The Collection of The End

——AD 187——

Sishui Pass, meeting hall.

Cao Cao originally wanted to serve Guo Jia with wine to welcome him, but he declined, so he had to ask people to serve tea and set up a tea banquet.

After Guo Jia and Cao Cao took their seats, he was not polite and went straight to the point as if he had been planning for Cao Cao for many years: "My lord has occupied Sishui Pass, which is only one step away from Luoyang. I must have said that 'soldiers are valuable and quick' The word has been lingering in my mind for a long time. If I hadn't arrived at this time, I would have sent troops to Luoyang tomorrow."

"Indeed." Cao Cao nodded.

"That's why I asked you why you are here now." On this occasion, only Xun Yu, as a military advisor, could intervene: "When I invited you to come with me before, you said that you wanted to 'let Zhicai work for a few more years.'" Yes, I showed up in advance at this time and declared that I would regret my strategy. If I can't tell you that I am ugly, I will not agree."

"Well, let's start with the issue that Wen Ruo is most concerned about." Guo Jia gestured in the direction of Luoyang: "The strategy of 'encirclement and killing' is indeed very feasible. If the cost is not considered, the fall of this 'unparalleled man in the world' will be the same." It is foreseeable, however, that Wen Ruo must not have been prepared to deal with the Liangzhou Army's revenge."

"The Liangzhou army is all brave and ruthless. Once Lu Bu dies, they will be scattered. Dong Zhuo is already old, and the other generals such as Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, Hua Xiong, Zhang Ke, Guan Hai, etc. are not afraid. Even if There is no need to deliberately prepare, my lord is strong enough to handle it at this time."

"That's right!" "I will protect Lord Cao Cao!" Dian Wei and Xu Chu replied, who didn't know why they entered the house but didn't leave.

"[It turns out that Xianyu didn't prepare any countermeasures at all...]" the "substitute" complained at the side. The "influence" on him seemed not to be completely relieved. He was still staring at Guo Jia's sister Guo Huan, as if he was planning to send her away. The look of her pretty little clothes.

As for that strange little girl, apart from the surprising fact that she casually threw a strong man into her room when she entered, she spent the rest of the time looking blankly at the tea cup on the table.

"So, after you surrounded and killed Lu Bu, you just waited for Dong Zhuo's revenge." Guo Jia picked up the tea cup in front of him and drank tea, as if he was waiting to see what Xun Yu would say.

"Fengxiao, have you...understood the 'strategic skills'?" Xun Yu frowned, but talked about an unrelated topic.

"Ah, I really can't hide it from you," Guo Jia put down the teacup: "It's called 'Ghost Scheme', and its external appearance is a bit similar to that of Xi Zhicai. It basically belongs to the category of 'unwilling to speak well'."

"There is no such classification!" Xun Yu responded angrily, and then began to think: "So, did I miss something?"

"Think about it slowly," Guo Jia bowed his hand to Cao Cao: "Master, you know that Liu Biao of Jingzhou also intends to interfere in Luoyang's affairs."

"I heard that there is indeed a man named Huang Zu under Liu Biao in Jingzhou, who is very skilled in archery. Could it be this man?" Cao Cao looked at the unconscious general who was still tied to the wooden stake at the door and said.

"This person led his troops to disguise themselves as the Qingzhou Army and sniped Sun Jian and Sun Wentai who fled Luoyang after being defeated by Lu Bu at the junction of Nanyang and Yingchuan." Guo Jiayan said: "After being discovered, he fled in the direction of the lord's brigade. It can be seen that he We have already been prepared to frame him."

"Oh, Liu Jingsheng is unable to participate in the overall situation of Luoyang, so he made some off-the-beaten-path moves. This move should be to provoke conflicts between us and Yangzhou." Cao Cao thought for a moment and figured out the purpose of this action.

"Could it be that...those 'Liu family' can get some benefits from this?" The only one who can be called "Liu family" instead of "royal family" is the Wannian Princess Liu Nai.

"In the past, because there was a sword master to control the country, they naturally did not dare to have any ideas, but now the king is less likely to take action, and the influence of the imperial power is declining again and again. It has already reached the point where foreign troops are needed to support the king. Naturally, their thoughts Ready to move." Guo Jia bowed his hands to the princess and then responded.

"Even if I failed to consider the involvement of other royal families, their strength is not enough to make me regret it.

"Xun Yu interjected.

"So, Wen Ruo, your trait of 'seeking the country' has restricted yourself," Guo Jia drank another cup of tea and looked out the door: "It's almost time."

"Chirp——" Before the person who heard this sentence could react and ask "what time?", a snow-white animal that resembled an alpaca and a camel ran into the council hall.

"Lord Mengde~ I heard that there is a little sister - ugh!" After riding an alpaca and rushing into the meeting hall, she found Cai Wenji, who was surrounded by civil servants and military generals. She was so frightened that she exclaimed: "Ah, A Dian..."

"[Hehehe, seeing that Lao Dian was not guarding the door, you thought the meeting was over?]" the "substitute" said with a smile.

"Uh..." Dian Wei stood up in confusion, walked to Cai Wenji who had jumped off the sheep's back to block her, and then bowed and saluted Cao Cao: "It was my fault for forgetting to guard the door. Please don't scold the young lady."

"As a general, you have no duty to guard the gate." And who dares to scold her... Cao Cao glanced at Cai Wan who followed him in and said, "Come here, give the two ladies of the Cai family a seat."

"Eh...?" At this time, Guo Huan stood up and left the table, walking straight towards the alpaca.

"[Hey, be careful, that bad guy will spit on strangers' faces! - Ouch! What the hell is this!]" The "substitute" rushed to try to stop it, but once again hit the invisible "wall" next to the girl. ".

Bang, before Guo Huan could get close to him, the alpaca fell to the ground with its hooves weak. Its head, which was usually raised high, dropped very tamely, as if it wanted the girl to touch its head.

"Xiao, Xiaowei?" Cai Yan was surprised.

By the way, she named the alpaca "Wei Qing" because of the meaning of "defending Qingzhou", and also gave it the word "Chong Dao" which means "respecting teachers and respecting Tao". What did Cai Wan say about this? Do not know at all.

Guo Huan did not touch the sheep's head. She just raised her hand slightly, pointed her thumb and index finger at the alpaca's head, and made a "pop" sound in her mouth.

The alpaca was stunned for a moment, and finally seemed to understand the meaning of this move, so it "chirped" and fell to the ground and began to pretend to be dead.

The generals, who knew the animal's personality very well, immediately started talking about it.

After Dian Wei moved the alpaca out of the hall and Cai Yan and Cai Wan sat down with Liu Nai and Guo Huan to talk, Guo Jiacai turned to Xun Yu and said, "How is it? What did you think of?"

"I just thought that my sister's abilities have been strengthened again." Xun Yu said: "Originally, I only had a slight liking for her, but when I saw her today, I couldn't help but regard her as my sister."

"This only has something to do with age. If she is older, she will be regarded as a daughter or granddaughter." Guo Jia looked at Cao Cao: "What does the lord think?"

"...Sister." Cao Cao firmly refused to admit that he was "elder".

"Well, so if many gatekeepers later apologize to the lord, saying that they accidentally let their 'sister' or 'daughter' into the military camp, please just pretend you didn't hear them." Guo Jia added.

"She can obviously hide her figure, why do you have to use such a troublesome ability?" Xun Yu asked again.

"Because I can't carry him, and I don't want to carry Huang Zu," Guo Jiadao said, "If he were simply invisible, wouldn't he make a sound when he was dragged away?"

"Oh? Invisible?" Cao Cao glanced at the "substitute" thoughtfully.

"In addition to being able to easily win anyone's favor, there are also special features such as invisibility, the ability to conjure weapons out of thin air, attacks that ignore armor, and being unaffected by any form of unparalleled power," Guo Jia said, spreading his hands. In fact, the abilities should be summarized as the same 'unparalleled', such as 'assassin' or something..."

After the "substitute" heard "not affected by Wushuang", he held his head and looked dejected.

"You brag enough, let's get down to business." Xun Yu interrupted him.

"I'm just talking about business." Guo Jia made a "cut" gesture: "You just said that after killing Lu Bu, you can let the Liangzhou army take revenge?"

Xun Yu was silent, and the light in his eyes flashed continuously, as if he thought of something, but he couldn't believe it.

"Could it be that filial piety means that Liangzhou may have similar 'unparalleled generals'?" Cao Cao frowned slightly.

"It's not 'possible', it's 'definitely'," Xun Yu seemed to have figured it out, and answered naturally: "How could Dong Zhuo entrust all military power to Lu Bu if there were not 'unparalleled generals' who could easily suppress Lu Bu? With that fragile father-in-law relationship?"

The fragile relationship between father-in-law and son-in-law...Cao Cao glanced at Xun Yu.

Xun Yu's royal wife was the daughter of Tang Heng, the Changshi, who, like Cao Cao's father, was "adopted" to the eunuch. Although Tang Heng was far away from the Changshi, he opposed the eunuch at this time. In the general environment of taking power, many nobles still criticized Xun Yu for this reason.

Xun Yu would serve himself as the "grandson of an eunuch", and he should have had this consideration. Furthermore, all his plans were to continue to maintain the Liu family's empire. I am afraid it was also to prove that although he married an eunuch My daughter has no disobedience.

"Now that you have figured this out, don't mention the upper and middle strategies anymore. Just do your best to help the lord complete the lower strategy and escape back to Qingzhou smoothly." Guo Jiadao: "The reason why I came here in advance is that I foresee it Your plan may cause my lord to lose half of his men."

"..." If Guo Jia had said this from the beginning, Xun Yu would definitely be dissatisfied, but now, after seeing Guo Huan's strength, he could only remain silent.

"Hahaha!" Seeing that everyone present was a little depressed, Cao Cao laughed loudly: "Then, with Fengxiao here, I guess we won't lose any men on this trip?"

"Exactly," Guo Jia replied: "If the lord sets off for Luoyang tomorrow, the outcome will not change. But if we wait a few more days for reinforcements to arrive, Jia can guarantee that the lord can achieve the goal without any damage." Purpose."

"Where are the reinforcements coming from?" Cao Cao, who felt that there was no support, asked.

"Haha," Guo Jia picked up the tea cup and pointed to the guide, then pointed to the north: "Xiahou Dun in Qiao County, and Liu Xuande in Youzhou."