There is still a little difference between Lu Xun and Governor Lu, who is the only one in history.
It is impossible for a person to become a fat man in one bite, so it is naturally impossible to be at its peak as soon as he is born.
Lu's Ninja Turtle Technique still needs some time.
Cao Cao had almost no extra moves, so he easily broke Lu Xun's psychological defense, making Lu Xun uneasy. Once Lu Xun began to examine and doubt himself, his original confidence was destroyed.
Lu Xun came to deliver the message to Cao Cao, and of course he also needed to pass the information he heard back to Jiangdong...
Cao Cao didn't mock Lu Xun for this, because it was completely unnecessary.
The basis of all diplomacy is its own strength. When you don’t have the strength, no matter how loud you shout, how many protests and regrets you say, it is useless. When you have the strength, you don’t even need to have a loud voice, and a cough will immediately attract attention.
The Jiangbei and Jiangdong alliance took advantage of the opportunity when the cavalry left Guanzhong and launched their own attacks, so that the cavalry could not look at each other and could not coordinate with the north and south. They directly threatened the cavalry's basic market, or simply split the cavalry in one breath and ate them.
This is a treaty that is not explicitly written in the covenant, but has maintained a tacit understanding between the whole country.
After all, I had to send a proton before, and Jiangdong also sent it.
Jiangdong sent troops, and they also came out.
Now Jiangdong has achieved some results, and when he looked back, he saw that Lao Cao was not moved, he naturally felt a little dissatisfied and sent Lu Xun to urge him, which was the right thing to do. So even if Lu Xun's words were a little ridiculous, or he used words to point out mulberry and scolded the locust, Lao Cao did not say that he had to give Lu Xun a ugly look, or that he would turn against him now.
Although everyone knows that the so-called covenant is to tear apart and destroy it in the future. Jiangdong's "future" may still be a long way away, but the "future" with Fei Qian seems to be in front of him.
There was actually a covenant between Lao Cao and Fei Qian very early.
It was early and it seemed that many people subconsciously "forgot" it.
Lao Cao did not move, not because Lao Cao was embarrassed about destroying the alliance with Fei Qian, but because Lao Cao didn't understand some things.
After finishing the meeting with Lu Xun, Cao Cao took Guo Jia to the large campus outside Xu County.
The elite Cao army under the stage were practicing, and the shouts of killing were shaking the earth.
Various flags intertwined and changed, and the soldiers of Cao's army ran and fought.
The cavalry has elite troops, and Lao Cao thinks he should have them too.
Moreover, Lao Cao thought that the cavalry was so high-profile in the Western Expedition, right?
There are many military tactics, and the virtual ones are real, and the real ones are empty.
So, now, is it virtual or real?
On the stage, Cao Cao's canopy umbrella was very eye-catching.
Cao Cao is already a little fat now, and his belly is slightly round, which makes his originally fitted robe a little tighter on his waist. Fortunately, he has a wide belt, otherwise he might have some indecentness.
The situation in Shandong is not very good now.
This feeling is like Cao Cao is getting fat at the moment. Although Cao Cao doesn't want to deform his figure, he just makes his stomach helpless. During this period, he has not fought in the south and north and has become more pampered. Even though he thinks more and has more worries in his daily life, he has not considered any few items, but the stable supplementation of diet and stable daily rest still allows him to accumulate a lot of fat.
"The cavalry fought against the Western Regions... and actually went to the Western Regions..."
Cao Cao said softly, with some complex emotions in his voice.
Isn't Shandong delicious?
Um?
Fei Qian just dislikes Shandong so much?
This guy would rather go to the Western Regions to flip the brand!
Tsk tsk...
Guo Jia glanced at Cao Cao slightly, then quickly fell down his eyelids, and thought that he hadn't heard it. After all, the shouts and kills on the school grounds are so loud, so he can't hear it clearly. Isn't it normal?
Cao Cao looked at the brave appearance of Cao's soldiers in the schoolyard, and the emotions that were unknown in his heart gradually settled down. Only when facing these elite Cao's army could Cao Cao feel at ease.
Cao Cao also had some doubts at the beginning, but he was Cao Cao after all. He can now say that it is very clear why Fei Qian was unwilling to attack Shandong. Even Cao Cao felt that Jiangdong actually understood this more or less. At least Zhou Yu understood it, otherwise Zhou Yu would not have dragged his sick body to plan this large-scale Jiangdong military operation.
If you have to work hard, you may not get any benefits. Isn’t it good to lie down at home and take care of your illness?
I believe that at the moment, among the upper-level figures in the Han political circle, except for those with poor talent and stupidity, most people have a clearer understanding of the purpose of Fei Qian's unwillingness to engage in war lightly. It's not that Fei Qian can't fight, but that he is unwilling. The reason for this unwillingness is because Fei Qian feels that the Shandong area is like a waste.
Oh, it's useless.
When Cao Cao began to embark on the road of sour jujubes, he never thought that one day he would be considered useless.
Is Shandong useless?
Cao Cao couldn't help but want to laugh, but not long after his smile hung on his face, he became a little stiff.
If Shandong is useless, then what is it that he and the two Yuans fought to the death?
I dare not think, nor can I think. If I think too much, the nameless karma fire in my heart cannot be suppressed.
The disadvantages of Shandong were not only found in recent years, but were only increasingly prominent after the Yellow Turban Rebellion and Dong Zhuo’s rebellion. Especially during the Sour Zao Alliance, the Han Dynasty was actually in name only and in fact it had entered a state of fragmentation.
Even though Cao Cao has defeated all the princes around the Central Plains and even conquered Jingzhou not long ago, it is basically, or in principle, unified the Central Plains and established a certain military power, which has somewhat restored the confidence of the people in Shandong. However, Fei Qian, which has emerged from the strange peak, casts a lot of haze on this confidence.
The people of Shandong do not care whether Cao Cao is fighting with Fei Qian or whether the Han Dynasty is going to collapse. In fact, they don’t care about anything, just care about their own and their family.
Among these Shandong people, there are also people who are awake. They know the difficulties Shandong is facing now. However, these awake people are a minority after all, and they are silent. Most of the Shandong people who chatter and like to jump up and shout are still immersed in the glory of Emperor Guangwu back then. They think that only Shandong is the most powerful, strongest and most powerful in the world. As for Fei Qian or Jiangdong, it is nothing.
Shandong is indeed crowded with many people and money, but these people and money are not in the hands of Cao Cao, nor in the hands of the emperor, but are scattered in the hands of all Shandong gentry. Even the taxes that should have been paid were tried to deduct and reduce or delay the transfer, regardless of the overall situation.
Such behavior, how can you talk about loyalty? It’s just a mess of sand. What qualifications can you say that Shandong is powerful?
Needless to say, Yuzhou is not the case. Even after Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao, he took over Jizhou and started farming in Jizhou, but he still had many difficulties. The people in Jizhou only briefly restrained their positions at the moment when Yuan Shao fell, and then they did not become arrogant, and even fought against Cao Cao to negotiate terms?
Even if people in Jizhou know that Guanzhong is a threat, they will still use the threat of Guanzhong Feiqian to deal with Cao Cao! That's right, even if Feiqian threatens them, they will not work together to fight Feiqian, but point at Cao Cao in turn!
At least Fei Qian hasn't called him yet, right?
However, Cao Cao asked them to pay taxes and donate money and supplies...
As for Jiangdong, uh...
Forget it in Jiangdong, there is nothing to say.
The situation in Youbei is also changing.
The nomadic tribes in the grassland and desert thought that Shandong was the place where the Han emperor was, and they came to pay respectfully. However, after the visit, they slowly figured out some flavors, so when they were at the envoy sent by Cao Chun, they gradually began to pretend to be stupid and even refused to receive them.
Even though the surrounding environment is already so harsh, the internal struggles within Shandong have not slowed down at all.
Those who criticize, accuse, or even abuse Cao Cao, have always been like "justice", who can be late, but never absent.
After all, Shandong people still have considerable expertise in maintaining "justice". If you can't do anything, just let it go, can you curse others?
What justice can be considered as the justice that his mother said?
Is it a letter of understanding issued by the opponent after being destroyed?
Although Cao Cao used several actions to eliminate some opposition parties, the shortcomings on the battlefield made him not as strong as in history and not as high as in history. Now Shandong seems to be relatively peaceful, but in fact, it is full of crises.
Take taxes as an example. Last year, the year before yesterday, although there were many acres of land in Shandong, the harvest was not very good.
This is already very dangerous, and even the overall grain reserves have fallen below the red line. But what about the children of Shandong gentry? They still secretly used grain to make wine under the ban! Because Guanzhong has the demand for this type of rice wine, they can sell it to Guanzhong and then exchange it for Pujiao wine from the Western Regions, which is expensive spices!
Some people even rumored that this was not a matter of food, nor a matter of wine. After all, what is wrong with food and wine? All of this is the reason why Cao Cao was not capable!
If there is any mistake, it is all Cao Cao’s!
Some people even said that it was Fei's potential Guanzhong practice, which took away Shandong's fortune, but Cao Cao was in vain and did nothing. He should be exempted from his position as prime minister and let those with virtue live there!
When this made Cao Cao laugh, his heart gradually became cold.
Is this the Shandong people he tried his best to protect?
Then what exactly are he protecting?!
That's right, although Cao Cao was also doing his own family, for the Cao family and the Xiahou family, during this process, didn't the Shandong gentry know that it was Cao Cao who was also under pressure and trying to fight against Guanzhong? Now that it has become Cao Cao, is it true that Fei Qian has promoted Jue Tian Lu to Shandong, and these people know that after all?!
At the beginning, Cao Cao also thought about communicating with these Shandong people and explaining it, but now Cao Cao is too lazy to explain. Because Cao Cao found that among these Shandong people, the ones who jumped up would always be the ones, and felt that he had paid Cao Cao three or two dates, so he was qualified to spray feces in front of Cao Cao. The same people didn't care about what was right or wrong, they just cared about the pleasure that came out of the anus at the moment when they spit out.
In other words, even if Cao Cao changed something at their request, they would find a new direction of vomiting. The more they argued with these people, the more they became excited, and the more they said they were, the more they were trembling all over...
It was like a screen...well, he was rubbing manually through a layer of clothes.
In addition to such internal and external troubles, even Cao Cao, who was talented and wise, could not help feeling a little exhausted and unable to do so.
The most hateful thing is that the cavalry grows day by day, but their own family seems to be standing still day by day, or even regressing.
Now that Fei Qian has mobilized the main force of the cavalry to the direction of the Western Regions, Cao Cao felt that the pressure in his heart seemed to be reduced a little and he could breathe.
That's right, just breathing.
Therefore, when Cao Cao saw Lu Xun's arrogant look after his victory, he was unhappy. Although Cao Cao knew that Lu Xun was deliberately showing off that way to anger him, he still felt uncomfortable.
Amid the shouts of soldiers training, Cao Cao turned his gaze to Guo Jia on the side.
"Fengxiao," Cao Cao said calmly, "How much chance do you think the cavalry will have to fight in the Western Regions?"
Guo Jia replied without thinking: "The cavalry will definitely be able to calm down when he goes to the Western Regions, but it is just a matter of time."
Cao Cao nodded.
"The Western Regions are even bigger than the Central Plains." Guo Jia said, "Although the thirty-six countries of Ban Dingyuan may not be real, more than ten countries should have it. In the past, the Kingdom of Khotan was afraid of the might of the Huns and was very disrespectful to the Han envoys. He also wanted to kill Ban Dingyuan's horses to temple, but Ban Dingyuan beheaded his witches, and then returned to the Han. From this we can see that many people in the Western Regions were like those of Khotan, who bullied the weak and feared the strong..."
Cao Cao nodded again, "Therefore, wherever the cavalry army arrived, they were descending in sight of the wind."
This time it was Guo Jia's turn to nod.
Cao Cao's eyes were faint and he looked out from a distance with his hands behind his back.
Cao Cao knew what Guo Jia was talking about.
Is Guo Jia talking about the Western Regions?
That's right, he is talking about the Western Regions, but he is also talking about Shandong.
The Western Regions Khotan bullies others with power, but he didn't have the courage to really turn against Ban Chao. He felt that he could kill Ban Chao's horse and give Ban Chao a warning. However, after Ban Chao killed the wizard, he immediately became timid and knelt on the ground and begged for mercy and said that he would be the same as a dragon, without any lake.
So, what about Shandong?
Of course, Guo Jia didn't know that the tradition of Shandong and the mystery of Confucianism have been passed down to later generations. If Guo Jia knew that many "heroes" had been produced by Confucius in later generations, he would probably have spitted blood on the spot.
People always have good or bad, but as the example of the army of all ages, Kong, who enjoys more glory, has to bear more responsibilities.
But how did you show this example forever?
Shunzhi entered the Central Plains under the protection of Dorgon. Kong Yanzhi, the 64th generation of Yansheng Gong, hurriedly published a document to express his loyalty and wrote "First Promotional Commentary". In the article, Kong Yanzhi was very flattering and called the Qing monarch "Six Gods and Gods" and "Eight Desolate Singings of the Holy Emperor". Later, he led the entire Confucius Mansion to shave his head and set an example for students across the country, and wrote a "Shaving Watch on the Shaving Watch".
Later, the Qing Dynasty failed, and the Eight-Nation Alliance entered Beijing. At this time, the 75th Yansheng Gong Kong Lingyi, the 75th generation of the Kong family, welcomed the portrait of King Edward VII of the Great British Empire into the Confucius Mansion to worship. Then he felt that the British Empire ignored him and failed to allow the Kong family to be promoted. A few years later, Germany became old, and it was still Kong Lingyi. He beat the gong and drum again to bring the portrait of the German Emperor William II into the Confucius Mansion to worship...
Therefore, during World War II, the bald Qiang knew what kind of virtue the children of the Kong family were. After the Japanese invasion, he sent people to take the last Yansheng Gong Kong Decheng south overnight, not giving him the opportunity to become a traitor. But this was still unstoppable, and he still brought salt to the Japanese later.
"If you only seek to calm down, the cavalry will not go to the Western Regions." Guo Jia said slowly, "The cavalry is trying to gather the Western Regions, just like collecting the Xiongnu in Yinshan and Jiankun in the Northern Desert... If so, after years, the next time the soldiers galloping across the Central Plains will not only be involved in the people in Zhonglongyou..."
Cao Cao's eyes narrowed.
Stupid people always think that the cavalry went to the Western Regions to calm down Lu Bu's mess, but in fact...
Cao Cao is working hard to become stronger, and Jiangdong is also fighting for the right to speak in the south. How could Fei Qian stay in Guanzhong honestly and do nothing?
Guo Jia actually had some doubts before, because the chaos in the Western Regions did not conform to the usual style of the Cavalry, but the Western Regions were indeed in chaos, so Guo Jia had to re-overturn the previous conclusion, then review and think about it, and finally came to a conclusion that made Guo Jia a little scared. In this process, the directions that were given to Guo Jia were the Southern Xiongnu and Beijiankun.
The Southern Xiongnu have now basically become the population of Fei Qiang Hedong. In Shangjun and Yinshan, the Southern Xiongnu were gradually divided, and then lived with some Dong Qiang people, occupying all the areas that can be grazed. Then, just like the people of the military farming in Hedong, they provide various products for the Chang'an political group for the livestock industry.
Because of Fei Qian's division and control, the lives of these herdsmen changed from nomadic to settlement. Livestock were like farmlands in the fields. Not only did they give Guanzhong a more abundant supply of meat, but the herdsmen were also more stable and gradually became part of the Han animal husbandry industry.
If the Southern Xiongnu provided small and medium-sized livestock breeding such as cattle, sheep, pig, chicken, duck, etc., then Beijiankun was the main supply of the Mobei war horses. In Mobei, they gradually became accustomed to using the raised war horses and Feiqian to exchange various commodity materials. In addition, large-scale horse farms such as Feiqian, Yinshan and Longyou have increased the total supply of horses for cavalry...
So what about the Western Regions?
What can the Western Regions add to Fei Qian?
There are resources, minerals, livestock, and people in the Western Regions.
Just as Cao Cao obtained the 300,000 Yellow Turban Thiefs in Qingzhou, he had the confidence to compete with the two Yuans. If Fei Qian really brought back a large amount of minerals, livestock, and those Hu people from the Western Regions, and were already very skilled and elite cavalry, then what would the four battles in Shandong be able to deal with it?
Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Since that's the case, what are the countermeasures for filial piety?"
Guo Jia coughed, and then said with a smile: "I think Ming Gong has ten victories, and cavalry has..."
Before Guo Jia could finish his words, Cao Cao burst into laughter and waved his hand and said, "There are no outsiders here."
『So, I will speak bluntly...』 Guo Jiagong bowed, 『Since the cavalry has gone to the Western Regions and Jiangdong has marched into Sichuan and Shu, I think... we might as well go to Youbei to fight Wuhuan!"
Cao Cao didn't seem to think that what Guo Jia said was strange, but instead nodded and said, "Good."
The flags were fluttering, and the Cao army soldiers under the stage were still practicing hard.
The yellow dust rises and sweat rolls down.
Chapter completed!