"I don't know what General Pang said, can it represent what General Ma meant?"

Ma Zongheng was obedient, smiled, and also gave Pang De enough face, and said: "The red ghost is my humerus's minister, so naturally he can." ”

"Please also ask General Ma to give me a few days, the matter is big, and the small ones dare not make their own decisions, and please let me reply to General Ma after returning to my lord."

"Good!" Ma Zongheng didn't talk nonsense, and his jaw was agreed.

"Then I wonder if I can go and see Jian Xianhe?"

"He's just happy in prison, you want to see him, and I won't stop you." Ma Zongheng didn't seem to be in the mood to talk to Tian Yu, so he stood up and looked at the back hall. Tian Yu didn't have time to ask Jian Yong what happened, but when he saw that the Ma clan was rising one after another, no one paid attention to him. He wanted to go to find Guo Jia, but found that Guo Jia had also walked into the back hall with Ma Zongheng, so he had to sigh helplessly and withdraw from the hall.

When I was young, I was in the back hall. Ma Zongheng grabbed each other's backrests with both hands, stared into the distance, listened to the footsteps behind him, and asked: "The war in Hebei is about to begin, once the war starts this time, I'm afraid that Yuan Benchu and I will only have one person left." ”

"Hehe, listening to the tone of the lord, it seems that there is still a little hesitation." Seeing that it was Guo Jia who came from behind.

"It's not hesitation, I'm just a little embarrassed. When I went to Luoyang, this Yuan was so noble at the beginning, and he faintly had the posture of being the leader of the young talents in the world. At that time, he secretly laughed at me for being a rough person who had never seen the world. But I don't know, what does he think of me now? Ma Zongheng said very calmly.

"The world is impermanent, and I was still a small official under the command of Yuan Benchu back then. Who would have guessed that I would be with the reckless man he looked down on at the time, about to devour the foundation he had built all his life? When Guo Jia heard this, he couldn't help but sigh a little and muttered.

Ma Zongheng was obedient, suddenly turned around, his eyes seemed to glow, and said: "Maybe after this battle, you and I will become the two men he fears the most in his life." ”

"Hahahaha~~!! I'd love to see what kind of face he's going to look like then!! Guo Jia laughed loudly when he heard this, and Ma Zongheng immediately laughed too. In the midst of laughter, the two of them exchanged their eyes, recalling the original vow, the days when they came together, their hearts were blended, their blood was surging, and the love between men did not need to be said!

"Fengxiao, follow me to create a world that you and I look forward to!" Ma Zongheng suddenly stretched out his hand, his eyes were hot, and he invited Guo Jia again. Guo Jia showed an extremely bright smile, and then reached out and held Ma Zongheng's hand tightly.

A few days later, outside Puyang Prison, Tian Yu walked out with Jian Yong, who was bare-chested, disheveled, and smelly.

"Hahahaha~~! Sure enough, the air outside is better, and after sleeping for so many days, it's time to come out to breathe. Jian Yong let out a burst of laughter, and didn't forget to stretch his waist. Tian Yu couldn't help frowning, and said with a cold face: "In order to save you this time, the lord has spent a full three thousand loads of grain, you had better restrain yourself, don't make trouble for the lord again!" ”

"Hehe, the lord did not hesitate to spend three thousand loads of food to save me, a mediocre man, presumably the war in Youzhou is about to start." As soon as Jian Yong's words came out, the cold color on Tian Yu's face eased slightly, and he said: "As you think, when you go back, Your Majesty's holy decree will probably also arrive in the Bohai Sea, and then the lord will officially send troops to Youzhou!" ”

"Youzhou, this is a good place! From the humanistic customs of the Huns in its frontier area, you really want to see it! When Jian Yong heard this, he seemed to recall his days in Youzhou, and couldn't help muttering. Tian Yu didn't bother to pay attention to him, and just walked away.

But said that at the same time, in Luoyang's Sikong Mansion, Cao Cao was holding a wine glass and drinking, and standing next to him was the entire Cao think tank, from beginning to end were Xun Yu, Jia Xu, Xun You, Man Chong, Liu Ye and the newly descended Yan Xiang and a cadre.

"Hehe, the world has been peaceful for only two years, and these people are restless again. It's just that I didn't expect that this time it was Liu Da'er who was the first to provoke the war! Cao Cao said with a smile.

When Man Pet heard this, he couldn't help but turn cold, and answered: "Hmph! That Liu Da'er just has Ma Xi behind his back, otherwise he is just a play, why should he be the enemy of the Hebei Army!? Speaking of this, Yuan Benchu is also sad and lamentable, he was originally the leader of the princes in the world, but he didn't expect that with the rise of Na Ma Xi, Shengsheng forced him to his current situation! ”

"I don't think so, the so-called danger must be an opportunity! The Hebei army is strong and strong, with a total of hundreds of thousands of troops, and Jizhou is the base camp of the Yuan family, maybe Yuan Benchu has the ability to turn the tide, and finally counterattack and win, not only breaking the Ma army, but even swallowing the entire Yanzhou! As for that Liu Xizi, I think he is not self-sufficient, and before he reached Youzhou, he was killed by Hebei General Ju Yi without leaving a piece of armor~!! Yan Xiang's eyes lit up, but he said with directional thinking, but what he said also made some sense. Cao Cao sank and looked at the three who had not spoken all this time, but who had sat at the front.

Xun Yu and Jia Xu were still silent, and Xun You, who was sitting behind the two, first said solemnly: "What Yan Xiang said coincides with me. After all, Yuan Benchu has been in Hebei for a long time, and the key to this Hebei war is the Battle of Jizhou. If the Ma family army is defeated, Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan are bound to be defeated by the Hebei army, whose morale is greatly shaken. At that time, the Hebei army will surely take advantage of the victory to pursue, and sweep the entire Hebei land with the autumn wind sweeping the fallen leaves! Therefore, I think that the main axiom should be to accumulate and nourish the sharp, quietly watch the war in the north, just when the Hebei army wants to sweep, quickly attack, first seize Yanzhou, and then attack Hanoi, first occupy the favorable terrain for the future war with the Hebei army, which is extremely crucial for our army to take Hebei!! "I only listened to Xun You's words, which were powerful and powerful. As soon as this remark came out, it won the same opinion of many strategists and scribes who were observing.

Cao Cao held his hand on his short beard, which was extremely neatly repaired under his chin, and was silent when he listened. At this time, Xun Yu suddenly opened his mouth and said: "Compared with the Northern Expedition, I think the current situation is more suitable for the Southern Expedition. ”

As soon as Xun Yu's words came out, the whole hall couldn't help but burst into exclamations. Cao Cao shot out two fine lights in a flash, he always liked to gather opinions from many parties, and then after consideration, he made a decision. Sometimes, though, he had an idea, just to see how small the advisors under his command were, and how many of them would coincide with him.

"Let's listen to it." Cao Cao asked curiously.

Xun Yu first bowed his hand, and then said with a shock: "Huainan seems to be calm in the past two years, but on the border with Yangzhou, it still often clashes with Liu Xuan's deployment. Therefore, Huainan has been panicked in the past two years, and since the last time Yuan Shu was defeated by Zhou Yu, the morale of his army has been low. However, what surprised Yu was that after the defeat of Runan, Yuan Highway seemed to have begun to reflect on himself, not only his posture was greatly restrained, but he also fulfilled the policy of the good people more and was a corporal of Lixian. But now it is too late, and the more abnormal he is, the more his subordinates lose faith in him. Speaking of which, it is also a fact of impermanence, and I will also think that Yuan Highway, who has always been too high in his eyes and even more proud than his brother Yuan Benchu, will one day become a benevolent and virtuous monarch? ”

"Hahaha~!! As the saying goes, failure is the mother of success, and this is true. People are often able to learn from failures. Yuan Highway was not a fool, but he woke up too late. Cao Cao held his short beard in his hand and said unhurriedly.

"Hmph. This Yuan Highway has been pampered since he was a child, and there is no one in his eyes, if he hadn't been hit hard and forced to corner, how would he have woken up? Liu Ye snorted coldly, he didn't have a good impression of the Yuan family, who had never taken the Han family seriously, and now that the Yuan family was in decline, he was happy in his heart.

In this way, the Southern Expedition makes sense. After all, once Yuan Highway's power is swallowed up, there will be no one in the south who can resist the lord. As for Liu Jingsheng, he is just a stupid person who doesn't want to make progress! If the elite of our army goes, we can swallow the entire Jingzhou in a moment! Man Pet immediately answered.

"That's right! At present, the lord can first make a plan, first annihilate the Yuan Highway in Huainan, and then attack Jingzhou, and then rest for a period of time, then cross the Yangtze River and seize the land east of the Yangtze River. In this way, the whole south will soon be pacified under the lord's rule. Within a few years, the lord will raise the northern expedition again, pacify Hebei, and then map Xiliang and Xichuan, and the world can be unified!! I only listened to the eyes of the next person in the audience, his eyes lit up, his words were fierce, and the words were powerful and loud. Everyone looks forward to it, it is Zhong Xuan, who made great contributions when he first welcomed the Son of Heaven!

When everyone heard Zhong Xuan say this, they were all shocked. At this time, I heard someone say leisurely: "Don't think too far about what will happen in the future." The emaciated camel is bigger than a horse, but Yuan Highway is also a hero, if you despise him too much, you will definitely suffer! Wouldn't it be boring to make a plan that is too early and will end up being fruitless when you take the first step? As soon as these words came out, everyone felt that a basin of cold water was poured on their heads, and some even frowned angrily, and looked at it, it was their deputy military advisor Jia Xu is also.

"Hehe, Jia Wen and you finally spoke." Cao Cao saw that Jia Xu had finally opened the golden mouth, and he couldn't help but smile and said. When Jia Xu heard this, he stood up and bowed his hands, a pair of vicious eyes like poisonous snakes, flashing and shining.

"Then according to Wen He's opinion, is it the Northern Expedition or the Southern Expedition?" Cao Cao bowed slightly, looked at Jia Xu tightly and asked. Jia Xu said without hesitation: "Southern Expedition!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the hall resounded with exclamations, and there were many sneers. Someone sarcastically said in the hall: "Hey, didn't the deputy military division just say that this Yuan Highway should not be taken lightly, but now he agrees to the Southern Expedition, this attitude has changed quickly enough." ”

"Hmph, I'm just afraid that some people think that this Southern Expedition will definitely win, so I would like to remind these ignorant villains first. As for the reason for the Southern Expedition, the appropriate military division has already made it clear. With the current situation, the Southern Expedition is indeed more advantageous than the Northern Expedition! Jia Xu said quickly. But some people were not convinced, and asked, "How can you see it?" ”

Jia Xu smiled coldly, immediately stepped to attend, bowed to everyone, and finally returned to Cao Cao, and asked: "Forgive my subordinates for daring to ask, I don't know what the lord thinks the battle of Hebei will be won or lost?" ”