In Zhao Qian's general's mansion, a group of civil and military officers gathered together, looking at this lineup, Zhao Qian couldn't help but feel a sense of achievement.

"Wen Ruo, just now above the court, what do you mean by supporting Cao Cao?" Zhao Qian asked with a smile.

Xun Yu bowed slightly and replied: "It's not to support Cao Cao, it's just that Cao Cao and the lord are allies, but Tao Qian has an ambiguous relationship with Yuan Shu and Gongsun Zhan, who was destroyed by the lord before, so Cao Cao's attack on Xuzhou is beneficial to the lord." ”

"Ho Li?" Zhao Qian asked.

Xun Yu stroked his beard lightly and said, "First, it is to punish Tao Qian, who has been on the throne of His Majesty; Second, if Cao Cao captures Xuzhou, he can separate the two Yuan and prevent them from uniting. ”

Zhao Qian nodded and said, "In addition to these beneficial, can they be harmful?" ”

Jia Xu next to him said loudly: "Runan Xu Shao once commented on Cao Cao's 'capable minister who rules the world, and the hero of troubled times', this is in troubled times, if you let it develop, I'm afraid it will be ......"

Jia Xu didn't continue, but the meaning was obvious, that is, if Cao Cao grows, I'm afraid it's not a good thing.

Of course, Zhao Qian knew about this situation, and after thinking for a while, he asked Guo Jia: "Fengxiao, what do you think about this?" ”

Guo Jia smiled seemingly casually and said, "The whip is beyond reach." ”

When Zhao Qian heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned, thinking about it carefully, what Guo Jia said was reasonable, no matter who he wanted to help, he couldn't help.

"However, in this matter, the imperial court cannot but make a statement." Guo Jia continued.

Zhao Qian raised his eyebrows and said, "Statement? So what should be the attitude of the imperial court? ”

"It is true that as Wen Ruo said, Tao Qian's collusion with Yuan Shu must not be forgiven, this is a matter of principle, just use Cao Cao's hand to get rid of Tao Qian!" Guo Jia said, a cold light flashing in his eyes.

"But Wen He said that this will make Cao Cao stronger, and it may also be a threat to the imperial court in the future." Zhao Qiandao.

Guo Jia smiled slightly and said: "Cao Cao's attack on Xuzhou is already unstoppable, so it is better to be a favor, so that in a short period of time, there will be no unnecessary contradictions between Cao Cao, the lord and the court, which can not only contain Yuan Shu for the lord, but also make time for the lord to clean up Yuan Shao!" ”

"Looks like we're going to sit on the sidelines this time." Zhao Qian said with a smile.

Guo Jia shook his head and said: "The lord can ask Your Majesty to receive a will and send it to Xuzhou, as long as Tao Qian is lost and returns, and comes to Jinyang to apologize, the lord can guarantee that his life is worry-free." ”

"And what about the other side?" Zhao Qian asked.

Guo Jia's eyes narrowed and said: "On the other hand, it was spread verbally, saying that Cao Cao's revenge for his father was justified and filial piety. ”

"And then?" Zhao Qian smiled, "Then Tao Qian might choose the first one?" ”

"Of course not!" Guo Jia said categorically, "Tao Qian will definitely ask for help everywhere, and the one closest to him and the one with the best relationship is Yuan Shu!" ”

"Will Yuan Shu send troops to help Tao Qian?" Zhao Qian asked.

This time it was Xun Yu who replied: "Definitely, Yuan Shu and Cao Cao already have a grudge, and now Liu Bei occupies Lujiang to guard against Liu Biao's sneak attack on the rear, and has long coveted Cao Cao for a long time, but there is no good opportunity, there is this opportunity, so Yuan Shu is not happy to go?" ”

As for whether Cao Cao could deal with the combination of Tao Qian and Yuan Shu, Zhao Qian had no doubts at all, with Cao Cao's means, this should not be a difficult matter.

"Alas, the war is together, and it is the people who suffer!" Zhao Qian sighed.

Guo Jia coughed lightly and said, "Don't worry, my lord, this battle won't be fought for a while." ”

"What do you mean by filial piety?" Zhao Qian asked puzzledly, "Cao Cao, in order to avenge his father, raised troops to attack Xuzhou, and Xuzhou has a lot of soldiers and a wide range of food, it must be a quick battle, which is beneficial to Cao Cao, how can it not be fought?" ”

"Winter is coming, grain, grass, and climate will affect the battle, in my opinion, although Cao Cao wants to raise troops to attack Xuzhou, he will also be fully prepared, and Tao Qian can delay it for a day." Guo Jia explained.

Zhao Qian nodded, it was very inconvenient to fight in this winter, and if the temperature plummeted, it would definitely cause a large area of non-combat attrition.

Guo Jia looked at Zhao Qian and said, "Lord, this winter, we can't be idle." ”

"What do you mean by that?" Zhao Qian asked.

"Cao Cao and Xuzhou will inevitably cause a lot of chain reactions, so Jia thinks that the spring will pick up next year, and the lord should take the initiative to recruit Yuan Shao, and strive to pacify the north before Cao Cao wins Xuzhou!" Guo Jia said.

Xun Yu nodded and said: "Fengxiao's words are very good, if Cao Cao wins, although Tao Qian is defeated, Yuan Shu still sits on Huaiyang, if it is then, the two Yuan collude, the situation is not good." ”

"Yes, Yuan Shao sent troops from Jizhou to take the party directly, coerced Jinyang, and the troops of Bohai contained Youzhou; Yuan Shu may send Liu Bei north to attack Luoyang, and at that time, the lord will face a multi-front battle, which is very unfavorable. Guo Jia added.

"How can Cao Cao and Liu Biao sit idly by?" Zhao Qian asked.

Guo Jia shook his head and said, "That's because Cao Cao has just experienced the Battle of Xuzhou, I'm afraid that even if he wants to help, he has more than enough heart and not enough strength; As for Liu Biao, Jia is not optimistic, he is regarded as a chess piece, and it would be good to contain Yuan Shu, if he really mobilizes troops and horses to fight, I am afraid it will not be easy to do. ”

"Feng Xiao's words are reasonable." Zhao Qian said, "Then what do we need to prepare?" ”

"First of all, there is grain and grass, and the lord can send people to various states and counties to buy grain in the name of merchants and transport it back to Jinyang; Secondly, it is weapons and equipment, I heard that the main iron smelting has achieved very significant results, so I will use this time to build weapons, armor, and equip a good division! Guo Jia talked eloquently.

Zhao Qian nodded and said, "Feng Xiao thinks about Zhou Xiang, Wen Ruo and Wen He are far-reaching, I might as well too." ”

Guo Jia laughed and said: "The lord coordinates all opportunities, naturally in this stubble of subtleties, we can't be detailed, otherwise, what do you want our strategists to do?" Ha ha. ”

After hearing this, all the civil and military people present laughed, and Zhao Qian finally said: "Okay, since the plan has been decided, then when it comes to implementation, you still need to do your best!" ”

"Don't give up!" All the civil and military replied together.

Zhao Qian nodded and said, "Okay, it's not too early, let's disperse." ”

After everyone dispersed, Zhao Qian was just about to return to the back hall when he felt a vibration of the system ring on his finger.

Immediately afterwards, the voice of the system elf Xue'er came: "Master, you still have one more lottery chance that you haven't used, if it passes today, it will be invalid." ”

Zhao Qian raised his eyebrows, some time ago, after defeating Xianbei, the system gave a lot of prestigious rewards and many lottery opportunities.

It's just that Zhao Qian's luck at that time didn't seem to be very good, and all he drew were common useless things.

Unexpectedly, it was left behind, Zhao Qian raised his eyebrows, and his heart did not need to be in vain, even if he smoked an apple, he could quench his thirst.