Before Jia Xu left Chang'an, what Fan Chou said in his ear made Jia Xu feel shocked.

He was originally a very smart person, and he also cherished his net worth and life very much. Therefore, when he was merging the state, the security work beside him was very tight.

However, there are only 1,000 days to be a thief, and there is no 100 days to prevent thieves.

After Jia Xu returned to Bingzhou, he used the strategy of luring the snake out of the hole, and eliminated three waves of assassins sent by Li Dao one after another.

However, it was said that Cao Cao abandoned Yanzhou and took the opportunity to attack Qingzhou. After Xun Yu and others received Cao Cao's letter, they all broke through at night to protect Cao Cao's family and came to Xuzhou.

When Gongsun Zan learned that Tiankai, the assassin of Qingzhou, was killed in battle, Liu Bei, the prime minister of the plains, was defeated and fled, and Kong Rong, the prime minister of the North Sea, was captured, Cao Cao had already captured half of Qingzhou.

Although Qingzhou nominally belonged to Gongsun Zhan, he also controlled Qingzhou through Tian Kai, Liu Bei and others. Gongsun Zhan's own control over Qingzhou is very weak.

Although Gongsun Zhan did not want Cao Cao to obtain Qingzhou, he initially pacified Youzhou and killed Liu Yu, and rebellions broke out in Youzhou.

In particular, the Wuhuan people, who were oppressed by Gongsun Zhan, repeatedly attacked Gongsun Zhan, making Youzhou turbulent.

At this time, Gongsun Zhan did not have any extra troops at all, and went to attack Cao Cao in Qingzhou.

What's more, between Qingzhou and Youzhou, there is still a Jizhou.

Even if Gongsun Chan wanted to attack Qingzhou desperately, he had to defeat Yuan Shao first.

Jizhou, Wei County, Yecheng.

Yuan Shao summoned the subordinate martial arts and said angrily: "We have repeatedly fought with Gongsun Zhan, but we have not gained an inch of land. Cao Mengde took advantage of the emptiness of Qingzhou to capture most of Qingzhou. What do you think about this? ”

The advisers under Yuan Shao's tent heard his complaints, but no one said anything.

Although there are many factions under Yuan Shao's account, and there is intrigue among the strategists, their talents are beyond doubt.

Cao Cao lost Yanzhou, and the gateway to the south of Jizhou was wide open. If Yuan Shu took the victorious army and made an appointment with Gongsun Zan to attack Jizhou, the consequences would be unimaginable.

At that time, Jizhou could only rely on Cao Cao to contain one side in order to have a chance of winning.

Therefore, the current Jizhou must not offend Cao Cao.

What's more, if Cao Cao hadn't broken through Xuzhou and wiped out all the three-way princes in Qingzhou, Qingzhou would not be so easy to attack.

Seeing that the strategists under his tent were silent, Yuan Shao also took a deep breath. Yuan Shao was born in a family, although he was arrogant, but his own talent was beyond doubt.

How does he not know about the current embarrassing situation in Jizhou?

Now that the princes have risen together, although Yuan Shao occupied the rich land of Jizhou early, he was at war with Gongsun Zhan, and it was difficult to expand his territory.

On the contrary, first Gongsun Chan defeated Liu Yu's army of 100,000 and captured the entire Youzhou; Later, Yuan Shu invaded Yuzhou according to Yangzhou, and now occupies Yanzhou, sitting on the rich land of Sanzhou, which can be described as powerful.

Even Cao Cao, who has always been the only one who is the head of Yuan Shao, is also born after death, first breaking through Xuzhou, and now occupying most of Qingzhou.

Now Yuan Shao feels a deep sense of crisis.

In particular, the expansion of Yuan Shu's power made him very uncomfortable.

He forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart, a warm smile appeared on his face, and said to Fu Zhu: "Gonghe, I don't know what you think about the current predicament of Jizhou?" ”

Although Yuan Shao has some shortcomings, he still knows a lot about the talents of his advisers.

Several strategists in Jizhou have their own merits, but if they can control the overall situation and know the soldiers and fight well, no one can give them a frustration. In history, Guo Tu slandered Yuan Shaojin, and said: "Grant the prison to control the inside and outside, and the three armies, if it is immersive, how can it be controlled!" ”

It was precisely because of that that that Yuan Shao was jealous of frustration.

As for Xu You, although he also has extraordinary talent. But his talent is more inclined to give advice on the spot. For the grasp of the overall situation and the command of the army, Xu Yu is not as frustrated.

Moreover, Fu Zhu had led the troops under Han Fu's account before, and the whole of Jizhou was very convinced of Fu Zhu. After Yuan Shao took Jizhou, he appointed Fu Zhi to engage in Jizhou, and later added him as a supervisor and general of Fenwei.

It can be seen from this that Yuan Shao attaches great importance to frustration.

In the face of Yuan Shao's inquiry, he pondered for a long time, and then said: "Jizhou is now surrounded by two enemies, if you want to break the deadlock, the only way to destroy one side is to destroy it first." ”

Yuan Shao nodded and asked, "Gongsun Chan or Yuan Highway, which one should be destroyed first?" ”

He replied: "Yuan Highway is based on the land of Sanzhou, and there are many soldiers and sufficient food, and if there is a battle, it may be difficult to win in a hurry. ”

"Although Gongsun Chan is brave and good at fighting, he is too rigid and easy to break, and with a certain expectation, it is bound to not last long."

"I have a plan, if it is operated properly, even if I can't eliminate Gongsun Chan in one fell swoop, I can capture most of Youzhou, so that Gongsun Chan will no longer be able to compete with the lord."

Yuan Shaoxi was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Please also teach me!" ”

"Youzhou is barren and sparsely populated, even after Liu Youzhou's painstaking management, it is still difficult to compare with Jizhou. ”

"The lord and Gongsun Chan have been at war for a long time, and even Jizhou feels that the money and food are unsustainable, let alone Gongsun Chan? Moreover, Gongsun Zhan's vain killing of Liu Yu was not popular with the people of Youzhou, and he must have fallen into a situation of internal and external difficulties now. ”

"If the lord sends someone to send him money and food now, thinking that he is good, Gongsun Chan will gladly accept it."

As soon as the frustrated voice fell, Guo Tu said sharply: "Gongsun Zhan is a puppet, what kind of identity is the lord, and how can he ask for peace?" ”

Yuan Shao's face also had a look of displeasure.

Frustrated with Guo Tu, he still said unhurriedly: "If Gongsun Chan receives the money and food given to him by the lord, he will definitely be slack in his heart. At this time, the lord ordered the army again and attacked Yanzhou with great fanfare, and Gongsun Chan was bound to be defenseless. ”

"However, attacking Yanzhou is false, and plotting Youzhou is real. At that time, if you are unprepared to attack, you will be able to break Gongsun Zhan. ”

Yuan Shao was overjoyed when he heard the plan, and he was about to agree, when he heard another questioning voice.

Feng Ji sneered twice and said, "Of course, the strategy of attacking the east and the west can be used, but it seems that he has forgotten Yuan Highway. If he took advantage of the Northern Expedition of the Zhou Army in Jizhou to attack Jizhou with all his army, what would he do? ”

He laughed twice, and then said to Yuan Shao: "Jizhou is full of talents, even if Yuan Highway pours troops from the three states and attacks Jizhou, there is no need to be afraid. ”

Yuan Shao hurriedly asked, "What do you mean by this?" ”

Frustrated Zhengse said: "One person can block the 100,000 troops of Yuan Highway!" ”

Yuan Shao asked in surprise, "Who?" ”

Frustrated Professor looked at the trial who stayed aside, frowning and pondering, and said: "Judging the generosity of Nan Zhonglie, both civil and military. He is also a native of Wei County, and he is famous in the state and county at a young age. If the lord asked Zhengnan to guard Wei County, even if Yuan Highway had 100,000 soldiers, he would not be afraid of it. ”

The judge suddenly heard the words of the frustrated teacher, and his heart was shocked, and he couldn't help but look at the trial in doubt.

Many of the strategists under Yuan Shao's account, Feng Ji and Xu Yu are from Nanyang, Jingzhou, and the two are fellow villagers, so their relationship is naturally intertwined.

Guo Tu, Xun Chen, Xin Ping, and Xin Bi are the Yingchuan clans of Yuzhou, and they are also formed into a party.

In addition, the frustration and trial are all local clans in Jizhou, but the relationship between the two of them is not very close. Even, when the two of them were working under Han Fu's account, there were still some festivals.

The judge didn't expect that Fu Zhu would recommend himself to Yuan Shao like this.

Seeing the questioning gaze of the judge, Fu Zhi nodded to him slightly with a smile on his face.

The judge was a little moved in his heart, and nodded slightly to the frustrated teacher.

Both of them are from Jizhou, because Jizhou now lacks Tian Feng as a strategist. Therefore, the power of the Jizhou people in the Yuan group is far less powerful than in history.

The Jingzhou group, dominated by Xu You, Feng Ji, and the two Jingzhou Nanyang clans, although their strength is weak, they are the first to follow Yuan Shao and are deeply valued by Yuan Shao.

frustration and trial, although he controls the military and political power in Jizhou. They can occupy a high position, but it is not without Yuan Shao's intention to win over the people of Jizhou.

After all, before Yuan Shao captured Jizhou, the Jizhou people did not welcome Yuan Shao very much. If Yuan Shao wants to stabilize Jizhou, he can only win over and reuse the Jizhou people.

Guo Tu, Xun Chen, Xin Ping, and Xin Bi are all Yingchuan people.

Their strength is not as good as that of frustration and trial; is not like Xu Yu and Feng Ji, who won Yuan Shao's trust.

Therefore, they are always thinking about fighting for power and profit.

If it is frustrated and judged, these two local clans of Jizhou cannot be tightly united. I am afraid that in the future, the power of Jizhou will inevitably be taken away by people from other places.

It is precisely because of this that he gave up the grievances with the trial and strongly recommended the trial in order to strengthen the rights of the Jizhou people.

Of course, this kind of plan is not purely for selfish gain. As for the talent of the judge, Fu Zhu is very clear.

If it is said that he commands the army and attacks the city and plunders the land, the judgment may not be as good as the frustration; But sticking to one side, in the entire Jizhou, I'm afraid no one can compare with the trial.

Yuan Shao was also quite surprised when he heard that he was recommended for trial. But when he heard the words of the frustrated professor, his heart suddenly fluttered.

If he can defend Wei County and resist Yuan Shu's attack, he can use the strategy of attacking the east and the west to attack Gongsun Zan of Youzhou by surprise.

Feng Ji, Guo Tu and the others naturally didn't want to watch the strength of the Jizhou people swell again, so they said one after another: "Lord, this plan is not advisable." Yuan Highway sits on the land of three states, and there are many generals, if Wei County is lost, we will be defeated by the enemy on both sides. ”

Yuan Shao was also very worried, and he couldn't defend Wei County. However, when he heard that 'Yuan Shu was sitting in the land of Sanzhou', his face suddenly sank.

Turning his head to look at the trial, Yuan Shao asked, "Can Zhengnan have the confidence to defend Yecheng?" ”

The judge was overjoyed in his heart, and hurriedly said: "Even if you die in battle, you will defend Yecheng!" ”

Yuan Shao no longer hesitated, drew his sword in his hand, and said sharply: "How can a big husband cower when he acts? I intend to adopt the public policy, but if there is a re-admonition, I will not forgive! ”

The predicament of Jizhou, as well as the rise of Yuan Shu, made Yuan Shao feel a great crisis.

It is precisely because of this crisis that Yuan Shao has shown extraordinary courage.