Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

Mi Fang, who was in charge of intelligence, immediately shook her head and said, "Although Lv Bu often goes to the front line, he rarely fights alone. The only thing recorded is this battle with Guan Yu."

Li Yi's expression changed slightly, and then he sighed and said, "I thought Lu Bu was a reckless man, but I never thought, but this time I was deceived by him."

Everyone nodded one after another, and some people looked even more ugly. Although Lu Bu's side is not weak, in the eyes of Li Yi and the advisers around him, Lu Bu has always been regarded as a pawn. Such a big thing has been hidden for so long, and it was not discovered until now, which can be regarded as a very serious mistake.

Seeing that everyone was not in a good mood, Xun You coughed and reminded: "It's a pity that Lu Bu is not calm enough after all. This time he was injured and lost, although the severity of his injury is not yet known, but in the battle for Yanzhou, Lu Bu's side may fail. "

Xun You's words brought everyone's attention back, followed by Guo Jia's analysis: "Among the princes in the world, although they behave differently, Lu Bu is one of them!"

"For example, the lord, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu in the past, Liu Zhang in Yizhou, and Gongsun Zan in Youzhou, all use their own fame to gather people's hearts and use strategies to control the soldiers under their command, but Lu Bu is different. Men are in awe and serve him."

"Once such characters gain power, they will win consecutive battles and even have the prestige of the overlord of Chu in those days. It is difficult for ordinary people to resist. However, once they are frustrated, or if there is a mistake in themselves, the morale of the army will inevitably be turbulent, and then they will be slightly careless. , that is, the army was defeated like a mountain, and all business operations fell apart, and now Lu Bu may have reached the latter situation."

Everyone nodded, thinking that what Guo Jia said was reasonable.

Immediately, the room fell silent again.

According to Li Yi's plan, he wanted Lu Bu and Cao Cao to fight desperately in Yanzhou, at least let them stand in a stalemate for another year. However, who would have thought that Lu Bu himself had an accident. It is certain that Lu Bu's morale will be seriously injured. If the injury is more serious, it will directly affect Lu Bu's battle, and I am afraid that the army will be defeated like a mountain.

In order to prevent Cao Cao from taking this opportunity to become bigger in Yanzhou, Li Yi had to respond, and then mobilize his whole body.

After a long time, Li Yi had a general plan in mind, so he asked again: "Everyone, how do you think we should deal with it?"

Guo Jia and the others were still calculating their position in their hearts, and they didn't dare to speak easily, but Mi Fang cupped his hands and said, "My lord, there is news from Chang'an, but it has not been confirmed yet, so it was not reported before, but something happened in Yanzhou. I think it's best to tell the lord."

Li Yi nodded slightly, and said, "Tell me and listen."

"Here!"

Mi Fang responded, and then said: "There are rumors in Chang'an that the emperor seems to intend to appoint his clan relative Liu Yao as the prefect of Runan, but the imperial decree has not yet been issued, so it is uncertain whether it is true or not."

Li Yi's heart sank, he didn't expect that these two things would come together.

The other counselors also looked dignified. If it was just Yanzhou, what they considered was not the issue of victory or defeat, but how to win at the least cost. However, if something happened to Yuzhou, then it would not be tight to start the war. It is only Yanzhou In one place, if not done well, the flames of war may spread to the entire south. There are too many variables in it, which is not good for Li Yi.

Kuai Yue quietly took out a map from the side and spread it out on several desks. Everyone came to the front one after another, staring fixedly at some conspicuous positions on the map.

After a while, Guo Jia sat back to his original position, then cupped his hands to Li Yi and said, "My lord, this subordinate believes that once Liu Yao goes south, he must be intercepted and killed!"

Chapter 623 Calculating Yuzhou

Li Yi was not surprised to hear Guo Jiana's harsh suggestion, because he thought so too.

However, the purpose of the meeting was to brainstorm and avoid omissions as much as possible. Li Yi was not in a hurry to express his opinion, but looked at the other people.

Sensing Li Yi's gaze, Kuai Yue arched his hands, but asked, "I think it doesn't matter whether Liu Yao kills or not. Should we go down to Yuzhou and Yanzhou, or just use Yanzhou as the battlefield to fight against Cao Cao?"

Li Yi frowned and didn't speak. It was necessary to deal with Cao Cao, but Yuzhou was also what he wanted. However, it was not easy to attack these two places at the same time, and he couldn't figure out how to do it.

Kuai Yue seemed to understand Li Yi's hesitation, and slowly analyzed: "If you use troops this time, even if the lord is only targeting Cao Cao and hopes to put the battlefield in Yanzhou, it is difficult for Yuzhou not to respond. Then the forces involved will include Lu Bu, Li Yi, etc. Cao Cao, Kong Rong, and Liu Yao who represent the imperial court."

"For the lord, these people alone are nothing to worry about, but under pressure, once the court, Kong Rong, and Cao Cao cooperate, it will not be easy for the lord to defeat them."

"Among them, Cao Cao is the farthest away. Although it is not the largest in terms of military strength alone, most of the soldiers under his command are long-time fighters, and their combat power is the strongest. Yuzhou has the deepest background and is also the closest to Jingzhou. Although its combat power is sparse. However, the potential should not be underestimated. In addition, the imperial court also had to rely on Yuzhou to make a rule, so the subordinates felt that killing Liu Yao only would treat the symptoms but not the root cause. The lord should first take Yuzhou with all his strength, and no matter how bad it is, he must beat Kong Rong until he has no strength to fight back. As long as the lord gains an absolute advantage in Yuzhou and cuts off the possibility of Cao Cao's alliance with Yuzhou, then Cao Cao will take the opportunity to get some results in Yanzhou. However, Yanzhou lacked supplies after a long battle, so even if my lord does not move, the energy consumption will cause Cao Cao's army to collapse."

After hearing Kuai Yue's words, Li Yi was very moved, but he still had scruples, and asked: "Yuzhou, I did intend to use a partial division to build momentum for Lu Bu, delay Cao Cao's troops, and then use the main force to raid Yuzhou, but the division came out of nowhere. , It’s easy to take down Yuzhou, but how should I explain to the world after that, how to calm people’s hearts?”

Kuai Yue sighed secretly in his heart. He felt that his lord's vision was extremely powerful, but it was a pity that he was still young and his skin was thinner after all. According to Kuai Yue's own thinking, Li Yi can now put aside some reserve and get rid of The shoulder is dry.

However, Kuai Yue cannot completely deny the rationality of Li Yi's concerns, and there are many people who have similar ideas to Li Yi, such as Kuai Liang.

However, since Kuai Yue made a suggestion, he was naturally ready to respond to Li Yi's question, and immediately said: "This point, I have an idea, but Lu Bu still needs to work hard."

"Oh?"

Interest came to Li Yi's heart, and he said, "Sir, tell me quickly and listen."

Kuai Yue nodded, and then said: "This time Lv Bu was defeated by Guan Yu, if there is no problem, it's fine. If the matter is serious and he is unable to resist Cao Cao, I believe that Lv Bu will definitely ask the lord for help, and the world can help Lv Bu. , and only the Lord alone!"

Li Yi nodded slightly. After receiving the news of Lu Bu's injury, he felt that Lu Bu was going to send an envoy. Although Lu Bu beat Zhao Da before, which caused some small cracks in the relationship between the two parties, in the face of life and death, Li Yi I believe that Lu Bu will definitely bow his head.

Kuai Yue said: "Then you can make a request to Lu Bu. First of all, Lu Bu asked the lord to send troops. In return, he must first give Chen Liu to the lord as a station for troops, and promised that after the war, the two counties of Jiyin and Shanyang , and Ren Cheng, let the lord!"

"Sir, is this request too much? How can Lu Bu agree?"

Li Yi couldn't help interrupting Kuai Yue's words. It's because Kuai Yue's appetite is too great. One mouth will take up almost half of Yanzhou. Although Li Yi himself has greater ambitions and wants to eat the whole of Yanzhou, but Li Yi felt inappropriate for revealing his appetite from the very beginning. "

Regarding Li Yi's question, Kuai Yue said with a light smile: "Don't worry, my lord, only Chen Liu is necessary. As for Jiyin, Shanyang and other places, it's just An Lubu's heart."

Xun You on the side was worried that Li Yi would not understand, so he added an explanation: "Although Lu Bu asked the lord for help, he didn't know that it is easy to ask the gods, but it is difficult to send them away. In the future, when Cao Cao is defeated in Yanzhou, then for Lu Bu, the lord is another one." Cao Cao, and the threat of the lord is far better than Cao Cao."

"So, my lord is going to help the war. If the request is too little, Lu Bu must suspect that the lord is going to annex the entire Yanzhou afterwards. Although we cooperate, we must be wary of the lord. It is not impossible to turn against the lord at a critical moment."

"However, if my lord asks Lu Bu for Jiyin and other places, although it occupies nearly half of Yanzhou, which is enough to make Lu Bu feel heartbroken, but compared with the current situation, it is something Lu Bu can reluctantly accept. I will not have any other ideas, and I will definitely deal with Cao Cao wholeheartedly."

"Different degree, but this truth?"

Kuai Yue laughed and said, "Exactly."

Li Yi nodded, expressing that he understood, and he was very emotional. When he was in their position, he really couldn't believe a word he said.

Kuai Yue continued: "This request is to reassure Lu Bu, so when it comes to talking about it, it's okay to give in even a little bit, but the second point, Lu Bu must agree!"

Kuai Yue stretched out a finger, pressed it on the map, and said, "If the lord wants to send troops, Lu Bu must first send troops to Yuzhou to take Yingchuan for the lord!"

Everyone listened to Kuai Yue's advice before, and there was not much surprise on their faces. However, after letting Lv Bu send troops to Yuzhou, all the people present except Guo Jia couldn't help but let out a sigh. Obviously, Kuai Yue's words surprised everyone. expected.

But soon, many people showed stunned expressions on their faces, and Li Yi heaved a long sigh of relief, showing the appearance of information, because Kuai Yue seemed to have solved his most troublesome problem.

Seeing everyone's reaction, Kuai Liang felt a little complacent, but he was still calm on the surface, and said slowly: "My lord is not easy to send troops to Yuzhou because of his reputation. In fact, the problem is not that the lord can't send troops to Yuzhou, but It's the lord who can't be the first to send troops to Yuzhou!"

"So, this requires someone to do it before the lord, and Lu Bu is the best candidate!"

"Lu Bu asked the lord to send troops to Yanzhou, because there is Yingchuan in the middle, and the relationship between the lord and Kong Rong is not good, so it is logical that the lord asked Lu Bu to send troops to Yingchuan, and the Yingchuan side has not many troops. Some precautions, but after Lu Bu is injured, it will definitely be greatly reduced. As long as Lu Bu makes proper arrangements, it will be easy to take down Yangdi in one fell swoop. Even Lü Bu can't let go of Yang Zhai, hehe."

"After that, things will be very simple. As long as Lu Bu kills Sima Jun, the prefect of Yingchuan, Yingchuan will definitely fall into chaos. Kong Rong is a rotten scholar, and his reaction will be slow. The lord can take advantage of this opportunity and directly send his troops to the north. To take over Yingchuan, and Lu Bu has always been cruel, and the Lord’s benevolence and righteousness are well known in the world. After the shocking changes, the people of Yingchuan must be fearful and yearn for stability.

"As for Kong Rong, even if he reacted afterwards, with the strength of Yuzhou's troops, his subordinates concluded that before Liu Yao entered Yuzhou, Kong Rong could only write a letter to condemn the lord, asking the court to make decisions for him, and directly mobilized troops. He dare not, and Kong Rong is not popular in Yuzhou, and his control over Yuzhou is limited, even if he really wanted to do something, most of the Yuzhou soldiers would not want to meet the lord."

Speaking of this, Kuai Yue suddenly looked at Mi Fang and asked, "Is there any confidence in Liu Yao's matter?"

Mi Fang was listening intently, seeing Kuai Yue's question, she hurriedly replied: "No, it's just a rumor now, but this rumor is very reliable."

Guo Jia narrowed his eyes and interjected: "Thinking about it now, this matter is a bit strange. Could it be that the court was afraid that Liu Yao's entry into Yuzhou would make the lord vigilant, so he planned to wait until Liu Yao entered Yuzhou before issuing an imperial edict, and wanted to beat the lord? One was caught off guard, but because Chang'an has too many forces and has too many eyes and ears, so did this leak out?"

Xun You agreed, "I'm afraid it's true."

Everyone couldn't help laughing, there was no way, the current court was like a sieve, it was normal for some secrets to be leaked.