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Chapter 351: Cao Cao¡¯s thoughts

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    After Cao Cao's army withdrew to Yecheng, he immediately received news of Zhang Liao's defeat.

    "How is Wen Yuan's injury?" Cao Cao did not ask for any news about Huainan, but asked Zhang Liao directly, which moved Jia Xu very much.

    "General Zhang Liao was seriously injured, but there is no fear of his life. He has withdrawn to Xuzhou. It's just" Sima Yi replied.

    Recently, Sima Yi has been following Cao Cao, serving as a clerk.

    "Just what?"

    "It's just that the 50,000-strong army has been completely destroyed. Huainan has been completely occupied by Jiangdong. It may be difficult for us to recapture it again!" Sima Yi looked worried.

    "Ha" Cao Cao burst into laughter, "Sun Quan, I'm taking advantage of him this time. But as long as Wenyuan, Mancheng, Wen Qian, and Ziyang are safe, Huainan doesn't matter. I will take it back sooner or later.  !¡±

    "My lord is wise!" Jia Xu was very happy to see that Cao Cao's heroic spirit was still there.

    Cao Cao's health is getting worse and worse. Jia Xu is really afraid that he will not be able to withstand such a blow. It seems that he is overthinking.

    "My lord, after the news of Huainan's defeat reaches Yuzhou, Pang Tong and Wei Yan may send troops. At this time, Yanzhou is empty, and my subordinates are willing to go to Yanzhou!" Sima Yi asked for orders.

    Cao Cao looked at Sima Yi and then at Jia Xu.

    "My lord, what Zhongda said is reasonable, but my subordinates think that the important thing now is not Yanzhou, but Xuzhou!" Jia Xu said.

    ¡°Military advisor, it¡¯s true that Xuzhou is a battleground for military strategists, but Yanzhou is the hinterland of the Central Plains, how can it be unimportant!¡± Sima Yi obviously disagreed with Jia Xu¡¯s point of view.

    "Wenhe, Zhongda is right, how can Yanzhou not be important?" Cao Cao was also a little confused.

    "My Lord, Yanzhou is the hinterland of the Central Plains, but it has nothing to do with us. Pang Tong and Wei Yan will not give up such an opportunity. I'm afraid it has been lost by now. Even if they go, it will be useless." Jia Xu bowed his hand to Cao Cao, "Lu  Su can be the governor of Jiangdong, and his talents are no different from Zhou Yu's. Wenpin is no match for him, so my subordinates thought that Zhongda could be sent to Xuzhou to serve as military advisor."

    "This" Cao Cao was stunned after hearing what Jia Xu said.

    Cao Cao had a very deep affection for Yanzhou, because it was from Yanzhou that he began to conquer the world.

    But if you think about it carefully, what Jia Xu said makes sense.

    How can Zhang He and Cao Hong defend Yanzhou with 20,000 soldiers and horses?

    "Report to your lord, a letter from General Cao Hong." At this moment, a guard came in with a letter in his hand.

    "Cao Hong? When did you send it?" Cao Cao asked.

    "It has just been delivered. The person who delivered the letter is still outside the door."

    "Okay, let's go out!" Cao Cao waved to the guard.

    "No!"

    After reading the letter, Cao Cao's face was as calm as ever, neither sad nor happy.  Then he put the letter on the desk and looked at Sima Yi.

    "Zhongda, go to Xuzhou! As the military advisor of Ren Wenpin's army, remember, don't take the initiative to attack, just defend Xuzhou!"

    "No!" Sima Yi bowed to Cao Cao and turned to leave.

    "Wenhe, what do you think of Sima Yi?" Cao Cao asked, looking at Sima Yi's back.

    "My lord, my subordinates have paid special attention to it. Sima Yi is indeed very talented, and he never shows off, does not like fame, and does not pursue high officials and rich salaries."

    "Wen He thinks he has no ambition?"

    "No, on the contrary!" Jia Xu's face was calm. "If you don't like the reputation, you will tolerate it. The reason why you don't ask for high-ranking officials and generous salaries is because you have great ambitions! Moreover, my subordinates also found out that Sima Yi does have two sons, Sima Shi and Sima Yi."  Zhao, very smart!¡±

    "Three horsesare they really Sima Yi and his son?" Cao Cao seemed to be talking to himself or asking Jia Xu.

    "I can't be sure, but Ma Teng and his son are definitely not!"

    A dream about three horses in the same trough made Cao Cao uneasy.  It turned out that when Ma Teng died, Cao Cao felt that the future troubles had been eliminated.  However, word spread that Sima Yi and his son were all great talents, which immediately made him think of that dream again.

    Moreover, the more Cao Cao thought about it, the more uneasy he became.  If Ma Teng takes away his inheritance, he will definitely hit him with a knife and a gun. What does it have to do with three horses sharing the same trough?  His threat was originally much smaller than Liu Cong and Sun Quan.  Here it is, Sima Yi, by his side!

    "My lord, there is no need to worry. Although Sima Yi from Hedong is very powerful, none of his family members are actually in charge of the army. As long as the military power is in the hands of my lord, the foundation will be stable! What's more, that is just a dream!" Jia Xu said  .

    "Literature"?That's right, it was just a dream!  After hearing what Jia Xu said, Cao Cao felt relaxed, "Did Wen He guess what Zi Lian's letter said?"  "

    "General Cao Hong and General Zhang He must have retreated to Yanjin and Guandu!" Jia Xu said.

    ¡°Not only did we retreat there, we also crossed the Yellow River!¡±

    "Crossed the Yellow River?" Jia Xu was surprised, "Isn't this a complete abandonment of Yanzhou?"

    The Han army was powerful. Cao Hong was not a person who fought hard, and Zhang He was not good at fighting hard. Therefore, Jia Xu had already thought that once Pang Tong and Wei Yan sent troops, they would retreat to Baima, Yanjin, and Guandu, waiting for reinforcements from Jizhou.  , and then counterattacked Yanzhou.  But unexpectedly, they retreated directly across the Yellow River. It would be difficult to counterattack Yanzhou.

    "I can't blame them, Wen He, just take a look!" Cao Cao handed the letter to Jia Xu.

    Jia Xu looked at it quickly, frowned, and his face changed drastically.

    "Fifteen thousand cavalry?" Jia Xu was from Wuwei. He was the first in Dong Zhuo's army, so he naturally knew the power of the Xiliang cavalry.

    Fifteen thousand cavalry are as powerful as fifty thousand infantry.  If they meet in the wilderness, even if there are 100,000 infantry, they will not be able to defeat 15,000 cavalry!

    When Lu Bu went rampant in Yanzhou, he relied on the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry.  If Lu Bu hadn't been too arrogant and refused to listen to Chen Gong's plan, it would have been easier for Cao Cao to defeat him.

    "This Liu Cong can actually raise fifteen thousand cavalry!" Cao Cao once had cavalry, Zhang Hu's Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, Zhang Xiu's Xiliang Iron Cavalry, and Cao Chun's Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, but there were only five thousand in total.  The cavalry is a costly unit. After his cavalry was defeated in Nanyang, he only rebuilt five thousand. No matter how much he wanted, he couldn't afford it!

    "My lord, in these years, Liu Cong not only focused on farming, but also rewarded businessmen. They were not short of money and food, so they were able to raise 15,000 cavalry." Jia Xu initially disapproved of Liu Cong's improvement of the status of merchants.  Businessmen value profits rather than virtue, and doing so will definitely arouse the dissatisfaction of scholars.  But now, his concept has changed. In war, the most important thing is money and food. In the past, he relied on growing it in the fields. Now he found that as long as the businessmen were given enough benefits, they could get it from far away.

    "Wen He, I want to have a decisive battle with Pang Tong and Wei Yan in Guandu. Is it possible?"

    "My lord, Liu Bei has led an army of 100,000 to attack Chengdu, and Liu Cong must respond with all his strength. It is a good opportunity for us to gather an army and attack Guandu. If we defeat Pang Tong and Wei Yan, not only can we directly recapture Yanzhou, but we may also reoccupy Yuzhou!"

    "Okay!" Cao Cao stood up immediately.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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