In the year of Ruixue Zhaofeng, this snow must be large in the Central Plains, but it cannot become a snow disaster yet. Liu Zhang has a coal fire here, and even more so, he has woolen clothes to keep out the cold, and the people grit their teeth and still can afford it. Even if it's a little cold, you can get through it, but if you can't eat more, after all, there is no shortage of food here.

Some people are happy to celebrate the New Year, then some people are unhappy, and Cao Cao is very unhappy. Liu Zhang's envoy met the Son of Heaven and sent some useless food, especially the potatoes inside, which made Cao Cao angry. But then Liu Zhang's envoy also told Emperor Xian that Dong Yun had given birth to a daughter, which almost made Cao Cao not suppress his temper.

Emperor Xian used Cao Cao's money to reward Liu Zhang's envoys, which Cao Cao couldn't refuse, after all, he also wanted to befriend Liu Zhang now. In the end, when Cao Cao was dispersing the dynasty, he said in a deep voice: "The hussar general Liu Zhang is extremely rich in the land of the four states, and a little food is not enough to reward him." After speaking, Cao Cao shook off the Son of Heaven with a very ugly face, and then strode out of the hall, without giving the Son of Heaven a little face.

But just a casual tone was a little heavier, and Liu Xie couldn't help but want to shrink back. It wasn't until Cao Cao left him that he felt a little better, but none of the ministers dared to speak when they looked at him. Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao with a weak victory, and defeated Liu Zhang before, which made the ministers worried, and it seemed that everything had a tendency to fall to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao, who returned to the mansion, was also angry, and kicked the case flying, and the people around him came to persuade him. Xun Yu and the others understood why Cao Cao was angry, that kind of person was too hateful. Cao Pi stood aside tremblingly, his mind had changed a lot since Cao Ang died.

"Father dissipates his anger...... Cao Pi hurriedly sent Cao Cao the tea he likes to drink.

Cao Cao just wanted to throw it out, but he thought that there were very few things in this thing, and it was expensive for thieves. With a gritted tooth, he kicked the stool out of the side. The teapot and teacup made of glass, this is almost a thousand gold, even if he Cao Cao does not dare to be extravagant at will. Maybe it's smashed today, and I don't know when the next batch will arrive.

Xun Yu saw Cao Cao take back the teacup before saying, "Why should the lord be angry? If the lord is angry, he will inevitably mess his heart, then Liu Zhang's plan may succeed again. Although Xun Yu couldn't see what tricks Liu Zhang was playing, every time Liu Zhang made a move, he would inevitably calculate. No matter how big or small, Liu Zhang will definitely not be for no reason. Whether it is a word or a tribute, there must be a deep meaning.

Cao Cao drank the tea in one gulp, which made Xun Yu's heart tremble. He didn't feel much about something as precious as a teacup, but he liked the taste. This feels like Zhang Fei can't do it without drinking, and he also has a lot of love for tea.

"Befriend Liu Zhang and send a reward. After planting in the spring, we sent troops to attack Jizhou. "If Cao Cao wasn't worried about not having enough food, he wouldn't want to wait for spring planting.

Xun Yu also thinks that there is nothing wrong, at this moment they have a lot of food and grass, and their morale is high, how can Yuan Shao's defeated generals resist the offensive of their army: "Did the lord ask Liu Zhang to attack Yuan Shao together?" So that the lord can reduce some of the pressure? I heard that Liu Bei was recruiting troops in Pingyuan County, and if he was stationed with Yuan Tan and others, I am afraid that our army would be in trouble again. If Liu Zhang is a part of it, then Yuan Shao is not a fish in the meat pond on the board? ”

After Xun Yu's analysis, Cao Cao nodded and shook his head: "If Liu Zhang sends troops to annex the state, there will definitely be no way to stop Liu Zhang, I only hope that we can take Jizhou as soon as possible after Liu Zhang occupies the annexation state." Cao Cao sighed, the return of the spies made Cao Cao very annoyed, and Liu Zhang's troops seemed to be very strong.

Cheng Yu on the side said: "What if Liu Zhang doesn't send troops?" but take the opportunity to ......" As soon as these words came out, the scene was quiet, and it seemed that it was really possible. First of all, Liu Zhang is very close to Bingzhou and Xuchang, and the cavalry is in a hurry to cooperate with gunpowder, can Xuchang hold it?

Cao Pi didn't understand gunpowder at all, but he had heard it very powerfully: "Father Xuchang has Lord Xun Yu, not to mention that there are tens of thousands of elite soldiers in the city, so no matter how strong Liu Zhang is, we can also hold on to it for more than a month." Once his father returns, won't Liu Zhang do nothing? Cao Pi felt that Xuchang was a high city with thick walls, Xun Yu was there, and there were elite soldiers, why did Liu Zhang take Xuchang so quickly.

Cao Cao looked at Cao Pi's face darkened: "How can you speak?" Then what kind of ability does Liu Zhang have, can you understand? See what you brothers are doing day in and day out? That Liu Zhang is so much younger than you, but he is already a general in the land of Sizhou, how can you expect others to think about things? Looking at Cao Pi, who was older than Liu Zhang, Cao Cao felt irritable for a while.

Cao Pi was reprimanded and immediately withered, and Cao Cao looked to the side with a dark face: "Send an envoy to continue to make friends with Liu Zhang, and agree on a time to send troops together." Tell Liu Zhang that I will help him get Jizhou after I get it, and I will give him money and beautiful women after that. "It feels like signing a humiliating contract, which should have been his own, but now it has become Liu Zhang's.

Xun Yu said with a smile: "Don't forget to blindly show weakness and show goodwill, it can't be exchanged for long-term stability." ”

Cao Cao sighed and said, "I also understand, but we can't infiltrate Liu Zhang's place at all." I don't know if the text can have a plan? "Nanyang has Wu Yi, Luoyang has Yan Yan, and even Chaisang has Gan Ning and Huang Quan. Cao Cao didn't know where he should attack Liu Zhang, from Nanyang or from the Tiger Prison.

Xun Yu said: "It is difficult to shake Liu Zhang internally, we can find some trouble for Liu Zhang, and then buy time to attack Yuan Shao and delay the speed of Liu Zhang's troops." There are Nanban in the south of Yizhou, and the lord can send envoys to lure them to attack Shu County and other places. The north let the Southern Xiongnu send troops to harass Liu Zhang, how could these alien races not be used? "Cao Cao's greatest advantage is that he controls the Son of Heaven, and he still has to respect it even nominally. Of course, if you want to raise an army to tell the world, then you can naturally do it, if you don't have this mind, you can be obedient.

Liu Zhang naturally has the ability to raise troops, but this is not conducive to Liu Zhang's next strategy. Now fighting with Cao Cao is half to the death, but it is much worse than occupying or completely mastering the north. Once there is an order that is not executed, but there is no way to use the killer, the situation is really disgusting.

Xun Yu's words fell, and Cao Cao's careful thinking came alive. Does it seem like it's really possible? If Nanban and Nanxiong can really send troops to help, even if it is just harassment, it is enough to give Liu Zhang a headache. As soon as he said this, Cao Cao felt that it seemed to be really feasible, and if the alien race did not send troops, he only needed to take a little walk to spread the rumors, and there seemed to be hope.

"This plan is very good, immediately send envoys to the Southern Xiongnu and Nanban regions, and tell them that if they send troops, there will be a reward." Nominally, both the Southern Xiongnu and the Southern Barbarians were under the command of the Han Court, and if the orders of the Han Court were still effective, then Liu Zhang would inevitably be contained.

The year has passed, although Cao Cao's heart is more or less blocked, but after all, he has also studied a strategy to defeat the enemy. At the very least, it is necessary to deal with Liu Zhang's possible capriciousness, if that kid turns back is a slap, Cao Cao must also have a way to deal with it. Xun Yu is completely in charge of Xuchang this time, and he will not have the opportunity to follow Cao Cao to fight again.

Cao Cao plotted against Liu Zhang, but there were also people plotting against Cao Cao. Yuan Shao is really cold this year, and there are a lot fewer soldiers, which makes Yuan Shao frightened. He was even sure that Cao Cao would definitely send troops to attack Jizhou next year, although he had Yuan Tan already stationed troops in Liyang, but Yuan Shao didn't know that because of his preference, the eldest son had made the eldest son hate the third son.

Yuan Tan had asked Yuan Shang for soldiers many times in Liyang, but Yuan Shang was afraid that Yuan Tan would not return him with borrowed troops, so he sent Feng Ji to supervise his soldiers. But there were not many soldiers he sent, which made Yuan Tan very angry and kept asking Yuan Shang for soldiers.

However, the eldest and the third child competed for power, and Yuan Xi stayed away from the battlefield and returned directly to Youzhou. However, he has a good relationship with Yuan Shang, and vaguely Yuan Tan will inevitably fall into disadvantage if he does not have Liu Bei's assistance. However, none of the three brothers ended well in the end, and all the sons that Yuan Shao valued became ghosts.

Two people are uncomfortable, but one person must be happy. At this moment, Liu Bei felt very happy, everything was carried out according to Xu Shu's arrangement, especially Yuan Tan's borrowing of troops, and Liu Bei had a large number of soldiers in the account. Gongsun Chan was still a righteous general at the beginning, and although he was defeated, he still had a lot of invisible connections. This time Liu Bei came back and naturally inherited these invisible connections, and slowly Liu Bei actually had a lot of power, it seems that he is a few points better than when he was in Xuzhou?

"The lord Liu Zhang has paid tribute to the Son of Heaven again this year, but I heard that Liu Zhang only sent some food, but one of the grains is said to be able to produce 100 stones per mu." Xu Shu is quite interested in this grain with a yield of 100 stones per mu, if this is true, doesn't it mean that there will be no people starving to death in the future?

Liu Bei's hand shook: "A hundred stones per mu?" Then Liu Zhangmo is not coaxing the Son of Heaven, right? "Liu Bei was born in a poor family, and he also worked in the fields when he was a teenager, how could he not understand what a hundred stones meant. If Liu Zhang really has so much food, then what else are they playing? Wash up and go home and sleep.

Xu Shu shook his head and said, "The lord, Cao Cao has already confirmed this, and he has already promoted it in the Yanzhou area. This grain is called potatoes, and it is said that there is no need for fertile land at all, only wasteland. Xu Shu was also shocked when he saw it, then Liu Zhang was already strong, and now he has this kind of food, how will he deal with it in the future? It's a pity that they can't get this kind of food now, and even if they do, it's only a little, and they still can't make up for the gap in grain and grass in a short time.