The Three Kingdoms: The filial son of the Cao family, please ask the father to ascend the throne

Chapter 211 Do I Think So?
On the way back to Xuzhou, Jia Xu asked curiously:
"My lord, you took Wancheng from Liu Biao, why didn't you send someone to guard it?"

"I sent it."

"But only Mr. Zixiu!"

Cao Ziyou said with a serious face:

"Wenhe, don't look down on my old brother, his small body contains great energy!"

"Oh?"

Now, Jia Xu became interested.

Regarding the Cao family, the most popular ones are Cao Cao and Cao Ziyou.

As for Cao Ang, who was sandwiched between the two, his popularity was obviously much lower.

Now Cao Ziyou said that Cao Ang should not be underestimated, which made Jia Xu take it seriously.

Could it be that the Cao family father and son are all dragons among men?

I saw Cao Ziyou said in admiration:

"My old brother is the most valuable person in this big man! Don't look at the big man's emperor in Puyang, but if something happens to him, a new emperor may pop up elsewhere in the next second.

But my old brother is different. If something happens to him, Yanzhou, Sili, Yuzhou, Xuzhou, Qingzhou and even Liangzhou will avenge him.

You said, is my elder brother's head worth more than the emperor's head? "

"According to this logic, wouldn't the lord's head be more valuable?"

"But I can't die, so my head doesn't count."

Jia Xu:? ? ?
You can't die, so your brother can die?

What brothers!

"My lord, since you know that Mr. Zixiu's head is valuable, why did you let him guard Wancheng?"

"He won't die, how can I have any reason to attack Liu Biao? Don't forget, Liu Biao shares the same surname as the Son of Heaven!"

"Hiss! That Young Master Zixiu must die?"

Cao Ziyou shook his head.

"No, he is also Lao Cao's eldest son. If Wancheng is in trouble, Lao Cao will go all out to support him."

"But, my lord, why are you doing this?"

Jia Xu couldn't figure it out, logically speaking, Cao Cao and Cao Ziyou belonged to the same camp.

Why did Cao Ziyou use Wancheng and Liu Biao to hold back Cao Cao's energy?
Is it possible to be cheating?

Cao Ziyou smiled.

"Wenhe, what do you think is my next goal?"

"Jizhou. If my lord wants to set foot in the south, he must ensure the stability of the north. As long as we take down the remaining states and counties in the north, then my lord can go south with confidence!"

"Coincidentally, Lao Cao thought so too."

In Cao Ziyou's view, the brothers are still clear about their accounts.

Join forces with Cao Cao to conquer Jizhou, how will the territory be divided?
After all, Lao Cao's subordinates also need to make a living, so it is impossible for Lao Cao to give up all the territory to Cao Ziyou.

Instead of this, it would be better for the Xuzhou army to fight Jizhou alone, and no one can take away the territory won by its own ability.

So Cao Ziyou used Liu Biao to hold Cao Cao back, and returned to Xuzhou by himself to rectify the army and conquer Jizhou.

However, Jia Xu obviously got it wrong.

Jia Xu didn't know much about Cao Ziyou when he joined Cao Ying just now. Seeing that he was thinking about Cao Cao, he said with admiration:
"Cao Gong really gave birth to a good son!"

Cao Ziyou:? ? ?

"My lord knows that Duke Cao wants to conquer Jizhou, but Sili is still rebuilding, and the strength of Yanzhou is not enough.

If this war is fought forcibly, even if it is won, it will increase the burden on the people of Yanzhou.

So the lord transferred Duke Cao and went to fight Jizhou by himself, keeping Yanzhou's strength.

The lord carries the heavy load on behalf of Duke Cao. I admire this kind of filial piety! "

Cao Ziyou:? ? ?

How kind am I to Lao Cao?

Why don't I know?

I just simply don't want Lao Cao to grab the territory with me!

Seeing that Cao Ziyou didn't refute, Jia Xu thought she had guessed right.

"It's no wonder that before leaving, the lord took away the food and grass in Wancheng. Presumably it was to let Duke Cao support Wancheng, so that he could not afford the Northern Expedition!

My lord, high! "

Cao Ziyou really wanted to tell Jia Xu that there was no need to beautify his lord too much.

As food and grass are strategic resources, such good things are naturally to be snatched.

After all, Cao Ziyou came all the way from Xuzhou with tigers and leopards, and only got Jia Xu, Zhang Xiu and the Xiliang Army, how could it be possible?
If the other princes learned of Cao Ziyou's thoughts, they would probably be pissed off.

Just relying on Jia Xu and Zhang Xiu, two top talents, one literary and one military, is enough for the princes to pay a lot of food and grass.

But Cao Ziyou was not satisfied with his talents, and he took away Wancheng's grain and grass in a frenzied manner.

This wave, this wave feels a bit capitalist.

Of course, after what Jia Xu said, Cao Ziyou's sense of guilt towards Lao Cao dissipated.

That's right!

I took the grain and grass not for myself, but for Lao Cao!

If Lao Cao could have the vision of a top strategist like Jia Xu, the relationship between father and son would be closer.

Obviously, Lao Cao didn't.

After sending Cao Ziyou away, Cao Cao looked helplessly at Cao Ang in front of him.

"I want Ziyou to keep the tiger and leopard rider, why did he keep you?"

Cao Ang's eyes widened, and he said unconvinced:

"What's wrong with me? I, Cao Zixiu, am here, so I can stand up to him, let's stand up to a thousand tiger and leopard riders!"

Cao Cao shook his head.

"Small, the layout is small."

Cao Ang said embarrassingly:

"At most [-] Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. How can you say that the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry is also Ziyou's elite cavalry unit, so you have to save him some face!"

"Hehe, what I mean is that a thousand Cao Angs can't equal a Tiger and Leopard Cavalry! Forget it, I'll leave you 3000 men and horses, and you can guard Wancheng."

After all, it is also a city. Although Jia Xu and Zhang Xiu could not be subdued, the resources of one more city are also excellent.

The south is different from the north. There are fewer wars in the south, and each city has a relatively rich population and food.

Especially in a place like Wancheng, which has the beauty of plains and the convenience of rivers, Liu Biao gave Zhang Xiu a lot of food in order to resist Cao Cao.

Just when Cao Cao was going to count the harvest, Cao Ang stopped him.

"Father, Ziyou said it. As for me, I was sent by Xuzhou to support you, so you Yanzhou must provide food and grass."

"No problem, I will save some food for you then."

"But now Wancheng has no food."

Cao Cao: ? ? ?
"Fart! Such a big city, you tell me that there is no food?"

"That's right, Ziyou stayed in Wancheng for three days, searched for food for three days, and took it all away."

Cao Cao was angry.

"Didn't Cao Ziyou say that he stayed here for three days to help me guard against Liu Biao's Jingzhou army? Didn't he lead his army away because Liu Biao's reinforcements dared not attack?"

"No, it's because Wancheng's food is gone. He saw that he couldn't get any good, so he left."

Cao Cao closed his eyes and began to take a deep breath.

"It's okay, it's nothing, it's just food, it's just food. The people didn't take it away, there is a population, there is a future!"

"Oh yes, the blacksmiths in Wancheng were also taken away. Ziyou said that it was a bit too obvious to take the people away, so he took away the blacksmiths, carpenters, etc., and you have to send me some blacksmiths from Yanzhou , I have to build ordnance!"

(End of this chapter)