"No, I want to know the reason. I want to know why hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses were not obtained. Yan Xiang, please tell me, tell me carefully."
Yuan Shao ignored Yang Hong, and he wanted to die to find out why he couldn't get more than 100,000 troops.
"My lord, it's all Chen Gong and Zhu Jun's fault. We were the ones."
Yan Xiang did not dare to hide anything, so he directly explained all the ins and outs of the Battle of Lu County. As for what role he played in it, he did not say it clearly. After all, he was only a consultant, and he did not actually fight the war.
It is the generals who make the decision.
"First you were betrayed by Zhu Jun, which led to the defeat of Huang Zu's tribe, and then you were attacked by Ying Shao. Zhang Xun's command on the battlefield was full of mistakes. Chen Lan and Lei Bu also made their own mistakes, which led to the entire war.
Lost halfway?"
After hearing Yan Xiang's analysis, Yuan Shao also understood it,
It can be said that they were all led by Yuan Shu in this battle. Whether it was a fierce general like Sun Jian or a wise man like Yan Xiang, Yuan Shu's ideas were all ahead of theirs.
For example, Zhu Jun, such as Lu County, it is precisely because Yuan Shu can predict himself before that he can lay down two back-ups. It is precisely because of Brother Liang's back-ups that the direction of the battle in Lu County is determined.
"Indeed."
Yan Xiang nodded to Yuan Shao and gave an affirmative answer.
"That's nonsense."
Hearing Yan Xiang's words, Yuan Shu was completely furious. He stood up suddenly and shouted at him.
"Sun Jian and the others are fierce generals. It can be said that their muscles are bigger than their brains. Why should I send you to Yanzhou with them?"
Wherever you go without any strength, I will send my personal guards to protect you, not just to give them advice at critical moments, but what about you?
What role did you play?
Shouldn't the army be led by Yuan Shu?
If you say who is responsible for this failure, it is you, Yan Xiang, do you know?"
Yuan Shao's anger was like a volcano erupting, and he blasted directly towards Yan Xiang.
Listening to Yuan Shao's words, Yan Xiang bowed his head deeply. The lord is the lord after all. The purpose of his going there was just as Yuan Shao said.
He wanted to be the brains of the coalition forces, give them advice and avoid risks, but what did he do?
Although he had doubts about Lu Xian and Zhu Jun, he did not delve into it in the end. From a fundamental level, he was indeed primarily responsible for the failure of this war.
But who can blame this? Under such circumstances, no one could have imagined that Chen Gong and Zhu Jun could be spies. He was just a human being, not an omniscient god.
"Lord, please calm down. As I said just now, the loss in Lu County is not the main thing. The most important thing is to solve the problems that may arise next. We must strive to make this defeat beneficial to us.
"
Feeling Yuan Shao's anger, Yan Xiang no longer dared to speak, but Yang Hong could not let his friend lose like this. After all, he was a little unable to resist Xu You. If he lost Yang Hong's support, he would have to
It is difficult to support a single tree, and it is estimated that Xu You will be kicked out in the end.
"favorable?
If 50,000 people were killed like this, how can it be beneficial?"
Hearing Yang Hong's words, the furious Yuan Shao was also stunned. He couldn't figure out how Yang Hong could turn this battle from disadvantages to advantages.
"Lord, first of all, we lost fifty thousand people in the battle, but we were not the only ones who were defeated. Liu Jingsheng and Sun Jian of Jingzhou were also the same, especially Sun Jian. This loss was like a blow, which directly knocked his strength to the bottom.
In this way, the purpose of weakening Liu Biao and Sun Jian that we set before departure will be achieved.
Secondly, you are so angry with Yan Xiang after this great defeat, so what is Liu Biao's attitude towards Huang Zu?
I am afraid that I have the intention to kill him, and if Huang Zu is really punished by Liu Biao, what will happen to him?
What will happen to Jiangxia?
Will there be an uprising and this is our chance?
Finally, there is Yuzhou. Although Liu Biao is known as the Shepherd of Jingzhou, he can only control Xiangyang, Jiangxia, Shangyong, and Xincheng.
To be honest, these places seem to be very big, but the actual population is almost the same as ours. If Jiang Xia can really fall out with Liu Biao, no matter who Huang Zu chooses, it will be a heavy blow to Liu Biao.
If we send troops to Yuzhou at this time, Liu Biao will be unable to stop it even if he wants to. And with Sun Jian as the vanguard, we will definitely be able to capture it as quickly as possible.
This means that we have exchanged the loss of 50,000 soldiers and horses for Sun Jian, a powerful general.
In exchange for Huang Zu’s instability,
In exchange for the huge territory of Yuzhou,
Doesn’t this turn a disadvantage into an advantage?”
I have to say that Yang Hong is indeed not a fool. In such a short time, he has figured out so many things, which is really amazing.
"Then according to your opinion, is it a blessing or a curse that Zhang Xun and the others were defeated this time?
Do I still want to thank you?
Yan Xiang, are you right?"
Yuan Shao's mind was a little confused for a while. Why the hell should he be happy after losing the battle?
"That's not to say, don't we have to stop the loss in time?"
After hearing what Yuan Shao said, Yang Hong just wanted to slap himself for being loud. He said it was a bit too much, but he had already said it and couldn't take it back.
"Well, what do you think we should do now?"
Yuan Shao glanced at Yang Hong, his eyes full of doubts.
"First of all, the first thing we have to do is to deal with the returning generals, whether it is Zhang Xun, Chen Lan or Lei Bu, and the most important thing is Sun Jian. We must not punish but comfort them with kind words.
Secondly, send people to Jiangxia immediately to discuss with Huang Zu. Once he has the intention to rebel against Liu Biao, he can agree to any conditions, as long as he can serve his lord.
The last step is to raise another hundred thousand soldiers and horses, leave Yuzhou, go to Yingchuan and Chenguo, and then use all our strength to capture Runan. With these three counties in hand, the lord's strength can be greatly improved."
To be honest, Yang Hong only thought of these things at the last minute, so it's good to be able to perfect them to this point.
"Well, let's do this first, and you can arrange the rest."
Yuan Shao also nodded. If it could really reach what Yang Hong said, the loss of 50,000 people would be negligible.
"promise."
"Yan Xiang, I will let you go this time, but you must assist Yang Hong to do this well. Do you understand?"
After finishing speaking, Yuan Shao glanced at Yan Xiang aside.
"I will do my best to help Yang Hong complete it."
Yan Xiang knelt down on one knee and expressed his determination to Yuan Shao.
"Okay, you go ahead."
Yang Hong and Yan Xiang saluted Yuan Shao and left the prefect's mansion directly.
"Um?"
When the two left, they saw Xu You walking in quickly.
