Under the cover of night, in the camp of Cao

Cao Cao and his ministers of civil and military affairs were all in the big tent of the Chinese army, reflecting on the battle that caused them heavy losses during the day!

At the same time, Cao Cao was even more indignant and dissatisfied with the result of only losing his own troops

Guo Jia, Xun You, and Cheng Yu naturally knew Cao Cao's dissatisfaction, so the three of them pondered for a moment before Xun You began to say: "Today seems to be a big victory, but it is a defeat for the lord!" ”

Cheng Yu also said gloomily: "Today's big winner is only Liu Xiu!" This son is truly extraordinary! "The murderous words are revealed!

Xiahou Yuan, one of the generals, also spoke: "On the battlefield today, I have noticed that the two thousand soldiers under Liu Xiu's command have a well-founded approach to attack and defend, and their combat power is extremely strong. It's terrible! And the two white-robed generals who fought were also very strong, and they both had 'invincible bravery'! Liu Xiu has this elite soldier, which shows his ability! ”

Guo Jia was still silent, but Cao Cao continued: "It is precisely because of this that it makes people so angry! ”

Xun You frowned, hesitated and said: "Not long ago, I received a letter from a Confucian student who was studying in Jingnan, at first I thought it was just a rumor, but now it seems that Liu Xiu is not as simple as it seems, and the capable people under his command are not the people we see today!" ”

"Huh?!" Cao Cao and the others heard Xun Yu's words, and immediately turned their heads to look at him, everyone knew that the Xun clan was in charge of Yingchuan Academy, and Yingchuan Academy was an authentic Confucian sect, whether it was a family or a poor family, all over the world, so the sources were extremely extensive!

Xun You saw that everyone was looking at him, so he said solemnly: "According to the report of the Confucian students who studied in Jingnan, although Liu Xiu opened a recruitment hall in Jingnan, he actually did not recruit any talents, and many of the military generals under his command did not seem to be from the recruitment hall, but they were all extraordinary; Several of them are very conspicuous! ”

"Oh?!" When Cao Cao heard this, he was even more surprised: "Listening to the meaning of Gongda, it doesn't seem to be referring to these people today?!" ”

"Indeed!" Xun You affirmed: "In addition to today's four people, it is said that the 100,000 soldiers and horses under Liu Xiu's command are all from the hands of a general named Xie Xuan, and he has trained a strong army in Beifu, and he has defeated Sun Ce's tens of thousands of troops head-on with 5,000!" ”

"Defeat head-on?! Not a stratagem?! "Those present are all knowledgeable, but they are still amazed, you must know that it is not uncommon to win more with less, but most of them rely on strategy and strategy, not head-to-head battles!

"Exactly! That's why I just thought it was a lie some time ago! Xun You smiled bitterly: "In addition, there is also a middle-aged general named Wei Rui, who once had wins and losses with Zhou Yu, and now he has been appointed by Liu Xiu to the position of governor, which shows that he is also very human; There is also a person named Fang Qiao, who is the grain and grass in the rear of Governor Liu Xiu, and is the governor of the five counties, for the government of Qingming, and now there are several poor scholars who have entered his door to learn the way of governance! ”

"Coupled with a few people today, there are so many talents under Liu Xiu's command, with the strength of Confucianism, they have never heard of any of them, it is really incredible!" Xun You finished it all at once.

It was the first time Cao Cao heard such detailed information about Liu Xiu, and he fell into deep thought for a while: although he had paid attention to Liu Xiu in the past, he had never really cared about Liu Xiu because he was located in the south, and now it seems that he really underestimated him

Most of the people present had heard of it in such detail for the first time, so they also thought about it carefully in their hearts, only Guo Jia quickly processed a lot of information, played with the wine glass, and said softly: "100,000 soldiers and horses, civil ministers and military generals, and rapid development, but the background is lower, and there is no support from the wealthy family behind it, it seems that Liu Xiu's trip is not to conquer the city, but to be famous!" In this case, the medium that the lord said for him today can really be implemented at that time, and in this way, it is enough to make Liu Xiu trapped in Jingnan and have no way to develop! ”

Cao Cao nodded with the same feeling, and said: "Feng Xiao's vision has always been extremely accurate, but if Liu Xiu is interested in Lujiang County, what should it be?" This is enough for him to reach the Central Plains!? ”

"Hehehe" Guo Jia heard this, drank all the wine in the cup with a smile, and said: "If Liu Xiu really intends to Lujiang County, the lord should clap his hands and applaud!" ”

"Why is that?" This is indeed what Xiahou Yuan and other generals asked.

This time, it was Xun You who explained to him: "From Luling to Panyang, and then to Lujiang, the span is so large, if there is a war together, Sun Ce in the east, the lord in the north, the enemies in Jingbei, the disaster in Jiaozhou, and the barbarians under his rule, so many enemies will definitely break out at once, and then I am afraid that Liu Xiu will fall into a situation embattled in an instant!" ”

As soon as Xun You finished speaking, Guo Jia continued to add: "Therefore, unless Liu Xiu has obtained Jiangdong or Jingbei, he will definitely not capture Lujiang!" On the other hand, the main task of the lord at present is not to be an enemy of Liu Xiu, but to attack the Central Plains and compete with Yuan Shao in Hebei; Therefore, what the lord has to do is to let Sun and Liu marry, so that one party will not be destroyed and the other side will be dominant; In addition, it is necessary to divide the two sides, so that they do not make alliances and thus grow together! In this way, these two forces can be dragged down! ”

"Good!" Cao Cao couldn't help but praise: "Fengxiao is worthy of the name of 'ghost talent', so he acted according to the law of Fengxiao, dragged the south, first went to the Central Plains, and then attacked Hebei!" ”

"Whoa!" All the civil and military officers responded in unison

Not to mention the outside of Shouchun City, at this time, the military surnamed Yuan in Shouchun City also began to plan again

The military advisor surnamed Yuan once again transferred 10,000 soldiers and horses from Yuan Shu's command, and said to a heroic-looking but somewhat gloomy young man beside him: "Zhong Da, you send a few people who know how to dress up and pretend to be Lu Bu to attack Cao Ying at night; At the same time, let people pretend to be Cao Jiang to attack Lu Bu at night, and then lead the two parties into the dense forest here! In the same way, pretending to be a military general under Liu Xiu and Sun Ce, attacking two sides each, is also leading to this other forest! Those who pretend not to come forward, or they will not be able to do it! ”

"Yes, Teacher!" The young man known as Zhongda responded without smiling.

"Zhongda, you are one of the most talented people you have ever seen for your teacher, and your future will definitely be limitless, and your future will be limitless, and your teacher will take you with you, not only to teach you conveniently, but also to let you experience this way of scheming earlier! It's good that you can share your worries for the teacher earlier! "Although the military advisor surnamed Yuan is sometimes quite crazy, he is not sloppy in teaching.

"The teacher's hard work, Zhong Da understands, Zhong Da will work harder, so as to share the teacher's worries!"

"That's it! Let's go ahead and carry out the order of the party first! The military advisor surnamed Yuan was pleased

However, he did not notice the cruelty in the young man's eyes