The ministers were mocking, until Cao Cao was so happy in his heart that he became impatient and stopped him, and the mocking voices of the ministers suddenly stopped.
"Although I do think that Na Lu Su was overestimating his capabilities, his elite soldiers are indeed extraordinary. If Xu Du's soldiers were less, I'm afraid it would be very likely to be defeated. Therefore, we should treat it with caution."[
Cao Cao said, with a rare expression of no mockery on his face. Obviously, Lu Su's elite soldiers were also very impressive to Cao Cao.
"It's just that since Ming Gong now has to deal with Yuan Shao, his military strength is very poor. How can he send soldiers south to Xudu?" Some advisers raised questions.
Cao Cao did not answer, but turned his attention to Guo Jia, Cheng Yu and others.
"Following Yuan Shao's defeat in Guandu, Yuan Tan of Qingzhou transferred most of his troops to Hebei, and they should be gathering now. We can also mobilize Xiahou Dun's troops to return to Xudu. In this way, Xudu's troops
, which increased to 20,000 people.”
Cheng Yu said without thinking.
"There are still more than 2,000 troops and horses at Dong Cheng's side in Guandu, which can be temporarily transferred to Wancheng to defend them."
Guo Jia added from the side.
"Okay, this will have no impact on our war against Yuan Shao." Cao Cao cheered without thinking after hearing this.
"Issue an order to have Xiahou Dun and Dong Cheng return to the army immediately." Then, Cao Cao ordered.
"promise."
Guo Jia agreed and immediately went down to do things.
"Okay. Cao Ren, Dong Cheng, Xiahou Dun and other 30,000 to 40,000 elite troops are guarding the south. Moreover, the city is strong and there is sufficient food and grass. Lu Su should be able to resist him. After I go north to eliminate the Yuan family, I will go south to deal with him first.
Now, there’s no need to worry too much. Let’s figure out how to get rid of Yuan Shao.”
Cao Cao looked around at the ministers and said in a deep voice.
"promise."
All the ministers agreed.
………………
Guandu.
Liu Feng's information was correct. Dong Cheng fell off his horse and was left in Guandu. There were also some inconspicuous generals guarding Guandu with Dong Cheng.
Because Dong Cheng was a confidant and held a high position, Dong Cheng was highly respected and had high prestige in Guandu. Because of his injuries, most things in the camp were done by other generals.[
In fact, there is nothing wrong. Guandu is the rear area, and the biggest problem is the issue of prisoners. Cao's army has hundreds of thousands of troops, and there are at least 200,000 prisoners.
Currently they are all living in Guandu.
Dong Cheng's life was relatively leisurely. He had his soldiers carry him out every day to bask in the sun and walk around.
Because of the great victory in the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao moved north, and the status of Guandu became much lower. Xun Yu and Cao Ren's confession did not reach Guandu.
Therefore, Dong Cheng did not know that Liu Feng was already cooperating in the south, so he alerted the enemy and deliberately guided Cao Cao to mobilize him south.
However, this does not mean that Dong Cheng has nothing to do.
The most important thing for Dong Cheng every day now is to talk and have friendship with a prisoner.
That day, the weather was not bad. Dong Cheng went out to bask in the sun as usual, and also brought a scribe. The scribe had a strange appearance, but his expression was lonely and lonely.
This person is none other than Jushu, a famous scholar from Hebei Province.
In the Battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao lost many generals, such as Zhang Jia and Gao Lan, but the one who received the most attention from Cao Cao was Ju Sue. At that time, Cao Cao and Ju Sue still had some friendship.