Chapter seven hundred and ninety ninth joint Yuan Shao
Chapter 799: Joining forces with Yuan Shao
At this moment, Yang Hong's heart began to shuttle at a high speed like a high-speed train, and he immediately thought out everything Xi Zhicai said to Yuan Shao.
"Haha, Yang Hong is really smart. It's true. I recruited you here to discuss whether this move can be successful. Should we join forces with Cao Cao to capture Liu Biao first?"
Yuan Shao was also happy in his heart. Yang Hong was indeed very powerful. He only said this sentence and he had already figured out everything that followed.
"My lord, if it is really as Cao Cao said, you can give it a try, but there is one thing that needs to be carefully considered."
After hearing Yuan Shao's confirmed answer, Yang Hong couldn't help but nodded.
"Are you talking about Yuan Shu's attitude?"
Xu You thought with his butt and knew what Yang Hong's concerns were. If he united with Cao Cao, he would probably succeed in stealing Liu Biao's home, so the only one who was worried was Yuan Shu of Yangzhou.
"Well, Yuan Jiujiu still has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in Yangzhou, and he is very powerful. If Liu Biao asks Yuan Shu for help by then, he will most likely attack Jingzhou directly. We have to guard against this.
Moreover, if we want to capture Liu Biao, we must attack him with thunderous force. The current troops and horses in Nanyang alone are not enough, and we need to bring back troops from Yuzhou, which will definitely delay our progress in Yuzhou."
Yang Hong looked at Xu You. Although he didn't like this person, what he said was exactly what he was worried about. Moreover, if he wanted to beat Liu Biao, he would have to beat him to death with a stick. Otherwise, it would be difficult for Liu Biao to turn around him over time. It was inevitable.
Returned from dispatching troops from Yuzhou.
"Well, what Yang Hong said makes sense."
After hearing Yang Hong's analysis, Yuan Shao couldn't help but feel dizzy. Although he had a lot of troops now, he had hundreds of thousands of troops in Yuzhou alone. The full force here in Nanyang was only a hundred thousand troops. If he really wanted to kill Liu Biao, he would need to mobilize his troops.
Already.
"My lord, Yuan Shu will not send troops to Jingzhou rashly. He is currently fighting on all sides. Youzhou and Liangzhou are fighting endlessly. In the battle of Yangzhou, although he defeated Liu Biao and drove Cao Cao away, his own losses were not small. If now
Entering Jingzhou, we are bound to face a joint effort between us and Cao Cao. It is impossible for him to defeat us in a short time.
Even if he does enter Jingzhou at Liu Biao's request, we don't have to be afraid. The worst is to fight?
We are not prepared, and Yuan Shu is not prepared at all. This battle will happen sooner or later. The longer the world delays, the worse it will be for us.
Moreover, Jingzhou is our territory. I don’t believe he can keep going to Jingzhou to consume us.
And as long as we can kill Liu Biao with one blow, it will not be easy for Yuan Shu to enter Jingzhou."
Xu You glanced at Yang Hong and directly expressed his thoughts. Not to mention that Yuan Shu would not come in. Even if he came, would he still be afraid of Yuan Shu who fought on multiple fronts when fighting in his own country?
"Well, Gongda is right. The opportunity is right in front of us. If we don't give it a try, I'll really feel sorry for ourselves. If Yuan Gongda really wants to come to Jingzhou to interfere, then fight. Anyway, this battle will be over sooner or later.
If he wants to be beaten, I still don’t believe him. How can he be afraid of him if he is beaten at home?”
After hearing Xu You's words, Yuan Shao also had a flash of fighting spirit in his eyes. Indeed, both sides were unprepared and he was fighting at home again. If he was afraid of Yuan Shu, he would not have to mess around and just jump off the building to commit suicide.
"Lord, think twice."
Yang Hong looked at Yuan Shao, a trace of worry flashed in his eyes.
"Needless to say, I have made up my mind. I will immediately send people to Yuzhou and ask Sun Jian to lead 50,000 troops back to Nanyang to stand by. As soon as the opportunity arises, I will directly send troops to Xiangyang."
Yuan Shao stood up suddenly and looked directly at Yang Hong.
"promise."
Yang Hong looked at Yuan Shao's expression and knew that his mind had been made up. If he raised any objections, he would probably be scolded.
"Well, Xu You, you can arrange these."
"Follow orders."
After saying that, Yuan Shu turned around and left, leaving Xu You and Yang Hong staring in the room.
"Mancheng."
Xi Zhicai's motorcade was walking on the way to Jiangxia, but Xi Zhicai directly called Li Dian, who was escorting him.
"gentlemen."
Upon hearing Xi Zhicai's call, Li Dian immediately rode up to his car.
"Immediately send someone to return to Jiangxia day and night and tell the lord that Yuan Benchu has agreed to our idea and tell him that we can start."
"promise."
Li Dian clasped his fists and immediately arranged for someone to gallop towards Jiangxia.
Time passed by, and Liu Biao's troops to reinforce Dangyang finally arrived. At this time, Cai Hao's troops once again increased to 100,000, which gave him some confidence.
Rumors between Jiangxia became more and more intense. In order to cooperate with the rumors, Cao Cao and Huang Zu even had two small-scale conflicts. These situations were also spread to all directions at a faster speed by interested people.
"Zirou, when do you think Cao Cao and Huang Zu will fight?"
Cai Mao looked at the news he had just received and couldn't help but look at Kuai Liang beside him.
"Haha, how could I know this?
The reason why the two of them haven't started a war yet is simply to restrain each other. After all, our troops are in full swing and the threat to them is still very great. But this time should not be long. When the anger of their soldiers can no longer be suppressed, they will naturally
There will be a war."
Kuai Liang was not panicked at all. If the war is not started now, it is not time. When the time comes, it will naturally begin.
"Then shall we add fuel to the fire?"
Cai Mao looked at Kuai Liang, a light flashed in his eyes.
"No, the best thing for us now is to wait and see what happens. If this will cause chaos, it is likely to have the opposite effect. Just wait, I believe this day will not be too far away."
Hearing that Cai Mao was going to cause trouble, Kuai Liang was immediately confused. If you go to make trouble between the two of them now, it is very likely that it will become more and more troublesome.
"ok, I get it."
Cai Mao nodded to Kuai Liang, since you said you don't want it, then don't.
Yuan Shao's messenger went all the way north and directly found Sun Jian's army.
"General, the governor has an urgent report."
The messenger clasped his fist at Sun Jian, and then handed over the letter in his arms.
After receiving the letter, Sun Jian and Yan Xiang looked at each other. Both of them were a little confused and didn't understand why Yuan Shao would send someone to deliver the letter now.
Sun Jian opened the letter and began to read it carefully. After reading it, he gently handed the letter to Yan Xiang beside him, rubbing his brow and feeling confused for a while.
Yan Xiang was stunned when he looked at Sun Jian. After taking the letter and starting to read it, he couldn't help but frown.
"Tell me what to do."
Sun Jian glanced at Yan Xiang, you were also confused, right? Haha.
"What else can be done?
How can we disobey the Lord's order? We can only let the general lead his elite troops back to Nanyang to help him capture Liu Biao. I will shrink my defenses and suspend my offensive until you return victorious."
Yan Xiang thought for a moment, Yuan Shao's order cannot be disobeyed, no matter how good the situation in Yuzhou is now, he can only slow down temporarily and support the battle in Jingzhou first. After all, that is their foundation. If they can really capture Liu Biao, then for their own side
There will definitely be a huge improvement in strength.
"Well, it doesn't matter if I lead the troops back. I'm afraid that Tian Feng in Yanzhou will know about our departure and lead his troops south to Yuzhou, which will cause trouble."
Although Sun Jian and the others were also unstoppable in Yuzhou, they did not dare to expand too fast because they were afraid that Tian Feng in Yanzhou would sense that Yuan Shu would lead his troops south to get a share of the pie. If he left with an army of 50,000 people now, he would probably give the enemy
Chance.
"Of course I know this. Don't worry, at worst, I can give up the frontier counties and keep Yingchuan and Runan counties."
What Sun Jian could think of, Yan Xiang, could of course also be thought of. Even if Yuan Shu sent troops, he was confident of holding on to the core areas. As for other counties, it would be fine if he gave them up.
"Okay, then I will leave Huang Gaicheng Pu's army at his disposal, and I will take Ce'er and Han Dang to lead the army back to Nanyang."