A few days later, when the matter of Yongning County was reported to Cao Cao's case, it naturally caused Cao Cao to be furious, and the vicinity of Yongning County was all Xu Zisheng's territory, what was this matter, it goes without saying, even if it was not Xu Zisheng sent someone to do it, Cao Cao would also record this account on Xu Zisheng's head.

After getting the news, Xun Yu and Cheng Yu, the two right-hand men, were summoned by Cao Cao as soon as possible, and they were sitting on the left and right at this time, waiting quietly.

"The March period has not yet arrived, and I didn't expect Xu Zisheng to do it first, but I was a little underestimated by the princes." Cao Cao laughed at himself.

Hearing this, Xun Yu knelt down and stood up, and bowed: "Since Xu Zisheng took the initiative to provoke, why not advance the march and send a large army to raise the prestige of our army." ”

Cao Cao nodded, looked at Cheng Yu and asked, "Zhongde, what do you think?" ”

"I think we need to think about it for the long term at this point." Cheng Yu replied.

"Why?"

"First, although the eighth general is almost the same as his soldiers, he is not yet proficient in formation tactics, and he may be deficient."

"Second, it is a cold winter, the marching speed is slow, and it is difficult to supply food and grass, so if you want the eighth general to lead the army in person, I am afraid it will be difficult to maintain."

"Third, I'm afraid the major forces will not allow this time to go to war."

"It makes sense."

After listening to Cheng Yu's explanation, Cao Cao found that these were very basic problems, and he agreed to send troops after March, and he probably retreated because of these reasons, after all, three months of recuperation was a very long respite for Xu Zisheng.

"Can I ask Your Majesty's permission, so that all problems can be roughly solved." Xun Yu proposed.

"No."

Cao Cao directly rejected this proposal, and then said: "Your Majesty's holy order, of course, can settle everything, but such an act will inevitably lead to chaos in the court that has not yet stabilized, and no one can say what will happen at that time." ”

Hearing this, Xun Yu frowned, and said quite unwillingly: "Could it be that we just let them provoke, and we will do nothing?" ”

"Zhongde, if only one of the eight generals is sent to lead his army, it may be supported by all sides?" Cao Cao asked suddenly.

"This ....."

All of a sudden, Cheng Yu couldn't answer the exact answer, and roughly judged in his heart, before he replied in a deep voice: "If you only send one of the eight generals, whether it is grain and grass or marching, there is not much of a problem." ”

After getting the answer, Cao Cao nodded, and then asked, "Then who do you think is better to send?" ”

Hearing this question, Xun Yu and Cheng Yu glanced at each other, and did not answer immediately, but judged in their hearts who was more suitable, and Cao Cao also had someone in mind at this time, but he still wanted to hear Xun Yu and Cheng Yu's suggestions, maybe there was something better.

Cao Cao sat quietly waiting for Xun Yu and Cheng Yu's reply, and did not disturb them.

After a while, Xun Yu and Cheng Yu spoke almost at the same time, and both of them involuntarily stopped, wanting the other party to speak first, but in the end, Cheng Yu said with a smile: "Wen Ruo, you can say it first." ”

Nodding, Xun Yu did not refuse, and said to Cao Cao in a loud voice: "General Zhenxi Yu Ban, can take this trip, Yu Ban has been fighting abroad all the year round, he is quite skilled in affairs, and the marching battle is even more hand-to-hand, the important thing is that the soldiers under General Yu are basically the original members of our army, which is easier to control." ”

"Zhongde, who do you recommend?" Cao Cao asked.

"I recommend Zhenbei General Li Dian, General Li is not only good at warfare, but also has extremely outstanding strategic ability, and now only one large army is sent forward, and General Li, who has both Wen Taowu and military strategy, should be the best candidate." Cheng Yu replied.

"Yu Ban, Li Dian, it's all good, it's quite suitable."

Cao Cao knew in his heart that the reason why Xun Yu and Cheng Yu would recommend Yu Ban and Li Dian was mostly based on the fact that the army they led was the original manpower of their own army, relatively speaking, there would be no dissent, and they could obey orders, but Cao Cao had more candidates in his heart who wanted to be arranged.

With his eyes narrowing slightly, Cao Cao glanced at Xun Yu and Cheng Yu, and asked softly, "What do you think of sending Zhao Yun, the general of Zhengxi, to go?" ”

"Zhao Yun? It is really the next choice, this person is unruly, and it is probably not appropriate to send him to deal with the old master. Xun Yu vetoed without hesitation.

Cheng Yu was not so disgusted with Zhao Yun, but he still said with some concerns: "The general is outside, the king's order is not affected, this time only a large army will be sent to it, if General Zhao remembers the old feelings, I can't do anything about him, not to mention the relationship between Mrs. Zhao and Mo Shuyan, I'm afraid it will ........"

"I know your concerns."

Cao Cao got up from the desk, picked up the saber, walked to the center of the study, raised the saber to his shoulders, and said slowly: "Zhao Zilong is like the sword in this scabbard, extremely sharp, the sword is a double-edged sword, naturally it can hurt the enemy and yourself, but you have this sword in your hand, but you can't use it, isn't it unwilling?" ”

"What the lord said, do you want to try the sharpness of this sword, hurt yourself or the enemy? If you hurt yourself, won't you have to pay a lot of price? Xun Yu said according to Cao Cao's meaning.

"Admittedly, there is a price to be paid for hurting yourself."

Cao Cao would not forcibly erase the possibility of hurting himself, and then said: "But if you put the sword thousands of miles away and try the sharpness of the sword again, do you still need to be afraid of hurting yourself?" In any case, the sword must not be dusted, and if it cannot be used for one's own use, it can be broken. ”

"The lord has no intention of doing so?" Cheng Yu asked.

"No, I am unwilling." Cao Cao looked at Cheng Yu firmly and said.

Hearing this, Cheng Yu bowed and said: "Since the lord has made up his mind, Zhongde will naturally do his best to help." ”

Seeing this, Xun Yu didn't say anything more, and also bowed down and said: "Do everything according to what the lord says." ”

"This matter is settled, it is up to you to handle the grain and grass, and three days later, Zhao Zilong personally led the army to the expedition." Cao Cao commanded.

"No."

"Stand down."

Immediately, Xun Yu and Cheng Yu retreated.

Cao Cao pulled out the sword in his hand, and the sword light instantly reflected on Cao Cao's face, illuminating Cao Cao's eyes, staring at the sword in his hand, Cao Cao muttered: "Zhao Zilong, will you hurt yourself or the enemy?" ”

Then, Cao Cao turned around and put the sword back on the shelf, returned to the seat and sat down, studied the ink and writing, drafted a recital, and prepared to go to the palace city, play the Son of Heaven, ask for the holy order, and order Zhao Yun to lead the army to the front line.

Although this is just a formality, the Son of Heaven will not allow it, but having a holy decree and not having a holy decree are two concepts, and the holy will is issued just to block the mouths of the people, of course, and for Zhao Yun not to refuse this matter.

The decree is issued, it is not to be disobeyed, and it is not respectful to resist the decree, but there is another way to say it.