LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 345
Guanzhong, Chang'an.
Inside the palace hall.
Cao Cao frowned deeply, he had obtained the information that Liu Bei was proclaimed emperor.
"Big-eared thief, you, a mat weaver and shoe seller, are worthy of my emperor and are on an equal footing with me!"
"Hateful, hateful~~"
Cao Cao cursed loudly and threw the information on the Long case.
It has been more than a month since I returned to Guanzhong.
At this time, Cao Cao seemed to have recovered from the pain of losing his land and his son, and had regained a bit of domineering pride.
Cao Cao was scolding Liu Bei for proclaiming himself emperor, but he felt a little regretful in his heart.
He was regretting that he should not have hastily declared himself emperor, let alone killed Liu Xie.
If Liu Xie were alive, he would be the emperor in name only.
Liu Bei was under the banner of supporting the Han Dynasty. If Liu Xie were here, even if he had ten courages, he would not dare to proclaim himself emperor."Six Six Seven" is doing well now.
You killed Liu Xie and deposed the Han Dynasty. You have passed the emperor's addiction.
But he also indirectly helped Liu Bei and removed the stumbling block to his ascending to the throne and becoming emperor.
Now Liu Bei, as a descendant of the Liu family, proclaims himself emperor with the strength of holding all nine states in the world. This is natural and justified.
No one will slander Liu Bei.
Even Liu Bei's proclaimed emperor was eagerly awaited by those who admired the Han Dynasty in the world.
Who told you to abolish the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty?
Besides, Cao Cao's proclaiming himself emperor will not bring you many benefits other than having the emperor's addiction.
Liu Bei's benefits were greatly increased, and he became the emperor of the ages who was comparable to Emperor Guangwu and the second emperor of the Han Dynasty.
You, Cao Cao, are really Liu Bei's noble man...
After thinking about the pros and cons, Cao Cao was naturally full of resentment when he learned the news that Liu Bei was proclaimed emperor.
"Liu Bei, a man who weaves mats and sells shoes, dares to proclaim himself emperor. It is indeed a joke."
"Father, don't worry, I will write a message right now to scold the big-eared thief like a bastard!"
Cao Zhi was busy cooperating with Cao Cao and did not forget to show off his literary talents.
Upon seeing this, Cao Pi hurriedly poured a cup of tea for Cao Cao and said comfortingly:
"Father, calm down your anger and drink a cup of tea to calm down your anger. You must put your health first."
Cao Cao was indifferent to Cao Zhi's showoff, but he took the tea from Cao Pi, with a bit of relief on his face, and secretly praising his son's filial piety in his heart.
"Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor, but he is now sitting on the land of Jiuzhou and has hundreds of thousands of troops."
"After he integrates the two states of Youji and Hebei, he will definitely raise an army that will overwhelm the country and attack our great Wei Dynasty."
"How to resist when introduced, we have to make plans in advance."
A general in the palace reminded loudly.
The speaker was none other than Xu Huang.
Cao Cao frowned and a shadow fell on his face.
After losing Youji, Cao Wei's national power was equivalent to losing more than half.
And Liu Bei's strength has exploded.
Jizhou has the most Dingkou in the world. Once it is digested and absorbed by Liu Bei, Jizhou alone can produce more troops than Yongliang and the three states combined. At that time, Liu Bei attacks with an army of 400,000 to 500,000 people. How can he resist it?
Even if he has the geographical advantage of Tongguan, Jingxingguan, etc., he may not be able to offset this huge gap in national strength.
"The public statement makes sense"
"Simply holding on and waiting for the big-eared thieves to attack is indeed a recipe for death."
"I must take action."
Cao Cao nodded repeatedly, thinking thoughtfully.
At this time,
Sima Yi and Jia Xu secretly winked at Cao Pi. (To read Baoshuang novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)
Cao Pi understood, so he stepped forward and handed over his hands. road:
"Father is right. If we stick to our guns, we can only wait for death."
"Erchen believes that we must find ways to strengthen the national power of Wei Dynasty."
"Er Chen feels that now we should immediately send our troops into Sichuan to destroy Zhang Lu first, then Liu Zhang, and capture Yizhou in one fell swoop."
"Yizhou is a land of abundance, with a household registration of one million, which is enough to make up for the losses of our two remote and Hebei states."
"What's more, after taking Yizhou, we also formed an upstream trend against Jingyang and Yangzhou, and could also threaten Jingzhou along the river eastward, preventing Liu Bei from concentrating all his efforts on attacking Guanzhong."
Cao Pi analyzed the pros and cons and offered a strategy to Cao Cao.
Of course.
The principles and pros and cons were all taught by Jia Xu and Sima Yi in advance.
The two did not offer any advice, but asked Cao Pi to do so. They just wanted to surprise Cao Cao. Cao Pi's clever plan.
Sure enough.
After hearing Cao Pi's words, Cao Cao's eyes lit up, and the look in his eyes that looked at Cao Pi added a bit of admiration. 0......
"I remembered that the traitor Xun Yu did mention that he wanted to capture Yizhou before his betrayal."
"Although this thief is unfaithful and unjust, this strategy to capture Yizhou is actually the best one."
"I didn't expect that Pi'er could think of this. It seems that I underestimated this child's strategy.…"[]
Cao Cao stroked his short beard and nodded slightly.
Cao Zhi could naturally see that Cao Cao was pleased with Cao Pi and couldn't help but frown.
Although he felt unhappy, he was helpless for a moment and could only look at the young scribe.
That young scribe was Yang Xiu, his mastermind.
"Your Majesty, I think that Prince Huan's plan is not advisable."
Yang Xiu stood up decisively and opposed Cao Pi's strategy.
Cao Pi's face suddenly darkened, and his cold eyes shot at Yang Xiu.
"Yang Dezu, why did you say this?"
Cao Cao's eyes turned to Yang Xiu.
Yang Xiu left his shift and pointed towards the east:
"Since our army lost Youji, our military strength has been stretched thin, and we can barely hold on to Jingxing, Tongguan, Wuguan and other passes."
"If Your Majesty wants to capture Yizhou, he will need at least 60,000 to 70,000 troops."
"Once so many troops are withdrawn, the troops at various checkpoints will inevitably be reduced."
"If the big-eared thieves take advantage of the opportunity to attack at this time, and His Majesty is far south of Qin 4.1 Ridge, how should we respond?"
Yang Xiu's reminder shocked Cao Cao, and he couldn't help but hesitate and worry. There was no way, his troops were really too small.
It was only about a hundred thousand, if we had calculated enough.
He had to guard the pass, and he had to attack Shu. It was really difficult to take care of both ends.
Cao Pi was asked and had no answer in his mind. He didn't know how to refute Yang Xiu's question.
"Ahem."
Sima Yi stood up, looked at Yang Xiu with a smile, and said calmly:
"The concerns raised by Brother Yang are naturally justified."
"However, Yang Xiu's consideration was not comprehensive. I thought that Liu Bei was now unable to take advantage of me and use his troops. This was a God-given opportunity for us to capture Yizhou."
"If we miss it, we will never have the chance to take Yizhou again."