"Hey! Since you have spoken, how can I refuse? I didn't want to kill him! After all, it's Lu Bu among people, and Red Rabbit among horses! But let him spend the night in prison! Let him think about his past, change his mind, and be a new man! ”； Cao Cao put his arm around Li Yu's shoulders: "Let's go!" My good brother-in-law! We have a lot of things to worry about! I'm worried these days, I'm afraid that you won't eat well or sleep well, but I didn't expect you to live quite nourishing in Xuzhou! It's another poem to write me another day! ”

Lu Bu's life was saved, Li Yu breathed a sigh of relief, and followed Cao Cao all the way to the Xuzhou City Mansion, where a wine feast had been set up, and the goal set before to take Xuzhou had been completed, and the soldiers were also relieved; However, during this time, Cao Jun may be a little difficult to get along with the "three", and the three expeditions to Wancheng and the three expeditions to Xuzhou are quite unhappy, three is three! It's better than two!

"Listen, everybody! This campaign! We recovered the six counties of Xuzhou in one fell swoop, as well as Lu Bu and other fierce generals! Megatron! The strength has increased greatly! I was happy for an hour! But an hour later, I started worrying again! Because Yuan Shao in the north is conquest of Gongsun Zhan!

Since defeating the combined forces of Lü Bu and Gongsun Zan and expelling Lü Bu to Xuzhou, Yuan Shao began his conquest! In the past year, he has been pressing step by step, and has taken most of Youzhou, Gongsun Zhan is a lost army, and his troops have been lost, and now he can only resist in Yijing! Do you know what I'm looking forward to right now? ”

After three rounds of drinking, Cao Cao solemnized his expression and asked loudly, Guo Jia smiled and said: "Naturally, I hope that Gongsun Zhan can resist for a few more days!" So that Yuan Shao will lose his troops and win time for us to develop and fully prepare! ”

"And do you know what that means?" , Cao Cao asked again; "It means that there will inevitably be a battle between the lord and Yuan Shao! This battle is about the world! It's more about survival or defeat! Cheng Yu lost no time in interjecting; Li Yu frowned, Cao Cao is obviously ambitious, and he can't hold it anymore, plus Cheng Yu, the old man, has the heart to persuade him! A few kind words! He almost didn't know who he was!

looked at Jia Xu, this fake monk didn't have a trace of expression, it seems that this wicked man still wants him to be: "Zhongde Gong!" That's not right! Even if we defeat Yuan Shao, it won't be a matter of time; Moreover, Sun Ce in the south of the Yangtze River has risen, and Liu Biao in Jingxiang Nine Counties is not bad! It won't be long before you hear Liu Bei's movements in Shuzhong! There is a lot of water in the south, and it is impossible for the northerners to adapt to the air and weather too much, and the difficulty of attacking the princes of the south in the future will not be much better than attacking Yuan Shao! ”

Speaking of this, Li Yu glanced at Cao Cao meaningfully: "Don't speak too slowly, and don't be too ambitious!" This world will not be settled in five or ten years! It could take generations to do it! ”

The atmosphere at the whole banquet changed, Cao Cao was also a little embarrassed, he was indeed a little happy too early to get Xuzhou, Guo Jia smiled: "Huaide! You're thinking too far ahead! Let's talk about how to deal with Yuan Shao first! Ha ha! ”

"Hahaha!" , everyone laughed in agreement, making the atmosphere more lively; "Everyone's talking! Just like usual! Cao Cao took a sip of wine and clapped his hands, and then it was time for the strategists to behave;" In the next thought, we are now newly acquired in the six counties of Xuzhou! Coupled with Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and Sili, it can be said that they are only inferior to Yuan Shao in terms of land area, far surpassing other princes! But our lands, except for the east of Yuzhou and Xuzhou, are all dilapidated! Even Yanzhou has just improved after so many years of recovery!

This battle can't be fought like this again! We need to cultivate and recuperate, and what we fight is the strength of the country and the people! It is not only to see whether the land is vast and whether there are many soldiers, but also to see the reserves of national strength and how many people are standing behind him! I thought that I would have to recuperate for a period of time in order to take preemptive action! ”

Zang Hong was shot out of two of his front teeth by Cao Xing, and his speech was a little leaky, which was quite interesting, even more so if he smiled; "Mr. Ziyuan's words are wrong! In the next thought, taking advantage of Yuan Shao's large-scale attack on Youzhou, Jizhou's defense must be empty, why don't we take this opportunity to surprise Yecheng? The art of war is cloudy: attack it unprepared! Exactly! Xu Rong spoke eloquently and retorted; Cao Cao looked at his three top strategists, Li Yu, Guo Jia, and Jia Xu, expecting their answers; Guo Jia thought that Li Yu was two or three years younger than him in age, and he was much younger than Jia Xu, adhering to the Chinese nation's virtue of respecting the old and loving the young, he first said: "I agree with Mr. Ziyuan's opinion, we should be fully prepared before we can face the behemoth of Yuan Shao, and rash attacks will only outweigh the losses!" ”

"I also agree with Mr. Ziyuan's meaning! Internal troubles have yet to be cleared! Don't start a war lightly, it will definitely be a protracted war! Jia Xu said very calmly, now only Li Yu is left without speaking; Ahem! Li Yu coughed: "What Mr. Ziyuan said is right, and General Xu Rong is also right!" Since we know that Yuan Shao has more land than us, and the population is also more shady than us, that is, the national strength is stronger than ours! Then when we recuperate and grow, they will also grow! And they're growing faster than we do!

But if there is an all-out war, we will fight all year round, and the soldiers will already be exhausted, and once the all-out war starts, with the name of Yuan Shao, we will have a lot of internal contradictions! As paradoxical as it sounds, we can actually fight local wars! ”

"Local wars?" , everyone below is full of questions; "That's right! It's a local war! Whether it is for Qingzhou or Merge, it is a good choice! Li Yu got up and walked to the map, and gestured back and forth: "Hit Qingzhou!" We can completely cut off Yuan Shao's connection with the south of the Yellow River! Completely occupying the south of the Yellow River and the north of the Yangtze River, and defending along the river and the river, can also make it difficult for Yuan Shao to land and fight against us!

It's also possible to conquer and annex states! We can detour the battle line back to his rear, and this is also the only way for the two armies to face each other and win directly by surprise! In my opinion, laying Qingzhou can buy us at least ten or even twenty years! But we have even greater revenge! So I recommend to fight and merge the state! In the future, this will become an important bargaining chip to determine the situation of the battle! ”

Everyone in the hall was silent, quietly thinking about this problem, the most important thing is Cao Cao, only he can make a decision, Cao Cao kept knocking on the small couch beside him, making a crisp sound, and after weighing the pros and cons for a long time, he said his decision: "Fight and merge the state!" ”

Frankly speaking, Li Yu's suggestion can test the courage of a monarch, if it is a conservative person, he will definitely choose to fight Qingzhou, it seems good to fight Qingzhou, but the final outcome is really difficult, God knows when Yuan Shao will be strong after ten or twenty years of development, and how much development can these poor mountains and bad waters under Cao Cao have? Moreover, hitting Qingzhou will be met with a strong backlash from Yuan Shao!

Yuan Shao will not necessarily rebound strongly, but it is very likely to start a local war with Cao's army, and will not start a full-scale war, not only as Li Yu said, it will lay the groundwork for the rear of Yuan Shao in the future, but also cut off Yuan Shao's important horse breeding ground and fundamentally weaken his cavalry troops!

"Then it's decided! The day after tomorrow, the class teacher will return to Xuchang, and I will issue an order again! Decide who and what time to attack and merge the state! Just be prepared! Cao Cao raised his glass: "Such a big victory!" We should also celebrate! Come on, come on! Have a drink with me! ”

"Cheers!" , the crowd responded in unison;

"Now that the lord has decided to return to Xuchang the day after tomorrow! So who should Xuzhou be handed over to manage to ensure that it is foolproof? ", Li Yu tilted his body, very comfortable, but this topic is quite sensitive, which makes many people prick up their ears; You have been in Xuzhou for a long time, and I heard that a kid made a good poem! It has attracted praise from countless literati! Presumably your reputation in Xuzhou is not small! I'll leave you a few generals to help! How about you do this Xuzhou Mu? ”

"Forget it! Just me? It's delicious and lazy to do! It's okay to have a bad idea! Forget it! I recommend Mr. Zang Ziyuan for the location of Xuzhou Mu! The generals who stayed behind, my advice is General Ji Ling, General Zhang Wenyuan, General Wen Ping, and General Cao Hong!

Count me too much, Yuzhou Mu has not set a position now, I recommend Cheng Zhongde! General Zang Ba, oh he's still in prison! General Gao Shun! General Cao Ren! It is too difficult for General Xu Huang of Shouchun City to support Yuzhou alone!

Mr. Zang Ziyuan, Zhong Degong are capable, talented and experienced people in governance, and they are also people with high morality and loyalty! I want to hand it over to the two of them, and the lord can rest assured! ”

"You're so talkative!" , Cao Cao pouted; Li Yu bowed down: "I hope that the lord will forgive the sin of transgression!" ”

"Yo! Don't do that, I'm just whining! Cao Cao smiled and helped Li Yu up with his own hands: "Besides, you're right!" I'm sure I'm relieved to hand it over to them! Just do as you say! Do as you say! ”

Li Yu's move may be a bit tentative, he always feels that Cao Cao has become a little different after winning Xuzhou, and has become a little too selfish! Maybe this is the spirit of the king? If the king's overlord is stubborn and self-serving, and he doesn't listen to people's persuasion, then he doesn't have to work for him anymore!

Fortunately, no matter how Cao Cao treats others, he still trusts, supports, and even indulges himself as always, Cao Cao really regards him as a relative and confidant;

(To be continued)