The Reincarnation of Lu Bu at the End of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 663 Cao Cao's Hole Card

Yanzhou, Shanyang County.

The state pastoral mansion was full of generals and counselors.

Cao Cao, who was wearing a maroon brocade robe, paced around his seat. He sat down slowly after all the people arrived, and said to everyone, "I've called you here today to hear your opinions."

As for what it is, everyone present has a good idea.

Two days ago, an urgent report came from the front, saying that Lu Bu had set out from Chenliu with an army of [-] and was marching towards Jiyin.

Its purpose is self-evident.

"My lord, Lu Bu sits in Guanzhong, Bing, and Liang. He is very powerful. Since he defeated Yuan Shu last year, he has become even more powerful. As for Yanzhou, which has been in turmoil in recent years, he is really powerless to fight against it. It's better to avoid the sharp edge."

As soon as these words came out, many people immediately nodded in agreement.

Although Cao Cao has managed to secure his position in Yanzhou now, but if he wants to confront Lu Bu head-on, it will undoubtedly be an egg hitting a rock, and many people are not optimistic about it.

Xiahoudun, Cao Ren and others who sat in the front did not express their opinions. As far as they were concerned, as long as Cao Cao gave the order, let alone fighting Lu Bu, they would dare to fight even if it was a sea of ​​swords and swords.

After finally securing Yanzhou, Cao Cao naturally didn't want to retreat. He asked Xun Yu, who was the leader of the scribes, "Wen Ruo, what do you think?"

Xun Yu, who was in charge of the post, got up and answered with cupped hands: "My lord, in my opinion, Yanzhou, we can't retreat even one step!"

A gleam flashed in Cao Cao's eyes. Among the many counselors, he was most optimistic about Xun Yu, and he often compared himself to "My Zifang".

If Xun Yu dared to say this, he would definitely not be aimless.

"Why?" Cao Cao asked in a deep voice.

"Reporting to my lord, Lu Bu is very ambitious. If he takes one step back out of fear of his power, he will definitely follow up. If he takes two steps back, he will definitely go up two steps. This cycle will continue until the entire Yanzhou is swallowed up."

Xun Yu said very firmly, through the collection of information on Lu Bu in recent years, he deeply believed that Lu Bu had just woken up from sleep.And beasts that devour people everywhere.

As long as this kind of person does not die, even if he still has a breath, his fangs will never be smoothed.

Rather than wait until there is no way to retreat, and then fight back, it is better to not give up an inch from the beginning!
After listening to Xun Yu's opinion, Cao Cao took it very seriously, and he thought so too.If he shrinks back because of the strength of others, it will be difficult for him to become a hegemon in this life.

"Then how should we deal with it?" The warlike generals couldn't help asking.

"Lv Bu came from Chenliu, the first target will definitely be Jiyin."

Xun Yu was confident about this, so he suggested to Cao Cao that he send heavy troops to defend Juyang, Boxian, and Dingtao, and connect them vertically in a straight line, so that these three places can be connected into a solid "wall" to resist the attack. Lu Bu's offensive.

Cao Cao nodded his head in approval. Judging from the current situation, this is the only way to go.

The morale of Lv Bu's army is now like a rainbow, and Cao Cao has little chance of winning in the frontal battle, so he has to defend the city and wait until the vigor of Lv Bu's army is exhausted before making a decision.

After making a rough strategic plan, Cao Cao's next step is to deploy troops and generals.

"Cao Ren!" Cao Cao shouted.

The young general sitting below was obviously stunned for a moment, because Xiahou Dun was the first to be called in the past, but today his name was the first to be called, so Cao Ren didn't realize it for a while.

Fortunately, he was only stunned for a moment, then he came back to his senses and stood up, clasped his fists, and replied firmly: "The end is here!"

Cao Cao took out a command arrow and said loudly: "You and I will have [-] troops, with Cao Hong and Li Dian as deputy, go to guard Juyang, and there will be no loss!"

"The last general takes orders!" Cao Ren stepped forward to take the command arrow, and then solemnly clasped his fists.

"Xiahouyuan!" Cao Cao drew out the second command arrow.

"The end is here!"

"I also have [-] soldiers and horses with you, Le Jin and Cao Xiu as deputy, guard Bo County for me."

"Follow the order!"

After giving orders to Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan, Cao Cao looked at Xun Yu: "As for the dispatch of food, supplies and reinforcements, I leave it to you, Wen Ruo."

Xun Yu nodded. As early as when Cao Cao was attacking the Mothie in Qingzhou, he was always responsible for the scheduling of these logistical matters, but he never made any mistakes.

Xun You was responsible for advising Cao Cao on the battlefield, while Xun Yu was responsible for observing the overall situation and strategizing in the rear.

The cooperation between the uncle and nephew can be described as seamless.

"Meng De, what about Ding Tao?"

Xiahou Dun asked loudly with confidence, and Cao Cao only arranged for Cao Ren and Xiahouyuan to go to the three agreed places, and 90.00% of the rest of Dingtao was let him go.

Although Lu Bu was fierce and hard to deal with, as long as Cao Cao gave an order, even if he died on the city wall, he would never retreat half a step back.

"Dingtao, let me sit in charge myself!"

Cao Cao's voice was full of determination, Dingtao is the county seat of Jiyin County, and will definitely become the focus of Lu Bu's attention.

Therefore, Cao Cao must go there in person, as long as he, the lord, personally guards the city wall, the soldiers will have enough faith to defend the city.

This time, Cao Cao bet the entire Yanzhou.

If he lost, it would be a disaster; if he won, he would have a new breathing space and continue to grow his power.

The meeting was dispersed, and the generals who received the task got busy.

Cao Cao quickly went to Rencheng, where the main force of the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans he surrendered was there.

In the winter of the previous year, the main force of the Yellow Turban Army who invaded Yanzhou surrendered to Cao unconditionally. Note that it was an unconditional surrender, not a surrender in defeat.

As for why the Qingzhou Army surrendered unconditionally, later generations have different opinions, but there has never been an accurate answer.

After the surrender, the number of moth thieves in Qingzhou reached nearly 30.

Of course, there is a lot of moisture in it, because there are not only young and strong men, but also old and weak soldiers and young "child soldiers".

Including their family members, the total number is one million.

What a huge number this is.

After the defeat in many previous battles, as well as the lessons learned from the rebellion of Yangzhou soldiers recruited back then, Cao Cao learned from the pain and decided to put the combat effectiveness and loyalty of these moth thieves in the first place.

As a result, 30 of the 6 Qingzhou moth thieves were selected and incorporated into the official army system.

Cao Cao named them Qingzhou Bing.

In order to dispel the worries of the soldiers and build a relatively stable logistics base, Cao Cao asked the rest of the people, including the families of Qingzhou soldiers, to arrange farmland to provide food and grass for the military.

Yanzhou has gone through wars, the population has dropped sharply, and the land is barren, just enough for millions of yellow turbans to farm.The government provided land, farm tools, and cattle, while the Yellow Turbans provided manpower, and the food produced was shared equally between the two parties.

In this way, those Qingzhou moth thieves who were in trouble everywhere were naturally grateful to Cao Cao.

And these [-] Qingzhou soldiers who are still in training are also the trump card that Cao Cao holds tightly.

(End of this chapter)