Regarding the topic of Liu Yu, Wang Yu has talked to different people more than once.

Among them is Gongsun Zhan, who is the enemy and has the most personal experience; Xin Ping and other Jizhou ministers who had dealt with Liu Yu; The old father-in-law Cai Yong once served as a minister in the same palace as Liu Yu, and he also had some understanding, and he also provided Wang Yu with a lot of opinions and references; Finally, what Jia Xu just said.

The impression was vague and clear, but Wang Yu never thought of a proper solution.

The other party is a standard, no, I should say that he is an extremely good politician. It is not difficult to overwhelm it strongly, and in history, this person died at the hands of Gongsun Zhan, but the consequences of this are very troublesome.

The miscellaneous beards in the border areas will definitely use this as an excuse to make trouble, and the Xianbei and Wuhuan who are eyeing the grassland will not give up such a good opportunity. Although Liaodong is controlled by Gongsun Du, the latter is not a vassal or subordinate of Qingzhou, once or twice to help, too much, no one can guarantee it.

What's more, Liaodong is a long way away, if you wait until after the incident to contact Gongsun Du and ask the other party to send troops to help in the war, no one can afford the delay in time.

According to the medium-term plan formulated by Wang Yu and the shogunate, in recent years, Qingzhou should focus on rest and recuperation, and minimize wars, especially large-scale and protracted wars, which are in the category of trying to avoid.

Accumulation and development, a large-scale battle, at least to completely solve a strong enemy, this is Wang Yu's established policy. This style of play can minimize the damage of war to the Central Plains, and even if it cannot achieve the most ideal effect, it is necessary to avoid a tug-of-war in your own territory.

With a hundred strong soldiers in hand, the only and biggest obstacle to achieving this goal is logistics supply. The production and construction of Qingzhou in the next few years is not only to restore people's livelihood, but also to prepare for large-scale battles in the future.

If you move your troops before you're fully ready. The embarrassment at the end of the Hebei War will be repeated again, so Liu Yu, the last obstacle to the unification of Hebei, is really not easy to pull for a while.

In addition, although Liu Yu's reputation is invisible, it is also a terrifying weapon.

If you don't take his handle and do something to him, your reputation will be greatly damaged. Reputational damage. It doesn't seem like a big deal, but the impact is actually considerable.

Why was Zhao Yun in history co-opted by Liu Bei, instead of ending up with Gongsun Zhan? In the early days of the Hebei War, Zhao Yun had been active under Gongsun Zhan, and later suddenly resigned to Gongsun Zhan for some reason. went back to Zhending's hometown, and it was not until Gongsun Zhan was destroyed and Liu Bei went to Hebei to attach to Yuan Shao that Zhao Yun reappeared.

Wang Yu read books in his previous life, but he only looked at the general outline, or watched the excitement, and did not seriously think about the details. But in this life. He couldn't afford to think too much, and judging from the current information, Wang Yu guessed that Zhao Yun was probably dissatisfied because Gongsun Chan killed Liu Yu. Hence the idea of going.

Think about it, Liu Yu, as a clan relative, was born with a righteous reputation; has been an official for many years, and his official reputation is also very good. Local tyrants praised each other; In addition, his personal reputation is also very good, simple. Benevolence and righteousness, many halos are shrouded in one. It's a perfect and deceptive image.

Wang Yu has seen a lot of politicians in his previous life, and of course he knows very well that in politicians, the more glamorous and radiant he is, the more dirty his achievements are in private. On the contrary, among those who have a more ordinary, or even somewhat negative public image, it is easier to appear capable officials.

The reason is very simple, as long as you do things, there will be all kinds of interests involved, and there will always be people who are dissatisfied; Only by not doing things can no one be offended and everyone satisfied.

Capable ministers and officials all have to do things, and if no one praises them, their image will definitely be poor. On the other hand, it is quite simple to do nothing, just shine with an identity and mix up a good reputation.

Wang Yu understands that it does not mean that everyone understands, especially the Qingzhou generals whose average age is frighteningly low. In addition to Huang Zhong, among the generals in Qingzhou, the oldest is Yu Ban, but he is only twenty-eight years old, Xu Huang and Tai Shici are not yet twenty-five, and Zhao Yun and Xu Shu can only be regarded as teenagers.

Wang Yu relied on his martial arts and personality charm to recruit generals, and the name of righteousness also played a very important role. Once you clash with Liu Yu and cause some unnecessary misunderstandings, things will become very tricky.

The generals under his command always have a chance to explain, so as not to watch people leave, how can those who have not yet been recruited be broken? Eighty percent didn't even have a chance to explain, and they were treated as rebels, thieves and villains, isn't it very wrong?

Therefore, Wang Yu does not plan to use force against Youzhou for the time being.

In this way, this time the Gaotang Alliance is very important, this is the only opportunity to face to face with Liu Yu. If you miss this time, you may have to follow in the footsteps of Gongsun Zan and endure Liu Yu's continuous small actions.

Wang Yu is not a person who can swallow his anger, in this alliance, he must provoke Liu Yu and leave a foreshadowing for the future. To warn the other party, you can't go too far in making small moves, otherwise something big will happen.

Of course, it will not be easy to achieve this goal, especially the grasp of the scale, Wang Yu knows that in the next half a month, he may have to worry about this.

Wang Yu felt that he had a lot of troubles, but in fact, there were more people in the world who were more troubled than him, and a large part of their troubles were caused by him.

The most concentrated is Wei County.

As the seat of Jizhou, Wei County, which is bordered by the big river in the south and has a water network in the territory, can be said to be the most prosperous place in the world. However, with the defeat and death of Yuan Shaobing, the news arrived, and the prosperous scene of Wei County dissipated in an instant.

The families of Sili and Yanzhou, who once regarded Hebei as a paradise in troubled times, were dumbfounded, especially those who migrated from Hanoi. Their grievances with the Taishan Wang family can be traced back to the old Wang Kuang, because of the old grudges, in the process of Yuan Shaoxing's war with Qingzhou, they did not make waves in the open and secretly, adding fuel to the fire.

There is no impermeable wall in the world, and there are many ministers in Jizhou, and no one dares to be sure whether the things they did before can escape Wang Yu's eyes. What can be confirmed is that no one can afford to settle accounts with new and old grudges.

So, after the war, Wei County. It is a post-apocalyptic scene.

The foreign families gathered in Yecheng fled south one after another, and because there were too many people and too concentrated, it caused widespread panic. Even many local families who had no grudges against Wang Yu also joined the ranks of the fledgies.

Once these locals joined, the fleeing team suddenly increased exponentially, like a snowball, and the huge official road was crowded out. I can't even put a needle in it.

After Yuan Tan got the news from the front, he first cried, and then jumped up, clamoring to gather the remnants of the army and fight Wang Yu to the death. Avenge your father. As a result, before he could start his action, the military heart was crushed by the terrifying tide of escape, and two of the three stops were scattered, and the only ones left were the private soldiers of the Yuan family and some miscellaneous soldiers whose homes were in Yecheng and had nowhere to escape.

Although Yuan Tan was still very strong and still clamored to live and die with Yecheng, he didn't even have a supporter by his side. The celebrities who once called 'Yuan Gongzi' and 'Yuan Gongzi'. At the critical juncture, he ran faster than anyone else, and Yuan Tan didn't dare to stop it, otherwise these powerful private soldiers alone would be able to seize Yecheng.

That is, the son of Zhongda of the Sima family still recited a little bit of old love. Before leaving, he went to the mansion to visit Yuan Tan and comforted him: At least before the Gaotang Alliance, Yecheng is safe. Even after the alliance, the Yuan family may not be without the possibility of preservation. As long as Childe endures the humiliation, there may be a chance for revenge in the future.

Yuan Tan didn't take these words to heart, a young man who has not yet performed the crown salute, what kind of truth can he say? However, there is a sentence that is true, at this time, you can only endure the humiliation and bear the burden, lie down and taste the courage, and wait for the opportunity for revenge.

It's just that Yuan Tan has no idea what to do.

Fortunately, Daddy Yuan Shao has hundreds of monks, thousands of disciples, and there are finally a few who can be trusted. Just when he was hesitating, Guo Tu suddenly appeared in front of him.

Guo Tu's image at that time, not to mention how embarrassed he was, even Yuan Tan, who was very familiar with him, didn't recognize it for a while.

The elegant taxi robe was gone, replaced by a dirty padded jacket with several patches that made it look like it had been patched together. On his chin, the long beard that Guo Tu had always been proud of was also missing, and the only thing that could prove that it had ever existed was the messy beard scum on his chin.

These are all trivial things, what surprised Yuan Tan the most was that Guo Tu was holding a branch in his hand, looking at his struggling appearance, it was not like he was using it purely because he was tired, but because his right leg was already lame!

"Gongzhi, why are you so embarrassed?"

"Alas, Childe, it's hard to say......" Seeing the long-lost concern in Yuan Tan's eyes, Guo Tu's heart warmed, and he felt that the hardships of the escape were worth it.

He fell from a galloping horse when he fled with Yuan Shao, landed on the snow, and rolled directly down a slope. At that time, there were still a lot of entourages around Yuan Shao, and the Youzhou cavalry didn't care about chasing him, and among the three people who fled together, he was the only one who escaped from life.

As Yuan Shao's number one confidant, Guo Tugen didn't make any other plans, and after quietly climbing out of the snow pit, he chased after Juancheng, but in the end he only heard the bad news that Yuan Shao was scolded to death and Xin Bi fell to his death.

For ordinary people, this blow is enough to make him disheartened, even if he still thinks of the kindness of the old lord Yuan Shao, and does not want to descend to Qingzhou, at most, he hides incognito, but he is still alive. But Guo Tu is not an ordinary person, he went straight to Yecheng, ready to assist Yuan Tan to try his courage, in order to make a comeback.

"The courage and loyalty of the public rule, if my father knows under the spring, he should also be grateful." Yuan Tan burst into tears, seeing the truth in adversity, this is really not wrong at all: "Public rules, for the sake of today's plan, how should I deal with myself?" ”

"Wei County is safe for the time being, but there is no danger to defend here, Wang Yu has a lot of elite horsemen, if you want to take the city, it is only in the palm of your hand. After all, the time for the lord to enter Jizhou is too short, and the people's hearts are not attached, even if he barely holds Yecheng, there is no chance to regain his strength, Gongzi ...... The Lord's judgment cannot stay for a long time, if you go, you will live, and if you stay, you will die! ”

took over the authority of his father as he wished, but the stall was really rotten, when no one discussed, Yuan Tan could still rely on his courage and pretend to be strong, and at this moment, with Guo Tu, he only had the share of the six gods and no master: "That...... Where to go? Is it good to go to Yanzhou to vote for Cao Cao? Or go to Hanoi to vote for Zhang Yang? ”

"Never!" Guo Tu categorically vetoed: "Zhang Yang has been killed, and Cao Cao may not dare to compete with Wang Yu at this time, only merging states is the only way to survive!" ”

"Merge states?" Yuan Tan deeply doubted that the place was poor and bad, and many places were occupied by the Huns as pastures, and the Xianbei people came to fight the autumn breeze from time to time, and they might be able to live in that kind of place temporarily, but it was extremely difficult to recover, not to mention, Gao Gan was just his brother-in-law, not his own brother!

"General Yuancai is a person of great affection, he will not see death without saving, let alone fall into the well, the lord can rest assured. As for recovering ...... again," Guo Tu smiled coldly and said: "The lord doesn't need to worry, as expected, it will be two or three years in short, and three or five years in the longest, as long as Liu Yu does not die unexpectedly, there will be a big war in Hebei sooner or later, and when the time comes, it will be the opportunity for the lord to make a comeback!" ”