"According to the information we received, Yuan Yao, the son of Yuan Shu, has been active on the battlefield recently and is under the command of a young general named Zhou Yu."

Only then did Xi Zhi think of Zhou Yu's performance in the Xuzhou battlefield, and felt a little uneasy. This son's commanding ability was a bit too amazing, and he was only fifteen years old. If nothing unexpected happened, he would definitely become a famous general.

"Previously, Zhou Yu was under the command of Sun Jian and was active in the Xuzhou battlefield. He had many small battles with Xuzhou. Zhong estimates that Yuan Shu wanted to use Tao Qian's hands to train these young generals."

Cao Cao smiled bitterly and said: "Yuan Jiujiu really takes a long-term view and has already begun to train the next generation! Let a group of young boys lead the army in battle, and he can really do it. After all, he is very wealthy!"

Xi Zhicai nodded: "Yuan Jiuji took such a risk and dared to let these boys lead the army alone. It is indeed bold. But this is also our opportunity."

Normally, even if you are training juniors, they will usually be placed in the position of lieutenant general or staff officer, and let them fight with experienced generals. After a few years of training, they will be released to lead an army alone.

There are not many people like Yuan Shu who come up and drag these young guys who have not yet reached their weakest years into the battlefield. In other words, Yuan Shu has confidence in Zhou Yu and does not skimp on his troops, so he can do it.

"Zhou Yu and others fought against Tao Qian in Xuzhou for more than three months and achieved good results, but they have not appeared on the battlefield in Xuzhou for half a month. According to Zhongde's news, they were sent to Yuzhou by Yuan Shu

.”

Cao Cao's eyes flashed: "Yuan Jiujiao is seeking death! Do you really think Liu Bei is that softie of Tao Qian? With Guan Yu and Zhang Fei here, I'm afraid Zhou Yu and others will never come back."

Cao Cao had seen with his own eyes how powerful Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were at Hulao Pass. If Lu Bu could be defeated, the role of these two people was at least 40%. Tao Qian had no generals who could be used, so it was useless to send these boys to practice.

Forget it, how dare you do this to Liu Bei who owns Guan and Zhang? Cao Cao can only say that Yuan Shu is out of his mind.

Xi Zhicai smiled and said: "Yuan Jiujiu is not as stupid as the lord thinks. With the lord here, Liu Bei will definitely not dare to send all Guan and Zhang out. I am afraid that Yuan Shu's letter of alliance and friendship has been sent to Liu Bei."

"Moreover, Sun Jian of Lujiang and Zhang Liao of Jiangxia have been stationed at the border. If something unexpected happens, they can attack Yuzhou within a day. Yuan Gongli has enough backup, so Liu Bei may not dare to act rashly."

Cao Cao sneered and said: "He wants to contain Liu Bei and let me, Cao Cao, grow stronger! Doesn't he think that I, Cao Mengde, am not as much of a threat as Liu Bei?"

Cao Cao was filled with anger. When did he become worse than Liu Bei in Yuan Shu's eyes? How ridiculous!

Xi Zhicai sighed softly: "Master, I'm afraid we really can't defeat Liu Bei now."

"Yuzhou is the top three among the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty. Liu Bei, who occupies this place, can pull out an army of 200,000 at any time. But our Yanzhou is not only the smallest in area, but also poor. The Lord can only command an army of 100,000."

Cao Cao said disdainfully: "So what? Guan Zhangyong is brave, but he is no more brave than an ordinary man. Liu Bei does not have many wise men under his command, and Yuzhou is not under his control. Even if he is given an army of 200,000, he can command it.

Are you getting up?"

Cao Cao is indeed qualified to despise Liu Bei so much. After all, he is not like Liu Bei who can only rely on Guan and Zhang. He has many fierce generals under his command and good plans. As long as he makes up for the lack of military strength, he will dare to fight even Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao.

"My lord is right. Liu Bei is indeed just a temporary trouble, so there is no need to worry. However, this person can become a chess piece for us to use against Yuan Shu."

Liu Bei comes from a purely grassroots background and has too many weaknesses. The simplest one is his connections and information.

"When Liu Bei first arrived in Yuzhou, he would definitely not know that Yuan Yao was under Zhou Yu's command. If his subordinate Guan Zhang killed Yuan Yao, my lord, what do you think Yuan Shu would do?"

Cao Cao is well aware of the importance of Yuan Yao in Yuan Shu's heart. If something happens to Yuan Yao, I am afraid that Yuan Shu will desperately fight Liu Bei. Then he can sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, wait until the opponent loses both sides, then go up and take advantage, and reap the benefits of the fisherman.

profit.

"But how can we ensure that Liu Bei kills Yuan Yao? Yuan Shu must have left a lot of back-ups around Yuan Yao."

Xi Zhicai said: "As long as Guan Yu and Zhang Fei attack together, they will definitely be able to capture Yuan Yao, and we can also secretly help. My lord, we can make good friends with Liu Bei, clarify our interests, and withdraw the garrison in the direction of Yuzhou.

Put Liu Bei’s heart at ease.”

"In addition, Tao Qian and others in Xuzhou may also be able to see the situation where Liu Bei and Yuan Shu are fighting to death. The lord can send someone to contact Tao Qian and ask Tao Qian to station troops in the direction of Lujiang to contain Sun Jian, who is closest."

Cao Cao worriedly said: "I'm afraid Tao Qian's character will not do such a thing to offend Yuan Shu."

Xi Zhicai said confidently: "Don't worry, my lord, Tao Qian has been cut by Yuan Shu with soft knives, and he has long been dissatisfied. Although he doesn't dare to fight Yuan Shu, he will definitely be happy to create some trouble for him."

"This time, the three of us are working together to plot against Yuan Shu. Even if Yuan Shu suffers a hidden loss, he can't do anything. After all, it's impossible for him to defeat our three alliances, and Liu Yan is still squatting in Xishu!"

"Liu Bei and Tao Qian must be happy to do this to weaken Yuan Shu, but they have been constantly harassed by Yuan Shu. Afterwards, when Liu Bei learned about these things, it was already too late."

Xi Zhicai planned to take advantage of the situation. Yuan Shu's strength and rogueness have caused extreme dissatisfaction among Liu Bei and Tao Qian. Now as long as Cao Cao secretly contacts, it is very likely to form an alliance between the three families and use the power of the Central Plains to weaken Yuan Shu. After that, Yuan Shu's

Let the unlucky Liu Bei bear the anger!

After hearing Zhicai's plan, Cao Cao nodded excitedly: "Zhicai, your plan is very good. Let's make arrangements after we take Yanzhou!"

Xi Zhicai's plan is very grand. If everything goes as he planned. In the end, even if Yuan Shu destroys Liu Bei, he may not be able to fight Cao Cao. By then, Cao Cao will be able to occupy Yuzhou without any effort, and Yuan Shu will be seriously injured. At least he can

Rest for two or three years.

Cao Cao can take advantage of the situation to take over Xuzhou and Qingzhou, quickly unify the Central Plains, and form a powerful alliance with Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao. Then he may take advantage of the fierce battle between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan to take over Jizhou. Or he can march westward to Guanzhong and take over Chang'an and Chang'an.

Xiliang.

Strategies all have their own specialties, some are good at internal affairs, some are good at local strategies, while Xi Zhicai is good at general trends.

From the very beginning, he focused on the whole world and made arrangements everywhere. He did not seek gains or losses in one place or another, but made moves everywhere in an attempt to control the general trend of the world.
Chapter completed!