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Chen Xi smiled when he heard it, and quite agreed with this.

In fact, not only the Xuzhou family, but most families and people are like this.

When the immediate benefits are large enough, how many people will think about the future?

As for ordinary people, even if they have enough vision and vision to think about the future, there are a few people who can keep their hearts.

In the vast majority of cases, if you don't eat up the immediate benefits, there is a high probability that you will not have a chance to see a bright future.

Only a strong man with sufficient capital is qualified to ignore the immediate interests and talk about the future.

"Wenhe, if this situation occurs, I'm afraid we have to strengthen the intelligence monitoring between Xuzhou and Yanzhou." Chen Xi thought about it for a moment, as well as the current financial situation, and then said, "I'll make up another 20 million yuan for you, and try to find out as much as possible about Cao Mengde's recent situation." ”

"Okay." Jia Xu nodded and agreed.

As for whether the intelligence organization is short of money and whether it needs 20 million or not, it will vary from person to person.

However, Chen Xi's words also made Jia Xu prove one thing, some materials prepared in advance seem to be able to come in handy, is this intentional or unintentional?

Regardless of what the real intention is, this kind of behavior is quite reassuring.

"Did the Xuzhou family kill the Cao family?" Liu Ye said in disbelief, "Isn't this the reason for Cao Mengde to go to war?" Can they beat Cao Mengde? ”

If Cao Cao had not taken Yingchuan before, he believed this.

However, after Cao Cao took Yingchuan, completely repelled Yuan Shu, and stabilized his territory, the strength he possessed was not at all an existence that the Xuzhou family in a peaceful state could fight against.

"Xuzhou has 120,000 county soldiers, 30,000 Danyang veterans, and about 30,000 generals in their headquarters, and the private soldiers of the family are not counted among them." Jia Xu didn't need to look at the information, so he told the number of soldiers Xuzhou had.

"Are the soldiers of Xuzhou also considered to be combatable?" Liu Ye looked at Jia Xu and asked as calmly as possible.

That's a soldier of Xuzhou County, although he has the title of a soldier, it doesn't mean that he is a real soldier.

After all, after so many years without a war, how much combat power can there be?

It is the troops used to maintain local law and order, and its combat effectiveness is so low that it can only be said that it is better than nothing.

"When you count your military exploits, you will still count them." Jia Xu said calmly, like a cold joke.

"Okay, in this way, there are more than 60,000 soldiers in battle, and as for the private soldiers of the family, it is very good not to cause chaos to Xuzhou Mu." Liu Ye said helplessly.

Even if the family doesn't add to the chaos, Tao Qian, who only has 60,000 soldiers in the sky, can really win Cao Cao?

But if Tao Qian is more than ten years younger, he still believes in this possibility, does the old Tao Qian still have the courage and combat effectiveness of the past?

"Thinking about it this way, in fact, Xuzhou Mu Tao Gongzu really doesn't have much ambition to compete for hegemony, otherwise with the wealth of Xuzhou, it would not be a big problem to recruit 100,000 Danyang soldiers." Fanqin thought for a moment before speaking.

If Tao Qian really has 100,000 Danyang soldiers in hand, and he really fights with Cao Cao, it is still two to say who wins and who loses.

When Liu Ye heard this, he brought himself into it in this direction, and finally nodded slowly.

"Cao Mengde has a lot of troops now, Tao Gongzu has no ambition to dominate the world, but it doesn't mean that Cao Mengde doesn't have it!" Liu Ye sighed and couldn't help but feel a little sad.

The world of the Han family has become what it is now, and it needs to work hard to get back what it once was.

"Cao Mengde's specific strength is not very clear, but it is roughly estimated that in addition to the troops defending the city, there are about 90,000 to 110,000 soldiers who can be mobilized for conquest, and it is not excluded that there are hidden parts, plus this year's continuous war with Yuan Shu, the soldiers' combat experience and combat effectiveness are relatively high." Jia Xu said calmly.

When Cao Cao's combat strength was calculated, even Jia Xu was surprised.

With the support of a large number of Yingchuan families, Cao Cao's development was indeed very fast, at least in terms of war strength.

"One hundred thousand versus sixty thousand? After all, the soldiers under Xuzhou Mu are also veterans of the battlefield. Liu Ye substituted a little and made a preliminary judgment.

"But I remember that the army under Cao Mengde lost a lot of weapons and baggage in the process of fighting against Yuan Shu?" Mi Zhu thought of the result of Cao Cao's battle, and said quite calmly, "With so many weapons and equipment lost, even if there is a spare to replace it, the time required is not a few, right?" ”

"Fortunately, with the support of a rich person like the Wei family, it is still very easy to solve the problem with just the money, food, weapons and equipment." Fanqin couldn't help but think of the family in Yingchuan, even those ordinary families have such wealth, let alone such a famous rich person in the world.

"Okay, then according to this situation, Tao Gongzu will definitely not be able to defeat Cao Mengde, and the relationship between us and Tao Gongzu now will definitely inevitably go to support." Liu Ye shook his head and said with some emotion.

After hearing this, everyone nodded, whether it was to maintain an alliance relationship on the surface, help the allies, or have other plans, they would definitely go when the time came.

What's more, with Xuan Degong's character, if Tao Qian really needs support, he will definitely go, so it is better to prepare in advance.

"In this way, we still have time, after all, it is still early to leave spring, and it is too late to wait for a while to mobilize manpower." Fanqin thought about the time he was at now, and after thinking about it for a while, he said slowly.

The food consumption of the troops in the winter is far greater than that at other times, so it is better to wait until after the beginning of spring to mobilize the troops to support.

With the distance from Mount Tai to Xuzhou, take a carriage along the spacious road, and it will take no more than five days.

With Tao Qian's ability, he won't be able to hold on for even five days.

After thinking about it, Liu Ye nodded.

Cao Cao is also a wise monarch, and in such a winter, he will not forcibly pull soldiers out to fight.

After all, there are not a few materials needed to fight a war in winter, and if you wait for another three months, after the beginning of spring, you will need much less materials, and you can also prepare more sufficiently.

If you start a war after adequate preparation, the chances of winning the war will increase and the losses will be reduced.

This kind of behavior is more in line with the mentality of a person in power.

"Wenhe, does Cao Mengde have the conditions to start a war in winter?" Chen Xi listened to everyone's discussion, turned his head to look at Jia Xu and asked.

As soon as he said this, everyone present stopped the discussion, turned their heads to look at Chen Xi, and then turned their heads to look at Jia Xu.

(End of chapter)