Cao Cao kept playing with the dagger in his hand, looking at the distribution of the princes on the map, and thinking quietly, the current situation is very complicated!

Guo Jia, Xun You and Lu Rui stood below, looking at Cao Cao from time to time, and they were also thinking about the current situation in their hearts.

Lu Rui lowered his head and recalled the historical record, after the battle of Liyang, Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang were opposed, Cao Cao led the army to the north, Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang fought, Cao Cao divided and dissolved, and broke the army of the two brothers one by one, and then Yuan Xi united with the Wuhuan army to fight against Cao Cao, and was defeated by Cao Cao, who unified Hebei, and retreated to Liaodong.

It took six full years for Cao Cao to defeat the Yuan brothers, and Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan fought each other to give Cao Cao a chance, and now Yuan Xi has unified Hebei, and his strength is better than that of Yuan Shang recorded in history, and the Northern Expedition is no longer a wise choice, so the next step for Cao's army is to annex other weak princes and enhance their strength.

"Fengxiao, Gongda, Bufan, what do you think Yuan Xi's intention is to defend the banks of the Yellow River?" Cao Cao was still unsure of Yuan Xi's true intentions.

"Lord, this is the information that his subordinates have just obtained, it seems that Yuan Xi is more powerful than we imagined." Guo Jia took out two bamboo slips from his arms, one was a copy of Hebei's latest information, and the other was Yuan Xi's statement to Liu Xie.

"Extraordinary, Gongda, you can also take a look." After speaking, Cao Cao handed over the bamboo slips to Lu Rui and Xun You.

The latest intelligence from Hebei shows that Yuan Xi led half of Hebei's main force to Montenegro.

Yuan Xi's above table is the appointment of the governor and important county guards of Hebei prefectures, although it is a request for orders, but in fact Yuan Xi has already controlled Hebei. These appointments are mere formalities.

There were several people's names in the table that surprised Lu Rui.

Liyang Taishou: Hao Zhao

Taiyuan Taishou: Wang Ling

Nanpi Taishou: Gao Rou

Beiping Taishou: Tian Yu

In history, these four people were the important ministers of Cao Wei in the future. Although the strength is not as good as Cao Jun's first-class strategists and generals. But it's not far behind, they are all important ministers of one county, and with them stationed in Hebei, I'm afraid that Cao Jun will be in trouble, but how did they take refuge in Yuan Xi? That's not how history is!

"Feng Xiao, do you think Yuan Xi's target is not just Zhang Yan?"

"Yes, lord, my subordinates thought that Yuan Xi's target was nothing other than Zhang Yan. There are also Gongsun Kang in Liaodong and Wuhuan outside the Saiwai. ”

"What! Yuan Xi wants to sweep away all the three troubles in Hebei? Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, Yuan Xi thought so far, first in addition to internal troubles, and then raised troops to the south to fight against Cao's army.

"Fengxiao, do you think our army can resist the attack of the princes of the Five Routes, and then attack Yuan Xi in the north?" Since Cao Cao has figured out Yuan Xi's movements, he will definitely find a way to strike at the Hebei army.

"My lord, if our army does not concentrate its forces against the Fifth Route Army, but instead goes north to Yuan Xi, it may plunge our army into a state of no return."

"Oh?"

"Middle Father. The child also thinks that what the master said is reasonable, and our army is limited. If Yuan Xi is in the Northern Expedition and Yuan Xi returns to the division to resist, our army will inevitably be dragged by Yuan Xi in the Hebei area, and how will our army resist the Fifth Route Army at that time? "Now the military strength of the Cao army, Lu Rui is very clear, if he divides his troops to resist, I am afraid it will be to drink to quench his thirst.

"Then according to your opinion, let Yuan Xi pacify Zhang Yan, Gongsun Kang and Wu Huan?"

"Father Zhong, Yuan Xi has not broken with Gongsun Kang and Wuhuan yet, he is just crusading against Zhang Yan, if our army attacks, Yuan Xi has enough military strength to fight back against our army, but our army cannot divide troops to resist the Five Route Army, please think twice!" Lu Rui's meaning is already very clear, Yuan Xi now controls the initiative, and Cao Cao can only follow Yuan Xi's actions to decide the movement of Cao Jun.

"Interesting, interesting!" Cao Cao shook his head and smiled, he had never suffered like this in his life, and it was someone else who controlled the initiative!

"Father Zhong, victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, although we do not have the initiative to control, but we can still use the gap in Yuan Xi's Northern Expedition to enhance the strength of our army, and when the time comes, we will fight with Yuan Xi in Hebei, and the outcome is unknown!" Lu Rui has followed Cao Cao for many years, and naturally understands Cao Cao's overlord's heart, Cao Cao likes to take the initiative all his life, and sees everything as a battle between victory and defeat, and losing the initiative is equivalent to losing Yuan Xi, and he is naturally unhappy in his heart.

"What you said is very true, it is the middle father who is obsessed with winning or losing, since it is a foregone conclusion, then which princes should our army attack against?" Cao Cao played with the dagger in his hand and looked at the three of them.

Which way to attack the princes, Lu Rui touched his chin and began to think.

Liu Bei? The prince who posed the greatest threat to Cao Cao in history is also a person with the posture of a hero, whether to solve Liu Bei or not, except for the troubles!

"Father Zhong, Liu Bei has always been a big trouble for our army, do you want to take this opportunity to get rid of Liu Bei to boost the army's heart?"

"Bong-hyo, Gongda?"

"Extraordinary, although Liu Bei's strength is the weakest, our army is definitely not suitable for attacking Liu Bei now!" Xun You touched his beard and glanced at Lu Rui with a smile.

"Gongda, what do you recommend?"

"My lord, although Liu Bei's strength is the weakest on the surface, in fact, Liu Bei is the most difficult prince to eliminate."

"I'd love to hear about it!"

"The lord, Liu Bei is a hero, although he has been fighting against our army for a long time, but he is still defeated repeatedly, and the princes of the world all think that Liu Bei is a generation of male lords and can compete with the lord, which is also the reason why Liu Biao took Liu Bei in, Liu Biao wants to use Liu Bei to resist our army."

"If the lord attacks Liu Bei, Liu Biao knows the truth that his lips are dead and his teeth are cold, so the lord's attack on Liu Bei is to be the enemy of Liu Biao, Liu Biao will definitely not sit idly by, and when the lord will deal with Liu Biao's Jingzhou army, plus the in-law relationship between Sun Quan and Liu Biao, my army will probably fall into the quagmire of the Jingzhou army at that time."

"My lord, if Liu Bei commands the Jingzhou army, I'm afraid it will not be easy for our army to defeat the Jingzhou army."

An excellent lord can turn the overall situation around, Cao Cao occupied the sky and obtained the foundation of Cao Wei, if Liu Bei is given a chance, I am afraid that Liu Bei will return to the sky and become the lord of Jingzhou.

"Teacher Xun means that if our army attacks Liu Bei, it will give Liu Bei a chance to master the Jingzhou army?" Lu Rui quickly figured out the reason, if the Cao army attacked Liu Bei, Liu Biao and Liu Bei would definitely hold together, and with the support of the Jingzhou army, it would be difficult to predict the outcome of Cao Jun and Liu Bei.

"Not bad!"

"What Gongda said is reasonable, extraordinary, you are still young, and sometimes you don't think about it."

"Yes, Father!"

"Bonghyo, what do you think?"

"Lord, in Jia's opinion, the so-called five-way army is just a three-way army!"

"Three-way army?"

"Yes, my lord, Liu Biao is the lord of Shoucheng, he will definitely not take the initiative to attack, Zhang Lu has Liu Zhang behind him, and he will definitely not dare to attack with all his strength, so the only ones who can pose a threat to our army are Liu Bei, Sun Quan, and Xiliang Army!"

"Sun Quan relied on the water system of Poyang Lake to defend Yuzhang, and our army's naval army was not successful, so we should not attack rashly. Just now Gongda analyzed the relationship between Liu Bei and Liu Biao, so Liu Bei, we can't attack. In the end, there is only one way left, Xiliang Army! ”

"What do you mean by Bonghyo?"

"The Xiliang army will send troops to attack our Yongzhou, it will inevitably rely on cavalry, if our army destroys the Xiliang cavalry, then it can take advantage of the situation to recover Liangzhou and enhance the strength of our army!" Guo Jia opened his gourd and took a sip of wine. (To be continued......)

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