When all the counselors heard this, they couldn't help but take a breath. In the past, they only thought that Yuan Shu was powerful and had an army of 500,000, but they didn't think anything of it. After all, they had always subconsciously believed that the south was just a barren land. Although Yuan Shu was sitting in

It holds the land of seven states, but it is not too strong, and it only has an army of 500,000. After Yuan Shao unified Hebei, he can still get it. Although the gap in strength between the two sides is there, it is not big. But Xun Chen's data directly

Everyone was knocked unconscious.

"A population of more than 20 million!" Shen Pei said in disbelief: "Youruo, are you mistaken?"

"No." Xu You said in a deep voice: "This is what Youruo and I calculated through relatively accurate statistics and calculations. And it is a conservative estimate. If we add Yingzhou, Zhuzhou and other places, this number will even be higher.

Probably closer to 30 million."

"How is this possible? Even if Yuan Jiujiu took away so many people, there wouldn't be nearly 30 million people!" Guo Tu exclaimed.

Xun Chen gave a wry smile: "Jiangdong under Yuan Shu has been as stable as Mount Tai in recent years. The people live in peace and prosperity, with plenty of money and food, and life is worry-free. In addition, Jiangdong also has a policy of rewarding multiple births, and almost every household has

With three or four children, how can the population not be too large? If in another ten years, when these children grow up, it will be easy for Jiangdong to maintain one million troops."

"Then we can..." Shen Ping said reflexively. As soon as he spoke, he suddenly saw Guo Tu, Feng Ji and Xun Chen looking at him inexplicably, and then retracted his mouth to speak.

A successful family has a failed family. Yuan Shao is very rich, Jizhou is very rich, but the people in Jizhou are very poor. If they want to vigorously develop the population like Jiangdong, the aristocratic families under Yuan Shao will not agree. Yuan Shao is not like Yuan Shu who suppresses one side.

While the aristocratic family developed, his powerful aristocratic family accounted for most of the credit, which he could not get rid of. Just like the previous Bingzhou fiefdom matter, on the surface it seemed to be Yuan Shao's calculation, but in fact it was his helplessness.

The aristocratic families under Yuan Shu had to give up most of their power in the country if they wanted to have a chance to own a fiefdom, but what about Yuan Shao? Although the aristocratic families sent troops to help Yuan Shao occupy Bingzhou without spending a single soldier, and their strength was greatly increased, but

The interests of the aristocratic families in Jizhou have not weakened at all. It is impossible for Yuan Shao to convince the aristocratic families to build a development model like Jiangdong. The same is true for Liu Bei. The only possibility is that Cao Cao is poor. Although he is trying his best to imitate,

But with little success.

A flash of light flashed in Yuan Shao's eyes, but it quickly disappeared helplessly, and he changed the subject as if nothing had happened: "What Ziyuan said is right. Yuan Gongli seems stupid and seeks out enemies everywhere, but in the end it is he who benefits the most.

And I am the ultimate victim!"

Yuan Shao is right. Yuan Shu, who is familiar with the general trend of history and is located in Jiangdong, is most afraid of not Cao Cao, but Yuan Shao. Cao Cao is just a poor man who makes a fortune. As long as Yuan Shu pays attention and does not give him a chance, he can easily be restrained.

It is not difficult to beat him back to his original shape. How many chances did Yuan Shao have in history to defeat Cao Cao? Tian Feng tried to persuade Cao Cao several times during his expedition, but they were all missed by Yuan Shao who became indecisive due to his complacency. He understood that Cao Cao

The terrible Yuan Shu would certainly not be so stupid.

Compared with Cao Cao, in Yuan Shu's heart, his elder brother, who has a deep foundation and a wide range of military skills, is the one who needs to be wary and suppressed the most. Yuan Shu had already decided to support Gongsun Zan, and Lu Bu followed Chen Gong's suggestion.

They captured Qingzhou but gave Yuan Shu a big surprise, so Yuan Shu had one more target to support. Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Yuan Shu did not support them, but they had to expose their business dealings with the aristocratic merchants under their command.

The goods were just stolen.

"Your Majesty is wise and powerful. Yuan Jiujiu is also afraid of Your Majesty, who is wary of His Majesty's every plan and plan. However, no matter how he plots, he cannot prevent His Majesty from defeating Gongsun Zan and unifying Hebei. When we occupy Hebei, we can dominate the world without any scruples and rest and recuperate.

In two years, we can go south to fight with him!" Xu You slapped him in the face with a calm slap in the face.

"Having said that, in this decisive battle with Gongsun Zan, Yuan Jiujiu will definitely intervene. The soldiers and horses of Liaodong will definitely be dispatched. This is what I am most worried about." Yuan Shao sighed lightly.

"Your Majesty, Cao Mengde's matter is not difficult to solve. This war in the Central Plains itself is considered to be a traumatic one. As long as we send more than 10,000 troops to guard the border carefully, and spread some rumors and create panic at the junction of Xuzhou, Yangzhou, and Yuzhou, Cao Cao will surely

They don't dare to attack Jizhou. But Yuan Shu's troops in Liaodong, I'm afraid..." Xun Chen said in a deep voice.

"Our hands can't reach that far, and Gongsun Zan has an upright temperament. He has received so many favors from the other party before. Compared to me, who is a mortal enemy, his defeat will definitely facilitate Yuan Shu. I know this." Yuan Shao said with helplessness.

Yuan Shu's calculations are not subtle. If Gongsun Zan wins, Yuan Shu's troops in Liaodong can stay still and continue to wait for the next battle. Because Gongsun Zan cannot defeat Yuan Shao in one battle and unify Hebei, and the aristocratic families in Jizhou will definitely fight tooth and nail.

If he resists, he will only gain some advantages. Of course, this possibility is very slim. Except for Gongsun Zan himself, no prince in the world thinks that Gongsun Zan can defeat Yuan Shao.

And if Gongsun Zan is defeated, even if he is defeated, he will definitely shrink his troops. When the northern Xinjiang grassland is clear, Yuan Shu can take it. And if it is a disastrous defeat, facing the defeat and death, will he hand over Youzhou to Yuan Shu, his friend?

Yuan Shao is a mortal enemy. Do you still need to ask? Even if Gongsun Zan has a strong temperament and does not help Yuan Shu, he will not help Yuan Benchu. When the time comes, what will the soldiers and people of Youzhou choose between Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao? Nearly half of Youzhou will definitely do so.

Was swept away by Yuan Shu's army in Liaodong.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to lament. To put it another way, if it weren't for Gongsun Bogui's strong temperament, I'm afraid we would have faced not only the Youzhou Army, but also the Jiangdong Army in the Battle of Jieqiao." Xun Chen consoled him.

"Yes! If it weren't for Gongsun Bogui's strong temperament, the battle of Wujie Bridge would have been impossible." Yuan Shao sighed.

In fact, if he were an unscrupulous hero in Gongsun Zan's current situation, he would definitely not use his own shortcomings to attack the enemy's strong points in a decisive battle. The simplest way is to keep sending Wuhuan cavalry and Southern Xiongnu cavalry to disperse southward to Jizhou.

Robbery. Although this is shameless, it is definitely difficult for Yuan Shao to deal with the lack of cavalry. If coupled with the white horse Yi Cong who appears from time to time, it is estimated that Yuan Shao will collapse in less than two or three years. But by the same token, Jizhou is also estimated to be abolished.

Fortunately, Gongsun Zan was a very moral nationalist. Even after pacifying the northern Xinjiang, Gongsun Zan was still wary of foreigners and did not bother to use such despicable methods.

"Your Majesty, we are unable to organize Yuan Shu's cavalry dispatch in Liaodong, we can only obstruct it to the greatest extent. Now we should send envoys to northern Xinjiang to get in touch with Gongsundu who still exists in the east of Liaodong and the Wuhuan people in western Liaoning, and let them

Be careful and create pressure on Liaodong, and try your best to reach a tripartite alliance." Xu You said.

"As for the Southern Huns, we might as well promise to allocate part of Northern Xinjiang to them for recuperation after victory. After all, we don't have as many cavalry as Gongsun Zan and cannot control Northern Xinjiang and these foreign races." Guo Tu said without moral integrity.
Chapter completed!