Chapter 3227 A place surrounded by all sides

The news that Chaoge was broken by Wei Yan quickly spread, causing many people from the Jizhou gentry to close their chins.

Many of them still remember that when Taishi Ci was stirring up in Jizhou, she felt panic all day long. Why did she come again this time?

Where is the front line?

What about the alarm?

Where is the wolf smoke?

Why is there nothing?

Where did these cavalrymen come out?

Everyone wants to know the situation, but what everyone can get is very rare.

Even if a large number of scouts are sent, the scouts can only determine the situation at a certain moment and cannot make accurate predictions about the past and the future. The information collected by these scouts must be processed and inferred by counselors.

Cao Cao is far away in Hedong, so it is impossible to report to Cao Cao and come back to deal with Chaoge's emergencies, which will make the daylily cold.

And Cao Pi, he really wanted to take on this responsibility, but he found...

The problem is not as simple as he thought.

"Where do you come from the cavalry and horses?"

Cao Pi sat in the upper position, holding his face as much as possible, imagining his tone, expression and manner as his father Cao Cao, and asked in a deep voice.

It was quiet under the seat.

Cui Yan frowned and stroked his beard. Chen Qun seemed to be thinking, Chen Lin kept silent, and Xin Ping lowered her head and said nothing.

Some other minor officials shrank their heads even more, wishing they could hide in the cracks in the shadows.

Cui Yan didn't speak, Chen Qun didn't speak, and Chen Lin, who was relatively more advanced in status, certainly could not say anything first. Moreover, Chen Lin felt that the scene in front of him overlapped with some of the situations in his previous memory, making him a little dazed, as if the general He Jin of the past...

Chen Lin couldn't help but shook her head, trying to throw the unsightly memories in her mind out of the sky again, but she didn't expect that his actions were seen by Cao Pi, who was in charge, and asked directly: "What did Kong Zhang see?"

Cao Pi was also anxious now. Although he tried his best to imitate, he could not do as light as his father Cao Cao, so his question was so straightforward.

Chen Lin was stunned, and then saw Cui Yan's gaze, and his heart jumped, lowered his head and said, "I think more scouts need to be sent to investigate clearly before... can we have a plan to respond..."

When facing He Jin's questioning, Chen Lin could not say a word. Because Chen Lin was a famous scholar at that time, Cui Yan and Chen Qun were not famous at that time, but as time went by, after Chen Lin was captured by Cao Cao, Chen Lin became the slave of the three families. The halo of famous scholars dissipated, so naturally it was impossible for him to receive any special preferential treatment.

After hearing Chen Lin's words, Cao Pi felt anger surge, and he wanted to slam the table and curse. However, seeing Chen Lin's white hair and sparse hair, he took a breath and endured it. No matter what, Cao Cao could tolerate it, why couldn't Cao Pi?

Cao Pi glanced at Cui Yan.

Cui Yan was still stroking his beard calmly, just like his few... Well, Cui Yan's long beard is indeed very beautiful, but is it time to touch his beard now?

Eight wild deer!

Cao Pi cursed in his heart, but he still wanted to smile on the surface, "What good advice does Ji Gui have?"

Cui Yan bowed his hand, with a modest attitude, but he was sneering in his heart...

Although at present, due to the influence of Fei Qian, the process of Cao Cao's acquisition of Jizhou is not as long as in history, it does not mean that Cao Cao has completely controlled Jizhou.

In history, it took Cao Cao seven years to swallow the entire land of Hebei.

Because Fei Qian had earlier controlled Shangdang Taiyuan, the original battle of Cao Cao's attack on Bingzhou was gone, and the battle of Cao Cao's march into Youbei to attack Wuhuan also no longer exists.

This may be a good thing for Cao Cao to not spend time on war, but it is also a bad thing.

After all, Cao Cao lacked the opportunity to temper the surrendered troops in Jizhou and win people's hearts with the attitude of victory...

Most people like victory, just like Liu Bei was living under the roof of Jingzhou in history, but after defeating Xiahou Dun in one day, he immediately attracted the attention of Zhuge Liang and others. If Liu Bei did not set off that fire and could not defeat Cao's army, then Liu Bei would not have the opportunity to contact the capital circle of Jingzhou.

Therefore, at present, Cao Cao's control over Jizhou and Yuzhou is not as stable as some people imagine. The reason why he can maintain a delicate balance is that Cao Cao is under the command of a Han prime minister and Liu Xiao is also endorsed by his classmate. It represents three to four hundred years of traditional customs. The other is that Cao Cao's Xiahou family under Cao Cao ruled the military power of the Central Leading Army and the Central Guardian Army. It is a force that any single local gentry in Jizhou, Yuzhou, or other places in Hebei and Henan cannot resist.

Under such circumstances, Cao Cao is more like the general manager of the shaky general manager of the Dahan, who has certain personnel and financial powers. He can replace the manager of his branch with an imperial edict, but it is only at this level. He can't care about the people who go down and can't control them.

Therefore, whether it is Cao Cao or Cao Pi, they actually know that Cui Yan is not 100% loyal in his heart, not even Cui Yan, but many people are not absolutely loyal to the Cao family political group, but they are just relative interest partners. However, Cao Cao and Cao Pi cannot actually say that they have completely controlled Cui Yan and others.

When Cui Yan saw Cao Pi asking, he slowly raised his hand, bowed his hand and coughed, but did not speak immediately, thinking in his mind...

This time, it was indeed a crisis, but it could not be said to be an opportunity!

The sudden invasion of the Hussars not only made Cao Pi panic and Chen Lin think a lot, but also made Cui Yan have some associations in his heart... Cough cough, not to mention the loyalty and martyrs of the whole family, what Cui Yan is thinking now is definitely not for the Cao family, but for himself and the future of his own family.

When Yuan Shao was dominating Hebei, Cui Yan was just a minion, standing in the audience as a soap official.

At that time, under Yuan Shao, there were stars shining. Ju Su, Tian Feng, Feng Ji, Shen Pei, Guo Tu, Dong Zhao, Chen Lin, Xu You, Xin Ping, even Guo Jia and Xun Yu were once under the Yuan family's sect. Where could Cui Yan raise his hand to speak?

If Cui Yan hadn't seized the opportunity that Cao Cao wanted to win over the gentry of Jizhou and sold Cao Cao with just the right character, Cui Yan would not have had his current status. But the problem is that the disaster of blessings is that Cui Yan's current status and strength are even worse than Ju Su, who was under Yuan Shao at the time, but what would Ju Su end up?

Ju Su was the top player among Jizhou men.

As early as Han Fu's era, he was not only a Jizhou devil, but also a different person from the famous Jingzhou devil. Ju Su was also called the Cavalry Commander by Han Fu at that time. He can be said to be the second in command of Jizhou who has both fame, real power and military power!

Staff with independent military power is a very rare existence among the top strategists of the Three Kingdoms!

After Han Fu gave up Jizhou, Ju Su and others followed Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao asked Ju Su for advice. Ju Su said, "The north of the river, the four states are combined, and the heroes are collected, and a million people are welcomed. We welcome the great masters in Chang'an, restore the ancestral temples in Luoyi, and order the world to punish the unsubmissive ones. With this battle, who can control it?"

Yuan Shao did listen, but only half of it, but Yuan Shao still quite recognized Ju Su's ability, and appointed him as the military supervisor, governing the internal and external forces, which shocked the three armies. Even when Xun Yu commented on the counselors under Yuan Shao, he deliberately missed Ju Su, not that Xun Yu was a big man, but that Ju Su was too strong, and even Xun Yu could not find any weaknesses to mock him...

Unexpectedly, Yuan Shao broke his own hands and in order to balance the Jizhou man, he deprived Ju Su of his military power and distributed it to Yuan Congchunyu Qiong and Guo Tu, a native of Yingchuan County.

You should know that behind Ju Su, it actually represents Ju Su himself, but also a large number of local Hebei generals in Jizhou. After Ju Su was seized from military power and the rise of the Yuzhou Gang, the shock, depression and fear of the Hebei generals can be imagined. Under such circumstances, the combat effectiveness of the entire political group in Jizhou will naturally be dissipated, and it seems that it will become a necessity to be unable to withstand Taishi Ci's assault disturbance.

And now, can Jizhou defend against the second disturbance of the cavalry?

Cui Yan had the answer in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it.

Because the outspoken Ju Su had died quietly in Youbei without any clarity.

Some ignorant gentry children from Jizhou were still asking where Ju Su went, why there was no news, and they would never see anyone in their lives and never see corpses...

Actually, do you have to ask? Yuan Shao is not at ease with Ju Su, who has a military foundation. Will Cao Cao, who is even more tighter than Yuan Shao's military power, be confident and bold in using Ju Su?

After learning about Ju Suzhi's death, although Cui Yan remained calm and his behavior was no different from usual, he actually sounded the alarm in his heart.

He is now in a high position. It is not true that Cao Cao trusts him so much, likes him so much, and values ​​him so much...

Just like when Yuan Shao was not very respectful to Ju Su?

But what happened later?

When Yuan Shao felt that he was OK, he kicked Ju Su away. So when would Cao Cao feel that he was OK too?

Obviously, Cui Yan, who has learned from the past, can draw a conclusion. When Cao Cao won this war, it may be the best time to kick Cui Yan and others away.

Compared with Cao Cao in history, the old classmate now lacks two big wins between Bingzhou and Wuhuan, so he is not confident enough to speak.

Therefore, from a certain perspective, what Cui Yan hopes is definitely not that Lao Cao wins, but that he still maintains a relatively stalemate with Fei Qian, which is more in line with Cui Yan's personal and family interests.

The early unification of the Han Dynasty will definitely be beneficial to the Han people all over the world, but for a comprador like Cui Yan, the disadvantages outweigh the benefits.

That's right, Cui Yan is the comprador of Guanzhong.

Not only Cui Yan, but also many Jizhou gentry, Yanzhou gentry, and Yuzhou gentry are also the same.

Who makes things in Shandong not as good as Guanzhong?

Although Lao Cao issued a government order to reduce and restrict the flow of Guanzhong goods into the Shandong market, Cui and other compradors could also purchase Guanzhong items, assemble them with parts, or grind off Guanzhong's logos, so they could naturally treat them as their own products, and then declare that "Jizhou innovation leads the trend of the Han Dynasty"...

Anyway, as long as the children of Shandong gentry are willing to pay, compradors like Cui will naturally make a fortune.

"Young Master, this time the bandits are different from the past. Although it is not certain whether they are really cavalrymen, they cannot be taken care of them at will." Cui Yan said slowly, as if every word was said, it was measured repeatedly, "However, you don't have to panic. The bandits came from afar, and although they were invading the territory, they were at the end of the strong crossbow. Now the Prime Minister is fighting in Guanzhong, at an important time, and must not draw troops to roam around, so the food route is in danger. Therefore, I think that I should order Changshan, Anping, Qinghe, Hejian, Zhongshan, Zhaojun and other places to strictly investigate the localities and guard against the soldiers and armor to respond to the outbreak of changes, and to dispatch troops from Yuzhou to suppress the treasons and chaos... This is a way to stabilize the inside and eliminate the outside."

Cao Pi's eyes shrank slightly.

Chen Qun, who was beside him, narrowed his eyes, "Envoy Cui! The soldiers in Yuzhou, how can the distant water save the near fire?"

"Oh? I am not good at military affairs, so I cannot share my worries for the young master..." Cui Yan said softly, "Since the envoy Chen has a complete plan, why not take the battle for the young master and defeat the thief in the wild?"

"You!" Chen Qun's eyebrows stood up.

Cui Yan smiled slightly.

The two of them said in just a few words, and they were like swords and swords.

Unlike what Chen Lin said, Cui Yan did provide a "effective" strategy, but the key points of the benefit of this strategy were not Cao Cao, but Jizhou.

Before Cao Pi could figure it out, Chen Qun realized that this was Cui Yan's strategy to attract trouble, so he immediately refuted it. After all, Chen Qun's butt was in Yuzhou.

But Cui Yan immediately returned Chen Qun's knife, and it was even more sinister and cruel...

『Ba!』

Cao Pi slapped the table with a slap.

Before, Cui Yan and Chen Qun were fighting openly and secretly, and Cao Pi felt quite happy. After all, only when two people fight can Cao Pi show the importance of mediation in the middle. But now the two people are fighting, Cao Pi really can't stand it. But the problem is that they have been fighting before. Will they cooperate sincerely immediately because of this time Wei Yan attack?

What a joke?

Although Cui Yan and Chen Qun immediately admitted their mistakes on the surface, they were actually both verbal skills and were still unwilling to let go. Jizhou wanted Yuzhou to make some efforts, and Yuzhou wanted Jizhou to suffer a lot. Anyway, their own interests are the most important. Otherwise, how can they explain to the major shareholder's capital in the future?

"Zhongzhi!" Cao Pi called Xin Ping, who had been silent all the time, and asked, "What do you think?"

Xin Ping didn't want to participate in this troublesome matter at all, so he always tried not to attract attention. However, when Cao Pi named him, he could not pretend to be as confused as Chen Lin, so he could only say with a thorny forehead: "Young Master... I always live in Youzhou and returned to Yecheng. I don't know the mountains, rivers and geography, so I dare not speak nonsense... However, the cavalry has always been tricky. If only the thieves were in chaos here, whether it was Jizhou or the soldiers of Yuzhou, they could be put down, but if Youbei was also moving... Therefore, I think that when Zi and General, we should strictly prevent the cavalry from going south..."

"hiss……"

As soon as Xin commented on this, everyone here changed their color.

Faced with Wei Yan's sneak attack, there must be some people who said they were nervous, but if they were afraid, they would naturally be even more afraid if the Youzhou defense line collapsed and the Mobei cavalry went south from the north and rushed to Hebei, that would be really...

Just imagine this, Cao Pi's hands couldn't help but tremble, "Yes! Zhongzhi said so much!"

Before, some people thought that Cao Cao's cavalry could compete with the Hussar Cavalry, but after Cao Chun failed in the battle in Mobei, not only Cao Chun himself was frustrated, but also the insiders had a certain sense of fear of the Hussar Cavalry, especially now that Zhao Yun from Youbei rushed out to disrupt the situation, it would be really...

Although Cao Chun in Youzhou still retained some of his troops and the overall defense line was still complete, what if? Just like who could have thought that Wei Yan could actually break through Taihang Mountain and reach the Jizhou land? Before Wei Yan appeared, wasn’t it said that Jizhou land was foolproof?

Thinking of this, Cao Pi once again sacrificed the magic he wanted and wanted, and slapped the table and said, "Youzhou must not be lost! Jizhou must not be declining! Now the front-line soldiers are in blood, how can we be safe? Zhongzhi!"

Cao Pi named him.

Xin Ping quickly bowed his head and bowed.

"Let me please return to Youzhou immediately and guard against Youbei with your general. Never let the soldiers of the Cavalry and Mobei take half a step south!"

Xin Ping received the order. Although he had just returned and had to travel again, compared to the Shura field between Jizhou and Yuzhou Laos, Xin Ping still felt that Youzhou was more comfortable.

Perhaps it's safer...

Cao Pi looked at Chen Lin again, "If you want to raise troops, money and food will be the first. Since the thief violated Hebei, he must be eliminated. And this matter of logistics and food will be handed over to Kong Zhang..."

Although Chen Lin is old and will be in trouble when encountering problems, he is still qualified to take care of money and food bags. At least he has the seniority there, so no one will deliberately cause trouble for Chen Lin.

Chen Lin naturally accepted the order and refused to mention it.

Cao Pi finally looked at Cui Yan and Chen Qun, feeling that his head was like Old Cao's classmate, and bursts of pain.

He understood why Lao Cao deliberately left Cui Yan and Chen Qun in Yecheng, and also knew the meaning of the tips his mother, Mrs. Bian, gave him with her ears.

Cui Yan, Chen Qun, Chen Lin and Xinping are all talented people, just like horses with their own ideas and temperaments. Taming these horses and tying them to the car can make the Cao chariot run faster.

If Cao Pi could not surrender Cui Yan and Chen Qun, how could he surrender so many talents under Cao Cao?

『Long article!』 Cao Pi said in a deep voice, 『You will immediately arrange the troops of Jizhou counties and counties, and the boundary of Dangyin in Anyang, south of Yecheng, so that the bandits will not invade the internal chaos!』

Chen Qun was happy to accept the order. He just defended himself, not to let him really go to the battlefield to wipe out Wei Yan, so there would be no problem.
Chapter completed!