"Third, Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan have a decisive battle. How do you plan to deal with it?" Xun Yu asked again without waiting for Cao Cao's answer.

These two are actually the same problem, and both determine whether Cao Cao will adopt a radical strategy or play it safe.

Cao Cao pondered for a long time, but still couldn't make up his mind. He sighed lightly and asked, "What do you two think?"

Xi Zhicai narrowed his eyes slightly and did not answer. Instead, he said: "My lord, I have three questions."

"It doesn't matter if you are talented but say so."

"First, Yuzhou, what are your plans, lord? Are you willing to take it back?"

"I have the will, but I'm afraid I'm powerless." Cao Cao frowned. Facing Yuan Shu's tens of thousands of elite soldiers and countless good generals, Cao Cao really had no confidence that he could seize Yuzhou from Yuan Shu's hands.

"Secondly, what do you think the situation in the world will be like in two years' time, my lord?" Regarding Cao Cao's answer, Xi Zhicai pursed his lips and continued.

Cao Cao thought about the general trend that Xun Yu had planned for him before, and thought thoughtfully: "Xun Yu occupied the Central Plains, Yuan Shao occupied Hebei, and Yuan Shu occupied the south, forming a three-legged alliance."

Xi Zhicai nodded slightly after hearing this: "The four states of the Central Plains, Qingzhou and Xuzhou are in the hands of the lord. Yanzhou belongs to Liu and Yuzhou belongs to Yuan Shu. If the lord wants to make an alliance with Yuan Shao to compete with Yuan Shu's three-legged power, he must capture Yuzhou.

Otherwise, through Sili and Yuzhou, Yuan Shu can run rampant in the Central Plains, advance, attack, retreat, and defend. However, our army has a long front and insufficient strategic depth. Yanzhou and Xuzhou areas are attacked by enemies. Therefore, we must occupy the Central Plains.

, we must take Yuzhou."

"It is not easy to seize Yuzhou from Yuan Jiujiu. Not to mention the many elite soldiers and generals under his command, Yuzhou is densely covered with rivers, especially the Huaihe River. Its danger is not much worse than that of the Yangtze River. As long as Yuan Jiujiu can send his navy to the Huaihe River

Let go, we can't move even an inch!" Cao Cao said.

"The Huaihe River can only protect the two small counties of Anfeng County and Yiyang County in the south of Yuzhou. It cannot protect other counties including the three wealthy counties of Yingchuan County, Chen County, and Ruyang County. Yuan Shu can only rely on

The navy can't protect it at all." Xun Yu said calmly.

Xi Zhicai nodded and continued: "Third, if Yuan Shu repeats his old tricks like this time and takes advantage of the opportunity when the lord is attacking Yanzhou to attack Xuzhou, or joins forces with Liu Bei to counterattack the lord, how should the lord deal with it?"

Regarding Yuan Shu's almost bloodless occupation of Yuzhou this time, Xi Zhicai was extremely fearful. Facing Yuan Shu, who had no worries and was powerful, coupled with this method of attacking from behind and fishing in troubled waters, there was simply no solution. As long as the Central Plains were attacked

At first, Yuan Shu could take advantage, but as time went by, it was Cao Cao and Liu Bei who suffered in the end.

"Yuan Gonglu's actions this time show that he is insidious and sophisticated. He will never sit back and let the lord occupy Yanzhou. If he wants to take Yanzhou, he must first take Yuzhou. The lord must make an alliance with Liu Bei." Xi Zhicai finally concluded, which was what Cao Cao had said about Xun Yu before.

The answer to the question.

"You two are indeed my Xiao He, ovary." Cao Cao praised.

"My lord, you have given me too much praise." Xun Yu and Xi Zhicai said respectfully in unison.

Cao Cao showed a wry smile: "It seems that I, a villain who betrayed the alliance, have to apologize to Liu Bei, a hypocrite."

"Anyone who achieves great things must endure what others cannot tolerate. Didn't the great ancestors of the past conquer the world in the end despite all their shortcomings?" Xi Zhicai consoled him.

"Then we won't cause trouble to Yuan Benchu ​​in the battle in the north." Liu Bei decided one thing at a time, and Cao Cao also had the answer to Xun Yu's third question.

"In the end, those who compete for this world are still the three arrogant and arrogant people in the tavern!" Cao Cao sighed with emotion and said in a complicated tone: "But I didn't expect that the most powerful one was Yuan Jiujiu, and he was so powerful.

We need to unite with Yuan Benzhu to protect ourselves. Yuan Jiujiu is quite hidden!"

To this day, the scene in Cao Cao's mind where he was ashamed to talk to Yuan and Yuan in the Luoyang tavern is still unforgettable in his mind. Who would have thought that a few incompetent playboys in Luoyang could grow into the overlords who now dominate their respective sides?

"Uniting the weak with the strong enemy is the way to survive and win. If the lord wants to achieve hegemony, everything must be aimed at destroying Yuan Shu. The north has been fighting for years, but the south has been relatively peaceful in recent years, and Yuan Gongdao is proficient in internal affairs. Now

The strength of the south has far surpassed that of the north. Even if the lord completely occupies the Central Plains and Hebei, he may be able to barely compete. An alliance with Yuan Shao is imperative!" Xun Yu said in a deep voice.

...

Yuan Shu, who was in Yuzhou, was really high-spirited at this time. In half a year, he successively captured Liangzhou, Sili, and Yuzhou. The results shocked everyone in the world. Now he has completely grown into a behemoth, and there are 13 states in the world.

Seventh, it has a population of nearly 30 million, more than 500,000 soldiers who can fight, and countless money and food. This strength is far inferior to that of all other princes combined, and it makes the knowledgeable people in the world dumbfounded.

Countless people who were fond of speculation and dedicated to self-preservation understood the current situation and came south to Jiangdong one after another. The so-called "whoever wins the north will win the world" became nonsense when Yuan Shu occupied Sili and Yuzhou.

"Gongwei and Shiyuan did a good job this time!" Looking at the battle report sent by Hua Xiong, Yuan Shu's face was full of satisfaction.

"Shi Yuan is full of ingenuity. He can hide the truth from the sky, attack the east and attack the west, and attack the heart first. There are so many tricks. Twenty thousand cavalry actually recovered the land of Jingbei in a few days. He is really to be feared!" Guo Jia also praised.

"However, although he has many tricks, he is good at using dangerous tactics. If Gongwei and Xiliang soldiers were not powerful, the losses would not be small!" Jia Xu did not agree with Guo Jia, but looked at Hua carefully.

The battle report written by Xiong said with profound meaning.

"The soldiers make dangerous moves and are young and energetic. Shi Yuan is good at using dangerous tactics, but he is not suitable for our step-by-step style of play. However, it would be good if we cooperate with Wen Chang to attack Liaodong." Xun You said, rarely talking too much.

When Yuan Shu heard this, the corner of his mouth twitched, as if he thought of the way Pang Tong died in the original historical trajectory, and murmured: "Let's forget it. If this little phoenix is ​​released, it will be a big loss if it dies at the bottom of a slope."

Yuan Shu could imagine that if the combination of Pang Tong and Wei Yan were placed in Youzhou as Xun You said, with their lawless characters, they would probably be able to lead the army to Yecheng, and Yuan Shu would still want to wait for two more days.

"With Shi Yuan's character, if he goes to Youzhou, he must send a stable person to watch him, otherwise something will happen sooner or later." Yuan Shu said.

"But if you follow a steady person, Shi Yuan's strengths will not be brought out!" Guo Jia smacked his lips and said. Pang Tong's spiritual talent suited his taste very well. Every time he encountered a situation, he could always come up with many ways to use it.

There is no way to describe the abundance of clever strategies. But with so many strategies, which one to choose and how to weigh the success rate and battle losses is a huge problem. Pang Tong, who is young, energetic and adventurous, is often extremely aggressive.

Pursue battle losses and choose strategies with low success rates but small losses after success. If it succeeds, everyone will be happy, but if it fails...

Looking at the thrilling strategies in the battle report, Guo Jia felt lingering fears. Fortunately, Hua Xiong himself was strong enough, otherwise Yuan Shu would have transferred Pang Tong to Jia Xu for training.

"It is necessary to have someone with a stable character but still bravery, who is good at defeating more with less, and who has an overall view and a keen grasp of the results to cooperate with him." Jia Xuhu said.

Guo Jia and Xun You both looked at Jia Xu with dark expressions on their faces. Are you kidding me? Do you dare to be more obvious? Couldn't you just say your name?

"You have a steady personality, and you can win more with less..." Yuan Shu thought about it for a long time, and then suddenly realized: "Wenyuan is very suitable!"
Chapter completed!