"According to the information received, Yuan Shu's son Yuan Yao has been active on the battlefield recently, under the command of a young general named Zhou Yu."

Xi Zhicai thought of Zhou Yu's achievements on the battlefield in Xuzhou, and faintly felt a little uneasy. This son's command ability is a little too amazing, and he is only seventeen years old, if nothing else, he will definitely become a famous general.

"Previously, Zhou Yu was under Sun Jian, active in the Xuzhou battlefield, and had many small battles with Xuzhou. Zhong estimated that Yuan Shu wanted to borrow Tao Qian's hand to hone these young generals. ”

Cao Cao smiled bitterly: "Yuan Highway really has a long-term view, and has begun to cultivate the next generation!" Let a group of hairy boys lead the troops to fight, and he can really do it. In the end, it is rich and rich! ”

Xi Zhicai nodded: "Yuan Highway is so risky, he dares to let these boys lead the army alone, it is indeed bold." But that's our chance. ”

Normally, even if you train juniors, you will often put them in the position of deputy general or staff officer, and let them fight with experienced generals. Wait until a few years of training, and then release them to lead the army alone.

And there are really not many people like Yuan Shu who came up and pulled their group of boys who had not yet reached the age of weak crowns into the battlefield. That is, Yuan Shu has confidence in Zhou Yu, and he does not spare his troops, so he can do it.

Zhou Yu and others fought against Tao Qian in Xuzhou for more than three months, and their results were quite good, but they did not appear on the battlefield in Xuzhou for half a month. According to Zhongde's news, they were sent to Yuzhou by Yuan Shu. ”

Cao Cao's eyes flashed: "Yuan Highway is doing death!" Do you really think Liu Bei is Tao Qian's soft egg? Regarding Yu Zhang Fei, I'm afraid that Zhou Yu and others will not return. ”

Cao Cao had seen the strength of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei with his own eyes under the Tiger Prison, and Lu Bu could be defeated, and the role of these two was at least forty percent or more. Tao Qian's subordinates have no generals who can be used, so even if they send these boys to go through the experience, they dare to do this in the face of Liu Bei, who has Guan Zhang? Cao Cao could only say that Yuan Shu's brain was pumped.

Xi Zhicai smiled: "Yuan Highway is not as stupid as the lord thinks. With the lord here, Liu Bei definitely didn't dare to send all Guan Zhang out. Yuan Shu's letter of friendship with the alliance may have been sent to Liu Bei. ”

"Moreover, Lujiang Sun Jian and Jiangxia Zhang Liao have always been stationed at the border, and if something happens, they can kill Yuzhou within a day. Yuan Highway has left enough back hands, and Liu Bei may not dare to act rashly. ”

Cao Cao sneered: "He wants to contain Liu Bei and let me Cao Cao grow!" Could it be that in his opinion, my Cao Mengde's threat is not as good as Liu Bei's? ”

Cao Cao's heart was full of anger, when did he become inferior to Liu Bei in Yuan Shu's eyes? It's ridiculous!

Xi Zhicai sighed lightly: "Lord, now I'm afraid I'm really no match for Liu Bei." ”

"Yuzhou is the top three existence in the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, and Liu Bei, who occupies this place, can pull out an army of 200,000 at any time. And my Yanzhou, not only has the smallest geographical area, but also is poor, with no more than 100,000 troops under the command of the lord. ”

Cao Cao said disdainfully: "So what? Guan Daniel Zhang is brave, but not a man's bravery. And Liu Bei did not have many wise men under his command, and Yuzhou was not under his control. Even if he is given 200,000 troops, can he command them? ”

Cao Cao is indeed qualified to despise Liu Bei so much, after all, he is not like Liu Bei, who can only rely on Guan and Zhang. He is a fierce general under his command, and his good strategy is like rain, as long as he makes up for the lack of troops, he dares to fight even if he is Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao.

"The lord is right, Liu Bei is indeed just a temporary trouble, there is no need to worry. However, this person can become a pawn that we can use against Yuan Shu. ”

Liu Bei was born from the grassroots and has too many weaknesses. One of the simplest weaknesses is networking and information.

"When Liu Bei first arrived in Yuzhou, he would definitely not know that Yuan Yao was under Zhou Yu's command. If his subordinate Guan Zhang kills Yuan Yao, what do you think Yuan Shu will do? ”

Cao Cao knew the importance of Yuan Yao in Yuan Shu's heart, if something happened to Yuan Yao, I am afraid that Yuan Shu would fight with Liu Bei desperately. Then you can sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and wait until the other party loses and loses yourself, and then go up to pick up the cheap and reap the benefits of the fisherman.

"But how can we guarantee that Liu Bei kills Yuan Yao? Yuan Shu must have left a lot of backhands by Yuan Yao's side. ”

Xi Zhicai said: "As long as Guan Yu and Zhang Fei shoot together, they will definitely be able to take down Yuan Yao, and we can also help each other secretly." Lord, we can make friends with Liu Bei, explain the benefits, and withdraw the defenders in the direction of Yuzhou to appease Liu Bei's heart. ”

In addition, Tao Qian and others in Xuzhou may also be able to see the situation of Liu Bei and Yuan Shu. The lord can send someone to contact Tao Qian, and ask Tao Qian to send troops to garrison in the direction of the Lujiang River to contain Sun Jian, who is the closest to him. ”

Cao Cao said worriedly: "I'm afraid that with Tao Qian's character, he won't do this to offend Yuan Shu." ”

Xi Zhicai said confidently: "Don't worry, my lord, Tao Qian has been cut by Yuan Shu with a soft knife, and he has long been dissatisfied. Although he didn't dare to fight Yuan Shu to the death, he would definitely be happy to make some trouble for him. ”

"On the bright side of this time, the three of us are jointly calculating Yuan Shu, even if Yuan Shu suffers a dark loss, he can't do anything. After all, it is impossible for him to defeat our three alliances, and Liu Yan is squatting in Xishu! ”

"Liu Bei and Tao Qian must be happy to do this to weaken Yuan Shu, but they have been constantly harassed by Yuan Shu. And afterwards, after Liu Bei learned about these things, it was too late. ”

Xi Zhicai is planning to take advantage of the situation. Yuan Shu's strength and scoundrels had already caused Liu Bei and Tao Qian to be extremely dissatisfied. Now, as long as Cao Cao secretly contacts him, it is very likely that three alliances will be formed to weaken Yuan Shu with the momentum of the Central Plains. After that, Yuan Shu's anger will be handed over to the unlucky Liu Bei to bear!

After listening to Xi Zhicai's plan, Cao Cao nodded excitedly: "Zhicai, your plan is very good, let's arrange it after we take Yanzhou!" ”

Xi Zhicai has a great plan, if everything is really as he calculated. In the end, Yuan Shu eliminated Liu Bei, and I am afraid that he will not be able to fight Cao Cao. At that time, Cao Cao can occupy Yuzhou without much effort, and Yuan Shu will be greatly injured, and he will have to recuperate for at least two or three years.

Cao Cao can take advantage of the situation to take over Xuzhou and Qingzhou, quickly unify the Central Plains, and form a strong trend with Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao. After that, maybe you can take advantage of the fierce battle between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zhan to wait for the opportunity to take Jizhou. Or go west to Guanzhong and take Chang'an and Xiliang.

Strategists are good at their own side, some are good at internal affairs, some are good at local strategies, and Xi Zhicai is good at the general trend.

From the very beginning, he focused on the whole world, laid out everywhere, did not seek gains and losses at one time and one place, but fell everywhere, trying to control the direction of the general trend of the world.

Cao Cao's foundation is weak, if he wants to move thousands of pounds in four or two and fight big with small, in addition to taking every step steadily, he must also always pay attention to the general trend, pry the general trend, and pull down the princes who are running too fast.