Guo Jia paused halfway through speaking, his brows furrowed, and his face was solemn.

"What else are they doing? Go on. Cao Cao's voice was cold, his face was as pale as iron, and he wanted to see how far things could go.

"Lu Bu sent his subordinate general Zhang Liao to pursue Liu Fu straight into the hinterland of Yuzhou, and plundered and captured all the grain and grass that Yuzhou was originally going to transport to the front line of Qingzhou."

"Bastard!"

Cao Cao scolded angrily, grabbed a teacup, and smashed it with a snap, his face was flushed, and his chest was panting.

"Just Lu Bu, he even dared to break ground on my head, he was looking for death!"

After smashing the teacup, Cao Cao was obviously not angry, and roared angrily, "Immediately mobilize people and horses for me, send troops to Xuzhou, I want to set foot in Xuzhou and cut off Lu Bu's head with my own hands!" ”

The grain and grass in Yuzhou was prepared to pacify the battle of Yuan Shao, and the so-called soldiers and horses did not move the grain and grass first, and only by raising enough grain and grass in advance could the victory of the war be guaranteed.

Now this batch of grain and grass has been looted by Lu Bu, so that Cao Cao's plan to pacify the battle of Yuan Shao will be delayed for at least a few months or even longer, which makes him not angry, and his lungs will explode.

Lu Bu rescued Liu Bei, to be honest, Cao Cao didn't get angry, and it was just a cover to hunt down Liu Bei, so that he could arrange a decisive battle with Yuan Shao.

But now, Lu Bu actually wants to destroy his strategic deployment, which Cao Cao can't bear, he must adjust his strategy, simply sweep Xuzhou first, and then fight a decisive battle with Yuan Shao.

It's just a Xuzhou, Cao Cao hasn't seen it yet, as long as he personally commands the troops, within half a month, he will be able to take Xuzhou and cut off Lu Bu's head.

"Prime Minister, no!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as Cao Cao's words were settled, Guo Jia immediately stepped forward to stop him.

"Fengxiao, don't you want to intercede for Lu Bu?" Cao Cao's eyes were red from the anger in his chest, staring at Guo Jia.

"The prime minister misunderstood, Lu Bu's life and death, what is the matter with filial piety, what Fengxiao is worried about is the situation of the prime minister."

Guo Jia said earnestly.

"What is the situation to worry about? Yuan Shao's side has not yet taken action, and Benxiang still has time, so it is a big deal to reraise grain and grass and pacify Xuzhou, which can also expand Benxiang's sphere of influence and increase the chances of winning the decisive battle with Yuan Shao. ”

Cao Cao did not hear the meaning of Guo Jia's words.

"Did the prime minister ever think that although Lu Bu occupies Xuzhou and is adjacent to Yanzhou and Yuzhou, he rarely has conflicts with the prime minister, why did he suddenly change his temperament this time, not only to obstruct the prime minister from chasing and killing Liu Bei, but also to deliberately plunder grain and grass?"

When Cao Cao heard this, he was slightly stunned.

Guo Jia is his chief strategist, and what he says has never been untargeted, and behind these words, it actually means......

Cao Cao's resourcefulness is not weak, he was just carried away by anger just now, but now that he calmed down and thought about it, he immediately reacted.

"You mean, Lu Bu has already taken refuge in Yuan Shao?"

"I'm afraid it's not only that, he doesn't hesitate to offend the prime minister and try his best to protect Liu Bei, it should be from Yuan Shao's instructions, I'm afraid that the two forces of Lu Bu and Liu Bei have reached an alliance with Yuan Shao, and the purpose is probably to target the prime minister." Guo Jia pointed out the meaning of his words.

"Yuan Shao is also secretly actively preparing to launch a siege against me?" Cao Cao was stunned, and his scalp was numb.

Liu Bei's power at this time was not strong enough, and he was dispensable in Cao Cao's eyes, so he took refuge in Yuan Shao and didn't care.

But Xuzhou Lu Bu is not comparable to Liu Bei.

Lu Bu himself is a fierce general, Lu Bu among the people, the red rabbit among the horses, and a Fang Tian painting halberd once rivaled Liu Guanzhang The three of them joined forces, but they did not fall behind at all.

In addition, he has been hoarding in Xuzhou for a long time, and during this period, he has continuously expanded his power, and he has trained and cultivated 100,000 iron horsemen.

Although these forces cannot be compared with Cao Cao, once Cao Cao and Yuan Shao start a war, Lu Bu will bite from the side, which is enough to give Cao Cao a headache, and even kill him.

The most important thing is that the geographical location of Xuzhou is too unique, with Qingzhou in the north and Yanzhou and Yuzhou in the west, which is the thoroughfare between the north and the south, and has been a battleground for soldiers since ancient times.

With such an important strategic position, if Yuan Shao's troops were allowed to infiltrate, cooperate with the offensive of Jizhou and Jizhou in the north, and form a siege against Cao Cao from the east, I am afraid that Cao Cao would not even know how to die.

The more Cao Cao thought about it, the more he felt afraid, and he became more determined in his heart to take Xuzhou first and get rid of Lu Bu.

"Yuan Shao is by no means a person with wine bags and rice bags, although he seems to be standing still at the moment, but in private, he must have been planning the layout for the prime minister, and the undercurrent is surging."

As the chief strategist under the prime minister's account, if he can't even see this, then he is not a ghost Guo Jia.

"That being the case, Fengxiao should understand the importance of pacifying Xuzhou, but why did Fang Cai stop the true appearance?" Cao Cao was puzzled.

"Xuzhou must be pacified, and it must be preempted before the decisive battle with Yuan Shao." Guo Jia said, showing a mysterious smile, "However, there is no need for the prime minister to personally command the troops, and there is no need for the prime minister to bother with it." ”

"Oh?" Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, "Who does Feng Xiao think is the most suitable to send on the expedition?" ”

Guo Jia didn't speak, but turned his head meaningfully and glanced at Cao Ren lying on the stretcher.

"Cao Ren?" Cao Cao immediately frowned, what are you kidding, he is seriously injured like this, how can he lead the army to fight?

"Why was General Cao Ren injured?" Guo Jia's voice was flat.

"According to Fengxiao's strategy, control the palace and calm the internal troubles, but unexpectedly, there was an accident."

Cao Cao frowned and said, his face was not very good-looking.

If it weren't for the ghost genius Guo Jia who came up with this scheme, I'm afraid he would have turned his face a long time ago.

Cao Ren is not only his cousin, but also a fierce general under his command, and being injured like this makes Cao Cao feel distressed.

"I don't know if the prime minister has noticed that the emperor has been surrounded by talented people recently, and even Liangzhou was pacified in only half a day, and Xuzhou was pacified, why not hand it over to the emperor?"

"The world belongs to his Han royal family, and the princes everywhere are in turmoil, and the Han royal family should be pacified, and the prime minister is just assisting the emperor and the prime minister."

Guo Jia didn't care about Cao Cao's face, but arched his hand with a smile.

If these words are heard by outsiders, it is very likely that Guo Jia will think that Guo Jia is persuading Cao Cao to give up his ambitions, return to the Han royal family, be his prime minister, and be a virtuous minister who governs the world.

Who is Cao Cao, his brain reacts very quickly, and when he heard this, he instantly understood Guo Jia's intentions.

"Bonghyo means ......"

A pair of sophisticated and deep eyes flashed with brilliance.

"To calm down the external troubles with internal worries, the prime minister can sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and persuade the emperor to go to Xuzhou."

"These two sides are competing with each other, no matter which side wins or loses, the biggest winner is destined to be the prime minister."

Guo Jia made the final decision.