If you don't wear women's clothes, the big man will die!

Cao Cao was very strange, why did everyone stop talking?

The atmosphere was a bit weird, Cao Cao felt his back trembling after being stared at by so many pairs of eyes.

What does it mean to be mentally prepared?

The counties that Yanzhou can abandon to the Yellow Turban are all on the border between Yanzhou and Qingzhou. The people there have migrated if they can, and the rest are those who do not obey the government's orders. Everyone, Cao Cao didn't think it was a big deal.

Dawn of the world suffers, his heart aches, he loves the common people, and individual groups are affected by disasters, instead of sympathizing with them, it is better to try to minimize the damage.

This is Cao Cao's fraternity and also his "ruthless" place. In his heart, great love is boundless, and small love has become a luxury that very few people are lucky to enjoy.

"Taishan County, which has the most Yellow Turban thieves, has always lacked a county guard. Most of the people in that area moved west to Jibei, and some moved south to Lu."

"Taishan County alone is not enough to settle down the remnants of the Yellow Turban," Chen Gong sighed, "Mount Tai is a place with many mountains and rough roads."

It is precisely because of the barrier of the Taishan Mountains that the large number of Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou will not all rush to Yanzhou to cause harm. You know, Qingzhou has been almost harmed by the Yellow Turbans now. It was only with the support of Gongsun Zan of Youzhou that he survived.

Cao Cao pondered, and kept describing the geographical situation from the East County where they were located to the east in his mind.

To the east of Dongjun is Dongping County, which has the most powerful clans in the area. To the east of Dongping is Jibei, and further east is Mount Tai. Cao Cao thought about the gates between the counties and the deployment of troops, and a bold idea gradually came to him. come to mind.

Xi Zhicai spoke, breaking the somewhat weird atmosphere: "My lord, one Taishan County is not enough to stabilize the Yellow Turban, so it is better to add some more chips. Just like a gambler betting on a gambling table, there is no generous reward, where is the opponent who will take risks and fight with you?" Banker Biping?"

"What Zhicai said makes sense," Cao Cao's eyes lit up, "Do you think those places are suitable as bait, which can minimize our losses and attract the Yellow Turbans?"

Everyone met face to face, and Xun Yu muttered: "The north of Lu State County runs across Surabaya, watering the two places. There are rich land resources nearby. From Mount Tai to Lu State Surabaya, there are almost no defensive walls and natural barriers. It is easy to attack and difficult to attack. It is better to abandon it, but throw the northern part of Lu country to the Yellow Turban as bait."

Chen Gong said: "Feicheng, Fucheng, Snake Hill, and Juping in Jibei Kingdom are connected by the Great Wall. They were built in the pre-Qin period and can be reinforced to resist the enemy who invaded from Mount Tai. There is no natural danger to the east of the Great Wall. Bait."

Liu Bei was startled and said, "Is it necessary to divide part of the land in two counties and counties to the Yellow Turban? Wouldn't it mean that nearly [-]% of Yanzhou's land will be given to the enemy?"

Even if those are barren lands, it is enough to make people feel painful, not to mention that there are many fertile fields in it?

Cao Cao is still hesitating. He knows the map of Yanzhou better than everyone present. The whole Yanzhou, whether it is the place where the Yellow Turbans are rampant or the place where the rich and powerful, as the lord of Yanzhou, has long been fighting day and night. As familiar as the back garden.What's more, there is a system like this that helps him open a small stove in the middle of the night. There are three-dimensional 3D models all day long for him to observe Yanzhou from various angles on the ground, in the sky, and underwater. It can be said that the mountains, rivers, cities, and roads of Yanzhou are all rooted In Cao Cao's mind.

He was hesitating, not because he was reluctant to part with the territory, but because he wanted to throw out more bait.

Reluctant to let his children fall short of wolves, Cao Cao has a huge appetite. With the growth of strength and experience, the more he pays, the more he wants to reap rich results.

Chen Gong thought that Cao Cao was hurting the people, sighed slightly, looked at Xun Yu helplessly, and signaled with his eyes: Do you have a way to persuade the lord?

In Chen Gong's view, if they abandon the place they just mentioned, the benefits will outweigh the losses.

Xun Yu shook his head with a smile on his face: Don't worry.

Meng De never let him down.

At this time, Xi Zhicai suddenly said: "My lord, it's better to abandon both Jibei and Lu."

Cao Cao looked at Xi Zhicai, a faint light flashed in his eyes, with an encouraging look, expecting him to continue talking.

Xi Zhicai's heart skipped a beat, he was a little surprised.He chuckled, and really followed Cao Cao's expectations: "Jibei is poorly maintained, with vast land and sparsely populated areas. There are some fertile fields, and most of them are wastelands that no one has reclaimed. Give them to the Yellow Turban to take care of them. Wouldn't it be nice to get it back later?"

"Don't be ridiculous, it's too generous to abandon the three counties of Jibei, Lu and Taishan in a row. Wouldn't it give the Yellow Turban a chance to become popular, and you're not afraid of backlash against yourself?" Chen Gong disagreed: "Once they are allowed to change Many people migrated to these three counties to form a confrontation with us, and the whole Yanzhou will be divided into two!"

Xi Zhicai asked Chen Gong with a meaningful smile: "Do the Yellow Turbans know how to govern counties? Can they build city walls and arrange defenses?"

"They can't, but they can explore and learn," Liu Bei helped Chen Gong explain: "They are more intelligent than the previous two years, and they know more."

"It takes nearly five years for Taixue to cultivate local officials and generals who know how to govern counties and counties, who can guard cities and conquer cities. There are still a large number of bamboo slips and books collected in the past 200 years for Taixue students to consult." Cao Cao said in a deep voice: "The Yellow Turbans have obtained a large piece of land, and they will definitely manage it, but they won't. They are farmers, and they don't even understand the most basic city defense layout."

Liu Bei, who had never been to an imperial school, studied hard in various places, and was lucky enough to be taught by Lu Zhi, was speechless. He didn't know how he felt. He envied Cao Cao for having such a good learning opportunity, but it was a pity that the great imperial school was destroyed by fire. And a hint of pantothenic acid, envious.

"Once the Yellow Turban Army acquires a large area of ​​the city..." Xun Yu suddenly realized: "They will think that we are afraid of them. At that time, the lord will send elites to guard each pass. The Yellow Turbans will not dare to enter. They will also send troops to guard the results of governance, thus achieving the goal of dispersing their forces."

"And they don't understand strategy, they just blindly rely on numbers to act recklessly," Chen Gong interjected, seeing Xi Zhicai's plan clearly, he was both horrified and admired in his heart.

Liu Bei also recollected, thinking about the strategy discussed by several counselors, he only felt that the huge layout here could not have been imagined by a student who only received Lu Zhi's private education and only experienced the experience of the county magistrate. from.

Although Liu Bei also participated in this discussion as a civil servant, he is not a person who is good at strategizing. He was directly thrown away by the wisdom of several great advisers, and he admired and felt ashamed.

Today's Cao Cao, to Liu Bei, is like a high mountain standing horizontally in the sky.When the gap widens further, the jealousy that should not exist in a gentleman's heart also quietly dissipates, replaced by the determination to pursue the goal, and the motivation to study more humbly.

As a result of this conversation, Cao Cao recalled Bao Xin, governor of Jibei County, and most of the officials in Lu County who obeyed the orders, and moved the local people to neighboring Dongping County, Shanyang County and other places, and sent a large army to garrison them. The Great Wall blocked them and established their own line of defense.

In the evening, Cao Cao rushed home from the State Shepherd's Mansion to pack his bags. The next day he was leaving for Dongping County in person. He was accompanied by his cousin Xia Houdun and counselor Xi Zhicai.

Cao Cao quietly bid farewell to Cao Song and chatted with his old father for a long time.

Cao Song, with three grandsons around his knees, waved his hands and said impatiently, "Go, everything is fine at home, a man stands above the world, do what you should do, don't worry about your family."

Cao Cao was so focused on his career that he neglected his family. He always felt a little guilty about his family. Cao Song despised him for being like that. I am still strong and can support this family, so why should you worry about me?"

He kept saying that he was strong, but his temples were already stained with frost. Cao Cao smiled and said yes, and was rushed by Cao Song to see the three children.

After he left, Cao Song looked at his tall and straight back as he turned and left, his eyes blushed quietly.

Mrs. Zou took a closer look and was startled: "What is the master doing here alone in a daze?"

Cao Song straightened his expression immediately, and said blankly, "It's nothing, Ah Mo said he's going to go to war tomorrow, so go and pack his bags."

Mrs. Zou glanced at him strangely: "Ah Man has never asked me to prepare his luggage for his expedition. He has his own ideas."

"Then prepare some dry food for him on the road," Cao Song urged.

Zou agreed, and secretly said that the older Cao Song was, the more eccentric his temper became.

When Cao Cao arrived at the house, he saw his third son Cao Pi hugging Cao Hong's feet and gnawing on them. Cao Hong was lying on his back with his belly rising and falling, leaning still and sleeping like a piglet.

Cao Cao couldn't help laughing, picked up Cao Pi, weighed it, and played with him for a while. When Cao Hong woke up, he stared at his back with black and white eyes for a long time, and confirmed that Cao Cao was really back. Make an ahhh sound.

Cao Cao asked the nanny to take Cao Pi away to feed him supplementary food, turned around and hugged Cao Hong, and asked with a smile, "Ah, what?"

Cao Hong: "Ah... ah... ah... ah..."

He was so angry that he bit Cao Cao's arm and rubbed it hard.

Has anyone ever done this?Didn't go home for a whole month!

Cao Cao only felt his arm itch, looked down at Cao Hong stretching his arm, and asked in surprise, "Are you hungry?"

Cao Hong was even more angry, hooking his neck and howling: "Ah man!"

"Hong'er, be good. If you want to call me Father, call me Father..." Cao Cao held up Cao Hong, luring him to call him father.

Cao Hong's forehead twitched, his mouth was tightly shut, and he refused to scream.

"Can't you call me? That's okay to be called daddy, daddy... daddy..."

The little guy has reached the age of babbling, but he always calls him Aman. Cao Cao guessed that he was affected by the memory of his previous life, so he quickly corrected the child while he was still young.

Cao Hong resisted passively, turned his head and refused to cooperate. Before he knew it, Cao Cao had called Cao Hong "father" no less than ten times.

"It's fine if you don't want to call." Cao Cao disappointedly put down Cao Hong, hugged him on his lap to play, and said softly, "Your Majesty, I'm ready to meet this troubled world."

Cao Hong closed his eyes, quietly pricked up his ears, and buried his head in his chest without moving.

The father's broad chest was warm and filled with a sense of security, and the warm palms stroked his back, making him drowsy under such comfort.

"Tomorrow I will go to war. I only hope that you can have a happy childhood and grow up in peace and prosperity."

Cao Cao patted Cao Hong lightly, and whispered what he had seen and heard these days, because Cao Hong had no memory of his previous life, and because he was still a baby who didn't understand anything, he just treated him like a trash can. All the bitter water poured out was poured out.

"The ten eunuchs who were highly valued by you before are all dead, the He family has fallen, the princes of the world are divided, and all places support themselves. The little emperor has become a piece of tender and easy-to-handle fat meat, and has become a victim of competition by all parties."

"Luoyang was burned, and Taixue was also destroyed..."

Cao Cao felt that Cao Hong had fallen asleep again, and said the truth from the heart.

"Your Majesty, you are really a fool, hey..."

I want to know how many people are scolding His Majesty now, and the records of him in the history books of later generations will not be much better.

Cao Hong: "..."

Cao Cao put the sleeping Cao Hong back on the small bed, covered him with a quilt, and put Cao Pi next to him. The two sons slept side by side. Innocent children, these are the future of the big man.

He chuckled and murmured: "It's okay, I'm a bit more tired now, so that Your Majesty can grow up properly in the future. If I didn't learn well in my previous life, I, a father, have to take good care of me in this life. If I grow crooked, we It is popular in the Cao family to break their son's legs, and that's what my father did back then."

Although Cao Song was too fat at that time, he couldn't catch up with Cao Cao, who was like a monkey, but he was sneaking all over the yard.

Cao Cao waited for a while, and seeing that Cao Hong had really fallen asleep, he scratched his head regretfully: It seems that His Majesty has really become a baby with no memory.

Otherwise, when he heard him scolding him, he would have stared at him long ago, and there was no response when he said that he wanted to restrain him.

Although Cao Cao was a little sad, there was a wonderful sense of excitement deep in his heart.

Before Liu Hong died, he lamented that Cao Cao had become what he envied, which showed that he also wanted to be a good official who was diligent in government and caring for the people. He also had that kind of ambition. For the rest of his life, his father will teach him to be a good boy who is upright, responsible, caring, hard-working and hard-working!

Before Liu Hong left, he informed Cao Cao of the locations of the tombs where treasures and gold were hidden. With such confidence in raising troops, Cao Cao secretly vowed that he would put down the chaos of war so that His Majesty could grow up safely in this prosperous age.

The next day, the army went out, leaving Xunyu, Chen Gong and others to stabilize the situation in the rear. Cao Cao personally took his brother generals, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others to the place where the Yellow Turbans would be the focus of battle, and stationed troops in Ningyang, Dongping County. .

In addition to building city defenses and preparing equipment for defending the city, Cao Cao also sent people to build things needed for attacking the city, such as ladders, bows and arrows, and trebuchets.

The autumn wind was bleak, and the Yellow Turban Army easily occupied Jibei, Mount Tai, and Lu along the barren and barren land. The proud Yellow Turban Army was really lured by the newly acquired three counties, and migrated one after another, taking root in these three counties .

The leader Bai Rao and Sui Gu drank their cups together and laughed wildly: "The dog officials here are afraid of us, and they don't even want to be elected. What is this called, surrendering without fighting!"

Sui Gu faintly sensed that something was wrong, he persuaded: "It is too easy to get the three counties, judging from our previous battles with the Yanzhou army, I am afraid that something is not right."

"How could something be wrong? Cao Cao was beaten by Dong Zhuo's Xiliang army outside and fled back to Yanzhou. He didn't know how many soldiers were lost in the defeat. Now that he is withdrawing the manpower of the three counties, he lacks confidence. He is afraid that we will attack! He The soldiers were put away, and we wanted to surround the most important place, so why should we confront him head-on? With these three counties, it is enough for us to call up brothers to cultivate and store food here, and in time we will be able to stand on our own! At that time, we are not traitors, but county guards and state shepherds with territory, so what if there is no emperor canonization, the emperor is useless, hahaha!"

Bai Rao still has a bit of brains, he took Luoyang as an example, and showed Suigu: "Didn't what he did when Emperor Ling was in power back then just abandon the defenses elsewhere and only focus on protecting the vicinity of Luoyang? Look at the world now How many vassals who support their own troops, we will become one of them in the future, and we will no longer be traitors or mobs."

Bai Rao ordered people to search for fertile fields in various places, and dispatched messenger soldiers to go directly from Jibei to Jizhou, and delivered the news to his accomplice Heishan Army general Yu Du who was in Jizhou.

Winter is coming, the north wind is howling, and the cold current is coming unexpectedly. The Yellow Turban Army who found a place to live settled in the three states. The strong men went out to fight and plundered the surrounding grain and grass. , to prepare for spring plowing in the coming year.

Not long after, nearly [-] Yellow Turbans formed among the three counties.Bai Rao arranged generals in various places to disperse his forces for defense. There were nearly twenty generals in charge of guarding in various places.

He began to imitate the official airs of the state pastor, directing people to govern various places, and appointing people who have a good relationship with him to go to various places.

The morale of the Yellow Turban Army in Jizhou, Yanzhou, and Qingzhou was greatly improved. They shouted loudly, and another wave of peasant uprisings developed into a huge scale.

Yu Po, the former general of the Black Mountain Army located in Jizhou, captured the two counties of Jizhou one after another, and launched a fierce attack on Yecheng where Yuan Shao was located.

At the same time, Bai Rao led his army across the river and directly attacked the Snake Hill on the other side of the river!

Snake Hill, Gang County, and Wenyang form a delicate triangle formed by rivers and hills respectively.The land between this triangular land was determined by Cao Cao to be a town with well-developed rivers and waters. Once the Yellow Turban bandits attacked in their direction from Snake Hill and Wenyang, Jiang He would be his best support.

Ningyang, where Cao Cao is located, is only a dozen miles away from Gang County. After the scouts delivered the news, Xiahou Dun immediately received an order to go to Gang County for support.

Bai Rao used his soldiers treacherously, and liked to sneak attacks on secluded roads.The continuous rain made the roads muddy and the cavalry could not march, but the hard-working peasant soldiers were able to grit their teeth and risk their lives for a bite of food!

Xi Zhicai figured out the rules of Bai Rao's use of troops, and suggested to Cao Cao: "My lord, the enemy likes to take secluded roads. This is a good opportunity for us to ambush."

Cao Cao immediately ordered Liu Bei to go to Linhe in Gang County to destroy the dam, and sent Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and other generals to meet Xiahou Dun, and then took Xi Zhicai away, took him on his horseback, and planned to personally lead people to attack the enemy. .

Xi Zhicai was stunned. In order to stabilize his figure, he reflexively hugged Cao Cao's waist. The side of the belt was far away from his hands. After a little groping, it turned out to be the handle of a sword handle!

Cao Cao has a sword on his side, a dagger on each side of his boots, and a belt that looks like a soft sword can be found around his waist, but his whole body is full of weapons!

"Wait, my lord, you don't have to take the risk yourself!" Xi Zhicai's exclamation was snuffed out in the wind, the horse's hooves whizzed across the flat ground, trampled on the mud, and the heavy rain slanted down. Our army had difficulty marching, and the enemy It is more difficult for the generals to fight them.

"It's all here, where does Zhicai think the enemy will attack?"

Cao Cao threw back the bamboo hat and put it on Xi Zhicai's head, and when he found a safe and hidden place, he immediately ordered the troops to be stationed there.

Xi Zhicai had seen Cao Cao's straightforwardness, and when he was taken into battle, he came up with a temporary idea. After being surprised, he excitedly ignited a strong fighting spirit.

After learning so much art of war, there is no use for the whimsy and whimsy in my head. Now that there are ready-made places for practice, I have to use all my brains.

"Under heavy rain, the fire cannot burn and smoke cannot be released, and the enemy will sneak in from the woods. It is better to dig a hole in the woods to ambush the enemy."

"The enemies are all infantry, without the sound of horseshoes, so they march slowly. Their scouts are worse than ours. If they occupy a high ground, they can be the first to spot their movements."

"The enemy's general command is chaotic, and he is not good at arranging troops. It is better to ambush with formations and surround them from all directions!"

Xi Zhicai is like a cornucopia, no, it's an old hen that lays golden eggs, and it produces one crop after another, some of which are indeed useful, while others are less feasible.

And Cao Cao, he can't think of so many wonderful ideas, but he can judge which ideas are feasible and which ones are absurd and unrealistic.

Under the cooperation of the two, they had a tacit understanding. They slept in the camp at night, on the ground made of cold straw mats.

Weak and inexperienced counselors are afraid of the cold, and their bodies are weak. Cao Cao is deeply afraid that the fragile counselors will catch the cold, so he quietly transfers his internal energy all day long.

Xi Zhicai was afraid of the cold, so he had to rely on Cao Cao to sleep so as not to shiver.

The torrential rain came quickly, the yellow turban soldiers arrived, and the ambush soldiers rushed up. Blood flowed everywhere in the mountains and forests, and was quickly washed away by the rain.The Yellow Turbans in front encountered an ambush, but the Yellow Turbans a few miles away didn't know about it, and soon more people stepped into this ambush.

Soon, the flood rushed down the damaged embankment and submerged the triangle formed by Snake Hill, Gang County, and Wenyang. The Yellow Turban Army would not be drowned by the flood, but it was difficult to continue marching, so they had to retreat temporarily. Wait for the rain to clear.

They went back to the camp and waited. The city guards led by Xiahou Dun rushed out. The elite infantrymen, wearing boots and armed with swords and spears, killed all the Yellow Turban soldiers who were still camped.

Xiahou Dun's eyes glowed excitedly, and he raised his butcher knife and shouted: "Soldiers, follow me to kill!"

He took the lead and rushed into the crowd, before he raised his knife, a spear suddenly appeared beside him, and immediately pierced through dozens of enemy soldiers!

Only the vanguard on the side shouted excitedly: "Zhang Fei from Yan is here! Who dares to fight with me! Drink!"

In the blink of an eye, Xiahoudun's enemies around him were lying together, and in the blink of an eye again, Zhang Fei had already rolled into the crowd like a spinning top...