Faced with Yuan Shu's joke, Xun You didn't know how to answer, so he could only look at his nose and pretend not to hear it.

Jia Xu hurriedly said: "The lord laughed, it is a good virtue for those who are courtiers to be loyal to the lord, otherwise the lord would not trust the lord so much, right?" ”

Yuan Shu originally complained casually, and there was no other meaning at all, but after listening to Jia Xu's words, he also realized that he seemed to have said the wrong thing, and said with a haha: "By the way, how is Wentai and Wenchang?" ”

"Lu Bu has already led the army to surround Xiapi City, Xiahou Yuan is leading the army back to help after plundering Jiujiang and other places, and Wentai and Wenchang are preparing to block Xiahou Yuan."

"Can you stop it? You also know Xiahou Yuan's marching speed. Yuan Shu said with a frown.

The soldiers are noble and fast, and when it comes to the speed of marching, there is no one on the right side of Xiahou Yuan in the world. Of course, not counting such a small force as Bai Ma Yicong, Xiahou Yuan is definitely second to none when it comes to large-scale marching.

With his extraordinary marching speed, Xiahou Yuan has been serving as a firefighter under Cao Cao. There was a shortage of food in the battle of Guandu, so Xiahou Yuan went to transport grain; There are many rogues who are in turmoil, and Xiahou Yuan is destroyed; The friendly army is not working and urgently needs support, so Xiahou Yuan went to support.

As a result, the firefighter captain ended up with a hilarious death from fighting fires.

In the battle of Dingjun Mountain, Huang Zhong led tens of thousands of troops to attack the Shandong Mountain of Dingjun garrisoned by Zhang Jaw, Liu Bei's surprise attack troops set fire to Zouma Valley, and Xiahou Yuan divided the army into two ways to save Zhang Jaw and fight the fire all the way. As a result, he was beheaded by Huang Zhong, who had been waiting for a long time, when fighting the fire.

For such a firefighting captain, Yuan Shu's army, which was mostly foot soldiers, couldn't catch up at all. If Xiahou Yuan was dedicated to supporting Xiapi, I am afraid that Sun Jian and Wei Yan's army would really not be able to stop it.

"Rest assured, my lord, although Xiahou Yuan's army marched fast, its own combat power was not outstanding. The soldiers under General Sun Jian are good at strong attacks, and they really can't pursue them, but the army under General Wei Yan attacks at night, as long as you are careful, you may not have a chance. Jia Xu said without worrying at all.

"Why don't you send Wentai to help Lu Bu take down Xiapi?" Yuan Shu suddenly thought of a naïve idea.

Jia Xu and Xun You secretly rolled their eyes, why did he, a wise lord, always have such stupid thoughts?

The two sides glanced at each other, and finally Xun You stood up: "Lord, this method is not possible." What we should do is to sit and watch the three wolves in the Central Plains compete for food, and we should not get involved. Now the situation in the Central Plains seems to us to be just right, and it would be best if Lu Bu could take Xiapi. Even if it was not taken at that time, it was enough to cause Cao Cao to suffer heavy losses, and it would be difficult to recover within a few years. ”

"Not only will we not get Lu Bu's gratitude for rushing to help, but it will also arouse the suspicion of the other party. In case Cao Cao and Liu Bei are separated from each other again, it may turn out that our army is besieged by the enemy again. ”

Yuan Shu nodded when he heard this. Indeed, it is also a sin to be too strong, Yuan Shu and Cao Cao Liu Bei are now weak, just let Lu Bu, a hungry wolf, bite Cao Cao, there is no need to pull himself into the water again.

"Then let Wentai and Wenchang stop Xiahou Yuan, just do your best, it doesn't matter if you can't stop it. After Xiahou Yuan's army broke through the siege or was destroyed, the two of them quickly returned to defend Lujiang and Jiujiang. ”

Yuan Shu smiled coldly: "Cao Heizi and Liu Da'er want to take advantage of me, but what is the result?" It's not a lose-lose situation! ”

"Wen Yuan and Zhongye did a good job this time, I thought I would have to lose all the land in Jiangbei, but now it seems that losing Nanyang is almost the same. I'm going to take back the rest of the land one by one! ”

Yuan Shu is extremely glad in his heart now, this time he is not too much of a loss, although he lost a place in Nanyang, but also consumed a large number of soldiers of Liu Bei and Cao Cao.

Now because of Yuan Shu's decisive decision to admit defeat, Liu Bei and Cao Cao did not dare to act easily. After all, the two of them took a great risk in this operation.

Needless to say, Liu Bei has burned to his lair. And Cao Cao's risk is not small, not to mention the danger in Xiapi, Xiahou's army has crossed Nanyang to Yuzhou, if Liu Bei cuts off the retreat, they will be a dead end.

This time, the mutual trust between Cao and Liu made Yuan Shu not expect it at all, and he caught Yuan Shu off guard. But the trust between the princes will not last long after all, and they may turn against each other at any time, isn't the Wushu Alliance the best example?

When the battlefield shifted to more distant places such as Jiangxia and Jiujiang, Liu Bei was willing to pursue, but Cao Cao didn't dare! is victorious, in order to maintain his advantage without worries, Liu Bei will not be able to protect Cao Cao's army. What's more, now that Xiapi is about to be lost, Cao Cao doesn't dare to take any more risks.

"Lord, this lesson also made you feel very deeply!" Jia Xu suddenly looked at Yuan Shudao.

Yuan Shu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, looked at Jia Xu's rare solemn eyes, and smiled slightly: "Yes!" I did take it for granted before, and it was time for us to expand the army. Not only that, but it is also necessary to reform the military system. ”

In the past, Yuan Shu always thought that he had an absolute advantage, so there was no need to recruit so many troops, and he could rely on the general trend to keep pressing the princes of the Central Plains, so that everything could be carried out slowly according to his own wishes, and gradually encroach on the world.

And this defeat made Yuan Shu wake up suddenly, he was too arrogant! is so arrogant that he thinks that he can control everything if he has the general momentum, and he is so arrogant that he thinks that he can easily play with Cao Cao and Liu Bei in applause.

This defeat may seem accidental, but it is inevitable. Cao Cao and Liu Bei are not puppets to be manipulated by him, and the general suppression is not foolproof. Yuan Shu used the general situation to suppress Cao Cao and Liu Bei, and Liu Bei and Cao Cao, the two heroes, also took the opportunity to jointly put Yuan Shu together.

Yuan Shu felt that he seemed to be a little too open, and he didn't leave some back hands and hole cards, and was easily calculated by the other party. Think about it, if there were 50,000 more troops on hand at that time, would it still end like this? When pigs fly.

"It's good that the lord understands!" Jia Xu can do this step is already very good, according to his character, he should turn a blind eye to this. However, Li Ru's dying calculations eventually affected Jia Xu's character, and after determining that Yuan Shu was not a person with a small belly, Jia Xu would often do something out of his head.

After speaking, Jia Xu secretly glanced at Xun You.

Owe me two favors!

Xun You gave him a blank look quietly.

One!

Yuan Shu didn't have time to care about how the two old foxes were fighting in secret, and at this time, he fell into a fugue again, and began to think about how to reform the military system.

With many references to the military system in history, Yuan Shu quickly sorted out the general idea. When he came back to his senses, he saw the wise gaze between the two old foxes, and a black line hung on his forehead again.

It's here again. Isn't it just to say two words less? I'm not a cruel person, and I won't eat you if you say a few more words, as for that?

The two old foxes fought openly and secretly in front of them every time in order to talk less and make fewer suggestions, which really made Yuan Shu extremely helpless. With such lazy and timid subordinates, Yuan Shu felt that he was really sad.

"How many men do you think I should expand?" Yuan Shufa asked.

Then the following two began to pretend to be fugue, to see who couldn't hold it first.

The corners of Yuan Shu's eyes twitched, and he slapped the table angrily: "Don't pretend to be distracted, you think you are me!" Speak! ”

"Five hundred thousand!"

"Five hundred thousand!"

Two voices rang out at the same time.