"Meng De, now is a golden opportunity, Wang Yu has no plan, after scaring the moth thief, he does not have a perfect plan to co-opt those warriors, but focuses on those recruits and the old and weak. Although it was easy for him to win this battle, he couldn't use the same trick repeatedly, and it wouldn't work if he used it, so now was the opportunity to take advantage of the void to attack! ”

Bao Xinsheng's tearful persuasion made Cao Cao very embarrassed.

The other party's proposal was categorically undesirable, and the reason why Wang Yu did not take measures against those bandits who had accumulated for years was not without insight, but only limited to insufficient troops, and there were other considerations.

Those bandits have been completely dispersed, how easy is it to surrender and absorb them one by one? Moreover, after these people have broken their courage in Mount Tai and fled over the mountains and mountains, they will not return to Qingzhou. No matter where these people go, they will greatly affect the local order.

In fact, the impact in Yanzhou has already emerged.

According to Cao Cao's original plan, he wanted to end the war before the spring and enter Yanzhou. Under his reckless onslaught, Yu Poison and Zhenggu were also defeated, and they were on the verge of collapse. Who would have thought that after the remnants of the crushing defeat under Fenggao City crossed Mount Tai, they came directly to the west.

Because after Bao Xin's fiasco, he didn't even clean up the rout, and came directly to Dongjun with his family and some of his personal guards, so Jibei fell into a state of extreme emptiness.

Some of the remnants broke through Feicheng and peeked into the county town of Luxian, and the other part, under the leadership of Zhang Rao, directly crossed the northern country of Jibei and arrived in Dongjun, where they joined forces with the black mountain thieves such as Yu and Wei.

There were not many men and horses led by Zhang Rao, and thousands of remnants of the army were defeated, but they brought a lot of trouble to Cao Cao.

The momentum of the Black Mountain thieves who got the reinforcements rose sharply, and Cao Cao launched a series of fierce battles in the area of Lihu and Weixiang, although they fought in the north repeatedly, but looking at the momentum of repeated defeats and battles, there was a posture of not taking the East County vow not to give up, and completely broke Cao Cao's wishful thinking of ending the war years ago.

In this case, how could he give up Dongjun and run to compete with Wang Yu?

However, with his relationship with Bao Xin, it is difficult to say the decisive words, so he is embarrassed.

"Brother Meng Zhuo, it's not that I don't want to help you, it's just that I've missed the opportunity now. Wang Yu was busy pacifying the people, and it seemed that he had spent a lot of time to take care of it, but you must also know that there were no external enemies around him! ”

Cao Cao pulled Bao Xin to the side of the hanging map, pointed and said: "If there is a way to move Xuzhou to do it together, it is possible to make Wang Yu difficult to take care of, and then try to do it, but although Xuzhou has a lot of different voices, it has not been the intention of turning his face, the previous situation, Tao Laoer can hold down the situation, and now Wang Yu is holding on to the momentum of victory, it is even more ......."

Pointing to Jibei again, Cao Cao sighed: "Now Jibei is suffering from banditry, and if you want to attack Mount Tai through Jibei, you must first quell the bandits, otherwise the road will be uneasy; There are some old troops in Jinan, which could have taken Jinan, but Gongsun Chan has already divided his troops to the south and stationed on the plain, and if our army rushes forward, it is easy to fall into the dilemma of being attacked from both sides. ”

In the end, he spread his hands and said with a wry smile: "Brother Meng Zhuo, Dongjun is not peaceful, where is the room to retreat?" ”

Cao Cao was really bitter in his heart.

Xi Zhicai's proposal that day was too risky, and Xun Yu's proposal blindly sought stability, and after comprehensive consideration, he came up with a composite plan. That is: quickly pacifying Dongjun, and at the same time instigating Bao Xin to harass Wang Yu's side, after taking control of Dongjun, he will seek Donggu.

He originally thought that with the million-strong army of Yellow Turbans in front and Bao Xin harassing him later, even if Wang Yu could win, the war should last for several months. At that time, he has already pacified Dongjun, and after a little trimming, he can officially put the plan of attacking Mount Tai and Qingzhou on the agenda.

Who thought that Wang Yu's strange plot came out, and with lightning speed, he solved the Yellow Turban Army in one night, and ambushed a heavy cavalry to defeat Bao Xin.

So, in this unknown competition, Wang Yu once again took the lead and walked in front of him. By the way, I also got myself in some trouble. At this moment, Cao Cao has a feeling that stealing chickens is not a recipe for rice.

For the sake of today's plan, calculating Wang Yu has become an unrealistic idea, and it is only right to get Dongjun as soon as possible before Wang Yu frees up his hand. If he waits for Qingzhou to restore order, and he hasn't finished Dongjun yet, it's hard to say whether Wang Yu will come and intervene.

"Mengde, I don't understand your hardships, but I ...... Alas! It's not that Bao Xin doesn't understand these truths, it's just that he lost too badly and unjustly that day, and this breath is really hard to swallow.

The reason why he fled under his jurisdiction was because he was afraid of Wang Yu's revenge, and the latter's name would be reported by the whole world, and what should he do if he didn't run after the fiasco?

Who would have thought that this time, Wang Yu behaved extremely calmly, except for the addition of a thousand defenders in Juping, Taishan did not have a single soldier to advance westward. However, the defeated Yellow Turbans poured in and directly occupied most of the territory of Jibei Kingdom, leaving Bao Xin homeless and homeless.

He was unwilling to completely attach himself to Cao Cao, but the resources in his hands had been completely exhausted, so he could only try to take advantage of the situation. But Cao Cao is so shrewd, he said a few words without leaking, so that he knew that the other party was shirking, but he couldn't grasp the handle at all.

In the end, he could only sigh.

After some encouragement and some reassurance in private, Cao Cao finally sent Bao Xin away.

When he returned to the Chinese army, he sighed again in front of a group of henchmen: "The gentlemen will discuss it."

Right, for this time, where should our army go? ”

He was met with silence.

The resilience of the Montenegrin thieves is too strong, and if they continue to fight according to the current situation, it is likely that even next year's spring plowing will be delayed. Black Mountain thieves are thieves, they don't care about this, but Cao Cao cares, if he can't restore order in time, how can he have money and food to expand the army?

Wang Yu was in Qingzhou Tuntian, and the first year or two was a drag, but if everything went well, after a few years, Qingzhou would be revitalized. You must know that Qingzhou is not a poor and remote country, if it were not for the turmoil over the years, the wealth there, even if it is not as good as Jizhou, it will not be much worse than Xuzhou.

What is stronger than Yanzhou is that the strategic location of Qingzhou, as long as Gongsun Chan and Tao Qian do not have problems, then only Wang Yu will have the share of beating people, no one will want to hit him, and he will not be able to hit his hinterland.

During the Warring States Period, why did the Qin State sweep **? Isn't it just relying on the terrain?

Of course, Qingzhou does not have the favorable terrain like Guanzhong, but for the heroes of Yanzhou, Wang Yu, who is majestic in Qingzhou and Mount Tai, is exactly the same as the Western Qin of that day.

Cao Cao is also ambitious, Dongjun is only his first step, and the next is Yanzhou, but with Wang Yu, even if he takes Yanzhou, he has no room for expansion.

Attacking Qingzhou? The risk is too great, and even if you can win, it will not be possible to do it in a while.

Leave Qingzhou alone, march to Wan, Luo and even Yuzhou, then Wang Yu is not a vegetarian, and the Qingzhou Iron Cavalry will appear in everyone's backyard at any time. Cao Cao's newly formed army had a lot of soldiers, but the proportion of cavalry was very small, and it was impossible to confront Wang Yu, who could get support from Youzhou at any time.

"With the strength of our army alone, it is difficult to solve the Montenegrin thieves in the territory in a short time, and for today's plan, we can only borrow from Jizhou." After thinking about it for a while, Xi Zhicai finally raised his head, but what he said made Cao Cao very disappointed.

"I don't know if it's the best policy to take advantage of the situation, but then it's ......"

After entering Jizhou, Yuan Shao's power increased dramatically, and even his shelf was bigger than before.

If Cao Cao wants to ask for reinforcements, he can only do so at the cost of complete dependence, and when he communicated before, Yuan Shao had made it clear that there was no problem with reinforcements, Yuan someone now had soldiers and food, and he was not short of money, as long as Cao Cao sent his family to Yecheng, the reinforcements would arrive immediately.

In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, weak countries often used this way to express their sincerity to the powerful countries. Of course, at that time, it was common to send a son over as a proton, and Yuan Shao's request was obviously a bit excessive, and he didn't take Cao Cao seriously.

However, the situation is stronger than people, and Cao Cao can only endure this evil breath first.

"Actually, the discussion of Zhicai is still very reasonable." Without waiting for Cao Cao to finish speaking, Xun Yu also stepped forward to persuade him.

"Oh?" The opinions that the two strategists agreed with, even if Cao Cao had other ideas, he had to take them seriously. Cao Cao raised his hand to stop his angry face, and the generals who wanted to step forward to theorize solemnly asked, "Please ask the two gentlemen to solve my doubts." ”

The second strategist looked at each other and decided that Xun Yu would speak.

"The lord is anxious to solve the problem of Dongjun, all because Wang Yu is in Qingzhou Tuntian, and his strength is strong, so that my army is thorned in the back, and he dares to speak in vain, what the lord sees, there is still bias, and the threat of Qingzhou is far more than the lord is worried about."

"What do you mean by that?"

Xun Yu didn't answer and asked: "On that day, the lord and General Yuan divided their troops in Hanoi, and General Yuan said: The south will be based on the Yellow River, and the north will guard Yan and Dai, as well as Karasuma and Xianbei, and then fight for the world in the south, how should the lord respond?" ”

"This ......" Cao Cao frowned, the answer that day was actually Yuan Shao showing off, trying to show his attitude of neither humility nor arrogance.

I am the intelligence of the world, and I can do everything with the Tao, this is his answer at that time, and it is precisely because of this concept that he moved Xun Yu. Now Xun Yu deliberately proposed that it is obviously not untargeted.

Cao Cao was so shrewd, he was angered by Yuan Shao's arrogant attitude before, so he had no time to think deeply, but now he was reminded by Xun Yu, and after a little thought, his face immediately changed greatly.

Wang Pengju borrowed Cai Zhonglang, Kong Rong, Guan Ning and other great Confucians to establish Taishan Academy, and then posted a list to recruit talents, which was completely consistent with the policy of the lord. Now the time is still short, may not be effective, until next year, with Wang Pengju's reputation, are you still afraid of the world's poor children, don't you go to Qingzhou to join you? ”

Xun Yu said solemnly: "The fourth and third princes of the Yuan family, the protégés and former officials are all over the world, each of them supports the state and county, and the respondents gathered. The prestige and connections of the lord are far away, and if you want to collect talents, you can only find them from the children of the poor family, and now Qingzhou's recruitment strategy is out...... My lord, time is pressing, and we can't hesitate any longer. ”

"Wen Ruo reminded me very much." Although it was the cold winter season, Cao Cao was dripping with cold sweat behind his back.

If Wang Yu was in Qingzhou Tuntian and became a threat in one or two years, this recruitment order will form a major threat in five to ten years, far exceeding the former.

Time is pressing, it really can't be delayed any longer, only by taking Dongjun as soon as possible, with fame and territory, can we recruit talents and confront Wang Yu. It's just that sending the whole family to Yecheng seems to be ......

"If the lord doesn't give up, Yu is willing to go to Yecheng and persuade General Yuan to keep only the proton." Cao Cao hesitated, and Xun Yu said something more.

Cao Cao immediately decided: "Then there is Lao Wenruo." ”

"The Lord worries about the work of his ministers, and he should serve his own life." (To be continued)