The Strongest Overlord of the Three Kingdoms

If you can persist for more than ten years, I am afraid that Cao Cao will really be able to complete the restructuring.

But Liu Ke is not panic at all, the development of Yangzhou is always ahead of the imperial court.

No matter how hard Cao Cao tried, he was doomed to fail.

One is backward and the other is advanced.

As the saying goes, you will be beaten if you fall behind, and you are talking about Cao Cao.

"My lord, we might as well postpone the start of the war and wait for the exact time to come." Xu Shu said.

Yangzhou has an absolute advantage in terms of military strength and economy, but if it can reduce losses, Liu will not refuse.

"The system of the imperial court has caused a series of turmoil, and now the treasury is even more empty. If it can be delayed, it will be very beneficial to us, because we are constantly developing."

Under the influence of Liu Ke, the way of thinking of the counselors gradually changed.

They also saw that Yangzhou's strength, military and economy complement each other.

In a situation like Cao Cao's dominance, it's like walking on one foot, and you can't go very far.

"My lord, I think we can send troops 'on time'." After thinking about it, Guo Jia explained, "Using the layout of Dongzhou County to create the illusion that Yangzhou is empty, and then attack suddenly."

This is the foreshadowing that Liu Ke had arranged long ago.

"Xingba forged the battle report and wiped out the entire expeditionary army. The lord was furious and sent an army of 20 to attack the Yamatai Kingdom."

"In fact, this army will start from the sea, arrive at Youzhou, attack Bingzhou from Youzhou, and when Cao Cao is in a hurry, he will dispatch troops from Xuzhou, Runan and other places to attack Yanzhou."

This method is very feasible. Even if Cao Cao is not fooled, he thinks that Liu Kexing's crusade against Yamatai is false, and his intention is in Yanzhou.

But he never expected that Liu Ke would transport troops to Youzhou by sea, and the target would become Bingzhou.

Guo Jia's proposal is just one word, "stable".

But in the "stable", there is also "odd", which is more in line with Liu Ke's wishes.

Jia Xu hesitated to speak.

"Wenhe, do you still want to play tricks?" Dian Wei stared at him.

"At times like this, it's time for everyone to express their opinions. As for whose opinion the elder brother adopts, we'll talk about it later!"

Jia Xu let out a long sigh, when did he become worse than a rough man?

So, he straightened out his thoughts and said:

"My lord, since you are going to make a surprise attack, why don't you attack before the end of the armistice agreement?"

Jia Xu's proposal is refreshing.

This plan can achieve 100% "odd" effect, and can gain certain advantages in war.

But this is undoubtedly a failure of character.

If Cao Cao yelled that Liu Ke would not abide by his promise and call Liu Bei and Sun Ce to join the battle, it would also cause a little trouble for Yangzhou.

What Liu Ke wants is to be able to quickly resolve the battle without disturbing Liu Bei and Sun Ce.

If a war lasts for two or three years, the population drops by one-twelfth, and the economy regresses for more than ten years, Liu Ke's efforts will be in vain.

"Oh, we thought it was a good idea." Dian Wei couldn't help complaining.

Jia Xu remained silent.

"I think it's good." Pang Tong actually stood by Jia Xu's side, which surprised everyone.

"Defeat Cao Cao, the world is at your fingertips, why worry about this and that?"

Chapter 76 Reconsideration

No matter what method is used, victory is the most important thing.

"No!" Lu Su objected, "Conquering the world is easy, but defending the world is difficult. My lord managed to maintain his current reputation, why give up for a little advantage?"

"Isn't it because of the character of the lord that you all come to join us?"

"Now, for the sake of petty gains, let the lord give up his greatest advantage, isn't it inappropriate?"

Everyone turned their attention to Jia Xu, who glanced around innocently.

"Advantages are built up little by little. The master speaks, and history is written by the victors."

"That's right, now Yangzhou Academy is blooming all over the place, continuously providing talents for the lord, and there is no need to go to great lengths to recruit them. Moreover, the hearts of the people are on the lord's side." Pang Tong followed Jia Xu's words.

"Hehe, my lord doesn't need to recruit talents from other states, but we also need to prevent talents from Yangzhou from turning to other princes. If you don't practice virtue, how can you retain talents?" Lu Su said seriously.

"It's just a mere attack, and it's not about making the lord a heinous person."

"Don't do good because it's small, and don't do evil because it's small. This is what the Lord said."

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Liu Ke stared blankly at the spittle of his confidants, waved his hands and said:

"This method can be used as a reference. If there is no better method, it will be considered."

In other words, breaking the armistice agreement and raiding Cao Cao's territory in advance has become a backup plan.