Three Kingdoms: Gou Shen I was overheard by Cao Cao

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"It's like a fish in water with your assistance, but I don't know... How does Zhong Da think about the relationship between Liu Bei and Cao Cao today? How do you think about the defenders in Hanzhong?"

Liu Bei narrowed his eyes, wanting to test whether this guy is worthy of his name or just a name for nothing.

Sima Yi smiled with Zhizhu in his hands, stood up and pointed to the dangerous mountain in the distance, and said something that shocked everyone.

"The lord now... seems to be the dominant one, but he is actually the turtle in the urn. Sooner or later, he will be defeated by Cao Cao."

Before Liu Bei could speak, Guan Yu, Yan Liang, Wei Yan, Chen Dao and others beside him all burst into shouts.

"presumptuous!"

"Bold!"

"Huangkou kid, you actually insulted our army with wild words, someone dragged it down and chopped it down!"

Facing Guan Yu Yanliang's murderous look, Sima Yi didn't have the slightest fear on his face, just looked at Liu Bei with a smile.

Liu Bei's smile gradually subsided, he waved his hand back and waved Guan Yu and others away.

Standing up without surprise or anger, he poured Sima Yi a glass of wine.

"Why did the general say that? He is very well-mannered and his soldiers are strong, but Mr. Don't see this dangerous mountain?"

"I, Liu Bei, have such a dangerous place, and I am already invincible. Even if Cao Bandit is given a million troops, he will not be able to attack it. How can I become a turtle in a urn?"

This remark caused everyone to nod in agreement, Guan Yu and the others looked at Sima Yi unkindly.

If the explanation is not in place, there is a posture of beating people.

Only Zhuge Liang looked at Sima Yi in surprise, nodded secretly, but didn't express much.

Sima Yi glanced at everyone, shook his head and smiled, with a hint of scorn in his eyes.

This Shu army...but that's all, none of them are wise.

"Hehe, what my lord said is very true. With the precipitous nature of Western Shu and the fact that the terrain is high in the west and low in the east, it must be easy to defend and difficult to attack!"

"As long as we send a team to guard the main road, one man will be able to guard the pass! Even if ten times as many troops can't attack, but..."

Sima Yi paused, the corners of his mouth slowly raised, and he looked at Liu Bei and Guan Yu with great confidence.

"Geography is not the capital of self-protection. Mencius said that 'the country should not be in danger of mountains and streams', and Wu Qi said that national defense is 'in Germany, not in danger'!"

"The land of Bashu has only so many supplies and only so many people, and Cao Cao's unification is firm! Can Xishu fight against the power of the entire Han Dynasty with its own strength? Obviously impossible, one day it will be wiped out by Cao's bandits. local economy."

"I think...there are so many wise men in the Shu army, and the lord is so far-sighted, you must have taken this into consideration, right? By then...if Cao Cao keeps dying, even if you are willing to fight a protracted war, the Western Shu family probably won't!"

Hearing Sima Yi's words, the Liu Bei brothers felt their hearts skip a beat.

Their situation today is different from that of the pre-Qin period.

In the pre-Qin period, all the countries stood side by side, and they were not monolithic, so naturally they would not unite to attack the hard bone of Xishu.

But Cao Cao is different. Seventy-eight out of ten of the whole world has fallen into his hands, and the other party...has the capital to do it willfully!

Liu Bei actually realized this a long time ago, so he just wanted to fight out.

He understands that relying on the terrain of Western Shu, he can guard for a while but not for a lifetime!

Liu Bei sighed, and looked at Chen Gong, Kong Ming and others.

"Everyone, what do you think of Zhongda's words?"

Chapter 993 Tsukatora's Northern Expedition Plan

Kong Ming didn't say a word, just waving the feather fan and blowing the wind, quietly being his handsome man.

He was full of thoughts about how to tease the girls of Xiahou's family after he was in trouble, and he had already torn up the book of picking up girls in his arms.

This... is all preparations in advance for future happiness and glory.

Reading military books, reading ancient books, and being exhausted in the wind and rain may not necessarily lead to a good future.

But with this precious book in his hand and that handsome face, he can easily take shortcuts.

Zhuge Liang glanced at Liu Bei, and thought to himself: Do you think I'm stupid?To suffer hardships and suffer cannons with you?

Chen Gong didn't think so much, Sima Yi's words kind of woke him up and made him look a little different.

"My lord! What Sima Yi said makes sense, but not entirely!"

"We have just settled in Western Shu, and the economy has declined a lot due to repeated wars, and the supplies are not particularly large. Even the army is only around [-], and there is not much spare power to go to the Northern Expedition!"

"To sum up, the Northern Expedition is to work hard for the poor people of Shu, and to seek great results with little power, which cannot be measured by morality! My subordinates do not recommend doing this."

"Besides, it's lucky that Cao Cao didn't beat us. Let's not pretend to be dead and cause trouble. My lord, don't we have been beaten by pain? You've healed your scars and forgot the pain!"

As soon as Chen Gong said this, he immediately won the support of the Western Shu family.

Fei Shi and Fei Guan were the first to stand up: "My lord, we think what Gongtai said is reasonable!"

Lei Tong, Liu Xun, Li Hui, Pang Yi, Zhang Songmengda and others also joined hands.

"Subordinates seconded, the Northern Expedition is indeed inappropriate!"

Liu Bei's face was livid, and he wished he could pull Chen Gong out to have a good meal. He really didn't give any face to which pot he didn't open and which pot to lift!

As for what these aristocratic families think, he, Liu Bei, knows completely.

It's nothing more than that I don't want to waste energy fighting Cao Ying, and I just want to live a stable life in a corner.

Liu Bei was a little hesitant. Thinking of Cao Ying's bravery, he didn't know whether to continue to attack or stick to Xishu.

"Zhongda, what do you mean? Just say it!"

At this time, Sima Yi chuckled lightly and did not answer.

Instead, he uttered a message that had nothing to do with the topic.

But this news became a blockbuster in the hearts of everyone, causing them to explode on the spot.

"Everyone... To tell you the truth, on the way here this time, I heard a piece of news that would shock the whole man."

"Cao Cao... has entered the King of Wei! His Majesty still granted it, but do you believe that His Majesty will really do this?"

As soon as these words came out, the complexions of all civil and military generals changed drastically!

One by one they whispered to each other.

"This Cao Cao... how dare he? You can't be king unless you belong to the royal family. He is a big treason!"

"That's right, how could His Majesty break the old rules and make him king? Bandit Cao must have coerced His Majesty. Who in the world doesn't know that he is coercing the Son of Heaven to command the feudal lords? Now he is even more daring. Can Duke Wei not satisfy him?"

"Hey...today King Wei, the next step is to win Emperor Wei? If he comes to conquer us, won't we become rebels if we don't surrender?"

Everyone knows that it is still the king of the big man. As long as Liu Xie does not abdicate for a day, they will be courtiers.

And as long as Cao Cao comes with an edict and asks them to donate the city, if they don't follow, they will be traitors, and they will be cast aside by the world and lose the hearts of the people.

This is what they don't want to see, and it's also what Liu Bei doesn't want to see.

Liu Bei claimed that the Han Dynasty was orthodox, and he himself hadn't become the king yet, so he made Cao Cao the king?

At that time, Cao Cao will use the name of King Wei of the Han Dynasty to suppress him. Where will he save Liu Bei's face?

Liu Bei narrowed his eyes and looked at Sima Yi.

"Zhongda, keep talking! Judging by your attitude, there must be a clever plan to solve our Shu army's predicament!"

Sima Yi nodded, took a sip of strong wine, tapped the table lightly, and everyone fell silent.

"Everyone, you all know Cao Cao's behavior! Now, in order to prove the rationality of our Western Shu regime, we can only carry out the Northern Expedition under the banner of the Qing emperor!"

"This is the only way out. If it succeeds, it will not only restore the Han Dynasty, but also get rid of the Cao bandits! It will also greatly increase my strength in Western Shu, and I will no longer be confined to this valley."

Everyone frowned, weighing Sima Yi's words.

But Chen Gong looked at the other party with dissatisfaction, and immediately reprimanded him.

"You kid is fooling my lord, what is your intention? You want to use my lord to deal with Cao Cao, so as to avenge you?"

"Hmph, is Cao Ying so easy to fight? I, Chen Gong, have fought against Cao Ying more times than you have eaten! My lord, don't listen to the villain's slander, this Sima Yi is nothing more than that, his reputation is in vain!"

Liu Bei's face was slightly unhappy, and his repeated defeats in the confrontation with Cao Ying were the pain in his heart.

But now being mentioned in public by Chen Gong, it is still a bit uncomfortable.

Facing Chen Gong's questioning, Sima Yi responded calmly.

"That's right! I want to use the master's hand to destroy Cao Ying, but isn't this also beneficial to you? You follow the master, don't you still want to grow your respective families?"

"If my lord grows bigger, you will also be profitable! Why not do it? Isn't this world just using each other?"

"In addition... I dare to say the Northern Expedition, dare to fight Cao Cao, I naturally have the confidence! I have spent so many days at the top of Cao Ying, and I have already figured out Cao Cao's strength."

Sima Yi spoke directly, and Cao Cao's western expedition was imminent, so he didn't have much time left.

So he didn't intend to make excuses, but tore off everyone's fig leaf, and the big guy was open and honest.

Everyone looked embarrassed for a while, and they were about to scold him a few words, but when they saw it through, they were interrupted by Liu Bei's wave of his hand.

Liu Bei also knew the truth, all contacts in the world were for profit, and he was just a powerful spokesperson recommended by the family.

If you want to consolidate power, you can only continue to strengthen yourself, but Sima Yi's remonstrance rekindled his ambition.

"Zhongda, keep talking, I want to hear about Cao Ying."

"Okay! The goal and banner of the Northern Expedition is 'rejuvenate the Han Dynasty and restore the old capital'. It is not impossible to succeed! According to my Sima family's understanding, Cao Cao's control over Longxi is extremely weak."

"Of course you know this, otherwise you wouldn't dare to attack several cities in Hanzhong, and you wouldn't dare to station troops here to fight against Zhang Lu in Cao Ying."

Sima Yi pointed to the [-] to [-] troops in the pass, with a self-evident smile on his lips.

After a pause, seeing that no one spoke, he continued.

"Nowadays, with the addition of Yongzhou and Liangzhou, there are frequent wars and warlords stand side by side. Cao Cao's ruling power has become extremely weak!"

"Before Cao Cao rushed to Longxi, we occupied Hanzhong by force. By severing Liangzhou and encroaching on the border of Cao Wei, we could eat Cao Wei step by step, and then enter Guanzhong. What do you think? This is not like being slowly worn to death by Cao Cao good?"

"Could it be that... my lord and you all don't want to be at the highest point in Chang'an and Luoyang to look at the scenery of the world?"

Hearing this, everyone fell into deep thought.

Even Chen Gong, who has always been against it, stopped talking. This is indeed a very good strategy.

Liu Bei's eyes lit up. From these remarks, Liu Bei saw Sima Yi's excellent strategic vision, and his ability may not be inferior to that of Chen Gong and the others!

He felt that someone like Sima Yi who was ambitious and dared to fight was in line with his appetite.

Moreover, Liangzhou has more than [-] elite soldiers, he really wants to eat them, and he also wants top fighters like Ma Chao.

Ma Yunlu, who has a fiery personality and beautiful looks, also wants to come to a wave of old cows to eat tender grass and take them as concubines!

I heard that Ma Yunlu's favorite person is Xia Houzhe?Then, if I, Liu Bei, marry him by force, wouldn't that mean avenging my revenge for taking my wife back then?

After Liu Bei's ambition was ignited, Sima Yi became more and more pleasing to the eye.

At least...the other party understands what Liu Bei needs.

"Okay, that's a good point! I, Liu Bei, have made up my mind since I was a child that I must help the Han Dynasty. Now that the thieves are trying to overthrow my Han Dynasty, how can I sit still and wait for death?"

"As Zhong Da said, the Northern Expedition...is our only way out. I don't think you all want to be given the reputation of being a rebel by Cao Cao, right?"

"Both public and private, we shouldn't sit still and guard this mountain forest, so...you don't need to persuade me anymore, I have made up my mind! This Hanzhong must be fought, and it must be fought as soon as possible!"

Liu Bei slapped the table with his big hand, and glanced at everyone with cold eyes, as if he would attack anyone who dared to stand out.

Guan Yu swung his sword with a pestle to strengthen his momentum.

Seeing that Liu Bei was determined to make the Northern Expedition, all the generals sighed and said nothing more.

But Chen Gong straightened his neck and stood up as if he was dead.

He didn't want Liu Bei to seek his own death and ruin all the hard-earned foundation.

The Northern Expedition is too dangerous, and steady and steady is the kingly way.

"My lord! My subordinates still disagree with the Northern Expedition. I think we should work hard to develop the economy and talk about expansion later!"

"We don't even have a foundation, so how can we talk about hegemony? Don't be misled by that yellow-mouthed kid! With the danger of mountains and rivers, it's no problem to refuse to defend for decades."

"In the past few decades, I don't believe that no one has rebelled against Cao Cao in other places. When the time comes, his body will be weak, and it will be an opportunity for us to rise! My lord... Hold on, don't wave!"

In Chen Gong's mind, Liu Bei would, as usual, make a public opinion, and then smile and reject Sima Yi's suggestion.

After all, he, Chen Gong, was the veteran minister at the beginning!