Winter without a big war is always peaceful.

The Yuan family in Hebei recruited soldiers and horses on a large scale, and new information reached Shouchun almost every day.

Winter passed quickly, the grass sprouted, and the weather gradually warmed up.

In the study, Cao Shuo was flipping through the information sent from all over the country.

Pang Tong and Chen Gong, Tian Feng, and Fu Zhu were divided into two columns and sat on his side.

The eyes of the four fell on Cao Shuo's face.

After reading the information in his hand, Cao Shuo said: "All places are ready to move, Liu Bei is recruiting soldiers and horses in Xinye, Sun Quan is busy pacifying Jiangdong, and Liu Biao in Jingzhou is also on guard against Jiangdong's crusade. The Yuan family in Hebei has recruited 70,000 soldiers and horses, intending to fight with my Cao family again. Depending on you, how should you deal with it this time? ”

"The Yuan family is going south again, and Gongzi may bear the brunt of it." Tian Feng said: "In the battle of Guandu, it can be said that the Yuan family was defeated in the hands of Gongzi. This time to the south, they should choose the Xuzhou line and advance to Huainan. Trying to break the son, and then trying to Cao Gong. ”

"Which road does Tian Gong think the Yuan family will choose to advance to Xuzhou?" Cao Shuo asked.

"Please borrow Childe's map." Tian Feng got up and said.

Cao Shuo took out the map from the side and spread it on the table.

Tian Feng walked to the table and looked down at the map.

Pang Tong and the others also got up and came to the side.

Fingers wandered over the map, and Tian Feng finally specified a place name: "If my expectations are good, the Yuan family should choose this place to attack Gongzi." ”

"Kurouti?" Cao Shuo said: "Cangting is in Qingzhou, and the Yuan family is attacking from here, and the distance that the army has to go is much farther than crossing the river from Yanjin. ”

"The Yuan family tried to cross the river from Yanjin, but did they cross it?" Tian Feng said: "If I don't succeed once, if I were Yuan Gong, I would definitely not use Yanjin as a breakthrough again." ”

"I understand what Tian Gong means." Cao Shuo looked at Pang Tong and the others: "What do you think?" ”

"What Yuan Hao said makes sense." "I also think that the Yuan family will send troops to cross the Yellow River from Qingzhou into Xuzhou, but unlike Yuan Hao, who divided the boundaries of the river crossing in Cangting. ”

"If the Yuan family sends troops, how do you think our army should be suitable?" Cao Shuo asked again.

"Apart from taking the initiative, there seems to be no other path in front of Childe." Chen Gong said: "Xuzhou is a place of several wars, and the people have been suffering for many years. If Yuan's army crosses the Yellow River, although our army can encircle and annihilate the enemy army step by step, Xuzhou will suffer a great disaster. I don't know how much grain Gongzi will invest in reviving Xuzhou. ”

Pinching his chin, Cao Shuo said: "Chen Gong is right, let me do anything, but there are two that can't do it." One is to kill the people under my rule, and the other is to make me spend money. Since I want people and money, and the Yuan family's army is here, I can only send troops to meet it. ”

"Childe should also beware of the south." Tian Feng said: "Although the Jiangdong Sun family and Jingzhou Liu Biao are in a lot of trouble now, Liu Xuande has been recruiting soldiers and horses all winter. The power in his hands has not yet reached the level of seizing Jingzhou, and his influence is strengthened, and his best way is to use troops against the Cao family. ”

"That is, I may be in the back of the enemy." Cao Shuo smiled slightly.

"Childe, I am willing to lead troops to Lujiang and beware of Liu Xuande going north." Pang Tong clenched his fists and said: "It was my fault that I didn't kill Zhuge Liang earlier, and I am willing to take all the responsibility." ”

"With Shiyuan here, I'm not worried about Zhuge Kongming." Cao Shuo smiled slightly: "Shiyuan is called Fengxiao, and Zhuge Kongming is called Wolong." In fact, I also want to know who is better when you two go to war. ”

"Shiyuan should be better." Pang Tong didn't speak, but Tian Feng said on the side: "Shiyuan's ability is to conquer the world, but Zhuge Kongming's ability is to sit in the world. If it is to stabilize the world, I am afraid that Shi Yuan is not as good as him. can conquer the battlefield, Zhuge Kongming should not be Shiyuan's opponent. ”

But all the famous people have heard of each other's names.

Although Zhuge Liang was in the opposition in the past, Tian Feng and others had also heard of him.

In particular, he is also a friend of Mr. Shuijing, Sima Hui.

Although Sima Hui is also in the opposition, he is very close to many of the powerful people from all walks of life, and often recommends some talents to go out.

Zhuge Liang refused to be out of office in the past, but his reputation has long been outside.

Since he is a celebrity, of course people who know something about him will evaluate him behind his back.

The evaluation that he is good at internal affairs but not good at conquest has long been passed to the ears of Tian Feng and others.

"Since Tian Gong also said so, I am most likely relieved." Cao Shuo said to Pang Tong: "The Yuan family may march into Xuzhou, and I have to take all the 30,000 standing troops with me." The only thing left for you is the military household. ”

"The military households were also soldiers under the command of Gongzi, and most of them were soldiers who had retired from the battlefield." Pang Tong replied: "With the military household here, I am already 100% sure that I can repel Liu Xuande." ”

Cao Shuo was making pre-war preparations in Huainan, and Cao Cao, who had returned to Xudu, also received news that the Yuan family was recruiting soldiers and horses.

The back house of the Cao family.

Cao Cao, Guo Jia, and Xun You walked on the path.

It was only in early spring that the grass blades in the flower bed of the back house pulled out the buds.

Walking along the path, Cao Cao looked at the scenery on both sides and asked Guo Jia: "Fengxiao went to Huainan, but he didn't get much benefit from Zirong, could it be that he thought that the Yuan family might enter Xuzhou after the spring?" ”

"Gong Cao has already seen that the Yuan family will attack Xuzhou?" Guo Jia asked.

"I have known Yuan Benchu for many years, and if I can't see through his plans, I will know him for nothing." Cao Cao said: "In the battle of Guandu, the Yuan family suffered a big loss, and with Yuan's original temperament, he will definitely regroup and declare war on me." Last time, he lost a lot of benefits in Zirong's hands, how could he not invest all his energy in Zirong? It was precisely because of his temperament that I expected him to send troops to Qingzhou, from which he crossed the Yellow River into Xuzhou. ”

"So Gongzi and Cao Gong bargained, but Cao Gong didn't say much." Xun You said on the side: "Gongzi also understands Cao Gong, otherwise he would never dare to ask Cao Gong for so many benefits for the mistakes he made last time." ”

"It's not easy to melt." Cao Cao said: "In charge of Xuzhou and other places, from the devastation to the current order, he has also invested a lot. Now the Yuan family may use troops from Qingzhou to Xuzhou, and with his personality, he will definitely send troops to meet the battle. I'm still wondering how many soldiers and horses I'm going to send to help. ”

"Cao Gong doesn't need to rush to help Gongzi at all." Xun You said: "The number of soldiers under Gongzi's command far exceeds that of the Yuan family, but the standing soldiers and horses are not as many as the Yuan family. The Yuan family's crusade against the son will definitely return. What Cao Gong wanted to do was to take advantage of Yuan Shao's delay by Gongzi to send troops to Hebei. ”

Glancing at Xun You, Cao Cao looked at Guo Jia again: "Feng Xiao also means this?" ”

(End of chapter)