Guanzhong, Chang'an City.

Cao Cao's soldiers had been withdrawn to Guanzhong for some time, and the soldiers of the three armies were stationed in various fortresses in Guanzhong under Cao Cao's arrangement.

In accordance with Cao Cao's requirements, the generals of Cao's army calmed the hearts of the people in the counties around Chang'an and recruited troops.

There are more than ten princes in Guanzhong, and under the communication and comfort of Zhongxuan in Luoyang, they have already taken refuge in Cao Cao, but that is the case of establishing Cao Cao to sit in the Central Plains.

But now that Cao Cao has lost the Central Plains, he has led his elite soldiers to come to Guanzhong and sit in both capitals, to a certain extent, it can be regarded as infringing on the self-satisfied interests of the princes of Guanzhong, so they are now wary of Cao Cao in their hearts.

But although Cao Cao lost the Central Plains, the main force of soldiers and horses still exists, there are still 100,000 elite soldiers and fierce generals under his command, and the men and horses of the princes of Guanzhong are all added up, and they are only this number, so even if they are dissatisfied with Cao Cao's entry into Guanzhong, they have no choice but to silently accept this fact.

The reason why Guanzhong is called Guanzhong is because it is located within the four passes, with 800 miles of Qinchuan as the southern barrier, and it is a warm temperate continental monsoon climate, and the temperature rises quickly in spring and the temperature is high; In summer, the rain and heat are at the same time, the water and heat are sufficient, and the Guanzhong Plain is formed by the alluvial flow and the accumulation of loess, the terrain is flat, and the soil is fertile, so it is very resting and recuperating.

For this reason, the capitals of the Han Dynasty and the Han Dynasty have always been located inside and outside Guanzhong.

Although Cao Cao lost the Central Plains, with the help of the land of Guanzhong, he could slowly recover his vitality and compete with the potters.

Even if the overall strength is not comparable to that of the potter, it can still be in a corner of peace and stand on its own as the king.

But this approach depends on who is divided.

If it were someone else, he might be able to bear it, but as far as Cao Cao is concerned, living such a life is not his character.

He must still want to develop.

But if Cao Cao wants to develop, there are two major factors that he needs customer service first.

The first is the question of the morale of the 100,000 soldiers under his command.

Cao Cao's generals, most of them are Central Plains generals, many of their hometowns are in Yuzhou and Yanzhou counties, and their families are also there, and now they are following Cao Cao to other places, and there is no one who does not miss their hometown and relatives in their hearts, so in terms of overall morale, they have not been able to improve.

The second point is the issue of the source of soldiers.

Since the beginning of Emperor Xiaoling, the territory of Guanzhong has been in a turbulent period, especially after the reign of Dong Zhuo, so a large outflow of population, compared with before the Yellow Turban Uprising, almost half, and many of these populations are under the rule of the princes of Guanzhong in those more than ten roads, so it is not easy for Cao Cao to gather new sources of troops.

Guanzhong needs people to govern, but if you want to fight against potters, you need manpower.

Regarding the problem of the source of soldiers, Cao Cao now feels very headache, but there is no way to solve it.

This question weighed on his heart like a mountain, making his head wind commit again and again, and every time he got angry, he immediately had a headache, on time and on time, without any deviation.

On this day, Cao Cao's head hurt again, and he tossed for most of the night before falling asleep.

The next day, after Cao Cao's head wind eased a bit, he immediately sent someone to find Jia Xu.

In the Battle of the Central Plains, Jia Xu stayed in Chang'an, and together with Zhong Xuan of Luoyang, he was responsible for some matters to appease the princes of Guanzhong, but after Cao Cao returned to Chang'an, Jia Xu handed over all the things in his hands.

Sitting on the edge of Cao Cao's bed, Jia Xu arched his hand to Cao Cao: "Sikong." ”

Cao Cao stretched out his hand and took off the square scarf from his forehead, and said with a wry smile: "Recently, this wind has really become more and more frequent. ”

Jia Xu said: "Sikong takes care of his body, the officers and soldiers of the three armies have just set foot in Guanzhong, and there are many things, all of which are inseparable from Sikong's judgment." ”

Cao Cao raised his hand and rubbed his temples, and said after a long time: "Wenhe, you were born in Liangzhou, and you also traveled to Guanzhong back then, and now we have insufficient soldiers, but there are not enough people in Guanzhong, and it is difficult to expand the source of soldiers. ”

Jia Xu glanced up at Cao Cao.

In conscience, he is almost sixty years old, and he really doesn't want to continue to toss, Jia Xu doesn't have any big ideals in his life, he just wants to find a place to spend his old age in peace.

He doesn't want any wealth and wealth, nor does he want any fame, at most he just meets people with the same wisdom as himself, and hides behind others to fight with the enemy, which is the greatest pleasure for him.

Originally, he saw that Cao Cao was a good umbrella and should have the most potential for development among the princes, so he came to Cao Cao's command.

But it turns out that the old poison also has a time to look away.

If the general trend is today, it is all attributed to Tao.

is about to grow old, but he still can't stop, so Jia Xu is very helpless.

But after all, after getting along for many years, it is not the same thing for Jia Xu to give up Cao Cao and defect to other princes, after all, everyone also needs to have a face.

Moreover, today, in addition to Cao Cao, only the potter is suitable for himself.

But changing the door is a very important thing, and it is not so easy.

Besides, it is very hesitant to accept a direct traitor for no reason, whether the potter will really accept him, Jia Xu can say for sure.

In case the potter thinks that his character is not good, and picks him up after killing Cao Cao, Jia Xu will be completely out of action for the rest of his life.

Therefore, Jia Xu is also thinking about the rest of his life now.

"Sikong, if we want to recruit direct troops at the moment, I'm afraid it won't be enough, but we can unite the alliance, increase our strength, and then formulate a development strategy."

When Cao Cao heard this, he said curiously: "Which allies?" ”

Jia Xu pondered for a moment: "One is the Qiang people, and the other is the Bazhou people in Hanzhong. ”

Cao Cao frowned and said, "What do you do to contact these people, how can their soldiers and horses resist the potter?" ”

Jia Xu said lightly: "It's not that they are asked to assist our army against the Tao army, the urgency of the moment, Hebei and the Central Plains are only afraid that it is not possible, in the land of Guanzhong, there are many princes, quite constrained, Hanzhong Zhang Lu was defeated by our army once, and now it has not recovered its vitality, it is better to capture Hanzhong." ”

"Capture Hanzhong?"

Jia Xu nodded and said: "In the place of Sili, there has been a large outflow of population over the years, some of them went to the Central Plains, some of them went to Jingzhou through Wuguan, and the largest part of them went to Hanzhong. ”

Cao Cao suddenly slapped his forehead when he heard this, nodded and said: "Wen He's words are very true, if you can win Hanzhong, you will definitely be able to solve the current crisis." ”

Jia Xu watched Cao Cao's intention towards Hanzhong, and his heart was relaxed.

He asked Cao Cao to fight Hanzhong, in fact, the main thing was not to help Cao Cao solve the population problem, but to solve the life problems for himself in the second half of his life.

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