It was already dark when Cao Shu left Ding Yao's residence.

Cao Cao had ordered him to meet him in the study after dinner.

When he came to Cao Cao's study, Xu Chu met him and came to meet him.

"Young Master, Mr. Cao has been waiting for a long time, and he came out to ask twice just now." Xu Chu said, "Get in quickly, I'm afraid he's already anxious."

"Thank you, Brother Zhongkang." Cao Shu thanked him and walked quickly towards the door.

Standing outside the door, he bowed and said, "Father, I'm here."

"Come in." Cao Cao's voice came from the room.

Pushing the door and entering the house, Cao Shu saw Cao Cao looking at a map.

After bowing to Cao Cao again, Cao Shu asked, "Did my father ask me to come, are there any important things to give me?"

"I just want to ask you where you plan to fight against the Huns?" Cao Cao asked.

"Where is my father who thinks it is suitable?" Cao Shuo did not answer, but asked Cao Cao.

"Yuan Xianfu asked the Huns for help. He should have hoped that the Huns would march into Huainan." Cao Cao asked, "Is it possible that you plan to fight the Huns in Huainan?"

"How did my father know?" Cao Shuo said: "Hetao is far from Huainan, and I don't think the Huns will choose there."

"After you leave, I call Guo Fengxiao here." Cao Cao said: "After Fengxiao analyzed it, he determined that Yuan Shang was deploying this way."

Hearing Cao Shuo to the table, Cao Cao pointed to the map and said, "Fengxiao even pointed out the possible marching routes of the Huns."

Looking at the place where Cao Cao pointed, Cao Shu was stunned.

At first he really felt that Hetao was far away from Huainan, and it was impossible for the Huns to reach Huainan.

Even if the Huns really wanted to go to Huainan, they would not walk so smoothly along the way, after all, they were all the territory of the Cao family.

However, although the route drawn by Cao Cao did not avoid the Cao family's territory, it successfully avoided the concentrated place of the city.

The Huns were good at horse warfare, and their siege was not as complete as the Central Plains army.

Avoiding the city, Cao's interception will be extremely fragile in front of them.

"If so, what are you going to do?" Cao Cao asked.

"If they choose this path, I really can't deal with it." Cao Shuo said: "When I mobilize the army to react, they have arrived at the city of Shouchun."

"Did Mr. Guo tell me how I should deal with it?" Cao Shu asked, looking at Cao Cao.

Pointing to Hedong, Cao Cao said, "Wangxiao means that you are here to set up defenses and block the Huns. But there will be Guo Yuan blocking the way here, and you may not only deal with the Huns."

"It's better than letting them enter Huainan." Cao Shu said: "There are more than 30,000 troops under my command, which should be enough to deal with the Huns."

"More than 30,000 people?" Cao Cao asked in surprise: "Several battles have you captured so many enemy troops, where have you gone?"

"Most of the elderly and weak are assigned to ordinary villages." Cao Shuo said: "I assigned them to military villages if they are a little more powerful but not very strong. Under my rule, military villages are responsible for defense in all places. The 30,000 people I can mobilize are all elite standing troops."

Rubbing the beard on his chin, Cao Cao thought for a while and said, "I'm thinking, your 30,000 people may not be able to deal with so many enemy troops. I plan to let Zhong Gun cooperate with you and defeat the Yuan family, the Xiongnu, and the coalition forces of Xiliang."

"I think it is possible for the Huns to help the Yuan family, but it is unlikely for Ma Teng and Han Sui in Xiliang." Cao Shuo said: "As long as my father sends someone to Xiliang, he might be able to convince the two of them to attack the Yuan family."

Looking at Cao Shuo, Cao Cao said, "How come you have such a weird idea?"

"Dare you ask my father, what's strange about me?" Cao Shuo asked.

"Do you know who Ma Teng and Han Sui are?" Cao Cao said: "The two went to Xiliang in their early years. Although they were subject to the court, they rarely entered the court. Ma Teng only brought troops to the Central Plains when Li Jue and Guo Si rebelled, and never came again since then. It would be more appropriate to say that they were officials of the court, they were already Qiang people in Xiliang."

"Although they were hanging out with the Qiang people all day long, they were still us in the Central Plains." Cao Shu said: "If my father doesn't try it, how can he know whether it will succeed or not? It is good to send two people to be lobbyists. Even if it doesn't work, my father won't lose anything, and he can respond more in a timely manner."

"Who do you think is suitable to send?" Cao Cao asked.

"To be honest, I don't know who my father is under." Cao Shu replied: "I only know a few people."

"I understand what you mean." Cao Cao said: "I will ask Mr. Xun and others about their opinions tomorrow morning. If they say the same, I will select someone to go to Xiliang."

"Father is wise." Cao Shuo responded.

"This time I asked Zihuan to be in Shouchun, what did you teach him?" Cao Cao asked him after closing the map.

"I taught him a lot." Cao Shuo said: "When I went to Jingzhou, I specifically told him what it means to be a soldier without bloodshed and to be able to occupy people. What does it mean to occupy some places, but not some places."

"Does he understand?" Cao Cao asked with a smile.

"I don't know," Cao Shu said: "After all, Zihuan is still young..."

"Little?" Cao Cao said: "He is almost fifteen. You led troops to fight Zhang Xiu when you were fourteen years old. If it weren't for you, I might have been in Wancheng too."

"Those things have passed." Cao Shu grinned: "If my father didn't mention it, I would have forgotten it long ago. It wasn't that our Cao family was not strong enough, and now the Cao family wouldn't have happened like that again. Even if Zihuan had that ability, he wouldn't have that chance."

"You will excuse him." Cao Cao said: "How can a brother be so indulge his brother? I want you to blame him more. You are better, not only not criticizing him, but also protecting him."

"There is no better father than my father," Cao Shuo said with a shy face: "Zihuan and I are brothers, and they have grown up together since childhood. When he ran around the yard with his bare butt, I took him to play. Outside, I can be cruel to others, but at home, how can I use that kind of trick to deal with my brothers?"

Cao Shu was pertinent, but Cao Cao would not know that he had been guarding against Cao Pi in secret.

"Forget it, forget it!" Cao Cao waved his hand and said, "From now on, I don't want you to teach him anything. I don't think you can teach anything. It's too late today. You've been hiking for so long and ate wine from your mother. You should be tired, so you'd better go back to bed earlier."

Cao Shuo bowed and said, "I will leave first, and my father will rest earlier, so don't be too busy."
Chapter completed!