"Well, Tao Qian really might do something like this, but Liu Bei is not an ordinary person. He will definitely seize this opportunity and launch a fierce attack on Cao Cao's territory. He may not be able to hold on until Cao Cao comes back."
Yuan Shu also began to express his opinions.
"What my lord said makes sense, so I think Cao Cao may be going to the bottom of things this time."
Tian Feng glanced at Yuan Shu and expressed a suspicion that he himself could not believe.
"You mean that Cao Cao's attack this time is to completely abandon Yanzhou and move to Xuzhou."
Yuan Shu looked at Tian Feng with disbelief, giving up a place as big as Yanzhou to grab Xuzhou?
"Master, do you think it's impossible too?"
Looking at Yuan Shu's expression, I knew exactly what Tian Feng meant.
"Lord, if it is true as Yuan Hao said at the beginning that he has noticed our plan, then this guess is not a guess. It is very likely that he will take this opportunity to escape from the quagmire of Yanzhou. Xuzhou is the key, so we can completely help Liu
Suppress Cao."
Xun You frowned, if Cao Cao really wanted to burn the boat, it would be difficult for them.
"Well, Gongda is right. Cao Cao is an extraordinary person. If he really feels that Yanzhou is a quagmire, he will definitely make this decision. So now our task is to find a way to suppress him. Xuzhou cannot let him get it.
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Yuan Shu would never allow Cao Cao to escape his control, so Xuzhou would never let him.
"My lord, we used to let Yanzhou go firstly to consume Liu Bei and Cao Cao's strength, and secondly because they couldn't form an overwhelming advantage compared to our strength, but it's different now. We can completely take advantage of the situation and move Yanzhou
Take it together with Xuzhou."
Compared with Xun You helping Liu suppress Cao Cao, Tian Feng's strategy was more radical, directly killing both Liu Bei and Cao Cao and capturing Yanzhou and Xuzhou.
"Yuan Hao, tell me."
After traveling through time for so many years, Yuan Shu didn't want to drag it on any longer. If Liu Bei and Cao Cao could be eliminated with a storm, it would be very helpful to end the troubled times.
"My Lord, Cao Cao's attack on Xuzhou will definitely be difficult to resist with Tao Qian's ability, and there is only one thing he can do, and that is to ask for help.
There are only two people he can ask for help. One is Liu Bei in Yanzhou, and the other is Zezhu in Qingzhou.
If Zezhu leads the Qingzhou Army to attack, they will definitely be able to withstand Cao Cao, and after repelling Cao Cao, it will be easy to capture Xuzhou.
As for Yanzhou, if we send the main force south, it will be difficult for him to resist, so Yanzhou and Xuzhou can be in our hands."
They didn't want to move to Yanzhou before, but now it seems the time has come.
"No, we all have limited military strength now. Qingzhou only has two main forces, the Huwei Army and the Hengye Army. Jizhou only has the Yingyang Army, the Wei Army, Changshan's Jianzhong Army, and Gao Shun's Trap Army.
The strength of Liu Bei and Cao Cao should not be underestimated. I think they will fight one after another, attack Cao Cao first, and then attack Liu Bei after taking Xuzhou."
Liu Bei has Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and Cao Cao has six powerful generals. These are not easy to deal with.
"My lord, your consideration is reasonable. Although Cao Cao left for Xuzhou, he also left behind Cao Ren and Xun Yu in Yanzhou. It will not be easy for Liu Bei to win here. It is also possible to gather troops to attack Xuzhou first."
"I have no opinion."
Yuan Shu's consideration is not superfluous. If the troops are divided into two groups, the advantages of Xuzhou and Yanzhou will not be great, but if they join forces together, it will be much simpler.
"Well, Gongda, you are somewhat tired just back from Bingzhou. This time you will be in charge in Jizhou, especially in Changshan County. You must ensure the safety there.
Yuan Hao, you go out with me. I will take away all the Jianzhong Army, Guard Army, and Yingyang Army. The militia group transferred to Bingzhou will temporarily allocate 30,000 people to participate in the battle. In addition, the foreign captives will gather 10,000 cavalry to fight with me.
"
Since both of them had no objections, Yuan Shu made his decision.
"promise."
"promise."
Xun You and Tian Feng had no objection to Yuan Shu's deployment of troops and horses, and they both nodded in agreement.
Yuan Shu was taking action, and the reactions of other princes were also different. Among them, the most intense one was Yuan Shao of Nanyang.
Xu You stumbled into Yuan Shao's mansion with the news from the spies.
"Ziyuan, why are you so flustered?"
Looking at Xu You's appearance, Yuan Shao couldn't help but frown. He was a member of a wealthy family. He had been taught by his family since he was a child that he had to be submissive. His appearance remained unchanged despite the collapse of Mount Tai.
"My lord, Cao Cao's father was killed by Tao Qian's men. Now Cao Cao is marching eastward, intent on bloodbathing Xuzhou to avenge his father."
Xu You swallowed and told Yuan Shao the news.
"What? Tao Qian killed Cao Mengde's father, how dare he kill Cao Mengde's father? Are you crazy?"
This news really shocked Yuan Shao. Especially since Cao Cao dared to kill even his father, Tao Qian had really grown up.
"Tao Qian definitely didn't dare, but there was something wrong with the people he sent. That Zhang Kai was a Yellow Turban soldier. He might have killed Cao Song because of his wealth."
Yang Hongda jumped into the house and directly explained the reason why Cao Song was killed.
"My lord, now is not the time to discuss why Cao Song was killed. The key issue is Xuzhou."
Seeing Yang Hong entering the door, Xu You couldn't help but frowned, why was he everywhere?
"Well, Ziyuan is right. The key now is Xuzhou. What do you want to do?"
Yuan Shao nodded to Xu You, now is not the time to explore that, Xuzhou, Xuzhou is the key.
"My lord, Cao Cao is a fierce tiger. The reason we supported Liu Bei before was to suppress Cao Cao. With his strength, it would only take a moment to capture Xuzhou, so I think we can send troops to Yanzhou, attack his lair, and force him to return to rescue.
"
Yang Hong thought for a moment and expressed his thoughts.
"I don't think we can send troops directly. After all, there is Liu Bei there. His strength is not weak. If he sends troops, he will probably turn against Liu Bei. And the most important thing is that Yuan Shu won't care if Cao Cao or Liu Bei takes over Yanzhou. If we send troops, he will definitely not
I'll just sit back and do nothing, it's not worth facing him now."
Regarding Yang Hong's thoughts, Xu You showed a hint of disdain.
"What's your clever plan, Ziyuan?"
What Xu You said is not unreasonable. Yuan Shu is now a giant, and he is not ready to go to war with Yuan Shu yet.
"My lord, it's easy in Yanzhou. Support Yuan Yi with 30,000 troops and let him cooperate with Liu Bei to attack Yanzhou. In Xuzhou, I believe Tao Qian will definitely ask for help. Then send a general with 50,000 troops to fight as many as he can.
As long as Cao Cao is not allowed to capture all of Xuzhou, even if the mission is completed, we can develop calmly by holding Cao Cao back."
Xu You had similar ideas to Yang Hong, but his goal was Xuzhou, not Yanzhou.
