Dian Wei brought only 2,000 heavy cavalry, and 10,000 ordinary infantry.

As a striker, the army can't bring much food and grass.

The food of 2,000 heavy infantry is already a big burden for the forward army.

If all the 5,000 heavy infantry were brought with them, the forward army would simply become a food transport team for the heavy infantry.

Two thousand heavy infantry is just what the vanguard army can bear, and at the same time, it can also show its strength to the enemy.

The hoplites have not officially fought, but this is no secret.

has appeared in public many times, and Cao Cao and Sun Ce's spies are not wine bags and rice bags.

Xu Huangtai Shici, who merged with Qingzhou, also sent troops one after another.

Yanzhou, Xudu!

"This time Zhao Hui came to attack, raising 300,000 troops, menacing, I'm afraid it will be difficult to resist, I want to ask Your Majesty to drive the expedition in person, in order to improve the morale of the whole army, what do you think?"

In the Prime Minister's Mansion, Cao Cao gathered a group of civil and military generals such as Xun Yu, Xun You, and Cao Ren.

They were all people who had followed him a long time ago, or who had been loyal to him.

The ministers who followed Liu Xie from Chang'an, unless they had clearly fallen to Cao Cao, the other ministers who had their hearts towards Liu Xie were not in this prime minister's mansion at the moment.

It is one reason to let Liu Xie drive the expedition in person to improve morale, and there is also this battle, Cao Cao has no confidence, and he is not at ease to leave Liu Xie in Xudu.

In case he was defeated on the front line and Liu Xie set fire to the backyard again, Cao Cao really couldn't stand it.

Facing Zhao Hui, whose strength far surpassed him, Cao Cao must also go all out.

"Prime Minister is wise, tomorrow will be up, we will implore Your Majesty to recruit in person." As Cao Cao's first minion, Man Zhong was the first to agree.

This is already the norm on Cao Cao's side, and everything is discussed on the Prime Minister's side first, and after it is confirmed, it will be proposed by others in the court.

And when he was in the court, Cao Cao was like a wooden man who didn't move, only occasionally coughing.

"In addition, Ma Teng can be named the former general, and Han Sui can be the rear general, and let these two lead the army to attack and merge the state."

Tai Shi Ci sent 50,000 troops, and Cao Cao had to allocate at least 20,000 troops to defend Tai Shi Ci's attack.

But if Ma Teng Han then attacked the annexed states, then Tai Shici would have to retreat to the annexed states, and Cao Cao would be able to save 20,000 troops, and these 20,000 troops could be invested in a head-to-head duel with Zhao Hui.

"Ma Teng Han Sui, these two people have been repeated, I'm afraid it will be difficult to use." Xun Yu said.

In the middle of Li Dao Guo Yan's departure from Guanzhong, Guanxi Guanzhong has been divided by various large and small forces, among which Ma Teng and Han Sui are the most.

Now that the two have joined forces, they have gradually controlled the area of Guanzhong in Kansai, and there are more than 100,000 horses in their hands.

The Xiliang Army left by Dong Zhuo at the beginning has long since disappeared.

Now the hundreds of thousands of Xiliang troops in the hands of Ma Teng Han Sui are soldiers who have fought from countless tribes.

The Xiliang Army in the hands of Ma Teng Han Sui may not be as good as when Dong Zhuo was at his peak, but it is stronger than many armies in the Kwantung region.

The environment in Kansai Guanzhong is harsh, and the various tribes attack each other, and there are battles almost every day, which creates their brave blood.

With the growth of Ma Teng Han Sui, the tribes between Guanzhong and China gradually formed an alliance, and those small tribal leaders began to attach themselves to Ma Teng Han Sui.

But Kansai Kanchu is not rich at all. Ma Teng Han then wanted to feed the army of more than 100,000 in his hands, which was very difficult.

So he usually has to rob around, rebel several times, be surrendered several times, capricious, and make Cao Cao a headache.

If Ma Teng Han was obedient and willing to send troops to attack and annex the state, it would naturally be very good news for Cao Cao.

Don't talk about former generals and later generals, even if it is a feudal marquis, it is not impossible.

But Cao Cao was afraid, Ma Teng Han led the army eastward, in case he didn't attack Bingzhou, but ran to Xu Du, how should he deal with it?

"It works." Xun Yu agreed with Xun Yu, "Although Han Sui and Ma Teng were ordered to advance eastward, the result was difficult to control, but for us and others, the advantages outweighed the disadvantages. ”

If Cao Cao hadn't let the Son of Heaven drive the expedition in person, Xun You would not have said so.

But Liu Xie's royal expedition was pro-conquest, and Xu Du was just an empty shell, just some insignificant ministers.

Even if Ma Teng Han Sui really wanted to attack Xu Du, even if they let them defeat Xu Du, although it would have an impact on Cao Cao, it was not unacceptable.

Even if there is no Ma Teng Han Sui, after Cao Cao goes on the expedition, there is also Liu Biao Sun Ce, who may also sneak attack Xu Du.

Compared with Zhao Hui, who almost has no scruples, Cao Cao now has a lot of scruples.

If Cao Cao had successfully persuaded those tribes by letting Mao Jue go to the grassland last year and had not been discovered, Zhao Hui would have been concerned about the war on the grassland now, at least leaving more troops in the grassland, and would even wait for the war on the grassland to end before launching an attack on Cao Cao.

Cao Cao would have more time to prepare.

It's a pity that Cao Cao doesn't have time to deal with the princes of Liu Cousin, Sun Ce, and Zhang Xiu now.

even asked Ma Teng Han to come over to support, which was tantamount to luring the wolf into the room.

"Your Majesty's royal conquest, Xu Du is empty, what can you do?" Cao Cao said.

Although it is said that Xu Du is broken by others, Cao Cao can accept it, but this is already the worst result.

If he could, Cao Cao naturally didn't want to see Xu Du occupied.

After all, Cao Cao has been running the capital for many years, and now the people in the city are almost all rich families, even if the Son of Heaven is not there, but the loss of these people in the city is enough for Cao Cao's heartache, not to mention that his family is now also in the city.

If Xu Du is breached, it will be difficult for his family to be safe.

There are more than a dozen wives and concubines, Cao Cao's favorite is Mrs. Bian, and he doesn't care about the lives of others.

Among the children, Cao Cao also has a few special favorites, but they are all his blood, and Cao Cao naturally does not want to lose any of them.

"Ma Teng is thirty percent likely to attack Xudu, but as long as a checkpoint is set up in the north, he is more likely to attack the state under the promise of its benefits."

Xun You analyzed: "In the south, although Liu Biao plays in Jingzhou, he is old and frail, and he has no enterprising heart, so the prime minister can rest assured, as for Zhang Xiu, he only occupies a Wancheng, and the number of troops in his hands is only 20,000, and this person has no ambition, and there is no threat to Xu Du." ”

"To the south, the biggest threat is Sun Ce."

"If the prime minister leaves, Sun Ce has to guard against it."

Cheng Yu and the others all nodded and agreed with Xun You's statement.

For Cao Cao, the greatest threat to the south was Sun Ce, who now occupies Yangzhou.

Sun Ce is now known as the Jiangdong Tiger, Yuan Shu was defeated, and many of Yuan Shu's soldiers who fled have been taken over by Sun Ce.

Today's Sun Ce's strength must not be underestimated.

And he's only thirty years old, and he's still determined.

It's the time to expand your territory.

And Sun Ce is not afraid of adventures, if there is an opportunity, he will definitely not miss it.