Yuan Shu read Kong Ling's letter, and became more determined in his thoughts, in his opinion, hitting Dong is a thankless task, so all along, he has provided Sun Jian with military rations, let Sun Jian go north to attack Dong, and he stayed in Luyang.

Kong Ling is going to leave now, and then Yingchuan will only be left with the soldiers and horses of Xu Chu and Cao Cao, and if they want to attack Dong in the north, then there will be problems in Yingchuan's defense, and it will inevitably be a situation where one is lost at the expense of the other, so that the losses of Xu and Cao will definitely be great. In the future, when he fights for the land of Jingyu, he will face less resistance.

Yuan Shu, who thought he had a plan, pinched his beard and ordered someone to circulate Kong Ling's letter, and then said: "Look, now is a good time for me to sit and reap the benefits of the fisherman, pass on my order, without my permission, no one is allowed to send troops in vain!" After speaking, he looked at Hua Xin coldly, snorted in his nose, and brushed his sleeves away.

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With one day to go before the day of Confucius's withdrawal, Cao Cao finally arrived in Yangzhai with his newly recruited army.

When he went, he was alone, and when he returned, the high-spirited Cao Cao was full of soldiers, and the first thing he did when he returned to Yangzhai was to ask him about the situation in Yingchuan after leaving the county.

After learning that Xu Chu had also sent people to recruit troops in various places and made some gains, Cao Cao was full of confidence in asking Dong again.

Of course, he also learned about several small episodes that happened in the county from Cao Ren and others.

First of all, Kong Ling's side is scheduled to leave the county tomorrow and return to the state capital.

The current situation of the Yuzhou Army can be said to be a mess, some want to stay in Yingchuan to continue to attack Dong, and some want to return to their own stations immediately, and so on. It is not surprising that Cao Cao had expected this.

Then it was Xu Chu who recruited Fan A, a disciple of the famous doctor Hua Tuo, and took Fan A to Yingyin County, visited Xun Qi, and then established a medical team.

Cao Cao didn't pay much attention to that medical team, he just thought it was a whim of Xu Chu, who was still young. But Cao Cao regretted that he couldn't visit Xun Qi in time because he went to Yangzhou. The Xun family is full of talents, and it can be called a famous family in the world, but he missed this great opportunity to win over the Xun family by chance, and he was annoyed and regretted.

Cao Cao suddenly asked Cao Rendao: "Mr. Erlong is seriously ill, I wonder if Xun Yu and Xun Chen are at home now?" ”

Cao Ren heard about this and replied: "I heard that both of them returned home from Hanoi, Xun Chen stayed for a few days and then went back, and Xun Yu seems to have stayed in Yingyin County. ”

Cao Cao's face suddenly darkened, Xun Yu was discouraged by Yuan Shao, and with Cao Cao's eyes and ears, he heard the rumors early. Not to mention whether Xun Yu will be a leader in the near future, leaving Yuan Shao is almost a certainty, for such a young man who is called 'Wang Zuozhicai', Cao Cao certainly has a lot of ideas. It's just that he didn't expect that Xu Chu would take the lead and take a famous doctor to Gaoyangli, so it seems that the balance in Xun Yu's heart was tilted towards Xu Chu from the beginning.

In the past, when they were in Luoyang, Xun Yu and Cao Cao had a similar temper and had a good relationship, but at that time, the court situation was turbulent, and the communication between the two of them was limited to the current situation and the general trend, and Cao Cao at that time most of his mind was on helping Yuan Shao cut off the eunuchs, and most of Xun Yu's mind was on helping Xun Shuang plan, because the two only had a good relationship, not to the point of putting their hearts in their hearts. Even so, with Cao Cao's wisdom, he can also see where Xun Yu's ambition is, not only Xun Yu, but also those people with lofty ideals in Luoyang City, such as Zhong Xuan, Xun You, Zheng Tai, etc., their ambitions are the same - Kuang Fu Han.

The reason why Cao Cao attached so much importance to courting Dong was largely because he saw the aspirations of these 'celebrities', so he firmly believed that as long as he fought bravely against Dong, he could win their respect and even fall in love with them.

At this point, Cao Cao is an open-minded person, so he doesn't think much about it. At present, the most important thing is to train the newly recruited soldiers as soon as possible, and the other is to find Xu Chu as soon as possible and negotiate a charter to deal with Kong Ling's departure from the county.

Before Cao Cao left, Xu Chu and Bao Xin came to him together.

Cao Cao personally went to the gate to welcome Xu Chu and Bao Xin into the barracks, and after sitting down in the tent, Cao Cao smiled and said: "Zhongkang, Yuncheng, this time I went south to Yangzhou and gained a lot, and I heard that Zhongkang sent people to various places to recruit troops, and I made some gains, and I didn't want Yuncheng to come!" The three of us work together, and we can make immortal achievements! ”

Xu Chu said with a smile: "Brother Meng De's arrogance is undiminished, which is commendable. However, this time I came to find my brother, not to discuss these, but to discuss other important matters. ”

Cao Cao nodded and guessed: "But for Kong Yuzhou's business?" ”

But seeing Xu Chu shook his head, he said: "Kong Yuzhou wants to return to the state capital in the east, just let him go, it's not worth talking about." ”

Cao Cao was puzzled, and then heard Bao Xin say: "That's right. Meng De, the generals and colonels in the Yuzhou army who dare to fight have long wanted to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, and fight back against the Dong thief with us, what Kong Yuzhou can take away is only those who are cowardly, and it is not enough to talk about. ”

Cao Cao Yin asked, "Then ...... you are here?" ”

Xu Chu said: "I came here for Brother Meng De's position as Yingchuan Taishou. ”

"Huh?" Cao Cao was shocked.

Xu Chu continued: "Dong Thief's plan to attack Eryuan, because Sun Wentai's brave soldiers and Bai Bojun's coercion did not succeed in his back road, so I think that Dong Thief is difficult to ride a tiger at this time, and it is not a retreat, nor is it not a retreat, so Brother Meng De should take advantage of the opportunity of the current situation to win the hearts of the people for his future governance of the county." To tell you the truth, I have already sent Yao Shuyi back to Lujiang. ”

Cao Cao was displeased, and said: "As you said, it is difficult for Dong thieves to ride tigers, and we have enough food and drink, why don't we take this opportunity to unite with Sun to rebel and send troops north to attack Dong?" ”

Xu Chu said: "Brother Meng De, have you forgotten that the princes of sour jujube will disperse?" ”

"Leave him alone or not! It is that the sour jujube stars are scattered back to the county, and no one dares to send troops anymore, only I am left to wait all the way, and I will fight to the end! Zhongkang, Yuncheng, do you think that now is the time to talk about governing the county? ”

Xu Chu smiled bitterly: "I didn't say that I wouldn't fight, Brother Meng De, those who don't plan for eternity are not enough to plan for a while, and besides, now is not the best time to hit Dong." After a pause, he pointed to Bao Xin and said: "Then I said that Yuncheng personally led the army to fight Xu Rong to the death in Xingyang, and his brother died tragically under Xu Rong's gun. If not, why did you come with me to consult with you about the rule of the county? ”

This question finally calmed Cao Cao. Looking at the lives of Xu Chu and Bao Xin, it is true that they are not cowards, but Cao Cao still can't think of a reason not to go north to attack Dong at this moment.

In fact, Bao Xin also opposed Xu Chu's proposal at first, and he also thought that he should go north at this time. But after listening to the analysis of a group of strategists from Xu Chu, he turned to agree with Xu Chu's opinion.

Bao Xin analyzed the matter to Cao Cao, to the effect that at present, it seems that Dong Zhuo is indeed in a difficult situation, and this time is indeed the best opportunity to go north since Dong Zhuo, but for several reasons, it is the best policy to wait a little longer.

First, the sour jujube coalition army will not be dispersed, and if the news comes that they will return to their jurisdiction and even attack each other when we send troops to attack Dong, it will inevitably have a great impact on morale, which is very unfavorable. It's better to wait for them to disperse, and when the big guys accept this fact, and then send troops, there will be no such concerns.

Second, even if the battle is fought at this time, no matter how you say it, Dong Jun's combat effectiveness is still very strong, and Luoyang Baguan is still very dangerous. But in mid-March, the news of the arrival of the Son of Heaven in Chang'an has arrived, and the people of Luoyang have been forcibly relocated to Chang'an, at this time Luoyang is only a ruin, and the morale of Dong Jun is decreasing every day.

In the end, it is still the same sentence, those who do not seek the world are not enough to seek a time. Even if he sends troops now and wins Dong Zhuo by luck, it must be a tragic victory, and after he comes back, how to deal with other ambitious heroes? Now the summer harvest is about to come, for the people, the summer harvest is of great significance, although the war continues, the agricultural work has been devastated, but after the transformation of the Tuntian Yingchuan counties, the grain that can be harvested is still very considerable. Doing a good job in the summer harvest can make the grain and grass replenish, and the second can let the people's hearts be attached, which is really a matter of great benefits.

After hearing Bao Xin's analysis, Cao Cao said shamefully: "I almost made a big mistake." This can't be blamed entirely on Cao Cao, he has just recruited from Yangzhou and Peiguo, and it is when he is full of spirit and ambition is not rewarded, and his thinking is inevitably a little biased and radical. But Cao Cao has a great advantage, after knowing his mistakes, he can not only admit his mistakes, but also correct them.

Cao Cao said: "What you said is true, but after all, I have not been officially appointed by the imperial court......

Xu Chu said with a smile: "At this time and at that time, if there is a big chaos today, so Yingchuan Taishou Li Min was killed by Hu Zhen, Yingchuan is at the time when the dragons are leaderless, Brother Meng De is facing difficulties and conforming to the will of the people, why not?" ”

Bao Xin also persuaded: "Meng De don't live up to Zhongkang's good intentions, do you want to keep rubbing Zhongkang's military rations?" In my opinion, it is better to move to Yangzhai Taishou Mansion now. ”

Cao Cao laughed, and on the same day, he sent someone to distribute invitations, inviting the old officials and scholars in the county to come to his camp for a banquet two days later.

......

But he said that early the next morning, Kong Ling pulled out of the camp.

A few days ago, Kong Ling had been worried about whether Xu Chu and Cao Cao would do anything 'rebellious' to humiliate him, so he secretly sent people around to find out the movements of Xu and Cao in the camp. Fortunately, the two of them didn't seem to have much interest in him anymore, and when they were overjoyed, they ordered a retreat as originally planned.

What is annoying is that although Cao Cao and Xu Chu did not do anything unfavorable to him again, on the contrary, some generals in the Yuzhou army, under the instigation of Xie Chong, Zhai Rong and others, did not accept his orders.

Kong Ling was angry in her heart, but there was nothing she could do. Fortunately, most of the generals and colonels who did not obey his orders were from the county soldiers, and because most of the state soldiers were near the state capital, most of the generals and colonies were still willing to withdraw their troops.

In his configuration, the state soldiers and county soldiers are about half each, except for those who went to the Xu and Cao armies before, the number of county soldiers left behind this time is also 10,000, so that he can bring back 20,000 state soldiers back, so as not to become a thorn with an empty title.

When he left, there were very few soldiers who came to see him off, and when the subordinates and lieutenants saw this, their faces were sad. Kong Ling himself couldn't help sighing, said goodbye hastily, and returned with the troops.

Kong Ling this go, received Cao Cao's invitation to the scholars, where do the children of the Hao surname do not know how to choose, the Yuzhou army and Xu Cao's coalition army, finally ended with Xu Cao's victory, this is also the Yingchuan Shi clan is happy to see it, that night Cao Cao's army banquet guests, laughter and laughter, everyone in the friendly and united atmosphere officially Cao Cao as Yingchuan Taishou, within a few days, Cao Cao moved to the old Yangzhai Taishou Mansion.

After Cao Cao moved into the Taishou Mansion, he promoted and reused some talents, Guo Jun, Du You, Zhang Li, these old people in the county, not to mention, as well as a group of young scholars from the Changshe Chen family and Yingyin Xun family were also opened as county officials, among which there were more people Xu Chu could not contact before, such as the famous people with Xun Shu and Chen Yu, Li Xuan, the descendant of Li Ying in Xiangcheng, also came to Yangzhai and was appointed by Cao Cao as the main book, which is the benefit of Cao Cao's noble birth.

Seeing Cao Cao doing a good job in Yingchuan, if Xu Chu is not tasteful, it is also unrealistic, after all, some people have not even appeared when he was the Taishou of Yingchuan, as soon as Cao Cao came, he rushed to come over to work, and the contrast made Xu Chu a little unhappy. But Cao Cao also had some unpleasant places, such as Chen Qun, who rejected his courtesy, Xun Yu, who Xu Chu cared about the most, and Xun Yu's brother Xun Yan, also rejected Cao Cao with the reason that his father was seriously ill and had no intention of going out.

Cao Cao was busy managing county affairs, busy directing the counties to start summer harvest and summer planting, and the affairs of the army were temporarily entrusted to Bao Xin, Xiahoudun and others, while Xu Chu was single-mindedly devoted to the military.

Le Jin, Li Tong, Li Quan, and Chen Gong all returned to the county with the recruited light heroes, they are all famous heroes in the county and county, and there are many admirers, bringing a total of more than 1,000 people.

Li Quan came back at the latest, and what made Xu Chu very happy was that he really 'tricked' his brother Li Dian over.

Li Dian, the word Mancheng, strong swordsmanship, Su Xi heroic, well-known Shanyang County, is regarded by the county people as the head of the younger generation of the county. And there is a saying in later generations that after the five sons of Cao Wei, the best at fighting is Li Dian.

After seeing Li Dian, Xu Chu first quietly took a look, Li Dian and Li Quan's appearance has many similarities, both have heroic appearances, and there are also differences. The biggest difference is the difference in temperament.

After the conversation, Xu Chu learned that although Li Dian's swordsmanship was extraordinary, his hobby was reading, especially "Zuo Chuan Spring and Autumn", which was the same as Guan Yu.

Li Dian is good at reading and knows etiquette, but it is a pity that he followed Li Quan, but he was not bent on serving Xu Chu, but in order to practice his 'gambling contract' with Li Quan, he was an official under Li Quan's account, and again, the troubled times have come, and he also hopes to follow Ban Chao's 'pen from Rong' and do a great career.

Xu Chu had no choice but to be an adult and let the two brothers stay together.

Time flies, and more than half a month has passed in a trance, and at the beginning of May, news finally came from the sour jujube side that the coalition army had dispersed.