Chapter 146: The Great Plan
"Consult, conquest of Koto's plan ......"
When Cao Cao heard Liu Xie's words, he couldn't help but be completely dumbfounded.
Although he had the ambition to unify the world, and he also thought about getting involved in Jiangdong, but when he thought of the natural danger that Jiangdong relied on, it was by no means easy to cross, and Cao Cao would definitely not easily use troops against Jiangdong until the time was ripe.
At most, it's just thinking about it in my head, and what kind of plan does it come from.
Now listening to the emperor's intentions, he actually wants to start conquering Jiangdong, Xichuan and other places to realize the unification of the Han world, Cao Cao is shocked and shocked in his heart.
The emperor's actions were always unexpected by him, so that Cao Cao couldn't figure out at all, such a major event would actually recruit himself to come to discuss, and he didn't know if it was the emperor's temptation or what.
The more Cao Cao thought about it, the more panicked he became, and he was even more speechless.
I knew that I brought Guo Jia here, if there was a ghost Guo Jia, at least I wouldn't be so embarrassed.
Liu Xie sat on the dragon chair, looking at Cao Cao who was kneeling below, and secretly wanted to laugh in his heart.
"Well, if I want to conquer Jiangdong and Xichuan now, how do you think we should start the layout to have an absolute chance of winning?"
Liu Xie saw that Cao Cao was sweating anxiously, and he was almost playing him, so he slowly spoke and gave him a step.
"The emperor's majesty is mighty, Jiangdong and Xichuan rely on the remoteness of the terrain, and they do not accept the royal dispatch, as long as the emperor's army is close, these two places will be restrained."
When Cao Cao heard Liu Xi's question, he finally found the end of the conversation, and hurriedly flattered Liu Xie desperately.
However, Cao Cao is a generation of heroes after all, and flattery is only for self-preservation.
If there weren't so many faint kings in the last years of the Han Dynasty, and the national strength hadn't declined like this, and Cao Cao could have been reused by the Han royal family, maybe he would really be a capable minister.
"It's just that Jingzhou is located between Jiangdong and Xichuan, and Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao has always been mediocre and incompetent, with 50,000 sailors in his hands, and his water warfare ability is not bad."
"According to Weichen's opinion, the emperor can act treacherously, hurry up the march overnight, take Jingzhou with lightning speed, and cut off the communication between Jiangdong and Xichuan, in case the two places are cold, one side is attacked, and the other side supports, and the emperor's morale is wasted in vain."
After Cao Cao calmed down, his mind instantly became clear, and he also pondered and studied Jiangdong and Xichuan on weekdays, so he was able to quickly find the key to the problem and point out the strategic significance of Jingzhou.
Liu Xie nodded slightly, he knew that what Cao Cao said was in line with the way of using troops, and it was also the only strategy that could conquer Jiangdong and Xichuan at the same time.
In fact, if there was no Liu Xie to cross over, and when Cao Cao himself waved his army south, he would also use his troops.
If it weren't for the wanton support after the acquisition of Jingzhou, and the bitter plan of Zhou Yu and Huang Gai by mistake, there would be no follow-up to the Three Kingdoms.
However, this world is a little different from the real Three Kingdoms, and everything else is okay to say, but Zhuge Liang is a variable, and Liu Xie is not sure in his heart.
Zhuge Liang is a demon-like existence, if he is really a great sage and good teacher of the Taiping Dao, then the strength is absolutely terrifying and abnormal, at least the martial arts master of the Yuan Qi Realm, I am afraid that he is his opponent.
Coupled with the Taiping Dao forces behind him, if all of them follow and take refuge in Liu Bei, the strength of Jiangdong Sun Liu after joining forces will be greatly enhanced.
Although Liu Xie defeated Yuan Shao and gained stability and unification in the north, the troops in his hands did not increase much, and they were still more than 100,000 horses from Cao Cao's deception.
Originally, Yuan Shao's army was two or three hundred thousand, but it was slaughtered by Xiang Yu, resulting in the combat strength not being effectively expanded.
If it is necessary to recruit soldiers from several major states and counties in the north, not to mention how many soldiers can be recruited, the training after the conscription alone is by no means a problem that can be solved in a short period of time, and it will take at least a year and a half of training time.
The only hope now may be Li Guang, who guards Liangzhou.
Li Guang has been in Liangzhou for a while, and at that time he took over a large number of troops from the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, I don't know how the training is integrated, if there can be a force of more than 100,000 troops, plus the troops under Cao Cao, there is a force to fight.
Thinking of Li Guang, Liu Xie suddenly thought of the Northern Xiongnu again.
The Northern Xiongnu began to move in Mobei, and they would attack the Southern Xiongnu in the south at any time, forcibly annexing the population and territory of the Southern Xiongnu, and directly threatening the northern border of the Han Dynasty.
If Li Guang's troops were withdrawn from Liangzhou, it would undoubtedly create an excellent opportunity for the Northern Xiongnu, and I am afraid that as soon as Li Guang left Liangzhou on the front foot, the Northern Xiongnu would already move south and penetrate the Southern Xiongnu.
If you want to conquer Jiangdong, I am afraid that you have to deal with the Northern Xiongnu first, at least break their idea of annexing the Southern Xiongnu.
Liu Xie thought secretly in his heart, his expression solemn.
"If the emperor is worried that Jingzhou is not easy to capture, Weichen can do it for him, and in just three days, he can wave his army to approach Jingzhou City, force Liu Biao to surrender the city, and submit to my Han royal family."
Cao Cao didn't know what Liu Xie was thinking at this time, and when he saw this, he thought that Liu Xie was worried about Jingzhou's problems, so he eagerly spoke.
Although his words are good, he doesn't think so in his heart.
Cao Cao has coveted Jingzhou for a long time, and has long wanted to find an opportunity to subdue Jingzhou, but he has been suffering from no chance.
finally survived to Dading in the north, defeated Yuan Shao, and could free up his hands to start dealing with the Jiangdong area, but the emperor took the lead and also attacked Jiangdong.
Cao Cao was obedient to Liu Xie on the surface and performed the courtesy of a monarch and a minister, but secretly he still wanted to realize his dream of dominating the world and replacing the Han dynasty, so he understood the importance of Jingzhou.
If he can take this opportunity to go south to capture Jingzhou in the name of the emperor, Liu Biao is not his opponent of Cao Cao at all, as soon as the army arrives, Cao Cao will attack the city, with his understanding of Liu Biao, Liu Biao will most likely open the city and surrender.
Obtained Jingzhou, Jiangdong and Xichuan, sooner or later it was also in his Cao Cao's bag.
Although several large states and counties in the north were seized by the emperor, as long as Cao Cao could control the situation in the south and take Jiangdong and Xichuan and other prefectures and counties into his hands, there was no chance to subvert the Han Dynasty.
Cao Cao always believed that no matter how strong his personal force was, he would eventually be defeated by thousands of troops.
What's more, he is also a good player among the Cao family, as long as he has power and can recruit more capable people, even if there are one or two god-killing generals under the emperor's command, it will not help.
Cao Cao thought that everything was in his own calculations and control, but he didn't know that Liu Xie, who was sitting on the dragon chair, had already penetrated his thoughts and thoughts, and he was sneering in his heart.