In an instant, radio waves spread in all directions, and the four counselors stationed in all directions received Yuan Shu's news immediately. After thinking for a while, the four began to report back to Yuan Shu one after another.
"My lord, your friend is like a telegram."
Soon Xun Chen's telegram was sent directly back.
"read."
Upon hearing that it was Xun Chen's telegram, Yuan Shu directly asked Chen Gong to read the telegram.
"My lord, our Jizhou army is in the north and is invincible. However, Jingzhou will always be a big trouble. If we didn't attack before, it was because we didn't have the opportunity. Now the opportunity is right in front of us, so we must seize it.
If Jingzhou can take advantage of the situation, then no one in the world will be our opponent, so I suggest that we continue to send troops south to meet Jingzhou's needs. The battle in Youzhou can be temporarily suspended, and I can mobilize 50,000 troops to support it."
Xun Chen knew that the Battle of Jingzhou was even more important than the Battle of Yangzhou. If Jingzhou could really be captured in one fell swoop, then no one in the world would be able to resist the Jizhou Army's military strength. The situation was determined. It was precisely after seeing this that
, he would propose to postpone the war in Youzhou and send troops south to support.
"Well, I understand."
Yuan Shu nodded. Xun Chen attached great importance to the battle in Jingzhou. He even suspended the war in Youzhou and sent troops south to support the battlefield in Jingzhou.
"Lord."
"Let's wait for other people's battle reports."
Yuan Shu knew what Chen Gong wanted to say, but he still wanted to listen to what others had to say.
"Lord, Yuan Hao's telegram."
Soon Tian Feng's telegram was also sent.
"read."
"Lord, Jingzhou will definitely become our formidable enemy in the future. Yongzhou, Sizhou and even Liangzhou Youzhou can temporarily slow down, but the matter in Jingzhou cannot be relaxed. If there is a chance to pacify Jingzhou or just occupy half of Jingzhou, it is worth it.
Yes, so I suggest that we march into Jingzhou. Now that the war in Yanzhou has calmed down, we can mobilize 30,000 militiamen to assist in the war."
Tian Feng's battle report is the same as Xun Chen's. The Jingzhou matter is the most important matter. Even if he only captures half of Jingzhou, it is worth it.
"Just wait."
Yuan Shu nodded and continued to wait.
"Lord, Gongda telegram."
Soon Xun You's telegram was sent.
"My lord, the situation in Jingzhou has turned around, but now is not the best time to enter Jingzhou. Now that Liangzhou is about to be pacified, if we rashly move our troops south, the situation in Liangzhou may change.
Internal troubles are important, but we should be more cautious about external troubles. If we give the foreign tribes time to connect with all directions, Liangzhou will inevitably repeat itself. But in the battle of Jingzhou, we can sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight.
It will definitely be difficult for Liu Biao to resist the attacks of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, but as long as we send troops into Yuzhou, if Yuan Benchu does not give up Yuzhou, he will never be able to advance eastward. At this time, Liu Biao can get a chance to breathe.
If Yuan Benchu insists on sending troops to take Xiangyang, the lord can enter Jingzhou from Jiangxia. Cao Cao and Huang Zu will not dare to go north to Nanjun when they see the lord coming to kill them. And Yuan Shao knows that we have entered Jiangxia and will return troops to defend Nanyang. This will ensure that Liu Biao
undefeated,
As long as Liu Biao is undefeated, Jingzhou will definitely be unable to stop, and will fall into a situation of melee between the three families. When we free up our hands to march south, the three families will definitely be difficult to resist, and Jingzhou can be defeated."
Xun You means that he does not agree to attack Jingzhou now, but he cannot let Liu Biao be directly destroyed by the two men, and wants Jingzhou to maintain its three-legged power.
"Gongtai, what do you think of Gongda's words?"
After listening to Xun You's words, Yuan Shu nodded slightly.
"My lord, although Gongda's words are good, there is a drawback. Although this may bring Jingzhou into a tripartite state, they may not necessarily attack each other.
If they are in peace, when we attack Jingzhou again, we will probably face the combined efforts of the three families, and it will be difficult to capture Jingzhou by then."
Chen Gong glanced at Yuan Shu, thought for a while and then gave him his own opinion.
"Indeed, the three-legged alliance is the most stable. If they don't attack each other, it will be even more difficult to capture Jingzhou. Let's wait and see."
Yuan Shu was in a trance while looking at the telegram. It would have been okay if Jingzhou was still in the same situation as before, but now that Lao Cao has passed away, giving him time to develop might lead to something bad.
After a while, Jushou's battle report also arrived as promised.
"Read it."
"My lord, the change in the situation in Jingzhou was something we did not expect. No matter what the subsequent development is, my lord must keep in mind that we must not allow Cao Cao any breathing room.
So what we have to do now is to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. It's okay for Liu Biao to join forces with Yuan Shao to suppress Cao Cao. If Cao Cao really wants to join forces with Yuan Shao to attack Liu Biao, he will have to rush into Jiangxia with lightning speed.
Don't worry about Liu Biao or Yuan Shao, just chase Cao Cao and fight. As long as Cao Cao is suppressed, this battle will be considered a success. As for the future situation, wait until we capture other places, and then attack with thunderous momentum, Jingzhou will be unstoppable."
Compared to the other three, Jushou had a unique approach. No matter whether Jingzhou's surname was Liu or Yuan, as long as his surname was not Cao, he would win if he suppressed Cao Cao.
"My lord, I would like to note that this statement is biased. Although Cao Cao was a powerful hero, it is too much to only pay attention to him and ignore Jingzhou."
After Chen Gong finished reciting, his expression changed and he looked at Yuan Shu.
"Gongtai, I think Ze Zhu is right. I never dare to let go of Cao Cao. If he really gains a foothold in Jingzhou, it will be more dangerous than Yuan Shao's complete occupation of Jingzhou."
The more now, the more Yuan Shu regrets not being able to deal with Cao Cao as soon as possible. If he hadn't traveled through time, Cao Cao would have been the destined man of the Three Kingdoms. That's why he brazenly launched the Battle of Yangzhou.
Although Jingzhou now has an opportunity, this opportunity comes at the cost of slowing down other places, especially since many of his elite soldiers are in Liangzhou, and Liangzhou cannot send out many troops in a short period of time.
So the most appropriate thing now may be to chase Cao Cao until he is killed.
"What do you mean, lord?"
After hearing Yuan Shu's words, Chen Gong was helpless.
"In this way, we will hold our troops for the time being and send an army to Yanzhou immediately. We can attack Yuzhou at any time. At the same time, we will gather troops and horses to attack Jiangxia and suppress Cao Cao as soon as Liu Biao sends someone to ask for help."
Yuan Shu thought for a while. Although what Jushu said was right, he still had to make some arrangements. Otherwise, if Yuan Shao captured Liu Biao at lightning speed, he would have to face Cao Cao and Yuan Shao if he wanted to advance into Jingzhou.
With the coalition forces, it will be difficult.
"If your lord is really prepared to adopt Ze Zhu's strategy, I don't recommend deploying troops from Yangzhou. You can just deploy troops from Jizhou, Xuzhou, Qingzhou and Bingzhou."
Chen Gong glanced at Yuan Shu. Although there were many soldiers and horses in Yangzhou, if these people were to divide their troops, there would only be 50,000 to 60,000 soldiers and horses left. Although 50,000 to 60,000 soldiers were not many, they wanted to form an overwhelming force.
The advantage is a bit difficult. Rather than arriving like this, it is better to deploy troops from Xuzhou, Jizhou, Bingzhou, and Qingzhou.
"Well, that's fine. Then order all parties to mobilize their troops, enter Yanzhou and return to Tian Feng's command, and be ready to attack Yuzhou at any time to delay Yuan Shao's troops."
After hearing Chen Gong's words, Yuan Shu also nodded. Now it seems that it is better to mobilize troops from other states than from Yangzhou.
"No, I'll make arrangements right away."
Chen Gong cupped his fists and saluted, then went to arrange the deployment of troops and horses.
