"Why?" Even though Cao Cao racked his brains, he was still puzzled.
After all, Luo Yang had eight stages, yet Chen Xuan was able to tell Xu Rong's whereabouts with such certainty.
This seemed a little too exaggerated.
If Dong Zhuo didn't kill Xu Rong even though he was being alienated, then Dong Zhuo had many choices.
He could take back Xu Rong's military power or transfer Xu Rong back to Chang 'an.
However, Chen Xuan was like a worm in Cao Cao's stomach, repeating the two points that Cao Cao had in mind.
Cao Cao's jaw dropped.
"Dong Zhuo wouldn't kill Xu Rong just because of a letter.
"If Dong Zhuo was really killed, that would be great.
"Pick a few of Dong Zhuo's generals. My lord, get a few men of sacrifice and send a letter to Dong Zhuo to kill a few more.
"Even if Dong Zhuo doesn't dare to kill him, the person who received the letter will be afraid. Everyone is in danger, so we have another chance.”
Chen Xuan took a sip of wine and continued,"
"As for why Xu Rong was transferred to Mengjin.
"Because-
"Li Ru will help us and let Xu Rong come to Mengjin.”
Li Ru will help us?" Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun blurted out in unison.
"Yes, Li Ru will help us." Chen Xuan smiled and explained,"
"Discord is only a means, not an end.
"Our goal is to lure Li Ru into helping us.
"First, we need to know one thing.
"Our discord won't make Dong Zhuo truly believe that Xu Rong betrayed him.
"Xu Rong was personally promoted by Dong Zhuo. He is the only Liaodong general in Dong Zhuo's lineup.
"Even the current Governor of Liaodong, Gongsun Du, is Xu Rong's fellow countryman and was recommended to Dong Zhuo by Xu Rong.
"These two are enough to show how much Dong Zhuo trusts him.
"That's why Dong Zhuo was more willing to believe that Xu Rong was just a little stupid and would not betray him.
"From the fact that Xu Rong wasn't killed this time, it can be seen that Dong Zhuo trusts Xu Rong.
"But Dong Zhuo trusts Xu Rong so much, so it's hard for Li Ru not to suspect Xu Rong.
"The purpose of our sowing discord is to get Li Ru to help us transfer Xu Rong to Mengjin Pass.”
Chen Xuan's analysis was still very convincing. Cao Cao stroked his beard and nodded slightly.
"Why would Li Ru transfer Xu Rong to Mengjin Pass?”Cao Ren asked.
"That's easy," said Chen Xuan.
"As long as you send a letter to Xu Rong, point out the two words Mengjin Pass in the letter.
"Li Ru will naturally lend us a hand.”
Cao Cao thought about it and probed,"Tai Ah is saying that Li Ru will beat him at his own game?"”
Chen Xuan nodded."
"Yes, I am.
"To Dong Zhuo and Li Ru, they would never think that we would cross the Yellow River to the south and do such a suicidal thing.
"You must know that the Yellow River is a natural barrier that is not easy to cross, and all the boats along the river have been burned by Dong Zhuo.
"That's why they won't trust us and won't be afraid of us crossing south.
"Since you don't believe that we will cross the Yellow River to the south.
"Then, in Li Ru's opinion, what exactly do we want to do?
"First of all, he will discover that we have six thousand elite troops at Tiger Cage Pass.
"Secondly, he will find out that although we have some troops on the other side of Mengjin Pass, only one or two thousand of them are pretending to cross the river.
"So he will think that we are just bluffing in Mengjin and must have other motives.
"Then, what is our purpose for Li Ru?
"The goal is naturally to seize Tiger Cage Pass.
"This is back to Xu Rong. If we want to take down Tiger Cage Pass, what is the easiest way?”
"Colluding with Xu Rong.
"Li Ru isn't like Dong Zhuo. He's always been cautious, so he'll definitely think that there's a possibility of us colluding with Xu Rong.
"This is the effect of sowing discord. Even if Li Ru did not think that Xu Rong would betray him, it would be difficult for him to not be careful and prevent Xu Rong from betraying him.
"So he had to transfer Xu Rong away.”
"Where are you going?" Chen Xuan answered his own question," Mengjin Pass.
"Why?
"Because Li Ru doesn't trust Xu Rong, but he can't really anger Xu Rong.
"If we force Xu Rong to rebel, not only will Dong Zhuo not let Li Ru off, but it will also be what we want. Therefore, Li Ru will gently transfer Xu Rong away.
"But once he transfers Xu Rong, Xu Rong will think that Dong Zhuo has fallen into our trap and will get rid of him sooner or later.
"Therefore, Li Ru could only do as we said in the counter-spy letter and transfer Xu Rong to Mengjin Pass. Tell him that this is just a trick to beat him at his own game and let Xu Rong calm down.”
"But isn't he afraid that Xu Rong will rebel and take us over?" Cao Renfa asked.”
"This is a psychological game," Chen Xuan continued to explain.
"Firstly, we already know that no one will believe that we will really cross the Yellow River south and go deep alone.
"If we give Sun Jian 6,000 soldiers and let him disguise himself as our army, it will strengthen their point of view.
"Secondly, Li Ru would think that if Xu Rong really helped us cross the river, they would be able to capture us and Xu Rong in one fell swoop.
"Thirdly, Li Ru will definitely arrange for people to restrict and monitor Xu Rong.
"Moreover, he will definitely send people to Mengjin Pass to investigate day and night.
"If we really collude with Xu Rong and cross the river, they will immediately mobilize an army to eliminate us and Xu Rong.”
As Chen Xuan finished speaking, everyone fell into deep thought.
Cao Cao nodded.
Although Chen Xuan had already displayed his unparalleled ability to read people's minds, Cao Cao was still shocked.
Chen Xuan's deduction had almost predicted the path that Dong Zhuo would choose, the path that Xu Rong would choose, and the path that Li Ru would choose.
If this was a game of chess.
That Chen Xuan didn't seem like he was playing a game with someone at all. It was like he was replaying the game.
It was as if Li Ru, Dong Zhuo, and the others had already placed their pieces, but what Chen Xuan did was to show them their moves step by step.
This was too unbelievable.
As a result, Cao Cao felt like he was dreaming.
After all, as long as one of the moves was wrong and did not go according to Chen Xuan's expected path, then Chen Xuan's judgment would be completely wrong.
If someone else had said this in front of Cao Cao, Cao Cao would have thought that they were bragging and chased them out.
However, Chen Xuan had created miracles for Cao Cao.
Cao Cao was willing to believe that Chen Xuan would continue to create miracles for him.
"The reason I chose Meng Jin." Chen Xuan continued to explain why he wanted to cross the river in Mengjin.
" My lord, please take a look." Chen Xuan pointed at the few dangerous passes south of Luoyang.
"These passes are all built on Mount Song. As long as there is a war, the beacon fire on the pass will be lit and Luoyang will know.
"Only Mengjin Pass has its vision blocked by Mang Mountain, so the Beacon Tower must be built on Mang Mountain.
"We only need to send a small group of troops to cross the Yellow River at night and control the Beacon Towers on Mount Mang.
"When we fight with the defenders of Mengjin Pass, we only need to cut off the road and Dong Zhuo in Luoyang will not know that we have crossed the Yellow River.
"This is why I asked my lord to cross the Yellow River to the north instead of going south to the two passes of Yuanyuan and Dagu.
"Our ultimate goal is to catch Dong Zhuo unprepared when he moves the capital.
"Only by entering Luo from Mengjin can we do it.”
……
Hearing Chen Xuan's words, Cao Cao looked at the map and fell into deep thought.
Chen Xuan's plan was undoubtedly feasible, and if it succeeded, he might even be able to kill Dong Zhuo on the road to the capital.
But to be honest, although he had already decided to listen to Chen Xuan's plan and cross the river.
However, he had always been hesitant.
Crossing the river to launch a sneak attack was an extremely bold strategy.
But it was definitely not a safe plan.
He led the army across the Yellow River, and they went deep into the river. There was no more food supplies or any way out.
Right now, the soldiers still did not know that after crossing the Yellow River to the north, they still had to cross the Yellow River to the south and enter the enemy's hinterland.
However, once they knew, they might be afraid. After all, crossing the river to fight was suicide.
All risky strategies required great courage and determination, and even more so, an elite troop that could execute every order.
In the previous two victories, Cao Cao was fearless and did not have any burdens. Even if he died, he could leave behind a strong reputation.
But now, he was no longer barefoot.
He had already won a victory and obtained the fame he had always dreamed of. He also had a warhorse, elite soldiers, and armor that he had never imagined would be enough for him to stand firm in this chaotic world.
There was no need for him to take such a risk. He could learn from the others and conserve his energy for another plan.
If he were to use such a risky move again and lose, the good reputation he had already obtained would probably turn into underestimating the enemy and advancing rashly.
And he, Cao Cao, would inevitably become the next Zhao Kuo who talked on paper and would be ridiculed by the world.
Before Cao Cao could say anything, Xiahou Dun was the first to ask,"
"But why did Chancellor drive a wedge between Dong Zhuo and Xu Rong and transfer Xu Rong to Mengjin Pass?
"If the general guarding Mengjin Pass was someone else, wouldn't it be possible to cross the Yellow River tonight and attack Mengjin Pass?
"Why make it so complicated?"
Chen Xuan had already known that this question would be asked and had already prepared the answer. He shook his head and said,
"Naturally, it's also possible.
"But if it wasn't for Xu Rong, we would have to spend a lot more effort.
"Moreover, we might not be able to guarantee that we will succeed in ambushing Dong Zhuo.”
Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun sent a questioning emoji again.
"Why?" Cao Ren was puzzled.
When Cao Cao heard this, he was enlightened and understood Chen Xuan's plan.
Hence, after a moment of silence, he cleared his thoughts again.
Cao Cao told him the plan Chen Xuan had given him,"
"Do you know of the Marquis of Huai Yin's plan to cross the Yellow River and attack Wei Bao?”
The two of them shook their heads.
"The Marquis of Huai Yin and the army of Bao, the King of Wei, faced off against each other. They made boats and pretended to cross the river in Pu Ban City, but secretly led their army to cross the river fifty miles north of Pu Ban City.
"After crossing the Yellow River, the Duke of Huaiyin did not go south to fight Wei Bao. Instead, he went deep into the Wei Kingdom's hinterland and attacked the capital of the Wei Kingdom, which is now An Yi in the east of the river.
"The King of Wei, Bao, was shocked and returned to help. Fan Kuai crossed the Yellow River, and the Marquis of Huaiyin immediately abandoned An Yi to fight back against the King of Wei's army.
"The Wei army was defeated by the Marquis of Huaiyin and Fan Kuai, and the King of Wei was captured.”
Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun nodded in admiration.
Xiahou Dun sighed with emotion." The Marquis of Huaiyin's use of troops is truly unrestrained. He appears and disappears like a ghost.”
He finally understood.
The allusion that the lord mentioned should be when they crossed the river to the south, they would use this plan.
Thinking of this, he suddenly realized that Chen Xuan's strategy was really similar to the Duke of Huaiyin's.
They were equally unrestrained and unrestrained.
Similarly, he was as agile as a god.
The premise of using troops so boldly was that they had already predicted the enemy's movements before sending out their troops.
The art of war says: good at fighting, attract people, but not people.
A good fighter would always mobilize others and not be mobilized by others.
Chen Xuan's performance over the past month had perfectly demonstrated this point.
It was really too terrifying…
Cao Cao continued his analysis.
Xiahou Dun retracted his thoughts and continued to focus.
"Although the Western Liang Army won't send heavy troops to guard the two passes south of the Yellow River, as Tai Ah said, they will definitely patrol the river bank day and night.
"If we want to cross the Yellow River without being discovered, we must arrange for a group of suspicious soldiers to pretend to cross the river.
"When the guards at Mengjin Pass discover that we are about to cross the Yellow River, they will immediately inform Dong Zhuo and Li Ru.
"This way, we won't be able to surprise Dong Zhuo in the capital.
"That's why.
"What we need is for the defenders of Mengjin Pass to remain completely silent after we quickly launch a surprise attack to seize the pass.
"What we need is to make Dong Zhuo completely unaware that our army has crossed the Yellow River and taken the river pass.
"In order to do this, we have to cross the river and seize the pass. Then, we have to make sure that everything in the pass is normal and make Dong Zhuo think that we are just bluffing.
"The only way to do this with the least effort is to force Xu Rong, who had no way out, to surrender to us and cooperate with us, making Dong Zhuo feel that everything is normal.
"This is also why Tai Ah said that he wanted to drive a wedge between Xu Rong and force Xu Rong to rebel. He wanted to use Xu Rong to achieve his goal of ambushing Dong Zhuo.
"As Tai Ah said, if the person guarding the pass was someone else, it might not be impossible, but it might not be 100% certain.
"After all, other than Xu Rong, everyone else has a way out and can surrender and rebel.
"And Xu Rong, under the circumstances of being alienated, lost two rounds in a row.
" He will understand that even if he didn't collude with us, Dong Zhuo and all the generals of the Western Liang Army will think that he did.
"Even if Dong Zhuo can tolerate him, the others can't either.
"At that time, there are only two paths left in front of Xu Rong. Either die or surrender.”
Cao Cao raised his cup and was silent for a moment before continuing,"
"Such a series of strategies can be said to be both bold and reasonable.
"Tai'e's military strategy is simply like the reincarnation of the Marquis of Huaiyin.
"It's really amazing.”
Cao Cao saluted Chen Xuan and drank the wine in his cup.
When he mentioned the Marquis of Huaiyin, Cao Cao had already made his decision.
Wasn't it a risky move for the Marquis of Huaiyin to cross the Yellow River eastward and attack the capital of Wei State?
The Marquis of Huaiyin had fought with his back against the wall and arranged for two thousand elites to attack General Chen Yu's camp. Wasn't this also a risky move?
As for morale.
Knowing the advantages and disadvantages, he took the lead, why worry about morale?
Chen Xuan had already brought him two such miracles.
He was now willing to believe that Chen Xuan could really continue to create miracles for him.
That day when he swore to the heavens, his words were still ringing in his ears and vivid in his mind: We must use them, trust them, and monopolize them.
Now that he was using it and specializing in it, could he not trust it?
At the thought of this, he had an inexplicable feeling.
Even if Dong Zhuo and Xu Rong didn't follow Chen Xuan's path, they would still be able to do so.
Chen Xuan would immediately, immediately, come up with another plan for Dong Zhuo and Xu Rong.
Cao Cao had brainwashed himself.
"Crossing the river!" Cao Cao said.
"Cai!"
"Cai!"
Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun understood all of this. They toasted Chen Xuan one after another and praised him from the bottom of their hearts.
"My lord, there is someone who wishes to see you." A guard walked into the tent.
"No." Cao Cao refused without hesitation.
"He said that if the lord doesn't return, he will tell us his name, saying that he is Yingchuan Xun Yu.”
Cao Cao was stunned as he looked at Chen Xuan.
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