"General Wang, wait a moment, Rong Gu will tell you in detail."
Cao Pi looked calm and didn't panic too much.
Dare to speak wildly and say these words, which proves that he has been prepared for it.
At least there is a reasonable explanation.
"snort!"
Wang Lie snorted angrily, still a little aggrieved.
"Tell me, if it doesn't make sense, your head will be moved!"
"hehe..."
Cao Pi chuckled, easing the embarrassment.
"May I ask General Wang, how many people are there in Liaodong?"
"this..."
Wang Lie was stunned, not expecting to ask such a question.
What does it mean to ask how many people there are?
After thinking for a moment, Wang Lie couldn't figure it out and could only answer vaguely.
"About...about...five to six hundred thousand."
The voice was weak and slurred, and it looked like it was mixed with a lot of water.
Cao Pi knew this very well.
Before the Yellow Turban Rebellion, how many people were there in the entire Youzhou?
If there were 500,000 to 600,000 people in Liaodong alone, how could they be afraid of foreign invasion?
That is to say, the world is in chaos, and more people from the Central Plains and Hebei are fleeing to Liaodong.
This is why there is such a phenomenon of a paradise.
But even so, there can't be so many people.
"General Wang, I heard that Grand Administrator Gongsun has more than 50,000 soldiers and horses under his command. I wonder if this is true?"
Wang Lie nodded heavily, with a proud look on his face.
"Of course, 50,000 elite soldiers are watching over you!"
"Haha, just supporting these 50,000 elite soldiers is quite difficult, right?"
"this..."
Wang Lie hesitated again.
Not only was it difficult, it was simply difficult.
Not to mention that there are not that many people in Liaodong at all. Even if there are, feeding nearly one-tenth of the army is completely militaristic.
The land of Liaodong seems to be peaceful and stable, but there is one word that cannot be escaped.
Bitter cold.
The population was originally insufficient, and the bitter cold brought extremely low food production.
It was extremely difficult to feed this group of soldiers.
Why did Gongsun Kang fight and plunder everywhere?
It is also helpless to feed the army under his command.
Attack Goguryeo, capture all the people as slaves, and bring them back to Liaodong for farming.
Slaves did not need to be paid for farming, and Gongsun Kang could fully harvest the grain.
Even so, they could only barely feed this group of soldiers.
Although I don’t tremble every day, I often worry about food.
An army of 50,000 sounds extremely happy, but who can know the real sadness?
Wang Lie shook his head and abandoned these messy thoughts.
I secretly told myself that I must not be led astray by Cao Pi, otherwise it will definitely become a shame!
"What does hardship have to do with you? If you have something to say, say it quickly, and if you have something to say, say it quickly!"
The corners of Cao Pi's mouth rose, and Wang Lie's impatience made him even more proud.
"General Wang, please calm down, Gu is not a target without aim."
"The Art of War says that one soldier with ten men is regarded as an aggressive force. Therefore, there must be unspeakable secrets in the land of Liaodong."
"Of course it's very easy to solve this problem."
"oh?"
Wang Lie became interested instantly.
"How to solve?"
But after asking, Wang Lie regretted it. Wasn't this just asking for trouble?
"Haha, we just need to capture the entire Youzhou and spread the pressure of 50,000 elite soldiers throughout Youzhou."
"By then, Governor Gongsun can even continue to expand his army!"
After hearing this, most of Wang Lie's excitement dissipated.
He secretly cursed himself for being stupid for having expectations for Cao Pi.
"What did I think this was? It turned out to be a bad idea!"
"If Youzhou is so easy to capture, do you still need to tell me?"
"Before, your dead father Cao Cao blocked the eunuch from advancing westward. The traitor Tian Yu is extremely hateful. He hides troops in dangerous places with evil intentions!"
"Now Cao Cao is gone, but a more powerful Liu Zhang has come. I heard that Tian Yu has no backbone at all. He humbly surrendered to Liu Zhang, and the whole Youzhou has contributed!"
"good!"
When Tian Yu was mentioned, Cao Pi was furious.
"This Tian Yu is extremely shameless and has no duty as a minister! The late king valued him so much and entrusted you with the affairs of Youzhou, but he just ignored him. It is really a shame!"
If it hadn't been for Tian Yu, Cao Pi and the other three wouldn't have been so miserable.
"Okay, okay."
Wang Lie waved his hands impatiently. He was not in the mood to listen to Cao Pi's complaints.
“I couldn’t take Youzhou before, how can I take it now?”
"I heard that Cao Cao's hundreds of thousands of troops were defeated?"
"Why!"
Cao Pi sighed lightly, this fact was also a truth that he could not erase.
"The defeat of the late king is an undisputed fact. Hebei has fallen into Liu Zhang's hands, and Liaodong is also in danger."
"The three brothers, such as Gu, came here precisely to unite with Grand Administrator Gongsun to fight against Liu Zhang and prevent his ambition from succeeding!"
"When Liu Zhang is defeated, the land of Youzhou will naturally be given to Grand Administrator Gongsun!"
"Defeat Liu Zhang?"
Wang Lie snorted disdainfully, not being confused by the land of Youzhou.
Defeating Liu Zhang is easy to say, but how difficult is it to do?
It is no exaggeration to say that it is as difficult as climbing to heaven!
If Liu Zhang was so easy to defeat, how could so many states in the Han Dynasty fall into Liu Zhang's hands?
"If you really have such a strong ability, why don't you help Cao Cao defeat Liu Zhang?"
"If hundreds of thousands of troops were completely wiped out, what can happen to 50,000 troops?"
"Do you mean that Cao Cao's army of hundreds of thousands is no match for our army of 50,000 in Liaodong?"
"This...hehe..."
Cao Pi hesitated and did not answer directly.
This is a question that cannot be answered no matter how you answer it.
If admitted, it would be belittling Cao Cao. As a son of man, it is unfilial to disrespect your father.
If you don't deny it, let alone deny it.
The soldiers of Liaodong are not as good as Cao Cao, so how can they fight against the Han army?
