"Mengde, now is a golden opportunity. Wang Yu has no plans. After frightening the moth thieves, he does not have a complete plan to recruit those veterans, but focuses on the new recruits and the old and weak.
Although it is easy for him to win this battle, he cannot use the same trick over and over again, and it will not work if he uses it. Now is the opportunity to take advantage of the situation and attack!"
Bao Xin's tearful persuasion made Cao Cao very embarrassed.
The other party's proposal was absolutely undesirable. The reason why Wang Yu did not take measures against those long-standing gangsters was not without insight, but due to lack of troops and other considerations.
Those fierce bandits have been completely dispersed. How easy is it to surrender and integrate them one by one? Moreover, these people have been broken in Taishan. After escaping from Taishan over the mountains and ridges, 80% will not return to Qingzhou. No matter where these people go
, will greatly affect the local order.
In fact, the influence has already appeared in Yanzhou.
According to Cao Cao's original plan, he was to end the war before spring and take control of Yanzhou. Under his relentless attack, Yu Du and Sui Gu were also defeated and were on the verge of collapse. Who would have thought that in Feng Feng
The remnants of the defeated bandits at Gaocheng came directly westward after crossing Mount Tai.
Because after Bao Xin's disastrous defeat, he didn't even clean up his defeated troops and came directly to Dongjun with his family and some personal guards, so Jibei Kingdom fell into an extremely empty state.
Some of the remnant bandits captured Feicheng and peeked into Lu County, the county seat. The other group, led by Zhang Rao, crossed directly through Jibei Kingdom and arrived at Dongjun, where they joined forces with Yu, Sui and other Black Mountain bandits.
The number of troops led by Zhang Rao was not large, just a few thousand remaining soldiers were defeated, but it brought a lot of trouble to Cao Cao.
The Black Mountain bandits who received the reinforcements became more powerful and started a series of fierce battles with Cao Cao in the Lihu and Weixiang areas. Although they were all defeated in the battles, looking at the momentum of repeated defeats, they would not give up until they conquered Dongjun.
This posture completely shattered Cao Cao's wishful thinking of ending the war years ago.
Under such circumstances, how could he give up Dongjun and go to have a showdown with Wang Yu?
However, given his relationship with Bao Xin, it was difficult to say decisive words, so he was in a dilemma.
"Brother Meng Zhuo, it's not that I don't want to help you, it's just that the opportunity has been missed now. Wang Yu is busy appeasing everyone, and it seems that he has spent a lot of money and has no time to look around, but you must also know that there are no foreign enemies around him!"
Cao Cao took Bao Xin to the hanging map, pointed and said: "If there is a way to persuade Xuzhou to take action, it may make Wang Yu difficult to take action, and then he will try to figure it out. However, although Xuzhou has many objections,
He has never meant to fall out. In the previous situation, Mr. Tao was able to suppress the situation. Now that Wang Yu has won a big victory, it is even more..."
Pointing to the Jibei Kingdom again, Cao Cao sighed: "Now the Jibei Kingdom is suffering from banditry. If you want to attack Mount Tai through Jibei, you must first quell the bandits, otherwise the road will be difficult. Cao Cao has some old troops in Jinan, and he could have gone through Jinan, but
Gongsun Zan has divided his troops and moved south to garrison the plains. If our army advances rashly, it will easily fall into the dilemma of being attacked from both sides."
Finally, he spread his hands and said with a wry smile: "Brother Meng Zhuo, if Dongjun is not at peace, how can you have any room to retreat?"
Cao Cao felt really bitter.
On that day, Zhicai's proposal was too risky, and Xun Yu's proposal was too steady. After comprehensive consideration, he came up with a complex plan. That is: to quickly pacify Dongjun, and at the same time instigate Bao Xin to harass Wang Yu's rear.
After taking control of Dongjun, he planned to visit the east again.
He originally thought that with a million-strong Yellow Turban army in front and Bao Xin harassing him behind, even if Wang Yu could win, the war would probably last for several months. By then, he would have pacified Dongjun, and after some repairs, he could
The plan to conquer Mount Tai and Qingzhou is officially on the agenda.
Who would have thought that with Wang Yu's clever plan, he could defeat the Yellow Turban Army in one night, and he also ambushed a heavy cavalry force and beat Bao Xin to a pulp.
Therefore, in this unknown competition, Wang Yu once again took the lead and walked in front of him. By the way, he also caused some trouble for himself. At this moment, Cao Cao felt that he was stealing the chicken but losing the rice.
For today's plan, plotting against Wang Yu has become an unrealistic idea. It is more serious to take over Dongjun as soon as possible before Wang Yu can take action. If he waits for Qingzhou to restore order and he has not taken over Dongjun, it will be difficult for Wang Yu to take over.
Will Yu come and step in?
"Meng De, I don't understand your difficulties, it's just... alas!" It's not that Bao Xin doesn't understand these principles, it's just that he lost so miserably and unfairly that day, it's really hard to swallow this tone.
The reason why he took control of the territory and fled was because he was afraid of Wang Yu's revenge. The latter's reputation was known to the world. After the tragic defeat, what would he do if he didn't run away?
Who would have thought that this time, Wang Yu behaved extremely calmly. In addition to adding a thousand more defenders in Juping, Taishan did not have a single soldier to advance westward. On the contrary, the defeated Yellow Turbans poured in in large numbers, directly accounting for most of Jibei Kingdom.
Territory made Bao Xin homeless and could only live outside.
He was unwilling to completely rely on Cao Cao, but the resources at hand had been completely exhausted, so he could only try to take advantage of the situation. But Cao Cao was so shrewd. He said a few words so well that he knew that the other party was trying to dodge, but he didn't grasp any of the excuses.
Less than.
In the end, he could only sigh.
After some gentle words of comfort and some assurances in private, Cao Cao finally sent Bao Xin away.
Returning to the central army, facing all his confidants, he sighed again: "Everyone, let's discuss it. Where should our army go at this time?"
There was a silence in response to him.
The Black Mountain bandits are too resilient. If they continue to fight as they are, they will probably delay next year's spring plowing. The Black Mountain bandits are thieves, they don't care about this, but Cao Cao cares. If order cannot be restored in time, how can he have the money and food to expand his army?
Wang Yu's farming in Qingzhou was a drag for the first one or two years, but if everything goes well, Qingzhou will be revitalized in a few years. You know, Qingzhou is not a poor and remote place in the first place. If it were not for the constant turmoil in these years, the wealth there would not be
, even if it is not as good as Jizhou, it will not be much worse than Xuzhou.
What is even better than Yanzhou is the strategic location of Qingzhou. As long as there are no problems with Gongsun Zan and Tao Qian, Wang Yu will only be able to attack people. No one can attack him, and no one can penetrate into his hinterland.
During the Warring States Period, why did the Qin State sweep across Liuhe? Wasn't it just relying on the terrain?
Of course, Qingzhou does not have as favorable terrain as Guanzhong, but to the heroes of Yanzhou, Wang Yu, who dominates Qingzhou and Mount Tai, is exactly the same as the Western Qin Dynasty back then.
Cao Cao was also ambitious. Dongjun was just his first step, followed by Yanzhou. But with Wang Yu, even if he captured all of Yanzhou, he would not have any room for expansion.
Attacking Qingzhou? The risk is too great. Even if you can win, it won't be something you can do in a short while.
If Qingzhou is left alone and troops are sent to Wan, Luo and even Yuzhou, then Wang Yu is not a vegetarian. Qingzhou cavalry will appear in everyone's backyard at any time. Cao Cao's newly formed army has a lot of soldiers, but the proportion of cavalry is very small.
Very, there is no way to fight against Wang Yu who can get support from Youzhou at any time.
"With the strength of our army alone, it will be difficult to deal with the Black Mountain bandits in the territory in a short time. For the current plan, we can only borrow the opportunity from Jizhou." After thinking for a while, Xi Zhi finally raised his head and said,
But what he said disappointed Cao Cao.
"Why don't you know that taking advantage of the situation is the best strategy, but..."
After taking control of Jizhou, Yuan Shao's power increased dramatically, and his arrogance became stronger than before.
If Cao Cao wants to ask for reinforcements, he can only do so at the cost of complete dependence. In the previous correspondence, Yuan Shao had made it clear: There is no problem in asking for reinforcements. Yuan now has troops, food, and no shortage of money. As long as Cao Cao sends his family to Ye
The city, reinforcements will arrive in an instant.
Family members were sent as hostages. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, weak countries often used this method to express their sincerity of surrender to strong countries. Of course, at that time, it was common to send a son to serve as a hostage. Yuan Shao's request was obviously a bit excessive.
, did not take Cao Cao seriously.
However, the situation was stronger than the people, and Cao Cao had no choice but to endure his bad breath for now.
"Actually, the idea of zhicai is quite reasonable." Before Cao Cao could finish his words, Xun Yu also stepped forward to persuade him politely.
"Oh?" The two counselors agreed with the opinion. Even if Cao Cao had other ideas, he had to take it seriously. Cao Cao raised his hand to stop his angry face. The generals who wanted to come forward to argue solemnly asked: "Please, two of you."
Please help me, sir."
The two counselors looked at each other and decided to let Xun Yu speak.
"My lord is eager to solve the problem of Dongjun. This is because Wang Yu is stationed in Qingzhou and has become stronger. Our army has a thorn in his back. He dares to speak nonsense. My lord sees it as biased. The threat to Qingzhou is far beyond my lord's concern."
"How do you say this?"
Xun Yu did not answer but asked: "On that day, my lord and General Yuan divided their troops in Hanoi. General Yuan said: Take the Yellow River to the south, guard Yan and Dai in the north, and take the people of Wuwan and Xianbei, and then go south to fight for the world. My lord will do it."
How to respond?”
"This..." Cao Cao frowned. His answer that day was actually Yuan Shao showing off and trying his best to show an attitude that was neither humble nor overbearing.
I take over the world's intelligence and use Dao to control it, and it is omnipotent. This was his answer at the time. It was precisely because of this concept that he moved Xun Yu. Now that Xun Yu specifically proposed it, it was obviously not without purpose.
How shrewd Cao Cao was. He was angered by Yuan Shao's arrogant attitude and had no time to think deeply. Now he was reminded by Xun Yu. After thinking about it for a moment, his expression suddenly changed.
"Wang Pengju borrowed Cai Zhonglang, Kong Rong, Guan Ning and other contemporary great scholars to establish Taishan Academy, and then posted a list of talents to recruit talents, which is completely consistent with the strategy that the lord wants to carry out. Now the time is still short, and it may not be effective. Wait until next year, with Wang Pengju's reputation
, are you still afraid that the poor people in the world will not go to Qingzhou to join you?"
Xun Yu solemnly said: "The fourth and third princes of the Yuan family have disciples and old officials all over the world. They support the states and counties. When you climb high and call out, the responders will gather. The prestige and connections of the lord are far apart. If you want to recruit talents, you can only come from humble families."
We are looking for disciples, and now that Qingzhou has come up with a strategy to recruit talents... Lord, time is running out, we can no longer hesitate."
"Wen Ruo reminded you very much." Although it was the cold winter season, cold sweat was pouring down Cao Cao's back.
If Wang Yu's settlement of the people in Qingzhou poses a threat within one or two years, this recruitment will pose a major threat within five to ten years, far exceeding the former.
Time is running out, and we really can’t delay any more. Only by taking over Dongjun as soon as possible, and with a reputation and territory, can we recruit talents to fight against Wang Yu. However, sending the whole family to Yecheng seems...
"If my lord does not give up, Xun Yu is willing to go to Yecheng and convince General Yuan, leaving only the hostage." When Cao Cao was hesitant, Xun Yu added another word.
Cao Cao made a quick decision: "Then there will be Lao Wenruo."
"The Lord is concerned about the work of his ministers, so he should serve his orders." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to become a registered member of Piaotian Literature to recommend this work. Your support is my greatest motivation.)