Three Kingdoms

  There is still a gap between the current Lu Xun and the only Dudu Lu in history.

  It is impossible for a person to become a fat man with one bite, so it is naturally impossible to be the peak at birth.

  Lu's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles practice still needs some work.

  Cao Cao easily broke Lu Xun's psychological defense without any extra actions, making Lu Xun uneasy, and once Lu Xun began to examine and doubt himself, his original self-confidence was also destroyed.

  Lu Xun is here to deliver news to Cao Cao. Of course, he also needs to pass the news back to Jiangdong...

  Cao Cao didn't mock Lu Xun because of this, because it was completely unnecessary.

   All diplomacy is based on one's own strength. When you have no strength, no matter how loud you shout, how many protests and regrets you say, it is useless. When you have strength, you don’t even need to make a louder voice. to follow.

The Jiangbei Jiangdong Alliance took advantage of the opportunity when the hussars left the pass, and launched their own attacks, making the hussars unable to look at each other from head to tail, and unable to coordinate between the north and the south, directly threatening the basic situation of the hussars, or simply splitting the hussars at one go and eating each other .

   This is not clearly stated in the covenant, but the north and the south have maintained a tacit agreement.

   After all, the proton was going to be sent before, and Jiang Dong also sent it.

  Jiangdong dispatched troops, and so did the same.

   Now that Jiangdong has achieved some results, and then looked back to see that Lao Cao did not move, he was naturally a little dissatisfied. Sending Lu Xun to urge him was all due. So even if Lu Xun's words were slightly mocking, or the words used were meant to refer to Sang and Huai, Lao Cao didn't say that he had to give Lu Xun a bad look, or that he meant to turn his face now.

  Although everyone knows that the so-called covenant is to be torn and broken in the future. Jiangdong's "future" may still be some distance away, but He Feiqian's "future" seems to be in sight.

   Between Lao Cao and Fei Qian, there was actually a covenant very early on.

   It's early, it seems that many people have subconsciously "forgotten".

   Lao Cao did not move, not because Lao Cao was embarrassed about breaking the covenant with Fei Qian, but because Lao Cao had some things that he didn't want to understand.

   After meeting with Lu Xun, Cao Cao took Guo Jia to the Dajiao Field outside Xu County.

  The elite Cao Jun in the audience was practicing, and the sound of shouting and killing shook the sky.

  The flags of various colors interlaced and changed, and Cao Jun's soldiers ran and fought.

   Hussars have elites, and Lao Cao thinks he should too.

   Besides, Mr. Cao thinks that the hussars are so high-profile in their expedition to the west, isn’t it…

   There is a saying in the art of war, what is false is real, and what is real is false.

  So, now, is it virtual or real?

  On the tall general platform, Cao Cao's canopy umbrella is very eye-catching.

  Cao Cao has gotten a little fat now, and his belly is slightly bulging, which makes his originally fitting shirt a little tight around the waist. Fortunately, he has a wide belt, otherwise it might be somewhat indecent.

  The situation in Shandong today is not very good.

   This kind of feeling is like Cao Cao is a little bit blessed at the moment. Although Cao Cao doesn't want to deform his figure, he just has no choice but to make his belly fat. During this period of time, he did not go to war in the north and south, and he was pampered. Even though he thought a lot and worried a lot in his daily life, he still had a lot of things to consider, but the stable supplements in his diet and the stable daily rest allowed him to accumulate a lot. of fat.

  『Hussars battle in the Western Regions... actually went to the Western Regions...』

  Cao Cao said softly, with some complicated emotions in his voice.

   Isn’t Shandong fragrant?

Um?

  Fei Qian dislikes Shandong so much?

   This guy would rather go to the Western Regions to turn over his brand!

  Tsk tsk...

  Guo Jia gave Cao Cao a slight sidelong glance, then quickly lowered his eyelids, as if he didn't hear. After all, the yelling and killing were so loud on the school grounds, so he couldn't hear clearly, isn't it normal?

  Cao Cao looked at the brave appearance of Cao Jun soldiers in the school field, and the emotions that he didn't know what was in his heart gradually settled down. Only when facing these elite Cao Jun, Cao Cao will feel at ease.

At the very beginning, Cao Cao also had some doubts, but he is Cao Cao after all, and now he can say very clearly why Fei Qian didn’t want to fight Shandong, and even Cao Cao felt that Jiang Dong actually understood this more or less, at least Zhou Yu understood Otherwise, Zhou Yu would not drag his sick body to plan this large-scale Jiangdong military operation.

   It takes a lot of effort, but you may not get any benefits. Isn't it good to lie down at home and recuperate in peace of mind?

I believe that at present, among the upper-level figures in the political circle of the Han Dynasty, except for those who are less talented and relatively stupid, most of them have a comparison with Fei Qian's purpose of running Guanzhong all the time and not wanting to fight lightly. clear perception. It wasn't that Fei Qian couldn't fight, but that he didn't want to, and the reason for this reluctance was that Fei Qian felt that the Shandong area was like a chicken rib.

   Heh, tasteless.

  Ever since Cao Cao embarked on the road of Suanzao, he never thought that one day he would be considered a weakling.

  Shandong is tasteless?

  Cao Cao couldn't help but wanted to laugh, but not long after the smile was on his face, he became a little stiff.

  If Shandong is weak, then what is it that he and Er Yuan fought to the death?

  Don’t dare to think about it, and you can’t think about it. If you think about it too much, the fire of nameless karma in your heart can’t be suppressed.

The disadvantages of Shandong are not unique to these years, but became more and more prominent after the Yellow Turban Rebellion and Dong Zhuo's political chaos, especially during the Suanzao League. .

Even though Cao Cao has now defeated all the princes around the Central Plains, and even captured Jingzhou not long ago, it can be regarded as basically, or in principle, unifying the Central Plains, establishing a certain military prestige, and making the people of Shandong more or less confident. However, Fei Qian, who has risen from a different peak, has cast a lot of haze on this confidence.

  Shandong people don't care whether Cao Cao is fighting against Fei Qian, or whether the big man is really about to collapse. In fact, they don't care about anything, they only care about themselves and their family.

Among these Shandong people, it is not that there are no sober people who know the difficulties Shandong is facing now, but these sober people are a minority after all, and they are still silent, while most of the Shandong people who twitter and like to jump up and shout are still immersed in In the glory of Emperor Guangwu back then, he felt that only Shandong was the best, strongest, and most powerful in the world. As for Feiqian or Jiangdong, it was nothing.

Shandong does have a lot of people and money, but these people and money are not in the hands of Cao Cao, let alone in the hands of the emperor, but scattered in the hands of all Shandong gentry, and even the taxes that should have been paid, These gentry are trying their best to deduct and reduce, or delay the payment, regardless of the overall situation.

  Being like this, what kind of loyalty is there? It’s just a piece of loose sand. What qualifications can we say that Shandong is strong?

   Needless to say, Yuzhou, even after Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao, entered Jizhou, and started farming in Jizhou, there were still many difficulties. The group of people in Jizhou only restrained themselves for a short time at the moment when Yuan Shao fell, and then they didn't start to become arrogant, even confronting Cao Cao and negotiating terms?

  Even if people in Jizhou know that Guanzhong is a threat, they will still use Guan Zhongfeiqian as a threat to deal with Cao Cao! That's right, even if Fei Qian threatens them, they will not join forces to fight against Fei Qian, but point at Cao Cao instead!

  At least Feiqian hasn't called yet, has he?

  But Cao Cao asked them to pay taxes, donate money and supplies...

   As for Koto, uh...

  Let’s forget about Jiangdong, there’s nothing to say.

  The situation in Youbei is also changing.

Those nomadic tribes in the grasslands and deserts felt that Shandong was where the Son of Heaven was from the very beginning, and they came to pay respectful visits, but after the visits, they slowly figured out some flavors, so they sent out to Cao Chun When he was the envoy, he gradually began to pretend to be stupid, even refusing to receive him.

  Even though the surrounding environment is already so harsh, the internal struggle in Shandong has not slowed down at all.

  Those who criticized Cao Cao, accused Cao Cao, and even abused Cao Cao, from beginning to end, have always been there, just like "justice", can be late, but never absent.

  After all, Shandong people still have considerable expertise in maintaining "justice".

  Late justice, what kind of justice can be called Bi Qiniang?

   Is it a letter of understanding issued by the enemy after being wiped out?

Although Cao Cao said that he used several actions to sweep away some opposition parties, but the shortcomings on the battlefield made him not as strong as in history, nor did he have such a high reputation in history. Now Shandong seems to be relatively peaceful, but In fact, danger looms.

  Taking taxes as an example, last year and the year before last, 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 are still under the ban, secretly using grain to make wine! Because there is a demand for this type of rice wine in Guanzhong, it can be sold to Guanzhong, and then exchanged for rose peach wine from the Western Regions, expensive spices!

  Some people are even rumoring that this is not a matter of food, let alone wine. After all, what is wrong with food and wine? All this is the reason why Cao Cao is not strong!

   If there is a mistake, it is Cao Cao's fault!

   Some people are still saying that it was Fei Qian’s practice in Guanzhong, which took away the luck of Shandong, while Cao Cao’s corpse was a vegetarian meal.

  When Cao Cao couldn't help laughing, his heart gradually became cold.

   Is this the Shandong man he tried his best to protect?

  Then what is it that he has been protecting all this time? !

  That's right, although Cao Cao is also doing it for his own family, for the Cao family and the Xiahou family, but in the process, don't the Shandong gentry know that it is actually Cao Cao who is also under pressure and working hard to fight against Guanzhong? Now it turns out to be Cao Cao, isn't it true that after Fei Qian implemented Juetian Law to Shandong, these people would know what is good or bad? !

   At the beginning, Cao Cao also thought about communicating with these Shandong people and explaining, but until now, Cao Cao is too lazy to explain. Because Cao Cao discovered that among these Shandong people, those who jumped up were always the group, thinking that he had paid three melons and two dates to Cao Cao, so he was qualified to spray manure in front of Cao Cao. These same people don't care what is right or wrong at all, they just care about the pleasure of prolapse at the moment of squirting.

  That is to say, even if Cao Cao changed something at their request, they would find a new direction to spit out. The more they argued with these people, the more excited they became, and the more they talked, the more they trembled...

  It's like frantically rubbing hands through a screen...well, through a layer of robes.

  Under such internal and external troubles, even Cao Cao, who is very talented and bold, can't help but feel haggard and powerless.

  The most hateful thing is that the hussars are growing day by day, but they seem to be stagnating 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 have decreased a little, and he was able to take a breath.

  That's right, it's just a breath of air.

   Therefore, seeing Lu Xun's arrogant appearance after victory, Cao Cao was inevitably upset. Although Cao Cao also knew that Lu Xun deliberately put on that appearance to provoke him, he still felt uncomfortable.

  Cao Cao turned his gaze to Guo Jia who was on the side amidst the shouts of soldiers training.

  『Feng Xiao,』 Cao Cao said indifferently, 『What do you think the hussars have to fight in the Western Regions? 』

  Guo Jia replied without hesitation: "The hussars will surely recover when they go to the Western Regions, it's just a matter of time." 』

  Cao Cao nodded.

  『The Western Regions are bigger than the Central Plains. Guo Jia said, "Although Ban Dingyuan's theory of thirty-six kingdoms may not be a real number, there should be more than ten kingdoms." In the past, the Kingdom of Khotan was afraid of the power of the Huns, and showed little courtesy to the Han envoys. It also wanted to kill Ban Dingyuan's horse as a temple, but Ban Dingyuan beheaded his witch, and then returned to Han. It can be seen from this that the people of the Western Regions are as numerous as those of Khotan, bullying the weak and fearing the hard...』

  Cao Cao nodded again, "Therefore, wherever the hussars came, they were waiting for the wind to descend. 』

  This time it was Guo Jia's turn to nod.

  Cao Cao's gaze is gloomy, and he looks into the distance with his hands behind his back.

  Cao Cao knew what Guo Jia was talking about.

  Is Guo Jia talking about the Western Regions?

  Yes, he was talking about the Western Regions, but he was also talking about Shandong.

Khotan in the Western Region bullied others, but he didn't have the guts to really turn against Ban Chao, so he thought he could cut off Ban Chao's horse and show Ban Chao a dismount, but after Ban Chao killed the wizard, he immediately gave up and knelt down There is no ambiguity in begging for mercy and making peace.

   So, what about Shandong?

  Of course, Guo Jia didn’t know that this tradition of Shandong, the profound meaning of Confucianism, has been passed down to later generations. If Guo Jia knew that the descendants of Confucius had produced many "outstanding figures", he would probably spit out blood on the spot.

  People always have good and bad, good and bad, but as the representative of the teacher who resists all generations, Kong has enjoyed more glory, and of course he has to bear more responsibilities.

  But this example for all ages, how did you set an example?

Shunzhi entered the Central Plains under the protection of Dorgon, and Kong Yanzhi, the sixty-fourth generation Yansheng Gong, hurriedly published an article expressing his loyalty, which was published in "Chu Jin Biao Wen", in which Kong Yanzhi flattered the emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. "Six universes wear the gods together", "Eight wastes and salty song emperors". Later, he led the entire Confucian government to shave their heads, setting an example for students all over the country, and specially wrote a "Table of Shaving Their Heads".

   Later, the Manchu Qing Dynasty failed, and the Eight-Power Allied Forces entered Beijing. At this time, Kong Lingyi, the 75th descendant of the Confucian family, beat gongs and drums, welcomed the portrait of King Edward VII of the British Empire into the Confucian mansion and worshiped it. Then he felt that the British Empire ignored him and failed to let Kong After a few years, the German guy came, and it was Kong Lingyi. He beat the gongs and drums again and invited the portrait of German Emperor Wilhelm II into the Confucian mansion to worship...

   Therefore, during World War II, Bald Qiang knew what kind of virtue the children of the Kong family were. After the Japanese invasion, they coerced people overnight to take Kong Decheng, the last Yan Shenggong, to the south, not giving him a chance to become a traitor. But this is still unstoppable, and it will bring salt to the Japanese in the future.

  『If you just want to calm down, the hussars will not go to the Western Regions. Guo Jia said slowly, "The hussars are trying to gather the Western Regions, just like gathering the Xiongnu in the Yinshan Mountains, and the Jiankun in the Northern Desert... If so, after many years, the next time the soldiers of the Central Plains gallop, they will not only be in the middle of Longyou man...」

  Cao Cao's eyes narrowed.

  Stupid people always think that hussars went to the Western Regions to fix Lv Bu’s mess, actually...

  Cao Cao is trying to become stronger, and Jiangdong is also fighting for the right to speak in the south. How can Fei Qian stay in Guanzhong and do nothing?

In fact, Guo Jia had doubts before, because the chaos in the Western Regions was not in line with Huqi's usual style, but the Western Regions were indeed in chaos, so Guo Jia had to overthrow the previous conclusions again, and then reconsidered. , and finally came to a conclusion that made Guo Jia a little scared. In this process, the direction to give Guo Jia a point is the Southern Huns and Northern Jiankun.

Now the Southern Huns have basically become the population of Fei Qiangdong. In Shangjun and Yinshan, the Southern Huns were gradually divided, and then mixed with some Eastern Qiang people, occupying all the areas that can graze, and then they are like the villages of the East. Like the people, they provide various products of animal husbandry for the political group in Chang'an.

Because of Fei Qian's division and control, the life of these herdsmen has changed from nomadic to settled. The livestock are like Zhuanghe in the fields. Not only does Guanzhong have more abundant meat supplements, but the herdsmen also It became more stable and gradually became a part of the Dahan animal husbandry industry.

If the southern Xiongnu provided small and medium-sized livestock such as cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens and ducks, then Northern Jiankun mainly provided the war horses in Mobei. A variety of commodity materials, coupled with large-scale horse farms in Changshan, Yinshan and Longyou, etc., have increased the total supply of cavalry horses to a certain extent...

  What about the Western Regions?

  What can the Western Regions add to Fei Qian?

  The Western Regions have resources, minerals, livestock, and people.

Just like Cao Cao won the 300,000 yellow scarf thieves in Qingzhou, so he has the confidence to fight for hegemony with Er Yuan. If Fei Qian really brought back a lot of minerals, livestock, and those barbarians from the Western Regions, plus They are already very skilled and elite cavalry, so how will Shandong, the land of the Four Wars, travel in all directions and have no danger to defend?

  Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Since this is the case, what countermeasures does Fengxiao have?" 』

  Guo Jia coughed, and then said with a smile: "I think that Minggong has ten victories, and hussars have..."

  Cao Cao didn't wait for Guo Jia to finish, he laughed loudly, then waved his hands and said: "There is no outsider here. 』

  『So, I’m going to be blunt...』 Guo Jiagong cupped his hands, “Since the hussars have gone to the Western Regions, and Jiangdong has marched into Sichuan and Sichuan, then I think... why don’t we go to Youbei to fight Wuhuan! 』

  Cao Cao didn't seem to find anything strange about Guo Jia's words, but nodded and said, "Good. 』

  Flags fluttered, and Cao Jun soldiers in the audience were still practicing hard.

  Yellow dust rises, sweat rolls down.

  Cao’s battle flag is flying high...