Chapter 397 Confrontation between Uncle and Nephew Cao Liu
This time Liu Feng was talking to Cao Cao alone. Even Dian Wei and Xu Chu were not in the room, but stood guard outside the door.
Cao Cao was a little surprised that Liu Feng was so formal: "Everyone else has already turned away. I wonder what Zisheng has to say?"
Liu Feng was indifferent to Cao Cao's somewhat ridiculing words and said seriously: " General, I got news from Hebei that Grand Sima has made up his mind to negotiate peace with Gongsun Zan."
"What!"
Cao Cao was really frightened. Firstly, he really didn't know the news, and secondly, the news was really terrible.
"Is this serious?"
Cao Cao stared at Liu Feng with his small eyes, as if his eyes were wide open with anger.
Liu Feng sighed: "General, do I need to lie to you?"
Cao Cao's face was dark, and his originally dark skin became darker.
For Cao Cao, this was a bolt from the blue, destroying his joy of taking control of the government.
Yuan Shao has basically unified Hebei, but he is still a bit vain as the king of Hebei.
His core territory is still Jizhou, but it is incomplete. It is missing Yi County, the northernmost part of Hejian Kingdom, which is Gongsun Zan's fiefdom and his last base.
As for the other three states, they are full of water and cannot bear to read.
Among the nine counties in the merging state, Yuan Shao actually only got Shangdang County and Taiyuan County. The north and west of Taiyuan County were still threatened by the Huns and Xianbei.
Qingzhou occupies four counties, but the only one that can actually command it is the Pingyuan Kingdom in Hebei. The three counties in Henan tend to obey the orders but not the propaganda, and they will be squeezed by Yuan Tan in the future. , simply started a rebellion.
As for Youzhou, it is directly divided between the north and the south with ethnic minorities such as Xian Yufu and Wuhuan.
But even so, Yuan Shao could completely crush Cao Cao in terms of soldiers, grain, ordnance, and materials based on Jizhou alone.
Gongsun Zan now has only the strength to resist stubbornly, and he can be said to be a dying man.
But Yuan Shao did not hesitate to negotiate peace with him. Who is the person he is targeting? Is there any need to ask?
Cao Cao's face was as black as ink, and he felt a heavy breath in his chest. He wished he could curse Yuan Shao angrily.
After all, it was you who made me look younger, right?
We played back to back for several years before, right?
Are you so eager to kill me?
"General, don't be impatient."
Liu Feng deliberately waited for a while to let Cao Cao digest the news before he said: "The former general had a strong temper and his beloved brother Gongsun Yue was killed by Da Sima's subordinates. What happened to him in Jizhou He was fooled by Da Sima again. Although he is weak now, he may not be willing to bow to Da Sima. "
Cao Cao blinked and came to his senses.
"What does Zi Sheng mean...?"
Liu Feng did not answer but said: "Feng is willing to be a general and try to describe the current situation."
Cao Cao stared at Liu Feng looked at it for a moment, then sat up straight, reached forward with his right hand, and made an invitation gesture: "Please give me a try."
Liu Feng immediately said: "Now the world is in chaos, and heroes are everywhere. Only the Great Sima is unparalleled in the world, and he can ride unparalleled. The four states of Hebei will all belong to the Yuan family. This will be the most violent Qin in this world."
Cao Cao looked solemn and nodded heavily. Liu Feng's statement spoke to his heart, and it also gave him greater expectations for his subsequent words.
“At the end of the Warring States Period, the only people in the world who were strong enough to carry Qin were Zhao, Chu, Qi, Wei, Han, and Yan, and they were no longer able to influence the overall situation. If we compare it with today, the great general should be the hero of Zhao. , my father was from Southern Chu, and Liu Jing was promoted to Qiang Qi. Yu Wei, Han, and Yan were not as good as Lu Bu, Zhang Yang, and Liu. Zhang, Guanzhong generals and his like. "
"Liu Jingsheng has been on good terms with Da Sima for a long time, and they are located in a remote place. They may not be friends but actually enemies."
Cao Cao's eyes narrowed. After a moment, he quickly analyzed in his mind whether Liu Feng had a plan for Liu Biao or whether what he said was true.
Soon, Cao Cao came to the conclusion that what Liu Feng said was true, but it did not rule out that Liu Feng had some plot against Liu Biao.
"Therefore, if we cannot fight against Da Sima together, we will definitely defeat him individually!"
Liu Feng's last summary deeply moved Cao Cao.
In fact, Cao Cao has been very afraid of Yuan Shao for a long time, otherwise he would not be so tolerant to Liu Bei and his son. Isn't his fundamental purpose to win over Liu Bei and his son?
Besides, for Cao Cao, the increased strength of Liu Bei and his son actually has more advantages than disadvantages.
The disadvantage is naturally that the stronger Liu Bei and his son are, the greater the threat to Cao Cao.
But there are more benefits. First of all, if Liu Bei and his son only have a territory of one and a half counties in Xuzhou, how can they be willing to cooperate with you, Cao Cao, to fight against Yuan Shao?
Liu Bei and Yuan Shao don’t have any deep hatred. Wouldn’t it be nice to sell their territory to Conglong?
Secondly, if Liu Bei's strength only stays in Xuzhou, then he will not be of much help to Cao Cao.
Even if the two sides cooperate, there is still a huge disparity in strength, which means little.
After listening to Liu Feng's words, Cao Cao looked calm, but he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and even developed a deep appreciation and love for Liu Feng.
Aren’t Liu Feng’s current words the best reward for him?
The purpose of his forbearance and concession in recent years was to win Liu Bei on board.
Now that Liu Feng is asking about the price of the ship ticket so intelligently, how can he not make Cao Cao excited?
“What my nephew said is exactly what I want!”
Cao Cao's voice was loud, and the domineering aura of a superior person spread out.
I saw his eyes shining brightly, looking at Liu Feng and saying: "Then according to my nephew's wishes, how can we work together?"
After Liu Feng pretended to ponder for a moment, he slowly He slowly said: "In my nephew's opinion, there are three ways for Da Sima to go south from Hebei."
"Please give me a map, uncle."
Cao Cao heard this and personally Get up and go get a map for Liu Feng to spread out.
Liu Feng leaned over and drew three lines on the map with his hand.
"First, leave Qingzhou and go south, attack Xuzhou, and take a detour into the Central Plains."
Liu Feng drew an arc in the upper right corner of the map: "This road can give full play to Yuan's army. However, Grand Sima will never take advantage of the advantage of strong troops. He will at most send a partial army to harass."
Actually, there are two points that Liu Feng did not say clearly, that is, if he takes this route, the logistical pressure will be huge. . Although the land route between Qingzhou and Xuzhou is easy to travel, the rivers are not connected. If you want to transport supplies by water, there are hundreds of miles of roads in between that require land transfer, which is quite troublesome.
But at the same time, taking this path may not be without benefits.
Now under the full governance of Liu Bei and his son, Xuzhou has no longer faded away from its previous decline.
Yuan Shao takes this route. As long as Liu Bei and his son are a little soft-hearted, he will be able to obtain a large amount of food supplies in the wild.
Based on the calculation of defeating the enemy by one minute and beating me by ten minutes, the logistical pressure will undoubtedly be reduced a lot. If Liu Feng were to choose, the role of this path would probably be enhanced, but in most cases, it would not be used as the main attack path.
Because Liu Feng is very stable in using troops and likes to pay attention to costs and use force to defeat the enemy. He often uses surprise troops but rarely takes risks.
Even a case like the attack on Shouchun seems dangerous, but in fact it is easy to advance and retreat. Even if the sneak attack fails, you can safely return to your own territory.
"I am really surprised that my nephew is so familiar with the origin."
Cao Cao nodded and agreed with Liu Feng's view: "It is true that as my nephew said, the origin must not be I will choose this as the main attack. The original intention is the emperor. , Xuzhou is undoubtedly going in the opposite direction, which was not what he originally wanted."
Liu Feng deeply agreed with Cao Cao's words. It is estimated that Yuan Tan will most likely come, and he will be beaten back soon. Went to the frontal battlefield.
Liu Feng's mind was spinning, and he drew another straight line on the left side of the map.
"The second route is to cross the Yellow River from Yanjin, capture Baima, and then take Yanxian, Suanzao, and Guandu. In this way, the land and water connection between Yanzhou and Sili in the east can be cut off. Although such a cutoff cannot be complete Cut off the connection between the two places, but the waterway will not To communicate by land, we have to go south and take a detour to Yingchuan and go up to Sili, which requires at least hundreds of miles."
This road is exactly the road chosen by Yuan Shao in history, but in this position. Faced with this, Liu Feng thought that Yuan Shao might not choose this way again.
First of all, in the original time and space, the emperor was in Xuchang, but in this time and space, he is still in Luoyang, and he is still staying there well, with no intention of moving away. Moreover, Xuchang is not as safe as it was in the original time and space. Runan is now in the hands of Liu Feng and his son, only a few hundred miles away from Xuchang.
Whether Cao Cao dared to put the emperor in Xuchang still has to be marked with a lot of questions.
Secondly, the existence of the hussars of Liu Feng and his son made this march route far more dangerous than in history. Once the Hussars squeeze in from the right, Yuan Shao's army will immediately fall into a three-sided attack situation, especially the direction of the river, which is extremely unfavorable to Yuan Shao's army. Yuan Shao is not an ignorant person, so he should think carefully.
"There is no need to consider this route. I will never take this route."
Cao Cao was more confident than Liu Feng and even rejected Liu Feng's guess.
In turn, Cao Cao asked: "In my opinion, it is very likely that after capturing Baima, Benchu used the Yellow River as a side and went upstream to attack Hulao."
Liu Feng Wei was stunned for a moment, but after seeing the map clearly, he couldn't help but admire it.
Wei Wu’s abilities are truly gifted.
Although Cao Cao suffered countless defeats in his life, his talent was really good.
Since ancient times, the Central Plains has been the foundation. From scratch, to sweeping the world, the only one closest to unification is Cao Wei.
No wonder people as powerful as Li Erfeng were full of praise for Wei Wu's military capabilities.
This route that Cao Cao mentioned was exactly the route that Li Erfeng would take when he besieged Luoyang, and Dou Jiande would send his army from Hebei to cross the river to rescue him.
But after thinking about it carefully, Liu Feng slowly shook his head in Cao Cao's eyes.
"What my uncle said is indeed good, but there is one condition missing in order for Da Sima to choose this path."
"Oh!?"
Cao Cao was shocked when he heard this. Color, then his eyes turned to the map and he pondered: "Don't say it, let me think about it carefully."
Cao Cao pondered for half an hour.
Liu Feng simply returned to his seat to rest, so as not to disturb Cao Cao's thoughts.
It wasn't until nearly half an hour later that Cao Cao suddenly took a picture of the map and shouted loudly: "But Heyang!?"
Liu Feng stood up at this time, nodded heavily and said: "Congratulations, uncle!"< br>
The Heyang that Liu Feng and Cao Cao mentioned was exactly the mouth of the Sanmen Gorge of the Yellow River. The three cities of Heyang in the future directly locked the Northern Zhou Dynasty's overwhelming offensive against the Northern Qi in the post-Three Kingdoms period.
In the end, the Northern Zhou Dynasty was forced to abandon this route, crossed the Yellow River from Longmen, passed through Hedong, and attacked Pingyang and Taiyuan.
This shows the importance of Heyang.
What Cao Cao just said was that Yuan Shao did not need to cross the river at all, he entered the river directly, drove directly to Heyang, went down to Mengjin, crossed the Yellow River, and arrived at the gate of Luoyang City.
Among them, Heyang is the key among the keys.
Only by guarding Heyang can Yuan Shao be forced to change the route to the south bank of the Yellow River that Cao Cao just mentioned.
If Heyang cannot be defended, Yuan Shao can go down to Mengjin from here and cross the Yellow River. Not only can he enjoy the logistics pleasure brought by the Yellow River, but he can also avoid Hulao Pass, Gongxian and Yanshi counties east of Luoyang. Wait for the key pass and arrive directly at the foot of Luoyang City.
This road was historically abandoned by Yuan Shao, but the reason was that the emperor was not in Luoyang but in Xu County.
Although we can successfully capture Luoyang by taking this route, we still need to attack Hulao before we can leave Yanzhou eastward. It is far less convenient and faster than directly passing through Yanxian County from Baima, dropping down the jujubes, and heading straight to Yingchuan.
But things are different now. The Emperor is in Luoyang.
"Uncle, Heyang is a strategic point, and it is more likely to become the focus of the overall situation. Zhang Cheqi and Yuan Shao are like fire and water. Yuan Shao wants to kill him and then quickly. This is our God-given ally."
Liu Feng understood Cao Cao's coveting of Hanoi. If he hadn't been worried that Hanoi was close to Yuan Shao and Liu Feng had a close relationship with Zhang Yang, Yang Chou and Sui Gu, he would have attacked Hanoi long ago.
But now the situation has changed. Heyang is so important, and Liu Feng is sure that Zhang Yang cannot defend Hanoi.
If possible, Liu Feng hoped that Cao Cao would take over the defense of Heyang as soon as possible, so that he would have enough time to strengthen the defense of Heyang City.
When Cao Cao heard this, he was immediately happy. If he could take this opportunity to get involved in Hanoi, wouldn't it be a god-given opportunity?
"What the wise nephew said is true. It's just that Zhang Yang's troops have mediocre combat capabilities. I'm afraid he won't be able to hold a big position?"
After pretending to be silent, Liu Feng said: "Even so, My nephew will write a letter to persuade the rider to give up Heyang to his uncle. "Is this true?"
Cao Cao was overjoyed, but he didn't expect that his wish came true.
Liu Feng immediately expressed his position: "My nephew will do his best."
Cao Cao exhaled a breath: "If we can persuade the cavalry, Cao Cao can rely on the city of Heyang to resist the original. "More than half a year."
Liu Feng heard the elegant meaning of the song, so he thought it would be beautiful. That is to say, "at the right time, when I grant my father the title, I will send the best troops to the north under the stars to reach Baima, threaten Yanjin, and force Da Sima to stop his troops!"
Although Liu Feng and his son are far away from the Yellow River, they really want to If you take action, you can command the army within a month and drink from the Yellow River.
In the original time and space, Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou with a blitzkrieg. In just one month, he put down the rebellion of Liu Bei and Chang Xi, and then turned back the Yellow River front line. What was the reason?
It depends on the smooth flow of waterways!
Cao Cao took the water route at that time. Starting from the Yellow River, he entered Honggou Water, then turned to Yingou Water, and then turned to Jishui River and Surabaya River, and then he could reach Xiaopei City directly. The speed and the speed of the offensive made Liu Bei capital He refused to believe that Cao Cao was already here.
(End of this chapter)