Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

"if so"

Kuai Yue stroked his beard and said: "If the imperial court really appoints Liu Yao as the prefect of Runan, then he must pass through Yingchuan. If you want to take the whole territory of Yuzhou, but you can't kill him temporarily."

Li Yi asked, "How do you say that?"

Kuai Yue laughed and said: "After Liu Yao arrives, my lord can send soldiers and horses to escort him across the border. Treat him carefully along the way. Courtesy is indispensable. However, in private, he has to find some reckless men to provoke and insult his team and create some conflicts. Wait until Liu Yao Yao was about to leave Yingchuan, so he found a few death row prisoners and killed them, and then said that Liu Yao's men killed the lord and soldiers, and they had to be detained, haha"

"Then Liu Yao was afraid and fled directly to Runan. The lord could pursue the murderer as an excuse, and the army went straight to Runan. If Liu Yao stayed, it would be easy. Just let out some rumors and say that the lord wants to take his life. Don't be afraid." If Liu Yao doesn't run away, he will rush into Runan like the lord."

"As for after that, the lord can slowly reason with Kong Rong on this matter, but it's normal for the people below to be angry and unable to hold back. When the lord takes over Chen Liu and occupies the entire territory of Runan, Then the two sides joined forces and took down Chen Guohehe, at that time, the lord was wronged to cooperate with Kong Rong, let Kong Rong shake hands and make peace for the sake of the common people, of course, if Kong Rong is narrow-minded, he can't let go of the city If he gains power and insists on fighting with the lord, then in order to keep the people of Yuzhou safe, the lord can only fight as a last resort, and then expel Kong Rong and take over the whole territory of Yuzhou, this is nothing to do."

Kuai Yue spoke eloquently, expressing his plans in his heart, which made everyone look sideways.

That’s all for Xun You and Guo Jia. They guessed Kuai Yue’s meaning at the beginning of Kuai Yue’s speech, and they were inadvertently surprised, but Xu Huang and Dian Wei were really shocked by Kuai Yue’s words. Some couldn't believe that there were such insidious and cunning people in the world.

Li Yi was also refreshed by Kuai Yue's calculations. Indeed, Kuai Yue's strategy is very good, but its focus is not on resourcefulness at all, but on enough shamelessness and enough not to go offline. Not too much.

Of course, although he is shameless and has no lower limit, Li Yi's own integrity is not too much, so he still needs to use it.

Li Yi stared at Kuai Yue for a while, intending to praise him, but he always felt that he couldn't speak well, so he could only say dryly: "Okay! Okay! Mister's plan is very good!"

Kuai Yue rubbed his nose in embarrassment, and said: "My lord, I am ashamed to accept the praise, but this plan is too insidious. I hope my lord and colleagues will help cover up one or two things, otherwise Kuai Yue will be afraid to go out in the future. It’s hard to meet people.”

Everyone couldn't help laughing when they heard the words, Li Yi smiled and said: "Don't worry, sir, the conflict between my soldiers and Liu Yao's subordinates is true, and it is also true that some people were killed or injured. It is only natural to send troops to recover the situation. It has nothing to do with your reputation ?”

Kuai Yue arched his hands with a look of relief on his face. In all fairness, if he hadn't followed Li Yi but was still working for Liu Biao, he really wouldn't have dared to make such a plan, otherwise even if it worked out, he would inevitably be hated by others .

Kuai Yue cleared his throat, and continued: "However, there is one exception, that is, after the lord entered Yingchuan, the imperial court's plan was disrupted, and he dared not send Liu Yao again, so the situation between the lord and Yuzhou is different. And, can fight."

"He is the lord telling Kong Rong directly that the occupation of Yingchuan is for the war in Yanzhou. When the war in Yanzhou is over, it will be returned to Yanzhou, but it must be agreed that Kong Rong cannot support Cao Cao's food and grass."

"If it's a war, we can only deliberately conflict with Kong Rong when he sent troops to garrison Yingchuan to defend himself, and use this as an excuse to send a large number of troops. It's just that such a move is rough and the intention is too obvious, but it is not beautiful."

Li Yi felt that the "unbeautiful" in Kuai Yue's mouth was basically the same as the former's use of Liu Yao as an excuse to send troops to Yuzhou, but he also had to admit that without Liu Yao, it would be a bit bad to directly provoke troops, and it seemed Like a reckless man.

Kuai Yue continued: "The subordinates believe that if Liu Yao comes, the lord should take Yuzhou first. If Liu Yao does not come, the lord should make peace with Kong Rong after occupying Yingchuan. After all, with Kong Rong's own ability, it is difficult to pose a threat to the lord. , and the lord can also let the soldiers and horses of Yangzhou and Xiapi pretend to move and put pressure on them. In this way, the possibility of Kong Rong's army raising the army is very small, and the local forces in Yuzhou will not allow Kong Rong to participate in the battle. Then, the lord You can fight Cao Cao with the main force first, and after defeating Cao Cao, you can imitate the false way to attack Guo, and it will be easy to take Yuzhou by taking advantage of the situation, and then go on."

Kuai Yue lowered his voice a little, and said: "My lord controls Jingzhou, Yangzhou, Yuzhou, Yanzhou and half of Xuzhou. No, under the general trend, Xuzhou is very likely to surrender without a fight. By then, the world will be haha."

Kuai Yue didn't finish his last words, but everyone understood what he meant, so everyone couldn't help but turned to Li Yi with fiery eyes.

Although Li Yi developed quickly and had great ambitions before, even though Li Yi sent troops to Xuzhou, and even captured Yangzhou, and achieved a lot of achievements, in essence, Li Yi was acting according to the will of the court, is subject to constraints.

It is different now, Li Yi will no longer care about his status as a courtier, and truly show his own fangs to the outside world. This step to go out is of great significance.

Chapter 624

Compared to everyone's enthusiasm, Li Yi himself was quite calm.

This is not because Li Yi's character has grown, but as a time traveler, how could he not know how powerful Cao Cao is?

Compared with contemporaries such as Liu Bei, Sun Quan, and Yuan Shao, although Cao Cao is not perfect, he has the least shortcomings, and his martial arts team is gorgeous enough. Although Cao Cao suffered a big somersault in the Battle of Chibi, Li Yi But I don't think I can play tricks on Cao Cao.

If you want to defeat Cao Cao, you really need to fight for strength.

Smiling at everyone, Li Yi said: "The strategy of Yuzhou is basically as the military adviser said, do you have anything to add?"

Guo Jia cupped his hands and said, "This subordinate has one more thing to say."

Li Yi stretched out his hand and said, "Fengxiao will tell you."

Guo Jia said: "For this battle, how much manpower and food will be consumed, and how long it will take for the war to end, although it has not yet been estimated, the amount must be quite large. Jingzhou is rich enough to support the Lord's army for two to three years. It's over, and we haven't recovered our energy, if we put the burden of this battle on Yangzhou, it will be disadvantageous to the Lord and the people of Yangzhou."

"So, my subordinates believe that within a year, if it is not a matter of life and death, Yangzhou soldiers and horses should not move lightly. Together with Xiapi Guangling, they should try their best to recuperate, stabilize the people, repair their military equipment, and hoard food and grass. After a year, if Cao Cao Defeating the battle is naturally the best, but if the battle in Yanzhou is not over yet, and Yangzhou sends out an elite force to attack Cao Cao, Cao Cao will be exhausted from fighting for a long time, and it will be difficult to resist, and Yanzhou can win in one battle."

Li Yi pondered for a while, and said: "What Feng Xiao said is very suitable for me. Although the war is urgent, we must care about the lives and deaths of the people. Otherwise, it is not the actions of the master. What do you think?"

Everyone nodded. Although what Kuai Yue said earlier did not involve too specific details, but on a large level, he had taken the absolute initiative against Yuzhou. As long as the fight started, Kong Rong would definitely be breathless.

As for Guo Jia's proposal, although it was related to Yuzhou, it was more about the overall situation of the war.

Seeing that everyone had no opinion, Li Yi made a decision and said, "Okay, that's the case in Yuzhou, so what about Cao Cao in Yanzhou, what do you guys think?"

As soon as Cao Cao was mentioned, everyone's expressions immediately became serious. After a while, someone said: "This subordinate believes that the Lord should walk in front of Cao Cao."

Li Yi turned his head slightly, and saw that it was Xun You who was speaking, and Li Yi asked, "How do you say that?"

Xun You replied: "We can see clearly the impact of Lu Bu's defeat, and Cao Cao can also see clearly. Similarly, Cao Cao can also imagine that Lu Bu will ask the lord for help, so whoever can do it first It's very important."

Li Yi immediately asked: "Sir, do you mean that Cao Cao may launch an offensive against Lu Bu immediately?"

Just now, Li Yi shook his head and said, "No, the weather is cold and not suitable for great achievements. Even if Cao Cao forces troops and Lu Bu loses, as long as he defends the city, the war will not be over in a short time. A little delay, this year The spring plowing in Yanzhou may be delayed, and even if Cao Cao wins Yanzhou, Yanzhou will starve to death, this is definitely not what Cao Cao wants to see."

As soon as Li Yi's voice fell, Kuai Yue retorted: "My lord's words are inferred according to common sense, but Cao Cao is a ruthless man. He killed tens of thousands of innocent people in Xuzhou, and he didn't show any mercy. Now Yanzhou is fighting for it. What’s more, when something goes wrong, Yanzhou will have no chance with Cao Cao, the situation is far more serious than Xuzhou, how can he be kind to a woman?”

Li Yi was speechless immediately, and he couldn't refute Kuai Yue's words at all.

Kuai Yue didn't want to save Li Yi's face, and he said immediately afterward: "So, the key here is that the lord must be quick, and he must deal with it before Cao Cao's large-scale use of troops, disrupt Cao Cao's plan, and then take advantage of it. When Cao Cao was indecisive, he took Yuzhou."

Li Yi frowned and said, "It's not a problem for us to use troops quickly, but the first move is to ask Lu Bu to help me win Yingchuan. Although I can conclude that Lu Bu will definitely ask for help, I can't guarantee that Lu Bu will make a decision immediately. It's fine if he delays for ten days and a half months, if it takes too long, wouldn't it be bad?"

Guo Jia tentatively said, "Maybe you can contact Lu Bu directly and express your willingness to send troops to support Yanzhou?"

Li Yi shook his head and said, "No, no, Lu Bu has such a temperament that he begged me to do something, but it would be difficult for me to speak first."

"Well"

Guo Jia thought for a while, suddenly his eyes lit up, and he said, "How does my lord think of Chen Gong?"

Li Yi was stunned for a moment, somewhat puzzled by Guo Jia's intentions.

Guo Jia said with a smile: "This subordinate was in charge of Jingzhou's government affairs for the lord, and had two correspondences with Chen Gong, both of which were related to food and grass. view."

There was a flash of playfulness in Guo Jia's expression, and he said: "The person Lv Bu relies on most now is Chen Gong, and Wu is Gao Shun, but because Lv Bu beat Zhao Da last time, Gao Shun and Lv Bu had a dispute, and the relationship between the two deteriorated for a while. , and even Lv Bu removed Gao Shun from his military power, and it was not until the recent tense battle in Yanzhou that Lv Bu reactivated Gao Shun."

Speaking of this, Guo Jia couldn't help but sighed for Gao Shun. Although Guo Jia was only acquainted with Gao Shun, he admired him very much. I will follow Lu Bu and do those thankless things every day, which makes me sad and aggrieved just thinking about it.

Gently shaking his head, Guo Jia continued: "Although Lu Bu trusts Gao Shun, but because Gao Shun is close to Jingzhou, once things involve Jingzhou, it is difficult for Gao Shun to sway Lu Bu with words, and Gao Shun is a loyal person, this time the lord The plan is huge, and it is not easy for him to betray Lu Bu's interests, but Chen Gong is different, this person can be used by the lord!"

Li Yi squinted his eyes slightly, as if he was thinking about something, but the others were a little confused. Although Lu Bu's situation is not very good now, it is well known that Lu Bu relies heavily on Chen Gong. It is unlikely that Gong Gong would betray Lu Bu's Li Yi.

The corners of Guo Jia's mouth twitched, a trace of contempt flashed in his eyes, and he said, "We are assisting the lord, either to admire the lord's demeanor, or to repay the lord's kindness, so we do our best to make suggestions for the lord, check for omissions and fill in the gaps. , I hope that the lord will achieve the foundation of eternity in the future, and we can also follow the lord to leave a name in history, so this life will not be in vain."

"This is the way to be a minister, and it is also our duty."

When Guo Jia spoke, everyone's expressions changed somewhat, especially Guo Jia himself, Xu Huang, Dian Wei, Li Yi was kind to them, and the relationship was obviously much stronger than Kuai Yue Xun You and the others.

Guo Jia cupped his hands at Li Yi, and then continued: "However, Chen Gong defected to Lv Bu. Although he was advising Lv Bu, his purpose was not to really assist Lv Bu. To help Lv Bu succeed, it was simply for his own personal revenge! "