Mixed in the Three Kingdoms as a strategist

Guo Jia frowned, thought for a while, and shook his fan: "In Jia's opinion, this is Cao Cao's plan."

"Oh? Fengxiao, would you like to elaborate a little bit?"

Even when Guo Jia pointed out that he was deceived by Cao Cao, Yan Qing showed no displeasure at all. Instead, he looked at Guo Jia with a slight smile, and encouraged him to present evidence one, two, three, four to refute.

Guo Jia sneered slightly, his eyes flickering.

Although he only worked for Yuan Shao briefly under his tent, when the counselors gathered to advise the lord, they couldn't escape the "tit for tat".

What he just said was neither euphemistic nor evidenced, and he directly denied Yan Qing's conjecture. If it were someone else who would not retort on the spot, it would be a minority if he sincerely listened to his instructions.

Shigemitsu is a complete outlier.With the achievements he has made, and the trust and authority that Lu Bu is willing to give, he can rest easy. If he only assists the lord to be a prince of a place, he will be the mastermind under that one person and above ten thousand people.

But he was criticized by others for his impartiality and selflessness, went around to recruit talents, and was not afraid of the newcomer's sudden appearance, but pushed him down instead. He was completely loyal to his master and only considered the overall interests of Lu Bushi.

Fortunately, Lu Bu trusted Yan Qing from the beginning to the end, so that he could act with confidence, and the other counselors were also shrewd. How can we not see this, and I am afraid that they will be unshakable in the future?

Therefore, in Lu Bu's tent, there will always be harmony.

Guo Jia smiled helplessly: "How do you look forward to seeing Zhong Guang?"

Yan Qing thought it was a matter of course, as long as you keep your health, the better you perform, the better guarantee for me to retire with peace of mind in the future?

But there was a slight smile on his face, he spread his hands, and said frankly: "Qing also feels that this move is too dangerous. Could it be that Cao Cao avoids Yuan Shao like a scourge, and would rather put his hope on death and rebirth? Don't you want to live on your salary?"

Guo Jia nodded and said: "Gongsundu has been guarding Liaodong for a long time. Compared with Cao Cao, the lord and others, although he is a mediocre person, he has ruthless methods. A powerful family with exclusive power and special orders, the common people may not have much support and trust for him, but they have been deeply afraid of his violence for a long time."

Yan Qing agreed, and added a pertinent comment: "He is cruel and unruly, but he has some skills in leading troops in battle. He once conquered Gaoguli in the east and Karasuma in the west, and he had the ambition to expand the territory; he also worked hard to rule. Opening up schools, recruiting talents, recruiting refugees, with the idea of ​​competing in the Central Plains based on Bingzhou."

If Gongsun Du is really a waste, no matter how the princes of the Central Plains check and balance each other, it is impossible to let this huge Liaodong go.

Tasteless to eat, but a pity to discard, if it falls into the hands of others, it can become a sweet pastry.

Guo Jia raised his eyebrows and smiled jokingly: "Then Zhongguang thinks that he has worked so hard, why is there so little success?"

Yan Qing said without hesitation: "There are not very capable people under his command..."

Guo Jia quickly spread out the fan, covered Yan Qing's lips, and said with a smile: "The heavy light is wrong."

Yan Qing paused, then smiled and said: "Although Qing doesn't know the reason, it must be the reason why Chong Guang almost fell into the trick."

"Yes!" Guo Jia said slowly: "Bingzhou is far away from the disputes in the Central Plains, so it can be safe for a while, but it is a miserable and desolate land in the end. Soldiers and people are the foundation of the war of resistance. There are no soldiers and no people, and food and grass are also poor. On the left there is Gongsun Zan, watching covetously, and on the right there are unruly aliens waiting for an opportunity. Even if there are capable people with determination and painstaking efforts, what can they do under these internal and external troubles? Let alone three or five years, the time limit is extended to 30 to [-] years. In this climate It may not be possible, and the overall situation may have been settled by then!"

"Cao Cao's achievements in governing Yanzhou and Qingzhou in a short period of time are not only related to his own good governance and abundant talents, but also because this place is the foundation for him to spend all his wealth and raise up rebels! Crossing the sea with fishing boats, There are too many soldiers who are not familiar with water, and they will go on an expedition due to lack of soldiers, and commit two major taboos at the same time. Moreover, the longer the time away from home, the more the morale of the army will be lost. How bad is it for Cao Cao? How could he really covet the moment of peace and commit such a crime? The danger of being unwise?"

Yan Qing felt that there was something strange about this from the very beginning, but when he was deceived by Cao Cao's withdrawal route, he considered more about the benefits of Bingzhou, but forgot its fatal flaws. Once exposed, he also understood instantly.

Bingzhou is sparsely populated, the soil is barren, and further development is extremely limited, and the malicious neighbor Gongsun Zan not only blocks his development path to the Central Plains, but is also an extremely dangerous and unstable factor: if there is a fight, Yuan Shao is despicable With the idea of ​​sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight, and after the strength of the two powers is exhausted, then send troops to catch them all in one go. Then Cao Cao was blocked in the isolated and helpless Bingzhou, and he had no way out, so he had to face it head-on.

And just relying on Cao Cao's army, if he wants to fight against Gongsun Zan, even if he uses soldiers like a god, there is not even half the chance of winning.

Even if he is defeated by luck, it is still unknown who will Gongsun Zan's Youzhou fall into - Yuan Shao, who was able to brazenly plot against even his ally Jizhou, can pay attention to his old love for Cao Cao before the temptation of this huge benefit?

I'm afraid that in the end they only made a wedding dress for Yuan Shao.

For Cao Cao, who has great ambitions, the idea of ​​​​retreating and merging the state is not even a plan to delay the army, but an out-and-out dead end.

It's just that he spent a lot of time in this predicament to confuse outsiders and lure them to think about it. He accidentally ignored what Yan Qing, who did not have the conditions to become a base in Bingzhou, could not have expected, and because Cao Cao often made surprising things. For example, there was a glorious record of single-handedly assassinating the powerful Dong Zhuo under the nose of Lv Bu, who was unparalleled in martial arts, with a seven-star sword. It's not so hard to accept Gongsun Du's grabbing territory.

"Thanks to Feng Xiao's vigilance, it was Qing who wanted to go wrong," Guo Jia was willing not to pretend to be mysterious and cover up, but to analyze it with reason and evidence. Yan Qing was very satisfied and straightforward when the evidence convinced him. He admitted his omissions without hesitation, and thanked him cautiously: "Thank you Fengxiao."

Guo Jia's eyebrows twitched, when Yan Qing was still teasing him with this, he sighed: "Chongguang hasn't played enough of this trick yet?"

Yan Qing smiled and said: "Whoever finds a clever plan, thank Fengxiao first, how can it be a trick?"

There are some important reasons why Yan Qing did not call Lu Bu over when discussing this matter with Guo Jia.

It wasn't because he was annoyed that Lu Bu directly approached the Overlord after clarifying the intentions of the two parties, and recklessly pressed him under his body and stabbed him for several days.

...Although he was indeed on the verge of being overwhelmed with anger.

When it comes to important matters in the situation, Yan Qing can definitely be called public and private, so he is very clear that when he and Guo Jia have disagreements and disputes, Lu Bu, who was almost obedient to him before, at least in In the near future, it has become a problem that must be avoided, and it is absolutely impossible to judge fairly and adopt pertinently.

Thinking with his toes, he could guess that Lu Bu would unconditionally support his opinions, and resolutely chose to oppose all objections of Guo Jia.

...that will be over sooner or later.

As for Yan Qing himself, he was more inclined to trust Guo Jia.It's just that Guo Jia is known as a "talented strategist, a rare man in the world", and he is not a perfect man who can do everything. In history, there is no such thing as Chen Gong's rebellion to welcome Lu Bu into the city, resulting in the loss of the rear base.Out of caution, it is still necessary to communicate and discuss and brainstorm.

Now that Guo Jia has persuaded him, it is more appropriate to let Lu Bu listen to the consensus reached later, rather than let Lu Bu listen by the side, and then openly show partiality.

Thinking of being bluffed by his downcast face, after eating the marrow to know the taste, and finally knowing how to lie low and be a little Lu Bu, the corners of Yan Qing's mouth twitched slightly, and then rushed to the point: "In Feng Xiao's opinion, Cao Cao used this as a trick to deceive the eyes, What's the real point?"

At this moment, Guo Jia played tricks, and said with a smile, "Wait for Jia to get the sand table, and deduce it for Chongguang, then it will be clear at a glance."

"Sand table?" Yan Qing bent down subconsciously, stretched out her hand to open the tightly closed wooden cabinet beside the table, and poked inside: "Isn't it right here—eh?"

This is enough to feel empty, but I don't know that the sand table that should have been inside has disappeared.

Guo Jia laughed aloud: "My lord has been taking care of Chongguang recently, and does everything by himself. How can I come to the master's tent when I have time? Recently, Jia needs to deduce frequently, and has to go back and forth several times a day, so he simply made people move to Jia. in the account."

Although the sand table is a military secret, Guo Jia wants to borrow it for use, Yan Qing has no reason to refuse it, he just smiled and said: "If Feng Xiao also thinks that thing is useful, you might as well order the craftsman to make a few more, so that I can give it to you. It also saves the trouble of always moving around.”

Guo Jia couldn't wait for this, and he didn't mean to refuse at all: "That's fine. This time, let's ask Chong Guang to wait for a while, and Jia will go get it."

Yan Qing nodded, changed to a comfortable sitting position, and watched Guo Jia get up and leave gracefully.

However, as soon as Guo Jia just opened the curtain and took a step forward, he bumped into a muscle knotted wall that was extremely hard. He was taken aback by surprise and rubbed his nose in pain. , took a breath and said: "Why is the lord here!"

Leaving aside Lu Bu himself, he was often accompanied by a dozen or so followers, and when he walked in unison with heavy steps, the movement when walking was not small, and it was often when he was still far away.It can be heard clearly.

Yan Qing could not be more familiar with the sound of his footsteps, there was no reason why no one would be aware of the sound when he walked to the tent—unless Lu Bu deliberately hid those sounds.

So before Lu Bu could speak, Yan Qing's sharp eyes swept over silently, scraping on that extremely thick face.

However, Lu Bu's expression was as usual, and he moved aside in a reasonable manner, raised his eyebrows just right, and said strangely: "Bu has just finished his work, so I stopped by to take a look, and I don't want to surprise Feng Xiao. Could it be that the gentlemen just happened to finish their work too?" gone?"

Even if Yan Qing guessed his details very closely, he had to admire his superb acting skills.

Guo Jia frowned slightly, glanced at the expressionless Lu Bu, and glanced at the calm and indifferent Yan Qing out of the corner of his eye, and smiled indifferently: "Not yet."

"Oh." Lu Bu replied absent-mindedly, and his eyes that he deliberately looked away couldn't help but stick to Yan Qing, who had been holding tea indifferently since the normal greeting, and urged casually: "I'm not going to take it. Sand table, let’s go.”

Guo Jia: "..."

Seeing Guo Jia leaving as promised, Yan Qing helped his forehead with a headache.

But he looked up to Lu Bu—this idiot just pretended to be here not long ago, pretending not to know the content of their discussion, and the next sentence revealed that he had been eavesdropping for a long time.

Seeing that Guo Jia was gone, Lu Bu stayed obediently at the door. Although he didn't show any expression on his face, the occasional rubbing of his palms and the occasional gaze were full of hesitation.

Yan Qing's eyelids twitched, it's not good to be so stiff, otherwise Guo Jia, a ghost, would definitely show his feet, so he could only invite with a blank face: "My lord, please come in."