"That's right. We have such a large territory as Dachu, and we have to take care of the navy. An army of 500,000 is simply not enough. Fortunately, your Majesty has already recruited more troops." Gan Ning sighed softly: "If your Majesty had recruited an additional 100,000 soldiers,

How nice the horse would be."

"You're here again. When we were only in the four states, wasn't half a million troops enough? It was an afterthought." Lu Xun said speechlessly: "If your complaint reaches His Majesty's ears, then you will be rewarded.

"

Gan Ning heard this, rubbed the back of his head and smiled: "You are just kidding! Your Majesty has a broad mind, how can you care about such a trivial matter! Okay, let's speed up, General Wenyuan is still waiting for us in Liaodong!"

Since Gongsun Du was still watching in the east of Liaodong, and Liaodong was a new subordinate, Zhou Yu and Zhang Liao did not dare to go out in full force. Therefore, Zhou Yu, Sun Ce and Lu Meng led 10,000 cavalry to fight against Zhao Yun, and Cao Xing led 10,000 cavalry.

The cavalry went first, and Zhang Liao and Pang Tong led the remaining 10,000 cavalry and 20,000 infantry to garrison in Liaodong. Gan Ning is now leading the army to replace Zhang Liao.

...

The battle situation in Hebei quickly spread throughout the world. Whether it was Yuan Shao's overwhelming victory, Gongsun Zan's transformation, or Gan Ning's intervention, countless people were surprised.

Having newly arrived in Qingzhou, Cao Cao was busy resettling the local refugees and regaining the hearts of the people. After hearing the news, Cao Cao, who was already a little anxious, became more and more anxious. He immediately called Xi Zhicai, Xun Yu and Cheng Yu to discuss the matter.

"Yuan Shao, you really deserve to be called a model in the world. You won the battle at Jieqiao beautifully." Cao Cao couldn't help but admire.

"My lord, even the Xuanwu battle formation has come out. I'm afraid Liu Bei and Yuan Shu are about the same. It seems that all the princes in the world are now back on the same starting line." Xi Zhicai sighed softly.

"The four battle formations came out at the right time, and together they can form the virtue of earth to replace the virtue of fire of the Han Dynasty. Is the demise of the Han Dynasty really an inevitable trend?" Xun Yu stood silently at this time, smiling bitterly in his heart.

"Lord, Yuan Shao's victory was within our expectations. Although its strength was beyond our expectations, it was still within the acceptable range. After all, we and Yuan Shao currently have no conflict of interest and are allies.

Being strong will also help us fight against Yuan Shu. But the performance of Gan Ning under Yuan Shu this time is a bit unexpected!" Cheng Yu said.

"Zhang Wenyuan turned the tide in the battle of Lang Juxu, and Gan Xingba blocked the river alone in the battle of Jieqiao. There are so many generals under Yuan Gongli's command!" Cao Cao couldn't help but sigh after hearing this.

"Not only that, Gan Xingba defeated Yuan Benchu's 200,000-strong Northern Expedition. When the army was at its peak, he actually dared to attack its vital points, and hit it with one blow. His timing was precise, his attack was steady and ruthless, and his bravery and carefulness were heart-warming.

Surprisingly, the good generals of ancient times were nothing more than this." Xi Zhicai also sighed.

"But fortunately, we and Liu Bei tacitly agreed to a coercive attitude toward Yuzhou and did not allow Yuan Shu to have the opportunity to participate too much in the Battle of Jieqiao. Otherwise, it is difficult to say how the Battle of Hebei will go," Xun Yu said.

"It is certain that Yuan Shu will be able to conquer three states in a year and will not be able to carry out the Northern Expedition. But based on Jiangdong's background, it is estimated that it will take less than two years to completely stabilize these places. When Yuan Gongluo launches his Northern Expedition again, I am afraid that our alliance with Liu Bei will not be able to resist it.

! And if Yuan Shao wants to pacify Youzhou and stabilize Hebei, it will probably take two or three years. Lord, we must try our best to expand our army and take the initiative," Xi Zhicai said.

"What Zhicai said is true. According to reports from Jiangdong's spies, Yuan Gongdao plans to recruit more than 300,000 soldiers this time, for a total of 800,000 troops. If such a large number of troops come from the Northern Expedition, we will be unable to stop them and vigorously expand the army.

It's necessary." Cao Cao nodded and said, "Wen Ruo, how many soldiers can we recruit and maintain at most with our food and salary?"

"Including the treasures, money and food obtained from the imperial mausoleum, three hundred thousand is enough." Xun Yu said calmly.

"Then recruit 400,000!" Cao Cao said with a ruthless face: "It's better to have more than less, since Yuzhou is here anyway."

Hearing Cao Cao's words, everyone here felt awe-inspiring. Cao Cao was indeed a hero in troubled times, and his cruelty was frightening. With an army of 400,000, where did the extra 100,000 in food and wages come from? Attack Yuzhou and sacrifice the lives of his soldiers in exchange for it.

Cao Cao often did this to protect the lives of Chu soldiers.

"No!" Xi Zhicai and Cheng Yu said in unison, but Xun Yu closed his eyes and remained silent.

Cao Cao didn't care about this either. No matter how dissatisfied Xun Yu was, he would still do his own thing well.

"It's all thanks to Zhicai that this happened. If it weren't for you, how could I have obtained the great ancestor's treasure?" Cao Cao said with a smile.

"This is my lord's great fortune. Dong Zhongying got it without virtue back then, but he got it from me. It shows that my lord is the man who prospered the Han Dynasty and was destined to return." Xi Zhicai said with a smile.

"But it's a pity that the treasure left by Guangwu is not in Sili, but in Nanyang, the imperial hometown, otherwise it will definitely be obtained by the Lord." Cheng Yu said regretfully.

"I am lucky to get it, but I am destined to lose it. Each of the four princes in the world gets one. This may be destiny. Don't force it." Cao Cao said openly: "But Liu Bei is hiding really deep. It seems that he is really

After King Jing of Zhongshan, he even knew about Guangwu's treasure, so he was really lucky."

"Now it seems that when they allied with our army to attack Jingzhou, it seems that it was not as simple as it appeared on the surface, and they had far-reaching thoughts! Maybe they were not targeting Jingzhou from the beginning, but just the relics of Nanyang Yangwu." Xi Zhicai

He said in a deep voice: "The depth of this person's scheming is shocking."

Tomb robbing was common in the troubled times of the late Han Dynasty. Because the Han Dynasty promoted generous burials, especially the tombs of emperors, they were extremely rich. You must know that the emperor of the Han Dynasty built a mausoleum one year after he came to the throne, and the world contributed one-third, one for the ancestral temple and one for the ancestral temple.

For guests, there is a mountain tomb. At least one-third of the entire Han Dynasty's annual tax revenue is spent on funerals. It would take more than 100,000 people and more than ten years to build just one tomb. The wealth is outrageous. Dong Zhuo robbed the Han Dynasty

The treasures obtained from the imperial mausoleum alone were loaded onto thousands of carts.

The emperor was like this, and the people were even worse. They would rather go hungry than add more items to their parents' tombs, and most of their wealth was buried in the soil. The wealth obtained by Cao Cao from robbing tombs was extremely considerable, so Cao Cao attached great importance to it and even made special efforts to do so.

He was awarded the positions of General of the Army in Qiu, Captain of the Imperial Academy in Mojin, etc.

But this time, it was because Cao Cao specially arranged the seven-star life-extending formation at the imperial mausoleum of the Han Dynasty in order to extend the life of Xi Zhicai, and forcibly swallowed up the Han's luck. As a result, when the Han's luck continued to pass, the Han

However, the luck in the sky above the tomb of great ancestor Liu Bang remained motionless.

Out of curiosity, Cao Cao sent people to investigate and found that there was a small tomb under the tomb of Emperor Gaozu that Dong Zhuo had stolen. The amount of treasures in it made Cao Cao smile from ear to ear. At this time, Cao Cao had the confidence to recruit an army of 400,000.

It comes from this. Otherwise, with Cao Cao's poverty-stricken family, it would be great if he could recruit an army of one hundred thousand. And this is how the great ancestor's treasure was obtained.

Naturally, Cao Cao took these things for himself without politeness, and he couldn't return them to the little emperor. Because of this, Xun Yu became depressed again. The reason why Xun Yu continued his life for Xi Zhi was under Cao Cao's order.
Chapter completed!