Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan in the north competed with each other, exhausting the few opportunities in Youzhou, so there is no need to worry, and the land where Gongsun Du and Shixie live is vast and sparsely populated.

"The situation, quite similar to the Warring States Seven Heroes, but different, the Central Plains, Cao Cao in Jian'an two years to welcome the Son of Heaven in Xuchang, if you take Xuzhou, there will be three states, these three are prosperous places, now its momentum has become, whether Yuan Shu or Nanyang Lu Bu, it is difficult to compete with it, the north is to Yuan Shao, although Youzhou did not belong to Yuan Shao, but the minister thought that at most two years, the land of Youzhou should belong to Yuan Shao."

Xi Zhicai put down the pen and sighed: "If this is the case, Yuan Shao is in the land of the four states, and there is the hope of the fourth world and the third duke, if Yuan Shuken in the south is willing to unite with Yuan Shao, whether it is Cao Cao or the lord, it will be difficult to resist the power of the Yuan family." ”

"Then Cao Cao will not sit idly by and watch the two Yuan unite!" Xu Rong thought for a while and said: "The minister thinks that if Cao Cao wants to exchange for life, before Yuan Shao annexes Youzhou, he should attack Yuan Shu first, if he can defeat Yuan Shu and occupy the entire territory of Yuzhou, take the land of Yan, Yu and Xu, and hold the Son of Heaven in his hand, and have the name of righteousness, Cao Cao can fight against Yuan Shao!" However, even if Yuan Shu loses Yuzhou and retreats to Jiangdong, if he can unite with Yuan Shao, he will be under the enemy, and Cao Cao will be difficult to parry. ”

Ye Zhao sat on the main seat, did not speak, just nodded, the analysis of the two of them made sense, this world looks like the seven heroes competing for hegemony, but in fact, there are strong and weak among the princes, although it is out of history, Ye Zhao feels that it will not fall into endless conquests as in history.

He didn't speak because his thinking would be influenced by the history he knew, but in fact, history has deviated from the trajectory that Ye Zhao knows so far, if he thinks about it in the context of history, he will inevitably fall astray, it is better to listen to the thoughts of these advisers under his command.

"If that's the case, there will be a battle between the two Yuans!" Li Ru looked at Ye Zhao and said: "Our army is far away from the Central Plains, it is difficult to meddle in the affairs of the Central Plains, the minister thinks that we should strengthen our army at the moment, or send troops to Jingxiang, or send troops to Guanzhong, although the terrain of Shu is steep, it is a natural barrier, but it is easy to enter and difficult to get out, if we do not take advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains to seize a place to use troops before the appearance of the Central Plains overlord, when the Central Plains overlord decides, our army will have a difficult chance to win the world." ”

When the generals in the hall heard this, their eyes lit up, a southern barbarian, there is basically no room to play, the battle of southern Xinjiang, although Meng Shu gathered thirty-six cave masters, but Ye Zhao went south, almost bulldozing southern Xinjiang in a flat attitude, if it weren't for the fact that the Ugo country was too far apart, I am afraid it would have been included in the territory of the Han Dynasty instead of a friendly country.

Now that Shu China is rich and strong, the soldiers and armor are sufficient, and the generals have been in southern Xinjiang for three years, and they feel that they are all about to be wasted.

All in all, no matter what the situation in the Central Plains is, sending troops is a foregone conclusion, but whether to choose Jingzhou or Guanlong is a question.

"Tell me everyone's opinion, should we take Jingzhou or Guanlong?" Ye Zhao looked at everyone.

"Guan Long!" Xi Zhicai, Li Ru, and Xu Rong are almost in unison.

"Why?" Ye Zhao was not surprised, his idea was also to go to Guan Long first.

"Most of the generals and soldiers in our army are northerners, if they send troops to Jingzhou, first, the water and soil will inevitably be different, which is not conducive to fighting, and secondly, if Jingzhou is taken, Nanyang Lu Bu and Yangzhou Yuan Shu, it will be surrounded by our army in the three bread clamps, our army has a foothold in the Central Plains, and it is not suitable to fight with the princes of the Central Plains too early, Yuan Shu, Lu Bu and the lord have personal grievances, and these two are both willful people, if someone provokes from it, it will be difficult for the lord, according to what the two gentlemen said before, it will only give Yuan Shao and Cao Cao the opportunity to fight a decisive battle, and the lord will then fall into the quagmire of war, And if Yuan Cao decides the northern overlord during this period, our army will lose the opportunity! Xu Rong bowed and said.

"If you send troops to Guanzhong, in our army, such as Huaxiong and Guan Yu, they all have prestige, and Mr. Wen Wei used to be the master of Dong Xiang's scheme, and he has a friendship with the generals of Xiliang, which is easier to attack, and now what our army lacks is not troops, baggage or population, but time, the generals in Guanzhong are chaotic, and it is also conducive to our army's planning, which can capture Guanzhong at the lowest cost and the fastest speed!"

After Xu Rong finished speaking, he stepped aside and stopped talking.

Ye Zhao nodded and looked at Li Ru and Xi Zhicai.

Li Ru smiled and said: "What General Xu said is based on the strength of the troops, so the minister will not say more, and the minister will talk about it in terms of people." ”

Ye Zhao smiled: "But it doesn't hurt to say it. ”

"Since the beginning of the Xingping period, Li Dao Guo Yan in order to seek stability, with the strategy of the lord to stabilize the place, so that the population of Guanzhong did not appear large-scale loss, but also intensified the Xiliang generals and Guanlong gate valve dispute, these years, Huangfu Song died in the first year of Xingping under the Fan Choudao, the decline of the Huangfu family, the momentum of the Guan sergeant clan greatly decreased, and in the following years, the Guanzhong generals competed with each other, the Guan sergeant clan was involved, and with the mutual conquest, it was gradually weakened, so far, the Guan sergeant clan is almost extinct, the former famous family of the world, now there is no information."

Li Ru thought for a while and said: "The minister thinks, when the lord came up with this strategy, he also used the hands of the generals of Xiliang to weaken the heart of the family, and above the rule of the officials, Guanzhong is the closest to my Shu, and the lord attacks Guanlong, and the rule of the officials in Shu can be implemented smoothly." ”

"But the land of Jingzhou, since Liu Jingsheng entered Jingxiang, to govern Jingxiang, although the land of Jingxiang is greatly governed, but Liu Jingsheng rode into Jingzhou alone, relying on the family a lot, but also making the family in Jingxiang deep-rooted, with all due respect, the policy of the lord's administration, will be rejected by the family, if our army attacks Jingxiang, Jingxiang people will resist with all their might, even if it is laid, it is difficult to govern, it is better to abandon it and take Guanzhong, and set the foundation of the king and overlord!!"

"One is for the troops, the other is for the people, I don't know what Zhicai thinks?" Ye Zhao smiled, he really didn't have a good heart to give advice to Li Dao and Guo Yan back then, and it was Li Dao and Guo Yan who helped him pick the thorns, and then when the time was ripe, he picked the fruit, although it was a foregone conclusion to attack Guanzhong, he still wanted to hear Xi Zhicai's opinion.

Xi Zhicai said with a smile: "Wen Wei and General Xu have analyzed the situation thoroughly, so the minister will not say much, and I would like to take the overall situation of the world as the main public." ”

"Speak!" Ye Zhao's eyes lit up and he nodded.

"The minister has already said before that the overlord of the Central Plains will be born between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao!" Xi Zhicai bowed down and said: "As for Yuan Shu, this person is not enough to compete with Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, and in the end, he can only be trapped in Jiangdong." ”

Ye Zhao nodded, provided that Yuan Shu did not die by himself.

"Yes!" Xi Zhicai picked up a brush and drew on the map, Jizhou, Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and Youzhou circled together: "No matter who eventually becomes the overlord of the Central Plains, he will own half of the country!" ”

Judging from the map, the east of Taihang Mountain is bounded, and then it is connected to Wangwu Mountain, Songshan Mountain and then to Nanyang, and the mountains and rivers are continuous to the west, and to the east, it is full of plains.

"The land of these six states, it is difficult for our army to plot in a short period of time, if we occupy Guanlong, then our army can run through the north and south, with Yongliang Shu and the land of the four states, into a situation of contention with the overlord of the Central Plains, and if you go down to Yongliang, you can get a large number of horse sources, stirrups, saddles, and horseshoes made by the Shengong Battalion will be useful, and the Central Plains is also the time when the cavalry uses force!"

"In addition, if our army can make the best use of these four states, there will be dangerous passes such as Yanmen, Huguan, and Chenggao to garrison, and although the overlord of the Central Plains has half of the country, it is no danger to defend, and our army can attack and retreat, and can take the initiative."

"The minister does not recommend taking Jingzhou, if Jingzhou is taken, then our army will border Jiangdong, before deciding with the overlord of the Central Plains, if it borders Jiangdong, there will be the risk of being attacked on both sides, of course, Jingzhou can not be occupied by Jiangdong, in this way, Jiangdong is also very likely to use Jingzhou as a springboard, attack our army, it is best to be trapped here by Lu Bu or Liu Biao, as a place of ease, our army can unite with Jiangdong to attack the Central Plains, if Jiangdong can contain the Central Plains hegemon's forces, our army can go to Yanmen or Hanoi to attack Jizhou, Youzhou to plunder its land, In this way, our army will become the real hegemon, and Jiangdong and our army have no border, still flanking the Central Plains hegemon, our army can be the Yellow River as the boundary, recuperate, and recuperate, and then can unite with Jiangdong to punish the Central Plains overlord! ”

Xi Zhicai smiled and looked at everyone: "Jiangdong is dominated by water warfare, once the overlord of the Central Plains is annihilated, it will be the time for our army to fight Jiangdong, do you think that in the plains, Jiangdong has the ability to fight with our army?" ”

"At that time, first take the Central Plains, then go down to Jingzhou, and then recuperate, train the navy, and within a few years, Jiangdong will be able to fight down!"

Xi Zhicai's thinking is very clear, divide the world into three parts, and then use Jingzhou as a buffer point, unite Jiangdong, attack the Central Plains, and then expel Jiangdong, dominate the Central Plains and then dominate the world!

"What do the generals think?" Ye Zhao looked at everyone with a smile, Xi Zhicai can be regarded as having a very clear plan for Ye Zhao's future path, although it may not be as smooth as Xi Zhicai said, for example, Bingzhou and Jingzhou are two variables, but there is no problem in the general direction, and the next step is to strive to develop in this direction.

If you send troops to Jingzhou, not to mention losing the best opportunity to take Guanzhong, and to assimilate Jingzhou, it will also consume a lot of time, and at that time, the only way that Ye Zhao can choose is to rely on Jingzhou and Shuzhong, capture Jiangdong, and then fight with the Central Plains overlord in the north and south.

Not only is it more energy-consuming, but the odds of winning are not great, far less easy than taking the guanzhong easily.

"I don't have any objections!" The generals stood up and bowed.

Some people understand, even if they don't understand, it doesn't matter, they just need to know where to fight.