"Hmm!" Cao Cao nodded, and said in a deep voice: "Go to Qingzhou Zuobo, give him this paper book, let him make new paper, and ask the craftsman to study the paper book, find out the mystery of it as soon as possible, and develop this paper book." In addition, block the main roads in various places, and strictly prohibit my subordinates from going to Yizhou! ”

"No!" The crowd surrendered their orders.

Yang Xiu sighed and returned to his seat, now that there is this matter, Cao Zhi will not be able to come to Chang'an. Otherwise, the scholars in Cao Cao's territory gathered in Chang'an and learned that there were paper books coming out in Yizhou, so they all had to go to Yizhou?

Cao Cao looked at the group of advisers and asked: "This Liu Bei is getting stronger and stronger, and he will compete with me for Hanzhong next year, do you have a plan to teach me?" ”

Sima Yi arched his hand and said: "Duke Wei, the minister has three strategies, please accept it!" ”

"What three strategies, let's listen to them!"

Sima Yi said: "The best strategy is to surrender the army without a fight, and the soldiers will seize Hanzhong without blood, I have heard that Yang Song, a counselor under Zhang Lu, has a greedy personality, and the lord can send a lobbyist to contact Yang Song, promising heavy profits, and let him be the internal response, and frame Zhang Lu to block our Hanzhong generals." In this way, it will be much easier for the lord to capture Hanzhong.

And Zhang Lu, sandwiched between Duke Wei and Liu Bei at the moment, also knows that Hanzhong cannot be preserved, only by surrendering to the lord or Liu Bei, can he save his life, and the lord can also send someone to contact Zhang Lu, Xu Yi Marquis, persuade him to surrender, Zhang Lu may not agree immediately, but in the future, his Hanzhong soldiers and horses will lose their position in the face of Wei Gong's soldiers, and Zhang Lu will have the idea of surrendering. ”

Cao Cao nodded and said, "Hmm! It is worthy of the best policy, a good strategy, you continue to say, what is the middle strategy! ”

Sima Yi continued: "The middle strategy is aimed at Liu Bei, although Liu Bei has solved the maladministration of Yizhou, but he is using the means of suppression, and the landlords of Yizhou are strong, and there will be many people who are not convinced. Especially in the land of Nanzhong, the Nanban and the Han dragon and snake were mixed, and Liu Zhang did not accept the king, and the landlord Haoqiang had great rights in Nanzhong.

The lord can send envoys to contact the Haoqiang in Nanzhong, as well as the barbarian kings from all walks of life, promising heavy profits, and agreeing that after Liu Bei sent troops to Hanzhong, he will raise troops to attack Shuzhou City, and the inside and outside should join forces to seize Yizhou. In this way, when Liu Bei catches fire in the backyard, he will definitely retire and abandon Hanzhong.

The next strategy is to prepare for a protracted war, Guanzhong is not long in stability, Xiliang is still pacified, the grain and grass are insufficient, the lord needs to mobilize grain and grass from the Central Plains, Bingzhou and other places, and prepare for a protracted war with Liu Bei, Liu Bei only has the land of Yizhou, and the main Gongzhou County is several times that of Liu Bei, fighting a protracted war will definitely be able to drag Liu Bei down.

If the soldiers do not succeed in seizing Yizhou, they must be prepared to fight for Hanzhong with Liu Bei, and the plan to start a fire in the backyard will force Liu Bei to give up Hanzhong, if the plan for a fire in the backyard fails, it is necessary to be ready to fight a protracted war with Liu Bei, and use manpower and material resources to drag Liu Bei down. ”

Cao Cao nodded with satisfaction and said, "Zhongda's plan is very much in line with my wishes, and Ziyi will be responsible for sending lobbyists to Zhang Lu, Yang Song, and Nanzhong." Summoned Xiahou Yuan and Zhang Ji, and asked them to pacify Xiliang as soon as possible. ”

Cao Cao paused and continued: "Zihe, Zhang'er, Zhen'er, Cheng'er, you led the tiger and leopard cavalry to Liangzhou to support Miaocai, and after Liangzhou was pacified, you led troops to garrison Wudu. Ordered Zhang to make friends with the Qiang tribes near Wudu, so that Liu Bei would not also contact the people on my side and let my backyard catch fire! ”

"No!" The crowd surrendered their orders one after another.

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For a while, both Cao Cao and Liu Bei were even busier, and both sides were in full swing to make various preparations for the battle for Hanzhong.

Hanzhong is about to become the battlefield between Liu Bei and Cao Cao, and become the focus of the world.

Yang Song, a strategist under Zhang Lu, is greedy, and Cao Cao and Liu Bei know everything.

Liu Chan suggested to Liu Bei to woo Yang Song, and Sima Yi also suggested to Cao Cao to woo Yang Song.

At present, although the battle between Liu Bei and Cao Cao has not yet started, about Yang Song, a battle has been secretly launched.

Hanzhong, Nanzheng, Yang Song Mansion.

It was the middle of September, and the autumn was crisp.

In the garden pavilion of Jansson's mansion, two people sat opposite each other.

Liu Chan suggested that Liu Bei woo Yang Song in May, and Liu Bei agreed, and in June, the envoy Sun Qian arrived in Nanzheng and found Yang Song.

Sun Qian promised Yang Song that as long as Yang Song was Liu Bei's internal response and helped Liu Bei get Hanzhong, after the matter was completed, Yang Song would be named the Taishou of Hanzhong and the Marquis of Hanning.

Now that Hanzhong is about to be lost, Yang Song is greedy, and naturally he will not be loyal to Zhang Lu, in the face of such heavy profits, Yang Song naturally agreed. At the same time, Sun Qian did not leave Yang Song's mansion, but stayed in Yang Song's mansion.

On the one hand, it is to help Yang Song do the internal response, on the other hand, it is to supervise Yang Song, avoid Cao Cao from finding Yang Song, and prevent Yang Song from changing his hexagram.

However, in the pavilion, it was not Sun Qian who sat opposite Yang Song, but another person.

I saw that Yang Song was born with a short figure, and his body was fat and quite bloated, and his appearance did not look like a strategist, but like a rich businessman.

And the person opposite Yang Song, about thirty-five years old, with a slender figure and a handsome appearance, talked and laughed, and the style of the countryman was unobstructed.

I only heard the man say: "Mr. Yang, please think about it carefully, now that Zhang Lu is sandwiched between Duke Wei and Liu Bei, and his destruction is imminent, you should also leave a way back for yourself." Before I left, Duke Wei told me that after the matter was completed, he would make you the lord of Xichuan. ”

Yang Song's face hesitated, looked at the man and said, "Mr. Ziyi, does Duke Wei really want me to be the master of Xichuan?" ”

Jiang Gan smiled: "Then is there a fake? As long as Mr. is the internal response and helps the Duke of Wei to capture Hanzhong, and the Duke of Wei takes Yizhou in the future, the lord of Xichuan will be Mr. ”

It turned out that it was Jiang Gan who Cao Cao sent to Yizhou to contact Yang Song.

Jiang Gan is very famous in the Three Kingdoms, but all of them are ugly.

The story of Jiang Gan's book theft is well known.

But this is the image in the romance.

The real Jiang Gan in history is a famous man with real talent and learning.

Jiang Gan in history was well-groomed, known for his talent, and he was alone between Jiang and Huai, and he was not opposed.

During the Battle of Chibi in the Romance, Cao Cao sent Jiang Gan to Zhou Yu to say that Zhou Yu would surrender, Zhou Yu saw through his intentions, and planned to let Jiang Gan steal the book, resulting in Cai Mao, Zhang Yun and others being killed, and Cao Jun lost the general of the navy, so he was defeated by Zhou Yu, and it can be said that Jiang Gan's image was seriously scandalized.

However, in history, Cao Cao did send Jiang Gan to say that Zhou Yu was surrendered.

At the beginning, Cao Cao heard that Zhou Yu was young and talented, so he secretly went to Yangzhou and sent Jiujiang Jiang Gan to meet Zhou Yu, hoping to persuade Zhou Yu to leave Sun Quan and join him.

So Jiang Gan clothed himself and went to see Zhou Yu in the name of a private visit.

Jiang Gan knew that he could not convince Zhou Yu, and after he returned, he praised Zhou Yu to Cao Cao for his magnanimity and elegance, which could not be separated by words, and persuaded him to give up the idea of surrendering.

Jiang Gan of this time and space is the image of history.

In the Battle of Chibi, there was no such thing as Jiang Gan stealing books, and Cai Mao was not killed by Cao Cao, he had a personal relationship with Cao Cao, and after surrendering to Cao Cao, he was given the position of marquis, and he is now living in Yecheng.

And Jiang Gan, who has eloquence and is alone in Jianghuai, is one of the many advisers under Cao Cao, and he served as the envoy to Yang Song and persuaded Zhang Lu to surrender.