Cao Cao's army besieged Yecheng.

On the city wall, the judge looked at the Cao Jun camp in the distance, and his face was very solemn.

"Judge the public." A lieutenant ran from the side and said to the judge: "The stones and arrows are almost running out, and the fuel has long been at the bottom. ”

Glancing at the captain, the judge asked, "Is there any rolling wood?" ”

"It's long gone." The lieutenant said: "The soldiers have even demolished some houses in the city, but they still can't meet the needs to defend the city. ”

Slowly closing his eyes, the judge was silent for a moment, and said to the captain, "You go down first." ”

The captain bowed and retreated, and the face of the judge became more and more ugly.

When Yuan Shang was about to lead troops to fight against Yuan Tan, he knew that once Cao's army came to Yecheng, the soldiers defending the city would definitely not be able to support it for too long.

However, Yuan Shang still went......

So far, Nanpi has not been defeated, but Yecheng will not be protected.

The Cao army camp besieging Yecheng.

Cao Cao stood in front of the array, looking out at the towering city wall.

A shallow smile tugged at the corners of his mouth.

Guo Jia, who was standing beside him, said, "Gong Cao, our army can suspend the attack. ”

"Won't fight?" Cao Cao said: "It looks like the city is about to be broken......"

"If Yecheng is broken, how can Yuan Shang still come to help?" Guo Jia said: "In case he leads his troops all the way north and joins up with Gao Gan in Bingzhou and Yuan Xi in Youzhou, it will be very troublesome." ”

"Do you think Yuan Tan will ......" Looking at Guo Jia, Cao Cao asked.

Guo Jia smiled slightly and asked him rhetorically: "Does Gong Cao think he will?" ”

Cao Cao also smiled: "If Yuan Tan really rebels, it will be cheaper." ”

He then asked Guo Jia, "Is there any news from Zirong?" ”

"Not yet." Guo Jia said: "It is said that Gongzi sent someone to Taihang. ”

"Send someone to Taihang?" Cao Cao asked in surprise: "What does he do if he doesn't send a large army to Qingzhou, send people to Taihang?" ”

"Tu Ge Xiongnu plans to serve Gongzi, he should let people discuss with the Huns how to serve." Guo Jia replied: "Gongzi will transfer the army to Qingzhou, I'm afraid it will take a while. After all, Yuan Tan has not rebelled yet, once his army arrives and sees that there are Cao family soldiers and horses everywhere, even if he has the heart of rebellion, he has to restrain himself. ”

"Feng Xiao is right, it seems that Zirong is also thinking so." Cao Cao said: "Otherwise, how could he not have moved at all until now?" ”

"Childe has always looked at things clearly." Guo Jia said: "How could he not see these clues? ”

"I also deliberately let Jia Wenhe go to Shouchun, it seems that he went in vain." Cao Cao said: "According to Fengxiao's statement, even if he doesn't go, as long as Yuan Tan sends troops to rebel, Zirong will immediately send troops to seize Qingzhou." ”

"That's what Cao Gong said." Guo Jia said: "Gongzi ordered Xu Yuanzhi to sit in Qingzhou, and Sima Zhongda to sit in Xuzhou, the purpose is to seize the entire Qingzhou sooner or later." Cao Gong sent Jia Wenhe to go, but he just sold his favor to his son. ”

"Sell him a favor?" Cao Cao said with a smile: "How can there be a father in the world who sells favors to his son? ”

He then said: "Earlier, I asked Zihuan to stay in Shouchun, intending to let Zirong teach him more ways to lead troops and govern the place, but he didn't learn anything from Shouchun. What surprised me was that Zirong actually mentioned that he wanted to take Cao Zhang to Shouchun, and he didn't know what he could learn from there. ”

"Actually, there's a sentence I don't know whether to say or not." The corners of Guo Jia's mouth hooked up a shallow smile, and a sentence suddenly appeared.

"Fengxiao is not an outsider, what can't you say?" Cao Cao said: "Just say it." ”

"It's actually a family affair of Gong Cao, and I shouldn't talk too much." Guo Jia said: "Don't say it! ”

"My family business?" Cao Cao was stunned and asked, "Fengxiao has never been involved in my family's affairs, what's wrong today?" ”

"It doesn't really matter." Guo Jia waved his hand and said, "Don't talk about it, let's talk about when to capture Yecheng......

"Feng Xiao didn't say it, but I felt strange." Cao Cao urged, "What is going on?" ”

"Since Cao Gong asked, I had no choice but to say it." Guo Jia asked Cao Cao: "The eldest son and the second son, who does Cao Gong think is more talented?" ”

Cao Cao said without thinking about it: "Of course it's Zirong, he has made a lot of contributions in recent years." ”

"In fact, the second son's talent is not small." Guo Jia said: "And Cao Gong didn't find out that the second son's yearning for power is even stronger than that of the eldest son?" ”

Cao Cao was stunned for a moment: "What does Fengxiao mean...... Zirong deliberately didn't teach Zihuan? ”

"After teaching the second son, I will compete with him in the future, and Cao Gong thinks the eldest son is so stupid?" Guo Jia smiled: "Actually, he did this because he didn't want to fight with his brother in the future." You must know that once the second son is full-fledged, he will definitely challenge the status of the eldest son. If he hadn't helped him plump his wings from the beginning, the eldest son would have had a lot less trouble in the future. ”

"Zihuan will have such great ambitions?" Cao Cao's eyes narrowed, looked at Guo Jia and said, "I didn't see it at all. ”

"It's not a bad thing to be ambitious." Guo Jia replied: "The eldest son should also hope that the second son is ambitious, but he will try to suppress his ambitions." Brotherly fights are nothing more than evenly matched, if the power of the second son is far inferior to that of the eldest son, how can there be a fight? ”

Brushing his beard, Cao Cao nodded thoughtfully, and then said: "Don't say Fengxiao, I really didn't pay attention, so Zirong didn't teach him skills, and he did it on purpose, just to prevent Zihuan from achieving too much." ”

"That's how it should be." Guo Jia replied: "I'm just speculating. As soon as I said this, Cao Gong also heard it, but don't take it to heart. ”

He asked Cao Cao not to go to his heart, but how could Cao Cao not think about it.

After a while, he asked Guo Jia: "Since Zirong is unwilling to teach Zihuan skills, how can he bring Cao Zhang to Shouchun?" ”

"Gongzi Zhang is a kind person and has never had any ambitions." Guo Jia asked Cao Cao, "Cao Gongke still remembers when he asked him what he wanted to do, how did he answer?" ”

"I remember him telling me that he wanted to be a general who commanded thousands of troops." Cao Cao said: "At that time, I praised him for his talent......

"For the eldest son and the second son, his thoughts and thoughts are too insignificant." Guo Jia said with a smile: "No matter how powerful the general is, after all, he will be at the mercy of others above the court. The eldest son and the second son are both world-minded characters. ”

"Bonghyo's words really made me understand." Cao Cao said: "In this way, I really can't let Zihuan lead too many troops. As long as one of the Cao family can inherit the family business, there is no need for two characters like Zirong. ”

PS: Today was supposed to be a change, but some things have not been dealt with well, first two changes, and the National Day explosion will continue

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