Imperial Power Of Han Dynasty

"Master, Luoyang has information." Xun Yu said in a hurry.

Cao Cao had been staring at the maps in Qingzhou, and when he heard Xun Yu's words, he raised his head and smiled: "Did Yuqing return to his teacher?"

Xun Yu nodded: "After Liu Cheqi conquered the Huns and returned to the division, he immediately dispatched troops and horses to Luoyang, and he had already played the flag at Hulao Pass. It seems that a battle with Xu He is inevitable."

Cao Ren on the side interrupted: "I heard that Xu He swept Yanzhou and his troops were known as millions. Even if there are no millions, there are at least hundreds of thousands, right?"

Xun Yu's brows solemnly said: "Yes, Xu He started from Qingzhou, crossed Yanzhou, and engulfed the people from thieves. There are already hundreds of thousands of people. Liu Cheqi has always pursued a policy of simplification of troops, and the two states of Yong and Liang have a small population. I am afraid that Liu Cheqi can use no more than 50,000 soldiers."

Cao Ren shook his head: "Using fifty thousand to deal with millions of people, even if you stick to it, it is very stressful. It is not easy to overcome it."

Cheng Yu on the side said coldly: "The lack of military strength is not the most important thing. Liu Cheqi led Liangzhou soldiers to fight in the North and South for years, I am afraid that the storage of grain and grass in the warehouse is insufficient."

Cheng Yu attaches great importance to grain and grass. In the history of Cao Cao’s battles, the original grain and grass were insufficient. Cheng Yu once proposed for Cao Cao’s "human preserved" strategy, which is to cut off the flesh of the dead and marinate them as military rations. Although it is very inhumane, It did relieve the pressure of Cao Jun's lack of military supplies.

Xun Yu nodded. He was in charge of Cao Jun's intelligence exchanges: "If it is correct, Liu Cheqi will not be able to resolve the war with the Yellow Turban within three months, then he will have to wait until next year to continue the conquest."

"Next year? I'm afraid it will be more difficult at that time." Cao Cao shook his head and sighed.

And Cao Ren clasped his fist and said: "Even if Liu Cheqi can't solve the Yanzhou Yellow Turban, it is not a problem to hold the pass. Our army should think about defeating the Qingzhou Yellow Turban now."

Cao Cao nodded emphatically. It was true. After all, the Yellow Turban thieves are now ravaging all parts of Qingzhou, and the whole Qingzhou except Jinan is shaky.

"Yu has a strategy." Cheng Yu suddenly said.

Cao Cao smiled: "Zhongde has any ideas, let's listen."

Cheng Yu got up and bowed to the left and right rows of Cao Jun's civil and military ranks. He saw Liu Dai was faint. The reason why he had defected to Cao Cao instead of Liu Ye, who was in full swing, was because he was worried that he would not be able to get out of Liu Ye's army. After all, Xun You dominated the center, Jia All the military counsellors are outstanding and resourceful.

In Cao Cao's case, the first is that his power is small, it is the rising period of power, and there is only one Xun Yu in charge of confidentiality, even if he can't become the number one staff, he can still be the number two person.

"The White Horse General Gongsun Zan led Bai Mayi from the south, traveling hundreds of miles a day, marching in a hurry. It is not difficult to defeat the Yellow Turban Thieves with Gongsun Zan's military ability. The Qingzhou Yellow Turban Thieves are already moving in the direction of the North Sea. It must be a few days ago. ."

"Even if the Qingzhou Yellow Turban thief fails, Gongsun Zan will not rush to kill him. His roots are still in Youzhou. After plundering supplies, he must go north and fight Liu Yu in Youzhou. And our army can go north and receive the defeated Qingzhou Yellow Turban thief! "

Cheng Yu believed in himself: "The husband is the political need and cares about the people. In the past, the Shang and Zhou Muye battles, King Zhou assembled 700,000 soldiers, and defeated by the King Wu, it was unpopular. As long as the master and the father gave both grace and power, the Qingzhou Yellow Turban thief was overcome. Heart, are you still worried about the great cause?"

Cao Cao was overjoyed: "Okay! Generals listen to my orders."

"Nuo!" Cao Cao's generals all responded in unison.

"Xiahou Dun, Ru led five thousand soldiers and horses to succeed; Xiahouyuan, Ru led three thousand soldiers and horses to quickly conquer Linji, Cao Ren led five thousand soldiers and horses to the south of Linji, three ways to encircle the Yellow Turban thieves from defeating troops, not to let them go. One Yellow Turban thief!"

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Yingchuan County.

There are many families in the Yingchuan family, so the style of writing is very strong, so whether it is a family or a poor family, there are opportunities to study in the local family. Therefore, many talents have been produced. For example, the uncle and nephew of Xun Yu Xun You came from the Xun family in Yingchuan.

There was a cottage in the wilderness, and there was a sound of chanting.

A few miles away, two scholars came together, talking and laughing all the way.

"Bong Xiao, Brother X and Yuan Chang came to see you, do you have any good drinks?"

The two opened the door and entered, and the sound of reading poetry stopped abruptly, and there was a burst of hearty laughter.

"Hahaha, Brother Zhicai and Brother Yuan Chang came here uninvited. They are really brilliant, but it's a pity that they are shy in the bag, and I'm afraid they will be served without alcohol."

One person walked out of the cottage to greet him, Fengshen was handsome, but he was slightly thin, it was Guo Jia.

And the two scholars who came together, one was Xi Zhicai, and the other was Zhong Yao.

As soon as Zhong You saw Guo Jia's pale complexion, he was immediately dissatisfied: "Fengxiao, have you taken the five stone powder again?"

Guo Jia smiled: "Hey, the two elders, please come in quickly, and Jia will welcome each other."

Zhong You snorted, "Fengxiao, I didn't tell you for your brother. These five stones are scattered quickly, but they hurt your body. It is better for you to break as soon as possible. Don't even drink too much alcohol."

Guo Jia smiled, obviously not taking it seriously.

Xi Zhi just saw the two people yelling as soon as they met, and hurriedly said: "Okay, okay, don't quarrel, let's go in first and talk about something important in the world and share it with them."

Guo Jia smiled and said, "Could it be that Liu Che is returning south, and Hulaoguan is playing the banner of fighting Xu He and the millions?"

Xi Zhicai nodded and was surprised, obviously knowing that Guo Jia also has his own channels.

"I heard that Xu He was the Yellow Turban thief, Qingzhou Qushuai, who was suppressed by Liu Cheqi. He didn't expect to raise his troops again now. It is estimated that he will not forget the humiliation back then. It is inevitable to fight Liu Cheqi twice." Zhong Yao used to be a Beijing official back then, and he had a lot of channels in the DPRK.

Xi Zhicai laughed and said: "Not only is the Yanzhou Yellow Turban thief and Liu Cheqi fighting, the battle between the Qingzhou Yellow Turban and General White Horse is also about to start."

After that, Xi Zhi took out a silk book from his arms and said with a smile: "If a few days ago, Wen wrote a letter to someone and invited someone to help, then someone had already made plans."

Guo Jia's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Could it be that Duke Cao is ready to start?"

"Oh? What does Fengxiao mean?" Zhong Yao is a little bit confused. He is different from Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia. Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia are good at Qimou and good at planning things, while Zhong Yao is good at governing politics. , Military strategy is his shortcoming.

Guo Jia smiled and said: "If Jia is not bad, after Gongsun Zan defeated the Yellow Turbans in the first battle, he must quickly return to Youzhou. The defeated Yellow Turbans fled in Qingzhou. General Cao must have been well prepared. Lu sent troops to blockade the territory of Qingzhou and captured the Qingzhou Yellow Turban thief."

Xi Zhicai smiled: "The hero sees the same thing."