When Xu Shu saw Ye Mo's expression, he knew that Ye Mo couldn't make up his mind. Xu Shu sighed secretly in his heart, Ye Mo's personality was too benevolent after all, and he didn't have the qualifications of a hero.

Ye Mo himself also knew that his character had weaknesses. He can calmly look at the thousands of people who died on the battlefield, and he can come up with a plan to burn nearly 10,000 people for victory. However, he could not watch as nearly a million people died of starvation, and the reason was because he cut off transportation in Qingzhou.

"Sir, does you have a plan to make that Cao Cao still obey the orders of the court?" Since Ye Mo didn't want nearly a million people to suffer from this unwarranted disaster, he opened his mouth to ask Xu Shu, hoping that Xu Shu would be able to come up with a perfect method.

Xu Shu heard Ye Mo ask, and his brows suddenly furrowed. Cao Cao wanted to stand on his own, according to Xu Shu's understanding of this matter, because the uncles and nephews of the Xun family had been instigating him at that time. But now, even without the Xun family's uncles and nephews, Cao Cao's self-reliance is almost a foregone conclusion.

Although Cao Cao himself was still quite loyal to the Han court, Cao Cao was now not only responsible for himself. Zhao Kuangyin, the Taizu of the Song Dynasty, isn't it because of the yellow robes of his subordinates, so he has to go up if he doesn't go up? The current Cao Cao is almost in such a situation, and it is probably impossible for Cao Cao to continue to obey the orders of the imperial court.

After thinking about it for half an hour, Xu Shu looked at Ye Mo and shook his head. "The arrow is on the string, and it has to be sent, and this is the case with Cao Cao today. Unless, there was a great external force interfering, it was absolutely impossible for Cao Cao to continue to obey the orders of the imperial court. ”

"Can you teach me, sir?" Hearing Xu Shu say that there was still a line of possibility for Cao Cao to continue to obey the orders of the imperial court, Ye Mo suddenly stood up and saluted Xu Shu. Ye Mo knew Cao Cao, this person was loyal, and Ye Mo didn't want to be an enemy with him. What's more, in Ye Mo's previous life, Cao Cao's iron-fisted treatment of foreigners was also the reason why Ye Mo didn't want to be his enemy.

The reason why there was a five-hundred-thing incident in the previous life was because all the talents and elites of China were lost in the civil war. In this way, what else does Huaxia have to defend against foreign invasions?

Xu Shu saw Ye Mo saluting at him, and hurriedly dodged. Ye Mo's gift, Xu Shu would never dare to accept it. If Xu Shousheng accepted Ye Mo's gift, then he Xu Shu would become Ye Mo's person.

There is a saying that "the king chooses the minister, and the minister also chooses the king", Ye Mo wanted to recruit Xu Shu, but Xu Shu did not match Ye Mo. Xu Shu is also a kind-hearted person, but Xu Shu is even more of a strategist, although he is a strategist who is a halfway monk, Xu Shu is also one of the top strategists in the Three Kingdoms period.

Xu Shu knew very well that if Qingzhou could not be blocked, then Cao Cao would definitely develop extremely quickly. Previously, the Yellow Turban Army was in Qingzhou, and while eating a large amount of grain in Qingzhou, it also let countless old and weak die in that catastrophe.

What does this mean? This means that as long as Qingzhou gets a large amount of grain, it can develop rapidly. Because, Qingzhou is basically young and strong now, and without dragging, no matter what you want to do, you can get a lot of labor, and there are few people who just eat and don't do anything.

Ye Mo did not agree to blockade Qingzhou, that is, to give Cao Cao a chance to develop. Ye Mobiao is such a woman's benevolence, Xu Shu naturally looks down on it.

"What do you think, sir, if you hoard heavy troops in Plains City?" Ye Mo saw that Xu Shu didn't accept his courtesy, and he was not annoyed, but just asked Xu Shu to continue to sit down, and then opened his mouth to continue asking.

When Xu Shu heard Ye Mo's words, he suddenly sneered in his heart. If Qingzhou is blocked, it is natural to hoard heavy troops from Nanpi, Pingyuan, Ganling, Luxian, Fenggao, Kaiyang and other cities. What's the use of hoarding heavy troops in the Plains City?

"The plain is an important city at the junction of Qingzhou and Jizhou, and hoarding heavy troops in the plain city is naturally one of the roads that can block Qingzhou's communication with the outside world." Since Xu Shu didn't plan to recognize Ye Mo as the master at this time, he spoke casually.

"If it is not to blockade Qingzhou, but just to accumulate heavy troops in Pingyuan City to deter Qingzhou, does Mr. think this strategy is possible?" Ye Mo also felt the change in Xu Shu's attitude, and he thought about it slightly and understood what the reason was. It's just that Ye Mo also knows that Xu Shu is a top strategist, and he has a bit of a personality that should be at that time.

Xu Shu originally planned to listen to Ye Mo's "high opinion", but he didn't expect that Ye Mo would actually say such a thing. At the beginning, Xu Shu planned to continue to ridicule Ye Mo, but before the words could be spoken, Xu Shu suddenly thought of something.

Xu Shu didn't care about Ye Mo, but walked to Ye Mo's desk and found that a very accurate map was placed on Ye Mo's desk. At this time, Xu Shu didn't care where this map came from, just looked at the location of Qingzhou, and then stared at the point in Pingyuan City.

At this time, Xu Shu finally discovered a problem, that is, the geographical location of Qingzhou. Qingzhou is near the sea, and if you want to blockade Qingzhou, it is easy on land, but it is difficult at sea.

Pingyuan City is different, Pingyuan City is located on a traffic artery between Qingzhou and Jizhou. It can be said that Cao Cao is allowed to develop, as long as he gathers heavy troops in Pingyuan City, then Cao Cao will not be able to develop with peace of mind. Because, in Pingyuan City, you can kill Beihai or Linzi at any time.

"In this way, Xu was wrong before." Xu Shu shook his head and said to Ye Mo. After seeing the map on Ye Mo's desk, Xu Shu knew that he was wrong. Xu Shu is also a frank gentleman, if he is wrong, he will be wrong, and he will never make excuses.

On the map on Ye Mo's desk, Xu Shu saw a shipyard, which is why Xu Shu knew he was wrong. Yes, that shipyard was built by Ye Mo's order, but in Qingzhou, who knows if Cao Cao will be an opponent of that shipyard?

Cao Cao has not moved the shipyard yet, firstly, because it is in the north, and the army is not accustomed to water, even if it is useless to grasp the shipyard in his own hands. Second, Cao Cao did not realize the importance of having a navy now. The Han is a continental nation, and the most fatal shortcoming of the mainland nation is that it fails to recognize the importance of grasping the initiative at sea. Third, it is because of the fear of the sea in this era.

That's right, it's fear. At this time, the Han Dynasty has a naval army, and it is only in the rivers, and it will definitely not be above the sea. The endless sea is incomparably mysterious and full of unknowns for people who are born on land. Some people even think that the sea was the abode of the gods at that time, who would dare to disturb the leisure of the gods?

However, Xu Shu knew that as long as the land was blocked, then Cao Cao would definitely use that shipyard to seek to open up a route at sea. In this way, the blockade is nothing more than nonsense.

"Sir, how can we curb Cao Cao's development?" Since Xu Shu admitted his mistake, Ye Mo also sent it and stopped continuing the topic. Cao Cao wants to develop, something that will definitely happen at that time. So the question now is how to curb Cao Cao's development, so that Cao Cao will slow down or even stagnate his development.

Xu Shu experienced too many things this day, and he couldn't digest them at once, so he could only shake his head and say: "Before, Xu thought that he was inferior in the world, and he would not be too far behind. Today, I talked with Guiyi in detail, and I knew that Xu was a shallow learner. If there is a high opinion, Xu will listen attentively. Xu Shuzhan stood up and made a deep bow at Ye Mo.

"Why should Yuan Zhi be so arrogant, Yuan Zhi's talent is rare in the world. It's not early today, why don't we eat together? After Ye Mo helped Xu Shu up, he looked at the sky outside and said.

Xu Shu saw that Ye Mo didn't say a way to curb Cao Cao's development, and his heart suddenly itched. But now that it's really late, Xu Shu can't pull Ye Mo to prevent him from eating, so he can only reply: "Then Xu is better to be respectful than to obey his fate." ”