Sparse snowflakes were falling. Liu Xuan looked up at the first snow of this winter. While sighing that another year was about to pass, he looked at the man standing behind him who was about 1.8 meters tall and looked very heroic in armor.

He said: "Winter is here. How are the soldiers preparing their winter supplies?"

"It was prepared two months ago!" Cao Cao looked at Liu Xuan, who had his back turned to him. Although the other party did not look at him, he still maintained the respect that a minister should have.

The war in Yanzhou no longer required him to worry too much, so when Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Cao Hong received good news one after another, he began to organize his troops, adjust his defenses, and then brought his personal guards to greet the emperor.

This time Liu Xuan's personal expedition brought not many soldiers and horses, but they could only make up 10,000 people, and they were basically new soldiers. When Liu Xuan came this time, he brought more supplies such as grain, grass, weapons and ammunition.

Cao Cao understood that the 10,000 soldiers and horses brought by Liu Xuan were not to increase his strength, but to bring these new soldiers to the battlefield for training. Most of what awaited them were garrisoning, patrolling and other non-dangerous tasks.

It was the first troops he brought that were actually dragged out to fight the Yellow Turban bandits.

"The battles this year have been good!"

After letting Cao Cao accompany him for a few casual walks, Liu Xuan was very satisfied with Cao Cao's performance this year, but the appearance of Zuo Ci added some variables to the originally smooth development prospects.

He was not prepared to hide this matter from Cao Cao. After all, Cao Cao was currently his most important minister. If he started to be wary of his trusted generals, then the Han Dynasty would not have much development prospects.

Even if you really have to resort to some tricks, it definitely shouldn't be done now.

"There are some things that Meng De needs to know first!"

"Your Majesty, please speak!"

Cao Cao had been working under Liu Xuan for a short period of time, and he had a rough idea of ​​the emperor's character. If he could ask him to say this to him solemnly, it would definitely not be a small matter.

Sure enough, Liu Xuan was shocked as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Except for the Nan Hua that Meng De knew and the Tianshi Dao Zhang Lu who brought trouble to Yizhou, several of the strongest monks in the world have come out to cause trouble. What is certain is that Sun Ce from Jiangdong and Yuan Shao from Hebei are both.

Got in contact with these monks."

Cao Cao pondered for a while, and finally made a mental assessment, and felt that even if Sun Ce and Yuan Shao had attracted some powerful monks, they would at most be the same as the Yellow Turban Army in Nanhua. Although it would be troublesome, it was not impossible to deal with them.

For example, the current Yellow Turban Army, ordinary officers and soldiers may not be able to deal with them, but it is easy for the elite soldiers and horses led by themselves to deal with them - this is due to the tyrannical generals in the imperial army who were trained by the emperor.

As well as the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, which are also beyond ordinary people's strength.

As long as we have these advantages, even if a few monks cause trouble, the imperial court will not stop its efforts to reunify the country.

Maybe there will be some troubles on this road, but as long as you are careful, those few monks won't cause much trouble.

"Mengde, don't underestimate these people. After all, I can train you, and these monks can also train some generals! In that case... a major advantage of the imperial army will be offset!"

Liu Xuan could already predict that as these people joined this chaotic battle, his current advantage would definitely be offset to a certain extent.

If he can train super strong generals, they can also train them! Maybe the methods are different, and of course it is possible that they can't do it. But these old ghosts all have some unique skills, and Liu Xuan can't wait until something really happens.

Think of a solution. The best way is to respond in advance.

More importantly, from Cao Cao's report, he had noticed that Guan Hai of the Yellow Turban Army used some spells when fighting Zhang Fei. Although he was still killed by Zhang Fei with a spear, this situation should not be ignored.

Neglect, perhaps Nan Hua has already improved the strength of his Yellow Turban generals, but the time was too short, the improvement was limited, and he encountered Zhang Fei, so they did not show their power.

If Nan Hua is given more time to develop, perhaps the Yellow Turban Army will actually have some beings who can fight face to face with these tyrannical generals under his command. By then, the only advantage of the imperial court will be the stronger and more organized Forbidden Army.

Soldiers and tigers and leopards who are beyond the capabilities of ordinary people came.

Although the Yellow Turban bandit army can still be wiped out, it will undoubtedly take much more time and energy. Similarly, the situation is also the same with Yuan Shao and Sun Ce, and what Liu Xuan cares about more than Nanhua is that Nanhua can be dealt with as soon as possible.

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But with Tianshi Dao, Sun Ce and Yuan Shao, it is almost certain that they cannot be solved in a short time, which gives these two families enough time to develop.

"It seems that the road to regaining the world is not so smooth!"

But this is still not a big deal for Liu Xuan. After all, his starting point is much higher than those two companies, and he has many more trump cards than those two companies.

Even if Zuo Ci and Yu Ji were so defiant that they could immediately turn Yuan Shao and Sun Ce's generals into beings stronger than those under his own command, and the soldiers could become as elite as the Forbidden Army he had, he would not be afraid.

The worst he can do is defend his position, and as time goes by, the series of trump cards he holds will gradually turn into apparent advantages, and then defeat his opponents in a face-to-face war.

It can be said that the final winner of this 'game' has been determined from the beginning. Liu Xuan is now dealing with them with a 'playing' mentality. He did not directly declare those few people out, it is nothing more than

I want to use this 'game' time to lay the foundation for the huge empire I have in mind in the future.

As long as that foundation is laid, those clowns will completely disappear from this world.

But before that, he doesn't mind using these guys to train his men.

Let’s count the forces that are still outside the country.

The northwest has been basically calmed down. In two or three years, after the imperial court has completely digested the Liangzhou counties, Han Sui and Ma Teng will not be able to cause any trouble. At that time, he can really set his sights on

Moved to several other places.

If the estimate is correct, with the resurgence of the Yellow Turban bandits in the past two years and the early peace of the northwest, Tianshi Dao is very likely to completely occupy the entire Yizhou. The current Yizhou pastor Liu Yan may still have some ability.

They can still deal with it for a while, but Tianshi Dao has strength beyond ordinary people after all. Even if it is delayed, it will not be delayed for long. There is no guarantee that as soon as next spring, I will receive news that the entire Yizhou has been captured.

Therefore, Yizhou can only consider Zhang Lu, and Liu Yan can ignore it. Moreover, since there is only Zhang Lu's family, it is more convenient for his court to march into Shu. He can just kill them directly and save all the nonsense.

Looking at Jingzhou again... Everything in Jingzhou seems to be developing in a good direction under Liu Biao's rule. If it were the original situation, Liu Xuan would still have a headache how to deal with Liu Biao, the 'uncle of the emperor', and then use peaceful means to control the internal forces in Jingzhou.

His power gradually weakened and he finally took control of Jingzhou.

Now, Liu Xuan feels that Sun Ce will help him solve this problem. Maybe after he solves the problem in the north, the 'imperial uncle' in Jingzhou has been killed by the Sun family. Even if Jingzhou is not killed, his vitality will be greatly damaged. He will wait until then

It is also a good choice to take action when the time comes.

As for Hebei, the battle between Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao has reached its most critical moment. Now Zuo Ci has gone to Yuan Shao again. There is no guarantee that the war in the north will end before next winter, and Yuan Shao will definitely occupy Hebei.

Liaodong... This guy who lives in a corner doesn't need to be considered at all. Even Yuan Shao can easily deal with him. Whether he can survive until he marches into Liaodong depends on Yuan Shao's mood.

"Let's do the math...Tianshi Dao, Yuan Shao, Sun Ce! These people will be the princes who can truly dominate one side in the future!"

As for Tao Qian, Yuan Shu, Zhang Ji and others, if they are clear-headed enough, it is better to quickly find someone to hug them, otherwise they will only die.

With a rough judgment of the future situation in his mind, Liu Xuan let out a sigh of relief. Watching the snow gradually getting heavier, he turned around and returned indoors with Cao Cao.

This house is not luxurious, and is even a bit shabby, but it is the best place to live here. Fortunately, Liu Xuan doesn't care about ostentation, so he has no dissatisfaction.

"Have you contacted Tao Gongzu?"

Since Taishan, Langya, Dongguan and other places were recaptured, the connection between Yanzhou and Xuzhou has been re-established. More importantly, after the Yellow Turban bandits in the north of Xuzhou were wiped out, they got rid of the dilemma of being attacked on many sides. According to Liu Xuan's thinking

, so Tao Qian has to send someone to say thank you to Cao Cao, right?

What's more, as the emperor, he came to Yanzhou in person and did nothing to hide the news. So, as the governor of Xuzhou, shouldn't Tao Qian also send someone to express his gratitude?

Sure enough, when he asked, Cao Cao immediately reported the matter: "Yun Chang sent a letter a few days ago, saying that Tao Qian had contacted him, and after learning about the news of His Majesty's visit to Yanzhou, he expressed his intention to send

People come!”

"oh!"

Liu Xuan nodded. It seemed that Tao Qian was still not confused. When faced with the choice, he directly chose the imperial court - but if you think about it carefully, Tao Qian only had a few choices, which were Sun Ce, Nan Hua and himself.

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The yellow turban bandit army in Nanhua was Tao Qian's mortal enemy. Not to mention, Sun Ce was just a young man. How could Tao Qian lower his status and join that kid?

What's more, the fighting power displayed by the imperial court this time has indeed shocked many people. If Yu Ji hadn't gone to Sun Ce, the Jiangdong Overlord wouldn't have had any special thoughts, right?

"It's a pity...if it weren't for that old man, maybe I could have more powerful men!"

Thinking about Sun Ce, Zhou Yu, etc., he felt pity, but now it seems that these people will not be able to stay after Sun Ce is defeated!

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p.s: There was something wrong with the network, so I posted it late...
Chapter completed!