Three Kingdoms: Cao Cao is stunned when he reveals his time-traveling identity.

Chapter 154 With Jingming, that's enough.

Before Su Chen could answer.

Suddenly, footsteps sounded outside the door.

"I have met with Minister Sikong."

Immediately afterwards, a familiar voice came over.

Standing outside the door was none other than Guo Jia.

"Hahaha, Fengxiao has arrived just in time!"

Cao Cao immediately burst into laughter and said, "Jingming and I were just discussing what happened after Yuan Shao."

What's your opinion on this matter?

Upon seeing this, Guo Jia was taken aback for a moment before saying, "I believe that a battle between our army and Yuan's army is inevitable."

"Moreover, this battle will probably break out soon."

Upon hearing this, Cao Cao was slightly taken aback: "Oh? Why do you say that?"

"Could it be related to the capture of Yan Shiwen Chou?"

Guo Jia shook his head and said, "That's not the case."

"Whether Yan Liang and Wen Chou are captured or not."

"After our army wipes out Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao will not tolerate our army."

"At this time, Yuan's army was several times stronger than ours."

"It is not difficult to annihilate our army."

Hearing this, Cao Cao was not surprised.

After capturing Runan and killing Yuan Shu,

The first thing he did was to rush back to Xuchang.

What I feared most was that Yuan Shao would launch an attack.

"What Brother Fengxiao said is true."

"However, our army still has at least six months to a year."

Just then, Su Chen spoke up.

"Oh? Why?"

Guo Jia immediately became interested.

Su Chen spoke up: "If Yuan Shao wants to attack Yanzhou..."

"We must break free from the shackles of both hands."

"That is, Ma Teng and Gongsun Zan."

"It's impossible to wipe them out in a year."

"But if it's just suppression, it could be completed in as little as six months."

"At that time, he will have ample time to deal with Yanzhou."

Upon hearing this, Guo Jia's expression immediately became extremely solemn: "But—even if we have this much time..."

"How should our army confront Yuan's army?"

Guo Jia knew all too well how much more numerous Yuan Shao's troops were than Cao Cao's.

These issues can be mitigated through tactics.

But Yuan Shao's strategists were no pushovers either.

Fighting against overwhelming odds has always been a challenge.

"Don't worry, Master Sikong."

"It is not difficult for our army to defeat Yuan's army."

"Yuan Shao was an arrogant and conceited man."

"Compared to Yuan Shu, he has more brains and more capable subordinates."

"However, his biggest problem is that he is arrogant and disrespectful to others."

Su Chen calmly replied, "This very flaw will inevitably become the key to our army's victory in the future."

"Yuan Shao never regarded our army as a real enemy from beginning to end."

He didn't even take Ma Teng and Gongsun Zan seriously.

"In his eyes, the only person who could be considered an enemy was probably Liu Yan, who controlled a region."

"And there's Liu Biao, who controls Jingzhou."

Guo Jia gave a wry smile and said, "That's true."

"But—Jingming, how could your previous battles not have put Yuan Shao on his guard?"

"If you go to confront them, Yuan Shao will surely take you seriously."

Prior to this, Guo Jia had no such concerns.

But now, it's clear that we can't think differently.

Su Chen's two battles nearly caused Yuan Shao to lose two of his top generals.

The morale of the troops was also severely damaged.

If Su Chen were to appear before him now, he would certainly not let his guard down.

"Therefore, I will not go to the front lines."

"During this period, we continued to train the soldiers using the same methods we used to train new recruits."

"The newly acquired land of Runan will be a great opportunity for us to expand our recruitment."

"From now on, we should amass troops and, within six months, be able to put our forces to a standstill against Yuan's army."

This wasn't actually Su Chen being confident.

After all, training methods from later generations were simply a game-changer in ancient times.

This seemingly simple operation actually greatly enhanced the overall quality of Cao Cao's soldiers.

As long as there are more and more new recruits like this.

Then, whether facing Yuan Shao or others, they can achieve twice the result with half the effort.

"Not going to the front lines?"

"That----"

Guo Jia hesitated for a moment.

Cao Cao, who was standing to the side, also frowned slightly.

In their eyes, Su Chen was an absolute talent.

If a war were to truly break out with Yuan Shao, Su Chen would be an indispensable part of it.

His absence would obviously greatly reduce his chances of winning.

"Just say I've been transferred elsewhere."

"Sikong, now you should understand why I didn't want to take credit, right?"

Su Chen shrugged and said nonchalantly.

Upon hearing this, Cao Cao was taken aback: "So that's how it is!"

"Jingming, have you already thought that far ahead?!"

Even Cao Cao was extremely shocked to hear this.

Was Su Chen already making preparations to deal with Yuan Shao back when he was rewarding those who had contributed to the victory?!

Now, his gaze towards Su Chen held an added element of shock.

"Just release the message that I didn't receive the reward I deserve."

"I won't say any more. It shouldn't be a problem to lull Yuan Shao into a false sense of security."

Su Chen smiled and said, "But this way, Sikong will have to make do a little."

Cao Cao was taken aback: "What grievance do you have?"

Su Chen chuckled: "Once this news comes out, I'm afraid many people will say that Sikong is nepotistic and can't distinguish right from wrong."

"This could negatively impact Sikong's ability to recruit talent in the future."

Upon hearing this, Cao Cao chuckled and said, "It's only been half a year."

"With Jingming, that's enough!"

Su Chen was immediately dumbfounded: "Sikong, I'm really not as awesome as you say."

"I'm just an ordinary person, I can't compare to Brother Fengxiao."

Upon hearing this, Cao Cao and Guo Jia were both stunned.

Although I know Su Chen was being modest.

But—why does that sound so strange?

"Jingming, cough cough—"

"What does 'awesome' mean?"

The studious Guo Jia was unwilling to miss any opportunity to learn the strange language from Su Chen.

Su Chen coughed lightly and said, "It means—very powerful."

"To express admiration."

Before Su Chen transmigrated, he never dreamed that he would need annotations when speaking to people from ancient times.

This can be considered revenge for having to read one annotation after another when memorizing classical Chinese texts.

"I see----"

Guo Jia said thoughtfully.

"Therefore, Brother Fengxiao, you don't need to consider anything else."

"You're a key player in this battle."

"You only need to follow your own path and find a way to defeat the enemy."

"I'll provide you with excellent support."

Su Chen looked at Guo Jia with a sincere expression.

Su Chen didn't think his mind could compare to Guo Jia's.

Guo Jia was, after all, a man who could truly defeat Yuan Shao's army.

Although he could use a surprise attack to dampen the morale of Yuan's army.

But once Yuan Shao became familiar with the situation, things became uncertain.

With such a useful cheat like Guo Jia, how can we just leave it unused?

"Jingming, you're being far too modest."

"In that case, how shall I introduce you to Madam?"

Cao Cao smiled helplessly.