Cao Cao obviously didn't expect Cao Ren and the others to recommend Cao Zhang to lead the troops, he was slightly stunned, and did not express his position immediately, but his eyes looked at Guo Jia on the side, obviously asking for his opinion.

Of course, Guo Jia understood what Cao Cao meant, and hurriedly stood up and said: "Sikong, although Ziwen Gongzi is brave and strategic, after all, he is young and has never led troops to fight alone. What's more, he was injured during the hunt and has not yet recovered. ”

"Li Dao is a famous general of Xiliang, experienced in a hundred battles, and led a division of 50,000 tigers and wolves, which is by no means easy to defeat. I think it is extremely inappropriate for Ziwen Gongzi to lead the troops into battle! Guo Jia expressed his attitude and strongly opposed Cao Zhang's leading troops to fight.

Cao Cao naturally knew very well what Guo Jia said, and he nodded slightly, ready to veto the proposal of Cao Ren and others.

To everyone's surprise, Cao Zhang himself stepped forward and said loudly: "Father, the injury of the son-in-law has long been cleared, and I am willing to lead the troops to fight, not only to repel Li Dao's attack on Luoyang, but also to completely exterminate the traitors in one fell swoop, recover Chang'an, and stabilize the northwest!" So that my father can deal with other princes with peace of mind! ”

As soon as Cao Zhang's words came out, everyone present was taken aback.

Cao Pi thought that Cao Zhang would try his best to excuse himself, but he didn't expect that he not only took the initiative to ask for his life, but also boasted that Haikou would completely exterminate Li Dao.

Do you think that if you write a few poems and kill Wang Yue and the tiger, you will really be invincible in the world? Then you're too floating, it's a completely different thing from going to war! If you want to die yourself, then no one else is to blame!

He immediately echoed and said: "Ziwen is really loyal and brave, and he takes the initiative to share his father's worries. Please also ask my father to be invited by Ziwen! ”

Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu also echoed: "Please allow Sikong to allow Ziwen to lead the troops into battle!" ”

Cao Zhang took the initiative to ask for his life, which made Cao Cao a little unexpected, but he also knew in his heart that Guo Jia's analysis was very reasonable, and Cao Zhang did not have the ability to lead the troops to defeat Li Dao alone.

Cao Cao shook his head lightly towards Cao Zhang: "Ziwen, my father knows your filial piety and your determination to kill the enemy." But now is not the time to be reckless, haven't you heard what Bong Hyo said? You are still young and have no experience in facing the enemy, and it may be difficult to win against strong opponents! ”

"Father, Huo Qubing was only seventeen years old when he first went to the battlefield, but he attacked hundreds of miles with eight hundred horsemen to defeat the Huns! Erchen has always taken Huo Qubing as an example, and he also looks forward to one day making contributions on the battlefield! ”

"Today, Li Dao is coming, just to give Erchen a chance! I implore my father to agree to my son's request, and my son is willing to make a military order, if he can't kill Li Dao, pacify Chang'an, and be willing to be dealt with by military law! Cao Zhang refused to retreat and submitted a military order to fight......

Cao Zhang's proposal for the military order was naturally not blindly impulsive, but with sufficient self-confidence.

In terms of martial arts, he and Xu Huang both have the level of first-class generals, and they are fully capable of facing Li Dao head-on.

In terms of troops, he had a thousand cavalry equipped with new saddles, stirrups, and horseshoes, which could raid back and forth, fight flexibly, listen to thunder in a silent place, and give Li Dao a surprise blow!

In terms of strategy, I have been familiar with military books these days, and I have repeatedly studied thirty-six strategies, plus with the help of top strategists like Xu Shu, I must be able to use strange strategies to calculate Li Dao.

What made Cao Zhang most pleased was that according to his and Xu Shu's calculations, Cao Pi would definitely find a way to pass on his military intelligence to the enemy, which was equivalent to giving him a chance to assist.

It was precisely on the basis of so many conditions for victory that Cao Zhang dared to confidently put forward the military order.

Cao Zhang's insistence on leading the troops to battle with the military order surprised Cao Cao and others, especially Cao Pi was overjoyed in his heart, and only hoped that Cao Cao would quickly agree.

Cao Cao admitted that there is some truth in Cao Zhang's words, no one is born to fight, and everything has a first time.

Huo Qubing can become famous in a fight, why can't my Cao Cao's son do it? Cao Cao also wanted to give Cao Zhang such a chance to prove himself.

"Ziwen, there is no joke in the army, make a military order, if you can't win, even if you are my son, I won't spare it!" Cao Cao was still a little uneasy, and reminded Cao Zhang again, hoping that he could seriously think about it.

"Father rest assured, since the son dares to make a military order, he dares to bear all the consequences!" Cao Zhang responded firmly.

Speaking of which, Cao Cao understood that if he didn't agree to Cao Zhang, he would let him slap his face in public, and he would not be able to raise his head in front of everyone in the future.

"Since Ziwen is so resolute, my father will give you this opportunity!" Cao Cao made up his mind and announced loudly.

"Thank you father!" Cao Zhang respectfully thanked Cao Cao.

When Cao Pi and the others heard that Cao Cao agreed to Cao Zhang's decision to lead the troops into battle, they all looked at each other and showed smug smiles.

Guo Jia heard Cao Cao's order, but he was very worried about Cao Zhang, and took the initiative to ask for his life: "Sikong, since you have decided to let Ziwen Gongzi lead the troops, I am willing to accompany Gongzi on the expedition and give advice to Gongzi, and please arrange a mature and stable deputy general to cooperate with Gongzi to assist Gongzi!" ”

After all, he received the favor of Cao Zhang's gift of "Thirty-six Strategies", and he couldn't bear to see Cao Zhang's adventure, so he decided to go to help in person, and he could also use the thirty-six strategies in actual combat to see the effect.

Unexpectedly, Cao Zhang decisively declined Guo Jia's kindness: "Father has a lot of opportunities every day, and he is very hardworking, and he needs a lot of assistance from Guo Junshi, so he won't bother to accompany him." ”

"Lingjun also said just now, now surrounded by strong enemies, I also need the generals to assist my father, I only need to bring 10,000 soldiers and horses with my headquarters on this expedition, and I will be able to defeat Li Dao within 100 days and return victorious!"

Listening to Cao Zhang's words, everyone was even more stunned.

Chang'an was 1,200 miles away from Xudu, and according to the speed of the march at that time, it would take at least half a month to 20 days to arrive.

Cao Zhang's proposal to return in 100 days meant that he only left himself about a month to fight.

What's even more exaggerated is that Li Dao has an army of 50,000, but he only leads 10,000 soldiers and horses in his headquarters, with one enemy and five, and he has to win quickly, and he doesn't need Guo Jia and other lieutenants to follow, which is really too big.

Cao Zhang's choice had his own purpose: this was the first time he had led troops, and if Guo Jia and other famous generals were allowed to follow, although it could increase security and the certainty of victory, the gold content of his exploits would also be greatly reduced.

What he needs now is a clean and hearty victory, and it is best to win a big victory with less than Huo Quzhi, so that he can make a name for himself in the first battle, establish his position in the army, and take the lead in the battle for the son.

"Ziwen, this war is not child's play, you can't be blindly confident, you must know that the arrogant soldiers will be defeated!" Cao Cao listened to Cao Zhang's words and became more and more worried.

"Thank you for my father's teachings, my son must always remember in his heart, absolutely guard against arrogance and rashness, and fight steadily!" Cao Zhang responded respectfully to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao looked at the confident Cao Zhang, and finally nodded: "Okay, take pen and ink and write a military order!" ”

The scribe carried the bookcase, prepared the pen and ink, and bamboo slips, Cao Zhang picked up the pen, wrote the military order and presented it to Cao Cao: "Please take a look at it!" ”

Cao Cao took the military order and read it carefully, and said to Cao Zhang seriously: "The military order has been established, and it must be done according to the law!" You must be careful when you go on this expedition! ”

"Whoa!" Cao Zhang responded respectfully.

Cao Pi stepped forward at this time and said: "Father, Ziwen led the troops to Li Dao, and he is really a model for the children of my Cao family, but I am afraid that he will be alone, and I want to ask my father to allow the Xiahou family's Boyan (Xiahou Shang's character) and Junlin (Xiahou Ru's character) to accompany the army, on the one hand, to assist Ziwen, and on the other hand, to let them add some experience!" ”

Hearing that Cao Pi recommended Xiahou Shang and Xiahou Ru to join the army, Cao Zhang immediately understood his intentions.

Historically, in addition to Cao Wei's five good generals, there were also eight tiger riders. They are the Xiahou brothers, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Cao Chun, Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu, and one person is Xiahou Shang.

He and Xiahou Ru are both nephews of Xiahou Yuan, and like Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu, they both belong to the leaders of the second generation of the Cao clan.

The two grew up with Cao Pi since childhood, and they have a deep friendship with him.

Obviously, Cao Pi arranged for them to come over, and it was fake to join the army, but it was true as an eyeliner to secretly convey military information.

Cao Zhang had to admire Cao Pi for being quite scheming, both of them were members of the Xiahou family's clan, and arranging for them to go with him made it difficult for people to suspect that their motives were impure.

And they have a special identity, even if Cao Zhang really dies in battle in the future, Cao Cao will not be too harsh on them when he looks at the face of the Xiahou clan.

"Thank you brother for your love, Bo Yan and Junlin are both all-round talents in civil and military affairs, if they help me, my chances of winning this battle will definitely increase!" Cao Zhang calculated Cao Pi's purpose in advance, and just planned it, so he agreed.

Cao Cao saw that Cao Zhang had no objections, so he nodded: "Bo Yan, Junlin, you two are willing to go out with Ziwen!" ”

Xiahou Shang and Xiahou Ru naturally would not refuse, and stepped forward to respond: "The two of us are willing to assist Brother Ziwen and help him repel Li Dao!" ”

"Okay, order Cao Zhang to be the commander-in-chief, Xiahou Shang and Xiahou Ru to join the army, lead 10,000 soldiers and horses from the headquarters, go west to resist Li Dao, go back to prepare first, and set off in three days!" Cao Cao turned around and picked up the arrow and handed it into Cao Zhang's hands.

Cao Zhang respectfully took the arrow from Cao Cao's hand, and saluted with Xiahou Shang and Xiahou Ru: "Oh! ”……

Then the three of them turned around and walked towards the outside of the hall of Sikong Mansion.

Cao Cao looked at the three people who were far away, turned his head to look at Xun Yu and Guo Jia on both sides, although his face remained calm, his heart was full of worry.

Cao Pi and the others came back to stand up, and at this time he only felt that his conspiracy had succeeded, and he was proud.

didn't know that in fact, he had already fallen into Cao Zhang's calculations......