"I'll be allies in the future, as a reminder. Take a long-term view, this is not the time for troubled times. What we are waiting for is not to dominate the world, but to be the foundation of eternity. Therefore, the successor must be taken seriously. Cao Cao looked at Yuan Shao and Liu Bei.

One of these two people has children, all three of them are mediocre people, and the other is nearly forty years old and has no heirs, which is worrying.

When Yuan Shao heard this, his expression was slightly dark. In this life, he is not the overlord of Hebei in history, and he can look down on the world. Because of Yuan Shu's pressure, he didn't swell much, and he saw the three sons under his command more clearly.

The eldest son, Yuan Xi, is quite brave, but he is brave and short-sighted; The second son, Yuan Xi, has a resolute personality, but he is slightly lacking; The third son, Yuan Shang, is the most favored by him and can be regarded as intelligent, but he has a cowardly personality and short-sightedness. It is difficult for all three to succeed to the throne.

"Meng De thinks, which of my three sons is the best?" Yuan Shaohu's way.

In addition to the four of them, there were only Yan Liangwen Chouchen and Xiahou Xuan's four generals, and Yuan Shao was not worried that this conversation would get out.

"Honestly?"

"Nature."

"Second son Yuan Xi." Cao Cao said.

used to be rivals who competed for each other in the world, Cao Cao's understanding of Yuan Shao is probably no worse than Yuan Shao's understanding of himself, after all, the bystanders are clear. Cao Cao's situation of Yuan Shao's third son is clear, and he even secretly provoked it for the future.

"Why?" Yuan Shao asked.

When it comes to knowing people, he thinks that he is indeed inferior to Cao Cao. thought that he would choose Yuan Tan, who performed well and had quite meritorious military achievements, or Yuan Shang, who was smart since childhood, but he chose the most inconspicuous Yuan Xi.

"Character, heart. Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang are too domineering or cowardly, and they are also extremely narrow-minded, and they are by no means heroes. Only Yuan Xi, although his performance is average, he still has the possibility of saving. If there are good ministers and fierce generals to assist him, broaden his horizons, and elevate his pattern, he can still be a king of heroic fruits. ”

Cao Cao's meaning is to put it bluntly, that is, the short one is tall inside. The other two have been scrapped and can't be considered at all, only Yuan Xi can barely be transformed and transformed as a qualified product.

When Yuan Shao heard this, his face was slightly condensed, and he didn't say a word.

Seeing this, Cao Cao smiled faintly. He can only say that, presumably Yuan Shao's choice will not disappoint him. After all, they are now grasshoppers tied to a rope, and if they really let Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang, two short-sighted people, take the position, it will not be a good thing for Yuan Shao and him.

"Brother Meng De, you seem to have quite experience in teaching your son, why don't you help me teach for a few days after my son is born?" Sun Cehu's way.

"There is no need, my son Chong'er has just turned one year old, if your son is born, he will be a friend at that time." Cao Cao agreed.

After that, Cao Cao started his own small lecture hall on how to train his son, and Liu Bei and Sun Ce listened attentively. After all, the quality of Cao Cao's sons is there. Even Chen Zhi couldn't help but come up.

……

In the evening, the moon is bright and the stars are scarce. The tents of hundreds of thousands of people are neat and tidy, and they look quite spectacular.

Because it was a great migration, it was impossible for hundreds of thousands of people to be together, so it was natural to divide them into batches.

Yuan Shao and the group they brought were mostly elite and young, and naturally their speed was much faster.

In the middle of the big tent, the monarchs and ministers of the Quartet gathered together, feasting and drinking, exchanging feelings.

Yuan Shaogao sat on the top and spoke softly with everyone. Liu Bei put down his identity and sat down with all the ministers to talk, and they talked very happily. As for Sun Ce, this guy was playing fists and drinking with a group of generals, and he was very happy.

Cao Cao, on the other hand, was a person holding a glass of wine and walking to the corner.

"Gongtai, I haven't seen you for a long time."

Looking at the emaciated Chen Gong, Cao Cao's eyes were full of regret and pity. It's a pity that such a talent can't be used for his own use, and it slips out of his own hands.

"Mengde, don't come unharmed."

Looking at Cao Cao, Chen Gong had no waves in his eyes.

"I haven't seen you all this way, and you're looking at the map of the Western Regions?"

"The matter of the food king's loyalty to the king, now that we are going to the Western Regions to take root, we naturally have to prepare in advance to prevent accidents."

Chen Gong knew his strengths, especially after Liaodong's trip, he understood more and more what he should do. Therefore, as early as before the end of the Battle of Hebei, he had already begun to study the topography and landforms around the Western Regions, and was ready to make a strict defensive deployment, just like Liaodong, to create a complete strategic defense system.

"It's a pity that you and I had a misunderstanding at the beginning, otherwise why would we be like this." Cao Cao said with remorse.

"Let him pass in the past, isn't it good now? You may not be my lord, but we may be friends. On this trip to the Western Regions, we still need to take care of each other. Chen Gong smiled indifferently.

He is much more open-minded than Cao Cao, and after experiencing Lu Bu's incident, he sees himself more and more clearly. Yuan Shu's reason for his survival is simple and sufficient. What he asks for is great benevolence and righteousness, and what is more worthy of his pursuit than to fight for the whole nation?

It was not unacceptable for him to be assigned by Yuan Shu to serve under Sun Ce, and he also liked Sun Ce's lord who did not have much scheming, just like Lu Bu before him. Although both of them are like children who have not grown up, compared to Lu Bu, Sun Ce is much more rational and sensible, and he is more like a king.

In fact, Chen Gong was sent to help Sun Ce, and Yuan Shu was also very determined, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as a painful cut. Because Chen Gong's talent is too outstanding, he is basically unmatched in terms of overall strategic layout and defense, and he is almost an indispensable talent for Da Chu.

However, compared with today's Great Chu, Sun Ce, who is alone, needs Chen Gong's assistance more to deal with the complex strategic situation. Moreover, Dachu is now mainly offensive, and there are Sun Ce, Yuan Shao and others on the periphery to protect it, so there is no need to consider many defensive problems for the time being.

"The Western Regions are not as good as Liaodong, the territory is wide, the battle front is long, and many places are deserts and grasslands, it is basically impossible to have a perfect layout, and you should not be too demanding of perfection in the public platform." Looking at Chen Gong's slightly tired appearance, Cao Cao sighed.

"I understand that. The Western Regions are so vast, it is naturally impossible to be leaky, I am now looking for some core points of the Western Regions, as long as these points are controlled, even if the Western Regions are in chaos, it will not have much impact on us, and it will not cause any consequences. ”

As Chen Gong spoke, he took out a simple map from his sleeve, which was densely marked with more than a dozen large and small red dots.

Cao Cao took the map, swept it with his eyes, and sighed slightly in his heart: "It really deserves to be a public platform." ”

Most of the dozen or so points on the map are stuck near the traffic arteries and have special terrain, and most of them are located on the west side of the Western Regions. However, a dozen or so points faintly divided more than a dozen countries on the western side of the Western Regions, forming a dense encirclement network. Each dot is surrounded by red dots that are connected to each other's horns. It's like a turtle's shell.

"The public station is really careful and thoughtful." Cao Cao sighed lightly.

"No, these points are still not perfect, and there are still many small fortresses to be equipped. Fortunately, it will take me a long time to reach the Western Regions, so I can take the opportunity to plan well and try to ensure that I am as thorough as possible. Chen Gong didn't have the slightest smugness in his heart, and said in a deep voice.

The Western Regions are no better than Liaodong, full of crises and long fronts. Kushan, Anxi, or the Northern Xiongnu may be overwhelmed by a large army at any time, and hundreds of thousands of elite or iron horsemen will come out together.

The danger faced is far greater than that of Liaodong, and Chen Gong needs to consider more. On the contrary, because the territory is too large and the distance is too far, the help and resources that Yuan Shu can provide are much different from those in Liaodong, which is even more demanding for Chen Gong.

Fortunately, with the experience of Liaodong, Chen Gong was quite easy to get started after clarifying his own positioning, and he didn't need to spend too much energy.