Dong Zhao's words moved the hearts of all the soldiers present. If they secretly supported Chen Youliang to defeat the Taishan bandit Wang Bo according to what he said, when both Chen Youliang and Wang Bo would suffer losses, the Han army would more or less be able to gain some benefits and reap the benefits. Profit, isn’t it beautiful?
"Sir, please elaborate."
Qi Jiguang cupped his hands and asked Dong Zhao how he should act in order to successfully launch the strategy of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight.
Dong Zhao pondered in his mind, and after sorting out his thoughts in order, he slowly squatted on the ground, picked up a branch, and drew a map of Mount Tai's situation on the sand!
"Look..."
Holding branches in hand to draw pictures, Dong Zhao first drew a towering mountain to represent Mount Tai. Later, dense forests, rivers, roads, mountains, villages, etc. were drawn to represent places near Mount Tai.
Draw two more armies to represent the power of Chen Youliang and Wang Bo.
"Everyone can think about it. After the death of the Yellow Turban thief Chen Sheng and his generals, the strength of the new heir Chen Youliang's army was weakened and he was forced to rely on Wang Bo.
He is so ambitious that he is bound to be unwilling to be subordinate to others. According to the news from Santuhe intelligence personnel, Chen Youliang has recently secretly made friends with Wang Bo's generals and intends to do evil things!
We can use the topic to our advantage, follow the trend, contact the bandit army Chen Youliang, help him contain Wang Bo's army, and then let him destroy Wang Bo's lair in one fell swoop. At this time, Wang Bo will be like a lost dog, and he will no longer have the strength to rise! "
At this time, Qi Jiguang looked puzzled and asked Dong Zhao. By helping Chen Youliang in this way, aren't you afraid that he will take revenge on the Han army after he rises? Brother Tian Yunpeng killed his elder brother. The hatred of killing his brother is irreconcilable. It is absolutely impossible for Chen Youliang not to take revenge!
Dong Zhao smiled slightly and hinted that Qi Jiguang did not need to panic. He had naturally considered this issue. Dong Zhao slowly said, "Although the thief Chen Youliang has a grudge against the Han army for killing his brother, due to his ambition, in the face of absolute interests, he can avenge his brother's murder later. This is one of them."
Secondly, Chen Youliang fought against the Han army several times and lost consecutive battles. The morale of his soldiers was low and they were frightened by the news of the Han army. If he successfully recruits Wang Bo's men, it will definitely take some time to win people's hearts and adjust their morale. Immediately send troops to retaliate against the Han army. Unless he is a fool, it is absolutely impossible for him to do such a thing.
Third! Our army has many soldiers and generals, and Chen Youliang has been defeated several times. Naturally, he will not continue to fight with us stupidly. There is no profit to be gained from going south to Xuzhou. At present, the only options are to go west to Cao Cao's Yanzhou, or go north to Qingzhou to support Wang Shichong and other bandits, eliminate Liu Bei and carve up Qingzhou.
Having said this, Dong Zhao paused for a while, seeming to be thinking about something. After almost three breaths passed, he continued:
"I estimate that it is more likely that Chen Youliang will go west to Cao Cao in the future. After all, there is no great benefit in going north to Qingzhou to compete with Wang Shichong and others for the not-so-rich Qingzhou.
Rather than that, it would be better to venture westward to Yanzhou, use lightning speed to plunder the wealth of Yanzhou, and then flee south to Jingzhou. "
Dong Zhao had a very thorough view of Chen Youliang's subsequent development path. As long as Chen Youliang wants to conquer the world, Yanzhou's wealth will inevitably be plundered. Otherwise, after he has a base, he will recruit soldiers because he has no assets, which will affect his expansion...
"Sir, what does this mean? Should we leave Chen Youliang alone?"
Qi Jiguang half understood in his heart, he had some understanding, but he didn't quite understand what Dong Zhao meant.
Looking at Qi Jiguang in front of him, Dong Zhao smiled and nodded in agreement! As long as Chen Youliang doesn't go to Xuzhou and Yuzhou, everything will be fine.
Xuzhou is supported by Yuan's army, and Yuzhou is Yuan Shu's base camp. If Chen Youliang doesn't want his life, then why don't he come?
Qi Jiguang seemed to still have doubts. He didn't know why Dong Zhao planned to let Chen Youliang live... Wouldn't it be better to kill Chen Youliang? You can also take credit!
Dong Zhao had already seen Qi Jiguang's inner thoughts. Seeing Qi Jiguang scratching his head and thinking hard in front of him, Dong Zhao chuckled. Then he took Qi Jiguang to an uninhabited place and whispered to him why he planned this!
"General Qi, haven't you seen my lord's inner ambition after all this time?"
As soon as he said this, Qi Jiguang stared at the boss, and an idea slowly emerged in his mind. I saw him tentatively saying in a low voice and excitedly
"Shouldn't my lord want to inherit the great achievements of the fourth and third princes of the Yuan family? So he is working hard to serve the Han Dynasty?"
As soon as Qi Jiguang said this, he saw Dong Zhao's solemn face, and his eyes became strange and confused.
"It seems that Qi Jiguang, you really don't know my lord's heart? That's actually the case. Let me ask you, are you loyal to the Han Dynasty or to my lord Yuan Shu?"
Dong Zhao asked this question because he was considering Qi Jiguang's loyalty. If Qi Jiguang confessed that he was loyal to the Han Dynasty, there would be no need to talk nonsense with him. His heart was not in Yuan, and it would be useless to talk more. He would even tell his lord in the future. Tell him to be careful.
If Qi Jiguang declares his loyalty to Yuan Shu wholeheartedly, he can tell him his inner thoughts!
"This... Qi is naturally loyal to the lord! If it weren't for the lord's kindness, I'm afraid Qi would still be living a mediocre life..."
As soon as Qi Jiguang said these words, he could clearly feel that Dong Zhao's attitude softened slightly, and the strangeness and confusion in his eyes were no longer there, which made Qi Jiguang's originally worried heart settle down.
Just when Dong Zhao was about to speak, Qi Jiguang spoke first and revealed his inner thoughts!
"I have long discovered that my lord has a great heart and is ambitious to compete in the world. Let us be loyal and follow the dragon's merits in the future, and even be promoted to officials..."
After hearing this, Dong Zhao nodded with satisfaction, then expressed his thoughts on letting Chen Youliang go and explained it to Qi Jiguang.
The main reason for letting Chen Youliang go was to allow him to go west to Yanzhou to weaken Cao Cao's strength. After Cao Cao surrendered the Yellow Turban general Zhang Kui, he devoted himself wholeheartedly to the internal affairs of Yanzhou and developed Yanzhou with peace of mind!
Yanzhou borders Yuzhou, and Yuzhou provides support from all over, and its troops are tight. If the world is in chaos in the future, Yanzhou will be a threat. Then Cao Cao has the appearance of proclaiming himself king and emperor. If he rises in the future, he will definitely become a formidable enemy.
Therefore, in order for our lord to rise smoothly in the future, there is no problem in letting Chen Youliang deal with Cao Cao.
The worst case scenario is that Li Chui, a poisonous scholar under Chen Youliang's command, was resourceful and used strategies to lead Chen Youliang's army to escape from the siege of the Han army, and was then forced to march westward to Yanzhou...
"Sir, this plan is very clever, Qi Jiguang admires it!"
A strategist is worthy of being a strategist. Just from looking at the problem, you can see that he has a longer-term perspective than ordinary people. Yuan Shu assigned Dong Zhao to Qi Jiguang's army as a military advisor. It was really a wise move!
