Facing Xu You, Yang Hong also breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he came quickly. If it were a little later, he might have faced Xu You's trouble. Then it would be difficult.
"It's okay. I heard that the battle of Lu County ended and we were defeated, so I came to discuss with the lord. I didn't expect that you are already here."
Xu You frowned. Originally, he wanted to come here to tell Yuan Shao about taking down Yan Xiang, but he didn't expect that they had already come by themselves. This is really fucked up.
"Well, we have finished talking to the lord. The lord is inside. If Ziyuan has anything to do, you can go see the lord."
Sure enough, Xu You came here just because of the defeat of the coalition forces. Fortunately, he had struck first. Otherwise, if Xu You had come first, Yan Xiang might have suffered a lot.
After Yang Hong finished speaking, he took Yan Xiang and left the prefect's mansion directly, while Xu You went to see Yuan Shao after a slight hesitation.
"My lord, Mr. Xu You would like to see you."
When Yuan Shao heard Xu You coming, he directly let him into the hall.
"Lord, I heard that the results of the Battle of Lu County are out. We were defeated?"
Xu You didn't say much, and went straight to the topic when he opened his mouth.
"Well, Yan Xiang came over just now and told me all the details of the Battle of Luxian. In the Battle of Luxian, our entire army was almost wiped out."
Yuan Shao calmly told Xu You the outcome of the Battle of Lu County, but Xu You looked at Yuan Shao's face with confusion after hearing this.
"Lord, why do you seem to be fine?
Our 50,000 elite soldiers plus Sun Jian's 20,000 troops and horses lost 70,000, that's 70,000 elite soldiers."
Xu You stared at Yuan Shao.
"Ziyuan, don't panic. I know we have suffered a lot this time, but something has happened. Even if we are angry or upset, what can we do?
It’s better to face it calmly and think about how to make up for the problems that will arise next.”
Yuan Shao still answered Xu You's words calmly.
"Lord, did Yang Hong and Yan Xiang tell you something?"
Hearing Yuan Shao speak like this, Xu You understood now that Yang Hong must have given Yuan Shao the ecstasy soup just now, otherwise with his self-cultivation, he would never be able to be like this.
"Well, Yang Hong analyzed the consequences of this battle with me, and I listened well. That's why I'm so calm."
Yuan Shao nodded to Xu You, they were all one of his own, there was no need for him to hide anything.
"I wonder how Yang Hong analyzed it with the lord. Could the lord let Xu You know about it?"
Xu You's face turned dark. He wanted to hear what nonsense Yang Hong could tell.
"Yang Hong's idea is very clever. First of all, we must face this defeat calmly, but we are not the only ones who suffered losses this time. Liu Jingsheng and Sun Wentai also suffered heavy losses.
This is equivalent to using 50,000 people to replace the 70,000 battle losses of Liu Jingsheng and Sun Wentai, which can be regarded as indirectly achieving the purpose of consuming the two men's combat power.
Moreover, Sun Jian's entire elite army has been wiped out. Now he can only rely on us to slowly recover his strength. In terms of recovering his troops and horses, we are stronger than both of them.
Secondly, Huang Zu lost his army and Liu Biao would definitely be unhappy. This would create a gap between the two, and we would have the opportunity to drive a wedge between Huang Zu and Liu Biao. If Liu Biao loses Jiangxia, it will be equivalent to a complete break with the Huang family, which is equivalent to a break.
Liu Biao has an arm,
In the end, Liu Biao lost his troops and generals. If we attack Yuzhou, we will not be hindered by him, and we can successfully capture part of Yuzhou's territory.
This is what Yang Hong calls turning disadvantage into advantage, how do you feel?"
As Yuan Shao spoke, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but raise. Although he was talking about how you feel, in his heart he agreed with Yang Hong.
"My lord, don't you feel that Yang Hong's words are meant to evade? No matter how big the losses of Liu Biao and Sun Jian are, our losses are there. How long will it take for us to make up for the 50,000 elite soldiers?
As for the problem he mentioned about Huang Zu, anyone with a discerning eye can actually see that Huang Zu has been in Jiangxia for many years and has a deep foundation, and the Huang family is a famous family in Jingzhou. Does Liu Biao dare to offend him?
Finally, Yang Hong mentioned the Yuzhou issue. It is true that Liu Biao may not be able to stop us, but don’t forget that our enemies are not only Liu Biao. Chen Wen and Cao Cao of Yangzhou are also powerful enemies.
In this battle of Yanxu, Cao Cao's troops and horses were not lost at all. If he sends troops to Yuzhou, what should we do?
My lord, have you ever thought about these problems?"
Xu You is also a strong man, but he can find so many faults just by listening. If Yang Hong were here, the two of them would inevitably have a verbal battle.
"So what should we do now?"
After hearing Xu You say so much, Yuan Shao's calmness just now completely dissipated.
"My lord, any words of kindness to a surrendered minister are excuses. If you lose, you will lose. No matter what the reason is, the winner will reward the loser and punish him. This is an ancient and unchanging truth.
Just imagine, if you don't punish Zhang Xun, Yan Xiang and others for such a big defeat this time, what will Qiao Rui, Liu Xun and others do next time they send troops and come back after a defeat?
If this continues, the generals will think that victory or defeat does not matter, then will they still have the desire to win?
Is it possible for an army without the will to win to defeat the Tiger Division of the Jizhou Army?
Therefore, I advise your lord to kill Zhang Xun and Yan Xiang this time to maintain the strength of the army and let the soldiers know the consequences of not fighting with all their strength. If you cheat on the battlefield, conserve your strength, and give him the knife when you come back. I am afraid that the three armies will not use it.
Life?"
As Xu You spoke, a sharp light flashed in his eyes. This time he was determined to kill Yan Xiang and break Yang Hong's arm, so that Yang Hong would be unable to stand alone.
"Ziyuan, it's a bit too much."
When Yuan Shao heard Xu You's words, a cold light flashed in the corner of his eyes, "Why, I'm going to let you two fight and balance yourself in the middle. This is called the emperor's mental skill, but you want to kill Yan Xiang when you come up, which is a bit difficult to deal with."
Xu You looked at Yuan Shao, felt the coldness in his eyes, and couldn't help but shudder.
"Please leave it to my lord to decide everything. Xu You is just making a suggestion."
Knowing that he had offended Yuan Shao, he quickly opened his mouth to explain himself. He was just an adviser, and whether he could be used or not was entirely up to the decision-maker.
"Well, you have to remember that you are all my advisers. Although there may be disputes, they are just disputes. The most fundamental purpose is to make us better. If you insist on killing someone, I will not
Will agree."
Yuan Shao looked at Xu You with a sullen face. Xu You really went too far this time, so he wanted to wake up.
"Xu You understands."
Xu You gritted his teeth and nodded at Yuan Shao. He knew that his goal of killing Yan Xiang this time would not be achieved.
"Well, as long as you understand, just follow Yang Hong's instructions. As for any mistakes, you have to point them out in time. Is that clear?"
