"But the lord, Lu Meng was only transferred to Sun Ce as a deputy general a year ago. Although his performance at that time was okay, he finally felt that his ability was insufficient, so he returned to the academy to continue his studies. Now that you have transferred him back to Liaodong and let him serve as a personal guard by Zhou Yu's side, didn't you stimulate Sun Ce? Guo Jia said.

"It's good to stimulate him, so that he won't be frizzy all the time. Bo Fu is not stable in temperament, and fights all by intuition, but not everyone can be like him. Lu Meng is not the same type as him at all, so it is better to leave it to Gong Jin to teach. Gong Jin is a disciple of Huangfu Song, and his ability to command troops is definitely one of the best, and Lu Meng's study by his side is always better than studying hard in Jinling Academy. Yuan Shu said.

"Also, my lord, Gongsun Zan is ready to be the emperor in ten days. Similarly, Yuan Shao was also on that day. Guo Jia smiled and said in a complicated tone: "I didn't expect Yuan Benchu to have such a heart, it is just like the Yuan Benchu I saw back then." I really underestimated him! ”

Yuan Shu was not surprised at all when he heard this, and said lightly: "Of course, he is Yuan Benchu!" Contrarian is a model for the world, a proper protagonist template, but it's a pity..."

"Lord, what is the protagonist template?" Guo Jia asked suddenly.

"Well, how do you explain that?" Yuan Shu was stunned when he heard this, and then said: "Just like the meaning of the destiny of Heaven like Emperor Guangwu back then, I don't agree with the words to summon meteorites outside the sky." ”

"That should be the lord who has the protagonist template, although Yuan Shao has a good foothold, and there is no shortage of money, food, soldiers and horses among the ministers and generals under his command, but after all, he has missed the time and acted too slowly. It is this time that it has unified Hebei, and the lord is enough to crush it. Guo Jia quietly patted a small horse.

"Haha! That's a good thing, now that I'm the protagonist, how can I make him Yuan Ben succeed? Yuan Shu smiled.

"Fengxiao, what do you think we should do if we take advantage of the decisive battle between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan to seize the state?"

Guo Jia frowned when he heard this: "In terms of the situation, this is a wonderful move, but for us, I am afraid it will do more harm than good." Yuan Shao hinted that the state would be divided into the Jizhou family, and the state is now basically reduced to the back garden of the family, if the lord is forcibly seized, it is estimated that these Jizhou families will fight to the death with the lord, so it helped Yuan Benchu, and a large number of troops were contained, and the gains outweighed the losses. ”

"Hmm." Yuan Shu pondered for a moment when he heard this, and said, "That's what I said, it's my whims." These Jizhou families are not under my jurisdiction, and if I touch their cheese, I can't compromise with them, I'm afraid it will really cause them to rebel wildly. But just watching Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao fight a decisive battle doesn't get much benefit, this is really not my style! ”

"It's not the same time it used to be." Guo Jia saw Yuan Shu's unwilling look and comforted: "In the past six months, we have swallowed the land of the three states, and fought one after another, not to mention the problem of fatigue of the soldiers, although the lord now has an army of 500,000, but he can only barely garrison the states, and he can't spare much troops to participate in the decisive battle between the two sides." And there are Liu Xuande and Cao Mengde on the side, if it is action, even if there is something to gain at the beginning, I am afraid that in the end we will be praying mantises, and they will be yellow birds. What the lord needs now is to recuperate and stabilize the states, and it is better not to make any big moves for a year or two. ”

What Guo Jia said is the words of Lao Cheng and seeking the country. Conquest is only a means, and the development of forces is the foundation. There are too many factors to consider in fighting a war, even if Yuan Shu has enough money and food, and does not need to worry too much about logistics, he must also take into account the fatigue and injuries of the soldiers, as well as the stability of the captured area. No matter how thick Yuan Shu's foundation is, he can't swallow an elephant with a snake, and if he eats too much, he is afraid that he will be strangled to death.

"What you said is right, it's time for us to take a break, and it's time for us to expand our army again." Yuan Shu said calmly: "In the land of seven states, in addition to the 150,000 naval army, the army required for the garrison of the seven states, the army required for border guards, the army required for the battlefield in northern Xinjiang, plus the army required to prepare for the attack on the Central Plains or Hebei, all of all, Feng Xiao, how many more troops do you think we should recruit?" ”

"There are enough trolls now, and there is no need for more. The 350,000 army is far from enough. Lord, Jia thinks that it should be about the same to recruit another 200,000 troops. Guo Jia arched his hand.

"Two hundred thousand?" Yuan Shu pondered for a moment, and then said: "200,000 is a bit less, since you want to expand the army, you have to think a little more." Another 300,000 will be recruited, including 50,000 sailors, and the small countries in the southwest of Yizhou and the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions can also move next, anyway, they are all weak countries. Recruit an additional 50,000 naval troops to let Cai Mao and Zhang Yun command, the small country in the south of Yizhou is too far to attack by land, so it is better to use the power of the naval army, and it is more convenient to transport grain and grass materials. ”

"Lord, let Cai Mao and Zhang Yun go to sea, who will command the naval army of the Yangtze River and Huai River?"

"Sun Jian's four generals, Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, and Zu Mao each led 10,000 naval troops to guard the Huai River. Chen Wu and Ding Feng each led 5,000 naval troops to protect the Yangtze River. Yuan Shu said casually.

There are not many others in Jiangdong, and there are too many second-rate generals like this. Although the gold content of the twelve tigers of Eastern Wu is not as good as that of the five tigers and the five sons, at least they are still above the second-rate level. Now that the front line has been pushed to the front line of Yuzhou and Sili, the pressure on Yuan Shu can be said to have been greatly reduced. It is enough to concentrate the main forces in Yuzhou, Huaxiong's 20,000 Xiliang iron cavalry, Xu Rong's 30,000 foot soldiers and Qiaoxian's 30,000 guards, plus Sun Jian's 50,000 foot soldiers in Hefei Houzhen, are enough. Even if Cao Liu gathers troops to attack, I am afraid that he will not want to conquer it.

"Yes. Cai Mao was snubbed by her father-in-law, and her heart must have been almost polished over the years, and it was time to give him a chance. Guo Jia nodded.

"Alright, you can go back if it's okay."

"My lord, there is one more important thing that needs to be announced by the lord." Guo Jia bowed down and said solemnly when he heard this.

"What?" Yuan Shu seemed to think of something in his heart, and said with interest.

"The matter of being the emperor!" Guo Jia said in a deep voice with a serious face.

Yuan Shu's heart was in chaos at this time, and he asked with a little confusion: "Fengxiao, do you think I should be called the emperor?" ”

Before that, although he had been working hard to attack the prestige of the Han family and completely overthrow the orthodox status of the Han family, Yuan Shu was still not ready to become emperor. Even when the Jinling Assassin Mansion was renovated as the imperial palace, Yuan Shu was just arranged at random, just to show the princes of the world, especially Yuan Shao, so that Yuan Shao couldn't wait to follow and become emperor. But Yuan Shu was indeed not ready to be the emperor in his heart, and Jinling was not the imperial capital he liked.

This year is the ninth year that Yuan Shu has traveled over, time flies, and everything flies so fast. According to the original historical trajectory, this year's era name should be the second year of Jian'an, and now although history has changed, it is also the same, which is converted to 197 AD.

In this year, Yuan Shao unified Hebei, and in this year, Cao Cao was the new emperor of Han Xian, and soon he was full of ambition, and then failed to attack Zhang Xiu.

In this year, Yuan Shu's power reached its peak, rashly proclaimed himself emperor, embattled, and defeated again and again.

In this year, the current Yuan Shu sat in the land of seven states, encouraging Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao to be emperors, but he was still confused about whether to be emperors.