Knowing the battle situation in Yuzhou, Cheng Yu couldn't help but ask: "Liu Xuande was defeated by Cao Mengde, but where is he now?" ”

Wen Zhao said: "In the letter, it was said that after the defeat of Xuande's army, he was escorted by Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to break through and disappeared. ”

Cheng Yu was silent for a long time, and said: "Sun Bo Fuxi has a feud with Liu Biao, and now he is competing with Cao Mengde for Yuzhou, which can be described as an enemy on his back. ”

"Cao Mengde and Yuan Benchu are allies, and their interests are closely related, the lord may wish to secretly support Sun Bofu so that he can form an alliance with him, so that Sun Bofu can help the lord contain Cao Mengde."

Wen Zhao's heart moved, and asked, "Please also ask Mr. to explain in detail." ”

Cheng Yu talked eloquently: "At the beginning, Zhou Gongjin was originally named Runan Taishou by the lord, and now the Sun and Cao families are competing for Yuzhou, why is the lord no longer crowning Sun Bofu as the pastor of Yuzhou?" ”

"Sun Bofu is brave and good at fighting, and his ability is outstanding, if he gets the position of Yuzhou pastor, how can he sit back and watch the rest of the counties be obtained by Cao Mengde?"

"If Cao Mengde is contained, Yuan Benchu alone will not be worried."

Chen Xu was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately said: "Sir, this plan is very good, but now that Yuzhou is changing drastically, do I want to continue to lead the troops to fight against Yuan Benchu?" ”

Jia Xu stroked his beard and said: "Originally, according to our plan, General Wang Yan dragged the Jizhou army, General Zhao Yun crisscrossed the northern part of Jizhou, and General Zhang Liao crisscrossed the western part of Youzhou, wantonly harvesting and burning grain and grass, and weakening Yuan's original power. ”

"However, when I look at it today, I find that Yuan Benchu is also full of talents."

"Now the famous Hebei general Zhang He guards Youzhou, so that General Zhang Liao cannot advance an inch; The famous man Fengji was sent to the north of Jizhou by Yuan Benchu, and General Zhao Yun was also hindered in his actions. ”

"General Wang Yan, even if the Jizhou army is dragged outside Wu'an City, I am afraid it will not be of much benefit. Coupled with Liu Bei's loss of Yuzhou, Yuan Benchu no longer had any worries. ”

"I foolishly think that it is best to withdraw the armies of Youzhong and Hebei now, and the time for a full-scale war between Guanzhong and Yuan Benchu is not yet ripe."

I have to say that this time Jia Xu miscalculated, he planned for so long, but he didn't get the expected results.

Of course, Jia Xu didn't think about eliminating Yuan Shao in a battle at first, just to be able to take advantage of the autumn harvest to plunder a large amount of grain and population and weaken Yuan Shao's power.

It's just that the actual results are far smaller than expected. Rao is like this, the Guanzhong army also plundered nearly a million people, looted and burned countless grains and grass.

In fact, if you really want to calculate it, this result is very brilliant.

At the very least, if Yuan Shao wants to recover to the strength before attacking Gongsun Zhan, it is impossible without three years of accumulation.

Just imagine, Yuan Shao first went on an expedition to Liaodong, spent a lot of manpower and material resources, and only got two bitter cold county towns; Then he led the army south, wanting to occupy the entire Yuzhou, but it cost countless money and food.

Most importantly, what he did was completely useless. In particular, the people of several counties in Yanzhou were also forcibly relocated to Yuzhou by Liu Xuande, which was a great blow to Yuan Shao.

Originally, Jizhou's treasury was empty, and the money and grain could not be sustained, and Yuan Shao was waiting for this autumn harvest to obtain the grain in the field.

But now, the grain and grass in many places have been plundered and burned by the Guanzhong army, which makes Yuan Shao's hope disappointed again. Not only that, but he also had to find ways to provide for the people who had lost their food.

It's not that I don't know, but I'm shocked.

The Guanzhong army made such a fuss in Yuan Shao's base camp for a while, and almost made Yuan Shao lose all his money. I'm afraid that after Yuan Shao learns about the situation in Jizhou, he will be so angry that he will vomit blood.

If it weren't for Jizhou's wealth and large population, even if Yuan Shao operated for another three years, he might not be able to return to his previous state.

Wen Zhao frowned and walked back and forth, always a little unwilling in his heart, he was actually not satisfied with the results he had achieved so far.

With mental calculations and unintentional, and planning for so long, Yuan Shao can't be dragged down. If he retreated from the army, Wen Zhao always felt that this time he was fighting with Yuan Shao, and he felt like a tiger.

Over the years, the Guanzhong Army has been pushing the opponent sideways, and the strength of the eliminated princes is not strong, which makes Wen Zhao feel a kind of complacent, and underestimate the thoughts of the world's heroes.

Therefore, when Jia Xu proposed to withdraw from the army, he immediately hesitated.

Cheng Yu seemed to see Wen Zhao's thoughts, and hurriedly persuaded: "This raid on Yuan Benchu has already greatly damaged his vitality, and he has not dared to covet the land of Guanzhong for several years. ”

"Before I sent my troops, I didn't think about destroying Yuan Benchu, after all, he is the most powerful prince in the world, and he has a lot of talents under his command. Even though there are many heroes in Guanzhong, the heroes of the world should not be underestimated. ”

"The lord should still withdraw his troops first, secretly observe the battle situation in Yuzhou, and start plotting for Yizhou, which is the best policy."

Chen Xu immediately woke up when he heard this, if the powerful Yuan Shao could be defeated so easily, then Hebei Haojie would be too incompetent.

What's more, the situation in the world is changing rapidly, Cao Cao and Sun Ce seized the land of Yuzhou, although Wen Zhao expected it, but after the incident, he still had a feeling of being caught off guard.

In the troubled times, no one can always push the opponent sideways, and the battle will be won and the attack will be overcome; No one can achieve their strategic goals just by sending troops.

Don't say that it is just a futility now, even if it suffers a big defeat, it is very likely.

Even Cao Cao, who was powerful and had an absolute advantage in history, suffered a big defeat in Chibi, let alone Chen Xu himself?

Thinking about all this, Wen Zhao suddenly felt a cold sweat on his back.

It was only at this time that he suddenly realized that because of a series of victories, he was a little too self-righteous and lost his normal heart.

A monarch is most afraid of arrogance and complacency, so it is easy to suffer a great defeat.

Just like Cao Cao in history, he was able to turn defeat into victory almost every time he was in a desperate situation. But once it goes too well, it will be careless and will be defeated.

It's just that compared with the rest of the princes, after Cao Cao's defeat, not only will he not be decadent, but he will burst out with strong combat effectiveness and passion, and once again make a big turnaround and turn things around.

But in any case, pride is easy to make people complacent, and with complacency, it is easy to fail; Failure, on the other hand, often represents death and grief.

These are not things that Wen Zhao is willing to experience.

Therefore, after waking up, Wen Zhao immediately secretly told himself in his heart that no matter when and where in the future, he must pay attention to his opponent.

Only in this way will he not repeat the mistakes of Cao Cao in history.

Thinking of this, Chen Xu let out a long breath and said, "Since this is the case, I will order Junge, Zilong, and Wenyuan to withdraw their troops." ”

"It's just that on the way to withdraw the troops, we must be cautious, and don't let the Jizhou army take advantage of it."