Chapter 310 A hundred-legged worm, dead but not stiff
Chapter 310: A centipede, dead but not stiff
After walking out of Hufufang... a few girls got on the carriage.
Yi Xiaotian looked at Cao Ren meaningfully... "Brother Ren? Today is all arranged by you, right?"
"Haha..." Cao Ren, who has always been taciturn, smiled slightly. "This is all what the elder brother ordered... The elder brother said that Brother Yi is his most precious friend. When Brother Yi goes to the market, he must enjoy the highest courtesy!"
"So, this time I let Brother Hidden spend money again." Yi Xiaotian shook his head slightly, feeling a little sorry...
It seemed...he suddenly thought of something. "By the way? Where is Brother Hi? Why don't you see him?"
"Brother!" Cao Ren thought for a moment and then spoke. "Cao Cao has summoned all his advisers to discuss the next move. Since my eldest brother is his chief adviser, he will naturally participate."
"Oh..." Yi Xiaotian nodded... thinking in his mind, after the battle of Guandu, Brother Hidden's situation in Cao's camp must have improved, right? Cao Cao must have valued him more.
Thinking of this, Yi Xiaotian is still happy for Brother Hi, and of course he is also happy for himself. The more stable Brother Hi's position is, the more confident Yi Xiaotian will be. After all, he has a backer behind him!
"I almost forgot..." Cao Ren remembered something and spoke directly. "Cao Cao summoned his counselors to discuss the next move. It seems... there are two voices among the counselors?"
"Um...two voices?" Yi Xiaotian repeated.
My mind began to search for information and records about Cao Ying after the Guandu War. Not to mention... Cao Ying during the Guandu Battle actually argued over a topic for a long time.
"Yes, the two voices also represent two completely different routes..."
Cao Ren nodded and explained... "The focus of the dispute among the counselors is the next strategic plan, whether to go north or south!"
Going north? Going south?
Yi Xiaotian's mind changed quickly. He stopped talking about going north and made an effort to pacify the northern border and establish a stable rear area.
As for going south, it seems... there is some truth. Sun Ce died not long ago, and Sun Quan just took over the power. He is still immature, and under the complicated situation, people's hearts are unstable. All these are destined that today's Soochow is by no means monolithic...
The Sun family has not yet come out of the mourning. This seems to be the best time to go south. If there is no security and the troops are facing the direction of the front, Sun Quan will surrender in hope of the wind?
Another target going south is Liu Biao. Cao Cao has always regarded this guy as a guest of discussion. Although he is powerful, he has poor fighting ability, so he is very sure to capture him.
Besides, Jingzhou has a prosperous population and prosperous merchants, so this is a battleground for military strategists!
It seems... Sun Quan and Liu Biao, these two soft persimmons, can indeed arouse the covetousness of Cao Cao and all his advisers...
But... in fact, going south is not as simple as imagined.
"Brother Ren..." Yi Xiaotian asked Cao Ren urgently. His expression suddenly became much more serious, and his tone became meticulous. "As for the decision to go north or south? What do you think, Brother Hidden?"
"This..." Cao Ren hesitated.
He knew very well that his eldest brother Cao Cao couldn't make up his mind, so he summoned counselors to discuss it, but...how to answer this?
"Brother Yi, the eldest brother seems to have not made a decision, he is still waiting and watching!"
"Can't wait and see anymore!"
Unexpectedly, as soon as Cao Ren blurted out his words, Yi Xiaotian waved his hand and raised his tone a lot.
"Brother Ren, you must remember what I'm going to say next and tell Brother Ren as soon as possible. You can't be careless in the decision-making of going north and going south. You must make the right decision immediately. This is even related to Cao Cao's future great cause and
The future glory of our brothers..."
Yi Xiaotian's words were very serious...and his whole look was very serious.
Seeing this posture, Cao Ren did not dare to be careless. He immediately pricked up his ears and silently wrote down every word of Brother Yi.
At this time...Yi Xiaotian's words came out next.
"First of all, it is not the time to go south to Sun Quan! Most of our soldiers in the north are cavalry and infantry. They are good at plain warfare, and the worst thing is water warfare. Even though Sun Quan has just succeeded his father and brother's legacy, there is something hidden from him.
Brother Ren must understand that Sun Quan is by no means a soft persimmon."
"Sun Ce left two crucial words to Sun Quan before his death - 'Leading the Jiangdong soldiers into battle and fighting for the world, you are not as good as me; appointing talents and uniting his subordinates to protect Jiangdong, I am not as good as you.' What does this mean? It shows that Sun Quan is in the hearts of the people.
He is a good player in his service, and his work is even better than that of his brother Sun Ce."
"It is true that nowadays, Jiangdong seems to be falling apart. But in fact, with Sun Quan's checks and balances and unity, it will soon become a monolith again. Cao Cao's current naval force is not enough to blitz Sun Quan; it is not enough.
Defeat him in one fell swoop before he can stabilize the situation... If we really want to fight, it will be a protracted war if we can't keep it together. Now that Cao Cao is undecided in the north, he can't afford to delay it in the south!"
Yi Xiaotian talked a lot...
The meaning couldn't be more clear. Cao Cao and his advisers thought too much.
Sun Quan is by no means a soft persimmon, not now, nor in the future. The so-called... delusional desire to swallow Soochow in one bite, even if he has the appetite, the key is that his strength does not allow it.
"Brother Yi, I've written it down!" Cao Ren nodded heavily and recorded these words in his mind.
"Don't panic, I haven't finished talking yet!"
It seemed that Yi Xiaotian had just started here, he raised his hand slightly. "As for Liu Biao, he is indeed a soft persimmon, but now is not the time to plan Jingzhou."
Speaking of this, Yi Xiaotian slowly raised his eyes and looked towards the north. "Now that Yuan Shao has just collapsed, the morale of the military is unstable, and the mood of the people in Jizhou is also unstable. It can be said that the entire north, whether it is farmers or merchants,
Entering the cold winter, this is their most difficult period..."
"The so-called killing you while you are sick! At this time, it is time to strike while the iron is hot and defeat the Yuan family completely in one go. If we go in the opposite direction, instead of going north, we will trek a long way to attack Jingzhou. If Jingzhou cannot be taken,
Yuan Shao has regained his strength and will take advantage of the opportunity to make a comeback. When the time comes, Cao Cao will be attacked from both sides, can he stop it?"
At this point, Yi Xiaotian didn't stop talking.
Cao Ren was the first to interrupt. "Brother Yi, this is wrong! In the battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao lost 700,000 soldiers and horses, and 400,000 soldiers surrendered to Cao Cao alone. Now... these 400,000 soldiers were refused to return north, and they surrendered again.
In Cao's camp, where will Yuan Shao regain his strength? Does he still have soldiers?"
I don't blame Cao Ren for thinking this way... 700,000 soldiers, I'm not joking with you.
Together they are equal to the population of a city. How can such a heavy loss be compensated in an instant? According to Cao Ren's thinking, Yuan Shao may not be able to recover in less than ten or eight years.
After saying this, Cao Ren patted his forehead and seemed to feel that what he said made sense...
Unexpectedly, Yi Xiaotian just waved his hand.
"Wrong, wrong, wrong!"
With three typos in a row, he completely rejected Cao Ren's views.
Immediately afterwards, Yi Xiaotian retorted loudly.
"Brother Ren, don't you hear that the centipede insect is dead but not stiff?"
