When this information was put in front of Liu Yu, Liu Yu recorded these things in his small notebook, waiting for a good lesson for Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi in the future, so that they could know that their majesty could not be fooled easily.

Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi didn't know that they had been on Liu Yu's blacklist, and the little shoes in the future were ready, just waiting for them to wear them.

Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi's skills were not covered, they quickly arranged Cao Jun properly, and did not let the Cao Jun soldiers freeze and starve.

With food and drink, and tents to rest, the Cao soldiers naturally did not have any complaints. The soldiers of Liu Jun did not discriminate against these Cao soldiers in any way, they all knew that these Cao soldiers would be their comrades-in-arms in a short time. And after fighting with Cao Jun for so long, the toughness shown by Cao Jun's side was recognized by the equally strong Liu Jun soldiers.

The rules in the army are simple, as long as they are strong, they will be respected. Those who choose to surrender until the end of the fight are definitely tough guys.

It is precisely because of this that Cao Jun and Liu Jun can get along well.

And Zhuge Liang's registration work has also begun.

According to the practice of Liu Yu's side, the information of these Cao soldiers will be re-recorded, including his life, place of origin, how many people are in his family, and so on.

After the record is completed, it will be reported to the imperial court for survival of the fittest. Those who were too weak or disabled would be sent home, while those who were strong would stay, and as long as they wished, they could stay in Liu's army and continue to serve in the army.

But inside

There is a huge problem. If the Cao soldiers were to be sent back, would they have to give them a sum of money for their future lives? Liu Jun is a regular army, and Liu Yu's pension for soldiers is very good. In the past, Cao Jun was the enemy of the imperial court, and whether he lived or died had nothing to do with the Shenwu imperial court. But now that Cao Cao has surrendered, these Cao troops have also surrendered. So should the Cao Army soldiers who were sent back follow Liu Jun's treatment, or should they ignore it? If you give it, then the cost will be large. And in case this example is opened, there will be the armies of the remnant princes such as Sun Ce and Liu Bei to receive in the future, so is it also according to this model, and you can't favor one over the other. This alone has become a huge burden for the imperial court. If they didn't give it, the soldiers of the Cao army who surrendered would be disheartened, and they all thought that the imperial court had neglected them and would lay the foundation for future stability.

For such a question, Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi felt that they did not dare to decide on their own, so they kicked the ball to the side of the court. Let the bigwigs of the court go to worry.

Cao Jun's problem was temporarily solved.

After Guo Jia and Zhao Yun took a short rest and changed their horses, they accelerated towards Huainan.

Zhang Fei took Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Tang and Cao Ren and a large number of Cao Jun civil and military forces, and marched towards Shouchun City. Looking at Zhang Fei's appearance of deliberately pleasing Xiahou Yuan and Xiahoudun, Zhang Liao and the others wanted to laugh when they saw it. Who told Zhang Fei to do so much before.

Those who should have left have already left, and Liu Jun has started to work normally. As the saying goes, what to do, what to do.

Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi sat together again, and the two began to plan again.

As a wise man, one is not satisfied after a victory in a battle. Before another battle could begin, they were going to plan the big picture.

"Kong Ming, Cao Cao surrendered, Yuzhou was stable, and there was no war in the Central Plains. What do you think Your Majesty will do next? Sima Yi asked.

Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan lightly and said: "Your Majesty's mind is nothing more than to break through the military might of Yuzhou and go south in a big way, pointing directly at Sun Ce!" ”

"You and I think the same. On paper, our army is strong, and with Cao Cao's surrender, the strength is enough to crush Sun Ce. But I don't think the imperial court can quickly solve Sun Ce. Sima Yi's thoughts were the same as what Cao Cao said to Liu Yu at the beginning.

"If it is a year later, our army will definitely be able to defeat Sun Ce!" Zhuge Liang said decisively.

In Zhuge Liang's thoughts, if he wants to start a war with Sun Ce, then Yuzhou and Jingzhou are the rear bases. There is no problem in Jingzhou, which is enough to support all the expenses of the army. However, after the war in Yuzhou, it is in urgent need of recuperation. If Sun Ce was defeated by Liu Jun, he would directly break the net and send troops to Yuzhou. With the tired situation in Yuzhou and being disturbed by Sun Ceyi, the situation in Yuzhou will be even more chaotic. It is even possible that Sun Ce will break through Yuzhou and attack the Central Plains on a large scale. Such a situation is not impossible, and the Central Plains region, which the Shenwu Imperial Court has painstakingly managed, will be full of war and chaos again.

But a year later it was different. If the war is not continued, then the imperial court can devote more manpower and material resources to the restoration of Yuzhou. After the autumn harvest in Yuzhou next year, no matter how strong Sun Ce is, there is no way to reverse the situation of being attacked by the imperial court.

Zhuge Liang is very cautious, in his plan, this is the best choice.

"Kong Ming, Your Majesty is in Shouchun. Shouldn't we go to the audience? Sima Yi proposed.

"Great goodness!" Zhuge Liang understood what Sima Yi meant, and wanted to make a statement to Liu Yu in person, so that Liu Yu could make the right choice.

After making a decision, Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi called Zhang Liao and other generals over. Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi left the barracks, then there must be someone to sit here, and Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi chose Zhang Liao without hesitation.

Zhang Liao was also flattered, it was the first time he led so many soldiers and horses, and he was speechless for a while.

There are actually many reasons for choosing Zhang Liao. In addition to merit, official position, and ability, Zhang Liao's calm character and proper judgment are the candidates who can stabilize Liu Jun after Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi leave the barracks.

In the end, Zhang Liao still accepted this military order and became the temporary commander of Liu Jun.

Other generals, like Wen Ping and Zhang Xiu, did not have any opinions. Zhang Liao's ascension has become inevitable.

After the arrangements were made, Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi set off for Shouchun.

In the largest mansion in Huainan City, Yuzhou, a large number of people gathered. They were led by Cao Ang, and their faces were all pale.

The news that Shouchun was broken by Liu Jun had already spread to Huainan, and the Cao army at that time was excited, and they all said that they would send troops to rescue Cao Cao. Cao Ang, as the son of man, was even more worried about Cao Cao, and immediately gathered soldiers and horses to go to Shouchun.

But Cao Ang's soldiers and horses were not ready, and the news of Cao Cao's surrender to Liu Yu spread to Huainan through scouts. For a while, Cao Jun in Huainan didn't know what to do.

Cao Ang was also caught in a dilemma.

If Cao Cao hadn't surrendered to Liu Yu, then Cao Ang would rush over to rescue Cao Cao without hesitation, even if Cao Cao had said before that he didn't care about his life or death. As a son, it is impossible for Cao Ang to watch Cao Cao die.

Now it's different. Cao Cao surrendered to the imperial court, and what was even more shocking was that Emperor Shenwu personally went to Yuzhou and met with Cao Cao. In the current situation, Cao Ang knew that there was no need to continue to resist.

"The eldest son! What are we going to do now? ”

All the generals of the Cao army in Huainan looked at Cao Ang with blank eyes, hoping that Cao Ang could give a solution as soon as possible. It was not these generals who forced Cao Ang, but the soldiers of the Cao army on the Huainan side heard that Cao Cao had surrendered to Liu Yu, and this morale dropped too much. If the situation continues to develop, I am afraid that without Liu Jun coming, Cao Jun himself will disperse.

Cao Ang himself is confused, even if he has some ability, it is not enough to solve such a situation.

"Go back and appease the soldiers, remember, no one is allowed to leave the barracks without my orders. The defense of all places must be doubled, and it is necessary to guard against a possible sneak attack by Liu Jun. After thinking about it for a long time, Cao Ang felt that he still needed to watch the situation.

The generals of the Cao army dispersed after receiving Cao Ang's order, in fact, they were not in the mood to waste time here now. Cao Cao is the pillar in their hearts, and even he has already surrendered, and there is no fighting spirit left.

At the same time, these generals were very disappointed in Cao Ang. They thought that if Cao Ang had sent troops earlier, perhaps Cao Cao would not have fallen to that point.

After the generals dispersed, Cao Ang was able to reveal his true thoughts.

Regarding Cao Cao's surrender to Liu Yu, Cao Ang felt that this was the best result. If Cao Cao dies in battle, then Cao Ang doesn't know if he can save all his family. And Cao Cao is still alive, which is great news for Cao Ang.

At this time, Cao Ang stood up, and he walked to the inner house. Cao Cao's wife and children are all here. Cao Cao's family was worried about Cao Cao's news all the time.

Cao Ang has always been hiding from them and has not told them about the battle situation. And now it can be determined that Cao Cao has surrendered to Liu Yu, which means that Cao Cao is safe. Cao Ang can tell them the news now.

As soon as the news of Cao Cao's life came to pass, all of Cao Cao's wives wept with joy. Cao Cao is everything to them, without Cao Cao, they don't know what the end of their waiting will be. Having said that, Cao Cao has really a lot of wives and concubines, and he can't count them on two hands. What's even more awesome is that Cao Cao took the hearts of all his wives and concubines by himself, which is really superb.

After years of hard work, Cao Cao currently has Cao Ang, Cao Pi, Cao Zhang, Cao Zhi, Cao Xiong, Cao Chong, Cao Ju, Cao Lin, and so on. Many sons. There are also quite a few daughters. The eldest is already an adult, and the youngest is still nursing in swaddling clothes. And the most loved by Cao Cao is the smartest Cao Chong. It's a pity that this kid's face doesn't look very good, and his body bones are very bad.

When the young Cao Zhang, Cao Xiong and others heard that their father was fine, they thought that Cao Cao would come back soon.

Only Cao Pi, Cao Zhang, and Cao Chong knew that things were not so simple.

Cao Chong had a good brain, but with his current age and ability, he couldn't help his brother and father, so he just bowed to Cao Ang lightly and followed his brothers and sisters.

Cao Ang was shocked by his younger brother, and from Cao Chong's eyes just now, Cao Ang felt Cao Chong's worry. I really don't understand why Cao Chong is so smart when they were all born to the same father.

After Cao Pi saw that all his brothers and sisters, as well as his mother and aunt had left, he asked Cao Ang, "Brother, Liu Yu won't be bad for his father, right?" ”

"No one can guess the heart of a king. But if it is based on the previous relationship between his father and Liu Yu, there is no problem with his father's life. Cao Ang didn't hide anything from Cao Pi, and continued: "My father said before that let Brother Wei not care about him, whether he is alive or dead, he can't resent Liu Yu. ”

"My father was already determined to die! Why didn't you say it earlier, brother! Cao Pi was very moved.

"I promise my father that I will not tell you until I have to. Father's life is difficult, Ziheng, you don't blame me. Cao Ang said helplessly.

Cao Pi didn't dare to blame Cao Ang, he knew that his brother had a generous personality and treated his brother sincerely, without Cao Cao's order, Cao Ang would not be like this.

"Then what should I do with my brother?" Cao Pi is still too young to know how to deal with it now.

Cao Ang said lightly: "Everything is handled by me, you help protect your family for your brother." If there's a case, you leave here with your family right away. ”

Cao Pi was shocked, the matter could be so serious.

Seeing Cao Pi's concern, Cao Ang said softly: "Don't worry too much. Just do some preventive work for my brother. It's not going to get to that point. ”

Cao Ang didn't know how things would develop, and generally there would be no problems. But if there is really a case, he, Cao Ang, as the eldest son, should shoulder the responsibility and create a way for his brothers and sisters to live.

"Brother, in fact, I think it's better not to fight." Cao Pi said weakly.

Cao Ang smiled, patted Cao Pi's shoulder gently, and said, "Yes." We have seen so many wars since we were children. It's time to live a peaceful life. Maybe my father thought so too. No one wants to continue the war. ”

After saying this, Cao Ang turned and left, he still had a lot of things to do.

Cao Pi looked at Cao Ang's back, as if he saw Cao Cao's shadow.

"Brother, you and your father are so similar." Cao Pi said quietly.

Cao Ang learned a lot from Cao Cao, almost all of Cao Cao's advantages, but not as cunning as Cao Cao.

Back at his place of work, Cao Ang began to think about his next move.

At the same time, a military general rushed in in a hurry to report: "Back to the eldest prince, according to the scout's report, Guo Junshi is coming to Huainan!" ”

"What!? Guo Junshi? He came alone? Cao Ang was pleasantly surprised, but also thought of a possibility.

The military general replied honestly: "Guo Junshi, Liu Jun's general Zhao Yun, and a hundred cavalry, come together!" ”

This answer confirmed Cao Ang's guess.

"It seems that my father's order has arrived! Summons the whole army to greet Guo Junshi and General Zhao immediately! Cao Ang gave the order loudly.

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