Just as Guo Jia expected, on the way back to Luoyang, Guo Tu was thinking about how to explain to Yuan Shao.

In order to shirk responsibility, Guo Tu could only transfer the contradiction to the two of them, either Guo Jia or Cao Ying.

If Guo Jia sent someone to make peace with Yuan Shao, Guo Tu's explanation would be inconsistent at that time.

Guo Jia is angry, he is angry with Cao Ying.

Guo Jia does not surrender to Yuan Shao, but the situation is intolerable.

But Guo Jia did not publicly say that he would be inseparable from Yuan Shao.

The opportunity for the two families to make peace always existed before Yuan Shao took the Central Plains.

As for Cao Ying, it was Yuan Shao's number one enemy after he eliminated Gongsun Zhan, and it was no secret that Cao Ying secretly harbored a ghost fetus when he sent troops this time.

Since Yuan Shao was also wary of Cao Ying, Guo Tu pushed the boat down the river and added another fire.

Luoyang is still in ruins.

More than 200,000 people settled in Luoyang did not bring much life here, and the city was deserted and dilapidated.

Yang Andian is the best palace in Changle Palace, Yuan Shao and Cao Ying came to Luoyang, in order to prevent the fall of the population, they must not be able to stay in the palace.

Once the mansion of the Yuan family was burned down when Dong Zhuo burned the city, Yuan Shao wanted to find a place to stay, it was not difficult, Li Dao Guo Yan and others were all mediocre people who were lazy and only wanted to be rich and noble, and the mansion they built for themselves was full of magnanimity, but it lacked a little bit of grandeur and elegance.

The soldiers and horses are recuperating in Luoyang, and the grain and grass are being sent one after another.

Yuan Shao and Cao Ying this time, they really can't be called the first salute and then the soldiers, they can be regarded as the soldiers salute together.

The war, after all, has not officially begun, and Cao Ying, who has been fighting horses for more than ten years, did not wear armor, and led eight guards to visit Yuan Shao.

Cao Ying came to visit, and when Yuan Shao learned about it, he asked his subordinates to invite him, and he himself sat calmly on the main seat and continued to read.

"Hahaha, the first brother is so interested, this leading soldiers to fight is also uncontrollable, in terms of demeanor and demeanor, I am afraid that there is no second person in the world who can compare to the first brother."

Cao Ying smiled heartily as he walked.

He is a vulgar-looking man, but after his rise in the past few years, he has gradually gained seven points of majesty, and his words and smiles have a different taste, which is by no means comparable to that of a marketman.

The corners of Yuan Shao's mouth, who had a calm expression, raised slightly, put down the bamboo slips, picked up the beast face pattern wall at hand and played with it habitually, and asked Cao Ying, "What happened to Meng De?" ”

Cao Ying was not in a hurry to explain his intentions, but sat down first and looked around.

Yuan Shao's room is really enviable, with exquisite utensils one by one, and a lot of bamboo slips on the table, Cao Ying picked up a roll and looked at it, and smiled: "Huainanzi." The first brother is really elegant to the bones, those literati and ink writers, how can they have the style of the first brother? ”

Cao Ying's flattering words are really explicit.

But Yuan Shao just likes to listen.

The same words of praise come out of the mouths of different people, and the sensations in the ears are different.

Those civil and military forces under Yuan Shao, their flattery, Yuan Shao has begun to be immune, and he can't be much proud.

And Cao Ying praised him in person, but it made Yuan Shao feel comfortable and refreshed.

Yuan Shao also understands.

Just because he likes to listen to pretty words doesn't mean he can get carried away by flattery.

Why do Guo Tu and others flatter in every way? Because Yuan Shao is the master.

Why did Cao Ying praise him again? Because Cao Ying is afraid of him!

Maybe Cao Ying is praising him at this moment, but he is probably cursing him in his heart.

Yuan Shao didn't care.

Facts are the most important thing.

Fear of me, it's enough.

However, Cao Ying did not curse Yuan Shao.

It's just a bit of ridicule and a little emotion.

When others fight, they all travel lightly, and it is not complicated to be simple, but Yuan Shao fights once, and the things he brings with him are more difficult than moving.

The military worked hard, but Yuan Shao still liked to bring his collection of antiques and ancient books and precious utensils one by one.

Say that he is selling his reputation to earn an elegant name? Or is he really inseparable from these things in his bones?

Cao Ying couldn't cry or laugh in his heart, maybe many princes in the world would be in a ridiculous mood when they saw Yuan Shao's grand outfit.

It is undeniable that Yuan Shao's style of acting since he was a teenager has created his current height.

If you only say that the four worlds and the three dukes, Yuan Shu is more justifiable than Yuan Shao, and the difference between the descendants and the concubines is the difference between the high and low positions.

Yuan Shao is a good chivalrous soldier, and Yuan Shu competes with him in the same way, but in terms of personal surname and style accumulated over time, Yuan Shao gradually overwhelmed Yuan Shu, and then achieved today's power.

Yuan Shao is a civil and martial artist, not a straw bag general, nor a vassal elegance, his style of a Confucian general is sought after and praised by many scribes.

If Yuan Shao was not Yuan Shao who pursued elegance and did everything to create an aura, then he might not be the overlord of Hebei today, and his subordinates would not be like a cloud of ministers and generals.

After pleasing Yuan Shao, Cao Ying could begin to explain his intentions.

"Brother Benchu, you see that now your 200,000 soldiers and horses plus my insignificant 50,000 soldiers and horses, a total of 250,000, how should this battle be fought?"

In terms of military ability to fight, a hundred Yuan Benchu tied together, but they can't compare to Cao Ying.

But now Cao Ying lowered his posture and humbly sought advice.

The purpose is simple.

If he wants to hold Yuan Shao back, he has to let Yuan Shao do everything well, Yuan Shao likes to be focused by the world, likes to stand on the altar and enjoy worship, Cao Shao satisfies him.

Yuan Shao's expression was stunned, and his fingers gently rubbed the beast face pattern wall, thoughtfully.

Self-aware, Yuan Shao has a little bit of it.

More than ten years ago, when Yuan Shao and Cao Ying served He Jin together, Yuan Shao often disagreed with Cao Ying, and Cao Ying was always a step ahead.

In the past, Yuan Shao thought that he was not as good as Cao Ying, and Cao Ying was indeed a talent in terms of fighting.

But now, Yuan Shao, who has three points in the world, has the confidence to easily defeat Cao Ying.

Because he is the master of the people, he is as much as the starry adviser and military general.

He alone may be far from Cao Ying in terms of military talent.

But he has frustration, Tian Feng, Xu You, trial and others, everyone collects firewood and the flame is high, today, it is the stage of the wise man's hard work, Yuan Shao's command is full of talents, how can Cao Ying compare?

This time, Yuan Shao brought 200,000 soldiers and horses, and the fierce generals Yan Liangwen Chou, Zhang Jaw Juyi, plus Chun Yuqiong accompanied him.

Cao Ying seemed a lot more pitiful, the soldiers and horses only brought 50,000, the strategists only Xun You and Cheng Yu, and the generals only brought Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Yuan.

Le Jin, Xu Huang, Yu Ban, Li Dian, Cao Ren and other generals all stayed in Yanzhou.

In fact, Cao Ying has a lot of strategists and generals, but he is not very famous, among which Wang Zuozhi's talent Xun Yu switched to Cao Ying from Yuan Shao, so Yuan Shao despised Cao Ying, which is not necessarily unreasonable.

Yuan Shao, who made a contemplative look, was slightly proud in his heart.

This time, Cao Ying wanted to repeat his old tricks and play the trick on Liu Bei again.

Yuan Shao seemed to have been tricked, but Yuan Shao made the conditions clear in his reply to Cao Ying.

First of all, to attack Guanzhong, Cao Ying must send troops, at least 50,000 horses to join him.

Secondly, after forcing Guo Jia back to Yizhou, Guanzhong must be enshrined to him.

In the end, when the dust of the war in Guanzhong settled, the Son of Heaven moved to Yecheng.

Yuan Shao guessed that Cao Ying wanted to reap the profits, so he couldn't let him get his wish, Cao Ying, who only had 100,000 soldiers and horses, sent 50,000 troops was already the limit, and if he was not careful, if Lu Bu and Liu Bei worked together to attack Yanzhou in Xuzhou, Cao Ying's situation would be precarious.

This is Yuan Shao's strategy to suppress Cao Ying.

The two families sent troops and marched side by side.

And what he got after the war, according to Yuan Shao's harsh conditions, Cao Ying's efforts were thankless.

Yuan Shao didn't think about why Cao Ying also came with soldiers and horses since there was no benefit, and they were all well-trained and elite soldiers.

Perhaps, Cao Ying's original intention was to contain Guo Jia, and there was no attempt to expand.

The most realistic situation is that even if Cao Ying takes Guanzhong, I am afraid that he will not have the troops to defend it, especially once Guo Jia retreats to Yizhou, he may not know when he will go all out to counterattack Guanzhong.

This time Luoyang will be the leader, Yuan Shao thinks that he has seen Cao Ying's strength clearly.

The soldiers and horses are indeed strong, which is the result of Cao Ying's effective training of the army.

But the generals and ministers who can take charge of themselves compare with each other, and Yuan Shao becomes complacent.

How should the battle be fought?

Yuan Shao actually didn't have any ideas, or he said that there was a way in front of him, to storm Hangu Pass.

"If Guo Jia refuses to return to Yizhou by the edict, then ask Meng De to lead the department as the vanguard, conquer Hangu Pass in one fell swoop, and go straight to Sanfu."

Yuan Shao's tone was flat, and Cao Shao's face did not change.

But both men clearly had other things on their minds.

Yuan Shao wanted Cao Ying to be cannon fodder, which is the same as Cao Ying instigating Yuan Shao to fight Guo Jia, both of which weaken the future enemy.

If there are no outsiders present, Cao Ying will laugh heartily, he is a hero who likes to laugh, no matter when he wins or loses, he can smile, this is not a kind of pretend optimism or ignorant smirk, it is a kind of surname, a kind of honor and disgrace without shock, but also his unique spiritual charm.

At this time, Cao Ying wanted to laugh, but he was laughing at Yuan Shao if he was not stupid.

Pioneer means to open the way.

The road to the battlefield is lined with corpses and bones.

With this kind of shallow calculation, can Cao Ying make Yuan Shao get his wish?

If there is no coping strategy, Cao Ying will not be able to play the world, and he will not be able to play with the forces of the emperor's clan and the poor family under his command.

You have a good plan, I have a wall ladder.

Cao Ying did not show a trace of dissatisfaction and opposition, and said with a pleasant face: "Brother Benchu, Guo Jia only has 80,000 soldiers and horses in Guanzhong, and he also has to beware of Ma Teng Han Sui in Liangzhou, counting, he only has 70,000 soldiers and horses to deploy, to enter the Guanzhong, in addition to Hangu Pass, there is also Wuguan to fight, the weight of Hangu Pass, far from being comparable to Wuguan, you and my soldiers and horses are in Luoyang, Guo Jia must be in Hangu Pass to deploy heavy troops, strictly guard against us." If in the early stage of the war, there can be a team of soldiers and horses to attack Wuguan by surprise, I believe that the surprise attack tactics will bring good results, after the defeat of Wuguan, the defenders of Hangu Pass will worry about the rear, so that you and I can not only flank and besiege Hangu Pass, but also take Chang'an directly from Wuguan. Brother Ben, what do you think? ”

Yuan Shao nodded frequently, his expression serious, obviously not despising Cao Ying's advice.

(To be continued)