After hearing this, Xun You shook his head and said, "Lord, although Guandu is very important to us, we are not yet at the time when we are turning against Big Bear. Big Bear has been conquering foreign barbarians and Tartars, which is also a good thing for our Han people. Besides, Big Bear is not so easy to mess with. With our current strength, we cannot fight against Big Bear Army. Once our army provokes Big Bear first, Big Bear is a famous crazy tiger. He will definitely lead the army to fight our army to decisively. Please be careful when attacking Guandu."

Xi Zhicai said: "Lord, Gongda is right. Our army does not need to mess with Daxiong first. Although Guandu’s geographical location is important, I heard that after the Daxiong army occupied Guandu, it strengthened the fortifications of Guandu, and its defense ability has been significantly improved. Moreover, Daxiong has released 20,000 troops there. Our army cannot attack quickly. Once the battle is fought, it will definitely be a protracted war. Then our army’s food and grass cannot support the expenses of the war. The Daxiong army has no problem with food and grass, which is very unfavorable to our army."

After hearing this, Xiahou Yuan also said, "Lord, didn't you hear that Big Kuma himself was not in Bingzhou? In the first half of the year, he led a large army to conquer the northeast, and then another one ran to Jingzhou to play. I heard that he is not in Bingzhou now."

After hearing this, Xun You replied: "Although we don't know where we went, he transferred the poisonous wolf Zhao Yun back to Jinyang City to lead 6,700 troops to guard. There are 50,000 troops from Zhang He and Zhang Liao, and the entire northeastern conquest was presided over by Tian Chou and others. All Da Xiong's defense areas have been made comprehensive arrangements. Will we give us a chance to attack Guandu? Should we eliminate Lu Bu first after the spring and then consider other matters. It is too early to think about attacking Guandu now."

Cao Ren said: "Gongda, Guandu is not without any chance. Although Guandu's fortifications have been greatly improved and Daxiong has stationed 20,000 troops, the guard is indeed an unknown nameless boy, which leaves us with a chance."

After hearing this, Xi Zhicai shook his head and said, "It's not that simple. Although the general stationed in Guandu is young, what is the name of Hao Zhao? The ability of Da Xiong to attract and give important tasks is definitely not bad. Da Xiong is very clear about Guandu such an important place. His purpose of capturing Guandu is very clear, that is, to look at Yanzhou and Yuzhou, such an important place. If Hao Zhao does not have the ability, will Da Xiong let him stay independently? We can't do it."

Xun Yu thought for a while and said, "No matter how important Guandu is, our army cannot get into evil with Daxiong now. First of all, we must solve Lu Bu's problem, and then we must find a way to buy some supplies from Daxiong. The most important thing is that there is a lot of agricultural tools and supplies in our jurisdiction, and the quality of our own production is not good, and it is not easy to use. In addition, the equipment of the soldiers must be purchased from Daxiong. Besides, Daxiong is now fighting against foreign barbarians, which is for our Han people to clear the threat of the border. We will attack him now. What's the difference between that and Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan back then? The lessons of his two are there. ;Everyone knows that Big Bear is just a crazy tiger. He does not consider the consequences of anything he does. No matter what outsiders evaluate it, he always does his own way. Although our army has more troops than Big Bear in local areas, its combat power is not comparable to Big Bear's soldiers. Even if our army can barely capture Guandu, then it will face Big Bear's full attack. His war in the northeast will not last long. Once he pacified the northeast, he will have a large number of mobile troops in his hand. Moreover, the Big Bear army stationed in Jizhou and Bingzhou has more than 100,000. Is our army really capable of fighting against more than 100,000 Big Bear army?"

After listening for a long time, Cao Hong said, "You have said so much, don't you think about it. Once Big Bear solves the problem in the northeast, he will draw troops to deal with us."

After hearing this, Xun You shook his head and said, "Big Bear will not attack us for the time being. If he wanted to attack us, he would have attacked a long time ago. When our army attacked Xuzhou, Lu Bu and Chen Gong rebelled, Big Bear did not take advantage of others, and now he will not come. After so many years, I found that as long as you don't mess with him first, he will not take the initiative to attack others. The targets of his attack are foreign barbarians on the border, which is very similar to his usual practice.

When he was in Jinyang City, he heard from his men under Daxiong that Daxiong's lifelong wish was to eliminate the foreign barbarian cavalry that threatened our Han Dynasty. As for civil war, he was not very enthusiastic. He himself thought that it was his own people fighting against his own people, and that brothers fighting between the Han nationalities. Those who died were all the people of the Han nationalities. Internal friction would only weaken the strength of our Han nationalities. Therefore, Daxiong was very disgusted with internal struggle. Once a prince wanted to provoke him, he would eliminate it without mercy."

After hearing this, Cheng Yu smiled and said, "I didn't expect that Big Bear, a reckless villager, had such a realm, which was beyond my expectations. This kid is really, he doesn't know a word of big words and travels around all day long. He never stays in Bingzhou well. He doesn't see what he does. The civil and military officials under his command are still loyal to him. He can still subdue so many talented people and strange people; what do his subordinates think?"

After hearing this, Xun Yu retorted: "Zhongde, you can't say that. Big Bear is not an incompetent person as we imagined. If Big Bear is not capable and has no personal charm, how could a talent like Guo Jia be subdued? Besides, Feng Xiao originally agreed to me to join his lord, how could he change after seeing Big Bear? There are also Guan Ning, Cai Yong, Lu Zhi and others that can't be handled by anyone, especially Guan Ning, who has never been persuaded by any high-ranking officials or nobles for decades, or even

The emperor was unable to let Guan Ning become an official, and Big Bear could handle Guan Ning. Why? It must be that Big Bear had something to convince Guan Ning and others. So I always thought that Big Bear was disguised as the impression that Big Bear gave to the world. Is he really not a big word? Is he really a reckless man? If he does not have superb knowledge, how can he conquer Guan Ning and others? The same is true for the generals under his command. Can you be a person who can convince both civil and military officials? Can you say he is a rampant village man?"

After hearing this, Xun You looked at Lao Cao and said, "Lord, Wen Ruo is right. Although I didn't talk to Da Xiong for a long time when I was in Jinyang City, this person did not act according to the rules. We cannot treat Da Xiong with conventional ideas, and he is very good at pretending to be deaf and dumb. Although his subordinates all said that Da Xiong really doesn't know how to read and have never read any books, he is more powerful than those who are familiar with the classics, history, and collections of books. Da Xiong is even more incredible to lead troops to fight. The strategies and strategies he uses are unpredictable.

He has created too many miracles, such as dogs pulling carts, snow fighting, raiding thousands of miles, blitzkriegs, which cannot be justified by luck, and that is the result of Big Kuma himself planning. If Big Kuma is illiterate, how can he communicate with his wife? Although neither of them can understand it, they are indeed communicating. This is a big contradiction with saying that he is illiterate. Since he is illiterate, how can he still write to his wife?"

After hearing Xun You's words, the civil and military officials under Cao Cao all laughed. They were all laughing at the news about Big Bear's communication, which was the biggest joke in the world. Xiahou Dun also laughed and said, "Gongda, no one in the world knows about Big Bear's communication with his wife. It must be that Big Bear can't write. He wrote it in a mess, so his wife must not understand it. It's just strange. However, Big Bear is indeed very good at leading troops to fight. This little little

Zi can always be beyond expectations. This time he went to Jiangnan and defeated many with fewer people, helping Lu Kang, the prefect of Lujiang, to guard Wancheng, and eat tens of thousands of Yuan Shu's army. When he was traveling to Jingzhou, this kid somehow offended Cai Mao and others, and was intercepted by Cai Mao's army for the second time. Not only did this kid not hurt, he also wiped out most of Cai Mao's army. Even Cai Mao himself was captured by him. This kid is not simple."

After hearing this, Cao Ren also smiled and said, "Big Bear is such a weird guy. Is your lord he really a strange man. Is he really a deterrent to our Yanzhou Yuzhou? It is a deterrent effect on our Yanzhou and Yuzhou. Now he sent Zhang Liao to lead 20,000 troops to station Lujiang to help Old Man Lu Kang guard Lujiang. Isn't he sick? His 20,000 troops are isolated there, and it is very difficult to replenish supplies. Lujiang is just a burden for him and there is no benefit. Why don't he do this? What does he mean?"

After hearing this, Xi Zhicai said, "Big Bear helped Lu Kang guard Lujiang. He laid a nail in Jiangnan. That nail had a deterrent effect on Yuan Shu, Liu Biao in Jingzhou, and Jiangdong. As for supply, Lord Lu Kang in Lujiang will be responsible. Big Bear doesn't have to worry about supply issues at all. Big Bear is laying out, and his nail in Lujiang will play a very important role at the critical moment. We cannot underestimate Zhang Liao's 20,000 army. Big Bear can put Zhang Liao, a general who can conquer and fight, where it means that it is very important to Big Bear. He is already considering the issue of Jiangnan."

After hearing this, Cao Cao said, "Lu Ning should not be underestimated. We must take it seriously. He should be the biggest opponent of our army in the future. We cannot be in a bad relationship with him now. We will consider the decisive battle with Lu Ning after we have the strength. We should buy more things from him now. We should vigorously enhance our strength. First, settle Lu Bu's affairs, and then seize the places around us, and try our best to expand our territory. Now the battle with Lu Ning is undoubtedly a moth to put out the fire, and our army has no chance of winning."

After hearing this, Xiahou Yuan said, "Lord, once the war in the northeast ends, won't he use troops to us?"

Xi Zhicai said: "No, if Big Bear wants to use troops, he will first consider using troops in Yongzhou and Liangzhou, which will be beneficial to him in conquering the Western Regions. Big Bear's goal is to eliminate foreign tatars, and he will not be strong against our army for the time being. Unless we provoke him first, he will not attack us without hesitation."

Xun Yu shook his head and said, "Lord, we really need to strengthen our strength. The strength of Big Bear is getting stronger day by day. This year, a large number of disaster victims have flocked into his jurisdiction, especially the places occupied by Lu Bu. Lu Bu doesn't care about the lives of the people. In addition, about 70% of the people in the locust disaster have been running to Big Bear's jurisdiction. Even if our army recovers, its vitality will be severely damaged. Even the areas we are dealing with, we have a large number of disaster victims. Refugees fled to Big Bear's jurisdiction. This is not a good start. I have just recently really understood why Big Bear has been spared no expense, and no matter how much money and food is spent, he has left the other princes far behind."

Cao Hong was very depressed after hearing this. What did Wen Ruo mean? It wouldn’t be a problem with his mind. "Wen Ruo, what are you saying? Big Bear spends money and food to resettle victims. What are the benefits of refugees? Isn’t that weakening his strength? Big Bear must have a head in his head, otherwise he would have been resettled for so many years. If he doesn’t resettle, his strength will definitely be much stronger than now."

Cao Cao laughed after hearing this and said to Cao Hong: "Zi Lian, Wen Ruo is right. I have only recently understood the profound meaning of Lu Ning. This kid has been snatching people, but we have ignored this matter before. But there is no way. We don't have any extra food to resettle victims and refugees. Lu Ning laid a foundation a few years earlier than us. Besides, he had cheated a lot of food from the court before, which of course would be on the right track for him. We have always ignored the problem of disaster victims and refugees, which has also made Lu Ning take advantage of the problem and took the initiative to send a large number of people to him. Now it is a mistake to think about it. Lu Ning also made a plan for this kid. He took advantage of us and acted obediently, and mocked us for selling humans. He was really angry when he thought about it. Now the population under the Lu Ning system is estimated to be more than tens of millions."

After hearing this, Cao Hong still looked silent and couldn't understand anything. "Master, I still didn't understand what happened?"

Cao Ren sighed and said, "Zi Lian, there are no soldiers from the people, who will grow food without the people?"

The conversation between Cao Cao and Cao Hong shocked his civil and military officials. Xun Yu took the conversation and said, "Lord, the population under the Big Bear system is probably much larger. However, this year, there will be about five million victims and refugees in his jurisdiction. He has been relocating for so many years. Maybe he will have a population of 20 million. Even if we recover the entire Yanzhou area, and the population of Yuzhou will not exceed three million at most. There are too many people who have fled to Big Bear in recent years, and this matter has not attracted our attention. Besides, the wise man Lu Bu would think so far-reachingly. The place he occupied now can be described as deserted."

After listening for a long time, Liu Ye saw that no one was talking, he said to Cao Cao: "Lord, after I learned about Lu Ning's siege equipment from other people, I also designed a catapult cart, which is specially used to attack cities. Although I dare not say it is stronger than the Big Bear Army, I think its performance is still very good. If the lord allows me, I will arrange for people to manufacture it immediately. If our army has this catapult cart, it will be of great help to attack cities in the future."

When Cao Cao heard this, he became excited and said without thinking: "Ziyang, you can just say what kind of manpower you want and what materials you want. I will fully support you in making a catapult cart. After it is produced, we will all go and watch it. But I heard that Lu Ning's siege weapon is powerful, and I don't know what it is. Now it's great."

After hearing this, Xu You said, "Lord, Big Bear's catapult car is indeed very lethal and has a great effect on defending or sieging the city. Originally, Yuan Benchu ​​produced part of the catapult car that imitated Big Bear, but the catapult car produced by Benchu ​​was too rough and did not pose any threat to Big Bear's army. If Ziyang produced it, it would be infinity."

After hearing this, Liu Ye shook his head and said, "Mr. Ziyuan, what I made must not be as good as Big Bear. After all, we have just made it, and Big Bear has been working on it for many years. Besides, no matter what kind of things the Big Bear produces, its craftsmanship is very exquisite. It is not a level that anyone can reach. We cannot produce anything better than Big Bear. But I think our army is currently fighting against other princes, which should be lethal."

After hearing this, Cao Cao laughed and said, "Ziyang, if you do it boldly, no matter what you do, it will be an improvement. It will be difficult for us to make it. Then everything we can compare with Lu Ning. As long as we can make it, sooner or later, what we produce will catch up with the quality of Lu Ning's production. Of course, in other work, we must work hard and find a high-performance method to improve our production. As long as our production is improved, we will have elite soldiers and raise more soldiers."

The civil and military officials under Cao Cao said in unison: "On the Lord's Order."
Chapter completed!