"Yuan Shao has not responded to my proposal for a long time. I wonder what Yuan Shao is thinking about?" Cao Cao asked with a frown. Two people sat down at his head, namely Guo Jia and Cheng Yu.

Cheng Yu immediately clasped his fists at Cao Cao and said, "Lord, although Yuan Shao is not a decision, he is greedy. We only need to promise not to have any benefits in this matter, and Yuan Shao will definitely be moved!"

Hearing this, Cao Cao hesitated for a moment, and then said unwillingly: "The Bingzhou has completely changed under the control of Chen Chu over the past year. The grain has doubled compared to previous years. What is even more rare is that the trade and handicraft industry is unprecedentedly developed, and the steel output is said to reach hundreds of thousands of kilograms per month, which is almost one-third of the output in the world. I am really unwilling to give such a rich place to Yuan Shao!"

At this time, Guo Jia spoke. Guo Jia first bowed to Cao Cao and then said, "Lord, I agree with Cheng Yu's suggestion. Lord, don't be confused about the immediate interests. Lord, you are very talented and have a longer vision. If we do not make such concessions at this time, it will be difficult for Yuan Shao to join us. If Yuan Shao did not join, our army would not be able to achieve its goal alone. If we missed today's opportunity, in time, we would be afraid that we would lose the opportunity to defeat the Northern Army forever!"

"Authentic, in the short term, it is thankless for us to give all our interests to Yuan Shao, but in the long term it is very beneficial to us. The lord should know who Yuan Shao is, and it is only a matter of time before the lord's talent and the soldiers who are united under his command. Bingzhou is just a matter of time before it is handed over to Yuan Shao."

Cheng Yu, who was standing beside him, couldn't help but nodded, then looked at Cao Cao, waiting for Cao Cao's decision.

Guo Jia's words made Cao Cao feel that he suddenly enlightened. Cao Cao couldn't help but think: Yes! How can he be blinded by temporary interests! The only enemy that deserves my attention is Chen Chu. As long as Chen Chu is destroyed, the other princes are nothing but native chickens and dogs!

"A word from Gongxiao made me suddenly enlightened! For the sake of the present, we should destroy Chen Chu first!" Cao Cao made up his mind to say.

"Zhongde."

"Lord." Cheng Yu immediately stood up and replied with his fist at Cao Cao.

Then Cao Cao said to him: "Send a quick horse to pass the order to Wen Ruo in Julu, telling him that as long as Yuan Shao can send troops, I, Cao Cao, will never want a bronze plate in Bingzhou."

Wen Ruo, the spoken person of Cao Cao, was Xun Yu, a strategist. He was lobbying Yuan Shao and Cao Cao to send troops to Bingzhou together.

"Yes." Cheng Yu replied, and immediately got up and left.

At this moment, Guo Jia suddenly said, "Let's wait, Zhongde." Then he turned to Cao Cao and said, "Lord, Yuan Shao is fighting with Han Fu for Jizhou at this time. If this matter is not resolved as soon as possible, I am afraid that Yuan Shao will be powerless even if he intends to join us in the strategy of Bingzhou!"

At present, as Gongsun Zan attacked Youzhou from the north, Liu Yu's army had withdrawn from Jizhou and returned to his nest to resist Gongsun Zan. Without the support of Liu Yu's army, Han Fu retreated step by step under the continuous attack of Yuan Shao's army and had retreated to Jizhou City. Yuan Shao's army had surrounded Jizhou City.

However, although Yuan Shao has completely grasped the initiative in the battlefield, it is not easy to win Jizhou, which is rich in the city and has sufficient food and food in a short period of time.

Cao Cao couldn't help frowning. What Guo Jia said was indeed a problem. If Yuan Shao could not cooperate with his own troops in a short period of time, he would be much more difficult to attack Bingzhou after this period of time. Because the Northern Army had experienced the Yunzhong War, the losses in all aspects were very serious, and the combat effectiveness of the newly formed Bingzhou Legion was very limited. At this time, the strength of the Northern Army was the weakest. If this period of time, when the Northern Army recovered, it would undoubtedly be much more difficult to attack Bingzhou at that time.

"What are some good suggestions for Fengxiao?" Cao Cao asked.

Guo Jia paused and said, "We can send troops to help Yuan Shao. I believe that with our help, Yuan Shao will definitely destroy Han Fu in a short time."

Cao Cao did not make a statement immediately, but lowered his head to think...

After getting up, Cao Cao looked up and said to Guo Jia: "I understand the meaning of Fengxiao. This is indeed a method. OK! Just follow Fengxiao's idea!" Although Cao Cao was very reluctant to let Yuan Shao take advantage of the situation, he understood that this was a sacrifice that he had to make for the overall situation.

So, Cao Cao said to Cheng Yu again: "Zhongde, I will add another letter to Wen Ruo later, asking him to tell Yuan Shao that in order to help him quell the riot, our army will send troops from Jibei to Qinghe soon."

"Yes, lord." Cheng Yuyingnuo said, and then retreated.

Cao Cao sat in the main seat and didn't say anything for a long time. Judging from his face, he was obviously in a bad mood.

Seeing this, Guo Jia understood why Cao Cao was in a bad mood. In fact, this is also a human nature. He worked hard, but in the end he had to give up the benefits. This is really a very depressing thing.

So Guo Jia said to Cao Cao: "My lord doesn't need to be too depressed. When our army takes over Qinghe County and Gaotang Queen, there is no need to give Yuan Shao these two places."

Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "Why is this?"

Guo Jia smiled and then explained: "These two places should be rewarded for us to help him with Bingzhou. I believe that Yuan Shao will not refuse such a request, and it can help Yuan Shao eliminate suspicion. After all, if we don't want anything, I'm afraid that Yuan Shao will be restless. In addition, these two places, especially Qinghe, wedged into the hinterland of Jizhou, we can set out to attack Jizhou from now on when appropriate."

Cao Cao's eyes lit up, and then he laughed: "Feng Xiaozhen is my son's house! Doing so will not only obtain the land of two counties, but also eliminate Yuan Shao's suspicion, and also make arrangements for future actions. It's really a kill of three birds with one stone!"

With Cao Cao's generous laughter, Guo Jia also smiled faintly.

Next, Cao Cao also exchanged views with Guo Jia on some daily affairs, and then Cao Cao asked Guo Jia to go down and rest.

In late July, more than 10,000 Xianbei prisoners were escorted to Bingzhou. In Bingzhou, more than 10,000 Xianbei prisoners were divided into three parts, one would be sent to the Leping Hu Xiaoshan Iron Mine, one would be sent to the Shangdang Iron Mine, and the other would be sent to the Pingyang Iron Mine.

The iron mine in Hu Xiaoshan, Leping, is the iron mine discovered several years ago after Chen Chu wiped out bandits in Hu Xiaoshan in the northern part of Leping County. This iron mine has a very rich reserve and high quality. It is now one of the three largest iron mines in Chen Chu's hands. The other two large iron mines are Shangdang Iron Mine and Pingyang Iron Mine. Shangdang Iron Mine is located in Taihang Mountains a hundred miles east of Shangdang City, near Huguan. Pingyang Iron Mine is located in Pingyang County, Shangdang County, hence the name Pingyang Iron Mine. The scale and quality of these two iron ores are no lower than that of Hu Xiaoshan Iron Mine.

At present, the ore output of these three mines has accounted for more than half of the entire Bingzhou iron ore production, and is the main production area of ​​iron ore raw materials.

These three iron ores not only have large reserves and high quality, but what is more rare is that the surrounding environment is very suitable for large-scale mining. However, due to limited manpower, these three iron ores have only exerted less than half of their production capacity. To this end, Wang Gang, who is responsible for mining and smelting, has found Chen Chu more than once, hoping that Chen Chu could send him more miners.

It is actually not difficult to get enough manpower. Chen Chu just needs to issue a conscript announcement and there will be enough people to apply for it. However, there is a problem here. Chen Chu recruits people's strength not like the common practice in ancient times. Chen Chu would pay migrant workers enough wages and would not force them to work excessively. To recruit enough manpower, a very large amount of funds would be required. The finances of the Northern Army are very tight now, so there can be no more funds to recruit migrant workers. So this matter has been delayed.

Now, the Northern Army captured more than 10,000 Xianbei prisoners in the Battle of Yunzhong, which can be used for mining. The biggest advantage of using prisoners is that the cost is extremely low. Apart from giving them three meals a day, they basically don’t need to pay anything, and they produce...

Extremely high, prisoners do not require a rest right, they can work continuously for a long time.

Of course, Chen Chu would never allow arbitrary beating and scolding, or even killing prisoners. These are all property, so how can you ruin it at will?

When Chen Chu decided to hand over these 10,000 prisoners to Wang Gang, he solemnly warned him, "Every prisoner must be registered and used their labor reasonably. It is strictly forbidden to beat and scold prisoners for no reason, and to kill prisoners for no reason. If anyone dares to violate these bans, I will punish him severely!" Seeing Chen Chu's expression of awesome look, Wang Gang hurriedly knelt on the ground and expressed that he would follow the orders of his lord.

Ten thousand prisoners were taken to the three places mentioned above by the Northern Expedition Army.

Along the way, the people rushed to watch this spectacular scene. Looking at the fierce Xianbei people who had ravaged the northern counties, they were hunched on the official road with a frustrated look on their faces, and everyone was very excited. Everyone hoped that their country would be strong, and these escorted prisoners were the best manifestation of their strength.

"I heard that the Xianbei people are so vicious! Why do I think these Xianbei people don't look so powerful?" A fat middle-aged man next to the official road said in confusion.

As soon as the middle-aged man finished speaking, a man who looked like a businessman on the side immediately responded: "That's because they met the Zhengbei Army. You may not know that at that time, the 100,000 Iron Cavalry of the Zhengbei Army faced a 400,000 Xianbei Army. Although the strength of the Zhengbei Army was far less than that of the Xianbei people, they were not afraid of it. That bloody battle was said to have been killed in a terrible way. The entire grassland was covered with hundreds of thousands of corpses, and blood donated gathered in a low-lying place to form a lake."

The people around him were excited and nervous. A young man couldn't help asking, "What happened later? Did the Northern Army win?"

The merchant raised his head, "Of course! How could the Zhengbei Army be defeated? In that battle, the Zhengbei Army was so arrogant that it was so arrogant that it defeated the Xianbei people several times that of their own! But I heard that the Zhengbei Army suffered extremely heavy losses in that battle. It is said that not many people came back alive!" Speaking of this, the merchant couldn't help but sigh, his face full of sadness and admiration.

The surroundings suddenly became quiet, and everyone was in a state of great excitement. Although the merchants said it simply, everyone seemed to feel the tragic battle of the bloody battle that took place in the northern border.

"The official's notice said that the lord will hold a ceremony on August 1st and place the bones of the fallen soldiers into the Loyal Soul Pavilion. The official's notice also said, "The people are welcome to go and watch, I want to go and take a look." After a moment of silence, a commoner said solemnly.

Then everyone agreed and said they would also send the loyal souls of the fallen soldiers.
Chapter completed!