Ningling, Dongjun Taishou, Fenwu General Xingyuan Civil War will gather, Cao Cao himself is the first seat of the Chinese army, and there is also a huge map hanging in front of him. This is a detailed map of the Central Plains County, standing in front of the map, explaining to everyone is the military advisor Cheng Yu.

"Although there is no further news coming, there is no doubt that in the battle of the boundary bridge a few days ago, neither side should have taken advantage, and Xu Yuan's so-called big victory is purely false. He sent a letter to our army, which was nothing more than a repetition of the old tricks, so that our army could attract the main force of Qingzhou and do the fire for Jizhou. ”

Cheng Yu's tone was not without ridicule, and the listeners also nodded in agreement.

Xu You's method is not clever, now is not the first year of the first peace, whether an organization like the alliance of princes can succeed or not, everyone has a spectrum in their hearts, and no one will take it seriously.

At the beginning of the year, the siege organized by Liu Dai was not small, and even Liu Xuan, who was far away in Moling, was mobilized, but was it not in vain?

The most active Liu Miao lost his troops, the organizer Liu Dai was disgraced, and a lot of unrests within Xuzhou were also dug up.

Now Yuan Shao is here again, and he uses the attitude of command to let his own lord be the vanguard, not to mention a shrewd person like Xi Zhicai, even the generals have heard the doorway inside at this moment, and they all look indignant.

At the moment, Cao Jun's situation is not generally good, he didn't know if he didn't make a move, and as soon as he started, the essence of Yuan's strong and middle-class cadres was exposed. Without Sun Jian and Gongsun Du, although Yuan Shu also has a large number of troops. It is claimed that there are 100,000 people, but against the combined forces of Cao Cao and Zhou Ang. But he has no power to parry, only the share of defeat and retreat.

Just Wang Yu joined hands with Gongsun Zhan. At the same time as the battle with Yuan Shao in Hebei, Cao Cao's soldiers went out of Dongjun, fought fiercely with Yuan Shu in Chenliu, first fought independently in Kuangting, defeated him, and beheaded Liu Xiang, a general under Yuan Shu; After that, he took advantage of the momentum to pursue, and then attacked in front and back of Fengqiu and Zhou Ang, killing Yuan Shu and losing a lot, and then pursued all the way. Chased from Yongqiu to Xiangyi, and then from Xiangyi to Ningling.

According to the current momentum, as long as he adds the last strength, Yuan Shu can be solved, and at least he can be completely driven out of Yan and Henan.

Just after the Battle of Fengqiu, Cao Cao had already sent Xiahoudun to lead a brigade to the west to Yingchuan to receive the territory.

For the current Cao Jun, the most important thing is not to provoke new enemies, but to beat Yuan Shu, a water dog. Take as much out of him as you can, and consolidate your existing territory to digest it completely.

This is the only way to strengthen our strength.

Leave behind the good things you have. Go to Yuan Shao's fire and provoke Wang Pengju to be the disaster star? At the same time, let Yuan Shao's lackeys snatch up the territory of Yuzhou? Is Yuan Shaozhen stupid in the world?

If it weren't for the lord, there would still be quality in Yecheng. All the generals were eager to beat out the villain's ambitious Xu You with a stick and see the end. Who in the end asks whom.

"What you see is not wrong." After everyone was a little quieter, Cao Cao slowly spoke: "However, although Yuan's attitude is a little worse, his statement may not be unreasonable. ”

"Does the lord really want Xuzhou?" Cheng Yu was surprised.

With Cao Jun's current strength, it is only right to avoid the strong and weaken. Previously, he went to Qingzhou to form an alliance, although his sincerity was limited, but if he could successfully reach the alliance, at least within two or three years, Cao Jun would definitely not take the initiative to tear up the alliance, unless Wang Yu exposed too big a flaw, so big that people couldn't resist the temptation.

At present, Cao Cao's territory includes the western part of Dongjun, Chenliu County, and Yingchuan and Liangguo, which will soon be available. Between the east and Qingzhou, there is a Liu Dai; Between the west and the Xiliang army, there is Lu Bu as a buffer; To the north is the ally Yuan Shao, and to the south is Yuan Shu, who is being chased with his head in his arms.

Xuzhou is rich, and sooner or later it will be taken, but now is not a good time.

Even if you can really achieve results, after bordering Qingzhou, it is easy to be involved in a series of wars, Wang Pengju is not a master who is willing to be reasonable and can persuade with words, that is a war maniac!

"Wang Pengju has only been in charge of Qingzhou for a few months, why is he willing to leave Qingzhou's affairs behind and go north with light troops?" Cao Cao asked suddenly.

Without waiting for Cheng Yu to answer, he gave his own answer: "It's nothing more than cold lips and teeth!" This has an extremely keen insight into the battle situation, and before the war, he predicted the possibility of the defeat of Gongsun Zhan's arrogant army, so he went to the aid of thousands of miles and defeated the battle, and achieved a situation of no victory and no defeat. ”

Cao Cao has a clear understanding of the current situation: "At present, although the situation of our army is good, this is all based on the situation that there is strong reinforcement in the north. ”

"Does the lord think that the battle was not evenly divided, but Gongsun Chan had the upper hand?"

Cao Cao smiled slightly, and said earnestly: "Xu Yuan and a certain are also a little old, why are they so unruly when they come here this time?" It's just a matter of infighting, so I concluded that the situation in Hebei is probably a little delicate. ”

"I see." Cheng Yu and his staff's stance on considering things is more from Cao Jun's point of view, while Cao Cao's thinking about the problem is based on the general trend of the world, and the conclusions considered are high, but there may not be much difference between the wisdom of each other.

Whether it is the current Yuan Shao, the former Dong Zhuo, or the Wang Yu when he defeated Xu Rong, no matter how powerful the princes are, it is impossible

With the power of one family, it is true that it is true.

Cao Cao and Wang Yu have the same view of the overall situation, and they both want to use the power of their allies as a barrier to gain time and space to develop, and after accumulating enough strength, they will compete for the world.

The difference is only that Wang Yu's speed is too fast, Rao is Cao Cao tried his best, but he was always one step behind. Wang Yu had already begun to settle the fields, but Cao Cao had not even occupied a solid base area.

Fortunately, the allies chosen by both sides are beginning to show the difference.

Yuan Shu was strong and middle-class, and was defeated by Liu Biao, Zhang Ji, Zhou Ang and Cao Cao, especially in this series of battles with Cao Cao in Chenliu, he was pursued for hundreds of miles one after another, and saw that he was already defeated.

Tao Qian's Xuzhou surface is not bad. But Lao Tao's political skills are still a little worse, and there are many hidden worries inside. It has not been able to play a corresponding role.

Gongsun Zhan's soldiers are strong and strong, but he has no money and no food. His personality also has weaknesses, if Xuzhou can provide assistance in time, maybe it can make a difference, now, it is difficult to say.

Wang Yu's group of allies have changed from strong reinforcements to drags, this is Cao Cao's advantage, and it is also his hope to overtake.

However, Wang Yu is the most powerful. It is still him, and if he joins, the situation on the battlefield in Hebei is indeed difficult to predict. Especially from Xu You's attitude, after realizing the truth of Yuan Shao's inwardness, Cao Cao didn't dare to be careless. If Yuan Shao collapses, whether it is Gongsun Zhan or Wang Yu who finally takes Hebei, it will be a disaster for him.

"Then what about Yuzhou, is it difficult to let Zhou Ang and others encroach on it?" Cheng Yu frowned. Nervously weighing the pros and cons.

Before Cao's army joined the battlefield, Zhou Ang had been overwhelmed by Yuan Shu's all-out counterattack, and was driven from Chen to Liang, and then retreated all the way to Yanzhou. It is exactly the same as what Cao Jun did to Yuan Shu later, but it has changed in reverse.

Outcome. After Cao Jun repelled Yuan, Zhou Ang trembled again. Before and after people, there is a frame of the suzerain's vassal state. Cao Jun's arrogant soldiers are very angry, if Cao Cao hadn't suppressed it effectively, an infighting would definitely be indispensable.

Now if Cao Cao leads the main force eastward, Zhou Ang will definitely not be polite, and when Cao Cao comes back, it will be good to have a few small counties left in the land of Yuzhou, which is easy to defeat.

Cao Cao Chengzhu said with a smile in his chest: "Zhongde is thinking badly this time, Dongtu Xuzhou, but it is just to contain Wang Pengju, so why do you need to go east?" ”

"What does the lord mean...... Divide your forces and march eastward? Cheng Yu thought for a while and reminded: "However, if you can't put enough pressure on Xuzhou, I'm afraid you won't be able to achieve the effect of containing Qingzhou; If the pressure is too great, but it is not fatal, maybe Wang Pengju will get the opportunity to take advantage of the situation to enter Xuzhou, that is, to marry someone. ”

"I've taken this into account as well." Cao Cao nodded, then smiled to himself, and said, "However, how to fight the battle of outnumbering the people, Wang Pengju has taught me a good lesson." A strong army is fought, not trained or raised, isn't this a good opportunity? ”

"The lord wants to ......" Cheng Yu's eyes froze.

Since Wang Yu became famous, several battles have been won with the speed of cavalry and powerful attack power, not only Cao Cao, he has taught all the princes a good lesson. After entering the East County, Cao Cao began to form a cavalry army, limited to time and financial resources, the current scale is not large, only more than 1,000 light horses, temporarily named after the leopard horse.

Relying on the superiority of cavalry and a small number of troops, inflicting a certain blow on Xuzhou is indeed a two-way strategy.

After completing Yuan Shao's instructions, he could take the opportunity to ask him for war horses, ordnance, and even money and food; At the same time, it also hit Xuzhou and contained Qingzhou's troops.

If Wang Yu ignores it, his side can accumulate small victories into big victories, and even take the opportunity to occupy Xuzhou, and the prospects are quite good.

"However, it is not easy to achieve this goal, unless you are good at military strategy, bravery, and strategy." Cheng Yu said in a deep voice: "General He is a general's talent, but in terms of strategy, he is ...... I don't know who the lord wants to be with the army counselor? ”

"Hmm." Cao Cao replied in a low voice, he originally wanted Cao Chun to be the main general, and Xi Zhi to join the army. The former is good at war, has the heart of the military, values discipline for people, and can listen to advice; The latter is scheming, full of tricks, and has control over the intelligence system, so he can adopt various strategies according to local conditions. This pair is the best combination he can get his hands on.

There is only one problem, Xi Zhicai's health is very poor. He usually takes a car in and out, and he takes care of it carefully, but his condition has been deteriorating, and he is fighting a large-scale guerrilla war with light cavalry, which really kills him.

Cao Cao was very hesitant, if Xi Zhi didn't go, he had to go in person, so he would come like that......

"My subordinates are willing to walk with General He." After a little hesitation, Xi Zhicai stood up on his own.

Without waiting for Cao Cao to express his opinion, he smiled confidently: "General Yuan sent Xu Yuan to come, there should be a meaning to spread the news and attack Wang Pengju with public opinion." Jizhou has worked less in Xuzhou, I am afraid it is not enough to form a momentum, and it is just enough to make up for the shortcomings in this area by going to the subordinates, so a special request to the lord for his life! ”

His voice was not high, but it was full of undeniable taste, Cao Cao thought about it again and again, and finally agreed: "Then there is Lao Zhicai." ”

"The great cause of the Lord and the public should be a dead force."