In the Xuzhou Prefecture Pastoral Mansion, Cao Cao's subordinates gathered together.

Cao Cao looked around at the people under his tent and said in a deep voice: "Liu Yizhou sent an envoy to want to form an alliance with us, and asked me to take advantage of the emptiness in Guanzhong to lead my troops westward to welcome back the Son of Heaven." ”

"I wonder what you think about this?"

When Xu Chu heard this, he hurriedly pulled his throat and said loudly: "The Guanzhong army is on an expedition to Yizhou, and the lord can take advantage of the weakness to enter." A certain wish to invite 50,000 elite soldiers will definitely attack Pusaka to welcome back the Son of Heaven! ”

The rest of the generals also said with their hands in full swing: "I am willing to be the vanguard, open the road in the mountains, meet the water pad bridge, attack the Guanzhong, and welcome back the Son of Heaven!" ”

Cao Cao saw that all the generals under his command were brave, and he immediately felt great joy in his heart, stroked his beard and smiled: "With the help of all the generals, it is really a great luck for Cao in this life." ”

"However, the war with the Guanzhong Army is not trivial, and this matter needs to be done carefully."

After saying that, Cao Cao set his sights on his advisers.

Guo Jia and the others were silent, but Liu Ye stepped forward and said: "The Ming Duke has the ambition to help the Han family, and now the Chen thief coerces the Son of Heaven, oppresses hundreds of officials, and kills ministers without permission, and is full of evil. ”

"Although what Zhong Kang said may seem reckless, it is not unreasonable."

"Now that Chen Wenzhao is leading a large army to fight, the land of Yizhou is innumerable, and it is impossible for the Guanzhong army to easily conquer Yizhou."

"Ming justice can take advantage of the emptiness in Guanzhong to lead the army to kill Pusaka, welcome back the Son of Heaven, and relieve the people from hanging!"

After Liu Ye finished speaking, Xun Yu also stepped forward and said: "The reason why Chen Wenzhao has achieved today's general trend is inseparable from coercing the Son of Heaven to make the princes. ”

"If it weren't for Chen Wenzhao's occupation of the righteous name, his humble background, and his defection to the Yellow Turban, how would he be recognized by the scholars?"

"If the Ming Duke wants to achieve a great cause and support the Han family, sooner or later he will have to fight with Chen Wenzhao."

"Now that Guanzhong is empty, it is the best time for Ming Gong to welcome back the Son of Heaven, if you miss this opportunity, you will regret it!"

Xun Yu is a real humble gentleman, and he is even more loyal to the Han family.

He looked at the princes of the world and saw that only Cao Cao was dedicated to the Han family, so he still left the powerful Yuan Shao at that time and went to Cao Cao, who only had one county.

When Li Dao and Guo Yan held the Son of Heaven hostage, Xun Yu thought about letting Cao Cao defeat these two people, and then welcome back the Son of Heaven.

However, Hedong County and Hanoi County were occupied by Chen Xu, completely blocking Cao Cao's westward road, which made the Son of Heaven fall into the hands of Chen Xu, and Xun Yu has always felt extremely regretful about this matter.

Now that Chen Xu is on an expedition to Yizhou, Guanzhong is extremely empty, and Xun Yu hopes that Cao Cao can lead his troops to attack Guanzhong and complete his ambition to support the Han Dynasty.

Therefore, the current Xun Yu is actually a little out of normalcy.

Cao Cao knows Xun Yu's mind very well, and now he doesn't have a childhood dream and wants to help the Han family?

Therefore, after hearing Xun Yu's words, Cao Cao's heart also became excited, and he couldn't wait to lead the army to kill Guanzhong now.

But after all, he is not very human, and he will not be affected by his emotions in decision-making, so he set his eyes on Xun You, who bowed his head and was silent.

Chen Shou said: "Xun Yu and Jia Xu are almost exhausted, and after reaching the power change, they are good and peaceful!" ”

Shu is almost meaning, in Chen Shou's view, Xun Yu is equivalent to the early Han Dynasty, the strategic plan, the decisive victory in the thousands of miles away Zhang Liang.

And Jia Xu is equivalent to Chen Ping, who is outstandingly resourceful.

Perhaps in Chen Shou's view, although Jia Xu is very wise, as Liu Bang commented on Chen Ping, 'more than wisdom, but it is difficult to be alone'.

Chen Ping and Jia Xu are both pure strategists, they are good at scheming but can't stand alone. And people like Zhang Liang and Xun You can not only give advice, but also win thousands of miles.

It can be seen from this that Chen Shou has a high evaluation of Xun You.

Cao Cao in history even said: Xun Yu is foolish and wise, cowardly and brave, weak and strong inside, not good, no work, wisdom is reachable, foolishness is unreachable, although Yanzi and Ning Wu can't pass.

He was a weak and stupid man on the outside, but strong and clear on the inside, a wise and foolish man.

This kind of person generally does not speak, and when he does, he will have shocking words.

As if feeling Cao Cao's gaze, Xun You slowly raised his head, his slightly thin body was only elegant, but there was no trace of momentum.

Xun You saluted Cao Cao, and then said slowly: "Now that the strong enemies around Guanzhong are ringing, Chen Wenzhao actually dares to lead the troops to attack Yizhou, and this is a good opportunity for the lord to descend from heaven." ”

However, Chen Wenzhao is strong, even if he leads the army into Shu, there are still many garrisons in Guanzhong. In addition, Guanzhong is easy to defend and difficult to attack, if the lord raises troops alone, it is not known whether he can attack Guanzhong. ”

Hearing this, Cao Cao hurriedly asked, "Does Gongda have a good plan to teach me?" ”

Xun You showed a smile on his face and said: "Liu Biao is a clan relative of the Han family, and the previous Zhang Lu called Wang Er Liu even formed an alliance and made an appointment to advance and retreat together. Chen Wenzhao attacked Yizhou, how could Liu Biao sit idly by? ”

"Yuan Benchu was arrogant, but he was repeatedly deceived by Chen Wenzhao, how could he swallow this bad breath? If these two people attack Guanzhong together with the lord, then Chen Wenzhao will definitely be embattled and will definitely be defeated! ”

Cao Cao was overjoyed when he heard this, and then seemed to remember something, and immediately frowned and said: "Although I have the intention to attack Guanzhong, but the territory under my rule is not bordering Sili, how can I attack Guanzhong?" ”

"What's more, even if you can occupy Chen Wenzhao's territory, you can't take it for yourself."

Although Cao Cao occupied most of Yuzhou, only Yingchuan County bordered Sili in Yuzhou, and Yingchuan County was occupied by Sun Ce.

If Cao Cao wanted to lead his troops to attack Guanzhong, he had to pass through the territories of other princes first.

And Cao Cao was not wrong to be worried, even though he spent a lot of manpower and material resources to capture some of Si Li's territories, but because he did not border Si Li, it was impossible for him to accept these territories.

In this way, rashly raising troops to attack Guanzhong will outweigh the losses.

Xun You's face regained that kind of ancient well without waves, and at first glance it even looked a little wooden, but what he said afterwards made everyone stunned.

"Yingchuan is not the only border with Guanzhong, Yanzhou East County and Chenliu County are all connected to Guanzhong. The lord only needs to wait a little longer, and Yuan Benchu will definitely present Chen Liu's hands! ”

Cao Cao's brows furrowed slightly when he heard this, and after thinking for a long time, he stroked his palms and laughed, and said, "If it weren't for Wen Ruo's reminder, I'm afraid I wouldn't have thought of this!" ”

The rest of the people were puzzled, but when they saw Cao Cao and the others smiling, they didn't mean to explain, and no one asked.

After laughing, Cao Cao remembered Chen Liu, who Xun You mentioned, but he was a little distracted.

Chenliu is the place where Cao Cao raised troops to fight against Dong Zhuo, and the princes were allied with sour jujubes, which was also in the territory of Chenliu. For Cao Cao, Chen Liu's meaning is extraordinary.

If he can reoccupy Chen Liu, even if it is just an empty shell, Cao Cao will be very happy in his heart.

Looking around at everyone, Cao Cao saw Guo Jia, who had been silent, and asked, "What does Feng Xiao think about this matter?"

Although Guo Jia is the youngest among several strategists, Cao Cao is very important to Guo Jia, and has almost reached the point of obeying his words.

In such a big matter as attacking Guanzhong, he had to listen to Guo Jia's advice.

Guo Jia opened his eyes when he heard Cao Cao's words, and said with a smile: "Since all the gentlemen think that they should send troops to attack Guanzhong, what is Ming Gong still hesitating about?" ”

Speaking of this, Guo Jia straightened his chest and said solemnly: "Chen Wenzhao occupies the land of Sanzhou, has a large number of soldiers, a large number of strategists, and a large population, and the general trend has been achieved. ”

"At this time, Chen Wenzhao is like the strong Qin of the Warring States, if the princes do not work together to resist it, sooner or later it will be broken."

"Chen Wenzhao's plot against the land of Bashu must not be successful, otherwise when he sits in the land of the four states, he will send good generals to garrison the dangerous pass and then recuperate."

"Twenty years later, who in the world can compete with it?"

"Even if this battle can't attack Pusaka to welcome back the Son of Heaven, as long as Chen Wenzhao is ordered to withdraw to Guanzhong, it will be a great victory."

"Therefore, it is imperative to fight with Guanzhong!"

When Cao Cao heard Guo Jia's sonorous and powerful words, he immediately perked up, drew his sword in his hand and shouted: "Chen thief deceived the monarch and attacked the Han clan without authorization, and his wolf ambition is known to the world." ”

"How can my family sit back and watch such traitors run rampant in the world? I intend to rectify the three armies, and when the time is ripe, we will raise troops to attack Chen! ”

The weather in the north has gradually become colder, and the autumn wind is howling, sweeping half of Yecheng.

In the governor's mansion, Yuan Shao summoned his subordinates and shouted: "Yizhou Liu Zhang sent an envoy to me, intending to form an alliance with me, asking Jizhou to send troops to attack Chen Wenzhao, I don't know what you think about this matter?" ”

As soon as Yuan Shao's voice fell, the civil and military forces in Jizhou begged for battle, but only Xu You was silent, frowning and silent.

Wen Chou shouted angrily: "The thief Chen actually took advantage of the time when the lord attacked Liu Bei to raise troops to attack Jizhou and Youzhou, which is really hateful. ”

"I heard that the fierce generals in Guanzhong are like clouds, and I have long wanted to see if they are vain people. I am willing to be a pioneer, and I also ask the lord to give me 30,000 soldiers and horses, and I will definitely be able to attack and merge the state and capture the Chen Palace alive! ”

Yan Liang, Ju Yi, and Gao Ran also sought to fight.

In this time and space, because Yuan Shao's strength is not as strong as in history, Yuan Shao is not as arrogant and unpopular as in history.

On the contrary, under Chen Xu's huge pressure, he was actually good at good words.

Yuan Shao is not a straw bag, but a generation masterpiece.

This kind of person may make big mistakes when things are going well; However, in the face of adversity, there is often an explosion of incredible energy.

Even for Ju Yi, who is often proud of his achievements, Yuan Shao can actually endure it, and he is extremely important to add officials to knighthood.

Therefore, Ju Yi was not killed by Yuan Shao after defeating Gongsun Zhan as in history.

Ju Yi can train the elite of the world's first battalion, and as the main force to defeat the white horse Yicong, he is definitely a general who should not be underestimated.

If it weren't for Ju Yi's death too early in history, I'm afraid he would have left a great name in this troubled era.

Yuan Shao saw that his martial arts had a strong desire to fight, and his heart was also agitated.

Chen Xu not only forced Yuan Shao, but had to give up the land of Yuzhou twice, and invaded Liangzhou, plundering the people, burning grain and grass, which greatly damaged Yuan Shao's vitality.

Yuan Shao, who was extremely proud in his heart, had long held back his resentment in his heart for being fooled by Chen Xu these two times, and he hated to eat Chen Xu's meat raw.

However, the strength of the Guanzhong army was too strong, and Yuan Shao, as a prince of one side, could not see the situation clearly, and did not dare to start a war lightly.

Now it is difficult to wait for Chen Xu's southern expedition and the emptiness of Guanzhong, in fact, before Liu Zhang's messenger arrived in Jizhou, Yuan Shao had the intention to use his army to attack Chen Xu's territory.

It's just that I have taken into account various reasons, so I haven't dared to act rashly.

Looking around and seeing that Xu You and Fu Yu did not speak, Yuan Shao's heart moved, and asked, "Ziyuan, Gonghe, why don't you speak?" ”

He replied: "Although Chen Wenzhao is marching south, there are still Chen Gong, Zhang Liao, and Wang Yan leading the army to garrison the state, and if the lord wants to capture the state, it may not be easy." ”

Yuan Shao remembered that at that time, Wang Yan was guarding the city as solid as gold, and a trace of gloom flashed in his heart.

After thinking for a while, he said: "If you ignore the annexation of the state, how about directly attacking Si Li?" ”

Before he could speak, the judge hurriedly shouted: "This matter must not be done!" ”

"The lord led the troops to attack the division, and the food and grass consumed along the way will definitely be much more."

"The wanton destruction of the Chinese army in Jizhou last year has greatly damaged the vitality of Jizhou, even though a lot of grain and grass have been hoarded in the autumn harvest this year, it is still unbearable for the army to use for a long time."

"What's more, there are heavy troops stationed in the state, if the lord leads the troops to attack Sili, the two states of Youji will be empty, if Wang Yan and Zhang Liao lead the troops to attack, what should they do?"

"It is foolish to think that if the lord wants to send troops, it is the best policy to seize the state first; If Chen Wenzhao loses the annexation of the state, he will cut off one of his arms and will no longer be a trouble. ”

When the rest of the strategists in Jizhou heard the words of the trial, they also nodded secretly.

Yuan Shao pondered for a long time, then set his eyes on Xu You again, and asked, "What is Ziyuan's high opinion?" ”

Xu You stroked his beard and said, "The matter of cutting down Chen is not something that can be done by one person. Cao Mengde is an ally of Jizhou, why don't the lord repair a book and make an appointment with him to fight Chen Xu? ”

Fu Zhu asked: "Even if Cao Mengde agreed, but he did not border Guanzhong, how can he send troops?" ”

Although Cao Cao could be allowed to cross the land of Yanzhou under Yuan Shao, and then lead his troops to attack Si Li.

But Cao Cao is an outsider after all, if he takes advantage of Yuan Shao's attack on the state and simply sends troops to capture Yanzhou, what should he do?

Even if the two sides have an alliance, this matter has to be guarded against.

What's more, whether Cao Cao will raise troops to attack Chen Xu is also a question.

As if seeing the frustration of his worries, Xu You laughed twice and said: "Chen Liuna is the place where Cao Mengde raised his troops, and it borders Chen Guo and Si Li. ”

"Liu Bei invaded Yanzhou at that time, and he had already evacuated the people of Chenliu, and Chenliu County had almost become an empty city."

"If the lord cedes Chen Liujun to Cao Mengde, he will definitely be very happy in his heart, and then he can send troops from Chen Liujun to attack Sili."

"In this way, why not exchange a deserted county town for Cao Mengde's help and seize the entire land of the annexed state?"