Xin Pi glanced at the letter but did not answer it. "Since it was a private message from Guo Fengxiao to you, I won't read it anymore. Who knows if you have any secrets that you can't tell."

Zhou Yu and Xun You couldn't help laughing and burst into laughter. Xin Pi also laughed. The three of them laughed a little, the atmosphere was a little relaxed, but they were somewhat helpless and sad. No matter how Sun Ce trusted Zhou Yu at the beginning, whether he still trusted Zhou Yu now, as the situation changed, the brotherly feelings would eventually give way to the title of monarch and minister. He did not doubt Zhou Yu, and Guo Jia would also remind him to guard against Zhou Yu.

They didn't blame Guo Jia. If they were them, they would do this, and any qualified adviser would do this. Trust has a premise. Trust without premise is a crisis, such as Zheng Zhuang Gong's "trust" to Gong Shuduan. They knew this when the news that Sun Ce appointed Lu Su rather than Huang Zhong to guard Luoyang came to Nanjun.

"By the way, General, Gongda, do you know the story of this White Horse Pavilion?" Xinpi said enthusiastically, changing the subject.

"What's the story of Baima Pavilion?"

"There is a cave north of the Baima Pavilion. The locals call it the Horse Piercing Cave. It is said that it is unfathomable. There was a white horse entering and missing. Later, someone found this white horse in Hanzhong and followed the horse to find a cave, which was also unfathomable. They drove the white horse into the cave, and the white horse returned here."

"Is there such a thing?" Zhou Yu and Xun You said in unison.

"I just heard what Ting's father said, whether it is true or false, I don't know. If you want to confirm, you can only send someone to explore the cave. I wonder if Gongda is interested?"

Xun You smiled and said, "The words in the countryside are not worthy of relying on, and they can be used as a matter of information. How can we take it seriously? It only consumes manpower and material resources."

Zhou Yu also said: "That's true. Speaking of which, I heard Mr. Zigang tell a similar story. Do you know that Guangling City is located on a hill?"

"The sea near Guangling, the terrain is humid, and it is normal to set up a city on the earthen hill. Is it because there is something magical about this earthen hill?"

"That's right, this earthen hill is called Shugang, so old legend says that there was originally a hole under Shugang, which leads directly to Chengdu..."

Xun You, Xinpi couldn't help laughing and laughed in unison. Xinpi slapped the table and said, "I have heard that the people of Jianghuai are so rude, but I didn't expect that even a famous scholar like Mr. Zigang would not be exempted from the vulgarity. After returning to Nanyang, I would go and ask what happened. If this is true, it would be easier. Send an elite force to set off from Guangling and attack Chengdu, capture Cao Mengde from his sleep, and Yizhou is within his control, so that my brothers will be enemies."

Xun You said: "Yes, after taking the fertile land of Yizhou, the court had no hope. Although there were horses in You and Liang, there was no food and tax, so it was difficult to achieve great things. He could only bow down and accept his fate. However, Yizhou took the horses in Liangzhou in the west and Jingyang boats in the east, and it could attack and defend, and it was a land of defense."

"Can the court accomplish great things in Yizhou?" Zhou Yu said slowly: "Gongda, George, Qin can resist the six countries with Guanzhong because Qin is strong and the six countries are different. He failed to hit Qin several times. The situation is the opposite. Guanzhong is weak and Guandong is one, and Gu and Liang have their own thoughts. General Sun has the power of the people. Once he knocks on the gate, Guanzhong is about to collapse and can only go out to the frontier and survive among the barbarians. As for Yizhou, Cao Cao was in a position to defend himself. Once he goes down, he may not see Chengdu again in this life. Yuan Shao fought with the general in Henan, but he refused to send a single army, so he only sent Wu Yi to test it. It can be seen that he is still a smart person and does not act like hitting stones with eggs."

Zhou Yu lit up the case. "This time I met the general, I wanted to ask for a battle to attack Shu. You two should plan for me and see how to defeat the enemy and win."

Xun You and Xinpi exchanged a look, understood it, and bowed to accept the order. "Hey."

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Chengdu.

Cao Cao walked back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his back. The weather was stuffy, and he only had a single Shu cloth dress on his upper body and a pair of pants on his lower body. He was barefoot and stomped on the mat. Although the square fan in his hand was whirring, sweat beads still poured out layer by layer, wetting his clothes and pants.

Xi Zhicai sat aside, staring at the official document on the desk in a daze, his face looking very ugly.

More than a month after the end of the Battle of Guandu, he finally received a relatively detailed combat report. The report came from Yuan Tan. He gathered civil and military officials to participate in the war to review the war, and finally compiled a war record and sent someone to copy one to Chengdu.

This is both Yuan Tan's kindness and a warning. Yuan Shao was defeated, and Yuan Tan was certainly not Sun Ce's opponent, but once Jizhou fell into Sun Ce, Cao Cao in Yizhou would not be able to survive alone. When Yuan Shao fought with Sun Ce, Cao Cao remained silent, and seemed to have escaped, but his pressure did not ease, but became even greater.

Sun Ce stabilized Yuzhou and would likely enter Yizhou next. Xi Zhicai has received news that Zhou Yu inspected the Three Gorges many times, and Zhou Yu's scouts appeared near Yufu and Qunin. There were also more scholars from You, including many detailed works. It can be seen that Zhou Yu is deploying a battle against Yizhou, and the war may break out at any time.

Sun Ce fought with Yuan Shao. Except for Huang Zhong's 10,000 people, he basically did not use Nanyang's manpower and material resources, and it was obviously just to prepare for the capture of Yizhou. Cao Cao knew this, but he thought that Yuan Shao was strong and had a sharp offensive, which would definitely force Sun Ce to transfer Jingzhou troops to reinforce. He deliberately stopped moving and only asked Wu Yi to test in Hanzhong, hoping that Sun Ce would relax his vigilance against Yizhou and transfer the main force to the battlefield in Yuzhou.

No one expected that Yuan Shao was so stupid. Not only was he defeated, but he was also so shameless. Sun Ce defeated him without mobilizing the main force in Jingzhou. Cao Cao had always been unable to understand why Yuan Shao was defeated. Now that he saw this report, he knew the whole story.

"Yuan Benchu ​​died as if he had died." Cao Cao stopped and cursed again. "Shen Zhengnan died, and Guo Gong should have killed him." He paused and cursed again: "Huang Ziyan has only a false reputation and is useless, and he deserves to be a broken name. If he had known that they were so useless, why would I have to escape to Chang'an?"

Xi Zhicai said slowly: "Can you stay in Yanzhou be better than Zi Xiu?"

Cao Cao turned his head and looked at Xi Zhicai and laughed dryly. "Zhicai, I'm not as good as my son when you say that? Well, okay, I won't argue with you. Anyway, I'm all in Yizhou, so it's useless to argue. Hey, would it be dangerous for Zixiu to be caught between them? If it really doesn't work, let him come to Yizhou. It's better for us father and son to reunite and fight side by side than to be enemies."

"There should be no problem for the time being, and it will be difficult to say in the future." Xi Zhicai stroked his sparse beard and pondered. "Zi Xiu can come to Yanzhou, but Chen Gong and others may not be willing to come. The hometown is difficult to leave. If it is not a last resort, who is willing to leave his hometown. Sun Ce is an enemy of the aristocratic family, and the aristocratic family in Yanzhou may not be willing to cooperate with him. Yuan Tan is busy with internal affairs in Jizhou, and he dare not confront Sun Ce for the time being, nor will he accept Yanzhou. The two evils are in power. The Yanzhou family still has a higher possibility of supporting Zi Xiu. Although it is difficult to achieve something between Sun Yuan, it is always good to persist for a day."

"Yes, Sun Celixiong, Yuan Tan's power, Zixiu is tempted by others, and it is no different to snatching food from a tiger's mouth. It's not easy for him to do this." Cao Cao showed unconcealed pride on his face, and he patted his round belly and said, "I feel so relieved with this kind of good guy."
Chapter completed!