To be honest, Yuan Shu looked down on the system's rewards, but he was still very proud to have Tian Feng sincerely praise and admire him sincerely.
"So now you understand what I mean?"
Yuan Shu looked at Tian Feng with a smile on his face.
"I understand. In this case, I also understand what Zhu Jun means. If his 20,000 elite soldiers are invited by the princes, they can become our internal agents, just like Ying Shao, and become our trump card. In this way, the battle of Yanzhou
, our losses will be much less, and it will be easier to move eastwards."
Tian Feng nodded.
"Well, in this case, I feel relieved. The battle in Yanzhou is still dominated by you. Don't worry about anything. Just do whatever you want to do with confidence and boldness. I will definitely support you 100%."
Yuan Shu took the wine cup and came to Tian Feng, then gently clinked the glass with him, and then drank the wine in one gulp.
"Thank you, Lord."
Zhu Jun fell silent immediately after returning to Dongjun, with a sad look on his face. Deng Feng came to ask, but he didn't say anything. He just asked him to train his troops and be ready to go out at any time.
Seeing Zhu Jun's appearance, Deng Feng guessed that going to Lu County this time would definitely turn out badly, so he didn't ask any more questions and concentrated on training his troops and recruiting troops to prepare for war.
Time passed day by day, and the battle of Luxian was still tepid. Although Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses consumed countless amounts of food every day, it was still enough for his old age.
Nanyang
"Ziyuan, you said that the war in Lu County has been going on for so long, how is Yuan Shu's food consumption?
Maybe keep up with supplies?”
Yuan Shao gathered his advisers together, looked at Xu You, and asked him questions.
"My lord, Yuan Shu sent troops this time with a so-called infantry force of 200,000, but the actual number of troops was only around a hundred thousand. Although he has captured Xuzhou now, it is not easy to supply this army with the strength of Qingxu and Xuzhou.
Unless he had already made plans to deploy a large amount of grain and grass in Qingzhou, he would definitely have to transport grain and grass from Jizhou for such a long time.
The transportation of grain and grass also takes time and consumes money. I guess he can't even sustain it for a month now."
Xu You analyzed the current situation and boldly gave his estimate. However, what he did not expect was that as early as when the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans entered Yanzhou, Yuan Shu had already made plans to attack Xuzhou and Yanzhou.
There is a large amount of grain and grass. After taking Qingzhou, Qi State also accumulated grain. Not to mention how much grain and grass he has now, there is no problem in supporting them to fight in Yanzhou for another half a year.
"Then what are we going to do now?
Send troops to rescue Liu Bei?"
Now that Xu You has given his prediction, it is time to consider his own problems.
"Lord, I think it's not enough for us to send troops. It's best to send one person to Xiangyang and make an appointment with Liu Jingsheng to raise troops together. Only in this way can we be completely sure."
Xu You thought for a while. Although he had said before that he would send troops when Liu Bei defended Jibei Kingdom, but if he really wanted to do so, he still had to consider the situation on all sides.
"My lord, what Zi Yuan said is right. We are really weak when we send troops alone. We must send troops together with Liu Jingsheng. I think the person who goes to Xiangyang to contact us must be quick-thinking and eloquent. Zi Yuan is the one.
The best candidate."
Before Yuan Shao could ask any questions, Yang Hong jumped out and clasped his fists at him to express his agreement.
Hearing Yang Hong's words, Xu You's heart skipped a beat, it's over, this old stick is going to do something dirty again.
"Well, Yang Hong is right, Ziyuan is indeed the best candidate."
Yuan Shao also nodded. According to what Yang Hong said, the most suitable person is indeed Xu You.
"Lord, I."
Xu Yougang wanted to refute,
"Okay, it's you, pack up and head to Xiangyang immediately."
Yuan Shao did not give Xu You a chance to refute, and directly selected him as the candidate.
"promise."
Hearing Yuan Shao's words, Xu You could only sigh and nodded in agreement. Originally, he wanted to recommend Yang Hong to go, but he didn't expect that the other party stole the chicken. It was really a mistake.
"Yang Hong, please go down immediately and prepare your troops. Once Liu Biao agrees to send troops, he will immediately march into Yanzhou. He will also immediately send someone to notify Sun Jian of Yuzhou and ask him to suspend the offensive. After hearing the order, he will attack Yanzhou from Yuzhou."
"promise."
Xu You reluctantly ran towards Xiangyang under the escort of Yuan Shao's personal guards, while on the other side he rode a fast horse to Yuzhou, asking Sun Jian, who was fighting there, to postpone his offensive.
After Liu Biao entered Jingzhou, he cooperated with Kuai Yue, Cai Mao and other aristocratic families. Through persuasion and surrender, he integrated the power of Jingzhou by using the method of killing, and pacified the six counties of Jingzhou except Nanyang. The reason why Liu Biao chose Xiangyang as the new state government actually had a reason.
reason.
The first reason lies in the aristocratic families. When Jingzhou was first established, it mainly relied on the two major families of Kuai Yue and Cai Mao. The core area of influence of the Kuai and Cai families was in Xiangyang County, Kuai Yue, Kuai Liang, Xiangyang Zhonglu people,
Cai Mao was from Caizhou, Xiangyang, so whether it was Liu Biao, Kuai Yue, or Cai Mao, it was impossible for them to set the seat of government somewhere other than Xiangyang.
The second reason is within Jingzhou. There are seven counties in Jingzhou. In addition to Nanyang County, there are Nanjun and Jiangxia counties to the north of the Yangtze River. South of the Yangtze River are the four Jingnan counties. Although the four Jingnan counties are nominally subordinate to Liu Biao, in fact they are subordinate to Liu Biao.
It was considered a semi-independent state. Only the counties north of the Yangtze River were under Liu Biao's full control.
The third reason is the population. The original seat of Jingzhou was Jiangling, and Jiangling and Xiangyang both belonged to Nanjun. However, in terms of geographical location and distribution of aristocratic families, Xiangyang had better advantages than Jiangling.
The fourth reason is to resist foreign enemies. Now Liu Biao has no enemies in the east, west, and south of Jingzhou. The only enemy comes from the north, Nanyang County occupied by Yuan Shao. Liu Biao decides to govern Xiangyang, which is conducive to the stability of the regime and plays a role similar to that of the emperor guarding the country.
, as long as Xiangyang is defended, there will basically be no problem in Jingzhou.
The fifth reason is that Xiangyang is closer to the hinterland of the Han Dynasty. If given the opportunity, Liu Biao will definitely send troops northward to expand his territory.
This is why Xiangyang is so close to Nanyang and why Liu Biao insists on ruling here.
Day by day, Xu You was traveling very fast and soon entered Xiangyang County where Liu Biao was located. However, Liu Biao soon discovered him in Wubao in the wild and sent troops to intercept him.
After he revealed his identity, the captain in charge of Wubao did not stop, but directly sent a team of soldiers and horses to escort Xu You towards Xiangyang City. At the same time, a fast horse overtook them and rushed to Xiangyang City.
"My lord, Yuan Shao has sent his envoy Xu You, who is heading towards Xiangyang under the escort of Captain Wei Feng."
