Xiahoudun and Cao Hong used a strategy to take the Ershi Mountain checkpoint, and then, they stormed the south gate of Pei County, and then attacked the city of Pei County, opened the north gate of Pei County, and joined forces with the army led by Cao Cao to capture Pei County in one fell swoop. In the melee, Cao Bao escaped with the 20,000 Danyang elite soldiers temporarily handed over to him by Tao Qian for his command, but the 20,000 Danyang elite soldiers suffered heavy losses, and the remaining 15,000 or so provoked Tao Qian's thunderous anger. However, now that the cities in Xuzhou have been lost, only Picheng and the county seat under its jurisdiction remain, Tao Qian can only verbally accuse two sentences, and there is no actual punishment. As for the other 100,000 Xuzhou soldiers, there were casualties plus those who surrendered to Cao Cao, and only more than 50,000 finally escaped from Peixian, making Xuzhou, which was already difficult, even more stretched. Xuzhou has a lot of money and grain, and Tao Qian urgently recruited 100,000 young people. As for combat effectiveness, it is unknown.

After Cao Cao captured Peixian, he originally wanted to implement the strategy of slaughtering the city. However, Xiahoudun strongly dissuaded him, and even informed Cao Cao of Song Luo's words before his death, and Xiahoudun was willing to exchange military merits for Cao Cao's abandonment of the slaughter of the city. Cao Cao felt that Song Luo was in his heart, and followed the steps given by Xiahoudun, and finally canceled the slaughter of the city, and also let the people in Peixian City escape.

Of course, the descendants of Liu Bang in Peixian County naturally saved their lives, and their lives were saved, so these children surnamed Liu no longer pretended to be high, and kowtowed to Cao Cao to surrender.

In the palace temporarily requisitioned by Pei County, Cao Cao gathered his subordinates to discuss

"Everyone, according to the news from the spies on the battlefield in Youzhou, you should all know about it. Cao Cao glanced around, and then asked unhurriedly.

"The subordinates already know!"

When a cadre of civil and military officers heard this, they all nodded in response. Cao Cao's face was calm, and no one knew what was going on in his heart. After a moment of sedimentation, Cao Cao was heard to continue: "What do you think about this?"

"Yuan often travels here. It has the style of the champion Hou of the former Han Wu Emperor. ”

Faced with Cao Cao's inquiry, Xiahoudun was the first to speak and answer. In fact, as a military general, although most of the people are not as radical as Gongsun Zhan, they want to kill all the aliens and destroy the country. But. For foreign races, military generals have no good feelings. Therefore, this is also why the original champion Hou Huo was able to get the support of the soldiers in the army, which is really the deep hatred of the Han people in the Central Plains for foreign races. Of course, the military generals hated it, but for the civilian officials, they were not so hostile.

For civil officials, what they learn is the way of Confucius and Mencius, and what they know is the gift of benevolence and righteousness. Therefore. Most civil servants believed that benevolence and righteousness should be used to influence the aliens, although this effect was not very great. However, we can think about it, if any civil official can influence other races with the principle of benevolence and righteousness, wouldn't it be a great merit enough to go down in history? The reason why civil and military officials have a very different attitude towards foreign races is also in the past, and their purpose is to solve the hidden dangers of foreign races. It's just that the method used is different. Of course, those with ulterior motives are naturally not among them.

Therefore, when it was learned that Yuan Chang united with Liu He and killed the alien soldiers and horses such as Karasuma and Eastern Xianbei out of Youzhou, it naturally attracted the praise of many military generals.

"The former champion Hou was seventeen years old when he joined the army to attack the Xiongnu in the north, which made the Xiongnu leave a sad song 'Lose me Qilian Mountain. Let my six animals not rest, and lose my Yanzhi Mountain, so that my wife will have no color' has been praised through the ages. Now Bohai County Taishou Yuan Chang is only seventeen years old, not for his own selfishness, for the righteousness of the world, and to attack Karasuma, Eastern Xianbei and other foreign races. It's really exciting. ”

The more Xiahoudun spoke, the more excited he became, as if he wanted to put on his wings and fly to Youzhou at this moment, and follow Yuan Chang to fight against the northern alien races. But he forgot that at this moment, Cao Cao was asking about the purpose of Yuan Chang's approach, which made Cao Cao quite helpless.

"Ahem!"

Cao Cao saw Xiahoudun like this, so he had to cough twice to interrupt Xiahoudun, and said a little helplessly: "Yuan Rang, I also admire Yuan Chang's trip. In the future, if there is an opportunity, I will also send troops to foreign races to promote the prestige of the Han Dynasty. However, now that the alien race and Liu He Alliance sent troops to Youzhou to attack Gongsun Zhan, it is a big help for Yuan Chang and Yuan Shao, why did he abandon such a help, but instead want to repel the alien race, what do you think Yuan Chang's purpose is?"

Xiahoudun smiled awkwardly, but he was also familiar with the art of war, and read the Spring and Autumn Period at night, which was different from the rice bucket generals under Gongsun Zhan. After pondering for a moment, he said: "The northern alien race has always been the enemy of my Han people in the Central Plains, and it is a great disaster to my Central Plains. Now Yuan Shao and Yuan Chang sent troops to Youzhou, once they captured Youzhou, the land of Youzhou belonged to Yuan Shao. In this way, Yuan Shao and Yuan Chang naturally would not let the soldiers and horses of the alien race wreak havoc in the land of Youzhou, otherwise, once they took Youzhou, they would have to rebuild the Youzhou that was ravaged by the alien race, and it would take more energy, manpower and financial resources. Therefore, Yuan Shao and Yuan Chang will have such a move. ”

Cao Cao was quite satisfied with Xiahoudun's answer, of course, what Cao Cao was satisfied with was not what Xiahoudun said, because what Xiahoudun said was still 108,000 miles away from what Cao Cao thought in his heart. It's just that as a military general, it is not easy for Xiahoudun to think of this. Cao Cao is a hero, and what he needs is not just a general who charges into battle, but a general who can sit on one side, which is what Cao Cao considered. Although Xiahoudun was still far from the goal he expected in his heart, he had made great progress now. Therefore, Cao Cao naturally felt satisfied.

"Strategist, in your opinion, what if?"

Cao Cao didn't immediately say what he thought, but looked at Xi Zhicai. As for the others, Cao Cao didn't ask them, Xun Yu, Xun Yu, Cheng Yu and other more talented strategists were not here, and Cao Cao was also very clear about the abilities of the few strategists present. Therefore, Cao Cao's subordinates would not quarrel like Yuan Shao's strategists.

"Ahem!"

Xi Zhicai coughed lightly, of course, he coughed because he was sick, not to attract everyone's attention.

"General Yuan Rang is right about one thing, Yuan Chang will now repel the alien race, so as not to wreak havoc on the alien race, and it will take more energy, manpower and financial resources to rebuild Youzhou in the future. However, according to his subordinates, this move was just Yuan Chang's personal practice, but it had nothing to do with Yuan Shao. ”

Xiahoudun's speech was degraded by Xi Zhicai, and Xiahoudun was not the slightest dissatisfied. He knows his abilities, and he also knows where his strengths are, so he won't resent Xi Zhicai like this. Besides, Xi Zhicai's ability is obvious to all in Cao Cao's army. Obviously, people think more than him.

Cao Cao also agreed in his heart, as Yuan Shao's friend when he was a teenager, Cao Cao knew very well what kind of person Yuan Shao was. With Yuan Shao's character, he would not do anything to repel the help of the alien race. In this way, it was Yuan Chang's own idea.

"Say something nasty. Yuan Shao is a man with great ambition and short-sightedness. Although there are a wide range of soldiers and strategists under his command, they are all a group of vain people. If it was to get the help of a foreign race, Yuan Shao and his subordinates would not be able to be happy, and how could they repel this hard-won help. Although Bohai County belongs to Jizhou, however, the detailed work of the lord in Jizhou has received accurate information, and Bohai County exists independently of Jizhou. Yuan Shao also did not interfere with Bohai County's actions. Therefore, this repulsion of alien assistance must be Yuan Chang's personal behavior and has nothing to do with Yuan Shao. ”

Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were friends in Luoyang when they were young, and their relationship was not bad. However, Xi Zhi knew that judging from today's general trend, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao would inevitably be hostile sides in the future. Therefore, belittled Yuan Shao. Xi Zhicai naturally didn't have any concerns.

"What the military advisor said is very true, and I knew this person at the beginning, and I would never do such a thing. ”

Of course, subordinates belittle and belittle, Cao Cao himself can't do this kind of thing. Otherwise, let his subordinates think of Cao Cao.

Xi Zhicai bowed slightly at Cao Cao. With a gleam in his eyes, he continued to analyze: "Judging from Yuan Chang's behavior of repelling the help of the alien race this time, but Yuan Shao did not blame Yuan Chang, one thing that he had carefully explored before can now be determined. ”

"Strategist. What can be determined?"

When Xiahoudun heard this, he hurriedly asked. Xiahoudun is not only listening very seriously, but also taking notes. He knew he was a general and knew where his strengths were. However, Cao Cao's expectations for him also understood in his heart, and for Cao Cao's expectations, he had also been working hard, familiar with the art of war, and reading Confucius and Mengchun at night. And with such great ability in the play, Xiahoudun will not waste the opportunity to learn. On the other hand, Cao Hong and other generals didn't care, if they wanted to become generals on one side, in addition to ability, they also needed to be deeply trusted, otherwise, once there was suspicion, it would be the way to take trouble. Cao Cao was also a soldier after the Battle of Guandu, however, throughout Cao Cao's lifetime, how many people were in charge of one side? Therefore, not everyone on the side can do it, nor can they have the ability, but they also need to have the trust of the superiors.

Cao Cao is also worthy of being a hero, and the land of a state can be handed over to the generals under his command to sit in town. Like Yu Ban, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, etc., and only a few people in the clan have received such a heavy responsibility. It's not that the children of the Cao Cao clan are incompetent, this is Cao Cao's eloquence, which can lay down the vision of Cao Wei's forces. On the other hand, Yuan Shao won the land of the four states, and all of them were handed over to his son and nephew, so compared to this, the difference is more than 108,000 miles, and it is not difficult to explain that Yuan Shao will be defeated.

Cao Cao's eyes flashed, and he smiled and nodded. Then, seeing that Xi Zhicai's face was serious, he said in a deep voice: "The previous master's detailed work was heard from Yuan Shao, and after the capture of Youzhou, Youzhou will belong to Yuan Chang's governance. Originally, I and the lord were not sure, however, judging from what Yuan Chang did when he invaded Youzhou, this matter must be true. Although I don't know why Yuan Shao made such a move, for the lord, Yuan Chang will be a fierce opponent!"

Hearing Xi Zhicai's previous words, everyone present nodded approvingly. However, Xi Zhicai's last sentence made everyone extremely puzzled and puzzled, Yuan Chang would be Cao Cao's fierce rival, what is the reason?

Xiahoudun frowned and thought, he naturally couldn't think of this. However, since Xi Zhicai said it, it must be reasonable, so what was the reason why he couldn't think of this, and Xia Houdun fell into thinking? Of course, Xia Houdun was reflecting, and there were also people who did not agree with Xi Zhicai's point of view.

I saw Cao Hong stand up and say with a big grin: "Military advisor, do you think that Yuan Chang will be the lord's fierce enemy, is it a bit exaggerated? Yuan Chang has also seen this person, but he is just a sycophant, how can he become the lord's fierce enemy? If the military advisor does not believe it, after taking Xuzhou, the lord only needs to give a certain 5,000 soldiers and horses, and the last general can catch Yuan Chang Xiao'er in front of the lord. ”

It is said that when Cao Hong saw Yuan Chang, it was still when he was in the Tiger Prison, if it weren't for the drama to talk about this, Cao Hong might have forgotten Yuan Chang.

Xi Zhicai smiled slightly, and asked lightly: "General Zilian, if you put yourself in your shoes, think about it." If you are asked to be Yuan Chang, will you be able to let Yuan Shao hand over Bohai County to you to govern? Can you let Yuan Shao hand over the land of a state to you after sending troops to conquer Youzhou? If you can do it, then I believe that General Zilian can use 5,000 soldiers and horses to capture Yuan Chang and present it to the lord. ”

"Uh, this..."

After thinking about it, Cao Hong scratched the back of his head and retreated to his place in embarrassment. According to what Xi Zhicai said, if he is made Yuan Chang, he can let Yuan Shao hand over Bohai County, and even Youzhou, which he sent troops to conquer? This seems impossible, as for whether Yuan Shao will hand over Youzhou to Yuan Chang, Xi Zhicai has already said so, and Cao Hong will not refute it, and what Xi Zhicai said does not seem to have made a mistake.

Xi Zhicai first paid attention to Yuan Chang after Xun Yu told him that Guo Jia had joined Yuan Chang.

Guo Jia, Xun Yu, and Xi Zhicai were friends of Yingchuan College at the beginning, and their identities were different. Xun Yu is a son of the Xun family, and his status is unspeakably expensive; Guo Jia is a son of a defeated scholar clan with a medium-class status; while Xi Zhicai is from a poor family and has the lowest status. However, these three identities are people who can become friends, drink and talk together, and are extremely familiar with each other's talents when discussing the general trend of the world.

At the beginning, Xi Zhi was curious about what kind of person Yuan Chang was, and he was able to make a character like Guo Jia work, but he didn't attach much importance to Yuan Chang. At least, Xi Zhicai didn't think that Yuan Chang would be able to become Cao Cao's fierce rival. However, when the incident in Youzhou happened, there was no doubt that Yuan Zhicai thought that Yuan Chang had become Cao Cao's fierce rival, and as for Yuan Shao, Xi Zhicai never took it seriously. Although Xi Zhicai has already reminded Cao Cao to be careful of Yuan Chang, however, after today, Xi Zhicai will remind him again. At the beginning, Xun Yu told Xi Zhicai that Guo Jia asked him not to mention himself in front of Cao Cao, because he was afraid that Cao Cao would notice Yuan Chang. Now, Xi Zhi has to give up this insistence, everyone is their own master, and Guo Jia will understand. Moreover, with the attention that Yuan Chang is receiving now, it will not have much impact if he says this.

As Xi Zhicai thought, Guo Jia considered that Yuan Chang's power was too small, and if he was noticed by Cao Cao too early, it would obviously be a little bad. However, now, Yuan Chang has developed to the point where he can not worry about this, and even if Xi Zhicai mentions it to Cao Cao, it will not have much impact.

Yuan Chang also didn't care, unless the forces of the whole world united to attack him, but is such a thing possible? )

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