Chapter 312: This slap in the face was too bad to prevent
"Zixiao?"
Cao Cao called out Cao Ren's name, and he was surprised. How did Cao Ren break in? Could it be that he also had unique insights on the debate between going north or south?
Just when he thought of this, Cao Cao seemed to have remembered something.
etc…
Previously, Cao Ren was ordered to secretly protect Brother Yi in Yanjin City. Looking at the sky, Brother Yi had probably gone back by this time. Could it be that... Cao Ren met Brother Yi when he was leaving and mentioned the question of whether to go north or south.
Strategy? Big decision?
If so...Did Brother Yi propose something?
With this in mind, Cao Cao raised his hand. "Zixiao, sit down and speak slowly!"
Well…
All the counselors were a little surprised. Even though Cao Ren was Cao Cao's younger brother, it seemed... that in such an important counselors meeting, Cao Cao wouldn't break the rules because of his own younger brother, right?
What's more, in the eyes of everyone, Cao Ren is just a fool. He may have a good way of commanding troops to fight and arranging troops, but when it comes to planning big strategies and making big decisions, how can he understand?
At this time, Cao Ren was already sitting aside.
"Ahem!" He coughed, as if he wanted to express something to Cao Cao...
Cao Cao understood the idea and asked immediately, "Zixiao? Are you going north? Or south? South to Soochow, or south to Jingzhou? Do you have anything to say here?"
"Oh..." Cao Ren scratched his head. He had never participated in this counselor's meeting. For a moment, he was a little nervous.
The series of counselors here are all sophists. If they say something wrong, they will refute it severely. "Ahem..."
Cao Ren coughed again... His appearance gave the counselors a very unreliable feeling. Tie Hanhan was indeed the same Tie Hanhan. In terms of the overall situation, what unique insights could he have?
Finally, Cao Ren spoke.
"Brother, if we go south, I'm afraid there will be big trouble..."
Uh... It's better not to speak. Once he spoke, he directly refuted the southward faction headed by Xi Zhicai.
Hmm...Cao Cao raised his eyebrows. "How could there be such a big mess?"
"It's Yuan Shao from the north..." Cao Ren didn't bother to talk... Yi Xiaotian put forward one set of great principles after another. He spoke concisely and comprehensively, and directly threw out eight words - "A hundred-footed insect is dead but not stiff."
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Huo... As soon as these words came out.
All the advisers were stunned. How could Tie Hanhan say such profound words?
On the other hand, Cao Cao frowned. Now he was absolutely certain that Cao Ren's words were Brother Yi's words... A centipede insect is dead but not stiff. Isn't this the analogy used by Brother Yi?
At that moment, Cao Cao pricked up his ears and listened attentively.
Cao Ren's voice continued.
"The so-called broken ship has three thousand nails. Although Yuan Shao was newly defeated, he still had the largest territory and the largest population under his command. Even if he lost 700,000 troops in Guandu, he could mobilize several more from each state and county.
Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, it is not difficult to gather 200,000 soldiers. If you can’t protect them all... Soon, Yuan Shao will come to kill again! If the main force of the eldest brother is still in the south at this time, wouldn’t it mean that the head and tail are not paying attention to each other, and they will be attacked from the front and back?"
Well…
Xi Zhicai was stunned, and all the advisers were stunned. Don't tell me, what Tie Hanhan said today really makes some sense.
Everyone gave Cao Ren a high look for a moment. It seemed that General Cao Ren not only had a good way of commanding troops in battle, but he was also at least qualified in judging the overall situation.
However, it is only qualified.
"Hahahaha..." Xi Zhicai stood up and turned to Cao Ren. "General Zixiao, what you just said makes sense. At first glance, it seems to be the same thing, but in fact you ignored a major premise.
, Yuan Shaoxin was defeated... Even if his broken ship really had three thousand nails, it would not be possible to gather two hundred thousand people in a short period of time."
At this point, Xi Zhi waved his hand and licked his lips, with a hint of reproach in his tone.
"As a general, you should know best... how difficult is it to recruit soldiers and horses? We sit in the four states of Si, Xu, Yan, and Henan. It would take a year to recruit 20,000 people, let alone Yuan Shao who had to recruit 100,000.
There are 200,000 people, I’m afraid it won’t last ten years, eight years is impossible!”
Xi Zhicai spoke in a gentle tone...
It seems that because of Cao Ren's special status, he has saved face.
If the suggestions put forward by other advisers were not fully guaranteed, Xi Zhicai would scold him as if he were scolding.
all of a sudden…
All the advisers in the entire big account nodded, and they seemed to be more willing to side with Xi Zhicai.
General Cao Ren was right, but because he was not an adviser, he was not very thoughtful and ignored Yuan Shao's prerequisites for going south.
Everyone is sure that Yuan Shao now has no capital at all, and no troops to go south to fight for supremacy again!
Cao Cao also nodded...
It seemed that what the counselors said made sense, but... what about Cao Ren? After all, he was speaking for Brother Yi, so he wouldn't be speechless! According to Cao Cao's thinking, Brother Yi must have other opinions.
Unfortunately…
Facts have proved that Cao Cao thought too much.
Cao Ren was a little embarrassed because the question Xi Zhicai raised was also his question.
At that time, when Brother Yi mentioned that Yuan Shao would come to kill him again soon, this was the same question that was on his mind. It seemed that Brother Yi didn't have much explanation. Now, Cao Ren just took Brother Yi's words and didn't think much about it.
It's a little embarrassing.
Suddenly, Cao Ren felt that his face was being rubbed so hard that he wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl in.
But at this moment...
The sound of stepping footsteps sounded...
"Report..."
As soon as the news was passed, a tiger soldier was seen rushing into the Chinese army's tent. His chest was heaving and he had obviously been running for a long time... Even so, he did not show any signs of fatigue. When he saw Cao Cao, he immediately shouted at the top of his voice.
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"Yuan Shao's three sons and one nephew have gathered troops from four states and are rushing to Liyang City. According to detailed reports, there are twenty to three hundred thousand in total. Yuan Shao wants to go south again to have a showdown with his lord!"
Boom...boom!
As soon as this statement came out, the counselors headed by Xi Zhicai who were still feeling frustrated were suddenly confused.
this…
Yuan...Yuan Shaozhen, really gathered 200,000 to 300,000 troops?
Really... really ready to go south immediately?
This... this... this is too unbelievable. How could it be so fast? How could so many people gather in such a short time?
Countless question marks hung on the foreheads of Xi Zhicai and his advisers...
They feel like they are suffocating.
Wait, it seems... Just now, General Cao Ren put forward the reason why he couldn't go south... He was just trying to show off his ambition to return it, return it, return it, and refute it with bold words!
Oh my god…
In an instant, Xi Zhi felt that his face was very red and swollen, as if he was being rubbed so hard that he was almost rubbing like a devil.
Even this was not enough. After the friction, his face had to be hung up, whipped with a whip, and hit with stones. In short, he was tortured until he was beyond recognition...
Huh...huh...
Xi Zhicai took a long breath and looked at Cao Ren with admiration!
Facts speak louder than words…
No matter how sharp the sophistry is, it becomes eclipsed by the facts...
My dear, General Cao Ren is so wise.
Thinking of this, his ambition suddenly arose, and he cupped his hands and said, "General Zixiao... you must not have finished speaking just now. Please... please tell us all about your plan! Everyone is looking up eagerly.
Yipan, I’m all ears!”
Ah...ah...
Cao Ren was a little confused. This turn of events was a bit unexpected.
Embarrassing, a bit embarrassing, no matter how you say it, it was not Cao Ren who predicted Yuan Shao's army going south again, but...it was Brother Yi!
