"Lead troops and horses north to capture Yanzhou?"

After Tao Qian heard Liu Bei's words, he said this aloud with some contemplation.

He did not immediately answer Liu Bei's words, but sat here, tapping the table with his fingers, and lowered his head to think.

Liu Bei was not in a hurry, so he knelt down opposite Tao Qian and watched Tao Qian think.

Waiting for Tao Qian to make a decision.

There was some rain falling outside the window again, but it was no longer a violent storm.

Instead, it turned into a gentle drizzle.

The breeze and the drizzle are falling.

Some fell on the leaves, making some rustling sounds.

The room seemed particularly quiet for a moment.

The rustling sound of rain can easily make people feel calm.

After a while, Tao Qian finally raised his head and looked at Liu Bei.

"Xuande."

He spoke.

Liu Bei cupped his hands and said, "My nephew-in-law is here."

"Yanzhou is to the north of our Xuzhou.

It is connected to Jizhou in the north.

It faces Qingzhou in the east.

Although Yuan Benchu ​​is far inferior to Liu Cheng.

But now, he is also a very powerful person.

It can be seen that there is also some ambition.

Nowadays, there are no overly powerful people in Yanzhou.

After Yuncheng passed away, he felt leaderless.

It is not impossible to take Yanzhou into your hands at this time.

It's just... Yanzhou is connected to Jizhou.

Yuan Shao, after winning the victory in Youzhou, will definitely send his troops south.

Then Yanzhou will bear the brunt when the time comes.

Yanzhou is not in our hands, and there is still a certain buffer zone between it and Xuzhou.

But if we take Yanzhou, then there will no longer be any isolation from Yuan Shao.

We will face Yuan Shao directly.

You have to think about these things."

Hearing what Tao Qian said from afar, Liu Bei solemnly raised his hands to Tao Qian, and then said loudly: "Uncle, these nephews-in-law have already thought about it clearly.

Yuan Shao said that he was a member of the Yuan family, the fourth generation and the third prince.

Actually very ambitious.

When he ordered the princes of the world to attack Dong Zhuo, his intentions were not pure.

Rather, he just wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to consolidate his position as the leader of the world.

At the same time, we are also pursuing the current structure of princes.

I didn't see it clearly at the time, but now I can see its true face.

This man is indeed extremely ambitious.

A member of the Yuan family, named Dahan, the Fourth Generation and Third Duke, actually did some shameful things.

The big man has become what he is now, and thieves like Dong Zhuo and Liu Cheng cannot bear all the responsibility.

People like Yuan Shao played no less important role in it than Dong Zhuo and others.

Moreover, my uncle also said that after taking Youzhou and integrating it, this person will definitely send his troops south to take Yanzhou.

If we don't take Yanzhou down at this time, it will fall into Yuan Shao's hands when the time comes.

Then when that time comes, don't we still have to face this guy Yuan Shao?

In this case, why can't we take Yanzhou into our hands first?

Yanzhou is not a small place, and Yanzhou can also be regarded as the northern barrier of Xuzhou.

When the time comes, Yuan Shao really wants to send his troops south, and with Yanzhou at the front, the strategic depth here in Xuzhou will also be greatly deepened.

Can last longer.

Maybe we can even defeat Yuan Shao."

Hearing what Liu Bei said, Tao Qian nodded.

"Now that Xuande has thought about these things, let's go to Yanzhou.

I will give you soldiers, horses, food and grass.

Let you take Yanzhou with you.

At the same time, I will also write some letters here to contact famous people in Yanzhou and ask them to help.

Try to reduce the resistance there as much as possible, so that Xuande can take Yanzhou more smoothly.

But you have to think carefully about these things. After Xuande takes Yanzhou, there will be no room for maneuver between you and Yuan Shao.

From now on, we will face Yuan Shao directly."

Upon hearing this, Liu Bei stood up and bowed respectfully to Tao Qian.

He said aloud: "Thank you uncle.

My uncle reminded me to keep this in mind.

However, Yuan Shao had directly sent his troops southward and captured his nephew-in-law's Pingyuan County.

To be honest, he himself has a grudge against me.

Not to mention, he is still in the north, attacking my brother Gongsun Bogui.

Under such circumstances, how could I let him go?

If he sends his troops south, I will just fight him there!

Hearing what Liu Bei said, Tao Qian nodded.

I appreciate Liu Bei more and more.

This is like a man of great talent and great strategy.

How great would it be if my two sons could be like Xuande?

I don't have to think too much about things, and I don't have to work as hard as I do now.

With this in mind, he pointed at the simple shapes drawn on the table.

“After Yanzhou, there is Qingzhou.

Qingxu, Qingxu.

Qingzhou is close to Xuzhou, and is also close to Yanzhou.

With Xuzhou and Yanzhou in hand, it would be best to have Qingzhou in hand as well.

With Yanzhou and Qingzhou in hand, Xuzhou is behind as support.

The three states are connected together and can be regarded as a powerful force at this time.

Able to gain a foothold in this world.

Kong Rong, the governor of Bohai, I had a good relationship with in the past.

Previously, there was a Yellow Turban attack in Qingzhou, and he came to ask for help. We sent soldiers and horses here to help and rescue him.

He owed me some debts and owed me a lot of favors.

At this time, I will also send some troops to Qingzhou to see if Qingzhou can be captured.

If we can capture Qingzhou together, then with these three states in hand, many things will be easier to do in the future."

Hearing what Tao Qian said, Liu Bei couldn't help but bow to Tao Qian again.

To be honest, what Tao Qian said happened to be in his heart.

He thought so too.

Only the land of Xuzhou is not enough. After capturing Yanzhou, it is best to capture Qingzhou as well.
To be continued...