Chapter 251: A Game Within a Game
"Is our current strength enough?" Yuan Shu frowned.
The First Battle of Yizhou took away too many of his troops, and the army left in Jiangdong was only 100,000, although it was more than enough to cooperate with a large number of naval troops, but if you want to take Yuzhou, it is really difficult.
"In normal times, it's not enough. However, half of the army under Liu Bei's command has gone to Nanyang, so we can naturally try one or two. Jia Xu said with a smile.
"Cao Cao is now new to Xuzhou, and he shouldn't dare to act rashly, so it is not impossible for us to take Yuzhou by surprise. What's more, why didn't Cao Cao salivate for Yuzhou? ”
"But if Liu Bei learns that Yuzhou is missing, he will definitely abandon Nanyang to go to the rescue! Wouldn't that be the end of our plans? Yuan Shu said suspiciously. He didn't believe that Liu Bei would be so stupid, and he didn't even want a home for Nanyang.
"So! It is necessary for General Zhang Liao and General Wen Ping to involve that army. ”
"The other party's target is General Zhang Liao, we might as well use this as bait to lure him into the bait. I believe that with the ability of General Zhang Liao and General Wen Ping, with mental calculation or unintentionality, they can easily drag that army. ”
Yuan Shu frowned: "Wouldn't it be a bit risky to do this?" What if Wenyuan and Zhongye can't resist it? In that case, I will lose a lot even if I take Yuzhou! ”
"And we are new to Yizhou, and we will immediately make a move on Yuzhou before we have stabilized, is it a bit of a snake swallowing an elephant? That's a big step! ”
Yuan Shu has always disliked taking risks, especially in this kind of situation where he accidentally loses all the games with one move. What he likes most is to develop and grow himself steadily, and then use the general trend to crush the opponent in a royal way.
He couldn't accept this kind of risky behavior for a while, and if it failed, I'm afraid not to mention Nanyang, even Jiangxia and Jiujiang might fall part of it.
"My lord, in the current situation where all parties are anxious and Cao Cao has no time to take care of anything else, this is our best opportunity, otherwise it will be even more difficult to attack the Central Plains again in the future. It's also worth taking a little risk. Tian Feng persuaded.
"As for the safety of General Zhang Liao and General Wenpin, you don't need to worry about it. General Wenpin is good at guarding, and General Zhang Liao has repeatedly defeated the strong with the weak. There is also General Cai Mao to respond, and they can still retreat at the worst. ”
In Tian Feng's view, how can it be completely riskless to dominate the world? It's nothing more than a question of worthiness and unworthiness. In this situation, not to mention that it can completely occupy Yuzhou, at least it can also gain a foothold in the Central Plains.
And if it is defeated, it will only lose two counties at most. Like Jiujiang and Nanyang, the two counties in the north of the Yangtze River, Yuan Shu had already made a lot of preparations.
Most of the people were moved to Jiangnan, and Yuan Shu operated these two bridgeheads as military towns. Otherwise, it would be impossible for Wenpin to be so easy to do it.
Although it is a little distressing to lose this kind of territory, which is a strategic place and has little practical benefits, it will not affect the overall situation and will not hurt much.
Yuan Shu thought for a moment and nodded: "Indeed, I have some gains and losses. If we lose, we will completely extinguish the idea of attacking the Central Plains within a few years, but if we win, it will basically be easy for us to master the Central Plains. ”
"This kind of gambling can be tried, but we still have to be mentally prepared, first secretly move the people near Jiujiang, and then send General Jiang Qin to garrison, so as to ensure a way out. Moreover, I am worried that Cao Mengde has also calculated. If he also comes to mix a trick, it will be troublesome. Xun Yu said conservatively.
Although he saw through Liu Bei's plan on the surface, Xun You still had a trace of uneasiness in his heart. He always felt that there was Cao Cao's shadow behind this.
But after a little thought, he gave up on the ridiculous idea. Liu Bei had just cheated Cao Cao, how could Cao Cao help Liu Bei and do such a thing that was not beneficial to himself?
None of them could have imagined that there was such a demon as Xun Yue, staring at Yuan Shu deadly, and got an incredible news from the clues, and informed Xun. And Xun's trust in Xun Yue and Cao Cao's trust in Xun made Liu Bei and Cao Cao able to unite under the terrifying threat of Yuan Shu, and also dug a big hole for Yuan Shu.
This is something that no one else, including Jia Xu, one of the only three insiders, does not know. After all, who can believe that there are people like Xun Yue in the world?
"What Gongda said is reasonable, and it is better to be safe. Okay, since you all think so, let's take a gamble. Let's see what this Liu Daer is capable of? Yuan Shu finally decided.
"The lord is wise!"
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"Lord, Yuan Highway is as I thought, I was fooled." After reading the information in his hand, Xun Yue thought about it in his heart and concluded.
"Great! In this way, I can finally get rid of Yuan Highway's restraint! The excited expression on Liu Bei's face was overflowing.
"Zhongyu, if you can win this battle, you should be the first credit!" Liu Bei said with admiration.
Xun Yue has always been silent and inconspicuous by his side, and he thought that he was invited to be a mediocre talent! But thinking about the strength of the Xun family behind Xun Yue, he endured it. It doesn't matter if you are mediocre or not, as long as you can bring benefits to yourself and help yourself.
But I didn't expect Xun Yue to do so many things in one trip! From Cao Cao and Tao Qian, the empty gloves and white wolf got so many benefits, not to mention, even Yuan Shu could calculate a thing or two.
What kind of mediocrity is this! It's a demon! To be able to play with a group of wise men in applause is terrifying.
"The lord has a good reputation! Yue just found some information from some small things, and he didn't have much credit, so he didn't dare to take credit. Xun Yue said indifferently.
As a child of the Xun family, what has he never seen? These few rewards were not taken seriously by him at all.
He knew that this time he was able to successfully hide from so many people and play with many wise people to applaud, not because his resourcefulness was stronger than these people, but because of the asymmetry of information between the two sides. It was just a coincidence that he got the news this time, and this coincidence could not be repeated, so he was never complacent about it.
The current situation is like Yuan, Cao and Liu Sanfang are playing against the landlord, and Xun Yue accidentally saw Yuan Shu's cards. So he introduced Cao Cao's cards, which he was playing completely with two people with open cards, and the other party didn't know the other people's cards. If you can't win again, it can only be said that Liu Bei's cards are too bad.
Chen Qun on the other side looked at Xun Yue strangely, although he understood Xun Yue's resourcefulness and horror, it was impossible to reach this point! It is too unscientific to be able to fool Cao Cao who has just suffered a big loss and come to take the initiative to help!
The other party must be hiding something! Otherwise, this situation is certainly not possible.
"Lord, although Yuan Shu has taken the bait, I can't take it lightly. The group of elite soldiers and strong generals under Yuan Shu's command are not so easy to deal with, you have to be careful, lord. Other people tried their best to lose in the end by carelessness. Xun Yue advised.
This is the last chance he gave Liu Bei, and if Liu Bei becomes a possibility, he may have time to quickly unify the Central Plains and continue to participate in the next game. Otherwise, Liu Bei may have to say goodbye to the world.
"Zhongyu, don't worry, this time I have sent Ziyang and the two brothers and Shu Zhi to go together. With the four of them here, this plan is sure to be foolproof! Liu Bei said confidently.
"I hope so!" Xun Yue said in a complicated tone. For some reason, he had a faint hope that Yuan Shu would not be fooled.