Isn't there a battle of Guandu?

Chang'an, in the Taiwei Mansion, looking at the information sent by all parties, Ye Zhao's mind was thinking about the war that had now begun.

Cao Cao's troops in Puyang, Liu Bei in Yongnu and Yuan Shao's general Zhang He has started the all-out war mode, different from the rich and rich in history, from the perspective of a bystander, Yuan Shao's battle will be a little difficult, flanked on both sides, and it is not a fuel-efficient lamp.

Cao Cao gave up Qingzhou and chose to directly find Yuan Shao's main force to fight a decisive battle is undoubtedly a very correct choice, Liu Bei can help Cao Cao share part of the pressure, Yuan Shao has to face the enemy on both sides, and it is impossible to concentrate the troops, not to mention that there must be a lot of troops to garrison on the side of Bingzhou, at this moment Yuan Shao can come up with enough troops to crush either Liu Bei and Cao Cao, but if the two join forces, the situation will become much more delicate.

Cao Cao's step was hitting Yuan Shao's weakest weakness.

However, although there is no battle of Guandu, this situation is more exciting.

As a former friend, Ye Zhao still knows Yuan Shao very well, if it is a good situation, Yuan Shao may really fail, but if he is evenly matched or at a disadvantage, Yuan Shao can still correct his attitude and listen to others.

At this time, as long as Yuan Shao does not make mistakes, he may not be able to play a miracle of one or two, if it is an ordinary opponent, Ye Zhao will definitely buy Yuan Shao to win, but the two opponents he faces at the moment are not fuel-efficient lamps, one is a generation of heroes Cao Cao, and the other Liu Bei is not far behind, although he lost Guan Yu and Zhao Yun, but according to Ye Zhao's intelligence system, Liu Bei's team in Youzhou is not low, Wu has Zhang Fei, Chen Zhi, Tian Yu, and Liu Yu left him Xian Yufu, Xian Yuyin and other veterans, in terms of literature, there are also Yan Rou, Yan Zhi, and Tian Chou, these are all good talents.

It can be said that Liu Bei at this time, not to mention Liu Bei who founded the Shu Han period in history, but than Liu Bei in Xuzhou in history, only in terms of talents, is not a little stronger, although there are only more than 30,000 soldiers and horses under his command, but they are all soldiers who have been on the border for a long time, and their combat effectiveness is strong, if Yuan Shao attacks Youzhou with all his might, Liu Bei is naturally difficult to hostile, but at this moment Yuan Shao divides his troops, there is only one Zhang He, and the outcome is indeed unpredictable.

Needless to say, not to mention the Cao family's gang of fierce generals, even Li Dian, Le Jin, Yu Ban, Zang Ba and Xu Chu who defected later, Ye Zhao didn't dare to say that he could beat Cao Cao in terms of high-quality generals.

As for the strategists, Er Xun, Chen Qun, Zhong Xuan, Cheng Yu, Liu Ye, Chen Deng, and most of the Yingchuan celebrities are under Cao Cao's account, not much worse than Yuan Shao, at least in the number of these first-class and even top talents, now looking at the world, Cao Cao is the most.

Of course, now fighting with Yuan Shao, among so many people, it is really hard to say that there are a few people with other thoughts, after all, even if it is two to one, Yuan Shao is not scared now, and in terms of potential, Yuan Shao has the advantage.

As for the righteousness of the act, that is, to fool the ordinary people, in fact, in this battle, there is no righteousness at all, whoever wins, who is the righteousness, the key is to see the final victory.

Yuan Shao must be defeated.

Ye Zhao pondered about this matter, if Yuan Shao won, then even if he integrated the regions of Shuzhong, Guanzhong, Xiliang and Hetao, what he would face was a behemoth that dominated Qingzhou, Youzhou, Bingzhou, Jizhou, Xuzhou, Yanzhou and half of Yuzhou, at that time, he could only block Hangu Pass and slowly accumulate strength to consume Yuan Shao.

For Ye Zhao, the best result is naturally a stalemate between the three parties and a protracted war.

But this is impossible, Yuan Shao can afford it, Cao Cao and Liu Bei can't afford it, according to the data summarized from all over the country, Cao Cao has been fighting in the east and west in recent years, and there is not much food that can be taken out, Liu Bei is even more miserable, Liu Yu and Gongsun Zhan's battle has almost exhausted the vitality of Youzhou, 30,000 soldiers and horses, is Liu Bei's entire family now, Cao Cao is defeated, and he can still defend according to the river, if Liu Bei is defeated, then there is really nothing.

From the perspective of the comprehensive strength of the two parties, even if Yuan Shao is not in a hurry, Cao Cao and Liu Bei must find a way to fight with Yuan Shao as soon as possible, win, although Yuan Shao is defeated, but he still has the confidence to fight again, for Liu Bei, it is to win a respite, Cao Cao is better, he can take the opportunity to occupy some territory, but if he loses, Youzhou will be returned to Yuan Shao, and Cao Cao will retreat to the Central Plains.

Therefore, from Ye Zhao's point of view, Yuan Shao's defeat is the best for Ye Zhao, although Cao Cao and Liu Bei will grow, but it will never expand into the northern overlord like Yuan Shao, and the two will encroach on Yuan Shao's territory later, conflict is inevitable, Ye Zhao estimates that when he will develop Guanzhong almost and send troops to Guandong, Cao Cao will not be able to completely destroy Liu Bei in such a short time.

"Find a way to help Liu Bei!" Rubbing his eyebrows, Ye Zhao looked at Xi Zhicai and Li Ru on the side and smiled.

"Lord, at this time, the main energy of our army should be on the Hetao and Xiliang, and it is a little inappropriate to meddle in the war in the Central Plains at this time, right?" Li Ru frowned and looked at Ye Zhao.

No matter what the Central Plains looks like, but now Ye Zhao's sphere of influence is in Guanzhong and Shuzhong, and Ye Zhao's path is also to grasp steadily, lay down a place, develop first, and then talk about expansion, although it is a little stupid, but it is better to be stable, Ye Zhao wants to innovate the old situation and break the pattern of the family's control of public opinion and wealth, so whether it is Xi Zhicai or Li Ru, they still agree with Ye Zhao's steady and steady strategy.

But now if you meddle in the Central Plains war, with Ye Zhao's current power, it will naturally be no problem, but the original intention has changed, even if the world is defeated in the end, it is just to re-enter such a reincarnation.

"Of course not sending troops!" Ye Zhao shook his head and said with a smile: "I mean, support Liu Bei in terms of food, in the name of Yun Chang, send a batch of grain and grass to Liu Bei, so that he will not run out of food, although it is now the Cao Liu Alliance, pinching Yuan Shao, but with Liu Bei's current family background, it is difficult to help Meng De contain that Zhang He for too long, once Liu Bei is destroyed, Yuan Shao will join forces to fight Meng De again, Meng De can not be stopped, at least, he must also give up the territory north of the Yellow River, and re-organize the defense line in Mount Tai and Yanzhou, when the time comes, Yuan Shao has become a general trend, one is not careful, Mengde may be destroyed. ”

Xi Zhicai nodded and said: "What the lord said is good, take a step back, even if Cao Cao can win this battle in the end, if Liu Bei is destroyed by Yuan Shao first, in the end, Cao Cao will do his best to conquer the north and become the overlord of the Central Plains, even if the lord sends troops at that time, at most he can only take and merge the state, it is difficult to enter, and when the time comes, there will be Cao Cao in the east, and Lu Bu and Liu Biao in the south, which is indeed unfavorable to our army!" ”

And in the name of Guan Yu, to support Liu Bei with some food, no matter what Liu Bei thinks, but on Guan Yu's side, on the one hand, he will be grateful to Ye Zhao for his understanding, and on the other hand, it can also make Guan Yu subconsciously think that Liu Bei's brotherhood is complete.

Although now Guan Yu has voted for Ye Zhao, with Guan Yu's person, since he has called Ye Zhao the lord, unless Ye Zhao does something angry and resentful, otherwise, he will not turn his back on it in this life, but it is good that Liu Bei is dead, if Liu Bei has been alive, he has always been a thorn, since it cannot be broken, it is better to push the boat down the river, be a favor with the water, let Guan Yu return this friendship, and it can also be exchanged for Guan Yu to be more desperate.

"Then it's decided!" Ye Zhao saw Li Ru suddenly, and said with a smile: "But this route for transporting grain and grass ......"

Not to mention that Hetao is still fighting with the Huns, even if there is not, the grain and grass have to be transported over, there are only two roads to go, one is to go to the state, that is Yuan Shao's territory, Yuan Shao can not let go, the other road is to detour to Yunzhong, bypass from the grassland, there is the territory of the Xianbei people, it is also not easy to walk.

"Why don't you ask Cao Cao for help?" Xi Zhicai's mind moved, and he looked at Ye Zhao with a smile and said: "I heard that after Cao Cao occupied Xuzhou, he subdued the Xuzhou wealthy merchant Mi family, and the Mi family has a sea ship, if the Mi family is willing to make a move, this batch of grain and grass will be transported from Cao Cao, and then you can cross the Bohai Sea to Liaodong by sea!" ”

Mi family~

Ye Zhao was thinking about it, and the staff member who was doing the copywriting on the side reminded in a low voice: "My lord, two gentlemen, how many miles of grain and grass are transported from here to Xuzhou, how huge is the quantity, and what year and month can it be transported?" ”

Ye Zhao and Xi Zhicai and Li Ru looked at each other and smiled when they heard this, this son is a student from Cheng/Du Academy, an authentic farmer, named Li Cheng, although he is a little wooden and honest, but his writing is good, and he is good at arithmetic, he was valued by Ye Zhao during the assessment and made a document under the door, he is very cautious in speaking and acting on weekdays, and he dares to speak at this moment, he must have passed it in his heart a few times, but he doesn't know how to be flexible.

"As long as our grain arrives in Luoyang, after Cao Cao's side is confirmed, Xuzhou can immediately use merchant ships to transport grain, it doesn't take much time, Cao Cao can put his own grain on the front first, and then replenish it when our grain and grass arrive." Li Ru explained with a smile.

Of course, Cao Cao has to trust Ye Zhao enough, otherwise if his own food is sent, but Ye Zhao sends a batch of rotten grain, then Cao Cao has no place to cry, so this verification is the most time-consuming.

For Ye Zhao, the accumulation of several years in Shuzhong, coupled with the big harvest in Guanzhong last year, the most important thing now is food, sending a batch, for Ye Zhao, it is a drizzle, but for Cao Cao and Liu Bei, this batch of food can save lives!

Ye Zhao was thinking that if the Mi family contacted Liu Bei, I don't know if it would continue to spark, after all, he had missed Cao Cao's best time to start, and now the Mi family is in Cao Cao's camp, some of the meaning of being marginalized, relying on Cao Cao, at most, it is not easy to make a fortune, but Ye Zhao is too lazy to care about these at the moment, the plan has been decided, and immediately ordered someone to contact Cao Cao, and at the same time a large number of grain and grass will be transferred to Hangu Pass, as long as it makes sense, the grain and grass will be sent over immediately.