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

Guo Jia smiled.

"That's right, everything was triggered by what happened in Zhongshan."

"The reason Yuan Shao didn't take action against Zhou Heng is because we paid a huge price before."

He believed that the troops belonged to us, so he did not act rashly.

"But now we have already broken ties with Yuan Shao."

"The other party naturally no longer needs to consider us."

"If you tell him indirectly that the soldier leading the troops is the lord's son."

"Our lord has a blood feud with Yuan Shao for killing his son."

"Furthermore, Yuan Shao's money bag is also in the hands of that army."

"Yuan Shao will probably risk his life to keep that army."

"In this way, we can cut off Zhou Heng's retreat route from Qingzhou without even having to lift a finger."

"The strategist's plan is brilliant; we admire it."

All the civil and military officials present were filled with admiration and respect.

“Fengxiao is a great talent. My acquisition of Fengxiao is like Emperor Gaozu acquiring Zhang Liang.”

Cao Cao laughed even harder.

You should know that during this period of time, they had been manipulated by Zhou Heng.

He was seething with hatred, but there was nothing he could do.

Now they are able to turn the tables.

How can I make him feel happy?

"My lord, although our plan is excellent, I don't think now is the time for us to celebrate."

"After all, Zhou Heng is too cunning."

"It would be best if we could stop him, but if we can't, there's nothing we can do."

"Therefore, our top priority right now should be to establish a presence in Xuzhou."

"Liu Bei and Lü Bu lost Xuzhou because of Zhou Heng's scheming."

"I was already seething with hatred in my heart."

"The reason we dare not touch Xuzhou now is because Lü Bu is guarding Zhou Heng."

“Lu Bu was concerned about his daughter, Diao Chan, and dared not act rashly.”

"But now, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is presented to them."

"Therefore, I think we should first try to persuade Lü Bu and Liu Bei to attack Xuzhou."

"Only in this way can we greatly disrupt Zhou Heng's plans."

Guo Jia said.

"good."

Cao Cao suppressed his smile and nodded.

"However, Liu Bei is easy to deal with. As long as we give him some support, he will definitely want to take back Xuzhou."

"But Lu Bu... Lu Bu's family is in Zhou Heng's hands. With this restriction, I'm afraid Lu Bu won't take the risk easily."

"But if Lü Bu were to help Zhou Heng block Liu Bei, it might not be effective in the short term."

"Gentlemen, is there a good way to have the best of both worlds?"

Cao Cao looked at the civil and military officials present and said.

"My lord, this matter is easy to handle..."

Xun You spoke first.

"It's easy to talk to Liu Bei. He is currently leading our 10,000 troops to help us distract Yuan Shu's right flank."

"All we need to do is tell them the truth: Yanzhou is in danger and we have no choice but to evacuate."

"As compensation, the ten thousand troops will be handed over to Liu Bei."

"Liu Bei naturally wouldn't refuse."

"But he can't just stand there foolishly and help us stop Yuan Shu."

"So he only had two choices: first, to come back to Yanzhou with us and help us defeat Yuan Shao."

"Second, we'll go back to Xuzhou."

"Liu Bei was a man who refused to be subordinate to others, and he would never choose to be the first choice."

"Therefore, the other party will definitely return to Xuzhou."

"Take back the territory that belongs to us."

"Otherwise, even if he relies on us, he will still be a rootless duckweed."

"Then how can we talk about conquering the world?"

"Therefore, we don't need to worry about Liu Bei for now. As long as we don't withdraw those 10,000 troops, the enemy will naturally choose the best route."

"Especially after hearing that Lü Bu had defected, without Lü Bu's obstruction, the other side would be even less likely to give up the fat piece of Xuzhou."

As for Lü Bu.........

"The other party's family members are indeed in Zhou Heng's hands, but that was under the circumstances when Zhou Heng was in Xuzhou."

"Now that Zhou Heng is not in Xuzhou, how can Mi Zhu dare to use his own mistress as a bargaining chip to negotiate with Lü Bu?"

"We just need to tell him indirectly that Zhou Heng is now trapped in Jizhou and there is no way to turn the tide."

"Lu Bu will certainly not let this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity slip by."

"After all, Lü Bu dreamed of taking back his family."

"If Zhou Heng had been there before, Lü Bu would naturally not have dared to take such a risk."

"But Zhou Heng isn't in Xuzhou now, is he?"

"This is an opportunity that Lu Bu would never let slip, even if it meant his death."

"In this way, even if Zhou Heng is not stopped, we will still be able to stop him."

"Zhou Heng, having lost Xuzhou as his base, is nothing more than a rootless duckweed."

"They were easily manipulated by us."

Xun You said slowly.

"Okay, I'll do as you say."

"Xiahou Dun, I hereby order you to summon Liu Bei and his two brothers to my army camp for a meeting."

Cao Cao said.

"As ordered."

Xiahou Dun accepted the order and left.

"You guys go down first."

"Yes."

The crowd nodded and slowly withdrew.

After everyone in the camp had left, Cao Cao could no longer contain his elation.

"Hahaha."

"Zixiu, Zixiu, this time I'll see how you escape from my grasp."

"You will definitely be mine."

A strong possessiveness flashed in Cao Cao's eyes.

To the uninitiated, he might have been a woman trying to win back the one she loved.

If Zhou Heng were here, he would definitely be startled by him.

I'm not Brokeback Mountain.

Of course, Cao Cao was not a philanderer; his reputation for having multiple wives was known throughout the land.

However... Cao Cao was a very strange person.

The more unattainable something is, the more he desires it.

Just like Guan Yu and Zhao Yun.

Zhou Heng was the same.

They had originally obtained it, but because they didn't cherish it, they turned against each other.

This filled him with deep regret and sorrow.

They wanted Zhou Heng even more.

It's just that I haven't had the chance yet.

Now that the opportunity is right in front of him, how could he not feel excited?

..............

Zhou Heng was naturally unaware of what was happening with Cao Cao.

If you knew, you would definitely be amazed.

Guo Jia truly deserves to be called the only person in the history of the Three Kingdoms who can be compared with the legendary Zhuge Liang in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Guo Jia, the genius, truly deserves the title.

Not only did he see through all of his arrangements.

They even went against the grain, and their retreat route was accurately predicted by the enemy.

That's right, Zhou Heng thought that the more dangerous the place, the safer it was.

He never considered retreating from Qingzhou.

Instead, they chose Yanzhou.

Because it was obvious to everyone that Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were about to engage in an epic battle.

Even the most foolish person wouldn't choose this path.

This was exactly what Zhou Heng was thinking.