Chapter 832 Cao Cao Agrees

On the one hand, Gongsun Du vigorously organized military preparations in Liaodong, and at the same time, he sent his confidant Yang Yi to take a sea ship from Anping Port, ride the wind and waves, cross the ocean, arrive at Xuzhou, and come all the way to Pengcheng.

In the meeting hall, Cao Cao sat high on the throne and looked at Yang Yi who came from afar with interest.

"It's really hard for Mr. Yang to come all the way."

"I came here at the command of my lord, and I don't feel tired."

Cao Cao and Yang Yi exchanged polite words for a while, but they still refused to bring the topic to the right track. Yang Yi couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

"According to the order of my lord, I have special important matters to discuss with Prime Minister Cao."

Cao Cao's eyes flashed, and he said with a smile: "Oh? Grand Administrator Gongsun is far away in Liaodong. I heard that he has proclaimed himself king. The sky is high and the emperor is far away. Is there anything else that needs to be discussed with the prime minister?"

Yang Yi said seriously: "Yuan Shao is a traitor to the imperial court and refuses to obey the imperial court's jurisdiction. Now my lord is preparing to send troops to attack him, so he came to see the prime minister. Yuan Shao and the prime minister are old friends. I ask the prime minister to put the world first. Don't listen to Yuan Benchu's words and send troops to rescue the thief Yuan."

"My lord is willing to honor the Emperor of Pengcheng as emperor, and at the same time return several counties in Donglai to Prime Minister Cao. I only ask the Prime Minister not to send troops to interfere in the war between our army and Yuan Shao. My lord is grateful."

"Huh? Donglai Counties were originally under the imperial court. Emperor Pengcheng was the eldest son of the late emperor and was of orthodox origin. Aren't these things taken for granted? What's more, the prime minister originally planned to send troops to recover Donglai Counties. Now Gongsun Du himself It’s okay to just give it as a gift, why would you let me give up on rescuing Yuan Benchu?”

Hearing Cao Cao's words, Yang Yi suddenly looked ugly: "Prime Minister, don't underestimate me, Liaodong. We also have an army of 100,000 and a navy of hundreds of ships. Since we can cross the sea to capture Yingzhou, why can't we capture it?" The whole Qingzhou?"

Hearing this, Cao Cao's eyes flashed coldly: "Are you threatening me?"

"Um?"

Xu Chu suddenly stood up, holding the hilt of the sword at his waist, his eyes almost popped out, and he glared at Yang Yi angrily.

Startled by Xu Chu, Yang Yi lowered her eyebrows and said: "I don't dare, but I just want to ask the Prime Minister to think carefully. If the Prime Minister agrees, our army can hand over Yingzhou to the Prime Minister without using troops and horses. After all, I The army is supported by naval forces in Yingzhou, and can contend with the Prime Minister's army for several days."

"Besides, if after our army captures Youzhou, it will inevitably be bordered by the Xiliang Army. At that time, our army will also be able to contain the Xiliang Army for the Prime Minister. For the Prime Minister, he will be able to kill two birds with one stone without having to sacrifice anything. To assist Yuan Shao, in addition to mobilizing You will get nothing except food and fodder by using troops and horses. I believe that the Prime Minister, with his foresight, will not understand this truth, right?"

Yang Yi was also smart, using both sticks and carrots. On the one hand, he used the Liaodong Army to cross the sea to attack Qingzhou as a threat, and on the other hand, he used the Liaodong Army to contain the Xiliang Army as bait. Cao Cao also felt good about it.

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"If Gongsun Du can agree to one more request of the Prime Minister, then it would not be a bad idea to let the Prime Minister sit back and watch Gongsun Du and Yuan Shao fight." Cao Cao said slowly.

Yang Yi hurriedly said: "I wonder what else the Prime Minister wants? Please tell me."

"It's very simple. Gongsun Du needs to give our army three thousand war horses, and he will trade with our army every year and sell to our army more than a thousand war horses. How about it?"

The Han Dynasty mainly had three major horse-producing areas, and among them, Liangzhou and Bingzhou had fallen into Liu Ye's hands, leaving only Youzhou that was not in Liu Ye's hands.

Cao Cao, who had no horse-producing land, was naturally short of war horses. What's more, in recent years, he had been fighting for many years and had lost countless soldiers. Naturally, his war horses also suffered a lot.

The Xiliang Army is most famous for its Xiliang Iron Cavalry, which has unparalleled impact. Sooner or later, there will be a battle between Cao Cao and Liu Ye, and Cao Cao will definitely use his cavalry to fight against the Xiliang Iron Cavalry.

What's more, if there are not enough war horses, how can the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry be organized?

Hearing Cao Cao's words, Yang Yi looked ugly: "Three thousand war horses? Is this too much?"

Liaodong is located in Youzhou, so it naturally also produces war horses. However, Gongsun Du himself also needed to form cavalry. He gave Cao Cao 3,000 war horses in vain, which naturally caused a lot of losses.

"The gap between my lord's horses and horses is also very large, but Prime Minister Cao still has to give him face."

Yang Yi bargained: "How about giving the Prime Minister a thousand war horses? In the future, our army can trade more than a thousand war horses with the Prime Minister every year. We only need to exchange food and armor."

"Too little, too little."

Cao Cao was unwilling, and bargained with Yang Yi for a while. In the end, the two of them took a step back. Gongsun Du returned Yingzhou to Cao Cao, respected Liu Bian as his orthodoxy, and gave Cao Jun two thousand war horses. From then on, he traded with Cao Jun every year. There are more than a thousand war horses.

In return, Cao Cao promised not to aid Yuan Shao, and at the same time appointed Gongsun Du as the governor of Youzhou by order of the emperor.

After Yang Yi reached an agreement with Cao Cao, she finally breathed a sigh of relief. After staying in Pengcheng for a few days and meeting Liu Bian, she couldn't wait to take a big ship and return to Xiangping City.

"How about it, has Cao Cao agreed?"

Seeing Yang Yi, Gongsun Du asked hurriedly.

"Fortunately, I live up to my fate!"

After hearing Yang Yi's words, Gongsun Du couldn't help laughing: "Very good, if this happens, Yuan Shao's child will die soon, hahaha!"

"It's just that Cao Cao has other requirements."

"Um?"

Gongsun Du frowned: "What else do you want?"

Yang Yi hurriedly said: "Cao Cao asked our army to donate two thousand war horses to him. From now on, we will trade more than a thousand war horses with Cao Cao's army every year."

Seeing Gongsun Du's joy turn into anger, Yang Yi quickly added: "In return, Cao Cao asked Emperor Pengcheng to make his lord the governor of Youzhou."

"Hmph, the governor of Youzhou, could it be that Liu Ye and Cao Cao had already discussed it? They both made me the governor of Youzhou."

Gongsun Du snorted, waved his hand and said: "That's all, two thousand war horses, if it can be exchanged for Cao Cao not to intervene, it is barely worth it. When Cao Cao and Liu Ye go to war in the future, I will have to get this situation back."

Gongsun Du is not only ambitious, but also very visionary. He has long seen that the world's situation has basically been determined. Liu Ye and Cao Cao occupy the east and west respectively, and their struggle for hegemony will definitely determine the direction of the world.

Gongsundu occupied Youzhou, and what he had to do was to suppress the strong and support the weak. If Liu Ye was strong, then he would help Cao Cao fight against Liu Ye; if Cao Cao was strong, then he would send troops to help Liu Ye fight against Cao Cao. In this way, Youzhou can exist for a long time.

After confirming the agreement with Cao Cao, Gongsun Du immediately ordered Yang Yi to go out again and transport two thousand war horses across the sea to Qingzhou. At the same time, when he returned, he abandoned Yingzhou and brought back the soldiers stationed in Yingzhou. Liaodong.