After Cao Shuo returned to Yecheng, Cao Cao had to gather everyone almost every day to discuss the use of troops to Jingzhou.

In the end, Cao Cao decided to move south a month later.

When the court dissolved, he called Cao Shuo to stop.

When he returned to the study with Cao Shuo and entered the door, he asked Cao Shuo: "How many troops can you send to crusade against Jingzhou?" ”

"Thirty thousand." Cao Shuo replied: "I will lead 30,000 standing troops to help in the battle." ”

"Only 30,000?" Cao Cao asked, "Can't there be more?" ”

"Back to my father." Cao Shuo said: "Although there are many military households under my rule, those people have been engaged in farming for too long, and they are not good at conquest for a long time. ”

"Thirty thousand is thirty thousand." Cao Cao said: "I plan to lead an army of 200,000 to the south, claiming 800,000, plus your 30,000, and declaring 830,000 to the outside." ”

"With an army of 830,000, one person can cut off the Yangtze River by throwing a horsewhip." Cao Shuo said with a smile: "In this southern expedition, my father will definitely be able to break through Jingzhou and Jiangdong again." ”

"Do you really think we should fight Koto?" Cao Cao said: "The Yangtze River is dangerous, but it is not very easy. ”

"Jiangdong will fight after all." Cao Shuo said: "Although there is the Yangtze River to block it, can't you always let them entrench on one side? The world will be unified sooner or later, taking advantage of the strong strength of the Cao family now, if you don't take Jiangdong in one fell swoop, it will become a trouble in the future. ”

Cao Cao thought for a moment and said to Cao Shuo: "What you said is also reasonable. Now that the war is approaching, you have to return to Shouchun as soon as possible to prepare. It is easy to crusade against Jingzhou, but if it is taken together with Jiangdong, it will not be an easy matter. ”

"I'll go back to Shouchun." Cao Shuo said: "When my father sends troops, I will lead the army to meet. ”

Leaving Cao Cao's study, Cao Shuo first went to bid farewell to Ding Yao, and then went to Ma Teng's residence.

has been canonized as a guard lieutenant, and Ma Teng has always had something in his heart these days.

He was always worried that he would be left in Yecheng by Cao Caoqiang.

Cao Shuo beckoned him to return to Shouchun with him, and Ma Teng breathed a sigh of relief.

Leaving Yecheng, Ma Teng looked back.

Walking beside him, Cao Shuo asked, "Is General Ma reluctant to leave?" ”

"How is that possible?" Ma Teng said: "If I stay in Yecheng for one more day, I will be more worried, for fear that Gongzi will not plan to take me to Shouchun." ”

"How can I not do what I promised." Cao Shuo said: "General Ma can live in Shouchun all the time, and Xiliang will be handed over to Meng Qi." ”

"Meng Qi is young, but I'm afraid that he won't be able to lead the three armies well." Ma Teng said.

"It's not right for the general to say that." Cao Shuo grinned and said to Ma Teng: "Meng Qi is older than me, and even he can't command the soldiers well, so wouldn't I be even better." ”

"How can that be compared." Ma Teng hurriedly said: "Gongzi has the talent of leading troops, how many feats have he made in the southern and northern wars in the past few years?" Meng Qi has always been in Xiliang, and the two times he came to the Central Plains was also with me. Compared with Childe, he is far behind. ”

Smiling slightly, Cao Shuo said: "General Ma should not despise Meng Qi too much, as long as he gives him the soldiers and horses, it won't be long before he can flourish." ”

"I only hope he can destroy Han Sui." Ma Teng sighed and said, "I also know that with my current situation, I am no longer suitable to lead troops. ”

"Leading the troops to fight, the most taboo and anxious." Cao Shuo said: "The more anxious General Ma is to avenge his wife, the more difficult it is to do so. ”

Ma Teng sighed: "What Childe said is true." ”

Return to Shouchun from Yecheng and pass through Xuzhou.

Of course, Sima Yi will lead the Xuzhou officials to greet him.

After staying in Xiapi for another day, Cao Shuo led the team to continue to Shouchun.

Shouchun, of course, cannot be compared with Luoyang and Chang'an.

Compared with Xu Du and Yecheng, it was not inferior at all, but it was only because of Yuan Shu's rampant conquest that the local people were miserable.

After Cao Shuo's hard work in the past few years, today's Shouchun is already a hustle and bustle.

When he entered the city, Ma Teng saw a large number of shops in the market, and many foreign merchants were also looking for ways to ship.

There is an endless stream of men and women coming and going on the streets, and Shouchun City is a thriving scene.

"Why are there so many women in Shouchun Market?" Entering Shouchun City, Ma Teng asked Cao Shuo suspiciously.

"Women also have to go out to do things." Cao Shuo smiled slightly and said to Ma Teng: "If they do more, they can make up for the family more." I'm still a little different from other places. ”

"Let a woman go out to do things, I'm afraid there will be no one else in the world except for the son." Ma Teng replied.

"Men and women are human beings." Cao Shuo said: "What a man can do, many women can do. Although they have less strength, it is always better to have one more person to do things. ”

"Childe is right." Ma Teng said: "When I was in Xiliang, Qiang women would herd horses with men, but in the Central Plains, most women were only at home. ”

"When I first issued this decree, many people didn't understand it." Cao Shuo said: "Nowadays, women are mobilized everywhere, and there are more benefits, and more and more people understand. ”

"It's just a habit to not understand." Ma Teng said: "Men in the Central Plains are used to putting women at home and letting them do some housework, or just help at home. On the contrary, it is the Qiang people, who are more open-minded. ”

"I heard that Madame is a Qiang, I wonder how General Ma thinks he should treat the Qiang?" Cao Shuo asked Ma Teng.

The Qiang people are also one of the five hus, but they are not as vicious as the Qiang people.

The demise of the Karma people is inseparable from their murderous nature.

Even if Cao Shuo didn't destroy them, in another hundred years, Ran Min would slaughter all the people when he gained power.

Treating the Qiang people, Cao Shuo never thought of dealing with the Qiang people like dealing with the Qiang people.

"Fusion, coexistence." "Control their population and let them blend with the Han Chinese," Ma said. The number of people left behind is not large, and it is impossible for them to enter the Central Plains and harm the people of the Central Plains. In fact, there are also many Qiang warriors in our army, and they are never inferior to marching and fighting. ”

Cao Shuo nodded: "General Ma's thoughts are similar to mine. ”

"I heard that Gongzi treats the people, but he never spares his hand." Ma Teng said: "Even if the name of the prince is in Xiliang, it is enough to make the children of the Qiang people stop crying. ”

"It's not necessary at all." Cao Shuo grinned: "I have fought the Huns and the Wuhuan, when will I push them into a corner?" They are the only ones who are good at killing, and since they like to kill, then I will satisfy them. But I want them to taste the taste of being killed, not the thrill of killing. ”

(End of chapter)