The book is picked up again.

"No!" After Yu Ban and Mao Jue heard Cao Cao's words, they immediately responded loudly, and then immediately retreated.

After such a person retreated, Cao Cao took a cup of tea from the table on the side, saluted everyone, and said with a serious face: "Gentlemen, this battle is very important, if we win, we will be able to dominate the world, and if we lose, we will never have a chance to make a comeback!"

Therefore, I hope that all you can work together to overcome the difficulties.

Come, Lone only wishes you all prosperity and victory with this tea! ”

When everyone heard Cao Cao's words, they immediately stood up with tea at the same time, and after saluting Cao Cao in return, they said in unison: "I will thank the lord (Cao Gong) for giving tea!" ”

After speaking, they drank the tea in their hands at the same time.

Then, in order to show their determination, they even threw the tea cup in their hands to the ground.

Seeing this, Cao Cao nodded with satisfaction, waved his hand, and said, "In this case, you should go back and prepare first, and after this is defeated, I will invite you again!" ”

After calculating, he glanced at Li Zhi and asked Li Zhi to stay for a while

"No! I'll retire. After everyone answered, they slowly retreated.

After everyone left, Li Zhicai frowned and asked, "Brother Meng De will stay behind, but is there anything important to order?" ”

"It's not that there are any commands, but... It's ......" When Cao Cao said this, Cao Cao hesitated a little, but in the end he gritted his teeth and asked, "Brother Xingzhi, can you stop the enemy with those 100,000 people?" ”

Speaking of this, Cao Cao was afraid that Li Zhiyi was questioning his ability with his words, so he quickly explained: "Of course, being a brother is not questioning the ability of a virtuous brother.

Brother Wei also knows that with the ability of the virtuous brother, with a mere army of hundreds of thousands, the virtuous brother will definitely be able to keep them out of the country.

But there is a chance in everything......

After all, there are too few people and horses of the virtuous brother, and the place where he is stationed is too critical, if he loses it, then this game of chess for the brother will be smashed!

Therefore, I just want to ask, does the virtuous brother need to add more people? ”

"Oh?" After Li Zhi heard Cao Cao's words, he smiled and asked, "Listen to Brother Meng De, do Brother Meng De have other soldiers and horses in his hands?" ”

"Hey! How can there be other soldiers and horses in the hands of my brother? The soldiers and horses mentioned by Brother Wei refer to the 100,000 new recruits recruited by Brother Wei in the past two years. ”

After saying this, he pointed to the direction where Cao Cao Dong Zhuo was on the map in front of Li Zhi, and said: "Brother Wei thinks so, although Dong Zhuo claims to have an army of 100,000, 80,000 of which are still cavalry.

But everyone knows that these soldiers and horses are all new soldiers, and the real veterans have long been plagued by him!

Therefore, Brother Wei felt that when he was at war with Dong Zhuo, there was no need to use all veterans.

For the elder brother, a part of the veterans will be transferred to support the virtuous brother, and the elder brother will bring more recruits to supplement the combat strength.

In this way, not only can those recruits be trained, but also a part of the soldiers and horses can be withdrawn, so that Luoyang, where the virtuous brother is located, will be more stable. ”

"Recruit new soldiers......" After Li Zhi heard Cao Cao's words, he touched his chin thoughtfully and thought about it.

After a long while, he nodded and said, "Brother Mengde's method is really good!"

Those recruits who have only been drafted in the last two years really need to be baptized on the battlefield in order to become quickly demobilized veterans.

In that case, Brother Meng De might as well divide the 100,000 recruits with 20,000 to guard Yecheng in case the enemy assassinates our family members.

And the remaining 80,000 recruits. In addition, the 90,000 veterans in the hands of Brother Meng De were all sent to Chang'an to attack Dong Zhuo!

Anyway, the soldiers and horses in Dong Zhuo's hands are all recruits, and they fight more and less.

Therefore, this battle with Dong Zhuo is very suitable for military training, just so that those recruits who have never been on the battlefield can see blood and prepare for the later war. ”

"Huh?" After Cao Cao heard Li Zhi's words, he was immediately stunned.

Just now he meant to add more soldiers and horses to Li Zhi, but how did it come to Li Zhi's mouth, and the meaning became to add more soldiers and horses to him?

With Dong Zhuo's little strength, do you need more than 200,000 troops to deal with him?

That's too much fuss, isn't it?!

After thinking of this, Cao Cao immediately shook his head and said, "Brother Xingzhi ......"

"Brother Meng De doesn't need to say much!" Before Cao Cao could finish speaking, Li Zhi immediately shook his head and said, "I know that Brother Meng De has added soldiers and horses to Luoyang for the sake of being good, but I really don't need it!"

The more soldiers and horses, the better, and the 100,000 troops in the hands of the lower hands have been able to do it like an arm after years of training.

If all of a sudden there are other armies, it will take time to regulate them.

But now how can I have time?!

Therefore, it is most appropriate to command the 100,000 army to defend Luoyang!

If you add other armies, you might even lose your strength!

Besides, there is not no support in Xia, there are still tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Erxian Village, and those soldiers and horses are all begging troops who follow and lead the Yellow Turban to fight, once Luoyang is tight, they will be transferred immediately in Xia!

Therefore, Brother Meng De will rest assured that Luoyang will be handed over to the subordinates, and he will never let him have any mistakes! ”

Speaking of this, he changed his words, looked at Cao Cao and said, "Meng Dexiong, if you really want to help, then find a way to defeat Dong Zhuo as quickly as possible?"

The key point of this battle is to see whether you defeat Dong Zhuo first, or whether the southern princes will first break through Luoyang, which is garrisoned by the outside!

As long as you can defeat Dong Zhuo first, the enemy will inevitably slow down the offensive!

Because Chang'an is too close to Luoyang, once you defeat Dong Zhuo, you can only leave tens of thousands of troops to clean up Liangzhou and garrison Chang'an, and then lead an army of 150,000 or 60,000 to Luoyang to help.

At that time, Luoyang will have an army of two or three hundred thousand, and even if the enemy wants to break his head, he will never be able to think of a way to break Luoyang! ”

"That's right," Cao Cao nodded thoughtfully after hearing Li Zhi's words.

Indeed, the key point of this battle was whether Cao Cao could defeat Dong Zhuo one step ahead of the southern princes.

As long as Dong Zhuo is defeated, then this game of chess will immediately come to life!

After thinking of this, Cao Cao said confidently: "Virtuous brother and rest assured!" is just a Dong Zhuo, and it's not like he hasn't fought with him as a brother.

In the past, when his brother's troops were less than him, he could be beaten to the ground, not to mention that his brother's current strength is twice as much as his, and he will definitely be able to defeat him as quickly as possible! ”

"Meng Dexiong must not be negligent!" Looking at Cao Cao, who was full of confidence, Li Zhi frowned and shook his head, and said, "Dong Zhuo is indeed easy to deal with, but that Li Ru beside him is an extremely difficult person!"

So when Brother Meng De goes to Chang'an, you might as well bring Guo Jia with you and let him be your military advisor.

In this way, when meeting Li Ru, Brother Meng De can also have a helper. ”

"Li Ru......" After Cao Cao heard this name, his face gradually became solemn.

It was because of Li Ru that the princes did not succeed in courting Dong.

If it was just a Dong Zhuo, Cao Cao would have killed Dong Zhuo at the beginning!

It's a pity that Li Ru's methods are too clever, and under the circumstances, the entire princes and even the army are broken, so that the princes' battle against Dong falls short.

Now that he heard this name again, Cao Cao had to pay attention to it.

Li Zhi saw Cao Cao's solemn face, and knew that he paid attention to it, so he didn't continue to advise, because he knew that Cao Cao's ability was actually not bad, but he was a little carried away.

Now that he has paid attention to it, and with Guo Jia's assistance, he believes that Cao Cao will definitely not fail because of negligence.

Since this is the case, then Li Zhi has no need to continue to persuade, and instead asked: "Brother Meng De, now that the decisive battle is about to begin, what is the reaction of those family heads who are about to sacrifice the flag?" ”

"They......" After Cao Cao heard Li Zhi's words, he seemed to think of something interesting, and said with a smile: "Those people are completely panicked now, looking for people everywhere to find a way to prevent the decisive battle from happening.

But you and I both know how to stop this now?

Therefore, although they tried their best, they were all doing useless work, and they were all about to die.

A few people with bad hearts committed suicide repeatedly, but they were all saved. ”

"Hehe......" After Li Zhi heard Cao Cao's words, he chuckled, narrowed his eyes, and said, "No matter what they do, what should come will always come!"

This time, when I went to Luoyang, I had to bring at least half of the family heads. ”

After Cao Cao heard Li Zhi's words, his brows furrowed tightly, and he asked puzzledly: "Brother Xingzhi, what use do you want those family masters?"

Besides, didn't I already discuss it before I mentioned it again, and I wanted to use them as a sacrificial flag for this expedition? Why is it changing again now? ”

After Li Zhi heard Cao Cao's words, he shook his head and said, "I asked them to sacrifice the flag."

After all, you also know that most of the soldiers in Luoyang are from the common people, and they are often oppressed by the family, so they will be loyal to the person who is fighting against the family.

And this battle is very important, so it is necessary to make the morale of the 100,000 troops in Luoyang high!

And if you want to improve their morale, there is nothing more useful than killing a few families.

So I want to take some of the family heads back to Luoyang and use their heads to boost morale! ”

"Well...... Cao Cao nodded thoughtfully after listening to Li Zhi's words and said, "What you said makes sense."

In this case, this matter is agreed to by my brother!

Before you go back, the Brotherhood will send you ten family heads to use to sacrifice flags to boost morale. ”

"Thank you, Brother Mengde......"