All the counselors present also nodded in agreement. For people like Liu Bei who don’t even have the courage to accept rewards, if anyone follows him, there is no hope of making any achievements.

Only Xi Yu shook his head slightly and thought to himself: Zhuge Liang, if you hadn't defected to me, you would be happy to assist Liu Xuande!

You are a very sophisticated person, and you can say something that goes against your will so naturally.

Xi Yu knew that Zhuge Liang was just trying to deal with Cao Cao... His chuckles just now were clearly mocking Cao Cao.

"Not bad! Fengyi, this young talent under your command is very knowledgeable, not bad, hahaha!!"

"In my opinion, you should have more opportunities to let him advise you, accumulate some military exploits, and help you stabilize Xuzhou and Yangzhou so that you can reuse them in the future!"

Zhuge Liang's remarks made Cao Cao very fond of him. He knew very well that when Zhuge Liang first came to Xiyu's account, he naturally had to treat him well before he could truly be used by him.

"Kong Ming, although you are talented, you are still young. You need to be humble and ask Fengyi for advice. You will become a great talent in the future!"

"I understand..." Hearing this, Kong Ming chuckled.

"Very good, I order you that when we meet again in the future, you will not sit at the bottom of the table again." Cao Cao glanced at Zhuge Liang expectantly.

At this time, Jia Xu, who was eating secretly, was stunned.

He thought to himself: I am the one sitting at the bottom of the table right now, right?

Soon, the battle report about Shouchun spread from Yangzhou to Xuchang, and Cao Cao kept his promise and handed over military power to Xi Yu.

But Cao Cao only gave Xuzhou 30,000 troops and horses for the time being. As for the rest, Xiyu had to find his own way to get them.

Before leaving, Cao Cao patted Xi Yu on the shoulder and said, "Fengyi, you also know that my brother's troops are limited. Now I can't give you more troops and horses. I hope you will live up to the trust and resist for my brother."

Sun Ce."

"This boy Sun Ce, known as the Little Overlord, took advantage of my attack on Shouchun to occupy Lujiang and defeat Jiujiang, Yuzhang and other places. In this way, this boy has a foothold in the Jiangwu area."

"However, I heard that Sun Ce directly killed the nobles who disobeyed him, which is admirable."

"I once worked with Sun Jian, the father of Sun Ce. This member of the Sun family is really brave and good at fighting, and has a resolute character. He will never give up until the goal is achieved."

Cao Cao sighed deeply, "In the future, I will rely on you to resist the Sun family."

"But now, I have no intention of attacking Jiangdong. Do you know who I will attack next?"

After saying this, Cao Cao suddenly laughed.

Xi Yu thought for a moment and replied calmly, "It's nothing more than Yuan Shao."

"Oh?"

Cao Cao was stunned. Although he knew that Xi Yu was talented, he couldn't help but marvel in his heart, "Fengyi, how do you know what I am thinking?"

Xi Yu's face changed slightly, but he was also amazed in his heart.

He already had a hunch that the current battle of Guandu might come earlier than planned.

Perhaps, to be precise, it is not early at all.

A real war is by no means a simple fight.

Mobilize before the war, make famous announcements, and then spy on various military situations, and perhaps create and spread many rumors.

After sufficient preparation of food and grass, we organize war armaments, demonstrate military strength, and then recruit all the forces that can potentially be used by us in order to fight together and fight against the enemy.

After the war starts, once the city is captured, immediately try to expand the results, use rumors to widen the gap between the victor and the loser, and gradually accumulate the reasons for victory.

Only in the end can we hope to win with one blow.

Nowadays, it seems that preparations are being made for war, but it will still take several years before war is actually launched.

Xi Yu remembered that the Battle of Guandu, one of the four major battles in history where a small number of people defeated a large number, was actually a "unparalleled battle".

The war between the two powerful overlords Yuan Shao and Cao Cao is also a contest between the two groups of counselors and the fierce generals.

Starting from this year's pre-war planning, this unprecedented battle has begun.

"Know."

Xi Yu bowed to Cao Cao and said softly.

Cao Cao handed over Xuzhou and Yangzhou to Xi Yu this time, not only for development, but also to give Xi Yu the opportunity to win against Yuan Shao.

Cao Cao said calmly, "Fengyi, I remember you haven't picked up the tiger-head gilt gun for a year. Can you still pick it up if necessary?"

Xiyu was stunned immediately.

"Brother, after hearing what you say, do you want to... plan?"

Won't you let me go to the battlefield again?

How could I ever resist so many people?

Cao Cao already understood the meaning of Xi Yu's words, and then smiled and said, "Fengyi, you are worrying too much. Now that I have many soldiers, I have no intention of letting you charge into battle for me!!"

Hearing Cao Cao's words, Xi Yu immediately felt the strong flavor of the flag.

It starts again...

Xi Yu couldn't help but think of Cao Cao's panic when he was dominated by Yan Liang Wen Chou on Guandu. Now Guan Yunchang is not here...

He felt something bad in his heart and said softly, "Brother, we will decide this matter when the time comes."

"However, I have one more request for my brother, and I hope that your lord will take it to heart and never forget it."

"Fengyi, why are you so solemn?" Seeing Xi Yu's serious expression, Cao Cao suddenly felt that Xi Yu must have something important and looked at Xi Yu expectantly.

Moreover, Cao Cao suddenly remembered that his previous setbacks might have been caused by him not listening to Xi Yu's words.

After thinking about it, Cao Cao made up his mind and would never again despise any of Xi Yu's instructions as before.

"Brother, you must not act recklessly." Xi Yu patted Cao Cao on the shoulder and said solemnly.

"Can't... make waves?"

Cao Cao didn't know what Xi Yu meant by his words for a while. He finally muttered and frowned, not really understanding the meaning of Xi Yu's words.

"Making waves? What do you mean?"

Cao Cao asked in confusion. For a moment, he felt that he could not keep up with Xi Yu's thoughts.

Xi Yu looked like he was promoted, and said with a smile, "Brother, I will slowly come to realize it. Remember, don't waste time."

Although he didn't quite understand what Xi Yu meant, Cao Cao still nodded, then waved to Xi Yu and said, "Fengyi, go back. If I can't make a decision, I'll come back and ask you for advice."

Xi Yu quickly bowed deeply and said, "I am really flattered that brother is so polite. If you come to me, you will send someone to send me. How dare you let brother work on himself?"

"Hehe..."

Cao Cao smiled with satisfaction, then turned around and stepped on the car, gradually disappearing on the way back to Xuchang.

Xi Yu stood outside the rear camp of Xiapi City, watching Cao Cao's tens of thousands of troops gradually disappear on the official road. For some reason, he felt a sense of sadness in his heart.

Cao Cao's attitude towards him... Regardless of whether it was for the sake of world dominance or not, Cao Cao's kindness to him was indeed impeccable.

"Sir, the lord has gone far."

Seeing that Xi Yu seemed a little sad, Jia Xu walked closer and suddenly said.

"Ahem, Wenhe, can you make some noise when you walk from now on?"

Xi Yu was already thinking a lot at the moment. Jia Xu suddenly spoke in front of him, which really shocked Xi Yu. Out of his subconscious instinct, he almost punched him.

"Uh... Sir, I'm sorry, it's me who deserves to die. I'm wearing cloth shoes, so it's hard to make any noise when I walk. How about you give me a pair of boots, so that I can make noise when I walk...

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"What do you mean by this? Do you want to tell me that you are short of money?"

Xi Yu looked incredulous and looked at Jia Xu, "Wen He, you have at least 120 dendrobium, 20 silk, hundreds of five-baht coins every month, and a lot of cloth and gold and silver. Isn't that enough for you to buy a pair of boots?"

Jia Xu suddenly smiled, "Hey, sir, is there anyone in this world who dislikes having too much money?"

"Look, how about this? I'm going to give you a suggestion. Can you give me a pair of boots?"

Hearing this, Xi Yu smiled and pointed at the baggage camp, "Sir, please..."

……

At this time in Jizhou, after Yuan Shao captured Youzhou, he gained a large number of troops, population, and territory.

Now the net worth is even stronger.

Yecheng, within the government office.

Yuan Shao has just finished rewarding his advisors and generals based on their merits.

"Everyone, Gongsun Zan has been defeated, and now the north is stable!"

"I no longer have any worries. What do you think should happen next?"

Yuan Shao looked lazily at the group of counselors below.

The identities of these people are not simple. They did not want to quickly end the war against Gongsun Zan, so as to check and balance each other and take the opportunity to suppress each other.

But they never expected that Yuan Shao would use Xi Yu's method to suppress the disputes among the counselors with the power of thunder, and resolutely fight against Gongsun Zan quickly, thus achieving the results he achieved today.

Only then did I have more time and energy to prepare for going south.
To be continued...