It turned out that Yuzhou is not feasible, then there is only one place left, Cao Cao's eyes re-cast to the land of Yanzhou, the terrain of Yanzhou can be described as very bad, Yanzhou is not only the smallest state in the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, Yanzhou is also in the heart of the Central Plains, its defensive difficulty can also be said to have greatly increased, once Cao Cao occupies Yanzhou, he needs at least 300,000 troops to be able to hold Yanzhou and attack at the same time.

Of course, the huge consumption brought by the 300,000 army is also visible, but although it is so, it does not mean that Yanzhou is not good, Cao Cao clearly remembered that Yingchuan Academy and Yingchuan, where a large number of top talents appeared, were in Yanzhou.

& If Yanzhou is captured, and then where to issue a recruitment order, then it is impossible to say that there will be many more talents than at this time. ”

A glint flashed in Cao Cao's eyes, Cao Cao, who never hesitated to act, since he decided that Yanzhou was his next target, then the next goal was how to capture Yanzhou.

Although Cao Cao did not speak, the change in that moment was enough for Xi Zhicai to understand Cao Cao's determination, and Cao Cao, who did not drag his feet, made Xi Zhicai sincerely feel a feeling of not having a pearl in his heart.

Since Cao Cao approved the plan of attacking Yanzhou in the first step, Xi Zhicai immediately said the next few steps of strategy, pointing to the northern topographic map of Xi Zhicai, and said slowly with confidence in his tone: "After capturing Yanzhou, with the four strategies issued by the lord at this time in Sujuo, it is definitely possible to restore Yanzhou at the fastest speed, after the first step of Yanzhou capture is completed, the next step is the second step, the Central Plains." ”

& Borrowing the land of Yanzhou, after gathering hundreds of thousands of soldiers, go west, capture Sili, Liangzhou, and east, capture Xuzhou, go south to capture Yuzhou, go north to capture part of Qingzhou, and occupy the Central Plains, the next step is the third step, unify the north, if there is a unified northern overlord in the north by then, then with the prosperous Central Plains, recuperate, recuperate for several years, and then go north to compete with it. ”

Speaking of Xi Zhicai here, he paused slightly, gave Cao Cao some time to think, and then continued: "The north is unified, then the general trend of the world will be completely clear at this time, that is, the fourth step, the world is divided, you who occupy the northern land, Liu Yan who occupies Yizhou, Liu Biao who occupies Jingzhou, and Sun Jian, who is likely to occupy Yangzhou, at this time, the direction of the lord's first attack must not be Liu Biao of Jingzhou, because Jingzhou is in, Then the rulers of Yizhou and Yangzhou, who live on both sides of Jingzhou, will be afraid and vigilant, and it is very likely that in a short period of time, a coalition army will be formed, so that the pace of unifying the world is tantamount to being immediate, so according to Zhongzhong, the first step is to capture Yizhou, after Yizhou, it is Jingzhou, and finally downstream, and Yangzhou, this is the last step, the unification of the world. ”

After Xi Zhicai finished speaking, Cao Cao couldn't come back to his senses for a long time, Cao Cao at this time, his heart can be described as ups and downs, through Xi Zhicai's words just now, the road to dominating the world has been completely presented in front of Cao Cao.

If Cao Cao didn't hear these words before, he didn't have a general idea of how to unify the world, then at this moment, the grand blueprint of the entire world has been completely presented in front of him, so that Cao Cao can let go of it, and what to do next, which also gives Cao Cao a bottom in his heart.

At this time, Cao Cao also has some cognition in his heart about the four ministers under his command, which aspect he is good at, Xun Yu needless to say, it can be said that Cao Cao's Xiao He, in terms of internal affairs, it can be said that no one is stronger than Xun Yu.

As for Guo Jia, in terms of tactics and strategies, no one is stronger than him, as for Chen Gong, he can be said to be an all-round man, whether it is internal affairs or military strategy, he is very good at it, and Xi Zhicai, in Cao Cao's view at this time, Xi Zhicai's strength is the planning of the big strategic direction.

At this time, Cao Cao's subordinates, although there are no fierce generals like clouds and ministers like rain, but they can also be said to be full of talents, Cao Cao took a deep breath, suppressed the ambition in his heart, and looked at Xi Zhicai with an appreciative smile on his face and said: "Okay, in this case, when the discussion is held tomorrow, this policy will be handed over to Fengxiao and others for discussion." ”

& Obey. ”

Xi Zhicai smiled slightly, without any jealousy or unhappiness, but with an appreciative smile, in Xi Zhicai's view, a Ming master, absolutely can not listen to and believe, only in this way, is the real Ming master.

On the second day, Cao Cao was in the Taishou Mansion of Sour Zao, and once again he had already commanded the civil and military forces, and after the subordinate Wenwu were all together, Cao Cao, who was sitting on the main throne, introduced the drama Zhicai who had just taken refuge in Dao to the civil and military who had just surrendered to him.

Just as described in history, Guo Jia and Xun Yu, who are friends with Xi Zhicai, both had a flash of joy on their faces after seeing Xi Zhicai, as for Chen Gong, although he didn't know Xi Zhicai, he also greeted each other with a smile, without the slightest abnormality.

Guo Jia, who has a somewhat bohemian personality, walked to Xi Zhicai's side at this time and said with a smile: "Hahahaha, Zhicai, Zhicai, I didn't expect that even you would be under the lord's command, this is really a great joy worth celebrating." ”

& Filial piety! ”

Looking at Guo Jia's unorthodox appearance, Xun Yu snorted lightly, and after reminding Guo Jia to pay attention to the occasion, there was also a smile on his face that could not be concealed, including both because of the joining of his friends and the joy of getting another talent for Cao Cao.

Of course, the addition of Xi Zhicai made Xun Yu think of something he didn't expect, that is, to recommend his friends and classmates to join Cao Cao and work for Cao Cao.

Seeing the scene of the four strategists under his command getting along in harmony, Cao Cao still felt very relieved in his heart, after all, at this time, the world was in turmoil, and what he needed most was to unite as one, not like the civil and military forces under Yuan Shao's command, one by one infighting, and finally led to the collapse of the huge Yuan Shi forces.

>> Okay, Fengxiao, this wine is indispensable to yours, now give me a retreat. After Cao Cao coughed slightly, he glanced at Guo Jia with some tears and laughter, and asked him to retreat.

Guo Jia's personality is dissolute, but he can still distinguish between priorities and priorities, so after Cao Cao's words fell, Guo Jia did not do much, but returned to his position.