"I think Cao Cao doesn't."

Zhuge Liang said: "It can be seen from Jibo's letter that Cao Cao already had the intention to win over the lord and Sun Quan. He hoped to win over the lord and Sun Quan to deal with the person in the north together."

"Besides, even if he comes to kill, will the lord not leave a backup plan to deal with him?"

Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "The lord has General Zhu, General Ji and other generals under his command. Why should we be afraid of Cao Cao's attack?"

Liu Bei nodded, and Zhuge Liang said that he was in his heart.

Yizhou is the top priority. If Yizhou cannot be captured, he will lose the qualification to compete with others in the future.

It is not an exaggeration to be the center of the world, but there is no danger to defend, and the strategic scope of the rear is not enough.

Once Xiangyang is brought down, Jiangling, Jiangxia and other places will not be able to stand it at all. At that time, they can only go to Guiyang, Lingling and other places to play with Wuxi barbarians. When it really reaches that point, he can only be regarded as a small prince and is not qualified to compete for the world.

"But Cao Cao actually wanted to send someone to reinforce Cao Ren and help Cao Ren deal with Zhang He. What's that?" Liu Bei said dissatisfied.

"Bie can recognize his position as King Wei, follow his horse's leader, or hand over Xinye and other cities and retreat to Xiangyang. But it does not mean that Bei is willing to follow him to deal with Liu Zhe immediately." Liu Bei was very dissatisfied with this.

Liu Bei knew Liu Zhe's strength, and while he was jealous, he also felt deeply afraid.

Without having to, he did not dare to provoke Liu Zhe, so as not to turn Liu Zhe's attention to him. He knew that he could not compare with Liu Zhe. If Liu Zhe really made up his mind to deal with him, he would be in trouble.

Therefore, Liu Bei also admitted that Cao Cao was the eldest brother, and could form an alliance with Cao Cao, or agree to join forces with Cao Cao, and deal with Liu Zhe in the future.

But that is in the future, and he doesn't want to face Liu Zhe now.

In Liu Bei's opinion, Liu Zhe was so scary that he didn't dare to provoke him.

"I didn't even give him a title to the king, so I wanted to drag Bei into the water. Do you really think Bei is a fool?" Liu Bei cursed, and at the same time greeted Cao Cao's family in his heart.

"Lord, don't you want to meet Liu Zhe?" Zhuge Liang asked.

"That's right."

Liu Bei said: "Although he doesn't want to admit it, his strength is far stronger than Bei. Bei doesn't want to offend him so quickly."

Everyone here is his confidant, so Liu Bei did not hide his fear and dissatisfaction with Liu Zhe.

"What if Cao Cao doesn't agree to support his lord to be king?" Jian Yong asked.

Liu Bei was silent, he was depressed.

"Damn it!"

Liu Bei gritted his teeth again and shouted angrily: "Cao Cao is too bullying."

"Is there no other way?" Liu Bei asked again.

No one from his subordinates made a statement.

Subconsciously, Liu Bei's eyes moved to Zhuge Liang again, hoping that Zhuge Liang would have a solution.

"Master."

Zhuge Liang said, "Hanzhong is now in control of Liu Zhe. If the lord seizes Yizhou, what will be done to Hanzhong in the future?"

Hanzhong is very important to Yizhou and is the gateway to Shu. Moreover, Hanzhong is located in the north and has a condescending momentum towards Yizhou.

Hanzhong was in the hands of Liu Zhe, and even if Liu Bei seized Yizhou, he would not be able to sleep peacefully.

Zhuge Liang was also worried about this problem.

If you seize Yizhou, you must seize Hanzhong unless you can tolerate this feeling of being threatened.

But to seize Hanzhong, you must offend Liu Zhe, and Liu Zhe will not give up Hanzhong easily. It can be foreseeable that in the future, Liu Bei will definitely face Liu Zhe and compete around Hanzhong.

This time, Liu Bei quickly understood the meaning of Zhuge Liang's words.

"Kong Ming, are you saying that since you want to be enemies with Liu Zhe in the future, why not be enemies with Liu Zhe now?" Liu Bei asked.

Now sending troops to help Cao Cao can please Cao Cao and let Cao Cao support him to be the king.

Faced with Liu Bei's question, Zhuge Liang did not answer immediately. He continued to speak, saying: "But if this is the case, Liu Zhe will be hostile to the lord. When the lord is planning to seize Yizhou, his subordinates may interfere."

The people present all looked serious.

If Liu Zhe interferes, it will definitely cause great obstacles to Liu Bei and may even fail.

This is not a joke. Liu Zhe's strength is there, and he occupies the advantage of Hanzhong. It is very easy to intervene.

Zhuge Liang stopped talking. He told the good and bad things about the matter and let Liu Bei make a decision.

Liu Bei also became serious and frowned.

This is a difficult problem. If you don’t operate well, you will get a question.

Now sending troops to reinforce Cao Cao can let Cao Cao support his title of king. At the same time, it will offend Liu Zhe, which will arouse Liu Zhe's hostility and will be very unfavorable for his march to Yizhou.

If you don’t send troops, you will offend Cao Cao, and you will not be able to be crowned as king without Cao Cao’s support. However, you can temporarily avoid intercourse with Liu Zhe and continue to keep a low profile in front of Liu Zhe.

But in the future, as long as he seizes Yizhou, he must have conflicts with Liu Zhe over the Hanzhong issue, and he will inevitably get Liu Zhe's hostility.

How to choose?
Chapter completed!