Hearing the news of Cao Cao's attack on Xuzhou, Chen Xu was extremely frightened. Yes, it's horror.

For a long time, Chen Xu, as a traveler, compared with the princes of this era, has an advantage, not only because of the miscellaneous knowledge he learned thousands of years later.

It can be said that Chen Xu's biggest advantage is his control of the general trend of the world. As well as for historical knowledge, for historical events, there are forward-looking expectations.

It is precisely because of this that Chen Xu dared to kill the relatives of Zhang Gong, one of the ten powerful permanent servants, in a fit of anger when he was in Chenjia Village. In this troubled world, he gained the first fame, which is the foundation of his future life.

It is precisely because of this that Chen Xu dared to hide in the mountains to accumulate strength after the failure of the Yellow Turban Uprising, waiting for the great changes in the world.

It is precisely because of this that Chen Xu could predict that Dong Zhuo's life would not be long in coming, and he began to plot for Si Li as early as possible......

Although Chen Xu also knows that as he interferes with this era, history will eventually shift. But he didn't expect that this shift would come so suddenly.

It can be said that if history deviates from his control from now on, the golden finger that Chen Xu relies on the most will be useless.

Even though Chen Xu's power is strong enough now, he is still terrified in his heart.

At this time, Chen Xu, who was already quite scheming, still couldn't hide the panic on his face. Everyone in the house felt strange when they saw the performance of their father-in-law.

In their hearts, their own lord has always been, the kind of person who does not change his face when Mount Tai collapses in front of him. Although Cao Cao captured Xuzhou, it seemed a little incredible, and everyone was just surprised.

After all, Xuzhou and Bingzhou are so far apart, and everyone doesn't have to feel anything wrong because Xuzhou has changed owners.

seemed to see the doubts in everyone's hearts, and Chen Xu knew that he had lost his temper. He took a deep breath, trying to calm the panic in his heart.

After a while, Chen Xu asked in a deep voice: "Wen You, quickly tell the details of the battle of Xuzhou. ”

However, it was said that after Cao Cao heard that Yanzhou was lost, he raised his army to return to the army to support.

That night, Guo Jia was alone, secretly came to Cao Cao's tent, and said to him: "My lord, Zhicai and I have been preparing for a long time, and we have always wanted to lure the snake out of the hole and exterminate the two-hearted people in Yanzhou in one fell swoop. ”

"However, we didn't expect that Zhang Miao would actually lead Yuan Shu into Yanzhou."

Indeed, if it weren't for Chen Gong returning to Yanzhou from Bingzhou to meet Zhang Miao. Although Zhang Miao may also raise troops to rebel under the persuasion of others. However, Zhang Miao would never lead Yuan Shu into Yanzhou.

Without the help of Yuan Shu, according to the layout of Cao Cao and Guo Jia, although Yanzhou would suffer some losses, it would also be able to quickly suppress the rebellion.

Chen Gong is very human, he knows that with Zhang Miao's power alone, even if he rebels, it will not bring much trouble to Cao Cao. Chen Gong, who was bent on revenge, was never willing to see Cao Cao and quickly cleared the hidden dangers of Yanzhou.

It was precisely because of this that Chen Gong decided to introduce Yuan Shu into Yanzhou. He wanted to use Yuan Shu to completely disrupt the situation in Yanzhou. Even if Cao Cao was able to recapture Yanzhou in the end, his strength would definitely be damaged.

It can be said that Yuan Shu's sideways intervention completely disrupted Cao Cao's deployment.

At this time in history, due to the death of Xi Zhicai, and Guo Jia had not defected to Cao Cao at that time. Therefore, Cao Cao almost lost the entire Yanzhou and became a lost dog.

At that time, Cao Cao was in a difficult situation at home and abroad, and Yuan Shao took the opportunity to send people to recruit Cao Cao. After Cao Cao received Yuan Shao's letter, he almost defected to Yuan Shao completely.

If it weren't for the repeated advice of the advisers, there might not have been a generation of traitorous Cao Mengde in history.

In this era, due to Chen Xu's butterfly effect, Guo Jia defected to Cao Cao early.

As a top strategist, Guo Jia can not only coordinate the overall situation, but also quickly find a way to remedy his mistakes.

After Guo Jia saw Cao Cao, he hurriedly said, "The appearance of Yuan Shu has disrupted all our deployments. If I wait to go to the rescue of Yanzhou at this time, I am afraid that the army has not returned yet, and the entire Yanzhou has already changed its flag. ”

Cao Cao was shocked and hurriedly said, "Fengxiao save me!" ”

Guo Jia said with a serious face: "The Art of War: Put it to death and then live." I have a plan, if I plan it properly, I can get a place for the lord, I wonder if the lord dares to adopt this plan? ”

Cao Cao didn't hesitate at all, and said, "Please also teach me filial piety!" ”

After the Cao army retreated, Tao Qian heard the news that Yanzhou was attacked by Yuan Shu, and thought that the Cao army was worried that the foundation was lost, and the withdrawal of troops must be the truth.

Therefore, Xuzhou's defense is naturally lax.

On the evening of the third day, the moon was dark and the wind was high. At the ugly hour, a raging fire was lit in the entire Tan County. A man in civilian clothes seized the west gate of Tanxian County at night.

Before the Xuzhou army could react, Cao Cao's newly formed tiger and leopard cavalry had already entered the city.

After Tao Qian woke up from his sleep, he immediately summoned Liu Bei and others to resist Cao Jun. As soon as Liu Bei and the others gathered the army, Xiahoudun led the forward army into Tan County lightly.

The two sides fought for half a night, and when the sky was light, Cao Cao personally led a large army into the city. The Xuzhou army was invincible and had to abandon the city and flee.

Cao Cao led the army to chase and kill, Tao Qian's family was slaughtered, Qingzhou assassin Shi Tian Kai was killed, and Beihai Xiang Kong Rong was captured. Only Liu Bei, under the protection of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, escaped in a hurry with hundreds of people.

Tao Qian died, and then Cao Cao followed Guo Jia's advice, opened a warehouse to release grain, and went out to settle the people. The people of Xuzhou originally thought that after Cao Cao broke through the city, he would slaughter them all. No one thought that Cao Cao would be so abnormal.

Therefore, although the people of Xuzhou were still afraid of Cao Cao, no one resisted.

In the following days, Cao Jun took Tao Qian's head, and the rest of the cities were all decided.

It can be said that Cao Cao adopted Guo Jia's strategy of rebirth after his death. first pretended to withdraw from the army, and then sent people to blend into Tan County, which captured Xuzhou in one fell swoop.

Cao Cao, who captured Xuzhou, was about to send troops to attack Yuan Shu's army in Yanzhou, but because of Guo Jia's words, he changed his mind.

"Even if the lord takes this opportunity to recapture Yanzhou, he will inevitably lose both sides of Yuan Highway, and the gains outweigh the losses. Moreover, Yanzhou is a land of four wars, and there are powerful princes next to it, and it is by no means a land of kings. ”

"If the lord takes advantage of the absence of an owner in Qingzhou, he abandons Yanzhou and quickly captures Qingzhou. Qingzhou is the homeland of Qi State, with fertile land and a large population; Xuzhou is bordered by the sea in the east and is also one of the few large states in the Han Dynasty. ”

"At that time, the lord will sit on the rich land of the two states, why worry about the big thing?"

Cao Cao listened to Guo Jia's words and was moved, but he also had his own considerations in his heart, so he was a little hesitant.

Guo Jia seemed to see through Cao Cao's thoughts, and said: "The lord is worried about the family members in Changyi City, as well as Wen Ruo, Gongda and others? ”

Cao Cao nodded and said, "Even if the family members are lost, it doesn't matter. However, Gongda and Wen Ruo are both Wang Zuozhi's talents, if Changyi City is broken, they will no longer be used by me! ”

Guo Jia laughed twice and said, "With the wisdom of Wenruo and Gongda, how could Changyi City be so easily attacked by Yuan Shu?" If the lord is worried about them, he can write a letter and send someone to the city of Changyi, so that they can abandon the city and come to Xuzhou. ”

When Cao Cao heard this, his face was overjoyed.

Suddenly, he seemed to remember something, and said with a sad face: "I have coveted the land of Qingzhou for a long time, and if I take it rashly, I will definitely offend the original." ”

"At that time, there was Gongsun Zan in the north of Qingzhou, Yuan Benchu in the west, and Yanzhou, Yangzhou and Yuan Highway were eyeing me, how could I develop my power with peace of mind?"

Until this time, Cao Cao had not shaken off the shadow of Yuan Shao. After all, although he was also a prince, he was nominally subject to Yuan Shao's control.

Guo Jia said: "If the lord does not abandon Yanzhou, he will be the enemy of Yuan Benchu in the future." If he gave up Yanzhou and took Qingzhou, even if Yuan Benxin didn't like it in his heart, he would still spare no effort to win over the lord. ”

Cao Cao's face was strange and asked, "Why did Feng Xiao say this?" ”

Guo Jia said eloquently: "The lord only cares about his own situation, why not think about it, if Yuan Highway wins Yanzhou, what will Yuan Benchu think?" ”

Cao Cao thought for a moment, then stroked his palms and laughed.

Although Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are both Yuan brothers, the dirty things between the two are known to the world. Originally, according to the prestige of the fourth and third dukes of the Yuan family, if the two could work together to raise troops, I am afraid that the whole world would not be able to stop the two of them from advancing.

However, although Yuan Shao is the eldest son of the Yuan family, he is a concubine. Yuan Shu's talent is not as good as Yuan Shao, but he is a descendant.

Therefore, Yuan Shu has always looked down on Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shao is also very unaccustomed to Yuan Shu's arrogance. Between the two, they often compare themselves with each other and are hostile to each other.

Especially after Yuan Shao's failure to woo Dong, when he wanted to support Liu Yu as the emperor, Yuan Shu was very reluctant to let the adult Liu Yu become the emperor because he had already been disobedient.

It was then that there was already a rift between the two. Later, Yuan Shu asked Yuan Shao for a war horse and was refused, and the two turned against each other and attacked each other.

If Yuan Shu captures Yanzhou, then he has the land of Yangzhou, Jizhou, and Yanzhou, and he can be regarded as the entire Han Dynasty, the premier princes.

Yuan Shao, who is arrogant and thinks that his own talent is far superior to Yuan Shu, how can he watch Yuan Shu become bigger?

At that time, a large-scale war was bound to break out between the two.

Moreover, Yuan Shao had a bad relationship with Gongsun Zan in the north. If he fought with Yuan Shu again, he would inevitably fall into a situation where he would be attacked by the enemy.

Therefore, even if Yuan Shao was dissatisfied with Cao Cao's capture of Qingzhou, he would try his best to win over Cao Cao.

After thinking of this, Cao Cao wrote a letter and sent it to Changyi, the capital of Yanzhou, so that Xun Yu and others could take the opportunity to withdraw to Xuzhou; On the one hand, he gathered a large army and attacked Qingzhou when Tian Kai was killed, Kong Rong was captured, and Liu Bei was defeated.

Qingzhou is now leaderless, and wherever Cao Jun went, Qingzhou officials suddenly looked at the wind.