Chapter 819: One Mountain and Two Tigers
"Our opportunity lies in Cao Cao's change of thinking!" Ming'er said directly.
"A shift in thinking?" Zhuge Liang asked.
"That's right." Ming'er nodded, "Cao Cao has always been a more adventurous person. Seeking wealth and danger, Cao Cao always fights big, so he has today's achievements! And Cao Cao's biggest dream in his life, or rather, before the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao's dream was to dominate the world and establish an eternal meritorious service like Qin Shi Huang! But Cao Cao ultimately lost the Battle of Red Cliffs. Ming'er said.
"Oh! I understand! Zhuge Liang's eyes lit up, and he finally reacted, and immediately said, "In the past, Cao Cao was confident that he could dominate the world, so it was not necessary to call him a king or anything; But now, Cao Cao no longer has the confidence to dominate the world, so he has to find some way back for himself, so he began to plan to be king! ”
"That's it!" Ming'er agreed, "However, don't underestimate Cao Cao, Cao Cao will definitely not be a person without confidence, I think the real reason for Cao Cao's transformation is estimated to be age." Cao Cao is not small, and I don't know how many days there are in the future, so Cao Cao is worried about whether he can dominate the world in his lifetime, because Cao Cao himself has no confidence in this issue, so he is starting to plan for his children and grandchildren now. ”
After listening to Ming'er's words, Zhuge Liang had doubts again, and asked directly,
"If Cao Cao really thinks he's old, then why doesn't he hurry up? On the contrary, I think that people like Cao Cao may be even more crazy. More radical, right? ”
"Wrong!" Ming'er shook her head and said, "Have you forgotten Yuan Shao's fate!" The Battle of Chibi is similar to the Battle of Guandu that year. How Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao and why Yuan Shao failed. Cao Cao knows better than anyone else. Back then, Yuan Shao, in order to unify the whole country, was too impatient and sent troops in a hurry, and finally lost to Cao Cao in Guandu. And after Yuan Shao's death, because the establishment of the prince is unknown, the entire Yuan clan will perish so quickly. After the defeat of the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao must have realized how similar he was to Yuan Shao at the beginning. A lesson from the past. In order to prevent himself from becoming the second Yuan Shao, Cao Cao is now, first, a firm prince, and second, he must not be at a loss and radical just because he is old. What cannot be accomplished in one generation can be completed in several generations, and if it is directly ruined because of carelessness, then all efforts will be in vain! Ming'er explained seriously.
"Oh, I see." Zhuge Liang nodded. With a look of deep understanding, "In the past, Cao Cao, when he could and couldn't take risks, he would choose to take risks; And now Cao Cao. Until the same thing happens, you won't take any more chances. So, this is our chance! Zhuge Liang said.
"That's right! Now it's barefoot and not afraid to wear shoes. We were not afraid of anything, but Cao Cao began to look ahead and look backwards. Then he will become unconfident, and he will no longer have the courage he used to have. Thereupon. In some stalemates, we can still have the upper hand! Ming'er opened her mouth and said, her eyes were deep, as if she had seen a future that would defeat and even defeat Cao Cao again!
Later, it turned out that it was just as Ming'er thought. Later, Cao Cao attacked Hanzhong and defeated Zhang Lu, and Liu Ye, who was the chief bookkeeper at the time, suggested that Cao Cao take advantage of Liu Bei's new occupation of Shu, and the people's hearts were not stable, and lead troops into Shu, and Shu would inevitably be annexed. It's a pity that Cao Cao thought that it was almost the same, and he didn't listen to Liu Ye's opinion, which led to Liu Bei's foothold in Bashu later, and even further laid down Cao Cao's Hanzhong!
While Ming'er was talking to Zhuge Liang, Ma Jian came up to report,
"Report! There was a man out there who called himself Pang Tong. ”
"Sleeping dragon and phoenix chicks, the two have one, and the world can be safe. What about both? On this side, Guo Jia, who had already gone south, put down the information and said.
"Now that Feng Xiao Pang Tong has also appeared in Liu Bei's camp, could it be that he really wants to become Liu Bei in the future in the future?!" A young man next to him exclaimed, this is not an outsider, but Guo Jia's righteous son, Guo Huai.
Now that Guo Huai is in the army, he can only be regarded as a small general, but he is also a young general, and it is quite suitable to give Guo Jia a hand, at least, Guo Huai is a person, Guo Jia can be trusted. Of course, the commander this time will not be Guo Jia, but Xiahou Yuan, Guo Jia is the same as when he was by Cao Cao's side, he is a military advisor and has no military power. Although this action is largely Guo Jia's final say, Xiahou Yuan has absolute rights, which can be described as the kind of Shang Fang Sword in hand, who can cut first and then play!
"Ha, not really, as everyone knows, one mountain can't tolerate two tigers!" Guo Jia shook his head and smiled.
"But father-in-law, didn't you say before that one mountain can't tolerate two tigers, unless there is one male and one female?" Guo Huai opened his mouth and said, well, he knows very well that Feng Xiao is a "male", and Wolong happens to be a "female".
"Stupid! It was a brain teaser, and now it's serious! Guo Jia knocked Guo Huai's head angrily.
"Yes, yes, yes." Guo Huai nodded hurriedly.
"You don't know, those two guys have had festivals since they were children. Originally, when I was a child, it was nothing. Even if you don't know each other, many times, such a combination can play a better role. It's a pity that this is a male and a female, and Pang Tong is just a man of temperament, and it is impossible for these two people to cooperate sincerely. Liu Bei, Liu Bei, if you don't have such a good appetite, you will rashly eat the sleeping dragon and phoenix chicks, but you will have indigestion. Guo Jia sighed.
Guo Jia remembers very well that Ming'er and Pang Tong are a pair of enemies at all, not a happy enemy, but a real rival! Guo Jia can fully imagine that the biggest purpose of Pang Tong's appearance in Liu Bei's camp is definitely not to help Liu Bei. Nonsense, if Pang Tong really intends to help Liu Bei, don't say anything before, how many years has Liu Bei been in Jingzhou, and he Pang Tong has been there? Therefore, Pang Tong's real purpose is not to help Liu Bei, but to be better than Ming'er! Pang Tong just ran to compete with Ming'er!
Of course, competition is also divided into vicious competition and healthy competition, whether it is Ming'er or Pang Tong, they all have their own pride, and they are not the kind of people who like to engage in small actions, so they should be healthy competition with each other.
On the surface, yes, but in reality, it's still different. Although some of the strategic ideas of Ming'er and Pang Tong are the same, such as entering Shu, Ming'er is cautious and Pang Tong is radical.
If you say, in terms of the style of the two, you can compare Ming'er to Xun Yu and Pang Tong to Guo Jia. Look at what Guo Jia and Xun Yu have assisted Cao Cao into, as if Ming'er and Pang Tong can also lift Liu Bei to the sky! However, Ming'er may be very similar to Xun Yu in style, but Ming'er herself is a woman, women are naturally delicate-minded and very cautious, think about when she first came out of the mountain, Guo Jia saw a cooking smoke and was going to run to spend the night, but Ming'er was worried that it might be a thief and opposed Guo Jia, and the total details can reflect Ming'er's caution. On the other hand, what about Pang Tong, adventurous and radical? No, in Guo Jia's view, it is more appropriate to be passionate! (To be continued......)