Xudu's city is being repaired, and Xudu's city is being prosperous. Xudu's people have gradually forgotten the sadness brought by the war, and even Cao Cao's face has recently appeared.
Although Cao Cao has been unlucky recently, this is not worth mentioning for Cao Cao.
The process is not important. The result is everything. In Cao Cao's mind: although Liu Bei and Chen Gong betrayed themselves when they attacked Xuzhou and gave themselves a knife. But now Xuzhou is also his own.
Didn’t Liu Bei and Chen Gong run away by himself? This just happened to clear out the internal unstable factors. Although he was taken advantage of by Liu Ming, now, Liu Ming is also going back obediently. Then Liu
Ming claimed that he was defeated in every battle and was able to fight, but he was still safe and sound now. However, Liu Ming was so sharp that he had to find an opportunity to instigate all the princes to fight with him. Now it is time for him to turn his back.
Liu Ming is in trouble. As long as Liu Ming, Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shu and others continue to get entangled, he will be able to take time to develop. When he recruits troops, gathers grass and stocks up grain, he will be well prepared. By then, even if he can't settle Liu Ming.
But Yuan Shu, who had been fighting with Liu Ming for a long time, would definitely suffer heavy losses. It would be easy to annex the arrogant Yuan Shu by himself. As long as he has the big granary of Lianghuai, he can definitely lay the foundation for dominating the world.
.At that time, you will unify the world, appease the people of the world, and let the people of the world live and work in peace and contentment. Your lifelong ambition is enough!
Cao Cao is busy with the belief of winning and the beautiful wish.
On this day, Cao Cao was happily listening to the reports of his subordinates.
Xu You reported to Cao Cao: "Gao Lan, Zhang He and the others have joined Xiahou Yuan, and now they have re-established a good camp in Guandu. But the navy that Liu Ming stayed in Guandu is too powerful. Let's get closer and they are on the warship
The above was attacked by crossbows, and we could not set up a water camp in Guandu. Especially the stone-firing carts on their warships were even more powerful. The water camps we barely set up were all destroyed by their huge rocks. And we
If we cannot set up a water camp, we will not be able to build warships and train naval forces there. We will not be able to compete with Liu Ming and his naval forces on the Yellow River."
Cao Cao thought for a moment and asked Xu You: "Ziyuan, how should we deal with it in your opinion?"
Cao Cao understood that Xu You has always been very strong and likes to gain the upper hand. If Xu You had not already had a certain countermeasure, Xu You would never raise this question to embarrass him. Since that is the case, Cao Cao was too lazy to waste his spirit and prepared.
Listen to Xu You's suggestions first, and then make a decision.
Sure enough, when Xu You heard Cao Cao's question, he immediately said proudly: "Meng De, this matter is simple. Now our strategy and policy are not ready to compete with Liu Ming and others, we just need to defend Guandu, the important place.
That's enough. When Liu Ming conquered our Guandu Pass, he built more than ten earthen mountains. Now we are using those earthen mountains to rebuild a solid fortress. And we also learn from Liu Ming to build a new fortress.
Build a stone cart on it. Then it is protected by archers and elite infantrymen. This will ensure that this fortress is like a wall of iron. As long as we use the fortress to kill the road of Guandu, we can ensure that our mainland is safe and sound. After that, we
When we need to turn the defense into an offensive, whether we are unified Qingzhou and captured the Beihai, we trained the navy, built ships, and raided Liu Ming's Jizhou, or we use the power of a large number of stone-firing cars to go along the Guandu coast.
It is easy to expel the naval ships left by Liu Ming in Guandu, and then take the opportunity to set up a water camp, build ships, and train naval troops. It is easy. As long as Meng De leaves this matter to me, I can be sure of everything."
Cao Cao thought about it and felt that although Xu You's strategy was a bit conservative, it was safe. He didn't want to win, but he wanted to be undefeated. This was also a well-established strategy.
Therefore, Cao Cao nodded and agreed, "Ziyuan is thinking well. Let me leave this matter to you. We must do it safely. We must never let Liu Ming attack us easily from Guandu again."
"Meng De, don't worry!" Xu You hurriedly guaranteed Cao Cao. Xu You was even more ecstatic: This time, he will build a large-scale construction and be in charge of the Guandu Fortress, so he will make a fortune.
Just as Xu You was thinking about how to make a fortune, Xi Zhicai spoke to Cao Cao: "Prime Minister, Lord Zhong, the governor of Qingzhou, has developed well in Qingzhou recently, and the people of Qingzhou have become more and more determined. However, Kong Rong from Beihai does not know
Why, he did not listen to Lord Zhong’s persuasion and surrender to us. Moreover, because Kong Rong of Beihai was firm in his attitude, the other prominent families in Qingzhou area did not surrender to us, but instead adopted neutrality. Although Lord Zhong was
Qingzhou has adopted a good policy of ensuring the people. However, Kong Rong is even more deeply rooted in Beihai. He has been in the benevolent government in Beihai for many years and has benefited the people a lot. Lord Zhong is also very difficult to penetrate into the Beihai. Lord Zhong asked: Should we do it now
Use force to take down Beihai with all your might."
Cao Cao said indifferently: "If it is not easy to penetrate, don't penetrate. Anyway, we attack Liu Ming's Beihai in Qingzhou, just like we are training the navy in Guandu. That's all. We are doing it for Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shu and the others to see.
Now if we bring Beihai over, then we have to send troops from other places to cooperate with Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shu and the others will beat Liu Ming. That will not be very beneficial to us. Please reply to Zhong Yu and let Zhong Yu continue to stabilize him.
In Qingzhou's territory, you can just act as an attack on the Beihai. Kong Rong will be in harmony with the people, but his martial arts are not worth mentioning. How late we want to do it. We can send troops at any time
Take it down, let Kong Rong help us build Beihai now."
Xi Zhicai smiled knowingly and said to Cao Cao softly: "I understand."
Then, Xi Zhicai said to Cao Cao: "Prime Minister, Lord Zhong has another request. Now winter is coming, but the grain stored in Qingzhou Prefecture Treasury is almost empty. Moreover, the treasury of Qingzhou Prefecture Treasury is about to be used.
It's all over. Lord Zhong hopes that Prime Minister can allocate some for him."
Cao Cao frowned and looked at Xi Zhicai and asked, "The treasury in Qingzhou is empty? What is the matter with Zhong Yu? Why does it cost so much?"
Xi Zhicai shook his head and said, "Prime Minister, no wonder Lord Zhong. Qingzhou was taken over by Liu Bei and the Qingzhou officials. I heard that when Liu Bei left, he was very proud to celebrate the emperor's escape from Dong Zhuo's control.
He rewarded the people of other counties and distributed the treasury and food to the people. With Liu Bei's lead, officials from other places in Qingzhou could no longer suppress them when they left Qingzhou and came to us to congratulate the emperor.
More or less, all of them gave the people some money. This inevitably made the Qingzhou treasury empty. Lord Zhong went there empty-handedly. It was not easy to achieve such good results now."
After hearing this, Cao Cao secretly scolded Liu Bei for being vicious and greedy for money. No wonder Liu Ming said that Liu Bei was a corrupt official. Liu Bei had so many little flowers.
Cao Cao also started from the grassroots level. Cao Cao also knew very well how much he could give to the people? That was just a name. As long as there was a false account, the money would be entered into his personal pocket.
Going inside.
Cao Cao gritted his teeth and said, "Qingzhou is the place where we compete with Liu Ming in the future. It is a barrier for our Yanzhou. We must not give up there. Looking back, how much money and food Zhong Yu needs, it has seized from us in Xuzhou.
He was allocated some food and salary. Zhong Yu must grasp the hearts of the people of Qingzhou."
"Yes." Xi Zhicai received the order and stepped down.
The more Cao Cao thought about it, the more unwilling he was, and asked ruthlessly: "What is Liu Bei's where he is now? Are there any news to come back?"
Cheng Yu bowed and said, "Liu Bei and Chen Gong and others have now defected to the Yangzhou Governor Liu Yao."
Cao Cao said angrily: "I treat Liu Bei very well, but this big-eared thief does not know loyalty, does not know how to be grateful, and is betrayal of faith. He almost traps me in a place that is irreparable. Now I will learn that he has made a clever name and steals Qingzhou treasury. He harms the people.
People. This big-eared thief is really hateful!”
As soon as Cao Cao finished speaking, a person under the tent shouted angrily: "This big-eared thief is so hateful. Please give me a general order. I am willing to lead troops to chase him. Take his head and give it to him!"
Cao Cao looked at it with his eyes. It was his beloved general Xu Chu. Cao Cao's anger became smaller at that time.
However, before Cao Cao could speak, Xu You said sarcastically next to him: "A brave man, shallow view. Yangzhou is thousands of miles away from us. There are also Yuan Shu and other princes blocking us. We are surrounded by us.
Another thing is Zhang Xiu's thorn in the flesh. Now we are sending troops to Yangzhou. Isn't that going to destroy yourself? Could it be that you want to harm Meng De?"
"You..." Xu Chu made Xu You choke. Xu Chu felt even more resentful towards Xu You.
"Lord, the last general has no intention of harming the lord. Please tell me clearly." Xu Chu preached to Cao Cao angrily.
Of course, Cao Cao knew that Xu Chu would never hurt him. And when he was angry, Xu Chu immediately came out to share his worries, which really made Cao Cao like him. But what Xu You said made sense. Cao Cao really didn't know what to say for a while.
That's good.
Cheng Yu saw it and quickly smoothed out the situation: "Lord, General Xu is extremely brave and invincible. Naturally, he disdains to use tricks. Therefore, General Xu will never think about the little tricks of capturing Liu Bei and the others.
Wherever Liu Bei escaped, how many obstacles were there in the middle? As long as General Xu took action, he would definitely be able to capture it. However, what Mr. Xu said makes sense. Big ear thief, jumping clown, on this occasion of military use, there is really no need for the big ear
The thief wasted our manpower. It would be too incompetent to use General Xu's strength to deal with the big-eared thief."
When Cao Cao heard this, he was just right. He spoke and said, "I have always known Zhongkang's loyalty and courage. This is what Zhongkang is eager to share my worries. I am very pleased with Zhongkang's loyalty to me."
When Xu Chu heard this, he felt relieved, and it was the lord and Cheng Yu who knew him. It would be a pleasure to follow such a lord. Xu Chu smiled with a big mouth and said, "Lord, know me."
Xu You snorted beside him. Cao Cao continued, "Ziyuan has good strategies and is considerate in times of trouble. He is indeed my good teacher and friend. This time, Ziyuan reminded us that it will save us a lot of trouble. Ziyuan has made great contributions.
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Xu You smiled proudly and said, "Meng De is too good. However, I have a small plan to deal with that big-eared thief. Keep the big-eared thief and let it go. Give Meng De a little something to do.
Tone.”
When Cao Cao heard about it, he quickly asked, "Will the plan come out?"
"Hehe. This plan is called: Two tigers are eating. Those big-eared thieves and wolves first served as Liu Ming, then Yuan Shao, and then Prime Minister. All of them rebelled and all of them rebelled. Here he went to Liu Yao's place
, how could he be content? As long as we use the excuse of the emperor's concern for the emperor and submit to Liu Bei as the governor of Yangzhou, then Liu Bei will inevitably be uneasy and disagree with Liu Yao. Even if Liu Bei learns his lesson,
Keep your duty, but Liu Yao will never allow Liu Bei to get a share of his Yangzhou. In this way, the relationship between Liu Bei and Liu Yao will definitely break down. As long as there is war between them, Yangzhou will be Liu Yao's territory.
, Liu Yao will definitely be able to breathe a sigh of relief for his lord. Moreover, it doesn't matter if Liu Yao can't beat Liu Bei. No matter who can beat whom, their respective troops will definitely be damaged. When they finish fighting, then
We should also be fully prepared. As long as we pull out the flesh thorn of Zhang Xiu and use Yuan Shu and Liu Mingdou's vitality to swallow Yuan Shu when it is severely damaged. The scarred Liu Bei or Liu Yao are still being taken by us
Just swallow it." Xu You shook his head and said.
Cao Cao was overjoyed when he heard this. Although Xu You's plan was a bit harmful to others and not beneficial to oneself for the time being, from a long-term perspective, slowing down the development speed of Liu Bei, Liu Yao and others, it would definitely hit the enemy and strengthen himself. Moreover,
The two enemies who are united together are much more difficult to deal with than the remaining enemy after both sides are damaged and consumed by each other.
Therefore, Cao Cao hurriedly asked Xu You to draft a memorial and submit it to the emperor tomorrow.
Just after Cao Cao had handled the trivial matters for a day and was about to leave the meeting. When they were resting, the central army suddenly came in to report to Cao Cao: "Prime Minister. There was a man outside who claimed to be an envoy sent by General Li Ru, the subordinate of Lord Dong Zhuo. He gave him the
You brought a secret letter and asked for your reception.”