Within five years!
This time is very abundant.
According to the worst-case scenario, five years is enough for Cao Cao to return to his strength before launching the southern expedition.
Just judging from the time, Liu Zhang did show his sincerity.
"Mr. Xu, I wonder how King Qin plans to march?"
"It's very simple. The King of Qin will lead the army to march eastward from Yizhou and directly capture the land of Jingxiang occupied by the big-eared thief Liu Bei."
"The King of Wei led his army southward from Xuzhou to capture the rebel Sun Quan who occupied Yangzhou."
Xu Shu blurted out without thinking.
Cao Cao was even more convinced that this was the result of the Qin court's deliberations.
In fact, this is the inevitable and only result.
Yizhou occupied by Liu Zhang and Yangzhou occupied by Sun Quan were separated by Liu Bei.
No matter how conceited the Qin army was, they would not choose to ignore Liu Bei and directly send troops to Yangzhou.
Seeing that Cao Cao frowned and couldn't fart for a long time, Xu Shu asked with some doubts.
"The King of Wei is... afraid of Sun Quan?"
Besides Liu Bei, there is Sun Quan.
What other explanation could there be for this troubled look besides fear?
But Xu Shu actually guessed it right!
The main reason is that the casualties in the Battle of Nanjun were too heavy, and Cao Cao has not recovered until now.
Cao Cao had a splitting headache at the thought of facing off against Sun Quan and Jiangdong's army.
Even if they march from Xuzhou, they can directly attack Jiujiang County, Guangling County and Lujiang County, and start a land battle with Jiangdong Army.
But after all, there is still the Huaihe River blocking it!
Will the tragedy on the Yangtze River happen again in the Huaihe River?
If the Wulin fiasco happened again, Cao Cao knew exactly what would happen.
Cao Wei's power will once again be shaken on a large scale, and there will definitely be a crisis of subversion!
"Mr. Xu, the defeat of Nanjun is still around the corner! To this day, Gu Ye has no solution."
"I don't want to hide it from you. I have no confidence in competing with the Jiangdong navy..."
Xu Shu was slightly startled. He didn't expect someone as powerful as Cao Cao would give in one day!
Or to a kid from Jiangdong who is barely above his age!
"The king of Wei has hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers, who can level mountains and seas, and can tread rivers! Do you still fear a little Sun Quan?"
Cao Cao blushed and was extremely embarrassed.
Isn't this exactly what he shouted in front of Xu Shu before launching the southern expedition?
It was really a naked irony that Xu Shu took it and gave it back to him today!
"Mr. Xu, stop making fun of Gu!"
"Southern boats and northern horses, northern soldiers cannot gain a foothold on the Yangtze River. This is a natural disaster!"
"After all the hard work, we ended up defeated! How can we still dare to use weapons rashly?"
This time it was beyond Xu Shu's expectation.
I thought that as long as they agreed to send troops together, Cao Cao would happily agree, prepare for war with all his strength, and wait for revenge.
Who would have thought that Cao Cao was too scared to face Jiangnan!
If Cao Cao fears Sun Quan as he fears a tiger, then the Qin army will inevitably face the Sun and Liu coalition forces as they advance eastward.
The powerful alliance designed by Xu Shu himself turned into a joke.
In his anxiety, he could only speak again and resort to aggressive tactics.
"The King of Wei has ruled the world for more than twenty years, is he going to be frightened by a little Sun Quan?"
Who would have thought that as soon as Xu Shu finished speaking, Guo Jia, who had not spoken for a long time, suddenly stood up.
"Mr. Xu's words are wrong!"
"The King of Wei was not afraid of Sun Quan, but the northern soldiers could not stand the weather in the south."
"Advancing the army rashly will result in the loss of soldiers' lives in vain without showing any merit!"
"This matter will be looked at later and needs to be considered in the long term..."
Cao Cao nodded repeatedly and recognized Guo Jia's words.
Everything must be considered from a long-term perspective!
It's just that Guo Jia's long-term plan made Xu Shu feel like he was enlightened.
Everything was understood instantly.
You can let Wei State send troops, but there must be conditions!
From the current point of view, if they jointly raise their troops in five years, Liu Bei will definitely be destroyed by the Qin army.
But it's hard to say about Sun Quan.
With luck, Cao Cao crossed the Huaihe River and drove Sun Quan back to the south of the Yangtze River.
If you are not lucky, Cao Cao may still confront Sun Quan on the Huaihe River after Jingzhou changes hands.
If Qin is not allowed to pay some conditions, wouldn't working for Liu Zhang be in vain?
What kind of conflicts, what kind of natural disasters, what kind of fear of Sun Quan?
It's all fake!
It's just that Qin State didn't give due benefits, or the price offered was not enough!
But after he figured it out, it made Xu Shu even more troubled.
You underestimated Cao Cao!
Consolidating the alliance this time and agreeing to march together is not as simple as Xu Shu thought!
No wonder Liu Zhang, Jia Xu, and Xun You did not show extremely strong support.
He must have anticipated this situation.
Xu Shu turned to look at Guo Jia, with a hint of fear in his eyes.
It must be Guo Jia’s fault!
If this person had been in Xuchang at that time, he might have contributed to Cao Cao's southern expedition, and the variables would have been very big!
Is this indeed the case?
Not really!
Cao Cao and Guo Jia received news of Xu Shu's mission at the same time.
Therefore, the two did not have time to discuss how to deal with it.
Everything is just that Cao Cao himself learned a lesson!
In Cao Cao's eyes, Xu Shu was handsome and harmless to humans and animals.
In fact, he is very evil-minded!
Between his words and his actions, he seems to be extremely kind, but in fact, he reveals his vicious thoughts at every turn.
I was tricked by Xu Shu once, I can't let him trick me a second time!
At this time, Cao Cao was sure of one thing.
Whatever Xu Shu said was right or wrong, he could not agree immediately.
Typical thinking that has been deceived!
After another extremely awkward silence, Xu Shu spoke.
"I am very confused about something. I wonder if King Wei can help me clear up my doubts?"
Cao Cao did not answer immediately, but looked at Guo Jia.
After seeing Guo Jia nodded slightly, he opened his mouth to reply.
"Mr. Xu, please tell me. I must tell you everything I know!"
"In the past, Liu Bei was under the command of the King of Wei. It is said that the King of Wei even proved Liu Bei's identity as a member of the Han clan!"
"Today is just a curiosity for a common man. Can the King of Wei tell me if Liu Bei is a descendant of the Queen of Han Dynasty?"
Liu Bei was mentioned!
Cao Cao, who was well aware of the authenticity, did not reply immediately, but unconsciously held his chin with his hand.
When something goes wrong, there must be a monster!
For no reason, they had just joined forces to destroy Liu Bei. How could they suddenly ask about Liu Bei's life experience?
After thinking for a moment, Cao Cao still didn't understand Xu Shu's purpose.
He could only turn his head and look at Guo Jia, hoping to give some hints.
Unfortunately, Guo Jia just shook his head slightly in response to Cao Cao.
Apparently he didn't understand either.
There was no way, Cao Cao could only tell the truth.
"Mr. Xu, Liu Bei is extremely treacherous. He has no family tree, so he claims to be the queen of Liu Sheng, Prince Jing of Zhongshan."
"Everyone knows that Prince Jing Liu Sheng of Zhongshan has more than a hundred sons!"
"There is absolutely no research!"
"The Gu sent people to conduct a detailed investigation and were convinced that Liu Bei was not a descendant of the Empress of Han Dynasty!"
Xu Shu nodded with some understanding, and then murmured to himself.
"There are too many descendants of Prince Jing of Zhongshan. Even if it is true, I'm afraid it's hard to find out!"
"King Wei thinks...is this the case?"
Cao Cao frowned, not understanding what Xu Shu meant.
However, Guo Jia reacted violently and his eyes widened instantly.
