Although Wen Chou and Gao Ran did not give an accurate time, everyone knows that this year will almost start the big war against Xuzhou, which is not just to avenge Yan Liang, nor to save face, but to completely defeat Liu Lan, such a big war, it is impossible to be too urgent, you need to be patient, fortunately, the troops have been assembled in the plain early, and the food and materials have already been prepared, and now Jizhou has begun to mobilize people to come to the plain, as long as Xuzhou has the opportunity to appear, then hundreds of thousands of troops will cross the Yellow River, Head to Xuzhou.

Although some of the words are impossible to say so clearly, everyone understands in their hearts that in fact, they were originally going to rest in Youzhou for at least half a year, but in less than two months, they were ordered to lead the army south, knowing that this day would not be too far, and the biggest question was at most only to attack Liu Lan or Cao Cao.

Now that the answer is revealed, it can be said that all this is Liu Lan's own fault, if Yan Liang does not die, this time will be postponed indefinitely, but it is a pity that such a deployment has been disrupted, and the troops have entered a state of combat readiness in advance, although Yan Liang has suffered a heavy setback in Qingzhou, but for them, such a failure, although it is not inevitable, but after all, it is not their real strength, because the main force of the Jizhou army did not go south to Qingzhou.

It can be said that if Yan Liang did not move in Qingzhou, then there would be absolutely no danger, but he chose to take a risk, and finally ended up in defeat and death.

And for Wen Chou, if they send troops, it is actually not the fourth battle of Xuzhou, in his heart, this should be a continuation of the third battle of Xuzhou, the third battle of Xuzhou, although Yan Liang was defeated and died on the battlefield, they have not lost yet, and they will not admit defeat!

And Liu Lan has actually always been concerned about how Jizhou and Yuan Shao will react, in fact, Guan Yu's killing of Yan Liang is the result he least wants to see, so that the form suddenly becomes extremely passive, but this is the battlefield, and sometimes it can't be left and right at all, just like a carriage driving on a rut, it can only move forward along the rut.

He can't change it, so he has to be prepared, Yan Liang is dead, so if Yuan Shao wants to retaliate, who will bring the troops next, Yuan Shao himself? This may be very big, after all, Jizhou is killing again, it is likely to be the early stage of the Battle of Guandu, such a large-scale battle, Yuan Shao will naturally lead the army in person.

But it is also possible that Yuan Shao will control the scale of the war, or he has a certain degree of certainty, even if the main force arrives in Xuzhou, the scale of the war will not be too large, so in this case, Yuan Shao is likely to choose to appoint a general to lead the army, and looking at Jizhou, there are only a few people who can have this qualification, Chun Yuqiong, Wen Chou and Gao Lan.

Chun Yuqiong can be regarded as famous for a long time, in his early years, he was the eighth captain of Xiyuan with Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, and he has a certain military literacy, but this person is addicted to alcohol, like Zhang Fei, he can win the battle when he is sober, but he can also make mistakes when he is drunk, it is a double-edged sword, if he goes to Qingzhou, then this battle will be easier.

And Wen Chou's words, brave and unstrategic, he had a head-to-head confrontation with him during the Battle of Qingzhou, it is not worth mentioning, of course, if he leads a large army to come, a large number of troops can minimize such a deficiency, but in the same way, whether his ability can support the command of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people, it is not impossible for the three armies to be incompetent and exhausted at that time.

The other person is undoubtedly the last person of Hebei Siting Zhu Gao Lan, in fact, he doesn't know much about him Liu Lan, and he hasn't met in the real sense, he doesn't know how his ability is, but obviously this person should not be a general like Wen Chouyan Liang, if the talent of commanding the troops is mediocre, there will be no danger, I am afraid that he is another underestimated historical general, if he is on par with Koji Yi, then the biggest threat to this battle is undoubtedly him.

For Liu Lan, the upper, middle and lower three people wish Chun Yuqiong and Wen Chou led the troops, but this is more like a luxury, Yuan Shao will not act rashly this time, but if he moves, then everything must be ready, at least seventy or eighty percent sure before he dares to come, it is conceivable that this time, even if Wen Chou Chun and Yu Qiong come, this battle will not be so easy.

Eat a trench and grow wise, let alone Yuan Shao, if you give it to anyone, you still suffer so many losses, and you don't care about it, which is a brainless performance.

And Yuan Shao is obviously not a fool, he will make a trade-off from it, this time he will inevitably take care of everything, even if it is a stone of grain, a farmer, if he is not foolproof, no one will persuade him to send troops, and when Yuan Shao comes, it will be a big trouble.

What was Liu Lan's purpose in ceding Qingzhou? It is nothing more than wanting to take the opportunity to curry favor with Yuan Shao, let history repeat itself, prompt Yuan Shao and Cao Cao to go to war, and lead to the battle of Guandu, he can develop Jiangdong with peace of mind, and then take the opportunity to reap the benefits of the fisherman, but now it seems that his plan is shattered, and people are going to start the battle of Xuzhou with him, so the danger must be thought of.

Especially the problem of grain and grass supply, seeing that it was about to be autumn, Qingzhou's grain was given to Yuan Shao in vain, and his grain and grass income was reduced by more than half all of a sudden, plus he had to support Liaodong, and he was left to persist in the war.

Originally, these years of perennial war, the treasury is about to bottom, coupled with the locust plague of the previous year, Xuzhou's family is getting less and less, if you can give him a few years to slow down, such a dilemma will be overcome, but counting the current three Xuzhou wars, but he is consumed cleanly, not to mention the storage of grain, it is almost smashed and sold iron.

Of course, although this is a bit exaggerated, but the situation is really not good, although a lot of people migrated south to Moling, but if you want to make up for the deficit this year, how can it be so easy, this land has a mature period, it is impossible to just reclaim it, you can get a bumper harvest, not three or five years, don't think about it.

Such a predicament also prompted Liu Lan to want to end the battle of Xuzhou as soon as possible, but there are some things that he can't do if he wants to, just like Cao Cao, people don't care about your troops pressing the border at all, just stay in Feng County, do you say he will change his way and send troops to attack? As long as he attacks, Yuan Shao will definitely send troops there, don't think about it, he is 100% sure, Yuan Shao is waiting for this opportunity now.

The reason is very simple, if Yuan Shao comes by himself, then he is ambiguous, because in such a big battle, what are his chances of winning, fifty percent or sixty percent? Even if it is sixty percent, he doesn't dare to risk this battle, but if they start a war with Cao Cao, whether it is victory or defeat or stalemate, and then send troops, then at least two hundred can be added to the original basis, and at this time, it will not be easy to win?

Yuan Shao's abacus played very loudly, and he deliberately Yuan Shao would never dare to send troops after the autumn harvest, but before the autumn harvest, at that time, even the grain and grass were saved, and the war was directly fed by war.

It is too common to feed the war by war, hundreds of years ago in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period or even earlier was the most willing way for all generals to use, not only to solve the problem of food funds, but more importantly, to weaken your opponent, just imagine, it was originally the food of the Xuzhou army that turned out to be their military funds, so the Xuzhou army had to transfer grain from the grain station, and even escorted it from the rear, which gave them the opportunity to defeat Liu Lan.

To solve this problem, in fact, it is very simple, that is, to harvest in advance, although it will reduce the harvest, but it is better than funding the enemy, but it is not in a hurry now, after all, it is still summer, it is still early from autumn, and when the Jizhou army sends troops or arrives in Qingzhou, it is necessary to grab the grain and grass, of course, this order must be issued in advance, otherwise the news of the order will be fast and slow, but it is easy to be taken advantage of by the enemy.

This is the biggest limitation of this era, the means of communication can only rely on words to transmit books, and the key is that the means of transportation are only horses, and it is impossible to write too much content on the note with carrier pigeons because of the limitations, so they can only let the county guards around the country have a number in their hearts a few months in advance, and they can prepare in the morning, so even if the Jizhou army comes, there will be no gain.

In the past few months, in fact, there is a lot that can be done, although Liu Lan will not clear the wilderness in Xuzhou, but he will also gather the people into the county seat, the land can be lost, but the population is not good, maybe many princes do not pay so much attention to the population now, but Cao Cao and Liu Lan will definitely not think so.

Especially Cao Cao, of course, Liu Lan is the same, it seems that he is now planning to build a commercial town in Moling, then agriculture must be guaranteed, but at this time, the land output is limited, and the output must be increased by quantity, so the population has become extremely important, of course, this is also because the population is now due to the large gap after the war, and it is not yet saturated.

But for now, the population, more yeoman farmers is the key, and he can finally understand the reason why the ancient emperors attached so much importance to yeoman farmers, because only from them can he get the money and food to support the entire dynasty.

Especially the problem of grain and grass supply, seeing that it was about to be autumn, Qingzhou's grain was given to Yuan Shao in vain, and his grain and grass income was reduced by more than half all of a sudden, plus he had to support Liaodong, and he was left to persist in the war.

Originally, these years of perennial war, the treasury is about to bottom, coupled with the locust plague of the previous year, Xuzhou's family is getting less and less, if you can give him a few years to slow down, such a dilemma will be overcome, but counting the current three Xuzhou wars, but he is consumed cleanly, not to mention the storage of grain, it is almost smashed and sold iron.

Of course, although this is a bit exaggerated, but the situation is really not good, although a lot of people migrated south to Moling, but if you want to make up for the deficit this year, how can it be so easy, this land has a mature period, it is impossible to just reclaim it, you can get a bumper harvest, not three or five years, don't think about it.

Such a predicament also prompted Liu Lan to want to end the battle of Xuzhou as soon as possible, but there are some things that he can't do if he wants to, just like Cao Cao, people don't care about your troops pressing the border at all, just stay in Feng County, do you say he will change his way and send troops to attack? As long as he attacks, Yuan Shao will definitely send troops there, don't think about it, he is 100% sure, Yuan Shao is waiting for this opportunity now.

The reason is very simple, if Yuan Shao comes by himself, then he is ambiguous, because in such a big battle, what are his chances of winning, fifty percent or sixty percent? Even if it is sixty percent, he doesn't dare to risk this battle, but if they start a war with Cao Cao, whether it is victory or defeat or stalemate, and then send troops, then at least two hundred can be added to the original basis, and at this time, it will not be easy to win?

Yuan Shao's abacus played very loudly, and he deliberately Yuan Shao would never dare to send troops after the autumn harvest, but before the autumn harvest, at that time, even the grain and grass were saved, and the war was directly fed by war.

It is too common to feed the war by war, hundreds of years ago in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period or even earlier was the most willing way for all generals to use, not only to solve the problem of food funds, but more importantly, to weaken your opponent, just imagine, it was originally the food of the Xuzhou army that turned out to be their military funds, so the Xuzhou army had to transfer grain from the grain station, and even escorted it from the rear, which gave them the opportunity to defeat Liu Lan.

To solve this problem, in fact, it is very simple, that is, to harvest in advance, although it will reduce the harvest, but it is better than funding the enemy, but it is not in a hurry now, after all, it is still summer, it is still early from autumn, and when the Jizhou army sends troops or arrives in Qingzhou, it is necessary to grab the grain and grass, of course, this order must be issued in advance, otherwise the news of the order will be fast and slow, but it is easy to be taken advantage of by the enemy.

This is the biggest limitation of this era, the means of communication can only rely on words to transmit books, and the key is that the means of transportation are only horses, and it is impossible to write too much content on the note with carrier pigeons because of the limitations, so they can only let the county guards around the country have a number in their hearts a few months in advance, and they can prepare in the morning, so even if the Jizhou army comes, there will be no gain.

In the past few months, in fact, there is a lot that can be done, although Liu Lan will not clear the wilderness in Xuzhou, but he will also gather the people into the county seat, the land can be lost, but the population is not good, maybe many princes do not pay so much attention to the population now, but Cao Cao and Liu Lan will definitely not think so.

Especially Cao Cao, of course, Liu Lan is the same, it seems that he is now planning to build a commercial town in Moling, then agriculture must be guaranteed, but at this time, the land output is limited, and the output must be increased by quantity, so the population has become extremely important, of course, this is also because the population is now due to the large gap after the war, and it is not yet saturated.

But for now, the population, more yeoman farmers is the key, and he can finally understand the reason why the ancient emperors attached so much importance to yeoman farmers, because only from them can he get the money and food to support the entire dynasty. 10