The Three Kingdoms Fight for the Deer

Chapter 85
Since learning that Li Yuan captured Xuzhou, all the heroes in the world are surprised, and they are quite afraid of Li Yuan's continuous expansion. However, Li Yuan doesn't know what others think, he just needs to take care of his own affairs.

Several months have passed since the capture of Xuzhou, and Li Yuan has also ushered in temporary stability. He has brought his family members Diao Xiuer, Cai Yan, Wang Lang and Cai Yong to Xiapi, which is much more prosperous than Runan. It developed very well under Tao Qian's governance.

On this day, Li Yuan invited Xi Zhicai and Cheng Yu to come to his home for a small gathering. The days without war made him a little relaxed, so he wanted to invite Xi Zhicai and Cheng Yu, two military advisers, to chat and chat.

Li Yuan asked his servants to cook some side dishes, and brought out some jars of fine wine to entertain Xi Zhicai and Cheng Yu.

"Hahahaha, my lord is really upbeat today, and invited me to have a drink. It's really rare." Xi Zhicai is an alcoholic, and he rarely drinks since he recovered from his illness. Now that Li Yuan invites him, he can enjoy the taste of good wine again.

"Zhicai is really happy without wine, no matter what, it's rare for me to relax today, so you can drink to your heart's content." Li Yuan was in a very good mood, picked up a jug and poured it into his mouth, looking full of pride.

Compared with Xi Zhicai and Li Yuan, Cheng Yu's movements were much more graceful, taking a sip with a wine glass covered by his sleeve.

After drinking for three rounds, Li Yuan said: "There are so many heroes in the world today. Now the princes from all over the world are recruiting soldiers and buying horses, with the intention of competing for the world. I wonder if the two military advisers have any latest news recently?"

"The spies reported that Cao Cao had set off from Chenliu and Hanyang, and wanted to attack Jibei." Xi Zhicai was in charge of the secret department, and specialized in inquiring about intelligence for Li Yuan, so he was often the first to get the news, followed by Li Yuan. Yuan.

Since Mi Zhu was surrendered, Li Yuan asked Mi Zhu and Xi Zhicai to expand the secret department together. Because the Mi family has a lot of business, there are members of the Mi family in other places besides Xuzhou, so the Mi family joined the secret department. Ministry sources are more extensive and flexible.

"I'm afraid Cao Cao found out that Bao Xin was destroyed by the lord, so he dared to offend Jibei. Anyway, I didn't deal with the mercenaries of Jibei. It would be better for him." Cheng Yu felt a little regretful. If they had sent troops earlier, they would have been able to attack quickly. Down to Jinbei.

"In my opinion, Cao Cao's original intention was not in Jinbei, but in Xuzhou, but he saw that I captured Xuzhou first, so he shifted his target to Jibei." Cao Cao in history attacked Xuzhou after attacking Nanyang. Li Yuan read it from a book.

Cheng Yu thought about it carefully, and felt that what Li Yuan said was reasonable, and said: "I didn't expect that Cao Cao's thinking was almost the same as that of the lord. He knew that Xuzhou was easy to fight, but he was beaten by us, so let him be angry, hahahaha."

Xi Zhicai thought more deeply, "I think Cao Cao's intentions are not only in Jibei, but even Beihai and other places are also the targets of his conquest."

"What Zhicai said is not unreasonable. Cao Cao didn't show his talents in Hulaoguan, and gradually showed his strength after returning to Chenliu. Judging from his victory over Yuan Shu in Nanyang in a short time, this person's The strength is not weak." Cheng Yu also began to face up to Cao Cao's strength.

Li Yuan felt amused in his heart. The two of them in front of him were both resourceful men, but it was only now that he began to realize how powerful Cao Cao was. He knew Cao Cao's ability early on, but this was not because he was smart, but because of his two lives. .

"Zhicai, Zhongde, there are only three people fighting against each other in today's world, and Cao Cao is one of them, and he is also the most dangerous." Li Yuan put down the wine glass in his hand, looking forward to confronting Cao Cao.

"Cao Cao is really so powerful?" Xi Zhicai and Cheng Yu glanced at each other, but they didn't know why Li Yuan thought highly of Cao Cao.

"With Cao Cao's ability, it is not difficult to conquer half of Qingzhou. If my guess is correct, he will be able to conquer Jibei, Jinan, Beihai and Donglai in less than a year."

"Then do we need to send troops to stop Cao Cao? If Cao Cao occupies the power of the two states, he will already have the strength to compete with me. We can't just watch him grow stronger like this." Cheng Yu was a little worried.

"No," Xi Zhicai immediately denied, "Although Cao Cao is strong, Qingzhou is sandwiched between Xuzhou and Jizhou. Hebei Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan will go south as soon as the winner is decided. The first to bear the brunt is Yanzhou and Qingzhou. No matter which side it is It is difficult for Cao Cao to resist, if we have to face Yuan Shao or Gongsun Zan after occupying Qingzhou, it is better to let Cao Cao solve this problem first than this.”

Cheng Yu immediately understood, and couldn't help admiring: "Wonderful, wonderful, talented and talented, this plan takes so long, let the two tigers fight, and we can reap the benefits of the fisherman."

Li Yuan agreed: "Actually, it is not that simple for Cao Cao to occupy Qingzhou. Once he attacks Kong Rong in Beihai, I believe Liu Bei from Pingyuan will definitely go to help. With Guan Zhang's bravery, Cao Cao will have to work hard to win."

Li Yuan suddenly thought of something again, and asked Xi Zhicai: "Zhicai, has there been any news about Lu Bu recently, has he switched from Zhang Yang to Yuan Shao?"

Xi Zhicai was surprised and said: "My lord, why do you know that Lu Bu has indeed switched to Yuan Shao? I wanted to tell you about this, but I didn't expect you to predict things like a god."

Cheng Yu sarcastically said: "Lü Bu really doesn't like people. He first voted for Yuan Shu, then Zhang Yang, and then went to join Yuan Shao. I don't know if he will seek refuge with others in the future."

Xi Zhicai shook his head, "Probably not. Yuan Shao appointed Lu Bu as a general and sent him to attack Zhang Yan of the Black Mountain Army. Lu Bu and his generals were so brave that they defeated Zhang Yan and made great contributions. Yuan Shao will probably continue to use him Raid everywhere."

But Li Yuan has a different opinion, "Zhicai's words are wrong. Although Lu Bu is brave, he is greedy and easy to take credit for himself. Yuan Shao will never tolerate such a person. He will leave Yuan Shao one day and go elsewhere. If I If he guessed right, he should go to Chenliu to join Zhang Miao. Although Yanzhou is controlled by Cao Cao, Zhang Miao is not loyal to Cao Cao. I am afraid that he will join Lu Bu to rebel against Cao Cao. If you kick it, you will definitely lead your troops back to the rescue."

"My lord, your idea is too bold." Xi Zhicai felt a little ashamed. It would be amazing if Li Yuanlian could guess this. After all, Lu Bu had just made a great contribution to Yuan Shao, so how could he just leave? Go, and also united with Zhang Miao to rebel against Cao Cao and force Cao Cao to rescue him.

"My lord is not feeling well, why don't you drink and go back to rest." Cheng Yu also felt that Li Yuan's ideas were too wild and unconstrained, and couldn't help being suave, because Li Yuan usually has no airs and likes to joke with his subordinates, so he dared In this way, if he changed the master, he would definitely not have the courage to do so.

(End of this chapter)