Three Kingdoms: The opening incorporates Li Cunxiao

Chapter 65 Jumping Progress Bar
  Guo Jia's voice was drowned in the chaos and noise after a moment, and he turned around helplessly and spread his hands to Zhang Wu: "Look, am I lazy and unwilling to offer suggestions?"

Zhang Wu wanted to laugh, but he didn't expect that to be a qualified counselor, you must not only be smart enough, but also have a good voice, otherwise others will not be able to hear you at all.

"If you can't tell me anything, I'm looking for you to settle the score."

In the hall, Zhang Wu kicked the table beside him. The table flipped several times in the air and landed on the sand table in the center.

The noise suddenly stopped. The room was eerily quiet.

Cao Cao would get angry as soon as he banged the table. Anyone who dared to make trouble in his meeting hall probably didn't want to live anymore. Only then did he see Zhang Wu in the corner, and he immediately slapped the table as a high-five: "Hahaha, Zi Qian must have new insights, so he might as well speak out boldly."

Guo Jia held up his hands and stepped out: "My lord, it's not Zi Qian who has an opinion, but I, Guo Jia, who has an opinion. Since the sand table is in chaos, I will just say it casually."

Cao Cao nodded: "Feel free to speak out."

"My lord, please think about it, whether it is the northern expedition against Yuan Shao or the eastern expedition against Tao Qian, what is the purpose?"

Cao Cao replied: "Recover the land and bring peace to the world."

Guo Jia paid his respects again: "My lord, don't you hear that Qingzhou to the east is a vast land with rich resources, and it is an ownerless land. With only 20,000 elite soldiers, we can take over the territory of a state. Why not do it?"

Cao Cao's expression was not very good: "Without him, Qingzhou has been in chaos for a long time, the Yellow Turbans are raging, and it is too desolate."

Cao Cao knew that Qingzhou was an unowned land, and Yuan Shao also knew that the reason why no one moved first was because there were still millions of Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou.

In addition to obtaining a dilapidated territory after sending troops for conquest, a large amount of money had to be invested to help Qingzhou recuperate.

But Guo Jia didn't think so: "If the lord doesn't get all the money in Yiwu, Jia will definitely agree with Wen Ruo's policy. How can he allow others to sleep soundly beside the bed? It is urgent to conquer Runan."

"It's not the case now. My lord has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and tens of thousands of wealth. The population in Xuchang is prosperous. It only takes three years or two to destroy the Yellow Turban of Qingzhou to recover. After taking over Runan, my lord can control the three states." At that time, whether it is to conquer Yuan Shao in the north or conquer Tao Qian, it will only depend on the lord's personal preference."

The current Cao Cao is not the Cao Cao in history. He wants soldiers and money, but what he lacks is nothing more than land.

He is not afraid of spending a lot of money to consolidate the land of a state. On the contrary, what he lacks most now is land. Both Yanzhou and Yuzhou are too small. The land of the two states combined is only as big as Jizhou.

Without land, how can Xuchang support such an elderly population? How can farmers produce without land?

Although Qingzhou over there is poor and chaotic, it has a large enough territory, which is what Cao Cao needs most.

Cao Cao asked: "Then why not conquer Bingzhou in the north? The situation of Bingzhou is similar to Qingzhou and covers a wider area."

"The situation in Bingzhou is chaotic and the terrain is long and narrow, which is not conducive to offense and defense. Once we take over, we will not only have to contend with Yuan Shao of Jizhou in the east and Han Sui and Ma Teng in the west, but we will also have to guard against raids by foreign tribes in the north. We have to be cautious but not advance rashly."

"Okay, okay, okay! Let's discuss this later. It's almost noon. Everyone, follow me to the main hall to have dinner."

Although Cao Cao said he would discuss it later, the three good guys have basically decided to adopt Guo Jia's strategy.

Everyone left the meeting hall, and Zhang Wu was surprised to find that the progress bar that had been motionless for days unexpectedly jumped to 0.01%.

"Could it be that I just kicked the counter and it went up by 0.01? No, it's definitely not right!" There is no movement while practicing martial arts all day long. It is absolutely impossible to increase the progress bar by just kicking the counter.

"What's the reason for that? I was just sitting there, not doing anything?" Zhang Wu couldn't think of anything. When he passed by the side hall, he saw a few children reading, and he suddenly seemed to understand something.

Don’t generals need to study?

Don't generals need ink?

A person who has no brains, no rules, and relies solely on strength to fight can only be called a warrior, not a general!
  Lao Cao had told him a long time ago that strategy is more important than courage. Although this sentence is biased, didn't it also open a new door for Zhang Wu?

Zhang Wu finally figured out that his third martial spirit might not be a fierce general at all, but a real strategic general. That's why the progress bar jumped after he walked around the meeting hall.

This discovery made Zhang Wu a little ecstatic.

As long as you find the right direction, it's only a matter of time before your martial soul is activated. The worst thing you're afraid of is that you use your strength in the wrong direction, and you're obviously exhausted to death, but your efforts are in vain.

"Why is Ziqian laughing?" Xun Yu, who was walking beside Zhang Wu, asked strangely.

Zhang Wu grinned and bowed to Xun Yu: "Without him, after listening to what you said, I suddenly feel like studying. Can Mr. Wenruo lend me the books at home?"

Without waiting for Xun Yu to reply, Cao Cao directly passed over the crowd and grabbed Zhang Wu's sleeve: "You finally got the idea, but you are looking in the wrong direction. Most of the books in Wen Ruo's family are Confucianism. What the general wants to read is "Book of War, it just so happens that I am teaching Zi Xiu the art of war during this period, so please come and listen."

Cao Ang on the side felt aggrieved. He didn't even know when his father taught him the art of war. Didn't he always study by himself and only ask when he encountered something he didn't understand?
  Even so, Cao Cao would be busy most of the time and send him to ask Cao Chun for advice.

It's fine now. When I heard that Zhang Wu wanted to study, he acted like a loving father. I don't know whether it was Zhang Wu who was watching or his own son.

Xun Yu smiled and said nothing. Didn't his family have military books? This was simply a joke, but he couldn't afford to compete with his lord for the opportunity to get close to Zhang Wu.

Xun You next to him sighed: "My lord loves the champion so much."

Xun Yu didn't understand: "Hasn't my lord always loved Zi Qian deeply?"

Xun You shook his head and said nothing.

Those who understand will naturally understand, but since his uncle is unwilling to see the reality clearly, he can only make insinuations.

There are only two champions, one is Huo Yao who was a prostitute in the early Han Dynasty, and the current one is Chen Liu and Zhang Ziqian.

The two men have the same official title. Isn't this enough to explain Cao Cao's ambition?
  You must know that not every owner would dare to use such a sharp sword. Who is Huo Yao's lord? That was Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty who had great ambitions!

Xun You specifically pointed out Zhang Wu's title, but Xun Yu thought he was simply sighing.

What can Xun You do?
  He couldn't grab Xun Yu by the collar and tell him loudly: The lord's ambition is Han Wu, not Huo Guang. He should give up his heart on the Han Dynasty and the court, otherwise it will cause disaster sooner or later.

(End of this chapter)