"But my lord, Lu Meng was transferred by Sun Ce as a deputy general just a year ago. Although his performance at that time was not bad, he finally felt that he was not capable enough and so he returned to the academy to continue his studies. Now you have transferred him back to Liaodong and let him

Wouldn't serving as a personal guard next to Zhou Yu stimulate Sun Ce?" Guo Jia said.

"It's good to stimulate him to prevent him from getting irritable all the time. Bo Fu's temperament is not stable enough and he relies on intuition when fighting, but not everyone can be like him. Lu Meng is not the same type as him at all, so he should be taught by Gong Jin.

Okay. Gong Jin is a disciple of Huangfu Song, and his ability to command troops is definitely one of the best. Studying with Lu Meng by his side is better than studying hard at Jinling Academy," Yuan Shu said.

"Also, my lord, Gongsun Zan is going to proclaim himself emperor in ten days. Likewise, Yuan Shao will be on that day too." Guo Jia smiled and said in a complex tone: "I never expected that Yuan Benchu ​​would be so ambitious and ambitious. It is completely different from the Yuan Benchu ​​I saw back then.

If you two, you really underestimate him!"

Yuan Shu was not surprised at all when he heard this, and said calmly: "Of course, he is Yuan Benzhu! He has bucked the trend and is a model for the world, a perfect template for the protagonist, but it is a pity..."

"Lord, what is the protagonist's template?" Guo Jia suddenly asked.

"Uh, how do you explain this?" Yuan Shu was shocked when he heard this, and then said: "Just like Emperor Guangwu back then, he meant that he was destined to return to heaven, and he summoned meteorites from the sky at the slightest disagreement."

"The one who has the template for the protagonist should be the lord. Although Yuan Shao has a good foothold and has plenty of money, food and troops for his ministers and generals, he has missed the right time and acted too slowly. Even if he unified Hebei this time, the lord is enough.

Crush it." Guo Jia patted the little horse calmly.

"Haha! That's a good saying. Now that I am the protagonist, how can I let him, Yuan Benchu, succeed?" Yuan Shu said with a smile.

"Fengxiao, what do you think if we take advantage of Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan's decisive battle to seize Bingzhou?"

Guo Jia frowned when he heard this and said: "This is a good move in terms of the situation, but for us, I am afraid it will do more harm than good. Yuan Shao hinted that Bingzhou will be enfeoffed to the Jizhou family, and Bingzhou has basically become the back garden of the family. If the lord

If we seize it by force, it is estimated that these Jizhou aristocratic families will fight to the death with their lord. In this way, they will help Yuan Benchu, and they will also tie up a large number of troops, so the gains outweigh the losses."

"Hmm." Yuan Shu pondered for a moment after hearing this, and said: "That's right, it's just my imagination. These Jizhou aristocratic families are not under my jurisdiction. If I touch their cheese, I can't compromise with them. I'm afraid it will happen.

It aroused their crazy resistance. But just watching the decisive battle between Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao without getting much benefit, this is really not my style!"

"Today is different from the past." Guo Jia saw Yuan Shu's unwilling look and consoled him: "In the past six months, we have devoured the land of three states and fought continuously. Not to mention the problem of tired soldiers, although the lord now has an army of 500,000,

, but can only barely garrison in various states, and cannot spare many troops to participate in the decisive battle between the two sides. Moreover, there are Liu Xuande and Cao Mengde waiting around. If we take action, even if we gain something at the beginning, I am afraid that we will do it in the end.

Mantis, they have become the oriole. What the Lord needs now is to recuperate and stabilize the states. It is best not to make any big moves in the next year or two."

What Guo Jia said is an old saying for seeking a country. Conquest is just a means, and developing power is the foundation. There are too many factors to consider in fighting a war. Even if Yuan Shu has enough money and food, he does not need to worry too much about logistical problems. We must also consider the exhaustion and fatigue of the soldiers during the battle.

Damage, as well as the stability of the captured area, etc. No matter how solid Yuan Shu's foundation is, he cannot swallow the elephant like a snake. If he eats too much, he may be strangled to death.

"Fengxiao, what you said is right. It's time for us to take a rest, and it's time for us to expand our army again." Yuan Shu said calmly: "In the land of seven states, in addition to the 150,000 naval troops, the seven states need to garrison the necessary troops.

, the army needed for border guarding, the army needed for the battlefield in northern Xinjiang, plus the army needed to attack the Central Plains or Hebei, totaling up to zero, Fengxiao, how many more troops do you think we should recruit?"

"The naval force is enough now, there is no need to add more. The 350,000 army is far from enough. Lord, Jia thinks that recruiting another 200,000 troops will be enough." Guo Jia said with a cup of his hands.

"Two hundred thousand?" Yuan Shu pondered for a moment, and then said: "Two hundred thousand is a bit too little. Since we want to expand our army, we need to think more about it. We will recruit another three hundred thousand, including fifty thousand navy. The small country in the southwest of Yizhou

The Thirty-Six Kingdoms of the Western Regions can move next. They are all weak countries anyway. They have recruited an additional 50,000 navy troops and put them under the command of Cai Mao and Zhang Yun. The small country in the south of Yizhou is too far to attack by land, so it is better to rely on the navy.

It will be easier to transport food and supplies."

"My lord, let Cai Mao and Zhang Yun go to sea. Who will command the navy in the Yangtze and Huaihe rivers?"

"Sun Jian's four generals, Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, and Zu Mao, each command 10,000 naval troops to guard the Huaihe River. Chen Wu and Ding Feng each command 5,000 naval troops to guard the Yangtze River." Yuan Shu said casually.

There are not many others in Jiangdong, but there are too many second-rate generals like this. Although the Twelve Tigers of Soochow are not as valuable as the Five Tigers and Five Sons, they are at least second-rate or above. Now the battle line is pushed to Yuzhou and Sili

On the front line, Yuan Shu's pressure can be said to have been greatly alleviated. Just concentrate the main troops to garrison in Yuzhou, Hua Xiong's 20,000 Xiliang cavalry, Xu Rong's 30,000 infantry and Qiao County's 30,000 garrison, plus Sun Jian

The 50,000 infantry he led behind him were enough to guard Hefei. Even if Cao and Liu gathered their troops to attack, they would never be able to capture it.

"That's okay. Cai Mao has been neglected by his lord over the years and his character must have been polished. It's time to give him a chance." Guo Jia nodded.

"Okay, if nothing happens, just go back."

"My lord, there is one more important thing that needs to be announced, lord." Guo Jia bowed and said solemnly after hearing this.

"What's the matter?" Yuan Shu seemed to have thought of something in his mind and said with faint interest.

"Proclaiming yourself emperor!" Guo Jia said in a serious voice.

Yuan Shu's heart was in chaos at this time, and he asked slightly confused: "Fengxiao, do you think I should proclaim the emperor?"

Although he had been working hard to undermine the prestige of the Han Dynasty and completely overthrow the orthodox status of the Han Dynasty, Yuan Shu was still not ready to proclaim himself emperor. Even when he renovated the Jinling Governor's Mansion into a royal palace, Yuan Shu made arbitrary arrangements.

The purpose was just to show it to the princes in the world, especially to Yuan Shao, so that Yuan Shao could not wait to follow him and proclaim himself emperor. But Yuan Shu was not ready to proclaim himself emperor, and Jinling was not his favorite imperial capital.

This year is the ninth year since Yuan Shu traveled through time. Time flies and everything goes by so fast. According to the original historical trajectory, this year's year should be the second year of Jian'an. Although history has changed, this is still the case.

Converted to AD, that's 197 years.

In this year, Yuan Shao unified Hebei. In this year, Cao Cao, who had newly won Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, was very ambitious and failed to attack Zhang Xiu.

In this year, Yuan Shu's power reached its peak and he rashly proclaimed himself emperor. He was besieged on all sides and suffered successive defeats.
Chapter completed!