Can you recruit 300,000 soldiers?

When Cao Cao threw out this number, Jia Xu shook his head, and almost put the words "you fart" on his face.

"It's time like this, the prime minister can deceive the ministers, but he can't deceive the father and son of the Guan family, and he can't deceive the eyes of the world!"

"In the past six months, the prime minister has been unfavorable in the war, and has been defeated repeatedly, successively losing General Cao Chun, General Wenpin, General Niu Jin, General Lu Chang, General Manzhong, General Lejin, and the loss of troops is more than 100,000? General Li Dian was captured, General Zhang He had a broken arm, and General Hou Yin, all 20,000 Nanyang soldiers surrendered to Jingzhou! And so, 300,000 soldiers... I'm afraid the prime minister can't recruit it! ”

Sure enough, when Jia Xu's words spoke, Cao Cao subconsciously frowned.

It's a bad feeling to be seen through...

But Cao Cao knows that at this time, there is no doubt about the truth... is the prerequisite for all plans, but Cao Cao still stubbornly chanted a new number.

"200,000 soldiers, Lone can still be recruited!"

"Prime Minister, do you still want to hide it from the minister?" Jia Xu said sincerely, "General Xiahou finally recruited 30,000 soldiers and horses in the Central Plains, but he didn't last an hour on the battlefield before he was shot by a million crossbow arrows... This incident caused a sensation in the entire Central Plains and the north, although the old minister did not know how to recruit soldiers and horses, but my eyes were not blind, and my ears were not deaf. The prime minister doesn't want to deceive the minister! ”

"One hundred thousand!" Cao Cao's tone was firm this time, "There are still 100,000 soldiers and horses led by my Huang Xu'er in the secluded and annexed land..."

"But that is the prime minister's conquest of Xianbei's soldiers and horses..."Jia Xu directly broke Cao Cao's bottom, "The prime minister's desire since childhood was to be a 'general who conquers the west' like Huo Quai, the Huns are not destroyed, why is it home?" Now the former Xiongnu are divided into three, Wuhuan has been flattened by the prime minister, and the Southern Xiongnu have always submitted to the prime minister, but this Xianbei is the only one..."

Speaking of this, Jia Xu paused, "The prime minister is willing to take out these 100,000 horsemen to devote themselves to the battlefield of Xiangfan?" But did he connive at the Xianbei people who repeatedly went south during the winter solstice? ”

This...

Sure enough, after Guo Jia and Xun Yu died one after another, Cao Cao thought that no one could understand what he was thinking.

But today's conversation with Jia Xu made Cao Cao realize...

knows him best, there is another person in the world today, and this is - Jia Xu Jia Wenhe!

"Wenhe, you know Gu..."Cao Cao lowered his eyebrows and said, "In Gu's opinion, it is great to compete with Liu Bei and Sun Quan, and it is also great to unify the chaotic mountains and rivers, but if it is compared with Dangping Xianbei, it is tantamount to the latter being bigger." ”

"The situation has changed, but Lone's original intention has not changed, Lone's most yearning is still to be a Han general of the West, to achieve the great cause of 'sealing the wolf Juxu' like the champion Hou Huo to get sick, so if there is only one soldier and horse, Lone will let them level Xianbei, in Lone's view, 'Outside' will always take precedence over 'Ann'!"

As soon as these words came out, Jia Xu got up and arched his hand: "Prime Minister's righteousness-"

But when he blurted out these words, his eyes narrowed again, "But the old minister still said the same thing, Guan Yu is unparalleled in martial arts, Guan Lin shows wisdom, if there are no soldiers and horses five times that of the enemy, I am afraid that the old minister will not be able to implement this plan!" Second, there is no certainty of victory! ”

The conversation turned to the question of soldiers and horses.

Guan Yu's "Absolute North Road" used the Guan army, the Guan family army had a total of 30,000 soldiers and horses, and the Cao army in Fancheng was no less than 50,000.

On the Huainan battlefield, Sun Quan is still waiting, Cao Cao doesn't dare to transfer too many soldiers and horses, as for Hanzhong... It is already a blessing to be able to block the Shu army outside Yangping Pass, and it is even more impossible to support Xiangfan.

So...

Cao Cao frowned, he pondered for twenty breaths, as if he had finally made a decision, and he shouted loudly: "Where is Xu Chu?" ”

"The last general!"

Xu Chu walked into the big tent from outside the door and arched his hand towards Cao Cao.

As Cao Cao's personal guard, he knew that often when he shouted at such times, Cao Cao wanted to dispatch him for extremely important things.

"Edict of orphans." Cao Cao squinted, "I ordered all counties to recruit soldiers and horses within a month, and all county magistrates and county guards who can recruit more than 3,000 soldiers and horses will be directly promoted and promoted to three levels in a row, and county magistrates and county guards who can recruit more than 2,000 soldiers and horses will be promoted to one level; If the county magistrate and the county guard who requisitioned 1,000 soldiers and horses cannot complete the 1,000 soldiers, they will be directly dismissed on the spot, and the matter will be fully entrusted to the general Xiahoudun——"

"In addition, tell the leaders of the five Southern Huns and let them prepare 30,000 cavalry for Lone! I said that I borrowed them alone—"

When it was mentioned that the leaders of the five Southern Xiongnu were to prepare soldiers and horses, the word "borrowed" in Cao Cao's mouth was particularly emphasized and domineering.

It's full of the requirements of the superior to the inferior...

There is no room for manoeuvre.

This is Cao Cao, this is Cao Wei's attitude towards the surrounding aliens.

Tough –

Unusually tough –

If Wuhuan is not convinced, then he will slaughter Liucheng;

If Xianbei is not satisfied, then fight until it is served;

The Southern Xiongnu surrendered, then the Great Wei needed soldiers, and the Southern Xiongnu had to prepare unconditionally for the Great Wei.

Wei's attitude towards the aliens around him has always been quite tough.

It's just that.

This...

Xu Chu was taken aback when he heard this, and went to recruit soldiers and horses in counties, knowing that the counties under the jurisdiction of the entire Great Wei added up to more than two hundred, and he had to borrow the soldiers and horses of the Huns.

- "How many soldiers are you going to recruit, Prime Minister?"

- "But such a forcible levy is afraid that it will greatly damage the people's hope!"

Seeing Xu Chu in a daze, Cao Cao reminded, "Have you written it down?" ”

"Got it." Xu Chu arched his hand, "The last general will go to pass it on." ”

As he spoke, Xu Chu retreated, and Cao Cao's gaze looked at Jia Xu faintly, "Wenhe, you want 100,000 soldiers and horses, and Lone will give you 150,000 or 200,000 soldiers and horses, Lone doesn't want anything else, Lone just needs to capture that Guan Yunchang!" Lonely only need to defeat that Guan Yunqi! Can you do it? ”

Cao Cao's tone was extremely absolute, and his actions were even more absolute, which also made Jia Xu realize that this sixty-year-old man's "broken boat"...

- "Cheng is so obsessed with helping Guan Yu and defeating Guan Yunqi..."

Immediately, Jia Xu gathered his mind, and he pointed his finger in the direction of the map, "There is Yancheng in the north of Fancheng, this city is only a hundred miles away from Wancheng, and it can be sent from morning to sunset, there is Pinglu City to the west of Fancheng, and it is less than a hundred miles away from Yancheng, and there is Xinye City in the northeast of Fancheng..."

When he said the names of these three cities, Jia Xu's hand had already crossed the map, and he drew a circle.

This circle completely covers the circle of Guan Yu's "Absolute North Road", which is a larger, wider, and farther circle!

Jia Xu's voice continued: "My plan is still mentioned before, this pair of Guan family father and son, son Kewen, father Kewu, if the two are linked, then it will be extremely difficult to deal with both civil and military affairs, but... If they can distance themselves and separate them, then the Father will be able to defeat them all! ”

"That..."Cao Cao hurriedly asked: "Then how to distance the father and son of the Guan family and cut off the connection between them!" ”

Jia Xu's eyes were gloomy, "It's up to the prime minister, I can't give up these three cities... The so-called reluctant child can't trap the wolf..."

As he spoke, he knocked his hand again in the direction of "Xinye City", "Pinglu City", and "Yancheng" on the map...

"This is a conspiracy, a conspiracy!"

"The conspiracy is Guan Yu's Absolute North Road, the prime minister instructed the generals of the three cities to defeat Guan Yu, lose the three cities of Xinye, Pinglu, and Yan, and induce Guan Yu to occupy them, and stretch the battle line of the 'Absolute North Road', so... Guan Yu's position is closer to our army and far away from the enemy army! ”

"And whether it is Xinye City, Pinglu City, or Yancheng, this is a city that is easy to attack and difficult to defend, as long as the troops are sufficient, it can be forcibly taken... When Guan Yu led the Guan family army into the three cities, the prime minister's more than 100,000 people besieged the three cities, so the conspiracy has been punished..."

"After that, then Guan Lin is the son of Guan Yu? How not to save? The prime minister only needs to send a general to besiege the city and send reinforcements... That Guan Lin is also a fish in the net, and he can't escape the palm of the prime minister! ”

Call...

As Jia Xu's words fell, Cao Cao's pupils lit up, and he once again appreciated the viciousness and ruthlessness of Jia Xu's strategy.

This is Jia Xu's countermeasure based on Guan Yu's "Absolute North Road" method.

This plan is poisonous, Guan Lin is good at wisdom and strategy, so avoid his edge, don't play strategy with him, but compare the strength and courage, and turn the Guan family's army into zero and scatter it... And then besiege the city with absolute force ...

The combat effectiveness that can be assembled in a short period of time than the Great Wei!

This is based on one's own strengths, and the shortcomings of attacking the enemy!

This battle is the Cao army's infantry and siege capabilities, and the fight is to submerge the entire battlefield with more than 100,000 people, and fight a surprise attack on the enemy with a force that is absolutely superior to the opponent.

What's even more perfect is that this battle pulled the battle line back and perfectly avoided the water, which was completely the land and siege warfare that the Wei army was best at.

It perfectly lengthened the battle line of the Guan family's army, so that the time for Xiangyang City to rush to the aid was later than the attack of the Cao army.

This is to turn Guan Yu into a caged bird and trap him and the Guan family army in these three cities.

"What a poisonous plan-" Cao Cao couldn't help but sigh, "You are the only one who can plan this plan, Jia Wenhe." ”

In the face of Cao Cao's praise, Jia Xu gave up his hand, "Prime Minister Miao praise." ”

Call...

At this time, Cao Cao finally let out a long breath, sweeping away the haze of successive defeats during this time, and his smile rose again.

"Hahahaha... Hahaha..."

He was really happy.

It seems that it has only been half an hour, the Xiangfan battlefield that he fears the most, and the pair of Guan family father and son that he fears the most, all the problems brought about here have been solved.

He even felt that Jia Xu's plan was worthy of his "last battle" and the forcible conscription at a huge cost of losing "people's popularity" and "people's hearts"!

"Hahaha..."

Cao Cao's laughter continued, but with a smile, Cao Cao thought of the other two troubles.

His laughter came to an abrupt end.

Jia Xu saw Cao Cao's state of mind, and opened his mouth to say: "Does the prime minister want to ask Shou Hanzhong about that plan?" ”

"Don't be too busy talking about it." Cao Cao's cheeks became gloomy again, "Yangping Pass is lonely and reinforced, its solidity, its steepness is the most clear, this pass is a husband when the pass is not opened, don't say a little Zhang Fei, that is, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang can't get over for a while, but... There is another thing that makes the lonely god think for a long time, and he can't make a decision for a long time! ”

"What?" Jia Xu asked curiously.

Cao Cao said truthfully: "It's about Zhang Wenyuan..."

Not...

Jia Xu didn't hear the news about Zhang Liao, he asked curiously: "How could General Wenyuan make the prime minister think?" ”

"Ugh..."

Accompanied by Cao Cao's faint sigh.

He sighed with emotion: "Wen He, sit down, this matter, I will talk to you in detail——"

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Legend has it that there is an island in the northeast sea of Lingshan Temple in Jiaozhou, called "Guzi Island", and there is a white winter-resistant flower on the island, which is as big as two hands together.

There are always people who go on rafts to pick flowers on this drum island.

But most of them found nothing.

Lu Xun had already arrived at this Drum Island by boat, and he only knew that Xu Shu lived in seclusion here, but he didn't know the specific location.

So I asked on the island.

By chance, Lu Xun picked this "winter-resistant flower", he thought it was a good omen, but after asking for another day, there was still no news of Xu Shu.

Seems... Xu Shu didn't live in seclusion here at all.

"Isn't this Jiaozhou? Is it Jiaozhou? Lu Xun was questioned, "It's not Lingshan Temple, but... Lingshan County? ”

Guan Lin judged that Xu Shu was here, in addition to the news provided by Liu Ye, he quoted "Yongguzi Yangbai Winter Flower" "There is a guest coming from the sea, it is suspected that it is Xu Yuanzhi!" "This sentence...

Whether Xu Shu is here or not, whether it is Lingshan Temple or Lingshan County, Guan Lin is not sure...

Sending Lu Xun this time can be regarded as opening a big blind box.

"Ugh..."

When Lu Xun sighed, he suddenly saw an old man driving a small boat, wearing a mango shoe robe, driving the boat coming.

Lu Xun hurriedly asked: "Dare to ask the old gentleman, do you know that there is a hermit here, surnamed Xu Mingshu, and the character is straight?" ”

When the old man heard Lu Xun's question, he raised his eyes and looked at him, "How did Your Excellency know that Xu Yuanzhi was living in seclusion here?" ”

Lu Xun felt that there was a play, and hurriedly said: "A friend told me a poem, the poem is called "Yonggu Yangbai Winter Flower", one of which is 'The frost moon is full of forest Gao, embellished with Qiankun color. There is a guest coming from the sea, suspected to be Xu Yuanzhi. The clouds fall into the sky, and it is impossible to see' is the name of Xu Yuanzhi! ”

"Who is Your Excellency?"

"In Lu Xun, Xiawu County, on the order of Guan Yunqi, the fourth son of Guan Yunchang in Jingzhou, I conveyed a sentence to Mr. Xu."

As Lu Xun opened his mouth, the old man stopped the boat, revealing a little curiosity.

Of course, because of his age, Lu Xun did not regard this old man as Xu Shu himself.

The old man asked, "What are you talking about?" Also, does Xu Yuanzhi know this Yunqi Gongzi? ”

Lu Xun replied truthfully: "Actually, they don't know each other, and what Yunqi Gongzi asked me to tell me was also written by Uncle Liu Huang to Guan Yunchang in a letter..."

Lu Xun said eloquently: "Xiangyang City has been captured by General Guan, and the hope of the prosperity of the Han Dynasty is already in front of him, Uncle Liu Huang said in the letter that General Guan must go down to Xinye City again, because Xinye City has a memory of Uncle Liu, that is when Xu Yuanzhi left, he ordered people to cut down the woods on the road, but now... This forest has grown taller again, and Uncle Liu Huang wants General Guan to take Xinye, which is to cut down this forest again, because... These trees, when Mr. Xu Shu left, blocked his gaze at Mr. Xu Shu! ”

Lu Xun said everything Guan Lin explained, and he said everything.

Of course, in fact, Liu Bei did not write this letter, which was all made up by Guan Lin.

But Guan Lin was sure that Xu Shu left Liu Bei, and he was grateful and guilty in his heart, otherwise he would not have recommended Zhuge Liang to Liu Bei, let alone left a letter to tell Liu Bei how to fight Cao Cao.

It is precisely based on this that Guan Lin is sure that these words, especially Liu Bei's sentence "I want to cut down all the trees here" will definitely make Xu Shu's heart throb!

At this moment, Lu Xun, he had a feeling that although the person in front of him may not be Xu Shu, he must recognize Xu Yuanzhi.

Sure enough, when Lu Xun finished speaking, the old man in front of him changed his face slightly, and he groaned for a while.

"Old sir... Dare to ask..."Lu Xun was about to speak.

The old man waved his hand, "If you say something, I will bring it to Xu Yuanzhi for you, if there is a fate, you will meet..."

After saying that, the old man rowed away, and he didn't see a smooth sail, but his boat rowed fast and soon disappeared in Lu Xun's eyes.

Then... A strong wind suddenly hung on Guzi Island, and it was not until all the "winter-resistant flowers" picked by Lu Xun were discarded that the strong wind stopped!

When he returned to the shore, the experience of this Drum Island made Lu Xun a little confused.

muttered in my heart.

- "Did the old man deny Xu Yuanzhi?"

Over there...

The old man rowed away, and after a long journey, the ship stopped, and the old man's expression was a little special, as if there were tears in his eyes.

At this moment, an old woman in the cabin walked out slowly, he walked up to the old man, reached out and plucked the old man's beard and white eyebrows...

The old man who took off these beards suddenly turned into a handsome middle-aged man.

The old woman asked: "Wu'er Shan Fu, since you took me to live in seclusion, this is the first time you have been so lonely and so sad... Does Wu'er think about the words of the young man, or the woods outside the city of Xinye? ”

Call...

It was Xu Shu who took off all the disguises and changed from the image of an old man to the image of a middle-aged man.

He deliberately pretended to be an old man in order to avoid Cao Cao...

He thought that he should serve his mother here for the rest of his life.

But today, the appearance of Lu Xun, Lu Xun's words, the words of the so-called "Cloud Banner Prince" brought by Lu Xun, and the words of Xuande Gong that he thought in his heart, were especially the sentence "I want to cut down the trees here"...

The sentences seemed to be imprinted in Xu Shu's heart.

This made him throb for a moment... It also reminded him of the eventful years when he followed Liu Bei, fought successively, met the Ming Lord, and knew each other!

He also thought of the danger he had on the way when he took his wife to leave Cao Ying... The sentence that sticks to his mind - "Cao Ying has no confidant, thinking about the old man every night." ”

What he thought about more was that if he followed Liu Bei again, would the old lady be invited to Xudu by Cao Cao again? My mother is old and can't stand such a toss!

——I wanted to help you, but I couldn't have both loyalty and filial piety......

(PS: Xu Shu's mother did not jump into the well in "Three Kingdoms", and the setting of "Three Kingdoms" is used here.) ）

"You don't speak... How can you not understand it? ”

Mother Xu seemed to see through all of Xu Shu's thoughts with just one glance, "Wei Niang can see that you don't think about the new field, you miss the woods, you think about the person who cut down the entire forest for you!" ”

Speaking of this, Mother Xu's expression became gloomy, and she blamed herself, "It's all my fault, if it weren't for me, you would still be Uncle Liu's military advisor now, and you would still be a loyal and righteous man of the Han Dynasty... You will still be the hope of the Zhongxing Han family, and the humerus of Uncle Liu Huang... It's all my fault, it's all my fault—"

Mother Xu wanted to jump into the water as she spoke.

Xu Shu grabbed it: "Mother, how can I blame you?" ”

Xu Mu's voice was faint: "How can you blame me?" Since you ask, then I, as a mother, naturally have something to tell you, and I will tell you what I have held in my heart for decades. ”

"Listen, every man has a destiny, and what a mother desires... Only his son has become famous, to be a noble and righteous man, to be a capable minister in governing the world, to save the people from fire, water and danger in troubled times, and to help the precarious situation, and he can still be praised by the world after a thousand years! ”

"Yuan Zhi, you need to know that you have learned everything, become Uncle Liu's military advisor, crusade against the traitor Cao Cao, personal safety, honor and disgrace involve the safety of tens of thousands of Li Shu, and the hope of the Zhongxing Han family, but how did you abandon the British lord back then... And the stupid and pedantic act of joining Cao Ying to meet my old wife? ”

Mother Xu's voice slowly became cold and serious, "Over the years, you have abandoned the light and turned to the dark, I don't bother to talk to you, my face is not bright all day long, but don't you understand?" Can't you see it? So far, the only thing you have done wrong is to abandon Uncle Liu Huang and join Cao Cao, a traitor! ”

"If your mother is alive, just to let you be dragged down by the word 'filial piety', then why should I live in the world? If I die, I can let you return to Uncle Liu Huang for redemption in the rest of your life, then why did I die? What's the grudge of death? ”

At this time, Xu Mu's voice had become trembling:

"If you have the opportunity today, you... You... You give me back to Uncle Liuhuang's side, you quickly roll back for me, otherwise... From today onwards, you are not my son, I am not your mother! You... You stopped me from jumping into the river for a while, but can you stop me from seeking death for the rest of my life? ”

Mother Xu...

At this moment, Xu's mother showed only four words - sacrificing her life for righteousness!

Since ancient China, there has never been a shortage of such women.

- Mother calls her son to fight the East!

- The wife sends her husband to the battlefield!

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(End of chapter)