When Chen Dao heard Zhang Liao's words, he nodded, "General Zhang is right. This battle is of no benefit to us. Regardless of victory or defeat, I am afraid that the only person who will get the advantage in the end is Cao Mengde."
Cheng Lian frowned, "If you say so, shouldn't we stop fighting?"
Zhang Liao shook his head, "If we don't fight, then we can only continue to retreat.
But if Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Jizhou, continues to move forward and we retreat step by step, wouldn't we eventually have to give up completely or return to Xuzhou? "
Lu Bu nodded after hearing these words, "We can retreat, but we can't retreat all the time, otherwise they will press forward step by step and eventually there will be no way to retreat.
Therefore, everyone still needs to think carefully about how to conduct this battle in order to best benefit us? "
Hearing this, Chen Dao smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Now that Cao Mengde has issued a declaration of war, we have only two choices, fight or retreat. There is no third way."
Zhang Liao thought about it carefully, "What I just said will really be detrimental to us if it happens.
If we fight Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Jizhou, if we win, we will offend Yuan Shao of Jizhou, and the gains outweigh the losses.
But if we lose, Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Jizhou, will push us to withdraw from Yanzhou. "
Having said this, Zhang Liao suddenly sneered, "But no matter whether we win or lose, I'm afraid it won't be of any benefit to Cao Mengde, right?"
When Chen Dao heard these words, his eyes lit up, he clapped his hands suddenly, and said with a smile, "Yes, if Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Jizhou, wins the battle between us, then I am afraid that all the territory occupied will belong to him. .”
Zhang Liao nodded, "Yes, but if Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Jizhou, loses, Cao Mengde will not get any benefits, because that means we will occupy more territory and even go straight to Puyang."
Chen Dao nodded and suddenly laughed, "General Zhang, in this battle, we have two choices, one is to fight, the other is to retreat.
But I'm afraid Cao Mengde will have fewer choices. What is most beneficial to him is of course that both we and Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Jizhou, will suffer. Only with this result can Cao Mengde take the opportunity to take back Yanzhou. "
Zhang Liao nodded, "Yes, Cao Mengde doesn't want us to be strong, and he also doesn't want Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Jizhou, to get too many benefits from this. Therefore, he will definitely follow his own ideas, or what is best for him." Favorable outcome efforts.”
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At this point, Zhang Liao paused and continued, "Cao Mengde hopes that both of us will lose, but if we fight in the place mentioned in the letter, it may be difficult to achieve his idea.
Therefore, if my guess is correct, Cao Mengde will definitely want to change this result. "
This time even Cheng Lian understood it, and suddenly his eyes lit up, "Do you mean to say that Cao Mengde will send us a message in order to change the outcome?"
Zhang Liao nodded, "Yes, now the strength between us and the eldest son of Jizhou, Yuan Tan, is obviously stronger than us.
If the fight continues according to the current strength, I am afraid that the eldest son of Jizhou, Yuan Tan, will definitely win, and then continue to occupy more bases, putting Cao Mengde in trouble.
Therefore, if he wants to make us both lose, he can only send us news. "
Cheng Lian asked with some confusion, "Do you mean that he wants us to win?"
