Compared with Zhang Liao's loss of Huainan, Zhong Yao's loss of Chang'an was even more incredible.

There is a Wuguan barrier in the south of Guanzhong, and only a small number of defenders can block tens of thousands of enemies. Cao Cao couldn't understand how Liu Bei got there.

Thinking of Shi Huan's military situation in Huainan, Cao Cao frowned and looked at him and asked: "When did the Guanzhong war report be sent? When did Liu Bei attack Chang'an?"

"The battle report has just arrived, and it takes more than a thousand miles from Tongguan to Yecheng. It takes more than ten days to whip the horse quickly. The specific time of the sneak attack is unclear," Shi Huan replied carefully.

“That’s what happened in mid-February”

Cao Cao sat down again when he was talking to himself, and when he put the left and right to straighten the case, he asked again: "It rained several times in February, and we were not too nervous about siege. Why is there no news of Guanzhong attack at all? Are you sure Yuan Chang (Zhong Yao) only has this battle report?"

"It is true that I am willing to protect my life. As for the strangeness of Guanzhong, I am really unaware of it."

Shi Huan was really crying at this time and had to win the trust of Cao Cao with his life. He regretted suppressing the news of Huainan, but it was Cao Cao's personal instructions. Now it seems that doing it or not is a mistake.

Cao Cao hit the table with one hand, as if fire was about to pop out in his eyes, and murmured to himself: "Liu Bei is not as good as Long Xiong. This man has great ambitions. Now he is attacking Chang'an and stealing Guanzhong. He must have the intention of going east to the Central Plains. I blamed me for not admonishing the public back then, and letting the tiger go back to the mountain cause great trouble. It seems that Hebei must be let go first, and when I return to the army, I will destroy the big-eared thieves, and then deal with the Yuan brothers."

"No, Ming Gong cannot."

Guo Jia interrupted Cao Cao excitedly and advised, "If we don't take advantage of Yuan Shao's death and the brothers turn against each other, we will take down Yecheng in one go. If we wait for the Yuan family to reach unification, we will come again and get half the result with twice the effort."

Cao Cao shook his head and smiled bitterly: "How can I not know when I make a big splash? But if Liu Bei secretly seizes the important land in Guanzhong, how can I be at ease to attack the city here? In addition, he can seize Chang'an without realizing it, which shows that the troops cannot be underestimated and can no longer be looked at by it."

"Liu Bei's successful attack on Chang'an has no necessary connection with the number of troops. It is very likely that the plan has succeeded. When he received the detailed battle report of Tongguan later, he would know the real reason for the loss of Guanzhong. If Duke Ming gave up Yecheng to seize Chang'an and then worked thousands of miles to mobilize troops to attack, it would be a taboo in using troops."

Guo Jia gave a reminder with a firm tone, and Xun You also came out to give in and agreed, "What Fengxiao said is very good. Now that Chang'an has been lost, I don't care about returning to the army for a while. Besides, Tongguan is still in our hands. How easy is Liu Bei going to go east if he wants to take advantage of the victory? If Ming Gong is really worried, he can send a general to take charge and return to the army after taking Yecheng, it will be very time."

"Yeah, it makes sense."

Cao Cao nodded and looked around the generals, finally set his eyes on Cao Hong, and waved his hand and ordered: "Zi Lian, you should go to Tongguan immediately to replace Yuan Chang (Zhong Yao). Just wait for the army and do not leave the pass and fight with Liu Bei."

"only."

Cao Hong responded with his fists.

Just as he was about to turn around, Cao Cao called Cao Xiu again and added: "Wenlie also went with him as an army to help Zi Lian ensure that Tongguan is not lost."

"The last general takes the order." Cao Xiu clasped his fists.

Cao Cao's order will be carefully considered. The generals with insufficient prestige cannot replace Zhong Yao and take the Western Front, so the generals of the Cao family clan must come forward. Cao Ren, Xiahou Yuan and Cao Hong on the front line have the highest status in the army.

Cao Ren and Xiahou Yuan were the two most capable generals among the clan generals. Cao Hong's military ability was relatively weak, but there was no problem in defending. He often stayed in the camp as a substitute for Cao Cao.

In order to make up for Cao Hong's weakness, Cao Cao asked his clan Cao Xiu to assist him.

Cao Xiu often followed Cao Cao to be brave and resourceful, and once led the tiger and leopard cavalry to pass through Guanzhong. He was relatively familiar with the terrain around Tongguan. Cao Cao thought that the two of them should be able to complete the task successfully.

When the second general left the tent, Cao Cao waved his right hand and shook his hand, as if he had solved a problem.

"Since Gongda and Fengxiaodu strongly advocated taking Yecheng first, then the matters in Guanzhong will be handled like this for the time being. Let's talk about what to do in Huainan. Is it so passive to Longxiang, and I still have to do something?"

When all the advisers in the tent frowned and pondered, Jia Xu, who had not spoken, suddenly stood up. He bowed to Cao Cao and said slowly: "Ming Gong, I think there is no need to be too passive to Liu Bei."

"Oh? Tell me quickly."

Jia Xu suddenly stood up, and Cao Cao, who was sitting upright, crossed his legs and changed into a comfortable position.

Cao Cao understands Jia Xu's character.

Not much talk, but you can hit the nail on the head.

When Guo Jia and Xun You saw someone 's sing the opposite tune', they frowned and looked around Jia Xu, thinking that you'd better say something useful.

Jia Xu didn't want to be "sensational" like Xu You, but when he saw that several think tanks didn't say the point, he had no choice but to come out to offer his advice.

"Ming Gong, although Liu Bei was able to attack Chang'an, it was not easy to occupy Guanzhong. First, Guanzhong experienced frequent wars and natural disasters, and population loss was very serious. It can be said that it was difficult to be self-sufficiency;

Secondly, the northwest was separating Ma Teng, Han Sui and other generals. I remember that the Ming Duke and Yuan Shao had a stalemate of Guandu, and the Zhong Xiaowei brought two thousand good horses from Liangzhou, which showed that they were in their hearts and might not be able to tolerate Liu Bei stealing Guanzhong. Why didn’t Ming Duke secretly send envoys to Liang? Use official titles as bait to defy the thieves? "

"Ma Teng, Han Sui? Are they willing to send troops?"

"Border warriors are profit-oriented. What can Liu Bei give? They will make wise choices."

"Yeah, it makes sense."

Cao Cao remembered that Jia Xu was from Liangzhou and had a great say in the border warriors. Ma Teng, Han Sui and others sometimes followed officials, sometimes became thieves, sometimes attacked each other, and sometimes became close friends.

This is the way that she has milk, which is exactly the same as Lu Bu who is profit-oriented, and Lu Bu is also a warrior from the border area.

Cao Cao was a little regretful at this time, regretting the transfer of the former Chang'an prefect Duan Wei to Xudu, and after the rise and surrender of the enemy openly, secretly, the other party's military power was cut off. If this person was still in Chang'an at this time, Liu Bei's sneak attack might not have succeeded.

Seeing Cao Cao lowering his head and pondering, Jia Xu continued to add: "There are dozens of separatist forces in the northwest, including tribal communities such as Qiang, Hu and Di, which are the most complex areas at present. It is just a good opportunity to consume Liu Bei. When the Ming Gong takes over Hebei and destroys the Yuan clan, he will take advantage of the situation to wipe out Yongliang. The Ming Gong can regard Liu Bei as Gongsun Zan and work hard to marry others."

"It's true to be insightful."

Cao Cao nodded to Jia Xu with relief, thinking that you, the old fox, was still very sensible. Then he instructed Liu Fu: "Wenhe knows the situation in Yongliang more well. You can communicate well when you return to Xu Du and meet Wen Ruo (Xun Yu) before you can convey it to him."

"Yi." Liu Fu bowed and replied.

When Guo Jia heard this, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and secretly praised Jia Xu for being honest and polite.

When he was about to express his opinion on Huainan, Cao Cao pointed at Jia Xu and said with a smile: "As the saying goes, you won't bother the two masters in one matter. Wenhe will also talk about the matter of Longxiang in Huainan."

"Forehead"

Jia Xu looked around and replied with an awkward smile: "With Xu, you may use the method of treating Liu Bei and behave on Long Xiang in the same way."
Chapter completed!