"If I were a foreigner and had the opportunity to enter Liangzhou, even though I made many promises with Han Sui before I came, I would definitely not keep them after I came."
Cao Cao had dealt with the Hu people and knew their nature.
There has always been a struggle between the Han people and the foreign barbarians. Invasions of the Han people by foreign barbarians, and various types of burning, killing, and looting, often occurred.
Even the now weak Xiongnu still plundered and killed the Han people.
Now that Han Sui has introduced them, they will do even crazier things.
"Han Sui doesn't have many troops. If he had more troops, there would be no need to ask for foreign aid."
Chen Zhou continued his analysis: "But he invited the foreign Hu people in and defeated Ma Teng. The number of foreign aid troops was much larger than Han Sui's. So are the foreign Hu people still willing to be controlled by Han Sui?"
After listening to Chen Zhou's words, Cao Cao believed that the situation in Liangzhou was now very serious.
If Han Sui does not control it well, Liangzhou may fall into the hands of outsiders and no longer be the land of the Han Dynasty.
It is also possible for those barbarians to massacre the people of Liangzhou.
Although Cao Cao is a Han traitor, he still considers himself a Han. He does not dare to let the land of the Han Dynasty be lost to outsiders, let alone do so.
"According to Du Zhi, it has been so long that Han Sui and those barbarians may have had conflicts." Cao Cao sighed.
Chen Zhou said: "There is a possibility that when we arrive in Liangzhou, the one we fight may not be Han Sui."
Cao Cao took up what he said and echoed: "It's a barbarian!"
Chen Zhou added: "There is another difficulty in our battle."
It shouldn't be difficult to fight those barbarians.
Wuhuan, who was also a Hu man, had long been trembling under Cao Cao's reputation.
Later, the Xiongnu were also subdued by Cao Cao and divided into five parts. Cao Cao's army was able to fight with the Hu people.
"What's the difficulty?"
Cao Cao asked.
"Ma Teng and Ma Xiu are still in Han Sui's hands."
"If Han Sui uses it to blackmail the lord, should the lord obey Han Sui, sit down to negotiate with Han Sui, and exchange Liangzhou for them?"
"If the lord does something extreme, Ma Meng may be dissatisfied."
Chen Zhou proposed this idea.
Historically, Ma Teng's death was because he raised troops to garrison Tongguan to prevent Cao Cao from attacking Hanzhong. He was defeated and killed.
Ma Teng in the novel wanted to attack Cao Cao with Huang Kui. When he went to Xudu, he prepared to rebel, but before he could succeed, he was exposed and killed.
Now Ma Teng is still alive and well, and Ma Chao has become Cao Cao's man. However, if Ma Teng is captured by Han Sui, it is unknown what will happen to him and whether he should be rescued.
Saving and not saving have different results.
But their thoughts are more inclined to save people.
Cao Cao thought about Ma Chao's ability and that he was indeed a rare warrior under his command. It would be a pity to let him alienate him. He suddenly smiled and said: "If Du Zhi can raise this problem, maybe he already has a solution in his heart, right?"
Chen Zhou said: "I do have an idea, but the specific implementation cannot be confirmed until I go to Liangzhou."
When Cao Cao heard that there was indeed a way, he immediately became interested and asked, "Can you reveal a little bit about Du Zhi's thoughts?"
Of course Chen Zhou could reveal it and said: "It's actually very simple. When Han Sui was desperate, he could only come to us to beg for mercy, and we could send Ma Teng over. I conclude that he would not dare to kill Ma Teng."
After hearing this, Cao Cao asked again: "When he was cornered, what do you mean when he crossed over, Han Sui was beaten by those barbarians and was cornered?"
Chen Zhou nodded and said: "That's true, and it will definitely be like this, but to achieve this step, the master still needs to persuade Ma Mengqi to calm down and listen to our arrangements with peace of mind."
Cao Cao must have believed Chen Zhou. Hearing this, he said directly: "When we get to Chang'an and stabilize Meng Qi, we will do what Du Zhi said."
Chen Zhou thought for a while and then said: "There is still public support, we can also use it."
"How to use it?"
"My Lord, save Liangzhou. The people want it. There are many large and small warlords in Liangzhou. In addition, the folk customs there are relatively tough, and they have been attacked by foreign barbarians."
"I understand, get these people involved."
Cao Cao's eyes lit up, and he felt that Chen Zhou had more ideas, and said: "As long as I rescue them and arouse their emotions, they will join me and work with me to deal with all the barbarians."
Chen Zhou said: "That's probably it."
This is the only advice he can give, not much.
Cao Cao figured out the reason and immediately came to Xun You and others to discuss how to further implement it. They all agreed that Chen Zhou's suggestion was very good.
Chen Zhou returned to the rear army and did not participate in further discussions.
"gentlemen."
There is another person in the rear army who is just like him, and his name is Cao Zhang.
Cao Zhang didn't want to come out to make soy sauce, he wanted to rush forward and kill the enemy.
However, Cao Cao didn't let him kill him yet, so he left it to the rear army and handed it over to Chen Zhou's care.
Now that Cao Ang is not dead, Cao Pi will not have a chance to come forward, and the struggle between Cao Pi and Cao Zhi no longer exists.
However, now Cao Pi and Cao Zhi are very busy at home. They don't have to do anything and don't want to do anything. Only Cao Zhang felt that such a life was meaningless, so he asked to go with the army to fight.
As for Cao Ang, when Cao Cao went to war, he was in Xudu, handling government affairs with Xun Yu.
Cao Zhang asked: "When can I go to fight?"
Chen Zhou asked back: "Why do you have to go to war? Isn't it nice to be comfortable in the military camp?"
Cao Zhang looked warlike and said loudly: "I joined the army just to fight!"
Chen Zhou remembered that Cao Zhang seemed to be pretty good at fighting, and was called Huang Xuer by Cao Cao. As for what happened to Cao Zhang later, he didn't remember much.
"How about sir, please tell me and my father, and let me follow...just follow Zhang Wenyuan?"
Cao Zhang asked expectantly.
Previously, Zhang Liao led the army and destroyed Wuhuan. He was majestic and famous. He didn't know how envious he was. He always wanted to hang out with Zhang Liao, thinking that this is what a man should be.
Chen Zhou said: "Prime Minister Cao has no arrangements, how can I dare to speak for you casually? It's better to wait with peace of mind!"
Cao Zhang sighed and said: "I don't know how long it will take. My father is dragging his feet and not making arrangements. Forget it... I'll go find Lao Dian to practice martial arts."
After saying this, he ran to find Dian Wei.
On the way to the expedition, Cao Zhang unknowingly became familiar with Dian Wei.
The most important thing is that Dian Wei is too strong. Young people admire the strong. He often goes to chat with Dian Wei and learns how to play the short halberd from Dian Wei.
Dian Wei was praised and of course he was willing to teach Cao Zhang.
By the way, show off your powerful force.
Chen Zhou: "..."
Ignore them and continue on my way leisurely.
The distance from Xudu to Chang'an is still relatively long. There is enough time on the way for the people who went to confirm the information to come back and pass on the latest intelligence.
