From time to time, there was a clattering sound from the charcoal brazier inside the tent, and there was a faint thudding sound from outside the tent, and from the crack in the tent curtain, following the rhythm of the sound, bursts of colorful light seeped in from there.

Cao Cao brought the tea bowl in his hand to his lips and took a sip, pursed his lips, reached out and wiped the tea on his beard, raised his head and exhaled, rubbed his eyes and looked at Xi Zhicai, who was sitting opposite him, leaning over and sipping the tea bowl, Cao Cao pricked up his ears and listened for a while, and asked in confusion.

"Zhicai, what's the sound outside?"

"It's the Inhumans setting off the fireworks chapter."

"Fireworks? Oh, the alien is really interested, unconsciously it's a new year again, the day is one year old, the Central Plains is in turmoil, the road is blocked and long, I don't know if I can see the Han reunification in my lifetime, every time I think of these, there is a sense of urgency that I can't wait1

Xi Zhicai pursed his lips and smiled, it was rare to see Cao Cao so emotional: "Lord, my subordinates don't know how to answer this question, but things are always done step by step, and the road is also step by step, as long as the direction is correct, it will always arrive." ”

Well said1

Cao Cao smiled, looked down at the map on the desk again, smacked his lips and said, "Zhicai, do you say that our army is in the right direction now?" ”

"That's probably right.1

"But why is the war always unsatisfying?"

"Maybe Yuan Shao's ability is too worrying, does the lord feel like this?"

"Yes, how could it not be. This official is anxious for him! Ben was too passive at the beginning, and was led by Han Sui by the nose, so passively beaten. It will only become more and more passive, and the situation will get worse and worse, so it is completely different from what we originally envisioned, so the official will wonder if we are on the wrong path1

Xi Zhicai silently shook his head and said, "Lord, is Yuan Shao really so unbearable?" If so, how did he defeat Han Fu. How to get rid of Zhang Jiao? This truth seems to be visible to anyone, but he Yuan Shao can't see it1

Cao Cao smiled hesitantly: "Zhicai said, such a clumsy way of playing." Was Yuan Benchu intentional? ”

"Why can't it be intentional? He's just learning from us.1

Cao Cao stroked his beard and pondered for a moment, squinting his eyes and flashing coldly: "Hehe, Benchu, Benchu, I really can't look down on you." Merely. You think that you can force me to fight hard with Lu Bu in this way, but even if this is the case, you yourself are raising tigers, and you may be bitten to death by Han Sui's tiger1

Xi Zhicai nodded: "If Yuan Shao makes up his mind to force our army to fight with Lu Buqiang, then he will further show weakness, Han Sui will want to defeat Yuan Shao for a while, but it is true that Han Sui took the opportunity to fight for a living space for himself, and Yuan Shao will be quite passive in Henan in the future." If Henan is abandoned, Han Sui has Lu Bu's support behind him. will be even more fearless, and the one who will destroy Yuan Shao in the future must be Han Sui 1

"That premise is that Lu Bu can still become Han Sui's pillar, and if Lu Bu is destroyed during this period, everything will be in vain1

Xi Zhicai looked at Cao Cao, who was full of confidence, and had already smelled the fighting spirit seeping out of Cao Cao's body, it seemed that Cao Cao was a little impatient, Yuan Shao had to play tricks, but Cao Cao couldn't also follow him to compare who was more laid-back, once Lu Bu and Han Sui captured Lu County, Jibei County, the northern front would be completely stabilized, and Lu Bu would send the frustrated army south to attack him, and it would be too late for Cao Cao to move again.

"What the lord said is very true, Yuan Shao can avoid our army but can't, a battle with Lu Bu is inevitable, even if it is a stalemate, Lu Bu must be made to extinguish his heart to go south."

Cao Cao glanced at Xi Zhicai, at this time, the cold water poured by Xi Zhicai made Cao Cao feel very uncomfortable, but the lesson of the previous car was not far away, and Cao Cao did not dare to pat his chest and say that he would win this time, but in his heart, Cao Cao had already been ruthless, and he must take down Liang Guo and give Lu Bu a hard lesson.

"Zhicai, look," Cao Cao knocked on the map: "From Chen Liu to Peiguo, the front of our army bordering Lü Bu is nearly a thousand miles long, and then look at Lü Bu's troop allocation, Fengguo is frustrated, Dangxian, Xiayi, and Xiayi are Lü Bu and Pang Yuan, and then to Xizhexian, Jiwu, and Yuanxian Liu Xun's defenders are relatively weak. On the other hand, if our army is ordered to go to Fule and attack Zhexian and Jiwu from Wuping and Fule, we will be able to mobilize Lü Bu's troops, while I will attack Dangxian with all my strength and force Lü Bu to fight a decisive battle. ”

Xi Zhicai stared at the map, his eyes were quickly attracted by Jiwu, it seems that Cao Cao's purpose is here, once Jiwu falls and the Yongyang flank of Liang State is exposed, Lu Bu's back road will be cut off at any time, Cao Cao's purpose is to force Lu Bu to choose between abandoning Liang State and fighting Cao Cao.

"Lord, if the battle on the Western Front starts, the current situation will be all broken, Lu Bu will certainly be left and right, but he will also be desperate, in the case of difficulty on both sides, Lu Bu will definitely choose to slam all the way, judging from Lu Bu's consistent behavior, he is an extremely adventurous and self-armed person."

Cao Cao nodded solemnly: "Yes, choose to fight with me in Dangxian County, and divide the victory and defeat in one battle?" Or give up Dangxian and slam Zhongkang and Zilian? ”

"If Lu Bu chooses to fight a decisive battle with our army in Dangxian, the strength of the two armies is similar, but our army's stamina is more sufficient, and the chance of victory is slightly greater, if Lu Bu chooses to go west"

"If Lu Bu chooses to take care of the western front first, then the official will take Dangxian in one fell swoop and then wave his army to Yongyang, forcing Lu Bu to continue the decisive battle."

Xi Zhicai thought about it carefully, and now Cao Cao suddenly reversed his strategy in a direction, from procrastination to quick battle, this kind of change makes people feel very abrupt, but it is also very reasonable to think about it, after stumbling in Dangxian County for more than half a year, Cao Cao chose to fight quickly, but also to give the Central Plains a clearer development of the war situation at the beginning of spring, hoping that Liu Bei and Yuan Shao can attack Lu Bu more hard, forcing even if they can't completely defeat Lu Bu, they must completely destroy Lu Bu's production plan for next year, Lay the foundation for the complete destruction of Lu Bu next year

"Lord, what if Lu Bu defeated Zilian and Zhongkang and chose to go south to Qian County instead of Yongyang?"

"I can't ask for it, is this official the kind of dog that guards the house like Yuan Shao? If Lu Bu dares to attack against attack, then our army will drive straight in, continue to attack Chen Liu, and flank Chen Palace with Liu Bei, even if Lu Bu captures Qian County, even if Lu Bu hits Huainan! However, Lu Bu was not so stupid. ”

Xi Zhicai exhaled, straightened up and looked at the entire Central Plains battle situation, Cao Cao's current choice seems to be the best way, others are still unreliable after all, and in the end, you have to do it yourself!

In Pang Yuan's headquarters, which was not far from Cao Cao's camp, Lu Bu was standing in front of the open window and looking up at the beautiful flowers blooming in the night sky.

"Fuqing, you aliens are really relaxed, at the moment of the war, you are still in the mood to set off fireworks 1

"Hehe, after all, there is no worry about life and death, and the mood must be different."

Lu Bu thought for a while and smiled: "It's like scratching the itch through the boots1."

"Uh, hehe, the general is free and easy, is it really so fascinating to experience life and death?"

"Why not? When a certain chooses to become a military general, he already regards life and death as a common thing, and the feeling of wandering between life and death is indeed fascinating. ”

"Hehe, the relatively relaxed mentality of the alien is also a way to live1

"Forget it, I don't understand, don't talk about it. The battle in the north is going quite well, Yuan Shao, a fool, has lost one after another and has fallen into a very passive situation, as long as our side continues to maintain, right? ”

Lu Bu's mood was very optimistic, but Pang Yuan shook his head and said solemnly: "If we are comfortable, the enemy will not be comfortable, and if we are uncomfortable, we will naturally seek change!" Moreover, Yuan Shao is definitely not a fool, he just doesn't want to be a bird, so he deliberately shows weakness, but he really underestimates Han Sui, Han Sui can fight in Xiliang for more than ten years, and his subordinates are all arrogant soldiers, and if he raises Han Sui, he will be bitten to death by him sooner or later. ”

"The implication of Fuqing is that Yuan Shao is letting Han Sui, but why is this?"

"In order to force Cao Cao to do it, Cao Cao has been grinding under Dangxian County for more than half a year, and there has not been a decent battle, and it is clear that he wants Yuan Shao and Liu Bei to work hard and pick up cheap ideas by himself, originally Cao Cao hoped that Yuan Shao on the northern line could defeat Fu Zhu and force the general to go north to fight with Yuan Shao, and then Cao Cao could easily pick up Liang Guo, Shanyang, and even Jiyin. However, the appearance of Han Sui and Yuan Shao's weakness have changed the situation, and General Shicai also said that as long as we maintain the status quo, the battle situation will be beneficial to our army and our army, and the most dissatisfied is naturally Cao Cao1

"Why isn't Yuan Shao the most dissatisfied?"

Pang Yuan turned sideways to get out of the way, so that Lu Bu could see the map behind him, pointed to the map and said: "Yuan Shao is worry-free on all sides, even if he loses the boundary of Henan, he can still confront each other across the river, and there is a chance to cross the river again to get back Henan, and then look at Cao Cao, Cao Cao is surrounded by enemies, one is not careful, the scene of besieging our army today will appear on Cao Cao's body tomorrow, therefore, Cao Cao must break the game, and the key to breaking the situation is our army, only by defeating our army, or even destroying our army, Cao Cao's development space and unfavorable situation will be improved, therefore." , the most anxious is Cao Cao, not Yuan Shao 1

Lu Bu nodded suddenly: "I see, then Fuqing wants to say that Cao Cao is ready to do it?" ”

"Yes, Cao Cao is going to do it, the battle line between our army and Cao Cao is so long, and there are many places where we can do it, so Cao Cao has always had the initiative to do it, and then, it depends on how we make a trade-off, and I invite the general to come here today to discuss this matter."

Lu Bu rubbed his hands, his waist straightened, and he grinned excitedly, inadvertently filled with a high-spirited battle intent: "Okay! So Fuqing thinks how Cao Cao will fight, and how our army should fight, after staying for more than half a year, the body of a certain family is about to decay! Hehe" to be continued...