Xu Shu is naturally aware of these situations. He knows that Li Yi is really cultivating him, and he is very grateful. These days, he is almost scratching his stomach, thinking about how to help Li Yi achieve his goal all the time, but he has never had a definite idea. However, Xia Houyuan's letter , but let him see a glimmer of opportunity.

Xu Shu cupped his hands and replied: "Since Xia Houyuan showed weakness and intends to withdraw his troops, if he takes the initiative to attack the lord, he must see the hope of defeating the lord, and although the troops led by General Huang can form a powerful force against Xia Houyuan's troops Containment, but the number of people is only 3000, so hot. Before the battle, General Huang will definitely not become Xia Houyuan's target, because even if Xia Houyuan wins, the loss of [-] people is nothing more than a superficial loss to the lord, but Xia Houyuan wants to hate the lord. Big loss, since Xia Houyuan can write letters to confuse the lord, he would not be so unwise."

"Since this is the case, my lord, why don't you let General Huang send more Qingqi cavalry sentries to wander around Chengxian County, although he will not fight with him, but firstly, he can grasp all the terrain around Chengxian County for future use, and secondly, he can deceive Xia Houyuan , let him think that the lord has contemptuous of him after reading his letter, and make him underestimate the enemy, so that if Xia Houyuan changes in the future, the lord can also seize the opportunity."

After Xu Shu finished speaking, Li Yi thought for a while and praised: "Yuan Zhi's words are wonderful. Since Xia Houyuan wanted me to despise him, I followed his wishes. What do you think?"

"The end will second."

Xu Huang agreed first, followed by several other generals, but Kuai Yue, who was at the party, did not express his opinion for a long time.

Seeing this, Li Yi asked, "What's your opinion?"

Kuai Yue cupped his hands and said, "Yuan Zhi's words are indeed feasible, but if that's the case, isn't my lord planning to wait for Xia Houyuan to come out of the city to attack? But if Xia Houyuan sticks to his defense, or waits for Cao Cao to return to the army, won't my lord fall into a passive position?"

"So, the subordinates thought that since the lord wants to use Liu Bei, it is completely possible to let Liu Bei lead the troops to attack the city after the army arrives in Cheng County. Although this will cause some damage, it will have little impact on the lord. Moreover, this is a win-win situation , Outside of Liu Bei, there will be no more variables."

"Well, let me think about it."

Li Yi frowned subconsciously, not because he didn't like what Kuai Yue said, on the contrary, he also knew what Kuai Yue said was the safest, but he really didn't like siege.

Although Li Yi wanted to trick Liu Bei, but it was a siege, and it would cost thousands of lives at every turn. Li Yi always felt that it was not very good.

Moreover, the views of Kuai Yue and Xu Shu can be regarded as showing the attitudes of young people and middle-aged and elderly people on Li Yi's side. One kind likes to take a slanted sword and win by tricks, and there is another kind that although they also have tricks, they follow them. Like to seek stability.

Everyone has been together for so long, Kuai Yue can naturally see what Li Yi is struggling with, and he can't help laughing: "My lord, there is no need to rush to make a decision. It is better to answer Xia Houyuan first and allow him to retreat calmly. General Huang provoked one or two appropriately, and at the same time, the lord can rest in Lanling for a few more days, and then the army slowed down, which convinced Xia Houyuan that the lord really despised him and was not in a hurry to start a war."

"As for the next thing, we can only wait until Cheng County, and then adapt to the situation."

Li Yi thought about it, and felt that this could be done for the time being. After all, it was a war, and a decisive victory thousands of miles away was not really a matter of just thinking about it. It needed to go to the field and make a quick judgment based on the actual situation.

Therefore, Li Yi nodded in response to the matter, and then asked, "Has there been any changes in Lu Bu in Yanzhou recently?"

Mi Fang stood up and said, "My lord, since Cao Cao dispatched troops to Xuzhou, Lu Bu's behavior has not changed much from usual, apart from Chen Gong, there is not much contact between Lu Bu and Xuzhou officials.

Li Yi pondered carefully. He remembered that when Cao Cao beat Xuzhou, Lu Bu stabbed Cao Cao in the back and almost took Yanzhou. It's just when this incident happened, or whether it was because of him. There was a change, and Li Yi was not sure.

Moreover, Lu Bu has already come together with Chen Gong. Li Yi is basically sure that Lu Bu will stab the knife, but Lu Bu just keeps moving, which makes Li Yi stare.

Could it be that Lu Bu really regarded Cao Cao as a buddy?

impossible

You know, if Lu Bu wants to occupy Yanzhou, there is no better chance than now. When Cao Cao’s backyard catches fire and there are powerful enemies in front, he may directly kill half of his life. Even if Lu Bu doesn’t understand this, Chen Gong Absolutely.

And this is one of the reasons why Li Yi is inclined to Xu Shu's suggestion.

Because he really wanted to "coexist peacefully" with Xia Houyuan for a period of time without Cao Cao returning to the army, and then turn his face when something happened inside Yanzhou. More than 1 people were hanged and beaten.

It's just that Li Yi can't explain this situation to everyone, and there are too many uncertainties. Li Yi doesn't want to smash his "pinch and count" signboard, so now he can only choose to take one step at a time.

Xu Huang also had contact with Lu Bu, and he had the clearest idea of ​​Li Yi in this regard, so he suggested, "My lord, why don't you write a letter asking Lu Bu to raise troops in Yanzhou?"

Li Yi shook his head, but he didn't mention the reason for shaking his head.

The last time Lu Bu and Cao Cao became sworn brothers, I felt sorry for Li Yi, but although Li Yi was a little disrespectful, he thought it was a good thing in his heart.

Because as his strength became stronger and stronger, it was no longer necessary to maintain a close relationship with unstable factors like Lu Bu, so as not to cause trouble for himself in the future, so Li Yi did not want to contact Lu Bu and get involved with him.

Moreover, even if Lu Bu raises troops, Li Yi will just fish in troubled waters and leave after getting a vote. For example, Xia Houyuan's 1 people will be eaten to weaken Cao Cao's strength. As for killing Cao Cao this time, Li Yi has no brains Although this possibility appeared in Li, he was finally given up by him.

First of all, even with Lu Bu lighting the fire behind, Li Yi is still not fully sure of taking down Cao Cao. Even if Cao Cao is really defeated, but he is not Liu Bei, he can run away, the worst thing is to go to Yuan Shao. That's right, the ghost knows how much Cao Cao will develop in the future after leaving Yanzhou.

Moreover, even if Cao Cao left and left Lu Bu in Yanzhou to make Li Yi unable to speak, it would be better to let Cao Cao stay in Yanzhou.

Finally, Li Yi still has concerns about Yuan Shu in Yangzhou.

A few days ago there was news from Chang'an that under the instigation of some ministers, the little emperor seemed to choose to forgive Yuan Shu.

This operation made Li Yi very speechless, especially Lu Kang who was still fighting Yuan Shu in Yangzhou, who was afraid to vomit blood when he got the news.

Chapter 472

The little emperor will forgive Yuan Shu, this is very speechless news.

Since Yuan Shu was defeated, he began to plead guilty, but what he did was a rebellion. Although the little emperor was young, he was very angry. Naturally, it was impossible to forgive him, but gradually, Li Yi did not go to Yangzhou, and Yuan Shu did not. Busy with stabilizing the interior, and having no intention of continuing to expand, many people in Chang'an began to work for Yuan Shu and speak well for Yuan Shu. As a result, Yuan Shu changed from a heinous crime to a person who can be forgiven.

Li Yi was convinced that this was definitely not the little emperor's original intention.

Because once Yuan Shu was forgiven, it would definitely be a very heavy blow to the big man who had little prestige left. It would not only make those people in the world who had evil intentions ready to move, but also make those courtiers who were loyal to the big man feel cold.

First of all, it is Li Yi's side. Li Yi is the general who conquered the South, and the target of Li Yi's "conquest" is Yuan Shu. If the court pardons Yuan Shu, Li Yi will not be able to beat Yuan Shu legally, although the court should not be stupid He immediately withdrew his title of general, but it would definitely have some impact on Li Yi's prestige.

However, knowing the general situation of the world, Li Yi didn't care much about it. Anyway, the imperial court doesn't have much restraint on the local forces. If he really wanted to continue fighting, he couldn't restrain him. secretly happy.

So this incident has an impact on Li Yi himself, but not too much.

If Yuan Shu is pardoned, the one who will be seriously injured is actually Lu Kang who has been fighting Yuan Shu in Yangzhou.

Li Yi initially agreed with Lu Kang that he would fight head-on, and Lu Kang copied Yuan Shu's path, and then Li Yi entered Yangzhou, and the two partnered to destroy Yuan Shu.

In the end, Li Yi released Lu Kang's pigeons. Now only Lu Kang is fighting in Yangzhou, which is very difficult. However, Li Yi thinks that Lu Kang should have expected this result, at least he was prepared, and he should be able to persevere. Otherwise, after such a long time, Lu Kang wouldn't have sent a letter urging Li Yi to send troops.

However, if the imperial court pardoned Yuan Shu and allowed Yuan Shu to continue serving as Yangzhou shepherd, then Lu Kang would really be tricked into his grandma's house.

If Lu Kang continued to fight Yuan Shu, that would be disobedience to the imperial decree, and he could not use the name of righteousness to recruit troops, and his strength would be greatly reduced, and it is absolutely impossible for Yuan Shu to let Lu Kang go, so as long as the court pardons Yuan Shu, Lu Kang, a steadfast and loyal minister, is destined to end in tragedy.

It is conceivable that once something happened to Lu Kang, let the courtiers who are still loyal to the Han Dynasty know, it will definitely be very chilling, and it will further shake the foundation of the great man.

Therefore, although this incident hurt Li Yi a little, although he admired and sympathized with the old man very much, he did not intend to do anything, but let this matter develop.

However, once Yuan Shu has dealt with Lu Kang, or Lu Kang retreats by himself, Yuan Shu can temporarily breathe a sigh of relief. Although Yuan Shu has not yet attacked Jingzhou again, Li Yi is in Xuzhou. At this time, Yuan Shu sent another 2 elite troops north to Xuzhou, and Li Yi would be in danger.

Considering these many factors, Li Yi's attitude towards Cao Cao's side is firm and cautious. It is not as simple as winning or losing. If he wants to maximize his benefits, he must grasp a certain degree and time.

After going through these things in his mind, Li Yi said: "Just according to the advice of the military adviser, first confuse Xia Houyuan, and prepare for the siege, but you can take your time and don't worry. In addition, you must pay more attention to Cao Cao's movements. If there is news, report back in time."

"My lord, I have a word to say!"

As soon as Li Yi finished speaking, Zhang Zhao got up and cupped his hands. Li Yi couldn't help being a little curious. Zhang Zhao didn't take part in the military at all. It's really rare for him to speak up now, so Li Yi smiled and said, "Sir, you have something to say, but it's okay. "

Zhang Zhao frowned slightly, and said: "It is good to underestimate the enemy, but it is very likely that Tao Shijun will know about it, and even Xia Houyuan will deliberately leak the news to Tao Shijun to make a difference. Therefore, the subordinates think, Do you want to inform Tao Shijun about this matter in advance to avoid misunderstanding?"

"hehe"

Li Yi smiled, and Kuai Yue on the side also smiled. Zhang Zhao was puzzled when he saw this, and Li Yi said, "If Tao Shijun has suspicions about me, hey, I can't ask for it!"

Zhang Zhao was taken aback for a while, but soon thought of something, came back to his senses, couldn't help but smiled wryly and said, "This subordinate is worrying too much."

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