Chapter 1825 Response to chess pieces placed on the board


    The night is long, and the road is hesitant.


    On the north bank of Guandu, Cao Cao was sitting in a large tent. Although the lights were bright, some parts of Cao Cao''s face were still not illuminated, making it look a bit obscure. The nasolabial folds are deeply engraved on the face, and the shadows contained in them seem to be unable to penetrate even the light.


    Now this moment is the darkest time before dawn, and before you know it, the discussion in the big tent has passed a whole night.


    Teams of scouts gathered the military information from various investigations here, and then gathered them one by one on Cao Cao''s crimes. If so, the person concerned must be specially called in for another questioning.


    Cao Cao now controls five prefectures, with nearly forty counties and countries under his jurisdiction. It seems very large, but in fact, except for Yanzhou and Yuzhou, where he mainly operates, most of the land is sublet. It''s like chartering the public, and then collecting taxes, rent, labor force and so on from the hands of the gentry from all over the country.


    Jizhou, just joined now, and many relationships have not been completely straightened out.


    It is precisely because of the above that Cao Cao had to be cautious, because he could not fully judge whether these aristocratic families who collected rents in various places would undergo any changes because of the Hussar General''s eastward advance this time. Will it even generate some ideas that were not there before?


    These need to send people to investigate.


    Of course, what Cao Cao is most concerned about is still the movements of Hussar General Fei Qian.


    Every time news about Fei Qian came, Cao Cao couldn''t help but tremble in his heart, and sometimes he was a little afraid to watch, but had to.


    The brigade led by General Hussars did not go straight to Xu County as originally estimated. At this stage, it seems that they are all piled up in Luoyang. Of course, General Hussar''s scouts spread far away, some even went deep into the Yanzhou area, and competed fiercely with Cao Jun''s scouts, which even caused the loss of many of Cao Cao''s scouts.


    In Cao Cao''s view, this is actually Fei Qian''s attempt to cover the battlefield.


    This is a very difficult problem. If Ren Feiqian eliminates all the scouts on his side and covers the battlefield, it means that Feiqian can come and go freely without any constraints, while his own side is will be greatly hindered...


    『Li Dian and Li Mancheng...』


    Cao Cao moved his lips a few times, grinding out these words silently. Originally, Cao Cao sent Li Dian to garrison Luoyang because he felt that Li Dian was stable and strategic, at least much better than those second-line generals, Cao''s Xiahou family, and even better than Cao Hongdu to a certain extent. At first, Li Dian did not disappoint Cao Cao, as if he cooperated well last time and captured Zhang He, but this time...


    Although Cao Cao knew, even better than anyone else, that victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs, who would like to lose a battle?


    The loss of Luoyang immediately forced Cao Cao to abandon Jizhou and lead his troops to the south, completely disrupting the original rhythm, and at the same time, the process of controlling Jizhou had to be temporarily suspended.


    Just like when the Shandong Alliance gathered in Suanzao to block the road, Cao Cao''s original strategy was to use Luoyang to congest and delay Feiqian''s advance, so that he would have more time to make arrangements. After all, Luoyang happened to be in Heluo On the trumpet mouth of the area entering Yuzhou and Jizhou, once it is broken through, it means that Feiqian can choose to march in the upper, middle and lower directions. Unfortunately, this time, facing the menacing Yongliang soldiers, there are no eighteen princes left, only Cao Cao.


    What made Cao Cao even more uneasy was that Fei Qian''s large army stayed in Luoyang in this way, and did not immediately set off to Xu County, nor did they move towards Hanoi, Jizhou, which made Cao Cao very embarrassed. Because in the face of a powerful force like Fei Qian, if Cao Cao chooses to divide his forces, it means that one side is not strong, and the other side is weak. To fight a defensive counterattack, where should we gather?


    It seems that Fei Qian is going to Yuzhou, but is Fei Qian really going to Yuzhou?


    This is why Cao Cao''s large army is still in Guandu, but Xiahou Yuan and Cao Chun were sent south to help Xiahou Dun.


    Cao Cao must figure out Fei Qian''s true intentions before he can make corresponding adjustments.


    but…


    Cao Cao really couldn''t see through his little junior brother.


    Cao Cao hadn''t spoken yet, but Cao Hong, who was sitting under him, spoke eagerly: "My lord, what exactly does this guy want to do?" To advance and not to advance, to retreat and not to retreat? The cavalry is used by him like infantry, they are in a mess and don''t know what to do? 』


    Cao Hong has a straightforward personality, so when he heard that Li Dian was captured, he scolded Li Dian a lot, and now he scolded Fei Qian with just one mouth. , After all, there is some looseness.


    Cao Cao stroked his beard and said, "Zi Lian thinks, how should the hussars use their troops?" 』


    『Cavalry is very quick and unexpected,’ Cao Hong said, 『Although a certain soldier is not good at cavalry, he still knows a little bit about it. Like hussars, the cavalry is kept in Luoyang, isn’t it waiting for us to go up and block it? If we station our army in Suanzao, wouldn''t it be a recurrence of the past? 』


    The land of Suanzao is naturally the key point for Luoyang to get out of Heluo. The princes from all walks of life must have considered the wild jujube when they chose it back then, so what Cao Hong said was not completely unreasonable.


    Cao Cao cast his eyes on Cao Ren, and asked indifferently: "What do you think of Zixiao?" 』


    Cao Ren frowned, and replied seriously: "Reporting to my lord, I think that Hushi''s move is contrary to common sense, and there must be fraud... But I can''t deduce where it is..."


    Cao Cao didn''t say anything, but turned to look at Cao Pi again, and asked, "Pi''er, do you have a plan?" 』


    Cao Pi screamed wildly in his heart, it came again, his mother came again, but he replied respectfully on his face: "I think there must be a conspiracy for this move by the hussars, or... a strategy to lure soldiers?" 』


    Cao Cao didn''t nod, didn''t shake his head, and didn''t even respond to Cao Pi''s expression or eyes, but said directly: "Let''s try to say..."


    Cao Pi resisted the irritability surging in his heart, because he knew that Cao Cao was considering him, and he had to grow up in such considerations again and again, but for everyone, understanding is understanding, and doing is doing In fact, Cao Pi really didn''t like being asked by Cao Cao again and again in public. If you speak well, you just nod your head, and at most say "good".


    Although Uncle Zixiao also said that Cao Cao loves Cao Pi, that’s why he deliberately taught by example, but Cao Pi feels that Cao Cao has been comparing him with his dead brother Cao Ang all the time...


    Lao Tzu is Cao Pi, not Cao Ang!


    Cao Pi roared in his heart, but still lowered his head, arched his hands, and said slowly: "If the hussars wanted to meet the emperor, they would not let go easily when the northern land was in Pingyang... Therefore, the hussars probably have no intention of meeting the emperor right now." ...Staying in Luoyang, one is to show his loyalty, and the other is, most likely, he is waiting for us to follow the strategy of Suanzao in the past...Then the hussars can retreat to give up their loyalty in the name of our obstruction, and also Or... order Shangdang to go out to attack my rear wings! 』


    Cao Pi was talking, talking, and suddenly felt that what he said was very reasonable, and couldn''t help but raised his head happily, and looked at Cao Cao''s face.


    Cao Cao nodded slowly, and said, "That''s right, this is one or two of the hussars'' intentions... but there is another third? 』


    Cao Pi (￣◇￣;)


    Seeing that Cao Pi was tongue-tied and unable to answer, Cao Cao didn''t say anything. He just looked away and turned Cao Piliang aside. Instead, he said to Cao Hong, "Zi Lian, don''t underestimate Huqi...Huqi This move is a vital part of the game, the north can respond to Shangdang, the south can attack Xu County, the middle can invade Yanzhou, and set up a camp in Luoyang, so Guanwu and others should do it...』


    In the military, everyone wants to fight for the initiative, and now the initiative is undoubtedly on the side of the hussars.


    During the winter of last year, Cao Cao wanted to lure Fei Qian out, but Fei Qian was not fooled. Now that he came out, although he was also dispatched, the time period was different, and the situation was naturally different. In the winter of last year, the autumn harvest was over in various places, and the population and labor force were all idle. It would not be a problem to fight a big war. But now that the spring plowing has just passed, the field needs a lot of time and energy to take care of it, otherwise even if there is no If it is destroyed, although Zhuanghe will grow naturally, the weeds will grow faster. If you miss the time, you may only be able to harvest barnyard grass!


    So on the one hand, Cao Cao had to fight, and on the other hand, he couldn''t fight for a long time. This kind of method that was obvious on the chessboard, but he couldn''t answer it, and it was extremely awkward when he answered it, was just General Hussar''s forte.


    In other words, for the hussars and others, the area where the war broke out is not on their own territory anyway, so it doesn’t matter if they are smashed, but Cao Cao has to hold back for fear of smashing his own treasure...


    After Cao Cao explained it in this way, Cao Hong and the others suddenly realized, and became even more resentful for Fei Qian''s despicableness. They couldn''t help but cursed a few times, and then fell silent. Everyone knows that if swearing can solve the problem and kill a person, Cao Cao himself doesn''t know how many times he died. What is more important now is how to deal with it better in such a situation.


    The silence in the big tent seemed very long, but also very short.


    Cao Cao stood up slowly, and all the people in the big tent couldn''t help standing up with Cao Cao.


    Cao Cao looked up, suddenly shook his head, and said with a smile: "If this is just a general, I''m afraid I don''t care about it now and rush to fight first!" It is also a joy in life to have such an opponent like hussars! Haha, hahaha! 』


    Cao Cao put his sleeves back behind his back, straightened his waist, "The hussars thought they were impatient and eager for a battle, so they waited for work with leisure, and waited for us to show our flaws, and then strike again!" Haha, Hu Qi may not have imagined that a certain person can survive! Even if it''s a gamble on a year''s harvest, as long as you can defeat the hussars, it''s worth it! 』


    Although Cao Cao spoke boldly and seemed to speak lightly, in the end, he still couldn''t hold back. He gritted his teeth, and the last word "worthy" seemed to come out of the gap between his teeth.


    『My lord! ’Cao Hong whispered.


    Cao Ren also changed color a little, because he also knew what kind of pressure and blow it would be to Cao Cao if the tax payment was suspended for a year.


    Cao Cao waved his hand and said, "It''s been a night of discussion, everyone has worked hard, you might as well go back and rest first... Order to Xu, order Yuan Rang, Miao Cai and others, guard the pass, patrol strictly, and don''t go out to fight without authorization!" 』


    After Cao Cao made his decision, everyone looked at each other, but in the end they had no choice but to agree...


    …╮(￣▽￣“”)╭…


    The sky gradually brightened up.


    Fei Qian came out of the room, stretched himself, then took the face towel handed over by the guard, and began to wash with well water, snorting.


    To be honest, even with repeated improvements, the toothbrush is not as good as the later generations. Although it has been adjusted several times, when I think that these hairs are originally grown on pigs, I feel a little nervous, and pig hairs are easy to fall off. , and then swipe and swipe...


    Hey, it doesn’t work if you don’t brush it, because tooth decay doesn’t matter whether it’s a big man or a later generation, if it’s not cleaned, it’s bound to happen. Fei Qian has even seen tooth decay in his twenties.


    Of course, most of the young people who suffer from tooth decay are descendants of noble families. As for those poor farmers, most of them have good teeth, even at the age of forty. This does not mean that the living habits of the poor people are better than those of the gentry, but that the poor people do not have much to eat at all, let alone foods with high sugar content. Most of the time, the poor people drink all kinds of wild vegetables Porridge, like soup, does not hang on the teeth at all, so naturally there is not much chance of tooth decay.


    However, poor people’s teeth wear out more than that of nobles. One is that they eat more coarse food, and the other is that their body nutrition is not good. Many people are deficient in calcium, so their teeth are naturally not strong.


    In fact, regardless of whether it is a noble family or ordinary poor people, what they have to face every day is to fill their own stomachs first, which is the so-called food. This is really the foundation of Fei Qian''s strategy this time.


    Therefore, Cao Cao can hold back now, which is beyond Fei Qian''s expectation.


    The news from the scouts in front indicated that Cao Cao did not have a large army pressing southward, and still kept a certain distance. Even Xiahouyuan''s cavalry troops that appeared two days earlier were only stationed in the Yingchuan and Chenliu areas, and did not show any signs of attack. It means to have a decisive battle with Fei Qian immediately.


    There has been no news about Zhu Ling and Zhang Lie, and it is considered good news. After all, if they were really besieged and killed by Cao Jun, they would definitely take some spoils to beat the morale of Fei Qian''s soldiers. It means that either Zhu Ling and Zhang Lie have already run away, or Cao Jun has ignored these two people, no matter which one is, it is acceptable.


    What Fei Qian could not accept was that Comrade Cao was so stable. When fighting Chibi in history, wasn''t Lao Cao quite frizzy?


    I also thought about it all night last night, and fell asleep for a while when it was almost dawn, but after the cold water on my face in the morning, it made my drowsy head clearer.


    Fei snorted silently after eating the candied fruit, then picked up the tea and rinsed his mouth, after a few grunts without spitting it out, he swallowed it directly, and then said: "Go and invite Gongda, I have something important to discuss!" 』


    (end of this chapter)