At The Beginning of The Game, The Five Tiger Generals Were Intercepted

Chapter 754

Guo Jia's confident and treacherous smile made Cao Cao shiver.

Although it is not clear what Guo Jia is going to do, Cao Cao knows in his heart that Liu Zhang or the Xianbei people are destined to be unlucky!

Based on Cao Cao's understanding of Guo Jia, if Guo Jia doesn't make a move, it's fine, and if he makes a move, it will be thunderous!

Since Guo Jia took office, Cao Cao has never seen him make a mistake, and he can definitely be called exhaustive!

"What is Feng Xiao going to do?"

The king chooses the minister, and the minister also chooses the king.

Although Cao Cao had a questioning tone, Guo Jia saw absolute trust in Cao Cao's eyes.

Suddenly there was an inexplicable emotion in my heart. As the lord, Cao Cao was willing to gamble his reputation and trust him, so how could Guo Jia disappoint Cao Cao!

"My lord, we can start from two aspects."

"Which two aspects?"

Cao Cao needs to thoroughly understand how Guo Jia acts.

It can not only help Guo Jia find loopholes, but also make comprehensive arrangements.

"My lord, on the one hand, we sent people to contact the Xianbei people, and promised to confer the land of Guanzhong to them in the name of the imperial court."

"On the other hand, send someone to issue an imperial edict to Liu Zhang in the name of the imperial court, asking him to immediately send troops to wipe out the Xianbei people and save the people in Guanzhong from suffering!"

After hearing this, Cao Cao showed a look of enlightenment, and then looked at Guo Jia with some malicious intentions.

"Feng Xiao is not just a plan to drive away tigers and devour wolves, but also a plan for two tigers to fight each other!"

Guo Jia smiled and nodded, that's exactly what he meant.

Not only to let the Xianbei people stay, but also to design a fight between the two parties so that they can't stop for a while.

"My lord, in order to completely trigger the struggle between Liu Zhang and the Xianbei people, the lord needs to give up some price!"

"Tell me, let Ben Sikong do it!"

There is no free lunch in the world, let alone free benefits!

No matter how perfect Guo Jia's strategy is, it still needs some benefits to lure the opponent to take the bait.

"My lord needs to allocate food and grass to the Xianbei people so that they can be at ease against Liu Zhang."

"forage?"

Cao Cao, who had just made up his mind to support Guo Jia desperately, immediately became depressed when he heard the word grain and grass.

Since the beginning of the army, there has always been a problem surrounding Cao Cao.

Insufficient food and grass!

In the past, he only occupied Yanzhou. Because of the collection of millions of yellow scarves, Cao Cao worried about food and grass all the time.

Later, Yuzhou, which is rich in grain and grass, was taken down, but the problem of grain and grass was still not resolved.

Until the capture of Xuzhou later, Cao Cao thought that he would finally not have to worry about food and grass.

Unexpectedly, Liu Bei's repeated backstabs forced Cao Cao to continue to work hard and go on expeditions, and wiped out all the wealth he had accumulated so hard.

In fact, Cao Cao collects a lot of grain every year, but he really can't support him to use troops everywhere.

"Feng Xiao, you know the situation of our treasury best. If the food and grass are given to the Xianbei people, how will we deal with Yuan Shao?"

Cao Cao originally had 300,000 Qingzhou soldiers, but why did he only bring more than 20,000 soldiers to Guandu?

The fundamental problem is that Cao Cao cannot afford food for so many people because of insufficient food and grass.

The more soldiers you bring, the faster Cao Cao will be defeated!

"My lord, I understand what you said. But why did the Xianbei withdraw from Jieting and invade Guanzhong?"

"In addition to coveting the land in Guanzhong, more food is needed."

"The people in Guanzhong have been relocated seven or eight times, and the more than 100,000 people in Xianbei must be living in extreme hardship. If nothing can be done, they are very likely to retreat from Xiaoguan and return to their desert."

"Once the Xianbei people withdraw, there will be no room for buffer between us and Liu Zhang!"

Cao Cao frowned, constantly weighing the pros and cons in his heart.

He does have food and grass, and he can allocate it to the Xianbei people at any time.

However, the total amount of food and grass under Cao Cao's command is so much, and every stone used is one stone less.

If it was given to the Xianbei people, Cao Cao's own soldiers would have to go hungry!

Yuan Shao's 100,000-strong army was already ready to go in Yecheng, and Cao Cao really didn't want to experience the experience of defeating the many with the few and defeating the many with the few.

It's not that I don't have soldiers and horses, so why do I always make things difficult for myself?

"My lord, what we lose is what we gain! What we lack most now is time!"

"Only food and verbal promises can be exchanged for nearly 200,000 cavalry, allowing us to hold Liu Zhang for several months or even years without loss. Is there anything more cost-effective than this?"

"If Liu Zhang occupies Guanzhong without pressure, then Yanzhou will be exposed to Liu Zhang's troops all the time, and we will no longer be able to lead troops to fight unscrupulously!"

Things are now a bit dangerous for Cao Cao's faction.

The Guanzhong land can be obtained by Liu Zhang, but it is definitely not easy to obtain. He must be exhausted and even obtained after paying a huge price.

At least let Liu Zhang lose the power to expand again in the three to five years after he got Guanzhong.

"My lord, the Xianbei will fight against the Yizhou army for us, or we will send our own troops to fight against the Yizhou army. We must choose one of the two."

Cao Cao nodded slightly, he had fully understood the importance of this matter, and had already made a decision in his heart.

Let the Xianbei fight against Liu Zhang for him.

The only tangled place is whether to provide food and grass.

If only the land in Guanzhong is used as a promise, the Xianbei people may retreat due to food problems.

Bet or not?

Bet that the Xianbei people won't retreat?

"call…"

Cao Cao exhaled lightly, and then showed a self-deprecating look.

"I think I, Cao Cao, can be regarded as a hero in my life. How can I place my hope on gambling for the future?"

Gambling his hegemony on the courage of the Xianbei people, Cao Cao couldn't do it after all.

"Feng Xiao, Ben Sikong agreed! Big deal, Ben Sikong will fight the battle of Guandu again!"

At this moment, Cao Cao would rather face the pressure brought by Yuan Shao directly than bet everything on the Xianbei people.

All he wants is to be safe!

"My lord is wise!"

Guo Jia was overjoyed, this was the monarch he would unswervingly follow.

"How much food should we give to the Xianbei people?"

Guo Jia thought for a moment, then stretched out two fingers.

"Give them 200,000 shi first, so that they can stay in Guanzhong with peace of mind. And promise to support 100,000 shi each time after the war with Liu Zhang."

two hundred thousand...

Even though he was mentally prepared, Cao Cao couldn't help feeling a pain in his heart.

This is already half of his inventory!

However, Cao Cao agreed very happily, which also showed his decisive nature in troubled times.

"Okay, Ben Sikong agreed! Who will you send?"

Guo Jia clung to Cao Cao's ear and whispered a few words.

But after hearing this name, Cao Cao frowned slightly, but was a little sad.

"Feng Xiao, will he go?"

Cao Cao didn't doubt the ability of the person recommended by Guo Jia, but worried about whether the other party would agree.

"My lord, don't worry, I must have a way to convince him!"

Since Guo Jia is so confident, Cao Cao doesn't have to worry too much.

"Then everything will be handed over to Feng Xiao!"