"Chen's army to defend our army is mainly in the direction of Langya relying on Jiwu Mountain, Taishan County, Dongping and Renchengguo direction to Mount Tai, Yanggu and other places to build a large number of dock forts, between these dock forts, separated by five miles or ten miles, like a small walled city, although there are not many soldiers and horses stationed, but it is enough to rely on the dock fort to guard for a while, and each other is called by the beacon fire and wolf smoke, no matter where it is attacked, there will inevitably be nearby troops to support, and in the area of Mount Tai, the defender will be Yu Sheng, this person is quite good at guarding, the minister thinks, if you want to break through the blockade of our army by the Chen army, I can only go to the area of Jiwu Mountain, not only is it quite far away from Chen Mo's core, but also because of it, if we can have a naval army to bypass this sea area, we can directly attack the East China Sea and attack this Zhang Suo Department from two directions. Qingzhou, Linzi, and Cheng Yu compared the operational map and explained the next strategic direction to everyone.

Although Cao's army lost a large area of territory, but the strength was concentrated, now it is only a Qingzhou, there are more than 200,000 soldiers and horses, this number, enough to set off a big war, as long as it can break through Chen Mo's defense line, it is absolutely no problem for Cao Cao to capture a state, even if Chen Mo is now in the Central Plains, but I am afraid it is difficult to come up with so many troops at once, Chen Mo's army has to defend Jianghuai, Nanyang, Guangling, Guanzhong and Xiliang, Bingzhou, Youzhou These places, although the territory is wide, but there are also many places to use troops.

Cao Cao and Xun Yu looked at the map and nodded frequently, Guo Jia on the side closed his eyes and did not participate in the discussion, his face was a little pale.

"Lord ......" the next person hesitated: "Our army has just suffered a big defeat, if the war starts again at this time, I am afraid it will make Qingzhou even more difficult to live, according to the following opinion, why not recuperate for a few years, and then fight with the Chen army after our army is strong?" ”

Guo Jia looked at this person when he heard this, shook his head and ignored him, Cao Cao and Cheng Yu didn't speak, only Xun Yu on the side shook his head with a wry smile and said, "If you don't want to, you can't." ”

The man was stunned: "What's the explanation? ”

"Our army only has one state, even if the cultivation is good, but Qingzhou's population and cultivated land are limited after all, but Chen Jun is rich in the Central Plains, Guanzhong, most of the world's territory, all of which are owned by it, our army cultivates, Chen Jun is also cultivating and growing, but our army is the enemy of Chen Mo's eight states in one state, I grow by one point, Chen Mo will grow by eight points, the longer it drags on, the more difficult it is for our army to compete with it; Rather than this, it is better to take advantage of Chen Mo's current instability in the Central Plains to unite Jiangdong and regain the Central Plains, only in this way can he compete with that Chen Mo! Xun Yu sighed.

Unless Chen Mo suddenly dies violently and Chen Mo is in chaos, if it drags on like this, the fall of Qingzhou is almost visible, which is why Cao Cao has not yet recovered his vitality, but has begun to deploy to continue the conquest.

"Our army is not without a chance of victory." Guo Jia on the side said leisurely: "Although Chen Mo is powerful, but now there is the Jiangdong Sun clan in the south, the Bashu Liu Zhang in the west, and the Liaodong Gongsun clan in the north. ”

"But now that our army is blocked by Na Chen Mo in all directions, it may be difficult for the messenger to reach Jiangdong." Someone frowned.

"We can't get out, but Koto can come in...... Ahem~" Guo Jia said at the end, suddenly coughed violently and coughed out a mouthful of blood.

"Is Feng Xiao okay?" Cao Cao hurriedly stretched out his hand to support Guo Jia, and said with a worried expression.

"Don't worry, my lord, I'll be fine for the time being." Guo Jia shook his head, but his face seemed to be whiter, his pupils were a little dilated, he fumbled and took out the porcelain bottle from his sleeve, opened the porcelain bottle with trembling hands, raised his head, and poured all the powder in the bottle into his mouth, which was much better.

"Although we are in a hurry, I believe that Jiangdong is also in a hurry, if Chen Mo is allowed to completely occupy the Central Plains, then the next step, whether it is west to Bashu or south to Jiangdong, in Jiangdong, it is a dead end, don't forget that there is Liu Bei in Jingzhou to block, Jiangdong is to want to enter Bashu, it is not as convenient as Liu Bei, our army and Jiangdong join forces, as long as Xuzhou can be taken again, there will be the power to compete with Chen Mo." Guo Jia gasped for a while, and then gasped.

"The words of filial piety are very true." Cheng Yu saw that everyone had a solemn atmosphere, and said with a smile: "Although Chen Mo is strong, but now he is busy with the new law, the Central Plains is different from Guanzhong, Chen Mo's former law, if he wants to implement it in the Central Plains, there is a lot of resistance, and the clans and gentry in various places will inevitably resist, this is our opportunity to regain the Central Plains!" ”

In order to avoid Chen Mo from easily getting the Central Plains, Cao Cao has governed the Central Plains over the years, mainly dispersing power to local clans, and therefore, Chen Mo wants to implement the new law of Guanzhong in the Central Plains, and the resistance is so great that I am afraid that it will be no less than the decisive battle with Cao Cao, and they still have a chance to turn the tables.

Having said that, the dispatch of 200,000 troops to the expedition was a big burden for Qingzhou, and fortunately, when Cao Cao retreated, he took away almost all the grain that could be taken away, and it also made Chen Mo have to mobilize grain and grass for disaster relief in disguise, giving Cao Cao a chance to breathe, otherwise with Chen Mo's situation at that time, even this Qingzhou may not be able to hold it.

Now that he has just stabilized, he is ready to send troops to retake the Central Plains, and if he wins, it will be a big mess, but if he loses, Cao Cao's family will be gone.

There are obviously many people who have the same mood as Cao Cao, Chen Mo's order has been transmitted to Jingzhou after the autumn, Liu Bei immediately told Sun Ce that this is Chen Mo's plan to divide the world, and the three counties of Jiangxia are the land of the Sun family, and Liu Bei will not be involved.

At this time, Liu Bei's primary purpose is to stabilize the situation in Jingzhou, and he naturally does not want to have another dispute with Sun Ce at this time, but Rao is so, this nail is also destined to be between Sun and Liu.

In the Moling General's Mansion, Zhou Yu took Lu Su to find Sun Ce.

"Lord, Chen Mo has now hit my Jiangdong with his idea, this letter of Liu Bei's move to be the pastor of Jingzhou seems to show weakness, but it is actually dividing our two families." Lu Su frowned at Sun Ce.

"How can I not know about this?" Sun Ce nodded and said, "It's just such a trick, it's too much to underestimate us." ”

"Bo Fu is broad-minded and has the ambition to swallow the universe, how does Bo Fu know that Liu Bei did not encroach on the heart of the three counties?" Zhou Yu asked with a smile.

"Oh?" Sun Ce frowned and looked at Zhou Yu: "Gong Jin's intention, do you want me to take this opportunity to attack Jingxiang?" ”

"Although Liu Bei's foundation is unstable now, if our army captures Jingxiang, can Chen Moyan sit idly by?" Zhou Yu said with a smile: "It's just that I don't want to attack Jingxiang, but I can't be negligent in taking precautions, I look at Liu Bei, this person, also has heroic ambitions, before the capture of Nanyang, is to seek a place to indulge, now Nanyang has not been captured, he wants to continue to develop, but the plotter, is nothing more than Jiangdong and Shu, no matter which one, for our army, it is not a good thing." ”

Sun Ce smiled when he heard this: "Liu Bei does have great ambitions, but unfortunately Jingzhou is a land of trapped dragons, and he will not be allowed to succeed." ”

Liu Bei wants to Tubashu, Sun Ce also wants it, Jiangdong has the advantage of the water division, and he can borrow the water division to directly take the hinterland of Yizhou, Liu Bei wants to take Shuzhong under Sun Ce's nose, but he thinks too much.

"It's just that in this way, if you take Bashu in the future, there will be a dispute with Liu Bei, and between Bashu and Jiangdong, Jingzhou is separated, even if our army captures it, it will be separated from the two places." Lu Su sighed on the side: "In this way, there are still swords and soldiers to move with Liu Bei, and I think that it is better to give up the original plan and seek the Central Plains than this!" ”

"Oh?" Sun Ce looked at Zhou Yu puzzled: "Gong Jin also means this?" ”

Zhou Yu nodded and said: "It is true, as Zijing said, our army now wants to seek Bashu, must take Liu Bei, but Chen Mo will not watch our army capture Liu Bei, but also make my Jiangdong suffer from the enemy on both sides, rather than this, it is better to unite Liu Bei, please Liu Bei to contain Nanyang, our army is now in Hefei, can unite Cao Cao and send troops to the Central Plains, seek Jiujiang, Runan and other places, the terrain of these two places is vertical and horizontal, just suitable for our Jiangdong naval army to come and go, the two are hilly and mountainous, the northern cavalry is quite limited here, it is suitable for our army to attack, If Cao Cao can send troops to Xuzhou, our army just out of Hefei to take Jiujiang, Runan two counties, in this way, our army and Cao Jun southeast united, although Chen Mo is strong, but the Central Plains is not as good as Guanzhong, now all the clans are dissatisfied with Chen Mo's new policy, if our army can join forces with Cao Jun to kill at this time, where it passes, the people around the country will inevitably greet each other, that is, it can not occupy the Central Plains, but at least Yuzhou, Shouchun, Guangling three counties of land. ”

"Guangling, ah......" Sun Ce was a little melancholy when he heard this, he fought no less than ten times here, but he was blocked by Chen Deng, and later set his sights on Jingzhou, also because he was beaten out of the shadow in Guangling.

"Bo Fu rest assured, as long as our army has to take Jiujiang, we can send troops on two fronts to take Guangling, and Cao Cao will not fight with our army because of a Guangling." Zhou Yu explained with a smile that he believed that Cao Cao would not turn against them because of Guangling, at least not until Chen Mo was still their common enemy.

As long as you take the land of Jiujiang and Runan, the next step is Yingchuan and cut off the connection between Luoyang and Nanyang, so that Nanyang will become an enclave, and Sun Ce will have more choices.

As for whether Liu Bei can take Shu during this period, it doesn't matter, if he can't take the best, if he does, he will try to drive Liu Bei out of Jingzhou, and after Jiangdong occupies Jingzhou, he can attack Nanyang, take Jingzhou and Yangzhou in his hands, and then plot the entire Yuzhou, and then he will be with Cao Cao and Chen Mo to divide the Central Plains.

As for who the final overlord of the Central Plains is, no one can guarantee this, but Zhou Yu is confident, as long as they do this, they will have enough strength to compete with Chen Mo.

"It's just that now Cao Cao is trapped in Qingzhou, and our army wants to join forces, but it is difficult to communicate." Sun Ce sighed.

"Cao Cao can't come out, but if our army sails into Qingzhou from the sea and coast, then Chen Mo can't stop it even if he wants to." Zhou Yu smiled.

"In that case, then get in touch with Cao Cao as soon as possible." When Sun Ce heard this, he smiled and said.