Most of the people who buy lottery tickets are poor, and the rich prefer to do some business that makes money safely, because they have a lot of money, and there is no need to gamble in order to get to the sky. The poor have little capital, and it is difficult for them to make money and become rich by making money, so they often choose to use small to make a big profit. This is the case with Yuan Shu and Cao Cao now.

Cao Cao wanted to take advantage of his certain preparation and advantages to fight with Yuan Shu and suppress this southern overlord. But Yuan Shu doesn't pick up the stubble, Lao Tzu can win Xiliang's game steadily, why should he fight with you for something unimportant? I don't make much money if I win, and if I lose, I'm a blood loss.

Needless to say, the Son of Heaven and the hundred officials are completely like waste for Yuan Shu. has been planning the creation of the jade seal in the hands of Gongsun Zhan, planning to make Gongsun Chan the emperor and completely smash the prestige of the Han Dynasty, how can Yuan Shu care about this so-called orthodoxy?

And Chang'an, for Yuan Shu, is indeed like chicken ribs, it doesn't matter if there is it or not. Tongguan and Bishui Pass are in the hands of Cao Liu, what can he do if he takes Chang'an? and can't attack Si Li, but he has to guard against Cao Liu's attack from time to time. As for the wealth of Chang'an, please, is Yuan Shu short of money and food? This thing is so rich that it is all oily, okay? It's just a Chang'an city, and Yuan Shu doesn't look at it at all.

In contrast, Xiliang's strategic location, a large number of war horses, and vast grasslands were extremely important to Yuan Shu, and they must be taken. Originally, Yuan Shu planned to occupy Chang'an first, and then take Chang'an as the foundation, occupy Liangzhou in the west, and Cao Liu in the east. But Cao Cao and Liu Bei were so fierce that Yuan Shu simply gave up Chang'an for safety, and used Chang'an to slow Cao Liu's footsteps, and first take Xiliang.

"Yuan Highway!" Xi Zhicai sighed.

"He behaves like a mediocre master, looking ahead and looking backwards in everything, and striving to be safe. If you are born in a reckless manner, you must be a dull person. But he was born in the Yuan family! Alas! ”

Xi Zhicai didn't know what to say, such a "mediocre" person, but it made him feel terrified and desperate, the other party was too stable!

It's like Sima Yi facing Zhuge Liang, I know that you are stronger than me, I just don't fight, anyway, I can afford you can't afford it, see what you can do? Anyway, there is a big gap between the two sides, and the Shu Kingdom will die if it is consumed.

Guo Jia, Jia Xu and others were actually like Xi Zhicai, and persuaded Yuan Shu not to be too intimidating, such a big advantage should be played head-on. But Yuan Shu said directly, the other party did not have the first move, there were too many back hands, and the winning rate of the frontal group was less than ninety percent, don't fight, we are all big late, and the four-point push will slowly consume and win. Anyway, there is a big gap in equipment, and the opposite side is full of back-handers, as long as it is obscene, the opposite side will not dare to fight with us.

For this kind of idea, Guo Jia, Jia Xu and the others rejected it at first, jokingly, how could this reflect the skills of these top king-level strategists? As long as you play well in the early stage, you can win the silver up! But then it turned out that, well, that's a good idea. We are playing in the rankings, not matching, in order to score points, it is good to win.

These arrogant strategists were bent by Yuan Shu in this way. In fact, this is the truth that those who are good at fighting have no outstanding military exploits, no matter what tricks are used, it is risky, and it is the king to directly crush them head-on when there is an advantage.

"Yuan Highway seems to be cowardly and modest, but he is indeed a master in this position. If he continues like this, I'm afraid that no one in the world will be able to pull him off the horse. This person is even more difficult to deal with than Yuan Shao. Cao Cao's heart was cold.

If Yuan Shao is indecisive, hesitating between courage and cowardice, then Yuan Shu is completely cowardly.

"Yuan Benchu was decisive and had no plans, he did big things and spared his life, and forgot his life when he saw small profits. And it places too much emphasis on its own fame and authority, and likes the art of weighing. Although there are many wise and resourceful people under his command, they are-for-tat, and the Yuzhou family and the local family in Jizhou are also powerful, and there are too many weaknesses. Even if they control the land of Hebei, we have a chance to win. But Yuan Shu.." Xi Zhicai is also very helpless, in the face of the shrinking Yuan Shu, Xi Zhicai has a sentence Ma Maipi doesn't know whether to say or not, is there such a fight for the world? Who is the disadvantage, I don't dare to fight!

The two were silent for a long time.

"What's next for the lord? Will it continue westward or not? Xi Zhicai asked.

Cao Cao smiled bitterly: "Westward? How to move westward? Not to mention that there are no more than 10,000 cavalry in our army, how much role can they play in this Xiliang. Liu Bei is now estimated to have planned to withdraw his troops. ”

Liu Bei's figure and information flashed in Xi Zhicai's mind: "This person is quite like a high ancestor, Corporal Lixian and Chana Yayan, but he is also as conservative as Yuan Highway, and he lacks decisiveness." According to his character, I am afraid that he is indeed going to withdraw his troops. ”

"Liu Bei is indecisive, in a desperate situation but does not know how to fight to the death, it will be difficult to succeed in the future, so there is no need to worry." Cao Cao said disdainfully.

Cao Cao was really disdainful of Liu Bei's behavior of sticking to Yuzhou and refusing to fight Guanzhong. If he had stood on that position, he would definitely not hesitate to abandon Yuzhou and take Guanzhong, in order to become the trend of Western Qin, and then fish in troubled waters when the situation in the Central Plains changes.

Don't look at Liu Bei's current appearance, his power is almost comparable to Cao Cao, but he is now a turtle in the urn, if he can't escape the cage of Yuzhou, he can only wait for death.

"Lord, Yuan Shu has retreated, and we can't retreat." Xi Zhicai said solemnly.

"Why, now that we have no power to plot against Xiliang, what's the benefit of stopping? We only have two months of food and grass left on our trip! Cao Cao was puzzled.

He didn't want to stop Yuan Shu from taking Xiliang, the time and place were not there, and he didn't have the strength to fight Yuan Shu at all. In the middle of winter, the battle line is so long, the logistics cannot be guaranteed at all, and there are only tens of thousands of cavalry under his command, what can he do in this vast Xiliang?

"Lord, we are retiring now, what should Xiliang do? What to do in Chang'an? Yuan Shu acted so calmly, retreating step by step, do we still have a chance to win? Xi Zhicai asked.

"Yuan Highway is different from Yuan Benchu, Yuan Benchu was busy with Hebei affairs, and he sat back and watched our development without care. And Yuan Highway is no worries, has been eyeing us, every time we take a step in the Central Plains, Yuan Highway has to take the opportunity to get more benefits from us, if Yuan Shu is so let to win Xiliang, the lord will take the Central Plains in the future I don't know how much risk to take. Although our army was not well prepared this time, the problem of Yuan Shu was also very big. ”

"Whether it is the lack of cavalry or the difficulty of Shu Dao, it is a weakness that Yuan Shu cannot make up, and it is not difficult for us to drive Yuan Shu out of Liangzhou by uniting Ma Teng and Han Sui. Most of the 100,000 troops of Yuan Shu were foot soldiers, no different from our army, so the foot soldiers of our army were also a force to be reckoned with. If Liu Bei joins, our winning rate will be even greater. ”

Cao Cao frowned and said, "Yuan Shu has tens of thousands of troops around Chang'an City, how many troops should our army send?" And how to convince Liu Beijun? ”

"The strong walls of Chang'an City are high, and it is enough to have 20,000 foot soldiers led by General Xiahoudun, as for Liu Bei's side, Zhong has his own way." Xi Zhicai said confidently.

"It's not easy to convince Liu Bei, an indecisive person."

Although Liu Bei is indecisive, he is not a person who does not know the general situation, and he is clear about the situation at this time, but he lacks a little courage. As long as he is given a certain amount of confidence and benefits, this person will definitely take the bait. ”