Fazheng, who was unwilling to do so, raised his head and wanted to defend himself, but when he saw the terrifying smile on the corner of Jia Xu's mouth, he immediately shrank back.

Forget it, endure the calm for a while, take a step back and enjoy the world, and don’t provoke this old fox if you have nothing to do!

Fa Zheng thought secretly in his heart.

Little did he know that due to someone's spiritual talent being able to see through people's thoughts, coupled with the huge gap in mental power between himself and someone, and the lack of luck protection, some of his thoughts had already been seen by an old fox.

She is still too young and lacks exercise! Someone secretly thought in his mind.

Fazheng suddenly felt that the malice emanating from somewhere was even more terrifying. He did not dare to move at all, and said with a cold heart: He is dead!

Guo Jia looked at Fazheng with a smile and kept joking: "Some people! They think they can see through people's hearts, but they don't know that judging people's hearts by their own hearts is destined to be biased."

Fazheng glanced sideways at Guo Jia and cursed in his heart: This bastard actually added insult to injury!

Seeing the pitiful appearance of his apprentice, Tian Feng said unbearably: "Okay, although Xiaozhi is not thoughtful, what he said is reasonable. We still have to be careful about Cao Mengde."

Guo Jia casually picked up a banana, peeled it and stuffed it into his mouth. While eating, he said: "What should you be wary of? It's just the beginning of troubled times. If Cao Mengde dares to break his promise so early, will he still be able to get around in the future? More

Besides, with Liu Bei by his side, would he dare to move?"

Hearing Guo Jia's words, Fazheng suddenly realized in his heart that he understood where he had made a mistake. He thought he had seen Cao Cao's temperament clearly, but he ignored the world situation and Liu Bei's existence.

The others didn't care what Fa Zheng was thinking and continued to discuss their views on the matter.

The situation in the Central Plains flashed through Jushou's mind. Combined with the information provided by Guo Jia, his brain operated like a smart computer, and he finally came to the conclusion: "Xuzhou, it is best to leave it to Lu Bu. If not, then leave it to Cao Cao."

Tian Feng and his old friend cooperated tacitly, and Ju Shou's tone was certain, so he came out to add details.

"Lu Bu has newly acquired Qingzhou, and it is completely impossible to capture Xuzhou now. And we must capture Yizhou within half a year, so supporting Cao Cao in capturing Xuzhou and forming an alliance with him is the best choice."

"But I'm afraid that after Cao Cao occupied Xuzhou to recuperate for two years, he would defeat Lu Bu, occupy Qingzhou, and then unify the Central Plains and become our great enemy." What Lu Su was most concerned about was not who to ally with, but who could possibly unify the Central Plains and become Yuan Shu.

The problem of opponents. How to maintain the balance of the Central Plains is the key.

"No, Lu Bu is not a good person, and we will not let Cao Cao get Xuzhou easily. If we don't take this opportunity to take advantage, wouldn't it look like we are too easy to fool?" Jia Xu also knows Lu Bu very well.

, this is a troublemaker, and it is not easy to defeat him. It is enough to give Cao Cao a headache.

"And Cao Mengde has a fatal flaw: lack of food!" Guo Jia gently knocked on the table and said.

Why was Cao Cao short of food? There are many reasons for this.

First, they are poor and don't have enough background. They don't want Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao to have a Yuan family to support them. The family has a big business. At the beginning, they sold off their property and only got a few thousand soldiers. Now that they have occupied Yanzhou, the money and food are barely enough.

Second, natural disasters continued in the late Han Dynasty, especially in the Central Plains. Not to mention Yanzhou, even the originally prosperous Yuzhou and Xuzhou suffered a big blow and were seriously short of food.

Third, this guy is as stubborn as Yuan Shu. Cao Cao also imitated Yuan Shu and issued a talent recruitment order, which violated the interests of the aristocratic family.

Of course, it is different from Yuan Shu's original intention. There is really no way for this guy. Most of the nobles under his command do not listen to him at all. They all turn to Yuan Shao. Apart from appointing the poor people, Cao Cao basically has no other choice. Do you think Cao Cao really

He is so righteous that he wants to suppress the noble clan? Then he has no choice.

After Cao Cao became an official, the nobles didn't look down on him at all, not to mention that he had a golden thigh like Yuan Shao right in front of him. Apart from a poor family, did he have any other choice?

Looking at all Cao Cao's actions, he strictly enforced the rule of law, suppressed mergers, employed people outside the rules, promoted frugality, and did not seek fame, all of which were aimed at the gentry.

If we were to make a list of the most unpopular princes among the gentry in the world, Cao Cao should be the first. Yuan Shu at least knew how to give some benefits, while Cao Cao basically gave away nothing.

Cao Cao's temper was similar to that of Yuan Shu. He was not only domineering, but also stubborn. He had always been full of disgust and wariness towards aristocratic families, and spent his whole life supporting poor families against aristocratic families.

Lacking the support of aristocratic families, Cao Cao had to engage in farming, but even so he was still in a state of food shortage. Because most of the food was in the hands of aristocratic families.

Because of the lack of food, Cao Cao's men have been in a very difficult situation, and even engaged in such things as cannibalism. In order to survive, Cao Cao could only drink poison to quench his thirst, and destroyed the originally fertile Central Plains, killing countless people and looting

There were countless people, and finally the food was barely enough.

If Cao Cao could have had enough food at the beginning, not much, just enough for his men to fight for two years, then the Central Plains would not have become so miserable in the end.

One step was wrong, every step was wrong. There was a shortage of food, and then he attacked other places, killing people and grabbing food. After most of the people died, there were not many people to grow food. Moreover, due to the war, Cao Cao didn't have much energy to farm. The next year, there was a shortage of food again, so he went to attack again.

other places.

This vicious cycle is the reason why Cao Cao was far inferior to Yuan Shao in the Battle of Guandu. The foundation was too weak and the starting point was too backward. Even if he unified the Central Plains, he still could not be on the same level as Yuan Shao.

"That's right. The three armies have not moved, and food and grass go first. The lack of food under Cao Mengde's command is indeed his weakness, otherwise he would not covet Xuzhou so much."

If there are those conditions, who wouldn't want to take the road of kingship like Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao? But Cao Cao, who has no foundation, can only choose to be domineering at present. Conquer the four directions and strengthen himself through plunder. After all, what potential can a small Yanzhou have?

Dig? Are you more developed than others?

Yuan Shu sighed softly: "I knew I would have left a puppet in Yuzhou. Now that Liu Bei has occupied Yuzhou, it really gives me a headache."

If it weren't for Liu Bei who occupied Yuzhou, Yuan Shu really wanted to support Liu Bei to suppress Cao Cao. After all, compared to Cao Cao, who was talented and strategic, Liu Bei, who was firm-minded and good at forbearance, was less of a threat to Yuan Shu.

Jia Xu said: "My lord, you are joking. Do you really think the Yuan family in Yuzhou still listens to you now?"

"That's right. I'm afraid all the families in the world are very angry with me now!" Yuan Shu said mockingly. His series of actions were seen by all the families in the world. Although the interests of the family did not suffer much, their status declined rapidly.

.If it weren’t for Yuan Shu’s power, the aristocratic families under his command would definitely not be able to swallow their anger like this.
Chapter completed!