When Cao Cao heard this, he said in his heart that it was really not much different from what he thought before, Sima Yi came to Luoyang because Wang Yi asked him to ask for reinforcements. It's just that now it's really not easy for me to start a war with my brother Meng Qixian, or don't you have to wait until now?

Still, Cao Cao is naturally not afraid of war, but the time is not enough, so once the war starts in advance, then it may outweigh the losses. So Cao Cao is still relatively firm in his ideas, at least he hasn't wavered much now.

Cao Cao said with a smile: "Alas, the virtuous nephew doesn't know, now although the white wave thief Han Xian is dead, Li Le and Hu Cai are on the run, so our army is pursuing the two with all their might, and we may not be able to send troops to Hanoi anymore!" ”

Sima Yi said in his heart when he heard this, do you believe this? Li Le and Hu Cai are nothing more than generals, can they be compared with Liangzhou Muma Chaoma Mengqi? It can't be compared at all, and you still chase the two with all your might? Do those two still need to chase, a thief is a thief, and with the skills of Li Le and Hu Cai, how much more storm can he make in Sili? If the two of them were smarter, they would have retired to save their lives, otherwise, hehe......

"Dare to ask my uncle, how many powerful princes does my uncle think there are today?" Sima Yi asked directly.

When Cao Cao heard this, he thought about it, and then said: "Yuan Benchu in Jizhou, Ma Mengqi in Liangzhou, that's it!" ”

Although Cao Cao said Yuan Shao and Ma Chao, in fact, in his heart, if today, the only person who can make him see it in his eyes is his own Meng Qixian brother, and there is no one else for the time being. For Yuan Shao, to be honest, strength is indeed strength, but he has not been valued too much by Cao Cao. After all, Cao Cao has known Yuan Shao since he was a child, so it can basically be said that he knows Yuan Shao quite well. So they have already done knowing themselves and knowing their opponents.

In Cao Cao's mind, Yuan Shao is inferior to Ma Chao. To this day, Cao Cao didn't dare to say how much he knew about himself, Meng Qixian's younger brother, so Ma Chao really had to let Cao Cao value it. What's more, now Ma Chao is the strongest among the princes in the world, and he is indeed second to none.

When Sima Yi heard this, he said to Cao Cao: "Since my uncle thinks that Ma Mengqi's strength is strong, then if he doesn't fight him, I think he is afraid of his people and the Liangzhou army, right?" Hahaha! ”

As a result, after listening to what Sima Yi said, Cao Cao didn't say anything. But Xiahoudun, Cao Ren, Xu Huang and Guan Yu were already unhappy.

The so-called "death of the king and the humiliation of the minister" is actually such a truth. In the eyes of several of them, their lord (state pastor) is so polite to you Sima Yi that even the virtuous nephew is called. But what about you, Sima Yi, it's really too faceless. In front of his subordinates. directly said that his lord (state pastor), although it seems to be a radical general. But it has to be said. None of the generals liked to hear this. What do you mean to be afraid, can my Yanzhou army still be afraid of him Ma Mengqi, afraid that he will not succeed in the Liangzhou army?

But several people are indeed not ordinary people, so they all forcibly suppressed the anger in their hearts without attacking. If Cao Cao wasn't here at this time, it is estimated that they should have questioned Sima Yi directly. It's not even necessary to scold them.

However, although Xiahou Yuan and the others were indeed quite angry, Cao Cao and Cheng Yu didn't feel anything about Sima Yi's words. Cao Cao What kind of person is he, how could he be provoked by Sima Yi's little agitation, so he smiled at this time: "Hahaha!" The virtuous nephew's agitation method can be used quite well. It's a pity that I found the wrong person! ”

"What Uncle thinks, that's what he thinks. It's just that the little nephew wants to say at this time, that's how people in the world actually look at it, I don't know if my uncle can agree with what the little nephew said? ”

This, Cao Cao thought about it, it seems that this is indeed the case. If you can still find some excuses before, Tsushima Chao avoided the Liangzhou army and did not fight, so you didn't see it. But now Sima Yi has personally come to Luoyang to ask him to send troops to Hanoi, and if he doesn't send troops, then this matter is estimated to have to reach the ears of the people in the world immediately. Then how the people of the world view themselves and how they view the Yanzhou Army, then it is indeed conceivable.

Sima Yi said this well, and then people in the world may say that he Cao Mengde is afraid of him Ma Mengqi, and he is also afraid of the Liangzhou army. And after Cao Cao thought of this, he said in his heart, if this is the case, the most important thing is that Yu Jun's heart is not good. And after letting the soldiers of the Yanzhou Army know about it, it is indeed not good, and it is very bad.

If you don't think about this matter carefully, it's nothing, but now that Cao Cao thinks about it so deeply, Sima Yi is really right, isn't that what he said. The so-called is the gold of the people, and when the time comes, in the mouths of the people of the world, what will become of himself, his subordinates and the Yanzhou Army, it is really hard to say. Thinking about it, Cao Cao suddenly felt a little headache in his head. He said in his heart, don't make old mistakes, this is not the time to get sick.

Cao Cao has a relatively serious head wind, which he has had since he was a child, and sometimes he is prone to illness. However, it has been more than a month since the last illness, and it has been quite good during this period. But looking at today, it is estimated that sooner or later I will have to continue to make this old problem-

And Cheng Yu saw that his lord was frowning slightly at this time, and he knew that his lord was probably thinking too much at this time, but he left Cao Cao's head stroke behind him and didn't think about it for a while. In fact, with Cheng Yu's thoughts at this time, of course it is okay to fight or not to fight, but if you start a war with Ma Mengqi's Liangzhou army, you may not be able to win. And when the time comes, it may be a hard battle, and even a lose-lose situation is very likely.

In fact, Cheng Yu's idea is very simple, because now Si Li is not a place that he must occupy at this time. For their own side, Xuzhou is the first thing that must be won, followed by Yuzhou, and Sili can only be ranked behind these two states. But if there are really a few battles with Ma Mengqi's Liangzhou army here, then the most difficult thing is really to gain more than it loses, and it also makes enemies of its people, so is this worth it?

But Cheng Yu had to say at this time, Sima Yi's previous words were really good, did he directly put his lord in a dilemma, could he have such an expression. In fact, with Cheng Yu's thoughts at this time, of course, he is more inclined not to fight, because this will have more benefits for his side, but of course not fighting also has the disadvantages of not fighting, so Cheng Yu also knows that his lord is embarrassed.

As soon as Sima Yi saw Cao Cao's expression at this time, he knew that his words had played its role. Sometimes, you don't need to say too much, but just a key sentence can change a lot. But I have to say that what I said is indeed the truth, and as long as he Cao Mengde is a smart person, he can naturally think of this. As for his last choice, it depends on what he wants.

If his people want their own side to have no losses, then they don't have to send troops, and at that time, in the eyes of the people of the world, in their mouths, the reputation of Cao Mengde, his subordinates, and the Yanzhou army will plummet, and the morale of the army will be unfavorable.

If you don't want to do this, then you can send troops, but you may have to lose a lot, and it's hard to say whether you win or lose.

And Cao Cao was indeed in a dilemma at this time, because he felt that he couldn't choose any way, and he had a lot of disadvantages to himself after the end. For such a question, Cao Cao didn't think too much for the time being, but now that Cheng Yu is here, of course he wants to ask him. There are also Xiahou Yuan, they are also there, so you can ask them.

Cao Cao said: "Come on! ”

"Lord!"

"Take your nephew down to rest!"

"No!"

Cao Cao said to Sima Yi: "The virtuous nephew has just come from Hanoi, so let's go and rest at this time, and then let's talk about this matter, okay?" ”

Sima Yi naturally understood what his uncle meant, and it was nothing more than to discuss it with his subordinates, and then make a decision after the most difficult time. In fact, for Sima Yi, whether Cao Cao sends troops or not, it doesn't matter much to him. Of course, if it is best to send troops and make some trouble for Ma Mengqi, he is still willing. But in this regard, it is not his main purpose, his purpose is to come to Luoyang and see Cao Cao, and this purpose has already been achieved at this time.

So if you think that Sima Yi is bound for Cao Cao to send troops to Hanoi, then you are wrong. Sima Yi had already completed what he had to do, and he should have said that he had got what he said he wanted. As for whether Cao Cao sent troops or not, at most it could be regarded as icing on the cake. In fact, in Sima Yi's thoughts, Cao Cao's Yanzhou army in Luoyang now will not be Ma Chao's opponent. As for why he thinks so, there is actually only one reason, that is, Ma Chao at this time, he is bound to Si Li, and Cao Cao at this time, he is only dispensable to Si Li. Compared with the two, the judgment was made.

"Uncle Lao is worried, and the little nephew is indeed a little tired. Uncle, little nephew retires, everyone! ”

After speaking, Sima Yi hugged the few people in the room again, said hello, and then went down with the next person-

After Sima Yi left, Cao Cao called a soldier, "You go outside the city of Luoyang, pass on my military order, and summon Xiahoudun, Cao Hong, Cao Chun, Li Dian, Le Jin and Yu Ban generals to come!" ”

"No!"

The soldiers took the order and left, originally after Guan Yu promised to serve under his account, Cao Cao was ready to let people go to Xiahoudun and them. After all, they didn't know what to do before, but at this time, they had to let them know each other, this was Cao Cao's idea. But then it was delayed because of the arrival of Sima Yi, so at this time, in order to listen to everyone's opinions, Cao Cao naturally had to miss Xiahou and their important generals. (To be continued......)