At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, when the world was not divided into three parts, the Han family was still orthodox in the hearts of the people. Of course, Liu Bei only has a good reputation here, but if he goes to Liu Zhang's territory, he will be a thief or something. Not to mention the name of benevolence and righteousness, he is not good for anything in Liu Zhang's territory, let alone say anything bad about Liu Zhang, I am afraid that he will be directly killed by the people.

"Dare to ask what is the strategy of Mr., now Bei only occupies Xuzhou in name, but the chariot in Xuzhou City is in charge of the soldiers and horses, and now I only have thousands of recruits and a few fierce generals, how should I act?" Liu Bei really didn't know what he should do next?

Xu Shu said: "I have already inquired when I came, and now it seems to be plain today, but in fact it is extremely turbulent. Yuan Shao's occupation of the north became increasingly powerful, and the population was large and the material was abundant. At present, it seems that Yuan Shao is the biggest force in the world, and that person's disobedience is becoming more and more prosperous, and sooner or later he will have a holiday with that Cao Cao. The second is Cao Cao in Yanzhou and other places, he is the second force in the world, compared to Yuan Shao, it is only a geographical problem, but Cao Cao is much more powerful than Yuan Shao, and these two people will have a battle sooner or later. The third is Liu Zhang, it seems that Liu Zhang currently occupies the largest territory, but in fact he is the weakest of the three. Now that he has obtained Jingzhou, he has the capital to dominate. Xu Shu has already begun to analyze reasonably.

Liu Bei was not only a little puzzled: "Liu Zhang occupies Jingzhou, where is there a large population. There is a lot of grain and grass in Yizhou, which is enough to enrich the world. The Xiliang cavalry is brave in the world, Chang'an and Luoyang are old capitals, and Liu Zhang's power is very strong. In Liu Bei's opinion, then Liu Zhang is better than Cao Cao.

Xu Shu chuckled: "The lord doesn't know something, right?" Yizhou is the land of Shu, where the mountain roads are rugged, even though there are many grains and grasses, but it is inconvenient to enter and exit. The grain there can only feed Xiliang and Yongzhou. In the early years, there were many droughts in Yongzhou and Liangzhou, and the people were empty, and it was impossible to recover for 20 years. In addition to Jingzhou, Liu Zhang's biggest weakness is that the population is too small. He couldn't afford to lose any major war, which is why when he attacked Lu Bu, he kept using the trick of preservation, but in the end he robbed Lu Bu's generals. The most critical problem is that he has few people, and secondly, because of the merchants, he lacks the support of scholars. If he goes on like this, how can he accomplish great things? "Those westward places, Xu Shu doesn't look down on them at all. Even in the Central Plains, there are many people who look down on those places.

"Sir's words are ready to be stopped, but what should I do now?" Liu Bei listened to it for a long time, but he felt that Liu Zhang was not very strong, and Cao Cao was not as strong as he imagined, and it seemed that only Yuan Shao was terrible.

Xu Shu nodded and said: "Don't be anxious, listen to me slowly, Yuan Shao's growing strength must be Cao Cao, the first unlucky one must be Cao Cao, according to the current military strength, Cao Cao will not be able to resist Yuan Shao, and Cao Cao will join forces with Liu Zhang at that time." I believe that within a year to two years, there will be a conflict between the two sides, and that will be the opportunity for the lord. At this moment, Xu Shu's eyes lit up, and the current strength was not really powerful. To survive the last moment, that is really strong.

"Shall we help Yuan Shao?" Liu Bei couldn't think of what to do, especially now.

Xu Shu nodded and said, "Yes and no, we are not helping Yuan Shao." There are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Xuzhou, and the lord can recover these horses before the war, and at that time, the Cao army will inevitably solve the small forces of the lord before the conflict with Yuan Shao, and at that time the lord can take tens of thousands of horses to Yuan Shao. But Yuan Shao was undoubtedly defeated under the attack of Liu Zhang and Cao Cao. At that time, the lord could hold high the righteousness and gather Yuan Shao's subordinates and strength. At that time, the lord could sit firmly in the state and Youzhou, and when the time came, he would unite with Yuan Shao's son to resist Cao Cao. Of course, the lord's power was weak and not enough to compete with Cao Cao. But at that time, Liu Zhang would inevitably become Cao Cao's confidant, and at that time, Cao Cao might even unite with the lord to attack Liu Zhang, and finally attack the lord. But in fact, we can unite with Liu Zhang to resist Cao Cao. In this way, three points in the world are enough to have a place for the lord. "Xu Shu has been around Yuzhou, and he has been to the north, so he knows Yuan Shao's power quite well.

Liu Bei said excitedly: "Yuan Shao's millions of troops will be defeated by Cao Cao? Will Liu Zhang definitely help Cao Cao fight Yuan Shao? In addition to this, other Liu Bei will approve.

Xu Shu nodded and said, "It's not that it will be, but it will be." Yuan Shao was too strong, Liu Zhang needed Cao Cao to consume Yuan Shao's power in order to plot the world, and Cao Cao needed Liu Zhang's financial resources and food support in order to defeat Yuan Shao. These two people are not Yuan Shao's opponents alone, and it is possible to defeat Yuan Shao only by joining forces, but will Yuan Shao be stable without the alliance between them? At that time, the lord could reap the benefits of the fisherman, and by virtue of the orthodox identity of the lord and the Ming Han Dynasty, he collected Yuan Shao's old ministry to sit in Youzhou and merge the state, so as to counter Cao Cao. Xu Shu can be sure that he is extremely confident in this. In fact, Liu Zhang would be surprised if he heard it, which coincided with Liu Zhang's thoughts. In fact, Liu Zhang planned to help Cao Cao defeat Yuan Shao, and he would take the opportunity to capture the state and Youzhou. At that time, the world will be divided into two worlds, Liu Zhang and Cao Cao, but now Xu Shu is such a person who suddenly inserts a kick from behind.

"I am grateful for the great talent of my husband." After being affirmed, Liu Bei was really excited. When the time comes, he and Liu Zhang will inevitably be able to contend with Cao Cao, and under the world's thirds, he Liu Bei will inevitably be the overlord. At that time, with the power in his hands, he and Liu Zhang will slowly encroach on Cao Cao, and finally he Liu Bei will fight against Liu Zhang, at that time he Liu Bei didn't think that he couldn't beat Liu Zhang.

Zhang Fei didn't understand it at all, but Xu Shu's words made him understand that it seemed that it was really easy to get Youzhou and Merge State, so this person seemed to be very talented? But looking at the expression of the eldest brother, it seems to be really powerful?

Xu Shu hurriedly said: "What the lord needs to do now is to hoard money and food for the time of day, and have enough say before Cao Cao attacks us, and go directly to Yuan Shao when the time comes." In this year's time, the lord can recuperate and take the opportunity to kill the chariot at the end of the year to get military power. Xu Shu's reasoned and well-founded analysis really gave Liu Bei a winning chance for development. Although Xu Shu felt that Yuan Shao was not the opponent of Cao Cao and Liu Zhang, it was only because Yuan Shao was not good, not Yuan Shao's subordinates.

Liu Bei nodded and said: "This year is really refreshing, I still have a little wine here, it was given to me by the hussar general Liu Zhang, listening to your words today, it is like drinking that kind of wine!" "For the wine sent by Liu Zhang, even Liu Bei is reluctant to drink more, but as for Zhang Fei, it is difficult to drink.

Zhang Fei, who was on the side, hurriedly said when he heard the wine: "Sir, that kind of wine is rare in the world, and it is the best wine." The wine that Liu Bei hid really made Zhang Fei eager for it.

Xu Shu smiled and said, "Oh? Is there such a wine in the world? Saying that, a few people walked towards the inner courtyard, how could they not drink when discussing things? Especially now during the Chinese New Year, how can you not drink for a long time?

Liu Bei is happy here, but his heart is refreshing. But Cao Cao was not very happy, to be honest, Cao Cao in order to subdue this son of heaven, but also to completely control the government, he also made a bloody investment. Cao Cao considered marrying all his daughters, who were not bad, to the Son of Heaven in exchange for political capital, and this time Cao Cao had the absolute right to speak, both outside and content.

After returning from the attack on Xuzhou this year, Cao Cao calculated carefully, and paid Liu Zhang a lot of money, and secondly, Liu Zhang took away a lot of Lu Bu's money and generals, and he just got the city. saw that he was taking a big advantage, but after Cao Cao came back and thought about it, he always felt uncomfortable, and he always felt that he seemed to have suffered a big loss. But what is the most important thing in the troubled times is nothing more than land and cities. It seems that I still make money, but I always feel like I'm losing??

Cao Cao was very depressed, but the New Year had arrived. Cao Cao found that Yanzhou's commerce had prospered a lot this year, and many materials in Liu Zhang's territory had been sold to him, and more people had become wealthy, and this year's taxes were a few points higher. So it looks like you're going to get rich too? It's a pity that Cao Cao has no commercial taxes here, and the wealthy families of the big families take the opportunity to make money.

"The power of the lord Yuan Shao is becoming stronger and stronger, and he has already rubbed with our army many times at the border. This year, Yuan Shao's power is becoming more and more stable, and I am afraid that after the New Year, Yuan Shao can't help but want to grasp the right to speak in the imperial court. "Xun Yu has a special hatred for Yuan Shao, who is the third prince of the fourth world, the ancestral foundation is all Hanlu, but now he has betrayed the Han Court, which is absolutely not allowed.

Cao Cao nodded contemplatively and said, "Yes, Yuan Shao's power is too huge. Now we are not enough to compete with Yuan Shao in terms of food, grass and armament. However, Yuan Shaozhi is talented, lacks courage, is mean and unkind, and is stubborn and self-serving. Although there are many generals, the command is unknown, and the soldiers have become proud soldiers in successive battles. At present, we only need to rest for a year, and then buy some food from Liu Zhang, concentrate our superior forces, and we will definitely be able to win the battle in one battle. Cao Cao is quite clear about himself, a man who grew up together.

"My lord, we must gain a strategic advantage, otherwise Yuan Shao's army will overwhelm the border, won't we have to fight passively?" Xun Yu can also see it, but now it's going to be how to lay it out.

Cao Cao nodded and said: "Send Xiahoudun to lead the elite troops into Qingzhou, and occupy the lands of Qi, Beihai, and Dong'an when the time comes." From there, Yuan Shao's right flank will be pinned down, so as to stabilize our right side. Secondly, Yu Ban was stationed at the crossing of the Yellow River. In the end, the town guard officer crossed the river to prevent reinforcements from crossing the river, and when the time came, we could win over Liu Zhang, and everything was prepared for us to raise grain, grass and ordnance. "Preventing Yuan Shao from attacking him from three sides, Cao Cao fully deployed strategic points.