"My lord, if you don't take Pengcheng by force this time and befriend the Chen family, you are actually retreating as advance," Zhang Han sat on the side of the carriage, his face was serious, and he said unhurriedly.

"Chen Deng's father, Chen Gui, has a very high status in Xuzhou, has an old relationship with Yuan Shu, and his ancestors have reached the position of the three princes in one life, and the famous family is also, and this Chen Yuanlong has a great talent in internal affairs, and is good at managing the people's livelihood in Tuntian, and his ability is no less than that of Yanzhou sages."

"The most important thing is that Tao Qian is old and faint, and he no longer has ambitions, his current situation should be based on preserving and retreating, and the main bus is good for Xuzhou, in order to spread the name of benevolence, and then come to take Xuzhou in the future, if Xuzhou is taken now, I am afraid that within half a year, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu will attack from the north and south to curb the power of the lord."

"Therefore, the lord should now accumulate grain, slow down his dominance, and focus on consolidating the military and government in the territory."

Zhang Han has a certain judgment of the current situation, and the precepts implemented by Cao Cao have a great benefit, in addition to allowing the Cao family to spread the family style of honesty and thrift, it can also save money.

If the Cao clan members share the money to buy land and real estate and collect slave registration, more than a dozen high-status clan relatives, plus dozens of clan relatives who are related to their ancestors, together do not know how much money to swallow.

Now that the money can't be swallowed, then the spiritual construction in the early stage of entrepreneurship is very "healthy", Zhang Han feels that such a healthy foundation is not used to introspect and cultivate virtue to save reputation, it is a pity.

Cao Cao's brows were still furrowed, and after thinking for a long time, he said: "Bo Chang, now it's just you and me, you can be pragmatic, and you don't have to retreat." ”

"What are you not good at studying, if the bachelor's set of clouds and mountains is foggy, you can just talk about it."

After Cao Cao finished speaking, he stared at him with disgust, what occasion, learn the manners and words of those who are not good.

Of the two people in this car, are any of them nobles? Are the two of us worthy?

"Tsk," Zhang Han looked at Cao Cao awkwardly for a moment, and said, "Tao Qian has lost so much manpower and financial resources, he will not give up, and he will make trouble." After we return to Yanzhou, we should immediately report to the counties and counties to show our merits and reassure the officials and the people. ”

"Then the money and wealth will be given to the army, and the clan relatives will take out all the money, and the character and style of General Yuan Rang will be implemented, and the character and style of General Yuan Rang will be strict and honest, and there will be no internal chaos, so there will be no fear of rumors and confusion."

"Well, if you do this, Zilian and Zixiao will definitely be dissatisfied, and I will explain them there." Cao Cao nodded, still closing his eyes and recuperating, "In terms of military strategy, what other suggestions?" ”

"The internal governance will wait for the results of this year's Tuntian, which can be refined year by year; The military strategy is to focus on preparing military funds and waiting for the ...... to attack."

Cao Cao's eyes suddenly opened and looked at Zhang Han: "Who will come to commit it?" ”

"Yuan Shu, Yuan Highway."

When he said this, Cao Cao was really interested, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and his eyes looked straight ahead, "That's right, Yuan Highway is not going well in Nanyang, and it is already in decline, Liu Biao is favored by the scholars of Jingzhou, I dare to assert that Yuan Shu will not be able to occupy Yuzhou for a long time." ”

If he wants to find another way, where else can he go? There is Liu Biao in the south, and Yanzhou in the north, although I don't want to say that, but I guess he is more likely to enter Yanzhou. ”

Cao Cao said this and sighed deeply.

For the Yuan brothers, he knows a lot, if Yuan Shao has been a great strategist since his youth and middle-aged, and he has the demeanor of becoming famous in adversity, then Yuan Shu is a little more arrogant.

But the two brothers are quite strategic.

At this time, if you put yourself in your shoes, Yuan Shu wants to take Yanzhou, this year is the right time, if it drags on for a few more years, once the chaos in Yanzhou is calmed down, he will have no chance.

"Indeed, it's Yanzhou." Zhang Han nodded in agreement.

And also slightly admired Cao Cao's vision, and had an early insight into the so-called alliance of Yuan Shu and Tao Qian, and knew that the two of them were in the same breath and would not give up.

Zhang Han is different, he has the answer, so he can conclude that Yuan Shu will go north to attack Yanzhou.

"Yes, this battle will be my most important battle, whether I can gain a firm foothold depends on whether I can stand firm in the battle with Yuan Shu." Cao Cao felt that the prospects were not very good, since entering Yanzhou, or since Liu Dai's death, Yanzhou has no nominal leader, and all the Taishou under his command can compete for this position.

Since then, almost every battle has been thrilling, and it needs to be fought hard, and the slightest carelessness will be driven out of the Yanzhou stage.

Even now in Yanzhou, celebrities led by Bian Rang are still criticizing Cao Cao's shameless behavior of claiming to be the pastor of Yanzhou, calling on people with lofty ideals not to defect to him, and even inciting some officials to dismiss their officials.

As soon as the war is over, these headaches will come like a tidal wave.

After going back, internal and external troubles must be considered.

What Cao Cao said was like a conclusion, and it was also like thinking about himself, so Zhang Han was quietly thinking about his own problems, and when he returned to Yanzhou to discuss his merits, his ability could be greatly improved.

As for now, Zhang Han still needs to think about it for a long time, and the reason why he can emerge is because he has the answer in his hand, and at the same time, he has the ability to continue to grow.

The carriage became quiet, and I don't know how long it took before Cao Cao spoke again: "Bo Chang, do you really have no other plans to offer?" ”

Zhang Han was interrupted from his thoughts and looked at Cao Cao blankly: "I, should I have it?" ”

What do you mean? After a long time, you asked me to come up, didn't you look for a chat partner?

"Do you remember, when I asked you to save Yuncheng, you rode away alone, and when you jumped on a horse and raised your hooves, how heroic you were?" Cao Cao Yin laughed.

Zhang Han's face froze, and he smiled: "Stirrups? ”

"Yes, stirrups."

Cao Cao finally nodded.

He went around for a long time, from getting closer to Zhang Han from the cumbersome etiquette that made the scholars speak, and then almost confided in his heart, and finally talked about the difficulty of facing Yuan Shu's strong enemy.

Now the map is not long enough, and the dagger has appeared.

He noticed very early on that the stirrups on both sides of Zhang Han's horse's belly were much stronger than the stirrups used by ordinary people, and now in general cavalry battles, the stirrups mostly use single stirrups on the horse, or cloth stirrups to hold the position, once the battle is urgent, rely on the cavalry's legs clamped.

If this armament can be improved, perhaps the crotch pain of the cavalry for thousands of years may be solved.

"This set of armaments of yours can make the cavalry have a little more strength and flexibility on the horse, and now I have 500 war horses compensated by Tao Qian, plus the capture in the previous battle, a total of more than 1,300."

"After I go back, I will select elite soldiers among the Qingzhou soldiers, select cavalry to train with the children of my clan, and train a fine cavalry to make an appearance."

Cao Cao's eyes became slightly expectant, and his words were sonorous and powerful.

He originally wanted to be elite, but remembering the superb equestrian skills and technical equipment that Zhang Han showed at the beginning, he might be able to make this "elite" go up to a higher level.

"This time, please be sure to help me, I need a cavalry army to hold the territory I have now, and I will be able to gain a firm foothold until next year, and I will no longer be constrained by others, if Yuan Shu comes to attack, I will definitely retreat in a fight."

In the battle of Xuzhou, he took the military food given by Tao Qian, did not share it with relatives and friends of the clan, and gave it to the generals and soldiers in the army.

Is it righteousness to do this? No, it's just a little better than most of the princes, but it's just a little bit, it's enough to make people's hearts tilt.

Cao Cao now deeply understands Zhang Han's words, benevolence and righteousness in troubled times, the capital required is actually not much, just a little bit, a lot of hard work.

But the benefits are huge. As big as Cao Cao, who is now recruiting elite people in the name of protecting the territory and defending the territory, he can be followed by many people in the township.

For example, the Qingzhou soldiers can be described as dead-hearted, only listening to Cao Cao's orders.

It's not hard to get a good ride.

"Okay." Zhang Han thought for a while, nodded and said, "But there is a gap in the improvement of this thing, and I will talk to the lord in detail when I go back." ”

……

Three days after returning to Yanzhou.

Cao Cao finished resting and started a new action, and there were still more than two months left in the autumn harvest, he distributed the money and wealth given by Xuzhou, and curbed the desire of the clan relatives to divide the money and land.

The difficulties in the early days of the business were repeatedly told through nine court meetings and account discussions, and he himself wore patched clothes, and all the family's money had been invested in the army.

In the last meeting, he sold his favorite horse to the local horse dealer, and of course, the horse dealer hurried back in the evening, and did not ask for the money back.

After discussing the merits, he cleared up the discord in the tent, unified everyone's thoughts, waited for the autumn harvest, and then used the accumulated money and assets to prepare for a drastic selection of elite soldiers and the construction of elite cavalry.

At his suggestion, the light riding and heavy riding were matched to save expenses, and at the same time, there was also a cooperation in tactical exercises, named a tiger and a leopard, which complemented each other.

However, when the day was decided, Zhang Han was absent and did not come to the meeting.

"What about ordinary people?"

Cao Cao was suddenly confused, wasn't he still discussing with me with great interest a few days ago? Why is it that after the merit is remembered, even the court meeting is absent? It can't be sick, right?

Dian Wei, who was outside, straightened his waist, clenched his fists with both hands, his lips moved, and said, "Mr. said he ...... The clothes are inked. ”