Six hundred and ninetieth chapters play Zhicai three strategies
Chapter 695: Three Strategies for Playing with Zhicai
Xi Zhicai's first priority is to fight. After all, they have been planning for the Yangzhou battle for so long. They didn't want to fight before, but they wanted to take it step by step and not damage too many soldiers and horses. But if they are not afraid of sacrifice and insist on attacking by force, they can win Chen
Wen is still very possible.
"What about the second way?"
Cao Cao did frown when he heard Xi Zhicai's words, but he didn't say anything.
"The second way is to give up the fight for Yangzhou now, send people to Shouchun, join forces with the Han Emperor and Chen Wen, end the crisis in Yangzhou, and then cooperate with Chen Wen to stabilize Yangzhou, at least to repel Yuan Shu's attack, and then
Let’s talk about it later.”
"What about the third way?"
After hearing the second way, Cao Cao still didn't say much and directly asked Xi Zhi to tell him the third way.
"The third way is to abandon Yangzhou immediately, lead the army to Jiaozhou, take shelter there temporarily, wait for the opportunity, and then fight out of Jiaozhou to fight for hegemony."
Xi Zhicai was actually depressed when he talked about the third way. Although this third way is similar to the original Xuzhou, both avoid its sharp edges, but the situation is completely different. Yangzhou is still the best in the world.
In the center of China, Jiaozhou is basically a barren land. It’s easy to get into Jiaozhou, but it’s hard to get out of Jiaozhou.
"Tell yourself the pros and cons of these three paths."
After hearing Xi Zhicai's words, Cao Cao still didn't rush to speak. Instead, he let Xi Zhicai analyze the pros and cons of the three paths.
"Lord, although we have a high chance of winning Yangzhou and Han Emperor in the first route, it has a drawback, which is that it will greatly reduce our strength. If Yuan Shu comes with a large army, it may be difficult for us to resist.
"
Since Cao Cao asked himself to speak, Xi Zhicai did not hesitate and started to analyze himself directly.
"The second path has the possibility of fighting Yuan Shu, but it will put us into a dilemma. Because of the existence of the Han Emperor, the dominant party must be with them. This will make us lose the initiative. If we can't deal with it,
If it goes well, even if we can repel Yuan Shu, it will be very difficult to take down Emperor Han later."
"The third road seems easy to follow but is actually the most difficult. Jiaozhou is known to be barren all over the world. If we enter Jiaozhou, although we can preserve our strength to the maximum extent, we will fall into the inferior position in terms of development. If we really wait until the Central Plains
After the war is over, it will be impossible for us to catch up with others, and it will be difficult to fight again."
Xi Zhicai calmly stated all the pros and cons of the three paths, and then looked at the superior Cao Cao with bright eyes.
"Well, Wen Ruo, do you have anything to say?"
After Xi Zhicai finished speaking, a glimmer of light flashed in Cao Cao's eyes, but he turned his gaze to Xun Yu on the other side.
"Lord, what Zhicai said is indeed the only three roads we can go to now. You have to decide the choice among them. But I just want to ask, lord, have you thought about the future?"
It can be said that Xi Zhicai's analysis is very good, and he basically explains the current situation clearly. However, Xun Yu has other thoughts in his heart now. What does the lord want?
"In the future?
I haven’t thought about it for the moment, but I don’t want to lose to Yuan Shu right now.”
Cao Cao glanced at Xun Yu, his eyes filled with unyielding intent.
"Then what are you going to choose, lord?"
Xun Yu silently nodded to Cao Cao, and then asked him what he thought.
"Now that we are in this situation, we naturally need to protect ourselves first. Send people to Shouchun, join forces with Chen Wen, and stop Yuan Shu first. As for the future path, let's see."
Speaking of which, Cao Cao has no choice now. Although he has a high chance of winning if he chooses the first path, it is simply impossible to block Yuan Shu's attack. This is tantamount to a dead end. The third path seems safe.
, but the upper limit is very low. When the Central Plains War ends, they will be finished. Considering the pros and cons, the only option they can choose now is to unite with Chen Wen. There is still a glimmer of hope.
"No, I'm going to Shouchun right now."
Now that Cao Cao had made his decision, there was nothing to worry about, so Xi Zhicai directly took over the task of messenger.
"Well, I'll leave Shouchun to you."
Xi Zhicai had already been in contact with Chen Wen, and it was indeed a good time to send him as an envoy now. Cao Cao didn't have much to say, so he just left it to Xi Zhicai.
"Promise, Xi Zhicai will definitely fulfill his mission."
Xi Zhicai cupped his fists at Cao Cao and left the prefect's mansion directly.
"My lord, how do you plan to fight this battle?"
After Xi Zhicai left, Xun Yu turned his attention to Cao Cao again.
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I don’t know, Yuan Shu must have come to Yangzhou with the intention of robbing the Han Emperor this time, I really don’t have confidence that he can resist him.”
Cao Cao glanced at the sky. To be honest, although he and Chen Wen may have 200,000 troops combined, those are all false. What they have to face is Yuan Shu, who has the most powerful military force in the world. Who can be true?
"If we can really unite with Chen Wenbing, it shouldn't be difficult to resist Yuan Shu, but the difficult part is what should we do after the war?"
Xun Yu was not worried about whether he could resist Yuan Shu. Although Yuan Shu now held the land of six states, his troops and horses were scattered.
Liangzhou alone will occupy a large part of his cavalry and main troops, not to mention that Youzhou is not completely in his hands yet. Yuan Shu will not have more soldiers and horses at his disposal than them.
But the problems after the war were very serious. Looking at Cao Cao's appearance, it was basically impossible for him to completely surrender to the Han Emperor. In this way, they would split and have internal strife.
What's more important is that Yuan Shu may not be able to produce too many troops now. If they are given a period of time, relying on the population advantage of several states, they will make up for their losses quickly. However, since there is only one Yangzhou on his side, it will be difficult to recover.
When Yuan Shu leads his troops to attack again, they will really be unable to stop them.
"What should we do?
Only heaven knows. This is like the sudden arrival of Emperor Han now. Have you ever expected it?
So we are not as strong as others, so we can only take one step at a time. Maybe after the battle of Yangzhou is over, changes will occur in other places, such as Yuzhou, Jingzhou or even Yizhou. By then we can recuperate and watch the world.
.”
To be honest, even as wise as Cao Cao, there is no way to control the current situation. He can only sit in the well and look at the sky, hoping that changes elsewhere will allow Yuan Shu to change his target and give himself some time to breathe.
"Why."
Looking at the talented and splendid Cao Cao, there was also a hint of helplessness in his eyes, and his words were not as powerful as before. Instead, he placed his hope in the sky. He was speechless and could only sigh.
"Go down, I want to be quiet."
Cao Cao was also tired and waved his hand at Xun Yu.
