Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Cao Cao suddenly turned around and stared at Cheng Yu with his slender eyes. Cheng Yu's heart was shocked and he felt panicked, and he lowered his head subconsciously.

After a moment, Cao Cao said slowly.

"When all heroes rise up, how can Cao Mengde be absent?"

"If you want great order, you must go through great chaos. Zhongde."

Cheng Yu hurried forward and responded.

"exist."

Cao Cao turned around, facing away from Cheng Yu, and said, "We will send out troops in early March next year, and you will be responsible for raising all the money and food."

When Cheng Yu heard this, his heart moved.

Compared with the "Fa Qiu Zhong Lang Jiang" who was appointed for digging graves, Cao Cao did not agree to the plan of raising military supplies, nor did he give Cheng Yu any official position.

Grave digging is against moral ethics, but it is not without precedent since the pre-Qin period.

But in the past, all that was done secretly and privately, unlike Cao Cao who directly set up official positions and planned to expand and strengthen the business in a standardized manner.

But some things are not a big deal as long as there is a precedent.

Compared with gaining a large amount of money, Cao Cao was not afraid of having a stain on his reputation.

However, Cheng Yu's plan to raise military supplies was completely different. If this matter were to be criticized, Cao Cao would be condemned by thousands of people and despised by the world.

Therefore, there would be no written orders for Cheng Yu to raise military rations, nor would any official positions related to it be awarded.

In other words, once this matter was leaked and caused an uproar, Cao Cao had already made plans to deny it and abandon Cheng Yu.

These were all done privately by temporary engineer Yu and have nothing to do with Boss Cao.

Cheng Yu was not unaware of the pros and cons, but he was also aware that his background was weak and his talents were inferior to those of Xun Wenruo, Xun Gongda and others.

If you want to stand out, the best way is to be a lone minister.

Contrary to the general belief that Cao Cao was a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, Cheng Yu saw early on that Cao Cao was a treacherous but ambitious person, and was a wise leader who could tolerate him.

"Yu, obey your orders!"

Cheng Yu responded in a deep voice.

This brought a little more smile to Cao Cao's face, and he turned around and helped Cheng Yu, who was saluting, up and said.

"Zhongde has been in Qingzhou for a short time. Could it be that he has not bought any property yet?"

"Not yet."

"I have a great mansion in the city, which is perfect for Zhongde to stay at." Cao Cao said with a smile.

Cheng Yu had no intention of refusing, but agreed directly.

"Thank you, lord, for the generous reward."

Cao Cao hesitated for a moment and continued.

"Besides, Zhongde is the General of the Faqiu Army and is in charge of the visits to the ancient sages. He must have put a lot of effort into it. If there is anything he can gain, Zhongde might as well take a share of it."

One percent?!

At this moment, Cheng Yu was indeed a little surprised.

One percent may not seem like a lot, but all Cheng Yu needs to do is come up with a plan and bear the blame, but the people who actually do the digging must be Cao Cao's trusted soldiers.

This achievement was probably mainly to win over Cheng Yu and raise a large reward for military rations.

However, this is enough to show that Cao Cao was not stingy in rewarding.

Cheng Yu gritted his teeth slightly and whispered another sentence.

"My lord, I have another plan."

At this moment, hearing Cheng Yu say this, Cao Cao's first reaction was not joy, but a feeling of fear.

Cao Cao was silent for two breaths before he asked in a low voice.

"What other clever ideas does Zhongde have?"

"This plan can allow the lord to avoid fighting with the unparalleled marquis Lu Bu and gain a large piece of prosperous land. It is possible to form a three-party alliance with Yuan Shu and Lu Bu to contain Liu Bei and buy a lot of time for the lord." Cheng Yu replied.

Cao Cao's eyes lit up when he heard this. Almost everything Cheng Yu said hit the nail on the head for Cao Cao's worries.

Even though Cao Cao had already realized that Cheng Yu could not come up with any good ideas, he still asked with a pounding heart.

"Please tell me more, Zhongde."

This time, Cheng Yu's words were about to come to his lips, but he swallowed them back. Under Cao Cao's urgent gaze, he hesitated for five full breaths before speaking.

"Please come closer, my lord."

Upon hearing this, Cao Cao hesitated for a moment before walking up to Cheng Yu.

After Cheng Yu's mouth opened and closed beside Cao Cao's ear for a while, Cao Cao's expression suddenly changed and he became furious. He subconsciously put one hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist and shouted at Cheng Yu.

"How dare you! You have already received your death!"

Almost as soon as Cao Cao finished speaking, the sword at his waist was already half unsheathed, and the murderous intent in his eyes was almost undisguised.

When Cheng Yu saw Cao Cao drawing his sword and about to chop him down, he became anxious and shouted.

"This is the best way to break the impasse, my lord. Why not use it?"

"you?!"

Cao Cao drew his sword and pointed it at Cheng Yu, his eyebrows raised in anger, and shouted.

"You don't think Cao is someone else. I will never do this."

"If you can't endure what ordinary people can't endure, how can you achieve what ordinary people can't achieve?"

After a pause, Cheng Yu spoke.

"I bowed down to you, my lord, because I heard you say: I would rather betray the world than let the world betray me. From what I see now, I'm afraid your words and deeds are inconsistent."

"Do you want to die?" Cao Cao shouted angrily.

Cheng Yu was not afraid at all. Instead, he raised his neck and said.

"If you don't use my advice, my lord, you will be defeated by the enemy one day. What difference does it make if you die sooner or later?"

For a moment, Cao Cao and Cheng Yu seemed to be in a stalemate, and the stalemate lasted for quite a while.

Cao Cao, who was originally furious, suddenly threw the sword pointing at Cheng Yu to the ground, then his anger turned into joy and he took the initiative to bow to Cheng Yu.

"I am not really angry. This plan is of great importance and cannot be implemented without a trusted confidant. So I am testing it with you. Please do not blame me, Zhongde."

Cheng Yu hurriedly walked down the stairs with a look of panic, knelt down in front of Cao Cao, and said loudly.

"Cheng Yu's heart is not hindered by a woman's kindness, but he also knows the word loyalty, and the only person he is loyal to is his lord."

"Good good!"

Cao Cao quickly helped Cheng Yu up and spoke in a gentle voice.

"But I still need to think about the plan just now, and it's difficult to make a decision at the moment."

"My Lord, please make a decision soon."

Cheng Yu said so.

Cao Cao also nodded with a slightly solemn expression, and then he and Cheng Yu returned to the conference room to continue discussing various matters with his civil and military officials.

Even though Cao Cao had decided to send troops abroad in the spring of next year, he still needed to make decisions and arrangements on how to quickly control the remaining areas of Qingzhou, restore the people's livelihood in Qingzhou as much as possible, recruit troops, build military equipment, and so on.

……

Just as Cao Cao was gradually making up his mind, he went to Qinghe State in Bohai, which is across the Yellow River from Qingzhou.

Yuan Shao was also summoning his civil and military officials to discuss matters, and the topic they were discussing was also the battle of Jingzhou.

In this battle, the military strength of both sides was not that disparate, but the impact it produced was far-reaching and completely established the ownership of Jingzhou.

Even though Jizhou and Jingyang were separated by the entire Central Plains, Yuan Shao was still very concerned about this matter and even took it to the big tent for discussion.

Moreover, compared with the heroic and noble figure of Yuan Shao when he was the leader of the anti-Dong alliance a few years ago, Yuan Shao is now more than three times thinner.

Yuan Shao not only looked much more capable, but also had a vigorous and resolute attitude in his words and deeds, and his eyes seemed to be full of brilliance at all times. (End of this chapter)