"Why did the King of Han hide such fine wine until today?"
After thinking about it for a moment, Xun You deliberately showed a dissatisfied look.
"Hahaha! I didn't expect Gongda to be so greedy!"
Liu Zhang would not care if he had been a monarch for many years.
"Gongda, originally Gu wanted to wait until he unified the world before taking it out!"
"But when entertaining Cao Cao, you must not lose your etiquette."
"oh?"
Xun You put down his wine glass and was very surprised.
"Cao Cao has come?"
Liu Zhang nodded.
"Let him go by the King of Han?"
Liu Zhang nodded again.
Xun You thought for a moment and then expressed his approval.
"The King of Han is wise!"
"King of Han, military advisor, I don't understand!"
Dian Wei stood up with a question mark on his face.
"Since we have captured Cao Cao, why not just kill him? As soon as Cao Cao died, wouldn't Hebei be pacified immediately?"
The other generals also nodded in approval.
Most people don't understand the matter of letting Cao Cao go.
Especially Zhao Yun, Taishi Ci and other generals who led the Central Army and the Northern Army to the expedition.
On the way back, they encountered Zhang He running wildly with Cao Cao on his back.
If Liu Zhang hadn't spoken in advance, killing two people would have been easier than trampling on an ant!
Liu Zhang waved his hand gently and motioned for everyone to sit down.
"Everyone, Hebei encompasses four states and has a vast territory! It cannot be pacified overnight, nor can it be easily surrendered just because of the death of a certain person."
"What I want is to return to Hebei completely, not to surrender on the surface but with other thoughts secretly."
Everyone nodded in understanding, but Liu Zhang could tell at a glance that these generals didn't understand very well.
Then he continued to explain.
"Since Cao Cao retreated to Hebei, his control over Hebei has increased significantly. Therefore, the existence of Cao Cao will not completely subvert the rule of Hebei."
"On the contrary, those who are loyal to Cao Cao will resist to the death! In this way, it will be detrimental to the pacification of Hebei."
"King of Han, whoever dares to disobey will be the first to be killed by me!"
Dian Wei was not dissatisfied, but felt that he was a little too cautious.
In his mind, after this great victory, who would dare to disobey them?
Liu Zhang shook his head.
"Come on, if Zhou Yu didn't go out to attack the city at night, but instead defended the city and would rather die than surrender, what would you have done?"
"this..."
Dian Wei scratched his head and chuckled.
"If that's the case, there should be no big victory like last night..."
"More than that!"
Liu Zhang smiled.
"If Zhou Yu had occupied the city and defended it, I would still be looking at the city from Shouchun City and sighing!"
"Do you know how many cities like Shouchun there are in the whole of Hebei?"
Everyone was silent, no one dared to speak.
First of all, they didn't know, and secondly, they knew very well that Liu Zhang had something to say.
Sure enough, Liu Zhang spoke again,
"When I was ordered to conquer the Yellow Turbans, I traveled back and forth across the land of Jizhou! I saw countless fortified cities and dangers!"
"As far as I know, the dangers of You and the two states are even worse than Shouchun!"
"It is easy to kill Cao Cao, but after killing Cao Cao, Cao's people will fight back desperately, and they will attack one city after another!"
"By then, how many years will it take to capture the entire Hebei?"
Only then did everyone suddenly realize.
It turned out that in Liu Zhang's eyes, Cao Cao was not taken seriously at all.
"What the King of Han said is absolutely true!"
Xu Huang was the first to stand up and echo Liu Zhang's words.
"Generals, Xu was born in Hedong, close to Bingzhou, and is well aware of the dangerous terrain of Bingzhou!"
"To put it bluntly, the real Bingzhou is more dangerous than what the King of Han said! If we attack by force, the losses will be huge, and we don't know how much time it will take."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xun You also stood up.
"Generals, Cao Cao has occupied Hebei for many years and is deeply entrenched. It cannot be defeated easily."
"Furthermore, the Cao Wei Group does not only have one Cao Cao, but also includes Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Cao Pi, Cao Zhi and others."
"Killing a Cao Cao will only provoke Cao Wei to fight to the death, which will be detrimental to the pacification of Hebei Province!"
Now, the generals had almost no doubts.
The only thing left is reluctance.
"King Han, I am really unwilling to see Cao Cao slip away from me!"
Taishi Ci frowned.
Recalling the scene not long ago, I still sighed.
He had 50,000 cavalry in hand, which could level mountains and rivers, but he had to watch Zhang He lead Cao Cao away on foot.
Taishi Ci couldn't bear it any more times and wanted to use his troops to trample Cao Cao and Zhang He into a pulp!
"It doesn't matter!"
Liu Zhang smiled and waved for everyone to sit down.
"Cao Cao is an arrogant man. He will not give up easily! This time I humiliated him so much. How could he not try his best to retaliate?"
"Just wait and see, good news will come in the next few days! By then, Hebei will be almost settled."
Everyone nodded.
Liu Zhang's words have always been very accurate. Since the conclusion is given in public, there is a high probability that it is almost the same.
"King Han, after the defeat of the Wei army, the surrounding counties and counties have almost no resistance? Can the army be divided into separate groups and capture the city first?"
Liu Zhang shook his head.
"No, not for now."
"The city is here, we can't run away, we'll take it in the morning and in the evening, these will always be alone, we can't run away!"
"King Han, what should we do?"
He did not attack Cao Cao, nor did he attack surrounding counties to expand his sphere of influence in Hebei.
Are so many people just waiting here?
"Generals, with such delicious food and wine, why don't you have a few more drinks?"
"Oh, by the way, these wines are all strong alcohol. If you drink too much, you may not be able to wake up for two or three days."
The generals were shocked when they heard this.
Especially the general who had just planned to drink a few more drinks was full of reluctance.
This is wartime. If you stay drunk for two or three days, wouldn't you miss something important?
When the time comes, who can bear to engage in military law?
"Hahaha..."
Seeing everyone's weird expressions, Xun You couldn't help laughing loudly.
"Generals, you don't have to be like this. You can drink as much wine as you like! If the King of Han blames him, Xun will bear the burden for you!"
"ah?"
Everyone was even more confused.
Only Dian Wei was the craziest. He quickly filled a glass for himself and drank it all in one gulp!
"Hahaha, military advisor, this is what you said!"
"The King of Han wants to chop off my head later, so you have to help me plead for mercy!"
Xun You nodded repeatedly.
"Drink, drink!"
Everyone was still in shock and doubt, but it was obvious that Liu Zhang was smiling and had no intention of getting angry at all, and they immediately relaxed a lot.
One by one, they drank like crazy and poured big gulps into their stomachs. They were extremely generous!
Such a good wine makes me drunk to death and happy!
