"A bold guess? You big monk, what in your head isn't outrageously audacious?"

Liu Wei smiled faintly, "Speak quickly, General Xue can't wait!"

Xue Rengui was also listening attentively.

After all, he had spent the whole night making preparations for a bloody battle with the Xianbei people, and he didn't want to have to start all over again because of a crisis in the rear.

Moreover, a surprise attack on the Xianbei people is to be launched tonight.

The strategist is keeping him in suspense again, putting him in a very passive position.

"Yes, strategist, we'd love to hear your insightful opinions!"

Liu Du scratched his head and looked extremely impatient.

He was impatient, yet deeply afraid of the strategist before him, who was as sharp as an eagle.

She was as docile as a kitten in front of Yao Guangxiao.

A monk who can perform physical exorcisms on people at the drop of a hat, using both literary and martial arts techniques, just ask yourself if you dare to mess with him.

"My lord, it seems that Dong Zhuo's and Ding Yuan's armies are at odds, and even in competition. Have you noticed this?"

Seeing the eager looks in their eyes, Yao Guangxiao slowly and methodically unraveled the mystery.

"His eyes are sharp; he was able to glean the whole picture from just two pieces of intelligence provided by the Imperial Guards. He's incredibly meticulous!"

As a later arrival, Liu Wei was certainly aware of the conflict between Dong Zhuo and Ding Yuan.

Dong Zhuo also used the Red Hare horse to bribe Ding Yuan's adopted son, Lü Bu, and that very night Lü Bu stabbed Ding Yuan and defected to Dong Zhuo.

However, this should have happened when Dong Zhuo entered the capital.

Ding Yuan is perfectly fine now, so this scene probably hasn't happened yet!

But now Yao Guangxiao can draw such a conclusion from the intelligence of two Jinyiwei. Could it be that he has also read Romance of the Three Kingdoms?

That shouldn't be happening!

The Romance of the Three Kingdoms was only published in the mid-to-late Ming Dynasty!

"Great monk, how did you figure that out?" Liu Wei asked curiously.

“These two armies came from different border passes in Bingzhou. If they were to cooperate, they should concentrate their forces to attack Dingxiang, then proceed cautiously, sit back and watch the tigers fight, and wait for an opportunity to strike us in the back.”

"Ding Yuan knew that the lord's main force had already entered Yunzhong, yet he still led his troops here."

"If I'm not mistaken, the assassination of Zhang Yi, the governor of Bingzhou, must have been due to a conflict between the two of them over the control of Bingzhou."

"Then, in order to quell the dissatisfaction of the two men, the court resorted to this drastic measure: to have each of them compete for a prefecture."

Yao Guangxiao had no idea that his guess was almost entirely correct. "My lord, this is merely my deduction!"

"However, we can soon verify whether it is correct."

He said confidently.

"Great monk, it feels like this idea came from you. How do you know so much about it?" Liu Wei was very surprised.

"Judging from their appointments, one was the Left General of the Army in Pingbei, and the other was the Prefect of Bingzhou. It is said that Dong Zhuo was supposed to be in charge of Ding Yuan."

"But that's not actually the case. Perhaps they are evenly matched, but they have different political backers."

"That's why they came up with the terrible idea of ​​each of them taking over a prefecture!"

As a seasoned veteran of the imperial court, he had to admit that Yao Guangxiao's deduction was undeniable.

"Hehe, in my humble opinion, the tricks of power struggles and the methods of smoothing things over in the imperial court are rather naive!" Yao Guangxiao said with a light and easy smile.

"Strategist, even if your prediction is correct, it doesn't change the fact that the imperial army is attacking us from two directions!"

"Then, strategist, we are about to engage in a major battle with the Xianbei. How should we deal with these two armies from Bingzhou?"

Even though Xue Rengui understood the reasons behind Yao Guangxiao's analysis, he still had to face these two armies in the end!

"General Xue, please calm down. You should continue to command your troops and fight the Xianbei as planned. Proceed according to the original plan."

"I can use my silver tongue to avert the crisis from these two imperial troops!"

Yao Guangxiao made a startling statement.

What!

Liu Wei immediately shook his head: "Great monk, you want to go and persuade those two? That won't do. Even if you are exceptionally skilled, going there would be like entering a dragon's den or a tiger's lair."

Yao Guangxiao was as precious as his most treasured possession; how could he easily let him risk his life?

"Moreover, they seem to already know that we are fighting a major battle with the Xianbei people, and they are definitely determined to win this time they come out of the pass."

"Prefect Zhang Xun still has five thousand elite troops, enough to hold out for one or two months without any problem!"

"Ding Yuan wants to plot against Yunzhong. Let him in, and I'll fight him and the Xianbei together!"

Liu Wei smiled coldly, "Isn't it just about building up an army?"

The cloud already has a population of 100,000, ready to be provided with templates and equipment at any time, arming them into a large army.

Ding Yuan only has ten or twenty thousand men; what is there to fear?

"My lord, it's not impossible to let him in and fight!"

"However, this humble monk is thinking a little further ahead for my lord. After defeating the Xianbei, what is your next step?"

Yao Guangxiao's intelligent triangular eyes gleamed.

"Build high walls and store plenty of grain!"

Liu Wei said without hesitation.

In his view, this was not the best time to march into the Central Plains and seize the throne.

If the Central Plains remain peaceful, and I lead my army into Luoyang, I will surely be condemned by the people of the world!

If we were to turn against each other, we would certainly become the target of everyone's criticism.

Although Zhu Di, the emperor of later generations, also marched from the border to the capital and seized the throne, he made thorough preparations beforehand and paid a huge price.

Moreover, under the banner of "purging the emperor's inner circle of corrupt officials," he launched numerous unsuccessful land attacks and finally bypassed the city by sea to capture Nanjing.

His path was fraught with hardship.

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