Great Military Division

Chapter 229 Cao Cao is surprised!What is the real purpose of King Hongnong?
"Your Highness."

When Liu Bian was studying in the camp, he transferred to Xun Yu from outside the tent, stepped forward, and said with a bow: "According to the information, Cao Cao, Captain of Xiaoqi School, and Bao Xin, Minister of Jibei, were invited into Yuan Camp by Yuan Zhong."

"but."

Xun Yu lowered his eyebrows and added: "Bao Xin, Prime Minister of Jinbei, came out soon, with a sullen expression on his face. He was outside the camp for a while before leaving. It must be because he failed to wait for Cao Cao, so he returned to the camp in anger."

Liu Bian put down the scroll, turned his head to look at Xun Yu, and said in surprise, "Oh? There is such a thing?"

Xun Yu nodded and said further: "Your Highness, although Cao Cao is powerful, he has a close relationship with the Yuan family, especially Yuan Shao, the prefect of Bohai. The two have known each other since childhood, like brothers."

"I'm worried."

Xun Yu frowned slightly, with a worried expression on his face: "Cao Cao will be drawn in by Yuan Shu and choose to stand with them. If that's the case, I'm afraid they will do something."

When he learned that King Hongnong intended to recruit Cao Cao, Xun Yu began to focus on Cao Cao, and the investigation of his deeds and resume had reached a certain level.

Naturally, the friendship between him and Yuan Shao when he was young must not be hidden from Xun Yu. In view of the close relationship between the two, Xun Yufang is so worried.

Moreover, according to the current time point, Cao Cao still maintains awe of the Yuan family of the fourth generation and the third father, and even envies Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, the origins of these two brothers.

From this analysis alone, Cao Cao may indeed be wooed.

but
The opponent is Yuan Shu's words.

Liu Bian thought that the possibility was not too great.

After all, Cao Cao, as a person with independent thinking ability, should be able to understand that Yuan Shu is by no means a reliable ally, he just wants to use himself.

"Don't jump to conclusions."

Liu Bian did not follow Xun Yu's thoughts, but interrupted in time: "If Cao Cao was so easy to win over, he would not have contradicted Yuan Shao when he was in Yanjin, and he would not have taken the risk to go straight to Sishui Pass." .”

Xun Yu naturally understood this point: "Your Highness is right, but we have some grievances with Yuan Shu. If Yuan Shu uses this as an excuse to separate Cao Cao and win him over, it is still unknown what the result will be."

"after all!"

Xun Yu emphasized: "Cao Cao and Bao Xin came here with enthusiasm and determined to make contributions to the Han court. If they think that there is no hope of making contributions, they may really take risks and conspire with Yuan Shu."

Although Xun Yu is known as Wang Zuozhi's talent, based on his current understanding of Cao Cao, the accuracy rate of inferring how he will act in this situation will not be high.

But the military division alliance is not the same.

The big data referenced by the Military Division Alliance is based on Cao Cao's life, and his understanding of Cao Cao's character and behavior is far better than that of Xun Yu.

Therefore, Liu Bian relied more on the big data analysis of the Military Division Alliance: "Wen Ruo rest assured, if Cao Cao will really be attracted by Yuan Shu, then it is considered that he has admitted the wrong person."

"but."

Liu Bian was full of confidence, and said with absolute certainty: "In my opinion, although Cao Cao is only a captain of Xiaoqi, he is extremely capable. Deep down, he may not be able to look up to Yuan Shu, or even the famous Yuan Shao."

"The only thing these two are better than Cao Cao, and what makes Cao Cao envious, is at best the Yuan family background in Runan. As for other aspects, it's nothing more than that."

Xun Yu really did not expect that Liu Bian's evaluation of Cao Cao would be so high: "Then we don't need to pay attention to what His Highness means, let alone send someone to contact him?"

"No need!"

Liu Bian waved his hand and said affirmatively: "If Cao Cao can't even pass this level, then Gu will really underestimate him. As for Yuan Shu, let him go. We can defeat Dong Zhuo, but it doesn't mean he can do it."

His own cavalry has the three treasures of equestrianism, and its combat effectiveness is naturally multiplied. The cavalry Yuan Shu temporarily formed is probably just a horse-riding infantry, and it is absolutely impossible to be Dong Zhuo's opponent.

but anyway
If he really led troops to go, in a sense, Liu Bian would use the hands of both parties to weaken each other. After all, Yuan Shi and Dong Zhuo would all be Liu Bian's enemies in the near future.

That being the case, let them bite the dog, kill one thousand enemies and lose eight hundred, or commit suicide attacks, it is not a bad thing for Liu Bian.

Xun Yu nodded with great interest: "Since that's the case, do we need to adjust the arrangements for Cao Cao and others?"

Liu Bian thought for a moment, then shook his head: "Chen Wang and Li Min are strictly guarding the north gate, let alone Cao Cao, Bao Xin, and Liu Dai? You can't ignore the feelings of Chen Wang and Li Min just because you value Cao Cao."

"No need to adjust."

Liu Bian said with absolute certainty: "As for how Cao Cao and the others will choose, the right should be given to them alone. If they can't even pass this test, they will not be worthy to work under the sole hand in the future."

Xun Yu made a bow, "No."

Liu Bian said softly, "Is the banquet ready?"

"The materials are ready, Your Highness can rest assured that there will be no delay."

"very good!"

"But Your Highness."

At this moment, Xun Yu suddenly remembered something, and said again: "Today Cao Cao and others came to join the army, and tomorrow it may be Yuan Shao, Yuan Yi and others. Our army is running out of food and grass."

Before this, Xun Yu had persuaded Liu Bian that there would be a ten-day interval between food and grass in the army, so he had to save food and money to prevent the shortage of food and grass from causing instability in the army.

"What about the direction of Nanyang?"

Liu Bian frowned slightly, and asked tentatively, "Is there any response?"

Xun Yu nodded: "Zhongxiang has prepared food and grass, and is currently on the way, but now we have entered the hinterland of Luoyang, and there will be a long delay on the way."

"Ah."

Liu Bian responded: "Gu understands! Wen Ruo can rest assured that even before the food arrives, Yuan Shao will come personally, and Gu will never waste another grain."

Xun Yu nodded and said, "That's very good."

*****
at the same time.

Cao Ying.

Chinese army tent.

At this moment, Bao Xin was waiting in the tent. Seeing Cao Cao returning, he tentatively asked, "Has Meng De become Yuan Shu's man?"

Cao Cao smiled: "Yuncheng, can you stop joking? Cao just wants to know what Yuan Shu intends to do with this move."

"Oh?"

Bao Xin became interested: "Then have you found out?"

Cao Cao nodded: "Well, I generally understand that I have sent someone to inquire about the news, and I will come back after checking."

Bao Xin looked at Cao Cao with great interest: "Meng De, I knew you were resourceful and would never look down on Yuan Shu, and I really believed my words."

"Cao really doesn't like Yuan Shu."

"but."

When the topic changed, Cao Cao frowned slightly, with a worrying expression on his face: "The Allied forces on the southern front seem to be much more complicated than Cao mou imagined, and King Hongnong is by no means as simple as he appears on the surface."

"what?"

Bao Xin was surprised.

He didn't expect that a trip to Yuanying would make Cao Cao so deep: "What happened to the Allied forces on the southern front?"

Cao Cao breathed a sigh of relief, and waved his hands to signal Bao Xin to calm down: "Yuncheng, please be safe and don't be impatient. When the news comes back, you will know."

Bao Xin understands Cao Cao's way of thinking, he will not draw conclusions lightly, let alone say some crucial words when he is not sure.

Therefore, Bao Xin was not in a hurry, but just waited quietly with Cao Cao.

It didn't take long.

Cao Ren then returned to the camp, rushed into the big tent, bowed his body and cupped his hands: "My lord."

Cao Cao frowned and asked, "Have you found out?"

"Ah."

Cao Ren nodded: "The north gate is indeed guarded by all the princes, but Chen Wang Liu Chong and Yingchuan County Governor Li Min are also there. They are guarding the main roads, cutting trees to cut off roads, and intercepting bandits and cavalry."

"As for Yuan Shu, Yuan Zhong and others, they are guarding some unimportant small roads. Even if Lu Bu and Li Jue's soldiers and horses pass by them, it may not be so easy."

Cao Cao had an unbelievable expression on his face: "It's really so."

Cao Ren hummed: "That's right, that's exactly the case. The last general inquired about Yuan Shu, Yuan Zhong, Xu Wei, and King Chen's camp. Many soldiers complained about this arrangement, thinking that King Hongnong was biased."

Cao Cao asked anxiously, "Then, did King Hongnong explain it?"

"This"

Cao Ren pondered for a while: "Oh, King Hongnong said that there are many forks in the north gate, and multiple forces are needed to guard it. There are few roads in the east, west, and south gates, so he alone can be in charge."

hiss-!
Cao Cao gasped.

What kind of bullshit reason is this, is it too perfunctory?
Could it be that King Hongnong was really guarding against Yuan Shu's meritorious deeds?
but
Why?

For a while, even Cao Cao couldn't figure it out.

It is obvious that the power of the princes can be used better, but they want to push it out?

This is a shrewd superior, can he do it?
The answer is clearly no!

At least, Cao Cao asked himself, if he were King Hongnong, this would not be the case.

Now that the fight against Dong Zhuo has been won, it is necessary to use the momentum of the autumn wind to gather the most powerful force to knock out the last bit of Dong Zhuo's energy, so as to completely eliminate this big devil.

There you go!
King Hongnong returned to the palace, and the world was safe.

Immediately afterwards, he recuperated for several years to restore the vitality of the big man.

But now, the route that King Hongnong took was far from what he had imagined in his mind.

Cao Cao didn't think his own path was the most correct.

But the path that Hongnong Wang took must be wrong from a strategic perspective.

He is delaying the opportunity to challenge Dong, delaying the pace of helping the Han Dynasty.

For Cao Cao, this is unimaginable and illogical.

Even Bao Xin, Prime Minister of Jinbei, was aware of the problem: "Zixiao, you must have made a mistake in inquiring, right? How could King Hongnong make such an arrangement?"

"I"

Cao Ren paused for a moment, then reaffirmed: "I can't make a mistake. After all, all armies are stationed at the north gate. You can see the layout with a glance. How can you make a mistake?"

Lu Bu and Li Jue had cavalry under their tents.

They naturally know that in mountains, forests, etc., it is not good for cavalry to fight.

Therefore, in the usual sense, it is impossible for Lu Bu and Li Jue to go to the north gate.

King Hongnong dispatched all of them to the north gate, under the pretense that he was guarding against Lu Bu fleeing from Mangshan Mountain, but in fact, it was just an exclusive means.

but
As the commander-in-chief of the southern front, King Hongnong is the biggest beneficiary of Dong Dong.

According to common sense, what should be sought is solidarity and solidarity, how can we create divisions on our own.

This is completely unreasonable!

At this moment, Bao Xin finally understood what Cao Cao meant by the phrase "The Allies on the Southern Front is not easy".

"Meng De, is this what you mean?"

Bao Xin's throat rolled, and he said in disbelief.

"Ah."

Cao Cao nodded, but he was still frowning and pondering: "King Hongnong is a man of great wisdom, and he is by no means a fool. Why would he do such an unreasonable act? Does he have other purposes?"

Thinking of this.

Cao Cao looked up at Cao Ren: "Does King Chen and Liu Chong have any complaints about this arrangement?"

Cao Ren cupped his hands: "Master Huiyan, Chen Wang and Liu Chong sent troops to patrol every day to guard against death. It seems that they have no complaints about this, even Li Min, the governor of Yingchuan County, is the same."

Bao Xin naturally understood what Cao Cao meant: "Meng De, this is not enough to prove anything. Maybe it's just a way for King Hongnong to appease his grievances. Even King Chen is stationed here, so why do others complain?"

"No."

Cao Cao was keenly aware of the difference: "If it was the beginning of the alliance, King Hongnong's move would naturally be to appease the grievances, but now that he has penetrated into Luoyang, it is not because of King Chen and Li Min that he can appease the grievances of the princes."

"Chen Wang and Li Min would rather not have military exploits. They must have been ordered by King Hongnong to come here to assist in the defense. Otherwise, the forces of all parties would definitely not be arranged like this."

huh~~~
Cao Cao took a deep breath, and then exhaled slowly: "What is behind King Hongnong's move? Why did he want to beware of Yuan Shu and other princes? And why did he deliberately delay the challenge of Dong Zhanji?"

"This"

Bao Xin shook his head: "Meng De, don't look at me, if you can't figure it out, let alone me."

Cao Cao's expression was slightly embarrassed: "Yuncheng, don't do this."

"Just to be honest, you, Cao Mengde, are indeed smarter than me."

"Uh"

Cao Cao didn't refute, it wasn't acquiescence, but he was too lazy to waste his tongue.

Along the way, Bao Xin has said it countless times, and he already has the strength to resist: "Anyway, this matter is not as simple as you and I imagined, King Hongnong would rather delay asking for Dong Zhanji, but still do this, to prove that he There are more important goals."

"But!"

Bao Xin couldn't help being curious: "What is more important than returning to the palace and helping the Han Dynasty?"

Cao Cao also had this doubt: "Cao doesn't know either."

As an abolished emperor, King Hongnong was able to slow down and return to the palace, regaining power.

There must be a bigger goal hidden behind it.

just
Cao Cao still doesn't know.

But the more this happened, the more suspicious Cao Cao became.

It is unbelievable that a 15-year-old child can actually be so deep-minded.

Perhaps, it was everything he experienced in Luoyang Palace that made this carefree prince grow into a scheming emperor in an instant!
Cao Cao asked himself.

If he experiences all this, his mentality will also change, and even his attitude and views on things will also change dramatically.

Unconsciously.

Night falls.

Cao Cao rushed to the big tent of the Chinese army as scheduled to participate in today's banquet.

All the princes came one after another and sat down separately.

Just as Cao Cao sat down, he approached Yuan Shu and leaned close to him with a smile on his face, "I wonder how Meng De is thinking? If you make up your mind, we can act tomorrow."

"This"

Cao Cao hesitated for a moment, then finally cupped his hands and said, "Gaolu, I'm really sorry, Cao thinks that since we have successfully joined forces, we should respect King Hongnong's order and act privately, which is really inappropriate."

"Besides!"

Cao Cao emphasized: "With our soldiers and horses, I'm afraid it will be difficult to kill Dong Zhuo. Even if he goes, he will be sent to his death. The only strategy for now is to follow the order of King Hongnong and fight steadily."

The smile on Yuan Shu's face stopped abruptly, replaced by endless anger: "Cao Aman, you don't know how to flatter me, I, Yuan Shu, can take the initiative to invite you, it's for your face, how dare you refuse?"

"Humph!"

Yuan Shu snorted angrily, and shouted in a low voice: "Don't underestimate King Hongnong. Although he is young, he is insidious and cunning. I can't beat him with others. With your behavior, I'm afraid you can only let him be slaughtered." That's all."

Cao Cao said calmly: "King Hongnong is indeed young, but he is not insidious and cunning, but wise and martial, with superior wisdom and tactics, and can repeatedly defeat the enemy. Cao believes that only by following King Hongnong can he truly destroy Dong Zhuo. , to help the Han Dynasty."

"you!"

Yuan Shu was furious, and the anger in his heart couldn't help churning.

But in the end, he endured it forcefully and did not explode: "Didn't you find out about King Hongnong's layout at the north gate of Luoyang? In his heart, there is only King Chen. How has there ever been a prince like us?"

"You follow King Hongnong, but you are just following in my footsteps. You can still only lose your troops, and you can't get any credit. If you don't believe me, let's wait and see?"

Cao Cao smiled lightly: "If it's true, Cao will admit it."

Yuan Shu stared like a bell, and his skin bulged with anger: "It's extremely stupid, rotten wood can't be carved!"

Say it.

Yuan Shu got up abruptly, flicked his long sleeves, and went straight back to his seat.

Cao Cao smiled awe-inspiringly, and didn't take Yuan Shu seriously at all.

Bao Xin, who was at the side, approached him: "Meng De, you have offended Yuan Shu completely this time, how about it, do you regret it?"

Cao Cao didn't take it seriously, Nian Xu said in a low voice: "Follow him to die, I, Cao Cao, will really regret it!"

"Oh?"

Bao Xin couldn't help being curious: "Did you make up your mind a long time ago?"

Cao Cao nodded: "Didn't I tell you? I was just looking into the situation. Yuan Shu didn't know much about military affairs. He thought he had won two battles with King Hongnong, but he thought Xiliang Xiaoqi was no better than that. It was really a joke. "

Bao Xin smiled lightly: "If you don't go, I'm afraid others will go too."

Cao Cao raised his eyes and looked at Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, thinking of the princes who were rushing behind, he said, "Yuncheng, have you seen that? This is the ability of the fourth generation and the third lord. Even if you know that you are going to die, there are still people accompanying you." .”

Bao Xin nodded with great interest: "But Meng De, don't be envious. The reputation accumulated by the Yuan family will sooner or later be ruined by the two brothers Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao."

Cao Cao let out a long sigh: "Yuncheng, to tell you the truth, after this incident, Cao really underestimated this brother by three points. If he can unite sincerely and work hard to win Dong, why is this?"

Bao Xin nodded: "That's right, that's right."

While the two were chatting.

From the internal account, Hongnong Wang was transferred out.

All the princes got up one after another, bowed their hands and saluted: "See King Hongnong."

Liu Bian waved his hand to signal the crowd: "There is no need to be too polite, just take your seat quickly, let's celebrate the alliance together and join forces in victory."

Immediately.

Liu Bian held up a cup of wine: "Alcohol was originally banned in the army, but today is of great significance. Gu specially ordered that two altars of wine be opened, and the right is to clean up the dust for the three generals."

"Come!"

Liu Bian invited each other with a drink: "Everyone raises a drink to congratulate the allied army and join forces in victory."

All the princes raised their wine to signal: "Drink this bottle full!"

Lifting his neck, the wine was dry.

now.

The soldiers entered the account and served their own dishes.

Cao Cao looked at the delicious dishes in front of him, couldn't help moving his index finger, and nodded in praise: "I never thought that the food in King Hongnong's army is so delicious."

He picked up the chopsticks, randomly selected a dish, and put it in his mouth. Suddenly, his eyes suddenly opened up, and a different kind of strong fragrance burst out on the tip of his tongue instantly, making his mouth water and his taste buds wide open.

"this is"

Cao Cao looked in disbelief.

Not to mention during the march, even Luoyang during the peacetime, he had never tasted such delicious food: "Your Highness's hospitality is really a great honor for this minister."

"Ha ha!"

Liu Bian raised his head to the sky and let out a haha, and said softly: "The leader of Gu's Huotou army is called Wang Yi, he is Age's food supervisor. When Gu escaped from Luoyang, he also escaped."

"How about it?"

Liu Bian smiled lightly: "It tastes good, doesn't it?"

Cao Cao was amazed: "The court food supervisor is a fire-headed army? No wonder it is so delicious."

"As long as Mengde likes it, eat more, and wait for the fierce battle at Sishuiguan. This banquet should be a celebration banquet."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

The banquet was full of joy and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

After two drinks.

Yuan Shu got up suddenly, cupped his hands and cupped his fists: "Your Highness, since Meng De, Yun Cheng, and Gong Shan have arrived, where does His Highness plan to arrange for them to garrison?"

Liu Bian knew very well that Yuan Shu was digging a hole for himself, but he still didn't intend to change it, but said bluntly: "There are many mountain roads at the North Gate, and it is still a worry in the lonely king's heart. Let them help defend at the North Gate and completely cut off Lu Bu. , Li Jue's way back."

"How about it?"

Liu Bian looked at Yuan Shu with burning eyes, "Is General Yuan satisfied?"

Yuan Shu smiled: "What's the point if the general is not satisfied? The key is whether the three of them will be satisfied. We are here to ask for Dong. Now that Dong Zhuo is on the run, His Highness ignores him and surrounds Luoyang with heavy troops to deal with Li. Jue and Lu Bu."

"This"

Yuan Shu said in a strange tone, "I'm afraid it will be hard to convince people, right?"

Yuan Zhong followed suit and said, "That's right! Although Li Jue and Lu Bu have thousands of elite cavalry, our army has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. Your Highness can definitely divide up the troops to deal with it, concentrate on chasing Dong, and only send people to guard against Lu Bu's imminent Can."

Liu Bian didn't take Yuan Shu and Yuan Zhong seriously at all: "Gu is the commander of the Allied forces on the southern front. How to fight this battle is decided by Gu, not you. If you don't want to be here, you can leave."

If it was on weekdays, Yuan Shu would have been furious.

But today, he has no complaints, and even secretly rejoices.

Because today's performance is perfect, I believe that Liu Dai, Cao Cao and others will greatly change the way Hongnong Wang behaves, and may even make some people change their minds, not necessarily.

Yuan Shu bowed his head: "Your Highness just needs to say something first, and Shu will act according to the circumstances."

Liu Bian sneered: "Whatever you want."

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