Three Kingdoms: The identity of the financial master behind the scenes was exposed by Cao Cao

Jiangdong, Jianye.

In the state capital.

Sun Ce was studying the two silk books in his hands.

One of them was an urgent report from the north.

How Cao Yuan used his clever tricks to help Cao Cao conquer Yecheng, pacify Hebei, and finally Cao Cao proclaimed himself the King of Wei are among them.

"This Cao Yuan is really a mastermind. With the help of such a strange person, it is no wonder that the Cao thief was as powerful as Yuan Shao and was wiped out in the blink of an eye."

Sun Ce sighed.

His eyes turned to another letter.

It was a letter written by Liu Bei.

At this time, Liu Bei had claimed to be the King of Han and invited Sun Ce to form an alliance. The two families would send troops to the north to attack Cao Cao and divide the world equally.

These two ways The letters, one after the other, were delivered to Sun Ce.

"Gongjin, Shiyuan, Cao Cao has become the king and swallows up Hebei."

"Now Liu Bei is also called the King of Han and has asked me to attack Cao Cao together. What do you think?"

Sun Ce looked at the two people, one beautiful and one ugly.

The handsome one was naturally Jiangdong Mizhoulang, who was Sun Ce's mastermind.

The ugly one was Fengxiao Pang Tong, who was as famous as Wolong.

At the beginning , Zhuge Liang strongly invited Pang Tong to assist Liu Bei with him to help the Han Dynasty.

Pang Tong had no feelings for Liu Bei and left Jiangdong to join Sun Ce.

Sun Ce appreciated Pang Tong's intelligence, so he ignored his ugliness and treated Pang Tong with great courtesy and kindness. The level of trust is no less than that of Zhou Yu

"Cao Cao's new victory in Hebei has not yet settled people's hearts. This is the perfect time for us to send our troops north to seize Huainan."

"We missed the opportunity in the Battle of Guandu last time. If we miss this opportunity again, when Cao Cao consolidates the north, it will be difficult for us to capture Shouchun and enter the Central Plains of Tu."

"Bo Fu, I think that regardless of whether we form an alliance with Liu Bei or not, we must go on the Northern Expedition!"

Zhou Yu's attitude was clear and he advocated the Northern Expedition.

Sun Ce nodded slightly and looked at Pang Tong.

Pang Tong said:"The Northern Expedition is naturally imperative, but Tong believes that there is one more important thing that needs to be completed before the Lord's Northern Expedition.

Sun Ce asked curiously:"What is more important than the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains?""

"Be king!"

Pang Tong said two words in a leisurely manner. Sun Ce was shocked, obviously he didn't expect that Pang Tong would persuade him to become king.

"The Han Emperor has died, the Han Dynasty has also been destroyed for four hundred years, and the world has entered an era of no masters."

"Only by becoming king can the lord show me, Jiangdong Erlang, and even the people of the world that the lord has the ambition to wipe out the world and unify the world."

"Only in this way can we inspire soldiers to work hard and attract heroes from all over the world."

"Therefore, it is generally believed that before the Lord’s Northern Expedition, he must first take the throne as King of Wu!"

Pang Tong spoke eloquently and pointed out the benefits of becoming king to Sun Ce.

Sun Ce's eyes flashed and his fists were secretly clenched. He was obviously convinced.

"What Shi Yuan said makes sense!"

"Cao Cao was an eunuch, but he dared to call himself king"

"Liu Bei was just a mat weaver and shoe seller. He claimed to be a descendant of the Han Dynasty, so he dared to call himself king."

"Bo Fu, you are the queen of the generals, a lifelong hero, sitting on the land east of the Yangtze River, why can't you be the king!"

Zhou Yu jumped up and raised his hands to Sun Ce:

"We sincerely request Bo Fu to comply with the destiny and ascend the throne as King of Wu. We will lead our Jiangdong sons to the north to compete with Cao Cao in the world, to show off the male and female!"

As soon as Zhou Yu took the lead, Cheng Pu, Taishi Ci and other generals present stood up suddenly.

"We sincerely request you, your lord, to comply with destiny and become the king.——"

The voices urging people to come in came and went, echoing in the lobby.

Sun Ce smiled

…

It was late spring.

Liu Bei lived in Xiangyang and called himself King of Han.

Sun Ce Yu Jianye, called himself King of Wu.

The two families formed an alliance in Chaisang and formed a bloody alliance. They agreed to launch an expedition to the north at the same time and carve up the Central Plains.

……

Yecheng, Wei Palace.

Inside the main hall.

Cao Cao was sitting on the throne, listening to Cheng Yu report the urgent report that had just been sent from the south.

"Liu Bei claims to be the King of Han, and has led an army of 70,000 to the north from Xinye, approaching our important town of Wancheng. General Zixiao asks the king to send reinforcements quickly."

"Sun Ce proclaimed himself King of Wu in Jianye and formed an alliance with Liu Bei. He personally led an army of 60,000 across the river and was marching towards Hefei City. Hefei garrison Man Chong rushed 800 miles to ask for help from the king."

Cheng Yu reported the intelligence of the two armies.

Xiahou Dun sarcastically said:"Liu Bei and Sun Ce, these two clowns, only stole the land of one state, and then they dared to imitate others and imitate the great kings. They really overestimate their capabilities!"

"Liu and Sun were originally ambitious tycoons. Now that the Han Dynasty has fallen, it is not surprising that they would jump out and claim the throne."

"Not just the two of them, there will be endless numbers of Xiaoxiao who will be king in the world in the future."

Cao Cao sneered disapprovingly.

"Liu and Sun formed an alliance at this time and sent troops at the same time. They must have wanted to take advantage of the king's new acquisition of Hebei and before he could calm people's hearts, and seize the opportunity to invade the Central Plains."

"The timing of these two thieves is very accurate, and they are menacing, so they should not be underestimated."

Guo Jia, however, looked calm and reminded him.

Cao Cao nodded slightly:"The words of filial piety are reasonable, but in view of filial piety, how should I respond?"

"Attack from the west and defend from the east!"

Guo Jia said four words without thinking.

Cao Cao's eyes lit up and he motioned for Guo Jia to continue speaking.

"Although Sun Ce was brave, the Wu soldiers he led were good at water battles but not good at foot battles. Your Majesty only needs to send 5,000 more elite troops to Hefei City. With his full power, Sun Ce will be nailed to Hefei City and he will be unable to move even an inch. Go north."

Guo Jia's hand moved from the east to the direction of Jingzhou in the southwest.

"Jingzhou is close to the hinterland of the Central Plains such as Wanluo, and is the root of the states south of the Yellow River. Its importance is far more important than Huainan, and there must be no room for any mistakes."

"Jia thought that the king himself would lead his army to the south quickly, go straight to Wancheng, catch Liu Bei off guard, make a quick battle, take advantage of the situation to regain Xinye, push the defense line back to the Han River line, and completely eliminate the threat to Wanluo's heart."

"After that, the king quickly moved to Yecheng, which could not only relieve the danger of Wancheng, but also not affect the overall situation of pacifying the four states of Hebei."

Guo Jia made some drawings on the map and presented a strategy.

Cao Cao was convinced and was about to adopt Guo Jia's strategy.

At this time,

Xiahou Dun reminded:"Your Majesty, do you want to send Ziyou to ask? His high opinion."

Cao Cao nodded slightly and wanted to send someone to tell Cao Yuan to come.

When the words came to his mouth, he swallowed them again.go

"Fengxiao's strategy is perfect. Even if he invites Ziyou to come, it must be the same strategy."

"Ziyou just took that Fu family as his concubine. If I recruit him, he will definitely go out with me again."

"It is better to let him stay in Yecheng this time, so that he can have time to give birth to a few sons earlier. He is an unparalleled genius, and he may be able to give birth to a lot of genius grandchildren for my Cao family......"

After weighing the pros and cons in my mind.

Cao Cao then waved his hand and said,"In the past few years, Ziyou has followed my king on many expeditions, and he has really worked hard for him. Let him rest for a few days this time."

Xiahou Dun knew that Cao Cao cared about his son, so he no longer had any objections.

Cao Cao did not summon Cao Yuan to ask for advice.

Three generals, Zhang Liao, Li Dian and Yue Jin, were ordered to lead 10,000 elite troops to Hefei for reinforcements.

Cao Cao himself led an army of 100,000 troops southward from Yecheng and headed straight for Wancheng at starry night.