Chapter 173: Complaint to each other (three)

"The dragon flies to the sky and will inevitably turn the river and the sea!" Jia Xujian replied briefly.

"I hope to hear it carefully!" Cao Cao narrowed his eyes slightly and stroked the short black beard under his jaw with his hands.

Jia Xu pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Liangzhou has twelve counties and ninety-eight counties. The household registration records have more than 14,000 households and more than 34,000 entries. Below it are Longxi, Tianshui, Wudu, Jincheng, Anding, Beidi, Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan, Dunhuang, Xihai, and Juyan twelve counties. Among them, Zhangye, Jiuquan, Dunhuang, and Xihai Hexi counties melted from the Qilian Mountains and gathered into Xiutuze, Juyanze and Mingze Lake and other lakes. The water and grass here are plump and are natural pastures. After Emperor Wu of Han seized Hexi from the Xiongnu, the powerful Huns said: Losing our Qilian Mountains will make our six animals not live in prosperity;

The loss of my Yanzhi Mountain made my wife unlucky. On the contrary, if Liangzhou was occupied by the enemy, the barrier that Yongzhou could rely on would no longer exist. Chang'an and even Guanzhong would be under the threat of the Western Liang Iron Cavalry. Therefore, Gao Chong was involved in Liangzhou's purpose at this time. First, he was to find a suitable partner to build the cavalry in the north, because after we obtained the salt field in Qingzhou, Gao Chong would never have the chance to obtain a good horse; second, he hoped to build a force that was close to himself there, which would be equivalent to inserting a knife behind us at all times. When necessary, I believe he would find a dagger."

Jia Xu is worthy of being an old fox. He pointed out all Gao Chong's intentions with one sentence, which made Cao Cao unable to hear the Jia Xu nod.

Cao Cao changed his color and said, "Gao Chong's child is thinking about his delusion and has long been thinking about the Northern Expedition of the Central Plains. In the past, there were no elite cavalry to compete with our tiger and leopard cavalry. Now, once we have established ourselves in Liangzhou, we will use the Western Liang cavalry for their use. When we are full of wings, we will raise two elite soldiers to go out of Huainan and Jingxiang. Then we will send an edict to Liangzhou cavalry to threaten Yongjing from the west. Under these three sieges, our army will not be able to stop its advance if it has three heads and six arms!"

Seeing Cao Cao's movement, Jia Xu steadily put down the wine bottle in his hand and replied with a smile: "The Prime Minister doesn't have to worry too much. Although Gao Chong's idea of ​​this move is good, it is not without any gaps. Xiliang not only has complex terrain, but also has Han, Qiang, Hu, Xianling, and Lech tribes living together. All forces of all sizes are divided into counties and counties. Not to mention that Han Wen's appointment with the leader of Liangzhou is not a vegetarian. Liangzhou is his one-acre and three-point land. It is so easy for anyone to share the pill. The previous prime minister was unable to take Liangzhou, which was due to the resistance of Han Ma tribes. Now Han Ma fights and wants to be this fisherman, but Gao Chong is not the only one who wants to act. Why don't the Prime Minister wait for an opportunity to act?"

In the fifth year of Zhongping, the tribes of Xiliang, under the command of the Kingdom of Didao, surrounded Chen Cang, the gateway of Yongzhou for more than 80 days. Later, the court transferred Huangfu Song, who had made contributions to suppressing the Yellow Turban Uprising, as the commander. He defeated the rebels in a row. The kingdom that had lost its prestige was then deposed and killed by Han Sui. Later, Yan Xing's father Yan Zhong, who was in charge of the tribes, died of illness soon after. When Han Sui succeeded to the leader of the alliance, he only sent envoys to the court to pay a symbolic visit. Because he had to deal with the huge threat from Yuan Shao from the north, Cao Cao's troops in Yongzhou were insufficient. Faced with the complex situation in Liangzhou, what Zhong Yao, the Sili School guarding Chang'an, could do was just protect himself.

Fortunately, Jia Xu's words were not proposed in the formal court, otherwise they would have summoned people to attack them. In the eyes of Xun You, Cheng Yu and other strategists, in the case of Gao Chong in the south and two Yuans in the north, Cao Cao's main attention should undoubtedly be placed on the battlefield in Hebei. Defeating Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang, who are fighting each other, is the current focus.

From the current situation analysis, it cannot be said that Xun You, Cheng Yu and others are incorrect in their consideration. If Cao Cao wants to get rid of the balance of confrontation with Gao Chong, he must first defeat the two Yuans and unify You Ji. This is the same as Gao Chong's purpose of seizing Liangzhou. But based on the war creed that the enemy wants to obtain is the war creed we are fighting for, the success and failure of fighting for Liangzhou is also a top priority for Cao Cao and Gao Chong to fight for the world in the future.

In Zhang Xiu's case, Jia Xu cleverly used strategies to defeat the strong with the weak, so that Cao Cao, who had always regarded the heroes of the world, suffered a lot, especially in the battle of Wancheng, Cao Cao's eldest son Cao Ang, nephew Cao Anmin, and general Dian Weijin were killed. However, Zhang Xiu's power was too weak, and it was limited to the time when Jia Xu could display his talents.

When two people who are well versed in politics come together, every move, every word and action is so full of deep meaning and mystery in each other's eyes.

Jia Xu chose to surrender to Cao Cao so appropriately. At the end of the fourth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao had just used the emperor to command the princes for four years. His unique political advantage made Yuan Shao, who was not very interested in the embracing the emperor, become jealous. So he first forced Cao Cao to give up his position as a general, and then fought with Chen Liyang, threatening to go south by holding troops. Just when Cao Cao was attacked from many sides, Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu came.

Zhang Xiu was Cao Cao's old enemy, and he failed to conquer Wancheng several times. Judging from Zhang Xiu's performance, in more than two years, he first surrendered and then betrayed, and then surrendered. The capriciousness was at its peak, especially the deaths of Cao Ang, Cao Anmin, and Dian Wei. In the history of Cao Cao's conquest, there were not many such defeats. If even Cao Cao, a great enemy like Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu, could be forgiven, then what else could not tolerate the world?

It was because of this that Jia Xu persuaded Zhang Xiu to surrender!

It was also because of the role of Zhang Xiu as an example that Cao Cao treated Zhang Xiu after surrendering and Jia Xu, who was appointed as General Yangwu, and Jia Xu was appointed as General Jinwu, and participated in the Sikong military. Such treatment can be said to be unique among the surrendered generals.

The completely opposite to Cao Cao's approach was Yuan Shao. This general who inherited the prominent status of the Three Publics in the Four Generations was not only unable to value Tian Feng, but also had a strong strategist such as Ju Su, but also had constant disputes with Yuan Shu, a half-brother, and attacked each other. Compared with the two, one of them was the wise ruler, and others could naturally see which one was more wise.

Cao Cao thought for a while and said, "Wenhe, Yongliang's affairs are of great importance. Yuan Chang defended Chang'an alone and had no power. I wanted to increase my troops to garrison. However, the northern expedition to Hebei was about to be, and Cao Ren's 20,000 troops in Wancheng were restrained by Gao Chong and could not move. Therefore, I wanted to make Wenhe the counselor of Yongzhou and be responsible for the war in the west with Yuan Chang."

Yuan Chang was named Zhong Yao, the chief officer of the Sili School. When the emperor escaped from Chang'an, it was the power of Lai Zhong Yao and Jia Xu.
Chapter completed!