After Cao Ang returned to Luoyang, the crusade against Jingzhou soon began to take shape, and now Zhao Yun on the front line is no longer just defensive, and will start to send troops into Jingzhou from time to time to harass and plunder, Cao Hong also left Wancheng for the first time, and then took his troops into the Great Wall on the border of Wancheng.

Although there were all kinds of signs of attack, Cao Ang also attached great importance to Yuan Yun's strategy of waiting, and now the spies returning from the south have begun to report that the market over there is gradually chaotic, which also indirectly affects the farmers, but the repercussions are not big yet, and they have not even attracted the attention of officials.

Looking at the report sent by Xu You, Cao Ang laughed lowly, and then sent the report to Yuan Yun, and walked to the window with a cup of tea, but what came into view was a mess in the courtyard.

Seeing all kinds of industrial parts scattered everywhere, Cao Ang could only smile bitterly, on the day he returned to Luoyang, He Yao entered the backyard of the mansion, and instantly screamed, originally thought that she had encountered some danger, but it turned out that it was the backyard that she had carefully taken care of before, which was completely destroyed by Cao Chong.

Thinking that He Yao chased Cao Chong with a stick for a whole afternoon, Cao Ang felt a headache, and now that the two of them met and still didn't speak, they were gambling with each other like children.

Cao Chong seems to have planned to live in the mansion for a long time, and He Yao began to open up another courtyard in the backyard, and this time Cao Chong was strictly forbidden to enter, which was like guarding against Cao Chong from wild dogs.

Now the garden in front of the study has completely become Cao Chong's territory, and some mechanical parts that are sent every day without interruption, even if Cao Ang sees it, he doesn't know what it is, but seeing that these things can be quickly assembled into various useful utensils, Cao Ang feels that everything is worth it.

Cao Chong is still busy in the courtyard at the moment, after returning from his eldest brother Cao Ang, he completely handed over all the rights of Luoyang Ling, and then concentrated on his own research, unlike Deng Ai, Cao Chong seems to be very homely, and only likes to hide at home and tinker with these things.

"Jingzhou will obviously be the first place to break out of the crisis, now there is a continuous war, the rear has begun to run out of currency, and now there has been a phenomenon of bartering in the market, I believe that with the tightening of the front line, this phenomenon will become more and more serious, and when Liu Bei notices, it will be completely helpless." Yuan Yun read the letter and finally expressed his opinion.

Cao Ang turned his gaze back from the courtyard at this time, and then walked to the seat room and sat down, Xu You immediately served a cup of freshly brewed hot tea, Jia Xu and Zhong Xuan also finished a game of chess, and then also gathered in the seat room.

Cao Ang took a sip of tea, and then said: "Cao Hong and Zhao Yun's southern line is now quite stable, and the armament supply is also the best, so we can afford to wait, but I am a little worried about the Hanzhong area on the western front, where General Zhang Liao is guarding Chang'an, which is too far away, and Yang Aruo's army is very irregular, if Liu Bei launches an attack on Hanzhong, we will be at a loss at first." ”

Yuan Yun heard Cao Ang say this, and there was nothing to worry about in his heart, after all, Yang Aruo's current armament had surpassed the other troops in the Cao camp, and even there were more than a dozen artillery pieces, if this was still unbearable, then it was estimated that no troops would be able to send them.

It's just that this matter must not come out of his Yuan Yun's mouth, and it must be said by Cao Chong, otherwise the matter of providing Yang Aruo's artillery without authorization is enough to drink a pot.

Jia Xu was silent for a moment, and said: "Now you can let General Zhang Liao start the whole army, ready to set off at any time, Xiliang is now considered a real peace, there are two generals, Zhang Jaw and Gao Lan, you don't have to worry about it anymore, so Chang'an's attention must be focused on the direction of Yizhou."

I heard that General Zhang Liao built a lot of fortifications in the south of Chang'an before, and requisitioned a large number of people for this purpose, so it is better for us to give them more cement, masonry, and steel, so that they can continue to build difficult buildings, and then connect them, so that it is another Great Wall that can be used for defense. ”

Yuan Yun sighed and said: "Labor and money, such a continuous construction of the Great Wall is not a good way after all, and the mountainous boundary of Hanzhong is complex, if you want to continue to build the Great Wall, the difficulty is not ordinary, and it will inevitably kill and injure many people, Mr. Wenhe's idea is too difficult, and Chang'an does not have enough troops to guard such a long Great Wall." ”

Zhong Xuan suggested at this time: "It is better for us to gather the Qiang and Hu people as soon as possible, and then let them fight for us, so that we can naturally solve the problem of some soldiers." ”

Cao Ang shook his head and said: "The Qiang people and the Hu people are not credible, they are just profiteering, and they have no credibility at all, in case they defect before the battle, it will harm General Zhang Liao, and now they have just been killed by Brother Yun so many people, there is definitely a lot of resentment in their hearts, we will not be able to subdue them in the short term, we can only adopt a high-pressure policy, let Zhang Jaw and Gao Ran continue to clear and divide them."

Brother Yun also said very clearly just now, the land in the Hexi Corridor is fertile, and it is indeed very suitable for farming, I have already issued an order, instructing Zhang Jaw to focus on occupying the land over there, and try to expel the forces of the Qiang and Hu people, so the focus over there is still stability, and then resume production, as long as Xiliang is no longer chaotic, it is equivalent to helping us a lot. ”

When Yuan Yun heard this, he suddenly smiled, remembering the original historical events, when Cao Cao was worried about Hanzhong, he only felt that Hanzhong was a piece of chicken ribs, and the consumption of defense was too great, and the significance was not very great.

Several people looked at Yuan Yun and laughed, and they all cast puzzled eyes, Yuan Yun touched his nose in embarrassment, and said: "Now I only feel that Hanzhong is a piece of chicken ribs, and it's a pity to abandon it if it's tasteless." ”

When everyone heard Yuan Yun say this, they couldn't help but start nodding their heads again and again, feeling that it was indeed like this.

At this time, I saw Cao Chong poke his head out of the window of the study, and then said with a smile: "Then it's better to give Hanzhong to Liu Bei, before my brother-in-law in the crusade against Hanzhong City rebellion, he had razed it to the ground, there is no danger to defend at all, we give it to Liu Bei, and when his army enters Hanzhong, we will start to attack it from two fronts, and then it should be Liu Bei who has a headache, right?" ”

When Cao Chong spoke, he had already climbed in through the window, and then threw his shoes out of the window, and then sat down beside Yuan Yun, he had the previous achievements in governing Luoyang, and now no one thinks that he is a child, and he is fully qualified to participate in this kind of meeting.

Cao Chong's seemingly simple sentence immediately gave everyone a new idea, and after thinking about it carefully for a long time, everyone seemed to be very satisfied with this answer, if Liu Bei took a barren Hanzhong City, he would inevitably start to worry that he would be attacked, so he would definitely start to build fortifications, which would be equivalent to dragging his army there, so that the direction of Wancheng could get more time to attack Jingzhou.

Jia Xu was the first to laugh, looking at Cao Chong, he only felt very happy, turned his head and hugged Cao Ang's fist and said: "Among the younger brothers and sisters of the prince, Cao Chong's son is the most outstanding, and we have such a Cao Chong son in Luoyang, which really adds a lot of strength." ”

Cao Ang said a few words of modesty for his younger brother Cao Chong, and then looked at Zhong Xuan and said: "Since this method can be implemented, then I will bother Mr. Yuan Chang to go to Chang'an, and bring the details that we will discuss later, as for the Hanzhong side, ......."

Cao Ang paused a little when he said this, then looked at Cao Chong and said with a smile: "Since you have approved so many armaments for that Yang Aruo before, I think he must be thinking of your friendship, so it is better to have Brother Chong go for a while." ”

After Cao Ang's words ended, Cao Chong and Zhong Xuan both promised that this matter would be explained.

At this moment, Yuan Yun was quite uncomfortable on the side, because of the matter of providing Yang Aruo with a large amount of armaments, it is estimated that Cao Ang still counted it on him, so there was no symbolic lesson to Cao Chong at this moment, but it was nothing to think about it like this, since Cao Ang acquiesced, then this matter could be regarded as exposed.

Xu You, who had been making tea, saw that everyone had finished speaking, so he smiled and said: "Yizhou and Jingzhou are decided, but the Sun family in Yangzhou has not been taken care of yet, their current warship is quite large, although it was burned clean by a fire before, but after a few years, they not only did not get discouraged, but increased a number of shipyards, and now the number has reached more than 1,000 again, and the clan in Yangzhou seems to have identified the Sun family, not only to give food and money, but even the family's children and nephews have also contributed, Now the Sun family can be described as powerful. ”

When Yuan Yun heard this, he replied unhappily: "It should be a matter of the imperial court over there, do you want us to worry about it?" ”

Xu You shook his head and said: "Yuan Hou don't be angry, now the confrontation between the north and the south, any line of utilitarianism is closely related to us, although the imperial court now has the intention of the southern expedition, but there are still many people who oppose it, so it will be difficult to have a substantive decision for a while, and naturally only we can do it for us at this time." ”

Jia Xu also sighed and said: "Prime Minister Cao Cheng is still quite constrained in the imperial court, it seems that the Sun family in Yangzhou, we still have to keep an eye on it more, lest there be a case that it will take down Xuzhou or other places, then our entire strategy may be affected." ”

Yuan Yun shook his head helplessly, and said: "In this way, let's strengthen the intelligence collection over there, although the number of Liu Bei's soldiers is constantly expanding, they are all composed of farmers in the fields, and their strength is not as good as the Sun family in Yangzhou, after all, the children and laborers of those clans are all trained in combat, and there are even many who have participated in the battle formation, so it is always good to keep an eye on them." ”

Xu You replied at this time: "The intelligence has not been left behind, and judging from the current form, Sun Ce is afraid that he will soon launch an operation to the northern front." ”

Yuan Yun was stunned and said, "How can you see it?" ”

Xu You spread his hands and replied: "Because Chen Deng, who directly faced the Sun family, was dismissed by the imperial court, can Sun Ceyan let go of the opportunity at this time?" ”