"Lord, Cao Cao is now leading the remnants of the army to join forces with Bao Xin's corporal and soldiers to sweep the remnants of the Yellow Turban in the Eastern County. According to the spies, Cao Cao and Bao Xin originally had more than 10,000 soldiers, but after this period of fighting against the Yellow Turban Yu Party, there are now less than 5,000 soldiers. If the fight continues, Cao Cao's soldiers are afraid that there will be no one in ten. ”

"Humph!"

Yuan Shao seemed to snort coldly with some disdain, and said mockingly: "Meng De has always boasted of his loyalty, integrity, benevolence and righteousness, and as a courtier of the Han Dynasty, he should serve the Han Dynasty to the death." If today's son is controlled by Dong thieves, the king is not a king, the minister is not a minister, and the forces that he did not develop earlier still do this kind of useless work. I have long said that when today's son is not of Han blood, and the officials below the minister are all flattering to Dong Zhuo, the world surnamed Liu has long become the world of the surname Dong. You can let Youzhou Mu Liu Yu be the emperor, I will wait for the trouble, wait for the sea to prosper, send heavy troops to guard the Guanjin fortress, Dong Zhuo is brutal, and sooner or later he will die. However, the highway is not of the same heart as me, and Liu Yu is also pedantic, regardless of the Han family, he actually refused me. If there is no owner today, who are we fighting for, and Meng De is not a wise person. ”

Hearing Yuan Shao's words, the civil and military forces below all nodded yes. Yuan Shaonai was a disciple of the Yuan family, the third prince of the fourth world, and he dared to comment on the imperial court like this, but they did not dare to say such rebellious words.

"The lord is wise!"

Feng Ji patted Yuan Shao's ass at the right time, and then went on to plot: "Lord, Cao Cao is pedantic, but it also has its merits, if the lord helps him, Cao Cao should be the first to look forward to the lord, for the lord, why not?"

"What's the trick of the metagraph, let's talk quickly. ”

Yuan Shao's eyes lit up, and he seemed to have been attracted by Feng Ji's words. Cao Cao and Yuan Shao have been playmates since childhood, they are friends and competitors, and each thinks they are better than the other. If it is according to Fengji, subduing Cao Cao, wouldn't it prove that he is stronger than him.

"Yes, my lord!"

Seeing that Yuan Shao was as excited as chicken blood, Feng Ji was secretly happy in his heart. As one of the strategists who has been by Yuan Shao's side for the longest time, Feng Ji naturally understands Yuan Shao's thoughts. As long as Yuan Shao is satisfied, his position in front of Yuan Shao is still as stable as Mount Tai.

Feng Ji glanced at Xun Chen complacently, as well as Tian Feng, the original strategist under Han Fu, Fu Zhu and others, and said Lang Lang: "Previously, Liu Dai, the assassin of Yanzhou, killed Qiao Mao, the Taishou of Dongjun, for no reason, which caused many people to be dissatisfied. Now, the East County is even more vacant and too guarded, if the lord Cao Cao is the East County Taishou, Cao Cao must be grateful to the lord, and then he is the only lord and the horse is the first to look forward, this is one of them; After the lord occupies Yanzhou, with Jizhou as the foundation and Yanzhou as the front line, he can enter Qingzhou and Xuzhou in the east, Yangzhou in the south, and Yuzhou in the west.

Tian Feng, Fu Zhu and other strategists under Han Fu did not know much about Cao Cao, and they did not express any opinions. However, Xun Chen, who has been following Yuan Shao and has seen Cao Cao countless times, secretly sneered at Feng Ji's words.

Compared with Cao Cao, Dong Zhuo is simply a firefly light, while Cao Cao is Haoyue. Dong Zhuo is just a brutal and incompetent guy, and it is only a matter of time before he perishes. Cao Cao, on the other hand, is not only ambitious, but also capable. As far as the princes Xun Chen saw in front of the Tiger Prison Pass, only Liu Bei, who claimed to be a relative of the Han family, could be compared. As for the other person, it seems that he has been hiding his ability, but Xun Chen knows that that guy is not easy to match.

If Cao Cao is allowed to sit big according to Feng Ji, Yuan Shao will be destroyed in Cao Cao's hands sooner or later.

understood these things in his heart, but Xun Chen did not stand up against it. Let's just say that Yuan Shaochun is proud now and can't listen to his words, besides, Xun Chen has other ideas in his heart, so he also closed his eyes and ears, and did not say anything against Feng Ji.

"Haha!"

Yuan Shao laughed excitedly and said, "Haha, I have always been a minister in the same hall as Apu, although I am a good friend, I also want to overpower each other." Today, I am the head of Jizhou, but Apo is embarrassed, painful! Painful! Remembering my old friendship with Apu, I sent 10,000 troops to help. ”

"Lord, never!"

Just as Yuan Shao was about to allocate 10,000 horses to Cao Cao, a person outside the door hurriedly walked in and loudly dissuaded him.

Yuan Shao frowned slightly, and when he saw the visitor, he was not dissatisfied, but asked puzzledly: "Ziyuan, why do you say that this matter is not okay?"

The person who came was Xu Yu Xu Ziyuan, and he was also the culprit who led to Yuan Shao's failure in history.

When Xu You and Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were officials, they were friends. Speaking of which, Xu You and Cao Cao got acquainted earlier, and later met Yuan Shao through Cao Cao. Perhaps because Yuan Shao was staring at the honor of the fourth and third dukes, when Cao Cao and Yuan Shao parted ways later, Xu Yu followed Yuan Shao.

Just as Xun Yu's evaluation of Xu You is "greedy but not cured", it is precisely because of the greed for money that he does not know how to rein in, and in the end, his family was taken into custody and imprisoned, and Xu You defected to Cao Cao's side, which led to Yuan Shao's failure.

Xu You and Cao Cao knew each other for the earliest, so it was natural to see that Cao Cao had great ambitions, after all, he was a strategist, greedy for money, and he still had vision. However, Xu You was like an opportunist, and although he followed Yuan Shao, he did not break off relations with Cao Cao. Anyway, he and the two of them are friends, and it doesn't hurt him to be the one who sits big in the future.

He came slowly because he was helping Yuan Shao protect his family, and when he heard Yuan Shao's words, he spoke out to dissuade him.

I saw Xu You's eyes roll, and slowly explained: "The lord is not long after he has just arrived in Jizhou, and he is not yet stable. The Yellow Turban thieves in Zhongshan, Changshan and other places have revived, and the thief Zhang Yan gathered more than 100,000 Yellow Turban thieves, which is a big disaster in Jizhou. There are also yellow turban thieves and bandits in various prefectures and counties, and Jizhou is now the time to use troops, so how can the lord send more than 10,000 soldiers to others? Among his subordinates, the lord can allocate 3,000 men and horses to Cao Cao, so that Cao Cao can be grateful. As for the rest of the soldiers, the lord can be used to exterminate the thieves, or stationed in the state and county to calm the people's hearts. ”

Xu You naturally wouldn't let Yuan Shao give Cao Cao a single soldier, but just let Yuan Shao give less. Even if Cao Cao gets bigger in the future, Yuan Shao will not blame Xu You, after all, he asked Yuan Shao to give less. And Cao Cao also has an explanation, even if it is three thousand soldiers, it is a big help for Cao Cao.

In this way, the opinion that satisfies both parties is also beneficial to Xu Yu himself, how could he not be willing.

Yuan Shao nodded, and said in a deep voice: "What Ziyuan said is reasonable, Jizhou is the time to use troops, 10,000 is too much, then 3,000 soldiers and horses will be allocated to Meng De." ”

Xu Yu was overjoyed in his heart and shouted that the lord was wise. And Xu Yu was naturally noted down by everyone present, after all, his words could make the high-spirited Yuan Shao change his mind, which shows his status in Yuan Shao's heart.

……

Within East County

Cao Cao led the remnants of the soldiers to fight against the remnants of the Yellow Turbans, and there were his brothers Cao Hong, Cao Ren, Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, and Le Jin, Li Dian and two people, each of whom led more than 1,000 soldiers, these were the remaining troops of Cao Cao after the failure to pursue Dong Zhuo. In addition, there are 4,000 corporal soldiers under Bao Xin, who are commanded by the general. In Dongjun, defeated the remnants of the Yellow Turbans such as Yu Poison, Bai Huan, Zheng Gu, and Yu Fuluo, and after many battles, Cao Cao and Bao Xin now have less than 5,000 troops.

In the tent, Cao Cao and Bao Xin were discussing.

Bao Xin frowned and said: "Meng De, you and I have too many injuries among the corporaries, if we continue like this, I am afraid that we will lose everything." ”

Cao Cao nodded and sighed, and said a little tiredly: "If all the princes were united in the beginning, and they were determined at the beginning, the Dong thieves would have been wiped out, and with the imperial army, these yellow turban thieves are just a disease of scabies." On that day, Chen Liuweihong helped me with money, but now it has been exhausted, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to continue if I want to recruit troops. ”

Bao Xin also shook his head helplessly, and then proposed: "I heard that he had already entered Jizhou, why didn't Meng De borrow troops and grain from him?

Cao Cao was silent, with the same mind as Yuan Shao, Cao Cao wanted to overwhelm the other party. However, Cao Cao was a male lord after all, and he had great ambitions, and he figured it out in just a moment. If you can't get through the current predicament, how can you compete with Yuan Shao?

So, Cao Cao worked hard to write a book, and he had to write a letter to Yuan Shao to borrow troops and food.

"Report, there is an envoy outside the camp who said that it was sent by Yuan Shao, the assassin of Jizhou, to meet the general. ”

Cao Cao and Bao Xin glanced at each other, and a thought rose in their hearts at the same time, it seemed that Yuan Shao already knew their plight and took the initiative to reinforce them.

"Quick, please come!"

Cao Cao commanded in a trembling voice, and then straightened his crown.

After Yuan Shaolai left, Cao Cao and Bao Xin laughed at the same time. With Yuan Shao's 3,000 soldiers, horses, grain and grass, the Yellow Turban thieves in Dongjun could be extinguished in a few days, and then Cao Cao was able to sit in the position of Taishou of Dongjun.