Chapter 576 Yang Xu competes, Yan Xiang wins the bid
Chapter 576: Yang and Xu compete, Yan Xiang wins the bid
Yuan Shao was stunned for a moment after hearing Xu You's words, and even Yang Hong on the side was the same.
Although Xu You's logic is a bit weird, I have to say that his worries are somewhat reasonable.
Imagine that the two armies jointly sent troops. If he, as a military advisor, had really bad intentions, it would really not be a good thing for Liu Biao.
"You can't do it, and Yang Hong can't do it either, so who else can serve as the military advisor for this battle?"
After Yuan Shao finished speaking, he felt doubtful for a moment. He glanced at the ministers and finally fixed his gaze on Yan Xiang behind Yang Hong.
Seeing Yuan Shao staring at Yan Xiang, the corners of Xu You's mouth couldn't help but curve slightly.
Lao Bangzi, I asked you to trick me, and now I'm going to treat him the same way I did. Aren't you two working together to squeeze me out?
Then I will get rid of Yan Xiang first.
"My lord, there is still one person who can serve as the military advisor for this trip."
Xu You opened his mouth to speak to Yuan Shao.
"Oh, who does Ziyuan want to recommend?"
Yuan Shao shifted his gaze from Yan Xiang to Xu You.
"The chief secretary, Yan Xiang, is not inferior to me in terms of intelligence or strategy, and his reputation is not that prominent. If he goes north to Yanzhou as a military advisor, he can ensure that the coalition forces will not be harmed by conspiracies and plots, and can also eliminate Liu Biao.
Isn’t the grudge against each other the best of both worlds?”
Xu You looked at Yan Xiang, a smile of success flashed in his eyes.
After hearing Xu You's words, Yuan Shao also nodded. His suggestion coincided with his own thoughts.
"Yan Xiang, are you willing to go to Yanzhou and preside over the battle?"
Yan Xiang also scratched his head for a while, what the hell is this? Yang Hong and Xu You were fighting, how could he get involved in it? It was really a fire at the top of the city that affected Chiyu.
Looking at Yuan Shao's eyes, Yan Xiang knew that he couldn't run away now, so he could only bite the bullet and pay tribute to Yuan Shao.
"Yam Xiang wishes to go."
"Okay, then I will confer you the title of Military Advisor and be responsible for coordinating the coalition forces."
"promise."
"In this case, you will give your full support. I will see the troops and horses set off in five days."
"promise."
Yuan Shao was ready, and Liu Biao also selected General Huang Zu as the commander-in-chief, and led 50,000 troops out of Jingzhou to Yanzhou.
Cheng Pu took Yuan Shao's
Promising to return to Ruyin County, Sun Jian did not hesitate after hearing Yuan Shao's promise. He organized 20,000 elite troops and left Sun Ce to garrison in Ruyin County. He took Han Dang, Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and three generals out of Yuzhou to Jingzhou.
A total of 120,000 troops from the three parties marched towards Yanzhou without any concealment, and the gathering place they chose was Shanyang County where Yuan Yi was located.
After a ten-day march, the three-party coalition army left Jingyu and entered Shanyang County in Yanzhou. Yuan Yi also made preparations. Not only did he bring out a lot of food and grass, he also prepared 10,000 troops and horses, preparing to attack north with the army.
"My lord, Yuan Shao and Liu Biao, with Sun Jian as their commander and 10,000 troops from Shanyang Governor Yuan Yi, have a total force of 130,000 and are heading towards Yanzhou to kill."
Since Yuan Shu decided to go fishing, he had already arranged spies. After Sun Jian and others arrived at Yanzhou, they sent the news to Yuan Shu.
"With an army of 130,000, the two families are serious about it this time."
After hearing the news, Tian Feng couldn't help but frown. Although they wanted to fish, they originally thought that it would be good to have 60,000 to 70,000 troops from both sides. Who would have expected that more than a dozen of them would come?
Thousands of people, this is a shark.
"Well, with Sun Jian as the commander-in-chief, what exactly does Liu Biao think?
Isn’t the hatred between them big enough?”
Yuan Shu looked at Tian Feng. It didn't matter how many enemy troops there were, but with Sun Jian as the commander, this was a bit intriguing.
"My lord, Sun Jian is very brave and a fierce tiger. That's why Liu Jingsheng sniped at Sun Jian in Sanjin and sent troops to attack Changsha County to make Sun Jian homeless. But why do you want Sun Jian to be your commander now? Liu Biao and Yuan Shao
You should think differently."
Tian Feng looked at the battle report and started thinking rapidly in his head.
"oh?
Talk about it."
Yuan Shu looked at Tian Feng, his eyes flashed with thought. In fact, he was also thinking about why there was such an arrangement.
"As we all know, Sun Jian can be said to be attached to Yuan Shao's command now. Yuan Shao made Sun Jian his commander for a very clear purpose. He wanted to use the Yanzhou battlefield to consume Sun Jian's strength and force him to succumb to Yuan Shao's command. So why did Liu Biao agree with Sun Jian?
First, Sun Jian's strong performance on the battlefield in Yuzhou has made Liu Biao a little overwhelmed. Asking Sun Jian to come over can ease the situation on the battlefield in Yuzhou.
The second is to use the Yanzhou battlefield to consume Sun Jian's strength.
In the end, I think the most important thing is that Liu Biao may want to drive a wedge between Yuan Shao and Liu Biao."
Tian Feng is not Yuan Shao or Liu Biao, so he can observe the thinking of both parties from the perspective of an outsider and make the most correct judgment.
"Driving a wedge between Sun Jian and Yuan Shao?
What kind of divorce method?"
Following Tian Feng's thoughts, Yuan Shu also began to think about the things in it, but he could still think of the first two, but he was indeed a little confused about the relationship between the two.
"My lord, if what I have predicted is correct, Liu Biao considered Sun Jian's character. You must know that Sun Jian has never been a strong general who is inferior to others. Now he is attached to Yuan Shao. It is a last resort. But once Sun Jian has enough territory,
For example, some counties in Yanzhou will still be controlled by Yuan Shao?
I think this is what Liu Biao meant."
Tian Feng looked at Yuan Shu and expressed his judgment.
"I see, human nature is indeed elusive. If that's the case, do you have any strategies to defeat the enemy?"
Yuan Shu nodded. Tian Feng's analysis was indeed interesting, but what he said was also very reasonable. In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, which prince did not want to stand out and become a man at the top, and Sun Jian was no exception.
"There is no strategy to defeat the enemy at the moment, but I think we can attack Lu County now. Since they have sent troops, they have already formed a hatred with us. There is absolutely no reason to retreat. Even if Liu Bei is defeated, they can only continue to advance.
Already."
It is unrealistic to say that he has a strategy to defeat the enemy now. The so-called strategizing and decisive battles thousands of miles away require making some judgments based on sufficient intelligence. He can't do that now.
"Well, what you said makes sense, so let's prepare. We must completely defeat Liu Bei before their coalition forces arrive. This time we will attack Tushan directly and force Liu Bei to send troops to fight with us. By then, Ying Shao will also be launched.
.”
Since there is no countermeasure for the time being, let's pick the weak ones first and capture Liu Bei before he goes to fight Sun Jian in the south.
"promise."
Yuan Shu's military orders were directly transmitted to every corner of the camp, and the rumbling war drums instantly resounded through the city of Lu County. Yuan Shu's troops, who were already hungry and thirsty, filed out, but this time their target was not Lu County, but where Guan Yu was.
