Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 446
"Mr. Cao judged the situation and judged the situation, so it cannot be compared with Yuan Shao. The same accepts people's words. Mr. Cao can choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones. Yuan Benchu ​​is scheming without decision. He listens and believes. Compare."

Cao Cao murmured: "What Wei Guo said is very true, I should remember it. Wei Guo said that Yuan Benchu ​​was regarded as a hero in the first life, not a hero who saved the world. Then Wei Guo thinks who can be called a hero in today's world?"

Uh, Zhou Cang was completely speechless, what kind of version is this about cooking wine and talking about heroes? Talking about heroes in front of Yuan Shao's tomb is really a shame. "Have the lofty ambition of Lingyun, the momentum of swallowing mountains and rivers, the strength of the nine states, and the mind of the world, save the people from the fire and water, and relieve the people from the upside down. Except for Cao Gong, Zhou Cang really can't think of a second person."

Cao Cao laughed again, "Doesn't Wei Guo regard himself as a hero? I think Wei Guo can also be called a hero."

How can there be thunder and rain? Zhou Cang looked up at the sky helplessly, sighed and shook his head: "One hero is enough in the world. If Cao Gong insists that I am a hero, then everyone in the world can be a hero."

Regarding Zhou Cang's logic, Cao Cao was noncommittal, and it was hard to see what he was thinking.

"My lord, Sun Quan sent his subordinates to pay tribute and congratulate them, and they have arrived in Yedu." The master secretary Wang Bi hurried over.

"Let's go, Wei Guo and I will meet Bu Zhi." Cao Cao said as he got up and dusted himself lightly.Seeing that Sun Quan's envoy didn't need Zhou Cang's company, Cao Cao's move showed his intimacy with Zhou Cang, and also sent a message to Sun Quan.

Outside the Prime Minister's Mansion, there were huge crowds of people, surrounded by a huge monster with a long nose and big ears, and four legs like pillars. It was like an elephant.Uh, Zhou Cang is speechless, no way, this will make him catch up?

When the envoy Buzhi saw Cao Cao, he bowed and saluted: "Next Buzhi is ordered by my lord to come to congratulate the prime minister."

Cao Cao nodded and said, "Excuse me." After speaking, he walked towards the elephant.

Zhou Cang hurriedly stopped him: "Cao Gong, wait a minute. Although this animal is tamed and docile, once it goes mad, it will be difficult to control."

Bu Zhi hurriedly said: "Exactly. The prime minister's body should only be seen from a distance."

"Huh?" Cao Cao stopped in his tracks, "Sun Quan hasn't paid for it for several years, and the tribute is so important recently, but I don't know how heavy it is?"

Bu Zhi's face turned green, and his height can be measured. How to weigh such a huge thing, he said vaguely: "Back to the prime minister, it is about ten thousand catties."

"It turns out that you didn't know about it." Cao Cao chuckled, and gave Bu Zhi a warning first.Turning to ask left and right civil and military: "Do you have a way to weigh?"

Civil and military officials looked at each other in blank dismay, how can there be such a big name that can be called ten thousand gold.Seeing that everyone didn't answer, Cao Cao felt a little bit embarrassed, and he had already shown his power, so don't put yourself in it.

Xu Chu couldn't hold back and said, "How difficult is this? Cut it up and divide it into pieces."

The smug Xu Chu looked at the crowd, but drew contemptuous looks, and said embarrassingly, "It's no fun when you're dead."

Cao Cao looked black and turned to Zhou Cang, "Is there a good way to defend the country?"

"Hey, divide and call, what Zhongkang said is reasonable." After speaking, he pointed at Cao Chong who was circling around the elephant and said, "Why don't Mr. Cao teach Cangshu?"

As soon as this remark came out, Cao Cao was convinced that Zhou Cang must have a solution, but he only left the opportunity to his son Cao Chong, but how could Zhou Cang be sure that Cao Chong could come up with a solution?
"Chonger." Cao Cao called out. "Can you tell how heavy this elephant is?"

Cao Chong looked at Cao Cao suspiciously, then at Zhou Cang who was nodding to him with a smile, thinking to himself how this is called, but it seems that there is a way, otherwise he would not ask himself. "Father, wait a moment, let me think about it."

Zhou Cang said with a smile: "Just now Zhongkang called it different, and I think it is very reasonable." Xu Chu glared at Zhou Cang, can you not mention me, is this to embarrass me!
Divide and call it, Cao Chong said silently in his heart. "Father, I have already thought of a method, but I just need to go to the Xuanwu Pool to try it."

Cao Cao was very happy. "Let's go, go to Xuanwu Pool." Everyone rushed to Xuanwu Pool in a mighty manner. Yu Jin, who was practicing here, was startled, not knowing what happened.

Cao Chong said: "General Wen Ze, please prepare for me a boat that can carry ten thousand catties, a piece of wood with ropes, and another fifty soldiers to carry the big stone."

The boat was ready soon, Cao Chong turned his head and said to Bu Zhi: "Please ask the elephant slave to drive the elephant to the boat."

The elephant got on the boat and pushed the boat down a lot at once.Cao Chong ordered the elephant slave to put the wooden plank into the water and tie the other end of the rope vertically to the bow of the boat. After that, he led the elephant off the boat, and ordered the soldiers arranged by Yu Jin to carry the boulders onto the boat until the wooden plank touched the water.

"Father, just weigh the ship's stone and it's the weight of an elephant."

The rest of the work was naturally done by the little soldiers. They didn't understand the purpose of trying to lift the stones onto the boat and then down again, so they had to follow suit.The data was quickly counted, 850 six catties.

The son has a long face, and the father is the happiest. Cao Cao twirled his beard and laughed heartily.Zhou Cang wondered why there could be more than 1 catties. At best, it would be good to have five or six thousand catties. Asian elephants are not so big. After thinking about it, he laughed. This is the name of the Han Dynasty. Naturally, it is not the same as his era. It's different, otherwise Guan Erye's sword would not weigh 82 catties.

Buzhi bowed and saluted, and said, "My lord is so intelligent that no one else can match him."

Nearly a thousand ships of all sizes are densely moored in the Xuanwu Pool, which can be roughly divided into four parts. Some soldiers are practicing boating and rowing, some are practicing formation formation, some are practicing fighting, and some are practicing archery.

Cao Cao pointed to the soldiers who were training and said, "Zi Shan, what do you think of the navy?"

Bu Zhi cupped his hands and said: "It is said that the northerners are not good at sailing boats, and today I know it is hearsay. Although I don't know water warfare, I see that the prime minister's navy is orderly in advance and retreat, and their armor is bright. They are all elite men." Bu Zhi said again A word of praise.

Advisors such as Xun You and Cheng Yu always felt that something was wrong, but they didn't know where the problem was.Although Zhou Cang is not good at naval drills, he has also seen Gan Ning training soldiers. In comparison, Cao Cao's here is completely pediatrics and completely unlawful, needless to say anything else.Although the Xuanwu Pool is large, there are no wind and waves in the stagnant water. For this one, fighting on the river is by no means the enemy of the Jiangdong Navy.Abu Zhi is not a flatterer, even if it is to make Cao Cao happy, he would not be so flattering.

There must be hidden secrets in the strange things, Zhou Cang understood after thinking for a while, Bu Zhi has good intentions.As the saying goes, arrogant soldiers are bound to be defeated. This is to inflate Cao Cao's already proud and complacent heart, so that he thinks he is invincible.In short, it is to praise and kill Cao Cao!

After the weighing of elephants came to an end, some people placed the walking horses in the post to rest in preparation for the next day's meeting, and the elephants would also be placed in the zoo, which became a scene.Cao Cao was a little worried: "Weiguo, can this image be used for war?"

(End of this chapter)