"The minister is incompetent, the minister is ashamed of the lord, and the minister can only die to thank the lord!"

In Yanzhou, in Cao Cao's camp, Xun You's face was sad, tears fell, and he pulled out the sword at his waist and pulled it around his neck.

"Gongda can't!"

Cao Cao was startled and bounced up from his seat at once.

"Dangchang!"

Faster than Cao Cao was Xiahoudun, who grabbed the teacup on the table with his backhand and threw it out of the air.

The saber in Xun You's hand fell off and fell to the ground.

Cheng Yu, Liu Ye and others next to Xun You also reacted and hurriedly grabbed them.

"Gongda, why are you so confused? Xun's interests, that's their problem, what do you have to do with it? If you die in the lord's account today, not to mention that the lord is like a broken arm, the outside world still doesn't know how to arrange the lord! Do you want to put your lord in the unjust place? ”

Cheng Yu grabbed Xun You's arms and asked rhetorically with a slight reproach on his face.

Xun You's expression was gloomy, and tears flowed down his face.

"Hey, Gongda, Xun's affairs have nothing to do with you, your loyalty is the clearest, remember not to do stupid things!" Cao Cao also walked down the steps, helped Xun Yu up, and said emotionally.

"My lord! I'm sorry!! ”

Xun Yu screamed sadly and cried loudly.

Infected by Xun You's attitude, Cao Cao remembered his current situation, and couldn't help but feel sad from his heart, and couldn't help crying bitterly.

For a while, the atmosphere in the big tent was sad, and everyone's hearts were mixed.

Fortunately, Cao Cao is a hero after all, so he quickly adjusted his emotions, patted Xun You's shoulder and said: "Gongda has suddenly changed dramatically, let's rest and rest for the time being, and then discuss big things with Cao after stabilizing my mood!" ”

"Thank you for your understanding!"

Xun You choked up and agreed, then struggled to get up and said: "Lord, colleagues, you are out of shape, let you laugh, you are not feeling well today, step back early, please don't blame." ”

Of course, everyone didn't say anything, and it didn't hurt to say anything, and sent Xun You away.

After Xun You retreated, Cao Cao returned to the top and sat down, looked around at everyone, and sighed: "Do you have a clever plan to solve a problem?" ”

Everyone looked at each other and was speechless.

There are not a few resourceful people here, and there are even talents such as Cheng Yu who can be called the pillars of the country.

However, in the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and tricks are vulnerable, and the comprehensive combat effectiveness of Cao Cao's army and the Shang Ji army have already gone out of business, and no matter how hard everyone racks their brains, they can't think of any good way to solve the current situation.

There was a shock of silence, and the youngest strategist, Sima Yi, suddenly spoke: "Lord, in the current situation, our army and the Shang army have no chance of winning in a head-to-head showdown, so my subordinates suggest that instead of being consumed by the Shang army little by little, it is better to directly abandon Yanzhou, shrink the forces to Nanyang and Yuzhou, and even abandon Yuzhou when necessary, relying on the danger of the Yangtze River to resist the attack of the merchant thieves." ”

"Ridiculous!"

As soon as Sima Yi's words fell, someone immediately vetoed it, and everyone followed the prestige, and it turned out to be Liu Ye.

"As we all know, the merchant thief and sailor are unparalleled in the world, and the Yangtze River is a natural danger for others, but it is not finished for the merchants! Throughout the ages, I have only heard of the victors who defended the country in a desperate battle, and I have not heard of someone who can rely on continuous concessions to achieve victory, giving up Yanzhou or even Yuzhou, and our army only has a county of Nanyang, how to compete with the business thieves who own most of the world? ”

"Liu Gong misunderstood the meaning of the following, we gave up Yanzhou and even Yuzhou, just in exchange for a strategic respite for us. The Shang Ji soldiers are already unstoppable, and if we continue to confront them here, we will only consume the elite army in vain.

Moreover, the expeditionary force led by Liu Yi, the general of the merchant army, had already won a decisive victory, and could send troops back to the Central Plains battlefield at any time.

Refuse to know, the comprehensive national strength of the Wa State is not inferior to that of our army in its heyday, and the expeditionary force commanded by Liu Yi can defeat the Wa State, then it can also defeat our army! Moreover, after the end of the war against the Japanese, the strength of the merchant army's naval division was further liberated, which could more efficiently ensure the supply of food and materials for the merchant army, and the previous method of exhausting the enemy had completely failed.

If the expeditionary force joins the Central Plains battlefield, it is still unknown whether our army can retreat in its entirety, so what is the use of continuing to keep Yanzhou?

I once heard one of the great sages of the aliens say: 'If you lose your land, you will lose your land; If you save people and lose land, you will save both people and land'. How to preserve our vital strength to the greatest extent is the most important issue at present, rather than consuming the elite army in vain for the sake of the gains and losses of one city and one place! ”

"However, even if we give up Yanzhou and Yuzhou, it will be delayed at best, and when Shang Ji digests Erzhou, the strength of the Shang army will be stronger, and our army has lost Luoyang, Yanzhou, and Yuzhou, with only one Nanyang County, why should we confront Shang Ji? Rather than die a slow death like this, it is better to take advantage of the fact that the main force is still there and directly fight with the merchant army! ”

Xiahou Yuan listened to the argument between Sima Yi and Liu Ye, and couldn't help but ask rhetorically.

"Nanyang alone naturally can't fight against the Shang Ji who occupy most of China, but what if all the south of the Yangtze River is integrated? South vs. North showdown, isn't there a chance of winning yet? ”

"What do you mean by that?"

Cao Cao was stunned when he heard this, and couldn't help asking.

"Lord Qi, Jingzhou Liu Biao is old and cowardly, as a member of the Han family, not only did he not stand with the usurper Han and the anti-thief, but hooked up with him, the lord is the general of Zhenbei, please cut it for the imperial court!"

"Huh?"

The people in the tent were all stunned, and even Liu Bei, Guan Yu and others, who were listening, looked at Sima Yi in some surprise.

Liu Biao is still an ally of Cao Cao theoretically, and now he is still fighting for Cao Cao's physical weapons, armor, grain and grass and other materials, Sima Yi suddenly proposed to crusade against Liu Biao, even if the people present are all famous people, it is inevitable that some people will not be able to react.

But soon, everyone showed a look of rejuvenation.

Sima Yi's meaning is very simple, let Cao Cao pass on the losses and make up for the lost territory from Liu Biao.

The best idea is that while the Shang army is rectifying the north, Cao Cao will occupy the whole of Jingzhou, complete the "change of house tactics", and at the same time form an alliance with Sun Ce to fight against the Shang with the power of Jing and Yang.

"Listen to me, everybody!"

At this moment, Zhuge Liang behind Liu Bei suddenly came out and said: "Yizhou Mu Liu Yan is weak, he can't report to the king, he can't care for the people of Li, and the corpse is vegetarian. ”

Cao Cao and Liu Bei were stunned at the same time, but the two reacted instantly, and Cao Cao immediately said: "Kong Ming's words are reasonable, and I also ask Brother Xuande to plan for Li Min, don't shirk it." ”

Yizhou is in the hands of Liu Yan and in the hands of Liu Bei It doesn't matter to Cao Cao at all, and because Liu Bei has a grudge against Shangji, he doesn't need to worry about stabbing Cao Cao in the back at least when he controls Yizhou.

Think about it, Sun Ce of Yangzhou, Cao Cao of Jingzhou, Liu Bei of Yizhou, and Sun Cao Liu jointly resisted business, and it seems that they really have a good chance of winning.

As for the future, let's talk about it later!