The book is picked up again.

"......" After Cao Cao finished asking, everyone in the hall lowered their heads and pondered, and the scene fell into an eerie silence,

Seeing this, Cao Cao did not urge, and waited for everyone with a cup of tea.

Because he knows that this is a very difficult problem, and if you want to solve it, you have to think it through.

And his time is not very urgent, he can afford to wait.

Half an hour later.

"Lord Qi, there is a way for his subordinates to temporarily alleviate the danger of the princes." Xun Yu first came back to his senses and said to Cao Cao.

"Oh?" Cao Cao, who had long been a little impatient, after hearing Xun Yu's words, his eyes lit up, and he said eagerly: "What is Wen Ruo's plan?" Hurry up! ”

After Xun Yu heard Cao Cao's inquiry, he didn't take it seriously, and said directly: "There is nothing surprising about this strategy of my subordinates, it is nothing more than a strategy of long-distance and close attack during the Warring States Period. ”

Speaking of this, he came to the map on the side of the hall, pointed to Yizhou on the map, and said, "Now except for Yizhou, all other places are bordering the lord's territory.

Since this is the case, then we will do our best to win over Yizhou and eliminate a big enemy first!

Although Liu Yan's people in Yizhou are old, they can be described as old and strong, and they are very difficult to deal with.

So, if we can really pull them to our side, it will be much easier to deal with the others. ”

"Liu Yan......" Cao Cao nodded thoughtfully after hearing the words of learning English, and then he turned his head to Li Zhi and asked, "Administrative Brother, what do you think of Liu Yan?"

What are his weaknesses, what strengths, and is it worth my efforts to win him over? ”

"Liu Yan, ......" After Li Zhi heard Cao Cao's words, he frowned and thought about it.

After a while, he shook his head and said with a wry smile: "I didn't think about it before, but now that I think about it, I'm afraid I'll underestimate that Liu Yan!" ”

"Oh? Why did the virtuous brother say this? Li Zhi's words surprised Cao Cao too much.

In Cao Cao's impression, although Liu Yan is powerful, he is not worthy of being so vigilant by his virtuous brother, right?

"Alas...... It is not the untargeted under it. Li Zhi sighed and said, "Although the intelligence department below is quite powerful, it has never collected accurate information about Liu Yan.

Even if I get some information, it's just some inconsequential things.

Those confidential things were not detected in the next one! ”

Speaking of this, he asked Cao Cao seriously: "Brother Meng De, I guess you also know how powerful you are in the intelligence department, do you think this is normal?" ”

"Nope! This is very abnormal! Before Li Zhi could answer, he shook his head vigorously and replied to himself, "It was before."

I didn't think anything of it, and Liu Yan's Yizhou was too far away, so I didn't care too much about it.

But now that I think about it, I'm afraid Liu Yan also has an intelligence department in his hands!

And the strength of this intelligence department is not low, at least they can leak the entire Yizhou guard, so that the intelligence department under the belt cannot find out the real information.

From this alone, it can be seen that Liu Yan is indeed a scheming, but very cautious person!

This person is very difficult to deal with, and it may be very difficult to form an alliance with him. ”

After ......listening to Li Zhi's analysis, Cao Cao and Xun Yu fell into silence at the same time.

If Liu Yan is really as powerful as Li Zhi said, then it is really impossible for them and Liu Yan to form an alliance!

Because anyone who is smart can see that Cao Cao is about to dominate the world,

Now the only way out for the remaining princes is to unite and fight Cao Cao together!

Therefore, if Liu Yan is really a smart person, then no matter how big the price Cao Cao pays, he will not be able to agree to an alliance with Cao Cao!

"Hu ......" thought for a while, but didn't come up with a good solution, Cao Cao exhaled helplessly, and said with some irritability: "Forget it, if you can't form an alliance, you can't form an alliance, a certain family is afraid that they won't succeed?!" ”

"Don't be discouraged, my lord, I might as well try it later." After Xun Yu heard Cao Cao's somewhat self-defeating words, he comforted: "I can first send a messenger to Yizhou to inquire about the actual situation in Yizhou, and also test Liu Yan's tone.

If it's possible to form an alliance, then I'll make a lot of money!

Even if we can't form an alliance, we have nothing to lose.

Anyway, the left and right are just a messenger, and there is no pity to lose.

Besides, "If the two countries are at war, they will not kill the envoy", this is a rule since ancient times, and presumably Liu Yan will not kill the envoy. ”

"That's right, there's nothing to lose by trying." After Cao Cao heard Xun Yu's words, he thought for a while, then nodded and agreed to the matter.

Then, he asked Xun Yu again: "Wen Ruo, just now you said that the distant friend is close to attack, and the distant friend has now been discussed, I don't know which one you are talking about attacking first?" ”

"This ......" Xun Yu frowned and hesitated for a while when he heard Cao Cao's words, and then said: "At the beginning, his subordinates planned to win over Liu Yan and let him contain Jizhou and Yangzhou.

In this way, we will be able to gather our strength to destroy Gongsun Zhan.

Gongsun Zhan's back is against the grassland, and it is very easy to get war horses, which is a huge hidden danger, and I can't keep him anymore!

But now it seems that Gongsun Chan is no longer my best target.

We must now find a weaker force and quickly eliminate him.

In this way, it can not only deter the crowd, but also reduce

One less enemy can be called killing two birds with one stone. ”

"Zhang Yan!" After Cao Cao heard Xun Yu's words, he immediately locked on the target to start.

Zhang Yan is now being hurt by Li Zhi's calculations, and the total number of people does not exceed 100,000.

With such a few people, Cao Cao casually sent a general, a few strategists, and an army of 150,000 or 60,000 to wipe it out!

But if you want to exterminate Zhang Yan, it will cause a very serious consequence, "Wen Ruo, have you ever thought that if I make a move against Zhang Yan right now, will the other princes directly join forces to attack us?"

It takes time to develop now, and if we really start a large-scale war with the princes, then I'm afraid that the little money I saved before will be lost!

When the time comes, even if we win, it will be a miserable victory!

If someone of a foreign race suddenly marches into the Central Plains while we are both defeated, then won't we become sinners in China?! ”

"This ......" Xun Yu's brows furrowed tightly after hearing Cao Cao's words.

This is really a problem, they are dealing with any of the princes along the way now, and the other princes will definitely go to help as long as they are not stupid!

Because they are now in a weak position, if they want to fight against Cao Cao, they must be extremely united!

Even the princes who have a bad relationship on weekdays will become their best comrades-in-arms under Cao Cao's oppression.

Therefore, as long as Cao Cao moves now, it will definitely cause a series of chain reactions!

If Cao Cao's soldiers are strong and strong, it will be fine, but the key is that Cao Cao's current foundation is very weak, although there are a lot of soldiers and horses, but the territory under his command has not been completely digested!

This has created a strange pattern in which Cao Cao's military is prosperous, but it cannot last long.

In other words, Cao Cao is now a sick tiger.

Although he looks powerful and has the power of one blow, he is not sure to maintain a complete victory in the face of the wolves.

So. Cao Cao is also a little embarrassed now, on the one hand, he has to contain the other princes, and on the other hand, he has to ensure that the other princes are not connected, which is sad for him!

"Brother Meng De might as well change his thinking" Just when Cao Cao was at a loss, Li Zhi suddenly spoke.

"Huh?" Cao Cao's eyes lit up when he saw Li Zhi speak, and he asked eagerly: "What is the wisdom of the virtuous brother of Xingzhi?" ”

In fact, he had wanted to ask Li Zhi for a long time, but because he had deprived Li Zhi of his position today, he was a little embarrassed to speak.

"It's not a clever strategy, it's just a supplement to Brother Wen Ruo's long-distance and close-range attack strategy."

Li Zhi first humbled himself for a while before getting to the point, and said: "Before I attack a certain prince, I must find a reliable ally.

And this ally can be found not only from the princes of all sides, but also from those forces under the command of the princes......"