Xu You left the inn, stood in front of the door, looked around with his hands behind his back, and was unable to calm down.

"Oh, I don't expect why Bo Qiu laughed today."

As Yuan Shao's friend, he and He Yong were different from others. One reason was that their age and identity were different from ordinary rangers. The other reason was that they were not eager to be official and had only moral friendships with Yuan Shao. They did not rely on Yuan Shao, but were able to retain more independence and autonomy. They also became good friends because of their like-mindedness and respected each other.

I haven't seen He Yong for more than ten years, but today I was at a disadvantage, which made Xu You feel very uncomfortable and gradually felt a little sad. Even old friends like He Yong and Chen Yi are tempted by wealth and no longer have the heroic spirit of the world when I was tying up my sword. Who else can walk with me?

All of this was caused by Sun Ce's new policy, but Sun Ce was the one that Yuan Gaolu, a fierce ghost in the road, was attracted by.

With this in mind, Xu You's anger could not be suppressed. What is Yuan Shu? How can the world be dominated by Sun Ce, whom he appointed? If you bow down, how can you meet Yuan Shao a hundred years later and how can you compete with Yuan Shu?

With Yuan Shu's virtue, I don't know how to humiliate them. Maybe now, Yuan Shao is going to hide his face and hide from Yuan Shu.

It's tolerant, but who can't bear it!

Xu You raised his head, raised a sneer on the corner of his mouth, and felt a sense of pride in his heart.

He Boqiu, let me tell you how a real ranger should walk in the world.

When Xu You returned to Cao Cao, Cao Cao was sitting opposite Chen Gong. Seeing Xu You coming back with a dark face, Cao Cao exchanged glances with Chen Gong and closed his mouth tacitly.

"Ziyuan, how about it?"

"What else can it be?" Xu You shook his head with a wry smile. "Meng De, you and I will follow the footsteps of Benchu ​​and be laughed at by Yuan Gaolu." He did not wait for Cao Cao to signal, and took his seat by himself, patted his knees and sighed. "If Sun Ce could be killed in the battle of Wancheng back then, why would it be today?"

Cao Cao frowned and silent. He also regretted it. If he could kill Sun Ce at the time, how could the situation in the world have fallen to this point today? But what's the use of regret? Opportunities must not be missed, and time will never come again. Missing is missing is missing, and regret has no meaning.

Chen Gong sighed and asked tentatively: "So, there is no way to think about it?"

Xu You glanced at Cao Cao sideways, but didn't say anything. Cao Cao's eyes flashed slightly. "Ziyuan, what are you going to teach me?"

Xu You snorted coldly. "I am already poor, so I can only follow He Bo to go to Lumen Mountain to live in seclusion. I have no selfless revenge with Sun Ce, and I think he will not care about my life or death. But you, who robbed Yuan Boyang and Yuan Gaolu left a last word to ask Sun Ce to take your life. How do you plan to deal with it?"

Cao Cao stared at Xu You for a while, and his eyes twitched.

"Also, you should leave Mrs. Ding and marry the Queen of Wu. Ding hates you to the core. Ding Chong is not a humble gentleman. You must be prepared when you meet in the future. It is inevitable that you will be ashamed of being shy and endure the dirt. In my opinion, it is best to seek Ding Chong's forgiveness before you decide to surrender."

Cao Cao's face turned dark, but a trace of disdain flashed across the corner of his eyes. Looking at this, Xu You not only hit a wall with He Yong, but also was humiliated. He no longer mentioned the surrender, but deliberately stimulated him and wanted to fight with Yizhou.

He is nearly sixty years old, and he is still the impulsive and young and crazy ranger back then.

He had considered what Xu You said long ago, otherwise he would not have been so hesitant. He kidnapped Yuan Yao and seriously injured Yuan Shu at the time of battle. This hatred could not be easily resolved. Even if Sun Ce didn't care, how could the Yuan brothers and sisters not care? It was the easiest thing to find an opportunity to take revenge.

In addition, Mrs. Ding is very arrogant and Ding Chong is arrogant, and they will not forget the humiliation of being relieved. This is not a trouble every moment. As long as he is alive, conflicts may occur at any time.

Surrender is not that easy. If wealth and strength cannot be guaranteed, he will be humiliated. Xu You don’t need to remind him of this, he will have known it very well.

Cao Cao turned to look at Chen Gong. Chen Gong nodded quietly. Cao Cao smiled bitterly and said, "Zi Yuan, a soldier can be killed, but not humiliated. Although Gu is not virtuous and incompetent, he is the King of Shu, who was conferred by the late emperor. How can he be slaughtered by others? It's just that the situation is like this, how can he turn defeat into victory? I hope Zi Yuan will give him advice."

Xu You curled his lips and pretended to be disdainful. "If you want to defeat the strong with the weak, you can only take a single bet to win by seeking surprises. There is no other way to give up this. Before asking for advice, Meng De might as well ask if he is willing to take this risk. If he fails, there is no chance to regret it."

Chen Gong smiled and said, "I won't be sending troops to Jingzhou or doing an assassin, right? You said just now that this plan is not feasible."

Xu You was already in a state of anger, but was mocked by Chen Gong again, and his anger became even more intense. However, he was prepared for a long time and did not attack on the spot. He just sneered. "Public station, I won't say it. You must also know that the time to send troops to Jingzhou is not ripe, and the assassin is not the best strategy. Not to mention that the success rate is extremely low, even if you succeed by chance, you cannot touch the root cause."

"What other plans can be implemented besides these two strategies?"

"The military strategy says: to lead people but not to people. Wu and Shu are far away from each other. If you confront each other for a long time, Shu will definitely be defeated. If you want to take the initiative, you should use attack as the defense and lure Sun Ce to attack and fight to the decisive battle in the place I chose." Xu You paused, and his eyes swept over the faces of Cao Cao and Chen Gong. "Think about it, where is the most beneficial for us to fight? And is the land that the Wu army is eager to capture?"

Chen Gong frowned slightly. "You mean to retreat as advance, lure the Wu army into the turmoil, and then severely hurt him?"

"Yes." Xu You nodded heavily. "It is better to cut off one of his fingers than to hurt his ten fingers. The difficulties of Shu Kingdom lies in being attacked by enemies on three sides and being stranded from both sides. If you can gather heavy troops along the way and kill his generals, you may be able to shock the powerful enemy and boost our morale."

"where?"

"Hanzhong. Hanzhong is surrounded by mountains. Whether from Guanzhong, Xiangyang, or Liangzhou, it will have to march hundreds or even thousands of miles. There are few soldiers, not enough to fight, and there are many soldiers, which will consume countless. Huang Zhong led his troops to attack Hanzhong for several years, but there is no progress. First, our army has been in a strong way to block, and second, Huang Zhong is cautious and dare not move forward lightly. Now the situation has changed, and we should make some changes and lure the Wu army into Hanzhong to fight decisively."

Xu You paused for a moment and continued: "Huang Zhong missed the Grand Commander because of his long-term battle, and used the Central Guardian to supervise the generals and attack Hanzhong again. If there was an opportunity, how could he miss it? Once Huang Zhong entered Hanzhong, Lu Su would not be willing to fall behind. The two generals attacked Hanzhong together, and Sun Ce had to use the Grand Commander to coordinate the two generals, and the one who could coordinate these two generals was not Sun Ce himself, so his sister, the Left Guardian Sun Shangxiang. A 100,000 troops gathered in Hanzhong, spending thousands of dollars a day, and Sun Ce had to do his best. In this way, other roads would inevitably slow down their offensives to achieve the achievements of Hanzhong."

Cao Cao stroked his short beard and nodded involuntarily. Although he didn't like Xu You, he had to admit that Xu You's plan was desirable. The army was like water, and Sun Ce did not fall into the plan. The meaning of sending troops to the Three Gorges was not very important. It was second to be the second choice. It was more beneficial to choose to fight in Hanzhong, at least it was much safer than sending troops to the Three Gorges.

Giving up Hanzhong seems to have given up the northern gateway of Yizhou, but in fact it lured the Wu army into a very unfavorable battlefield. No matter which direction the Wu army's baggage comes from, it will have to cross heavy mountains and ridges, which will consume a lot. If it cannot quickly attack the hinterland of Yizhou, the Wu army will be dragged down sooner or later, either withdrawing the main force from Hanzhong or gathering heavy troops to attack in order to break the deadlock and attack the hinterland of Yizhou.

Yizhou is the last battlefield. In addition to Shen You, four of the five generals of Wu State participated in the war, and one Huang Zhong, who had failed to achieve his position as the Grand Commander, lost the position of Grand Commander, who did not want to achieve his first merit?

No matter which choice is chosen, it is beneficial to Shu. Even if the goal is not achieved, the loss is only a county in Hanzhong, and it will not hurt the fundamentals. If it succeeds and severely damages the Wu army, it may really be able to reverse the situation.

"Business, what do you think?"

Chen Gong didn't speak. After a while, he nodded solemnly. "I think it's worth a try. However, Sun Ce is cautious in using military forces, Huang Zhong and Lu Su are not brave but unscheming people. If you want to lure them into the trap, you cannot give up Hanzhong easily. You must make them feel that this is an opportunity, not a trap, otherwise Hanzhong may be lost in vain."

Cao Cao nodded repeatedly. "What the public station said is reasonable. This matter must be deployed carefully. Never let people see the flaws." He thought for a while and said, "I ordered Zixiu to draw some elite troops from his command in the name of sending troops to the Three Gorges, causing the inadequate military force in Hanzhong, so that they could take advantage of it. Ziyuan, what do you think?"

Xu You nodded. "That's right." He sneered: "If He Boqiu is in Chengdu, it would be more like real if he borrowed his mouth."

Cao Cao scratched his head a little. "Boqiu is an old friend. I'm afraid it's inappropriate to do this?"

Xu You sneered, "What's wrong? Now he is a lobbyist for Sun Ce. He has the task of inquiring about the situation in Shu. We are just using tricks. If you can't hide your face, I will be the evil person."

Cao Cao agreed immediately.

After the three of them discussed carefully, Cao Cao decided that Xu You would continue to negotiate with He Yong. Taking advantage of the opportunity of bargaining, he deliberately revealed the news to He Yong. He also ordered Cao Ang to adjust his defense line and withdraw some of his troops from the Xicheng area, causing a false appearance of empty troops and luring Huang Zhong into Hanzhong.

In order to avoid the defeat of the army, Huang Zhong took advantage of the situation to attack Shu. Cao Cao ordered Cao Ang to quietly deploy the troops he drew in Baishui and Jiange areas, and arranged some elite troops, carrying weapons, food and grass, scattered among several important roads, preparing to raid the Wu army's food road. At the same time, Cao Cao granted more than a dozen Wudu Di kings and Hanzhong tyrants in the name of the court in exchange for their loyalty, so as to restrain the Wu army in the future, increase the difficulty for the Wu army to march into Hanzhong and control Hanzhong.

In order to ensure that Hanzhong could proceed according to the plan, Cao Cao sent Chen Gong to Hanzhong to assist Cao Ang in handling relevant military affairs. He also sent an edict to Fa Zheng, asking him to release false news, which caused signs that the Shu army was about to go out of the gorge to fight and mislead the Wu army.
Chapter completed!