The first general of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 278
Victory can indeed cover up many things. Wei Tao was also deceived by it before, and even after hearing Zhou Yu's persuasion, he immediately wanted to attack Xiliang.

It was only at the end that it became clear that Zhou Yu persuaded Wei Tao to seek Xiliang precisely because Wei Tao was unable to fight.

Think about it carefully, why is Cao Cao not like this?
Seizing Qingzhou, fighting Yuan Shao, surrendering Lu Bu, and beheading Yuan Shu have always been big victories one after another, but under the victories, the loss of their own troops, money and food may not be a small number. Cao Cao's original savings are also exhausted at this time.

If Cao Cao stops fighting at this time and recuperates, then he can still plan it slowly. If he continues to fight, unless he succeeds in the first battle, as long as there is a slight delay, then Cao Cao may not be able to avoid a tragic defeat.

But will Cao Cao rest and recuperate?

"Cao Cao's counselors, although Guo Jia is gone, but Cheng Yu and Xun Yu are still there. These two are talented and in charge of many affairs in Cao's army. It is impossible for them not to know about this."

Perhaps the commanders of the first army like Wei Tao and Cao Cao subconsciously ignored these hidden dangers during the victory, but those who personally handled such matters would not ignore the past.

"If Cao Cao insists on going his own way, so what about Cheng Yu and Xun Yu? There is no way to dissuade him. In the past, I am afraid Cao Cao would not be so urgent, but seeing him use this to block our army from going south, you can know his fear Elder brother, if he wants to submit to elder brother with the power of the south, how can he not be in a hurry? If he is in a hurry, there will be a problem."

Zhou Yu smiled slightly, as if he had seen Cao Jun's defeat.

"And if this defeats, Cao Cao's strength will be greatly damaged. I am afraid that it will be difficult to unify the south within ten years. At that time, my brother will be so strict? I don't know what changes will happen in ten years, and the ten-year civil war may damage the strength of the Han. By then What should I do, Brother Shi? It's just for the sake of fame, but it hinders the ambition in my heart?"

Wei Tao was speechless.

Wei Tao is not a rigid person, and the position of emperor, the highest achievement that can be achieved by one person, how could Wei Tao not dream of it?

It's just that there are two generations of people, Wei Tao knows that there is no eternal dynasty, and with the knowledge of later generations, he naturally regards stopping the Wuhuluanhua as his goal, and has no intention of getting involved in the civil war in the Central Plains and competing for the world.

But after hearing what Zhou Yu said, is it because of this that he will hinder his ambition in turn?
Although the tribes on the grassland suffered heavy casualties after several blows by themselves, ten years is enough for them to recover. When the grassland goes south, it may not be the same as before.

If there is no support from the whole big man at that time, what will be the result?

Thinking of the possibility of defeat because of this, Wei Tao's heart was shocked.

"Gong Jin's words are also very true. However, Cao Mengde is now destroying Yuan Shu. It can be said that the victory or defeat is not decided. I don't know what Gong Jin thinks? And now that the horse and Han armies are divided, it is still not easy to go to Liangzhou. Do you know how Gongjin should plan?"

Wei Tao didn't just want to know what happened in Liangzhou, but also wanted to know what he would do if Cao Cao was really defeated.

With Zhou Yu's wisdom, he naturally understood this, and immediately smiled.

"Jiangdong has the danger of the Yangtze River, and it has the advantage of land first. Although Sun Quan's foundation is not stable now, Sun Jian and Sun Ce's senior ministers all have their support. Sun Quan should be able to fight Cao Cao. If there is a war, Cao Cao's The leaders are all in the army, and they still need to build ships and train the navy. This will allow Xun Yu to raise money and food to support Cao's operations. This is why I said that Cao Cao will go his own way. Sun Quan is just a newborn calf. Seize Jiangdong within a few months, if this can be done, then there is a [-]% chance for him to unify the world."

Zhou Yu was not in a hurry, and said with a slight smile.

"If this is the case, it is my brother's original plan. However, I want to defeat Jiangdong in a hasty training. I think Jiangdong Junjie is too low. However, there is no evidence for what I said at this time. Brother can wait and see. Since then, we The army should have more than a year to recuperate, and at the same time to seek Xiliang and Sili, if the two areas are completely occupied, the elder brother can be considered to have unified the north, and then he can go south to Jingxiang."

"Oh?"

Wei Tao was noncommittal when he heard Zhou Yu's words, and just responded casually, but Zhou Yu didn't care at all, and continued to speak with a smile.

"Although Liu Biao of Jingxiang is named Bajun, he is actually a dog guarding the household. With his age, it is not difficult to defeat him with his elder brother's ability. After taking Jingxiang, he can advance to Jiangdong. If Cao Mengde In a battle with Jiangdong, even if we lose, we can seriously damage the Jiangdong navy, and when our army attacks again, with the navy that my brother trained on the Bohai Sea, we can defeat Jiangdong in one fell swoop."

Speaking of this, even Wei Tao felt that way, as if the world could indeed be captured in this way. Although he was still silent, there was already a look of emotion in his eyes.

"If you can go down to Jiangdong, you can encircle all of Cao Cao's subordinates. At that time, my brother will give orders to surrender Yizhou. Then Cao Cao can be brought down by the power of the world. Since my brother has been in contact with Cao Mengde, he naturally knows that Cao Mengde also has the power to help the big man and expel foreign enemies. Meaning. When his power in the world is clear, he will no longer fight to the death with his elder brother. At that time, his elder brother can persuade him to surrender. In this way, his ambition can be realized, and there is no need to waste the strength of my big man to fight internally. Wouldn't that be great?"

After Zhou Yu finished speaking, there was a silence in the hall

"Ha ha……"

After a long time, Wei Tao finally couldn't help but let out a laugh and said.

"I didn't expect Gongjin to have such eloquence. I have to say that I was indeed persuaded by you, Gongjin. If the struggle of the world is really like this, then why should I cherish this name? Since I want to compete in the Central Plains to win the world, To realize the wish in my heart is to protect the people!"

When Wei Tao finally made such a statement, Zhou Yu couldn't help but smile and then said.

"Yu must help elder brother!"

"Okay, these matters are still far away. Gongjin will first talk about the present. Although Han Sui intends to annex Ma Teng's troops, he also knows that our army is by his side, and I am afraid that he will not easily use his sword. And that Ma Teng The same is true. Although the two are fighting, but the fighting is not obvious, what can our army do? It is impossible to really give up Sili, and once the time comes, once we withdraw, it will be really difficult to win it again."

Wei Tao shook his head, finally put the long-term plan aside, and said this first.

Although Sili is already empty, Wei Tao doesn't pay attention to him, but now the plan has gradually changed, and Wei Tao will not give up Sili easily.

"My lord's words are very true. Han Sui is old and cunning. Although he has a greedy heart, he will only eat away at it gradually. Even if Ma Teng moves, he will retreat and appease him. I am afraid that it will not last for three to five years. It's also unclear, so our army should be agitated."

When it came to business, Zhou Yu's expression turned serious, and even changed his address to Wei Tao.

In the past, it was to persuade Wei Tao better, and he moved with brotherhood, but now it is a business, and Zhou Yu naturally calls it a business.

"That Ma Teng has a son, Ma Chao. My lord knows his martial prowess, but as far as I know, that Ma Chao is extremely arrogant and has an irritable temper. In the early years of the battle between Ma Teng and Han Sui, he was almost killed by Yan Xing Although I don't see the two of them messing around, it can be seen that Ma Chao must have some grievances in his heart. If the lord can move him with this, how about making Ma Chao and Yan Xing conflict? One is Ma Teng's beloved son, the other is Han Sui's beloved general, and the two There must be greater suspicion among people. As for our army, if we don’t want to worry, we only need to spread rumors, saying that the Xiongnu and Wuhuan want to go south again!”

Zhou Yu's strategy is very simple, but Wei Tao knows that as long as Han Sui really intends to annex Ma Teng, then it must be the right strategy.

Once Ma Teng and Han Sui split, the army of Xiliang will have nothing to fear. When the time comes to capture Xiliang, it will be able to overwhelm the Qiang people. It will truly integrate the Qiang people into the Han nationality. I don't know how much better it is.

"What Gongjin said is very reasonable. Since this is the case, I will entrust all the affairs here to Gongjin."

"Hehe... Please rest assured, my lord, about such trivial matters."

Zhou Yu said with a smile, and then naturally ordered some arrangements.

In the city of Chang'an, after three months of calm, there was another turbulence.

Han Sui secretly encroached on Ma Teng's power, so Ma Teng didn't know how, but if it was about killing the enemy, Han Sui was naturally inferior to Ma Teng, but if it was about such secret planning, Ma Teng was definitely not as good as Han Sui.

He approached Han Sui several times in a row, but Han Sui always evaded, and then vaguely hinted that Wei Tao was still there, and if there was a rift between the two families, they would be exploited instead.

That Ma Teng was also a vassal, so he naturally knew the truth of this, so although he was angry, he forcibly endured it, and even ordered his subordinates not to conflict with Han Sui's troops.

Ma Teng's order may be useful to others, but it is useless to Ma Chao, but Ma Teng also knows this, so he sent his son Ma Dai by his side.

Although Ma Dai is Ma Chao's younger brother, he does not have Ma Chao's courage, but compared to Ma Chao, Ma Dai is extremely calm and cautious, and will not be easily provoked by others.

It's a pity that if no one pays for it, then it's fine, but if someone pays for it, it's different.

On this day, Ma Chao received an invitation from Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu was not only Wei Tao's advisor, but also famous all over the world. Even Ma Chao, as a martial artist, had some admiration for him, so he was naturally invited.

It's just that when Ma Chao arrived, he found that Yan Xing was also there, and his face immediately turned a little ugly.

It wasn't just Ma Chao, Yan Xing was the same, originally he was kind, but his face darkened at this time.

Even though Ma Teng and Han Sui had a good relationship before, Ma Chao and Yan Xing never confronted each other. Now that they were sitting together, if Zhou Yu hadn't invited them, they would have left in a huff.

But even so, the two pairs of eyes stared at Zhou Yu and asked.

"I don't know what Junshi Zhou means by so-called so-called?"

(End of this chapter)