Chapter 405: The master is not a mediocre master, but a great man

Just when Lu Bu recovered the Qiang and Hu, the war between Cao and Yuan began in Guandu.

In Guandu, Yuan Shao's army of 700,000 was more than a hundred miles in the camp, with flags covering the sky and the sun, and swords and swords like forests.

Cao Cao, who had already received the news, quickly summoned all the civil and military officials under his command to discuss.

Cao Cao walked in the central tent of Cao's army, and although he was extremely anxious, there was no change in his face.

After a while, Cao Cao slowly turned around, put his hands in his sleeve robe, and his index finger on his right hand uneasyly tapped the back of his left hand in the sleeve robe. Looking at the civil and military officials in the hall, he slowly spoke: "Seven hundred thousand... What an amazing number. You may have never seen so many soldiers and horses, nor have you heard of such a large formation. Well... I have never seen you here."

"And the allies we always think that they are equivalent to allied ally without needing to form an alliance. At this time, he... Lu Bu, at this time, he would have set up a large army to conquer the Qiang and Hu... ah... to conquer those barbarians at this time?"

Speaking of this, Cao Cao took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart.

"Everyone can tell me whether it is a war or a peace. If it is a war, is a war or a slow war? If it is a peace, is a peace talk or a peace seeker, you can say it bluntly."

As soon as Cao Cao finished speaking, a civil servant came out and bowed to Cao Cao.

"Reported to the lord, Lu Bu's army is far away in Liangzhou, and Yuan Shao is in great power and his troops are in full swing. According to his subordinates' opinions, we should first discuss peace with him. We will delay it for a while. After Lu Bu makes a move, we will join Lu Bu to fight against Yuan Shao together to take action to take action."

"Subsidiary!"

"Subsidiary!"

"Subsidiary!"

As soon as the civil servant finished speaking, more than ten people walked out of the civil servants, all of whom agreed to the peace talks.

Just then, a loud sound could be remembered in the lobby.

"I'm in the main battle!"

Xun Yu slowly walked out, bent down at Cao Cao, and said, "Although I don't know how to fight, I know that Yuan Shu will have to take Xuchang this time."

"Even if the lord wants to reconcile, he will not agree. What Yuan Shao asked was to pacify our Yan and Xu states in one fell swoop when Lu Bu's army was far away in Xiliang Teng, and then went south to capture Jing and Yu states. By then, whether Yuan Shao went south to capture Yangzhou or to attack Lu Bu, he could pacify the world in one fell swoop."

Cao Cao listened quietly without expression on his face, and didn't know what he was thinking at this moment. After Xun Yu finished speaking, Cao Cao said slowly: "So, Wenruo thought, can I resist Yuan Shao's military attack?"

Xun Yu said bluntly: "No, Yuan Shao not only has many soldiers and generals, but also has sufficient food and supplies. The lord wanted to use Yan and Xuzhou to block Yuan Shao's 700,000 troops, which is like a fool."

Cao Cao was not surprised. This was the fact. His right hand fingers, which were gathered in his sleeves, kept tapping the back of his left hand, and slowly said: "Since you can't, why should Wenruo still have to fight?"

Xun Yu said passionately: "My lord, you must know that Yuan Shao is not the only one enemy, but also one strong enemy in his west."

Cao Cao said lightly: "Wen Ruo pointed out, but Lu Bu? Lu Bu... For Yuan Shao, he can indeed be called a strong enemy. However, Wen Ruo knew that at this time, Lu Bu's army was far away in Hexi, and they were all there."

Speaking of this, Cao Cao couldn't help feeling anger surged into his heart, and slowly stood up and said, "A total of 200,000 elite Guanzhong soldiers, he... actually pulled him to the Qianghu land at this time to attack those barbarians."

You, Lu Bu, have a lot of talents and your soldiers are all elite soldiers in a hundred battles. You are trying to pacify a dying Han Sui and a barren barbarian land. Are you in a brain?

Although Cao Cao's face was still expressionless at this moment, his lungs were irritated at this moment.

Although Hexi is a place for horse breeding, you, Lu Bu, aren't without a place for horse breeding. Even if you really want something and really like it, you can't choose a suitable time to go? I don't believe that the grassland will run away by yourself?

You are blind and can only see in front of you. Are the famous counselors under your command also blind? They don’t even stop such a ridiculous act.

Furthermore, it’s just a barbarian and the half-dead Han Sui. Give me, I only need 80,000 elite cavalry to calm down. You actually pulled 200,000 troops to go, afraid that others would not know that you had so many people, or did you think there were too many food and grass and it would be useless?

You have to choose a suitable time to show off. Didn’t you put me on the fire?

At this moment, Xi Zhi, who was standing quietly on the side, walked out, bent down and bowed to Cao Cao in the hall, and said, "I am the same as Wen Ruo, and I am the same in fighting, and I am fighting hard."

"oh?"

Cao Cao, who was slowly paced, stopped and looked at Xi Zhicai and said, "Tell me, look."

Xi Zhicai bowed to Cao Cao and said calmly: "I have never seen this person like Lu Bu. I can only speculate based on the information I have collected. However, there is one person under Lu Bu, who knows very well."

Cao Cao looked curious and asked in confusion: "Tell me, who is it?"

Xi Zhicai smiled at Xun Yu and said, "Go back to the lord, Xun Yu knows this person too. We have been with him for many years and naturally have a very good understanding of him. With him here, Lu Bu can still do such a thing, which is thought-provoking."

Hearing this, Cao Cao became even more curious and turned his eyes to Xun Yu on the side.

Xun Yu smiled indifferently, bowed to Cao Cao, and said, "Go back to the lord, this person is the person recommended by the Prime Minister before. However, he never thought that he went to join Lu Bu."

Cao Cao thought about it carefully for a moment, then suddenly realized it and said, "Is it the scholar named Guo Jia?"

"Back to the lord, it's this person."

After a pause, Xun Yu continued, "Although Guo Jia is from a poor family, he has the talent of conquering the world. According to the following, his talent is not inferior to Zhang Liang of the ancients."

Cao Cao was shocked, and then he couldn't help but feel a little suspicious, looking at Xi Zhicai beside him.

Xi Zhicai smiled and said, "What Wen Ruo said is not a false sense. Guo Fengxiao is indeed as talented as Zhang Liang, especially his military talent. According to the following point of view, no one can surpass him today."

Cao Cao asked in confusion: "How about you, how about his talent, compared to his talent?"

Xi Zhicai smiled and said, "Where is the light of fireflies, how dare you compete with the bright moon?"

Although Xi Zhicai's words were a bit humble, the gap between him and Guo Jia was not really the difference between fireflies and Haoyue as he said. The reason why he said this was simply to make Cao Cao not look down on Guo Jia.

Hearing this, Cao Cao couldn't help but feel a pain. Xun Yu had already recommended this person to him. He should have been his own person, so why did he go to Lu Bu? What's the good thing about Lu Bu?

Just when Cao Cao was secretly sad, he only heard Xi Zhi continue.

"If Feng Xiao had not assisted Lu Bu, if Lu Bu did not value Feng Xiao, Lu Bu would do such behavior now. We think that Lu Bu is a short-sighted person."

"However, this is not the case. Feng Xiao not only assisted Lu Bu, but also as far as we know, he was also deeply trusted by Lu Bu. He was one of Lu Bu's confidant advisers. Every time he fought, Lu Bu would bring him by his side, even this Western Expedition."

"So, since Fengxiao did not oppose Lu Bu's expedition, then Lu Bu's strange behavior is worthy of my deep thought."

Hearing this, Cao Cao was slightly stunned and asked in confusion: "Could it be that Lu Bu's Western Expedition has a more profound significance? Is it much more important than Yuan Shao's trip to the south?"

It is not a fault for Cao Cao to think so. After all, the purpose of Lu Bu's Western Expedition this time was not something that only requires a vision. His Western Expedition this time was too advanced, and his thoughts were completely surpassed those of the people of this era for hundreds of years. As a native of this era, there is nothing abnormal that cannot be seen.

Xi Zhicai said slowly: "As for what the purpose of Lu Bu's Western Expedition is, although I can't see it below, let alone Lu Bu, who has never had any defeat in the Central Plains, even we, the Han Sui and Qiang people, do not need 200,000 people."

"You know, Lu Bu's 200,000 troops are all real elite troops, and they are not a mob that is pieced together like Yuan Shao."

"Although I don't know what Lu Bu wants to do, if you don't expect it, one of the purposes must be to do your best to resolve the battle of Xiliang as soon as possible."

"At such a moment, I am so eager to resolve the battle of Xiliang, except for Yuan Shao going south, I can't imagine any other possibility."

Speaking of this, Xi Zhi finally breathed a sigh of relief and then continued: "Suppose that if Lu Bu was not really for Yuan Shao, then we would be defeated. Once we were defeated, Lu Bu would not be able to keep himself alive. The Jing and Henan states would inevitably fall into the hands of Yuan Shao. If there is filial piety here, Lu Bu would not know."

"Therefore, I believe that Lu Bu's actions must be related to Yuan Shao."

Hearing this, it was Cao Cao. Even Cao Ren and other war generals who had no morale under Cao Cao were now looking bright and were quietly waiting for Xi Zhicai's next words.

Only hearing Xi Zhicai continued: "And when sending troops from Guanzhong to respond to our words is nothing more than a soldier going to Hangu to attack Shangdang. However, the journey is long and the journey is long. If he really wants to follow this path, then we will be really dangerous."

"As soon as we lose, Lu Bu's Jing and Henan provinces will also fall into the hands of Yuan Shao. In this way, the possibility of going to Hangu is not very high."

"besides……"

Xi Zhicai stopped and walked slowly to the military map standing not far away. He pondered for a moment, and then said with some uncertainty: "There is indeed a way beyond that...it's just..."

Then, Xi Zhicai was shocked and suddenly said, "Yes, it must be so. Now it makes sense. But he actually dares... how dare he..."

Seeing that Xi Zhicai was like this, Cao Cao couldn't help but become more curious, so he hurriedly came over and asked, "What makes sense?"

Xi Zhicai reached out and pointed on the map, saying, "Lu Bu wants to send troops to respond to us. In addition to going out to Hangu and attacking Shangdang, he can also go directly into the grassland and pass through the Qianghu land. He appears directly in Xihe County like a divine weapon descending from the sky, and catches Yuan Shao off guard."

Hearing this, Cao Cao couldn't help but be stunned and said in disbelief: "All the elites in Guanzhong and go to Liangzhou to let Yuan Shao relax his vigilance. In order to pacify Yan and Xuzhou as soon as possible, all the Bingzhou troops were transferred to Qingzhou to attack our Yanzhou. If this is true, it is not difficult to understand why Lu Bu did such an incredible thing at this time."

"But if the grassland was so easy to cross, would Yuan Shao still be so relieved to transfer the Bingzhou army?"

"You know, if Lu Bu walks this way, he will face the danger of being cut off by the Qiang people and the Xianbei. By then, his 200,000 troops will be buried on the endless grassland, and that grassland will become his burial place and a place to bury his bones."

Xi Zhicai's eyes showed a gleam and said, "Yuan Shao must have noticed it from Hangu. It was precisely because of this incident that Zhongcai even believed that Lu Bu would definitely go this way. Let me ask, even the lord felt that this road was not clear. Then didn't Yuan Shao feel that Bingzhou was even more incredible, so he would be relieved to transfer all the Bingzhou troops to Qingzhou?"

Xi Zhicai is worthy of being a strategic event. He has an outstanding military vision. He reveals the mystery in one sentence and shows Lu Bu's purpose.

When Xi Zhicai heard that Cao Cao thought the road was not clear, he became more convinced that Lu Bu would go this way, and then said, "Did the lord forget how Zhang Xiu easily lost Wancheng?"

Upon hearing this, Cao Cao was shocked and said, "Yes, it's not the first time that Lu Bu has played this trick. But, is he crazy this time? Crossing the grassland and attacking Xihe County, I really don't know how he can do it."

"How can Lu Bu do the long-term supply line and the nomadic peoples ravaging the grasslands to solve these two points and then successfully raid Xihe County?"

Cao Cao couldn't help but fall into deep thought. He was very good at military affairs. If he encountered such incredible behavior, he would probably not be able to sleep well if he didn't want to understand it.

Xi Zhicai smiled and said, "As for how to do it, I can't imagine it, but since Lu Bu can convince all his advisers to agree with such seemingly ridiculous behavior, Zhong thought that Yuan Shao might be in trouble now."

Guo Jia and Cao Cao didn't know much, but since the two of his confidant ministers valued him so much, I think this person must be an ordinary person.

Cao Cao never underestimated anyone. When Lu Bu did the three things of military farming, recruiting talents, and consolidating the army, Cao Cao knew that Lu Bu was definitely not a person who was worthy of fame.

Afterwards, the elite troops in Guanzhong dominated the world, suppressed Liu Biao, and destroyed Yuan Shu, which proved that Cao Cao did not read the wrong person.

Since Lu Bu dared to use Guo Jia and regarded him as his confidant, I think Guo Jia must have a talent for being invincible.
Chapter completed!