Xi Zhicai left, and Chen Wen turned his attention to his own civil and military affairs.
"My lord, Cao Cao is so ambitious. He is definitely sending people to join forces now because of the pressure from Yuan Shu from the north. Once Yuan Shu's attack is repelled, he will definitely attack us again, so I don't agree with the union."
Zhou Ping glanced at Chen Wen and directly expressed his thoughts.
"Zhi'an, what do you think?
What Zhou Ping said is correct. Cao Cao is so ambitious and must be guarded against."
Chen Wen glanced at Chen Wen aside, and his originally soothing brows wrinkled again.
"My Lord, what Zhou Ping said is indeed correct, but what Xi Zhicai said is also true. Now that His Majesty has arrived in Yangzhou, Yuan Shu's ambition will definitely not let His Majesty gain a foothold in Yangzhou.
The reason why Cao Cao has come to join forces now is because he is afraid of fighting with us cranes and clams, and Yuan Shu will benefit.
In my opinion, for the sake of your majesty’s safety, it is best to agree to Cao Cao’s suggestion and join forces to defend Yuan Shu from the north.”
Zhang Xun thought for a while and suggested that Chen Wen agree with Cao Cao and join forces with him to resist Yuan Shu.
"Zhi'an, you are confused. Allying with Cao Cao now is nothing more than drinking poison to quench thirst. If we really wait until we defeat Yuan Shu, we will be eaten by Cao Cao, a hungry wolf, and no bones will be left."
After hearing Zhang Xun's words, Zhou Ping was also stunned. With Zhang Xun's wisdom, he could not see that this was Cao Cao's expedient measure. Once he really defeated Yuan Shu, Cao Cao would definitely turn around and eat all his bones.
"Haha, I have naturally considered this. We can go to His Majesty to grant Cao Cao the title of Xuzhou Mu and former army commander, and let him be the prime minister in the war against Yuan Shu. In order to protect himself, Cao Cao will definitely garrison Wu County with all his strength. When Yuan Shu attacks,
There will definitely be a huge fight with him. How much strength will Cao Cao have left after defeating Yuan Shu?
Will he be stronger than us?"
Zhang Xun also smiled slightly. He had naturally considered it when facing Zhou Ping, so what he had to do now was to weaken Cao Cao's strength as much as possible. Even if Cao Cao wanted to turn around and bite him, he would not be strong enough and would be unable to achieve anything.
"Cao Cao is not a fool. If you make him a former army commander, he will fight Yuan Shu with all his strength?
I think this is a fantasy."
You Yu frowned at him and spoke to him.
"I know Cao Cao is not stupid, but what if we also send an absolute main force to support him?"
Zhang Xun looked at You Yu with a smile.
"You mean to send Lu Bu over there to cooperate with Cao Cao and jointly resist Yuan Shu?"
Looking at Zhang Xun's smiling face, You Yu immediately understood what he meant.
"That's right, it's Lu Bu. Although Lu Bu has a cooperative relationship with us now, it's just a stop-gap measure. His heart is not for us. If we really defeat Cao Cao, Lu Bu will also be our great enemy.
So now we send Lu Bu to join Cao Cao in resisting Yuan Shu, firstly to appease Cao Cao, and secondly to take the opportunity to weaken the strength of the two of them. When we send troops, we will definitely be able to annihilate the two of them in one fell swoop."
Zhang Xun smiled, showing his white teeth. This was a plan to kill three birds with one stone. As long as he could succeed, he could not only resist the threat of Yuan Shu, but also weaken the strength of Cao Cao, his opponent, and also eliminate Lu Bu's troops. Now
Thinking about it, I am simply an extraordinary talent.
"Can it really happen?"
Chen Wen's eyes lit up when he heard Zhang Xun's statement. If it was as he thought, he might really have to stand up as a serf and sing this time.
"As the saying goes, everything depends on man and God. We can't control Cao Cao's thoughts, but as long as the threat from Yuan Shu in the north is still there, we can't help but let him cooperate with us."
Facing Chen Wen's questions, Zhang Xun seemed confident. Indeed, as Zhang Xun thought, as long as Yuan Shu in the north was still there, Cao Cao could not help but submit.
"Okay, let's do it according to Zhi'an's idea. Come and recruit Xi Zhicai to come to the meeting hall to discuss the matter. You will act accordingly when the time comes."
Since Zhang Xun said this, Chen Wen had nothing to hesitate and directly sent someone to recruit Xi Zhicai to come and respond.
"promise."
After a while, Kung Fu Xi Zhi was invited to Chen Wen's meeting hall again.
"Master Zhou Mu decided so quickly?"
"I just called you here to ask what kind of alliance Cao Mengde mentioned.
We also know that harmony will benefit both parties and division will harm both parties, so we would like to ask Mr. Zhicai to clarify."
Chen Wen glanced at Xi Zhi before directly asking about the content of the cooperation. If Cao Cao wanted to unite, there must be a charter. The best result would be for him to take the initiative to resist Yuan Shu, and his side could take advantage of the situation and send Lu Bu there.
"Cooperation naturally requires regulations. Now Xuzhou's soldiers and horses are all gathered in Guangling County. Wu County can be said to be the front line of the confrontation. If Mr. Zhou Mu is sincere in cooperating, he can send all Yangzhou soldiers and horses to Wu County and let my family
My lord is in charge of resisting Yuan Shu, and other resources such as weapons, food, and grass will naturally be provided by you."
Xi Zhicai glanced at Chen Wen and directly said what Cao Cao meant,
After all, it is an indelible fact that they are in Wujun, and Yuan Shu's best choice if he wants to go south to Yangzhou is to go down from Wujun, defeating himself first and then Chen Wen. If they don't resist on the front line, do they still want to
Chen Wen led troops to resist?
"We understand what Governor Cao means, but what you said is that it is a bit unrealistic to send all the soldiers and horses from Yangzhou to Wu County. After all, if all the soldiers and horses are sent there, then there will be no need for thousands of troops, but only a few elite troops to surprise Shouchun.
We’ll explain everything.”
Zhang Xun glanced at Xi Zhicai and directly told the trap behind Xi Zhicai's words. To be honest, it would have been a fool's errand for him to send all the soldiers and horses there.
"It was Xi Zhi who failed to think carefully. However, Yuan Shu is very powerful and cannot allow us to be careless. If the soldiers and horses are not strong enough, it will be impossible to resist Yuan Shu."
To be honest, what Xi Zhicai thought was exactly what Zhang Xun said. If Chen Wen sent his troops to Wu County, he really had the idea to send an elite force to sneak attack Shouchun and kill Chen Wen and the Han Emperor.
"Haha, don't talk about those useless things. What is the bottom line of Governor Cao? If it's suitable, we won't be stingy. If it's really hard to accept this alliance, I'm afraid it won't work."
Hearing Xi Zhicai's words, Zhang Xun's eyes flashed with light. Don't think that I don't know your little thoughts. The world has not yet reached a situation where you, Cao Mengde, can do whatever you want.
"Now that we have talked about this, I will make it clear. Yuan Shu originally accumulated tens of thousands of troops in Xuzhou. If he really wants to rob Yangzhou this time, I estimate that his troops will not be less than 150,000.
,
The Jizhou Army is well known to the world for being elite. It would take at least 200,000 troops to resist the 150,000 Jizhou Army.
My lord currently only has 80,000 troops, so Lord Zhou Mu needs to provide at least 120,000 to 150,000 troops to be able to block Yuan Shu's offensive with absolute certainty."
Xi Zhicai looked at Zhang Xun, the wisest counselor under Chen Wen. As long as he could deal with him, it would be easy to deal with Chen Wen.
