"After Ma Mengqi sent troops to Kanto, he defeated the 100,000 army of Gao Gan in one battle?" Cao Cao threw the newly obtained battle report on the case, making the not thick or thin Fufeng paper make a crisp 'pop' sound. Stretch your legs and feet on the ground with a big grin, and reach into your arms to scratch the itchy part of your armpit. This uncivilized demeanor made Xun Yu, who was sitting opposite him, raise his eyebrows.

After the matter of Xu Du was completed, Xun Yu was transferred to Guandu. Major matters in the palace are decided by His Majesty's words. Xun Yu couldn't guess what kind of agreement Cao Cao and His Majesty had reached. But he can see through that Cao Cao can't do without the banner of the Son of Heaven. And the world is inseparable from Cao's most powerful body protection.

In the past two months, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, who confronted Guandu, each launched several tentative offensives, but neither of them took advantage of half of it. As soon as Ma Chao left the Kanto, he relieved the siege of Cao's western front, and such a trusted ally naturally made Cao Cao feel a lot more comfortable.

"I never imagined that such a civil and martial character as Gao Gan would have a cold-hearted strategist to plan for him. For Ma Mengqi and other heroes in the world, they couldn't even hold out for a game, it's incredible to think about it. Cao Cao said forgetfully, his eyes never leaving the battle report on the case, just like a child seeing a beloved toy. As he spoke, he salivated as he picked up the battle report again and flipped through it.

Xun Yu finally couldn't bear it anymore: "Ming Gong, sit on the ......"

"Before this is the battle array, Wen Ruo doesn't need to be so rigid in etiquette." Cao Cao waved his hand, as if he suddenly had some fugue outside the world, and muttered to himself: "In this way, it seems that our army's strategy needs to be adjusted in advance." Although Ang'er brought back the letter of alliance with the Ma family, I didn't expect that Ma Mengqi would be so majestic that he attracted Yuan Shao's center of gravity to the past. ”

Xun Yu sat quietly opposite, seeing that Cao Cao's mind had been put on business, and he no longer cared about Cao Cao's debauchery and lawlessness, and asked slowly and unhurriedly: "Lord, in this case, are you planning to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and do not advocate using troops against Yuan Shao?" ”

"Not bad." Hearing this, Cao Cao restrained his hippie smile and nodded: "Ma Chao's talent is extraordinary, and it is too overkill to deal with a Yuan Shao." Although it seems that Yuan Shao is still sending troops to Guandu, once the news of the defeat on the Western Front reaches Yuan Shao's ears. With Yuan Shao's empty temperament, he will definitely compete with Ma Mengqi. What's even more gratifying is that Yuan Shao never really regarded me as his opponent, so it was more convenient for our army to act. ”

"Ming Gong's words are reasonable, but although Liu Xuande is small, he has a lot of means, and Xuzhou has been under Liu Bei's rule for more than a year, so Liu Bei must have already regained the hearts of the people. Moreover, the Ming Duke was forced to slaughter Xuzhou back then, which had already made the people of Xuzhou more afraid of the Ming Gong. Sending troops to Xuzhou like this is probably not so easy. ”

But Cao Cao didn't think so, waved his hand and said: "No one said that I was going to attack Xuzhou, and Ma Mengqi contained Yuan Shao's main force." But Yuan Tan in Qingzhou has long been ready to move on a certain family. Now that the alliance book is in hand, we will turn our heads to attack Yuan Tan, and we will not violate the alliance between the two families. ”

"Ming Gong is saying that Ming repairs the plank road and secretly crosses Chen Cang?" Xun Yu couldn't help but stroke his jaw and beard when he heard this, but he frowned randomly and said: "Even so, Ming Gong wants to be the enemy of Yuan Tan and Liu Bei, so you can be sure?" ”

"Yuan Tan is strong on the outside, and his sex is just killing, which is very different from his father. It only takes a few feints to get carried away and be captured in one fight. At that time, with this power suddenly descending to Xuzhou, Liu Bei will definitely be caught off guard. At least, although the dry bones in Yuan Shu's mound are straw bales, the 200,000 troops under his command can completely attract Liu Bei's main force to the southern front. A certain group came down from the northern line and took Xuzhou like a bag! ”

"Ming Gong mentioned Yuan Shu at this time, but Ming Gong's previous deployment has been effective?" Xun Yu's face sank like water, Cao Cao was imaginative and courageous, but as Cao Cao's most trusted mastermind, Xun Yu needed to sort out all Cao Cao's plan omissions and lay a good foundation for Cao Cao's success in advance.

However, Yuan Shu coveted Xuzhou for a long time. I heard that a certain person was willing to secretly form an alliance with him to attack Yuan Shao, and he had already secretly sent twenty stone of military rations to subsidize it. The purpose was naturally to let me and Yuan Shaojiu fight in Guandu, but I didn't want to, and the Cao family attracted the Ma family to send troops to Guandong. In this way, the twenty stone military rations are just used to attack Xuzhou! ”

"Yuan Shu's qi is small, if he knows what the lord has done like this, how can he not make a move? Although Ma Mengqi is talented, if he suddenly strikes with Yuan Shao, won't Ming Gong fall into the realm of attacking from the north and the south? ”

"Wen Ruo," Cao Cao pondered for a while, his face became more and more calm, and he stroked his beard and said, "Are you Dao Ma Mengqi really attracted by the Cao clan's covenant?" Ma Mengqi's heart of dominating the world, the world knows that his military authority is indispensable. He sent troops to Kanto for the sake of the world. It seems that the Cao family used him, but at the same time, why didn't he use the Cao family? ”

After a pause, Cao Cao sighed again and said, "How can a person who plots the world suddenly stop his troops on the way to the battle?" Don't say that Yuan Shao's arrogant temperament is that Yuan Shao really pulled down his face, and Ma Mengqi will give up the rich land of Jizhou? ”

Hearing this, Xun Yu shook his head. Immediately, his face was slightly ugly, and he said: "Duke Ming, although the Cao family and the Ma family have reunited, and Ma Mengqi doesn't seem to want to completely break away from the Han family and establish himself as the king. But the more so, the more terrible it becomes. ”

Ma Chao has always had the ambition to peep into the world, and the new deal he created and other reforms are sweeping the Han world with an irreversible trend. After cutting off Yuan Shao, his next target must be Ming Gong. Moreover, from the perspective of the overall trend, the Han Dynasty has been unified for many years, and the territory has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and Ma Chao is not yet the year of the weak crown this year, which is the autumn of endeavor annexation. Troubled times cannot exist for a long time, and the so-called long-term must be combined, which is the principle. In the opinion of subordinates, it is imperative to decide who is the real lord of the Han Dynasty by force.

After a pause, Xun Yu said again: "Ma Chao is so strong, and he is famous at home, and Ming Gong must prepare early." ”

Cao Cao nodded silently.

Since the rise of the Ma family, the expansion speed has been amazing, and under the Ma Chao both internal and external repairs, the vertical and horizontal are combined, and the means are exhausted. After several bloody battles, ten out of ten the world has occupied three points, and this time Yuan Shao's temptation led to Ma Mengqi's 400,000 army and became the world's strongest lord.

An army of 400,000, what concept is this number?

If these soldiers were to be arranged in a phalanx, it would need a radius of more than ten miles; If they were lined up in a marching column half a mile wide, then the queue would be from Xingyang to Luoyang!

Every time he thought of this, Cao Cao was envious and worried, on the other hand, he started to raise righteous soldiers against Dong Zhuo, and fought until now, and finally sat firmly in Yanzhou's position. But after years of war, the state and county were ruined, and four out of ten people died; Although there are more than 300,000 soldiers on hand, every time they send troops, the supply of food and grass is a big problem. Compared with the behemoth Ma Chao, it is simply a small ant at the feet of a giant elephant.

Therefore, Cao Cao did everything possible to provoke a fight between Ma Chao and Yuan Shao. It is to profit from the fisherman and annex Xu and Henan as soon as possible, in order to have the strength to compete with the two courts. However, although the wisdom is good, the process is full of difficulties, and it is difficult and worrying, and it is worrying about the individual.

"My fate is up to me, I don't want to be in the sky, the Cao family has today's momentum, and I, Cao Cao, will definitely not give up easily." Cao Cao is a man after all, under Xun Yu's reminder, instead of being disheartened, he got up and opened his arms: "I am the intelligence of the world, and I can do everything with the Tao!" ”