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Cao Cao read the book in his hand, his face was already full of haze, and he looked up at the carved beams and paintings above his head and was speechless for a long time.

"Lord!" Xiahoudun asked eagerly, "What did the letter sent back by Hosaku say?" ”

"Alas~" Cao Cao sighed and said coldly, "Kong Wenju is plotting a rebellion, and Yuan Shao has already led his troops to pacify Qingzhou!" ”

"Huh?" Dong He lost his voice and said, "How is this possible?" Kong Wenju's name of humility spread all over the world, how could he do something like a conspiracy? Besides, how could Yuan Shao pacify Qingzhou so quickly? It's incredible! ”

A sneer appeared on Guo Jia's face, and he said coldly: "One mountain can't accommodate two tigers, Kong Wenju's theory of plotting rebellion is only Yuan Shao's rhetoric." Yuan Shao should have plotted to get rid of Kong Wenju a long time ago! ”

"Lord, this is a big deal!" Xiahou said hurriedly, "Yuan Shao has been stationed in Qingzhou since he entered Qingzhou, and he has recruited 50,000 elite soldiers with his own reputation. In the battle of the Yellow Turbans of the allied forces, the lord and other candidates from all walks of life suffered heavy losses, but Yuan Shao suffered almost no losses, and now he has been treated in Qingzhou, Yuan Shao's army is probably no less than 100,000, almost twice as much as our army! ”

"Ugh." Xun You said with annoyance, "I didn't count Yuan Shao to recruit 100,000 troops in just one year~"

Seeing that the atmosphere in the hall was a little dull, Guo Jia smiled and said: "The fourth and third princes of the Yuan family, Yuan Benchu entered the court at a young age and looked to return to the sea, and it is natural that there is today's weather, if Jia's expectations are not bad, Yuan Benchu should send troops to annex Xuzhou in the name of crusading against Xuzhou bandits, and then ......"

Xiahoudun said: "Then what? Strategist, if you have something to say, just say it directly, don't keep saying half a sentence and leaving half a sentence, you are in a hurry to die. ”

Guo Jia's expression suddenly turned serious, and he said in a condensed voice, "Then, it's time for Yuan Shao to go south and compete with the lord in the Central Plains." ”

"Fengxiao~" Cheng Yu frowned, "Could it be that we just watched Yuan Shao annex Xuzhou?" Don't forget that Xuzhou is under the rule of the lord! ”

Guo Jia shook his head and said: "The Xuzhou clan has always been headed by the Ba clan, although the current Xuzhou is under the rule of the lord, it is actually against the lord yin and yang, and the Taishou sent by the lord has long been hollowed out by the families, and there is also the history of Sun Jian's Xuzhou assassination of Yuan Shu's life, so sooner or later there will be trouble, so it is better to simply give it to Yuan Shao!" Let the two brothers fight them, and the lord only needs to govern the land of Yu and Yan with all his might, and fight hard to prevent Yuan Shao or Zhang Bao from going south! ”

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Jixian County, Zhang Bao's mansion.

Jia Xu arched his hand to Zhang Bao and said respectfully: "Lord, the Youzhou camp has begun to get on the right track, a total of more than 8,000 children have been adopted, and 2,000 female soldiers from the female barracks have been sent to take care of the lives of these little cubs, and there are also 200 veterans to teach them various military skills. ”

"Hmm." Zhang Bao nodded and said with relief, "Wenhe has worked hard. ”

"That's what Xu should do." Jia Xu smiled, "If the lord has no other instructions, Xu will retire first." ”

"Wait." Zhang Bao waved his hand to signal Jia Xu to return to the table and said, "General Ben still has important matters to discuss with Wen He. ”

"Oh?" Jia Xu's expression froze, sat back on the table, and said, "My lord, please speak." ”

Zhang Bao said: "Xiliang assassinated Shi Zhao Yun, and sent an envoy to send 800 miles to expedite, because of the great battle with the coalition army, our army's strength was seriously depleted, and 30,000 Western Regions Hu cavalry were killed and wounded, and the countries in the Western Regions made a lot of trouble." In particular, the Wusun Kingdom, the Yanqi Kingdom, and the Khotanese Kingdom have begun to openly rebel against the decree of the Changshi Mansion! Zhao Yun said in the letter that the situation was critical, and asked General Ben to quickly send the army to the Western Regions to suppress it. ”

Jia Xu was silent for a moment, and then sighed: "But right now, our army has just begun to recuperate in various places, and money must be used everywhere, and grain must be sent everywhere, where can money and grain be used to support the army?" This... This is all blamed for the miscalculation, and if the plan failed, it buried the surnames of 30,000 soldiers in the Western Regions in vain, resulting in today's disaster. ”

"Okay, how can you blame Wen He." Zhang Baodao, "Although the plague plan has caused great casualties to our army, aren't the allied forces suffering even more heavy losses? If not, how easy would it be to repel the invasion of the coalition forces? If General Ben had been present at the time, he would have agreed with Wen He's strategy. Moreover, this matter has passed, and Wen and Hugh are going to mention it! ”

Jia Xu looked grateful, and said astringently: "Thank you for your understanding." ”

Zhang Baodao: "General Ben didn't say this to comfort Wen He, it's all the truth." ”

Jia Xu took a deep breath, sorted out his thoughts, and then said: "Lord, it is absolutely impossible to send a large army to the Western Regions, and for today's plan, I can only send a cadre to the Western Regions to suppress the situation!" Although the three kingdoms of Khotan have made a lot of trouble, the Uzbetian country, the Ronglu country, and Dawan, and Anxi still maintain a good relationship with the lord, as long as they are handled properly. ”

Zhang Baodao: "General Ben also means this, who does Wen He think should be sent?" ”

Jia Xu said without thinking: "Illegal filial piety is not allowed. ”

"Fa Xiaozhi?" Zhang Bao said in a condensed voice, "Fazheng? ”

"Exactly."

"Will it be a little younger?"

"Fa Zheng is a little younger, but this son is quick-witted, bold and decisive, and has the ability to stand alone."

"Well, General Ben believes in Wen He's eyesight." Zhang Bao nodded and said, "In this way, you can let the fierce general Xu Chu lead a thousand heavy armored iron cavalry to the Western Regions together." ”

Jia Xu hugged his fists and said, "The lord is wise." ”

Zhang Bao nodded, and then said: "Wenhe, follow General Ben to the blacksmith shop and have a look!" ”

"Yes!"

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Jixian County, the furnace fire in the blacksmith shop is booming, the snow is falling outside the shop, but the heat wave is hitting people in the shop, hundreds of blacksmiths are bare-chested, sweating profusely, there are bellows, there are forging, there are also adding furnace fire, one by one is busy and not happy, the sound of clanging resounded in the sky.

"Zi~~"

A tall, swarthy-looking blacksmith dipped a crafted weapon in the water with tongs, only to hear a sound that caused a puff of heat to rise in the water, and then blisters on the calm water.

"Kuroko~ Cover the blade with dirt and then go into the water to cool it, how many times have I said it, are you fucking deaf?"

Kuroko, sure enough, is as his name suggests, when Kuroko just immersed his weapon in cold water to cool down, a thunderbolt suddenly sounded, Kuroko's heart trembled, and the fire tongs in his hand almost fell into the water along with the weapon.

"Owner!"

"Owner!"

A man with a haggard face and bloodshot eyes strode over, and the blacksmiths on the way greeted each other. Hurriedly put down the tools in his hand, and said in a non-sufficient voice: "Master~ This blade is covered with soil, which is really reasonable, not to mention that this soil can't be covered at all." ”

Lao Tie glared at the blood-colored garden angrily and said, "Bastard! This is the lord's own order, if you can't cover it, you have to cover it, what is the use of your long brain? Can't use your brain? ”

"Lao Tie, why is there such a big fire? Do you want to find a few to give you a defeat fire? ”

As soon as Lao Tie's voice fell, a ridicule sounded from outside the door, and the blacksmiths in the blacksmith shop turned their heads sideways, only to see a majestic figure had already crossed the door, followed by a Confucian scribe, and then it was a wicked man with a double iron halberd and a fierce ghost, Lao Tie's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly greeted him, hugged his fists and said: "Lao Tie has seen the lord!" ”

Zhang Bao's eyes fell on Lao Tie's body and couldn't help frowning, only to see that Lao Tie's hair was messy, his eyes were deep-set, his lips were dry, the original red light had long been replaced by a dead face, and his skin was dull, as if covered with a layer of ash. Obviously, Lao Tie hasn't had a good rest for several days~

Zhang Bao frowned and said: "Lao Tie, the development of the horizontal knife is indeed the top priority, but this general does not let you stay awake all night, day and night." You're not an iron man, if you continue to do this, I'm afraid that before the knife is developed, you will fall ill first. When the time comes, who will you let General Ben hand over to this important task? ”

"Thank you for your understanding!" Lao Tie was embarrassed, "It's just that the villain has developed but there is no progress, and even the method told by the lord himself can't be used, the villain is really ashamed of the lord!" ”

"Okay~ No need to say more!" Zhang Bao said in a deep voice, "People are not steel after all, you go and rest first." When you have recuperated enough, General Ben is listening to your report. ”

"Alas~" Lao Tie hugged his fists and said, "Thank you, lord." ”

"The lord stays behind~"

"Huh!?"

Zhang Bao, who turned around and wanted to leave, turned around and saw a man with a face like the bottom of a pot and a sturdy figure running forward quickly, kneeling down and saying, "Villain Heizi, I've seen the lord!" ”

"Kuroko?" Zhang Bao's gaze turned to Lao Tiedao, "This is the apprentice Lao Hei you once told General Ben, right?" ”

Lao Tiedao: "But it's this person!" ”

"Hmm!" Zhang Bao turned his head, his admiring gaze fell on Heizi, and said in a deep voice, "Your master Lao Tie's skills are exquisite, comparable to the ancient master Ou Yezi, you must work hard to follow your master to learn skills!" ”

"The villain understands!" The old underworld, "Lord, the villain tried no less than 100 times after the master conveyed the master's technique of covering the earth and burning the blade, but it never worked. But the villain has a discovery, I don't know if it's right or not! ”

"Oh?" Zhang Bao's heart moved, and he said urgently, "Let's hear it!" ”

Old Black Dao: "The villain thinks that the reason why the soil burning blade can't be completed is really because of the soil quality. The soil in all parts of our Jixian County is black soil, and the black soil is cold and hard, especially difficult to cover the red-hot blade, let alone quenched in water. However, the villain knows that the loess surname smells soft, especially after mixing water, it is very sticky, so most people like to use yellow mud to develop salted duck eggs when developing duck eggs. ”

Lao Hei said this for a moment, and hesitated: "So the villain thinks if it can be covered with yellow mud on the blade, so as to realize the technique of covering the earth and burning the blade?" ”

"Hmm!" Zhang Bao bowed his head slightly, turned his head to Dian Wei and said, "Heizi is right, I will pass on the order in a while, let people find some loess from the nearest place and send it here as soon as possible!" ”

Dian Wei clenched his fists and said sharply: "The last general obeys the order!" ”

Dian Wei's voice fell, and suddenly a small colonel hurriedly walked through the door, walked to Jia Xu's side, and whispered to Jia Xu, Jia Xu changed color slightly, hurriedly took two steps forward to Zhang Bao's side, and whispered in a low voice!

Zhang Bao looked like a look and said loudly: "Go!" ”

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Xuchang.

Cao Cao was talking about the Six Arts with Cao Ang, Cao Pi, Cao Zhi, and Cao Zhang, when he suddenly saw Cheng Yu with a happy face and trotted into the side hall, and said quickly: "Lord, General Cao Ren has an urgent report of eight hundred miles." ”

"Oh, Zixiao?" Cao Cao's small eyes narrowed into two thin slits for a moment, and said, "Seeing Zhongde's face full of spring breeze, it must be good news." ”

"Hey, exactly." Cheng Yu gasped and said, "General Cao Ren said in the letter that General Cao Ren has married Jinlan with Yuan Shu's general Liu Xunyi, and the 10,000 army has already belonged, so not only is there 10,000 more elites under the command of the lord, but Jiang Ting is also firmly in the hands of the lord!" ”

"Good! That's great! Cao Cao couldn't help but say, "It's worthy of Zixiao, it's worthy of Zixiao!" ”

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Yangzhou.

Since the end of the battle against the Yellow Turbans, Sun Jian, the assassin of Xuzhou, adopted the advice of the military advisor Zhu Fan, and led 8,000 elite soldiers to crusade against bandits from all over Jiangdong with Zhou Yu as the general, and gathered troops, and then adopted Zhou Yu's suggestion, set up land and water camps in Shicheng and Niuzhu respectively, built ships and recruited troops, and practiced day and night, and Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong, Buqi, Gu Yong, Yu Chuan and others worked hard to govern the country, and the treasury was solid, and the strength of the Jiangdong Sun clan quickly began to rise.

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Cao Cao's mansion.

"Ugh." Cao Cao sighed and said worriedly, "This winter, most of the southern part of Yanzhou and the northern part of Yuzhou have suffered heavy snowstorms, and the people have frozen to death, and now the people's rations have become a problem!" ”

Saying this, Cao Cao's expression became more and more gloomy, and then said: "I just made a detailed return, but the places such as Guan, Liang, You, and Hebei under Zhang Bao's rule are smooth and rainy, and last year's autumn grain was a rare bumper harvest!" This is the third consecutive harvest year under Zhang Bao's rule, alas, even God is looking for Zhang Bao, what can I do in the future! ”

"Lord, it's not that God is biased." Guo Jia said, "As far as I know, Zhang Bao has spent a lot of money on the management of Guan, Liang, You, and Hebei, and hundreds of thousands of people have been invested in digging the Beidi Water Canal, so that there are 10,000 hectares of fertile land in the North to ensure the harvest of drought and flood. ”

"Why don't you know what you are?" Cao Cao said gloomily, "Zhang Baoxiong is located in Guanzhong, Liangzhou and the land of Youji and Hebei, the Xianbei and Huns in Mobei were almost killed by him, the Wuhuan people and the Qianghu people have completely become his minions, and even the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions have been cleaned up by Zhang Bao. ”

"I also want to build water conservancy and recuperate with the people, but Yanzhou and Yuzhou are located in the Central Plains, surrounded by ambitious places, and they really can't stop for a moment. When did our army have enough time to rest and train? ”

"Yes, due to the lack of necessary rest and adequate training, the gap between the combat effectiveness of our army and the combat effectiveness of the Yellow Turban is getting bigger and bigger!" The general said with emotion, "The soldiers of the Yellow Turban Thieves are getting better and better, and the battles are getting more and more spicy, but the soldiers of our army are constantly consuming, and they are constantly replenishing new soldiers, and their combat effectiveness is always standing still, and they cannot be significantly improved. ”

"Lord!" Guo Jia said, "It seems that we must find a way to improve the surrounding situation, otherwise, our army will eventually become weaker and weaker in the endless attrition, and eventually completely disappear." ”

"This has long been the intention of the prime minister, but the heavens do not fulfill people's wishes." Cao Cao said helplessly, "Others may be easy to do, but Zhang Bao will never give up, after so many years, the grievances between the prime minister and Zhang Bao are not said to be resolved, this is an endless death." ”