Tiger Prison Pass, Cao Jun Battalion.

Cao Cao held the female wall in his hand, looked in the direction of Luoyang for a while, turned his head and asked Cheng Yu: "Zhongde, is there any movement in Li Dao?" ”

Cheng Yu knew what Cao Cao meant, and replied: "Li Wei's soldiers and horses are going to Luoyang collective, and it seems that there is no plan to counterattack the Tiger Pass, and the lord can rest assured that the class teacher will return to Xuchang." ”

Cao Cao breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good, has the stone thrower ever arrived?" ”

Next to him, Liu Ye replied: "There are three more days to arrive." ”

Cao Cao nodded, and said with regret: "It's a pity that the Xiliang Water Army has returned to Guanzhong, and even more than 30,000 young people have been transported away, and it is a pity that Luo Zheng's 10,000 Water Army was not blocked in the Central Plains." ”

Guo Jia said: "This is also a helpless thing, fortunately, our army's fortifications can be built in only one month, and if the Xiliangshui Army does not come, if it dares to come, it will definitely come back." ”

Cao Cao said happily: "As long as the waterway can be blocked, so that Luo Zheng can no longer loot the Central Plains, the purpose of our army will be achieved." Only those who are shocked, they can't leave Luo Zheng in the Central Plains, this guy won't die for a day, and he won't be able to sleep peacefully for a day! ”

At this moment, a small colonel suddenly rushed to the head of the city, knelt down to Cao Cao and said, "Lord, Xuzhou is in a hurry?" ”

"Xuzhou?"

Cao Cao's eyes froze, and he said in a deep voice: "Speak!" ”

The colonel said loudly: "Yuan Shu took the general Ji Ling as the marshal, raised 30,000 troops and went to Xuzhou. ”

"What?"

Cao Cao was taken aback and said in disbelief: "Yuan Shu raised an army to attack Xuzhou, but there was such a thing?" ”

Xiao Xiao said quickly: "Exactly! ”

Cao Cao was speechless for a long time, and only after a while did he say: "Yuan Shu, this guy is arrogant, dare to be the emperor, and now the situation in Huainan and Lujiang is unstable, this guy even dares to raise troops to attack Xuzhou, I really don't know how the word 'death' is written." ”

Guo Jia said: "The lord is right, Yuan Shu is looking for death by himself." But having said that, at present, Yuan Shu ruled only two counties, and it is not surprising that he is eager to expand his territory, but the two counties of Huainan and Lujiang have been requisitioned excessively, and the people are not able to make a living. However, now is a good opportunity to pacify Xuzhou, as long as the lord sends troops to repel Yuan Shu's army, the Xuzhou scholars will meet each other, then Xuzhou can go down, and the Central Plains can be determined! ”

Cao Cao's eyes lit up, and he slammed the knot and said: "What Feng Xiao said is extremely true, this is indeed a good opportunity." ”

Cheng Yu said: "In this way, Luo Zheng is afraid that he will be able to transport more than 200,000 people back to Guanzhong." ”

Cao Cao said solemnly: "There are priorities, if Xuzhou can be pacified, there are only more than 200,000 people, even if Luo Zheng is allowed to return to Guanzhong, it is nothing." Xuzhou has been free of soldiers for a long time, and the corporal is rich and the people are rich, which can be used for operation. ”

Guo Jia also said: "In the Central Plains, the land of the four wars, the two states of Yanzhou have been in turmoil for many years, and the people are really tired. The Xuzhou scholars are rich, the people are sufficient, if they can be used by the Lord, then our army will have no worries about food and grass in three or two years, which can be said to be counted in one fell swoop! ”

Cao Cao waved his hand and shouted: "Let's go, quickly convene the generals to discuss the matter!" ”

Guandu, the camp of the Xiliang Army.

Jia Xu said: "Lord, Yuan Shao refuses to accept the people. ”

Luo Zheng frowned, and said abruptly: "Yuan Shao is still Yuan Shao, he is really not a person who does big things." ”

Jia Xu didn't look down on Yuan Shao for Luo Zheng before, and was very jealous of Cao Cao, who had always been very incomprehensible, but finally understood at this moment, and couldn't help but say: "It's still the lord's foresight, no matter what the reason, refusing to accept these more than 200,000 people is enough to show that this Yuan Shao is not enough to achieve a great cause." If the lord and Cao Cao are replaced, even if the situation is tight, these more than 200,000 people will definitely be properly settled. Whether it is to win the hearts of the people or accumulate manpower, there is no reason to let go. ”

Luo Zheng said 'um' and said, "Wen He understands now, General Ben has already said that Yuan Shao has his own appearance, and he is not a person who can get things done." Don't look at Yuan Shao's meteorology now, even if he unifies Hebei, he is not Cao Agui's opponent. As the saying goes, the country is easy to change, the nature is difficult to change, the paper tiger is the paper tiger, which can be scary for a while, but it is not majestic. ”

Jia Xu nodded again and again: "What the lord said is very true, Yuan Shao is indeed a paper tiger. ”

Luo Zheng frowned, and said, "The Ganning Navy should be about to arrive at Hangu Pass, right?" ”

Jia Xu said: "It has been ten days since the sailor set off, and if there is no accident, it should be at Hangu Pass." Since Yuan Shao refuses to accept the remaining people, there is no need for our army to stay here, and it is time to return to Guanzhong. ”

Luo Zheng sighed: "It's just that these people are suffering. ”

Jia Xu comforted: "The lord doesn't have to blame himself, this is also something that can't be helped." Relocating these people to Guanzhong will allow them to live a stable and prosperous life. However, it is not the fault of the lord that the princes all have different intentions, so that things backfire. ”

"That's it, Wen He doesn't have to comfort General Ben!"

Luo Zheng waved his hand and said: "Anyway, it was General Ben who captured these people to Hebei, and now they can't be moved to Guanzhong, because General Ben is not careful, and it is no wonder that others." However, after this incident, it is necessary to be cautious when doing such things in the future, and we must no longer make it worse and let the people scold the backbone of this general. ”

Jia Xu nodded and didn't say anything more, he was also responsible for this.

Luo Zheng waved his hand and said, "Wenhe go and gather all the departments, and get up early tomorrow morning to return to Guanzhong." ”

"Obey the order!"

Jia Xu agreed, and was ready to get up and leave the account.

At this moment, a small colonel suddenly rushed in, and before he could give a salute, he said excitedly: "Lord, our army has just sent back 100,000 urgent news from Xuchang, and Yuan Shu has made a move on Xuzhou. ”

"What?"

Luo Zheng was taken aback, Huo Ran got up and said, "Yuan Shu did something to Xuzhou?" ”

Jia Xu was also taken aback, and his brows jumped fiercely.

The junior colonel replied: "Exactly, according to the news sent back by Xizuo, Yuan Shu, with the general Ji Ling as the marshal, led an army of 30,000 into Guangling, wanting to take advantage of the plundering of Yanyu and Yanyu by our army and Li Dao to pacify Xuzhou in one fell swoop. ”

"This ......"

Luo Zheng said in disbelief: "Yuan Shu was beaten by Cao Cao and lost his armor, just took a breath, and dared to use troops against Xuzhou regardless of the instability under his rule, doesn't this guy know that this is asking for his own death?" ”

Jia Xu said in a condensed voice: "Lord, Cao Cao is afraid that he is going to pacify Xuzhou." ”

"Huh?"

Luo Zheng's eyes froze, and he instantly understood, his face suddenly became a little unpleasant, and he said in a gloomy voice: "Cao Agui's anger is really not ordinarily good, this kind of good thing can happen to him, why doesn't General Ben have this kind of luck." ”

Jia Xu also choked his fist again and again: "Yes, who would have thought that such a good thing could also be encountered by Cao Cao, I'm afraid even Cao Cao himself didn't think of it." Yuan Shu is forcing the Xuzhou scholars to Cao Cao's chariot, as long as Cao Cao sends troops to repel Yuan Shu, the Xuzhou scholars will inevitably meet each other. Yanzhou and the two states have been in constant war over the years, and the people have long been tired, and Xuzhou has been recuperating for many years, and the people are rich and rich. ”

Luo Zheng said with a gloomy face: "Is there a way to stop it?" ”

Jia Xu sighed: "It's too late, Cao Cao has gone down the Tiger Prison, if our army enters the Central Plains from the waterway, although Cao Cao can be dragged down, but if Cao Cao blocks the waterway, our army will be worried." Moreover, General Zhao Yun was attacking the Hetao, and Li Dao was still in Luoyang, so it was really not the time for a full-scale war with Cao A. ”

Luo Zheng got up and paced a few steps before he said in a deep voice: "Cao Apu should have already returned to Xuchang, right?" ”

Jia Xu said: "Mostly. However, although Cao Cao could not be prevented from entering Xuzhou, our army did not have to abandon the 200,000 people. If Cao Cao wants to send troops to Xuzhou, he must no longer care about blocking the waterway, unless he wants to be dragged by the lord in Xuchang. The lord can order General Gan Ning to seize the time and take the opportunity to transport 200,000 people to Guanzhong for resettlement. ”

Luo Zheng turned a few thoughts, and then said categorically: "Good, just follow the plan of Wenhe!" ”

……

At the end of April, when Yuan Shao refused to accept the more than 200,000 people who had been captured by Luo Zheng to Hebei, and Luo Zheng had no choice but to let the more than 200,000 people fend for themselves, and led the army back to Guanzhong, things took a turn for the better.

Yuan Shu took advantage of Luo Zheng and Li Dao to send troops to plunder the Central Plains, and when Cao Cao returned to retreat from the enemy, he wanted to take the opportunity to capture Xuzhou, so as to solve the problem of too little territory and insufficient national strength in Chengguo, and took the general Ji Ling as the marshal and led 30,000 troops to attack Xuzhou.

The situation in the world is changing so fast that people are fascinated.

After Cao Cao received the news, he immediately rushed back to Xuchang as soon as possible, and led 20,000 troops to Xuzhou to meet Yuan Shu's army.

As for the Tiger Pass, a full 15,000 soldiers and horses were left to defend it.

The left-behind general is none other than Cao Cao's first general, Xiahoudun.

And in order to prevent Luo Zheng from sneaking up on Xuchang again, Cao Cao also left the inseparable Guo Jia, first, to prevent Li Wei from taking the opportunity to counterattack the Tiger Pass, and secondly, to prevent Luo Zheng from leading the Xiliang cavalry into Yingchuan.

As for the worst mood, it belongs to Yuan Shao of Jizhou.

Yuan Shu sent troops to Xuzhou, giving Cao Cao a golden opportunity to become the ruler of Xuzhou.

As long as Xuzhou is pacified, Cao Cao will basically unify most of the Central Plains, and Yuan Shao has not destroyed Gongsun Zhan, how can he not feel the pressure, and when he just received the news, he scolded Yuan Shu angrily.

However, it has come to this point, and it is useless to scold.

The only way to do this is to destroy Gongsun Zhan, pacify the four states of Hebei, and then raise the people of the four states of Hebei to go south and fight with Cao Cao. Yuan Shao didn't care about waiting for the autumn grain to go to the ground, and after urgently summoning a group of confidants to discuss with the civil and military, he immediately mobilized 5,000 Jizhou soldiers to kill and go to Youzhou, and made up his mind to destroy Gongsun Zan in one fell swoop and unify Hebei as much as possible.

In order to give Cao Cao a few more enemies, Yuan Shao even sent people to Luoyang to form an alliance with Li Dao. R1152