Yecheng really had a lot of rebellion on the way to Yuan Yun, a group of 3,000 armed people constantly harassed the surroundings, and every time they launched an attack, they could immediately be broken into pieces, and then hidden, which made Yecheng Cao Cao's defenders very headache.

Cao Cao himself didn't seem to mind at all about this, he even had the leisure to go fishing, and only brought three or four guards, this seemingly reckless behavior won the praise of many people.

In addition to Cao Cao being very calm, Guo Jia was also calm, because even when this gang of anti-thieves was the most fierce, he still had the leisure to go to the Qinglou in the city to hang out, and even took a group of prostitutes to tour the surrounding mountains, completely acting as those anti-thieves.

Now, these two people, who are recognized as the most daring, are sitting in Cao Cao's study, surrounded by Chen Qun and others.

Chen Qun saw that the room was a little quieter, so he said to Cao Cao: "Lord, the area around Yecheng is not peaceful now, so it's better to reduce travel." ”

Cao Cao shook his hand disapprovingly, and said, "It's okay, some thieves, if I, Cao Cao, am afraid that they will be laughed at by the world, so I will do whatever I want." ”

After Cao Cao answered Chen Qun, he said to Wang Lang on the side: "Your house was attacked a few days ago, and you were also injured, why bother to participate in the meeting at this time, it is better to recuperate at home." ”

Wang Lang was wearing plasters on his arms at the moment, and his face was full of grief and indignation, because his manor outside the city was burned down overnight, and the people in his family also died.

After listening to the lord Cao Cao, Wang Lang sighed and said: "The old man's second son did not escape this time, it is a fortune, and the old man has nothing to say, but those thieves must not let go, the lord should step up the search, so as not to have too many dreams at night, so that these thieves will make other troubles." ”

Chen Qun also snorted at this time, and said: "My brother in my clan was also ambushed by these people, and as a result, he broke an arm, and now he is still lying on the bed and his life and death are unknown. ”

When Guo Jia heard this, he nodded and said: "These thieves naturally need to be punished, Mr. Jingxing doesn't have to worry too much, we are all in order, as for when the net can be closed, you can bear with it for the time being." ”

When Guo Jia spoke, Xun You on the side was a little embarrassed, because the movements of these thieves had already been fully known, and the reason why they had not been arrested was entirely because the lord Cao Cao shouted to stop, only saying that there was another use.

As for what he was for, Xun You didn't ask, and Guo Jia didn't ask, but these days, the surroundings of Yecheng have often been attacked, and it has really allowed these thieves to succeed several times, and many old officials in the court have paid for it, and even their families have not been spared.

And Xun You and Guo Jia are also very clear that a few of these anti-thieves who speak effectively are actually inserted by Yuan Yun, and now these people are completely under the orders of the lord Cao Cao, so as long as they are not stupid, they can guess that Cao Cao is taking advantage of this matter to eliminate some dissidents, and the charges are naturally borne by those anti-thieves, and in the end, as long as all these people are beheaded, Cao Cao can even get many thanks.

Chen Qun saw that Guo Jia proposed not to be in a hurry, and immediately said unhappily: "These rebels have gathered 3,000 people to make trouble around Yecheng, how can we not be in a hurry, if we let their momentum rise, I'm afraid that many restless people will have to respond, and our previous efforts to stabilize the overall situation will not be in vain?" ”

Guo Jia just laughed and didn't say anything more, because this unhurried order was not given by him, but by Cao Cao on the main seat.

Cao Cao saw that Chen Qun was very excited, so he waved his hand, signaled Chen Qun to calm down, and then said loudly: "Changwen don't be impatient, these anti-thief old men will naturally not let them go, but at present, we only have some clues, so we must figure it out slowly, once we are in a hurry, I am afraid that it will be bad, so this matter will be handed over to Fengxiao to be responsible, and you must not interfere." ”

Chen Qun was slightly stunned, but he didn't dare to disobey Cao Cao, so he could only nod and agree, but he felt a little uncomfortable that Cao Cao didn't hand over the matter of killing thieves to him, but handed it over to Guo Jia.

Cao Cao saw that Chen Qun was quiet, so he changed the topic and said: "The three counties of Karasuma are already ready to move, after Yuan Shang defected to Karasuma, the Karasuma cavalry entered the hinterland of Youzhou many times to carry out a strategy, and there is a great trend that the mountain rain is about to come and the wind is full of buildings, so An Zhao Qian, Huo Nu and others killed Youzhou Assassin Shi and Zhuojun Taishou. The three counties of Karasuma attacked the left Liao general Xian Yu supplemented by Qianping, so An was Yuan Xi's former station, and the rebellion of Zhao Li, Huo Nu and others echoed Karasuma's military operations, all kinds of signs show that all this seems to have been premeditated. ”

When Guo Jia heard this, he immediately suggested: "Now these thieves are also a raccoon dog, they just see that Karasuma's power has extended in, so they suddenly popped out to harass the surroundings of Yecheng, so Karasuma must not let it go, if they are not cleaned up, the entire north will never have peace." ”

Xun You heard Guo Jia say this, and immediately added: "Now that Liu Biao is sick and dead in Xiangyang, Cai Mao and others are busy fighting for power and profit, so our rear is safe, and if we don't conquer Karasuma at this time, it is equivalent to missing a great opportunity in vain." ”

Chen Qun saw that Guo Jia and Xun You had suggested another crusade against Karasuma, and he suddenly couldn't sit still, so he got up and said: "Now that the north is stable, and we are good at using troops again, it is really a strategy for the next step, and it still takes some time to cultivate before it is safe." ”

Guo Jia smiled and said, "Does Mr. Changwen think that he is very stable right now?" The three thousand anti-thieves have already risen up, if Karasuma takes advantage of this time to break into Youzhou, wouldn't more people run out accordingly, but the four northern states are just like Yuan Shao's commander back then, there are wars everywhere, how can we clean up the situation at that time? ”

Chen Qunwei was speechless, and only replied after a long time: "Now our men and horses are at most 100,000, and Karasuma has 200,000 iron horsemen, plus if we send troops to fight on their land, the geographical advantage is definitely not on our side, and it is about to enter the rainy season, when the road is rotten and difficult, the army is likely to be in a dilemma, so the time is not in me, the people under us, we are all out of the plug, where is there still someone to say, if the situation evolves like that, will the north we have conquered be handed over?" ”

Guo Jia shrugged his shoulders, then looked at Chen Qun's face and asked: "It is because of these reasons that we should attack and fight, because since even Mr. Changwen can think of these unfavorable factors, those Karasuma barbarians will inevitably think of it, so they never guessed that we would dare to take the initiative at this time, so naturally we will not take precautions, this is the biggest opportunity." ”

Chen Qun heard that Guo Jia's tone was full of ridicule, and his face suddenly changed, but he held it for a long time, and he didn't know how to refute it, so he could only snort heavily, with an angry look on his face.

Xun You saw that Guo Jia made Chen Qun angry again, so he could only come out and persuade: "It's not much use for us to argue now, it's better to wait for Yuan Hou to come, and then we will discuss, I heard that the Gunpowder Army has made some big killing weapons, maybe these equipment can give everyone some confidence." ”

Chen Qun saw that the honest man Xun You was easy to bully, so he continued his words: "Yuan Yun is just a child, how much can he do, even if the gunpowder army comes?" What role can more than 10,000 people make? ”

Guo Jia laughed and said: "Yuan Yun can lay down stability with more than 400 people, and 20,000 gunpowder troops will conquer Yecheng, as for what to do, does Mr. Changwen dare to guarantee the development of Luoyang to its current scale without any funds from the imperial court?" ”

Chen Qun was choked by Guo Jia again, only feeling a breath of sullen breath in his heart, unable to send it out, and finally could only frown and say coldly: "Yuan Yun's background is just a small clan, and now that he can be made a marquis, it can already be regarded as a favor of the imperial court, even if he is powerful, what is the use, his background is so low, he is naturally useless." ”

"Ridiculous! If you talk about your background, Dong Cheng and Uncle Dong Guo back then were the relatives of the Empress Dowager Dong, what was the result? Let's not talk about the son he gave birth to, he himself dared to unite a group of clowns to launch what kind of edict, could it be that the big clans that Mr. Changwen said are these skills? In this way, several sons and nephews in your family have a lot of similarities with Dong Bi back then, they are nostalgic for Qinglou all day long, or they are harassing women in the market everywhere, these nephews of yours have a good background, but what can they do? In addition to eating food and making tribute, it is estimated that there is only one thing left to create people, right? Guo Jia was obviously a little moved, so he didn't hide his words.

When Chen Qun heard Guo Jia say it so explicitly, he immediately stretched out his hand and pointed to the other party's face and said again and again: "You...... You ......"

As a result, you and you have been for a long time, but you can't take a word.

Cao Cao knew at this time that it was not suitable to let the two argue, so he raised his hand to interrupt the two, and then squinted his eyes and said: "The crusade against Karasuma really needs to wait for Yuan Hou to come, Changwen said that the combat power of the gunpowder army is average, I'm afraid it is a little biased, don't look at it There are only 10,000 people, and the combat power is definitely not below 100,000. ”

Chen Qun saw that Cao Cao was a little moved, and suddenly secretly screamed in his heart, because he faintly felt that he was not standing in the wrong position.

When Guo Jia suggested that he send troops to fight Karasuma, Cao Cao was a little hesitant after hearing it, so he Chen Qun felt that this matter was very useful, as long as he stood on the opposite side of Guo Jia's opposition, if the lord Cao Cao adopted his opinion, then in the future, on Cao's side, the weight of his own words could increase a lot, after all, Guo Jia's ability to calculate a last resort is obvious to all, if anyone can win him once, he can be taken seriously immediately.

It's just that looking at Cao Cao's reaction right now, and thinking that Yuan Yun has been recruited to Yecheng, and it was Cao Cao himself who recruited Yuan Yun, so thinking about it, he immediately understood that the decision to send troops to fight Karasuma was probably accepted by Cao Cao a long time ago.

After thinking about these things clearly, Chen Qun immediately arched his hand and said: "Since Yuan Hou is coming, it is better to discuss this matter at that time, and now it is better to concentrate on dealing with these three thousand anti-thieves." ”

After speaking, Chen Qun immediately gave Wang Lang a look, and the other party originally wanted to continue to say that he objected, but he also closed his mouth very interestingly, just thinking about it for a while and then thinking about it in the long run.

Guo Jia saw that Chen Qun and Wang Lang were silent, so he didn't say anything anymore, but he thought happily in his heart, he couldn't argue with these people, Yuan Yun was coming, let him deal with these people, it would be a hit, as for what the consequences were, Guo Jia didn't bother to pay attention to it, it was best to make these people ruined, that would be enjoyable.

At this time, Yuan Yun had already changed to the land route, and just left the dock where he was stationed, he sneezed into the wind, and involuntarily scolded: "Grandma, who is saying bad things about Lao Tzu?" ”