"Alas!"

While Xi Zhicai was pondering, Cao Cao suddenly sighed and said in a deep voice: "When I first saw Yuan Chang in the past, I also regarded him as a sycophant. However, now I know that such a performance at that time was just to hide people's eyes and ears, pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger. If I had known this, I should have taken it under him that day, or, alas, what a pity!"

Or what, Cao Cao didn't continue, but all the people present were Cao Cao's henchmen and cronies, just looking at the cold light in Cao Cao's eyes, he knew what it meant. It is normal for someone to die in the midst of the chaos. As for receiving Yuan Chang under his command, Cao Cao, as a hero, is naturally confident that he can check and balance Yuan Chang, so that Yuan Chang can't jump, at least not like Yuan Shao, who dares to divide the land on his own territory and become the king. Think about it, even a big bull like Sima Yi's father and son didn't dare to jump under Cao Cao's nose, how could Yuan Chang have the confidence to fight against Cao Cao? Yuan Chang was able to make a fortune, thanks to the fact that he was a traverser and had the advantage of foresight, if it came to resourcefulness and political consciousness, Sima Yi was enough to throw Yuan Chang off ten streets.

"My lord doesn't need to worry!"

Xi Zhicai comforted him, with a faint mockery on the corner of his mouth, and said softly: "It is true that Yuan Chang is the rival of the lord, but now it is Yuan Shao who should be worried." Looking at Yuan Chang's actions, he will definitely not be a person who is willing to be subordinate, but it is a pity that Yuan Shaozhi is very talented, and he doesn't know how to lure the wolf into the room. ”

"Haha!"

Cao Cao laughed, and his previous regret dissipated in an instant. As a famous hero, Cao Cao is not afraid of anyone's challenge, and it is even more wonderful to have an opponent. Otherwise, it is a depressing thing to be cold in high places. For Yuan Shao, who can foresee his former friend and future opponent, will be deflated. Cao Cao felt excited when he thought about it, as wonderful as eating a popsicle on a dog day.

Seeing Cao Cao's expression, Xi Zhi smiled slightly. As the military advisor of one side of the force, the nominal number one strategist, in addition to giving advice, must also give his lord firm confidence.

is like Lu Su under Sun Quan of Eastern Wu. As Sun Quan's confidant, the number one lackey strategist. After Cao Cao captured Jingzhou, Sun Quan, a monarch who had enough defense and insufficient capture, thought of surrendering to Cao Cao for the first time, and had no shame at all, forgetting how his father and brother struggled to seize the territory of Eastern Wu. Even if the military officials under his command were divided into two factions, most of them chose to surrender to Cao Cao. At this time, the lackey strategist who was Sun Quan's confidant stood up to strengthen Sun Quan's confidence. He should fight Cao Cao to the death, not surrender. In the end, Sun Quan also decided to join forces with Liu Bei to go to war with Cao Cao, rather than surrender to Cao Cao. If Sun Quan chooses to surrender, the stirring turmoil of the Three Kingdoms may also be lost in the long river of history, and it is unknown what the direction of history will become.

Lu Su persuaded Sun Quan to go to war with Cao Cao. Part of it is the duty of a courtier, and a lot of the reason is for himself.

Sun Quan as a force. It is possible to open the country and become the emperor, so the status of Ta Lusu after Sun Quan became the emperor is self-evident. However, if Sun Quan surrendered to Cao Cao and became a nominal king, what status would he have in Lu Su, and how would he display his talents? And Zhuge Liang was the same. As long as the world is peaceful and the people can live and work in peace and contentment, without having to suffer from war, it is the best benevolence and righteousness. But. Zhuge Liang wanted to choose Liu Bei, who was poor and white, to help Liu Bei establish his own power and divide the world with Cao Cao, also for his own status and to display his talents.

Otherwise, where did the famous Prime Minister Zhuge come from?

Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang are also of the same nature, both for their own status and to display their own abilities. However, Sima Yi can endure more than Zhuge Liang, so Sima Yi dragged Cao Cao to death and Zhuge Liang to death, and in the end, Cao, Liu, and Sun worked hard for most of their lives, but they cheapened the Sima family and became the biggest winner, which has to be said to be a ridiculous thing.

"Lord, although it is Yuan Shao who needs to worry now. However, the lord should also strengthen his careful listening to Yuan Chang. Xi Zhicai said a word, and after Cao Cao listened attentively, he continued: "Yuan Chang united with Liu He this time to repel Karasuma and Eastern Xianbei and other foreign races, one is that Yuan Chang is for the righteousness of the Han people in the Central Plains, and does not associate with other races; ”

"Strategist, what else is the reason?"

Without waiting for Cao Cao to ask, Xiahoudun hurriedly and eagerly asked, looking like a student full of curiosity, which made Cao Cao extremely satisfied. Xiahoudun was also extremely emotional in his heart, a military advisor is a military advisor, and this IQ is incomparable. I have watched the art of war for so long, in the Spring and Autumn Period, and I only saw one of the reasons after racking my brains, and the military advisor casually said three reasons, it seems that I still have a long way to go, and I have a long way to go!

Cao Cao also looked at Xi Zhicai with a little doubt, and the two reasons put forward by Xi Zhicai were naturally seen by Cao Cao at a glance. As for the third reason, Cao Cao also had some worries in his heart, but he was left behind in an instant. As a hero, Cao Cao also has his own self-confidence.

Sure enough, Xi Zhicai said with a serious expression some of Cao Cao's concerns. Moreover, compared with the previous two reasons, Xi Zhicai seems to pay more attention to the third reason.

"Lord, there is another reason, that is, the combat effectiveness of Yuan Chang's soldiers and horses, and the lord must be guarded against. ”

Listening to Xi Zhicai's words, Cao Cao frowned and pondered. And more strategists and generals in the hall all showed a look of disdain, speaking of combat effectiveness, who do Cao Cao's soldiers need to be afraid of? Not to mention that they can be a hundred, or even more tiger and leopard riding elites, as far as Cao Cao's surrendered Qingzhou Yellow Turban, after the training of the generals under his command, it is also several times stronger than ordinary soldiers, and a Qingzhou Yellow Turban under Cao Cao can definitely defeat more than three regular soldiers of the Han Dynasty. And those chiefs, Bai chiefs, and captains are naturally more strong.

Cao Cao's army only looks at ability, not qualifications and identity, which is also the reason why Cao Cao can dominate. Although Liu Bei is the same, however, in the end, there are too few talents under his command, and. Most of those capable generals also have a lot to do with Liu Bei, like Guan Yu, Zhang Fei will not talk about it; Liu Feng is Liu Bei's righteous son, Mi Fang is Liu Bei's brother-in-law, Wu Yi Liu Bei's brother-in-law, it seems. It seems that the generals who can lead a party are all close relatives of Liu Bei, but Ma Chao, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong and other generals have not received such a status, which makes people feel that Liu Bei has a feeling of cronyism. As for the Eastern Wu forces, the generals who lead the side are more of the children of the Sun family, and there is no need to elaborate on the inside story.

Cao Hong jumped out even more. said disdainfully: "Strategist, why do you need to grow the ambition of others to destroy your own prestige." Yuan Chang has some ability and has to admit that he has lost his eyes, but if it is said that the combat effectiveness of the soldiers and horses under his command, the soldiers of the lord are definitely not weaker than him. If Yuan Chang is not convinced, he will definitely be beaten. ”

Most of the generals in the hall also reacted the same as Cao Hong, in terms of combat effectiveness, Yuan Chang's soldiers. They only have hehe.

However, Xiahoudun showed a thoughtful expression. Since Xi Zhicai has put it forward, it will naturally not be untargeted, so what is the reason for the military advisor to say this, what is there that he has not seen? Xiahoudun will never give up any time for studying.

Cao Cao had some clues, and he didn't think very clearly for a while. looked at Xi Zhicai at the moment, and asked respectfully, "Military Division." Why do you say that?"

Cao Cao also knew that the drama would not be untargeted, if Cao Cao was given some time to think, Cao Cao would be able to figure out the reason. However, now that Xi Zhicai has come up with it, Cao Cao naturally won't waste his brain cells thinking about that.

"My lord. Please forgive your subordinates for being disrespectful!"

Xi Zhicai clasped his fists and saluted, and then asked: "Lord, if you put yourself in your shoes, think about it." If the lord is Yuan Chang, aside from the national righteousness of the Han people in the Central Plains, there is also the problem of Youzhou governance. Does the lord choose to let Karasuma, Eastern Xianbei and other alien races help him attack Gongsun Zhan, and wait until they are both defeated before making a move, or do he choose to attack the alien race first, and then deal with Gongsun Chan with a backhand?"

Cao Cao pinched his chin and thought for a moment, and then replied with some clarity: "Naturally, the former is chosen, so as to reduce the casualties of our army, so that this is the best choice." ”

"Yes!"

Xi Zhicai nodded, and continued to say with a solemn face: "The alien race is barbaric and brutal, and the combat effectiveness is indeed extremely strong, under normal circumstances, even with the advantage of weapons and armor, it is extremely difficult for my Han soldiers to defeat the alien soldiers one-on-one. Not to mention the tens of thousands of alien soldiers, even more brutal. According to the news from the spies, the troops of Yuan Chang and Liu He were similar to the forces of the alien race, and in the end, the troops of the alien race suffered heavy losses, while Yuan Chang's troops were almost undamaged, and most of the losses were the troops recruited by Liu He. In addition, there was also news from the previous lord's fine work that new weapons and armor appeared in Bohai County, which were more sophisticated than the weapons and armor used today, and it could be considered that Yuan Chang spent a huge amount of money to create them for elite soldiers. Now it seems that this is just the standard equipment of Yuan Chang's soldiers. With strong combat effectiveness, coupled with the equipment of elite equipment, the combat effectiveness of Yuan Chang's soldiers and horses should obviously not be underestimated. ”

Hearing what Xi Zhicai said, Cao Cao's face finally became serious.

Previously, there was news from the fine work in Jizhou, saying that Yuan Chang, the Taishou of Bohai County, had invented more sophisticated equipment. Cao Cao was still very skeptical, Yuan Chang, a seventeen-year-old child, could invent more sophisticated equipment? If it was invented by an experienced craftsman, Cao Cao would not doubt it, but as for Yuan Chang, Cao Cao had to doubt it. Now, according to Xi Zhicai's analysis, it seems that the sophisticated equipment invented by Yuan Chang should be true. As a military strategist, Cao Cao naturally knew the importance of equipment. The reason why the Han people have always been able to suppress the alien race is not because of the problem of equipment, the alien race does not even have basic iron weapons, let alone use it to build weapons and armor? Therefore, now that it is determined that Yuan Chang has more sophisticated equipment in his hands, Cao Cao will not pay attention to it. Let's just say that Cao Cao himself, who spent a lot of money to build a tiger and leopard horse, can be invincible, thinking that all the soldiers under Yuan Chang's command are sophisticated weapons and armor, Cao Cao shuddered.

Cao Cao was already thinking in his heart, whether he could take the manufacturing method of the new equipment into his own hands, and at the worst he would have to grab a few craftsmen back.

"Well, listening to what the military advisor said, I knew that I had underestimated Yuan Chang a little before. After the incident in Xuzhou, we should pay more attention to Yuan Chang. ”

Cao Cao accepted Xi Zhicai's suggestion very sincerely.

Subsequently, Cao Cao put aside Yuan Chang's affairs and discussed the war in Xuzhou. Now, because of Yuan Chang's affairs, the war in Xuzhou said a few words casually, and Tao Qian was not taken seriously at all. If Tao Qian knew, he didn't know if he would cry.

After the generals and strategists retreated, Xi Zhicai stayed.

Xi Zhicai hesitated for a moment, and after secretly apologizing to Guo Jia in his heart, he said to Cao Cao with a resolute expression: "Lord, my subordinates know that the lord has attached great importance to Yuan Chang. However, the subordinates still have to advise the lord, and they must regard Yuan Chang as the number one enemy, and they must not be despised in the slightest. Otherwise, the lord will be harmed. ”

What Xi Zhicai said was so serious, he couldn't allow Cao Cao to be the slightest bit relaxed. Hurriedly looked serious, and asked puzzledly, "Strategist, why did you say this?"

"Ahem!"

Xi Zhicai coughed, his body trembled, a little tired color appeared on his face, and he said solemnly: "Lord, there is something that my subordinates don't hide from the lord." His subordinates are seriously ill, and he has seen it in Langzhong, but he has not had a few years, and he doesn't know when he will die. The subordinates did not spare their lives, but they regretted that they could not assist the lord to complete the great cause. Don't be in a hurry, and please listen to your subordinates. ”

Seeing Cao Cao's look of horror, Xi Zhicai hurriedly stopped Cao Cao's move to call Langzhong.

Originally, his subordinates knew that their lives were short, so they had already chosen a successor for the Lord. However, not long ago, the subordinates knew that the person had already joined Yuan Chang. ”

"Oh!"

Cao Cao's face showed curiosity, "Who is that person, who deserves to be like this?"

Xi Zhicai nodded with a serious face, and said in a deep voice: "My subordinates and this person are childhood friends, and they are both students of Yingchuan Academy. This person's name is Guo Jiazi Fengxiao, and his subordinates often talk freely with Fengxiao about wine and discuss major events in the world. Knowing that he has a strategy in his belly, he often compares himself to Zhong Leyi, however, according to the eyes of his subordinates, although the talent of Feng Xiao cannot be compared with Zhong Leyi, Jiang Taigong of Weixing Zhou for 800 years, and Zhang Zifang of Wang Han for 400 years!

"What, there are still such people in the world?"

Cao Cao shouted with a shocked face, it is common for literati to be light, and now all the drama Zhicai praise Guo Jia so much, in addition to making Cao Cao pay more attention to Yuan Chang, it also shows that Guo Jia really has such talent. (To be continued.) )

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