Hanzhong changed hands, Yizhou's start was very smooth, and Yizhou will definitely not be calm next, everyone is waiting to see, but compared to Hanzhong, which has a small geographical boundary, the Central Plains war is resting, and how the future direction seems to affect everyone's hearts more. The bricks on the forum were also unwilling to make suggestions, but in fact, it was just a matter of arguing whether Cao Yuan and the two were fighting or making peace.

So is Yuan Cao fighting or peace?

On the surface, the two families do not seem to have the intention of going to war immediately, but Cao Cao's display of heavy troops on the northern front line is also obvious to all, and Yuan Shao's purpose of establishing three urban belts is self-evident, both of them seem to be actively preparing for war, and another Central Plains war on both sides will break out again at some point.

In everyone's expectations and speculations, no one knew that these two people who were concerned by everyone had quietly arrived at the junction of Chen Liu and Chen County.

This time the two heroes meeting was initiated by Yuan Shao, which made Cao Cao very strange, but Cao Cao still accepted Yuan Shao's invitation without hesitation, he wanted to see what kind of medicine was sold in Yuan Shao's gourd.

The plain area on the border between Chenliu and Chenxian was originally a thriving farm, but now it is barren, in the cold wind of winter, fine snow foam flies with the wind, the ground is mottled with residual snow and withered yellow weeds, there is no human population around, but you can hear the barking of wild dogs.

The cavalry of the two sides faced each other from a distance of about a thousand paces, and several flying eagles soared in the cold wind in the sky, staring at the people on the ground with sharp eyes.

Cao Cao and Yuan Shao drove their horses forward, without any followers, and came to the front of the two armies, and this pair of old friends finally met again after many years.

The two looked at each other, and there was inevitably some emotion in their hearts, Yuan Shao stroked his beard and said, "Meng De is old 1

"Hehe, yes, it's the same at the beginning, the sideburns are gray, time flies, I want to be young and frivolous, it's still like yesterday."

"Hehe, yes, yes! It seems that yesterday was the year together, and now it lives up to the ambition of the year1

Cao Cao nodded, didn't speak for a long time, seemed to be recalling all the things back then, Yuan Shao's eyes flashed, and then said: "Back then, Meng De said that he would be the general of the expedition to the west and expand the territory for the Han Dynasty, but now he has become the prime minister, holding authority, under one person, above ten million people!" Meng De got what he wanted, right? ”

"The society is not peaceful, what can we talk about to get what we want? Now that the Han is in turmoil, when will he get what he wants? At the beginning, he said that he wanted to help the world's Zhongxing Han, but now what he has done is worthy of his heart? ”

"Humph! Naturally, it is worthy of the heart, and the heart is clear! It's just that I'm ashamed that I have a weak heart, and I can't sweep away the small night and return the world to peace1

Cao Cao squinted his eyes and smiled, it seems that neither of them will compromise, so what did Yuan Shao do when he called himself?

"In that case, Ben Chu came to Ben Xiang just to tell Ben Xiang, do you want to continue your unfinished ambition at Ben Yuan?"

"Of course not, does Meng De still remember what happened to Guiyuan Building back then?"

Cao Cao paused for a moment, silently recalled for a while, and looked at Yuan Shao with some feeling: "Originally, it was said that the first thing to do is to eliminate the trouble, and then divide the soup?" ”

"Hehe, that's right, it's hard to say who this great Central Plains flower is, but I know that we should clear the outsiders before talking about things between us, right?"

"Oh? Who was the outsider in the original mouth? ”

"How could Meng De not know who the outsider I am talking about? This person traverses the grassland, monopolizes the war horse, is mighty and powerful, and is in the Central Plains, in the north, in Taihang, in the Yellow Sea and Bohai, in the East China Sea Guangling, along the Yangtze River, surrounded by all around us, this person is like a boulder hanging over your head and me, and the abyss in front of you, which makes it difficult for people to sleep and eat, how can Meng De not know 1

Cao Cao smiled, stroked his beard unhurriedly and said: "But you also said at the beginning, this person is powerful, and he also occupies the high point of morality, if you and I do it, I am afraid that the traitor hat that destroys the national war will fall on you and me, this is not a trivial matter." ”

"Hmph, how can we influence the general trend of the country, these voices don't have to be ignored, and we don't have to really do anything with him, then the East China Sea and Guangling, how can you belong to Youzhou, that Qingzhou Taishan, and not the jurisdiction of Youzhou, we only need to do it here, we can justify it, if he openly participates in the war, then he is the one who loses morality."

Cao Cao nodded when he heard this, this strategy is feasible, just aim at Fang Zhiwen, this is not a simple matter, but a high-risk job of catching lice on the tiger's head

Although Cao Cao won the victory in the Central Plains War, successfully beat Liu Bei back who stuck out his head, and successfully won Yingchuan, he was not yet hot-headed and thought that he had enough capital to be able to compete with Youzhou, not to mention, Yuan Shao's proposal probably did not have any good intentions behind it.

He instigated Cao Cao to go against Fang Zhiwen, maybe he would turn around and sell Cao Cao, and unite with Fang Zhiwen to attack Cao Cao.

Eyes rolled, Cao Cao said: "This idea is not bad, with Fang Zhiwen by his side, it is indeed difficult for people to sleep and eat, the fertile land of Xuzhou, now most of it has been lost, this person is indeed a wolf ambitious person, on the surface he respects His Majesty, but in fact, he stepped on two boats, playing the trick of separating the left and right, since there is also the heart of the outside and the inside, then we might as well form a military alliance and deal with Fang Zhiwen first?" If we don't defeat Fang Zhiwen, we will never go to war with each other1

"Of course it's good! Meng De has this very good intention, and it is decided that the two sides will discuss the details of the alliance in detail, and then announce the alliance on a certain day, and call on the princes to fight this thief together! Haha"

"Haha"

Cao Cao looked at Yuan Shao's excited appearance and laughed in his heart, did Yuan really think that he was a fool?

"Lord, Yuan Shao has ill intentions, why does the lord agree to this?" Yan Xiang asked a little puzzled.

Everyone in the council hall also looked at Cao Cao suspiciously, only Xi Zhicai and Xun You were silent thoughtfully, Cao Cao's eyes swept away, and he said with a smile: "There is naturally a reason for this, did Yuan originally think that he was a fool?" ”

"What does this lord mean?"

"Hehe Gongda, do you think the response of the original phase is correct?"

Xun You thought for a while and said: "The lord's decision is naturally correct, but when it comes to operation, I'm afraid there are still some twists and turns." ”

"Haha" Cao Cao stroked his beard and laughed: "Yes, Yuan Benchu was a fool when he was a fool, but he couldn't be a fool when he was a fool, and if he wanted to make him grudge Fang Zhiwen in turn, he really needed careful planning." ”

Yuan Shao wanted to pull Cao Cao into the water, in turn, Cao Cao also wanted to use this opportunity to push Yuan Shao into the ditch, the key depends on who is smarter, anyway, it is winter, Runan and Yingchuan have not yet completed the deployment, the army is not obedient and asked Ben Xi Fan to boil and it is difficult to bean (6) Ben Huangbu abuse? p> Xi Zhicai shook his head and said: "Lord, this matter is not simple, but since the lord has agreed, it is not easy to regret it, but you must be careful, the reason why Yuan Shao dared to put it forward like this must have a complete set of plans, the so-called intentional calculation or unintentional, we are in a hurry to fight, we must be careful 1."

Cao Cao paused for a moment, slightly displeased, and Xi Zhicai's implication was a little blamed for his hasty decision, and he seemed to lack confidence in Cao Cao.

"Oh, Zhicai said that Yuan Benchu had already dug the trap?"

"It should be, but I don't know where their trap is, and we must be careful in the negotiations that follow1

"Humph! How could Yuan Benchu have such a wonderful resource, and the strategists are like clouds, are you still afraid that Yuan Benchu will not be able to calculate, if so, you are really disappointing1

Cao Cao's words were a bit of a curse, Xi Zhi was stunned, knowing that he had just said a little too much, maybe Cao Cao was very concerned about the comparison with Yuan Shao, and his own words seemed to make Cao Cao half a head shorter in front of Yuan Shao, so it triggered Cao Cao's backlash.

When everyone heard this, they were a little unable to hang up, and everyone couldn't help but look at Xi Zhicai with resentment, but Xun You smiled and said: "The subordinates will not let Yuan Shao succeed, and they will not let the lord down." ”

"Oh, yes, yes. Then this matter will be handed over to Gongda to deal with it specifically, the purpose of this prime minister is to make Yuan Shao and Fang Zhiwen stalemate, if Fang Zhiwen and Yuan Shao start a war, our army will be able to profit from it and seek Yanzhou, as for Qingxu, it is also good if he can take advantage of the situation. ”

Xi Zhicai sighed secretly, although he was willing to oppose it, but in this case, if he contradicted Cao Cao, it was inevitable that Cao Cao would not be able to come to the stage, and he would not be able to achieve the purpose of persuasion, so Xi Zhicai had to endure it secretly, and wait until Cao Cao's emotions calmed down, and then find a chance to talk to Cao Cao alone.

Cao Cao's eyes swept a glance at Xi Zhicai, and when he saw that Xi Zhicai lowered his head and was silent, he smiled faintly and no longer paid attention to Xi Zhicai.

Xun You thought about Cao Cao's statement carefully, this is to take advantage of the benefits of both sides, I'm afraid it is quite difficult, but it can also be heard from Cao Cao's words, Qingxu direction has always been Cao Cao's heart disease, no, it should be said that Fang Zhiwen has always been Cao Cao's heart disease, if you can take this opportunity to get Qing Xu back, it can be regarded as a sulk for Cao Cao, so even if it is difficult, Xun You still has to try his best. Once it's done, that's a great achievement!

When everyone heard Cao Cao say this, they also offered suggestions one after another, but Xun You and Cao Cao listened for a long time, and there didn't seem to be any particularly good way, in the final analysis, they wanted Yuan Shao and Fang Zhiwen to fight in Jizhou, and then Cao Cao took the opportunity to take all the Central Plains, including Qingxu.

It's a pity that although this idea is wonderful, there is actually no good way for Fang Zhiwen and Yuan Shao to break out a full-scale war in Jizhou.

Xi Zhicai listened silently on the side, but his mind was thinking about something else, #