Your Majesty, please spare Diao Chan; your yang energy is too strong.

"They had no choice but to do this, even though they didn't have to rely on Zhou Heng."

"you mean........."

Everyone frowned, wondering what Guo Jia meant by that.

"Think about it this way: if you were in Yuan Shao's shoes, then it would definitely be us who allied with Zhang Yan."

“From our perspective, Zhang Yan must have already sided with Zhou Heng, which is why she is helping him so wholeheartedly.”

"Why don't we try to see the problem from Zhang Yan's perspective?"

"Was he forced to do this?"

It must be said that Guo Jia truly deserves to be called the top strategist of the Three Kingdoms period.

He is arguably the only one in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms who can be compared to Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong.

It is said that "if Guo Jia had not died, Zhuge Liang would not have emerged."

The key to the matter was discovered very easily.

"From Zhang Yan's perspective, he has now completely offended Yuan Shao because of what happened back then."

“If we don’t fight Yuan Shao, then not only Zhou Heng will suffer, but Zhang Yan will too.”

“In fact, Zhang Yan is far more dangerous than Zhou Heng.”

"It was Zhang Yan who made all of this happen."

"Therefore, if we don't fight with Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao will definitely not tolerate Zhang Yan continuing to stay in Ji Province."

"The most likely scenario is that after eliminating Gongsun Zan, they will directly turn their attention to the Black Mountain Army in the Taihang Mountains."

"In this way, the Black Mountain Army will inevitably be no match for Yuan Shao, and its destruction is only a matter of time."

"Therefore, he had no choice but to take action, because only by joining forces with us could he weaken Yuan Shao's strength to the greatest extent possible."

"Give the Black Mountain Army a chance to live."

"So, Zhang Yan didn't side with Zhou Heng, but rather tried to save herself?"

The others weren't stupid either.

In particular, Cheng Yu, Xun You, and others quickly reviewed the entire incident.

His expression suddenly changed.

"good."

Guo Jia nodded.

"hiss."

When Guo Jia nodded, everyone present gasped.

Such manipulation of people's hearts.

To bring strategy to its fullest potential.

Such people are truly terrifying.

Zhou Heng had no advisors.

But he himself is the most cunning strategist in the world.

He manipulated all the feudal lords under heaven with ease.

Attack where the enemy must defend.

In this way, even if you are unwilling, you have no choice but to act according to his ideas.

"Zhou Heng is too terrifying; every move he makes is exquisite."

"Attack where the enemy must defend."

"His scheme is not hard to guess; the difficulty lies in the fact that even when you clearly guess his scheme, you are helpless to do anything about it."

"Because he has almost completely figured out people's hearts."

Even Guo Jia was moved.

To be honest, Zhou Heng's plan was not particularly perfect.

If it were him.

He can do better than him.

However, unlike Zhou Heng, he wouldn't attack the enemy's vulnerable points in every action he took.

To force the other party to do things according to his ideas.

It's even less likely that they would be so bold.

A lord, yet he ventured alone into danger, heading to Ji Province by himself.

He manipulated all the feudal lords under heaven with ease.

"My lord, you have truly lost a great talent this time, and not only that, you have also offended a formidable opponent."

Everyone sighed.

To be honest, they knew about Zhou Heng's situation back then.

But Zhou Heng back then was completely different from Zhou Heng now.

"I know."

"If I could turn back time, I would rather those thirty lashes had been delivered to me."

"But now it's too late to turn back the tide."

"It's too late to regret it."

Cao Cao gritted his teeth.

If only I hadn't gotten carried away back then, if only I hadn't kicked him out of the army.

So, can everything be rewritten now?

Think of this.

He felt like slapping himself ten times.

Such great talent, yet he himself sent him to the opposite side.

However, even if you were any other feudal lord in the world, you would still be in that situation back then.

They would probably make the same choice.

Zhang Xiu has just surrendered.

And then you tell me at this time that he will rebel.

What do you expect me to think?

If this matter were to reach Zhang Xiu's ears, what would he think?

Even if they don't rebel, they'll probably rebel anyway.

Isn't this considered a disruption of morale within the army?

"The past is gone with the wind, my lord need not dwell on it,"

"We should first face our current situation."

Seeing that Cao Cao's expression was unusual, Guo Jia quickly offered some advice.

"Indeed, my lord, what's done is done and cannot be undone."

"Moreover, Zhou Heng was indeed at fault back then."

"Given his status and position at the time, it was quite blatant for him to offer such advice."

"If this matter were to reach Zhang Xiu's ears, the consequences would be unimaginable."

"Our lord's choice was not wrong."

"I believe that any feudal lord in the world would make the same choice."

"Don't forget that Liu Bei, who came after, did the same thing."

Everyone else also tried to persuade him.

“I understand what you gentlemen have said.”

"This matter is in the past, and even if you regret it now, you can't change the outcome."

"The most urgent task is to figure out how to handle the situation between Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu."

"What suggestions do you all have?"

Cao Cao nodded.

However, he also understands that even if he regrets it to the core now, it won't do any good.

The most urgent task is to resolve the current predicament.

"Now that things have come to this, Yuan Shao will certainly not listen to our explanations anymore."

"This can be seen from his withdrawal of troops from Youzhou."

"A major battle is inevitable this time."

"The most urgent task is to withdraw first and secure Yanzhou before discussing anything else."

Cheng Yu thought for a moment and then said.

"Are we really going to be led by the nose by Zhou Heng?"

Cao Cao was somewhat unwilling.

Knowing that all of this was Zhou Heng's scheme only made him feel more resentful.

They were being led by the nose by the other party.

This was the first time for Boss Cao.

"Things have come to this point, and there is no way to change them. The most crucial thing now is no longer Yuan Shu, but ourselves."

"If they don't withdraw their troops."

"The consequences would be unimaginable."

"The best solution is to withdraw our troops and return to Yanzhou first."

"Since Zhou Heng wants us to fight Yuan Shao so badly, why don't we take this opportunity to enter Ji Province in one fell swoop?"

"While Yuan Shao's army from Youzhou has not yet retreated from Youzhou."

"We will join forces with Zhang Yan to gradually erode Ji Province as much as possible."

"Only in this way can we ensure that we do not suffer too much loss in the ensuing turmoil."

Xun You echoed the same sentiment.

"That's true, but would Yuan Shu really let us withdraw our troops so willingly?"

"Our battle with Yuan Shu has now reached a stalemate."

"If we withdraw our troops now, the enemy will inevitably press forward."

"I'm afraid that even if we want to withdraw, it won't be so easy."