Reborn in the Three Kingdoms, I stole Liu Bei's uncle

Yanzhou, Puyang City.

With a smile on his face, Cheng Yu reported the battle situation in Yanzhou to Cao Cao.

"My lord, most of Yanzhou has fallen back into our hands. It won't be long before we can completely defeat Lu Bu."

Cao Cao laughed.

"Zhongde, you deserve the most credit for the victory in the battle of Yanzhou. If it weren't for your advice and raising military supplies, I would probably be in Yecheng now."

"My lord, you have great ambitions, how could you stay under someone else's command for long? Even if you fail to notice it for a while, you will surely wake up in time.

Even without me, Cheng Yu, the lord will stay here."

"Zhongde, you don't have to be modest, and don't worry that I will be jealous of your talent. I can tell you clearly that the higher your talent, the happier I will be."

Cheng Yu bowed and said, "My lord is wise and brave, and has a great demeanor, but I am a little bit petty.

My Lord, once we have completely pacified Yanzhou, we can take advantage of the situation to attack Xuzhou. Our morale is high now, so it won’t be difficult to capture Xuzhou in one fell swoop.”

"Zhongde, what you said is very true. As long as we occupy Yanzhou and Xuzhou, we can retreat and hold the two places, and watch the success or failure of the world. We can also advance to Yangzhou and dominate Jiangdong."

"My lord, something bad has happened in Xuzhou." Xi Zhicai walked quickly to Cao Cao with a piece of thin paper.

"Zhicai, what happened in Xuzhou? Don't be anxious, tell me slowly."

"Tao Qian fell ill and died some time ago. Before he died, he handed over Xuzhou to Emperor Liu."

"What?" Cao Cao's eyes were filled with disbelief. "Zhicai, where did you get the news? Is this true?"

"My lord, the news that the scouts brought back from Xia Pi City is absolutely true. Emperor Liu buried Tao Qian with great honor and made his two sons marquises. Emperor Liu has already begun to draw troops from all over Xuzhou. It seems that his intention is probably to guard against us."

When Cao Cao heard the news, he was so shocked that he almost fainted.

"Lord..."

"Lord..."

Two voices sounded at the same time. Cao Cao calmed his mind and slowly came back to his senses.

"We spent a lot of effort planning and suffered heavy casualties, but in the end it was all in vain. Emperor Liu got Xuzhou without fighting a single soldier. Where is justice?"

He was filled with grief and indignation, and had no words to express it. Thinking about how he was suppressed by Uncle Liu in every way, he felt extremely distressed.

After a while, Cao Cao slowly calmed down.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong.

"When Emperor Liu led his troops to rescue Xuzhou from afar, could it be that he had already anticipated that there would be a day when he would take over Xuzhou?"

As soon as Cao Cao said this, Xi Zhicai and Cheng Yu were stunned for a moment.

If it is really as Cao Cao predicted, then Uncle Liu is too terrible.

“Although Uncle Liu is a man of foresight and foresight, no one can match him, but the incident in Xuzhou is too incredible. I think it is impossible.

Although Liu Huangshu was very wise, how could he have predicted that Tao Qian would die of illness in the near future? How could he have been sure that Tao Qian would hand over Xuzhou to him? "Cheng Yu was the first to express his opinion. Faced with such an incredible event, he clearly expressed his opposition.

Xi Zhicai lowered his head in thought and didn't say anything.

Cao Cao looked at Xi Zhicai and asked, "Zhicai, what do you think about this matter?"

Xi Zhicai slowly raised his head, and after a moment of silence, he slowly said: "Although the matter in Xuzhou is incredible, now that I think about it carefully, it is not impossible to plan it."

"Zhicai, how is this possible?"

"Zhongde, don't be anxious. Let me tell you about this matter in detail."

Perhaps Xi Zhicai also felt that the matter was a little too shocking. He walked two more steps in the hall before slowly saying, "It seems that it is a lot of effort for Liu Huangshu to send troops to Xuzhou, but in my opinion, it can at least have three benefits. First, Tao Qian will be grateful to him, second, the Xuzhou nobles will be loyal to him, and third, his reputation for unparalleled benevolence and righteousness will be widely praised among the people.

With these three points as a foundation, it would be much easier for him to obtain Xuzhou.

Tao Qian's willful behavior has alienated the aristocratic families. Now that they have turned to Emperor Liu, they will certainly make it difficult for Tao Qian to take a step forward. Tao Qian is over 60 years old and weak. How can he last long under internal and external troubles?

He deployed his troops in Xiaopei, on the one hand ready to rescue Xuzhou at any time, and on the other hand keeping an eye on the situation in Xuzhou. Once any disturbance occurred in Xuzhou, the first person that the Xuzhou aristocratic families would think of would be Uncle Liu.

Emperor Liu is a man of foresight, and he would not come to Xuzhou City for no reason. I believe Xuzhou has always been part of his plan."

After listening to Xi Zhicai's analysis, Cheng Yu fell completely silent. If one deduces from the results, all this is indeed possible.

Cheng Yu gasped. He found it hard to believe that Uncle Liu had thought of everything before he set out to fight.

If this is true, then their previous plans will probably be completely in vain.

Xuzhou has changed its owner. With Liu Bei in charge, the difficulty of capturing Xuzhou will definitely increase greatly.

Cao Cao's face turned pale. From the moment he met Liu Yu in Luoyang City, he had been amazed by the talent Liu Yu had displayed.

He originally thought that conquering three counties in ten days was already the best that Liu Yu could demonstrate, but who knew that Xuzhou's plan was so astonishing and brilliant that it was beyond words.

"Zhicai, Uncle Liu is so wise, I'm afraid our plan to occupy Xuzhou has become a vain."

Cao Cao let out a long sigh, and his sigh was mixed with helplessness.

"My lord, don't be discouraged. The matter in Xuzhou has not been settled yet. There is still hope."

Cao Cao, whose confidence was almost collapsed, instantly perked up when he heard the news.

"Zhicai, what's your brilliant idea? Tell me quickly."

"Although Liu Huangshu is extremely intelligent, he is not a god after all. Now that he occupies Xuzhou, he faces at least two problems: bandits are rampant and the army is insufficient. Even if he can solve these problems in a short period of time, it will still be very difficult for him to gain a foothold in Xuzhou.

After Liu Huangshu occupied Xuzhou, together with Yuzhou and Sizhou, he had already taken three of the thirteen states in the world. My lord, think about it, among the princes in the world, who would be the most nervous when hearing this news? "

"Yuan Shao, Yuan Benchu."

"That's right. Yuan Benchu ​​has ambitions for the whole world. How can he watch Liu Huangshu grow stronger and stronger? If Liu Huangshu occupies Yuzhou, Yuan Benchu ​​will be alert. If Liu Huangshu occupies Xuzhou, Yuan Shao will be afraid of him.

He has already gained the upper hand in the war with Gongsun Zan, so he will naturally free up some troops to deal with Uncle Liu. The lord only needs to write a letter, and he will definitely send troops to assist the lord in attacking Xuzhou.

After Liu Huangshu seized Yuzhou, Yuan Shu must have resentment. My lord can also write a letter to contact Yuan Shu and ask him to station troops in Jiujiang and attack Xuzhou from the south. By then, even if Liu Huangshu has the ability to see through the sky and the earth, I am afraid he will find it difficult to deal with it. "