Frustrated and uneasy, his eyebrows tightened. Yuan Shao understood what he meant, but he didn't accept it, and actually refused euphemistically.

March is Meng Chun, there is the custom of Shangsi Festival, stepping on the green, bathing, invigorating the spirit, starting the new year, it sounds really good. But what's going on now? Yuan Tan and Sun Ce had a big battle, Yuan Tan was defeated and captured, and the people of Yanzhou floated.

This is nothing but self-deception. His intention in inviting Yuan Shao to climb the mountain was to not be afraid of the difficulties in front of him, to face Sun Ce with the momentum of climbing, and to cross this hurdle, rather than to go out for recreation, comfort himself, and make a good omen.

Frustrated and weighed it repeatedly, knowing that Yuan Shao might be unhappy, he still had to say. There are only two of them here, even if Yuan Shao is angry, he will not be affected by others, and he still has a chance to convince Yuan Shao.

"Lord, Yuan Yanzhou did his best to fight the people of Yanzhou, first fought Sun Jian, and then fought Sun Ce, repeatedly clashing, although the success fell short, but the Sun father and son also suffered heavy losses, and the horses were tired, it was the time when they could go down in one go, if they gave up, it would be a pity."

The smile on Yuan Shao's face gradually dissipated. "Gong and, let's talk about it carefully."

"Whoa." Frustrated, he arched his hand, bowed and said: "The minister heard that Sun Ce was originally a teacher of Yuzhang, and wanted to fight Liu Yu with Zhou Yu, but Liu He led the cavalry into Yuzhou, and the people of Yuzhou responded in groups, Sun Ce had to abandon Yuzhang, cross the river to the north, and turn to Xuzhou. In order to cut off Liu He's road to the north, he had to abandon the main force of his infantry and lead his guards to fight in the East China Sea. Sun Jian was defeated in Changyi, and Sun Ce galloped to the aid of Changyi, until he was trapped in Rencheng not long ago, and he always relied on his personal guard cavalry. ”

Yuan Shao's eyes flashed slightly, and he nodded lightly. It has been more than two months since Sun Ce crossed the river, and Sun Ce's cavalry has not been able to rest. The horses are thin in the spring, not to mention the continuous battles, Sun Ce's war horse losses will definitely be very large, and this is Sun Ce's shortcoming, and it is difficult to replenish it in a short time. In other words, although Sun Ce won the final victory, his sharpest spear had been broken, and his combat power was greatly damaged.

Sun Ce has the ability to ride as a general no less than Gongsun Zhan, and he gives full play to the speed advantage of the cavalry, but he does not have Gongsun Zhan's war horse resources and cannot replenish the war horse in time. Without war horses, there would be no cavalry, and it would be difficult for Sun Ce to reproduce such a dazzling record.

Seeing that Yuan Shao's color was slightly softened, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then said: "Killing a thousand enemies and losing eight hundred, Sun Ce lost not only cavalry, but also foot soldiers. He came from a humble background and did not have the heart of a gentleman, so he did not have many troops. conquered Wu Hui, and he only recruited more than 10,000 people. This time, Yuan Yanzhou gathered 60,000 rabble and fought with Sun Ce for more than a month, and the losses on both sides were not small. Even if it is conservatively estimated, Sun Ce's troop losses are more than 10,000 people, which is already unsustainable, otherwise he would not have taken Changyi and Dongping, and only occupied Rencheng and quit his troops. In terms of ministers, his original plan should have been to take Dongping, Changyi, and Dingtao, and push the battle line to the area of Junozawa. It's just that because of Yuan Yanzhou's hard battle, he failed to do so. ”

Yuan Shao jumped off the horse, tied the horse to a tree beside him, sat down on a large rock, blew away the floating ash, and patted it.

"Sit, sit."

"Whoa." Fu Zhi sat down opposite Yuan Shao, and then said: "Sun Jian is a light man, the courage of the horseman is not fearful, but Sun Ce is young and old, and he has quite the means, taking Nanyang, Dingyu Prefecture, Pingjiangdong, Lian Jie Lianjie, several enemies with him before and after, only Yuan Yanzhou can be an opponent, the battle of Junyi is not divided into winners and losers, and the battle of Shanyang seems to be a pity, but in fact, both are defeated. At this time, the thunder strikes, not only Shanyang can be restored, Yuzhou is also at your fingertips, and the north of the river can be determined. If the fighter plane is missed, the people of Yuzhou will think that their father and son are fighting against the lord and have to give in. The disciples of Jia Xu, Tao Qian, and Gongsun Zhan rose up to attack, and the lord was not at peace. At that time, the people of Jingyu and Yang will be attached to it, and the horses of Liaodong and Longxi will be outside, and it will not take half a year for Sun Ce to recover his vitality. ”

Yuan Shao's eyes shrank, he took a long breath, held it for a moment, and slowly spit it out. He clenched his fists and tapped his thighs lightly. Fu Zhu is right, after the war, Sun Ce was exhausted, but the battle was decided. In the first half of the year, Sun Ce relieved himself, but he was surrounded on all sides, and whether he could spare his hands to fight Sun Ce was a question.

Don't miss the opportunity.

Yuan Shao was very moved, but he still had a trace of hesitation. "Gongyu, have you ever been to Yanzhou?"

Frustrated shook his head. "If the lord is a personal expedition, I am willing to walk with the lord, take a look at the scenery of Yanyu, and witness the destruction of the lord with my own eyes."

The corners of Yuan Shao's mouth were crooked, and a smile flashed from his eyes, without losing his reserve. If it is really as Fu Zhu said, defeating Sun Ce like a devastating experience, this is indeed a very good experience. But he had to keep his composure and not be distracted by the bright prospect he painted. If you don't win, you lose first. No matter what he thought in his heart, Yuan Tan's ability, he still knew that with such an obvious advantage in troops, Yuan Tan was defeated by Sun Ce and captured, which was enough to show that Sun Ce was not an ordinary opponent. Victory is glorious, but if it is defeated, the consequences are unimaginable.

"Compared with Jizhou, there are no mountains in the land of Yanyu, but the waterways are crisscrossed, and the rain increases in spring and summer, and many places that can be walked in autumn and winter will now become formidable swamps, which is very unfavorable to the cavalry. In the spring and summer, the horses were weak, which had a great impact on the cavalry. Sun Ce has no cavalry, mainly foot soldiers, and its main force is Jiangnan people, accustomed to this kind of weather, according to the city, there is no problem, but the people of Jizhou may not be able to adapt, and the advantages of our army can not be brought into play. ”

As soon as he wanted to say, Yuan Shao raised his hand and signaled that he should not be in a hurry. "There is another point, a very important point, the big river is full of water, the southerners operate the boats, and the northerners ride horses, if Sun Ce sends a sailor into the river to cut off the grain route of our army, what can I do? If you can't solve this problem and rush to cross the river to fight, once the back road is intercepted, Gongsun Chan will inevitably take advantage of the situation, I am worried that I can't take Yanyu, but I may lose Jizhou. ”

He stood up and bowed deeply. "The lord is well aware of military affairs, cautious and respectful, and admired. But everything has a priority, and fighters are rare, and if you miss it, you will ...... in the future."

Yuan Shao stood up and pressed his hand on his shoulder. "Gong and loyalty, I am very relieved, but Yanzhou is newly defeated, if it is a decisive battle with Sun Ce, you can only collect troops from Jizhou, which is not a day's work. I think this matter has to be discussed with Zhengnan and Yuan Hao, what do you think? ”

Frustrated, he had no choice but to bow down and receive his orders. Although Yuan Shao had the intention of shirking, he was right, if he went on an expedition, Jizhou would need to provide a lot of manpower and material resources, and the opinions of the judges and others were very important, which was a fact that he could not deny. Thinking of the contradictions between the trial and the others and Guo Tu and other Ruying people, a trace of ominous dark clouds swept through his heart.