"What's the matter, Brother Mingxi, has something happened?" When Cai Yan heard this, he couldn't help but pout, and asked with an unhappy face, "What happened so much that even you and I have to back off our wedding date?" ”

Gao Ye just smiled, touched Cai Yan's head, and said with a smile: "That Yellow Turban Leader He Man of Runan, with the 20,000 people under his command, is said to occupy Cai County and led people to loot many villages in Yingyang. Yingyang Ling www.biquge.info Li Li was a scholar who didn't know how to fight, so he could only come to ask for help. This is the reward of filial piety. ”

"That'...... Are you going on another expedition? Cai Yan asked timidly. After all, Gao Ye has only come back for a short time, and he is about to leave again, and Cai Yan also has a lot of reluctance in his heart. Especially what Gao Ye said that the wedding date had to be postponed, which made her feel an inexplicable loss in her heart. "Is this He Man very powerful? Do you want to go out in person, and for so long? ”

"This He Man, shouldn't it be considered powerful. Feng Xiao just suggested that I send Wenyuan to guard. It's just that...... I think it's better to take this opportunity and clean up these guys in one fell swoop. As for how long it will take, I'm not sure in my heart. It can be as short as three months, or as long as five months. After all, even if I start preparing now, I won't be able to enter until the end of July. If I attack, I won't be able to come back on the fourth day of September anyway. Gao Ye gently patted Cai Yan's head and smiled, "But this battle doesn't have to be fought, it doesn't matter if I wait for you to become a relative before going to crusade." ”

"Hmm." Cai Yan snorted, expressed his disagreement, and then said: "You are a county guard, how can you abandon the people because of me?" Originally, I also thought that the wedding date was too tight, so it was better to wait for you to come back triumphantly, and then we would get married. ”

Gao Ye listened to Cai Yan's words, and was quite moved in his heart. Seeing that Cai Yan's tears were about to come out of his eyes, but he still thought about himself, he couldn't help but feel pity in his heart, and regardless of Ying'er, who was still behind him, he hugged Cai Yan in his arms, and wanted to appease Cai Yan again, and promised him that he would go to crusade against He Man when the family affair was over. It's just that what Gao Ye didn't expect was that Cai Yan's tone became tougher, and he kept using the reason that the marriage period was too tight as an excuse to persuade Gao Ye to crusade against He Man first. After all, the people under his rule are also important. Also, how could Cai Yong's daughter not receive the influence of her Lao Tzu and think that letting the people under her rule live and work in peace and contentment is the most important thing in the world?

Gao Ye didn't agree to die, but just said that he would go and discuss with Guo Jia first. After all, Gao Ye was really a little moved, and wanted to crusade against the Yellow Turban of Runan. First, He Man, this guy frequently looted, and the security in the Yingyang area was very bad. That Li Li didn't know how to fight, so naturally he didn't dare to cross the border to attack thieves, so he came to ask for help because he was guarding the city. Second, now that the Runan Yellow Turban has been pacified, it can also be prepared for next year's spring sowing, if it is done next year, I am afraid that a year's agricultural work will be wasted.

It's just that now the army is still resting, if it only takes Zhang Liao's wolf cavalry and a part of the infantry to attack, it should be no problem, but there are many yellow turbans in Runan, in addition to He Man, there are He Yi, Liu Bi, Huang Shao and others. It's just that their distribution is quite extensive, and it will be very difficult for you to eliminate them one by one. The most important thing is that if he sets off now, he will have to postpone his marriage, although Cai Yan said it resolutely, but his expression has betrayed her sad heart now.

Gao Ye, who had such a tangled mentality, when he returned to Yingyin again, hurriedly called Guo Jia and told him his thoughts. It wasn't until Guo Jia began to think that Gao Ye was completely at ease. It was not until this time that Gao Ye discovered that he seemed to have the same problem as Yuan Shao, that is, he was scheming and undecisive! To be honest, it's nothing to fight, as long as you have a precise strategic goal, and adapting to the situation is your strength. But when it comes time to decide on a strategic goal, I get confused, and although I can come up with a variety of goals, I really don't know how to choose. Perhaps, this is also the point that he is not suitable to be the lord.

"Big brother, in fact, if you want me to say, it's just right to go to the Runan Yellow Turban now. It's just that the eldest brother's marriage is about to be postponed, and it may not be possible to get married until February or March next year. ”

"If you really want to fight, then in fact, it's the same for me when I get married, it's just bitter." Gao Ye shook his head and said, "But if the wedding is postponed, we can let Yan'er accompany Cai Gong more, and on the other hand, we can also make more preparations to make this wedding pomp and circumstance." I've let her down once, and I can't let her down again. So the most important thing now is whether it's worth it for me to send troops at this time. ”

"If you want me to say, this He Man is just a clown who jumps off the beam, if you want to eradicate him, it is not practical to use the eldest brother, even if Zilong and Wen Yuan go out, it is a matter of being caught. But what the eldest brother thinks is to incorporate the Runan Yellow Turban to alleviate the current population pressure in Yingchuan, in this way, the eldest brother will not get out of the horse, but I am afraid that what Zilong and Wenyuan will do will not be satisfactory. The two of them have no problem using soldiers, but their ability to win people's hearts is far from yours with your eldest brother. Guo Jia took a sip of wine and said lightly.

Gao Ye took a sip of tea, glanced at Guo Jia, who was still drinking, and his heart was also broken, I really don't know why this Guo Jia loves to drink so much, even if it is such a formal conversation, he will never leave his hand. Now Guo Jia, from morning to night, has to drink a pound of rice wine every day. If it weren't for the high night restrictions, maybe you would have to drink two catties. But fortunately, Guo Jia knew the severity and didn't drink liquor every day, otherwise Gao Ye was really worried that he would hang up like this one day with alcohol poisoning!

"However, although there are many yellow turbans in Runan, the distribution is also scattered. If you want to collect all the yellow turbans, I'm afraid it will take time and effort. Gao Ye frowned.

"Big brother, don't keep thinking about whether it's good to finish your work in one battle." Guo Jia couldn't help but shake his head and said, "In my opinion, if you attack this time, you only need to kill He Man, and then surrender Liu Bi and Gong Du in Runan." Runan is not far from my Yingchuan, and it is a strong city, if the eldest brother takes Runan, he will definitely be able to deter He Yi, Huang Shao and others. Liu Pi has more than 80,000 members of the Yellow Turban and his family, which is the largest number of Yellow Turbans in the entire Runan. As for the others, let them continue to plunder in Runan. ”

"But if I take Runan, I will also send officials to govern, and I will also need manpower."

"If you want me to say, it's better to abandon this Runan. The eldest brother is now in Yingchuan, and he already has such a momentum, since he is ready to take refuge in Cao Cao, it is better not to continue to expand, otherwise I am afraid that he Cao Mengde will not dare to accept you. Besides, in the south of Runan, there is Liu Biao in the west to snoop, and Yuan Shu in the east wants to take it for himself, if the eldest brother takes it, it is inevitable that he will not start a war with the princes of these two sides. When the time comes, the gains outweigh the losses. It's better to throw Runan City there, not only Huang Shao and He Yi will compete for it, but even Liu Biao and Yuan Shu will not look at me Yingchuan again. Speaking of which, although our military strength is strong, the elite is only 10,000. That Yuan Shu now has an army of 100,000, and when the time comes, it will really fight, although I am not afraid, if you want to dominate the world, you should take the initiative to attack. But your plan is to take refuge in his Cao Mengde, the thicker your family background is, the more he will not dare to accept you. Even if you accept it, you have to be careful, it won't be beautiful when the time comes. ”

"Fengxiao's words are reasonable, but I think I am biased. You're right, now I have Yingchuan just in one place. I know that person Mengde, and I am very suspicious. Yingchuan place, as early as the first year of Zhongping, I was too shou, I took this place to Mengde, Mengde will not think much about it. If I take refuge in him after I have defeated half of Yuzhou, I am afraid that he will also be suspicious of me, and this suspicion will become more serious the more he grows stronger. Gao Ye said in a deep voice, "In that case, Feng Xiao also thinks that it is right for me to send troops at this time?" ”

"As long as the eldest brother is not worried about the marriage date, I think the eldest brother is just right to send troops at this time. It not only maintains the stability of Yingchuan, but also prepares for next year's spring sowing. This year has been delayed for a year, and it is best not to delay next year. And next year, all the princes are afraid that they will have to make some moves, and Yuan Shu is afraid that he will also stare at the yellow scarf in Runan. It's better to cut through the mess quickly and solve it quickly. ”

"In that case, go and call everyone here, and I'll assign a task so that I can come back as soon as possible. To be honest, I'm really looking forward to my wedding. ”

To be honest, Gao Ye's arrangement, in fact, is not complicated, just to say that He Man is too troubled, and he decided to send troops to settle him, as for the civilian officials, everyone will continue to govern the place with peace of mind, and the military generals, with Zhao Yun and Gao Shun, it would be good to train the troops with peace of mind. As for Zhang Liao, he followed himself this time. The last time he crusaded against Dong Zhuo, he asked him to watch his family, and this time it was his turn to go to the battlefield. As for Guo Jia, he can prepare for his wedding with peace of mind, and if he is not satisfied, he will not drink for three months!

Although Guo Jia was dissatisfied with this, it was useless, he knew that Gao Ye was disgusted with his usual drinking, and this was a change of persuasion to persuade him to quit drinking. However, after Guo Jia got a wedding planning book from Gao Ye, it was considered to be back to normal, after all, since Gao Ye had an idea, and he didn't exaggerate much, he worked hard to realize it.

Gao Ye's order was issued, and everyone naturally began to be nervously busy, an army of 5,000 people attacked, and the food, grass and equipment had to be ready, and Zhang Liao lived in the barracks all day for this reason, and stepped up training. As for Gao Ye, he has been accompanying Cai Yan at home, and it has become common to ride a horse from outside the city to a business trip every day. After all, Cai Yan's mood is not very good, and it is also the right thing to accompany her more.

On the second day of the first month of August, according to Yu Ji, who was about to come to participate in the Gao Ye wedding, it was a day conducive to the travel of the army, not only Yingchuan Wenwu came to see him off, but even Cai Yong, who had been in Yangzhai, also brought Cai Yan, who was personally sent to Yangzhai by Gao Ye a few days ago, to make a grand trip for Gao Ye.

After drinking a glass of water and wine, Gao Ye turned over and got on his horse and shouted loudly: "Sons, go!" ”