After hearing Cao Cao's worries, Guo Jia shook his head with a smile.

He bowed to Cao Cao and said, "Lord, don't worry about this. According to Guo's opinion, although Gongsun Zan has strong troops, his successors are weak. His foundation in Linzi City is unstable, not to mention that General Yuan is eyeing him in the rear. If he cannot take Tao Ying in the short term, he will definitely not be able to stay in Xuzhou for a long time and can only turn his troops back to defend his headquarters."

Cao Cao nodded and said, "This statement is reasonable."

"In fact, Guo also has a plan to help the lord get rid of the worries in his heart."

Cao Cao suddenly became interested and said, "What are the wonderful strategies for filial piety?"

Guo Jia smiled very lightly: "It's not a good idea... Now that Tao Ying is willing to come to ask Ming Gong for peace, then Ming Gong might as well ask him for food, weapons, and wealth to supplement military needs... If you want peace, you must show some sincerity. According to Guo, Tao Ying will definitely accept the promise in order to appease Ming Gong."

Cao Cao nodded while stroking his beard: "What?"

"Ming Gong took the benefits of Tao Ying, but he could send people to Kaiyang to talk about Zang Ba, Sun Guan, Yin Li and others, and asked them to send troops to harass Gongsun Zan's side. These people complement each other in Xuzhou and restrain each other. Once Gongsun Zan defeats Tao Ying, their good days in Xuzhou will probably end. It is related to their life and death. It is natural that they send troops to help. It is just a lack of an opportunity, and they will not refuse to have such an opportunity to make friends with Ming Gong."

"In the end, Ming Gong can send people to Hebei and ask the general to send troops to attack Qingzhou... Since Liu Yu left Youzhou, General Yuan has been committed to stabilizing the situation in Youzhou. Now several months have passed and the times have come. Yuan Shao has now occupied the three states of Hebei. Once Qingzhou is taken down, he will be the overlord of the world in Hebei. This is the original intention of Yuan Shao's strategy. If he sends troops to Qingzhou, Gongsun Zan will retreat... However, after the two sides have fought for a long time, Tao Ying's power will be greatly damaged. Ming Gong rests and takes the power of Gongsun Zan, Zang Ba and others to weaken Xuzhou. After Yan and Yu are settled, they will surely win a complete victory."

Cao Cao looked at the wheat field in front of him and was thinking about the feasibility of Guo Jia's words in his mind.

Although to some extent, Guo Jia's advice still takes it for granted, it has to be said that the overall war strategy is still fine.

From his current perspective, going to Xuzhou is indeed not the best time, but using various forces to weaken Xuzhou and delay the fall of Xuzhou is not a difficult task for Cao Cao.

Needless to say, Yuan Shao has to say that he and Cao Cao are always in line.

As long as Zang Ba promises enough benefits, he will never sit idly by and watch Tao Ying. After all, the situation in Xuzhou also involves their personal interests.

"What's going on in Luoyang?" Cao Cao suddenly changed the subject.

Guo Jia bowed and said, "Liu Yu's troops have entered Guanzhong. I think they will enter Chang'an soon. Liu Qi is in Shuzhong. It seems harmless, but in fact he is eyeing him... There is no doubt that the court will invite Liu Qi to send troops when the troops are settling Guanzhong this time. Otherwise, it would be extremely difficult for Liu Yu himself to pacify Sanfu and Liangzhou... Ming Gong must take advantage of the imperial court to conquer Guanzhong and redefine the world pattern. He will completely take over Yanzhou and Yuzhou in his palm. Of course, if Xuzhou can be taken down, great things can be expected."

Cao Cao thought of Liu Qi's appearance again...

The boy who led his troops north to protect the king is now the overlord in the southwest. Now he still needs to help the court pacify Xizhou.

There is no doubt that the kid will never do anything without profit.

You still need to step up your pace to avoid falling behind the talent.

...

Yangping closed.

After inspecting Jiange, Liu Qi went north again to inspect and went straight to Hanzhong. After meeting Wenpin, he came to Yangping Pass for inspection.

Compared with the construction and repair speed of Jiange, the construction speed of Yangping Pass is obviously much faster.

Liu Qi stood at the top of the city and looked far away in the direction north of Yangping Pass, but saw the mountains stretching, the terrain was dangerous, the lonely road was narrow, easy to defend but difficult to attack.

It is indeed a good natural barrier.

"How much has the city tower of Yangping Pass reinforced with Sanhe soil?" Liu Qi turned to Wen Pin and asked.

Wen Pin said solemnly: "The city wall is more than three feet high and has increased its thickness by two feet. With this degree of strength, it can be enough to guard against the army of 200,000."

Seeing Wenpin's words so solemnly, Liu Qi was completely relieved.

Yangping Pass is the first barrier to defend the north, and with the Jiange in Guanghan County, there are these two passes as the defense line in Shuzhong. The land of Yizhou is a situation where you can attack and retreat and defend. Shuzhong only needs to develop internal affairs and economy with peace of mind, and there is no need to worry about the attack of the northern enemy or destroy the development of Shuzhong.

While Liu Qi was inspecting at the critical moment, he saw a guard from the Guards' Department rushing to him.

The guard held an edict in his hand and knelt down on one knee and said to Liu Qi: "Junhou, the Luoyang court sent an envoy to Chengdu. Junhou was not in Chengdu. Therefore, General Zhang Zhonglang ordered his subordinates to come to Yangpingguan to meet Junhou and ask Junhou to decide!"

After saying that, he submitted the edict.

Logically speaking, the envoy of the court should have issued an edict in front of Liu Qi, but the envoy would have promulgated the edict from Luoyang to Shuzhong, but it was rugged and remote. In addition, the court was also anxious, so Zhang Yun made a decision first and asked the guards of the Guards' Office to rush to Yangping Pass to inquire.

Liu Qi took the edict and looked carefully. It turned out that the emperor said in the edict that Liu Yu had arrived in Chang'an and asked Liu Qi to lead his troops to help.

"It's really fast." Liu Qi smiled and handed the edict in his hand to Jia Xu behind him.

Jia Xu glanced roughly and said, "It's very soon, when will the lord plan to send troops?"

Liu Qi smiled and said, "I have planned a long time ago with the soldiers of the court to pacify Guanzhong and Liangzhou. I have prepared the troops and food and grass long before I came to Hanzhong. I can wait for this edict to enter Guanzhong."

Wen Pin heard this and was shocked: "Hao Jun will prepare his troops so quickly?"

"That's right, is the most powerful force of soldiers?" Liu Qi smiled faintly: "My soldiers and horses are now stationed in Jiameng Pass, and they can arrive in Hanzhong day and night. At that time, the soldiers of the three armies will leave Qinchuan and go straight to Chang'an... Zhongye, please take care of the soldiers and generals in Hanzhong, and this time you will go to Chang'an with me."

When Wenpin heard that Liu Qi was going to take him to the battle, he couldn't help but be overjoyed and said, "The last general will take the order!"

"Wait a minute." Jia Xu suddenly spoke next to him: "The last official believes that the king and Hou should not go directly to Qinchuan to Chang'an when sending troops, but should go to Wudu County first and set up an ambush at the junction of Tianshui and Wudu. It is the right thing to do."

"Set an ambush in Wudu?" Liu Qi was stunned when he heard this: "Who is ambushing?"

Jia Xu smiled and said, "Liu Yu's troops entered Chang'an, recruited troops and horses, and conquered the counties in Guanzhong in the name of patrol. In the eyes of the king, who is the most panicked now?"

"Who is the most panicked?" Liu Qi narrowed his eyes: "Li Jue?"

"no."

"Guo Si?"

“Not it.”

"Yellow Turban Thief Zhang Baiqi?"

"Zhang Baiqi will definitely panic, but the person who is the most panic must not be him."

Liu Qi probably understands who Jia Xu is referring to.

"You mean... Han Sui and Ma Teng?"
Chapter completed!