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

Guo Jia countered with a question.

Zhou Heng had calculated the thoughts of almost every single one of the major feudal lords in the land.

Even he found it extremely difficult to handle.

"What should we do now?"

"Are we really destined to follow Zhou Heng's methods, like puppets on strings, being manipulated by him?"

Cao Cao's face was extremely grim.

Anyone who finds themselves being schemed against and has no recourse but to act according to others' methods will feel extremely distressed.

Not to mention Cao Cao.

"this........."

For a moment, everyone present was at a loss.

"Fengxiao, what do you think?"

Left with no other choice, Cao Cao could only turn his gaze to Guo Jia, who was standing to the side.

Guo Jia may not have been the highest-ranking civil official under him.

But he was definitely the most cunning strategist under his command.

"It must be said that Zhou Heng's strategy was very clever, attacking where the enemy would have to defend."

"Given the current situation, even if we are unwilling, we have no choice but to follow his plan."

Cao Cao sighed: "Even Fengxiao can't do anything about it?"

"but........."

However, before he could finish speaking, Guo Jia spoke again, which immediately made Cao Cao's eyes light up.

"But what?"

In an instant, all eyes were on Guo Jia.

"I don't know if you've heard the saying, 'The general trend cannot be changed, but the minor trends can be changed'?"

Guo Jia smiled mysteriously.

"The meaning of 'Fengxiao' is..."

Everyone's eyes lit up.

"To be frank, Zhou Heng's plan was so perfect that it outmaneuvered all the feudal lords in the world. Even if they knew about it, they would have no choice but to follow his plan."

"However, there is one fatal flaw."

"That is, his strength is too weak, so weak that no lord in the world would take him seriously."

"What's even more unfortunate is that, if I'm not mistaken, he should still be in Jizhou."

Upon hearing this, everyone present immediately brightened up.

"Yes, all we saw was Zhou Heng, manipulating all the feudal lords under heaven with ease."

"But they forgot that he was not in Xuzhou at the time, but in Jizhou."

"Since he schemed against us, why can't we scheme against him?"

"If he is in Ji Province, it means that Xu Province is leaderless. If Lü Bu or Liu Bei take the opportunity to attack Xu Province at this time, what will happen?"

"We could even trap Zhou Heng in Jizhou and put him in our hands."

"That..........."

The more they thought about it, the brighter their eyes became.

The gloom that had been hanging over him because of Zhou Heng's scheme was completely swept away at this moment.

The more I thought about it, the more excited I became.

"Indeed, Zhou Heng is indeed formidable, single-handedly stirring up a storm in the world."

"To manipulate the feudal lords of the world at will."

"But he overlooked a fatal problem."

That is, his own situation.

"Zhang Yan and Yuan Shao probably won't listen to our explanation at this point."

"But now we are fully capable of taking over Ji Province."

"Back then, wasn't Zhou Heng completely at our mercy?"

"They even secretly supported Liu Bei and Lü Bu, allowing them to secretly take over Xuzhou."

"In this way, Zhou Heng is not only in great danger, but his base is also facing great risks."

"In this way... even if Zhou Heng has extraordinary talent, he will still be at our mercy."

Xun You trembled with excitement.

You have to understand, Zhou Heng has been driving them crazy lately.

Now, there is a way to avenge this defeat.

How could we not make them happy?

"Hahaha, Zixiu, Zixiu, no matter how unpredictable your abilities are."

"They were all manipulated by my Fengxiao."

"I wonder what you will think when I appear in front of you again."

"Hahaha."

Boss Cao laughed even harder.

All the gloom and suspicion that had been lured away before vanished in an instant.

They even had images in their minds.

What a sight it would be if I stood before Zhou Heng!

He manipulated all the feudal lords and stirred up a storm in the world.

He made all the feudal lords in the world like puppets on strings.

But in the end, they were still a step behind in skill.

Although you are unpredictable and mysterious, I have Fengxiao, and the world is at peace.

"My lord, don't be too happy yet."

“Since I was able to think of it, then with Zhou Heng’s strategic acumen, it’s impossible that he couldn’t have thought of it either.”

"So, this matter isn't that simple..."

“He will surely take advantage of our battle with Yuan Shao to escape Ji Province.”

"As long as he returns to Xuzhou..."

"So what we need to do now is to block them in Jizhou before they complete all their preparations."

"Only in this way can our plan succeed."

Guo Jia reminded.

“That’s right. If he wants to leave Jizhou and return to Xuzhou, he only has two paths to take.”

"They entered Yanzhou and then Xuzhou, and entered Qingzhou and then Xuzhou respectively."

“The route through Yanzhou can naturally be ruled out.”

“As long as Zhou Heng isn’t stupid, he wouldn’t pass through here while we’re fighting a decisive battle with Yuan Shao.”

"So the only way he could go was to enter Xuzhou from Qingzhou."

"Pass on my order: command Xiahou Dun to lead five thousand iron cavalry..."

Cao Cao was just about to give the order.

But Guo Jia stopped him.

"My lord, please wait a moment. I believe that Zhou Heng cannot be judged by ordinary standards. What we can think of, he can certainly think of as well."

"Qingzhou is a good option, but I don't think they would ever go that way."

"The most dangerous place is the safest place. We need to use the opposite thinking to predict the other party's actions."

"If we deploy our troops in Qingzhou."

"The other party did the opposite, which gave him an opportunity."

"Therefore, I believe we should still make strategic moves in Yanzhou."

"In this way, we can not only deal with Yuan Shao, but also block Zhou Heng's retreat route. Why not do it?"

"Of course, this is to guard against the possibility that the other party might actually escape from Qingzhou."

"We still need to make some arrangements."

"However, this matter is very simple. We just need to subtly guide Yuan Shao from the side."

"But instead of telling the other person directly, you let them discover it themselves."

"Furthermore, we must let him know that this army is our army."

“Even the lord’s son personally led the team.”

"In that case, do you think Yuan Shao will just sit idly by?"

"Watching my wallet slip away from my sight."

"Why should we bother to do the work ourselves when we can delegate it to others?"