Chu Tian decided to keep Li Guang to recruit troops in Taishan County. Considering that Li Guang was not a resourceful general and had bad luck, Chu Tian left Du Ruhui, a military advisor he had just obtained, to assist Li Guang in defending the city.

Li Guang himself is a general of the bow system, and he is assisted by a strategist with an intelligence of over 90. As long as he does not take the initiative to leave the city, the defense of the city is quite stable.

"When a strong enemy comes to attack, all you need to do is clear the field. Any action must be approved by the military advisor."

Chu Tian warned Li Guang again and again.

Li Guang's luck was worse, and he was not very rigorous in running the army. Compared with Zhou Yafu, he was not as reassuring in his use.

Zhou Yafu had no military adviser, so Chu Tian dared to ask him to go to Dongping Kingdom to hold Cao Cao off.

Li Guang is not worthy of a military advisor, and he might be captured by Cao Cao.

Historically, Li Guang was captured by the Huns because of his rash advance. He escaped back when the Huns were unprepared.

"My Lord, the Iron Eagle Scout Cavalry was searching for the former Taishan County Governor in the Taishan area, and successively captured hundreds of defenders who escaped. One of them was recognized as Cao GUI, a famous general under the Taishan County Governor."

Hua Mulan came to report to Chu Tian about the arrest of the Taishan County governor.

When Fenggao City was captured, the prefect and his general Cao GUI abandoned the city and fled. Cao GUI was considered loyal to his lord, and even after the city was captured, he still followed his lord.

While the Tie Ying scouts were hunting down the fleeing defenders, Cao GUI and hundreds of defenders were unfortunately trapped and arrested.

"Cao GUI..."

Chu Tian was very familiar with this general's name.

Cao GUI only recorded one event in his life, and that was the Battle of Changshao.

"Zuo Zhuan" has a famous article "The Debate on Cao GUI", and Chutian still remembers its content: In the spring of the tenth year, the Qi army attacked us. The general fought, and Cao GUI came to see him. His countrymen said: "What's the point of planning for meat-eaters?"

How long?" GUI said: "Meat eaters are despicable and cannot plan far."...

One vigorous effort will lead to failure, and three times it will be exhausted. This allusion comes from Cao GUI.

Chu Tian was somewhat surprised to capture this famous general of the Lu Kingdom in the Spring and Autumn Period.

"Bring him up to me."

Chutian lacks a group of second- and third-rate famous generals. Cao GUI only had one record in the Spring and Autumn Period. He should not be on par with Zhou Yafu, Le Yi and others, but he is not weak either.

Chu Tian wanted to recruit Cao GUI.

Cao GUI was brought here. He was about thirty years old. He seemed very calm and did not panic because he was a prisoner.

"Cao GUI, you commanded the garrison, blocked my advance, and delayed time. Can you plead guilty?"

"I am loyal to my master, guarding the city, and blocking the enemy's army. What crime do I commit?"

Cao GUI did not lose his position because of Chu Tian's pressure.

This is a calm military commander.

Chu Tian likes this type of generals very much, because such generals often represent reliability. Even if they are not paired with military advisors, they can still stand alone.

He offered an olive branch to Cao GUI: "It is better to be loyal to me and you will not lose your position as a general in the future."

"I'm sorry that I can't obey my order. The old master's whereabouts are unknown. How can I take refuge in the new master?"

Unexpectedly, Cao GUI did not surrender and refused Chu Tian's solicitation.

With the current status of Xuzhou Mu of Chutian and the bright future, there are not many generals willing to reject Chutian. Cao GUI is one of the exceptions.

Facing such a general, it is difficult to force him, which is where Chu Tian finds it difficult. Unless Cao GUI's lord is killed or surrenders, Cao GUI can surrender.

"You can temporarily serve as my soldier and calm down."

Although Cao GUI was still unwilling to surrender, Chu Tian had no intention of letting Cao GUI go and took Cao GUI with him as one of the soldiers.

This is also the brilliance of Chu Tian. Regardless of whether you are willing to surrender or not, just be useful to me.

The more heroes he comes into contact with, Chu Tian has already summed up several methods to defeat these heroes, and they will eventually surrender.

"..."

Cao GUI was forcibly appointed by Chu Tian to join the army. In order to survive, he had to accept the appointment, and it was not up to him.

The worst case scenario is that we don't have to make any plans in the future.

Cao GUI thought this way and felt relieved.

He can be in Cao's camp and his heart is in Han.

"My lord, Yang Ye defeated Yuan Shu in Pei State, killed and wounded Yuan Shu's ten thousand people, beheaded Yuan Shu's vanguard Qiao Rui, and almost captured Yuan Shu himself!"

When Chu Tian was planning to leave Taishan County to support Zang Ba and Sun Guan, he received intelligence from a foreigner in Pei State.

"Yuan Shu had an army of more than 100,000 people, but he was defeated by Yang Ye's 10,000 cavalry?"

When Chu Tian received the news, he couldn't help but be stunned.

That’s one hundred thousand people!

Chu Tian planned to call Yuan Shu Yuan Shiwan.

According to Chu Tian's advice to Yang Ye, Yang Ye mainly focused on defense and strengthened Xiaopei's city defense. He and Yin Li and Mi Fang, who were transferred to Pengcheng, acted as mutual horns to block Yuan Shu and buy time for Chu Tian.

The worst case scenario is that Xiaopei is captured by Yuan Shu with superior troops. Yang Ye will retreat to Pengcheng for the second defense. After Pengcheng is lost, he will retreat to Xiapi for the third defense.

Even in the worst situation, Chu Tian and Fang Xuanling believed that it was enough to delay enough time.

However, Yang Zhong took the initiative to attack, severely damaging Yuan Shu's morale, and delaying Yuan Shu more than defending the city.

When Fang Xuanling learned about this, he said: "Yang Ye is so powerful in the country of Pei. With Yuan Shu's character, he will definitely hesitate to move forward. My lord can use all his strength to deal with Mr. Zhao. As long as Mr. Zhao is defeated, Yuan Shu will not be afraid."

"rational."

In Chu Tian's mind, Master Zhao, who has the Eight Banners Cavalry and Guan Ning Cavalry, poses a far greater threat than Yuan Shu. Although Yuan Shu has a larger territory, in Chu Tian's view, it is like a ragtag coalition.

One Yang Ye can defeat the enemy!

Yang Ye is also one of the few generals who can be used as soon as he surrenders. Because Yang Ye is in Xiaopei, Chutian has no worries.

"How is Yuan Shao now?"

Thinking that he no longer had to worry about the threat posed by Yuan Shu, Chu Tian thought of the threat posed by Yuan Shao again.

At present, Yuan Shu's surface territory is larger than Yuan Shao's, but Yuan Shao's real strength is stronger than Yuan Shu's. Yuan Shao is separated from Chutian by Pingyuan County and Jinan Kingdom in Qingzhou, so he can enter Qingzhou at any time.

If Yuan Shao also joins the melee south of the Yellow River, the situation will be more complicated.

Chutian was equivalent to going to war with several great princes at the same time.

With the strength of Xuzhou against the princes of Qingzhou, Yanzhou, and Yuzhou, most of Chutian's troops were held back. When Yuan Shao joins the battlefield, the situation will undergo unimaginable changes.

"Chu Zimou, in order to repay our kindness during the war, I have persuaded Yuan Shao to go north to compete with Liu Bei for the northern Hebei region. You don't have to worry about Yuan Shao entering Qingzhou. Liu Bei is a strong enemy, and I don't know if I can defeat him. If Yuan Shao and I

We can unify Hebei, and we might have a battle in Guandu in the future."

Zhao Long, the prefect of Wei County who took refuge with Yuan Shao, explained Yuan Shao's strategic intentions to Chu Tian, ​​which was regarded as a favor to Chu Tian. Chu Tian exchanged Yekaterina for Zhao Long during the national war. Zhao Long returned the favor and persuaded Yuan Shao to go north.

Instead of going south.

"Does this count as repaying a favor? Or is this your original strategic intention?"

Zhao Long can become the prefect of Wei County under Yuan Shao. He has real power, which is equivalent to a country within a country. He is also a shrewd guy. He owes Chu Tian the kindness he owes him to repay in this painless way.

It is definitely more important for Yuan Shao to go north than to go south. Once Liu Bei is allowed to become bigger, the hegemon of Hebei will probably have to be replaced.

"If you don't think it's repayment of gratitude, if you defeat me in the battle of Guandu in the future, maybe I can make my generals surrender to you."

Zhao Long briefly chatted with Chu Tian.

As for Zhao Long, Chu Tianxin would be almost done with five achievements.

He learned from the information provided by other players in Jizhou that Yuan Shao was indeed at war with Liu Bei recently.

"Yuan Shao and Liu Bei? Who could have thought that they would fight..."

Chu Tian didn't know who would be better.

Liu Bei has several powerful generals including Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Ashina Sheer. He lacks military advisors and has foreign military advisors to make up for the shortcomings. Liu Bei also has the support of Youzhou Shepherd Liu Yu. Liu Yu has a group of second- and third-rate Youzhou military generals under his command.

, and Youzhou soldiers and horses.

Yuan Shao had military commanders such as Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Zhang He, Gao Lan, and Ju Yi, and also absorbed a group of counselors from Jizhou, such as Ju Sue, Tian Feng, Shen Pei, etc., and was assisted by Yiren lords. Yuan Shao had the most powerful Yiren.

The lord is none other than Zhao Long, the prefect of Wei County, and Shi Wansui is no less than the Five Tiger Generals.

"If Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and Shi Wansui can match Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhang He, then Yuan Shao will be better."

Chu Tian briefly compared the strengths of Yuan Shao and Liu Bei, and finally judged that Yuan Shao had the upper hand.

"wrong……"

Chutian still couldn't clearly see the results of the melee in Hebei.

If south of the Yellow River, Chutian stands out and is attacked by many princes, then north of the Yellow River, there is a battle between several big princes, and no one can win.

In Jizhou, which has the largest population, Yuan Shao and Liu Bei are at war. In Bingzhou, there are also lords Hu Ma and Lian Po's army, in Youzhou, there are Youzhou Mu Liu Yu, in western Liaoning, there are Gongsun Zan and Prince Yan, and in eastern Liaoning, there are Mingguan. There may be some conflicts between these great princes.

Other minor princes exist.

In contrast, the outcome of the melee between Chu Tian, ​​Cao Cao, Zhao Gongzi, Yuan Shu, and Gongzi Wen south of the Yellow River seems to be more predictable.
To be continued...