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Cao Cao, who was still waiting in Tongguan, did not stay in Tongguan as usual, but chose to stand on the wall of Tongguan, looking to the west and the direction of Chang'an.

In that direction, it not only represents a city in Chang'an, but also represents the former imperial capital and the current imperial capital.

It's a glory, it's a history, it's heavy, it's sad.

"Why is the lord interested in coming to Tongguan City today?" Xi Zhong came looking for the shadow, looked at Cao Cao, who was staying in place, and asked thoughtfully.

"The plan is approaching, it is better to be cautious, to act cautiously, there can be no accidents..."Although Cao Cao replied calmly, his eyes were still staring in the direction of Chang'an.

"Don't worry, the lord, all the generals are in place, just wait for the time to arrive, and then you can attack and take the Guanzhong region in one fell swoop." Xi Zhong smiled and took out the folding fan from his cuffs and fanned it like those people.

Talking and laughing and plotting the world, it is even more heroic.

"Send 80,000 troops, success or failure in one fell swoop..."Cao Cao's eyes gradually began to calm down, and his words gradually calmed down.

Moods and states like hesitation have already begun to stay away from Cao Cao.

"It's a matter of success or failure." Xi Zhong silently read this sentence, and then nodded.

I don't really want to gamble, but sometimes I have to bet.

All the schemes and schemes are just to increase the success rate of this gamble and add more opportunities for the future in the future.

It can even be said that even this time they dropped a perfect score and came up with a perfect answer.

The follow-up choice is not another gamble, but that gamble has not yet begun.

Whether it is Cao Cao or Xi Zhong, they have a tacit understanding, they did not mention the future, but seriously focused on the present.

Compared with Xi Zhong, Cao Cao, who is burdened with the entire force, has much more pressure and gravity on his body.

And this pressure also gave Cao Cao a stronger motivation to move forward without admitting defeat.

He never lacked the heart to gamble, nor did he lack the courage and guts to gamble.

Victory or defeat is only a line, win or lose, there is no third option.

"Please rest assured, with the ability of Li Dao, Guo Yan and others, I will definitely not see our plan, and when the time comes, the entire Xiliang Iron Cavalry, as well as Ma Teng and others in Xiliang, can be won in one fell swoop." Xi Zhong said with a serious face.

With these Xiliang Iron Cavalry and Qiang Cavalry, even if there are 100,000 cavalry in hand.

And their food reserves were enough to support that time.

At that time, there will be 100,000 cavalry in hand, with the fierce folk customs in the Shangyongzhou area, and then train the elite infantry.

If you hold the Tiger Prison Pass, you can sit and watch the smoke outside the pass and laugh at the fireworks in the world.

Advance can be attacked, retreat can be defended, the best and strongest basic plate in the world is in hand.

Even if you fail to go east, you can go south to Yizhou and take the land of Tianfu like the former Qin State.

At that time, whether it is the population, the quality of the soldiers, or the output of grain, it will not lose to Liu Bei.

And in that case, who wins and who loses in the world has to be said.

As for Yuan Shu, Xi Zhong just used his leisure time to watch and see, so he didn't pay too much attention to it.

Because of the ability shown by Yuan Shu, compared to Liu Bei, it was just like that.

The strength may be there, but the restrictions are too great, and there is no need to be too vigilant to destroy the already fragile psychological defenses of both sides.

It is very difficult to have absolute allies and absolute enemies.

Everyone is a representative of the collective, representing their own collective, and also representing the interests of their respective collectives.

Most of the time, it's not for personal gain, it's the choice of the majority behind it.

When Liu Bei was strong, they could contact Yuan Shu to fight against Liu Bei.

In other words, in today's world, no matter who is strong, others will unite to fight against the strong.

Therefore, on the road to becoming a strong man. Xi Zhong knows very well one

point, that's fast, others can't react fast.

Only by being fast enough to surpass the reactions of others can they take down the land that should be taken down before the reactions of others arrive, so that they have the corresponding strength.

"Although Li Dao Guo Yan and others do not do personnel and do some ridiculous things, it cannot be denied that in some aspects, Li Dao Guo Yan and others are indeed very good, even very good." Cao Cao briefly recalled in his mind, and then said with some seriousness, "Infantry tactics may not be very good at it, but in terms of cavalry, there are very few people in our army who can surpass it. ”

Compared with Cao Cao and others, who commanded the infantry for a long time, cavalry is an absolute rarity.

Even if Cao Cao had a considerable number of cavalry in his hands, Cao Cao was unwilling to wait for this kind of cavalry to Tongguan and have a head-on confrontation with the Xiliang Iron Cavalry on the opposite side.

Regardless of whether his cavalry can beat the Xiliang Iron Cavalry or not, the food eaten by tens of thousands of cavalry alone every day is close to the sum of the other generals and colonels.

Of course, these are not the main reasons, the main reason is simple.

That is, under Cao Cao's command, there is no horse land, and many horses are gone, but they are gone.

The previous horses can also be obtained through the channels of the family, Lu Bu's channels, and so on.

Although the price is relatively high, it is also within the acceptable range.

However, supplementing by this means is simply wishful thinking.

After all, this kind of source is uncertain, the quantity is uncertain, how can it be a stable channel?

In this case, how could he directly put a large-scale cavalry into the field, he was Cao Cao, and he was not a fool.

Unless the interests are sufficient, it is of course possible to save this kind of troops, which use a little less.

But even so, Cao Cao still had great confidence that he could win.

As long as he can take the Guanzhong area, and take Li Dao, Guo Yan and others, with Liangzhou in hand, it is impossible for him to worry about the cavalry's war horses.

As for convincing Li Dao, Guo Yan and others, in Cao Cao's view, it was a small problem.

People like Li Dao and Guo Yan have almost no brains, but they are quite persuasive people.

Of course, the cavalry commander is very good, but the strength is there, and that's it.

It is best to convince it, and if it can't be convinced, you can deal with it as you want.

Anyway, I don't know how many souls fell under his Cao Cao knife, and a few more will not affect it.

Xi Zhong naturally understood Cao Cao's thoughts, but he didn't think there was anything wrong.

Those who are willing to submit live, and those who are not willing to surrender die.

As for the promotion of these people, don't even think about it, how can Li Dao Guo Yan and others, who have reached the apex through alternative methods, be promoted to the top of the ranks?

(End of chapter)