In the northern part of Chenliu County, Yanzhou, Lu Bu rode on the neighing red rabbit horse, holding the Fang Tian painting halberd in his hand, and a pair of tiger eyes stared ahead, as if he had cast over this place and saw the endless wilderness of Bingzhou.

Unexpectedly, he Lu Bu followed Ding Yuan to the south a few years ago, wanting to make a name for himself in the Central Plains, but now, he can only return to the state in disgrace.

At this moment, beside Lu Bu, Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, and Chen Gong were all there, looking at Lu Bu's face, Chen Gong stepped forward and said: "Wenhou, don't worry, Cao Jun can't stop us along the way, we can definitely return to Bingzhou safely." ”

Lu Bu's eyes were on Chen Gong at this time, and finally sighed and said, "Gongtai, I'm not worried about this, but I feel a little emotional. Back then, I vowed to make a name for myself in the Central Plains, but now I have been beaten and returned to the state, and I am ashamed of these sons who have followed me for many years. ”

"Wen Hou doesn't need to be so worried." Looking at Lu Bu, Chen Gong said: "Now that the Central Plains is not fighting in chaos, Yuan Shu, Sun Jian, Liu Bei, Cao Cao and others are fighting everywhere, and staying in the Central Plains at this time is actually not a good choice. At this time, we can take this opportunity to return to the state, accumulate strength, and just wait for the chaos in the north, then we can attack, and then let the world know the prestige of Wenhou. ”

After listening to Chen Gong's words, Zhang Liao asked, "What does Gongtai mean?" ”

Chen Gong said: "Although the population of Bingzhou is not large, it is rich in cavalry, and Bingzhou is connected to Jizhou and Youzhou. Now Jizhou is Yuan Shao's territory, and Youzhou is Gongsun Zhan's lair, these two will have a bloody battle within a few years, if Yuan Shao wins, we will take Youzhou, if Gongsun Chan wins, we will take Jizhou. As long as we have accumulated enough strength in the state, as soon as the north changes, it will be the time for us to return again. ”

Lu Bu smiled when he heard this: "It is a great blessing in my life to have the help of the public platform, and with the public platform, there will be a day when I Lu Bu will return to this Central Plains." ”

In a carriage behind Lu Bu and the others, Diao Chan and Mu Shuang sat opposite each other.

Mu Shuang looked at the junior sister in front of him and sighed slightly: "Senior sister, do you really identify this Lu Bu?" Now there are many people in the sect who are disappointed in Lu Bu and want to give up. ”

Diao Chan looked at Mu Shuang with a pair of beautiful eyes and said, "Then why doesn't Senior Sister leave?" ”

Mu Shuang smiled slightly at this time: "I still can't hide it from you, junior sister, although Lu Bu is defeated by Cao Cao now, but I don't think this is a bad thing, Chen Gong has chosen a good path for Lu Bu, and Lu Bu is not without opportunities in this battle in the world." ”

Mu Shuang looked at Diao Chan at this time and said, "Senior sister, don't worry, I will bear the pressure of the sect for you, you just need to help Lu Bu win the world, as long as Lu Bu occupies a place in this world again, those old stubborns in the sect will change their minds." ”

Diao Chan gave a salute to Mu Shuang and said, "Diao Chan, thank you, Senior Sister." ”

When Lu Bu had already set out from Chenliu and was preparing to forcibly pass through the defense area of Cao's army in the north to go to Bingzhou, at this time in Puyang, Yanzhou, Cao Cao also gathered a group of civil and military forces under his command to discuss their next strategic plan.

At this time, Cao Cao's command can be regarded as a combination of civil and military affairs, in addition to Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Xiahou Xuan, Xiahou Yuan, who were originally born in the Cao family and Xiahou family, Wenchen's side and Xi Zhicai, Xun Yu, Cheng Yu, Chen Qun, Man Chong, Mao Jue, Han Hao and others, as for Guo Jia and Xun You, who were originally the second of Cao Wei's five schemes, have not yet come to Cao Cao's command at this moment, Guo Jia is living in seclusion in Yingchuan at this time, and Xun You is in Jingzhou. Of course, Yuan Yao didn't know the whereabouts of these two people, otherwise he would have attacked these two people a long time ago. And now, Xun Yu has begun to want to get these two people under Cao Cao.

Cao Cao's lineup of foreign surnames is also luxurious, with Dian Wei, Dian Jie, Li Dian, Le Jin, Yu Ban, Fang Yue, Zhang Yan, Lou Yi, Cai Yang and Yue Xi and others who are newly invested in Cao Cao's command. Among them, the strongest are Dian Wei and Yue Xi, both of whom are cultivators at the peak of the Ning Gang Realm, and they can fight with Lu Bu if they get it alone, and the two of them can force Lu Bu back when they join forces. This time, Cao Cao was able to defeat Lü Bu in Yanzhou, and Dian Wei and Yue Xi were the first to repel Lü Bu, and the two were highly valued by Cao Cao for this.

Looking at the group of civil and military officers in front of him, Cao Cao looked satisfied, with the assistance of so many outstanding people. Cao Cao is very confident in his future.

"Zhicai, Wen Ruo, now that Lu Bu has begun to break through our army's defense line, do you think you have to stop him?"

Xi Zhong and Xun Yu glanced at each other, and then Xi Zhong said: "Lord, Lu Bu has been defeated by us, and it is difficult to gain a foothold in Yanzhou, and now that Lu Bu is leading his troops north, he should want to return to Bingzhou, and Bingzhou is a barren land, so what can Lu Bu do?" ”

Cao Cao said: "Zhicai, then you mean to let Lu Bu go?" ”

Xi Zhong nodded and said, "Exactly, although we won the battle with Lu Bu this time, the loss was not small, since Lu Bu wanted to retreat, let him retreat." As long as we return to the state, it will be difficult for Lu Bu to threaten us. ”

Cao Cao nodded in agreement with Xi Zhong's opinion, and then asked, "Na Zhicai, Wen Ruo, what do you think we are going to do next?" Now that Yanzhou is in my hands except for Chen Liu, where will I develop next? ”

Although Cao Cao's strategists are like clouds, the most trusted by Cao Cao are Xi Zhong and Xun Yu, who are also the two with the highest status among Cao Cao's strategists.

At this time, Xi Zhong did not speak, and Xun Yu spoke: "Lord, today's plan should be to stabilize Yanzhou. Yanzhou has gone through several wars in the past few years, the people are living in hardship, we have now taken most of the area of Yanzhou, only Chen is not there, this time is not suitable for another war, but should develop people's livelihood and resume production. ”

Xi Zhong continued Xun Yu's words at this time and said: "As for the next development, my subordinates feel that they can look at Si Li. ”

"Si Li?".

Xi Zhong nodded and said: "Now Yuzhou has Yuan Shu, Jizhou has Yuan Shao, Qingzhou has Liu Bei, and Xuzhou is Liu Bei and Yuan Shu are competing, at this time, no matter which side to send troops, it is not a good choice, only the Si Li in the west is now controlled by Li Dao Guo Yan, the strength is the weakest, at this stage, westward is our best choice." Moreover, Li Dao Guo Yan still has the Son of Heaven in his hands, as long as we can hold the Son of Heaven in our hands, the general trend is on our side. ”

After listening to Xi Zhong's words, Cao Cao's eyes also flashed with a trace of scorching color. What Xi Zhong said is indeed Cao Cao's best development direction at present, which makes Cao Cao very moved.