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Cao Cao's song "Short Song Xing" made Cai Ji see what it means to indulge in wine and chant poetry under the moon, and the prancing horse stretched its bow out of the plug. However, the time for drinking and having fun is short-lived. After waking up the next day, Cao Cao was still the treacherous and cunning Cao Mengde, and Cai Ji was still the Cai Anzhen who hid a knife in his smile. How to divide Heshuo is the most concerned thing for the two at the moment.

At noon, Cai Ji, who had eaten the main meal, went to Cao Cao's big tent with Zhao Yun to discuss the military situation under the guidance of Cao Pi. Zhao Yun's camp was located on a high hill near Baima, not far from Cao Cao's Chinese army. Along the way, Cai Ji could clearly see the camping tents spreading from the hill to the port, and the various flags fluttering in the wind. It is undeniable that compared with when he was in Wancheng, Cao Ying's layout was a lot more messy. This shows that Cao Cao has not completely rectified the surrendered troops recruited by Guandu so far. Of course, it may also be that Cai Ji has practiced by Jia Xu's side for a period of time, and his vision in military affairs has improved a lot. But no matter what the case may be, there is no doubt that Cao Cao will need time to collect and surrender his pawns.

Under the whip of the fast horse, the group waited for a short time to arrive at the Chinese army camp. As soon as he entered the gate, Cai Ji smelled the stench of horse manure in the air of the camp, mixed with the smoke of burning wood and the smell of green grains. This smell is not unfamiliar to Cai Ji, who has been fighting all year round, especially since the green grain smell comes from a plant called "weed". The weeds are very similar to rice in appearance, about one hectare of weeds can harvest 2,000 hu, and one hull can get three or four buckets of barnyard rice. Compared with the chestnut valley, the rice yield of the weeds can be said to be pitifully low, and only three or four percent of the rice is produced in one day. But barnyard rice can be used for cooking and brewing. It can be used as horse and cattle feed. The most important thing is that the weeds are adaptable, can be harvested in drought and flood, and are easy to take care of. It is known as "all kinds are ripe". Even some sparsely populated and barren areas under Cai Ji cultivated barnyard seeds. As long as the population of the counties under his rule is abundant and not disturbed by the war, the local government is still more willing to use corn and rice with a high grain yield to the fields. Therefore, from the point that Cao Jun took weeds as the main food. Cai Ji could initially judge that Cao Cao's military food supply was still tight.

After grasping this information, Cai Ji suddenly felt a little more determined. immediately cheered up and turned over and dismounted, and walked into Cao Cao's big tent surrounded by Zhao Yun and Cao Pi. But at this time, Cao Cao was standing in front of the cowhide map with his hands in his hands, and there was only Xun You by his side. Such a brief lineup greatly surprised Cai Ji's expectations. In her image, even if she doesn't talk about the Confucians, at least there will be important generals such as Xiahou Yuan in attendance.

Could it be that Cao Cao really just wanted to "discuss" with himself today? Cai Ji, who was speculating about Cao Cao's purpose in his heart, arched his hand and said, "Cai Ji has seen Sikong. ”

"Qi Hou doesn't have to be polite." Cao Cao bowed slightly to Cai Ji with a smile on his face, and waved his hand at Cao Pi to signal him to go out. Wait until Cao Pi surrenders and retires. In the tent, only Cao Cao, Cai Ji, Xun You, and Zhao Yun were left. But seeing Cao Cao's twisted beard, he said, "The Qi army has crossed the Yellow River, and the Marquis of Qi must know the situation in Heshuo well." ”

"I don't know it well. Ji knows a little about the deployment of Yuan's army, and if there is anything wrong, he also asks Sikong and Xun Junshi to point it out. After Cai Ji was modest, he stepped forward and pointed to the map and introduced, "After Yuan Shao's ambush, the three sons of the Yuan family divided into Liyang, Yecheng, and Zhongshan. Among them, Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang each became emperors, and Yuan Xi did not help each other for the time being. The three sons of the Yuan family talked about the strength of troops, and Yuan Shang was the widest. There are 30,000 people in Yecheng alone, and Zhao County and Changshan County have also taken refuge in Yuan Shang. Yi Ji expected that Yuan Shang would eventually be able to gather 50,000 to 60,000 troops. In contrast, Yuan Xi is second, and now 20,000 orthodox soldiers are facing General Tai Shici in Zhongshan. Yuan Xi has been in Youzhou for many years. Friendship with Xianbei and Wuhuan departments, its advance can gallop to aid Jizhou, retreat can be entrenched in Youzhou, although not called the emperor, but the strength is not inferior to Yuan Shang. Among the three sons, Yuan Tan's troops were the weakest, with only 20,000 soldiers and horses in Liyang. However, these more than 20,000 people are all veterans who are good at fighting, and they are under the command of the general Jiang Yiqu, and with the help of Julu County, their strength should not be underestimated. ”

Cao Cao couldn't help laughing after hearing what Cai Ji said, "Yuan Shang claimed to lead 100,000 troops, and Yuan Tan also claimed to have 50,000 people. As soon as Qi Hou made a move, he exposed the two people's rumors, so he didn't know it well. ”

"It's a no-brainer. Ji just fought with Yuan Jun a few more times, so he was more aware of the details of the three sons of the Yuan family. ”

A few more battles with the Yuan army can find out the deployment of the Yuan army? I'm afraid that when I was the main one at the beginning, I inserted a lot of details. After Cao Cao sneered in his heart, he asked Cai Ji tentatively, "Then how to attack Heshuo according to the view of the Marquis of Qi?" ”

In the face of Cao Cao's temptation, Cai Ji pretended to be contemplative and pondered for a moment, and then replied: "Back to Sikong, Yuan Tan and Yuan Tan are each emperors, and the brothers are over the wall in front of them." Ji thought that the Northern Expedition could be postponed, and after the Yuan brothers fought in the same room and killed each other, Sikong would wave his army north again, and he would definitely be able to sweep away the remnants of the Yuan family. ”

"Gongda, what do you think of Qi Hou's policy?" Cao Cao quietly turned his head to Xun You and asked.

Xun You, who had been listening quietly from the sidelines, hurriedly stepped forward and replied, "What Qi Hou said is reasonable, but Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang have already become emperors. Let it exist more than one day in the world, and one more day will humiliate the big man. As the so-called king humiliates the ministers to death, it is the way of pure ministers to destroy the remnants of the Yuan family as soon as possible. ”

With the resourcefulness of Cao Cao and Xun You, without Cai Ji's reminder, they could see early on that as long as there was no interference from outsiders, Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang would soon kill each other. In fact, if Cai Ji had not appeared, Cao Cao would probably have deliberately led the Yuan brothers to fight each other as described in the original historical accounts, and he would have sat on the side to reap the benefits of the fisherman. It must be known that in history, Yuan Tan gave his biological daughter to Cao Cao's youngest son Cao Quan as his wife to show his loyalty to Cao Cao. But Cao Cao accepted someone's daughter with his front foot, and destroyed Yuan Tan with his back foot. It can be seen that the so-called political marriage also needs to be based on the supremacy of reciprocal strength. But now there are more forces on Cai Ji's side in Heshuo, and if Cao Cao plays the trick of competing with the fishermen for profit, he is undoubtedly giving up the counties of Heshuo to Cai Ji. Therefore, now Cao Cao is more anxious than ever to go north. As for such high-sounding and strong excuses for going north, it can only be said by Xun You, who is a subordinate.

Although Cai Ji expected early on that Cao Cao would not really stay south of the Yellow River to watch himself compete with the Yuan brothers for Heshuo, he did not expect that Cao Mengde, who was blackmailing the Son of Heaven to order the princes, would also raise the slogan of "the king humiliates the ministers to death". Hey, just a little bit. Cai Ji secretly slandered Cao Cao in his heart, and on the surface, he pretended to be a teachable expression and echoed, "Master Xun Jun is reasonable. It's Gizis who is not careful. Since Sikong is the main leader of the Northern Expedition. Ji Zidang did his best to help. I don't know if Sikong wants to cross the river from Baimajin to attack Liyang? Or cross the river from Yanjin to Yecheng? ”

Cai Ji seemed to have generously left the two fronts to Cao Cao of his own choosing. In fact, as far as the current state of the Qi army is concerned, no matter which route Cao Cao chooses, Cai Ji will have to earn. The best of them are: Cao Cao chose to attack Liyang and let Cai Ji lead his troops to gnaw Yecheng. In this way, Cai Ji can pretend to attack the city, and surround it without fighting. On the one hand, it sent troops to capture Zhao County, Changshan County, and even Shangdang County in Bingzhou, thus opening the door of the Qi army to the northwest. And if Cao Cao chooses to attack Yecheng. Leaving Liyang to the Qi army, Cai Ji could also sweep Julu and Zhongshan counties all the way to consolidate his achievements in Jizhou, and then continue to go north to compete with Yuan Xi for Youzhou. In short, Cai Ji did not intend to act with Cao Cao.

Sure enough, after Cao Cao lowered his head and pondered for a long time, he categorically chose the latter path, "The Qi army and the sailors are famous all over the world, and Liyang will ask Qi Hou to sweep them." Alone from Yanjin to the north to besiege Yecheng. As for Yuan Xi in Zhongshan. It also needs to work hard to send troops to fight. ”

Cao Cao's choice has invisibly divided their respective spheres of influence in the Heshuo region with Cai Ji. That is, Cai Ji occupied the counties east of Jizhou and Youzhou, plus Qingzhou and Northern Xuzhou and Taishan County of Yanzhou, which was equivalent to the sphere of influence of Qi and Yan in the Warring States Period. Cao Cao occupied the counties west of Jizhou, Sili and Merge Prefectures, and then counted Yuzhou, Yanzhou, and Southern Xuzhou, which was equivalent to the sphere of influence of Zhao, Wei, and Han during the Warring States Period. It can be regarded as taking what each takes, and no one takes advantage of anyone.

Therefore, Cai Ji listened to what Cao Cao said, and immediately bowed his hand knowingly, "Sikong why did he say this, Ji is a Hanchen." Since he was a traitor to the Han Dynasty, why did he have to work hard. ”

"The Marquis of Qi is really a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty." Cao Cao praised Cai Ji loudly, and then said inch by inch, "Lone is now short of military food." In order to discuss Yuan's plan, please ask Qi Hou to support another 100,000 grains and grass. ”

What is thick-skinned? This is a living example! Facing Cao Cao, who took it for granted, Cai Ji suddenly felt that he must have drunk too much yesterday, how could he think that this two-skinned man has a sense of beauty. Fortunately, Cai Ji was not the first day to be extorted from grain and grass, so in the face of Cao Cao's lion, she immediately cried and said, "Sikong Mingjian, the Qi army has been fighting so far, and Donglai has consumed a lot of grain and grass. Ji Yi really couldn't take out 100,000 grains and grass. ”

"Eighty thousand."

"Thirty thousand."

"Seventy thousand."

"Forty thousand."

"Sixty thousand, no less!" Cao Cao suddenly raised his face and said.

Cai Ji was not to be outdone, and stretched out his hand and said, "Fifty thousand barnyard rice, no more." ”

Cao Cao's face immediately turned from gloomy to sunny, and he laughed and said, "Fifty thousand is fifty thousand." But the Marquis of Qi had to arrive within five days, and after five days he had to cross the Yellow River. This is a military order! ”

"Wow. Cai Ji took the order. Cai Ji shook his long sleeves and bowed respectfully.

Later, Cao Cao asked Xun You to discuss many details with Cai Ji on matters such as crossing the river and delivering grain. In this way, the two discussed until dusk, and Cai Ji took Zhao Yun to get up and say goodbye. Cao Cao, who got the grain and grass and the boat ferry, naturally sent Cai Ji and the others out of Yuanmen enthusiastically.

At this moment, seeing Cai Ji's back gradually drifting away, Cao Cao instantly restrained his smile, and asked Xun You beside him with murderous aura, "Gongda, if you set up a knife and axe hand in the big tent before, what do you say?" ”

Xun You was stunned for a moment, and then replied, "Donglai may change hands." ”

"Oh?" Cao Cao turned back with interest and asked, "Who does Gongda think will be easy to give?" ”

Xun You reported his name without thinking, "Tai Shici." ”

"Why Tai Shi Ci?" Cao Cao Qi said.

"I thought that the lord of Donglai would give it to Tai Shici for three reasons." Xun You stretched out three fingers and said. Cao Cao, on the other hand, showed an expression of saying that he was going to listen. So Xun You raised his fingers and explained, "First, Taishi Ciwu is brave and good at fighting, and he has great prestige in the Qi army. Second, Tai Shici was born in Huang County and is a native of Donglai. Third, the staff of the Qihou Mansion has become one under Cai Ji's management, even if Donglai is now holding a young child, he can dominate one side. ”

"Therefore, if you kill Cai Anzhen, you are making a wedding dress for Taishi Ziyi?" Cao Cao raised his eyebrows and asked.

Xun You shook his head and said, "Taishi Ziyi naturally can't be compared to Cai Anzhen. It's just that if the lord really ambushes Cai Anzhen, Taishi Ziyi is afraid that he will raise troops to avenge him. Rather than making enemies like this, it is better to ......"

"It's better to wait for Cai Anzhen and Taishi Ziyi to turn their faces and then make a move." Cao Cao said the second half of the sentence for Xun You.

"Commonplace." Xun You waved his hand at Cao Cao convincingly, "Although Cai Anzhen is talented, she has an Achilles' heel, that is, she has neither a clan to help nor an heir. Once you die, your inheritance will fall into the hands of someone else. With Cai Anzhen's shrewdness, he will not ignore it, and as time goes by, he will definitely be wary of Taishi Ci. At that time, the lord only needs to pick one or two, and his master and servant can turn against him, so as to reap the benefits. ”

"If Cai Anzhen and Taishi Ziyi don't turn their faces, what should Lone?" Cao Cao asked noncommittally, "Taishi Ziyi is known for his loyalty and righteousness like Zhao Zilong. ”

"Even if Cai Anzhen and Taishi Ziyi don't turn their faces, the Qihou Mansion will one day split." Xun You asserted, "Cai Anzhen has no clan to follow, and in order to suppress the local family in Qingzhou, he has always liked to appoint people from poor families. Tai Shici, Guo Jia, Zhang Liao, Pang Tong, all the same. However, the land of Heshuo is not as good as the coastal counties such as Donglaina, and there are many families in the north, and Cai Anzhen must use the children of the family if he wants to pass through Ji and Youerzhou. Let's ask how Cai Anzhen's family can suppress the Northland family in the future? ”

"Gongda has a point." Cao Cao nodded sympathetically. Although Xun Yu and other ministers once cheered for Cao Cao, saying that he was from a famous family. Cao Cao himself knew that his background was not good, and his achievements today were not only due to his own outstanding talents, but also because of the advantages of the Cao family and the Xiahou family. But even so, in order to suppress the families of Yu and Yan and prevent the emergence of separatist forces under his rule, Cao Cao still used a large number of poor people. Therefore, Cao Cao understands Cai Ji's current predicament very well. As Xun Yu said, the larger Cai Jikong's territory, the greater the danger of secession in the future. Thinking that as long as there was a crack in Cai Ji's interior, he would be able to take advantage of the void to enter, and Cao Cao felt that it would be harmless to cut out Youzhou and half of Jizhou.

And just when Cao Cao secretly deduced how Cai Ji would split internally and how he could intervene, Xun You, who was standing on the side, said coldly, "In fact, even if the lord set up a knife and axe hand before, it would be difficult to take Cai Anzhen's life, after all, he has Zhao Zilong's protection." ”

When Cao Cao heard this, a helpless wry smile immediately appeared on his originally enthusiastic face, "Yes." If Gu Zhen set up a Hongmen banquet, Zilong is afraid that he will take Gu Zhi's life first. (To be continued)