and Fu Wan discussed sending an envoy to Jingzhou, in Cao Cao's house, Cao Cao was also discussing with Guo Jia and others how to deal with Liu Qi.

Liu Qi's purpose is very clear, which is to include Hanzhong in his sphere of influence. As for the so-called Hanzhong Marquis, it is just an excuse. If you want to say that the territory of Jingzhou is wide, that place can't be sealed. Why should it be sealed to Hanzhong, hundreds of miles away?

"Damn it, Liu Qi really deserves to die. If it hadn't been for the fact that he couldn't draw troops now, he would have taken Jingzhou. Then Liu Biao is also a matter of trouble. He doesn't retreat sooner or later, but he gave up Jingzhou Mu to Liu Qi at this time. As soon as Cao Cao returned to the house, he burst into swearing.

In the decisive battle with Yuan Shao, he was most worried about Jingzhou and Jiangdong. Now Jiangdong has lost tens of thousands of soldiers and two generals after this battle. In a short period of time, he is not too worried about Jiangdong Cao Cao. Now a different army in Jingzhou has suddenly emerged and disrupted his deployment. Originally, Liu Biao, the pastor of Jingzhou, was suspicious and determined to defend himself. He would definitely not play tricks behind his back in the decisive battle with Yuan Shao. But now there is a Liu Qi, who has extraordinary means, which really makes it difficult for him to sleep and eat.

"Lord, Liu Qi did this to expand the power of Jingzhou during the war between the Lord and Yuan Shao. Although the land of Hanzhong is important, it seems a little insignificant compared with the decisive battle between the lord and Yuan Benchu. Moreover, the land of Hanzhong is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Liu Zhang has not been able to collect Hanzhong for more than ten years. It can be seen that Zhang Lu, the governor of Hanzhong, is not an incompetent person. The lord only needs to secretly tell Zhang Lu about Liu Qi's thoughts and let Zhang Lu secretly guard. Even if Liu Qi has the means, he can't take Hanzhong in a short time. Although Hanzhong is not far from Jingzhou, Shangyong and Fancheng are in the hands of the lord. Jingzhou's grain and fodder will definitely pass through these two places. At that time, only two generals need to send soldiers and horses to cut off Jingzhou's grain road, and Jingzhou's soldiers will retreat without fighting. After defeating Yuan Shao, he agreed to the north and then came to Jingzhou with the victorious force. How could Liu Qi resist?

Seeing that Cao Cao was angry, Guo Jia sighed and came forward to persuade him. He knows Cao Cao's temper best. Although he is very angry, he will never delay the big event for the matter of Jingzhou. The most important thing now is to prepare for a decisive battle with Yuan Shao.

"Yes, the most urgent thing now is to prepare to deal with Yuan Shao's attack. Now there are too few troops that Xu Du can dispatch, which is far from Yuan Shao. What you can do now is to be as prepared as possible so that you won't be defeated by Yuan Shao. Moreover, Liu Bei of Xuzhou is also the lord's confidant. He must not let him gain a firm foothold in Xuzhou, otherwise this person will be more difficult to deal with than Yuan Shao. Cheng Yu also said in a low voice.

"Well, don't worry about Xuzhou. Liu Bei will definitely be kicked out of Xuzhou in less than a month. At that time, there will be no other place to stand in the world. Even if he is talented, he can only swim in the shallows and the tiger falls to Pingyang. Cao Cao said fiercely, and he was worried about letting Liu Bei go at the beginning.

"Is it really possible to seal Liu Qi's fiefdom in Hanzhong? Isn't it according to Liu Qi's will? At that time, once Jingzhou rises, won't it just defeat a Yuan Shao and another Liu Qi? Cao Cao frowned and clenched his hands, which was obviously extremely unwilling.

"Lord." At this time, he went to arrange Song Zhongzi's Xun Wenruo to come in and salute.

"Wen Ruo went to arrange Song Zhongzi, is it still going well?" Cao Cao waved his hand to Xun Wenruo to sit down and said.

"Everything is going well, but..." Xun Wenruo said that he wanted to stop talking.

"But what?" Everyone in the study looked at Xun Wenruo, which could make Xun Wenruo want to say and stop. Obviously, there were branches at this time. I'm afraid Song Zhongzi has something else to do.

"Soong Zhongzi said that before he came to Xudu, Liu Qi said that Shangyong and Fancheng were the land of Jingzhou. Don't forget it." Xun Wenruo's heart tightened slightly and whispered.

"What?" Cao Cao hit the case with a bang, with an angry face.

Shangyong and Fancheng are indeed the land of Jingzhou, but now they have been occupied by him. Liu Qi mentioned this matter at this time, obviously to tell him that Jingzhou has an excuse to send troops to attack him. If there is still some euphemism and reason above the hall, it is a naked threat at this time.

Shangyong and Fancheng are the land of Jingzhou. Now they are occupied by him. Jingzhou can make trouble behind him under this excuse. At that time, the split will be weak, and he really doesn't have the real power to resist Jingzhou's attack.

Cao Cao was not only angry at this time, but also uncomfortable like swallowing a fly. He seemed to feel that Liu Qi pointed to his nose in front of him and laughed. If you don't agree, don't blame me for taking advantage of people's danger to attack me.

When did I suffer such anger? Even if I tried to assassinate Dong Zhuo at the beginning, I didn't have such an embarrassment when I was chased by Dong Zhuo. And this Liu Qi made him feel powerless again and again, and rushed to an uncontrollable anger.

"Lord..." Seeing Cao Cao's gloomy face, everyone called softly uneasily.

"Wow, what do you want to do about this?" Cao Cao exhaled and forced himself to calm down.

"Lord, the current situation is unfavorable to the lord. If the lord doesn't promise Liu Qi first, he will deal with him in the future." Xun You sighed and said that Jingzhou, which was not a big enemy than Yuan Shao's matter, and Cao Cao could not draw strength to deal with Jingzhou.

"Isn't it so cheap for Liu Qi? I'm a little reluctant to let Liu Qi achieve his goal so easily." Cao Cao's face was gloomy and extremely unwilling.

"Lord, if you can't bear it, you will make a big plan. Now the lord is already in danger. There are already many officials in Xudu who secretly turn to Yuan Shao. If such a big enemy as Jingzhou is being established at this time, I'm afraid that the officials under the command of the lord will immediately be distracted. If a person is not well controlled and walks this matter into the army, it is likely to lead to the disheart of the army. At that time, there will be no need for Yuan Shao to attack, and the lord will be defeated. Cheng Yu smiled bitterly and came forward to persuade him.

"Then where should you seal Liu Qi's fiefdom?" Cao Cao gritted his teeth and said that even if he had no choice but to seal Liu Qi in Hanzhong, he could not take advantage of him too much.

"Lord, the nine counties under the jurisdiction of Hanzhong are now under the control of Zhang Lu. No matter which county Liu Qi is sealed, Zhang Lu will never agree, but the eastern counties are too close to Jingzhou. If Jingzhou is easily taken down, then Jingzhou will have a foothold, as well as sealing Liu Qi's fief in Mianyang County in the west. Liu Qi can only attack all the way and can't stop, and Mianyang County is in the hinterland of Hanzhong. It will take some time for Liu Qi to occupy Mianyang County. Guo Jia thought for a moment.

"Isn't this act of filial piety an excuse for Liu Qi to fight against Hanzhong? Isn't it just following Liu Qi's will?" Cheng Yu frowned and said that if it was sealed in Mianyang County, then if Liu Qi wanted to go to Mianyang County, Zhang Lu would definitely stop it. At that time, Liu Qi could fight.

"Zhong De's words are bad. No matter where Liu Qi's fief is sealed, Liu Qi will always find an excuse to fight against Hanzhong. In this case, why not find a difficult place and add some twists and turns to Liu Qi. Moreover, Mianyang County is close to Wudu County. The lord can send an envoy to Yizhou and say that Liu Qi's occupation of Mianyang County is a place to coveted Yizhou, so that Liu Zhang should be careful. In this way, Jingzhou is not the enemy on all sides. Guo Jia shook his head and said that he knew that Liu Qi's purpose was to occupy Hanzhong County. Fengyi was just an excuse. Whether there was Liu Qi or not, he would send troops to Hanzhong.

"Liu Zhang and Zhang Lu in Hanzhong are in the same situation. Liu Qi went to Hanzhong to attack Zhang Lu. Liu Zhang will certainly take the opportunity to attack Hanzhong. Hanzhong originally belonged to Yizhou. Liu Zhang has been trying to take back Hanzhong over the years, but Zhang Lu in Hanzhong was under strict guard, so he did not succeed. Now, although Liu Qi's attack on Hanzhong can make Zhang Lu show flaws, it is no different for Liu Zhang to grab food. Liu Zhang will never watch Liu Qi annex Hanzhong. Maybe they will turn against each other and fight against each other to compete for Hanzhong. The lord only needs to send an envoy to Yizhou. With a little provocation, he will definitely let Liu Zhang decide to drive Liu Qi out of Hanzhong. Guo Jia's eyes were calm, his head was clear, and his analysis of the situation in Yizhou was extremely thorough.

"Well, in this case, let's seal Liu Qi's fief in Minyang County. I'd like to see how Liu Qi can capture Hanzhong under heavy hostility." Cao Cao said with hatred.

"Song Zhongzi and his party must closely monitor and not be careless at all. Now Xu Du is in an eventful time. If Song Zhongzi really does something in Xu Du, he will not know how to deal with it." Xun Wenruo thought for a moment.

Now Cao Cao should not have a bad relationship with Jingzhou. He can only temporarily attract him. If Song Zhongzi has done too much in Xudu, Cao Cao will not deal with it, nor will he deal with it. He can only be in a dilemma.

Hearing Xun Wenruo mention Song Zhongzi, Cao Cao's face was even more gloomy. He suffered a loss in the court. Although he was unprepared, it was really difficult for him to suffer losses in the hands of a ten-year-old child as his identity.

"The lord doesn't have to care. I heard that Sima Jiangong (Sima Fang, has eight sons, known as Sima Bada), the youngest son Sima Min, is young and intelligent, and can be extraordinary. He is comparable to Sima Zhongda at the beginning. Why doesn't the master let him vent his anger on the lord?" Guo Jia smiled and said.

"Oh, seriously?" Cao Cao's eyes lit up and said in surprise. Sima Yi is only 20 years old now, but his talents can no longer be underestimated. If he hadn't had some scruples about the power of the Sima family, Sima Yi would have been promoted long ago. He only heard that Sima Fang had seven sons, all of whom were smart. When he was young, he was called a prodigy. He didn't expect that this young son had such a reputation.

"Ha ha, Sima's eight brothers are all good, and it's not enough to deal with a fledgling boy." Guo Jia smiled and said that he deliberately mentioned the Sima family in front of Cao Cao because he wanted Cao Cao to reuse the Sima family.