The next day, He Yan was still fast asleep in the guest room, but Cao Cao had already summoned his staff to discuss matters together.
Xun Yu, Xun You, Guo Jia, Cheng Yu and other famous advisers in later generations gathered together and began to discuss strategies to break the situation.
Guo Jia was the first to discover the difference between Cao Cao and Cao Cao.
Cao Cao had a sad look on his face in the past few days, especially when Chen Lin finished writing her message and scolded Cao Cao, Cao Cao's face was almost uglier than the stones in the cesspool.
But today, Cao Cao had a cheerful look on his face, and even thought of letting the musicians play music on the side.
"Is there any happy event for you, my lord?"
Guo Jia asked: "Is there something unexpected happening with Yuan Shao?"
Cao Cao shook his head: "It has nothing to do with Yuan Shao, it's just a happy event in my house!"
When many counselors heard this, they thought it was the birth of a son in Cao Cao's house, and they immediately congratulated Cao Cao.
"Wrong, wrong."
Cao Cao waved his hand and said: "Last year, I led my troops out all year long, conquering east and west, and killing Sui Gu in Hanoi. How could I have time to have sex with my wives? If I gave birth to an heir at this time, wouldn't it be a happy event that turned into a bad thing?"
Many counselors also smiled.
Xun Yu came up and asked, "What is the happy event that Sikong mentioned?"
"I have a unicorn talent!"
Cao Cao laughed loudly and told everyone about the current situation analyzed by He Yan yesterday as if showing off.
After that, Cao Cao did not forget to scold everyone: "You are all great talents, but you can't see clearly as a child. You are really frightened by Yuan Shao."
After hearing what Cao Cao said, everyone was really surprised, especially Guo Jia, who looked shocked.
Because most of what He Yan said coincided with what he planned!
Especially when it comes to the opinions of Sun Ce, Liu Bei and Yuan Shao, there is no difference at all!
Now most of Cao Cao's counselors hope that Cao Cao will focus on Yuan Shao in the north, and Liu Bei will leave him alone.
Only Cao Cao and Guo Jia both agreed that Liu Bei was a serious problem and should be eradicated as soon as possible!
"The adopted son of Sikong actually has such insight!"
Guo Jia suddenly had the urge to meet He Yan immediately, and chat in bed for at least three days and three nights!
One of Xun You and Cheng Yu had a stern expression, while the other had a cold expression, but at this time it was also He Yan who showed an unexpected expression.
Xun Yu, a socialite of the Han Dynasty, clapped his hands and applauded: "I never expected that there is such a genius in Sikong's house. No wonder Sikong is so happy!"
"Then I wonder what Sikong means?"
Cao Cao pulled out his long sword and slashed at the corner of the table: "Of course we must get rid of Liu Bei first!"
"But……"
At this time Xun Yu asked: "What if Yuan Shao takes the opportunity to cross the river and take Xuchang directly?"
Yuan Shao is now stationed in Hebei, which is only a few days away from Liyang.
If Yuan Shao were stationed in Liyang, he could easily go south to attack Baima or Yanjin, thereby gaining a stronghold on the south bank of the river and transporting the army from Hebei to Henan.
At that time, Cao Cao, who lost the natural protection of the river, really had no room to turn defeat into victory.
Guo Jia also nodded frequently after hearing this.
This is also what worries him the most.
It is also what others are most worried about.
After all, Yuan Shao in the north is the real enemy. It would be a bit uneconomical to let Yuan Shao seize the opportunity for Liu Bei.
"Everyone!"
Cao Cao no longer hesitated, but stood up and raised his arms high and shouted: "How can there be a complete strategy in this world? How can there be a permanent winner?"
"If we keep worrying about gains and losses here and let Liu Bei, who fled to Xuzhou, become bigger, then we really have no way out!"
"Besides..."
Cao Cao said confidently: "I know Yuan Benchu! Although he is heroic, he is indecisive, generous on the outside and taboo on the inside, hesitant to look forward and backward, and cannot be decisive!"
"If our army can quickly defeat Liu Bei and return to Guandu while Yuan Benchu is still hesitating, the crisis will naturally be solved!"
Even though Cao Cao looked like he was sure of victory at the moment, in fact he was not confident at all.
The so-called toughness, to put it bluntly, means taking a desperate gamble.
He wants to bet that he can defeat Liu Bei in a short time!
He wants to bet that Yuan Shao will not take advantage of this moment to go south!
He even wants to bet that the final winner is himself!
If the bet is won, there will be no rival in the world.
If you lose the bet, it will be nothing more than death and death, and you will end up like Dong Zhuo!
Guo Jia looked at Cao Cao's posture, and his mind that was still wavering before settled down.
He raised his hand and asked Cao Cao for orders: "I would like to go out with Sikong to attack Liu Bei!"
Although Xun Yu and Xun You remained silent, their eyes showed determination, intending to follow Cao Cao all the way to the dark side!
"good!"
Cao Cao raised his wine glass and toasted everyone: "If I, Cao Mengde, can survive this disaster, I will definitely not let you down!"
All the ministers should raise their glasses together and drink the wine in one gulp.
"I am willing to share weal and woe with Sikong!"
Cao Cao looked at everyone with joy and sighed that his morale was at a premium!
"My lord, Guo Jia has one more thing that I hope my lord can agree to."
"Follow one's filial piety and speak out."
"I would like to meet Mr. He Yan."
Cao Cao didn't hesitate at all: "It's easy to say, I will ask him to visit your house soon!"
Guo Jia is the best strategist in Cao Cao's mind. It would be great if he could take care of He Yan more. After all, He Yan has revealed the potential of a top strategist. If he can learn some skills from Guo Jia, it will be beneficial to the Cao family.
No disadvantages.
"My lord, how can there be any reason why you want to visit someone but let them do it themselves? I'd better go in person."
Hearing that Guo Jia insisted on this, Cao Cao, who was quite fond of him, did not reject it and just said that Guo Jia would have to figure it out on his own.
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The meeting with Cao Cao and others discussed pre-war arrangements, and He Yan woke up from his sleep.
"The things in this guest room are really hard!"
The bedding in his room is made of silk brocade and is extremely soft to sleep on. How can it be like the bedding in this guest room which is as hard as a stone?
After he finished complaining, looking at the sunshine outside, He Yan guessed that Cao Cao had already gone about his business, so he yawned and wanted to go back and catch up on his sleep.
When he arrived near his home, after confirming that Xu Chu's iron tower-like figure was no longer there, He Yan wanted to return to his house with the hustle and bustle of death, which is always with me.
"He Yan!"
The familiar cry made He Yan's scalp numb. He immediately didn't dare to delay at all, and immediately speeded up to return to the house.
"He Yan! He Yan! Wait for me!"
The voices behind him became increasingly anxious, but He Yan completely ignored them.
"Ouch!"
There was a sound of a heavy object falling, and He Yan stopped and sighed, looking back helplessly at Cao Jie who was lying on the ground: "You are such an adult, can you even fall down while walking?"
Cao Jie was already feeling aggrieved, but when she saw He Yan actually accusing her, she immediately burst into tears with a loud voice!