The Supreme Call of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 380 Cao Cao Sees Gu Yong in Bed

The next day, Hua Xin took Gu Yong and Sun Gan to see Cao Cao, but the Cao Cao he saw was me lying on the bed with a gray beard, a sallow face, and a towel on my forehead, obviously very ill. light.

"Ziyu, you're here..."

Cao Cao said weakly.

Hua Xin bowed and said: "Prime Minister, Liu Xuande sent Mr. Gu Yong and Mr. Sun Qian to see you!"

Cao Cao said in a low voice, "Oh, Yuan Tan and Gongyou are here, what are they asking for..."

"Mr. Cao, now Liu Xiao has pushed [-] troops to the Xuzhou area. He is at war with our army at any time. At this time, Mr. Cao is negotiating peace with Liu Xiao alone and choosing to stand on the sidelines. It is too treacherous. Right? I also ask Mr. Cao to give my lord a reasonable explanation!"

Even though Gu Yong was well-educated and well-cultivated, when he saw Cao Cao, Cao Cao was sick in bed, Gu Yong was a little sympathetic at first, but when Cao Cao asked what happened to Xudu this time, Gu Yong couldn't restrain his anger and expressed it to Cao Cao With their own dissatisfaction.

Cao Cao took a hard look at Gu Yong, and said in a shy voice: "Mr. Yuan Tan, most of Dongjun, Taishan County, Shanyang County, Lu County and Liang County Chen Jun are still under Liu Xiao's control. On the border between Yanzhou and Yuzhou, do you think that I am willing to hand over these counties to others, and finally shake hands with Liu Xiao? As long as I have a third of my energy, I will naturally go north to attack Liu Xiao! But! , Cough cough, cough cough... Sir, look at my current body, how can I raise troops?"

Gu Yong's face froze. Looking at Cao Cao's weakness, it was a bit difficult for him to force Cao Cao to lead his troops. After all, Cao Cao has reached the age of knowing his destiny and is bedridden. I am afraid that I will die on the way to the expedition!
"But,"

Sun Qian said in a deep voice, "Mr. Cao, now that you are sick in bed, we naturally understand Mr. Cao's difficulties; but you couldn't reach a settlement with Liu Xiao, which caused all Liu Xiao's troops to go south. Now Liu Xiao has a hundred thousand troops They are all stationed in Xuzhou. The pressure we are facing is too great. Not only can Xuzhou that we just won be unable to defend, but even Jiangdong and Jingzhou are in danger. The general is going to fight, Duke Cao's advisers are like clouds, and famous generals are like rain, whether it is Zi Xiao, Yuan Rang, or Zhang Liao Yu Jin and other generals, all of them are famous generals on the battlefield, and they can be handsome talents on their own. Please, Mr. Cao, Send out elite troops to attack Liang Commandery, Chen Commandery or Dong Commandery to force Liu Xiao to retreat, only the two of us can join forces to suppress Liu Xiao, otherwise, Liu Xiao will be defeated one by one!"

Cao Cao smiled wryly and said, "Mr. Gongyou said yes, but you only know one thing, not the other. Which one do you think is the best at fighting under Liu Xiao's command?"

Sun Qian said in a deep voice: "When it comes to strategizing and winning thousands of miles, Yue Fei and Yue Pengju are naturally the first to be promoted. Liu Xiao is also a generation of geniuses with many changes. It is precisely because these famous generals gather in Xuzhou that my lord has no choice but to order me to come to Xudu and ask Duke Cao to send troops. Otherwise, who can stop Liu Xiao from a hundred thousand tigers and wolves teacher?"

Cao Cao said shyly: "But, do you know that now Liu Xiao has recruited another Zhuge Kongming? This person is even more talented than Yue Fei and Zhou Yu. The former Xi Zhicai and Cheng Yu made a plan to encircle Wei and save Zhao. Mr. Xi Zhicai I personally led the most elite tiger and leopard cavalry under my command to attack Yecheng with Cao Hong. With 1 elites, Zhuge Liang defeated Xi Zhicai and Cao Hong with only [-] to [-] troops. Xi Zhicai and Cao Xiu were killed, and Cao Hong was captured. , Cao Zhang was seriously injured, and the entire army was wiped out. Although Liu Xiao's main force went to Xuzhou, he left more than [-] elites under his command in Dongjun. In addition, Xu Huang of Youzhou has also led [-] Youzhou elites In the area of ​​Yecheng and Qinghe, not to mention Zhuge Liang, Xu Huang, Zhang He and Zhang Xiu are also famous generals in the Central Plains, do you really think that I can threaten the safety of Jizhou and Qingzhou?"

Sun Qian and Gu Yong's expressions changed dramatically, Zhuge Liang!The two of them were under Liu Bei's command, and they often heard Xu Shu and Pang Tong talk about this person. Even with their talents, they were all impressed by Zhuge Liang. If Zhuge Liang stayed in the rear, he would be supplemented by Zhang He, Xu Huang, Zhang Xiu, etc. Famous generals, Jizhou and Qingzhou are really as stable as Mount Tai in a short period of time!

Gu Yong said in a deep voice: "Mr. Cao, it is precisely because Liu Xiao is so powerful that we must cooperate sincerely. Think about it, once my lord loses, no matter whether Jiangdong or Jingzhou is lost, Liu Xiao Sitting in five and a half states, that's half of the Han Dynasty. Even if the two of us join hands, we can't threaten Liu Xiao. At the critical moment, no matter what, we can't make peace with Liu Xiao and destroy the alliance between the two, otherwise, we can only wait. They were all defeated by Liu Xiao!"

Cao Cao smiled bitterly and said, "Do you think I really want to shake hands with Liu Xiao to make peace? How is it possible? To tell you the truth, Mr. Yuan Tan, my original intention was to stabilize Liu Xiao through peace talks, and then take advantage of the time when the main force of Liu Xiao's army went south to Xuzhou, Gathered forces to raid Jizhou, but now I am sick and unable to make the trip, I missed the opportunity in vain, now that Xu Huang's army has arrived between Jizhou and Qing Dynasty, there is no possibility of success in raiding Jizhou..."

Hua Xin echoed: "Mr. Yuan Tan, the former Liu Xiao took advantage of me leading the army to attack Hanzhong, and suddenly divided his troops into two groups to attack Yanzhou and Yuzhou. They were all defeated by Liu Xiaoyuefei, and when I led the army back to help, I was already powerless. I had more than [-] elite troops under my command. Under the great battle, I lost one after another and lost everything. There were only more than [-] elite troops. , and the rest are recruits who have just been recruited, no different from farmers! How can they be the opponent of Xu Huang's [-] Youzhou elites?"

Gu Yong and Sun Qian looked at each other, they were skeptical about Cao Cao's words, it is true that Cao Cao was defeated, his vitality was greatly injured, it is true that Zhuge Liang was stunningly brilliant; but when it comes to now, Cao Cao can't even gather [-] elites Come out, no matter what, the two people can't believe it completely, the biggest possibility - that is, waiting for a price, waiting for an opportunity to ask for a price!
After all, no one is a fool. In order to let Liu Bei send troops, Cao Cao promised all of Nanyang and Nanjun to Liu Bei. Now it is Liu Bei who asks Cao Cao to continue to use troops. A little sweetness, Cao Cao would never agree.

Gu Yong took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Gong Cao, my master is also very clear about the difficulties you are facing now. The former Cao Gong was willing to give up Nanjun and Nanyang, but now that Cao Gong has been defeated and his vitality is severely damaged, my family My lord is not willing to take away people's love, and is willing to return Nanjun and Nanyang. He only needs Cao Gong to send troops to put pressure on Liu Xiao. After all, my lord's defeat will be harmful to Cao Gong. I know that in the direction of Hanzhong, Duke Cao still has at least [-] to [-] elite troops!"

(End of this chapter)