Gongsun Zan didn't hold any reception banquet after all. It was inappropriate at this time of year, and Wang Xuan didn't want to hold such a party. There were too many people, and he was afraid that the outside audience would affect his performance...
Apart from Gongsun Zan, only Gongsun Fan, Shan Jing, and Tian Kai accompanied him, and a simple banquet began.
At first, the atmosphere was a bit dull. They were just chatting about their experiences over the past year. Halfway through, Wang Xuan suddenly slapped the table and said, "Haha, I thought of it!"
This sudden move startled everyone. Gongsun Zan put down his chopsticks inexplicably and asked, "What did Zai Zhi think of?"
"I thought of how to trouble Yuan Shao!" Wang Xuan seemed very excited. He raised his hand and drank all the wine in a sip, and continued: "Not just for Yuan Shao, this plan kills three birds with one stone and completely solves the worries!"
Gongsun Fan and the others looked unbelieving. Only Gongsun Zan showed great interest. He had seen how well Wang Xuan knew things, so he immediately asked happily: "Zai Zhi, tell me quickly!"
"This plan requires Brother Bogui to cooperate and show off!"
"What on earth is going on!" Gongsun Zan was a little anxious.
"Great retreat!"
After saying one sentence, Shan Jing, Tian Kai rolled his eyes cryptically. They had said this to Gongsun Zan several times before, but Gongsun Zan was angry before and wanted to fight Yuan Shao to the end. They couldn't persuade him. Now
Seeing Wang Xuan showing off, I felt full of disdain.
If it weren't for Gongsun Zan's face, the two of them would have started to ridicule Wang Xuan by now, writing that someone else was a famous person before his hair even grew.
"Big, retreat?" Gongsun Zan understood the problem and emphasized the big words.
"Yes, a great retreat, an extremely complete retreat."
"Tell me more specifically."
"It's just that, in this way, Brother Bogui will completely offend the powerful families in Hebei."
"Huh!" Gongsun Zan sneered, "They don't have the same heart as me, so what if I offend them!"
"Okay! In that case, let me explain it carefully." Wang Xuan put down his chopsticks and said loudly: "Currently, most of Julu County, the southern part of Zhongshan Kingdom, the northern part of Anping Kingdom, and the western part of Hejian County are all under our occupation.
It means retreating step by step, while trying to relocate the local people as much as possible, and looting all the food and grass from the local families!"
"What?" As soon as these words came out, Gongsun Zan could still sit still, but Gongsun Fan, Shan Jing, and Tian Kai stood up in surprise.
"Robbing aristocratic families! This will offend not only the Hebei aristocratic families, but all the aristocratic families in the world!" Tian Kai was the first to refuse.
"Sit down!" Gongsun Zan shouted. Tian Kai could only do it reluctantly, looking at Wang Xuan with unkind eyes.
"Not to mention offending all the aristocratic families in the world, we are not planning to kill people or ransack their homes. We don't even want gold, silver or property. We only want grain, grass and carriages and horses."
"This..." Tian Kai and the other three looked at each other, but did not refute. This is how a big family is. As long as they are not completely offended, everything has room for maneuver. If it is just food and grass, it will not have much impact on the family. After all, the land is
, people are here, and money is here too.
"Why is this?" Gongsun Zan asked with wrinkles.
"Food is actually not that important to the aristocratic family. After all, the population of the aristocratic family is really not that big. No matter what, they will not be hungry. It will not take long to wait for the new grain to be harvested, but it is a big problem for Yuan Shao. This
These are Jizhou’s overall reserves, and they are also the wealth that Jizhou has accumulated over the years, otherwise, how would he have the money and food to support a two-front war?”
"If we take away the food from this part of the aristocratic families, then they will have to spend money to buy food from other aristocratic families to tide over the difficulties. This will consume Yuan Shao and strengthen us."
"In addition, try to relocate the people as much as possible, even if you spend all the harvested food and grass on the people, it doesn't matter. In addition to being rich in food, Jizhou's wealth is also an important factor in manpower. Otherwise, how could Yuan Shao recruit so many troops? He was defeated in a year
Don’t be afraid of more. We have the capital to fight back. We don’t rely on more people and more food. Let’s just cut him in half. I guarantee that we will inflict more trauma on him than we have this year!”
"Anyway, Youzhou is vast and sparsely populated. After moving back and settling in, you can also increase the heritage of Youzhou."
After Wang Xuan said these words, everyone's eyes lit up. This was definitely vicious. It could be said that it was a blow to Yuan Shao, and all he lost was his foundation!
Gongsun Zan and others looked at each other and nodded in agreement. With a large army suppressing the formation, this was not difficult, but it would definitely cause enough damage to Yuan Shao.
"This is not enough." Just when Gongsun Zan and others were happy, Wang Xuan continued: "This can only hit Yuan Shao, but it will not cause any harm to Liu Yu and others!"
"Oh, what is Zai Zhi's plan? Tell me quickly." He was happy enough to be able to hit Yuan Shao hard and Gongsun Zan was so happy. If he had tricked Liu Yu, Gongsun Zan would probably wake him up laughing in his sleep. Over the years, he and Liu Yu's relationship
The conflict is much deeper than with Yuan Shao.
"It's still a big retreat!" Wang Xuan said with a sneer on his lips, "The same method, keep retreating, looting the people and food from Zhuo County and Guangyang County, and retreating all the way to Yuyang, where is Brother Bogui?
The hometown of Yuyang and Youbeiping will be filled with the population, food and grass from Jizhou and Youzhou counties, completely laying the foundation for Brother Bogui. In just two years, Brother Bogui can once again establish an army.
Baima Yi always."
After saying this, Gongsun Zan couldn't sit still anymore. He stood up and looked at Wang Xuan, his face full of struggle. Retreating from Youzhou and retreating from Jizhou are two different concepts!
After all, Jizhou belongs to others, but Youzhou belongs to him. How much effort did he put in to develop from Youbeiping to the entire Youzhou step by step? Now Wang Xuan opened his mouth and asked him to give up the two most elite people in Youzhou.
How could he be willing to do this part?
It's easy to let go, but hard to take back!
"Brother Bogui, please listen to what I have to say!" Wang Xuan reassured and continued: "Now, Liu Yu is causing trouble for brother Bogui everywhere, and he even teamed up with Yuan Shao to make trouble for you behind your back. To put it bluntly, it's not a struggle of interests."
"But, what if Brother Bogui retreats to Yuyang?"
"If someone has food, let's develop our own, but Liu Yu's territory is gone, and instead we are replaced by Yuan Shao!"
"Do you believe that Yuan Shao and Liu Yu will live in peace? Will Liu Yu still sit in the position of Youzhou Mu?"
How dare you believe it!
Being reminded by Wang Xuan, everyone present thought of this problem. It was one thing for Liu Yu and Yuan Shao to work together to deal with Gongsun Zan, but it was another thing for them to meet together without Gongsun Zan!
Liu Yu would definitely not be willing to give up his position as Youzhou Mu, and Yuan Shao would definitely not let Liu Yu continue to sit there, so...
These two parties are bound to be in direct conflict!
Although Liu Yu is weak in strength, where does his status lie? For Yuan Shao, who cherishes his reputation as a relative of the emperor, the trouble may not be less than that caused by Gongsun Zan!
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It’s really difficult to code words. It’s two million words. As a newbie, I feel that I am not able to follow up.