The most powerful general in the Three Kingdoms

The generals Cao Cao currently relies on to lead the army are mainly the two brothers Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan, as well as Man Chong and others.

As for the generals, there are more than thirty people including Wang Lang, Wang Shuang, Xia Houjie, Xia Housheng, Xiahou De, Zhong Rui and Zhong Sheng.

Although Xu Chu has extraordinary martial arts skills and dares to kill on the battlefield, his more important responsibility is to protect Cao Cao's safety.

Therefore, now Cao Cao can trust and rely on the brothers Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan.

As for civil servants, Cao Cao was not weak.

Xun Yu, Xun You, Zhong Yao, Hua Xin, Cheng Yu and others formed a stable and efficient group of advisers.

Today, although Cao Cao only occupies the Basi County of Yizhou, even though there is only one county, he is still able to gain a foothold.

Cao Cao now began to learn from Zhou Cheng. He not only cultivated fields to raise troops, but also rewarded land and women to meritorious soldiers, and improved the treatment of soldiers.

At the same time, the treatment of counselors is also improving, and the opinions of others are being listened to.

However, in terms of education, Cao Cao was not really open.

In addition, Cao Cao did not do the same as Zhou Cheng in recruiting scholars.

Because Cao Cao knew that these would affect the interests of the wealthy families. If he was like Zhou Cheng, he would only completely lose the support of the wealthy families.

But it was the wealthy and aristocratic families who truly controlled the lifeblood of the Han Dynasty.

However, Cao Cao could win over the barbarians as much as possible and make them work for him.

Zhou Cheng's army also included cavalry composed of Xianbei, Rouran and other foreign races.

Although Zhou Cheng did not treat these foreign cavalry well, and often used them as cannon fodder.

But why not use the combat power that can be used?

Moreover, Cao Cao also followed Zhou Cheng's example and opened recruitment halls and hero halls to attract talents and heroes.

After losing military commanders such as Yu Jin, Le Jin, Li Dian, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, and Cao Zhang.

Cao Cao clearly felt that he was weak in generals.

Looking back at Zhou Cheng, Zhou Cheng himself is the most powerful general in the world.

There are also powerful generals such as Xu Huang, Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, Shi Ci, Dian Wei, Zhang He, Ma Chao, etc., with countless generals under their command.

In terms of counselors, although Cao Cao is not afraid, Zhou Cheng, Li Ru, Guo Jia, Pang Tong, Xu Shu and others are also the top counselors in the world.

Of course, the most important differences are land and population.

The population of Brazil County is only over 100,000.

Among them, there were thirty thousand young men and civilian men recruited by Cao Cao.

Looking at Zhou Cheng again, he almost controlled the north, and now he also entered the hinterland of the Central Plains. His population and territory completely crushed Cao Cao.

It would be too difficult for Cao Cao to defeat Zhou Cheng.

Therefore, the way to defeat Zhou Cheng is to delay and wait for changes, not to rush.

First, it consumes Zhou Cheng’s strength.

This requires the concerted efforts of the southern princes.

If Liu Biao and Sun Ce can take advantage of the geographical advantages of the south and consume Zhou Cheng's troops, money and food, they can buy time for Cao Cao.

Secondly, Zhou Cheng has serious internal problems.

Although Zhou Cheng seemed powerful and dominated the north.

But Zhou Cheng arranged Taishi Ci in Chencang and stationed 50,000 troops.

Taishi Ci and his 50,000 elite troops seemed to be attacking Hanzhong, but in fact, they were intimidating Xiliang and Guanzhong.

There are tens of thousands of Ma Teng's troops in Xiliang. Although Ma Teng has surrendered to Zhou Cheng, who can guarantee that Ma Teng will be loyal?

Zhou Cheng would definitely not believe that Ma Teng would be truly loyal.

The brothers Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi of Yongzhou each occupied a county and had tens of thousands of troops.

Although Yuan Shao is dead, Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi still carry the banner of the Yuan family's orthodoxy.

Cao Cao understood that if Zhou Cheng did not kill Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi, he would allow them to divide the Yuan family and control some wealthy families.

These wealthy families controlled by the Yuan family will not defect to others.

In addition, Zhang Yan still has hundreds of thousands of mobs in Bingzhou.

The relationship between Zhang Yan and Zhou Cheng is not that of 'lord and minister', but more like 'allies'.

It's just that Zhou Cheng didn't respect Zhang Yan enough, and he just dealt with Zhang Yan's demands.

Zhang Yan was definitely dissatisfied, but she didn't dare to be presumptuous.

Because Zhou Cheng still stationed more than 100,000 troops in Jizhou.

These 100,000 people can enter Bingzhou to fight at any time and destroy Zhang Yan's Black Mountain Army.

At the same time, the Xianbei, Wuhuan, Dingling, Goguryeo, Fuyu, and Wusun people who were persecuted and expelled by Zhou Cheng outside Liaodong, in the Beihai area, and outside the Great Wall were always causing trouble for Zhou Cheng.

Zhou Cheng took control of local pastures, resources, farmland, etc., and sent a large number of troops to pursue and suppress them.

However, although they are a mob, in the eyes of Cao Cao, Xun Yu and others, as long as the time is right and Zhou Cheng loses the deterrence and control of the north and the border, everything will become different.

The premise is that Sun Ce and Liu Biao in the south can hold on. _Feilu reminds you: three things about reading-