Chapter 163 Cao Cao’s Thoughts
Cao Cao said he was holding a meeting, but in fact only Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia were there.
All the military generals were transferred to coordinate the Xuanxiang army formation, and Xun Yu and Xun You, uncle and nephew, were also transferred to the rear to assist with food and fodder.
If Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia had not been in poor health, they would probably have been forcibly transferred.
Speaking of which, Cao Cao's subordinates were also well-established. Xun You, who was about to be sent to Guo Hao by the Xun family, was intercepted subordinates were comparable to Yuan Shao's.
You have to know that Liu Bei and Sun Ce did not have many advisers under their command. Liu Bei only had Xu Shu, and Sun Ce only had Zhou Yu.
Only the wealthy Cao Cao had five great advisers, comparable to the eight great advisers under Yuan Shao.
"My lord, you're back!" Guo Jia put his dirty paws on Cao Cao's shoulder.
Veins in Cao Cao's brain were throbbing. Just by smelling the drunken breath, he knew that the two men in the camp had drunk a lot of alcohol.
"Fengxiao, the doctor has told you why you are still drinking!" Cao Cao felt a pain in his head.
He glanced at the other drunk on the ground. He reeked of alcohol, had messy hair and hazy eyes. It was obvious that he had been drinking.
"Something big has happened to Zhicai and Fengxiao!" Cao Cao said helplessly.
When the two confused people heard Cao Cao's words, their mental strength was shocked and the smell of alcohol dissipated.
For civil and military officials of their level, it is basically impossible for them to get drunk if they want to.
"I have decided to leave the coalition!" Cao Cao looked at his two trusted advisers and revealed his true feelings.
"Okay! I've been annoyed with these princes for a long time. Most of them are short-lived anyway. They might be crushed to pieces in the decisive battle. We should leave the coalition as soon as possible. Steady development is the right way!"
Guo Jia spoke quickly. He and Xi Zhicai were drinking because of this matter. They had long seen that the coalition would not succeed and that Yuan Shao had evil intentions.
If Cao Cao had not insisted on raising an army to respond to Yuan Shao , they would not have appeared in such a place.
Xi Zhicai felt a dark spiritual fluctuation, and knew that this coalition force could no longer stay.
Guo Jia's bad luck talent has actually been activated. If he doesn't leave now, he will be in big trouble.
Before this, they both felt that the Han Dynasty was about to decline, so they all looked for wise leaders and planned to do something big. Both of them were optimistic about Cao Cao.
Originally they planned to lie dormant in Chenliu and wait for the opportunity, but then Guo Hao suddenly appeared and gave the Han Dynasty a new lease of life.
The Han Dynasty actually seemed to be on the verge of a third revival. In addition, Yuan Shao controlled the coalition forces, and Cao Cao was determined to follow Yuan Shao. Both of them had given up on themselves, so they drank to get drunk.
Now that Cao Cao could take the initiative to put forward ideas, they were very excited.
There is definitely no future in following Yuan Shao, and they both saw the clue from Yuan Shao's changes.
It is nothing more than the evaluation Xu Zijiang gave at the beginning: "When the wind is against him, he is a role model for the world, but when the wind is with him, he is worse than pigs and dogs."
Yuan Shao is now in a disadvantageous position, and he is behaving like an ancient sage. Even the two of them are frightened. If Yuan Shao had been so powerful earlier, how could they have gone to join Cao Cao? Their first stop would have been to Yuan Shao for inspection.
Logically speaking, most advisers would first visit Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu for observation, after all, the reputation of "four generations of three officials" is too famous.
Except for Xun Yu, these counselors had little interest in supporting the Han Dynasty, but they wanted an opportunity and platform to show what they had learned.
There is no doubt that the Yuan family, which had been rich and powerful for four generations, can provide them with this platform. After all, there are few other ways for poor families to rise.
Even counselors like them need a platform, or a medium, to showcase themselves.
"My lord, do you have any ideas?" Xi Zhicai asked calmly. He didn't think that Cao Cao came up with this idea on the spur of the moment.
If they leave the coalition forces, they will have no choice but to seek refuge with the general in Hulao Pass, otherwise they will not be able to stand between the two torrents.
There is no need to rush into taking sides. They don't really want to serve under Guo Hao. After all, the lord they are loyal to is Cao Cao.
However, compared to dying like a frog in boiling water under Yuan Shao, they would rather fight under Guo Hao and quietly accumulate strength in order to make a comeback in the future.
If they continued to stay under Yuan Shao, what awaited them would only be obscurity. There were too many advisers around Yuan Shao, and it would be impossible for them who were loyal to Cao Cao to squeeze in.
Although they were both conceited, they did not have the confidence that they could overwhelm Yuan Shao's advisers, especially Tian Feng, Ju Shou and Shen Pei, who were even better than them in some aspects.
"Liu Xuande, Sun Bofu, and Gongsun Bogui may have their own ideas. I plan to unite with them to rebel together." Cao Cao pondered for a moment and stated his plan.
In the entire central military tent, he paid no attention to anyone except Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Liu Bei, Sun Ce, and Gongsun Zan. That was why he had already noticed the abnormality of several people. Being extremely suspicious, he had been observing them silently.
Finally, it was confirmed that these three people should be planning to leave the coalition just like him.
"When?" Guo Jia also felt the previous mental fluctuations. He knew his own talent very well.
Basically, when the probability of success and failure of an event is 55-50, his casual words will promote the emergence of that possibility. Unfortunately, this possibility is beyond his control, and sometimes a casual joke will get him half to death.
Run quickly, we can't stay with this broken coalition any longer.
He is very panicked now. Once the fighting starts, they have no confidence that they can escape unscathed.
All the generals had been transferred away, leaving only the two of them and Cao Cao. They might be killed by someone with internal energy passing by.
"It's over, it's over. I feel like the coalition camp is too unsafe. I'm afraid we're going to be blocked by them!"
After Guo Jia finished speaking, his and Xi Zhicai's faces darkened again.
Damn it, his Crow Spirit Mouth talent has activated again.
This time, they probably really can't run away.
Xi Zhicai glared at Guo Jia hatefully and signaled him to shut up.
Guo Jia raised his hands in surrender obediently. His talent was truly terrifying.
"My lord, please go and inform the generals. I will go and persuade Liu Xuande and the others. We will then meet up with Xun Yu and the others."
Xi Zhicai said helplessly that he was planning to send Cao Cao away and leave him and Guo Jia, the two unlucky guys, out alone to protect themselves from disaster.
Cao Cao had no doubts about him. As the first counselor to join him, Xi Zhicai had given him a lot of help, and Cao Cao had become accustomed to Xi Zhicai's arrangements.
Guo Jia opened his mouth but said nothing. He had to bear the consequences for his own mistakes. It was rare that Xi Zhicai was willing to be with him, so he couldn't bring Cao Cao into the equation.
