In the face of Gao Ye's letter, Cai Mao really had a sense of dilemma. went to meet Gao Ye in Sui County, Cai Mao was afraid that this was Gao Ye's strategy, and he was afraid that if he went, he would never be able to return to Jingzhou. Don't go, what Gao Ye's letter said, but it was said in his heart, which made people unable to let go.

Cai Zhong took Cai Mao's handwritten letter from Gao Ye and looked at it carefully. Skipping the previous greetings, I saw that the letter read: "...... Liu Bei entered Xinye and recruited troops, but there were 20,000 elites in hand in October. Besides, he tried his best to win over, and many families in Jingzhou have relied on him, and for a while he has the ability to fight against the Cai family, and General Cai is not afraid? Now Liu Bei forged the holy order and committed rebellion, which is an unforgivable crime. The general led the troops here, which is also a great crime of rebellion. I know that the general is not a rebellious minister, but Liu Jingzhou was bewitched by Liu Bei, and General Cai had to do it. Therefore, I wish to have a banquet with the general in Sui County at night, Chen said that it is very powerful, and I hope that the general will not make a mistake ......"

The more he looked at this letter, the tighter Cai Zhong's brows wrinkled, and Cai He on the side also came to Cai Zhong's side and looked at Gao Ye's letter with him. Although he brought the letter back, in the end, he didn't know what Gao Ye wanted to do until now. Cai Mao on the other side has entered a state of contemplation at this time, this kind of entanglement of going scared and not going to pity is about to toss Cai Mao crazy.

Gao Ye's letter was not long, and the two of them only had a stick of incense, so they read Gao Ye's letter over and over again, and Cai Zhong shook his head and said: "Big brother, although Gao Mingxi's letter is conclusive, I think you still can't go, big brother!" If he goes, it will really be a man-made knife, and I will be a fish and meat, and let him Gao Mingxi slaughter it! If you want the little brother to see, I might as well go back to Jingzhou as soon as possible, and push the sin on Liu Bei! ”

Cai Mao didn't answer immediately, but looked at Cai He in a daze and said, "Third child, you have met Situ, tell me, what kind of person is Situ?" ”

Cai Mao of Jingzhou can be said to be entangled at this moment, but Cao Cao, who is still marching on the other side, is very high-spirited. Since Yingdu sent troops, there have been soldiers joining the ranks of the march along the way, and 60,000 soldiers and horses have been gathered when they reached Puyang. Although judging from Zhao Yun's battle report, Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses numbered at least 200,000, Cao Cao had no intention of worrying at all. According to the estimation of Guo Jia and others, when Cao Cao arrived on the battlefield, after the soldiers and horses in Qingzhou and Taishan arrived, he would have 100,000 horses in his hands. 100,000 against 200,000, this situation is much more favorable than the original battle of Guandu!

Moreover, when the official crossing was at the beginning, Yuan Shao wanted to have ministers and ministers, and he wanted generals to have generals. But now? In contrast, his side was almost unscathed in terms of talent, and after winning the battle of Guandu, the morale of the army was even higher. With his current strength, he may not be able to have a decisive battle with Yuan Shao!

Now Zhao Yun is as immobile as a mountain in Yecheng, and in the face of the attack of Yuan's vanguard, Zhao Yun and Liu Ye can be said to be able to deal with it easily. At least until now, I haven't received a word about Yecheng's request for help. This buys me plenty of time for my own arrangement. However, speaking of which, Zhao Yun and Liu Ye were able to put Yecheng, a newly acquired place, especially the center of Yuan Shao's rule, so tightly guarded under the attack of Yuan Jun, the talent and ability of the two of them can be said to be beyond doubt!

Although the Yellow River has not yet completely thawed, spring is coming, and even if it is now icy, Cao Cao still needs many strong bridges for soldiers to cross the river. After all, Cao Cao had ordered the tiger and leopard to ride to support, and now there was plenty of time. If a soldier is allowed to venture across the ice, it is very likely that the ice will collapse and cause unnecessary casualties. For this, Cao Cao has never been sloppy.

Now Cao Cao has crossed the river first, and the Tiger Ben Army and the Tiger Guard Army have set up camps. Cao Cao prepared to wait for all the troops to cross the river before setting out. And at this moment, he is on the north bank of the Yellow River, where Yuan Shao ruled two months ago, watching the cause of building bridges on the river in full swing. While reading the military newspapers of all sides, on the other hand, it can be said that he is drinking in the wind, as if he is not worried about the war in front of him.

Today's Western Front has Xiahou Yuan galloping to Chang'an, helping Zhong Xuan slow down the attack of Xiliang's soldiers and horses, and buy time for Gao Ye to settle Jingzhou. The rest of the things are in the night, and there is only one word left in Cao Cao's heart: rest assured. Back then, with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, Gao Ye was stunned to delay Yuan Shu's attack for a month, with this bowl of old wine as the base, the situation now is much better than back then, what is Cao Cao not worried about!

As for the southern route, Chen Deng's good news has been on his desk for several days, so why is Sun Quan worried about this ability? asked Zhang Liao to aid Guangling, originally worried about the safety of the southern front. Now it seems that it is a bit of a waste to send Zhang Liao over. A general like him should appear on the battlefield in Hebei!

And Yecheng is still under pressure, and Gan Ning, who is training in the Bohai Sea, has also taken the navy to Youzhou. Gan Ning is a bold and careful general, plus Jia Kui has made suggestions, it won't be long before the entire northern Hebei will be turned upside down by these guys! In the private letter written by Cao Zhen, he was even more gearing up, wanting to calm down Liaodong in one fell swoop. Cao Cao, who read the letter, couldn't help but be happy and amused for a while. laughed, naturally because of Cao Zhen's youthful heart, now that Yuan Shao has not calmed down, it is really unrealistic to think about taking Liaodong. But what also made Cao Cao happy was Cao Zhen's heart to make contributions and expand his territory.

Cao Cao, who read Cao Zhen's letter, also laughed for a long time. Young people are always so brave and diligent, why wasn't this the case when they were young? When the cane killed Jian Tu, he never thought that he was Jian Shuo's uncle! Didn't you say that you were killed? At that time, if he didn't have his own father to carry around, Cao Cao felt that he wouldn't be able to live today! Thinking of this, my heart can't help but be gloomy. Cao Song's body is now getting worse day by day, and several times he doesn't even remember that he is his son. Father and son are connected, how can Cao Cao not feel distressed?

The sentimental mood only got up, and he heard the sound of footsteps behind him, and when he looked back, he saw a soldier running over in a hurry, followed by several old people, standing there at a distance. As soon as the soldier came over, he immediately saluted and said, "My lord, people from several nearby villages have brought a lot of dry food, saying that they are here to work for the army." Those old men, all old people from nearby villages, said that they would thank the lord in person. ”

Cao Cao looked at the old men who were shivering in the cold wind, but he was overjoyed. This place was Yuan Shao's territory not long ago, and now Yuan Shao is attacking and attacking himself. What does it mean that these people can actually eat pot pulp to welcome themselves, instead of choosing to protect themselves? What the people want!

Cao Cao laughed and said, "Haha, okay, you go and bring a few old people to my big tent." It's freezing outside, and a few old people can't stand the cold. When the soldier heard this, he hurriedly ran back and took these old men to Cao Cao's tent. Cao Cao followed, and as soon as he entered the big tent, he immediately ordered someone to give him a seat, and several old people were busy thanking him, so he made half an ass on the stool.

Cao Cao was unusual, without the power of the past, but asked the old man amiably and asked, "I don't know how old man is this year?" ”

The old man entered the big tent, and the bonfire in the big tent was blazing, warm as spring. The old man warmed up, and his mouth was not as shaky as when he had just spoken to the pawn outside. Hearing Cao Cao's question, he hurriedly stood up and saluted. Cao Cao smiled and said: "Eh, the old man doesn't have to be polite, sit down, sit down, don't get up to talk." ”

The old man sat down trembling again, and said with a smile: "Old man, I am ninety-one this year!" These old brothers are all nearly 100 years old, and now they hear that the king is here, and they are specially here to work for the army. ”

"You don't have to be like this. My army is here, which disturbs the villagers, and I am also quite uneasy in my heart. ”

"It's too much!" When the old man heard this, he hurriedly got up, and so did the others. Cao Cao appeased the group of people again. The person at the head seemed to have some knowledge, and he didn't speak like Bai Ding, but the other old people almost didn't say a word. I only heard the old man who was the leader arch his hand and said: "In the past, when I was in the prime of life, there was a Liaodong man named Yin Kui, I don't know if Sikong has ever heard of it?" ”

Seeing that Cao Cao shook his head, the old man continued: "This person is somewhat famous, and he is good at astronomy. The old man still remembers that when he stayed at my house, he once told me that 'the yellow star is seen in the dry elephant', and fifty years later, there will be a person with a destiny between Liang Pei. Now it is fifty years, I didn't understand the old man at the time, but now I think about it carefully, today's Sikong is in response to the words of Yin Kui, and the people can hope to be peaceful. ”

When Cao Cao heard this, he was overjoyed in his heart. After all, this era still believes in this kind of thaumaturgy, otherwise it is impossible to be supported by the people of Ji and Zuo Ci. Yuan Shu would not have to use "the person who represents the Han should be Tu Gao" as a reason for his compliance with the mandate of heaven! However, Cao Cao's face was silent, and he said with a smile: "The matter of destiny is illusory, how can it be taken seriously?" ”

"Eh, that's a mistake! In the past, Yuan Benchu occupied Hebei, and the people were resentful! My eldest son traveled all over the world, and praised me all day long, and the old man's ears were going to hear the cocoon! If it weren't for the fact that I was old and it was difficult to leave my homeland, I would also want to go to that Yingchuan! Now I am fortunate to have the soldiers of benevolence and righteousness, and hang the people to fight crimes! Guandu defeated Yuan Shao in the first battle, so that we, the people, can enjoy peace! How is Sikong not the one who answered the call? ”

Cao Cao couldn't help laughing and said, "How dare Cao be the words of the old man!" Opening peace for the world is also Cao's wish! Uncle, you must live a few more years, when the world will be unified, it will be a prosperous era! ”