Cao Ren Barracks.

Hearing that Cao Shuo was coming, Cao Ren, Zhong Kun and all the generals came out of the camp to greet him.

Seeing Cao Shuo from afar, Cao Ren arched his hands and said, "Zirong Gongzi, since I came here to be busy with military affairs, I haven't had time to visit him, and I don't want Gongzi to come first." ”

"The general is busy with military affairs, and I haven't had anything to do lately." Cao Shuo dismounted and replied: "How dare General Lao, I just come to visit the general." ”

Cao Ren smiled and said to Cao Shuo: "Childe, please enter the camp to talk." ”

Entering the barracks, Cao Shuo and Cao Ren walked side by side.

He asked Cao Ren, "General, I wonder if there is a way to break Guo Yuan?" ”

"I've thought a lot of ways, but they're not very feasible." Cao Ren said: "Although there are not many people under Guo Yuan's command, our army does not have an advantage in numbers, unless it is ......."

"Unless I lead my army across the river and break the enemy with the general." Cao Shuo took his words.

Cao Ren grinned and said, "It's still the son who understands my mind." ”

"Although I know the general's mind, I don't plan to do that." Cao Shuo said to Cao Ren: "Previously, our army dealt with the Xiongnu, although there were not many casualties, but the soldiers had killed people to the point of softness. They really need to get some rest. ”

"If Childe doesn't come to help, our chances of winning are not very good." Cao Ren said: "Although Guo Yuan's reputation is not loud enough, he is also a capable ......"

"Guo Yuan has the ability, of course I know." Cao Shuo said: "But did the general think that even if I didn't come to help, there would be more than 20,000 Xiliang troops brought by Ma Teng and Han Sui. ”

"Xiliang Army?" Cao Ren shook his head and said, "Forget it, I can't trust them......"

"Ma Teng and Han Sui came to help, if they don't make some contributions, the general thinks they will be happy in their hearts?"

"What does it have to do with me whether they are happy or not?" Cao Ren said disapprerovingly: "Earlier, Dong Zhuo had caused trouble to the Han Dynasty, so much so that he centrifuged today. Although Cao Gong worked hard to fight for many years, he could not make the world settle down. Many disasters were caused by the Xiliang army, so I can't trust them. ”

"Dong Zhuo is Dong Zhuo, Ma Teng and Han Sui are Ma Teng and Han Sui." Cao Shuo said: "Can't you be angry with the entire Xiliang Army for Dong Zhuo's fault? Cao Shuo said: "Although they killed the envoy of the Yuan family this time, if they turn against us now, the general thinks Yuan Shang will not accept it?" ”

Frowning, Cao Ren thought for a moment before asking, "What are the plans of the childe?" ”

"My plan is that the general will not move his troops and hand over this battle to the Xiliang Army to fight." Cao Shuo said: "Ma Teng and Han Sui came here with their troops, just to make a contribution. All they want is a reward from the imperial court, and if the Yuan family is defeated, we will ask Your Majesty for a name for them. ”

"Childe still wants to ask for fame for them?" Cao Ren waved his hand and said, "I don't think it'...... right."

"It's just a false name." Cao Shuo lowered his voice and said to Cao Ren: "Even if Your Majesty makes them two generals, are they really generals?" The soldiers who can command are nothing more than the original soldiers and horses under their command. Will the general's soldiers and horses obey them? Will my officers and men think that their orders are more important than mine? ”

"When Gongzi said this, it seems that it is really like that." Cao Ren asked, "How does Childe plan to convince them to attack?" ”

"No need to convince." Cao Shuo said: "The general should already know that Ma Teng and Han Sui have been to me. ”

"They didn't come to me at all, and they didn't consult with me with the soldiers, and I didn't bother to talk to them." Cao Ren said with some annoyance: "I originally planned to let them, but when Gongzi said this, I had to discuss with them how to use the army." ”

"The general doesn't have to consult with them at all." Cao Shuo said: "Actually, they are just waiting for the general to have an attitude. ”

"What attitude?" Cao Ren asked.

"Let them play on their own." Cao Shuo said: "The general can send people to the military camp of Ma Teng and Han Sui and tell them not to exercise more moderation with them here. War or not to fight, it is up to them to decide. Within two days, the Xiliang army would definitely launch a full-scale attack on the Yuan family. ”

"Is Childe here to tell me this?" Cao Ren asked in amazement.

"So to speak." When the two of them were talking, they had already come to Cao Ren's tent, and Cao Shuo said: "If the general wants to be more secure, he can also invite Ma Teng and Han Sui here for a banquet, and I will say it." ”

"Childe is willing to tell them, of course it's the best." Cao Ren instructed the guards on the side: "Send someone to invite the two generals, Ma Teng and Han Sui, to come to the banquet......

"It's not two, it's three." Cao Shuo said to the guards: "There is also Ma Chao, the eldest son of the Ma Teng family, invite him as well." ”

Looking at Cao Shuo in astonishment, and then at Cao Ren, the guard did not leave immediately.

"Do as Childe instructs." Cao Ren explained to the guards.

The guards departed.

Cao Ren said to Cao Shuo: "Childe, please enter the account and talk." ”

"Ma Teng and Han Sui will come over later, and we have to come out again when we enter the tent now." Cao Shuo said with a smile: "It's better to just stand here and talk." The officers and men in the army are mighty, and they are pleasing to the eye when they look at it more. ”

"Compared with the Huns, the physique of our soldiers is still a little thinner." Cao Ren said.

"The Huns are indeed strong." Pointing to Jingguan in the distance, Cao Shuo said, "But they are all there now." ”

"Gongzi didn't spend many men and horses, and he destroyed 20,000 Huns, which is really unexpected." Cao Ren said: "If it weren't for the son's good deployment and fighting alone, my soldiers would probably not be the opponents of the Huns." ”

"Not necessarily." Cao Shuo said: "The Huns are not the opponents of our army because of their burly physique. The general must know that if a person's physique is too strong, the goal will also become bigger. Whether it's an arrow or a blade, there are more possibilities to call them on. Fighting alone, slapping their fists and slapping them, the officers and men of our army may not be their opponents. But when we go to the battlefield, we use blades, and when we do it, it is a hole in people's bodies. A thin person with a sword has the same effect as a strong person. On the battlefield, how can they have any advantage? ”

Cao Shuo's crooked reasoning stunned Cao Ren for a long time and didn't know how to respond.

Come to think of it, that's exactly what happened.

No matter how strong or thin you are, if you take a sword, you can't block the sword out of your body because you are strong......

The two of them stood outside the camp tent and spoke, and after a while, a guard reported to them: "Qiyu Gongzi, General Qiqi, Ma Teng, Han Sui and Ma Chao have come outside the camp." ”

PS: Chapter 8, there's more to come

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