The book is picked up again.

After hearing this, Li Zhi smiled bitterly and said, "At the beginning, Zai Xia had indeed controlled Nanyang.

But since entering Luoyang, he has been feared by all sides.

If you continue to control Luoyang, I am afraid that you will be slandered and rebelled.

In desperation, he could only give up Nanyang in pain. ”

"Alas......" Cao Cao sighed after hearing Li Zhi's words, and said with a regretful face: "It's a pity! ”

After Li Zhi shook his head, he said calmly: "If there is a gain, there must be a loss!"

If it weren't for the timely abandonment of Nanyang, I'm afraid that the position of hussar general would not be in the next place.

Although the first emperor was a little mediocre, he attached great importance to his throne.

But whoever can threaten his throne, he will not be relentless!

Therefore, if this person who can fight well in the next place has the rich land of Nanyang, I am afraid that it will attract the jealousy of the first emperor!

In this respect, there are no disadvantages to giving up Nanyang! ”

"......" Cao Cao nodded after being silent for a while and said, "You're right, okay, I don't have to worry about this matter later."

Brother Xingzhi, let's talk about other forces. ”

"Other forces ......," Li Zhi said after pondering for a while, "If you talk about it again, you will have to talk about Ma Teng and Han Sui of Xiliang."

The two of them each occupy half of Xiliang, supporting each other and guarding against each other, which can be regarded as equal.

The most important thing is that Xiliang's road to the Central Plains was blocked by Dong Zhuo, so they were not considered a threat for the time being. ”

Here Li Zhi paused, picked up the wine glass and took a sip of wine, moistened his throat, and continued: "If you go further, you have to talk about Yanzhou......"

When it came to Yanzhou, Li Zhi glanced at Cao Cao intentionally or unintentionally.

Because in the original history, Cao Cao relied on Yanzhou to make his fortune.

However, when Cao Cao heard Li Zhi say that Yanzhou was together, he didn't have any special performance, because he didn't know that Yanzhou should belong to him.

Cao Cao saw that Li Zhi stopped when he talked about Yanzhou, so he asked curiously: "Why didn't you say it?" Is there anything special about Yanzhou? ”

"Huh? No no no ......" After hearing Cao Cao's words, Li Zhi immediately came back to his senses, sorted out his thoughts, and continued: "Yanzhou is in chaos in modern times!

Although Liu Dai, the state pastor, can also be called a powerful figure.

However, when the princes joined forces, he lost a lot of troops.

After going back, he was attacked and defended by the Yellow Turban army, so he only owns half of Yanzhou now.

And the other half of Yanzhou was occupied by the Yellow Turban Thieves! ”

"Walk slowly!" After Cao Cao heard this, he immediately interrupted Li Zhi's words, and asked with a puzzled face: "Brother Xingzhi, did you just say the Yellow Turban Thief?"

When the Yellow Turbans rebelled, didn't you kill all the Yellow Turban thieves? Where did this army of yellow turbans come from? ”

Hearing this, Li Zhi smiled bitterly and said, "This is a mistake in the next place.

When he faced off with Zhang Jiao for the first time, he used an over-fire attack to destroy Zhang Jiao's army.

However, when cleaning up the battlefield, I didn't find Zhang Yan, the general under Zhang Jiao!

At the beginning, I thought that Zhang Yan might have died and could no longer be found.

But I didn't expect him to cheat to death and get out!

Moreover, he also found the Yellow Turban Army and became their leader. ”

"The Yellow Turban Army?" After Cao Cao heard this, he was even more puzzled and asked, "Where did the Yellow Turban Army come from?"

When he was in Julu, didn't the virtuous brother already kill all the Yellow Turban army? ”

"No," Li Zhi shook his head. said: "The Yellow Turban Army that went to Julu to participate in the war was all the elite of the Yellow Turban Army.

The old and weak women and children in the Yellow Turban Army stayed in their respective base camps.

After the Yellow Turban Army, which went to Julu to participate in the war, the remaining old and weak women and children saw that their knowledge was not good, so they gathered together to keep warm, gathered in one place, and hid in the mountains.

These people are about a million people?

Although these people are all old and weak, women and children, if they are well integrated, they can always find 100,000 soldiers who can fight.

And Zhang Yan was originally Qu Shuai, and after he found these old and weak women and children, he naturally became the leader of this army.

Subsequently, he selected an army of nearly 100,000 and recruited some bandits.

After he gathered 200,000 people, he attacked Yanzhou.

And it happened that at this time, when Dong Zhuo was in trouble for the world, Liu Dai, the state pastor, went to participate in the princes' discussion of Dong.

Therefore, when he was unprepared, Zhang Yan took a gap and occupied half of Yanzhou.

After Liu Dai returned to Yanzhou, it was too late!

Because of the heavy losses caused by participating in the princes' discussion of Dong, he did not have many soldiers and horses in his hands.

Therefore, he can only barely resist Zhang Yan's crusade now.

It seems that it won't be long before the entire Yanzhou will be taken by Zhang Yan for himself! ”

"Damn!" After Cao Cao listened to Li Zhi's explanation, he hit the cases in front of him fiercely, and said through gritted teeth: "It's really hateful that a mere ant thief dares to occupy the land of my Han Dynasty!" ”

Speaking of this, he turned his head to look at Li Zhi and asked, "Brother Xingzhi, since you know that the Yellow Turban thieves have returned, why don't you send troops to fight them?" ”

When Li Zhi heard this, he glanced at Cao Cao with a smile, and said: "It's not that I don't want to crusade, but I want to give Yanzhou to Brother Meng De." ”

"For my brother?" Cao Cao asked with a shocked face, "Isn't Zhang Yan about to occupy Yanzhou?" How is this sent? ”

"Huh!" Li Zhi chuckled and said, "This has nothing to do with Zaixia.

If Brother Meng De's clever means can settle down Xuzhou in a very short time, then Brother Meng De can calmly attack Yanzhou.

Although Zhang Yan was indeed able to take down the entire Yanzhou in a very short time.

But he is a yellow turban thief, and he doesn't know how to govern at all, nor does he know how to reassure the people.

Therefore, after he occupies Yanzhou, he will definitely expropriate on a large scale and make the people under his rule miserable!

When the time comes, as long as Brother Mengde's army arrives, the people of Yanzhou will definitely greet each other.

At this time, as long as Brother Meng De wins a few more battles, he will be able to expel Zhang Yan from Yanzhou! ”

Speaking of this, Li Zhi's words changed, and after taking a sip of wine calmly, he said: "Of course, if Brother Meng De doesn't have the ability to pacify Xuzhou in a short period of time, then I'm afraid this Yanzhou will be cheaper to others."

And the most likely person is Yuan Shao!

He was relatively close to Yanzhou, and he had already pacified his rule.

Maybe he will take a good look at Brother Meng De's flawless consideration of this gap in Yanzhou, and use thunderous means to quickly take Yanzhou! ”

After arriving here, he glanced at Cao Cao and said slowly: "Brother Mengde, you have to figure it out!"

If you can't take Yanzhou, then after Yuan Shao takes Yanzhou, he will see that he has occupied nearly four states!

When the time comes, it will be difficult for you to move Yuan Shaoke again!

And only if you take Yanzhou, will you have the ability and strength to wrestle with Yuan Shao.

Otherwise, you might as well quit this journey to dominate the world! ”

Cao Cao lowered his head, and after carefully savoring Li Zhi's words, he raised his head sharply, squinted at Li Zhi and asked, "Brother Xingzhi, is this a test you gave your brother?" ”

"Half and half." Li Zhi shook his head, nodded again, and said, "Although this is indeed a test, it is also a very practical problem!"

If you can't take Yanzhou, then your journey to dominate the world will probably end here.

Although Xuzhou can be regarded as a rich state, Xuzhou does not have a powerful army, and everything has to start from scratch.

But Yanzhou is different, after the disturbance of the Yellow Turban Thieves, the people of Yanzhou who are still alive have become very strong!

As long as an army is selected from among the people of Yanzhou, it must be an elite army!

Moreover, after you defeat Zhang Yan, you can also take the nearly 200,000 troops under his command for yourself!

Although these people are thieves, they have seen blood, and if they rectify it well, they are an elite division! ”

Speaking of this, Li Zhi looked at Cao Cao, thought of the future, and said: "After you occupy Yanzhou, there will be the granary of Xuzhou in the back, and the barracks in Yanzhou in front, so that you can attack and defend well!" ”

After finishing speaking, Li Zhi shook his head again and said, "And if you only occupy Xuzhou, then the soldiers under your command are not Yuan Shao's opponents at all!"

In this way, it is better to surrender early, and maybe you can get a good death. ”

"......" Cao Cao heard this, and after being silent for a while, he nodded, and there was no worry on his face.

Seeing this, Li Zhi scratched his forehead and asked with curiosity on his face, "Brother Meng De, why are you so bland?"

Aren't you afraid that Yuan Shao will seize Yanzhou before you? ”

"Why be afraid?" Cao Cao pretended to look at Li Zhi with curiosity on his face and asked, "After Yuan Shao occupies Yanzhou, will the virtuous brother of Xingzhi send troops to help his brother?" ”

When Li Zhi heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and after thinking for a while, he raised his head with a wry smile, looked at Cao Cao and said, "Brother Meng De was originally fighting this idea!" ”

"Alas......" Speaking of this, after Li Zhi sighed, he nodded helplessly and said: "Brother Meng De is right, after Yuan Shao occupies Yanzhou, he will indeed send troops to help Brother Meng De." ”

"Still......" After Cao Cao spread his hands, he said with a proud face: "Yuan Shao is a member of the family, and he will never agree to the virtuous brother's act of educating the world!"

And once Yuan Shao gets the world, the dream of the virtuous brother will be shattered!

Therefore, when Yuan Shao occupied Yanzhou, the virtuous brother should be more anxious than the brother! ”

Speaking of this, Cao Cao squeezed his eyes a little funny, and said to Li Zhi with salivation on his face: "Brother Xingzhi, you see, we now have a common enemy, Yuan Shao.

Otherwise, when Brother Wei goes to office this time, you will give Brother Wei an army of 100,000.

In this way, Brother Wei can stabilize Xuzhou while sending people to attack Yanzhou without delay.

And after Brother Wei takes Yanzhou, it will be difficult for Yuan Shao to take it back! ”

When Li Zhi heard this, he immediately rolled his eyes, shook his head, and said eagerly: "Brother Meng De, why do you always pay attention to it?"

When the princes begged for Dong, they had already given you tens of thousands of troops, so that you had finished the scourge, and now you still have the face to ask for an army again?! ”

"That's a mistake!" After Cao Cao heard Li Zhi's words, he said angrily: "You did give tens of thousands of troops to your brother.

But aren't you now taking the alliance of princes for yourself?

Those sixty or seventy thousand people are all elites of a hundred battles, can't they make up for your previous losses? ”

"......" Li Zhiyan blinked, then looked at Cao Cao with a shocked face and asked, "Brother Meng De, do you think that the sixty or seventy thousand troops left behind in Xia want to keep it for yourself?" ”

When Cao Cao heard this, he also asked with a shocked face: "Isn't it?"

If you don't want to keep them for yourself, then why did you disrupt them all, re-plan them, and hand them over to Brother Yun Changxian to practice? ”

"Huh......" After Li Zhi let out a long breath, he asked Cao Cao with a helpless face: "My brother Mengde, if you really want to take it for yourself."

Then why do you want the second brother Xiahou to be Brother Yun Changxian's deputy?!

Do you think that you can't even choose two deputies under your command, so you have to use the two Xiahou brothers? ”

"Forehead......" Cao Cao was stunned for a while when he heard this, then pointed to himself in disbelief, and stammered: "Difficult... Do you mean to hand over this force to your brothers? ”

"Nonsense!" After Li Zhi rolled his eyes, he said angrily: "If it weren't for the fact that the second brother Xiahou is really not good at training soldiers and horses, a certain family would have handed over this army to you a long time ago!"

And the reason why a certain family asked the second brother Xiahou to be the deputy of Brother Yun Changxian was to let them be familiar with this army and prepare for taking over the army in the future.

If Zai Xia really wanted this army, he would have disorganized all of them into the army below, how could he let them become an independent army?!

The most important thing is that when you go to Xuzhou to take office, you don't have a reliable army in your hands, how can you deal with those people from Xuzhou? ”

"Hehe......" Cao Cao blushed when he heard this, and after laughing embarrassedly, he picked up the wine cup, saluted Li Zhi, and said: "It's for my brother to spend the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, punish myself for my brother, and make amends to my virtuous brother!" ”

After finishing speaking, Cao Cao did not hesitate, drank the wine in his hand, and then he also showed Li Zhi the bottom of the empty glass.

After drinking, Cao Cao was afraid that Li Zhi would continue to taunt him, so he quickly changed the topic and said, "Brother Xingzhi, you have just said that the power of the land of the ten states, and what about the three states?" ”

Hearing this, Li Zhiyan looked at Cao Cao, whose face was flushed, and did not continue the topic just now, and followed his words and said, "Do you need to talk about the rest?"

The remaining three states are Yongzhou, Jiaozhou, and Xuzhou.

Most of Yongzhou was controlled by the subordinates, and a small part of the place was occupied by Dong Zhuo.

As for Xuzhou...... In the future, it will also belong to Brother Mengde.

Although Jiaozhou can be called a state, it is a small state with a vast area and sparsely populated population.

Jiaozhou is controlled by the Shi brothers, and there are only tens of thousands of old, weak, sick and disabled troops, so there is nothing to say.

In addition to these big forces, there are also some small forces left.

Among these small forces, there are a few people who should not be underestimated! ”

"Oh?" When Cao Cao heard this, he took his hand and said, "I want to hear it in detail." ”

"Ahem......" After clearing his throat, Li Zhi introduced: "One of them is Liu Bei!"

Although Liu Bei took refuge in Gongsun Chan on the surface, Gongsun Chan did not treat him badly and let him occupy his hometown Zhuojun!

After Liu Bei occupied Zhuo County, he made great efforts to recruit wise men and order the rule of Qi, and Liu Bei was also widely famous in Zhuo County.

So much so that today's Zhuojun only knows that there is Liu Bei, but not Gongsun Zhan!

Although there are only 30,000 troops under Liu Bei's command now, these 30,000 troops often go to the grassland to fight against foreign races, and they can be called veterans of a hundred battles!

And because he often goes to the grassland, the army under Liu Bei is all cavalry!

Moreover, Liu Bei is assisted by his brother-in-law Zhang Fei, and his strength cannot be underestimated! ”

"Liu Bei......" After listening to it, Cao Cao sighed with a melancholy face and said: "When the princes were begging for Dong, I could see that Liu Bei was not a person who was subordinate to others!"

As long as he is given a chance, he will definitely be able to take advantage of the situation, and now he has finally waited for the opportunity! ”

After saying this, Cao Cao shook his head and said, "Forget it, don't talk about him."

No matter how powerful he is, it is impossible for him to have the strength to dominate the world in a short period of time, so let's talk about others. ”

"......" After Li Zhi heard Cao Cao's evaluation of Liu Bei, he glanced at Cao Cao in surprise.

He knew Cao Cao, and he knew that although Cao Cao said it easily, he must have secretly written down Liu Bei in his heart.

Once he has the opportunity, he will definitely not be relentless!

Therefore, Li Zhi did not remind him again, and continued to introduce Cao Cao: "The second thing I want to talk about is Sun Jian. ”

"Wait a while......" As soon as Li Zhigang said the word Sun Jian, Cao Cao immediately waved his hand to interrupt, and asked with a shocked face: "Then Sun Jian is still alive?!"

When Lu Bu attacked, he disappeared without a trace, and his brother thought he was dead!

Could it be that he is now the leader of a faction? ”

When Li Zhi heard this, he nodded with a strange face, and then said with a smile: "Speaking of Sun Jian, I don't know how to evaluate him."

After escaping for his life, he returned to Jiangnan.

After he killed Yan Baihu, the thief who was rampant in Jiangnan, he occupied the magpie's nest and became the leader of the bandits.

Moreover, some time ago, he also captured Yuzhang and appointed himself as the county guard of Yuzhang.

Looking at the situation, he either wants to attack Jiaozhou, or he wants to occupy Yangzhou! ”

After saying this, Li Zhi's face was full of tears and laughter.

Even in these chaotic years, most of the princes were very interested in their face.

On the surface, most of the princes advertised themselves as loyal ministers, and any appointment would have people go to Chang'an to report to the little emperor.

It's just a formality, but at least it's superficial.

However, Sun Jian was an outlier among the princes!

He didn't think about getting an identity for himself at all, and after occupying Yuzhang, he didn't report it to His Majesty, and directly appointed himself as the county guard of Yuzhang.

It's hard to know what to say.