Three Kingdoms: I, Liu Feng, do not want to die

Chapter 59 Cao Cao intervenes, and I am the winner
Luoyang.

The cold wind is biting.

In the emperor's palace.

An old man in gorgeous clothes, with a majestic look without even getting angry, was lying in the arms of a beautiful woman, with his eyes slightly closed and his nose slightly raised, enjoying the youthful breath of the beautiful woman.

Two beautiful women knelt beside the old man and massaged his hands. They held the old man's feet in their arms as if to warm them up.

Perhaps it was the heat from the stove, sweat was dripping from the foreheads of several beautiful women.

The old man is none other than the King of Wei of the Han Dynasty today, Cao Cao, who holds great power in the north, Cao Mengde.

Everyone gets old and sick.

Even Cao Cao could not avoid the natural laws of aging and illness.

Cao Cao was already ill when he fought Liu Bei in Hanzhong.

After fighting with Liu Bei in Hanzhong for several months, Cao Cao could no longer hold on due to his illness and had to retreat to Chang'an to recuperate.

Not long after that, news came that Guan Yu's troops were attacking Xiangfan.

I thought Yu Jin could resist Guan Yu.

Unexpectedly, the weather was not good. A rare heavy rain ruined Yu Jin's future and left Cao Cao with a mess.

This forced Cao Cao to promise to cede the southern part of the Yangtze River to Sun Quan and ask Sun Quan to send troops to attack Guan Yu's rear.

As the King of Wei who had the utmost power in the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao actually had to ask a small Marquis of Wu in Jiangdong to send troops. This was extremely embarrassing for him.

Therefore.

After Sun Quan agreed to send troops, Cao Cao did not want to let Sun Quan get his way, so he deliberately let Xu Huang leak the information about Sun Quan's sneak attack on Nanjun, hoping to cause Sun Quan and Guan Yu to fight each other.

Some time ago.

Xu Huang brought back the good news that Guan Yu had been defeated and the danger in Fancheng had been resolved, which made Cao Cao feel very happy both physically and mentally, as if all the illnesses in his body had disappeared in an instant.

"King Wei, the General Zhengnan from Fancheng sent an urgent letter."

A slight call sounded in his ears, and Sima Yi outside the door bowed respectfully and humbly.

Cao Cao stood up, touched the beautiful woman's body again to satisfy his weak desire, then waved his hand and asked Sima Yi to come in.

Sima Yi was even more respectful and presented the urgent letter to Cao Cao.

Although Sima Yi was respectful to Cao Cao in the past, he was not as cautious as he is now. However, when he was in Hanzhong, Cao Cao killed Yang Xiu as a warning to others, which frightened Sima Yi greatly.

Serving Cao is like serving a tiger. It is better to be careful.

Looking at Sima Yi's humble appearance, Cao Cao felt a sense of pleasure in his heart.

So what if they are from aristocratic families?
What about Hanoi celebrities?
You still have to be submissive and cautious in front of me!

"Have you read this letter?" Cao Cao glanced at the content of the urgent letter, narrowed his eyes, and asked casually.

Sima Yi was horrified and said quickly, "No."

"You can read it now." Cao Cao handed the urgent letter to Sima Yi again.

Sima Yi did not dare to hesitate for a moment. He quickly took the urgent letter and glanced at it. Surprise appeared on his face: "Guan Yu lost Jiangling? How is this possible?"

Cao Cao sneered, "It seems that Sun Quan's plot to take Jiangling was not a spur-of-the-moment plan. I was careless. Yun Chang was also careless. The garrison commander left in Jiangling turned out to be so incompetent."

"Once Jiangling is lost, it will be extremely difficult for Yunchang to fight against Sun Quan in Jingzhou. Sun Quan is happy, but I am uncomfortable. Zhongda, do you think I should send troops to attack Ruxukou and sneak up on Sun Quan?"

Cao Cao just wanted Guan Yu and Sun Quan to wrestle each other in Jingzhou like two fighting horses with their bridles tied, and then take advantage of the situation after both sides were exhausted.

I didn’t expect that man proposes, God disposes.

Cao Ren had defended Jiangling City for a year, but Sun Quan easily captured it. Cao Cao knew without any guessing that either the defender of Jiangling had abandoned the city and fled, or the defender of Jiangling had surrendered.

Such a result made Cao Cao extremely uncomfortable.

The sentence in Guan Yu's letter, "The only heroes in the world are Cao and Liu," also made Cao Cao very angry.

The only heroes in this world are Cao Cao and Liu Bei.

result.

Cao and Liu fought each other, and Sun Quan benefited.

Both Cao Cao and Liu Bei were plotted against by Sun Quan.

How could Cao Cao be in a good mood about this?
Sima Yi carefully glanced at Cao Cao's expression, and then carefully considered the tone and content of Cao Cao's words, and finally chose his words carefully:

"The current situation is turbulent, so it is not appropriate to resort to war. Even if we march to Ruxukou, we may not be able to gain anything. If we threaten Sun Quan too much, it may prompt him to stop fighting and make peace with Guan Yu."

"But we cannot help but help Guan Yu. If Guan Yu really runs out of power and leads his troops back to Xichuan, it will also be disadvantageous to the King of Wei."

"Why not set up a false flag outside Ruxukou to create the illusion that we are planning to launch a massive attack on Ruxukou, forcing Sun Quan to increase his troops to guard against it."

"At the same time, we must let Sun Quan guess that the King of Wei does not have many troops at Ruxukou, so that Sun Quan will feel worried but will not feel that the King of Wei is overly threatening."

"The road from Xichuan to Jiangling is long. Even if Liu Bei got the news, he would not be able to lead troops to rescue in such a short time."

"My intention is to delay."

"We can't let Guan Yu be defeated too quickly, nor can we let him win. It would be best if we could delay the battle until Liu Bei sends troops from Xichuan. By then, the King of Wei can send an envoy to negotiate with Sun Quan, and perhaps Sun Quan can send his son as a hostage."

"In this way, Sun Quan and Liu Bei are like a snipe and a clam fighting each other. Who will win and who will lose, and how long the fight will last, all depends on the mood of the King of Wei."

No one is a fool.

Cao Cao wanted Sun Quan and Guan Yu to fight each other, so he promised to cede the south of the Yangtze River to Sun Quan while leaking the information about Sun Quan's seizure of Nanjun to Guan Yu.

Sun Quan wanted to get Jingzhou, so he showed goodwill to Guan Yu while secretly trying to seize Jiangling, and at the same time he was fawning on Cao Cao to confuse him.

Liu Feng wanted to disrupt the situation in Jingzhou, so he induced Cao Cao to send troops to intervene while using the strategy of dividing the troops to confuse Sun Quan.

Follow the other person's pace, you will always be one step slower.

Disrupt the opponent's rhythm and make him follow you, so that you can be one step faster.

Only by being one step faster can you have a chance to win.

Sima Yi could see the situation clearly and guess what Cao Cao was thinking.

Everyone has selfish desires.

Everyone is calculating.

Although Sima Yi's answer satisfied Cao Cao, he did not make a decision immediately. Instead, he summoned Dong Zhao, Huan Jie, Jiang Ji and other advisers to gather their opinions.

After learning the details, Jiang Ji offered another plan to Cao Cao: send someone to ask Sun Quan for Yu Jin and 30,000 surrendered soldiers. If Sun Quan refused to return Yu Jin and 30,000 surrendered soldiers, Zhang Liao would attack Ruxukou.

Jiang Ji guessed: Sun Quan was reluctant to release Yu Jin's 30,000 surrendered soldiers and would try to delay time. No matter how Sun Quan tried, he would divide his troops to prevent any accidents.

If Sun Quan had divided his troops, Guan Yu would not have been defeated so quickly; if Cao Cao wanted to negotiate with Sun Quan, Sun Quan would have room to maneuver, and with room to maneuver, Sun Quan would not have made peace with Guan Yu.

This will allow Guan Yu and Sun Quan to fight in Jingzhou for a longer time.

As time goes on, Liu Bei in Xichuan will be enraged and send troops upon hearing the news, and the situation on the Jingzhou battlefield will further escalate.

The conflict between Guan Yu and Sun Quan could not be considered a conflict between a snipe and a clam; the conflict between Liu Bei and Sun Quan was a true conflict between a snipe and a clam.

On this point, Jiang Ji and Sima Yi had the same opinion.

(End of this chapter)