When the news of the truce between Xuzhou and Yangzhou reached Changyi, Cao Cao, who had kept a low profile for nearly a year, couldn't sit still. Yuan Shu sent troops to Xuzhou, not only because of his own inner ambitions, but also because of Cao Cao's promotion and instigation behind his back. Now that the war in Xuzhou has come to fruition, Cao Cao, who has already rectified the interior of Yanzhou, should also take action to fight for some benefits for himself.

At the beginning, Cao Cao's side played the idea of sitting on the mountain to watch the tiger fight or the snipe and clam fighting, if Yangzhou and Xuzhou could not hold each other, Yuan Shu would not have the extra mind to take care of Yuzhou, the "terra nullius", Cao Cao could take the "knife and fork", drink a little wine, and slowly cook the Yellow Turban in Yuzhou, Liu Pi, Gong Du, Huang Shao, He Man, and then take the entire land of Yuzhou into his pocket.

If Yuan Shu wins, Cao Cao will send troops to Xuzhou in the name of upholding justice for Xuzhou, drive Yuan Shu's army out of Xuzhou, and then successfully occupy Xuzhou. Even if Liu Yu's father and son in the north want to intervene at that time, they will stop because they can't find a suitable excuse.

It's just that people are not as good as heaven, even if Cao Cao's strategists are like clouds, everyone didn't expect that Yuan Shu would lose so quickly, and Lu Zhi would win so cleanly! If Cao Cao raised troops to attack Xuzhou again at this time, then he would not be able to occupy any moral status. When Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou, it was on the grounds of revenge for his father, which is still reasonable, and now the weeds on Tao Qian's grave are probably taller than people, Lu Zhi has been in charge of Xuzhou for more than a year, and he attacked Xuzhou in the name of revenge for his father, that is, to cover his ears and steal the bell.

Moreover, even if Cao Cao dared to ignore the verbal criticism of the people of the world and take advantage of Xuzhou's weakness to attack Xuzhou again, he would have to take into account the feelings of the father and son in the north. If Cao Cao dared to attack Xuzhou at this time, Liu He would be able to let the Zhenwu battalion stationed in Nanpi and Tian Kai stationed in Qingzhou attack the Dongjun and Jibei counties in Yanzhou, and come out to besiege Wei and save Zhao.

Besides, the big victory in Xuzhou also made Cao Cao jealous, even if he wanted to swallow Xuzhou now, he didn't have an army of more than 100,000. I'm afraid it's also a fantasy. The generals under Lu Zhi, such as Zang Ba, Xu Sheng, Guan Hai and others, are not vegetarians.

When Cao Cao thought of this, he felt depressed in his heart, and gritted his teeth with hatred for Zhang Miao, Zang Hong and others who had ruined their good deeds. Last year, Cao Cao led the army to besiege Tancheng at the most critical and critical time, and as a result, the Zhang Miao brothers and Zang Hong tossed in Yanzhou, although in the end it was not as dangerous as Cao Cao's expedition to Xuzhou in history, when Chen Gong led Lu Bujiu to occupy the magpie's nest, almost cut off Cao Heizi's back road, but it also scared Cao Cao out of a cold sweat, and hurriedly led the army back to Yanzhou. Straighten out your own interior.

Xuzhou in the east can't be beaten, Qingzhou in the northeast has Tian Kai and Kong Rong two guys blocking the road, Jizhou in the north is the territory of the old brother Yuan Shao, Luoyang in the west can't be touched, and there are only two places left for Yanzhou Cao Cao to move, Yuzhou in the south and Hanoi in the northwest. Yuan Shao had already regarded Hanoi as a dish on his plate, and Cao Cao had no choice but to come and eat Yuzhou's chicken ribs.

Why is Yuzhou now a piece of chicken ribs? That's because the Yellow Turbans entrenched in Runan County, the largest county in Yuzhou, are so intricate that they have thrown the whole of Yuzhou into a mess, and the imperial court and government no longer exist in these places, and there are displaced people everywhere who have lost their land and farmland. Even if Cao Cao finally took a lot of effort to take the whole of Yuzhou, that is, doubled his territory, he would have to use Yanzhou's human and financial resources to restore the order of production and life in Yuzhou.

But. Even if he knew that Lu Dao was a super chicken rib, Cao Cao wanted to eat Yuzhou in his mouth, it might not be an easy thing. Around Yuzhou, except for Xuzhou Lu Zhi in the east and Luoyang in the west, he had no idea about Yuzhou. The rest of the three bigwigs of Cao Cao, Yuan Shu and Liu Biao are all staring at Yuzhou. In addition to these three potentials, there is also a potential force from within Yuzhou. Although it has been out of people's sight for some time, it should not be underestimated, that is, Liu Bei, who fled from Tancheng to Runan.

Liu Bei is like Xiao Qiang who can never be killed, as long as he is given a little space to survive, he can take root there and grow stronger, which makes people have to sigh at his exuberant "vitality".

Cao Cao was irritable, so he invited Cheng Yu, Xun Yu, Xi Zhicai, and Liu Ye, the four most relied on strategists, to the Zhengdong General's Mansion to discuss the next plans. Xun You is in Chang'an, so it is naturally impossible for him to attend this meeting. In recent years, Cao Cao has also recruited talents such as Mao Jue, Man Chong, Jiang Ji, Du Xi, Zhao Yan, Wang Cang and Ding Yi from near Yanzhou, but because they have served under Cao Cao for a short time, their qualifications cannot be compared with Cheng Xun and others, so they are not qualified to participate in this highest-level secret discussion.

Several strategists had the same idea as Cao Cao, and they all believed that they could not do anything to Xuzhou at this time, and the time was not yet ripe to go west to Luoyang, so they just took advantage of this gap to take care of the affairs of Yuzhou.

Cheng Yu said: "Although Yanzhou has five counties, but the four counties of Yingchuan, Chen County, Liang County and Pei County combined, are not as big as Runan County, and now the general has controlled the eastern part of Yingchuan, the entire territory of Liang County, the northern part of Pei County and Chen County, and Yuan Shu occupies the southern nine counties of Pei County and Ruyin, Shen County, Fubo, Yuanlu, Qisi and other places close to Jiujiang and Lujiang in Runan County. The western part of Yingchuan was occupied by Liu Biao of Jingzhou, Liu Bei was entrenched near Pingyu City, and He Yi and other large Yellow Turban forces were active in the mountains and county towns around Runan. ”

"If the lord wants to win Yuzhou, then Runan is indispensable. If you want to get Runan, Liu Bei can't stay. Liu Biao of Jingzhou is very old, and his two sons, Liu Qi and Liu Cong, are similar to Tao Qian's sons Tao Ying and Tao Shang, both of whom are weak. Liu Bei is a tiger and wolf, if he is forced into Jingzhou, there will be a fight for me in the future, just to avoid the master's action. ”

Cheng Yu's words can be summed up in one meaning, driving the tiger and devouring the wolf. If Cao Cao wants to control Yuzhou, he must solve the Yellow Turban force in Runan and Liu Bei together, and solving Liu Bei does not have to be completely eliminated, but it can also force him to go to Jingzhou to plague Liu Biao.

Cao Cao was a little moved by Cheng Yu's suggestion, but he had some other concerns in his heart. Cao Cao asked Cheng Yu: "Zhongde also knows that Liu Bei is a tiger and wolf, if he is forced into the boundary of Jingzhou, and he will take away Liu Biao's foundation in the future, wouldn't we raise tigers and create a strong opponent for ourselves?" ”

Cheng Yu reminded Cao Cao: "The most powerful opponent of the lord is still the one in the north, even if Liu Bei can gain a foothold in Jingzhou in the future, or even take Liu Biao's family business, with his vision, he will naturally see who is the most threatened, and when the time comes, he will naturally join forces with the lord to deal with Liu Shiren who is going south." Before Liu Shiren was resolved, the lord and Liu Bei had to maintain an alliance relationship, otherwise the situation would be even more critical. ”

Cao Cao was dizzy by Cheng Yu's words, and he asked puzzledly: "Liu Bei is not a stupid person, Zhongde not only wants to suggest that I drive Liu Bei away from Yuzhou, but also says that I want to maintain a good relationship with him and deal with Liu Shiren in the north together, where is such a good thing?" ”

Yes, Cheng Yu wants Cao Cao to destroy Liu Bei's nest that he finally settled in Yuzhou, and he also wants Liu Bei and Cao Cao to join forces to deal with Liu He, even if Liu Bei is Cao Cao's "horse boy", I'm afraid he will have a full stomach of opinions on Cao Heizi, the leading brother, right?

Xi Zhicai completely agreed with Cheng Yu's statement, he didn't speak just now, so he followed Cheng Yu's train of thought at this time, but he also vaguely thought of some tricks. He said to Cao Cao: "My lord, if we can create an opportunity for Liu Bei to help him enter Jingzhou smoothly, and gain Liu Biao's trust, so that we don't need to do it, Liu Bei will leave Yuzhou, and he will be grateful to the lord, even if he is based in Jingzhou in the future, he will cooperate with the lord." ”

Cheng Yu bowed his head and expressed his appreciation for the statement of Xi Zhicai. Cao Cao is a wise person, with political vision and wisdom that are difficult for ordinary people to have, and after being reminded by Cheng Yu and inspired by Xi Zhicai, he immediately thought of a clever plan.

"If a certain army is sent to squeeze the Yellow Turbans in Yuzhou to the west, He Yi, Liu Pizhi and others will inevitably coerce a large number of Yellow Turban rebels into the Xinye area to make trouble, and Liu Biao will naturally send troops to suppress it at that time, I will secretly fund Liu Bei with some weapons and grain, and let Liu Bei go to Nanyang to assist Liu Biao in suppressing the Yellow Turban Rebellion, so that Liu Bei can be taken away without hurting and angry, get Runan, and send Liu Biao a big gift!"

Cao Cao stroked his palms and smiled, happy at the clever plan he had come up with.

Xun Yu was worried that the Yellow Turbans of Yuzhou would cause trouble in his hometown of Yingchuan when they fled westward, so he hurriedly reminded Cao Cao and said: "Although the lord's plan is wonderful, he must send a few more soldiers and horses to work together from Yingchuan, Chen County and Hepei County, so as to prevent the Yellow Turban Rebellion from penetrating and sneaking into the border of Yanzhou." ”

"If this is reasonable, this time to deal with the Runan Yellow Turban, a certain will gather a three-way army, and push it over with the momentum of ploughing and sweeping the holes, so that Yuan Shu and Liu Biao will feel shocked after seeing it!"

"Lord, since the plan has been decided, his subordinates are willing to go to Pingyu for the lord, meet Liu Bei secretly, tell Liu Bei the key to this, and let him prepare to enter Jingzhou!" Liu Ye Mao recommended himself and wanted to go to Runan to persuade Liu Bei.

Cao Cao thought that Liu Ye and Liu Bei were both descendants of the former Han Sect, and some words for Liu Ye to say were more convincing than others, so he nodded and said: "Then Mr. Lao Ziyang will go to Runan!" ”

When Cao Heizi and several of his high-IQ strategists teamed up to calculate Liu Bei, Liu Bei in Runan City had just recruited a wise man named Shan Fu, and with this strategist's advice, Liu Bei felt that his hard life seemed to see the light of day.

In addition to recruiting the strategist Shan Fu, who has a mysterious identity and origin, Liu Bei also recruited the participation of locals Lu Fan and Chen Zhi in Runan, plus his subordinate Sun Gan brought out from Xuzhou, as well as old buddies Jian Yong and Liu Deran, Liu Bei's team has also changed from three people when he first started in Zhuo County to nine people now. (To be continued......)