"Third, Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan have a decisive battle, how does the lord plan to deal with it?" Xun Yu didn't wait for Cao Cao to answer, and asked again.

These two are actually a question, and both determine whether Cao Cao will adopt a radical strategy or be safe next.

Cao Cao pondered for a long time, but he never made up his mind, and asked with a light sigh, "What do you two think?" ”

Xi Zhicai squinted his eyes slightly, and instead of answering, he said, "Lord, there are also three questions below." ”

"Zhicai, but it doesn't hurt to say it."

"First, Yuzhou, what is the lord's plan? Do you have the heart to take it back? ”

"I have the heart, but I am afraid that I am powerless." Cao Cao frowned. In the face of Yuan Shu's tens of thousands of elite soldiers and countless good generals, Cao Cao was really not confident that he would be able to take Yuzhou from his hands.

"Second, what does the lord think will be the situation in the world in two years?" Regarding Cao Cao's answer, the corners of Xi Zhicai's mouth twitched, and then said.

Cao Cao thought of the general trend that Xun Yu had planned for him before, and said thoughtfully: "A certain is based on the Central Plains, Yuan Shao is based on Hebei, and Yuan Shu is based on the south, and the three legs are standing. ”

Xi Zhicai nodded lightly when he heard this: "The four states of the Central Plains, Qingzhou and Xuzhou are in the hands of the lord, Yanzhou belongs to Liu, and Yuzhou belongs to Yuan Shu." If the lord wants to compete with Yuan Shao's alliance against Yuan Shu, he must take Yuzhou in his hands. Otherwise, through Sili and Yuzhou, Yuan Shu would be able to run rampant in the Central Plains, and he could attack and retreat. However, our army has a long battle line and insufficient strategic depth, and all sides in Yanzhou and Xuzhou are under attack. Therefore, to base on the Central Plains, Yuzhou must be taken. ”

"But it is not easy to take away Yuzhou from Yuan Highway, not to mention the many elite soldiers under his command, Yuzhou is densely covered with rivers, especially the Huai River, and its danger is not much worse than the Yangtze River, as long as Yuan Highway releases the water army to the Huai River, we are unable to move an inch!" Cao Cao said.

"The Huai River can only protect the two small counties of Anfeng County and Yiyang County in the south of Yuzhou, and there is no protection for the other counties including Yingchuan County, Chen County, and Ruyang County, which are the three rich counties, and Yuan Shu can't protect them at all by relying on the navy alone." Xun Yu said lightly.

Xi Zhicai nodded and continued: "Third, if Yuan Shu repeats his old tricks like this time, and takes advantage of the weakness to attack Xuzhou when the lord attacks Yanzhou, or unites Liu Bei to counterattack the lord, how should the lord deal with it?" ”

Regarding Yuan Shu's almost bloodless occupation of Yuzhou this time, Xi Zhicai was extremely jealous in his heart. In the face of the powerful Yuan Shu, who has no worries, coupled with this method of preemptive and troubled waters, it is simply incomprehensible. As long as the Central Plains fights, Yuan Shu will be able to take advantage of it, and slowly consume it like this, and it will be Cao Cao and Liu Bei who will suffer in the end.

"Yuan Highway's actions this time show that he is insidious and spicy, and he will definitely not sit idly by and watch the lord occupy Yanzhou. If you want to take Yanzhou, you must first take Yuzhou, and the lord must ally with Liu Bei. Xi Zhicai finally concluded, and it was also Cao Cao's answer to Xun Yu's previous question.

"The two of you are really my Xiao He and the ovary." Cao Cao exclaimed.

"The lord has a good reputation." Xun Yu and Xi Zhicai said humbly in unison.

Cao Cao smiled bitterly: "It seems that I, the villain who betrayed the alliance, have to apologize to Liu Bei, a hypocrite, again." ”

"Whoever achieves great things must endure what others cannot endure. Didn't there be many ancestors in the past, and didn't they also win the world in the end? Xi Zhicai comforted.

"Then the battle in the north, we won't make trouble for Yuan Benchu." Liu Bei decided one thing at a time, and Cao Cao also had an answer to Xun Yu's third question.

"In the end, it was the three people who were domineering and empty-eyed in the tavern who were fighting for the world!" Cao Cao said with emotion and a complicated tone: "It's just that I didn't expect that the most powerful is Yuan Highway, and it is so strong that it requires me to unite with Yuan Benchu to protect myself." Yuan Highway is a person who is very deeply hidden! ”

To this day, the scene in the Luoyang Tavern where he was ashamed of Yu Eryuan and talked about the heroes of the world is still hard to forget in Cao Cao's mind. Who would have thought that a few unsuccessful children in Luoyang could grow into the overlords of each of their respective dominants?

"Joining forces with the weak and the strong is the way to win. If the lord wants to achieve hegemony, everything must be aimed at eliminating Yuan Shu. The north has been fighting for many years, but the south has been relatively peaceful over the years, and Yuan Highway is proficient in internal affairs, and now the strength of the south has far exceeded that of the north. Even if the lord completely occupies the Central Plains and Hebei, I am afraid he can only barely compete. Alliance with Yuan Shao is imperative! Xun Yu said in a deep voice.

......

Yuan Shu, who was in Yuzhou, was indeed in high spirits at this time, and successively captured Liangzhou, Sili, and Yuzhou in half a year, and this result shocked everyone in the world. Now he has completely grown into a behemoth, with seven of the thirteen states in the world, a population of nearly 30 million, more than 500,000 soldiers in battle, and countless money and food. This strength is far inferior to all the other princes combined, which makes people of insight in the world dumbfounded.

Countless people who like to speculate and are bent on self-preservation understand the current situation and have come south to Jiangdong. The so-called winner of the north won the world, which had become a nonsense when Yuan Shu occupied Sili and Yuzhou.

"Gongwei and Shiyuan did a good job this time!" Looking at the battle report sent by Hua Xiong, Yuan Shu's face was full of satisfaction.

"Shi Yuan is full of resourcefulness. Hiding from the sky and crossing the sea, attacking the east and the west, and attacking the heart, there are so many tricks, and 20,000 iron horsemen have recovered the land of Jingbei within a few days, which is really terrifying! Guo Jia also praised.

"However, although it is full of stratagems, it is easy to use dangerous tactics, if it weren't for the strong strength of Gongwei and Xiliang soldiers, I'm afraid the loss would not be small!" Jia Xu did not echo Guo Jia, but carefully looked at the battle report written by Hua Xiong, and said meaningfully.

"The soldiers are dangerous, young and vigorous. Shiyuan is easy to use risky tactics, but it is not suitable for our step-by-step style of play. However, if you cooperate with Wen Chang to attack Liaodong, it is good. Xun Yu rarely said more.

The corners of Yuan Shu's mouth twitched when he heard this, as if he thought of Pang Tong's death on the original historical trajectory, and muttered, "Forget it." If you let this little phoenix out, it will be a big loss to die at the bottom of the slope. ”

Yuan Shu can imagine that if the combination of Pang Tong and Wei Yan is really placed in Youzhou according to Xun You's words, with the lawless character of the two of them, it is estimated that they can lead the army to Yecheng directly, and Yuan Shu wants to stop for two more days.

"With Shiyuan's character, if you go to Youzhou, you must send a steady person to watch, or something will happen sooner or later." Yuan Shudao.

"But if you follow a steady person, Shiyuan's strengths can't be brought into play!" Guo Jia smacked his lips and said. Pang Tong's spiritual talent is very much to his liking, and he can always come up with a lot of ways every time he encounters a situation, and he can describe it with a lot of wisdom. But with so many strategies, which one to choose, and how to balance the success rate and battle damage is a huge problem. And the young and adventurous Pang Tong is often extremely pursuing battle damage, choosing those small strategies with a low success rate but losing after success, if it succeeds, it will naturally be happy, but if it fails...

Looking at the thrilling strategies in the battle report, Guo Jia felt palpitations. Fortunately, Hua Xiong's own strength is strong enough, otherwise it would be impossible to say that Yuan Shu would have transferred Pang Tong to Jia Xu's side for training now.

"You need someone who has a steady personality but is brave, who is good at winning more with less, and who has a keen view of the big picture and a keen grasp of the record." Jia Xuhu said.

Guo Jia and Xun You both looked at Jia Xu with black lines. Are you kidding me? Don't you dare to say it more obviously, wouldn't it be nice if you just said the name?

"Steady personality, less wins more..."Yuan Shu pondered for a long time, and suddenly reacted and said: "Wen Yuan is very suitable!" ”

Guo Jia and Xun You stroked their foreheads when they heard this, and glanced at Yuan Shu as if they were looking at idiots. Jia Xu hinted almost explicitly, do you still need to think about it for a long time?