Chapter 129: Not Fit for Battle
Leaving Ding Yao's residence, Cao Shuo was also muttering in his heart.
Who did he offend?
Why did Cao Cao, Ding Yao and others soon know what he did?
Someone must be secretly doing evil.
There are so many people in the Cao family, who it is, he doesn't dare to speculate easily.
Seeing Ding Yao, Cao Shuo went to greet Mrs. Bian again as usual.
The mother and son talked, and Cao Shuo left Mrs. Bian's residence.
As soon as he got out of the small courtyard, he saw Bian Xi blocking the road with a cold face.
"What's wrong?" Cao Shuo grinned: "I haven't seen you for a few days, you miss me too much?" ”
"What are you doing these days?" Bian Xi asked.
"My father asked me to guard the imperial tomb." Cao Shuo pursed his lips.
"Why did Gong Cao let you guard the imperial mausoleum?"
"I made a mistake." Cao Shuo said nonchalantly: "It's all over anyway, and I don't want to dwell on this matter." ”
"You can see it." Bian Xi said angrily: "The entire Cao family knows that you snatched the young lady of the Liyi Ling family. ”
"So what?" Cao Shuo said: "Father has known for a long time. ”
"But your reputation ......," Bian Xi wanted to say more.
Bian Xi's concern let Cao Shuo know that it would definitely not be her who informed!
Although he is high-flying, Bian Xi does not have that scheming.
"Don't you feel tired of doing things you don't want to do or even hate to do in order to make a name for yourself?" Cao Shuo pursed his lips and said, "The whole world says that I, Cao Shuo, am a womanizer, so what? I'm just, can they bite me? ”
"How can you do that?" Bian Xi's little face was flushed by his anger.
"Why can't I do this?" Cao Shuo grinned: "You don't want to lecture me again?" ”
"I'm ...... for your good"
"But I'm your husband." Cao Shuo said shyly: "What my grandmother said a few days ago, have you forgotten?" ”
Speaking of Ding Yao, Bian Xi didn't dare to say anything.
She rolled her eyes fiercely.
"Don't be unconvinced." Cao Shuo raised his eyebrows, looking like a villain: "I have a backer now!" ”
Seeing his appearance, Bian Xi couldn't wait to go up and take a bite.
But he was right.
Ding Yao is indeed his backer.
With Ding Yao here, no one in the Cao family's back house really dares to do anything to Cao Shuo.
"I'm the son of the chief of the house now!" Holding his chest straight, Cao Shuo said triumphantly: "My grandmother said, you are no longer my little aunt, I can flirt at will in the future!" ”
"You dare!" Bian Xixing's eyes widened.
"Why don't you dare?" Cao Shuo said: "You will have to marry me soon, don't talk about flirting when the time comes, I want to do something, can you still agree?" ”
"You ......" Bian Xi was annoyed by him.
Cao Shuo still wanted to flirt, but a guard hurriedly ran over.
"Childe, Gong Cao invites you to go to the meeting!" The guard clenched his fists and said.
"Now?" Cao Shuo asked.
"It's now." The Guardian replied in the affirmative.
Cao Cao sent someone to summon it, something big must have happened, and Cao Shuo ordered the guards to lead the way.
The guards led him to the antechamber.
Before he arrived at the place, Cao Shuo realized that the situation was wrong.
If it wasn't for something particularly important, Cao Cao would never have called him to the front hall to discuss it.
Sure enough, he came to the antechamber, which was already full.
The staff and generals all had solemn faces, and their eyes looked at Cao Cao, who was sitting on the top with the same solemn face.
"Father!" Entering the hall, Cao Shuo saluted Cao Cao.
"Sit down first." Cao Cao said.
Cao Shuo chose the last position and sat down, looking at Cao Cao with everyone.
"Yuan Shao ordered Gao Ran to lead 500 troops into Yanjin." Cao Cao said: "Our army has only been defeated in Wancheng not long ago, and the soldiers are tired, so it is not appropriate to clash with Yuan Shao. What do you think we should do? ”
"Gao Ran led his troops into Yanjin in order to put pressure on Cao Gong." One of the strategists sitting there said: "Yuan Shaobing has many generals, we are not opponents at the moment, it is better to appease." ”
"Afraid of him, what?" Xiahoudun's eyes widened: "Gao Ran is here, let's call over." The last general is willing to be a pioneer and beheads the head of Gao Lanxiang! ”
"General Xiahou is brave, everyone here knows it." Xun You said: "Cao Gong has already said that it is not appropriate to start a war with Yuan Shao at present. ”
"I don't think there's anything wrong with going to war." A general sitting next to Xiahoudun said: "Yuan Shao has a lot of soldiers, we can be a hundred, just fight!" ”
The general who spoke had a beard on his face. The physique is no less than that of Xiahoudun.
He is none other than Xiahoudun's brother Xiahou Yuan.
The Xiahou brothers have a very high prestige in the army, and Xiahou Yuan also married Cao Cao's sister-in-law and had a brother-in-law relationship with him.
Both generals advocated war, but most of the aides advocated pacification.
"Zirong, what do you think?" To everyone's surprise, Cao Cao actually asked Cao Shuo's opinion.
has a certain understanding of history, Cao Shuo knows that the battle of Guandu should not have come.
At this time, the main battle did not follow the trend of history.
If you know the result, you have to come steadily!
He stood up and said, "I don't think there should be a war. ”
Cao Shuo spoke, and the hall fell silent.
The generals all frowned, and some looked at him with disdain.
The staff were very satisfied with Cao Shuo's statement, and several of them nodded in whispers.
"Why not go to war?" Cao Cao asked.
"A lot of reasons." Cao Shuo said: "The most important thing is to start a war now, we can't beat Yuan Shao at all." ”
"Childe said this, don't you think it's to grow other people's morale and destroy your own prestige?" One of the generals in the room asked.
Wearing the armor of a general, this person is not very tall.
Among the generals, he was very thin.
He is very familiar with Cao Cao's generals, and Cao Shuo also knows him.
He is none other than Lejin.
Xiang Lejin arched his hand, and Cao Shuo said: "Yuan Shao has 70,000 soldiers, but our army only has 20,000 soldiers and horses, and the Qingzhou army is only 30,000. The soldiers and horses are less than half of the Yuan family, how can you fight them? ”
"There are many examples in history where less is more." Le Jin said: "Gongzi thinks that we will definitely not be able to defeat the 70,000 Yuan army with 30,000 people. ”
"There is a necessary premise for doing more with less." Cao Shuo said: "Soldiers serve to death, and they all use their lives. Our army has a new defeat in Wancheng, and the morale of the generals has not yet recovered, how to use their lives? ”
Le Jin wanted to say more, but Cao Cao stopped him: "Wen Qian, let Zirong finish speaking." ”
"I think Yuan Shao's transfer of troops to Yanjin is just a temptation." Cao Shuo said: "He wants to see if the Cao family dares to fight against him." With Yuan Shao's character of great joy, his father didn't need to use soldiers at all, and he gave him a false name for him to hold and play, and he withdrew the soldiers. ”
"What if he doesn't withdraw?" Cao Cao asked.
"Gongsun Chan is still messing with him in Hebei, and he has to withdraw if he doesn't withdraw." Cao Shuo said: "At present, it is not a fighter for us, and for Yuan Shao, it is not what he wants to see!" He just wanted to make sure that when he crusaded against Gongsun Zhan, the Cao family would not take the opportunity to enter Hebei. ”