The Three Kingdoms: The strategist will stop, and Rome will be unified

Chapter 189 Lu Bu Escapes Again
The news of this battle was even inquired by the scouts around Cao Jun, which shocked all the surrounding princes.

Wuhuan was able to occupy the northern part of Youzhou, and has been harassing Youzhou for several years. Even Gongsun Zan could not be wiped out in one go. Now Cao Cao wiped it out in one fell swoop. How can this not surprise the surrounding princes?

What's more important is not these, but Cao Cao had just fought a battle with Yuan Shao. Originally, he was short of troops and resources, and he still wiped out Wuhuan.

The news of Cao Cao's victory made Lu Bu and Zhang Xiu in the surrounding area completely cut off the idea of ​​making an enemy of Cao Cao.

Sizhou, Lu Bu's territory, although Zhang Yang took the initiative to give up the territory to Lu Bu, but under the governance of Lu Bu and Chen Gong, the population of Sizhou still has not improved in any way.

The land of Sizhou has experienced Dong Zhuo's rebellion in Luoyang and Guo Bang's rebellion under Jia Xu's poisonous plan. It has long been extremely desolate and uninhabited.

Chen Gong had thought of this a long time ago, and it was precisely because of this that Chen Gong took the risk to take a share from Cao Cao, but unfortunately he underestimated Cao Cao too much.

"Gongtai, the grain production capacity in Sizhou is restricting our development!" Lu Bu frowned and said to Chen Gong who was at the side.

Even if Lu Bu was given [-] soldiers, he would not be able to support the food in Sizhou.

"And Sizhou is close to Cao Cao's territory, we have no room for development at all!"

Lu Bu's complexion was not good. If he attacked other states and counties by force, Cao Cao would definitely not sit idly by.

"With Cao Mengde's temperament, Sizhou will definitely attack us next!"

Chen Gong is an old friend of Cao Cao, and he is very familiar with him. He closed his eyes and thought about it for a while. Now that Cao Cao has recovered Bingzhou, only Liangzhou and Sizhou are left in the north.

If Cao Cao wanted to unify the north, he would definitely attack them, but now that Lu Bu's troops want to stop Cao Cao's attack, it is simply like a mantis arm blocking a car, vulnerable to a single blow.

A hint of worry appeared on Lu Bu's face, "Military Master, what should we do next?"

Chen Gong let out a sigh of relief, looked at Lu Bu and said, "Get out of Sizhou!"

Lu Bu showed a hint of shock, and said angrily, "This is the Sizhou that brother Zhang Yang gave me. How can I give it up?"

Regarding this point, Chen Gong was also very helpless, how could he not know?
He could only shake his head and said, "Sizhou is short of population, it's useless for us to stick to this place!"

Lu Bu was able to occupy Sizhou for such a long time, not because the other princes had no idea of ​​attacking, but because there was no population, no cultivated land, and no meaning at all.

If you want to use this piece of land, I am afraid that you will need a lot of manpower, material and financial resources, and this deal is obviously not very cost-effective.

Hearing what Chen Gong said, Lu Bu also fell silent, but Zhang Yang at the side showed a thoughtful look.

"Brother Gongtai, what do you mean?"

Now that Chen Gong has said so, it is obvious that he has already thought of a way out.

Sure enough, Chen Gong nodded and said: "Give Sizhou to Cao Cao, and we will send troops south to attack Nanyang Zhangxiu!"

Hearing this, the two showed shocked expressions, fell silent, and began to meditate carefully.

Nanyang has fertile land and a large population. It is still the central fortress of the world and a battleground for military strategists. If it occupies this place and develops, it will definitely not be like Sizhou.

Lu Bu nodded thoughtfully: "I think this plan is feasible!"

Zhang Yang on the side didn't make any publicity, nodded and said, "I also think Brother Gongtai is right."

Chen Gong nodded and said with a smile: "If Cao Cao accepts Sizhou at that time, he will definitely be hindered by Sizhou's lack of population and barren land."

"At that time, we will attack Nanyang Wuyou!"

At this moment in Xuchang, Zhao Feng returned with Xianbei's peace letter.

"My lord, the military master is back!"

Hearing this, Cao Cao showed a look of joy, and now the rebellion between Wuhuan and Xianbei in Bingzhou has been resolved.

If all these six prefectures can be developed, with the output of sweet potatoes and the influence of the farming system, the territory will really be harmless to Cao Cao.

"Haha, military commander, you are finally back!"

Cao Cao came out to meet Zhao Feng himself. He looked at Zhao Feng in front of him with a complicated expression in his eyes, but he still didn't show it, leaving only a smile outside.

The surrounding soldiers have long been accustomed to this scene, and only Zhao Feng in the entire Cao army can get this kind of treatment.

Ordinary people are even more envious, but Zhao Feng said with a smile: "My lord, there is an unexpected joy in this trip to Wuhuan."

Upon hearing the news, Cao Cao immediately showed an amused expression. What surprises could there be in the Northern Expedition to Wuhuan?
Then Cao Cao immediately asked: "Dare to ask the military division, what unexpected joy?"

Zhao Feng took out the peace petition in his hand and handed it to Cao Cao.

Looking at this letter, Cao Cao showed curiosity, took it over and read it carefully.

After a while, Cao Cao laughed.

"Haha, military adviser, the leader of Xianbei was captured during this trip? He even got [-] horses and [-] slaves?"

"At present, there is a shortage of labor force in Bingzhou, and it can be dispatched to Bingzhou to make up for the shortage of labor force."

In fact, compared to these, the [-] war horses are what makes Cao Cao happy. Today, war horses are like gold in the world. The main problem in forming a cavalry army is that there are not enough horses.

"According to what is written in the peace petition, won't my Cao army no longer worry about war horses?"

Zhao Feng smiled and shook his head: "It's not as good as I thought, the current leader of Xianbei is only temporarily used to control the situation in Xianbei, he has no influence in Xianbei, and it is useless to kill him, it is better to use it to exchange supplies .”

This Tuoba Zhen is probably just a patriarch of the Tuoba family, who was pushed out as a puppet, just a few words, Zhao Feng has already seen that this person will not last long.

Cao Cao also nodded. With the alien character of Xianbei, it is a miracle that the peace letter can last for a year.

What's more, Xianbei will inevitably change to a new king soon, but Cao Cao is still very satisfied with this harvest.

[-] war horses are a huge sum of money for a big man who is scarce in horse resources. Then Cao Cao continued: "Since Bingzhou has become a fixed number, we should go west to Sizhou!"

This Sizhou, Cao Cao could have led his troops to take it at will, but was rejected by Zhao Feng.

Because Sizhou is sparsely populated, it is better to let Lu Bu take care of it first, and then go west.

Although the population of Sizhou has not been greatly increased now, it is already very good for the time.

Zhao Feng nodded, and with the strength of Lu Bu in Sizhou, he didn't need to say more.

"However, if the lord wants to win Sizhou, there is no need to worry."

Cao Cao showed doubts on his face. Is there any point in capturing Sizhou?

"Master, what do you mean?"

Zhao Feng said lightly: "The army should be repaired, and at the same time, soldiers should be recruited again from all over the country, and the state should let those slaves develop farmland."

After hearing the words, Cao Cao showed doubts. With his current strength, he didn't need to rest and recuperate if he wanted to go west, but when he thought about it carefully, he thought of some reasons.

(End of this chapter)