"In other words, the position of general was given to Yuan Shao?" Playing with the carving knife in his hand, Chen Mo looked at the map and said with some regret: "It would be nice if my brother could hold on a little longer." ”

"Does the lord want to unite Cao Cao and Yuan Shao to fight?" Xu Shu nodded, Gongsun Chan in the north is basically abolished now, Yuan Shao is not in a hurry to kill Gongsun Chan now because he is afraid that the northern border will be unstable, and Gongsun Chan will be destroyed, but if you want to let Wuhuan and Xianbei people take advantage of the chaos to kill in, it will not be good for anyone.

"No, if possible, I want to kill Cao Cao first." Chen Mo shook his head, threw the carving knife in his hand, and nailed it to the location of Yanzhou on the map: "Under the enemy on all sides, he can still kill a way out, if he destroys Yuan Shu and Liu Bei one by one, it will be a situation of trapped dragon ascending to heaven, and it will be even more difficult to deal with." ”

"But if Yuan Shao is allowed to defeat Cao Cao, with the hope of the fourth and third princes of the Yuan family, I am afraid it will be even more difficult to deal with." Xu Shu frowned.

Now Yuan Shao has Jizhou, Qingzhou and half of Youzhou, but the strength is already very strong, if Chen Mo and Yuan Shao join forces to defeat Cao Cao, in addition to giving Liu Bei and Yuan Shu a chance to breathe, it is also to create a more powerful opponent, Chen Mo can get some benefits in this battle, and it is difficult to win Yuan Shao, when Yuan Shao has Jizhou and other places of money and grain in the rear, and holds Yanzhou and Yuzhou, the whole world, Yuan Shao will account for half, and then Chen Mo will be much worse than Yuan Shao.

"Yuan Shao is indeed strong now, but there are also many hidden dangers, and the bamboo slips sent by the fine work, Yuan Zhi has also seen it." Chen Mo sat up straight, looked at Xu Shu and smiled.

"I've seen some." Xu Shu nodded.

"What do you think?" Chen Mo asked with a smile.

Xu Shu thought for a while and said: "The reputation of the fourth and third princes is indeed terrifying, and Yuan Shao himself has both civil and military skills, today, if the population and military strength are counted, Yuan Shao should be the head of the princes, whether it is the lord or Cao Cao, it is inferior." ”

Yuan Shu is now driven to Huainan by Cao Cao, the earlier situation of the two Yuan fighting is no longer there, this can be seen from Yuan Shu and Liu Bei's dealings, although Yuan Shu still has strength, but the control of the rule is seriously insufficient, after Sun Ce crossed the river, the order to Yuan Shu can be delayed, before Chen Yu refused Yuan Shu to enter Shouchun, almost forced Yuan Shu homeless, how can there be the momentum of the original two Yuan Zhengfeng, now there are contacts with Liu Bei, but how long has Liu Bei been a pastor in Xuzhou?

No matter how big Liu Bei's ability is, but the lack of background can be seen by individuals, Yuan Shu has Yangzhou, Jianghuai and sufficient background, but he has a relationship with Liu Bei, who has just established himself in Xuzhou, and has not gained a firm foothold...... is indeed quite capable, you must know that at the beginning of the division of the princes, Yuan Shu's strength was above Yuan Shao, but now it is gradually replaced by Cao Cao.

On the other hand, Yuan Shao's development has become more and more smooth over the years, and after Han Fu was forced by Gongsun Chan to cede Jizhou, although he suffered a lot of losses in the confrontation with Gongsun Chan at the beginning, he relied on the Yuan family's family background to stabilize the situation.

In addition, Gongsun Zhan's heart is too big, and the situation is too big, giving Yuan Shao every opportunity to break through, and then killing Liu Yu, it is also a stupid move, even if you take Liu Yu away, it is better than killing it directly, it is not only the clan, Liu Yu's prestige, is Yuan Shao has to be in awe of three points, you are a side general, how dare you kill directly? By now, Yuan Shao has completely reversed, and it is only a matter of time before Gongsun Zhan falls.

"Needless to say, how strong Yuan Benchu is, everyone knows it, but what do you think of its drawbacks?" Chen Mo waved his hand, Yuan Shao is now in a good position, and his advantages are obvious, and he can see it by himself.

"There are many factions." Xu Shu hesitated for a moment, bowed down and said: "Yuan Shao's strategists are like clouds, and fierce generals are like rain, but the internal competition is also quite fierce, and the Jizhou Shi clan and the Yingchuan Shi clan calculate each other......

"It's just appearances." Chen Mo shook his head: "I, Cao Cao's subordinates all have such things, Yuan Zhi don't want to say that you don't know." ”

Chen Mo's subordinates now also have factions, such as Tang Yuan's Qingzhou scholars, Chen Mo's Yingchuan scholars who were recruited by various means, the scholars who were recruited in Tai Academy back then, the Bingzhou scholars, the Guan sergeants, and the Xuzhou scholars brought by Chen Yu, if you talk about factions, Chen Mo's subordinates are the most miscellaneous.

"But the lord can avoid a lot of disputes, although Cao Cao's side doesn't know, but judging from the intelligence, the faction dispute under Cao Cao is not fierce, but Yuan Shao ......" Xu Shu nodded.

"This is the difference, Yuan Shao, this person, the ability is not bad, although he has a prominent family background, but at the beginning his position in the Yuan family was a little embarrassing, but he can surpass Yuan Shu step by step, his ability is undoubted, but you have never gotten along with him, I don't know this person's character, he is scheming, if it sounds good, it is safe, but if it is not good, it is a lack of courage, so I tell you, when it comes to the major events of life and death, Cao Mengde and I, can make a decision within half a day, I dare not guarantee that it is absolutely right, but it will not be the worst, But Yuan Benchu can't, in this case, he will hesitate, care too much about the opinions of others and lose his own judgment, being a monarch, especially in this troubled world, this is a big taboo, maybe not see it now, but if he enters the Central Plains, this shortcoming will be more obvious. ”

Xu Shu listened carefully, this was the first time he had heard Chen Mo comment on the heroes of the world, and he was also a figure like Yuan Shao.

"The bigger the territory of others, the stronger it is, but if Yuan Shao only has Jizhou, he will not be much worse than me or Cao Cao, but the bigger the territory, the more chaotic he will be, so if Cao Cao is defeated and Yuan Shao takes the Central Plains, as long as we can stabilize the situation, we can gradually encroach on Yuan Shao." Chen Mo said with a smile, Yuan Shao's problem, he had seen it clearly when he was in Luoyang, and it was from that time that Chen Mo had the heart to be self-reliant.

Relying on others is never as good as relying on himself, which is also the reason why he voted for Dong Zhuo, if there was no Cao Cao, he might have taken Cao Cao's path, but Cao Cao went first, the Central Plains was so big, Chen Mo was not sure to kill Cao Cao at the first time, and he was somewhat unbearable in his heart at that time, so he chose to find another way, not to follow the path of the princes, but to bet that Dong Zhuo would be defeated soon.

He won the bet, with today's momentum, this road abandoned by everyone was also brought to life by him, so with the status of the overlord of Guanzhong today, the only regret is that the Son of Heaven was stolen by Cao Cao, otherwise, Chen Mo's situation can be stronger now.

Xu Shu nodded, in such a comparison, although Yuan Shao is the overlord of the north and the first prince today, if it comes to potential threats, it is indeed far worse than Cao Cao, no wonder Chen Mo wants to practice Yuan Shao first to destroy Cao Cao.

"But even if Cao Cao gives up the position of general to Yuan Shao, the lord can still join forces with Yuan Shao." Xu Shu was puzzled.

"Then Yuan Shao is also willing, now Cao Cao is probably also playing the same idea, wanting to unite with Yuan Shao to destroy me first!" Chen Mo said with a smile: "The positions of the three princes and the nine kings of the court are all in Guanzhong, and the general gave it to Yuan Shao, Cao Cao can't even get the position of the nine kings now, and he has the son of heaven, but he can't use it, so he naturally becomes the weak party, plus Xun Yu...... Alas~"

Thinking of Xun Yu, Chen Mo was a little distressed, if the old man Xun Shuang could die a few years later, he would take the old man to Guanzhong to pay homage for two years, this Xun Yu's connections are not all his own, but unfortunately, as soon as Xun Shuang died, Chen Mo and the Xun family were not so close, although Xun Di and Xun Biao voted for Chen Mo, but to be honest, although these two people are Xun Shuang's sons, they are both Qing talkers, and their abilities are far inferior to Xun Yu, so there is no way to help Chen Mo pull the connections of the Xun family.

Sometimes, Chen Mo is really envious of Cao Cao, there are many capable people under his hands, Xun Yu, Xi Zhicai, Cheng Yu, all have their own strengths, originally he wanted to pull the Yingchuan Chen family to his side through Zhong Xuan, but Chen Qun finally chose Cao Cao.

If you talk about talents, Chen Mo is naturally not bad, not to mention that Li Ru and Jia Xu around him are all first-class, even if Xu Shu, who has not yet graduated from school, now he has the ability to take charge of himself, plus he has been sent by Chen Mo to sit on one side, and there are Zhong Xuan and Wei Qi in the court, who have a good relationship with Chen Mo, and they are not completely loyal, but they are not ambiguous, and the talents in Chen Mo's hands are not bad at all.

But how to say it...... Other people's homes are fragrant~

Xu Shu understood that Cao Cao took the position of general in exchange for Yuan Shao's support, so that when Cao Cao cleaned up the surroundings, Yuan Shao might not send troops to Cao Cao, and Cao Cao was likely to join forces with Yuan Shao to deal with Chen Mo in the future.

The situation is not optimistic about Chen Mo.

Just looking at Chen Mo's appearance, he really didn't look too worried.

"The lord seems to have a bamboo in his mind?" Xu Shu said curiously, is there a solution to this bureau? Cao Cao is the Son of Heaven.

"If the two of them can form an alliance, I can naturally find someone to form an alliance." Chen Mo said with a smile: "Even if Cao Cao pacifies Xuzhou and destroys Yuan Shu, he is still the one in the middle, he joins forces with Yuan Shao, we join forces with Jiangdong, and Liu Biao can too." ”

Isn't it normal to have such a thing?

"Jiangdong Sun Ce?" Xu Shu said curiously, although Jiangdong is also full of forces now, whether it is Chen Mo, Xu Shu, or Li Ru and Jia Xu, he is more optimistic about Sun Ce, who has risen rapidly this year, this person has a bit of the capital of a king, and then frowned and said: "This person has a grudge against the lord to kill his father, I'm afraid it ......."

"As a prince, how can you abolish the prince because of personal grudges?" Chen Mo didn't care much, since he had become a prince, that person's grievances had to be put aside, if Yuan Shao and Cao Cao joined forces and didn't want to be annexed one by one, the others had to join forces.

"As far as you know, Sun Ce has a strong temperament, I'm afraid ......" Xu Shu was a little unoptimistic.

"Then change it." Chen Mo shook his head and said lazily: "I need to form an alliance with Jiangdong, but it doesn't necessarily mean to form an alliance with Sun Ce." ”

Although the method of assassination cannot be put on the table, and it may not be useful to the princes, Sun Ce is definitely an exception, in this regard, Chen Mo is very accurate in seeing people, and with Sun Ce's method of dealing with Jiangdong scholars, Chen Mo believes that there will be a large number of Jiangdong scholars who are willing to cooperate with him and change the lord of Jiangdong.