[In the third year of Jian'an, it rained lightly in early April.]
【Spring rain is as precious as oil! It is the time of spring plowing, so this rain really comes in time.】
[Hanoi County has been captured by Boss Cao, which also means that the decisive battle between Cao and Yuan is about to begin. 】
[Our Chenliu County currently only has 30,000 new troops, 3,000 Beiwei troops, 3,000 iron pagodas and 4,000 light cavalry. I don’t know if these 40,000 soldiers can keep Yuan Shao’s army out of Chenliu. 】
[Historically, Cao Cao defeated the strong with the weak in Guandu, but now history has changed significantly. I wonder if the Battle of Guandu will happen again? 】
[I really hope that time at this moment can follow the trajectory of history, at least the result will not be too bad...]
This was the first time that Lu Yan felt the tremendous pressure nowadays. Although Lao Cao is much stronger now than in history, Yuan Shao is also much stronger.
When dealing with Yuan Shao, we must not take it lightly!
Gathering his mind, Lu Yan began to calculate the power that Cao Cao could mobilize now.
[Xuchang Cao Hong’s 10,000-strong army must not be moved.]
[Cao Ren’s 30,000 troops have already gone to Hanoi County... Yuan Shao should still try to win over the Runan Yellow Turbans. If the Runan Yellow Turbans still launch a riot, who can deal with them? 】
[Li Tong? No, he has to guard the gate of Nanyang to prevent Liu Biao from finding an opportunity to attack. 】
[Xiahou Dun? Maybe, if Runan rebels, we can only count on Shouchun to send troops to quickly annihilate the Yellow Turbans. 】
Cao Cao was in a position of four battles and had too many places to defend.
Although he may have about 200,000 troops in total, after allocating them to the defenses of various places, the number that can really be mobilized is probably only about 100,000.
[Liu Bei seems to be running around Chenliu County a lot recently. I don’t know what he is planning... There can’t be any instability on the eve of the war. I have to take some time to get to know Liu Bei’s background and see what his plans are.
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Except Liu Bei and Runan Yellow Turban...
After Lu Yan thought for a while, he suddenly realized that there seemed to be only these two unstable factors.
[Henan Yin is now beginning to regain stability and vitality under the management of Sima Lang.
After Zhong Yao arrived in Chang'an, he relied on his reputation and talent as well as the remaining power of the Han court to successfully surrender Ma Teng, Han Sui and other princes. The threat from the west can be ignored for the time being.]
[Liu Biao in the south is probably too busy taking care of himself right now.,
Due to his lack of prestige in Jiangdong, Sun Quan may have to deal with various civil strife now.
Lu Bu in the east probably won't help Yuan Shao, so it seems that we have almost eliminated the surrounding threats.】
[There are about 30,000 garrison troops in East County, and maybe 50,000 soldiers can be mobilized from other places if they are squeezed in...]
[Old Cao seems to be able to mobilize an army of about 100,000 with full calculation, plus the 40,000 from Chenliu County...the difference is huge!]
Lu Yan looked at the information from the north at hand again, and wrote with two clicks of his tongue,
[One hundred thousand in Liyang, 50,000 in Yanjin, and 100,000 in Yecheng. Yuan Shao had just assembled an army of 250,000 from the beginning... If you include the troops that arrived from all over the place, it may not be as exaggerated as in the novel.
An army of 700,000...but according to my estimation, Yuan Shao's final expedition should not be less than 300,000 soldiers, and may even reach 400,000!]
[An army of 400,000 is so terrifying!]
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Gu Zheng
Lu Yan looked at the thin piece of letter paper in his hand and said in surprise: "What a good thing! This thing may be a trump card that can turn the tables at critical moments!"
Lu Yan took "The Master's Guide" into his arms with great care, and Lu Yan felt a lot more at ease in his heart.
Look at the sky outside, the rain seems to have stopped.
Lu Yan stood up and walked out of the Sheriff's Mansion. Today's fishing business came to an end.
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Prime Minister's Mansion, in Cao Cao's study.
Perhaps because of the excessive rain recently, Cao Cao has been suffering from headaches recently.
He had a cotton cloth tied around his head, and Cai Yan stood behind him, gently rubbing his temples.
Since the last time he agreed to follow Cao Cao to the Prime Minister's Mansion to celebrate the New Year, Cai Yan has entered the Cao family.
Under Cai Yan's service, Cao Cao felt that his headache was relieved a lot. He suddenly raised his hand, held Cai Yan's catkins, and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Zhao Ji."
Cai Yan's face was thin. Even though there were no outsiders here, his face could not help but turn red.
She gently broke away from Lao Cao's restless hand and said, "It's broad daylight, be more careful."
"Yes, I will follow my senior sister's teachings..."
Cai Yan saw that Cao Cao had the spirit of joking again, so he released his hands from Cao Cao's temples.
Cao Cao turned around, looked at Cai Yan, smiled and said: "After this battle, I will marry you, and I will give you the status of an equal wife."
The so-called common wife refers to other wives other than the head wife who have the same status as the head wife. The common wife is different from the concubine. The concubine has a very low status in ancient families. Although it is higher than the ordinary slaves, it is still a slave in disguise and needs to pay concubine courtesy to the head wife. A common wife is between a wife and a concubine. She carries the wife's name, so she has equal status with the principal wife and does not need to bow to the principal wife. However, she still regards the principal wife as the greater one and takes second place.
Cao Cao's first wife was Mrs. Bian. Since Cao Ang was still alive and well, and Mrs. Bian had no moral misconduct, Cao Cao could not deprive Mrs. Bian of her status as his first wife, so he had to give Cai Yan the status of his wife.
Cai Yan was noncommittal, and no change could be seen on his face.
Maybe she was still worried about the fact that she had been married before, but she didn't know that what Lao Cao liked most was a wife... Her experience of being married not only did not make Cao Cao dislike it, it even became a bonus .
emmm... I can only say that Lao Cao is so special!
Cai Yan showed a trace of worry in his eyes and asked: "Meng De, between you and Yuan Benchu..."
Cao Cao smiled relaxedly and replied: "I have Lu Yan. Even Yuan Benchu is not afraid of me."
"But Lu Yan is not a god. Can he change such a huge gap in strength between you and Yuan Shao?"
"Don't tell me, he really is a man who wants to become an immortal!" But Lao Cao didn't dare to say this.
"I, Cao Cao, owe at least half of the credit to Lu Changsheng for being where he is today...
Literary writing can bring peace to the world, and military strength can set the world in motion. Such a rare talent for managing the world, as long as he can continue to help me, I believe that one day I will be able to realize my dream of helping the Han Dynasty."
"Then you have to take care of yourself."
"What do you mean by this?" Cao Cao asked doubtfully.
"Don't be arrogant or arrogant, which will chill the hearts of Lu Yan and others."
"I know that although I, Cao Mengde, am crazy, I am not arrogant. Lu Yan is my biggest supporter, and I will never betray his trust!"
Cai Yan nodded and said, "That's good..."
Cao Cao stood up, came behind Cai Yan, and said with a sly smile: "That Zhao Ji... I want to discuss some academic issues with you tonight, purely academic!"
When Cai Yan heard this, he rolled his eyes at Lao Cao and said, "Let's discuss it after you defeat Yuan Shao..."
"It's a deal! Hahaha!" Cao Cao suddenly became ecstatic, making Cai Yan look confused.