The Strongest Lu Bu's Sweeping Thousands of Armies

Chapter 376 Should I Attack or Should I Wait?

The craftsmen in Pengcheng were rushing to make the armor. Lu Bu took advantage of this time to set up a school and planned to start an imperial school. Of course, it was impossible to hide the news from Cao Cao, who had been paying attention to Xuzhou.

Cao Cao couldn't help feeling amused when he learned that Lu Bu invited Liu Hong to Pengcheng to teach arithmetic.

In the eyes of many gentry and tyrants, arithmetic is of little use in governing the world.

Cao Cao was also very puzzled that Lu Bu went to great lengths to set up a school at this time, and even made people learn arithmetic.

He summoned Guo Jia, Xun You and others to the hall.

All the people sitting here are the first-class staff of Lu Bu's subordinates.

Cao Cao glanced at everyone's faces, and asked them: "I got news that Lu Fengxian recently set up a school in Pengcheng. Although he also taught some strategies and ways of governing the world, he didn't focus on these all. Instead, students are required to learn arithmetic and some seemingly useless things. What do you think he wants to do?"

"Some of Lu Bu's recent practices are indeed incomprehensible to people." Guo Jia replied: "But arithmetic is a technique of deduction. If he makes people learn arithmetic, it may really come in handy."

"What is the use of arithmetic?" Cao Cao was very puzzled by Guo Jia's statement.

"Most things in the world are inseparable from arithmetic." Guo Jia said: "Earlier, I presided over the manufacture of Thunderbolt Chariots and Crossbows, which required calculations to achieve the effect of shooting and killing the air force."

When Guo Jia was speaking, Cao Cao stroked his beard with a serious expression on his face.

If the same words were said by other people, Cao Cao might not take it seriously, but the words came from Guo Jia's mouth, so Cao Cao couldn't help but take them to heart.

After stroking his beard and pondering for a moment, Cao Cao asked Guo Jia, "Feng Xiao means that Lu Bu plans to produce more ingenious things in the future?"

"I wonder if my lord has heard that in addition to inviting Liu Hong to Pengcheng, Lu Bu also sent Yan Xiang to Xiliang?" Guo Jia asked.

Cao Cao's face was more solemn than before: "It seems that there are no people who are proficient in arithmetic in Xiliang. I heard that Yan Xiang went there, but I didn't expect what he could do there."

"He went there for Ma Jun." Guo Jia said, "Ma Jun is proficient in mechanism skills, but he is not well received by the Ma family in Xiliang, and his life is not going well. Lu Bu only needs to promise him some benefits." , Presumably Ma Jun will agree to go to Pengcheng."

Realizing the seriousness of the matter, Cao Cao asked Guo Jia: "If Ma Jun arrives in Pengcheng, will Lu Bu make some more things that look like flying in the sky?"

"I'm afraid it will be more refined than those." Guo Jia replied: "Although Ma Jun has never made those, but he is good at mechanics, as long as he takes a look, he will definitely be able to make them. Since he wants to make them, he must It is more suitable for the battlefield than the one made by Lu Bu. I think it is more appropriate for the Lord to send someone to Xiliang."

"The battle with Lu Bu is imminent, so it's not easy to send people to Xiliang." Cao Cao said, "It's better to have people investigate Yan Xiang's movements, and when he returns with Ma Jun, he will be intercepted and killed on the way. What does Feng Xiao think?"

"It's fine, my lord, if you think it's suitable." Guo Jia replied, "It's just that you have to pay close attention to Yan Xiang, and you can't let him avoid the lord's eyeliner. When Ma Jun arrives in Pengcheng, he will definitely bring you a lot of trouble."

"Press this matter for now." Cao Cao said, "I invite you here to discuss a war with Lu Bu. Do you think I should attack first, or should I deploy my defenses and wait?"

(End of this chapter)