"In the words of Feng Xiao!"

After listening to Guo Jia's words, Li Li smiled appreciatively and praised him.

Then he sorted out his thoughts a little, looked at Guo Jia with deep eyes, and said slowly: "What Feng Xiao said is reasonable, analyzed thoroughly, and entered the wood. However, these are the current patterns and are not set in stone.

Feng Xiao is proficient in the art of war, well versed in the way of changes in the current situation, and knows that he does not judge heroes by temporary success or failure, and the situation in Xuzhou is like this.

Cao Cao sent troops to Xuzhou in the name of avenging his father, and he was justified as a righteous soldier and an upright teacher, so all the princes of the Central Plains watched coldly, and no one sent troops to rescue Tao Qian in Xuzhou. However, after he raised his troops and arrived in Xuzhou, he thought that Tao Qian was old and could force Tao Qian to give in and give up Xuzhou with only a thunderbolt, so that he could easily take the six counties of Xuzhou.

Unfortunately, the result was the opposite, Cao Cao led his troops to attack Xuzhou after the means were too brutal, every time he captured a city, he opened a killing ring, wantonly slaughtered the city, burned and looted, the atrocities were outrageous, so as to arouse the common hatred of the people of Xuzhou, unite as one, and swear to resist. This move is really clever but is mistaken by cleverness, and the result of a thought will be wrong, and the extremes of things will be reversed.

Cao Cao was so anxious and wanted to get Xuzhou so much that he slaughtered the city by unscrupulous means, ignoring the virtue of a good life in the sky, and forced Tao Qian and the people of Xuzhou to resist desperately! ”

Raising his eyes to look at Tancheng in the mist and rain, Li Li shook his head and said: "Cao Cao wants to capture Xuzhou now, unless he kills Tao Qian and captures all the cities in Xuzhou, he will not get Xuzhou." However, a momentary mistake does not mean that Cao Cao is unwise and incompetent. On the contrary, it is precisely because Cao Cao is too smart and too scheming. will lead to such a difficult situation as today.

And Liu Bei of the Plains saw Cao Cao's weakness of acting too radically and killing too much, and found that Tao Qian and the people of Xuzhou were trying their best to resist Cao, so he would make a desperate bet and dare to come to support Tao Qian with thousands of people. This is not a kind deed, nor is it benevolent and righteous, but he sees that Tao Qian is old and has few days left, and he is looking for a good opportunity to strengthen his strength while the war in Xuzhou is in turmoil. Otherwise, there are many princes in danger in the world, why don't he save others. But he led the crowd to help Tao Qian and Tao Gongzu, who are known as the style of the elderly. Because Liu Bei knew that as long as he helped Tao Qian through the catastrophe, Tao Qian would definitely thank him heavily, and would never let him contribute in vain and return empty-handed.

Apparently. Liu Bei's vision is very accurate, and the bet is right. Last year, he helped Tao Qian resist Cao Cao's army and invaded Xuzhou for the first time. After the war, Tao Qian not only provided him with a large amount of grain and grass. He also allocated him 4,000 Danyang elite soldiers, and tried his best to keep him in Xuzhou, and gave Xiapi City to Liu Bei's garrison to live in. ”

Speaking of this, Li Li couldn't help but lose his mind, and shook his head quite emotionally, and stabilized his mind a little. asked softly: "Feng Xiao might as well think about it, what is the difference between Liu Bei's actions and Cao Cao's?" ”

"Opposites, rivalry!"

Guo Jia blurted out without thinking, and explained in detail: "Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou. Seeing that the six counties of Xuzhou had been sparse for a long time, and the people had enjoyed peace for a long time, they used thunderous means to kill and coerce Tao Qian to surrender. However, Cao Cao's move did kill too much, too much, so he left a violent name for the people of the world. However, Liu Bei's actions were contrary to Cao Cao, earning enough to be in the name of benevolence and righteousness, showing a stark contrast between Cao Cao's tyranny and his Liu Bei's benevolence in front of the world. If Tao Qian can escape this catastrophe this time and keep the six counties of Xuzhou alive, then the person who will profit in the end is not him Tao Qian, let alone Cao Cao, but Liu Bei! ”

After Li Li's narration, Guo Jia found that what he said along the way of the lord's train of thought was very likely to become a reality in the near future.

As long as Tao Qian can resist the siege of Cao's army, after Cao Cao withdraws his troops, the six counties of Xuzhou will be preserved, and the person who will eventually gain fame and fortune must be Liu Bei. If this is the case, after the battle of Xuzhou is over, Liu Bei will definitely be famous all over the world, and it will also be a good name and a name of benevolence and righteousness. In addition, Liu Bei will also establish a benevolent reputation in the minds of the people of Xuzhou, and may even be recognized by the Xuzhou clan and become the second person in Xuzhou after Tao Qian.

As soon as he thought of this, Guo Jia couldn't help but exclaim: "Lord, if Xuzhou Tao Qian can resist Cao Cao this time and finally force Cao Cao to retreat, then Liu Bei may gain fame and fortune and gain a firm foothold in Xuzhou." Even 、、、 wait until Tao Qian's death, Liu Bei is likely to replace Tao Qian and win the six counties of Xuzhou. Of course, if Tao Qian is defeated, Liu Bei will not have such a good thing as fame and fortune, but will fall back to the reputation of being unable to block the car with a mantis arm. If this is the case, then Liu Bei's rush to help Tao Qian will be a bamboo basket for nothing, and there will be no turning over machine since then; After all, he came from a humble background, had no food and no soldiers, and if he didn't have a good reputation, then he wanted to get ahead, it was wishful thinking.

And this time, Liu Bei led his troops to help Xuzhou, just to use this to play his own banner, success or failure in one fell swoop. If he succeeds, he will be among the princes, and he will become a prince all the way; If he fails, he will either die or continue to serve under Gongsun Zhan. At a time when the situation in the world was chaotic and unclear, Liu Bei led his troops to support Tao Qian, which was actually a big gamble. In this way, he is quite ambitious and courageous. The end is not to be underestimated! ”

Guo Jia's words really surprised Li Li, and he secretly exclaimed: "Guo Fengxiao is really good, he knows the whole leopard at a glance, and draws inferences from one another, and his judgment on Liu Bei is so accurate, he really deserves to be the top wise man in the world and the mastermind of a generation!" ”

Thinking of this, Li Li couldn't help laughing: "Hahaha! Feng Xiaocai, today's words are extremely insightful and far-sighted. After the battle of Xuzhou is over, Fengxiao's words will be verified. However, I believe that Feng Xiao is not wrong, Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou, and if he succeeded, it was just a matter of it; If it fails, it will fulfill Liu Bei's name of benevolence and righteousness, and let Liu Bei, who has been dormant for many years, soar to the sky and become famous all over the world! ”

After a pause in his tone, Li Li said thoughtfully: "The celebrity Xu Shao once said: Cao Mengde is a capable minister who rules the world and a hero in troubled times. Facts have proved that Cao Cao is indeed extremely extraordinary, he was able to escape with his whole body when he failed to assassinate Dong Zhuo, and when the princes formed an alliance to defeat Dong Zhuo, he led his troops to chase and kill, but he was ambushed but finally saved the danger. Over the years, he has occupied most of Yanzhou step by step in Yanzhou, and has become the second largest force in the Central Plains after Yuan Shao of Jizhou. If this development continues, in a few years, he will be able to match Yuan Shao's strength, and even later become the first prince of the Central Plains. Therefore, in my Li Li's heart, the weight of Yanzhou Cao Cao is far heavier than that of Jizhou Yuan Shao.

Compared with Cao Cao, Liu Bei of Zhuojun is also not to be underestimated, let alone ignored. However, this person's current foundation is shallow, and what he is doing is speculative, and his foundation is far less stable than Cao Cao's. Therefore, Liu Bei is not enough to worry about at present, even if he can get Xuzhou from Tao Qian in the future, it is not easy to keep Xuzhou. Others don't say it for the time being, Cao Cao alone can't tolerate Liu Bei sitting and reaping the benefits, and vows to send troops to capture Xuzhou.

Therefore, in recent years, Xuzhou is afraid that it will not be peaceful, such a big piece of fat is placed here, who does not worry about the princes from all walks of life, even I, Li Li, have coveted Xuzhou for a long time! It's a pity that we are too far away from Xuzhou, and the whip is beyond our reach, so we can only sit and watch the other princes compete for fat, but we are powerless and sigh. But that's fine, let them fight, as for who can have the last laugh in the end, they have to rely on their own strength to speak! ”

"The lord is high." Guo Jiashen nodded approvingly and said: "At present, we are in a corner of Xiliang, and we are indeed beyond the reach of the states and counties along the Yangtze River, and even the Chang'an Imperial Court does not have much influence on the Jiangnan area, and the Yellow River and the mighty Yangtze River have greatly weakened the deterrent power of our Xiliang Army to the princes of the world." This time, the lord traveled to Jingyang and Yangzhou, in addition to taking a walk and taking a look, there should be other purposes. Otherwise, the Lord has a lot of opportunities, how can he have time to travel in the mountains and rivers! Hehehe! ”

As he spoke, Guo Jia couldn't help but smile frankly, knowing that the lord Li Li's trip to the south this time was by no means as simple as traveling, and there must be deeper intentions.

Indeed, with Li Li's current status, who among the many princes in the world would have thought that he would dare to go out of the Xiliang realm and travel to the south of the Yangtze River. However, Li Li did so, and had already been to Hebei, Youzhou, and Henan, and set foot in Yanzhou and Xuzhou, and now he traveled to Jingyang and Yangzhou.

After the end of this trip, among the states of the Han Dynasty, there are not many states and counties that Li Li has not set foot in, and most of the remaining states and counties border Xiliang; If Li Li wanted to go to these neighboring states and counties, it would not be a travel, but to lead his troops to attack the city.

Seeing that Guo Jia was very curious about the purpose of his trip, Li Li smiled indifferently and said: "If you want to say the real intention of going south this time, in fact, I really don't have a special purpose, just to come to see the Yangtze River and see the customs and anecdotes of the states and counties along the river. Therefore, I did not lead the guards on this trip, and I traveled lightly and quickly, and came and went at will, without being fettered. However, if you can encounter a fortunate thing like the Zhen family caravan before, then naturally the more the better, and those who come will not refuse. But I think that this kind of good thing can be encountered once or twice, it is already blessed by God, and if I want to encounter such a good thing again this time, I am afraid that it will be a little whimsical and daydreaming.

So the four of us don't have any luck this time, and we don't have to be burdened, just when we are busy and go out to enjoy the mountains and rivers, eat, drink and have fun. It is said that the north is strong and the south is beautiful, the scenery is beautiful in the south of the Yangtze River, the scenery is pleasant, and the women here are gentle and beautiful, Chu Chu is moving. In these troubled times, it is also a great blessing in life to be able to have a glimpse of the scenery of Jiangnan and meet the talented and beautiful women of Jiangnan for a while. Hehehe! ”

Seeing that the lord Li Li's expression was relaxed and not fake, Guo Jia couldn't help but sigh, and his heart, which had been suspended, finally stabilized and completely relieved.

After all, there are only four people in the southbound group this time, and the strength is weak, in case something as dangerous as Jizhou happens again, the safety of the lord Li Li is a big problem, and the good luck is unpredictable, and it is unknown whether he can escape with his whole body. Therefore, Guo Jia could not help but be concerned about the true intentions of Li Li's trip, if Li Li really had other ideas, he would speak out to stop it, or make preparations in advance, and try to avoid the territory of the stronger princes, so as not to have an accident.

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