Guo Jia's voice was soon drowned out by the noise. He helplessly turned around and spread his hands at Zhang Wu,"Look, am I lazy and unwilling to give advice?”
Zhang Wu wanted to laugh. He didn't expect that to be a qualified strategist, not only did one have to be smart, but one also had to have a good voice. Otherwise, others wouldn't be able to hear you at all.
"If you can't give me a good answer, I'll settle the score with you.”
In the hall, Zhang Wu kicked the table beside him. The table flipped a few times in the air and landed on the sand table in the middle.
The noise stopped abruptly. The room was eerily quiet.
Cao Cao slammed the table and was about to fly into a rage. Who dared to cause trouble in his meeting hall? Did they want to die? Only then did he see Zhang Wu in the corner. He immediately changed his smack on the table to a high five."Hahaha, does Ziqian have a new insight?”
Guo Jia cupped his hands and stepped forward." My Lord, it's not that Ziqian has an opinion. It's me, Guo Jia, who has an opinion. Since the sand table is in chaos, I'll just say it casually."”
Cao Cao nodded.”
"My lord, please think about it. Regardless of whether it is the Northern Expedition against Yuan Shao or the Eastern Expedition against Tao Qian, what is their goal?”
Cao Cao replied,"Take back the land and pacify the world."”
Guo Jia bowed again." My lord, have you not heard that Qingzhou in the east is vast and rich? It is a land without a master. With only twenty thousand elite soldiers, we can take over a state. Why not?"”
Cao Cao's expression did not look too good." There's no other reason. Qingzhou has been in chaos for a long time. The Yellow Turban army is rampant and is too desolate.”
Cao Cao knew that Qingzhou was a land without a master, and Yuan Shao also knew why no one had made the first move. Wasn't it because there were still millions of Yellow Turban in Qingzhou?
Apart from obtaining a dilapidated territory, they also had to invest a large amount of money to help Qingzhou recuperate.
However, Guo Jia did not think so." If my lord did not get all the money from the dock, I would definitely agree with Wen Ruo's plan. How could I allow others to sleep soundly beside my bed? Subduing Runan is imminent."”
"Not now. My lord has 100,000 troops and tens of thousands of wealth. The population in Xuchang is prosperous. As long as we break through the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans, we will be able to recover in less than two to three years. Then, we will take Runan. The lord will be able to control the land of the three states and spy on the world. At that time, whether it is the Northern Expedition against Yuan Shao or the conquest of Tao Qian, it will be up to the lord's personal preference.”
The current Cao Cao was not the Cao Cao of history. He had soldiers and money, but he lacked land.
He wasn't afraid of spending a lot of money to take back a province. On the contrary, what he lacked the most now was land. Whether it was Yanzhou or Yuzhou, they were both too small. The land of the two provinces added together was only the size of Jizhou.
Without land, how could Xuchang support such an old population? Without land, how could farmers produce?
Although Qingzhou was poor and chaotic, it had a large territory. This was what Cao Cao needed the most.
Cao Cao asked," Then why don't you take over the northern Bingzhou? The situation in Bingzhou is similar to Qingzhou. It occupies a larger area."”
"The situation in Bing Province is chaotic. The terrain is long and narrow, making it difficult to attack and defend. Once he took over, he would not only have to contend with Yuan Shao of Jizhou in the east, Han Sui and Ma Teng in the west, but also guard against the surprise attacks of the foreign races in the north. He could only plan slowly and not advance rashly.”
"Good, good, good! It's almost noon. Everyone, follow me to the main hall to eat.”
Although Cao Cao said that he would discuss it later, the three of them had already decided to adopt Guo Jia's plan.
When everyone left the meeting hall, Zhang Wu was surprised to find that the progress bar that had been motionless for days had jumped to 0.01% for no reason.
"Did I just kick the table and it increased by 0.01? No, it's definitely not right!"
Practicing martial arts all day without any movement, kicking the table with his feet would definitely not increase the progress bar.
"Then why? I was just sitting there and didn't do anything!”Zhang Wu couldn't come up with a new idea. When he passed by the side hall, he saw a few children reading and suddenly seemed to understand something.
Didn't generals need to study?
Didn't generals need ink?
A person without a brain, without any rules, and who fought with all his might could only be called a warrior, not a general!
Old Cao had told him a long time ago that strategy was more important than courage. Although this sentence was biased, didn't it also open a new door for Zhang Wu?
Zhang Wu finally understood. His third martial soul might not be a fierce general at all, but a real strategist. That was why the progress bar jumped after he strolled around the meeting hall.
This discovery made Zhang Wu ecstatic.
As long as he found the right direction, it was only a matter of time before his martial soul was activated. The worst thing was to use his strength in the wrong direction. He was obviously exhausted to death, but it was useless.
"Why is Ziqian laughing?" Xun Yu, who was walking beside Zhang Wu, asked curiously.
Zhang Wu grinned and bowed to Xun Yu,""There's no other reason. After listening to everyone's words, I suddenly feel like reading. Can Mister Wen Ruo lend me the books in his house?”
Without waiting for Xun Yu's reply, Cao Cao walked past the crowd and grabbed Zhang Wu's sleeve.""You've finally been enlightened, but you've gone in the wrong direction. The Wen Ruo family's books are mostly about Confucianism, and a general has to read military books. It just so happens that I'm teaching Zi Xiu the art of war during this period of time, so come and listen.”
Cao Ang felt wronged when he heard this. He didn't even know when his father had taught him the art of war. Wasn't it always him who studied and asked questions when he didn't understand?
Even so, most of the time, Cao Cao would send him to Cao Chun for advice.
Now, when he heard that Zhang Wu wanted to study, he acted like a kind father. He didn't know if Zhang Wu or his son was going to listen.
Xun Yu smiled and said nothing. He didn't have a military book? This was simply a joke, but he did not need to fight with his lord for the opportunity to get close to Zhang Wu.
Xun You, who was beside him, sighed,"How much does the lord love the Marquis Champion?"”
Xun Yu did not understand,"Hasn't the Lord always loved Ziqian?"”
Xun You shook his head and said nothing.
Those who understood naturally understood, but his uncle was unwilling to see the truth clearly, so he could only beat around the bush.
There were only two Marquis Champions. One was Huo Piao Yao of Han Chu, and the other was Zhang Ziqian of Chen Liu.
The two of them had the same rank. Was this not enough to explain Cao Cao's ambition?
One had to know that this kind of sword wasn't something that any ruler would dare to use. Who was Huo Piao Yao's ruler? That was the ambitious Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty!
Xun You specifically pointed out Zhang Wu's title, but Xun Yu thought that he was simply sighing.
What could Xun You do?
He couldn't grab Xun Yu by the collar and tell him loudly," My lord's ambition is to fight the Han Dynasty, not Huo Guang. You should quickly give up on the Han Dynasty, or else it will bring disaster sooner or later.
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