Cao Cao habitually touched his upper lip and beard,

Asked softly:

"If it's not these people, who could it be?"

Chen Gong tapped his fingers on the teacup and said:

"The lord should have forgotten someone."

Cao Cao turned his head to look at Chen Gong,

The other party lowered his head and drank tea by himself.

No more speech.

Cao Cao's heart suddenly jumped,

Immediately figured out what Chen Gong meant,

He whispered:

"But Liu Bei and Liu Xuande belong to the public station?"

Chen Gong put down the teacup leisurely,

With a smile on his face, he said:

"The lord is wise."

Cao Cao's brows furrowed slightly,

Whispered:

"It makes sense. Liu Bei recently left from Yuan Shao, although Tao Gongzu gave him a corner of the land, but with this ambition, he will definitely not be willing to settle down. But I didn't expect him to be unbearable so quickly, this person is more able to forbear, I didn't expect this time to be so uncontrollable. Could it be that there is something to rely on? ”

Sima Yi, who has never spoken,

At this time, he slowly opened his mouth,

He has recently been in charge of intelligence in Xuzhou.

That's why Cao Cao specially called him over.

"When Liu Ba arrived in the state before, he had intentionally or unintentionally revealed that Liu Bei seemed to cooperate with the Mi family and smuggled contraband with the northern grasslands. Later, Yuan Shao found out about this matter, which should also be written by this person. After that, the Mi family was almost completely dependent on supporting Liu Bei. This time, Liu Bei was able to gain a foothold in Xuzhou, and it was inseparable from the support of the Mi family. According to the informant, under the tour of Jian Yong, a guest of Liu Bei's door, and Mi Zhu, the head of the Mi family, many Xuzhou scholars have begun to have contacts with Liu Bei. Moreover, the Mi family is now making frequent moves, although it has cut off many trade routes in the north, but it seems that the trade on the sea route is very frequent, but it is impossible to find out who it is cooperating with. ”

After all the information you know,

Sima Yi closed his mouth again,

This man knows the way of being an official,

When you shouldn't talk,

Not much in a word.

But this is one of the reasons why Cao Cao is very wary of him,

On the surface, he worked hard under Cao Cao,

At the same time, he does not chase fame or profit,

And he also has the wisdom of a strategist who does not lose anything,

But if you are forbearing,

Cao Cao, who is suspicious by nature, will definitely not be reassured,

That's why I deliberately put him by my side,

Easy to observe and control,

The more the other party behaves impeccablely,

The more Cao Cao dared not relax easily.

glanced at Sima Yi deeply,

Cao Cao nodded and said softly:

And so it works. Liu Bei is good at dancing with long sleeves, and he is very good at winning people's hearts, and Xuzhou Mizhu has opened a breakthrough for him, presumably he can accept him in a short period of time, so that the Xuzhou scholars who have always been xenophobic can accept him. However, Xuzhou has Chen Qi's pair of treacherous and cunning father and son, and it is not easy to think of Liu Bei. ”

Chen Gong then opened his mouth and analyzed:

"Yes, and Tao Gongzu is old, and his two sons are overwhelmed, but Tao Qian is not a person who can die in two or three years. Liu Bei wants to completely control Xuzhou without bloodshed, if it drags on for too long, I am afraid that Chen Qi and his son will eat without even bones. However, Liu Bei has no deep foundation, and secondly, this person cherishes feathers and will not do such self-destructive things, so he came up with this strategy to provoke a war between our army and Xuzhou. When the military in Xuzhou is not going well, Tao Gongzu will naturally think of the three Liu family brothers who can fight Lu Bu without defeat, all of them are Liu Bei's actions, and they can rely on the military power in their hands and Tao Gongzu's reliance to encroach on Xuzhou, even if they will occupy several counties for our army, but for Liu Beilai, who is now poor and white, it is a very profitable business. ”

Cao Cao gently shaved his upper lip beard,

Whispered sneer:

"At that time, I'm afraid that our army may not even be able to occupy the land of several counties, don't forget that there is also a Yuan Shu who is arrogant and called the emperor, and although Yuan Shao in the north has suffered a great loss of strength, but he has not broken his muscles and bones, with the remnants of the Yuan family of the fourth and third dukes, not only can he recover in a short time, I am afraid that his strength will be even stronger, he will not dare to brush Lu Bu's beard at that time, but bullying me, a childhood friend, is his favorite thing to do."

Chen Gong heard Cao Cao's words that seemed to have a deep resentment,

Suddenly I couldn't help laughing,

Rhetorical question:

"Has the lord really suffered a loss?"

Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, and looked at Chen Gong,

Only then did he wink at this Chen Gong,

Then he laughed softly and said:

"Hahaha, what's this...... The old man has never suffered a loss. ”

For a while, the atmosphere in the study room was much more relaxed.

Cao Cao twisted his body,

After changing to a comfortable sitting position,

He asked again:

"So in the light of the two, how should I deal with it?"

Chen Gong and Sima Yi replied in unison:

"Go with the flow!"

Cao Cao gently patted the armrest on the Taishi's chair and said:

"Just what I want!"

Stand up, put your hands behind your back,

paced back and forth in the house for a while,

In front of the topographic map hanging on one side of the room,

If you look closely,

The mouth opened his mouth and asked:

"In the opinion of the two, where should our army start to attack Xuzhou?"

Chen Gong and Sima Yi glanced at each other this time,

Smile at each other,

seems to have a tacit understanding,

and as if they were comparing with each other,

At the same time, he said:

"Peng Cheng!"

After the two came up with the same answer again,

All of them had a knowing smile on their faces,

Cao Cao also nodded,

There was no opening to speak.

Pengcheng is located in Pengchengguo, Xuzhou,

is the western gateway of Xuzhou,

It is adjacent to Peiguo and Qian County in Yanzhou.

Pengcheng has a long history,

As early as the period of the Five Emperors of Antiquity,

During the time of Emperor Yao, Peng Zu established the Great Peng Kingdom here,

Then the first cities appeared,

Dayu cast nine tripods to set Kyushu,

Xuzhou is one of Kyushu,

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period,

Pengcheng belonged to the Song Dynasty, and later returned to Chu,

After the unification of the Qin Dynasty,

Set up Pengcheng County,

Later, the overlord of Western Chu established the state of Chu,

The capital is in Pengcheng,

Now ten miles west of Pengcheng,

There is also the former site of the original Western Chu military camp,

After Liu Bang established the dynasty, although he ordered the Pengcheng camp to be burned,

But the Chu people miss the overlord,

Though the magnificent camp was burned,

But it left a trail,

Liu Bang did not pursue it after learning about it.

Later, the Western Han Dynasty set up Pengcheng County,

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Peng Chengguo was set up and the capital was built in Pengcheng County.

After hundreds of years of recuperation,

Pengcheng is rejuvenated,

Although no one dares to praise the deeds of the overlord of Western Chu now,

But the people of the cluster are proud to be born in the cluster.

Pengcheng is also due to the particularity of its geographical location,

Become one of the economic, political and cultural centers of the hinterland of the Central Plains,

It has always been a battleground for soldiers.

If Cao Cao wants to attack Xuzhou,

First of all, you must first obtain the land of Pengcheng,

Then the iron cavalry will be able to crisscross freely in the Xuzhou Plain.

Cao Cao looked at the topographic map,

Whispered:

"Attacking Pengcheng, it's good. Then you can take Fu Yang, and then Tancheng, after taking the cluster, you can easily take it, Juling, and Xiaqiu. ”

Turning around, Cao Cao opened his mouth and ordered:

"Zhongda, pass on my order! Ordered Xiahoudun to lead 20,000 cavalry to send troops to Dingtao, and immediately attack Pengcheng County, Xuzhou, and ordered Cao Ang and Cao Anmin to lead 5,000 light cavalry as the vanguard! ”

"Whoa!"

After Sima Yi received the order,

Just as he was about to get up and leave the herald,

was suddenly stopped by Cao Cao's immediate words.

"Wait!"

Cao Cao stretched out a hand,

The brow is tightly furrowed in one place,

Bow your head and groan for a long time,

The face gradually became hideous and distorted,

He said in a deep voice:

"After they take the city, there will be no chickens and dogs left behind to comfort my father's soul!"

Sima Yi's body shook,

Although he did not say a word,

But he stood at the door, and did not go out to give orders.

Apparently there is some opinion on this order.

"My lord, I can't!"

Chen Gong's face changed drastically,

Suddenly got up and stopped:

"Lord, our army is sending troops at this moment, originally to avenge the father-in-law's father, but it is a righteous teacher, even if it will be criticized, but our army has the name of righteousness, but it is to avenge the hatred, this is a dignified teacher, even if those pedantic and sour Confucians have the heart to criticize, but they are helpless. But if the lord orders the slaughter of the city, it will inevitably give people a handle, and our army will become an unrighteous act. ”

Chen Gong spoke earnestly,

There are some incoherent words in the eagerness,

It's not that this resourceful man is not good at words,

It's too serious,

far-reaching consequences,

Even Cao Cao may not be able to bear it.

Originally, he was holding his son hostage at this moment to order the princes,

is already on the cusp of the storm,

Many Qingliu scholars attacked Cao Cao with this,

But Cao Cao is quite respectful to his son,

And make every effort to vigorously develop people's livelihood,

This barely suppressed those verbal criticisms,

But now the crusade against Xuzhou once ordered to slaughter the city,

And it's the most serious and cruel slaughter of chickens and dogs,

Don't wait for Cao Cao to make a mistake,

I'm afraid it's the people who originally supported Cao Cao,

The heart will inevitably be shaken,

Just like Chen Gong at this moment,

Just because of Cao Cao's order,

For the first time in my heart, I questioned Cao Cao.

Cao Cao glanced sideways at Chen Gong,

The trace of disappointment in the other party's eyes,

He captured it very clearly,

Those things that Chen Gong said,

How could he not know,

That didn't change his decision, though.

Cao Cao snorted coldly and said:

"Hmph, that's a good thing to say. But I, Cao Mengde, have tried my best for the Han family, but there are always some people who refuse to settle down, and this time they dare to kill my father, if they can't give color, wouldn't it be for the next people to look at! Today is the right time to take this opportunity to kill chickens and make an example of monkeys, and also let those restless guys around me open their eyes to see my Cao Mengde's methods. ”

Cao Cao's eyes flashed with a terrifying murderous intent,

Although these words explain the reason why he ordered the slaughter of the city,

But Chen Gong and Sima Yi who were present were both smart people,

Naturally, I also heard the deep meaning,

The slaughter of the city to vent anger is only one aspect of it.

On the other hand,

is to deter some nights,

And it's also the night around me.

Cao Cao is a man of great talent,

There are no ministers and generals around him,

For him they are all happy to surrender,

Even if he is as witty and deep as Sima Yi,

I don't dare to make the slightest move,

Even the man told him many things,

Don't dare to do half a point,

It's because of Cao Cao.

So the people around Cao Cao's mouth,

Who are they?

If you continue to dig deeper,

The characters involved in this,

But more and more,

The weight is getting heavier and heavier,

Even Chen Gong and Sima Yi felt a little chilled,

Thinking of today's Xu County,

Some rumors that are not in existence,

They all understand what it means,

But neither of them dared to speak.

Chen Gong sat back in his seat,

Tremblingly picked up the teacup beside him,

I want to take a sip of tea to suppress the churning feeling in my heart,

The tea is already cold,

But it can't cool the chill in my heart.

Sima Yi didn't look back,

Gently pushed the door and walked out,

Since Cao Cao opened his mouth like this,

Then there is no room for turning around in this matter,

I simply went down and gave the order.

Cao Cao stood in front of the topographic map with his hands in his hands,

Lips tightly closed,

Ignoring Chen Gong, who was sitting in his seat and lost his soul,

He stared into the topographical map in his eyes,

Furious flames swelled.

Xiahoudun, who received the order,

Without half a minute of hesitation to go to Dingtao,

accompanied by Cao Ang and Cao Anmin,

and their own troops, five thousand light cavalry,

The matter is urgent, only the three of them wear linen and filial piety,

But he has already ordered Dingtao to rush to make white clothes,

This time it's the vengeful master,

The whole army is just going to announce,

The reason why they sent troops this time.

"My lord, Queen Nabemiko has agreed to our army's proposal, and the last general has taken the initiative to make an additional covenant with the other party. It was agreed that the Japanese would set up intelligence points in the territory under the control of our army to facilitate their collection of intelligence. At the same time, they will send some personnel to help our army, and in addition, they will also send special personnel to train a group of spy members for our army. ”

Yan Xing bowed respectfully to Liu Bei.

This is Liu Bei's study,

There were only three people in the house: Liu Bei, Sima Fu and Yan Xing.

Liu Bei rubbed his cheeks vigorously with one arm,

staring at the young man in front of him,

After a long silence,

The atmosphere in the room was a little calm and scary.

Sima Fu looked at Liu Bei, who was a little ugly,

I sighed unconsciously in my heart,

Yan Xing had already sent this message through a special channel,

Inform him in advance,

Even if it is as deep as his Sima Fu,

When I first learned the news,

I can't help but smack my tongue,

There's nothing wrong with this collaboration itself.

There are even great benefits for Liu Bei,

It's just this kind of thing,

But it was up to him, a newly appointed general, to assert it,

That's where it comes in.

If Liu Bei was furious because of this,

alienated and even directly ordered Yan Xing to be killed,

It makes sense.

He also had to sigh at the courage of this young general,

Although there will definitely be that plan in this,

But the executor is him after all, Yan Xing,

In doing so,

It can only be judged by being bold and reckless.

Liu Bei is scheming,

On the surface, he looks like a good gentleman,

Just the true thoughts of the heart,

Even he, Sima Fu, did not dare to claim that he could fully master it.

"Hehehe......"