Early December, Jizhou, Yecheng.

After Yuan Shao received the letter from the frustrated professor, he hurriedly convened the government to discuss.

"Ziyuan, do you think it's more appropriate for us to go south?" Yuan Shao told everyone about the possible changes in the situation in Jizhou after Li Jing's withdrawal from Panhe, and then looked at Xu You and asked.

"The captivating general Sun Jian has just left Yuzhou because of a serious injury and coma, and the captive generals Yue Fei and Wei Yan both rushed to Yingchuan in Yuzhou, which shows that the northern Xinjiang is very concerned about Yuzhou, and Li Yi will not give up control of Yuzhou lightly." Xu You said slowly, "If the lord wants to occupy Luoyang, he must first control Yuzhou. Yuzhou can't go for a day, and the lord can't go south for a day. ”

"But now the situation in Jizhou is ......," Yuan Shao frowned, "Northern Xinjiang controls Yuzhou, which is equivalent to having the strength to fight on two fronts." If this situation is allowed to develop, we will not only lose Jizhou, but also lose the opportunity to occupy Luoyang. ”

"Whether you can control Yuzhou or not, the key is not in Northern Xinjiang, but in Yuanshu." The judge said, "As long as Yuan Shu is driven out of Jing and Henan, there is no need to worry about northern Xinjiang." ”

The trial believes that after the Dongguang War and the Panhe War, Gongsun Zhan's strength increased sharply, which was not expected by Northern Xinjiang and Jizhou in advance. Therefore, in the current situation, a two-front battle has actually been formed in northern Xinjiang. Now, even if we don't provide them with grain and grass, the northern Xinjiang will have to fight, and if we don't fight Jizhou, it will be lost, and the survival of the northern Xinjiang will become a problem in the future.

"There is no need to rush south now, on the contrary, we must make full use of the current golden opportunity to force northern Xinjiang to fight in two or even three battlefields at the same time, so as to consume their strength to the greatest extent and lay a good foundation for the stability of the society in the future." The judge said confidently.

"Due South, please explain carefully." Yuan Shao hurriedly said.

The judge stood up, pointed to Jizhou on the map, and said unhurriedly: "Jizhou is difficult for us to gain a foothold with Li Yi in the west, Gongsun Zan in the north, and the Yellow Turban Army in the south. But for Li Yi and Gongsun Zhan, it is the foundation of the plot to dominate. No matter who occupies Jizhou in the end, the two of them will become a huge obstacle to our revitalization of the community in the future. Therefore, consuming their strength and destroying Jizhou is the only way to reduce and eliminate this resistance. ”

"The sudden explosion of Gongsun Chan's strength has given us an opportunity to reduce and eliminate this resistance. At present, Gongsun Chan has an army of more than 100,000 people and iron cavalry, and after the heavy snow comes, he will be given three to four months to recover and repair. So in the spring of next year, Gongsun Zhan's strength will be even stronger, and if Li Yi wants to defeat him, he can only draw troops from outside the Saiwai to Jizhou. We can foresee that the scale of the Jizhou War next year will be very amazing. ”

"In order to ensure that Li Yi and Gongsun Chan have a decisive battle in Jizhou, and also to ensure that they use all their forces to fight a decisive battle, we have to help Li Yi and Gongsun Zhan."

"The way to help Li Yi is very simple, one is to provide him with food and salary for the army, and the other is to join forces with him to send troops. Gongsun Chan is very brave and loyal, but he has a strong and violent personality, is arrogant and lawless, and will be retributed. If Gongsun Chan can be as good as Li Yi for his subordinates, he may be the one who is famous all over the world. ”

"With Gongsun Zhan's current strength, it is not enough to compete with Li Yi, so we have to help him, give him time to develop, let him calmly occupy the county and reorganize the army, and raise the money, food and ordnance needed for the big war. There are also two ways to help him, one is to take the initiative to send troops in order to control and delay the time of the decisive battle in Jizhou. The second is to secretly send people to contact the officials of Bohai, Hejian and other counties to fully cooperate with Gongsun Zhan to prepare for war. At the same time, he used other channels to provide Gongsun Chan with a large number of ordnance. ”

"Take the initiative to send troops?" Guo Tu asked in surprise, "If we transfer all our troops to Jizhou, what will happen to the Yellow Turban Army of Montenegro?" What about Yuzhou? When will we go south to occupy Luoyang? ”

Judging the twisted beard smiled and said, "Brother Gongze, we took the initiative to send troops precisely to occupy Yuzhou and Luoyang in the south. ”

Guo Tu's face was ashamed, and he asked for advice.

"Everyone, please look at this written text written by Gongsun Zhan in a hurry." The judge picked up the document on Yuan Yu that he copied from the Panhe camp, and said with a smile, "In this document, from beginning to end, there is not a word about our support for Liu Yu as the emperor, in other words, Gongsun Zan admits that we are right to depose the Son of Heaven and rebuild the imperial system, so ......"

He looked at everyone present and asked word by word, "Does Gongsun Chan also have the heart to rebuild the imperial system?" ”

"Gongsun Chan has the heart to rebuild the imperial system, and we have the same thoughts, at this time, what will the hussar general think? Will he be worried that the layout of Jizhou is a conspiracy between us and Gongsun Zhan? Are you worried that we will suddenly turn against us and kill the northern frontier? ”

"If the Saiwai army goes south to Jizhou, Li Yi will not be defeated. Once defeated, the northern frontier will inevitably collapse, and the army may be destroyed. Therefore, Li Yi will be very, very cautious when the food and salary are insufficient and the Northern Xinjiang Army is fighting on two fronts. I can say with certainty that Li Yi will not let us participate in the decisive battle with him, at most let us be pinned down on Gongsun Zhan's flank, so that our forces will not suffer any losses. ”

"We took the initiative to withdraw from the Montenegrin battlefield and transfer our troops to Yecheng and Qingheguo, and the biggest question we face is whether the Montenegrin Yellow Turban Army will take the opportunity to attack Yecheng and let us suffer from the enemy?" The judge shook his head, "The Yellow Turban Army will definitely not attack Yecheng. ”

"The Northern Xinjiang Army went south to Jizhou with heavy troops, and Gongsun Zhan had more than 100,000 troops Chen Bingqing Heguo, at this time, Yu Poison and Zhenggu would never attack Yecheng at the risk of annihilation of the whole army. Yu Poison and Zheng Gu are very clever leaders of the Yellow Turban Army, and they can see at a glance the decisive battle that Jizhou is about to begin, and they will realize that the best time for the Yellow Turban Army to seize Jizhou has come. ”

"When the Northern Xinjiang Army and the Jizhou Army were defeated, it was the best time for the Yellow Turban Army to go north to seize Jizhou, but the strength of the Black Mountain Yellow Turban was insufficient, and they had to go south to the Yellow River again to join the Yuyan Yellow Turban Army. In order to take revenge and survive, the Yuyan Yellow Turban Army will definitely join forces with the Black Mountain Yellow Turban Army to go north to Jizhou again. ”

"Because we get out of the way for the Yellow Turbans of Montenegro to go south, they will quickly join up with the Yuyan Yellow Turban Army, and then choose an opportune time to quickly move north. After the Northern Xinjiang Army and Gongsun Zan were both defeated, they immediately had to fight against the overwhelming Yellow Turban Army, and Jizhou would immediately fall into a bloody battle. In the end, no matter who wins, there will be a huge loss of strength, and all that is in hand is a ruin, a dilapidated Jizhou. Whether it is Li Yi, Gongsun Zhan, or the Yellow Turban Army, the period of defeat is just around the corner. ”

"The Northern Xinjiang Army and Gongsun Zhan have fought a decisive battle, and the Yellow Turban Army has crossed the river to the north, and our opportunity has come." He pointed his finger at Montenegro on the map and poked it twice, "We went south to attack Montenegro and put an end to the old nest of the Yellow Turban Army to ensure the stability of Hanoi County and ensure that our road to Luoyang is unimpeded." ”

"There are two ways to occupy Luoyang and Yuzhou. The first was to use the name of crusading against the Yellow Turban Army to quickly march into Hanoi and Yuzhou. The lord led the army, taking advantage of the main force of the Yellow Turban Army of Montenegro to go south to meet the Yellow Turban Army of Yuyan, completely wiped out the remaining troops of Montenegro, and then crossed the river directly from Heyang, and entered Luoyang from Mengjin Pass and Xiaopingjin Pass. At the same time, the lord sent a large army into Yuzhou, and Liu Biao of Jingzhou attacked back and forth, driving Yuan Shu out of Jing and Henan. ”

"The second approach needs to be implemented immediately." Yuan Shao, who was standing beside him and listening attentively, said, "Zhu Jun has been writing letters to various prefectures and counties recently, asking them to send 500 to 1,000 men and horses to Luoyang quickly to help the imperial court rebuild the northern and southern armies. I think this is a great opportunity, and my lord should not miss it. ”

"I know what you mean." Yuan Shao said with a smile, "I have a big disagreement with Zhu Jun on the matter of imperial reunification, he doesn't trust me, and he won't want the soldiers I sent." In addition, Chun Yuqiong's 5,000-strong army was originally in Luoyang, and if I sent troops over again, the intention would be too obvious. I have already written to Zhou Qian, Zhang Miao, Yuan Yi and others, asking them to do their best to help Zhu Jun, and it doesn't matter if they give a little more soldiers. ”

Then he patted the map and said, "Zhengnan, your method is indeed good. After all the main forces of the Northern Xinjiang Army arrive in Jizhou, we can take the opportunity to occupy Luoyang and Yuzhou, but ......"

"What the lord is worried about is nothing more than the Northern Frontier Army in the Kansai and Kanto directions." The judge shook his hand and said, "The lord doesn't need to worry, Dong Zhuo's strength has been restored to a certain extent after a year of recuperation." As long as we send the news from Jizhou to Guanzhong in time, Dong Zhuo will definitely send troops. This is the best opportunity to inflict a heavy blow on the Northern Xinjiang Army, I believe that Dong Zhuo is not old and confused, he will do his best to storm the Northern Xinjiang. After the Northern Xinjiang Army fell into the dangerous situation of fighting on two fronts, even if it could retreat with its whole body, its strength would be fatally damaged. ”

The judge thought about it, suddenly sighed, and said: "The hussar general endured in northern Xinjiang for two years, and finally created such an opportunity to send troops to Jizhou, but suddenly a Gongsun Zhan with a sudden increase in strength appeared, causing the previous achievements to be abandoned, and in the end he still couldn't escape the fate of defeat. ”

Yuan Shao smiled proudly and said: "Even if the general can defeat Gongsun Zan and the Yellow Turban Army this time and occupy Jizhou, and even let Yue Fei retreat calmly from Guanxi and Guandong, but in the face of a ruined Jizhou, he can probably only look up to the sky and sigh, complaining that his luck is not good." ”

"If Jizhou is destroyed and the troops in northern Xinjiang are seriously damaged, then the crisis in northern Xinjiang will continue, especially the stability outside the country, which is a big hidden worry." Xu You said with a smile, "In this way, there will be enough time for us to develop." A year or two later, the hegemony of the main public was initially formed, and Dong Zhuo and Li Yi formed a three-legged trend, and the revitalization of the society was also fast. (To be continued.) )