"My lord, Pingyuan County has a special terrain. It is adjacent to Qingzhou and Yanzhou. After we wipe out the Black Mountains, we will move eastward to Qingyan. This is the bridgehead for soldiers, so Pingyuan County cannot be occupied except by close friends."
When he heard that Yuan Shu wanted to arrange Liu Bei to Pingyuan County, Xun You was the first to object.
Pingyuan County is very important to his plan to sweep the north, and Liu Bei, an outsider, must not come here.
"What Gongda said is true. Pingyuan County is very important. It is the front station for attacking Qingzhou and Yanzhou. Liu Bei cannot take Pingyuan County."
Tian Feng also nodded and supported Xun You's suggestion.
"Two gentlemen, there are no powerful people in Qingzhou, but Yanzhou is different. Yanzhou is the hometown of Cao Cao and Cao Mengde.
Cao Mengde was a great hero in the world. He lost his troops and generals in the battle against Dong. Now he is resting in Yanzhou.
Once there is a change in Yanzhou, if we cannot free our hands, Cao Cao will definitely take advantage of the situation and occupy Yanzhou.
Then we will use Yanzhou as our base, attack Xuzhou in the east, go south to Yangzhou and Yuzhou, and invade Jingzhou in the west, which will definitely be our biggest enemy."
When they heard Yuan Shu talking about Cao Cao, Tian Feng and Xun You were also stunned.
Cao Cao's grandfather was the famous eunuch Cao Teng, and Cao Song relied on Cao Teng's power to become the Marquis of Feiting. At the same time, he became the Taiwei of the current dynasty. Cao Cao has also been criticized by many celebrities, the most famous of which is Xu Zijiang.
Review.
Xu Shao of Nanyang once held a "Yuedan Review" in Luoyang and commented on many celebrities, such as Liu Ye, Chen Fan, Tao Qian, etc. The most famous one was his review of Cao Cao.
Xu Shao's comment to Cao Cao was: "You are a traitor in peace and a hero in troubled times."
In other words, the most popular saying is that a capable minister can rule the world, and a traitor can be a hero in troubled times. Cao Cao is famous all over the world for this comment, and everyone knows what happened later.
Whether he was conquered by He Jin or followed Yuan Shu to conquer Dong, Cao Cao was a very dazzling star.
"My lord, what do you think of the way to kill two men with one peach? Let Liu Bei fight with Cao Cao by taking advantage of Yanzhou, while we sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, watching the two of them consume each other?"
Xun You finally understood what Yuan Shu meant. Although Liu Bei was a bomb, he could create maximum convenience for himself as long as he used it properly.
"Well, it is true. There are many heroes in Yanzhou, such as Chen Gong, Chen Gongtai, Chen Deng, Chen Yuanlong, Cheng Yu, Cheng Zhongde, Chen Qun, Chen Changwen, etc.
There are also Liu Dai, Qiao Mao, Zhang Miao, Bao Xin and Cao Cao among the eighteen princes.
The result of these people getting together is that it will be extremely difficult to attack Yanzhou, and recruiting Liu Bei will just add fuel to their fire."
"My lord, if that's the case, it would be better for Liu Bei to be stationed in Yangping County or Wei County. Pingyuan County is too close to Qingzhou. I'm afraid something will change in Qingzhou."
Although Yuan Shu's plan was ideal, Xun You set his sights on Qingzhou and Xuzhou behind Qingzhou.
"Well, well then, when the time comes, Liu Bei will be appointed as the Grand Administrator of Yangping and the governor of Yangping County affairs."
There is one good thing about Yuan Shu, that is, he knows people well and can make good use of them, and he always follows the good advice. He never refuses correct opinions.
"My lord is wise."
Tian Feng and Xun You looked at each other and quickly praised Yuan Shu for his wisdom.
"I know whether I am wise or not, and you don't need to flatter me. Once I have decided, I will not change it. Come in, Xuan Jianyong."
"promise."
After a while, Jian Yong was taken into the Prefectural Mufu by the guards.
"Jian Yong pays homage to Mr. Zhou Mu."
"Meet you two adults."
Jian Yong came in and greeted Yuan Shu. He saw Tian Feng and Xun You. Although he didn't know who they were, he still greeted them one by one.
"Jian Yong, there is no need to be polite. If you go and tell Xuande, just say that I agree with him. Xuande is a great talent. I am going to appoint him as the prefect of Yangping. I will let him wait in Zhangwu for the time being. The canonization will arrive soon."
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Looking at Jian Yong, Yuan Shu directly stated his plan.
"In this way, Jian Yong pays homage to Mr. Xie Zhou Mu. I will return to Zhangwu and inform the lord. I also ask you to write a letter to restrain General Zhao Yun and prevent him from attacking the city."
Hearing that Yuan Shu was so grand, Jian Yong couldn't help but his eyes lit up. The governor of Yangping was already considered a high official. It seemed that Liu Bei was going to stand up this time.
"Well, you go ahead and I will naturally restrain Zilong."
"Jian Yong takes his leave."
"Send a telegram to Bohai County immediately. Liu Bei has returned to my command."
"Here."
Jian Yong has not sent word to the capital yet, but Zhao Yun and Yan Liang Wen Chou over there have already received the news. Yan Liang Wen Chou, who just arrived in Zhangwu, was already intensively preparing for the siege, but now he had to stop the attack temporarily.
"Brother, what should we do now? Should we attack Wu County in this chapter or not?"
Wen Chou looked at the telegram he received and then glanced at Zhangwucheng in the distance, feeling puzzled in his heart.
"Zilong, what do you think?"
Yan Liang, however, glanced at Zhao Yun beside him.
"Brother Gongji, now Zhang Wu can't siege but can't attack. Gongsun Zan can't kill, Liu Bei can't kill, and the people in the city can't kill either.
It is better to set up a battle formation tomorrow and invite Gongsun Zan out of the city to talk to him and persuade him to withdraw his troops and return to Peiping. If he does not attack the city with thunderous force, or besiege and not attack, he will not be able to hold out for long no matter how much food and grass there is in the city."
Zhao Yun thought for a while and expressed his thoughts.
"Well, what Zilong said is exactly what he said. Be courteous first and then fight. This will not weaken the lord's majesty, but also give Gongsun Zan enough face."
"Okay, let's do it like this."
The four of them hit it off immediately. It was dawn the next day and war drums were rumbling.
More than 20,000 elite infantrymen plus 10,000 Changshan cavalry, a group of 5,000 people, lined up in a row, came to Zhangwu City.
Yuan Shu's army sent out troops, but Gongsun Zan did not stop. The whole army was on standby. Thousands of people rushed to the top of the city, crowding it to the top.
"I would like to ask Yan Liang, the captain of Polu School, to ask Gongsun Prefect to talk to the city."
Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Zhao Yun and Gao Lan, together with several cavalrymen, rode their horses to the foot of Zhangwu City and shouted to the people on the top of the city.
"Haha, who dares to go to the city with me?"
Gongsun Zan was also a tycoon of his generation. He had almost no rivals in the Northern Territory. Naturally, he was not afraid of facing Yan Liang. He immediately fell in love with him and went to the city.
"I'm willing to go with you."
"I will go with you eventually."
"I do too."
One by one, the generals stood up to ask for orders, but Liu, Guan, and Zhang remained silent.
"Xuande, I'm afraid of Yan Liang and his ilk, so I don't dare to follow my brother."
Gongsun Zan glanced at the three Liu Bei brothers on the side. In fact, the two people he wanted to follow him most were Guan and Zhang. Now that the three of them didn't say a word, he could only invite them.
Liu Bei smiled slightly, and then asked questions behind him without looking back.
"Second brother, third brother, please dare to go with us."
"Brother, why don't you dare?"
"It's just Zhao Yun and his ilk. It's not like they haven't passed it before."
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were filled with excitement.
"Brother Bogui, since you have invited us three brothers, what's the harm in meeting a few people in the city with you?"
