"What's the matter? What considerations? ”

Cao Cao hurriedly asked.

Unlike Guo Jia, Xun You generally does not speak casually. Guo Jia just now is more to help Cao Cao solve the siege, it is a strategic thinking, but as long as he is a little shrewd, he will figure it out, Guo Jia's proposal actually does not solve Cao Cao's current predicament, Guo Jia is just telling everyone that the predicament is not a desperate situation.

Seriously, if you can't even pass this level, if you can't fight Yuan Shao with peace of mind in the future, and then you can't defeat Yuan Shao, then no matter how you calculate the Sun family, you will end up making a wedding dress for Yuan Shao, and Cao Cao's camp will not get the slightest benefit.

Therefore, what Cao Cao really needs now is how to overcome the predicament in front of him. Since Xun You spoke at this time, it means that he should have a definite idea about this matter, so Cao Cao is particularly concerned.

"What the lord has to do now is to immediately send a letter to Sun Ce, agreeing to let Sun Ce take Jingzhou and we take Xuzhou. Non-interference with each other, as a covenant. At the same time, Shouchun and other places were directly canonized to Sun Ce to show friendship. Xun You said, "Sun Ce suddenly expanded so much territory, and now he needs to correct his name, otherwise his name will not be right, and it will not be conducive to his rule, so if we take the initiative to show goodwill, Sun Ce will also gladly agree." ”

"Just because Sun Ce will accept our overtures doesn't mean he will definitely abide by the covenant, right?" Guo Jia suddenly said, "Since ancient times, the king has been defeated, once he takes Jingzhou and Xuzhou, then we will have an empty covenant and occupy the righteousness, so what is the use?" ”

"Of course, Feng Xiao is worried, Sun Ce is good at the art of war, and a paper covenant naturally can't restrict him. But let's not forget, what is our purpose now? Xun You looked at Guo Jia and said, "Our purpose now is not to let Sun Ce stop fighting the idea of Xuzhou, but to occupy Xuzhou before the Sun family!" ”

Guo Jia is also a smart person, and when he heard Xun You say this, he instantly understood,

"Gongda, you want to fool Sun Quan with this!"

"That's right." Xun You nodded, smiled slightly, and said, "This is still what you reminded me just now, the two tigers of the Sun family are too far away one after another, and the information is not clear, we can release the news at the same time as sending the covenant to Sun Ce, and at that time, the matter agreed between the two parties will reach Sun Quan's ears, will he think that his eldest brother has made a decision and will not send troops again?" Even if Sun Quan still wants to send troops in the end, as long as he can hesitate for a while and delay him for a while, it will be greatly beneficial for us to attack Xuzhou. ”

"Good way! What a good idea! Hahaha! ”

Cao Cao couldn't help laughing, Xun You really deserves to be Xun You, this is really the way to solve the biggest dilemma now. What was Cao Cao worried about? Was it Sun Ce who took Jingzhou? No, he was worried that Sun Quan would rob Xuzhou with him! As long as Sun Quan hesitates and slows down Sun Quan's march into Xuzhou, then once Cao Cao occupies Xuzhou first, as long as Sun Ce does not withdraw from Jingzhou, it is impossible to have much impact on Cao Cao's Xuzhou with the remnants of the recruits around Sun Quan alone.

"Someone, draw me a covenant at once!" Cao Cao immediately ordered to go down.

However, before Cao Cao's excitement rose, Xun You immediately poured another basin of cold water.

"Lord, don't be too happy, I said, there is another consideration." Xun You spoke again, this time, he didn't sell Guan Zi again, and said directly, "The lord should know very well that Sun Quan is not an ordinary person, whether our strategy can work on him, to be honest, I don't dare to guarantee it." Therefore, we must think in advance about the possibility of Sun Quan completely ignoring the covenant and taking Xuzhou directly. Even, we have to be ready to give the entire Xuzhou directly to the Sun family! ”

"What?!"

Xun Yu said this, and the scene was immediately shocked.

"Give the whole of Xuzhou to the Sun family?!"

"How is this possible!"

"If Xuzhou is lost, then won't we face enemies on three sides?"

"If Jingzhou is taken by Sun Ce again, it will be a mortal situation facing enemies on all sides!"

At this moment, Cao Cao also had a gloomy face and looked quite bad. However, Cao Cao is Cao Cao after all, and he did not panic because of this, and said very calmly,

"Listen to Xun Yu continue."

Xun You nodded, seeing that the heated discussion on the scene had gradually subsided after Cao Cao spoke, so he continued just now,

"Let go of Xuzhou and not fight with the Sun family for the time being, so as to better retain our vitality. In addition, please don't forget that once the Sun family occupies Xuzhou, then the Sun family's territory and Yuan Shao's territory will only be separated by the Yellow River! ”

Hearing this, the others reacted one by one. Yes, I was just thinking about a decisive battle with Yuan Shao before, but I never thought that I could let someone help share the pressure from Yuan Shao.

"Makes sense."

"For a long time, Yuan Shao has been a little bit proud of us, but in the face of the rising Sun family, I'm afraid even Yuan Shao will feel uneasy. At that time, our side will no longer become the main battlefield, and even Yuan Shao may not want to fight us for the time being. When the Yuan family and the Sun family fight each other, we will recuperate and benefit from it. ”

Nodding yes to the left and right. Xun You's words this time really opened the hearts of everyone on the scene, taking Xuzhou has the advantage of taking Xuzhou, and not taking Xuzhou also has the advantage of not taking Xuzhou, so everyone naturally has no pressure in their hearts.

"Not only that, if Sun Quan really ignores the covenant and takes Xuzhou before us, then Sun Quan will definitely take the lead before he can take the lead. It is true that Sun Ce may also have the intention of seizing Xuzhou, but this covenant was agreed by Sun Ce after all, and Sun Quan's move was obviously not approved by him, and it may even go against Sun Ce's wishes. As a strong superior, I'm afraid I can't tolerate such a disobedient second master, right? Therefore, although the Sun family took Xuzhou, the two brothers Sun Ce and Sun Quan will also have cracks because of this. Guo Jia added.

"Haha, after listening to what you two said, I almost don't want to fight Xuzhou anymore." Cao Cao couldn't help laughing.

Xun You smiled,

"Lord, Xuzhou can fight naturally, but it still has to be fought, after all, nothing is as hard as your own ability. Instead of putting your hopes on others fighting each other, it is better to seize that opportunity yourself. ”

As he spoke, Xun You suddenly put back the smile on his face,

"However, the consideration I asked the lord to do well in advance was not as simple as letting the Sun family take Xuzhou. The Sun family's seizure of Xuzhou is only the first step, and the second step is the most important thing, which will determine whether we can survive in the gap between the two princes in the future. ”

"Oh?" Cao Cao's face also became heavy, and he asked, "What is this second step?" ”

Xun You's eyes narrowed, and he said in a loud voice,

"This second step: Are we uniting with Sun Ce to deal with Yuan Shao? Or join forces with Yuan Shao to deal with Sun Ce? ”