Chapter 2631 The pessimistic Cao Mengde and Guo Jia’s plan of disagreement


    Chapter 2628: The pessimistic Cao Mengde and Guo Jia’s plan of discord


    Wei State, Xuchang.


    After learning that Hanzhong was occupied by the Qin army, King Cao Cao immediately summoned all his advisers to discuss.


    "The Qin Dynasty has already won Hanzhong, and there will be no worries about whether it is the east or the west to fight."


    After Cao Cao sighed, he asked the advisers: "You all think that the next target of the Qin army is, is the Central Plains or the Western Liang?"


    As soon as this statement was made, the Wei advisers fell into deep thought.


    A little later, Cheng Yu stood up and replied, "Lord, I think the Qin army is more likely to conquer the west.


    There are still three kingdoms in the Central Plains, while there are only one force in the Sui Kingdom in Xiliang.


    Once the Qin army invades the Central Plains, the three kingdoms of the Central Plains will definitely join forces, and Shu and Chu will not ignore it, and it will be more difficult for the Qin army to win.


    On the contrary, if it was a Western Expedition, with the power of Qin, even if the six countries jointly intervened, the mountains and roads were high, it would still be impossible to prevent the Qin Dynasty from destroying the Sui Dynasty. ”


    As soon as Cheng Yu finished speaking, Xun You immediately stood up and retorted: "Zhongde, if it was just to destroy the Sui Dynasty, would it be necessary for the Qin Dynasty to conduct national recruitment?"


    Cao Cao nodded unconsciously. After all, if it was just to destroy the Sui Dynasty, there was no need for the Qin Dynasty to expand its army. It would be enough to rely solely on the troops of the three states of Yonglianghe.


    Xun You continued to analyze: "Although I don''t know the specific number of military expansion in the Qin Dynasty this time, since it was recruited nationwide, it has made such a big deal, and I think the number will definitely not be small, and its target must be our Central Plains Three Kingdoms.


    The Sui Kingdom was weak and did not pose a threat to the Great Qin. Although the Great Qin destroyed the Sui Kingdom, once the war started, it would at least go directly to war with the four countries.


    On the contrary, if it attacks the Central Plains, the Sui Kingdom may not interfere. ”


    Xun You deliberately did not mention the three kingdoms of Shu, Chu and Wu because these three kingdoms now have their own problems.


    Shu Kingdom suffered heavy losses this time, not only did it lose Hanzhong, but it was not even recovered. It is highly likely that it would not intervene until the problem of Shunan was resolved.


    Besides, even if Shu Kingdom intervenes, it will probably not be of much use. After all, if Hanzhong is not recaptured, Shu Kingdom will not threaten the Qin Dynasty at all, and this is obviously much more difficult than recapturing southern Shu.


    The State of Chu was restrained by the State of Wu. Even if it could send troops to support it, it could only send some troops and could not put all the troops in.


    As for Wu, it is really hard to describe.


    Cheng Yu believed that the Qin Dynasty would first fight westward and then attack the Central Plains after the Sui Dynasty was destroyed.


    Xun You believed that the Qin Dynasty must have taken action against the Central Plains first.


    For these two views, most people, including Cao Cao, believe that what Xun You said is more likely.


    The Qin Dynasty had the ability to fight against the princes of the world alone, and judging from the various styles of destroying the Tang Dynasty and going out of the frontier, they all solved the most difficult problems first, so the rest would naturally be much simpler, so there is a high probability that they would not pick the soft persimmon of the Sui Kingdom to pinch it first.


    After hesitating for a while, Chen Gong couldn''t help but speak, "Is there any possibility that the Qin Dynasty will send troops to Xiliang and the Central Plains at the same time?"


    As soon as this statement was made, everyone, including Cao Cao, couldn''t help but fall into deep thought. The final conclusion was that this possibility was really possible, but not big. After all, there was no need to take this risk for Daqin, who could seek stability.


    After the meeting, all the strategists left, but Xun You was stopped by an eunuch.


    "Mr. Gongda, the lord invites you to see you in the inner courtyard."


    After Xun You came to the inner courtyard of the royal palace, Cao Cao looked at his planner without saying much nonsense, and said straight to the point: "Gongda, tell the truth to Gu. If the Qin Dynasty violated, can our Wei Kingdom defend it?"


    When Xun You heard this, he thought Cao Cao had committed a suspicious problem again. After all, Confucius, the current Confucian leader, has clearly stated that he would stand in the Qin Dynasty, and most of the Xun family also served in the Qin Dynasty.


    Xun You is both a child of the Xun family and a Confucian family. The people closest to him are all standing on the side of the Qin Dynasty, so it is difficult for people not to doubt his position.


    Xun You knelt down decisively, first expressed his loyalty, and then said righteously: "As long as the soldiers in the army are united, the three countries in the Central Plains abandon past grudges and combine the power of a million troops, they will definitely be able to defend the Central Plains and the Wei Kingdom."


    Cao Cao quickly helped Xun You up and asked, "What if this is the case, it still can''t be maintained?"


    Xun You was stunned. Obviously, he didn''t expect Cao Cao to be so pessimistic, so he asked back: "Do you want to hear the truth or lies?"


    "What about lies? So what about the truth?"


    "A lie is naturally the last soldier who fights until the last battle. I would rather die than surrender to Qin."


    Cao Cao would rather die than surrender than fight to the last soldier than fight, even if his subordinates were willing.


    After all, he is not alone, and there are a large family including the Cao family and the Xiahou family. Even for the sake of his descendants, he will never do such a childish thing as death.


    Although Cao Cao agreed with this, he continued to ask, "What about the truth?"


    "Do your best, follow the will of heaven. If you can, you will be able to guard it; if you cannot, you will surrender."


    Hearing this, Cao Cao''s face changed suddenly and he said lightly: "Don''t Gongda be optimistic about this battle?"


    Xun You answered the question irrelevantly and said, "Lord, the general trend of the world will be divided after a long time of unity, and the situation will be unified after a long time of division. Now the situation is indeed the greatest possibility of the unification of the Great Qin Dynasty.


    But even if the countries joined forces to defeat the Qin Dynasty, the great Qin lost the opportunity to unify, and the Wei Kingdom would not be the one who finally completed the great cause of unification. The Wei Kingdom''s foundation is too weak. ”


    When Cao Cao heard this, he was willing to refute it, but he was speechless and felt sad, because he knew that what Xun You said was right. Wei State''s weakest is not just national strength and population, but geographical location.


    Yanzhou, which is full of enemies, is really difficult to develop. Cao Cao actually knew that for Wei, there was nothing wrong with surrendering Qin, but it was still a way out.


    The Qin and Wei families were originally in-laws. Ying Hao was Cao Cao''s son-in-law. Cao Cao and the late Emperor of Qin were also sworn brothers. The relationship between the two countries was already close and they would definitely be treated well after surrender.


    On the contrary, if it were not Qin, but other countries, it would not necessarily treat Wei well like Qin.


    Since the world will be unified sooner or later, with the embarrassing position of Wei, even if he does not surrender to Qin, he will surrender to other countries in the future, why not surrender to Qin to maximize the benefits of surrender?


    Cao Cao knew this very well, but after he tasted the sweetness of power, he was not willing to surrender like this.


    Cao Cao was the most difficult one among the princes. He tried all his best to develop the Wei Kingdom, which was almost impossible to develop on all sides.


    After the extreme expansion of the Wei State, there are a total of 330,000 troops, and the money and food are enough to consume for a year and a half. It is necessary for the army to have an army, and there are money and food. There are also famous officials, good generals and strong generals, but there is no direction to continue to expand.


    Cao Cao had all this for half his life. If he surrendered, he would be all the cheaper for others, and he would not be willing to surrender without fighting.


    Therefore, even though Cao Cao himself was pessimistic about going to war with Qin, he still decided to fight for his ambitions and the foundation he had worked hard for the past half of his life.


    Of course, if he really couldn''t defeat the Qin Dynasty, even if Cao Cao was unwilling to accept surrender, he would have to accept surrender. After all, there was a family behind him, and it was impossible for him to ruin the entire Cao family just for his own selfishness.


    Xun You assisted Cao Cao for more than ten years. When he saw Cao Cao''s expression, he knew what Cao Cao was thinking. He couldn''t help but sigh in his heart that his lord was born at the wrong time and his luck was not good.


    If it weren''t for living with Ying Hao, Li Shimin, Liu Xiu, Liu Yu and others for a lifetime, if it weren''t for the fact that Yanzhou, where he started his career, had a weak foundation, and with Cao Cao''s ambition and ability, he might not have been able to achieve great achievements.


    "All we can do now is to do our best and leave our destiny. However, before the last moment, I will not accept my fate."


    Cao Cao gritted his teeth and said, his eyes full of firmness.


    When Xun You heard this, he knelt down and expressed his opinion: "Before the decision of the victory or defeat, everything is still unknown. Xun Gong Da Ding assisted the lord to repel the powerful Qin."


    "After practicing Gongfu, you have assisted Gu for more than ten years, working hard, can Gu still not know your loyalty?"


    After Cao Cao patted Xun You on the shoulder, he said, "You can''t refuse the important task of signing an alliance with Song and Ming dynasties to jointly fight against Qin."


    Xun You was extremely moved when he heard this. He knew that many people in the Wei Kingdom now suspected that he was familiar with Qin, but his lord still trusted him and entrusted him with important responsibilities, and that was enough.


    Wait, form an alliance?


    Xun You was also shocked when he reacted. The lord just wanted to put the anti-Qin secretly on the face, so he quickly advised: "Lord, the anti-Qin alliance can only be carried out secretly, and the Three Kingdoms of the Central Plains can be tacitly told.


    Whoever dares to put this matter in a clear way will inevitably become the first to emerge and will be retaliated by the Qin Dynasty..."


    After Xun You''s hard advice, Cao Cao finally gave up his plan to form a formal alliance.


    After Xun You left, Cao Cao''s expression changed instantly. How could he not know that the Anti-Qin Alliance would become the first to be the first? The reason why he said this was just a test of Xun You.


    Xun You''s reaction also satisfied him. Even though he had been excluded and slandered, he was still planning for the Wei State. Cao Cao believed that he would never understand Qin.


    Since it is not Xun You, who will it be?


    The figures of Fan Li, Chen Qun, Cheng Yu, Bi Gan, Mao Jie, Chen Gong, Yin Shou and others appeared in Cao Cao''s mind one by one, but except Yin Shou, who was dissatisfied with himself, no one else found any problems.


    But Yin Shou and Ying Hao hated their wives, and he was also a firm anti-Qin faction. Before Wei surrendered, there was little chance that he would be able to communicate with Qin.


    Could this be really just a plan of disagreement by Daqin?


    Impossible, the information of the school office will not be wrong.


    Cao Cao naturally did not want to doubt his subordinates, but Wei State was infiltrated by the Qin Dynasty in all aspects. Even under Cao Cao''s timely cutting, Wei State had basically gotten rid of its dependence on the Qin Dynasty, but it still could not completely eradicate the influence of the Qin Dynasty.


    It is precisely because of this that even though the Qin Dynasty had not yet deployed troops to the Central Plains, the Wei State still had a large number of surrender factions, and some people had even secretly surrendered to the Qin Dynasty.


    Cao Cao did not capture all the surrendered factions in one go. After all, this is unrealistic, and it will also cause Wei to fall into civil strife, which will not be worth the loss.


    He just wanted to find out the other party''s identity and make targeted arrangements to prevent military power from falling behind and being deceived by the other party. Unfortunately, after a tentative test, he still found nothing.


    Damn Guo Jia. Cao Cao couldn''t help but curse in his heart.


    He thought that after Jia Xu left the Black Ice Platform, the situation faced by Wei State would be better, but he did not expect that Guo Jia, who was newly promoted, had not the same methods as Jia Xu, but it was also unpredictable.


    Guo Jia just used a divisive strategy to create a crisis of trust in Wei, and Cao Cao doubted the whole country of Wei. This method is not much worse than Jia Xu.


    Now in Cao Cao''s heart, except for the relatives of Cao Ren, Cao Bin, Xiahou Yuan, as well as old ministers such as Xun You, Fan Li, and Chen Gong, who can trust 100%. The doubts about most people have not been eliminated.


    Su Hu, although Cao Cao was loyal, his daughter married Ying Hao and even to avoid suspicion, he had to deprive military power.


    Xue Ju, although he was born as a rebel general of Zhu Ming, after all, Emperor Ming was the empress of the Qin Dynasty and would definitely deprive him of military power.


    On the contrary, Yin Shou and Dan Tai Yu were both angry with Ying Hao for his wife, while the other participated in the siege and killing Ran Min. Before the defeat of the Wei Kingdom, he could fully trust it.


    Luoyang, Black Ice Platform Yamen.


    After receiving the inquiries from domestic spies, Guo Jia''s mouth couldn''t help but curl up slightly. He calculated that Cao Cao''s suspicious personality and then he would make a plan of disagreement against him, but the result was unexpectedly good.


    Although Cao Cao only tested Xun You now, his goal was not achieved. With his suspicious and useless personality, he naturally would not give up.


    Cao Cao must have further tests next, which will only make the senior officials of Wei even more panic, and instead give the Qin Dynasty an opportunity to take advantage of.


    "The battle between Qin and Wei has not started yet, Cao Wei has lost." Guo Jia smiled and shook his head.


    (This chapter ends)