The battle between Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan in the north exhausted the few opportunities in Youzhou, which was not worth worrying. The land where Gongsun Du and Shi Xie lived was also not worth worrying. Therefore, according to the division of Xi Zhicai, the whole world can be roughly divided into Ye Zhao, the generals of Xiliang in Guanzhong, Yuan Shao in Jizhou, Cao Cao in Yanzhou, Liu Biao and Lu Bu in Jingzhou, and Yuan Shu in Yangzhou and Runan.

"The situation is quite similar to the seven heroes of the Warring States Period, but it is different. In the Central Plains, Cao Cao welcomed the emperor to Xuchang in the second year of Jian'an. If Xuzhou is taken, there will be three states. These three places are all places with a prosperous population. Now its momentum has been achieved. Whether it is Yuan Shu or Lu Bu in Nanyang, it is difficult to compete with it. In the north, Yuan Shao is respected. Although Youzhou has not returned to Yuan Shao, I think that at most two years, Youzhou will belong to Yuan Shao."

Xi Zhicai put down his pen and sighed: "If this is the case, Yuan Shao will dominate the four prefectures and have the hope of the three kings of four generations. If Yuan Shu from the south is willing to join forces with Yuan Shao, neither Cao Cao nor the lord will be able to compete with the Yuan family."

"Then Cao Cao will not sit idly by and watch the two Yuans unite!" Xu Rong thought for a while and said, "I think that if Cao Cao wants to exchange for vitality, before Yuan Shao annexes Youzhou, he should attack Yuan Shu first. If he can defeat Yuan Shu, he will occupy the entire territory of Yuzhou, carry Yan, Yu, and Xuzhou, and hold the emperor in his hand, and have the name of righteousness, Cao Cao can compete with Yuan Shao! However, even if Yuan Shu loses Yuzhou and retreats to Jiangdong, if he can unite with Yuan Shao and be attacked from both sides, he will probably be unable to resist."

Ye Zhao sat in the main seat, without saying anything, just nodded. The two of them all made sense. The world seemed like a battle for hegemony, but in fact, there were strong and weak among the princes. Although they were separated from history, Ye Zhao felt that they would not fall into endless conquests as in history.

He did not speak because his thinking would be influenced by the history we know. But in fact, history has deviated from the trajectory that Ye Zhao knew. If he thought based on the historical context, he would inevitably fall astray. It would be better to listen to the ideas of these advisers under his command.

"If this is the case, there will be a battle between the two Yuans!" Li Ru looked at Ye Zhao and said, "Our army is far away from the Central Plains, so it is difficult to interfere in the affairs of the Central Plains. I think that we should strengthen our army at the moment, either sending troops to Jingxiang or Guanzhong. Although the terrain of Shu is steep and natural barrier, it is easy to enter and difficult to exit. If we do not take advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains to seize a place of military use before the Central Plains overlord appears, when the Central Plains overlord decides, our army will no longer have the opportunity to win the world."

When the generals in the hall heard this, their eyes lit up. A southern barbarian had basically no room for performance. In the Battle of Southern Xinjiang, although Meng Huo gathered thirty-six cave masters, Ye Zhao went south and almost pushed the southern Xinjiang with a flat attitude. If the Ugo Kingdom had not been too far apart, he would have been included in the territory of the Han Dynasty instead of a friendly country.

Now Shu China is rich and strong, with sufficient soldiers and armor. The generals have been in southern Xinjiang for three years and feel that they are almost abandoned. When they go to war, they support them no matter where they fight.

In short, no matter what the situation in the Central Plains is, sending troops is a foregone conclusion, but choosing Jingzhou or Guanlong is a problem.

"Tell me what you think, should we take Jingzhou or Guanlong?" Ye Zhao looked at everyone.

"Guanlong!" Xi Zhicai, Li Ru, and Xu Rong almost spoke in unison.

"Reason?" Ye Zhao was not surprised. His idea was to go to Guanlong first.

"Most of the soldiers in our army are northerners. If we send troops to Jingzhou, the water and soil will inevitably be different, which is not conducive to combat. Secondly, if we take Jingzhou, Nanyang Lu Bu, and Yangzhou Yuan Shu, we will encircle our army in three sides. Our army has not yet established a foothold in the Central Plains, and it is not suitable to fight with the princes of the Central Plains too early. Yuan Shu, Lu Bu and the lord both have personal grudges, and these two are all activists. If someone provokes them, they will make things difficult for the lord. According to what the two gentlemen said before, they will only give Yuan Shao a chance to fight against Cao Cao. The lord will be trapped in the quagmire of war by then. If Yuan Cao decides the northern overlord during this period, our army will lose the initiative!" Xu Rong bowed.

"If we send troops to Guanzhong, our army, such as Hua Xiong and Guan Yu, are famous. Moreover, Mr. Wenyou used to be the leader of Dong and had friendship with the generals of Xiliang, which was easier to capture. Now our army lacks troops, baggage or population, but time. The chaos of the generals in Guanzhong is also conducive to our army's planning. It can capture Guanzhong at the lowest price and as fast as possible!"

After Xu Rong finished speaking, he stepped aside and stopped talking.

Ye Zhao nodded and looked at Li Ru and Xi Zhicai.

Li Ru smiled and said, "What General Xu said is based on military power. I will not say much, but I will say it with the human touch."

Ye Zhao smiled and said, "But it's okay."

"Since the Xingping period, Li Jue and Guo Si used the lord's strategy to stabilize the place, which did not show a large-scale loss of the population in Guanzhong, but it also intensified the dispute between the generals of Xiliang and the Guanlong clans. Over the years, Huangfu Song died under the sword of Fan Chou in the first year of Xingping. The Huangfu family declined, and the Guanzhong gentry's popularity dropped greatly. In the following years, the Guanzhong generals fought against each other, and the Guanzhong gentry was involved. As the mutual conquests were fought, they were gradually weakened. To this day, the Guanzhong gentry's clans have almost disappeared. The formerly famous family in the world has no news."

Li Ru thought for a while and said, "I think that when the lord made this strategy, he also used the hands of the generals of Xiliang to weaken the hearts of the aristocratic families. In terms of administration, Guanzhong is closest to our Shuzhong. When the lord attacked Guanlong, the administration of the Shuzhong could be successfully implemented."

"But the land of Jingzhou has been governed by civilized people since Liu Jingsheng entered Jingxiang. Although the land of Jingxiang was greatly governed, Liu Jingsheng rode alone into Jingzhou and relied on many families, which also made the aristocratic families deeply rooted in Jingxiang. I forgiving to say frankly that the lord's administrative policies will definitely be rejected by the aristocratic families. If our army attacked Jingxiang, the scholars of Jingxiang would have to resist with all their strength. Even if they were captured, it would be difficult to govern. It would be better to abandon it and take Guanzhong to establish the foundation of kings and domineering!!"

"One is the military force and the other is the harmonious one. What is the best view of ambition?" Ye Zhao smiled. He was really unhappy when he offered advice to Li Jue and Guo Si. He was the one who beat him. Guo Si helped him pick the thorns. Then when the time was ripe, he picked the fruit. Although it was a foregone conclusion to attack Guanzhong, he still wanted to hear Xi Zhicai's opinion.

Xi Zhicai smiled and said, "Wenyou and General Xu have thoroughly analyzed the situation, so I will not say much. I will take the overall situation of the world as my lord's view."

"Tell me!" Ye Zhao's eyes lit up and he nodded.

"I have said before that the overlord of the Central Plains must be born between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao!" Xi Zhicai bowed and said, "As for Yuan Shu, this person is not as envious and courageous as he fights with Yuan Shao and Cao Cao. In the end, he can only trap Jiangdong."

Ye Zhao nodded, assuming that Yuan Shu did not commit suicide by himself.

"So!" Xi Zhicai picked up a brush and drew a picture on the map, Jizhou, Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Youzhou and Youzhou together: "No matter whoever, he will eventually become the overlord of the Central Plains, and he will have half of the country!"

From the map, the east of Taihang Mountain is bounded, and the lower part is Wangwu Mountain, Songshan and then to Nanyang. To the west is the continuous mountains and rivers, and to the east is the plains. The line of Xi Zhicai separates the two sides.

"Our army will find it difficult to plan for these six states in a short time. If we occupy Guanlong, our army can connect north and south, and use Yongliang and Shu to merge the four states to form a situation of fighting with the overlord of the Central Plains in the east and west. Moreover, if we go to Yongliang, we can obtain a large number of horse sources. Stirrups, saddles, and horseshoes made by the Shengong Camp will have a place to be used for force. A flat horse in the Central Plains is also the time for cavalry to use force!"

"In addition, if our army can obtain all the lands of these four states, there will be dangerous passes such as Yanmen, Huguan, and Chenggao. Although the overlord of the Central Plains occupy half of the country, there is no danger to defend. Our army can advance and attack, retreat and take the initiative."

"I do not recommend taking Jingzhou. If you take Jingzhou, our army will border Jiangdong. Before deciding with the overlord of the Central Plains, if it borders Jiangdong, it will be dangerous to be attacked on both sides. Of course, Jingzhou cannot be occupied by Jiangdong. In this way, Jiangdong is very likely to use Jingzhou as a springboard to attack our army. It is best to be trapped by Lu Bu or Liu Biao to think that a relaxed place will our army join forces with Jiangdong and jointly attack the Central Plains. If Jiangdong can restrain the forces of the overlord of the Central Plains, our army can attack Jizhou from Yanmen or Henoi, and Youzhou plunder the land. In this way, our army will become the real overlord, and Jiangdong has no border with our army, and they will still attack the overlord of the Central Plains. Our army can be bounded by the Yellow River, rest and rest, and maintain enough strength, and then they can unite with Jiangdong to kill the overlord of the Central Plains together!"

Xi Zhicai smiled and looked at everyone and said, "Jiangdong is mainly engaged in water wars. Once the overlord of the Central Plains is annihilated, it will be when our army fights Jiangdong. Do you think that in the plain, Jiangdong can have the ability to fight with our army?"

"At that time, we will take the Central Plains first, then go to Jingzhou, then recuperate and train the navy. In less than a few years, Jiangdong can fight in one battle!"

Xi Zhicai's idea was very clear, he divided the world into three parts, and then used Jingzhou as a buffer point to unite Jiangdong and attack the Central Plains, and then drove Jiangdong out of the country, occupying the Central Plains and then unifying the world!

"What do you think?" Ye Zhao smiled and looked at everyone. Xi Zhicai made Ye Zhao's future path plan very clear. Although it may not be as smooth as Xi Zhicai said. For example, Bingzhou and Jingzhou are two variables, but there is no problem in the general direction. The next step is to work hard to develop in this direction.

If he sent troops to Jingzhou, it would not only mean that he would lose the best time to take over Guanzhong, but also to assimilate Jingzhou would also take a lot of time. At that time, the only way Ye Zhao could choose was to rely on Jingzhou, Shuzhong, capture Jiangdong, and then fight with the overlord of the Central Plains North and South.

Not only is it more energy-intensive, but it also has little chance of winning, which is far less easy than winning Guanzhong easily.

"We have no objection!" The generals stood up and bowed.
Chapter completed!