Cao Ang exterminated Yuan Shu cleanly.
This made Lu Bu feel a huge threat, so he wanted to attack Cao Ang before he could gain a stable footing. He wanted to seize the opportunity to take away a few counties or plunder them to create some trouble for Cao Ang.
Xun You said," Xuzhou is a place where many rivers converge and is a hub of transportation. It has been a battleground since ancient times. Therefore, my lord and Lu Bu will have a battle sooner or later. I think that Lu Bu's invasion is a good thing and will create an opportunity for us.”
He continued," Although Lu Bu is brave, he has no reason to attack. This act of taking advantage of a burning house is not popular. Our army is a benevolent army. With the victory in Huainan, our morale is high and our army is getting sharper. We can use the Huai River as a base to directly fight Lu Bu.”
Cao Ang's original plan was to completely take over Yuan Shu's territory, recuperate for a period of time, and then set out from Xuchang to attack Xuzhou and attack Lu Bu.
Unexpectedly.
Lu Bu could quickly defeat Xiao Pei and drive away Liu Bei. He would pose a threat to Cao Ang first.
After Pei City was breached.
There was no buffer between Cao Ang and Lu Bu.
Lü Bu could directly force Xuchang or cross the Huai River to attack Huainan. Xuchang was Cao Ang's base camp, and Huainan was the new territory that Cao Ang was about to annex.
No matter which side was attacked.
Even Cao Ang would feel a headache.
Lu Bu had already become a thorn in his side.
In history, not long after Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shu, he immediately attacked Lu Bu. Presumably, this was also the reason. If Lu Bu was not eliminated, the rear would not be stable and it would be impossible for him to conquer the Central Plains.
However, Cao Ang's timing and situation were better than Cao Cao's. Cao Cao attacked Lu Bu but was unable to take him down for a long time. He was in a stalemate and wanted to give up because of the loss of food and manpower.
Cao Ang currently had sufficient rations.
He defeated Yuan Shu in less than a month.
The entire process did not involve any intense battles.
The soldiers were full of energy and morale. Even if Lu Bu was tenacious, he could still fight a long battle.
The confrontation between the Cao Family and Lu Bu was brought forward by almost a year. This would be of great help to the future of the Central Plains and the world.
Cao Ang adopted Xun You's suggestion of attacking Xuzhou first.
He held a military conference and made personnel adjustments to his subordinates.
Lu Bu was not Yuan Shu.
Zhang Liao and Gao Shun are good generals.
Cao Ang didn't dare to underestimate the enemy.
Therefore, he sent the 20,000 elite soldiers from Xuchang to the north of the Huai River to fight against Lu Bu.
He appointed Xiahou Dun as the main general, Yue Jin, Yu Jin, and Xu Huang to be in charge of the front, middle, and rear troops. They each had their own duties. He appointed Yue Fei as the vanguard general, and Guo Jia and Xun You as the military counselor.
He appointed Guo Jia as the mastermind.
Xun You served as a staff officer.
As for Cheng Yu and Cao Yi, they had other important tasks.
Cheng Yu was appointed as the Governor of Yangzhou, in charge of the Jianghuai area, pacifying the people and continuing the disaster relief.
Cao Yi was in charge of assisting Cheng Yu, eliminating the small local forces, taking in Yuan Shu's remaining soldiers, and transferring the disaster victims to Yingchuan.
Cao Ang was temporarily stationed at the rear, observing the changes in the overall situation. Together with Xun Yu, he was in charge of the logistics.
Cheng Yu was a little worried.
He privately went to Cao Ang and said," My lord, Lu Bu is no ordinary person. If you don't lead the army to attack personally, I'm afraid you won't be able to intimidate Xuzhou. Although Xiahou Dun is a veteran, he has been defeated by Lu Bu many times. Yue Fei and Guo Jia are too young.”
Cao Ang said confidently," I believe in Guo Jia, Yue Fei, and Xun You's abilities. With them around, we can deal with Lu Bu. Young people, you have to work hard. Only then will you be able to shoulder the heavy responsibilities of the country."”
Cheng Yu couldn't help but admire him.
Cao Ang was indeed very bold.
Lu Bu was the number one valiant general in the world. He had awed Xu Prefecture and was well-known throughout the world.
If it was Cao Cao, he would definitely have to personally oversee the situation. This was also Cao Cao's personality. He was extremely suspicious and always did things himself. He was not at ease leaving important matters to others.
On the other hand, Cao Ang.
Although Cheng Yu felt that this was a little risky.
However, his attitude of not using the person he suspected and not trusting the person he used was quite like that of a heroic lord.
A true emperor couldn't do everything himself. Cao Cao's method of personally participating in decision-making in almost every battle, big or small, had certain benefits, but there were also limitations.
Cheng Yu did not know.
Cao Ang wasn't being arrogant.
Cao Ang knew each other's strength all too well.
Even if Lu Bu was truly invincible, his talent in military affairs was not even comparable to Xu Huang, Le Jin, and Yu Jin. Zhang Liao was a talented commander, but he was still far from Yue Fei.
Let Yue Fei be the vanguard.
It was to let Yue Fei perform meritorious deeds.
In the future, he would be entrusted with even greater responsibilities.
Just in case, Cao Ang sent Guo Jia and Xun You, two top strategists.
Guo Jia did not summon a Heroic Soul. However, after spending a small amount of Fate, his attributes could still be seen through the system. His current attributes were as follows:
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Name: Guo Jia
[Loyalty: 100 (90 20)]
[Advanced Attributes: Martial Force 18, Commander 80, Strategy 99, Political 92]
[Abilities: Illusionary Strategy (Rare Talent), Natural Genius (Talent), Hundred Art of War (Skill)…]
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Guo Jia's loyalty was 90.
This was already a very high level of loyalty.
Generally speaking, it was very difficult for a rebellion to occur when loyalty was greater than 60.
Due to the effect of Cao Ang's Eternal Emperor skill, the loyalty of all his subjects increased by 20, so Guo Jia's loyalty was the same as Ah Ke, Cao Yi, and Yue Fei's.
Guo Jia's talent effect was as follows.
Exceptional Plan, Rare Talent, Reasoning 100, Insight 100, Megrety 100, Intuition 50.
Talent, creativity 50, learning speed 300%.
From the attributes.
Strategy: 99 points.
He was Cao Ang's subordinate with the highest intelligence.
Guo Jia also had the support of the rare talent of "
Everything from the development of the situation to the analysis of the enemy's and enemy's psychology was extremely accurate.
It was almost impossible for his speculation to be misjudged, so it could be said that he had calculated everything.
He was also familiar with hundreds of military strategies and was a near-perfect strategist.
Xun You was also an excellent military advisor. He was good at adapting to the situation and winning with strange strategies. With the two of them going out with the army, at least the army would be invincible.
After Cao Ang made the necessary arrangements.
There was another matter that he was particularly concerned about.
"Where is Liu Bei?" he asked Cao Yi.”
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