Cao Shu led his army away from Beihai and returned to Shouchun.

Tian Feng chased after him from behind.

"How is it? When will they leave?" As soon as Tian Feng came up, Cao Shu asked him.

"I should leave today." Tian Feng replied: "The young master is not here, and the Yuan Gong is not here. It doesn't make any sense for them to stay in Beihai."

"I will lead my army to leave. Will Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang send troops to Beihai and take Qingzhou back from me?" Cao Shuo asked.

"Don't worry, young master, I will definitely not." Tian Feng said: "Who will decide Hebei? There will be no results in one day. Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang will not easily use troops to the young master in one day."

"Actually, I'm not too worried about whether they use troops or not." Cao Shuo grinned: "Yuan Zhi and I have been rectifying our defense these days, and the military village in Qingzhou has been completed. Even if Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang join forces together, it is impossible to break through the Beihai within a few months. As long as I give me time, I can lead the army to fight, and they will be the one who suffers in the end."

"What the young master said," Tian Feng responded.

The army left Beihai and walked for six or seven days, and was about to enter Mount Tai.

On a piece of wild land not far from Mount Tai.

The mountains in the distance are like giant giants holding hands in the night, bringing people an inexplicable sense of oppression.

Cao Shu was looking at the mountains in the night, and Cai Ji walked over from behind.

When he arrived beside him, Cai Ji whispered: "Young Master, Mr. Ju sent someone from Donglai."

"Where is the person coming?" Cao Shuo asked.

"I'll bring him now." Cai Ji retreated in response.

After a while, he brought a messenger over.

When he saw Cao Shu, the messenger gave a big gift and said, "Your Majesty, Mr. Ju has important matters."

"Is something wrong with Donglai?" Cao Shu saw that the matter would not be too small, so he asked the messenger.

"There is another island called Penglai not far from Donglai." The messenger replied: "Mr. Ju led his men to Penglai, but found that everything along the coast was not what Guo Zu said."

"What do you mean?" Cao Shuo asked.

"Guo Zu told Ju Gong that the pirate Guan Cheng was not his opponent at all." The messenger replied: "But Ju Gong learned on the way to Penglai that the strength gap between Guo Zu and Guan Cheng was not a little bit. With Guo Zu, he was unable to wipe out Guan Cheng at all. Although there were warships and weapons provided by the young master, if Guo Zu really fought, Guo Zu could also be wiped out."

"Guan Cheng is so strong?" Cao Shuo was stunned and glanced at Cai Ji beside him.

Cai Ji asked the messenger: "Does there be definite evidence for what you said?"

"The words were spoken from the soldiers Guo Zu had led in the past." The messenger replied: "Mr. Ju also learned from people in detail, and it was indeed Guo Zu who lied."

"What should Mr. Ju plan to do?" Cao Shuo asked.

"Mr. Ju was thinking that if we really couldn't recruit, the only way was to force an attack." The messenger replied: "Once the attack begins, if our army is ineffective in fighting..."

"It's nothing wrong with the battle." Cao Shu said: "No matter how strong Guan Cheng is, he will never be able to land on the shore to conquer the city. If he had that ability, he would have done it long ago and would not have to live on the sea until now."

"What do you mean by your husband? "The messenger kept holding his fists and bowing, and looked at Cao Shuo secretly.

"Of course it's better not to fight," Cao Shu said: "If the navy is newly built, if the first battle fails, it will not be that easy for me to build a navy in the next few decades."

The messenger didn't ask any more questions.

Cao Shu said to him: "This matter is actually very easy to solve. Guo Zu and Guan Cheng have always fought each other and have no intersection with each other. Now Guo Zu has become the navy commander, just add two words to the front."

"Young Master, what two words are added in front of it?" asked the messenger.

"Bohai." Cao Shuo said: "Chang Guo Zu's official title to the commander of the Bohai Navy, and if Guan Cheng is willing to contribute, he will be the commander of the East China Sea Navy."

The messenger raised his head and looked at Cao Shu in shock.

I saw a question in his eyes, and Cao Shu said, "You don't have to know too much. Just go back and tell Mr. Ju and do as I want."

The messenger stepped down.

Seeing him leave, Cao Shu said to Cai Ji: "Let him go back alone to pass the order. If the transmission is not bad, it is likely to cause big trouble. Send a few more groups of people to go to Donglai one after another. Remember, tell these senders that you must avoid Guo Zu's eyes."

"Guo Zu has already joined the young master, and he is still worried about what he does?" Cai Ji said: "Can the young master suspect that he has two hearts?"

"I don't know if I have a second heart." Cao Shu said: "The navy was newly established. The soldiers who were originally affiliated with Guo Zu were not loyal to me, and the navy soldiers I recruited earlier had almost no experience in naval combat. Without three to five years of running-in, the navy could not be considered completely me. What attracted the most was not only an official title recognized by the court, nor was it just that they could land anytime, anywhere, and no one could do anything to him. What attracted him more was to use the warships and equipment I provided to make it possible to break Guan Cheng."

"The young master wanted to stabilize the coastal defense, but unexpectedly he was exploited by Guo Zu." Cai Ji said: "If he really succeeds, wouldn't it make the young master laugh?"

"So those who send the letter should avoid Guo Zu's eyes and pass the news to Ju Gong." Cao Shuo said: "When Ju Gong gets the news, he will naturally know what to do."

"I'll make arrangements now." Cai Ji replied: "I will definitely not let Guo Zu intercept the news."

When Cao Shu led his army back to Shouchun, Cao Cao had already returned to Xudu.

Thinking of the days when he entered Hebei, he was about to reach Yecheng but the army's attack was hindered, Cao Cao felt a little upset.

The study room was holding an oil lamp.

Cao Cao sighed lightly and said to Guo Jia and Xun You who were sitting in front of him: "The last time we attacked Hebei, our army occupied a lot of cities, but Yecheng was still unstoppable. Following you two, when will we capture Yecheng?"

"Did Mr. Cao get the news?" Guo Jia asked Cao Cao.

"What news?" Cao Cao asked back.

"The eldest son also left Beihai and led the army back to Shouchun." Guo Jia said: "It can be seen that the eldest son also feels that it is impossible to take Hebei this time alone."

"The centipede insect died but did not become stiff." Cao Cao said: "If Hebei is not broken, it is always a heart disease in my heart."

"Don't really have to worry about it." Xun You said, "Hebei is no longer the Hebei he was. Now Yuan Shao has been sent to Shouchun by the eldest son, Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang are all busy fighting for the inheritance of Hebei. When they consume similarly from each other, Cao Gong will be able to succeed in one fell swoop."

(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!