Conquer all worlds starting from the mythical Three Kingdoms

"Liu Xuande is indeed worthy of the name of benevolence!"

After reading the intelligence information sent from Luoyang, Cao Cao couldn't help but express his admiration.

Although Xinghan will certainly give certain compensation to the people in exchange for giving up the current territory they occupy, how can the compensation fully make up for the losses?

Cao Cao is the person who can best understand the feeling of seeing years of hard work come to nothing.

When he lost to Mu Yi miserably, he would probably never forget the feeling of going from heaven to hell in his life.

"My Lord, what is our attitude towards the unidentified existence?"

Cheng Yu's focus was not on Liu Bei, but rather on the intelligence about them.

"Let's just engage in some contact first. Our strength is still too weak!" Cao Cao sighed.

He understood what Cheng Yu meant. If the existence of an unknown suspected cross-border empire could gain some benefits by playing both sides to the advantage in the initial stage when the information flow between the two sides was imperfect, the benefits to them would be obvious.

However, they couldn't jump to conclusions before having any contact.

After all, strength is the foundation. If you want to fish in troubled waters, you must have the confidence. If you drown in the water, it will be a waste of time.

Although they expanded rapidly, it was like a snake swallowing an elephant, and it took time to settle and digest.

To date, they have occupied approximately two states, but have only completed the comprehensive transformation of one state. The grassroots work in the remaining state has not been started at all, and even the roads have just been paved.

These livelihood issues are not a big deal, after all, the technology is readily available and can be solved sooner or later.

But other aspects are simply a mess. Just changing the people's concepts is a big problem.

This world is a semi-feudal and semi-slave world, where the nobles are above the lower classes and what matters is ancestral bloodline and glory.

The people on Xinghan's side have basically become accustomed to Xinghan's policies. When implementing the policies, conflicts will arise within Cao Cao's ranks alone, not to mention the implementation of the policies.

Cao Cao could only make subtle changes in this regard. After all, ideological changes cannot be achieved in a short period of time. Since he wanted to expand his territory in this world, it was impossible without relying on the natives of this world.

Of course, all of these were actually acceptable to Cao Cao. After all, when he started his career, the Eastern Han regime had collapsed and the situation was not much better than it is now. He was fully able to accept the current situation.

The only thing that Cao Cao could not accept was the military aspect.

As the only support in Cao Cao's hands, Cao Cao paid great attention to military affairs, but the problem is that some things cannot be changed just by paying attention.

Cao Cao started late and lacked some foundation compared to Liu Bei.

The troops that meet the standards of the Xinghan regular army only have a total of over 70,000 troops, some of which are local indigenous troops. Only with the blessing of the world can they reach the standard of double-talented elite.

In terms of high-end combat power, only the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry led by Cao Ang can rival the Three Talented Legions.

As for the command of a large army, only Cao Cao could barely be considered one.

Compared with the forces under Liu Bei, it is completely insignificant.

The reason why it can maintain the current scale of power is mainly because of the regular army of the Xinghan Empire stationed there, which alleviates Cao Cao's garrison problem.

Cao Cao wanted to solve this military problem, but it was not very successful.

His sudden rise had already made him a thorn in the eyes of the surrounding kingdoms, and his different thoughts made Cao Cao even more incompatible with them.

Of course, the biggest problem is that Cao Cao has no interest in finding an ancestor from another world to inherit the so-called glory of his ancestors.

This resulted in Cao Cao's territory being basically completely blocked, making it impossible for him to develop further, and he even had to endure military pressure from all sides.

Once the war breaks out, there is a high possibility that the territory that Cao Cao has worked so hard to build will be destroyed.

"My lord, I have a plan!"

Xi Zhicai flipped through the information in his hand, and finally he suddenly thought of an idea, and said to Cao Cao solemnly.

"Oh? Tell me!"

Cao Cao became interested. Cheng Yu and Xi Zhicai were his right-hand men, so he would not act without a purpose.

"Borrow troops and break the situation with force!"

Xi Zhicai looked excited.

In the past period of time, in addition to development, they have been trying to dismantle the strategies of the surrounding kingdoms to form alliances. There have been some results, but they are not enough.

That's why they wanted to raise an army and use force to break the impasse, or at least find a way out.

"We don't have the merit of asking the Empire to borrow troops now!"

Before Cao Cao could object, Cheng Yu shook his head first. He was in charge of logistics and supplies, so he naturally knew their current predicament.

There is no love without reason in the world. As a subordinate empire of Xinghan, except for the initial support which can be received on credit, the rest of the support needs to be exchanged for benefits.

It is just like what Xi Zhicai said about borrowing troops. If Cao Cao wants to borrow enough troops to break the impasse, he may need to mortgage all the income of his forces in the next ten years.

"It's not about asking the empire to borrow troops!" Xi Zhicai's eyes flashed with brilliance.

He just came up with this idea in a flash of inspiration.

"Not asking the empire to borrow troops..." Cao Cao fell into deep thought. He vaguely grasped something, but it was a little hazy.

"When we ask Liu Xuande to borrow troops, we will borrow General Guan Yu and his troops!" Xi Zhicai pointed to the information on the table and said with a little excitement.

"Liu Xuande is in urgent need of troops right now, so how could he possibly lend us his right-hand man? Moreover, what can we do to get Liu Xuande to agree to lend us his troops?"

Cheng Yu looked helpless. They really didn't have any resources at the moment. Liu Bei had no shortage of food, and even what they had was a little insufficient.

"Use people!" Cao Cao gave the answer on behalf of Xi Zhicai.

"This method is very good!"

Cheng Yu was just stuck in a rut, but after Cao Cao pointed out the key point, he quickly came to his senses and a look of excitement appeared on his face.

For such a large-scale relocation, Liu Bei needed manpower to maintain stability and also needed manpower to station and open up wasteland.

It just so happens that they now have a large number of unformed garrison soldiers and auxiliary troops, who may not be able to exert any decent combat effectiveness in the current level of battle.

However, when it comes to maintaining stability and reclaiming wasteland and cultivating farmland, they are far more important than the regular army. After all, according to Xinghan’s current military system, regular army soldiers are basically full-time.

On the one hand, it is to ensure the combat effectiveness of the soldiers, and on the other hand, it is to improve the welfare benefits of the soldiers and distinguish them from other social occupations.

If you ask Cao Cao to mobilize 100,000 regular troops of the empire, he cannot do it even if he sells all his resources. However, if you ask Cao Cao to mobilize 100,000 talented soldiers who have undergone basic training, Cao Cao can do it without even blinking an eye.

Cao Cao lacked top-level legions and elite troops, while Liu Bei lacked a large number of military personnel to maintain stability. The needs of the two could just meet each other, which was a completely win-win situation.

"I'll go find Liu Xuande myself!"

Cao Cao made the decision immediately. What was there to say? He was not a living Buddha. He had been disgusted by the forces around him for so long. Now that he saw the opportunity, he naturally had to try his best.

"I will start preparing food and logistics now!" Cheng Yu also understood.

"My lord, please hand over the seal to me. I will go to the Kingdom of Trol as an envoy. I will make friends with distant countries and attack nearby ones, and completely disintegrate their alliance from within!" Xi Zhicai also stood up and bowed.

It is a bit unrealistic to flatten the surrounding areas in one go. After all, Guan Yu and his men are just mercenaries. It is impossible to expect them to charge into battle and kill all the enemies while suffering huge casualties.

Therefore, choosing an opponent became a matter that had to be faced. Among the surrounding areas, only the Kingdom of Trol did not border Cao Cao's territory, and there was no essential conflict between the two.

It is not impossible to make them contain the kingdoms in other directions if we appeal to their emotions and explain the benefits to them.

As long as the blockade in one direction can be broken, the situation will be opened up, which is the most urgent need for Cao Cao.

Cao Cao acted quickly. He made the decision almost the day before and visited Liu Bei the next day.

The negotiations between the two sides were extremely harmonious, and they reached an agreement at a banquet of green plum wine, in which 200,000 soldiers with only one talent would be used to participate in law and order maintenance in exchange for Guan Yu bringing 30,000 elite troops to help Cao Cao open up the situation.

Value has always been a common topic.

On the surface, Liu Bei was at a loss. After all, commanding a large army was not an easy task, and the 30,000 elite soldiers he loaned out had to actually take part in the war, which posed a risk of casualties, whereas the 200,000 elite soldiers he borrowed did not have much risk of casualties.

But just like for a traveler in the desert, a bottle of clean water is a priceless treasure, but for ordinary people in the city, a bottle of water is just a bottle of water.

Liu Bei needed manpower at the moment, and Cao Cao provided manpower. The profit and loss involved are only known to the person drinking the water.

When Guan Yu arrived with reinforcements, Cao Cao began to march towards the kingdom he had chosen long ago without hesitation.

"General Guan!"

Cao Cao looked at Guan Yu beside him with a happy face. As early as the time when he was at Hulao Pass, he had never forgotten Guan Yu. Although he had some interactions with Guan Yu in the following years, this was the first time they fought side by side like this.

"Mr. Mengde! Just call me Yunchang!" Guan Yu was very polite to Cao Cao. Since it was a mutual benefit, there was naturally a bit more friendship between them.

The two men walked to the front of the battle and looked at the army in the distance.

The forces that were able to block Cao Cao were not just a bunch of weaklings, and their military strength was even greater than Cao Cao's. After all, Cao Cao also had to guard against enemies from other directions, and the troops he could mobilize were very few.

If it weren't for the 30,000 troops under Guan Yu's command, it would have been really difficult for him to turn the situation around.

After all, although the levels of the surrounding kingdoms are different, after years of hard work, they can still send out 100,000 elite troops.

Cao Cao could not concentrate all his forces here. It was too difficult to break the situation with only 10,000 or 20,000 elite troops.

You should know that if Cao Cao can use soldiers with single talents, the opponent can also use them. In fact, because the country has been established for many years, he can mobilize more soldiers with single talents than Cao Cao.

If it weren't for the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and the Swordsmen, Cao Cao might not have dared to lead 50,000 elite troops and 50,000 auxiliary troops to start a war.

"The people and horses of the Mutti Kingdom are so powerful?"

Cao Cao looked at the army in the distance and was filled with emotion. Although he had been banned before, all the major forces had not actually sent out troops, but only stationed troops on the border to exert pressure.

After all, no one wants to be taken advantage of by others because of a fight with Cao Cao.

Just like now, when Cao Cao made it clear that he was going to attack the Mutui Kingdom, the other kingdoms obviously chose to stand by and watch.

The far-away Kingdom of Trol even dispatched troops to the borders of the other two kingdoms to take the initiative to help Cao Cao relieve the pressure.

This is also the biggest reason why Cao Cao has been able to develop despite being blocked in recent years.

"What do you think, Yunchang?" Cao Cao looked at Guan Yu eagerly.

"In my opinion, it's just a clay chicken and a clay dog!" Guan Yu narrowed his eyes and said with a hint of disdain.

Guan Yu was not proud, but he really looked down on the army of the so-called Muttai Kingdom.

Today, Guan Yu, with his own powerful divine will as a carrier, has been able to skillfully use the divine system and has also absorbed all of Sun Wu's experience. He can be said to have integrated the heritage of the two great military gods into one, and is a commander of a large army at the pinnacle of the human world.

In addition, Guan Yu had traveled far and wide and had dealt with many powerful enemies. The so-called army of the Mutai Kingdom was indeed vulnerable in Guan Yu's eyes.

"Yun Changzhen is a divine man!"

Cao Cao was amazed. He could feel the strong confidence in Guan Yu, which made him feel a little lost.

He could feel the gap between himself and Guan Yu. This gap had nothing to do with talent, but was a gap in experience.

He had been buried in government affairs for too long and had missed too many experiences, so much so that Guan Yu had now reached the ultimate level, while he was still in the early stages, and even many of his concepts were from several years ago.

The army of the Muttai Kingdom, if stationed at Hulao Pass, could indeed be called the mightiest army in the world, but nowadays, it is just so-so.

"Yunchang, do you have any good strategy to defeat the enemy? The man in the embroidered robe and golden armor in the camp is the commander of the Mutui army. His name is Rockros. He is a powerful world-breaker and has great fame in this world!" Cao Cao pointed at the obvious commander of the army.

There are only two kinds of people who wear fancy clothes on the battlefield. One is the strong man who is not afraid of being targeted, and the other is the clown who is not afraid of death.

Lockros obviously belongs to the former type. Xiahou Yuan and others have said frankly that they are not sure they can take him down. Even Xu Chu, who is beside Cao Cao, is not completely sure.

"Duke Mengde, don't worry. He is just a traitor!" Guan Yu glanced at Lockros and said calmly.

"Although I am not talented, I am willing to lead the army to defeat the enemy, take their heads from among the thousands of soldiers, and present them to Lord Meng De!"

"Yunchang, there is no joking in the army!" Cao Cao looked at Guan Yu seriously. Although he admired Guan Yu very much, he also did not want Guan Yu to say anything that would shake the morale of the army.

"I am willing to issue a military order!" Guan Yu looked at Cao Cao calmly.

"Okay! Then hand over all the troops to Yunchang, and I will personally beat the drum to cheer for you!" Seeing that Guan Yu did not seem to be joking, Cao Cao made the decision immediately.

"I will not let Lord Meng De down!"

Guan Yu also felt great trust from Cao Cao's actions. With just one word from Cao Cao, he dared to entrust the entire army to him. This trust made Guan Yu look at Lockros with a hint of murderous intent.

This man must be killed!