Yuan Shao hesitated and couldn't make up his mind.

"Mr. Ziyi, if Jizhou and Youzhou surrender to the Xiakou area, I wonder how General Qin will arrange it?"

Xu Youdao.

Xu You obviously saw that Yuan Shao was moved and helped Yuan Shao find out what was in his heart.

The situation in Jizhou and Youzhou is in a mess, with food shortages, rising prices, and people living in dire straits.

On the surface, Yuan Shao conscripted 500,000 troops, but he recruited all the men in the area.

This kind of thing can only be done in the short term. Once the war is delayed, the situation will be very troublesome and the whole situation will collapse.

"Mr. Ziyuan, don't worry about this issue. We have a complete set of institutions in Xiakou area.

Officials in Jizhou and Youzhou who want to continue serving the people can enter the academy for short-term training.

After the assessment, the big bosses in the academy will give an evaluation and provide appropriate placement according to each person's ability.

Talents will never be buried. If you don’t want to, you can go home to retire, grow flowers and plants, and travel to various places.

Let’s visit the great rivers and mountains. As for Mr. Yuan? This needs to be decided by the lord, but Mr. Yuan doesn’t have to worry.

For example, after Cao Mengde surrendered, it did not affect his ability to lead troops in combat, and he was more effective and his talents were put to full use."

Jiang Qiandao.

Of course, Yuan Shao and his counselors understood that there was indeed no suppression for the settlement of the princes in the Xiakou area.

Of course, many big names go into academies to teach and educate people.

"Mr. Ziyi, please go down and rest for a few days. This matter is quite involved. I need to discuss it with my subordinates."

Yuan Shaodao.

"Master Yuan, life and death depend on your thoughts, please be careful in your decision!"

Jiang Gan cupped his fists and said.

He stood up and slowly walked out of the tent.

The remaining people in the entire tent were all Yuan Shao's direct confidants, and they all looked at Yuan Shao's decision.

"Everyone, tell me, what should we do?"

Yuan Shaodao.

Jiang Gan's words really made Yuan Shao see the current situation clearly, and he was no longer as blindly confident as before.

Actually?

It's not that the counselors in the tent don't know, it's because sometimes it's hard to say anything and they're worried that Yuan Shao won't like to hear it and will be implicated.

How could Xun Chen and Xu You, two powerful men, not be able to clearly see the situation and the general trend?

Just like the sudden rise in prices this time, on the one hand, Liu Ba was operating secretly. This was only a secondary reason. The main reason was that Yuan Shaoxin recruited 500,000 troops, which suddenly caused problems with the supply of grain and grass in the area.

Jizhou has always been the main grain-producing area of ​​the Han Dynasty. Under normal circumstances, there will be no food shortage.

"My lord, Mr. Jiang Ziyi is right. Even if Guo Tu purchases food from Xiakou, he can only temporarily postpone the food shortage problem.

It cannot be solved fundamentally. Once the battle with the Xiakou Army is fought, it will not be over in a short time. By then,

Once there is a shortage of food, the morale of the army and the people are unstable, and we cannot influence the situation of the war, it will be too late to surrender."

Chen Lin said.

Chen Lin doesn't understand military affairs, but what she said makes people think. Facing the general trend, no one can stop it, otherwise it will be crushed by the wheel of history.

Qin Qi controlled nine states, leaving only four states.

Except for Jizhou and Youzhou controlled by Yuan Shao, the other merged states and Liangzhou could not stop the Xiakou army.

Cao Cao led his army to Liangzhou. It won't take long for Liangzhou to become the territory of Xiakou area.

In addition, there is sufficient food and grass in the Xiakou area and the people live and work in peace and contentment. It is very difficult to do anything in the rear of the Xiakou area.

"My lord, Mr. Kong Zhang is right. Fighting a war is about fighting the economy and making money. Without money, we simply cannot support the consumption of the war.

We have financial problems now. If we have a decisive battle with the Xiakou Army, we have little chance of winning. Please think again, my lord."

Xun Chen said.

Xun Chen's words gave Yuan Shao face.

There is little chance of winning, and there is no chance of winning at all.

"Lord, from a purely military perspective, we are facing an encirclement and suppression by four corps of the Xiakou Army, and we are indeed in a bad situation.

Our newly recruited soldiers are basically ordinary people who have just put down their hoes, fighting against veterans like the Xiakou Army..."

Xu Youdao.

It’s self-explanatory!

Yuan Shao is unwilling to give up!

To show resistance easily and surrender without a fight will make people lose face if they speak out.

Tangled!

Yuan Shao hesitated.

"My lord, General Xiakou Qin is a kind man and will not retaliate against those who surrender. On this point,

It can be seen from the surrender of several princes that Qin Qi did not kill even the captured princes."

Chen Lin added.

Actually?

Yuan Shao was indeed worried about Qin Qi's revenge after surrendering. After all, the relationship between Qin Qi and the Yuan family had always been bad.

There is no relief for either side.

At this point, Yuan Shao thought too much.

How can successful people care about losers? In that case, the level is too low.

As the war has progressed to this point, Qin Qi has never thought about taking revenge on the Yuan family. There is no need for it.

Boom, boom, boom!

"Come in."

Yuan Shaodao.

"Lord, the highway is coming and it's going to crash in. We can't stop it."

Send orders to soldiers.

Before Yuan Shao could speak, Yuan Shu ran in angrily.

"Ben Chu, do you want to surrender to that kid Qin Qi? You must not surrender on this matter, that kid Qin Qi,

We have a grudge against our Yuan clan. Once we give up resistance, the entire Yuan clan will be annihilated."

Yuan Shudao.

Yuan Shu's hatred for Qin Qi is well known to the world.

Especially when Yuan Shu led his troops to attack the Xiakou area, he was defeated by Qin Qi and lost his helmet and armor. He was defeated and completely driven out of the Central Plains area.

Even the Yuan family's old position could not be saved.

Actually?

The Yuan clan has a bad relationship with Qin Qi. The main reason is that Yuan Shu was beaten violently by Qin Qi when he was in Luoyang.

That incident was caused by Yuan Shu.

Later, for their own benefit, Qin Qi took responsibility for the emperor and constantly searched for evidence of crimes committed by Yuan's disciples and former officials.

Those pieces of criminal evidence were reported to the emperor and severely slapped the Yuan family in the face.

If Qin Qi didn't do that, how could the emperor believe it?

Emperor Liu Hong also knew that Qin Qi had no background and was someone he could win over, unlike others, who were basically the disciples of the Fourth Generation and Three Dukes, or people from other wealthy families, who restrained and restrained the emperor.

The emperor and Qin Qi each took what they wanted and reached an agreement secretly.

Qin Qi could not gain a foothold in the Xiakou area without the emperor's support. To put it bluntly, they were just using each other.

It’s just that Qin Qi knows the general trend and goes with it, making no mistakes and making fewer mistakes, so as to achieve the predetermined goal.

snort!

Yuan Shao snorted coldly!

"Yuan Gongli, do I need to report to you what I want to do? Don't forget, you are just staying in Jizhou.

You are not the person in charge of Jizhou, please clarify your identity and don't come to the house to mix things up and confuse people's hearts."

Yuan Shaodao.
To be continued...