When Cao Cao heard this, he thought that it was indeed not much different from what he had thought before. Sima Yi came to Luoyang and Wang Yi asked him to ask for reinforcements. But now he really couldn't go to war with his brother Meng Qi easily. Otherwise, would he have to wait until now?

Or, Cao Cao is naturally not afraid of war, but the time is not right, so once the war starts early, it may be more cost-effective. So Cao Cao is still relatively firm in his ideas, at least he has not wavered much now.

Cao Cao laughed and said, "Oh, my nephew doesn't know anything. Although the Baibo thief Han Xian has been killed, Li Le and Hu Cai are on the run, so our army is pursuing the two of them with all their might. Maybe we can't send troops to Hanoi anymore!"

Sima Yi said to himself, do you believe this? Li Le and Hu Cai are just ordinary people. Can they compare with Liangzhou Mu Ma Chao and Ma Mengqi? They can't be compared with each other, and they still pursue the two with all their strength? Do they still need to chase them? The thief is a thief. And with the skills of Li Le and Hu Cai, how big a storm can they make in Sili? If they are smarter, they can retreat to save their lives. Otherwise, haha...

"I dare to ask my uncle, how many powerful princes are there today?" Sima Yi asked directly.

When Cao Cao heard this, he thought for a while and then said, "Yuan Benchu, Jizhou, Ma Mengqi, Liangzhou, that's all!"

Although Cao Cao mentioned Yuan Shao and Ma Chao, in his heart, the only one who could see him today was his own brother Meng Qi, and there was no one else yet. To be honest, being able to have strength is indeed capable, but he has not been valued too much by Cao Cao. After all, Cao Cao has known Yuan Shao since he was a child, so it can basically be said that he knows Yuan Shao quite well. So he has already known himself and his enemy.

In Cao Cao's mind, Yuan Shao was not as good as Ma Chao. Until today, Cao Cao dared not say how much he knew about his brother Meng Qi, so Ma Chao really had to let Cao Cao pay attention. What's more, Ma Chao is the strongest among the princes in the world, and is indeed second to none.

Sima Yi said to Cao Cao after hearing this: "Since my uncle thinks Ma Mengqi is strong, he will not fight with him. I think he is afraid of the person and the Liangzhou army? Hahaha!"

As a result, after hearing what Sima Yi said, Cao Cao hadn't said anything yet. But Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren, Xu Huang and Guan Yu were already unhappy.

The so-called "the king is humiliating the minister and die" is actually the reason. In the eyes of them, his lord (Prince of the State) is so polite to you, Sima Yi, even his nephew called him. But Sima Yi is really too shameful. In front of his subordinates, he just talks about his lord (Prince of the State) directly. Although he looks like an aggressive general, he has to say that none of them likes to hear this. What does it mean to be afraid? Can my Yanzhou army still be afraid of Ma Mengqi and the Liangzhou army fail?

But the few people are indeed not ordinary people, so they forced themselves to suppress the anger in their hearts without causing any attack. If Cao Cao was not here at this time, they probably should have questioned Sima Yi directly. It might not be possible that they even started to scold.

However, although Xiahou Yuan and others were indeed quite angry, Cao Cao and Cheng Yu did not feel anything about Sima Yi's words. Who is Cao Cao? How could he be inspired by Sima Yi's little agitated? So he laughed at this time: "Hahaha! This nephew's provocation method is pretty good. It's a pity that he found the wrong partner!"

"What is my uncle's feeling? That's what I'm going to say at this moment, but what I want to say is that people in the world actually view it this way. I wonder if my uncle agrees with my nephew's words?"

When Cao Cao thought about this, it seemed that this was indeed the case. If he could have made some excuses before and avoided fighting against Ma Chao and Liangzhou Army, he would have thought that he had not seen it. But now Sima Yi came to Luoyang personally to ask himself to send troops to Henoi, but he did not send troops, then this matter would probably be heard by the people of the world. Then, it is indeed conceivable how the people of the world view themselves and how the Yanzhou Army viewed them.

Sima Yi said this well, and people in the world might say it. Cao Mengde was afraid of him, Ma Mengqi, and Liangzhou army. After Cao Cao thought of this, he thought that if this is the case, the most important thing is to be unfavorable to the morale of the army. After letting the soldiers of the Yanzhou army know about this, it is indeed not good, and it is not good.

If you don’t think about this matter carefully, it’s nothing, but now that Cao Cao has thought so deeply, Sima Yi is right, isn’t that the case? It’s said that everyone’s words make money. Then, in the mouths of the world, it’s really hard to say what he, his subordinates and the Yanzhou army will be like. Thinking about it, Cao Cao suddenly felt a little ache. He thought to himself, don’t make old problems, this is not the time to get sick.

Cao Cao has a relatively serious cerebral disease, and he has suffered from it since he was a child. Sometimes he is prone to illness. However, it has been more than a month since the last time he fell ill, and it has been quite good during this period. But looking at this today, I guess I will continue to make this old problem sooner or later.

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When Cheng Yu saw that his lord was frowning slightly at this time, he knew that his lord might have thought a lot at this time. He threw Cao Cao's illness behind him and didn't remember it for a while. In fact, with Cheng Yu's thoughts at this time, it is certainly okay to fight or not, but he may not be able to win the battle with Ma Mengqi's Liangzhou army. And then he may have to fight hard, and even lose both sides may be injured.

In fact, Cheng Yu's idea was very simple, because Sili is not the place that he must occupy at this time. For him, Xuzhou is the first thing he must do, followed by Yuzhou, and Sili can only be ranked behind these two states. But if there were a few battles with the Liangzhou army in Ma Mengqi here, then in the end it would be really not worth the loss, and he even got into trouble with him, so is this worth it?

But Cheng Yu had to say at this moment that Sima Yi said so well before. He directly put his lord in a difficult situation. Couldn't he have such an expression? In fact, with Cheng Yu's thoughts at this time, he certainly tended to not fight, because this would benefit him many things, but not fighting, of course, there are also the disadvantages of not fighting, so Cheng Yu also knew his lord's dilemma.

When Sima Yi saw Cao Cao's expression at this moment, he knew that his words played a role. Sometimes, you don't need to say too much, but just a key sentence can change a lot. But he has to say that what he said is indeed true, and as long as he is a smart person, he can naturally think of this. As for his final choice, it depends on what he wants.

If the person wants his own side to lose no losses, then there is no need to send troops. At that time, in the eyes of the people of the world, he, Cao Mengde, his subordinates, and the reputation of the Yanzhou army will plummet, and will be unfavorable to the morale of the army.

If you don’t want to do this, then just send troops, but it may cause a lot of losses, but it is hard to say whether you win or lose.

Cao Cao was indeed in a dilemma at this time because he felt that no matter how he chose, he would not be able to do anything, and in the end he had many disadvantages. Cao Cao didn't think too much about such a problem for the time being. Now Cheng Yu is here, of course he has to ask him. Xiahou Yuan and the others are there, so you can ask them.

Cao Cao said, "Come!"

"Master!"

"Take your nephew down to rest!"

"promise!"

Cao Cao said to Sima Yi: "My nephew just came from Hanoi. I'll go and take a break first. Will we talk about this later?"

Sima Yi naturally understood what his uncle meant, and he just wanted to discuss with his subordinates and then make a final decision. In fact, for Sima Yi, whether Cao Cao sent troops or not to send troops did not have much to do with him. Of course, it would be best if he could send troops and cause some trouble for Ma Mengqi, he would still be willing. But this was not his main purpose. His goal was to come to Luoyang and meet Cao Cao, but at this time this purpose had already been achieved.

So if you think that Sima Yi is determined to win against Cao Cao's troops in Hanoi, then you are wrong. Sima Yi has already accomplished what he wants, and should also say that he got what he wants. As for whether Cao Cao sends troops, it is at most icing on the cake. In fact, in Sima Yi's idea, Cao Cao's Yanzhou army in Luoyang is not a rival to Ma Chao. As for why he thinks so, there is only one reason, that is, Ma Chao at this time, he is determined to win against Sili, but Cao Cao at this time is just dispensable to Sili. Compared with the two, the right and wrong is determined.

"Uncle Lao is worried, my nephew is really tired. Uncle, my nephew will take his leave, everyone!"

After saying that, Sima Yi clasped his fists at the people in the room again, said hello, and then went down with the servants.

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After Sima Yi left, Cao Cao called a soldier, "You go outside Luoyang City and pass on our military orders to summon Xiahou Dun, Cao Hong, Cao Chun, Li Dian, Le Jin and Yu Jin to come!"

"promise!"

The soldiers took the order and left. After Guan Yu agreed to serve under his tent, Cao Cao was going to ask someone to come to Xiahou Dun and the others. After all, they didn’t know before, but it was time, so they had to get to know each other. This was Cao Cao’s idea. But later, it was delayed because of Sima Yi’s arrival. So in order to listen to everyone’s opinions, Cao Cao naturally had to miss important generals such as Xiahou Dun and the others. (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, the novel is better and faster!
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