Chapter 691

Jizhou, Ye City,

"Oh? Su Xuan has actually gone to war with Jiangdong at this time?"

Upon receiving the news, Yuan Shao frowned, feeling somewhat confused: "Why can I not understand this?"

"Shouldn't he be reorganizing his army and preparing for war, waiting for us to fight Cao Cao so he can seize Cao Cao's Yuzhou, Xuzhou, or even Yanzhou?"

"Why would he make such an unwise choice to attack Jiangdong?"

"Isn't this deliberately allowing Cao Cao to fight us with peace of mind, without worrying about any threats from the rear?"

He felt that Su Xuan was clearly favoring Cao Cao.

But Su Xuan and Cao Cao are destined to be great enemies in the future!

Isn't it a bit excessive and stupid to help your opponent like this?

It is simply unreasonable!

"It really is!"

Xu You and the others also looked confused.

Xu You stroked his beard and pondered: "I have long heard that Prince Qian Su Xuan and Cao Aman have a very good relationship; I didn't believe it before, but now it seems it might be true!"

"However, no matter how good the relationship is, when it comes to hegemony, Prince Qian shouldn't be so unwise, right?"

"Or perhaps, he has another purpose in doing this?"

Yuan Shao frowned slightly: "What purpose could it be? To let Cao Cao fight me with full force without any worries?"

"That is not impossible!"

Xu You narrowed his eyes: "Lord, think about it! Cao Cao's strength is already inferior to ours; if he still has to divide his troops to guard against Prince Qian Su Xuan, then he has absolutely no possibility of defeating you!"

"And you, Lord, are from the Yuan family of four generations of high officials, possessing extremely high prestige among the gentry, and can gain the support of the vast majority of the gentry;"

"Compared to such a powerful Lord, I fear Su Xuan would rather deal with Cao Cao in the future; that would be much simpler for him!"

"Furthermore, if the gap between our strength and Cao Cao's is too large, we will certainly defeat Cao Cao quickly, and Cao Cao will not be able to cause us much damage;"

"This clearly does not serve Su Xuan's interests; only by seeing us both suffer heavy losses is what he wants to see!"

"Therefore, he is deliberately attacking Jiangdong at this time, allowing Cao Cao to free up all his troops to fight us with peace of mind."

"It must be so!"

As he spoke, Xu You felt more and more that he was right.

"What you say is not without reason, Xu You!"

Yuan Shao narrowed his eyes slightly.

It seems that is indeed the case.

"Lord! I think otherwise!"

At this moment, Guo Tu couldn't help but retort: "Xu You's point is certainly possible, but it is more likely that Cao Cao and Su Xuan have reached some agreement, preparing to secretly join forces to deal with you, Lord;"

"First force you out, Lord, and then they will have a showdown between themselves to decide the victor;"

"After all, judging from the current situation, you, Lord, are the strongest warlord in the world, aren't you?"

"They are merely employing the strategy of vertical and horizontal alliances!"

"Even, Su Xuan attacking Jiangdong is likely just to help Cao Cao contain Sun Ce of Jiangdong, preventing him from causing trouble while Cao Cao fights us, right?"

Actually, he also felt that Xu You's words were more reasonable and realistic.

But since those points had already been made by Xu You, he could only say something different to argue.

You have to admit, what he said wasn't entirely unreasonable, right?

This was Guo Tu's little trick.

Xu You sneered: "Absurd! Su Xuan's territory does not border ours at all; if Su Xuan really helps Cao Cao deal with you, Lord, it would be fine if Cao Cao loses, as it would at least deplete your strength, which is beneficial for Su Xuan to deal with you in the future;"

"But what if Cao Cao wins?"

Hearing this, Yuan Shao frowned, feeling displeased.

Do you actually think Cao Cao has a possibility of defeating me?

Simply unreasonable!

Fortunately, Xu You also saw Yuan Shao's thoughts and immediately continued: "Although I don't think Cao Cao can defeat you, Lord, the key is what Su Xuan thinks;"

"If Cao Cao really defeats you, Lord, he could take the three or even four northern provinces, controlling most of the world, which is also the most prosperous territory!"

"By then, Su Xuan will face an incredibly terrifying Cao Cao; does he really have the possibility of defeating Cao Cao then?"

"Absolutely impossible!"

"It is the same logic as if you, Lord, took the three Central Plains provinces; Su Xuan could not defeat you!"

"Therefore, your point that Su Xuan is helping Cao Cao is fundamentally invalid, hehe!"

"You..."

Guo Tu was so angry his face turned red.

He wanted to retort, but for a moment he had no good ideas, so he could only shut up and sulk on the side.

He had lost to Xu You again.

But it doesn't matter; he has leverage over Xu You, and there will always be an opportunity to kill Xu You directly.

"Indeed!"

Yuan Shao also spoke: "If I were Su Xuan, I wouldn't unite with Cao Cao to deal with me either; this is not a good choice for him!"

"Therefore, I think Xu You's previous point is more credible;"

"Do you have any countermeasures?"