Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

Cao Ren answered, "Lü Bu has a general confessing. Lü Bu is unwilling to join forces with Li Yi. He seems to be worried that Li Yi will carve up Yanzhou with him."

Xi Zhong nodded and said: "Yes, there is indeed a reason, but it is not the main reason. The real key is that it was not the time for Li Yi to take Yanzhou, because after Li Yi sent troops to Yanzhou, he could win the Lord quickly, but he would have to face Lu Bu afterwards. Even if Lu Bu had foresight, it would not be impossible to make a truce with the lord. Li Yi would easily be left in Yanzhou and could not escape, and Yuan Shu and Li Yi would die. easy."

"So, at that time, Li Yi just weakened the lord's army and let the lord and Lu Bu fight in Yanzhou. He himself took this opportunity to take Yangzhou first."

Speaking of this, Xi Zhong didn't know what he thought of, his face changed suddenly, he took a breath, and blurted out: "Could Li Yi even count this?"

This sentence was a bit silly, and even Cao Cao didn't understand it, so he asked, "What does Zhicai want to say?"

Xi Zhong hesitated for a moment, then cupped his hands and said: "Please forgive me, my lord, I'm afraid that my subordinate's words in the future may raise the prestige of others."

Cao Cao frowned and said, "This place is all our own people, so it's okay for you to say so."

Xi Zhong glanced at Guan Yu, and then asked, "If General Guan hadn't been brave enough to injure Lu Bu, how long would it take to completely defeat Lu Bu, my lord?"

Cao Cao pondered for a while, and said, "If there are no accidents, it will be a year soon, or two years at most."

"That's it."

Xi Zhong hammered his palm and said: "This time is just enough for Li Yi to recuperate after the Yangzhou war, so Li Yi can wait for the opportunity to send troops to the north when the lord and Lu Bu are both defeated. It's because of the exhaustion from the long battle, facing Li Yi, even if we work together, it's not enough, at that time, if the lord wants to protect himself, I'm afraid he will be able to hand over Yanzhou."

"Well, is this a coincidence, or did Li Yi plan it when he was in Xuzhou?"

Listening to Xi Zhong's conjecture, Cao Cao and the others felt chills behind them, especially Cao Cao, who felt as if a pair of eyes were staring at him somewhere, which made him very uncomfortable.

However, Cao Cao is Cao Cao after all. Although his heart was terribly terrible, his expression immediately turned normal. Instead of panicking, he laughed loudly. Then, under the puzzled eyes of everyone, he patted Guan Yu next to him hard, and said loudly : "Zhicai's words are justified. Maybe the original will is for Li Yiqing to be with Yanzhou. However, the way of heaven has no relatives, and he is always with good people. Li Yi is ambitious and disobedient to the court. God does not like it, so Li Yi's fortune is no longer. On the contrary, I, Cao, was favored by God's will, and then God gave me a lieutenant to help me quickly defeat Lu Bu, which directly broke Li Yi's calculations! God bless me, Cao, hahaha!"

Xi Zhong couldn't help but widen his eyes. He never expected that Cao Cao would turn the matter in a direction that would be beneficial to him with just a few words, and once again confirmed Guan Yu's identity as a lieutenant general. Although Xi Zhong was speechless, he still admired him. What's more, and the current situation, Xi Zhong is also so happy, and immediately bowed: "God bless the Lord!"

Seeing this, other people also said: "God bless my lord!"

Guan Yu clasped his fists at Cao Cao heavily, and said in a deep voice, "If Li Yi comes to Yanzhou, the general will take his head and tear him into pieces!"

"well!"

Cao Cao raised his hand and pressed down. Although he believed his self-suggestion, Cao Cao's IQ was still online, and he knew that Li Yi must not be underestimated, even if he really had a lieutenant general to help him.

Cao Cao gestured to Xi Zhong with his eyes, asking him to continue what he said before.

Xi Zhong understood, nodded and said: "According to Li Yi's plan, we will not send troops to Yanzhou now, but Lu Bu was injured, and the war in Yanzhou has changed. If Li Yiruo continues to repair, then the lord will defeat Lu Bu and occupy Yanzhou. At that time, Li Yi will think again. It’s definitely going to get twice the result with half the effort.”

As he said that, Xi Zhong looked at the letter again, and said with a smile: "At first Zhong was wondering why Li Yi acted like this all of a sudden, but now he understands that Li Yi just wanted to use this to create trouble for the lord. If there are twists and turns, the Lord and Lu Bu can delay the time to fight, but unfortunately, he is too self-righteous and underestimates the Lord. This move not only failed to achieve success, but exposed his own thoughts. My Lord, since Li Yi acted so eagerly , the subordinate asserted that Li Yi has probably already ordered all the soldiers and horses at this time, and sending troops to Yanzhou is probably just around the corner!"

Cao Cao nodded, and asked with a serious expression: "Everyone, do you have any objections to what Zhicai said?"

Everyone shook their heads. With Xi Zhong's analysis of Li Yi and this letter, they all believed that Li Yi was going to send troops to Yanzhou.

"in this way"

Cao Cao took a deep breath and asked slowly, "Li Yiruo leads an army to attack, who has a good strategy to retreat from the enemy?"

Chapter 630 Cao Cao's Mind

When Cao Cao asked for advice, everyone naturally did not dare to be negligent, so Cao Ren said first, "There are two ways to deal with it. The best strategy is to fight Lv Bu directly with all your strength, and try to defeat Lv Bu and capture Chen Liu before Li Yi enters Jingzhou. Resist Li Yi with heavy troops, and at the same time, stabilize Dongjun, Jiyin and other places as soon as possible. As long as he can resist Li Yi in Chenliu for three months, then Li Yi knows that he will take Yanzhou, and he will probably take the initiative to retreat, and Meng De can also win without a fight. "

Cao Ren said it late just now, Xia Houyuan said: "If Lu Bu refuses to fight decisively and can't hold out, what should we do?"

Cao Ren's expression froze, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Strong attack, let the boat sink! Otherwise, under the pincer attack of Li Yi and Lu Bu, there will be no place for us to stand in Yanzhou!"

Xia Houyuan didn't argue anymore, but looked at Cao Cao, wanting to know what Cao Cao meant, but Cao Cao didn't comment, but asked, "What about the second?"

Cao Ren replied: "The worst policy is to hold on to the current situation and wait for changes, because although Li Yi is powerful, his plans are even bigger. As long as it drags on for a while, and then spread rumors, it is said that Li Yi will kill Lu Bu after the war." Taking Yanzhou, so Lu Bu must doubt Li Yi, even if they cooperate, they will have reservations, once they have civil strife, our army will have a chance to win, but this arrangement relies too much on luck, and it is not the first choice for generals."

Cao Cao looked at the others again, and saw Xun Yu stand up and said, "My lord, since Lu Bu can seek help from Li Yi, why can't we seek foreign aid?"

"Reinforcement?"

Cao Cao stroked his beard and said hesitantly: "At the beginning, I intended to take down Gongsun Zan in one fell swoop this year. He was able to send troops to control the north bank of the Yellow River. He was reluctant to do so. If he were to send troops to Yanzhou and still face Li Yi, I'm afraid he would not be able to do what he wanted. .”

Xun Yu shook his head and said, "My lord has made a mistake from now on. What I'm talking about is Kong Rong in Yuzhou!"

"Kong Rong?"

As soon as the name was mentioned, Cao Cao frowned subconsciously. He didn't like Kong Rong at all.

When Kong Rong was able to serve as the governor of Yuzhou, Cao Cao also contributed his strength. In Cao Cao's view, he was an ally. As a result, Kong Rong's brain circuit was different, and he alienated him within a few days. Stabbed him.

It's just funny that Kong Rong's knife failed to touch Cao Cao, but wounded Kong Rong himself badly. This made Cao Cao look down on Kong Rong while being angry, thinking that this guy was not good enough to do anything. Therefore, when Xun Yu mentioned Kong Rong, let alone whether Kong Rong was willing to help, even if he was willing, Cao Cao felt that Kong Rong was unreliable.

Xun Yu knew that Cao Cao didn't want to see Kong Rong, so he explained with a smile: "My lord, you don't need to worry about the past. The subordinates are fully sure. As long as you tell him that Li Yi pretends to be a ghost, pretends to be a man of heaven, and has a firm heart for not being a minister, then you can persuade him." Kong Rong sent troops, and although Kong Rong is not good at war, it is not very important, and the lord does not need to fight with Kong Rong, as long as Kong Rong is asked to send troops to Nanyang, or just stationed on the border of Nanyang, he is not required to defeat Li Yi, but to delay Li Yi. A few months for Yi, enough time for the lord and Lu Bu to decide the outcome."

"Well"

Cao Cao thought about it for a while, and felt that this matter was not going to accompany him, so he couldn't help but be moved, so he looked at the others, and saw that Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan nodded one after another, so Cao Cao made a decision: "This plan is very good!"

Xun Yu also laughed, and volunteered: "My lord, Kong Rong acted strategically but not decisively enough, and Yanzhou will belong to the future, whoever can take the first step will have an extra step, so I recommend myself to go to Yuzhou, face-to-face Discuss this matter with Kong Rong."

Xun Yu's suggestion is reasonable, because Kong Rong's battles are really terrible, and he is a bit pedantic. Otherwise, the troops he supported in Xuzhou back then would not be easily defeated by Cao Cao.

However, after Cao Cao thought about it for a while, he felt inexplicably uneasy. He shook his head and said, "No, from now on the battle will mainly be in Yanzhou. If it is my arm, don't leave it lightly. I will write a letter myself and leave this matter to others. That's fine."

Xun Yu was a little puzzled when he heard the words. He felt that only by going to Yuzhou could he exert his greatest power. He didn't understand why Cao Cao rejected his proposal so simply, but seeing Cao Cao's resolute attitude, he couldn't say more What, just like this, the incident in Yuzhou cast a shadow over his heart.

Seeing that Xun Yu no longer recommended himself, Cao Cao was a little relieved. He always felt that Li Yi seemed to be very interested in the people around him, especially the counselors. Li Yi cut one and arrested two, which made Cao Cao feel guilty. There seemed to be a voice in the dark telling him that if Xun Yu was allowed to go to Yuzhou, it might fall into Li Yi's hands.

Therefore, Cao Cao would rather take more risks in Yuzhou than let Xun Yu travel far.

After setting the tone for Yuzhou, Cao Cao asked what Cao Ren said before: "Now it depends on whether it is a quick battle or sticking to it."

Xiahou Dun cupped his hands and said, "I am in favor of a decisive battle with Lv Bu. If we stick to it, we will not have as much supplies as Jingzhou, and Lv Bu is not good at resourcefulness. Even if there is a divorce, I am afraid that Li Yi will be in his hands. Sticking to it is really a bad idea!"

Immediately afterwards, Xia Houyuan also said: "Second proposal!"

Cao Ren was steady, and said again: "Actually, neither is a perfect solution, but for the future, I am willing to fight Lu Bu!"

Seeing that the situation is about to fall to one side, at this moment, Xi Zhong said softly: "But Zhong thinks that sticking to it is the best!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was surprised and suspicious.

Cao Cao is a relatively aggressive person, so he himself prefers to let Kong Rong procrastinate, and then fight Lv Bu decisively. In Cao Cao's eyes, the presence probably means that Xun Yu may choose a more conservative strategy of sticking to it, but Xun Yu may choose a more conservative strategy. He didn't express his opinion directly, but he suggested that La Yuzhou should go into the water, which is actually considered to support the decisive battle. However, Xun Yu did not object, but Xi Zhong, who has always been more aggressive in strategy, chose defensive tactics, which made Cao Cao very puzzled.

Xi Zhong sighed softly and said, "My lord is equal in strength to Lv Bu, but our army has won consecutive battles, while Lv Bu's morale is low. In addition, Lv Bu was injured, so he has this advantage. If we can give time, Lv Bu will be in chaos if he doesn't fight. It's difficult, but it's a decisive battle with Lv Bu now, and Lv Bu's army has not been completely disorganized. Even if Lv Bu loses in the end, the loss of the lord will inevitably be not small, but then, how long can Kong Rong stop Li Yi, and how many soldiers will Li Yi have? Entering Yanzhou?"

"At the beginning when Li Yiyuan went to Xuzhou, he sent 5 troops, and then attacked Yangzhou. Counting the follow-up conscription, he used about [-] to [-] troops. However, Yanzhou is too close to Nanyang, so it is much less difficult for Li Yi to send troops than Yangzhou. The repair is not over yet, but my subordinates roughly estimate that Li Yi will use at least [-] or [-] troops this time, or even more!"

"If Li Yi and Lu Bu join forces to attack, although their military strength is far superior to the lord, Li Yi and Lu Bu have their own ideas. Even if they don't know how to fight internally, they will not fight with the lord with all their strength. At that time, the lord seems dangerous, but As long as you get through the difficulties at the beginning, you will be able to do a job with ease later, and then wait for the times to change."

"But if we fight Lu Bu now, the lord seems to have the upper hand, but in fact he will lose his own troops first, and then face Li Yi's tens of thousands of elites. At that time, Li Yi will never hold back, and there is no need to hold back At present, we only need to divide our troops into three groups, one to contain the main force of our army, the other to attack other counties, and the other to cut off the supply in the rear, so how much chance does our army have left?"