Cao Cao's method is to ally with Yuan Shao in the north, look for Zhu Wu in the south, and secretly ally with Li Jin.
Among the princes in the world, the only ones Cao Cao could seek help from were Yuan Shao and Zhu Yuanzhang.
Apart from the few who fought them, the only one left was Qin Zheng who was busy fighting with Li Tang.
If these two paths fail, then it will be Cao Cao's last resort for An and Li Jin to seek help from Li Xiang's father.
Although Li Jin is their biggest enemy, Cao Cao is about to perish at this time, so how can he care so much?
The princes of the world worked together to deal with Li Xiang for their own development. However, since they were about to be destroyed, Zhao Kuangyin became the most imminent threat to them. The fire is burning on my eyebrows, how can I care about so many more? Although it is unwise to drink poison to quench your thirst, you should quench your thirst first.
If they are eliminated now, what does the threat of Li Xiang have to do with them?
However, Yuan Shao once again got into a quarrel because of the situation on Cao Cao's side!
As we all know, it is common for Yuan Shao's advisers to split into two factions and have different opinions.
One group agreed to help Cao Cao at this time to prevent Zhao Kuangyin in the Central Plains from becoming big, and to prevent the two from Qingzhou from becoming big.
The other faction is of course opposed to it. Not only does it not agree with helping Cao Cao at this time, but it also wants to take advantage of the situation and get a piece of the cake.
In the last battle, among the northern princes, Yuan Shao's power suffered the worst. What is the fastest way to regenerate blood? Naturally, it is to regenerate blood by sucking other people's blood.
It is impossible to say who is right and who is wrong between the two factions of opinions. After all, each side’s opinions have their own reasons, and any path has advantages and disadvantages!
The counselors only need to express their opinions. As for the final choice, it still depends on the lord!
But what Yuan Shao fears most is this situation. If the opinions of his subordinates can be unified, it will naturally be the best for Yuan Shao. Or simply don’t have any suggestions from his subordinates and let Yuan Shaolai perform on his own. In this case, Yuan Shao is generally not far behind! Even if pressed, Yuan Shao might perform exceptionally well.
But once there is such a situation where the two factions are at odds with each other, it will be the time when Yuan Shao has the most headache, and it is also when Yuan Shao's difficulty in choosing will break out.
If it weren't for the influence of this character disadvantage, Yuan Shao in history would not have been so good at playing cards.
This is why those emperors who have made great achievements in history will never be inferior in their abilities! It is absolutely not enough for an emperor to have subordinates. An emperor does have to rely on his own subordinates to conquer the world, but if they are not capable enough or have any disadvantages in their own character, no matter how many subordinates they have, they will not be enough!
It's not that Xiang Yu didn't have Han Xin, Chen Ping, or Yingbu at the beginning. Even Zhang Liang stayed with Xiang Yu as a hostage for a long time...
These guys were all the top lineups of that period, but didn't they all go to Liu Bang in the end?
Therefore, if you think that an emperor can achieve success just by relying on his subordinates, then he is thinking too much!
Zhu Yuanzhang did not have this problem with Yuan Shao, and he was very willing to help Cao Cao.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang was simply powerless at this time!
In the previous battle, Zhu Yuanzhang suffered heavy losses. Moreover, after Liu Xiu's three magical skills exploded, the backlash was felt in many places in Jingnan. These natural disasters also urgently needed Zhu Yuanzhang to deal with.
Liu Xiu's territory had just been taken over, and Zhu Yuanzhang needed to take care of it.
Taking over Jiaozhou's territory step by step requires Zhu Yuanzhang to devote more energy at this time.
Don't think that if Jiaozhou was obtained peacefully, Zhu Yuanzhang would be relieved! In many cases. This kind of territory acquired peacefully is even more troublesome than the territory conquered!
Peace is achieved, which means that the small groups or forces here are intact, and Zhu Yuanzhang could not attack these small groups and local forces at the beginning, so as not to cause a backlash from the other side, he could only boil a frog in warm water. deal with.
Although this was Liu Che's territory before, the local forces here still held great power. While Zhu Yuanzhang was boiling frogs in warm water, he also needed to mobilize a large number of troops to ensure the centralization of power step by step.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang was also in a mess at this time, and it was impossible to really go to war with Zhao Kuangyin easily.
Moreover, there is an even bigger trouble! That is, after Liu Bei established the Qing Han Dynasty again, Zhu Yuanzhang ostensibly surrendered to the Qing Han Dynasty and regarded himself as a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty.
After Liu Bei labeled these two rebels, if Zhu Yuanzhang went against the other party at this time, he would have to go through some troubles and suppress the negative impact as much as possible.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who has a high probability of being Li Xiang's next target, needs the banner of Qinghan the most.
Due to various internal and external reasons, Zhu Yuanzhang could not openly use weapons at this time. He could only accumulate more troops at the junction of Xu and Yang, and in this way reduce some pressure on Cao Cao and Chi You.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang's method is useful, it is just like Li Xiang asking Bai Qi to conduct military exercises in Jingzhou. This method is not as useful as directly sending troops. It may make Zhao Kuangyin afraid, but it will definitely not change Zhao Kuangyin's determination.
Therefore, when allied with Yuan Shao in the north and Zhu Wu in the south, there was no way to reverse the situation on his side, Cao Cao could only take the last option, which was to seek help from Li Xiang, who had just ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor.
In so many years of fighting with the Jin army, Cao Cao and Li Xiang have indeed forged a bloody feud. Starting from Cao Ning, Cao GUI, Xiahou Dun, Xia Houyuan, Cao Ang, Cao Zhang... too many of the family's descendants, even their sons, died. In the hands of the Jin army.
When these people died in battle, Cao Cao's heartache was truly heartbreaking, absolutely heartbreaking. But after the momentum subsided, people like Cao Cao were more inclined to benefit, even if it was his own son who died.
Therefore, even if there is a blood feud between the two sides, when it comes time to ask for help, you still have to ask for help. When it is time to give in, Cao Cao will still give in.
For them, survival is the key. No matter how great the hatred is, it will be of no use if you die. Only by surviving can you have the chance of revenge, and only by surviving can you have the chance to have the last laugh.
(End of chapter)
