The strongest fortresses often crumble from the inside.
Cao Cao's thoughts drifted away from Chen Xuan's words.
It has been more than 400 years since the Qin and Han Dynasties.
The First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty, Zhao Gao, Hu Hai, Li Si, and Han Feizi.
Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng from West Chu.
Wang Mang of the former Han Dynasty.
The Spirit Emperor of the Later Han Dynasty.
No matter how powerful a dynasty or force was, the root of its destruction was indeed from within.
"We had already planted this nail when we first encountered the Western Liang Army.”
Chen Xuan's voice interrupted Cao Cao's thoughts.
Xiahou Dun opened his mouth in confusion, but then realized that he seemed to have asked too much tonight. He simply did not ask and waited for Chen Xuan to speak.
"Isn't my lord curious why I asked my lord to deliberately let Xu Rong go twice in a row?”
Cao Cao was silent for a moment before he suddenly understood."Drive a wedge between Xu Rong?
"Could it be that Tai Ah had already thought of this moment from the beginning?!
"That's why you let Xu Rong go twice?”
Cao Cao was truly shocked by Chen Xuan's words.
Chen Xuan had schemed against Sun Jian twice, first turning his friend into an enemy, then turning his enemy into a friend.
He had schemed against the Western Liang Army twice, first killing Hua Xiong and then taking over Lishui Pass.
Now, he had to scheme against Xu Rong again. What kind of result could he achieve in the end?
"That's not the case. Xuan naturally can't be so accurate.”Chen Xuan explained.
Cao Cao dragged out his voice and said,"Oh."
If Chen Xuan could really calculate so far, then he was not a human, but a divine schemer.
"When I first met Xu Rong, I only felt that killing Xu Rong would not bring any substantial benefits to our army.
"And letting Xu Rong go might have some unexpected effects in the future.
"Thus, the first time we released Xu Rong, we seized the Mushui Pass.
"As for sparing his life the second time, there are two possibilities for us to sow discord.”
"First, I'm going to go to the hospital.
"If Dong Zhuo kills Xu Rong because of his defeat, the other generals of the Western Liang Army will be in danger.
"We can drive a wedge between any of Dong Zhuo's generals.
"However, Dong Zhuo is a smart person. There is a high chance that he will not do this. However, it is difficult to guarantee that he is really old and muddle-headed.”
"Secondly, I'm not a genius.
"Even in the current situation, Dong Zhuo still wants to keep Xu Rong, so we can use this strategy to drive a wedge between us.
"Didn't I ask the lord to arrange for more than ten spies to sneak back to Tiger Cage Pass?
"The spy found out that Xu Rong was indeed not transferred out of Hulao Pass. He was only demoted from the Protectorate General of 6,000 people to a lieutenant of 2,000 people.”
"So, what we need to do next is…
"It's to drive a wedge between Xu Rong and force him to rebel, using Xu Rong to quietly cross the Yellow River.”
This…
At this moment, Cao Cao's heart was already racing.
So this was what Chen Xuan meant when he said he couldn't calculate.
How could this be called inaccurate?
In the end, he still calculated and let Xu Rong go, then alienated Xu Rong.
Not only did he calculate it, he also calculated what his next move would be if Xu Rong was killed by Dong Zhuo!
"Not only do you want to drive a wedge between Xu Rong, but you also want to force Xu Rong to rebel?
"Tai Ah's wisdom is truly unpredictable. It's really all linked together, and there's no mistake!”
Cao Cao did not wait for Chen Xuan to present his plan to force Xu Rong to rebel, and he was already deeply moved.
Chen Xuan had really broadened his horizons.
Today, he finally understood what it meant to be a frog at the bottom of a well.
He was taking things one step at a time.
Chen Xuan, on the other hand, was taking ten steps at a time…
"My lord, you praise me too much." Chen Xuan bowed humbly and continued to analyze,"
"Although Xu Rong was only demoted, he wasn't killed by Dong Zhuo.
"But with Li Ru's personality, it's impossible for him not to suspect Xu Rong.
"Moreover, Li Ru might have already seen through it. We deliberately let Xu Rong go and wanted to use him.
"That's why he and Dong Zhuo will definitely keep their eyes on Xu Rong.
"Therefore, it's easy to drive a wedge between Xu Rong and Dong Zhuo. All you need is a letter and a death warrior.
"As for forcing Xu Rong to rebel...
"As long as we send this letter to Dong Zhuo, it will be enough for him to find out that we are secretly in contact with Xu Rong.
"As for what was written in the letter, how to make Dong Zhuo aware that Xu Rong was communicating with us, and how to make Dong Zhuo suspect Xu Rong.
"These are all small matters. My lord, just let me do it.”
Cao Cao was silent for a moment before nodding.
Seeing that Cao Cao had agreed, Chen Xuan took out a map and pointed at the eight passes of Luoyang.
South of the Yellow River, north of Mount Mang, there was a pass: Mengjin Pass.
There were two passes on Mount Song, the Yuanyuan Pass and the Dagu Pass.
There are two passes to the south of Mount Song: Guangcheng Pass.
To the west of Luo River, there are two passes: Yique Pass and Luhun Pass.
There are two passes to the east of Luoshui River: Hulao Pass and Qishui Pass.
These eight stages locked Luo Yang in a basin with a radius of two hundred miles.
Any external force that wanted to enter Luoyang would have to first attack these eight passes.
What was more counter-intuitive was that Lishui Pass and Tiger Cage Pass were actually the least dangerous and easiest to attack among the eight passes.
Chen Xuan only found out about this after he arrived at the wild jujube.
He then understood why in history, when attacking Luoyang from the Central Plains, it was almost always through Tiger Cage Pass, while there were few records of other passes.
It was because the other seven stages were too difficult to overcome.
Almost no one would choose those few places to tackle the key problems.
"After we sow discord between Xu Rong and Dong Zhuo, Xu Rong will be transferred here.”
Chen Xuan pointed at Mengjin Pass and said firmly.
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The strongest fortresses often crumble from the inside.
Cao Cao's thoughts drifted away from Chen Xuan's words.
It has been more than 400 years since the Qin and Han Dynasties.
The First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty, Zhao Gao, Hu Hai, Li Si, and Han Feizi.
Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng from West Chu.
Wang Mang of the former Han Dynasty.
The Spirit Emperor of the Later Han Dynasty.
No matter how powerful a dynasty or force was, the root of its destruction was indeed from within.
"We had already planted this nail when we first encountered the Western Liang Army.”
Chen Xuan's voice interrupted Cao Cao's thoughts.
Xiahou Dun opened his mouth in confusion, but then realized that he seemed to have asked too much tonight. He simply did not ask and waited for Chen Xuan to speak.
"Isn't my lord curious why I asked my lord to deliberately let Xu Rong go twice in a row?”
Cao Cao was silent for a moment before he suddenly understood."Drive a wedge between Xu Rong?
"Could it be that Tai Ah had already thought of this moment from the beginning?!
"That's why you let Xu Rong go twice?”
Cao Cao was truly shocked by Chen Xuan's words.
Chen Xuan had schemed against Sun Jian twice, first turning his friend into an enemy, then turning his enemy into a friend.
He had schemed against the Western Liang Army twice, first killing Hua Xiong and then taking over Lishui Pass.
Now, he had to scheme against Xu Rong again. What kind of result could he achieve in the end?
"That's not the case. Xuan naturally can't be so accurate.”Chen Xuan explained.
Cao Cao dragged out his voice and said,"Oh."
If Chen Xuan could really calculate so far, then he was not a human, but a divine schemer.
"When I first met Xu Rong, I only felt that killing Xu Rong would not bring any substantial benefits to our army.
"And letting Xu Rong go might have some unexpected effects in the future.
"Thus, the first time we released Xu Rong, we seized the Mushui Pass.
"As for sparing his life the second time, there are two possibilities for us to sow discord.”
"First, I'm going to go to the hospital.
"If Dong Zhuo kills Xu Rong because of his defeat, the other generals of the Western Liang Army will be in danger.
"We can drive a wedge between any of Dong Zhuo's generals.
"However, Dong Zhuo is a smart person. There is a high chance that he will not do this. However, it is difficult to guarantee that he is really old and muddle-headed.”
"Secondly, I'm not a genius.
"Even in the current situation, Dong Zhuo still wants to keep Xu Rong, so we can use this strategy to drive a wedge between us.
"Didn't I ask the lord to arrange for more than ten spies to sneak back to Tiger Cage Pass?
"The spy found out that Xu Rong was indeed not transferred out of Hulao Pass. He was only demoted from the Protectorate General of 6,000 people to a lieutenant of 2,000 people.”
"So, what we need to do next is…
"It's to drive a wedge between Xu Rong and force him to rebel, using Xu Rong to quietly cross the Yellow River.”
This…
At this moment, Cao Cao's heart was already racing.
So this was what Chen Xuan meant when he said he couldn't calculate.
How could this be called inaccurate?
In the end, he still calculated and let Xu Rong go, then alienated Xu Rong.
Not only did he calculate it, he also calculated what his next move would be if Xu Rong was killed by Dong Zhuo!
"Not only do you want to drive a wedge between Xu Rong, but you also want to force Xu Rong to rebel?
"Tai Ah's wisdom is truly unpredictable. It's really all linked together, and there's no mistake!”
Cao Cao did not wait for Chen Xuan to present his plan to force Xu Rong to rebel, and he was already deeply moved.
Chen Xuan had really broadened his horizons.
Today, he finally understood what it meant to be a frog at the bottom of a well.
He was taking things one step at a time.
Chen Xuan, on the other hand, was taking ten steps at a time…
"My lord, you praise me too much." Chen Xuan bowed humbly and continued to analyze,"
"Although Xu Rong was only demoted, he wasn't killed by Dong Zhuo.
"But with Li Ru's personality, it's impossible for him not to suspect Xu Rong.
"Moreover, Li Ru might have already seen through it. We deliberately let Xu Rong go and wanted to use him.
"That's why he and Dong Zhuo will definitely keep their eyes on Xu Rong.
"Therefore, it's easy to drive a wedge between Xu Rong and Dong Zhuo. All you need is a letter and a death warrior.
"As for forcing Xu Rong to rebel...
"As long as we send this letter to Dong Zhuo, it will be enough for him to find out that we are secretly in contact with Xu Rong.
"As for what was written in the letter, how to make Dong Zhuo aware that Xu Rong was communicating with us, and how to make Dong Zhuo suspect Xu Rong.
"These are all small matters. My lord, just let me do it.”
Cao Cao was silent for a moment before nodding.
Seeing that Cao Cao had agreed, Chen Xuan took out a map and pointed at the eight passes of Luoyang.
South of the Yellow River, north of Mount Mang, there was a pass: Mengjin Pass.
There were two passes on Mount Song, the Yuanyuan Pass and the Dagu Pass.
There are two passes to the south of Mount Song: Guangcheng Pass.
To the west of Luo River, there are two passes: Yique Pass and Luhun Pass.
There are two passes to the east of Luoshui River: Hulao Pass and Qishui Pass.
These eight stages locked Luo Yang in a basin with a radius of two hundred miles.
Any external force that wanted to enter Luoyang would have to first attack these eight passes.
What was more counter-intuitive was that Lishui Pass and Tiger Cage Pass were actually the least dangerous and easiest to attack among the eight passes.
Chen Xuan only found out about this after he arrived at the wild jujube.
He then understood why in history, when attacking Luoyang from the Central Plains, it was almost always through Tiger Cage Pass, while there were few records of other passes.
It was because the other seven stages were too difficult to overcome.
Almost no one would choose those few places to tackle the key problems.
"After we sow discord between Xu Rong and Dong Zhuo, Xu Rong will be transferred here.”
Chen Xuan pointed at Mengjin Pass and said firmly.
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