Chapter 235 The war in Guandu is at a stalemate, Xi Yu offers suggestions

Author: Tough Bronze

Chapter 235 The war in Guandu is at a stalemate, Xi Yu offers suggestions

Also on this night, a cavalry came from the south, passed through Xuchang, and came to the Guandu camp, bringing Cao Cao the military situation of Xiyu.

Now, Zhao Zilong has camped in the east with 80,000 troops and horses, and with sufficient food and grass, he can contend with Ju Yi and Yuan Tan's 130,000 troops in the plains for half a year. At this time, Xi Yu has ordered Zhao Yun to lead the troops.

, he personally led Dian Wei to the Guandu battlefield.

"Haha, that's great!"

After Cao Cao counted the loot, he received this news as soon as he returned to the military camp, and he was in a great mood.

Cao Cao didn't bother to wash his face, so he said to Xu Chu, "Once Dian Wei arrives, you and him are twice as powerful as Yan Liang and Wen Chou. If you two go to Yuan Shao's army to call for battle, our morale will definitely rise.

Haha, when Dian Wei arrives, you two will immediately give Yuan Shao a showdown!"

Xu Chu smiled naively, patted his chest and said, "Hey, my lord, I'm sorry, but as long as that thief Yan Liang doesn't use any dirty tricks and fights me openly, I will definitely be able to kill him in thirty rounds!"

Yesterday Xu Chu was about to kill Yan Liang, but unexpectedly Yan Liang resorted to a cunning trick to turn the tide of the battle.

"Haha, others use tricks, and you can do the same, why not?" Cao Cao asked.

"A true man should act openly and aboveboard. I, Xu Chu, disdain this!" Xu Chu said proudly.

"Extremely stupid!"

"In the past, Dian Wei was so stupid, courageous, and useless. At that time, he could still defeat Zhao Yun. But now, you see, Zhao Yun is not only superior in martial arts, but also has a lot of experience in fighting.

He has a profound strategy and can lead 80,000 troops!"

"Looking at you and Dian Wei, they still only know how to fight with brute force!!"

Xu Chu was quite dissatisfied and said, "Isn't it true that the master only knows brute strength?"

"Haha, you still don't accept this? Compared with Fengyi, do you have the brute strength like him?" Cao Cao rolled his eyes at Xu Chu, and then sighed, "Have a good rest tonight, Yuan Shao doesn't dare to attack again, tomorrow morning, we will definitely

I want to kill several of his generals!"

"Okay!" After hearing this, Xu Chu touched his head happily, then turned and left.

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At this moment, in Yuan Shao's camp, Yuan Shao was sitting on a tiger skin bed, supporting his head with one hand, closing his eyes and pretending to rest, but he was listening to General Bi's report on the military situation.

"In this sneak attack on Cao's army, our army suffered a total of 2,400 casualties, lost countless baggage, 1,500 stones of grain and grass, numerous bows and crossbows, and nearly 500 brothers whose bodies are unknown. They may have flowed downstream.

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"That's all, Cao Ah'an really knows things like a god." Yuan Shao opened his eyes and sighed helplessly, "After this defeat, the morale that Yan Liang earned for our army will also be exhausted. It is really a pity."

At this moment, Yuan Shao looked very ugly and his mood was a bit depressed.

He really never expected that the war would become as difficult as it was now. The two sides of the Yellow River were fighting every day, but it was difficult to tell the winner, and the stalemate continued.

If this stalemate continues, who will benefit from this situation the most?

Yuan Shao had to weigh the matter again.

"Ziyuan, Jujun, please share your opinions."

Yuan Shao always likes his advisers to express their own opinions. If someone has similar ideas to him and can make choices with each other, he will be able to get a more satisfactory strategy.

But at this moment, all the counselors under Yuan Shao's command were silent, as if they were mute.

It’s not that they have nothing to say, but in fact they have a lot to say in their hearts, but they don’t know how to speak, and they always feel that nothing they say is appropriate.

In the end, Tian Feng couldn't help but speak first, "Lord, in my opinion, Cao Cao's current strength cannot sustain him for a long time. After all, he himself is in a lot of troubles."

Hearing Tian Feng's speech, Yuan Shao couldn't help feeling irritated in his heart.

In the past few months, Yuan Shao had been annoyed by Tian Feng. This person's knowledge and ability mainly lay in domestic affairs, not marching and fighting, and this person was not a militant.

Yuan Shao knew that Tian Feng was better at promoting benevolent government than fighting.

Sure enough, Tian Feng's remarks at this time did not change much from before.

Tian Feng continued, "In my opinion, now we should defend Liyang and delay the war. When Cao Cao has civil strife, Jingzhou in the south may be able to provide us with help."

"Furthermore, Sun Ce, Liu Bei and Cao Cao all have old grievances. Li Jue of Chang'an in the west is also watching, and the princes in Guanzhong will not let it go easily. Once these princes pose a threat to Cao Cao's southern city, our pressure will naturally be reduced. ."

Yuan Shao sneered, "As you said, is it possible that even if a fighter plane appears, we won't attack?"

At this time, Xu You also looked at Tian Feng and suddenly laughed, "You only know that Cao Cao has old grudges with many princes, but did you know that Youzhou is in chaos, and that the Wuhuan tribe has little relationship with us? Now that Xi Yu is trying to seize the land of Pingyuan, how many of the gentry in Pingyuan City are truly loyal to it?"

"As well as the nobles in Qinghe County, do they really all support the lord?"

"I have been friends with my lord since I was still a charioteer with my lord. I am well aware of the turmoil. Now we don't have much chance of winning compared to Cao Cao."

Tian Feng suddenly said displeased, "If I had known this, why would I have done so in the first place? Because of this, I did not agree to start a war with Cao Cao prematurely. On the contrary, you, Xu Ziyuan, did not want to mislead the lord to declare war with Cao Cao!"

Hearing Tian Feng's words, Xu You couldn't help laughing.

Xu You sat in the corner, not intending to dip into the muddy water. Ju Shou and Guo Tu also watched the changes quietly without saying a word.

However, one thing Xu You said was very reasonable. Jizhou did pursue benevolent governance. Yuan Shao won the hearts of the people and the people highly recognized him as the shepherd of Jizhou.

However, not everyone among the nobles sincerely surrendered to Yuan Shao, and some people still believed that Yuan Shao was not the Ming Lord.

Jushou was the leader of the Qinghe gentry. He had made many achievements and was worshiped by many people, so he had a higher status under Yuan Shao.

At this moment, a group of counselors started to quarrel again, and Yuan Shaodun felt dizzy.

Every time they expressed their opinions, it was like this, endless quarrels, but never a concerted effort to unite with the outside world.

But Yuan Shao was unable to unite and tolerate these counselors.

It is only because Yuan Shao was invited by these noble families and relied on the reputation of the Yuan family and his personal reputation to enter Jizhou and achieve his current status.

But it is not easy to hold on to the current opportunity. Yuan Shao does not dare to easily offend every noble force.

At this time, Xu You looked at Tian Feng and asked in a deep voice, "It is summer now, and the weather is about to get hotter. The heat of the sun will affect the combat effectiveness of cavalry and war horses. The wind direction and astronomical climate will also affect the trend of the battle. Please tell me, don’t drive, how can we drag it for a year and a half with so many uncertainties?”

Tian Feng was immediately speechless.

Arguments among self-advisors are always about planning for the future, and they are all things that have not yet happened, and have no authenticity at all. Once the argument starts, it is endless, and it is difficult for anyone to convince anyone.

If we have to argue for a result, I don’t know how many years and months it will take.

Yuan Shao sat on a chair, ignored the noise, and began to think alone.

The land of Jizhou is vast and rich in resources, but most of the soldiers and horses under his command are Yellow Turban bandits. Baibo and Heishan troops have tens of thousands of troops. These soldiers and horses are very wild and difficult to manage.

Furthermore, when Bingzhou, Jizhou and Youzhou were first obtained, they were too hasty and had no time to adapt to local conditions. Therefore, the abilities of the leaders appointed in various places were uneven.

At that time, we could only adopt the policy of nepotism in order to keep important positions and territories in the hands of our own people. As a result, many of the promises made at the beginning have not yet been fulfilled.

This incident made many noble families very dissatisfied.

The people of these noble clans are not willing to let go of eagles when they see rabbits. Yuan Shao's previous promises have not been fulfilled for a long time. As a result, the rift between them and the noble clans is getting farther and farther, and they are alienated from each other.

In addition, Xi Yu, Cao Cao's first counselor, has gained Cao Cao's trust and is in charge of Xuzhou and Qingzhou.

This person is almost able to take care of the political affairs of the two places under the guise of a festival axe. A few days ago, he even used the sacrifice of heaven to suppress evil spirits, which made him famous. He is a great strange person under Cao Cao.

Thinking about it this way, Yuan Shao suddenly found that the management of his territory was very chaotic, even more chaotic than Cao Cao's Yanzhou, Xuzhou, Qingzhou and Yangzhou North.

The source of this chaos mainly lies in the internal disputes between various parties. Yuan Shao can neither appease all parties well nor get rid of the noble families of all parties.

But on the other hand, Cao Cao and Xi Yu, almost from the beginning, ignored the gentry in the territory. Although they were very poor at the beginning, they gradually became rich. At this time, the gentry had to rely on Cao Cao and

Playing with Yu, the gentry class had to sincerely join.

But now, the situation in Jizhou is exactly opposite to the situation in Cao Cao and Xiyu.

But why did it become like this?

Yuan Shao suddenly thought of something very terrifying.

If he wanted to destroy Yanzhou, the nobles in Yanzhou would be closely connected with Cao Cao because of their own interests, and would have to do their best to help Cao Cao.

But if Cao Cao wants to destroy Jizhou, then the nobles in Jizhou may have to weigh their interests and whether they are on his side, Yuan Shao. If these nobles choose not to help him, they may secretly help Cao Cao in order to hold on to the nobles.

interests.

Thinking of this, Yuan Shao breathed a sigh of relief. Only now did he finally understand why Yuan Shu completely lost to Cao Cao in the first place. There were very complicated reasons.

At this moment, the group of counselors saw that Yuan Shao had opened his eyes and stood up from their chairs. No one in the group of counselors dared to speak anymore.

In the current war situation, they are actually not that anxious. The most anxious people are Yuan Shao and Xu You.

The reason why Xu You is also very anxious about the development of the war situation is that he has followed Yuan Shao very early and has co-existed with Yuan Shao with honor and disgrace.

At this time, Yuan Shao walked up to Xu You, cupped his fists and bowed deeply, "Ziyuan, thank you for enlightening me. Now I know what decision to make."

Yuan Shao turned around and glanced at the counselors, and then said, "Everyone, I have made up my mind. I will fight Cao Cao again tomorrow. I have Yan Liang and Wen Chou take turns calling for battle. They will first kill their generals to improve the morale of our army. When the morale of our army is high,

At that time, we launched an attack and fought a decisive battle with Cao Jun!"

"After winning this battle, our army took full advantage of the situation and pursued the victory. We captured the area along Guandu in one fell swoop. Today, our army goes straight to Dongjun!"

"In this way, the crisis in our East County can naturally be resolved. If Xiyu learns that Cao Cao has been defeated, he will be terrified. By then, Jizhou will only need to defend and will not let Cao's army come over!"
To be continued...