Three Kingdoms

  While Zhao Yun was doubting and thinking about Cao Cao's plan, Cao Cao was also thinking about whether Fei Qian had dug a hole again.

  Everyone has their own natural opponent.

   Even the emperor who claims to be the son of heaven and earth, it is still impossible for everything to go smoothly and lie flat for a hundred years.

  Most people lie flat because of helplessness, rather than active choice.

   Can stand to breathe fresher air, see food or danger farther away, and who likes to lie in the mud, dancing with the smell of mud and the smell of other people's beriberi and salty fish?

  Cao Cao has never thought about lying flat, even though sometimes he pretends to be lying flat, but deep down in his heart he longs for him to be able to ride on top of others in the end.

   Regardless of gender.

  At the beginning, Cao Cao felt that his opponent should be Yuan Shao, not Fei Qian.

  He admitted that this was his biggest mistake, but he was only willing to admit it in his heart, and never mentioned it in his mouth or outside.

  Fei Qian is now standing in front of Cao Cao almost all the time, disturbing Cao Cao's mood.

  However, even if Cao Cao returns to fight with Er Yuan again, he will still choose to fight Er Yuan first. After all, what is more terrifying than being male on the left and right is being male on the top and bottom.

   After defeating Er Yuan, Cao Cao suddenly discovered that his opponent was not entirely Fei Qian. He also had a potential opponent who had been with him ever since he embarked on this path of hegemony...

  This potential opponent is Cao Cao himself.

  In other words, the entire Cao political group.

For most people, having enough food and clothing may be the biggest goal in life, but the problem is that Cao Cao will not be satisfied with just "having enough food and clothing". .

He is like a glutton, maybe at first he only needs a little flesh and blood to satisfy him temporarily, but when his body gets bigger and bigger, more and more creatures parasitize on his body and inside his body , he naturally needs more food, more flesh and blood, and even in order to satisfy his desire to eat, he will tear his own flesh when he is unbearably hungry, so as to suspend his hunger and thirst...

  Now, this hunger and thirst is getting stronger and stronger, and it is almost uncontrollable.

This is not just the hunger and thirst of Cao Cao alone, but everyone, everyone who is attached to Cao Cao, is hungry, clamoring, and yearning for more, more flesh and blood. People or things, watching with covetous eyes.

Cao Cao also made efforts to change and treat the endless symptoms of hunger and thirst, but he finally found that if he wanted to be completely cured, he had to cut his own flesh and pull out his own bones. Dig out your own heart...

  『This disease cannot be cured! ’ Cao’s disciples said.

  People from the Xiahou Clan murmured, "Don't you want to take our flesh and blood first again?" Not this time! 』

  The gentry in Yuzhou is powerful, with a pale face on the left and an angry face on the right, "My lord, think twice!" 』

  『Prime Minister, absolutely not! 』The big family name in Jizhou shook Hongyu, and then someone bumped his head to death before Danjie.

  On the throne, Liu Xie squinted and smiled, "Cao Aiqing, are you here all right?" 』

  In the shadows under the feet, countless innocent souls could no longer see their faces clearly, but they still tried to reach out from under the extremely dark Jiuquan, and grabbed Cao Cao, as if trying to drag Cao Cao into the Jiuyou...

Cao Cao shivered, and when he woke up from the dream, he felt his feet were cold and numb, but he looked closely, and he didn't see any horrible black hands on his legs, but the coldness in the dream seemed to be still under the skin, In the bone marrow.

  Everyone sees Cao Cao relaxed and freehand, climbing into this bed, and attracting that widow, but in fact, the pressure in Cao Cao's heart has not been relaxed from the moment he asked for director until now.

   Footsteps came and stopped outside the big tent.

  Small voices of conversation sounded.

   It seems that someone wanted to have an audience, but was stopped by the guards.

"who? 』Cao Cao sat upright and regained his calm aura, but the faint sweat on his temples may have become the only flaw under his calm appearance.

  The night dream is easy to kill, not only because Cao Cao is afraid of being rebelled and assassinated, but there are also other hidden reasons.

  『Army seeks to see you. 』The guard reported.

  Cao Cao took a deep breath, rubbed his face with his hands, was silent for a moment, and said in a deep voice, "Please. 』

  Dong Zhao bowed his head and entered the big tent, and bowed his hands to see him.

  The guards came to one side, lit up the candles, and then added another oil lamp for lighting, so that the light in the big tent was sufficient, and they retreated silently.

  Cao Cao motioned Dong Zhao to sit down, and then asked, "What's the matter?" 』

  Of course this is nonsense, if it is not an urgent matter, Dong Zhao will not come to him before midnight.

"There is an urgent letter to report that the hussar general's flag has passed Longyou, and now it should be Yumen Pass, or has entered the Western Region..." Dong Zhao took out the urgent letter from his sleeve, and the guards delivered it to Cao Cao, " Longyou is raising food and grass, moving it to the west, it seems that it is for a long battle... Besides, Wancheng has changed...』

  Special and urgent military situations will be delivered directly to Cao Cao, but for non-urgent situations like Wancheng, naturally, Cao Cao will not be alarmed all the time.

   Even the importance of Wancheng is ranked behind the movement of hussars...

  『Wancheng has changed...』 Cao Cao held up the information, facing the candlelight, squinting. Cao Cao didn't even realize that what he subconsciously picked was the easy solution first.

  Dong Zhao suddenly felt a jump in his heart, and quickly lowered his head, pretending that he didn't see Cao Cao's movements.

  Cao Cao read the urgent letter information, saw Dong Zhao's appearance, his eyes rolled around, and then he smiled and said, "Ahaha, this man's eyes are old... the candle is dim, and the small characters are densely covered. It's really hard to read..."

"It's just that it's late at night and the light is not good. Everyone is like this. It's hard for me to read this small letter clearly..." Dong Zhao quickly replied, "I originally wanted to make the letter bigger, but it's a pity It’s not easy to deliver a secret letter, if it’s inappropriate to write a big word, I’ll give it up just now...』

"Well..." Cao Cao smiled, then put down the secret letter, and stopped talking about old age, "This Wancheng Huang Hansheng is really... not easy... Zidan is still too reckless... Destroying my soldiers and horses is a serious crime." ! 』

  『General Zidan also wants to share the Lord’s worries... 』Dong Zhao said, "This is not the fault of General Zidan, the Lord should not be harsh. However, this Wancheng is a hidden danger after all, if it cannot be cleared in time, it will definitely restrain many soldiers and horses in Jingzhou and Yuzhou...』

  Cao Cao squinted his eyes, no longer mentioned Cao's real fault, but asked: "Does Gongren have a clever plan?" 』

"When I came here, I had a little plan, but there were some shortcomings, I still look forward to the lord Haihan..." Dong Zhao cupped his hands and said, "Now Wancheng is really an enclave. If you are forced to enter, you will be firm if you defend it... The minister thought that it would be better to cut off the connection with Wuguan and design to lure him. So-so-so...」

  Dong Zhao's idea is similar to Cao Rencao's real plan, but it will be more meticulous.

   Cao Cao laughed when he heard this, then nodded and said: "This strategy is very good, so Gongren will do it!" 』

  Dong Zhao bowed his hands in response, and then said: "My lord, this hussar..."

  Cao Cao couldn't help but looked down at the secret letter again, stretched out his hand to stroke it, and said in a tone that seemed a little strange, but it seemed that there was no difference at all: "This hussar really went to the Western Regions?" 』

  『The person who sent the letter was the school secretary, who was hidden among the merchants in Longyou. Dong Zhao replied, "There is also evidence of the transfer of food and soldiers, so it should be true." 』

  Cao Cao pondered for a moment, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said, "What does this mean... where the Hussar general's flag is, is the Hussar's place?" 』

   This seems a little difficult to understand, but it is indeed Cao Cao's consideration at the moment.

  What do others say?

  He was afraid that it was another pitfall of Feiqian. On the surface, he pretended to go to the Western Regions, but in fact he hid himself and did not move, or he secretly turned back like him...

The scout spies these days don't even have a handy emergency contact tool, let alone a global positioning system, remote satellite remote sensing, etc., everything is observed with the naked eye, not to mention that they really saw Fei Qian's flag. I didn't even see it, I just glanced across a few hills, and reported that I saw it clearly.

   As for whether he really saw Fei Qian or not, it is hard for anyone to figure it out...

   This is the embarrassment of being unable to manage on-site.

  Later generations of enterprises say that this job is a job of conscience, and that position is also a job of conscience. It seems that everyone should stop doing it without conscience. In fact, whether a company is good or not depends not on the conscience of its employees, but on whether the boss has a conscience.

  It’s like at present, Cao Cao’s “conscience” in Shandong is running out, but he knows that Fei Qian’s “conscience” in Guanzhong still has a lot.

  Cao Cao was somewhat irritable, but on the surface it was calm, "Since merchants are used as a cover, it must be impossible to get close to the army, say ten miles or twenty miles away. Who can see clearly what is written on the flag?" 』

  Dong Zhao was stunned for a moment, "What does my lord mean... the golden cicada has shed its shell?" Actually still in Chang'an? 』

  Cao Cao hummed, then sighed slightly, "I know, even if Longyou really saw Hushi General Banner going west...but what's the use of it?" Could it be said that by passing the flag to Longyou, you can be sure that the hussars must be there? It's like someone planting a big banner in Yuyang now, can it be said that someone is in Yuyang? 』

  Dong Zhao didn't know what to say for a moment.

  Cao Cao raised his head, pondered for a while, and finally waved his hands, "It's not your fault. The Western Regions are too far away, and it is inconvenient to send messages. What I am worried about right now is that the Western Regions are not corrupt enough... and I am even more worried that Hushi is cunning, deep, thoughtful, resourceful and decisive, and is familiar with military affairs, so he must not be taken lightly...』

   After a pause, Cao Cao said again: "How can the hussars not know the truth of "know yourself, know the enemy, and never lose in a hundred battles"?" I have a room in Longyou, so hussars also have a room here...someone showed up in Yuyang, but is only a neighbor in the northern region, presumably Guanzhong already knew about it...but there is nothing unusual at the moment...』

Cao Cao was very skeptical, and even wondered if Fei Qian had just used a fake cover to let a substitute go to the Western Regions, while he hid himself in Chang'an. After all, Cao Cao had heard before that Fei Qian had a substitute, but now he probably doesn't Is it five or three? Anyway, Cao Cao has two by his side, and they can dress up whenever necessary.

  According to the original plan, Cao Cao’s move from Jizhou to Yuyang cannot be concealed. After all, there are too many people in Jizhou, and no one knows who is whose eyes, so Cao Cao didn’t hide it at all. But as Cao Cao left the town, it would be difficult to be followed after the land was sparsely populated, and there was a natural secrecy between his actions.

  Using himself to judge others, Cao Cao naturally felt that Fei Qian was either playing tricks, or he was on the way to play tricks.

   Hussars' Western Regions just had a big incident, and then Cao Cao came to Yuyang with great fanfare, just beside Zhao Yun's Northern Regions, aren't Fei Qian and Pang Tong worried?

  No move against the Northern Territory at all?

this…

   Obviously does not conform to the normal concept.

   Something happened in the Western Regions, shouldn't the Northern Regions be more careful?

  Cao Cao doesn’t think that Fei Qian can’t think of this, so there must be some other factors that haven’t been understood yet...

  For example, in Chang'an, what's new?

  But the secret stakes of Sanfu in Chang'an did not send out any valuable information, perhaps because Feiqian's Youwen Division was too strong, or these hidden stakes were too weak. All of this made Cao Cao very uneasy. He tossed and turned day and night. He couldn't think clearly. He spent a lot of effort. Naturally, he couldn't sleep well, and it was difficult to control his emotions.

  Cao Cao feels like he is facing a trap, but on the surface everything looks normal.

  But this kind of normal may also mean some kind of abnormality.

If it's playing games or telling jokes, then it's no big deal to choose one at random, or even to be clever and play tricks, but now the higher the position is, the more dangerous it is. One wrong step is not only a defeat, but it may also spread to yourself, family members, The whole family was buried together in the pit!

  『Any news from Zhongzhi? ’ Cao Cao asked.

   Dong Zhao bowed in response, "There is no news yet. 』

  Cao Cao wandered around the tent with his hands behind his back, somewhat depressed.

Not everyone is Guo Jia. Dong Zhao can only be regarded as a good secretary and assistant staff. It is not bad to check for gaps and make up for some small tactics. Strategy is relatively poor.

  Of course, the good thing about Dong Zhao is that he himself knows where he is limited, so he will not deliberately jump high, express opinions, make predictions, and show off cleverness...

   This time Cao Cao and Sun Quan joined forces to curb Fei Qian's development momentum. Strictly speaking, it is not an extremely good opportunity, but that's all. The combination of Jiangdong Sun Quan and Zhou Yu is wobbly, and it is about to collapse. If we wait any longer, there may indeed be other opportunities, but it is also possible that due to Zhou Yu's death, Jiangdong civil strife will be triggered. Unable to provide any support.

  Being behind will be beaten. People in later generations may think that it was said by the great man of China, but unfortunately, it was first said by the bearded man of the Big Bear family. It's just that this sentence was deeply recognized by many people in China at that time, and they understood the truth, so it was widely circulated. And obviously, Cao Cao understood this truth to some extent now, even if he couldn't sum up such a sentence like a bearded man, it was still such a painful understanding.

   This hussar is really good at running and jumping.

  A few years ago, Cao Cao still felt that the corners of the Northland were like corners, how many grains could he plan?

   Then there were a few slaps, Cao Cao covered his face, and he could barely say that there were mosquitoes.

   In a few more years, I feel that Shandong still has a big advantage. It has more people, more money, more confidence, and can attack, defend, and fight.

   Then he clapped his hands to his **** again, even the superficial smile was a little bit forced.

  Cao Cao also thought that his integration of Jizhou was fast enough, and trotted all the way, but when he turned his head, he found that Feiqian was almost the best...

At the very beginning, Cao Cao felt as if he could reach Fei Qian by stretching out his hand, but when he stretched out his hand, he found that he couldn't reach it. He had to use a knife or gun to get the length, and then when Cao Cao took out the knife and gun , found that the sword and gun were no longer useful, and Fei Qian already had armor. When Cao Cao turned around and found the armor-piercing arrow, he saw that the opponent had already thrown gunpowder. When Cao Cao himself had gunpowder, he heard that Fei Qian Another secret killer!

  Cao Cao wanted to do it himself again, and found that there were not even a few craftsmen left in his family. Iron ore and copper ore were repeatedly transported to Guanzhong.

  If one day Feiqian has everything ready, fighting in the field can’t stop Feiqian’s cavalry, and standing firm in the city can’t stop the destruction of artillery catapults, then...

  Cao Cao sighed deeply, frowning more deeply.

  So even if it is not a good opportunity now, you have to bite the bullet and do it.

  Just in case this is a trap...

  Cao Cao's current layout depends on Fei Qian's departure from Chang'an. If there is a problem with this root, then the whole plan will be unstable and eventually collapse.

  Cao Cao sent Xin Ping to the Northern Territory, on the one hand, to show his strategy, and on the other hand, he was also testing, and based on the response from the testing, he made the next move.

  While Cao Cao was thinking, weighing, and carefully considering various aspects of the situation, some soldiers came from outside in a hurry, bowed down in front of Cao Cao, and handed Cao Cao the latest emergency report from near Xuchang.

  When Cao Cao saw it, he was somewhat annoyed immediately, and even the expression management was a little out of balance.

According to the emergency report, there have been a lot of rumors in the vicinity of Xuchang recently, saying that Cao Cao is old and has lost the courage of the past. Now Cao Cao is timid and avoids fighting. There is no such thing as food and grass, and he also said that Cao Cao has actually made an alliance with Fei Qian in secret, planning to divide the Han Dynasty equally, with Heluo as the boundary, divide the east and west, and establish their own countries from then on...

  Emperor Liu Xie is said to have heard these rumors, and denounced such rumors in public at the Great Court Assembly, expressing his belief in Prime Minister Cao...

   But it's useless. In Xuchang, there are still a bunch of people who should be discussing.

   Xun Yu is investigating the spreaders of rumors around Xuchang, but there is no way to say that control can be controlled for a while. After all, rumors have their noses and words, some are true and some are false, and it is difficult for ordinary people to distinguish clearly.

Cao Cao was so angry that his head hurt a little, but when he was about to get angry, he suddenly stopped, thought about it carefully, and suddenly burst out laughing, his voice was extremely loud, and he seemed to be very happy …

  Dong Zhao was at the side, a little embarrassed, but still asked that sentence, "My lord, why...why are you laughing?" 』

  『I laughed at that Fei Ziyuan...』 Cao Cao said halfway, suddenly his heart skipped a beat, he swallowed the second half, rolled his small eyeballs a few times, and stretched out his hand to beckon.

  Dong Zhao understood and leaned forward, only to hear Cao Cao whisper, "So, so, so, so..."