Chapter 38: Cao Cao's Conspiracy
When Huangfu Song heard about the Yellow Turban Party, everyone present put away their thoughts just now and treated them cautiously.
After all, although these remnants are already disabled, if they make some small moves, they may cause considerable trouble to the court.
Immediately, Huangfu Song said to Lu Chou: "Ziyu, you are also an old man in Yingchuan County. Let's talk about the enemies that you need to deal with in Yingchuan."
Lu Chou nodded and said, "Now, the one with the most troops left in Yingchuan County should be Peng Tuo of Chen. However, this person is far inferior to Bo Cai, which is not worth worrying. However, there is Zhang Mancheng there in Nanyang now. This person is both civil and military, and I'm afraid it's more difficult to deal with than Bo Cai."
Huangfu Song nodded and said, "Ziyu's words are reasonable. What do you think of the next battle?"
Zhu Jun took the lead and said, "General, I think it is better to divide the troops this time. Peng Tuo is mediocre. I will lead 3,000 people to destroy his troops. The remaining 6,000 people followed General Huangfu to Nanyang to rescue Qin Jie there. How about it?"
Huangfu Song did not speak, but looked at everyone present.
However, it is better to say that Huangfu Song is watching everyone, it is better to say that Huangfu Song is watching Lu Chou and Cao Cao at this moment.
After all, these two people are probably the only one who can express some opinions.
Cao Cao frowned, but didn't say anything, while Lu Chou was silent.
However, Cao Cao thought in his heart that Zhu Jun underestimated the Yellow Turban too much. Although Bo Cai's strength is much stronger than Peng Tuo, Peng Tuo's ability to gain a foothold in troubled times is definitely not the kind of soft persimmon that can be kneaded by others.
Moreover, lions still use all their strength to fight rabbits. Nowadays, the government army is not an unstoppable lion, at most a lurking wolf.
Moreover, Peng Tuo may not be a weak rabbit, but may be an antelope ready to run at any time.
Therefore, Cao Cao did not agree with Zhu Jun's statement in his heart, but Cao Cao didn't know how to say it better.
At this moment, Huangfu Song saw that they didn't speak, and each had their own thoughts, but said, "Okay, Meng De, tell me what you think."
Cao Cao shook his head and said, "Meng De has not yet thought about it, please let me go for a moment."
When Huangfu Song heard Cao Cao say this, he naturally didn't believe it. However, Huangfu Song still said to Lu Chou: "Ziyu, what do you think of General Zhu?"
Lu Chou shook his head and said, "I think General Zhu's statement is inappropriate."
Zhu Jun frowned and said, "How is it inappropriate?"
Lu Chou said: "We don't have much force now. If we divide the troops, it is very likely that the enemy will take advantage of it. If we show our defeat at that time, we may be unable to turn things around."
When Zhu Jun heard Lu Chou's words, he secretly blamed himself for having been arrogant again, and asked hurriedly: "What can Ziyu do?"
Lu Chou bowed and said, "I don't think we can divide the troops. As for what we can do, we didn't think about it."
Then, Lu Chou said with a smile: "I think Meng De should have already thought about it in his heart."
Hearing Lu Chou's words, everyone's eyes suddenly turned to Cao Cao.
When Cao Cao heard Lu Chou's words, his heart skipped a beat, and then he realized that Lu Chou wanted to sell him a favor.
Thinking of this, Cao Cao did not hide his strength and said, "Since Ziyu said he wanted to join forces, we naturally had only two choices left. One was to eliminate Peng Tuo from Chen State first, and the other was to eliminate Zhang Mancheng from Nanyang first."
Everyone listened carefully, only Lu Chou seemed to have expected Cao Cao to say this long ago. He didn't care, but listened to Cao Cao's next words.
Cao Cao continued: "Now, Peng Tuo is weaker than Zhang Man City, so I think we should start with Peng Tuo first."
Zhu Jun said, "However, the situation in Nanyang is urgent. What should we do?"
Cao Cao shook his head and said, "Although the situation in Nanyang is dangerous, Qin Jie is brave and resourceful, and it is not a problem to hold Zhang Mancheng for a while."
Then, Cao Cao said: "There are three reasons why he chose to take off Peng."
Lu Chou bowed respectfully and said, "I hope to hear the details."
Cao Cao glanced at Lu Chou, but did not show any meaning. Instead, he continued to say with a blank expression: "1. Peng Tuo is weak. We can use the momentum of defeating Bo Cai to defeat the enemy directly. Now General Huangfu defeated Bo Cai, which has made everyone in danger of the Yellow Turban. Therefore, in terms of momentum, our army has defeated the enemy."
Immediately, Cao Cao continued: "Second, Peng Tuo was also a great threat to Yingchuan in the territory of Chen. Although the Yellow Turban has been scattered into various counties in Yingchuan, we cannot help but guard against Peng Tuo's shouting, which is now a labor force, and the possibility of the Yellow Turban rebellion."
Immediately afterwards, Cao Cao finally said: "Three, Zhang Mancheng is extraordinary. If we fall into a long battle with him, the momentum that has just accumulated will be easily worn out, and the rear is unstable. Therefore, I think we should take off Peng first."
After hearing this, Huangfu Song smiled and said, "I have Meng De here, why worry about the immortality of the Yellow Turban?"
Cao Cao bowed without saying anything.
Zhu Jun was quite impatient. When he heard Cao Cao's words, he said, "Then what are we waiting for? Just take action immediately."
General Huangfu smiled and said, "What General Zhu said is reasonable. It is urgent now. We must sweep away Peng Tuo of Chen's State as fast as possible."
Immediately, Huangfu Song said, "I will order the three armies to rest and go to Chen State at noon today to attack Peng Tuo."
Everyone was ordered to come out, but Huangfu Song said, "Ziyu, wait a moment, I have something to tell you."
When Lu Chou heard this, he stopped and stayed in the hall.
After everyone left, Huangfu Song respectfully bowed to Lu Chou.
Lu Chou already knew why Huangfu Song wanted to salute, but said, "General, it is also a privilege to be able to save the Han people this time. I can't afford this gift."
Huangfu Song shook his head and said, "The ritual I performed is not only for the people of the world, but also for Ziyu to be able to understand the general situation and did not do it just now."
Lu Chou shook his head and said, "What does the general mean?"
Huangfu Song smiled and said, "It's good that Ziyu knows it, so why should I say it clearly and act as this evil person?"
Immediately, Huangfu Song continued: "I hope Ziyu can do his best to serve the Han Dynasty this time."
Lu Chou nodded solemnly and said, "This is naturally, I'm going out to lead the troops."
Huangfu Song also nodded and said, "Go."
Looking at Lu Chou's departure, Huangfu Song's eyes were full of expectations.
Chapter completed!