On the second day, the warm sunshine shone through the clouds and mist in the lobby of Chenliu County's government office.
An important military meeting will be held here in an hour.
The content of the meeting was very clear to all the counselors and generals - to discuss the strategy and details of conquering Xuzhou!
The counselors who were able to attend the meeting were all very intelligent and resourceful people, so they could naturally glean some clues... For example, Xuzhou Mu Tao Qian was the softest "persimmon" among the princes in the world today.
Similarly, all the princes from all walks of life wanted to eat this soft persimmon. The reason why they did not take action was a tacit understanding and an obvious situation. Either we don't move or we will hit whoever moves!
It is for this reason that Cao Cao wants to plot Xuzhou, and various forces are surging undercurrents. It is far from being as simple as it seems on the surface.
The first big problem is Yanzhou in the rear area, which can also be said... Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Liu Biao, Gongsun Zan... their attitudes?
There was still half an hour before the military meeting, and a group of counselors had already appeared here.
They knelt down and sat on the left side of the lobby in order, Xun Yu, Xi Zhicai, Xun You and Mao Jie.
The position on the right is reserved for warriors. In order, they are Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren, Xia Houyuan, Cao Hong, Yue Jin, Li Dian and others. However, at this time, warriors have not arrived yet.
"Zhicai, when you first came to Cao Ying, Cao Gong gave you the position of 'Military Advisor Sacrificing Wine', which shows how much he values you." Xun Yu was the first to speak: "I would like to hear your opinion on this expedition to Xuzhou?
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"Don't take it seriously!" Xi Zhicai waved his hand. After all, he was new here, so he still had to be humble. "But, I dare to ask Brother Wen Ruo. Does Brother Wen Ruo think now is the best time to conquer Xuzhou?
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this…
Xun Yu paused, nodded first, and then shook his head.
"Yes and no!"
"How to say it?" Xi Zhicai then asked...
Xun Yu answered truthfully: "Xuzhou Mu Tao Qian sent his men to rob Mr. Cao's motorcade and murder the lord's father and younger brother. This hatred is irreconcilable. It is reasonable to raise an army to attack and it is morally tenable.
!only…"
At this point, Xun Yu hesitated for a moment, he didn't want to say what he wanted to say next.
But Xi Zhicai was aggressive. "Wen Ruo might as well continue talking."
"This..." Xun Yu was still hesitant, and Xi Zhicai said on his behalf: "I understand what Wen Ruo means. Even if it is morally defensible, what if other princes do not follow moral principles? Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Liu Biao
, if Gongsun Zan sends troops to attack Yanzhou, Cao Gong’s rear area, what should be done?"
Speaking of this, Xi Zhicai narrowed his eyes and his tone became more serious. "In troubled times, there are many unrighteous people... With all due respect, Cao Cao's current strength is not enough to divide the troops to fight.
Two princes!"
After saying this, all the counselors present frowned...
Although Xi Zhicai's words are sharp, they are well-founded. If we really want to conquer Xuzhou, things will easily happen in the rear!
But... if such a God-given opportunity is missed, I am afraid that Xuzhou will never fall into Cao Cao's hands again.
hiss…
Xun You and Mao Jie wanted to say something, but the facts were before their eyes and they could not refute them.
Besides, this is a deployment at the macro-strategic level, which is not what they are good at. In fact, to put it bluntly, this is a big gamble. If you win the gamble, you will have Xuzhou and the Central Plains granary in hand. You can attack when you advance and defend when you retreat. The situation will suddenly change.
It becomes clear.
However, if you lose the bet, you may not even know who has stolen the base camp, leaving you homeless and terrified like a lost dog.
at this time…
"Is everyone here?"
Cao Cao's "powerful" voice came, followed by a large group of people entering the government office lobby.
In addition to Cao Cao, Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Hong, Li Dian, and Yue Jin stepped in one after another and knelt down on the right side of the government office in tacit understanding.
After they finished sitting, the group of counselors discovered that there was a young master behind them, sitting at the last seat on the left, which was the last seat for counselors!
Isn’t this young master Lu Yu? Who else could it be?
Xun Yu and Xun You immediately felt their eyes light up. They did not expect that Cao Gong would invite "Yinlin" to the government office so quickly to discuss matters.
Xi Zhicai was a little surprised. Isn't this guy too young? Can he participate in such an important military meeting at such a young age?
"I met Mr. Cao..."
A group of counselors saluted Cao Cao.
"We are all our own people, no need to be constrained by etiquette, just sit down!" Cao Cao waved his hand.
Lu Yu also imitated them and sat down on the soft mat. This was the rule of the Qin and Han Dynasties, and Lu Yu somewhat understood it.
In this era, the so-called sitting generally refers to sitting on your knees... without your butt touching the ground!
For example, in this government office, from Lu Yu to Xun Yu to Cao Cao, everyone in the government office was kneeling there, but the big guys looked like they were enjoying themselves!
To be honest, Lu Yu was not used to it and felt his knees hurt.
According to his inherent concept, before time travel...only certain delinquent girls would kneel on the bed during certain transactions. Other than that, normal people would rarely kneel.
When Lu Yu determines whether a girl is from a "good family", the first thing he usually looks at is her knees. Men know that!
It's a good day and age, kneeling down all the time, kneeling when chatting, kneeling when eating, kneeling when drinking tea... Lu Yu felt that basically the method of "identifying good families" was completely useless.
This is not the point. The point is that kneeling is tiring...it’s not enough if you don’t kneel!
Of course, this kind of kneeling... also has a few advantages. Hemorrhoids are less likely to occur on the buttocks.
For example, an author named Milk Sugar often sits for seven or eight hours at a time when he publishes updates. Sitting for a long time can easily lead to hemorrhoids.
In order to avoid getting hemorrhoids and delaying the viewing of all readers, he knelt down while typing!
In addition to preventing hemorrhoids, some seniors told him that this would make readers feel his piety and his grades would be better.
(Well, it will be on the shelves next Friday, you know... Milk Candy can’t stand the crazy hint!)
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"Okay, don't be formal here. I want to conquer Xuzhou. If you have anything to say, please feel free to speak!" Cao Cao pointed out the theme of the military meeting directly.
Xi Zhicai had already spoken. "Mr. Cao, in my opinion, the plan for Xuzhou should be postponed for a while!"
At this point, Xi Zhi stood up slowly and said loudly, "To the north of Yanzhou we have Yuan Shao from Jizhou, Gongsun Zan from Youzhou, to the west we have Li Jue and Guo Si from Xiliang, to the south we have Yuan Shu from Nanyang, and Jingzhou
Liu Biao, it is no exaggeration to say that we are in the midst of four battles, surrounded by powerful enemies."
"Now that the overall situation in the world is peaceful, if we start war rashly, it will definitely attract the covetousness of powerful enemies. Although Tao Qian is not my lord's opponent, my lord's attack on Xuzhou will take at least a year and a half. There will be too many changes in the meantime! According to me
In my opinion, you can’t gamble, and don’t gamble!”
Xi Zhicai has such a temperament that he is always polite when meeting people, but if he really wants to talk about strategy, he won't give anyone face.
Even if your biological father is dead, he will only state what he thinks is the correct strategic plan!
hiss…
Cao Cao breathed a sigh of relief. As expected, Xi Zhicai could also think of the problem he was worried about, and this... seemed to be completely opposite to Yu'er's remarks yesterday.
Thinking of this, Cao Cao directly named him. "Lu Gongcao, what do you think?"
Well…
Lu Yu was stunned and thought, Lao Cao, you are immoral. Are you not forcing me to fight with Xi Zhicai?
The key is, Lu Yu doesn't even know how to explain it?
You can't say... the book says that Liu Biao and Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan are about to fight, right?
This reason doesn't hold up.
You raised your head and looked at Cao Cao, and saw that he looked very interested. I'm sorry, you are so ready to watch the show!