Chapter 551: Hold on to Yecheng

After hearing Guo Tu's words, Yuan Shao, who was already somewhat dissatisfied with Ju Shou, suddenly became more dissatisfied.

When Guo Tu saw that Yuan Shao didn't say a word, he naturally understood that Yuan Shao was indeed dissatisfied with Ju Shou, and struck a chord while the iron was hot: "My lord, be careful. Maybe some people want to follow Su Qin's example and destroy Qi, and lurk in secret. If anything goes wrong." Shen, my lord’s foundation will be destroyed at the hands of villains!”

Yuan Shao's face turned darker, but he also vaguely guessed Guo Tu's thoughts.

"Okay, Gongze!"

Yuan Shao shouted, stopping Guo Tu from continuing to speak. Guo Tu saw that he had achieved his goal, so he stopped, slightly cupped his hands, and took a step back.

"Don't worry, my lord, I have a plan that will definitely protect Yecheng." Xu You suddenly took a step forward with a scheming smile on his face.

Yuan Shao smiled: "If Ziyuan has any plans, tell me quickly."

Xu You has always been known for his quick wit in Yuan Shao's army, so naturally he has to show it now.

"Haha." Xu You took a step forward, and after attracting everyone's attention, he said calmly: "Didn't the Lord seek the gold seal for the three Shanyus such as Bu Dugen, Ke Bineng, and Tadun?" What? The three Chanyus must be very grateful to the lord now. Why doesn’t the Lord invite the three Chanyus to lead the troops south?"

"Huh?" After hearing this, Yuan Shao nodded slightly, feeling that it made sense.

Xu You went a step further and said seductively: "Everyone in Xianbei and Wuhuan is a soldier. As long as they are promised huge profits, the three tribes can raise an army of 100,000! One hundred thousand nomadic cavalry went south, plus our own army of 100,000 in Jizhou." Even if it’s 200,000, can’t a 200,000-strong army still be able to do anything to Liu Yuqing?”

"Liu Ye has been invincible since the beginning of the war. Neither the princes of the Central Plains nor the Xiongnu Chanyu are his opponents."

"If the lord can defeat Liu Ye in Hebei, then everyone in the world will definitely turn to the lord!" Xu You said excitedly: "Although Liu Ye seems to be powerful, as long as this battle fails, it will cause a chain reaction, and everyone under his rule will The people will definitely be in panic. When the time comes, our army will take the opportunity to counterattack, rush into Guanzhong, and support the emperor. By then, the lord will have great power, so what is the point of unifying the world?"

Yuan Shao nodded and smiled: "What Ziyuan said makes some sense."

"Wait!"

Hearing the voice of opposition, the civil and military officials in the hall looked over and saw that the objector was none other than Yuan Shao's highly relied-upon advisor Shen Pei.

"I wonder what Mr. Zhengnan thinks is wrong?" Xu You sneered.

Yuan Shao also asked: "Yes, Zhengnan, do you have any objections?"

Shen Pei took a step forward and said seriously: "My lord, the Xianbei and Wuhuan people have always been very ambitious. Before Tan Shihuai unified Xianbei, he had long been eyeing China. If he ordered the three Shanyus to lead their troops south, they would drive away. Liu Ye, what should I do if he refuses to leave?"

"It's easy to invite gods, but it's difficult to send them away." Shen Pei said deeply.

After all, Shen Pei is from Hebei, and naturally he doesn't want to see the lives of Hebei people in ruins. Once the Xianbei and Wuhuan people come to Hebei, they will definitely not be able to come and go as soon as they are called. They will definitely stay in Hebei for a while. The people of Hebei will suffer.

Yuan Shao nodded and said worriedly: "Well, what Zheng Nan said is quite reasonable."

After saying that, Yuan Shao looked at Feng Ji, whom he relied on the most: "Yuan Tu, what do you think?"

Feng Ji pondered for a while and replied: "My lord, what Zhengnan and Ziyuan said is not unreasonable, but..."

Before Feng Ji finished speaking, a loud voice came from outside the meeting hall.

"My lord, here is the letter from Jujian Jun Six Hundred Miles."

"Master Ju?" Yuan Shao frowned and said, "Send it up."

A veteran soldier walked into the meeting hall and knelt on one knee. A guard had already come forward to take the letter from him and handed it to Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao opened the letter with a dissatisfied expression. He wanted to see what Ju Shou had to say.

After watching for a while, Yuan Shao's dissatisfied expression suddenly turned into one of thoughtfulness.

Xu You hurriedly asked: "My lord, what did Duke Ju say in the letter?" Not only Xu You, but also Shen Pei, Feng Ji, Guo Tu and others were very curious.

"Gongyu asked me to hold on to Yecheng, and now he is leading his troops to attack Bingzhou." Yuan Shao explained: "When Gongyu takes Bingzhou, he will gather heavy troops at Huguan to pose a threat to the Liangzhou army. If we cannot attack, we will naturally retreat when we encounter difficulties.”

Guo Tu was dissatisfied and said: "Now that Ye City is in danger, Duke Ju doesn't quickly lead his troops back to help Ye City, but he is still in Bingzhou, hum!"

Yuan Shao said: "Gong Yu said that this is Liu Yuqing's strategy to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao, and he told me not to be fooled."

One of the words Cao Cao used to evaluate Yuan Shao was very accurate, and that was "indecisive". Originally, Yuan Shao was dissatisfied with Ju Shou's mistake, but after a group of counselors under his command discussed it for a long time, he was relieved.

Shen Pei thought: If the Xianbei and Wuhuan people are allowed to go south, Hebei will definitely be devastated.

Therefore, Shenpei simply stepped forward and said solemnly: "If my lord does not give up, Shenpei is willing to lead his troops to defend Yecheng without retreating even a step. We, the Jizhou army, will not hesitate to fight in order to defend our homeland."

"This?" Yuan Shao looked embarrassed and had not yet made a decision.

"Lord!" Shen Pei took a step forward, with a look of determination on his face: "Shen Pei is willing to issue a military order. If Ye City is lost, Shen Pei will be beheaded."

Seeing how determined Shen Pei was, Yuan Shao finally made up his mind.

"Okay, in that case--hear the match and listen to the order!"

"The general is here!"

Yuan Shaolang said in a loud voice: "Now I appoint Shen Pei as the governor of Wei County and the city guard of Yecheng. I will give you a special sword. Officials in the army below Sima can be killed first and then reported!"

After saying that, Yuan Shao took off the sword from his waist and handed it to Shen Pei. Shen Pei slowly took two steps forward and solemnly took the sword from Yuan Shao's hand.

"Thank you, Lord, for giving me the sword. Shen Pei will definitely defend Yecheng!"

Shen Pei was good at defending the city among Yuan's army, so Yuan Shaocai gave him the task of defending the city, and even gave his own sword to Shen Pei. In ancient times, when entrusted with important tasks, two things were given to the sword and seal: the sword is a sharp weapon, which means to kill first and then kill; the seal represents authority.

Shen Pei tightly held the Sizhao Sword in his hand. This Sizhao Sword has an extraordinary origin. It is said that when Yuan Shao was in Liyang, he suddenly dreamed of the god at night. When he woke up, he was surprised to find that there was an extra sword beside his pillow. Sword.

The two characters "Si Zhao" and "Sizhao" together are exactly the same character "Shao".

After receiving the letter from Jushu, Yuan Shao made a decisive decision and finally decided to appoint Shen Pei to defend Yecheng and recruit the young men of Jizhou to form a large army to fight Liu Ye to the death.

Seeing that Yuan Shao had just devoured Gongsun Zan and pacified Hebei, in the blink of an eye Liu Ye mobilized a large army to attack Yecheng, an important town in Hebei. For a while, the situation in Hebei was very confusing.