Cao Thief

Chapter 630 My yellow beard grows
Seeing Guo Jia's happy face, for some reason, Cao Cao's mood suddenly improved a lot.

"Feng Xiao, where does joy come from?"

With that said, Cao Cao turned and walked into the big tent, and Guo Jia followed closely behind him.When the two of them entered the big tent, Dian Wei and Xu Chu immediately stood outside the big tent, one on the left and the other on the right.I have followed Cao Cao for a long time, and both Dian Wei and Xu Chu are used to it.In many cases, they don't need Cao Cao's instructions, they often only need a word or an action, and they know what to do.Although Cao Cao didn't say anything just now, Dian Wei and Xu Chu knew that Cao Cao and Guo Jia must have important matters to discuss.

Sitting down in the big tent, Cao Cao asked suspiciously, "What is the matter of the happy event that Feng Xiao just said?"

When Guo Jia heard this, he immediately laughed.

"Prime Minister, I went to see Ziwen just now and saw him reading Youxue's "36 Strategies". So I chatted with him for a few words, but found that Ziwen seemed to have some ideas. Moreover, he let me read something , I feel that the prime minister is of great use, so I hurried back."

"what?"

"Prime Minister, why don't you ask Ziwen to bring it and present it to the Prime Minister?"

Guo Jia suggested to Cao Cao with a smile, which also aroused Cao Cao's great curiosity.

"So, let Ziwen come here immediately."

Since the start of the Battle of Youzhou, Cao Zhang has repeatedly made military exploits.

Especially in the battle of Dukang Pavilion, Cao Zhang defeated Jiang Yiqu, showing extraordinary abilities.Afterwards, he captured Yongnu, although there was an element of Guan Chengxian's surrender in it, it was still a great achievement.After the two wars, Cao Zhang has been promoted to the prime minister, and he is a lieutenant of Dang Kou.Of course there is a reason why he is the son of Cao Cao, but it is undeniable that Cao Zhang has surprised Cao Cao in the past few months.

Now, Cao Zhang is marching with Cao Cao and stationed outside the endless city.

After a while, Cao Zhang hurried to the big tent of the Chinese army.At the same time, he took Niu Gang and Dianfu with him, commanding his subordinates to carry a heavy object.

"Ziwen, what is this?"

Cao Cao looked at Cao Zhang suspiciously and asked.

Cao Zhang grinned and said, "Father, this is the treasure that Mr. designed when he was in Hexi."

Cao Zhang is now seventeen, born rebellious, never submissive.

There is only one gentleman in his mouth, and that is Cao Peng...

Cao Cao frowned, "What kind of tricks did Youxue come up with?"

"Father, please look."

While talking, Cao Zhang asked his subordinates to empty out the big tent of the Chinese army, and then put the things in the center of the big tent.Cao Cao's current style is not comparable to that of Sikong back then.As the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, the commander-in-chief of the Thirteen Caos, managing the affairs of the world, almost completely emptied the emperor.

Therefore, the layout of the Chinese military account is much larger than before.

A large tent of the Chinese army is divided into two parts, the front and the back, with an area of ​​nearly [-] square meters.There are various utensils and items inside, and after cleaning it up, it suddenly becomes much more empty.What Cao Zhang brought was covered by a layer of black linen.As soon as Cao Zhang waved his hand, he saw Niu Gang and Dianfu, each of them grabbed a corner of the linen cloth, and slowly lifted the linen cloth, revealing a huge sand table with an astonishing area.

"This is……"

Cao Cao was taken aback, not quite understanding why.

Cao Zhang said with a smile: "This sand table is a model designed by the master when he was attacking the Western Qiang. It completely copied the terrain of the entire Western Qiang. My son saw that it has been rainy recently and the war is a little unfavorable. Design a sand table to completely replicate the entire western Liaoning battlefield. Now, the boy has just started to prepare, and the entire sand table has not yet been fully formed."

"is it?"

Cao Cao walked to the side of the sand table with great interest, his pupils shrank suddenly.

In the past, there was a marching map. Although the drawing was extremely accurate, compared with the sand table in front of me, it was obviously lacking.

Of course, this sand table is not without flaws.For example, it can only outline a local terrain and cannot give a global view.However, when Cao Cao stood in front of the sand table, he had a completely different feeling.Using a map is a perspective and a way of thinking; but using a sand table is another perspective and way of thinking.This also surprised Cao Cao.

"what is this?"

Cao Cao asked, pointing to a river on the sand table.

"Father, this is Rushui... and here is Fat Ru."

Cao Zhang stepped forward and began to explain for Cao Cao, "The entire sand table includes Wuzhong and Liaoxi... Father, please look, this is Xu Wushan, and this is Lulongsai. We are right here. According to the report of the scouts, Yuan Jun's soldiers and horses were displayed on the front line of Rushui. All the food and grass were hoarded in Feiru, and they were stationed in person by Zhao Zhao. It was very difficult to use surprise soldiers to attack.

At the same time, the terrain along the Rushui River is complex.

Here are hills, here are mountains and rivers... After Yuan Jun guarded several ferry crossings, it was difficult to launch a full-scale attack.

After thinking about it, if I attack Rushui by force, the loss will be huge.Now Yuan Xi, pretending to be the way his father was in Guandu back then, is trying to fight our army to the death with the wet water as a moat.And now this season is the rainy season.The Rushui river is soaring, and the water is fast-moving. If you want to conquer the Rushui, you must pay a huge price.If I were Yuan Xi, I would definitely use the terrain in western Liaoning to gradually retreat and block the attack layer by layer.In this way, the amount of food, grass and troops that my father would need to conquer the west of Liaoning would inevitably be an astonishing figure.

Even if it is a victory, it is a tragic victory.

Yuan Xida can retreat to Liaodong and deal with us.

Once the weather is cold, our sons and daughters may not be able to adapt to the bitter cold weather in western and eastern Liaoning, and their combat effectiveness will also be greatly reduced.

As long as he can survive this winter and the spring of next year, we will have no food and we will have to evacuate Youzhou... And this battle is the first since my father became prime minister.Father reset the prime minister, and many people in the court opposed it.If it returns without success, it will inevitably lead to more dissatisfaction.Coupled with the waste of money and people, in the end, it is very likely that there will be a second vassal rebellion. "

Cao Cao couldn't help looking at Cao Zhang in surprise.

After a while, he glanced at Guo Jia again, and suddenly asked, "Ziwen, are these all your own ideas?"

Cao Zhang nodded slightly with shame on his face, but then shook his head again.

"It's not all what the child thinks, but after reading the article "36 Strategies" written by Mr. recently, I suddenly felt something. In the article "Drawing the Bottom", the husband said: "If you lose your strength, you should eliminate it." When explaining this article, Mr. Zhou used the example of the battle between Zhou Yafu and Wu Wang Liu Bi, as well as the example of his father’s battle at Guandu and the surprise attack on Wuchao.

Back then, Dong Zhuo said in his book with the great general He Jin: It is better to raise the soup to stop the boiling than to cut the salary.

My child has been thinking these days, where is Yuan Jun's 'salary'?At first glance, Feiru is the Wuchao from the Battle of Guandu, Yuan Jun's 'salary'.But Hai'er feels that Yuan Jun's 'salary' is not in Feiru, but elsewhere.When Hai'er left Xudu and took office at Shenhuting, Mr. Hai'er once said to Hai'er: "The prime minister's conquest of Youzhou, the difficulty lies not in Yuan Xi, nor in the power of Yuan Jun, but in the three counties of Liaodong."At that time, the boy didn't quite understand, until these days, when the army was difficult to march, he suddenly understood what the master meant.The so-called three counties of Liaodong are not talking about people, but about the sky and the land... So, Hai'er ordered people to survey the terrain, hoping to copy the terrain from Wushui to Rushui with a sand table, and then looking for Yuan Jun flaw. "

Cao Zhang's words really surprised Cao Cao.

He quoted scriptures and classics, and talked about the past and the present, eloquently.

This made Cao Cao see a completely different Huang Xuer from his impression.

My Huang Xuer has grown up!

Cao Cao suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed.

He laughed so heartily that he even burst into tears.

Cao Zhang, stunned and puzzled, looked at Cao Cao suspiciously.And Guo Jia smiled and said nothing, with a hint of joy in his eyes.

He knew why Cao Cao was laughing, and he could figure out what was in Cao Cao's heart at this time.

To be honest, since Cao Pi's death, Cao Cao seems to have returned to normal very quickly, as if he didn't care about anything.But deep down, how many people understand Cao Cao's grief?The two most outstanding sons, Cao Ang and Cao Pi, died in battle one after another.In the past, Cao Zhang only knew how to be strong and fierce. Although Cao Cao liked him very much, he was not someone he could trust.Originally, Cao Cao valued Cao Zhi and Cao Chong very much.But I didn't expect that Cao Zhi had outstanding literary talent, but he was a little too frivolous and could not be reused; and Cao Chong was also very intelligent, not even inferior to Cao Zhi, and he did not have Cao Zhi's frivolous temperament.However, there seems to be something missing in Cao Chong's character.

He was too mean, which made Cao Cao feel a little unhappy.

Let’s not talk about Cao Peng back then, let’s just talk about Zhou Buyi...

The relationship between Cao Chong and Zhou Buyi could be regarded as close at that time.But after Zhou Buyi's accident, Cao Cao ordered Cao Zhen to go to Yingchuan Academy to inquire, but Cao Chong didn't ask about Zhou Buyi's life and death at all, but said that he was deceived by others, and it was absolutely impossible to kill Cao Cao.

Of course Cao Cao believed that Cao Chong would not kill him.

But the crux of the problem is that Cao Chong was eager to get rid of himself at the time, and he didn't think about friendship at all, which made Cao Cao very unhappy.

Cao Cao is a man who would rather let me down than others.But in the heart, it is very emotional.Back then, Cao Peng let Lu Bu's family go overseas for his own selfishness.It stands to reason that there is absolutely no problem with Cao Cao punishing Cao Peng for a capital crime.However, he let Cao Peng go... Later, Cao Peng beheaded Fu Wan's hand for his sister Cao Nan, and killed Wei Duan in a fit of anger to avenge Wang Meng.

Is Cao Cao angry?
Of course very angry!
But while angry, Cao Cao showed a lot of love to Cao Peng.

Because, no one in this world is willing to hate a person who values ​​affection... On the contrary, Cao Chong disappointed Cao Cao more or less.

The rest of the children are too young to be reused.

Deep down in Cao Cao's heart, he has been worrying about the heir's affairs.

But now, Huang Xu'er, who only knew how to wield knives and guns back then, can talk to him endlessly about the past and the present, just like Cao Pi and Cao Ang back then, with high spirits.How could this make Cao Cao not happy?How can you not be emotional?With a smile in his eyes, he quietly listened to Cao Zhang finish speaking.

After a while, Cao Cao suddenly said: "Ziwen, dare to supervise the army?"

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