The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 157

"Wen Ruo?" Seeing that no one spoke, Cao Cao fixed his eyes on Xun Yu, one of his right-hand men.

Xun Yu, who was sitting on the right, immediately straightened his body, looked at Cao Cao, then turned to the crowd, and said slowly: "Liu Xuande is the hero, and he has a great talent like Chen Ziming to use him. His climate is not the master's ability." The only enemy."

"Combined attacking Liu Bei in the coming year is the strategy of judging Zhengnan. If the other princes can work together, it will be easy to destroy Liu Bei."

"But now the world is chaotic, the princes have their own thoughts, and there is no feasible strategy for a joint attack. We will compromise our own strength and marry clothes for others."

Xun Yu shook his head lightly, not optimistic about the strategy of jointly attacking Liu Bei.

"How do you explain Wen Ruo's words? Although Liu Xuande is strong, he is by no means an enemy of millions of us." Cao Cao asked Xun Yu in confusion.

"My lord, everyone, do you remember that in the second year of Chuping, the four armies attacked Qingzhou together? At that time, Liu Xuande's army was only 30, and there will be no more than a few people. We sent out all the troops, but they all returned without success."

"Now that Liu Xuande has full wings, occupying the land of the three states, he can have 50 soldiers, strong generals are like clouds, counselors are like rain, his strength cannot be called strong."

Xun Yu stopped, sorted out his thoughts, and then continued: "Looking at the other princes like us, Sun Jian of Yangzhou is now leading an army to attack Kuaiji, and he is allied with Liu Bei to ensure the stability of the rear. He will never offend Liu Bei at this time. He will not attack Liu Bei's land with us, so you can go all the way."

"Yuan Shao of Jizhou and Bingzhou has more than [-] mercenaries. After the autumn harvest this year, there will be plenty of food and grass, but his goal is Youzhou, and he has no intention of dividing troops to attack Qingzhou from the west. Yuan Shao can send up to [-] troops to Chenzhou. Besides, it will not enter Qingzhou. You can also go this way.”

"Yuan Shu of Yuzhou, you all know very well that you will lose your nature, forget righteousness when you see profit, and be short-sighted. Chen Ziming once said that it only takes one emissary to withdraw his troops. There is no lie. Last year, the Lord's army captured the two counties of Yuzhou. He will definitely hate the lord, will the lord dare to conspire with this person? You can also go this way."

"But now, in the land of Xuzhou, Liu Bei's garrison army is [-] people. Xu Shu, Zhang Jai, Gao Lan, Zang Ba and others are guarding it. They must not be taken lightly."

"The area between Nancheng and Mount Tai also has [-] troops defending the lord, and the Nancheng is guarded by a good general Zhang Liao. Everyone knows his ability. How can we break it?"

"Qingzhou is where Liu Bei ruled, with an army of 15 people, and the general Guan Yu is in charge. Jizhou Yuan Shao cannot be broken."

"In this way, if the lord attacks Liu Bei, he will face Xuzhou and Qingzhou Liu Bei's army of nearly 30 people alone. Everyone, do you have a strategy to defeat the enemy?"

After Xun Yu finished speaking, he sat back to his original position and said nothing more, but his meaning was very clear, that is the strategy of jointly attacking Liu Bei, which was just a joke.

After Xun Yu finished speaking, there was another silence in the hall. They all knew that what Xun Yu said was right, and they also understood that Cao Cao's strength was far from that of Liu Bei's. Facing Liu Bei's two states alone, there was no chance of winning.

"Wen Ruo's words are very true, but I can wait for Liu Xuande to become bigger. Yuan Benchu ​​faces Liu Bei alone, and he is by no means his enemy. If Liu Bei stands firm in Youzhou, I will be in danger." Cao Cao is also a person who has a heart for the world. I am willing to watch Liu Bei grow up day by day.

"My lord, it is true that Liu Bei cannot be allowed to develop like this, and should be restrained a little." Xi Zhi, who has not expressed his opinion, took a deep breath and looked at Cao Cao.

"Zhicai, do you have a clever plan?" Cao Cao looked at Xi Zhicai with hope in his eyes.

Seeing that Cao Cao valued him so much, Xi Zhicai showed a slight blush on his pale face. After slowly adjusting, he began to offer advice to Cao Cao.

"My lord, there are people like Chen Ziming defending Youzhou now, who is stronger than Gongsun Zan, and Yuan Shao dares to attack, so he must have a clever strategy to defeat the enemy."

"Yuan Shao's current strength is much weaker than last year's. If there is no foreign aid, he will not be able to capture Youzhou. Looking at the world, the only ones who can support Yuan Shao are the three northern clans."

"Yuan Shaoding wanted to attract the three tribes from the north to attack Chen Ziming in Youzhou, and let him run around quite a bit, consuming Chen Ziming's troops. Then he would lead a large army into Youzhou, and he would be able to easily take the land of Youzhou."

"This strategy is an absolute one. If Chen Ziming can't defend against the three northern tribes, Youzhou will be devastated and its strength will be greatly reduced. Even if Yuan Shao can't win Youzhou in the end, Youzhou will become Liu Bei's burden instead of help. "

"And Liu Bei claims to be benevolent. If the three northern tribes attack Youzhou, he will definitely order Chen Ziming to resist the invasion of the three tribes at all costs. In this way, it will give Yuan Shao a chance to occupy Youzhou."

"And the key to this plan is to cut off all foreign aid from Youzhou, and the only one who can do this is the Lord."

"That's why Shen Zhengnan proposed the strategy of the four princes attacking Liu Bei together. He must know that the Lord will not miss this opportunity to weaken Liu Bei, and he also knows that neither Sun Jian of Yangzhou nor Yuan Shu of Yuzhou can do it."

"My lord, even if this is Yuan Shao's calculation, sending troops to attack Liu Bei will not bring much results, but he will still send troops, because the lord also needs to take this opportunity to weaken Liu Bei's strength."

When Xi Zhicai said this, his face was even paler than before. Xi Zhicai was already weak and sick.

"My lord, I have a plan to break this situation." After Xi Zhicai had a rest, he spoke slowly.

"Zhicai speak slowly, I'm not in a hurry." Cao Cao said hurriedly but said that he was playing Zhicai.Regarding Xi Zhicai's physical condition, Cao Cao knew very well that the doctor in his hands was not capable of curing such a disease, and the only way was to let Xi Zhicai rest more.

If it weren't for the fact that this matter was too important, he wouldn't have asked Xi Zhicai to discuss it.

"My lord, I'm fine." Xi Zhicai thanked Cao Cao softly for his concern, and continued: "My lord's situation is very bad now. In the north there is Yuan Shao who occupies the land of two states, and in the west there is Liu Bei who occupies the land of three states."

"Both of these two are stronger than the lord. If these two people are allowed to develop like this, it will cause an irreparable situation for the lord."

"Now, my lord can't let these two continue to grow, and my lord's strength is limited, so it's really unwise to send troops to attack these two."

"Eliminating the threat of these two people can not only weaken the strength of the two, but also strengthen oneself, and both can be used together."

"And the dispute between Yuan Shao and Liu Bei in Youzhou is a good opportunity from the Lord. Normally, the two of them would not allow the Lord to grow stronger. But at this time, the two of them have too much time for themselves, and the Lord can do things cheaply."

"My lord, you can promise Yuan Shao that you will send a large army to attack Liu Bei in the coming year, and you can also send someone who can speak to Yuan Shu, and tell him that your lord wants to share Liu Bei's land with him. Let him send troops to attack Xuzhou, and my lord to attack Qingzhou."

"He is short-sighted and has a high self-esteem. He will definitely send out a large army to attack the land of Xuzhou. At that time, the Lord's army will occupy all the land of Yuzhou."

(End of this chapter)