What Xun You talks about—golden horns and silver-edged grass belly.

Only seven big characters.

Among them, Cao Cao's biggest crisis is hidden.

This is also the pain of all those who have ever "aspired to conquer the Central Plains" in history. They have no foundation and are in the place of four battles!

In Cao Cao's words, what does Lu Yu's suggestion of "looking east, looking west, crossing south, harmonizing north, and settling in the middle" mean?

Xun You and Xi Zhicai were both attentive and listened attentively.

And Cao Cao's voice came out one after another.

"Gongda's words are very reasonable. To solve this 'grass belly' problem, there are nothing more than a few points. First, avoid multi-front operations as much as possible. Second, adapt measures to individual conditions and respond to every potential threat.

, formulate corresponding strategies, and the third thing, in my opinion, Cao Cao, is the mantra of the cross proposed by Lu Sinong!"

At this point, Cao Cao paused, and then explained in detail one by one:

"Let me talk about 'Looking East' first. It naturally refers to Xiaopei City, Xiapi City, and Guangling City in Xuzhou in the east. This is also what Zhicai just proposed, why I let Liu Bei go!"

"According to Lu Sinong's strategy of 'Looking East', rather than keeping Liu Bei in his hands, it would be better to put him back!"

"But..." Hearing this, Xi Zhicai interrupted directly. "But is this letting the tiger go home?"

"Hahaha..." Cao Cao replied with a smile: "Zhicai, please listen to what I have to say. The 'Look East' proposed by Lu Sinong means that we should adopt a wait-and-see attitude towards Xuzhou! As you said

To put it bluntly, letting Liu Bei go is indeed letting the tiger return to the mountain, but what if there is still one tiger in Xuzhou? Wouldn't it become two tigers competing for food?"

"Xuzhou is so big... and Liu Bei relies on the common people's faction, and Lu Bu relies on the Danyang faction. We are not without chips. Chen Gui, Chen Deng and his son of the Xuzhou celebrity faction had already surrendered before we went south.

When two tigers fight, one of them will be injured, not to mention the big dyeing vat in Xuzhou!"

"If we rush to attack Xuzhou, then Lu Bu and Liu Bei will definitely work together. But if we just wait and see, then there is already a rift between the two of them. It is only a matter of time before they fight. When the time comes..."

At this point, Cao Cao's words stopped abruptly.

There are all smart people here, and many things can be said to the point without being too thorough!

Sure enough, Xi Zhi suddenly realized...

Xun You, on the other hand, only raised his eyes slightly.

It was as if Cao Cao had just proposed the concept of "Looking East" and he thought of the whole story.

Speaking of which, although Xi Zhicai, Xun You, and Xun Yu are all counselors, in terms of formulating macro strategies, Xi Zhicai is not as good as Xun You, let alone Xun Yu;

However... if it is on a microscopic battlefield, when two armies are fighting.

Keenly catching the opponent's flaws is Xi Zhicai's specialty!

Xun You was slightly inferior to him in this regard, and Xun Yu was far behind him.

This is what is called the division of labor among counselors.

Working in a house before the war;

To spy on the emotions of our soldiers during wartime;

Examine the terrain; help the coach analyze local generals;

Or it could be macro-planning and deployment; arranging troops in wartime...

Many of these items are specific branches of counselors.

Xi Zhicai specializes in the formation of troops on the micro battlefield, Xun Yu excels in macro planning, and Xun You excels in all abilities!

Therefore, when Cao Cao said the same thing, the two people understood and realized it at very different speeds.

but…

Now looking back and savoring it carefully, the "Look East" strategy proposed by Lu Yu seems feasible and feasible!

It is true that when Cao Cao let Liu Bei go, he was letting the tiger return to the mountain. But it is difficult to hold two tigers against a mountain. With such "wait and see", won't the opportunity come?

In addition, this strategy is not unfamiliar to Xun You.

In the past, this strategy was adopted when dealing with Lu Bu, Liu Bei, and Yuan Shu. The three of them were constantly attriting each other, and Cao Cao took the opportunity to develop and reap the benefits.

It is precisely because of this that Cao Cao has the energy to swallow Yuan Shu in one go.

Now the old tricks are being used again, which is just a continuation of this grand strategy.

I just don’t know, will the smart-aleck Liu Bei be the next one to be eliminated?

Or is it the headstrong Lu Bu?

"What a good look eastward..."

Before Xun You could sigh, Xi Zhi sighed first...

Now, he understood why Cao Sikong let Liu Bei go and why Cao Sikong mentioned preparing a gift for Liu Bei.

For a moment, Xi Zhicai's eyes flickered, and he was extremely curious about Lu Yu's other horoscopes of "westward, southward, northward, and central" after "looking eastward".

For a moment, he felt that after "Looking East", his happiness could be doubled again!

"Cao Sikong, this looking eastward concerns Lu Bu and Liu Bei in Xuzhou? What about looking westward?"

Xi Zhicai asked curiously...

Xilong? When Xun You mentioned this word, his eyes were fixed, as if...he thought of something again.

Looking at his face, Cao Cao simply spread his hands.

"Gongda might as well guess first!"

Hearing this, Xun You paused for a moment, and then said: "Since Lu Sinong's 'looking east' strategy is related to Lu Bu and Liu Bei in the east, then the strategy of moving west corresponds to the princes in Guanzhong, right? According to the literal meaning of 'close'

You mean, Lu Sinong probably suggested that Cao Sikong win over one or two groups of Guanxi princes, right?"

Hey…

Don’t tell me, Xun You is absolutely right!

Cao Cao smiled and nodded.

"As Gongda said, the situation in Kansai is worse than ours now. Ma Teng and Han Sui are fighting to the death with Li Jue and Guo Si. In addition to their four groups of warlords, there are many warlords there and they are very complicated.

There are local tycoons and descendants of generals. As expected...in the next few years, they will further conquer each other and compete for benefits!"

"At this time, what do they lack most? It is the support of the imperial court. If we let the imperial court support Han Sui, Ma Teng will agree to become allies with them, jointly assist the emperor, and grant them the title of Yongzhou, Liangzhou.

The state pastor of the state!”

"In this way, Han Sui and Ma Teng will receive assistance from the imperial court, which is equivalent to receiving the banner of 'morality'. They must be ecstatic. Before the situation in Guanzhong is completely calmed down, they will follow our lead. This is tantamount to replacing

We guarded the west gate, this is what Lu Sinong's strategy of 'expanding to the west' looks like!"

hiss…

Cao Cao blurted out this in-depth analysis.

Xun You, Xi Zhicai nodded.

This can be roughly deduced from the word "Xi Liao".

Just as Cao Cao analyzed.

The situation in Guanzhong is complex and sensitive. If it is allowed to develop freely, it will be a hidden danger.

But if one or both parties can be won over, and under the guise of the emperor's name, they can willingly guard the west gate for Cao Sikong, this is undoubtedly the best solution.

However, Lu Sinong chose Han Sui and Ma Teng, which surprised Xi Zhicai and Xun You.

Of course, this is not important.

Lu Yu's eyesight, judgment of the situation, and insight into people's hearts.

Xi Zhicai and Xun You were still convinced. He said that Han Sui and Ma Teng could defeat Li Jue and Guo Si? He said that if these two people could guard the central and western gates of Guanzhong, they would definitely be able to do it.

Put it this way.

That…

Xi Zhicai rolled his eyes and continued:

"Looking east and looking west, one east and one west have solved the problem of Xuzhou and Guanxi. Then...the next step is to cross the south and reconcile the north!"

"Bei He's intention is easy to understand. It's nothing more than asking Cao Sikong to settle the relationship with Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao, a giant, can't turn against him for the time being! This...even I can see this without Lu Sinong.

"

Just as Xi Zhicai said.

In Chen Guo... when Lu Yu explained this cross strategic plan to Cao Cao.

"Northern Harmony" is one of the most elaborately elaborated items...

It is also the one that can most directly determine Cao Cao's future and development.

Not an exaggeration.

Nowadays, Cao Cao has strengthened his wings and can be more arrogant. He even...he deliberately behaves arrogantly in front of the court and can also be arrogant in front of various princes. But the only thing is that in front of Yuan Shao, Cao Cao has to clamp his tail and show off.
To be continued...