The Nameless of the Common Clans

"In other words, the position of general was given to Yuan Shao?" Playing with the carving knife in his hand, Chen Mo looked at the map with some regret and said, "It would be nice if brother could persist a little longer."

"My lord, do you want to unite Cao Cao and fight Yuan Shao?" Xu Shu nodded. Gongsun Zan in the north has basically been defeated. Yuan Shao is not in a hurry to kill Gongsun Zan because he is afraid that the northern border will be unstable. Gongsun Zan is easy to destroy, but if he wants to let Wu The Huan and Xianbei people took advantage of the chaos and came in, which was not good for anyone.

"No, if possible, I want to destroy Cao Cao first." Chen Mo shook his head, threw out the carving knife in his hand, and nailed the position of Yanzhou on the map: "With enemies on all sides, we can still let him fight a way out. If After he kills Yuan Shu and Liu Bei one by one, it will be a situation where the trapped dragon ascends to heaven, which will be even more difficult to deal with. "

"But if Yuan Shao is allowed to defeat Cao Cao, it will probably be more difficult to deal with the hope of the fourth and third princes of the Yuan family." Xu Shu frowned.

Now Yuan Shao has Jizhou, Qingzhou and half of Youzhou, but his strength is already very strong. If Chen Mo and Yuan Shao join forces to defeat Cao Cao, it will not only give Liu Bei and Yuan Shu a chance to breathe, but also create a more powerful opponent. Chen Mo will be in It is difficult to win over Yuan Shao if he can get some benefits from this battle. By then, Yuan Shao will have a land of money and food like Jizhou behind him, and he will also have Yanzhou and Yuzhou in his hands. Yuan Shao will account for half of the entire world. By then, Chen Mo will be better than him. Yuan Shao was far behind.

"Yuan Shao is indeed strong now, but there are many hidden dangers. Yuan Zhi must have read the bamboo slips sent by Xizuo." Chen Mo sat up straight, looked at Xu Shu and said with a smile.

"I've seen some." Xu Shu nodded.

"What do you think of Yuan Zhi?" Chen Mo asked with a smile.

Xu Shu thought for a while and said: "The reputation of the Four Generations and Three Dukes is indeed terrible, and Yuan Shao himself is both civil and military. In today's world, if the population, military strength, etc. are calculated, Yuan Shao should be the leader of the princes, regardless of the lord or Cao Cao. Not as good as that.”

Yuan Shu is now driven to Huainan by Cao Cao. The earlier conflict between the two Yuans is no longer there. This can be seen from the back-and-forth between Yuan Shu and Liu Bei. Although Yuan Shu is still powerful, he has serious control over his subordinates. Not enough, Sun Ce crossed the river After that, he delayed his orders to Yuan Shu as long as he could. Before, Chen Yu refused Yuan Shu to enter Shouchun and almost forced Yuan Shu to become homeless. How could he still have the momentum of the two Yuan's confrontation at the beginning? Now he and Liu Bei are fighting back and forth. But how long did Liu Bei become Xuzhou Mu?

No matter how great Liu Bei's ability is, everyone can see that his lack of background. Yuan Shu occupied Yangzhou and Jianghuai and had sufficient background, but he had a back-and-forth with Liu Bei who had just established a foothold in Xuzhou... ... He is indeed quite capable. You must know that at the beginning of the feudal rule, Yuan Shu was stronger than Yuan Shao, but now he is gradually replaced by Cao Cao.

On the other hand, Yuan Shao's development has become more and more smooth in recent years. After Gongsun Zan forced Han Fu to give up Jizhou, although he suffered a lot of losses in the confrontation with Gongsun Zan at the beginning, with the Yuan family's wealth, he abruptly turned the situation around. Stabilized.

In addition, Gongsun Zan was too ambitious and the situation was too big, giving Yuan Shao every opportunity to defeat him. Then he killed Liu Yu, which was also a failed move. Even if you drive Liu Yu away, it is better than killing him directly. That is not the case. It's just the clan's reputation. Even Yuan Shao is in awe of Liu Yu's reputation. Why do you dare to kill a side general like you directly? By now, Yuan Shao has made a complete comeback, and Gongsun Zan's fall is only a matter of time.

"It goes without saying how strong Yuan Benchu ​​is. Everyone knows it, but what do you think of its disadvantages?" Chen Mo waved his hand. Yuan Shao is now in a strong position, and his advantages are obvious. Even an individual can see it.

"There are many factions." Xu Shu hesitated for a moment, then bowed and said: "Yuan Shao has a cloud of counselors and a rain of fierce generals, but the internal fighting is also quite fierce. The Jizhou nobles and the Yingchuan nobles plot against each other..."

"This is just a superficial appearance." Chen Mo shook his head: "I and Cao Cao's subordinates all have such things, Yuan Zhi must not say that you don't know."

There are also factions under Chen Mo now, such as the Qingzhou scholars from Tang Yuan and others, the Yingchuan scholars that Chen Mo recruited through various means, the scholars that he recruited from Taiyuan, the Bingzhou scholars, the Guanzhong scholars, and Chen Yu and the others. If we talk about factions among the Xuzhou scholars brought here, Chen Mo's men are the most mixed.

"But my lord can avoid many disputes. Although Cao Cao doesn't know, judging from the intelligence, the disputes between the factions under Cao Cao are not fierce. On the contrary, Yuan Shao..." Xu Shu nodded.

"This is the difference. Yuan Shao is a man with great abilities. Although he has a prominent family background, his status in the Yuan family was a bit embarrassing at first, but he can step by step surpass Yuan Shu, the legitimate son. There is no doubt about his ability, but you I have never gotten along with him, so I don’t know his character. He is very scheming. To put it mildly, he is safe, but to put it badly, he lacks courage. To tell you this, it is a good idea when it comes to life and death. Cao Mengde and I can make a decision on a major matter of death within half a day. We cannot guarantee that it will be absolutely right, but it will definitely not be the worst. But Yuan Benchu ​​cannot. When encountering this kind of situation, he will be hesitant and overly concerned. It is a taboo for a ruler to lose his own judgment on the opinions of others, especially in these troubled times. You may not be able to see it now, but if he takes over the Central Plains, this shortcoming will be more obvious. "

Xu Shu listened carefully. This was the first time he heard Chen Mo comment on the world's heroes, and it was someone like Yuan Shao.

"The bigger the territory of others, the stronger they will be. But if Yuan Shao only has Jizhou, he will not be much worse than me or Cao Cao. But the larger the territory, the more chaotic he will be. So if Cao Cao is defeated and Yuan Shao takes the Central Plains, as long as we can stabilize If the situation is controlled, Yuan Shao can be gradually cannibalized." Chen Mo said with a smile, he had already seen Yuan Shao's problem when he was in Luoyang, and it was from then on that Chen Mo became self-reliant.

It is never better to rely on others than to rely on yourself, which is why he joined Dong Zhuo. If there was no Cao Cao, he might have followed Cao Cao's path, but Cao Cao left first. The Central Plains is so big, and Chen Mo was not sure of destroying Cao Cao in the first time, and At that time, he felt somewhat intolerable, so he chose to find another way, not to follow the path of the princes, but to bet that Dong Zhuo would be defeated soon.

He won the bet and gained the momentum he has today. This road that was abandoned by everyone was also taken by him, so he has the status of the overlord of Guanzhong today. The only regret is that the emperor was stolen by Cao Cao, otherwise, Now Chen Mo's situation can be even stronger.

Xu Shu nodded. In comparison, although Yuan Shao is the overlord of the north and the number one prince today, in terms of potential threats, he is indeed far behind Cao Cao. No wonder Chen Mo wants to practice Yuan Shao first to destroy Cao Cao.

"But even if Cao Cao gives up the position of general to Yuan Shao, my lord can still join forces with Yuan Shao." Xu Shu said puzzled.

"That depends on Yuan Shao's willingness. I'm afraid Cao Cao has the same idea now and wants to join forces with Yuan Shao to destroy me first!" Chen Mo said with a smile: "The positions of the three princes and nine ministers in the court are all in Guanzhong, and the title of general is given to Yuan Shao. , Cao Cao can't even get the position of Jiuqing now. He only has the emperor, but he can't use it. Naturally, he becomes the weak side. Plus Xun Yu...sigh~"

Chen Mo felt a little distressed when he thought of Xun Yu. If Mr. Xun Shuang could have died a few years later, and he had brought him to Guanzhong to honor him for two years, not all of Xun Yu's connections would be his own. It's a pity that Xun Shuang's death , the relationship between Chen Mo and the Xun family is not that close. Although Xun Pei and Xun Biao voted for Chen Mo, to be honest, although these two people are the sons of Xun Shuang, they are both talkative people, and their abilities are far inferior to Xun Yu. There is nothing they can do about it. Help Chen Mo bring over the Xun family's connections.

Sometimes, Chen Mo really envied Cao Cao. He had many capable people under his command. Xun Yu, Xi Zhicai, and Cheng Yu all had their own strengths. Originally, he wanted to use Zhong Yao to bring the Yingchuan Chen family to his side. However, Chen Qun finally chose Cao Cao.

In terms of talents, Chen Mo is naturally not bad. Not to mention Li Ru and Jia Xu around him are both top-notch. Even Xu Shu, who has not yet graduated from the army, now has the ability to take charge of his own affairs. In addition, Chen Mo has been assigned to take charge of one side. There are many favors in the court, including Zhong Yao and Wei Qi, who have a pretty good relationship with Chen Mo. They are not completely loyal, but they are unambiguous in their work. The talents in Chen Mo's hands are not bad at all.

But what can I say...everyone else’s products are delicious~

Xu Shu understood that Cao Cao took the position of general in exchange for Yuan Shao's support. In this way, when Cao Cao was cleaning up the surrounding areas, Yuan Shao might not send troops to Cao Cao, and in the future, Cao Cao would probably join forces with Yuan Shao to deal with Chen Mo.

Chen Mo is not optimistic about the situation.

Just looking at Chen Mo's appearance, he didn't really seem too worried.

"My lord, it seems that you already have a plan in mind?" Xu Shu asked curiously, is there any solution to this situation? Cao Cao holds the emperor in his hands.

"The two of them can form an alliance, so I can naturally find someone to form an alliance with." Chen Mo said with a smile: "Even if Cao Cao defeated Xuzhou and destroyed Yuan Shu, he will still be the one in the middle. If he joins forces with Yuan Shao, we will join forces with Jiangdong. Liu Biao can do it too.”

Isn't it normal for things like vertical and horizontal combinations to be combined?

"Sun Ce from Jiangdong?" Xu Shu asked curiously. Although there are many powerful forces in Jiangdong nowadays, Chen Mo, Xu Shu, Li Ru, and Jia Xu are more optimistic about Sun Ce, who has risen rapidly this year. This person has some potential to be a king. , then frowned and said: "This person has a grudge against the Lord for killing his father, I'm afraid..."

"As a prince, how can you dethrone the public due to personal grudges?" Chen Mo didn't care much. Since he became a prince, the grudges of that person had to be put aside. If Yuan Shao and Cao Cao joined forces and did not want to be annexed one by one, the others would have to Join forces.

"As far as I know, Sun Ce has a strong personality. I'm afraid..." Xu Shu was not optimistic.

"Then change it." Chen Mo shook his head and said lazily: "I need to form an alliance with Jiangdong, but it may not necessarily mean an alliance with Sun Ce."

Although the method of assassination is not on the table, and it may not be useful to the princes, Sun Ce is definitely an exception. On this point, Chen Mo is very accurate in judging people, and with Sun Ce's method of dealing with Jiangdong scholars, Chen Mo believes that there will be a large number of Jiangdong people. The scholars are willing to cooperate with themselves and change the master of Jiangdong.