Chapter 168 Fengyi, let’s start from the beginning!

In the main hall of the opera house, Xi Yu glanced at Cao Cao faintly but said nothing.

At this time, Xun Yu next to him smiled.

"Fengyi, the autumn harvest is around the corner. Sikong and I would like to ask you what you think about the aftermath of the harvest!"

Xun Yu took the initiative to speak, but Cao Cao was not in a hurry.

Xi Yu raised his eyebrows lightly.

What do you think after the harvest?

It only took him a moment to understand that Lao Cao was planning to raise an army again!

However, it's almost time now.

"I think you have already made a decision, and Yu would like to hear your opinions!"

Xi Yu was not in a hurry to express his thoughts.

It is certainly feasible to use troops, but where to use them is another question.

In Xi Yu's opinion, after Sun Ce and others handed over the imperial seal to Yuan Shu, it wouldn't be long before the other party would inevitably have the idea of ​​proclaiming himself emperor.

At that time, attacking Yuan Shu will naturally be recognized by the world.

However, he knew this in his heart, but he thought that Cao Cao, Xun Yu and others probably didn't know about it.

They planned to raise troops at this time, but Xi Yu also wanted to know what the goals were in Xun Yu and Cao Cao's eyes.

Hearing what Xi Yu said, Xun You beside him thought for a while and then explained.

"Si Nong, after the autumn harvest, our army has plenty of food and grass, and Sili Guanzhong is an important town. We have discussed with Sikong that we will march westward again this time, and when we gather the Sili area, we will also attack Hanoi!"

After Xun You finished speaking, Cao Cao next to him nodded.

"That Hanoi was flamboyant and disrespectful to the imperial court. The previous period even blocked the imperial court's westward advance. This time I intend to recruit the king's army and wipe out the Hanoi area in one fell swoop!"

To show off?

Xi Yu was a little surprised. He never thought that the result of everyone's discussion would be to attack Sili and capture the Hanoi area at the same time.

Speaking of which, if there was nothing about Yuan Shu.

Attacking Hanoi is a good choice.

Nowadays, in the entire north, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are the most powerful, and Sili, Hanoi and other areas belong to the buffer zone on the west side between them.

After all, Yanzhou and Jizhou are neighbors, although they are allies this time.

But everyone with a discerning eye knows that sooner or later there will be a war between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao.

Once Cao Cao captured Sili, the Hanoi area would naturally further expand his power.

On the other hand, if Yuan Shao takes Bingzhou, the two areas will be completely connected.

At that time, the two powers will be almost equal to each other.

At this time, Lao Cao chose to march westward and capture Sili and Hanoi, which was a normal choice.

However, after the autumn harvest, I think there will be movement on Yuan Shu's side.

If Cao Cao wanted to go west and north, it would be difficult for him to go south, and he would not be able to attack Zhang Yang at that time.

At that time, it can only be said that all the efforts have been in vain!

After thinking about it, Xi Yu gave a kind reminder.

"If we want to go west and attack Hanoi by the way, I think it would be better for my brother to wait a little longer!"

"Wait a minute?"

Cao Cao was a little puzzled.

Xi Yu didn't hide anything at all. He got up and walked to the place where the map of the Hanzhou territory was hung not far from the main hall.

"If you ask my opinion, brother, I think we can prepare to attack Yuan Shu after the autumn harvest!"

Xi Yu casually pointed to the location of Huainan in the region, without explanation, just a suggestion.

Hearing this, Cao Cao was a little stunned.

Beat Yuan Shu?

To be honest, in Cao Cao's eyes, Yuan Shu was nothing at all. He had chased him all the way to Yangzhou, and now he occupied Huainan.

However, it does not pose much of a threat to him.

The biggest threat now is Yuan Shao in the north.

If he didn't hurry up and capture the important towns in Sili at this time, he would wait until Yuan Shao occupied Bingzhou, turned around and annexed Hanoi, and then marched into Yanzhou.

The entire Yanzhou is probably under Yuan Shao's military strength.

If Yuan Shao were to send a large army out of Hanoi and head straight to Xuchang, things would probably be even worse.

Now that Yuan Shao has not captured Lu Bu, it is the best decision to capture the important towns of Sili and the Hanoi area first.

Yuan Shu, after all, can take care of things at any time.

Xi Yu proposed to fight Yuan Shu, but even Xun You and Xun Yu beside him were a little confused.

According to the current world situation, heading westward is naturally the best choice.

It is okay to choose to fight Yuan Shu, but Liu Biao of Jingzhou beside him cannot let it go.

At that time, Cao Jun will not only face the entire Yuan Shu's army, but the entire southern border!

Both Xun's uncle and nephew were a little puzzled. At this time, they looked at Xi Yu as if he wanted an explanation.

But Xiyu didn't explain anything.

When word comes out that Yuan Shu wants to proclaim himself emperor, these people will understand.

There is nothing wrong with marching westward.

There's just something wrong with the timing!

Xi Yu just didn't want Lao Cao to waste all his efforts leading the army around in vain!

Seeing that Xi Yu didn't explain anything, Cao Cao didn't ask any more questions, but the expectations in his heart couldn't help but diminish a bit.

A few people chatted in the main hall for a while, and then talked about Xuchang School matters.

Cao Cao took the initiative to take Xun You and Xun Yu out of the theater.

Before leaving, Xun Yu could not help but slow down a few steps. When Cao Cao and Xun You were far away, Xun Yu glanced at Xi Yu.

"Fengyi, what do you mean by your proposal to attack Yuan Shu this time?"

Regarding this matter, Xun Yu still couldn't figure it out. He didn't believe that Xi Yu couldn't see clearly the current situation.

Occupying the Sili area is the best choice now.

However, Xi Yu suggested to fight Yuan Shu, which made Xun Yu unable to figure it out.

"Wen Ruo, if I told you that Yuan Shu was going to do something that would make everyone in the world angry, would you believe it?"

"Um?"

"You mean, we will also choose to attack Yuan Shu?"

With just one word, Xun Yu reacted instantly. Since Xi Yu could say this, then it would definitely happen.

What is it?

Xun Yu didn't expect it, or in other words, he didn't think about it in a certain direction at all.

Since Xi Yu said this, Xun Yu didn't ask any more questions. He just smiled and turned around and chased after Cao Cao and others.

…

Just after the beginning of autumn in August, the temperature in various parts of Han Dynasty began to drop significantly.

Compared with the south, the temperature drops more obviously after the beginning of autumn in the north.

at the same time.

In the palace of Yang Biao, the fourth generation and the third prince, the voices of Dong Cheng and others in the entire court had become much quieter because of Cao Cao's victory over Zhang Xiu.

Now that Yang Biao is at home, Liu Xie intends to re-enable Yang Biao.

Even Dong Cheng and others were looking forward to Yang Biao's return to the court.

This trend has begun to quietly arise in recent days.

Naturally, such things cannot be hidden from Cao Cao. However, for Cao Cao now, whether Yang Biao returns to the court or not has no impact on him as before.

Even if Yang Biao returns to the court, Cao Cao still controls the direction of the entire court.

If it were not for the fear of the reputation of Yang Biao IV and Third Duke, killing him would be detrimental to his own reputation.

Cao Cao before would never let this person live under his nose.
To be continued...