The Supreme Call of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 241: The Lesser of Two Evils

Yao Yue's heart skipped a beat, feeling something was wrong, but after all, Cao Cao was right in front of him, so he had no time to think about it, so he could only smile and agree.

Cao Cao ordered people to wait for Yao to go down to rest, and immediately invited Jia Xu, Cheng Yu, and Chen Qun over.

"My lord, I heard that Liu Biao sent Yue Yue to ask Xu Du to surrender?"

Cheng Yu asked.

Cao Cao smiled slightly and replied: "Have you all heard about it? Haha, Liu Biao was already unable to withstand Liu Xiao's strong attack. Not only is the situation in Jiangdong now in danger, but even Jingzhou is in danger. Jiangxia County belongs to Jingzhou The east gate is now in the hands of Liu Xiao, and Jingzhou is wide open, but tell me, can Liu Biao not panic?"

Cheng Yu said in a deep voice, "I'm sure you'll panic, but Liu Biao didn't come up with this idea. Liu Biao is old and stupid, and he is no longer as shrewd as he used to be. As for Yue Yue, he is just a scholar, how can he see through the key points?"

Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and said slowly: "I have ignored this section, but Jingzhou has many outstanding people and talents, so we should not underestimate it..."

Cheng Yu laughed and said, "If my guess is correct, this plan is based on Liu Bei, not Liu Biao!"

"Liu Bei?"

Cao Cao was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Although Liu Bei is ambitious, but he has no one under his command, how can he see such joints?"

Cheng Yu replied: "Of course Liu Bei doesn't have this kind of ability, but half a year ago, he just hired a resourceful man to advise him. This person has the talents of the world, and he really cannot be underestimated..."

Cao Cao was shocked. Liu Bei was a hero of his generation, but he was born at the wrong time. Although he had two tiger generals, Zhang, but no one with a plan. He was forced to wander around and lurk in Nanyang just now. If Liu Bei really got a person by his side. With the help of talented people, it is absolutely like a fish in water, like a tiger with wings added, absolutely not to be underestimated!

"Zhongde, which sage came out to help Liu Bei?"

"Xu Shu, Xu Yuanzhi!"

Cheng Yu replied: "My lord, this person is three or five years younger than me. He has the talent of Wang Zuo. His talent is several times better than a certain one. He is an outstanding adviser in Yingchuan. It must be this person who encouraged the lord to send troops to Yuzhou. It's planned!"

Cheng Yu knew that Xu Shu was under Liu Bei's command, but he didn't expect that this matter was not done by Xu Shu, but by Pang Tong and Pang Shiyuan. One person's wit is short, and several people counted. Xu Shu didn't see through this joint for a while, Pang Tong But he was outside the situation, and he saw Liu Xiao's flaws.

Cao Cao sighed: "Liu Bei was originally a hero of a generation. Now that Xu Shu has been subdued, it is due to Liu Biao's cooperation. I am afraid that it will be more difficult to control. Fortunately, I am not defenseless..."

Cheng Yu was stunned and said, "My lord, what do you mean by that?"

Cao Cao sneered and said, "I have already decided to go to the imperial court and use Liu Bei as the shepherd of Yangzhou and Liu Biao as the shepherd of Jingzhou. In this way, there must be a gap between Liu Bei and Liu Biao, and they will be on guard against each other. This will give us the opportunity to defeat each other in the future. Hehe, this Liu Bei is very thick-skinned and has great tactics. Not only me, but Liu Xiao has been looking for opportunities to deal with him. I am also very afraid of him. If there is an opportunity to suppress him, how can we miss it? We sent troops to Yuzhou It's something we have to do, otherwise, sitting back and watching Liu Xiao grow bigger will have a worse impact on us. The two evils are the lesser of two evils. We must take Yuzhou, threaten Qingzhou, and force Liu Xiao to withdraw from the six counties in Jiangdong , Confine him to Jiqing and Xu Sanzhous, otherwise, no one will be able to control Liu Xiao, whose strength is rapidly expanding!"

Cheng Yu shook his head and said: "My lord, it is not enough to send troops to occupy Yuzhou. Don't forget that Yue Fei is now in Qingzhou City. You are very clear about Yue Fei's methods. Even if the lord personally conscripts, facing Yue Fei, There is not much chance of winning, Liu Xiao doesn't even need to go back to the teacher, just relying on Yue Fei and Xun Yu can keep the lord in Yuzhou..."

Cao Cao frowned slightly, Cheng Yu was right, this Yue Fei is really too difficult to deal with, if Lu Bu's bravery makes Cao Cao extremely afraid, then Yue Fei's battlefield command makes Cao Cao extremely afraid, Xiahou Dun is powerful enough, but In Yue Fei's hands, he couldn't take advantage of the slightest advantage; even under the siege of the four famous generals Lu Bu, Wen Chou, Yan Liang, and Zhang He, Yue Fei was able to turn Jizhou upside down, and finally calmly killed out of the encirclement. Even if Han Xin is reborn, his level of command is nothing more than that. Looking at the world, no one can compare!
"What good strategy does Zhongde have?"

Cheng Yu smiled, pointed to the north with his hand, and said with a smile: "My lord, don't forget, there is still a fierce tiger lying on the north side..."

Cao Cao suddenly realized, Lu Bu, Lu Bu from Bingzhou!
Cao Cao laughed and said, "Haha, it wasn't Zhongde who reminded me, but I forgot that Lü Bu is now recuperating in Bingzhou, accumulating strength, sitting in Bingzhou Youzhou, but he needs to be pulled out from time to time to show off, and Lu Bu is required to send troops to Jizhou , to attract Yue Fei's troops, and then we are sending troops to Yuzhou, even if Yue Fei has three heads and six arms, it is difficult to resist! Liu Xiao can't do without withdrawing troops! Zhong De, wait for me to study!"

Chen Qun hesitated and said, "My lord, Lu Bu and Liu Xiao are close friends and have a deep hatred with us. If they send troops to attack Jizhou at this time, I'm afraid Lu Bu won't pay attention to us?"

Cheng Yu smiled and said: "Changwen, so what? What kind of person is Lu Bu? He has always neglected righteousness when he sees profit, and a slave with three surnames has no word of faith in his heart. If we promise a lot of profit and attack Yue Fei, Liu Xiao will be far away." In Jiangdong, it is the best opportunity to capture Jizhou. Do you think Lu Bu would let go of such an excellent opportunity for such a little friendship?"

"Of course not!"

Cao Cao said with a smile: "Lu Fengxian, I know best that Liu Xiao only gave him advice, but Yuan Shao saved his life, so what? Didn't he turn around and occupy Bingzhou? Later , Even Youzhou was robbed, hehe, now there is an excellent opportunity to attack Jizhou, how can he let it go? Long article, drafted a memorial, played to the court, appointed Lu Bu as the shepherd of Bingzhou, and ordered him to lead his fine cavalry to attack Jizhou, We will send troops to Yuzhou to attract Yue Fei's energy, the three families join forces, Liu Biao fights Jiangdong, we occupy Yuzhou and threaten Qingzhou, Lu Bu attacks Jizhou, haha, this time, I want to see how Liu Xiao can solve the current crisis!"

"My lord's ingenious plan! We admire you so much!"

Cheng Yu, Jia Xu and Chen Qun bowed deeply and said in unison.

Cao Cao laughed, full of ambition, looking at the world, the one Cao Cao fears the most is Liu Xiao, as long as there is no Liu Xiao, no matter whether it is Lu Bu or Liu Bei, he is not in his eyes, as for Liu Biao, Ma Teng and others, even more Nothing to worry about, sooner or later they will be cleaned up one by one!

(End of this chapter)