Yuan Tan's expression changed and he sighed for a long time: "Is there really no other way?"

"Lord." Xin Ping bowed to the ground and said, "This is the last chance. Even if the lord gives surrender in the city, he may not have any good results."

"Forget it." Yuan Tanhaoran sighed, "Xinpi."

Xinbi bowed quickly and said, "I am here."

Yuan Tan raised his hand and said, "It's better you go to Xingyang."

"Receive the order."

Xin Pi bowed to Yuan Tan and took the order away. He watched Xin Pi disappear outside the hall. Yuan Tan's straight body suddenly collapsed like a dispersed body. He fell on the table. Xin Ping, who was on the side, shook his head, sighed, and turned around and quietly left the hall.

Dongjun, Zhou Yu's central army tent.

Zhou Yu pointed to the generals with a finger map and said to the generals: "Before the dry season comes, the Yellow River will still be the natural barrier for our army to block the Iron Cavalry from Mobei to the south!"

Lu Meng said: "Only 100,000 Iron Cavalry in the North of Mo, plus more than 100,000 Hebei surrendered troops, hundreds of thousands of war horses, and a large amount of food and supplies. To safely transport such a large number of personnel and materials to the south bank of the Yellow River, a huge fleet of ships will inevitably be needed for long-term round-trip transportation, which gives our army an opportunity to take advantage of it."

Zhou Yu reached out and took a deep look on the map, saying, "Baima Port and Yanjin Port are the closest to the Central Plains from these two ports to the south, and are the largest ports on both sides of the Yellow River. As long as nothing unexpected happens, the butcher of horse will definitely choose to cross the Yellow River from these two ports south. Therefore, before the dry season comes, our army must guard these two ports!"

"White Horse, Yanjin is of great importance and cannot be misunderstood." Zhou Yu said this and looked around the generals and said, "Who dares to defend?"

"I'm willing to go!"

"I'm willing to go!"

As Zhou Yu finished speaking, Quan Cong and He Qi left the list at the same time.

"Yeah." Zhou Yu nodded, "The horse butcher, Mobei Iron Cavalry, is about to attack. The Grand Governor, believes that Yuan Shang has no intention of defending. The two generals can start three thousand elite troops to go out overnight. With the cooperation of the navy, they can seize the Baima and Yanjin Port."

"The last general will receive the order!"

Quan Cong and He Qi agreed with the promise and took the order and left.

Zhou Yu said again: "Jiang Qin obeys the order."

Jiang Qin flashed out of the line and shouted, "The last one will be there."

Zhou Yu said: "Lead the navy to cooperate with Quan Cong and He Qi to seize the Baima and Yanjin Port, and then search for all the fishing villages, ports and ports on both sides of the Yellow River, and burn all the ships!"

"Affect the order."

Jiang Qin also took the order and left.

Watching Quan Cong, He Qi and Jiang Qin's three generals leave, Zhou Yu's expression turned solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "Even if the weather is beautiful, the dry season of the Yellow River will be postponed or even disappeared. Quan Cong and He Qi can only stick to the end of the year for the longest time! However, after the end of the year to June next year, the plum rain season will come, and there are still six months between this."

"I believe everyone knows the materials and city defense facilities stored in Shouchun City. Faced with the endless fierce attacks of hundreds of thousands of Liang troops, they can only last for two months at most. In other words, before April, the Xiliang army of Ma Butcher must not be allowed to attack the city of Shouchun. Therefore, our army must build a second line of defense between the Yellow River and Shouchun."

Xu Shu said: "It should be pointed out that in the situation where the Iron Cavalry in the Mobei attacked the White Horse and Yanjin was unfavorable, the horse butcher may make Gao Shun and Xu Huang advance to the Central Plains in advance. Yuan Tan of Chenliu is likely to surrender without fighting. Our army does not have to expect Yuan Tan's remnant general to resist the attack of the Xiliang army."

Lu Meng frowned and said, "In other words, the second line of defense is likely to be attacked by the Xiliang army before the first line of defense. Moreover, the second line of defense is not like the first line of defense that can be relied on. What is particularly serious is that our army's troops are at an absolute disadvantage. If we divide the troops to guard and set up defenses everywhere, in fact, there is no defense everywhere. As long as the Liang army breaks through any point, our entire line of defense will collapse completely."

"Well, Ziming's analysis is very reasonable." Zhou Yu said, "The Central Plains is vast, with many cities, and our army has limited military strength. It is absolutely impossible to set up defenses everywhere! Therefore, our army can only choose a few dangerous passes as the focus of defense. Among them, Qingniu Pass and Yingshang are dangerous. If the Huai River is added, a solid barrier can be built north of Shouchun."

"Ah?" Taishici shouted, "Retreat from the south bank of the Yellow River to Qingniuai and Ying? Isn't that going to hand over the entire Central Plains to the Ma Butcher?"

"Yes, I finally conquered the Central Plains, so I must not give it up in vain!" veteran Huang Gai also shouted, "And without the protection of the Central Plains, Xuzhou's flanks were completely exposed to the Liang army's troops. If the butcher of the horse division of troops to attack Xuzhou, Xuzhou would probably be lost! In this way, wouldn't the results of the Northern Expedition be wasted?"

"It is said that it is not wise to defend, but abandoning the Central Plains is a last resort." Zhou Yu turned around and continued, "Of course, all this concession comes at a price. As long as our army can defeat the Ma Butcher at Shouchun City, it can turn the situation around in one fell swoop and recapture the Central Plains and Xuzhou! But..."

Huang Gai said anxiously: "But how?"
Chapter completed!