Chapter 176

Therefore, while speaking, observing the other party's reaction and as a correct analysis, is the key to lobbying. Don't be afraid that the opponent will not respond, but that the opponent will not speak! Because the opponent does not speak, you will not have an excuse to say it next! And this Cao Cao is obviously the master of this. Zhou Yu swallowed a mouthful of saliva in secret, worried in his heart: Cao Cao is indeed powerful, he has no reaction at all, which allows me to see the truth and make a statement.

However, Zhou Yu's wisdom was not given in vain. He immediately continued: "The Prime Minister wants to do something. Opening up the land and recruiting people is the only way. Now, the north of the Prime Minister is owned by His Royal Highness King of Jin, and with the power of the Prime Minister, it is impossible to seize it. The west of the Prime Minister is under Yongxiang is the territory of Dong Zhuo's old subordinates. Although there are war horses there, there have been wars there for a long time. Moreover, when Dong Zhuo was there, he was entrusted with heavy taxes and the people were living in poverty, resulting in the people's migration and the population was scarce. His materials were even poorer. Not only was it difficult to improve his strength, but Thor had to allocate money and grain from his current territory! Instead, it would be a drag! Therefore, the Prime Minister could only go south. When the Prime Minister went south, he could only join forces with our Sun family to advance. This would be safe and worry-free."

Speaking of this, Zhou Yu secretly looked at Cao Cao. Cao Cao was still staring at him calmly. Zhou Yu was even more worried. Zhou Yu thought carefully and felt that he had said nothing wrong just now, and Cao Cao was still silent. That could only be said that what he said just now was already in Cao Cao's planning. It is entirely possible that the plan he had planned before was also the plan Cao Cao was preparing to implement. Cao Cao was also preparing to send troops to attack Yuan Shu, so Cao Cao would not argue with his words. It seems that if Cao Cao didn't give him some strong medicine today, Cao Cao would not pay attention to him.

Zhou Yu gritted his teeth and said ruthlessly: "If the Prime Minister does not join forces with my family, then the Prime Minister will go south alone. Although Yuan Shu in Huainan will definitely be eaten by the Prime Minister. However, the Prime Minister will also defend Liu Bin in the north and Dong Zhuo's old subordinates in the west. But I don't know how many troops and horses can be held in the local area after the Prime Minister swallowed Yuan Shu? It should be noted that although Yuan Shu was incompetent, there were still 200,000 or 300,000 troops. And Runan and Shouchun were also strong. Without several times the loss of troops and horses, it would be very difficult to take them down. After the Prime Minister swallowed Yuan Shu, Liu Yao from Jiangnan claimed to be a relative of the Han Dynasty and would definitely not let the Prime Minister grow stronger. He ignored it. I wonder if the remaining troops and horses left after the Lord Chengxiang swallowed Yuan Shu, can resist Liu Yao's invasion?"

After hearing this, Cao Cao pondered for a moment and said, "Dong Zhuo's old subordinates and Liu Yao are not afraid! Dong Zhuo's old subordinates are defeated soldiers and are in panic all day long! Since Liu Yao claims to be a relative of the Han Dynasty, he naturally has to abide by the will of the court! Moreover, as far as I know, your Sun family is also a mortal enemy. With the strength of your Sun family, it seems that there is no need to wait for me to take action." Cao Cao finally spoke. However, Cao Cao did not show any concern about Dong Zhuo's old subordinates, and Liu Yao would send troops without respect for the court. Instead, he awakened Zhou Yu and Liu Yao was dealing with the Sun family.

But that's enough to relieve Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu said in his heart: You finally speak. As long as you are willing to answer, it will be easy. This shows that you are still a little guilty about it. Zhou Yu said calmly: "Prime Minister, then Liu Yao is my mortal enemy. However, in today's chaotic times, we must watch over each other and help each other to have a place to establish ourselves. If a large army is in a turbulent state, there is no hope of survival. We should work together to resist the enemy and then divide life and death. I wonder if the Prime Minister agrees?"

Cao Cao's heart skipped a beat: Zhou Yu is so powerful. In order to survive, he is willing to join hands with his mortal enemy. He is really a character. However, Cao Cao still said tentatively: "Although General Zhou said this, your elders may not have the intention. What's going on is unpredictable."

"Master Prime Minister. After the enemy dies, I will die. There is no chance of life. How can I fight for life and death like joining hands with the enemy to fight against the enemy? At least there is a chance of life and death. If the Prime Minister does not leave a way out for my family, why should my family make wedding clothes for others? Besides, my lord is now at Yuan Shu. As long as Yuan Shu poses as a military force for my family, Liu Yao will never dare to act rashly. As long as my three families stop the troops and join forces to resist the enemy,

The Prime Minister had no chance to take advantage of it. However, in this way, the time was gone and the King of Jin in Hebei was only for nothing to grow stronger. Haha, if King of Jin really unifies the world, our Sun family would not be able to continue to survive! My first lord of the Sun family had made a marriage agreement with King of Jin! If King of Jin really unifies the world, then our Sun family would still be a royal relative!" Zhou Yu said calmly.

"Well. In this way, it makes sense. But I don't know what good things are for me to join forces with you? What is your Sun family's sincerity?" Cao Cao also knew that it would be useless to go around Zhou Yu. Moreover, Zhou Yu said everything in actual situations and things that cannot be chosen. It would be better to be a little real and share some benefits with each other.

"Prime Minister, my lord ordered me to come here with his younger brother to congratulate the emperor. This is enough to show my sincerity. As long as the Prime Minister forms an alliance with my family and my family forms an alliance with Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu will have no worries, and my family will use great traction to attack Liu Liu Yao with all his might. As long as all Yuan Shu's troops are dispatched and entangled with Liu Yao's troops, the Prime Minister can easily recover Huainan. Our Sun family can also seize Jiangnan. In this way, wouldn't everyone be happy?" Zhou Yu said without hesitation.

"Well! That's not bad. But I'm accused of betraying the alliance. As the current Han prime minister, I am the example of the world, how can I have such a stain?" Cao Cao pretended to be unhappy and wanted to add more chips. "What does the Prime Minister have to form an alliance with my family? What does it have to do with Yuan Shu? How did this come about betraying the alliance?" Zhou Yu said with a smile.

It was cruel enough. Cao Cao secretly praised in his heart: They all wanted to come up with this method of confusing people. It was really good. However, what Zhou Yu said was indeed correct. He formed an alliance with the Sun family and did not have anything to do with Yuan Shu. Even if the Sun family had an agreement to help Yuan Shu, as long as he was quick to move, he would destroy Yuan Shu before Yuan Shu contacted the Sun family. The Sun family would not betray the alliance. Besides, I don’t know how the Sun family said that to Yuan Shu!

Cao Cao was admiring, and looked at Zhou Yu again. The more he looked, the more he felt that Zhou Yu was energetic, erect and extremely witty. He really loved to watch. Cao Cao's love for talent began to beat again. But Cao Cao's gaze really made Zhou Yu look so hard that he was so angry. I wonder what Cao Cao was thinking. Did he say something wrong? "General Zhou, since you came to congratulate the emperor on your order, then your lord is also a Han minister. You are even more a minister of the Han Dynasty. Why not stay with me? I would like to recruit you as your son-in-law and protect you in the court. The future is bright." Cao Cao finally looked at Zhou Yu and said with a smile.

Zhou Yu's heart was relieved and knew that Cao Cao did not have any opinions on the alliance, but wanted to win over himself. Zhou Yu said righteously: "The Prime Minister is kind. He is willing to accept it. He is just taking the order and dare not let my lord down. The Prime Minister loves his daughter, and he is a small official, so he dare not be able to swear!"

Cao Cao was disappointed and felt a little angry. However, Cao Cao would not break the plan of going south for this trivial matter. Cao Cao immediately smiled bitterly and said, "If General Zhou doesn't want to do this, it will not be mentioned. However, I see that Sun Kuang is young and has a good talent. I want to match the daughter of a clan. I wonder what General Zhou wants to do?" Zhou Yu was not very disgusted with Cao Cao's desire to marry Sun Kuang. After all, Sun Kuang came here to take on the role of the host. Cao Cao promised it to strengthen the relationship between the alliance. This was not harmful, but could protect Sun Kuang's safety even more. Therefore, Zhou Yu did not refuse and agreed to the matter. He signed an alliance with Cao Cao, and then said goodbye to Cao Cao.

After leaving Xuchang, Zhou Yu did not go back to Jiangdong directly to meet with Sun Ce! His plan was more than that! He detoured to Wancheng and found Zhang Xiu here! After Zhang Xiu and Zhang Ji occupied Wancheng, they had never experienced any war! So Zhang Xiu's troops are now strong! They used to interact with Dong Zhuo! The strategic position of Wancheng is very important! Later, Zhang Ji passed away, and Wancheng fell completely into Zhang Xiu's hands! Zhou Yu saw Zhang Xiu and said directly: "General Zhang, now the world is the ***, and the princes are fighting each other! What do you think is the reason for this?" Zhang Xiu was stunned for a moment, not understanding what Zhou Yu meant! But he said: "My Wancheng City is strong and thick, and my subordinates are also brave and good at fighting! That's why I can live in one side!"

Zhou Yu smiled after hearing this, shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it's not the case! Wancheng is indeed a strong city and thick walls! General Zhang's troops are indeed brave and good at fighting! But this is not the real reason! The reason why General Zhang could occupy Wancheng before was not worried about the princes' conquest was mainly because the general was born in the Western Liang Army! General Zhang occupied Wancheng and could support Dong Zhuo's army. The princes in the world were worried about Dong Zhuo's military, so they dared not fight with General Zhang! But now Dong Zhuo is dead, and his old subordinates cannot protect themselves, so how can they be the general's backing?"

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