"Childe is right, but only part of it is right."

"It was precisely because Cao Cao did this that Zhang Miao reversed."

"But before that, Zhang Miao and the others must be very opposed to this behavior, and they don't want to give their grain and land to the Yellow Turban."

"Even if the Yanzhou scholars can give Cao Cao a large amount of fields, the crops planted will not be harvested immediately, and there will still be a shortage of food while waiting for the harvest."

Chen Zhou directly pointed out the shortcomings of this approach.

Cao Cao just started, and it was also this idea.

But not long after doing it, he had to give up, and he had to find another way, after all, there were too many people in one million.

In fact, there are many things that Cao Cao did not fully tell Cao Ang, such as some more cruel practices.

As a father, of course, he hopes to leave a good image in front of his son.

Cao Ang was completely unaware of the truth about the slaughter of Xuzhou, and only felt that Cao Cao had launched the war and massacre in order to avenge his grandfather.

Xun Yu, who was also eavesdropping, couldn't help but light up when he heard Zhang Miao's rebellion.

The people in the room were really masters who analyzed Zhang Miao for the lord, but why did the lord hide outside and eavesdrop?

Seeing that Cao Cao had no other reaction, Xun Yu had no choice but to keep quiet.

They listened together.

"Childe might as well think about it again, is there any other way to stabilize the surrendered yellow scarf."

Chen Zhou once again threw this question to Cao Ang.

Cao Ang also thinks that he can't rely on Mr. to answer all questions, otherwise he will be no different from a waste person, so he thinks about it very seriously.

Chen Zhou reminded: "Childe doesn't have to be limited to Cao Cao's current approach, it's from Cao Cao's point of view, think about what you can do, no matter how you think about it." ”

Thinking according to this requirement, Cao Ang's thinking diverges, and there are many things that can be thought of.

"If I were Cao Gong, the first thing I would think about would probably be to kill most of the people and leave only the part I can afford." Cao Ang said.

"Anything else?"

Chen Zhou asked again.

Cao Ang did still have it, and continued: "I can also ask Yuan Shao to borrow grain, Cao Gong is Yuan Shao's vassal, as long as he is willing to speak, he should be able to borrow grain." ”

Or......

He had another idea, and said: "Kill half of the people, keep half of the people, and borrow food, so that the pressure will not be so great." ”

"What you say is actually doable!"

Chen Zhou said again: "But Cao Cao didn't do it. ”

Cao Cao really didn't do this, but he thought of all the ideas that Cao Ang proposed.

Hearing this, Cao Cao understood that Chen Zhou had indeed seen through his true intention of slaughtering Xuzhou, and wanted to guide Cao Ang to say it, but Cao Ang had not thought about it in such a cruel direction.

Sure enough, the eyes were vicious.

Because not many people know his intentions.

"Can Childe think of it, why didn't Cao Cao do this?"

Chen Zhou said again: "What Childe can think of, he must also think of." ”

Cao Ang continued to think about it seriously, and after a long time, asked, "Does it have anything to do with fighting Xuzhou?" ”

"Fighting Xuzhou and slaughtering Xuzhou is the result of the incorporation of the Yellow Turban."

Chen Zhou saw that he couldn't think of it, so he was no longer embarrassed, and explained: "Cao Cao didn't do that because he wanted to incorporate all of the Yellow Turban Army, if you ask Yuan Shao to borrow grain, the Yellow Turban Pawn is not exactly Cao Cao's person, if you kill it, it is not in line with the idea of complete integration and strengthening strength." ”

After a pause, Chen Zhou continued: "Cao Cao is not willing to let go of this only opportunity to become a true prince, he wants to break away from Yuan Shao's vassals and no longer rely on anyone. Cao Cao, who only has seven or eight thousand troops, can't stand on his own feet without Yuan Shao, so he must incorporate 300,000 Yellow Turban soldiers as a background. ”

"Well said!"

Cao Cao was shouting in his heart.

That's exactly what he thought, and by co-opting the Yellow Turbans, he was self-reliant, freeing himself from Yuan Shao's shackles, which was a strategy they discussed.

A prisoner who was locked in a cell could also see through their development strategy, Xun Yu asked in surprise: "Lord, who is this person?" ”

Xun Yu also participated in the discussion of this strategy.

The people who knew were limited to a few of them, and even Cao Ang didn't know.

"Zhang Miao's side, an ordinary subordinate official."

Cao Cao lowered his voice and said: "I don't want him to know, I'm eavesdropping outside, and I don't want to reveal my identity, Wen Ruo don't make a noise, continue to listen." ”

Xun Yu was full of doubts, but he also listened.

Zhang Miao's subordinates still have this kind of capable person, Xun Yu is full of interest in the gentleman inside, to see what else he can say.

"But what should we do with the millions of people who surrendered?"

Cao Ang finally understood his father's plan, but the problem came again.

Don't borrow food, don't kill people.

With a population of one million, Yanzhou alone really can't afford to raise it, and the Yanzhou scholars don't allow Cao Cao to raise so many people.

"Can Childe recall, when did the problem of food shortage for a million people begin to be alleviated?"

Chen Zhou didn't say the reason directly, just gave a little hint and asked Cao Ang to think about it.

Cao Ang scratched his head, went through the matter of beating Xuzhou in his mind, and then exclaimed: "The first time I came back from Xuzhou, there was no longer a shortage of food, what Mr. meant...... Tu Xuzhou, how is it possible? ”

He finally thought that Cao Cao's real intention in beating Xuzhou and slaughtering Xuzhou was not just to take revenge

It's food.

Killed the people of Xuzhou and snatched back the grain and property in Xuzhou.

Food for millions of people will be in hand.

There is no need to kill people, and there is no need to borrow food, although the practice is cruel, but the effect is very significant, and it also achieves the purpose of incorporation.

"Cao Gonghe...... How so? ”

"Isn't the life of the people of Xuzhou the life?"

"He wantonly kills and abuses, just to recruit the Yellow Turbans and soldiers, slaughter the city and raise soldiers, what is to avenge his father, it's just an excuse."

"Cao Gong is unfilial, cruel and unkind, he is an executioner who only knows how to kill and abuse, he ......"

Cao Ang was very angry and wanted to scold Cao Cao fiercely, but he didn't know how to scold people.

In the past year or two, he has studied with scribes like Xun Yu, but he can't learn to swear, and his son can't scold his father.

If it was to avenge his grandfather and slaughter Xuzhou, Cao Ang could still accept it, after all, Tao Qian was too hateful at that time, and he also wanted to breathe a sigh of relief for his grandfather.

But the real reason for the massacre was unacceptable to Cao Ang.

"Rebel ......"

When Cao Cao heard Cao Ang say this, his face flushed with anger.

If it weren't for Cao Ren to pull him, he almost couldn't help but go in and drag Cao Ang out even if his identity was revealed.

"My lord, don't be impulsive."

Xun Yu immediately appeased.

Tu Xuzhou, he knew about it, it was indeed cruel, but he couldn't stop it, and later acquiesced.

In the early days of Cao Cao's development, there was a serious shortage of money, food and materials, and the only way to do it was to rob it.

In troubled times, fighting wars, slaughtering cities is also a basic operation.

In addition, there was also the later Captain of the Touching Gold, and Xun Yu did not object, so that he could provide money for Cao Cao.

"I'm not angry."

Cao Cao took two deep breaths, his chest heaving, thinking that he would go home and see how I cleaned up that little rabbit cub.

They quickly quieted down and continued eavesdropping.

"If it were someone else, maybe there would be nothing they could do about this million people."

"But Cao Cao is no one else, he is very bold, he is crazy, he slaughters the city and raises soldiers, and does things that no one else dares to do."

"It's not so much that Cao Cao incorporated the Yellow Turban, but that Cao Cao joined the Yellow Turban."

"What the Yellow Turban has done, Cao Cao led the Yellow Turban to do it again in Xuzhou, without psychological pressure, and ruthlessly, this is a traitor."

Chen Zhou's voice was echoing again.

Cao Cao heard Chen Zhou's evaluation of himself, and his eyes bloomed with brilliance.

He felt that Chen Zhou seemed to appreciate himself very much, and he didn't think that the slaughter of the city was against the principles of heaven, but it was just a last resort in the troubled times, and he suddenly had a feeling of finding a soulmate.