When the team arrived at the camp, Xiahou Dun led the military officers out of the camp to welcome Cao Cao. In Cao Cao's four fronts, Xiahou Dun was responsible for the two lines of Nanyang and Runan, while Cao Ren was responsible for the two lines of Hefei and Xuzhou.

Xiahou Dun saluted Cao Cao and said, "I should inform the Prime Minister of the situation of the Han army."

Cao Cao waved his hand and smiled, "Let's talk about it before entering the camp, everyone is a little tired, I need a moment of rest."

"I have arranged a camp in my rank. Please ask the Prime Minister and all gentlemen to come in and rest."

Cao Cao brought all the strategists and staff into the camp. After trekking, they were exhausted and went to their respective camps to rest. Cao Cao also went to the tent to sleep for a while, and did not recover his strength until the evening.

The tent was brightly lit. Cao Cao stood in front of the map and listened to Xiahou Dun's report with a heavy face. Although Xiahou Dun arranged food and accommodation very thoughtfully, the map in front of him made Cao Cao very dissatisfied.

Cao Cao asked to make a complete sand table in the Central Plains region a few months ago, but so far, there are only sand tables in the Nanyang and Xiangyang regions, and there are no one else, which makes Cao Cao happy.

Xiahou Dun looked embarrassed. He knew that Cao Cao's sand table was angry, but he had no choice. It would take at least a year to make a sand table and a large number of scouts to investigate on the spot. It is only a few months now, so how can it be done?

Since Cao Cao did not mention it, he could only pretend to be ignorant and report to the report: "At present, the Han army is also mobilizing its troops in large numbers. The troops in Xiangyang are about 60,000, with the main generals, the troops in Anlu County are about 50,000, and Ganning are the main generals. This is 110,000. According to reliable information, Liu Jing was leading ten thousand troops to Xiangyang. At that time, the Han army will have 140,000 people. I am not worried about Jiangdong, I am worried about the pressure on the Han army."

Cao Cao did not express his opinion and asked again: "What's the situation in Jiangdong?"

Jiangdong is in charge of Cao Ren, so it should not be asked about Xiahou Dun, but since Cao Cao asked, Xiahou Dun had to report: "I heard that there are still differences within Jiangdong, as if it was a battle of dominance. Zhang Zhao's Jiangbei Group and Gu Yong's Wuyue Group both wanted to lead the northern expedition. In the end, Sun Quan forced his appointment, with the leader of Jiangbei Group Lu Meng responsible for the attack in Xuzhou, and the leader of Wuyue Group Lu Xun responsible for the attack in Hefei. The same force, each leading 40,000 people, led by Sun Quan. In addition, I heard that there was also a situation in Jingnan."

"What's the situation?" Cao Cao asked curiously.

"Sun Quan appointed Bu Zhi as the governor of Jingnan and led 20,000 troops to Jingnan."

As soon as Xiahou Dun said this, a voice came from the door of the big tent, "This is Liu Jing's vicious plan, and Sun Quan thought he had taken advantage of it."

Cao Cao turned around and saw Cheng Yu walking in. He bowed to Cao Cao, "Please forgive me for entering the account without authorization."

"This is my franchise, Zhongde doesn't need to apologize."

Cao Cao asked again: "Why is it Liu Jing's vicious plan?"

Cheng Yu nodded to Xiahou Dun, then sneered: "I know that Liu Bei had no choice but to go to Jiaozhou. He wanted to return north all the time in Fanyu, but he was afraid of the strength of the Han army, so he did not dare to act rashly. But now the four counties in Jingnan have become Jiangdong Army, and Jiangdong is far away, so it is difficult to rescue Jingnan. The strength is far weaker than the Han army. How could Liu Bei not be moved?"

"But Liu Bei's army is competing with the Shi family army for Jiaozhou, how could he have the energy to look north?" Xiahou Dun asked in confusion.

Cheng Yu shook his head, "This is the news of Yuan Rang is not in time. Liu Bei's army has completely defeated Shi Xie, and Shi Xie is only one county left. This is the news from half a year ago. Now Liu Bei's army should unify Jiaozhou."

Cao Cao was silent for a moment and asked, "Is Zhongde saying that Liu Jingjing's four counties were assigned to Liu Bei to provoke a war between Liu Bei and Jiangdong?"

"It must be so. As soon as I was thinking about this, Sun Quan had been plotting against Jingnan for a long time, and Liu Bei was also eager to return to Jingnan. Although he was afraid of Liu Jing, he was not afraid of Jiangdong. I believe that Liu Bei would definitely find the opportunity to attack north, and Jiangdong would not give up Jingnan easily. In this way, he was dragged in. He used a small Jingnan and finally dragged Jiangdong to death. I really admire Liu Jing's methods, the cranes and clams fought against each other, and the fisherman benefited. I now began to doubt Liu Jing's real intention to provoke the Central Plains Battle this time."

"There are experts in Jiangdong, can't they see Liu Jing's move?" Cao Cao asked in confusion.

Cheng Yu smiled slightly, "The problem is not whether there are experts in Jiangdong, but whether Jiangdong's information is timely and accurate. If Jiangdong knew that Liu Bei was about to unify Jiaozhou, they would not have swallowed this bait easily. Now it seems that Jiangdong does not understand the situation in Jiaozhou, and it is reasonable to make wrong decisions."

Cao Cao paced back and forth in the tent with his hands behind his back, and his heart was very confused. Cheng Yu's words suddenly opened a slightest in his heart, but he couldn't see clearly. He needed to make some sense, but Cheng Yu knew Cao Cao's thoughts very well. He reminded carefully: "The Prime Minister is considering using Liu Bei."

Cao Cao woke up and instead of slowly clarifying his thoughts, it would be better to ask Cheng Yu for advice. He must have thought clearly on it. He hurriedly said, "Please teach me Zhongde."

Cheng Yu pondered for a moment and said, "We can support Liu Bei and support his growth, but I can't do anything for the time being in a short period of time. However, the Prime Minister can send someone to meet Liu Bei and express his support. There will definitely be a chance to join hands with Liu Bei in the future."

Speaking of this, Cheng Yu smiled again, "Of course, the Prime Minister should not have great hope for Liu Bei. We just use him a little. Due to Liu Jing's strength, Liu Bei's role is limited. At most, at some point, restrain Liu Jing and give us time."

Cao Cao nodded, "This is enough."

He said to Xiahou Dun again: "Yuan Rang let's go ahead first."

Xiahou Dun bowed and quickly retreated. Only Cao Cao and Cheng Yu were left in the tent. They sat down and remained silent for a while. Cao Cao slowly said: "Now there is news in the court. Many ministers have asked me to be promoted to King of Wei, even the eldest son. I don't know what Zhongde thinks."

Cheng Yu knew Cao Cao very well. If Cao Cao had no intention, he would not be allowed to speak like this at all, let alone ask himself. Now he came to ask for advice, it was obvious that he was also moved. He was actually here to ask about the rationality of the promotion.

Cheng Yu, Xun Yu and Xun You were different. Cheng Yu was not loyal to the Han Dynasty. He was loyal to the Cao family and his ability to adapt was also one of the main reasons why he could end up being a good end. However, Cheng Yu was calmer and could look at the problem more rationally.

He pondered for a moment and said, "It is not impossible for the Prime Minister to be granted the title of King of Wei, and I am fully supporting it, but I think this matter needs long-term planning and cannot be hasty."

Cheng Yu's words made Cao Cao feel comfortable. He smiled and said, "What Zhongde said in the long term is Liu Jing."

Cheng Yu nodded, "Now we still need to concentrate on fighting against Liu Jing, but Liu Jing's repeated battles will not be able to withstand his people's and financial resources. I think he will definitely stop fighting with us and spend five years to cultivate and rest. At this time, the Prime Minister will turn his energy to politics and be promoted to the King of Wei to clarify the world. Even if the Prime Minister does not consider it now, he will not be able to avoid it at that time. This is called a natural result."
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