"Now, Cao Sikong and Yuan Shao are fighting fiercely in Guandu."
"Everyone outside knows that Yuan Shao is powerful, has many soldiers and generals, sufficient food and grass, and strong financial resources."
"It seems to be a very simple matter for Yuan Shao to crush Cao Sikong."
"But does General Zhang know that since Yuan Shao and Cao Sikong fought, they have been defeated one after another and have not won a single battle yet?"
Jia Xu didn't seem to give Zhang Yan a chance to speak. From the sentence about why she was short-sighted, it was Jia Xu who was the one persuading her.
What he said was so sharp that Zhang Yan couldn't refute it.
Hearing this, Zhang Yan shook her head.
They were on Black Mountain and had to think about sending people down for several days. Of course, they didn't know what the battle situation was like with Cao Yuan outside.
"This is your situation in Black Mountain. You can't even keep up with the general trend of the world."
Jia Xu said, shaking his head and smiling disdainfully.
As if mocking, Zhang Yan sat in the well and looked at the sky, thinking that with the terrain advantage of Montenegro, he could become a local emperor.
The Tudi Emperor, who only has more than 10,000 people around him, is actually a joke. Now that he still has cohesion, if more than 10,000 people are willing to follow him, in the future, if there is no more cohesion, the Montenegrin Army will also become a joke.
These words are difficult to hear, but they also make sense.
Zhang Yan was not angry, but her face was ugly. After a while, she said: "In the eyes of sir, I am useless?"
Jia Xu said: "It's not that everything is worthless, it's just that General Zhang couldn't seize the opportunity."
Zhang Yan asked: "The opportunity sir mentioned is Cao Sikong?"
Jia Xu solemnly said: "Yes, in the battle between Cao Sikong and Yuan Shao, Cao Sikong will definitely win. As long as General Zhang seizes this opportunity, everything is still possible. Otherwise, you can only hide in the mountains all the time. I don't know what day It suddenly disbanded.”
Zhang Yan understood Jia Xu's purpose and said calmly: "Sir, you want me to sneak attack Yuan Shao from behind, right? What guarantee can you give that Cao Sikong will win?"
"I don't have to promise!"
Jia Xu said confidently: "Because General Zhang has no choice. If he does not choose to surrender to the imperial court, he will continue to hide in the mountains. No matter who wins or loses in the future, he does not want to see the uncontrollable threat of Black Mountain. That's all!"
Zhang Yan was silent.
No matter Yuan Shao or Cao Cao, he can't defeat them.
Nowadays, Montenegro seems to be harmonious, but the internal contradictions are gradually becoming more and more acute, and it is almost out of food. He does not deny what Jia Xu said, and thinks that Jia Xu is right, and he cannot hide in Montenegro for a long time.
Jia Xu asked again: "What do you think of General Zhang?"
Seeing this, Cao Zhen admired Jia Xu's awesomeness.
No wonder he took the initiative to request to come to Montenegro. It turned out that his persuasion ability was so strong, just like when Chen Zhou persuaded Duan Xuan to submit in Guanzhong at that time, they, the counselors, used their words more effectively than the generals' swords.
After listening to Jia Xu's words, Zhang Yan was very confused.
"I also ask Mr. Jia to stay in the mountain for a few more days."
Zhang Yan said: "Black Mountain is not mine alone. We have to discuss it carefully before we can give an answer."
Jia Xu smiled slightly and said: "Of course there is no problem, but I want to remind General Zhang that providing help in a timely manner is much better than adding icing on the cake. Now that Cao Sikong has not reached Yecheng, General Zhang's sneak attack on Yuan Shao's rear will be providing help in a timely manner, otherwise you will defect to him again. It doesn’t make much sense.”
Zhang Yan: "..."
He understands everything.
But I also felt that Jia Xu's words were tempting to me.
Once he entered Jia Xu's logic, Zhang Yan felt like he couldn't get out. This man was really scary!
Jia Xu calmly waited on the mountain, but added: "If General Zhang decides to surrender to the imperial court, just tell me directly! I will not go back. I will stay on the mountain to advise you on how to attack Yuan Shao."
"good!"
Zhang Yan could actually see Cao Cao's sincerity.
But it is entangled, and it is definitely entangled.
This is a big deal and cannot be decided casually.
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Cao Ying.
Cao Cao looked towards Yuan Jun's camp in the distance. Since Tushan was smashed by Liu Ye's Thunderbolt Chariot, Yuan Shao had made no other moves, as if he had not yet discussed what to do.
They haven't broken into Yingchuan yet, and the civil servants and ministers inside Yingchuan didn't dare to cooperate directly with Yuan Shao, so they were all silent for the time being.
"Du Zhi, I sent the letter according to your method."
Cao Cao said: "Will Xu Ziyuan really be squeezed out to join us because of a simple letter?"
Chen Zhou thought about how Xu You came to seek refuge, and nodded: "Yes, Xu You will definitely come."
Cao Cao said: "Since Du Zhi has determined where Yuan Shao's grain and grass may be, wouldn't it be better to take me directly to burn all the grain and grass?"
Chen Zhou was also not sure whether the location where the grain and grass were stored would change due to his arrival. He explained: "I just judged that if someone from Yuan Shao's army confirms it for me, we can act with confidence. Otherwise, it will be easy to expose something, and we have one and only one chance."
Boss Cao really only has one chance to defeat Yuan Shao with a trick.
Although the current strength of the army does not encourage Yuan Shao at all, Chen Zhou does not want to fight Yuan Shao head-on. This will waste a lot of troops and kill many people. If he can win at the minimum cost, of course he will use the minimum.
If he fails, he can still defeat Yuan Shao in a head-on confrontation.
"Watari is as cautious as ever."
Cao Cao laughed.
Chen Zhou added: "Now that we are not short of food, can we still persevere?"
Cao Cao said: "Originally, food would be a little tight at this time, but Zixiao and the others robbed Yuan Shao of more than two thousand carts of food, and they became abundant again."
As long as there is enough food, the problem is basically not big.
"What do you think Duzhi should do after I defeat Yuan Shao?"
Cao Cao's overbearing thoughts began to stir.
After all, Yuan Shu's imperial seal is still in his hands.
Chen Zhou said: "First capture everything that belongs to Yuan Shao, and then kill all Yuan Shao's people, eradicate the roots, and completely pacify the four northern states."
"Then what?"
Cao Cao clearly remembered that what Chen Zhou planned for him was to capture the four northern states.
The planning up to this point is completely in line with what Chen Zhou said. Although there are some errors or omissions, or the details are not handled well, the overall direction is consistent.
Thinking of this, Cao Cao sighed at Chen Zhou's power.
This is true guidance.
Chen Zhou said: "The next step is to go south. In fact, Liu Biao is not worth mentioning. Our real enemies going south are Sun and Liu Bei."
"Sun Ce was assassinated, can the Sun family still become our enemy?"
"Liu Bei is like a lost dog, running away everywhere. How can he be our real enemy?"
Cao Cao asked again immediately.
In his opinion, there may be civil strife within the Sun family.
The strongest man in the south is now Liu Biao. According to reliable information, Liu Bei just ran to join Liu Biao.
In addition, there is Liu Zhang of Xichuan.
They should be enemies, Liu Bei and Sun. Boss Cao doesn't care about them now, but there must be some reason for Chen Zhou to mention them like this, and he really wants to know the reason.
