Chapter 371: Yuan Shao's End Road

"Oh, what did Jing Luo say, Jing Luo's use of troops, the ability to command the army is even admired, he can say this, then this person must be really talented!"

"Zhong De thinks, should XX send troops to forcibly occupy Wei County?" Cao Cao asked.

"According to the opinion of my subordinates, this move is very inappropriate!" Cheng Yu replied.

"Why?" Cao Cao asked.

"First, we owe Youzhou several times a few years ago, and still haven't paid it off yet, if we attack Wei County this time, won't we lose the reputation of the lord and destroy the relationship between Youzhou, and second, now the main target of our army should be Xuzhou, Yuzhou, Nanyang, Sili and other prefectures and counties, our army should deal with Sun Ce, Zhu Yuanzhang and others, if you offend Youzhou at this time, it will be more than worth the loss." Cheng Yu replied.

"Makes sense! But such a good opportunity, I didn't get any benefits, it's really a pity! Cao Cao sighed.

"Has the lord forgotten the seven men and horses sent this time, isn't their purpose this time to make profits?" Cheng Yu reminded.

"Yes, yes, yes! Somebody almost forgot! Cao Cao suddenly realized.

"It's a pity that my first brother will have no successor!" Cao Cao suddenly sighed.

"Why did the lord say this?" Cheng Yu was puzzled.

"Now Yuan Shao's family and wife are all in the hands of the Youzhou army in Wei County, once the first brother is defeated, what do you think will happen to them! It is nothing more than beheading and exile, the end of being a slave and a slave. Cao Cao sighed.

After Cheng Yu listened to Cao Cao's words, he fell into deep thought, and after a while, Cheng Yu said to Cao Cao, "If the lord does not want the Yuan family to have no successor, he can ask Youzhou for Yuan Shao's family." ”

"Will they agree?" Cao Cao said hesitantly.

"Don't worry, my lord, they will give it!" Cheng Yu said confidently.

"Why do you say that!" Cao Cao was puzzled.

"They went through Yanzhou and attacked Wei County, shouldn't this kind of favor be returned?" Cheng Yu asked rhetorically.

"But isn't it enough for these seven people to get it?" Cao Cao continued to ask.

"Don't forget, my lord, this time our army did not fall into the well to attack Wei County, isn't this a love, our army's seven-way people and horses gained, but in exchange for the unattacked feelings, besides, we are swords, they are fish and meat, do they dare not give it?" Cheng Yu said confidently.

"Haha, it makes sense, it makes sense!" Cao Cao was instantly overjoyed.

"Lord, Lord Wang Meng, Lord Xizhong, General Ran Min asks to see you!" At this moment, the voice of the guard came from outside the big tent.

"Let them in!" Cao Cao replied.

A moment later, Wang Meng, Xi Zhicai, and Ran Min all came in.

"I've seen the lord!" Threesome salute.

"Excuse me!"

"Zhongde is also there!" Seeing Cheng Yu here, Wang Meng said in surprise.

"I just reported something to the lord!" Cheng Yu replied.

"I wonder what you're waiting for?" Cao Cao looked at the three of them.

"That's the case, General Ran Min wants to come and send troops to attack Yuan Shao, and pull the two of us to see the lord!" Wang Meng said helplessly.

"Yongzeng, I know that you have a grudge against Yuan Shao, but I don't plan to interfere in this matter." Cao Cao said to Ran Min.

"Lord, why is that?" Ran Min asked unwillingly.

"Because Yuan Shao's defeat has been decided, and it is Youzhou who wins him, if it is Si Li's men who defeat Yuan Shao, a certain will definitely let you send troops, but not this time." Cao Cao said solemnly.

"My subordinates understand!" Ran Min was helpless, and he also understood Cao Cao's difficulties.

If Liu Wei is here, he will definitely be amazed by Cao Cao's ability, and he can actually make the arrogant Ran Min bow down.

"Since you're all here, let's talk about Yuan Shao!" Cao Cao looked at the few people around him and suggested with a smile.

"No!" The four of them gave up.

"Do you think Yuan Shaoke still has life this time?" Cao Cao asked.

"Yuan Shao has always had the upper hand since the Northern Expedition, but his indecision and self-control have led to the gradual disappearance of his advantage, and to this day, his subordinates think that Yuan Shao has returned to the sky." Cheng Yu was the first to answer.

"As Zhong De said, Yuan Shao is indeed weak, but his subordinates have some other opinions." Xi Zhicai said at this time.

"I don't know what Zhicai thinks?" Cao Cao asked in surprise.

"If the lord is Yuan Shao, what will be the next step in the face of such a situation?" Xi Zhicai did not answer directly, but asked about Cao Cao.

Cao Cao fell into thought after hearing this, and after a while, Cao Cao said, "If Yuan Shao is the leader of the troops into Changshan to give up Julu, Qinghe and other places, Yuan Shao has always been connected with the Taihang Mountain bandits, relying on the Taihang Mountain bandits, taking the Taihang Mountain bandits as reinforcements, and taking the Changshan Country as the basis to recuperate, so that there is a glimmer of life." ”

"As the lord said, Changshan Country is Yuan Shao's lifeline, retreat into Taihang Mountain, and then retreat into Merge State, borrow the power of Lu Bu and Yang Guang, enter Dai County, Zhongshan, Julu, Wei County and other places, but in the eyes of his subordinates, with Yuan Shao's temperament, it is impossible to go to Changshan." Xi Zhicai said with a smile.

"That's right, what Zhicai said is true, Yuan Benchu has always held the name of the fourth world and the third prince, arrogant and complacent, and this person is greedy for small profits, can't suffer losses, and now under the defeat, his mind is even worse than before, if someone asks him to give up Weijun, Julu, Qinghe and other places, he will never agree." Cao Cao said approvingly.

At this time, Cao Cao noticed that Wang Meng was a little strange, and then asked, "Jing Luo, seeing that you have some thoughts about talking and stopping, do you have any different views on this matter?" ”

"Lord, my subordinates think that in fact, Yuan Shao is doomed to defeat in the current situation, as for the glimmer of life that Zhicai said, in fact, it can't be true, if Yuan Shao retreats to Changshan, in the eyes of his subordinates, it will be as short as a month, and as long as half a year, it will inevitably fall into the hands of Youzhou." Wang Meng replied.

"Why is Jingluo so determined?" Cao Cao was puzzled.

"Because his opponent is Liu Wei, has the lord ever heard of Xu Da's name before?"

"No!"

"Then Yue Fei?"

"Never!"

"I haven't heard of it, not only the lord, presumably no one in the world has heard of their names, there are many more under Liu Wei to these people Li Jing, Luo Cheng, Qin Qiong, Wei Chigong, Pei Yan, Gao Su, Gao Chong, Liu Ji, Ouyang Xiu, Cen Wenwen, Xu Guangqi, Fan Zhongyan, Du Ruhui, too much, too many talented people under Liu Bian, plus Liu Bian's eloquence and strategy, although he is young, his city is slightly not weaker than those who have been famous for a long time, and how to defend it in a county in Changshan District." Wang Meng explained.

"In this way, Yuan Shao must retreat to Taihang Mountain!" Cao Cao sighed.

"Lord, please listen to your subordinates!" Wang Meng said again at this time.

"It seems that Jing Luo thinks that Taihang Mountain is not good." Cao Cao laughed.

"Although the Taihang Mountains are steep and have sufficient resources, they also have his shortcomings, that is, mountains and rocks, there are many precipitous places, there is not much place to grow food, if hundreds of thousands of horses suddenly pour in, they can't afford it at all, it won't take long for the birds and beasts in the Taihang Mountains to be consumed, and like those jackals, tigers and leopards are not ordinary people can provoke, and those bandits in the Taihang Mountains, the bandits are not all in harmony with Yuan Shao, if Yuan Shao touches their interests, the bandits and bandits will definitely fight with Yuan Shao, How can the Yuan army, who lacks food, fight with the bandits who are familiar with the mountains and forests, even if they win, how can the soldiers of the Yuan army who are used to living a good life be able to stand the life of snakes, insects, rats and ants all day long, with no clothes and nowhere to live, how can they live a lonely and lonely life, no women, no wine, and delicious food, and I think that Taihang Mountain is not Yuan Shao's way out. Wang Meng replied.

"Listening to your words is better than reading a book for ten years!" Cao Cao laughed.

"According to what Mr. Wang said, then this Yuan Shao can only go to Lu Bu!" Ran Min on the side suddenly spoke.

"The general said well, let's talk about this Lu Bu and Yang Guang!" Wang Meng laughed.

"Sir, please!" Ran Min said respectfully.

"Lu Bu is a very greedy and lustful person, he can kill his father-in-law Ding Yuan for a red rabbit horse, which shows his forgetfulness of profit, and for a woman, he killed his father-in-law Dong Zhuo, which shows his forgetfulness of seeing lust, and going to take refuge in such people Yuan Shao will definitely be harmed by him......