When the army headed south before, it was as powerful as thunder and as fast as the wind.

When Wang Xiao led the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to chase Liu Bei, he even rushed to speed up to 300 miles a day.

But when the army returned, they were slow to make a lot of trouble. It was not much better than the people Liu Bei had snatched away.

This is also impossible. There are too many wounded and sick people in the team, which seriously drags down the speed of the marching.

If it was on the battlefield, with Cao Cao's character, it would be abandoned. You should not be dragged by injuries and annihilation, just as the Battle of Red Cliffs in history did.

But now, if ordinary marches abandon the wounded and sick, the morale of the army will immediately collapse.

In desperation, Cao Cao could only return slowly with his army.

Since I brought the soldiers here, I have to take them back when I have the conditions.

"Young Master Zijian, Zhou Yu is attacking Jiangling. Could it be that the Prime Minister just watches you?"

Wang Xiao rarely rode a horse, but got on the carriage. After all, the loss this time was quite large, and most of Jingzhou would be lost soon. His mood was really bad.

In his eyes, these are his own strengths.

Faced with Pang Tong's joke, Wang Xiao naturally had no good mood. "Do you want me to ask for orders to lead troops to Jiangling? As long as you dare to mention it, I will dare not fight for the position of prince, and lead the troops south to destroy Zhou Yu, Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang and others!"

Pang Tong suddenly said something.

He would sneer at others when they say this. Even Boss Cao cannot do it. Because Boss Cao failed to conquer the Red Cliff before.

But Wang Xiao is different. In Pang Tong's heart, Wang Xiao's literary and martial arts are even above Boss Cao.

Now Zhou Yu and Liu Bei have crossed the river and started to seize the territory of Jingzhou. Without the barriers of the river, if Wang Xiao is cruel and desperate, they will really not be able to withstand it.

Seeing that Pang Tong's not so handsome face was unrestrained, Wang Xiao's mood improved instead.

"Shi Yuan, what you have to consider now is how to help me win the position of prince."

When he was camping a few days ago, Cao Cao intentionally or unintentionally revealed his desire to become king.

The Han Dynasty had a fiefdom, and it was a country in the true sense, and could be called a lonely person.

Zulong finally broke the system of feudal division and established centralization. He was torn into pieces by Liu Bang, an old gangster.

Afterwards, I don’t know how many major events happened to the matter of the Xiafan period.

Judging from Cao Cao's personality, the inquiry that seemed to be unintentionally raised was actually not soliciting opinions, but asking everyone for support.

So the matter of Boss Cao becoming king has basically been confirmed.

Since he has been king, the prince must be truly sure.

Suitable heirs play an extremely important stabilizing role in all aspects in this era.

Pang Tong, who had a goatee, waved his hand indifferently, "Young Master, what's the matter with you? No one can shake your status. When the young master chased Liu Envoy, he brought the tiger and leopard cavalry."

The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry is the core elite of Cao's army and is Cao Cao's personal guard.

He was able to hand over the tiger and leopard cavalry to Wang Xiao, even if it was only temporary, but the meaning revealed by this matter was already very obvious.

In troubled times, soldiers and horses are the most important, and this is the capital to settle down.

If Wang Xiao is given military power and he is not made the prince, then Boss Cao will be crazy and will be determined to see the wars rising after his death.

"Yes." Wang Xiao nodded and said, "I know."

You know, and even asked me! Pang Tong rolled his eyes and looked out the car window, saying that he didn't want to talk to Wang Xiao.

"Pang Shiyuan, you have good abilities. You will work hard with me in the future and will not treat you badly."

This kind of words like the elder brother fooling his younger brother made Pang Tong even know what to say. What he really wanted to serve was the royal relatives like Uncle Liu who were full of expectations.

The prestige of the Han Dynasty for four hundred years is still very useful at this time.

Wang Xiao then sprinkled another handful of salt on his wound.

"Don't worry, I am a person who only talks about talent and virtue, not appearance. Although you are ugly, you are both talent and virtue. Maybe you will be one of the three nobles and nine ministers in the future."

Pang Tong, sitting in the carriage, clenched his fists and took deep breaths, closing his eyes.

"Young master, would you better go ride a horse?"

"Why, I feel inferior when I sit in a carriage like me? There is no need. Even if a passerby sees me, I will only look at you and I won't notice you."

If it weren't for not being able to beat it, Pang Tong would definitely fight Wang Xiao.

If you hit someone, you don’t slap your face, and if you don’t slap someone, you don’t slap someone.

He is so handsome. Although I am ugly, I have a lot of money... I have great skills!

The expressionless Pang Tong stood up, stopped the driver and jumped down.

He would rather walk than be hit by Wang Xiao's words again. This guy's vicious tongue is even more hateful than Zhuge Kongming!

No matter how long the march is, it will end. Cao's army, who lost tens of thousands of troops, finally returned to Xudu.

Looking at the darkness of civil and military officials coming to greet him, Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and pointed at them, saying to Wang Xiao beside him, "What do you think of these people?"

Wang Xiao touched his nose and chuckled, "Since the opportunity to unify the world in the short term is gone, these people have begun to make small plans for themselves and their families. Not to mention anything else, if my father wants to enter the throne, some of these people will strongly support them, and some will try their best to oppose them."

This is not a game. If anyone recruits to reward gold and silver, they will not care about anything if they make their loyalty full.

The most complicated thing in the world is not the Goldbach conjecture, but the human heart.

People's hearts are always changing, and everyone's thoughts change as soon as they say.

Cao Cao temporarily lost the opportunity to unify the world, and everyone's minds will naturally change.

"If you can promote education and truly achieve education without distinction, then you will die without regrets!"

Boss Cao himself hates aristocratic families very much. But the problem is that he must rely on these people to govern the country.

Simply put, there are too few intellectuals and not enough officials to be officials. Moreover, most of these intellectuals come from families.

Boss Cao hated them in his heart, but he had to reuse them.

Wang Xiao’s previous movable type printing was not a technology, but a belief in promoting education and popularizing education.

Intuitively speaking, it can break the monopoly of aristocratic families. Of course, it will inevitably lead to their full-scale counterattack.

Boss Cao squinted his eyes and looked at Cao Pi, who was surrounded by many children of aristocratic families, and was displeased.

Not to mention anything else, I don’t mention any literary and military strategies. Just from the perspective of nature, compared with Wang Xiao, who is trying to innovate and truly consolidate his position in power. Cao Pi, who is only thinking about borrowing the power of aristocratic families, is completely a firefly in the bright moon.

Cao Cao stroked his beard and smiled, "Let's see how my father cuts through the waves for you and clears these obstacles."

"Hahaha~~~" Cao Cao laughed with a signature and waved to Cao Pi. "Zihuan, you have been in trouble for your family. Come and have a good look for it for your father."

At the door of Xudu, Wang Xiao silently watched Boss Cao and Cao Pi perform a comedy of a kind father and a filial son. However, his thoughts had already flown back to his mansion.

After leaving for several months, he missed home now.

The drama outside the city finally ended, and Wang Xiao rushed home without feeling well.

"Welcome to your husband."

Zhen Mi and Guo Zhao took the servants and maids at home to wait for Wang Xiao to return home in front of the door.

Turn over and get off the horse and quickly step forward.

Holding their little hands respectively, Wang Xiao nodded with a smile, "Thank you for your hard work."

When she returned to the mansion, Zhen Mi, who had a very strong belly, insisted on taking off her armor and changing clothes for Wang Xiao. This was her duty as a wife.

"The general is here to fight for the country and take blood on the battlefield. I will wash away the dust as a general."

The Han Dynasty inherited the Zhou rituals and soldiers from small families must meticulously follow the etiquette when they returned from the war, not to mention general-level.

Wang Xiao felt very distressed when he saw Zhen Mi’s inconvenient movement. He deliberately canceled most of the cumbersome etiquettes. But even so, he was still busy for a long time before it was over.

"Okay, sit down quickly." After Zhen Mi changed her clothes, Wang Xiao sat down to rest with the woman with a pretty face.

Guo Zhao, who was holding the wine on the side, was very envious of him.

“How long will it take?”

"The doctor said there are two months left." The pretty face was full of motherhood, and Zhen Mi, who was about to become a mother, gently stroked her lower abdomen. The eyes of Wang Xiao were also full of affection.

It was the man around her who gave her a brand new life.

Wang Xiao worked to take her pulse, and the doctor said it was almost the same.

Zhen Mi has a good character. While she feels happy, she does not neglect Guo Zhao.

After talking for a while, she said she was tired and wanted to rest.

Before leaving, he held Guo Zhao's hand and whispered to her, "The general is lucky to fight outside, and my sister must serve her well. Try to have a child as soon as possible."

Guo Zhao's face turned slightly red and nodded softly, "I understand."

Wang Xiao, who was drinking wine, heard clearly, but pretended not to hear anything.

The beautiful girl discusses to serve you well, what else can I say?

Just eat, drink, wait and receive the service.

The reason why he drinks alcohol instead of tea is because he is not used to drinking.
To be continued...