Great Military Division

Chapter 232 Cao Cao's ideology finally sublimated! (6k, ask for a monthly pass)

Outside Luoyang City, the allied army camp.

Central Army, big tent.

Liu Bian put his pen aside, looked up at Xun Yu: "Yuan Shao really went to Cao Cao's camp?"

Xun Yu nodded affirmatively: "That's right! Yuan Shao didn't return to his camp, but went straight to Cao Cao's camp in Mang Mountain, presumably because of the horses captured by Cao Cao in Sishui Pass."

"Ah."

Liu Bian affirmed this: "Cao Cao has already rejected Yuan Shu, there is no reason for Yuan Shao to come, so he agreed to go west to ask Dong, but the friendship between the two parties is here, borrowing some horses should not be a problem."

The development of the current situation is completely within the expectations of the Military Division Alliance, and even much better than the expectations of the Military Division Alliance, especially for Cao Cao's prediction, which is extremely accurate.

"Wen Ruo."

Liu Bian was looking forward to Cao Cao's reaction too much: "How many horses do you think Cao Cao will give Yuan Shao? Although there is a friendship between the two of them, war horses are strategic materials. Cao Cao, who is poor and afraid, can give up?"

Xun Yu pinched a strand of beard under his jaw, and quickly fell into deep thought. Based on his own understanding of Cao Cao and his judgment on the current situation, he gave the answer:

"should."

Xun Yu frowned slightly, and his voice dragged on: "It will not exceed three thousand horses."

"Three thousand horses?"

Liu Bian was quite surprised.

You know, [-] war horses have already been occupied, and Cao Cao captured more than half of the war horses.

Although the two have known each other since childhood and have a deep relationship, Cao Cao has always been treacherous and cunning, and has never done business at a loss. In addition, when the two were in Yanjin, they had a quarrel. These three thousand horses are indeed a lot in Liu Bian's heart. .

He shook his head slowly, and said with a long breath: "Even though Cao Cao doesn't have many soldiers, it still feels unrealistic to give Yuan Shao more than half of his horses."

"I don't know how many war horses Cao Cao will give Yuan Shao, Your Highness thinks?"

"this."

Liu Bian paused for a moment, based on his current judgment on Cao Cao: "Based on the relationship between the two of you and the current situation of asking for directors, Gu thinks that [-] horses are still possible."

"Two thousand horses?"

Xun Yu quickly made an inventory of the situation of each army in his mind: "If you really only give Yuan Shao [-] war horses, and then gather the original war horses under Yuan Shao's tent, Yuan Shao can barely make up about [-] horses."

"Do you want to kill Dong Zhuo with such a force?"

"Humph!"

Xun Yu snorted contemptuously, shook his head and said sarcastically, "It's just a whimsical idea. Even if Yuan Shao is eager to make contributions, he would not seek his own death, would he?"

Liu Bian knew very well that Xun Yu came up with the guess of [-] horses based on his consideration of the battle situation and his basic understanding of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.

After all, in this way, Yuan Shao searched for war horses everywhere, and then reached out to King Hongnong for support. It shouldn't be a problem to gather [-] cavalry, so that he can fight.

"or."

Liu Bian tentatively said, "Shall we help Yuan Shao?"

Xun Yu twirled his beard and pondered for a moment: "I should help Yuan Shao, but it should not be too obvious, otherwise it will definitely arouse suspicion. If Cao Cao can give [-] war horses, let's add another [-], it can be considered."

"As for two thousand horses"

Xun Yu shook his head lightly: "It means that we have to take out 5000 horses to help Yuan Shao gather a cavalry force of [-] men. Too many will definitely arouse suspicion."

"Xu You, Yuan Shao's staff member, was born in the Xu family in Nanyang. Although he is greedy by nature, he is quite resourceful. If His Highness is like this, I'm afraid it will arouse Xu You's suspicion and backfire."

I have to admit that Xun Yu's analysis is very reasonable.

Liu Bian was a little confused when he heard it, and asked in his heart: "Teacher, do you think Yuan Shao will give up this operation?"

The voice of the military division alliance followed: "Of course it is possible! However, the probability is not high, only 38.5%, but judging from his performance in the big account, the possibility of going west to ask for directors is as high as 85.2%."

"Xun Yu's analysis is indeed quite reasonable. He made a judgment based on a certain actual situation, but based on his current understanding of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, it is not enough to make the most accurate judgment."

"Historically, after Xun Yu took refuge in Jizhou, he spent a long time observing the princes of the world. Experts speculated that his first choice should be Yuan Shao, but after the investigation, he did not meet the wishes of the lord, so he went south to Yanzhou and defected to Cao Cao. .”

"Analyzed from this point, Xun Yu's understanding of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao is only at the initial stage, far less than Cao Cao's understanding of Yuan Shao, and even less than the depth of experts' understanding of Cao Yuan."

"If the experts guess right."

The voice of the military division alliance was slightly elongated, paused for a moment, and continued: "Cao Cao will definitely continue to test Yuan Shao's psychological bottom line, combined with the current situation of seeking Dong, and finally come up with a plan that can not only go west to seek Dong, but also protect himself to the greatest extent. plan."

"what?"

Surprised, Liu Bian thought to himself, "Cao Cao has this ability?"

The Military Division Alliance smiled lightly: "Experts say, let's wait and see."

Liu Bian exhaled: "Okay."

Immediately.

He turned to look at Xun Yu, and said softly, "Okay, let's stop guessing and wait for the final result. Anyway, I don't think Cao Cao will compromise so easily, nor will Yuan Shao give up so easily."

Xun Yu nodded in agreement: "Your Highness is right. If Cao Cao can really persuade Yuan Shao with two thousand horses, his subordinates will really look at him with admiration."

*****
now.

Mangshan Cao Ying.

Central Army, big tent.

Cao Cao seemed to have expected that Yuan Shao would open his mouth like a lion. He was not surprised at all, but just stared at Yuan Shao embarrassingly, with a faint melancholy flashing across his face:
"At the beginning."

Cao Cao sipped his tea with a worried look on his face: "You should be clear that the battle against Sishui Pass was not only me, Cao Cao, but also Bao Guoxiang, and Liu Shijun. Even if the horses were captured, they definitely did not belong to me alone."

"Your request is really making things difficult for brother."

Cao Cao put down the teacup, frowned, shook his head and sighed.

Yuan Shao naturally knew the process of the Battle of Sishuiguan, but he also knew that Cao Cao was the leader, and Bao Xin obeyed him and never disobeyed him.

but
Cao Cao didn't lie, he really needed to consider Bao Xin's feelings.

Yuan Shao nodded slowly, expressing agreement, and immediately asked: "Meng De, how many horses can you get? I heard that you are in command of this battle, and you have contributed a lot!"

"It is true that I am directing."

How could Cao Cao lie about such an obvious matter.

but
How could Yuan Shao know about the more internal matters.

Cao Cao has plenty of room to play. In terms of fighting spirit, Yuan Shao has never won since he was a child: "But in terms of spoils, Yuncheng and I are divided according to the number of troops."

"I should have known how many soldiers Bao Xin and I had. At the beginning of Chen Liu's army, Wei Zi sent all his family to support me, but we only had [-] troops, while Wei Zi had only [-] troops. I, Cao Cao, only had [-] troops. "

"But Bao Guoxiang is not."

Cao Cao gave Yuan Shao a little analysis: "At the beginning, he led the army back to his hometown, recruited soldiers and horses, and recruited [-] disciples. He also got funding from wealthy merchants from the Jibei Kingdom. He had to ride [-] horses and carry more than [-] horses."

"We have a combined force of 7000 people. According to the distribution according to this ratio, Cao can only get [-]% of the spoils. Although thousands of horses have been captured, only more than [-] horses actually fell into Cao's hands."

Cao Cao really knows how to bargain!
Yuan Shao opened his mouth wide and wanted all the horses.

However.
Cao Cao was more shrewd and well-founded, so he turned the sky-high price into a land price.

There are more than [-] war horses in the area, even if you add Yuan Shao's cavalry, it is not enough for Dong Zhuo to bite his teeth.

This is not going west to ask for Dong, it is simply throwing oneself into a trap and taking the initiative to die!

"what?"

Yuan Shao was furious when he heard the words, and stared like a bell: "You only have more than seven hundred horses?"

Cao Cao naturally knew that Yuan Shao could not agree. His purpose of doing this was to lower Yuan Shao's psychological expectations and pave the way for the next bargaining.

"Ah~~"

Cao Cao sighed, and hurriedly comforted him: "There is no way, who will let Cao have no soldiers? Now that he has finally arrived in Luoyang, Cao is really unwilling to take risks, so he decided to help defend at the North Gate."

"But don't worry at first!"

Cao Cao patted his chest and promised: "You and I have known each other since we were young, and we have been friends for decades. Now that you are in need, I will do my best to help you. I will give you all the seven hundred horses!"

"Humph!"

Yuan Shao had always been rich and powerful, so he couldn't care less about these war horses: "Meng De, you should know that although Dong Zhuo's strength has been weakened, in the battle between Guangcheng and Dagu, the northern army and the wolf cavalry were killed in the battle, and the Xiliang Xiao cavalry was still rooted. exist."

"If you want to go west to seek Dong's victory, you can't do it without [-] horses. You have more than [-] horses, even if you add our cavalry, it is difficult to compete with Dong Zhuo."

How could Cao Cao not know Dong Zhuo's strength, he nodded affirmatively: "At the beginning, it is reasonable, but it is really difficult to gather [-] war horses."

"fuck it"

Cao Cao immediately threw out his own thoughts for Yuan Shao's reference: "At first, you should use your infantry advantage to attract the attention of Dong Zhuo's army, so as to share part of the pressure."

Yuan Shao frowned: "What does Meng De mean?"

"It's simple."

Cao Cao has already made a strategic plan for Yuan Shao: "At the beginning, we should gather troops and horses, set out first, attract the attention of Dong Yue in Mianchi, force Dong Zhuo to send troops to support with a strong force, and then quickly go around and go straight to Shaanxi. county."

hiss-!
Yuan Shao frowned, and took a deep breath: "Meng De mean to hit east and west?"

Cao Cao nodded affirmatively: "That's right! In this way, the number of soldiers and horses beside Dong Zhuo will inevitably decrease. In the beginning, there is no need for five thousand cavalry, and it is still possible to defeat Dong Zhuo, isn't it?"

"Makes sense."

At this moment, Yuan Shao's eyes lit up, like enlightenment: "Meng De, you are smart when you pee, I really regret not listening to your advice, otherwise, I, Yuan Shao, will also have a share of the credit for conquering Sishui Pass."

"The past is over, why mention it again."

Cao Cao waved his hand and wrote off all the previous events: "At the beginning, I led all the heroes to go west to seek Dong. If they won, it would be comparable to a small Sishui Pass."

"Munde!"

Before Cao Cao could finish speaking, Yuan Shao interrupted directly, and said very solemnly: "I know that you are devoted to helping the Han family and want to kill Dong Zhuo. Now that the opportunity is in front of you, how can you give up?"

"You and I join forces, why don't you have to kill Dong Zhuo!"

Speaking of this, Yuan Shao stared at Cao Cao with piercing eyes, and threw an olive branch: "I, Yuan Shao, can assure you that as long as we can kill Dong Zhuo, with Meng De's talent, we will be able to join the Jiuqing in the future, there will be no problem."

How could Cao Cao not know the capabilities of the Yuan family.

Now in the city of Chang'an, Yuan Kui is the head of a hundred officials and above, and Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are the heads of most of the princes in the Dong Meng army. Most of the power in the world revolves around the Yuan family.

Just be afraid.
After the discussion of Dong is over, the power of the Yuan family will quickly surpass Dong Zhuo and become an existence capable of controlling the imperial power.

At this moment, Cao Cao somewhat understood why King Hongnong had delayed seeking Dong Zhanji and refused to give the Yuan family a chance to make contributions.

Because the power of the Yuan family is really terrifying!

King Hongnong can destroy Dong Zhuo openly, but he is not sure that he can check and balance the power of the Yuan family.

He is obviously just a Bohai prefect, a later general and the governor of Yuzhou, but he dared to lie and make himself a member of the Jiuqing. Does the Han family belong to the Liu family, or your Yuan family?

Yuan Shu is like this!

So is Yuan Shao!

So, what will happen to Shanggong Taifu Yuan Wei?

Cao Cao didn't dare to think about it. The family that he once envied made him feel scared now.

Do Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu want to help the Han Dynasty, or are they ambitious and want to be Dong Zhuo's second?
"At the beginning."

Cao Cao pondered for a long time, and finally refused: "I only have these soldiers and horses in my hands. I really don't want to take risks. Don't try to persuade me again. I, Cao Cao, can advise you, but I will never participate in this operation."

"How is this?"

Cao Cao immediately changed the topic: "I'll go to Yuncheng personally, and try to borrow some more horses for you, so I can make up two thousand horses for you. In this way, plus the cavalry under the command of the princes, I can make up three to four thousand horses. Riding will definitely not be a problem."

How could Yuan Shao not know the strength of the army: "Three thousand and five hundred horses!"

Cao Cao frowned: "There are only so many in the allied army?"

"Ah."

Yuan Shao nodded: "There are only so many."

Cao Cao didn't quite believe it, and always felt that Yuan Shao still had reservations: "Shangdang Zhang Yang."

Yuan Shao explained: "Zhang Sima originally had more than a thousand elite cavalry, but when he led the army to attack Huguan, lost troops and lost generals, and then attacked various counties, his team grew to thousands, but he only had [-] cavalry."

"I see."

From Yuan Shao's demeanor, Cao Cao knew that he was not lying, so he didn't pursue it anymore, but continued to find a way.

After a while, Cao Cao had an idea, and said loudly: "At first, you can reach out to King Hongnong. Although Yuan Shu and others have no credit, they also have hard work. It is definitely not a problem to ask for hundreds of horses."

"What's more, calling for Dong is a righteous act for the heavens. As the abolished emperor, King Hongnong will definitely support him even if he is unwilling to take risks."

"That's it."

Cao Cao grinned lightly, full of confidence: "At the beginning, we can gather at least [-] cavalry, and maybe even more. If we cooperate with the infantry to attack Dong Zhuo, we should be able to fight."

Yuan Shao nodded in agreement: "Meng De is right. King Hongnong has seized so many war horses, and if he randomly allocates some, it will be enough for me to go west to beg Dong."

"it is good!"

After saying that, Yuan Shaoteng got up and said loudly: "I will rush to the Chinese army to seek support from King Hongnong! Mengde, you should hurry to Baoxin's camp and help me gather two thousand horses."

Cao Cao agreed, "Don't worry at first, this matter is on me."

Yuan Shao nodded: "Since that's the case, Shao will leave."

Cao Cao personally sent him outside the camp, and only after watching him leave did he let out a sigh of relief.

"Come on, prepare your horse."

"promise."

Even if it is a play, it should be regarded as a complete set.

Although Yuan Shao was unresponsive, he was not stupid. Wouldn't it be embarrassing if he saw it through?
*****
South Gate.

Allied camp.

Central Army, big tent.

When Liu Bian was communicating with the Military Division Alliance about the upcoming battle.

Suddenly, Xun Yu entered from outside the tent, stepped forward, and bowed: "Your Highness, Yuan Shao came out of Cao Ying and went straight to the south gate. He must have come to find His Highness."

"Oh?"

Liu Bian couldn't help being surprised, and once again admired the judgment of the military division alliance: "So, Yuan Shao didn't get much support from Cao Cao, so he could only come to us."

"Ah."

Xun Yu nodded affirmatively.

He couldn't believe that King Hongnong's control over Cao and Yuan was deeper than him: "Your Highness knows these two people better. This time Yuan Shao took the initiative to look for him. No matter how much His Highness gives, it won't cause trouble. The other party is suspicious."

According to the previous analysis, Cao Cao couldn't give Yuan Shao too many war horses, and King Hongnong needed to make up for it, so that Yuan Shao had enough ability to go west to seek Dong.

but now
Yuan Shao took the initiative to seek help, but put himself in a passive position. No matter how rich his reasons were, the initiative was still controlled by King Hongnong.

Liu Bian nodded with great interest: "Although that's the case, Gu still doesn't want to give more. After all, Dong Zhuo is not so easy to lose. Yuan Shao will lose in this trip, nine out of ten."

Xun Yu thought so: "If Yuan Shao can be sent away with [-] horses, it would be the best, but less than [-] horses is acceptable to His Highness."

Today's Liu Bian has no shortage of war horses, but even so, Liu Bian will not dispose of horses as a strategic material at will. After all, there are few horses in the Central Plains, and this will be Liu Bian's capital to gallop the world.

"Report—!"

At this moment, an announcement sounded outside the tent.

Liu Bian looked up.

However, a soldier hurried into the account, bowed his body and cupped his hands: "Your Highness, Yuan Shao is outside the camp, requesting an audience."

"It came so fast."

Liu Bian smiled and waved his hand: "Let him in."

The soldier cupped his hands: "No."

Immediately.

Bow down and leave the tent.

Soon.

Yuan Shao entered the account in a hurry, with a respectful attitude, bowed his body and cupped his hands: "The last general, Yuan Shao, pays homage to His Royal Highness King Hongnong."

Liu Bian waved his hand to signal him to flatten his body: "Get up!"

Only then did Yuan Shao straighten up: "No."

"how?"

Liu Bian took the initiative to ask: "The general went and came back, but did you agree to help defend Mangshan?"

Yuan Shao didn't bother to talk nonsense, so he cut to the chase and said, "In Luoyang City, there are only Li Jue and Lu Bu's remnants defeated. Why waste so many soldiers and horses?"

"At the end of the day, the general still has to go west to seek Dong, and contribute his strength to help the Han Dynasty."

"but."

Turning the subject, Yuan Shao clasped his hands together again: "Now, Shao encounters some difficulties and it is difficult to send troops. I hope His Highness can extend a helping hand and provide some help."

Liu Bian had expected it a long time ago, but he didn't refuse: "It's a righteous act to ask for Dong. Even if the general doesn't come to find Gu, Gu will help. If you have any request, just ask. Gu will help as much as possible."

"Thank you, Your Highness, at the end."

Yuan Shao breathed a sigh of relief, and cupped his hands in thanks: "The final general hopes that His Royal Highness can support two thousand horses. In this way, our army will be more confident in killing Dong Zhuo."

hiss-!
Hearing this, Liu Bian gasped, "How much? Two thousand horses?"

Yuan Shao was extremely calm: "Well, two thousand horses!"

Liu Bian looked at Yuan Shao with burning eyes.

Although he expected that Yuan Shao would ask for more, he never imagined that he would be so insolent that he could get two thousand war horses with just one mouth.

Even if it is calculated based on 2000 yuan for one war horse, two thousand war horses are [-] million yuan!

Use the investor's money for nothing, you boy is worthy of being from a wealthy family, you really don't take money as money!
"Ha ha!"

Liu Bian didn't have any extra nonsense: "Is the general joking? Why don't you snatch two thousand horses?"

Yuan Shaoyun was calm and calm, always keeping calm.

Obviously.

He had expected that King Hongnong would not easily agree: "His Royal Highness won consecutive victories at Guangcheng Pass and Dagu Pass, and captured countless horses. For Your Highness, two thousand horses are no pressure."

Liu Bian snorted coldly: "The war horse was captured alone, what does it have to do with you? You risked westward, and you violated the military order in the first place, but now you dare to be so arrogant, it is simply unreasonable."

"Your Highness's words are wrong."

Yuan Shao took a deep breath, suppressing the anger in his heart: "Although the last general did not participate in the battles of Dagu Pass and Guangcheng Pass, his younger brother Yuan Shu, Pei Guoxiang Yuan Zhong and others all participated."

"Even if they have no credit, they have worked hard, and it is only natural to get some of the spoils captured by His Highness. The two thousand war horses are right to be His Highness's compensation to his younger brother."

Speaking of this, Yuan Shao tentatively said: "Your Highness, do you need the last general to call your brother here?"

Nima!

Yuan Shao, a wealthy family, actually cares about these little money.

Obviously, he was influenced by Cao Cao and acquired the temper of a profiteer.

Liu Bian waved his hand, and smiled: "I never thought that General Yuan, who was born in the Runan Yuan family of four generations and three generations, would have won the essence of business calculation."

"it is good!"

Liu Bian nodded with great interest: "Since the general wants to do the math, Gu will do the math for you. By the way, let me tell you why your brother didn't come to ask Gu for his horse."

Yuan Shao frowned slightly, his heart was not good.

indeed.

What a shrewd person Yuan Shu is, how could he not have thought of asking King Hongnong for his war horse.

Since he didn't do it, there must be a reason for not doing it.

"During the First Battle of Guangcheng Pass."

Liu Bian's voice was like a loud bell, sonorous and powerful: "Yuan Shu, Yuan Zhong and others insisted on changing defenses, but when the cavalry camp raided the rear, they couldn't resist and became deserters."

"Although Yuan Zhong, Chen Yi and the others did not escape, the defense lines were all breached. If they hadn't made a temporary decision and dispatched troops, how could they have won the battle at Guangcheng Pass?"

"Just ask the general!"

Liu Bian leaned forward slightly, and said in a cold voice: "What should you do if you run away?"

Yuan Shao's expression changed: "This"

Liu Bian raised his finger to the outside of the tent: "You'd better go back and ask why your younger brother Yuan Shu didn't have any military exploits, what happened in the battles of Guangcheng Pass and Dagu Pass? How dare he divide the captured horses?"

Yuan Shao didn't dare to delve into it, so he hurriedly changed his words: "Even so, it is a righteous act for me to go west to seek Dong Dong. Now that there are not enough troops, Your Highness should give support."

Liu Bian waved his hand: "Five hundred war horses, one more horse, none of them, do you want it or not?"

Yuan Shao had no choice but to bow his hands: "Okay! Five hundred is five hundred."

"Wen Ruo, I leave this matter to you."

"promise."

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