"I think Wancheng is easy to beat."
Xi Zhong first said: "After Zhang Ji died, there were not many troops left, and there was not even food. Therefore, Zhang Xiu had to seek refuge with Liu Biao, his uncle's enemy, in exchange for a Wancheng to barely live in. There is a gap in strength between Zhang Xiu and us. It’s too big, just attack Wancheng and attack by force.”
Cao Cao now has great righteousness and sufficient troops.
Zhangxiu in Wancheng, with less than 10,000 troops, was not worth mentioning in front of Cao Cao.
Regarding Xi Zhong's statement, Cao Cao nodded slightly in agreement.
"I think Wancheng doesn't even need to fight."
Xun You's view is different from Xi Zhong's.
Xi Zhong advocated a strong attack and used troops to crush Zhang Xiu, but Xun You wanted to win without a fight.
Guo Jia smiled and said: "Gongda's idea may have come up with mine."
"Fengxiao also thinks that Zhang Xiu will surrender without a fight?"
"That's right!"
After Guo Jia finished speaking, the two of them looked at each other and smiled.
"Will Zhang Xiu surrender?"
Hearing this, Cao Cao was surprised, and then looked at Chen Zhou and asked, "What do you think of Du?"
"Will surrender."
Chen Zhou agreed with Guo Jia and analyzed: "Zhang Xiu and we have no deep hatred. Zhang Ji died at the hands of Liu Biao, but Zhang Xiu took refuge with Liu Biao as a last resort. If our army goes south , Zhang Xiu's strength is far inferior to ours, and Wancheng will definitely not be able to defend it, it is better to rebel against Liu Biao and surrender."
As long as Zhang Xiu is willing to listen to Jia Xu, he will definitely surrender.
As long as Cao Cao stops messing around, Zhang Xiu will not rebel again after surrendering.
However, with Chen Zhou here, Zhang Xiu would definitely not be able to rebel. It would be easy for Chen Zhou to change the outcome of the Battle of Wancheng.
"What Wataru thinks is similar to ours."
Guo Jia agreed: "Both our opinions and Zhicai's analysis are actually correct. As long as our army goes south, Zhang Xiu will have no ability to resist. The alternative to surrender is to fight to the death. If we choose to fight to the death, we can just attack by force. "
Unless Xiangyang sends troops to rescue him, Wancheng will definitely be captured.
However, Wancheng was further away from Xiangyang. By the time Liu Biao's reinforcements arrived, Wancheng had already changed hands.
Originally this was a must-win situation. If Cao Cao didn't fire that shot, there would be no problem in capturing Wancheng.
"Everything you said is right!"
Cao Cao thought about it for a long time and said: "In two days I will arrange an expedition to Wancheng and a quick victory. Would you like to go with Du Zhi?"
"No problem at all."
Chen Zhou agreed.
To change the outcome of the Battle of Wancheng, he had to go there in person.
"Lord!"
Xun Yu said: "I have a suggestion. In the name of the Emperor, we'd better get the Emperor's edict. We are here to attack Dong Zhuo's old tribe. It's justifiable."
"Wen Ruo's plan is very suitable for me."
Cao Cao's eyes lit up.
Many times, the name of the Emperor is still very useful.
Even if Liu Biao wanted to save Wancheng, he couldn't do anything in the name of the emperor.
"That's it, you wait for me to make arrangements."
Cao Cao confirmed directly.
Today's proceedings ended quickly.
Chen Zhou said goodbye to everyone and went home to tell Cao Shan that he was ready to go out with the army.
Cao Cao went directly to the palace and mentioned the matter to Liu Xie.
Liu Xie hated Dong Zhuo so much that when he heard that he wanted to attack Dong Zhuo's old troops, he agreed without saying a word.
The emperor's edict is easily obtained.
The news of the crusade against Dong Zhuo's old troops was immediately announced to the world.
This is justifiable.
Then, Cao Cao officially launched troops against Wancheng and led his army southward to attack Dong Zhuo's old troops.
For a time, many people's eyes were focused on Wancheng.
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Wancheng.
Cao Cao's army has not yet arrived, but news from Xu Du has been sent.
At this time, Zhang Xiu sent people to Xiangyang and asked Liu Biao to send troops for support. It was too late. For a while, people in Wancheng were panicked and the morale of the army was unstable.
There are less than ten thousand of them.
Cao Cao went south with an unknown number of people, but they were definitely not few.
If Cao Cao attacks Wancheng, they will never be able to wait for support from Xiangyang.
"Sir, we shouldn't stay in Wancheng!"
Zhang Xiu said anxiously.
Helping Liu Biao, the enemy who killed his uncle, stay in Wancheng to defend Cao Cao. Apart from getting a city, there is basically no other benefit. He also has to be beaten by Cao Cao. Facing Cao Cao's upcoming army, he has no way to do it.
The most important thing is that Cao Cao received the emperor's edict and sent troops to Wancheng in the name of attacking Dong Zhuo's old troops. Even if Liu Biao wanted to save them, he would not dare to disobey the emperor's order.
The emperor hated Dong Zhuo very much.
"Don't worry, General."
Jia Xu did not show any panic and said very calmly: "From the moment I suggested that the general take Wancheng, I considered that today would happen. Everything was as expected."
Zhang Xiu asked with hope in his voice: "Is there any way, sir, to defeat Cao Cao?"
Jia Xu shook his head and said: "I have no way to retreat from Cao Cao, but we can surrender to Cao Cao. This is the only way out for the general."
"Surrender to Cao Cao?"
Zhang Xiu asked in confusion: "Why did we seek refuge with Cao Cao?"
Jia Xu analyzed: "Liu Biao of Jingzhou has long lost the heroic spirit he had when he entered Jingzhou. There are many aristocratic families and factions in Jingzhou. It will be difficult for us to occupy a place in Jingzhou if we stay in Jingzhou. Even if we break away from Liu Biao and dominate on our own, there will only be one Wan at the beginning. The city has basically no possibility of development.”
In fact, he still didn't make it clear that Zhang Xiu did not have the ability to dominate on his own.
You can only rely on others and find someone to rely on.
"Look at Cao Cao again."
"In these two years, we will defeat Lu Bu, take back Puyang, capture Yuzhou, welcome the emperor, and pacify Yongzhou."
"I can still cope with it freely under Yuan Shao's restraint."
"If Yuan Shao cannot suppress Cao Cao, he will definitely be counterattacked by Cao Cao."
"I can't guarantee the south, but in the near future, the north of the Han Dynasty will definitely be occupied by Cao Cao."
"My suggestion to the general to occupy Wancheng is actually to wait for Cao Cao to go south and have an opportunity to join Cao Cao."
"Of all the princes in the world, only Cao Cao is worthy of the general's trust. The others are nothing more than that."
"If the general believes in my plan, he can be safe, otherwise I can't tell what will happen."
"Cao Cao will probably arrive at the city tomorrow. General, you might as well think about it carefully."
Jia Xu said everything he thought and planned.
What to do next depends on how Zhang Xiu thinks about it.
Zhang Xiu fell into deep thought.
I was wondering if I should surrender.
But he felt that Jia Xu actually wanted to take refuge with Cao Cao, so he manipulated him and got involved, which led to the current result. He felt somewhat unhappy, but he did not deny that what Jia Xu said was right.
Among all the princes in the world, Cao Cao is really the only one worthy of his refuge.
Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao were not necessarily taken seriously when he went there, and he was quickly marginalized.
If you seek refuge with Liu Bei, Lu Bu and others, it is better to stay with Liu Biao.
After Jia Xu finished speaking, he calmed down and waited for Zhang Xiu's response. He was not worried that Zhang Xiu would not listen to him.
If Zhang Xiu didn't listen, he would either run away or get beaten.
