Chapter 221

Dongjun, Wuyang City,

Cao Cao was defeated in Puyang, Dongjun, by Yu Du, Bai Rao, Sui Gu, and other more than 100,000 Heishan bandits.

Qiao Mao was killed by Liu Dai.

He could be considered to have completely controlled most of Dongjun and Chen Liu Commandery.

He also had the important strategist Xun Yu defect to him, like a tiger with wings,

Recently, he also got the bodyguard Dian Wei. Cao Cao was in his prime for a time!

Cao Cao checked the intelligence from various places,

"Benchu won Jizhou and drove out Brother Brother Gongsun Zan Zan's forces. Jizhou's soldiers are elite and grain is abundant, I'm envious."

"Gonglu is extorting in Nanyang Commandery, losing the hearts of the people. This time he joined forces with the Heishan Army to attack my Dongjun and was also miserably defeated. He has already gone south to Shouchun, useless!"

"Liu Biao of Jingzhou took the opportunity to occupy Nanyang, but has been constantly raided by Dong Zhuo's troops, unable to bear the burden? Miserable!"

Cao Cao took out another bamboo slip,

"Xuande is amazing, snatching the Beauty Feng that Gonglu had his eyes on, gaining 600,000 commoners, even Ju Shou defected to him, and he married a daughter of the Zhen family. It really makes me too envious."

"Diao Chan, Beauty Feng, Zhen Jiang? Xuande ate until he was fat in one breath, that's too much!"

Boss Cao was a bit sour.

Xun Yu cupped his hands,

"My lord, Ju Shou has the wisdom of Zhang Liang and the ability to lead troops. Liu Bei can be said to be a tiger with wings."

Cao Cao was even more envious after hearing this; other people's strategists are also fragrant!

"Beauties and famous scholars? Xuande is really..."

He turned to look at Xun Yu,

"Wenruo, your wisdom is not inferior to Zhang Liang's. Being able to get your defection, I am already satisfied. Tell me your views on other warlords."

Xun Yu paused,

540

"My lord, Kong Rong, Zhang Chao, Zhang Yang, and Yuan Yi don't need to be mentioned."

"Tao Qian, Liu Biao, and Liu Yan, although they govern well, they are only good at defending and lack ambition, and they are old. We just need to wait for them to pass away, their heirs are not worth worrying about."

"Yuan Shu has the background of four generations and three dukes, but is greedy, arrogant, incompetent, and lacks foresight."

Cao Cao nodded,

"Gonglu has always been living off the Yuan family's legacy."

Xun Yu continued to comment,

"Brother Brother Gongsun Zan Zan has high combat power, but doesn't know how to nourish the people. Being destroyed by Yuan Shao is only a matter of time."

Cao Cao nodded; Xun Yu was indeed insightful and judged people accurately.

"My lord, Dong Zhuo retreated to Chang'an. Although he still has nearly 200,000 troops, the population of Guanzhong has decreased significantly, and disasters have occurred frequently in recent years. He can't afford these troops and can only rely on looting other provinces."

"Dong Zhuo has lost his sharpness, his power will only get worse, and he is extremely cruel, so he will definitely die from chaos."

"My lord should focus only on two people: Yuan Shao of Jizhou and Liu Bei of Bingzhou!"

Cao Cao and the others' eyes lit up; the key point was here.

"Yuan Shao, the head of the Yuan family, inherited most of the Yuan family's resources and is the leader of this alliance, with extremely high prestige and many supporters. This time he took Jizhou without a fight, and soon he will swallow Qingzhou and compete with Brother Brother Gongsun Zan Zan for Youzhou."

Cao Cao nodded,

"Hebei has fertile land everywhere and a large population. Benchu has three provinces and is following the old path of Emperor Guangwu, eyeing the world."

Everyone was a bit discouraged. Yuan Shao took Jizhou, the head of the nine provinces, without any effort.

They fought for a long time before taking Dongjun and Chen Liu. The gap!

Xun Yu looked around and cupped his hands,

"Although Yuan Benchu has a great advantage, I abandoned him to defect to you, my lord. Why?"

Cao Ren, Xia Houyuan, and others' eyes also lit up. That's right!

"Although Yuan Shao is a hero, he is not an enlightened lord. He is arrogant, indecisive, and suspicious. These personalities will not have too much backlash for the time being."

"However, with the growth of his power, the number of his generals and strategists, and his aging, Yuan Shao's problems of being indecisive will be infinitely magnified. Besides, Yuan Shao's subordinates already have many factions, and internal strife is severe..."

Cao Cao nodded; Xun Yu saw Benchu's problems clearly.

"Haha, Wenruo is indeed a great talent."

"You put Liu Bei last, it seems you think highly of Liu Bei."

Cao Hong curled his lips,

"Liu Bei is just a weaver of mats and a seller of sandals, with no family background. The Bingzhou he occupies now is also very poor, and he has to face the immediate threat of Dong Zhuo. I don't think highly of him."

Le Jin and others also nodded. Liu Bei's birth was too low!

Cao Cao said in a deep voice,

"Exactly so, this shows Liu Bei's talent. If you were still selling straw sandals in Zhuoxian two years ago, who could do better than him?"

Everyone was stunned. This angle was indeed good.

Xi Zhicai also interjected,

"Liu Bei started from humble beginnings, and now his prestige shakes the nine provinces, his loyalty spreads throughout the world, he is an extraordinary person!"

"Now most of the refugees from all over the country are defecting to Liu Bei's Bingzhou, where wasteland can be reclaimed, and land taxes are exempted for three years. Bingzhou increases by tens of thousands of commoners every month."

Xia Houyuan also said,

"Liu Bei's prestige in the army is also very high. He defeated Lu Bu, and last time that Hebei famous general Wen Chou was knocked off his horse by Liu Bei in one move. The entire Yecheng saw it."

Xun Yu added,

"The generals Ju Yi and Zhang He that Liu Bei newly obtained are both famous generals in Hebei. In my observation, their ability to lead troops is higher than Yuan Shao's current generals."

Cao Cao was completely sour,

"In other words, before Yuan Shao came, Liu Bei had already taken down the two best generals in Hebei and Ju Shou? This eye for talent is truly good!"

Xun Yu said again,