Yes, Cao Cao is not young after all, and at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, when the average life expectancy was less than thirty years old, Prime Minister Cao Cheng was also considered to be long-lived.

He was full of ambition before the Battle of Chibi, vowing to unify the Central Plains, but he didn't expect the defeat of Chibi, and now he has lost the important town of Jingzhou one after another, and some guys at both ends of the first rat behind him are also ready to move, which makes Cao Cao sigh in his heart that time is not waiting, the opportunity to dominate the world is fleeting, and the current Sun-Liu Alliance is no longer something he can win in a short time.

Fortunately, the elite core of the Cao army has not suffered much loss, and has all withdrawn to the north, and none of the generals under him have been damaged, which is a blessing in misfortune.

Cao Cao completely recognized himself from this defeat, recognized the reality, decided to recuperate, tidy up the rear, even if he wants to fight in the future, he must first deal with uncertain factors such as Ma Teng and Han Sui, in addition, he must also establish a successor for himself as soon as possible, which is what he needs to solve the most at present.

But Cao Cao, who was recuperating with his eyes closed, heard a slight footstep behind him, and said in a low voice: "It's Wenhe, right?" ”

Jia Xu stopped and stood in place, not daring to get too close, and bowed down and said, "Prime Minister, it's me." ”

"How's Zixiao's side?"

"The general has already figured it out, and he has gone down to rest."

"Okay, I'm sorry for you, there are some things that I can't say, so I can only tell Zixiao through your mouth."

"The prime minister is polite, but now that Zhao Yi and Zhao Hong's flight is treacherous, and his ability is close to the demon, although Xinye has two Xiahou generals to defend, but it still can't be foolproof."

Cao Cao opened his eyes when he heard this, turned around with a little difficulty, and leaned on the couch to look at Jia Xu.

"Wen He's words are also what I'm worried about, so Zhao Yi's methods are unguardable, is it possible for me to use them?"

"This ......" Jia Xu hesitated for a moment and said: "I heard that Zhao Yi has married Liu Bei's daughter, and he will not be able to use it for me sincerely, but I heard that the Tianxia Society and the Killing Courtyard that have been hidden in the dark have a disagreement with Zhao Yi, and the two sides have clashed more than once, we can take advantage of this, even if we can't kill him, we can drag him down, so that the prime minister has time to completely pacify the north and stabilize the dominance of the Cao family." ”

Cao Cao's eyes narrowed slightly and looked at Jia Xu, this Jia Wen was like a good old man on the surface, but in fact, his mind was more transparent than anyone else.

"The world will ...... A group of self-righteous demons, the three brothers Zhang Jiao, Zhang Liang, and Zhang Bao of the Yellow Turban Rebellion back then were from the Tianxia Association, and they wanted to come to the sun after staying in the shadows for a long time? However, it is most appropriate for them to contain Zhao Yi, and Wen He can have a relationship to be able to contact this world? ”

"The prime minister has not forgotten, the Sima family is inextricably linked with the Tianxia Association, and the prime minister can allow Sima Yi a new official position, so that the contradiction between the Tianxia Association and Zhao Yi will be more intensified, even if it is worth dying."

Hearing Jia Xu say "a dead man", Cao Cao's brows couldn't help jumping, this "poisoner" Jia Wenhe's name has come from a long time, and all the strategies he offered are poisonous schemes, and the most important thing is that the kind of poisonous scheme that hurts the heavens and harmony comes out of his mouth, but it is very easy and comfortable, which makes people shudder.

"Wenhe, what kind of ideas are you holding back? Don't talk about it if it's too vicious. ”

Jia Xu smiled and bowed his head and said: "Prime Minister rest assured, this plan is only for the world and Zhao Yi, and will not affect the common people, Wen He thinks that the grudge between the Sima family and that Zhao Yi is not deep enough, we can push it from it, I heard that there are eight people in the Sima family, known as Sima Bada, so I want to ...... Sima Bada, the lack of one or two will not affect the foundation of the Sima family, but it can intensify the contradiction between them and Zhao Yi, why not? ”

"Wen and you ......"

Cao Cao stretched out his hand to say something, but after a pause, he withdrew it, squinted his eyes again, and said: "This matter will be done as you say, but remember, you must keep it secret, and you can't mess it up." ”

"Prime Minister rest assured, Wen He knows the stakes."

"Alright, let's go down."

Cao Cao waved his hand, and Jia Xu bowed and retreated, the smile on his face as kind and kind as the old man next door.

However, he said that Xiangyang City was officially taken over by Zhao Yi, and he was short of manpower, and he repaired a letter and recruited all the five brothers of the Ma family except for the eldest Ma Bochang.

"Ji Chang, we have a lot of things to do, you are a professional, so you don't need me to explain too much, young Chang, follow your fourth brother to study hard, sharpen your temperament, don't run around all day."

Zhao Yi rubbed Ma Yan's head, and the latter said with an excited smile on his face: "Zhonglang will rest assured, I will definitely work hard with the fourth brother!" ”

Zhao Yi smiled, he wanted to intervene in advance to prevent Ma Jian from developing the problem of talking on paper and rhetoric, he wanted to let this kid start to learn from the most basic people's livelihood management, and temporarily prevent him from using the book of war and the art of war.

As soon as the four Ma Liang brothers arrived in Xiangyang, they devoted themselves to intense work, while Ma Bochang stayed in the four counties of Jingnan to study with Zhuge Liang how to plant potatoes and sweet potatoes on a large scale, and they couldn't get away for the time being.

On the other side, Sha Moke and Lu Lingqi train the new army every day, and Zhao Yi wants to train the 2,000 people brought by Liu Feng as soon as possible, at least so that he can use them easily, and his first reaction when he can't hear the gun is to cover his ears.

Night Raven, the representative of the Killing Courtyard Guardian Faction, had temporarily left since she had dedicated herself to Zhao Yi that day, and as a messenger and representative, she brought back Zhao Yi's opinion, and she also brought back a cephalosporin.

In the following month, Xiangyang City was still relatively peaceful, and Cao Cao did not have the idea of going south to recapture it, but instead hoarded a large army in Xinye and made a posture of being ready for battle.

But Zhao Yi doesn't have the heart to be tough with the other party now, the territory is too fast to be well managed, and one day it will be counterattacked, it is better to fight steadily, the so-called strange soldier occasionally uses it once in a while to have a miraculous effect, if it is used every time, what is it called?

Zhao Yi increased his core musket team from one hundred to five hundred, and the extra four hundred were carefully selected from the soldiers in the city and trained strictly, although a month could not make them become the same as Ma Liu and the others, but there was already a great improvement in discipline.

Although Zhao Yiren is in Xiangyang, his heart has always been on Sun Shangxiang, there is no way, this Nizi's belly is getting bigger and bigger day by day, if she doesn't hurry up and find a way to deal with this matter, she really dares to let her child call others father.

Just when Zhao Yi was puzzled, Night Raven took the first step to bring back the news of the Killing Courtyard Heart Guarding Sect.

"General Zhonglang, I will send two hundred and forty dead soldiers from the Killing Courtyard Guarding Heart Sect at any time, they are like me, proficient in night walking, stalking, assassination, arson, rumors, poisoning, kidnapping, and will do anything except frontal combat on the battle array."

The corners of Zhao Yiting's mouth twitched, and he gave a thumbs up silently.

"Don't say it, I still need such a team hidden in the shadows, before the enemy was in the dark and I was in the light, quite passive, but now with your help, I am like having an extra pair of eyes in the night, eyes that can see at night.

Very well, Night Raven, you are in charge of commanding this army, and we will call them Night Stalkers, and you can spread them all now, and spread them all to various towns and villages, and collect news of the Tianxia Society for me.

In addition, some people are rotated to me on a regular basis for additional training, I know that you are all professionals, but you still need to keep up with the times and learn more advanced knowledge and skills. ”

"Yes, General Zhonglang, please also General Zhonglang not forget his promise."

"Of course I won't forget, destroy the World Society, bring the Killing House back on track, and then you will be the new leader of the Killing Academy, and I, Zhao Yi, will officially accept you as a concubine."