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Although the structure is simple, there are only two entrances in the front and back, but there are many houses, there are more than 100 rooms. Now Cao Peng came alone and did not bring his family. Huang Yueying and Xiahou Zhen still stayed in Zhongyang Town and were responsible for renovating their new home. Actually, there aren't many things to deal with, but as Cao Peng's birthplace, even if he won't stay here in the future, he will have to spend some effort to pick it up. And another reason is that Xiahou Zhen is pregnant again...... The weather was cold, and Cao Peng didn't want them to come to Xiangyang for a long journey.

Therefore, the huge Fancheng Mansion looks very empty.

Cao Peng used the front as a place to handle official business, and the back house was divided into three parts.

Cao Peng has his own courtyard, which also has a martial arts arena; Huang Zhongkou and King Feng lived in one courtyard, while Pu Yangyi and Lu Mao lived in the remaining courtyards. In addition, there were still fifty Yan Shi who came with Wang Shuang to live here, responsible for Cao Peng's safety.

Fa Zheng was arranged in the same courtyard as Cao Peng, and there was a very spacious room with complete facilities.

It's just that when Fa Zheng saw the stacks of official documents in front of him, he couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly. I was very happy in my heart, Cao Peng handed over these files to him to deal with, which was his trust in him. Just looking at this posture, Cao Peng clearly wanted to be a hands-off shopkeeper, which made Fa Zheng cry and laugh. Thinking about it, Cao Peng has to play tiger and leopard riding on weekdays, and if there is a war, he will go out at any time.

This tiger and leopard cavalry division's position of sacrificing wine is, to put it bluntly, Cao Peng's big butler.

There are many things to deal with. If it weren't for the assistance of Pu Yangyi and Lu Mao, Fa Zheng really didn't know where to start.

It's better to have something to do than to be ignored.

Fa Zheng took over these cases painfully and happily and began his busy work.

Three days later, Cao Cao was officially appointed, and Fa Zheng offered wine for the tiger and leopard cavalry division, and ate 800 stones......

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Seeing that the New Year was approaching, Cao Cao and Liu Bei unanimously ordered to stop the attack.

The two sides are not bounded by Yuanshui, Liu Xiantun is rooted in Yuannan, and his back is attached to Yuanshui; Zhou Tai was stationed in Luo County, adjacent to Bo Luoyuan; Liu Bei ordered Chen to be stationed in Yiyang, with Xiang Lang as his military advisor, echoing Sun Wu's soldiers and horses, forming a flanking attack, which was fierce and aggressive.

Faced with this situation, Cao Cao did not rush to start a war.

Instead, Xu Huang started from Zhonglu and stationed in Hanshou, forming an effective protection for the county seat of Wuling County in Linyuan, and at the same time he could cross the Yuan River at any time to support Liu Xian in Yuannan. Although the fighting has stopped, the conflict has not stopped. The most obvious is that the Wuxi Man of Hutou Mountain joined the battlefield. I don't know how Liu Bei persuaded the Wuxi barbarians, but the old king of Wuxi sent his eldest son, Shamoke, to lead three thousand Wuxi barbarians to the battle. However, overall, although the situation in Yuannan is tense, there is no danger for a while.

As Cao Jun continues to penetrate deep into the land of Jingchu, it is believed that the pressure on Yuannan will also be reduced.

Cao Cao still stayed in Xiangyang, waiting for the arrival of the Yizhou envoy......

"So, the current situation in Yizhou is not very good, right?"

In the Fancheng Mansion, Cao Peng and Fa Zheng were sitting on the porch, drinking wine and chatting at the same time.

Fa Zheng discovered a very strange thing, that is, Cao Peng seemed to be far more interested in Yizhou than in front of him.

You must know that Cao Cao was stationed in Xiangyang, and the war was about to break out.

But when talking to Cao Peng, Fa Zheng found that Cao Peng was more about the problem of Yizhou than the Jingchu War.

However, since Cao Peng has this interest, Fa Zheng will not hide anything.

He nodded and replied easily: "As Gongzi guessed, the current situation in Yizhou is indeed not good...... On the one hand, prices in Yizhou have skyrocketed in recent years, and it is no longer the land of abundance. Second, many people who fled from Liangzhou to Yizhou saw the rapid development of Liangzhou, so they had the intention of returning to their hometown. These three things are the Nanban Rebellion...... I don't know that although Nanban is located in a remote area, it cannot be underestimated. I heard that the new Southern Barbarian King Meng Huo was a very ambitious person, and since he succeeded to the throne, he has been cautiously tempting. It's a pity that Liu Jiyu didn't notice it, and he didn't take any precautions against Nanban. In the long run, it will be a catastrophe. ”

Nanban, Meng Huo?

Has Meng Huo been born?

Cao Peng is no stranger to this name.

In the previous life, listening to the romance of the book, the story of the seven captures of Meng Shu is familiar. I still remember that when I first heard about the seven captures of Meng Shu, I often laughed at Meng Shu for not being ashamed. Ten years after being reborn, for various reasons, I almost forgot about this person. Unexpectedly, I heard the news from Fa Zheng's mouth again.

Meng Huo?

The corners of Cao Peng's mouth curled, and he couldn't help but show a weird smile.

Fa Zheng took a sip of wine, looked at Cao Peng, hesitated for a while, and then said softly: "Childe, do you want to capture Xichuan?" ”

"Oh? How so? ”

"Childe has been in Yizhou for three sentences.

If you have to seek benefits, why are you so concerned? However, in my opinion, attacking Yizhou at this time is not the best time. Although there is chaos in Yizhou, there are still countless capable people under Liu Jiyu. He has Huang Quan, Liu Ba, Zheng Du, and Yan Yan, Zhang Ren, and Leng Bao...... These people are not idle people, and if there is no external cause, they will resist to the death. Moreover, the terrain of Yizhou is complex, and if you don't have a comprehensive understanding, if you want to capture Yizhou, you will inevitably spend a huge amount of strength. I know that the prime minister is strong, but he has a high cadre, Jiangdong Sun Quan, and Liu Bei, Liu Xuandeqing's elbow...... Therefore, if you want to go to Xichuan, I'm afraid the time is not ripe yet......"

Cao Peng was keenly aware that the word 'external cause' was mentioned in Fazheng's words.

He was shocked, turned his head to look at Fa Zheng, and after a while, he nodded thoughtfully......

"Now that there is a truce in Yuanshui, does Childe have any opinions?"

"The truce in Yuanshui is nothing more than the prime minister's fear of delaying the agricultural time...... When the spring ploughing is over, Yuanshui will inevitably start the war again, what's strange? ”

"But in my opinion, the prime minister's current mind is afraid that it is not in Changsha, but in Jiangdong."

Cao Peng's heart moved, but he was not surprised by Fazheng's words.

The Battle of Red Cliffs...... Cao Cao didn't fight Jiangdong, how could he come to the Battle of Chibi? However, listening to Fa Zheng's meaning, it seems that he does not approve of Cao Cao's war with Jiangdong at this time. Previously, Cao Peng was full of confidence, and with his participation, how could Cao Cao's battle of Chibi be defeated? Serial meter? Pang Tong is now far away in Hexi; Help? Kan Ze is also in Liangzhou now. Gan Ning, on the other hand, was stationed in Hefei and was fighting with Sun Wu.

The protagonist is not there, so why worry about it?

As for the burning of Chibi, there is no serial plan, no bitter meat plan, even if Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang can borrow the east wind, what can they do?

Therefore, Cao Peng is very confident in the outcome of the Battle of Chibi in his heart.

But what is Fazheng......

"Filial piety, could it be that you have another high opinion?"

Fa Zheng smiled, "Gao Jian didn't dare to say it, but he just had a little thought." ”

"But it doesn't hurt to talk about it."

Fa Zheng knew that this would be an opportunity for him.

So after organizing his words, he said to Cao Peng: "I just thought that it was not the best time to conquer Jiangdong at this time. ”

"How so?"

"As the saying goes: northerners ride horses, southerners operate boats.

The customs of this region are difficult to change. If the river goes northeast, it will definitely be defeated. The reason is that there are few horses in Jiangdong, and it is difficult to fight; But now, it is the prime minister who is going south, and naturally there must be an elite navy. I know that the prime minister ordered people to build a naval army on Tanglin Island in Xuzhou two years ago. But this water army is not something that can be made in a day...... Nanren have lived south of the river since ancient times, and boating has become a habit, and the gap during this period is far from being comparable to the two-year drill on Tanglin Island. And this time the prime minister hurriedly conquered Jingzhou, why not? It is nothing more than to cut off the dragon's belly of the river and seek the Jingzhou water army. There is a problem with this, Prime Minister, can he trust Cai Mao and his Jingzhou Navy like a son? ”

Cao Peng was speechless!

This question does not need to be answered at all.

Historically, Jiang Gan stole books, but a letter made Cao Cao kill Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, leaving the navy without a leader.

With Cao Cao's suspicious character, I'm afraid he can't believe anyone except a few people. It seems that Cao Cao's favor for Cao Peng is difficult to replicate. It can be said that no one in the entire Prime Minister's Mansion can do this. On the one hand, Cao Peng does have some talents, which make Cao Cao difficult to give up; At the same time, no matter what, Cao Peng can also be regarded as Cao Cao's clansman and family. And Cao Cao's care for his clansmen and his family is not something that ordinary people can get; As for the third point, it is Cao Peng's temperament. In a fit of rage, he didn't care about anything, even at the cost of killing people to break the law...... Such a temperament could not pose a threat to Cao Cao, so it caused Cao Cao's favor to Cao Peng.

Try someone else?

Even if it is Dian Wei Xu Chu, he may not be able to have the status of Cao Peng.

Even if Cai Mao has great ability, even a few points more powerful than Zhuge Liang Xunyu, it is impossible to compare with the favor that Cao Peng has received.

Fa Zheng took a sip of wine, "Cai Deju, but a villain."

If it weren't for the fact that he had been in charge of the navy for many years, and he was one of the Jingxiang clans, the prime minister might not have looked at him differently. Therefore, as long as a little means are used, it is possible to create a killing machine against Cai Mao. I can't say what Cai Mao's skills are. But if you talk about commanding hundreds of thousands of sailors and maneuvering soldiers and horses, I am afraid that there is no one in the Prime Minister's Mansion who can compare with it. However, in the past many years, Jingzhou and Jiangdong have fought each other, and they have lost more than they won. If it weren't for Cai Mao having a good girl, someone would have landed a long time ago, wouldn't it? ”

"Yes!"

Cao Peng smiled helplessly.

Although Cao Peng had already reminded Cao Cao, Cao Cao's attention to the navy was not too great.

Even if he formed a sailor division on Tanglin Island, he never heard Cao Cao's inquiry. Perhaps, in Cao Cao's heart, he values the ability of Jingzhou's 200,000 sailors more. However, Fa Zheng said a key: Cao Cao's people who are good at water warfare are almost none. That Cai Mao is just a defeated general under Zhou Yu, but he is already the best candidate for the navy. There is a naval army, but no one commands it, what can I sigh in vain?

Cao Peng couldn't help but gasp when he heard this.

"In addition, Liu Bei has not been eliminated, Xichuan has not been broken, and this is all a problem for henchmen.

At this time, he rashly sent troops to conquer Jiangdong, and the prime minister had three defeats, while Jiangdong had three victories. ”

"I want to hear about it."

"Jiangdong Zhou Yu is famous.

Since Sun Bofu, he has experienced more than 100 times of large and small wars, with rich experience and great resourcefulness.

And by the prime minister's side, there is only one Cai Mao available.

If it is replaced by an ordinary opponent, this Cai Deqi may come in handy, but against Zhou Yu, I am afraid that he is not an opponent. This Jiangdong will win, and the prime minister will lose.

Although the number of Jiangdong naval troops is small, it is a hundred battles.

Since the Sun father and son occupied the six counties of Jiangdong, they have never stopped using troops. In addition, Zhou Yu's performance is proper, although there are only tens of thousands of people, they are all elite; There are 200,000 sailors in Jingzhou, most of them are old and weak, and only five or six out of ten can use them, and they are negligent in training and demoralized.

If you fight with the Jiangdong naval army, you will definitely lose, and the Jiangdong army will win, and the prime minister's army will be defeated.

The prime minister recruited 200,000 troops to garrison Jingchu, but they were all good at land warfare; If Jiangdong is taken, it is difficult to work without a strong horizontal water army, and there are still henchmen who have not been extinguished, so they hurriedly engage Jiangdong in battle, this situation is defeated, and Jiangdong is victorious. With three wins and three losses, if the prime minister forcibly attacks Jiangdong, the winner is known. ”

Cao Peng couldn't help but gasp when he heard this.

He was silent for a long time, then stood up and shook Fa Zheng to the ground: "If it weren't for Mr. reminding, I almost missed a big thing." ”

Immediately, Cao Peng hesitated for a moment and asked in a deep voice: "Then dare to ask Mr., is there a good plan?" ”

Fa Zheng smiled gently, "Jiangdong Sun Quan, although there are six counties, but because of congenital deficiencies, it is difficult to make a difference. Sun Quan is not Sun Bofu, but he is just a dog who guards the door, so there is nothing to worry about. In my opinion, let go of Sun, arrest Liu, and seek to capture Xichuan. At the same time, he trained hard to wait for the opportunity.

Dongting, adjacent to Yunmeng and connected to the river, is the best place for military training.

Therefore, I thought that we would take Wuling Changsha first and defeat Liu Bei. and then sought to take Xichuan...... The selection of generals and the exercise of the navy army will not be four or five years, and when the navy is trained, Jiangdong can be won in one fell swoop. Why didn't the prince invite the prime minister to conspire with Sun Zhong with a lot of money, so that he would no longer take precautions. At the same time, he insisted on Hefei, Guangling and other places, and ordered the Dongling Island Navy to attack and harass the coast, *** Jiangdong...... The child's plan in Yizhou is not impossible, and then applied to Jiangdong. ”

Cao Peng was stunned, and then looked at Fa Zheng in surprise.

Regarding Yizhou's economic war, Cao Peng did not talk to Fa Zheng.

But it can be seen that he has already seen the clues.

This person is really unusual.

With such a strategy and such a mind, it is not inferior to Pang Tong and others. But why, in Shu Han, Fazheng's status is under Zhuge Liang?

Cao Peng hesitated, then smiled and nodded.

"In this case, please also write filial piety in writing, and I should present it to the prime minister."

"No!"

Fa Zheng hurriedly waved his hand to stop Cao Peng's idea.

"I'm not underestimating the prime minister, but now the prime minister is complacent, and with the son alone, I am afraid it will be difficult for the prime minister to pay attention to it.

Whoever writes this letter should be the prime minister's mastermind. Only in this way can the prime minister pay attention to it and change his mind...... Childe, is there a candidate? ”

Mastermind?

Enough portion?

In Cao Peng's mind, three names immediately flashed.

Guo Jia, Xun Yu and Cheng Yu.

Cao Cao has five major masterminds, and some of them are far away.

In contrast, Jia Xu defected to Cao Cao later, so his status was the worst; Among the five people, in terms of ability alone, Xun You is inferior to the other four, so it is not enough to take on the heavy responsibility. Among the remaining three, Cheng Yu followed Cao Cao the earliest, Guo Jia and Xun Yu, and Cao Cao valued them the most. Among them, Cao Cao's love for Guo Jia is better than Xun Yu. In Guy Xun Yu's heart, there are always some Han plots, and there is still a huge family behind him, which is slightly in conflict with Cao Cao's interests. Therefore, among the five masterminds, Guo Jia is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate. It's just that Guo Jia couldn't afford to be sick due to the Northern Expedition to Youzhou. Although he received timely treatment from a doctor, he needed to recuperate. Therefore, this time Cao Cao went south, Guo Jia did not accompany him, but stayed in Yecheng to recuperate and rest.

Guo Jia, Guo Jia!

Cao Peng stood up suddenly, "Where is Wang Shuang?" ”

"The end will be."

"When you go to Yecheng immediately, and when you meet Fengxiao, you tell him that the prime minister is in great trouble, and ask him to come immediately.

Take good care of him along the way, pass through Xudu, you can ask Mr. Hua Tuo to accompany him, let them come together, and say that it is 100,000 urgent. ”

When Wang Shuang heard this, he didn't dare to slack off, and immediately took the order and left.

"Xiaozhi, you will sort out what you just said, and I will be of great use to the text."

Fa Zheng was overjoyed and hurriedly surrendered his hand.

He didn't bother to eat or drink, so he went back to his study and got to work.

Cao Peng, on the other hand, stood on the porch, looking at the gloomy sky, a flash of worry flashing in his eyes.

Looks like I'm still too young!

originally thought that he had an advantage of 1,800 years and could help Cao Cao win the battle of Chibi; But now it seems that I thought it was too simple.

Thinking of this, Cao Peng couldn't help but sigh softly and turned around to go back to the room.

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In the city of Xiangyang, the lights are colorful.

The New Year is coming soon, and suddenly a heavy snowfall adds a bit of atmosphere to the upcoming New Year. The so-called Ruixue Mega Year is roughly like this.

Cao Cao also seemed very relaxed, taking the civil and military officials to enjoy the snow scene together.

It's just that this kind of relaxation doesn't have much to do with Cao Peng. On the 22nd, he received a notice that the envoy from Yizhou had arrived in Quren. So, Cao Cao ordered Cao Peng to lead the leopard to ride to Zigui to welcome the arrival of the envoy. This Zigui is located in Xiling Gorge, and further on, after Wuxian, it enters the territory of Ba County, that is, under the rule of Yizhou. Although Cao Cao was very dissatisfied with Liu Zhang's insatiable greed, he still had to take care of the things on the scene. You see, I sent my favorite men, leading my most elite men, to meet you in Zigui, but I have given you enough face.

After Cao Peng received the order, he immediately set off.

He ordered Kou Feng to stay in Fancheng, assisted by Pu Yangyi and Lu Mao. Then, he personally led Huang Zhong and Fa Zheng to lead the army, left Fancheng in a mighty way, and went straight to Zigui.

Among the people who accompanied him, there was still a scribe, who was the Prime Minister's Mansion.

This person was responsible for recording the process of Cao Peng's greeting of the envoy from Yizhou, and after returning to Xiangyang, he would also report to Cao Cao.

Cao Peng immediately asked, "Haven't asked for advice yet, sir?" ”

Since Cao Cao opened the Prime Minister's Mansion, many people have been recruited. In the past, most of the staff members were entrusted with important tasks, but now the staff, Cao Peng feels very angry. Looking at this *** appearance, it is quite delicate, and in every gesture, there is a bit of scholarly elegance, and I can't help but feel good.

His question made the *** nervous.

Being in the Prime Minister's Mansion, how could he not know Cao Peng's name?

This is Cao Cao's most favored and valued nephew, and at the same time, he enjoys a very high reputation in Shilin.

So, the scribe hurriedly bowed back on the horse, and replied respectfully: "Student Jiang Gan, the word Ziyi, is a Jiujiang clan."

I have heard the name of the son for a long time, but I didn't get the opportunity to meet him.

It's a great pleasure to walk with Childe this time...... Along the way, please take care of your son. ”

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Received notice that there will be a power outage tomorrow from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Therefore, the time of the update may be delayed a little, so I will report it in advance.