Cao Cao's determination to enter Qingzhou was very strong.

The hidden dangers inside Yanzhou have been cleaned up.

But the hidden dangers on the outside are even greater.

But that didn't stop Cao Cao.

Cao Cao now needs to strengthen his strength very much.

Otherwise, with Yanzhou's current strength, Cao Cao basically doesn't have to think about dominating the world anymore.

Under normal development, it will take 10 years for Yanzhou to return to its previous levels.

If Cao Cao wants to increase his strength, he must control other states.

Cao Cao was not short of adventurous spirit at all.

He is even an adventurous person at heart.

Even if he knew the danger, Cao Cao would choose to do it.

Of the 30,000 soldiers and horses, Cao Cao only left 5,000.

This time, he still led it himself.

Cao Cao still asked Xiahou Xun Yu to stay in Yanzhou.

Although the last time the two stayed in Yanzhou, there was such a big problem.

Almost left Cao Cao homeless.

But Cao Cao still trusted the two very much, and did not doubt their abilities.

If it is replaced by Yuan Shao, I am afraid that he will begin to doubt the ability of the two, and he will not hand over the heavy responsibility to the two of them again.

But in order to prevent Xuzhou Lu Bu and Liu Bei from sneak attacking.

Cao Cao's actions this time were very secretive.

The 25,000-strong army was scattered into hundreds of teams, disguised and dispersed.

At the beginning, Zhao Hui could secretly go to Liaodong and rush back quickly.

Cao Cao can now also quietly enter Qingzhou.

By the time Lu Bu and Liu Bei reacted, it was already too late.

The distance he went to Qingzhou was much closer than that of Zhao Hui to Liaodong, and the road was smoother.

Cao Cao acts like to be unexpected.

At this point in time, no one would have thought that Cao Cao would dare to attack Qingzhou on a large scale.

Even Yuan Shao, who issued orders to Cao Cao.

In my heart, I just wanted Cao Cao to interfere a little.

Don't let Xu Huang easily control Qingzhou.

Cao Cao will not do anything that is not rewarding.

He took such a big risk, even if he couldn't take Qingzhou.

Cao Cao also had to take a big bite of meat.

This time to attack Qingzhou, Cao Cao did not have to take Qingzhou.

But he had to take at least a hundred thousand civilians from Qingzhou to fill the vacancies in Yanzhou.

Not only Qingzhou, Cao Cao's eyes will look at Xuzhou, Yuzhou, Sili and other places.

These are his goals.

Yanzhou is now underpopulated, and it will take at least a decade for Yanzhou to recover to two million people.

But if Cao Cao went around robbing the population and collecting the displaced people, he would be able to recover in two years.

While recovering on its own, it also weakens the enemy's strength.

This is what Cao Cao wants.

Ten years is too long, whether it is Yuan Shao, Zhao Hui, or Yuan Shu, they will not give him such a long time.

Cao Cao wants not to be eliminated from the competition, he wants to recover in the shortest possible time.

He wants to confront Yuan Shao and Zhao Hui, Yuan Shu Center is in Jiangnan, and the Xuzhou Triumvirate is intriguing, and he will recover at this point in time.

If the others set their sights on Yanzhou, Cao Cao would not be happy.

Liu Bei and Lu Bu didn't have the heart to pay attention to Yanzhou now.

didn't find out that Cao Cao was already secretly marching into Qingzhou.

Cao Cao didn't let the soldiers pretend to be grain carriers.

He didn't dare to let others find out that he had the heart to peep into Qingzhou.

Hundreds of teams, day and night, with enough dry food.

It's like a group of ghosts, specifically avoiding the city and villages, and picking the barren mountains and mountains without human population.

Cao Cao himself also bites on cold bread every day.

During the day, when they rested, they did not light a fire either.

A team, walking in a deserted place, is constantly approaching Qingzhou.

Twenty-five thousand, divided into a hundred teams, each of which numbered more than two hundred.

There is no fixed route for each team.

Cao Cao had only one request for them.

Don't be spotted until you arrive in Qingzhou.

Qingzhou is also adjacent to Yanzhou, and even if it is dispersed into hundreds of teams, it is difficult for Cao Cao to control the time when each team will arrive in Qingzhou.

But each team, if nothing else, will arrive in Qingzhou with a difference of no more than three days.

Although it is said that after arriving in Qingzhou, Cao Cao will definitely be exposed.

But it can be delayed for half a month, which is enough for Cao Cao.

It took him ten days to travel from Yanzhou to Qingzhou.

Waiting for the news to spread from Qingzhou to Xuzhou and to Liu Bei's ears, it will take almost five days.

Then wait for Liu Bei and Tao Qian to agree, and then send troops, and a month has passed.

By the time Liu Bei sent troops into Yanzhou, Cao Cao had almost taken more than 100,000 civilians captive and rushed back to Yanzhou.

These are all in Cao Cao's plan.

What he seems to be doing is very risky.

But Cao Cao had a great grasp in his heart.

Cao Cao himself also took 300 people, and he was the first to arrive in Qingzhou.

On the same day, there were more than 20 teams to join Cao Cao.

5,000 people suddenly appeared in Qingzhou.

Tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, there will be more people coming.

And Xu Huang is still at a loss.

No one realized that Cao Cao had arrived in Qingzhou.

Xu Huang was still strengthening his control over Qingzhou, dispersing his forces to various cities.

After gathering five thousand people, Cao Cao did not wait for the others in place.

He's racing against the clock right now and doesn't have time to wait here for two days.

Although it was said that two days later, when the other squads also arrived, Cao Cao's strength was greater and more certain.

But it may also be because of these two days that Cao Cao missed the opportunity.

Cao Cao is in great need of time now.

Five thousand people gathered here, and it was good that they were not found.

But if it is discovered, Cao Cao may miss the opportunity to make the first move, and he will also waste two days in vain.

It is possible that because of these two days, he was unable to return to Yanzhou in time.

Xu Huang's troops are now scattered, and there are only a few thousand people in each county.

With the 5,000 men in his hands, Cao Cao could completely conquer the nearest city.

An ordinary county town, with only a few hundred defenders, could not resist Cao Cao's army at all.

When Cao Cao's banner appeared in Picheng, although the Picheng County Order ordered the city gate to be closed.

But with only 500 soldiers, there were no rolling stones and huge trees in the city, and even crossbow arrows were few.

Cao Cao's men and horses easily broke through the city gate and rushed in.

When the city gate was broken, the Picheng County Commander also surrendered immediately.

He had just surrendered to Xu Huang, and now he immediately fell to Cao Cao again, and the county commander of Picheng County did not feel any shame.

He is just a county magistrate, and for the people of Picheng, he is a parent official and the most powerful person in Picheng.

But for Xu Huang and Cao Cao, he was just a small county order.

An insignificant little person.

For such a little person, even if he is a wall grass, Xu Huang and Cao Cao don't think there is any problem.

I will not be angry with them because of this, and I will kill them to vent my anger.

They either descend or die.

Zhao Hui, Xu Huang, and Cao Cao couldn't force them to fight to the death.

(End of chapter)