When Chen Deng retreated, the strategists who had been silent spoke freely.

You Fu Zhu took the lead in opening, but saw him and said: "Lord, in this matter, I feel that our army does not need to get involved, after all, Bingzhou is too far away from Xuzhou, and it is contrary to our army's next plan, there is really no need to go over to mix in the muddy water." ”

At this time, Tian Feng was not there, and the strategists present were only frustrated with Ji Xun Chen and the three of them, Xun Chen was very serious, but the things he admonished were all said after careful consideration, at this time, he also said: "The words of the public are also the voice of Chen, our army is ready to go in a few days, and the matter of attacking Youzhou is urgent, thinking about the matter of Xuzhou, Yuan Tan Yuan Shu Liu Biao and others will definitely not sit back and watch Cao Cao's power, and they will definitely send troops to intervene, even if our army intervenes, it will not get any benefits, besides, borrow Cao Cao's hand to weaken Tao Qian, It is also in line with the strategy of our army, the most ideal is that Gongsun Chan also led the troops to rush to the aid of Tao Qian, at that time, our army took advantage of the weakness to enter, and Gongsun Chan, who did not have Youzhou as a base, would be like a lost dog, and it was not the fish on my saber. ”

"Another important point, our army can't offend Cao Cao at such a critical juncture, then Cao Cao is stationed in Yanzhou, known as 200,000 troops, and his fierce generals are gathered, compared with Tao Qian, that Cao Cao is a hungry wolf, with the princes to contain Cao Cao, our army can let go of its skills to attack Youzhou." Feng Ji also added.

The three strategists present all spoke, Yuan Shang listened, nodded slightly, Yuan Shang naturally knew whether he should be invited by Tao Qian, but he still had to listen to the opinions of the strategists under his command, after all, what he was good at was still leading troops to fight, and in terms of strategy, in the end, he still had to rely on professionalism, these strategists were all talented, and he only needed to control the general aspect.

"In this way, the general politely rejected Chen Dengshi, but what I'm worried about is that if Cao Cao adopts a quick offensive strategy and captures Xuzhou before the princes react, how should our army deal with it at that time?" Yuan Shang asked after a long groan.

When everyone heard this, they fell into deep thought, and after a while, they said in frustration: "The lord's worries are not unreasonable, that Cao Cao has always been good at using soldiers, and his advisers are not incompetent, think about it, you and I can see Cao Cao's unfavorable situation, there is no reason why Cao Fang can't see it, if it is really as the lord is worried, our army will lead the troops away, and we must definitely stop Cao Cao from swallowing Xuzhou." ”

"As the public rule said, I am still a little worried in my heart, that Cao Cao is not incompetent, if he really lets him capture Xuzhou, at that time, it will definitely not be so easy to let him spit out this fat head." Feng Ji worried.

"Dong Zhuo won't sit idly by." Xun Chen said suddenly.

When everyone heard this, a flash of inspiration flashed in their hearts, including Yuan Shang, who was the leader, also fell into deep thought.

"I forgot about Prime Minister Dong." Yuan Shang said with a smile.

Different from historical records, due to the historical confusion caused by Yuan Shang's butterfly, Dong Zhuo, who should have died at the hands of Lu Bu in the third year of Chuping, did not die, not only controlled Chang'an Sili and other places, but also sent his son-in-law Niu Fu and several generals under his command Li Yu Guo Yan out of Liangzhou two years ago, and incorporated Ma Teng and Han Sui, several large and small warlords who made a rebellion. Fortunately, Dong Zhuo knows that the princes of all states in the world are not easy to mess with, although he has the intention of annexation, but he does not dare to act easily before he is sure, however, Dong Zhuo, who has held the Son of Heaven hostage, the military group under his command is definitely the strongest in the Eastern Han Dynasty, even Yuan Shang has to admit that there is still a slight gap between him and the Xiliang army, after all, when Dong Zhuo dominated Xiliang, he was a child, and there was some gap between the two sides.

"Dong Zhuo's command of Lu Bu is enough to make Cao Cao unable to sleep peacefully, not to mention that there is also the Xiliang Army, which is known as 400,000 iron cavalry, if Dong Zhuo makes a move, Cao Cao will have no choice but to retreat even if he is unwilling." Xun Chen said.

"However, will Dong Zhuo really make a move?" Feng Ji said uncertainly.

"Yes," it was Yuan Shang who answered him, but he saw Yuan Shang talking at length: "Although Dong Zhuo is brutal, he is not short of strategy, not to mention, Li Ru and Jia Xu under his command are all talented, if you say that the princes of the world, who can't sit still first, Dong Zhuo should be the first, when his father passed through Hebei, Dong Zhuo secretly didn't know how many times he obstructed the road, the last thing he wanted to see was that a prince sat big, and the worry was that the situation was no longer under his control, so Cao Cao's attack on Xuzhou, Dong Zhuo would definitely take action, and even, in the name of the Son of Heaven to mediate, If the mediation fails, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry must attack. ”

"In that case, then why did Cao Cao send troops?" At this point, I was a little puzzled.

"I can't help him not send troops," Yuan Shang pursed his lips slightly, and said indifferently: "Cao Cao's soldiers and horses are all composed of Qingxu and Yellow Turbans who were driven out of Xuzhou by Tao Qian back then, and the heart of the soldiers to return to their hometown is getting higher and higher, although Yanzhou is good, but it is not the homeland, and Xuzhou is rich, Cao Cao has long been greedy, although Cao Cao knows that this battle may not be able to win a big victory, but if he can fight quickly, and completely beat Tao Qian down before the princes react, one is also regarded as revenge for his dead father, and the other is Even if a large piece of Xuzhou land cannot be incorporated into the arms in the end, the rich land of one or two counties in Xuzhou is quite fruitful, but in the end, the land of Yanzhou is still too small to meet Cao Cao's needs. ”

When everyone heard this, they were silent in their hearts, the land of Yanzhou has been like this, not to mention the merger of the state, and the state has always been poor, if it were not for Yuan Shang to enter the merger of the state, the implementation of various trade development policies, think of it, it will be more difficult, this is also the reason why Tian Feng and other manpower to advise the army to go out and merge the state, no way, the state is still too poor, even if it is now much better, but it will take several years, but it will take more than ten years to turn around, ordinary people can wait, but they can't wait, see, the situation in the world is becoming more and more obvious, the Han Dynasty's qi will be exhausted, Their hearts are becoming more and more unsettled.

"In this way, our army will concentrate on taking Youzhou, and our army will not be involved in the matter of Xuzhou." Yuan Shang's last words drew an end to this discussion.

"The lord is wise." Fu Zhu and the others bowed down and bowed.

When Yuan Shang heard this, his face was indifferent, and he began again: "This matter will be handled by Xun Chen, then Chen Deng will wait for news at the post station, and at that time, you can find a reason to send him away." ”

"Whoa." Xun Chen responded.

After everyone retreated, outside the door, a man with a cold face walked in and walked towards Fu Zhi and the others, but he didn't even have a trace of greeting, and he looked like he was rejecting people thousands of miles away.

"Ziyang, intelligence department, I have seen the lord."

This person is Ziyang, the person in charge of the Tsing Yi Wei Intelligence Department under Yuan Shang's command, his expression has remained cold for thousands of years, even if he meets Yuan Shang, he still hasn't changed.

"Sit down and say," Yuan Shang didn't care, waved his hand and said, "Just you and me, sit down and talk." ”

"Thank you, Lord." Ziyang didn't see anything outside, and sat down.

After Ziyang sat down, Yuan Shang spoke: "Is there any news about Tian Feng's trial of the two of them?" ”

"No," Ziyang said briefly.

"What's going on over there with Liu He?" Yuan Shang asked.

"Behind Liu He, in addition to Liu Yu's old department, there is also a third-party force."

"Oh?" Yuan Shang's face changed slightly, and he said, "Has the investigation come out?" ”

"According to the news from the Youzhou branch, Liu He has received the full support of the 'Tianya Haige'."

"The End of the World?" Yuan Shang's color changed: "But the hidden power of the same ten sects as the Sword Palace?" ”

"Yes.

Yuan Shang's thoughts flowed in his heart, and after a while, he said: "Continue to investigate, with the power of the end of the world, if you don't make a move, you must be careful, I see, Ziyang, you still go over in person, it involves the ten major sects, I am not very relieved about others, if there are any clues, immediately send a message to me." ”

Ziyang, hearing this, nodded slightly, hugged his fists and said, "Oh." ”

When the purple sun receded, Yuan Shang's face was slightly gloomy, looking at the Youzhou map marked on the map, and his thoughts flowed in his heart.

"The End of the World, the ten major sects, was born in the end." Yuan Shang muttered to himself.