In the lobby of the antique Prime Minister's Mansion, Cao Cao was lying on the low couch, looking at the paperwork in his hand, his thick eyebrows furrowed slightly.

Xun Yu, Cheng Yu, Guo Jia and others below are all busy, and a large number of government affairs are handled by them, and only things that need to be handled by Cao Cao will be reported.

"Let's stop first..."Cao Cao's deep voice sounded, he slowly sat up straight, ready to discuss this matter with these strategists of his own, "Yangzhou's Yellow Turban Army was destroyed, Sun Ce annexed 100,000 troops, and Yangzhou Thorn Shi also ate more than 20,000 people, and his strength has increased greatly..."

At this time, Cao Cao did not have the complacent ambition in history, and the battle with Yuan Shao in Guandu ended with both defeats. At this time, he and Yuan Shao both understood that both sides should annex some small princes and strengthen their own strength before fighting a decisive battle.

Otherwise, even if the battle of Guandu comes three more times, it will still be the result.

Cao Cao had many goals, but the priority one was Li Dao and Guo Yan in Guanzhong. Because Yuan Shao's next target must be Zhang Yang of the state, and when he destroys Zhang Yang, he can go straight to Guanzhong from Hanoi.

If Yuan Shao is allowed to achieve the Crouching Tiger trend entrenched in the north, then Cao Cao's trouble will be big.

It's just that the opportunity in Yangzhou is really good now, Hua Xin Guifu, Sun Ce and Jiang Zhuo have played a dog's brain, and at this time, it takes the least effort to kill them directly.

Moreover, Sun Ce and Jiang Zhuo's troops increased greatly all of a sudden, if they were allowed to completely digest these troops, he would have to make a big contribution if he wanted to go south. When the time comes, the intensity of that battle is estimated to be not much worse than the battle of Guandu.

Although Cao Cao and the strategists present looked down on the barren and barbaric area of Jiangnan, they all knew in their hearts that although this place was underdeveloped, it would be difficult to attack it.

During the Western Han Dynasty, how much effort did Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty spend to fight Minyue and Nanyue in the south? How many people died?

Why did Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty destroy the Xiongnu, Nanyue, and Korea, and expand the territory for thousands of miles, but after him, the Han Dynasty quickly weakened? There are many reasons for this, but one of the most important reasons is that too much money and food were spent and too many people died during the war.

A person like Cao Cao, who is familiar with the history of military books, would not have made the mistake of underestimating the enemy until he became arrogant.

"It's the news of that little guy..."Guo Jia hadn't yet reached for this document, and sighed slightly after looking at it. During the first Battle of Xuzhou, he had not yet joined Cao Cao's command, but he had heard that Cao Cao's plan had been ruined by such a stranger as Hanjiang Dujiu.

Although Cao Cao was doomed to defeat with or without this person at that time, Cao Cao's defeat made this person's prestige, and the meaning was different.

Xun Yu didn't react, just quietly thinking about how the changes in Yangzhou would affect Cao Cao's overall strategy. And according to various clues, he always felt that there seemed to be something related between Zang Ba and Fuhu Township.

Zang Ba had a private transaction with Jiang Zhuo's caravan, and Zang Ba did not hide this matter, and it was impossible to hide it all the time. Xun Yu also investigated this, and the information that flowed out of Zang Ba was that during Liu Bei's time as Xuzhou Mu, Jiang Zhuo had already established a good relationship with Liu Bei and Zang Ba, so that when Yangzhou's caravan went north to Qingzhou, they could make it convenient.

Of course, Zang Ba and Liu Bei are also in demand in Yangzhou's caravans. Everyone has needs for each other, [Lingyun Palace] has gained wealth and influence, and Zang Ba's army has also developed and grown, and Xun Yu doesn't think it has anything to do with it.

There is only one problem, that is, in the army of Fuhu Xianghou, there are many people with Taishan accents among the middle and low-level officers. This information really attracted Xun Yu's attention.

Buying and selling money and grain, weapons and equipment, and tung oil cotton clothes, these things are still above the bottom line of Cao Cao and Xun Yu's acceptance. But buying and selling elite soldiers and prisoners, and selling them to invisible enemies, Xun Yu couldn't accept it.

What's more, Xun Yu doesn't think that Zang Ba is a person who doesn't know the general situation. Since this is the case, Zang Ba still did this, I am afraid that the two will have some ulterior relationship in it.

Zang Ba is now the governor of Qingxu Military, if something goes wrong with him, it will have a great impact on Cao Cao. Moreover, Zang Ba's Taishan army has strong combat power, and he also contributed a lot in the battle of Guandu, and if something goes wrong with him, Cao Cao does not dare to replace him easily.

It's not even easy to call Zang Ba over, and kill or control it directly. Cao Cao's military composition is too complicated, the two armies of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban and the Taishan thief usually have a good relationship, Cao Cao dealt with the Taishan Army, so what will the Qingzhou Army think?

You must know the combat effectiveness of Cao Cao's soldiers and horses, the Qingzhou army occupies at least a quarter, Zang Ba is the other quarter, and the rest is recruited by Cao Cao himself. If half of the army collapsed, they didn't need Yuan Shao's strength, and they themselves would be destroyed.

"This may be an opportunity to probe it, otherwise the cancer will grow bigger and bigger, and it will be difficult to manage." Xun Yu told Cao Cao about the suspicions on Zang Ba, but Cao Cao was very suspicious when he was suspicious, but he was also very bold when he was bold.

During the first Battle of Xuzhou, Cao Cao asked Xu Xi and Mao Hui to stay in the rear, but Yanzhou was lost. These two defected to Zang Ba, and later Cao Cao asked Liu Bei to meet Zang Ba and asked Zang Ba to offer the heads of these two people, but Zang Ba refused.

"I used to be able to stand on my own because I wouldn't do such a thing," he said. I was blessed by Duke Cao's life, and I did not dare to disobey his orders. However, the monarch who is interested in the way of the king's hegemony should tell him with righteousness, not coercion, and may the general resign this order for me. ”

When Cao Cao learned about it, he sighed and said to Zang Ba, "This is the benevolence of the ancients, and you can practice it, which is also what Gu Zhi wants." So he let Xu and Mao go, and let them be county guards.

Since then, Cao Cao has been convinced of Zang Ba's character.

It's a pity, here's the game. Zang Ba in history is indeed loyal and unparalleled, but in the game, he was controlled by a small perfect-level control heart Gu, and now he is dedicated to Jiang Zhuo, and it is impossible to betray him.

Xun Yu knew Cao Cao's character, and it was difficult to persuade him, so now he could only knock on the side.

If Zang Ba's performance is really abnormal, he can arrange it in advance. Of course, in order to guard against Zang Ba, Xun Yu also proposed to have 50,000 remaining troops in Xudu. Then draw troops from the armies from all over the country to form this left-behind army, thus cutting 10,000 soldiers and horses from Zang Ba's hands.

In this way, even if Zang Ba betrays, Xun Yu can deal with it in a good time. This is the awesomeness of the super strategist, a small strategy makes Jiang Zhuo bitter and unspeakable.

At that time, when Xun Yu weakened Zang Ba's forces, Jiang Zhuo also doubted, thinking that Xun Yu had noticed something. But Xun Yu didn't make any other moves later, and Jiang Zhuo didn't think about it anymore, and he was kept in the dark by Xun Yu until now.

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There's one more to make up for tomorrow, and I'm not energetic....

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