Chapter 599 Is There No Plan in This Difficult Situation?

"Oh?" Yuan Shao touched his beard and thought seriously.

"Yuan Tu's words are very reasonable." Shen Pei also agreed: "With the character of the second young master, after receiving the letter from the lord, he will not misinterpret its meaning. However, General Gao Lan was defeated at the hands of the enemy general. It seems that This is a plan set by the enemy."

Yuan Shao nodded and sighed: "Oh, if I had known this, I wouldn't have written to Xian Yi. Thousands of troops would have been destroyed in one day."

"My lord!" Xu You took a step forward and said anxiously: "There were not many troops left in Youzhou at the beginning, and General Gao was defeated by the enemy. Now I am afraid that Youzhou has insufficient troops, and the remnants of the Gongsun family must be ready to take action. Youzhou It’s dangerous!”

Hearing Xu You's words, Yuan Shao's expression became even heavier. In fact, he had already thought about the problem of emptiness in Youzhou, but it was difficult to solve it, so he never mentioned it, but Xu You raised it face to face.

"The territory of Youzhou is empty, and the lord is restrained here by Liu Ye. Once Liu Ye divides his troops to attack Youzhou, how should the second master resist it?" Xu You said sadly.

Yuan Shao sighed. He racked his brains but could not think of a way to alleviate the predicament in front of him, so he had to place his hope in the many counselors under him.

Xu You was the first to jump out and said: "Liaodong Gongsun Du has strong troops and horses, and plenty of food and grass. My lord, how about you declare Gongsun Du to be the Marquis of the Countryside, grant him the title of General Zhendong, and ask Gongsun Du to send troops to help to resist the attack of Liangzhou's army?" "

Yuan Shao nodded: "Well, that's a good idea."

"No." Feng Ji shook his head and said, "I heard that when Gongsun Du took office as the governor of Liaodong, he used the banquet to capture all the wealthy families in Liaodong County, and all the land in the county belonged to him. Gongsun Du had an ambitious character, and he had He is like a tiger and a wolf. Ask him to lead his troops into Youzhou. What if he cannot be driven away by then?"

"It's easy to invite gods, but it's difficult to send them away." Feng Ji said earnestly.

"Well, that makes sense." Yuan Shao nodded.

"This is wrong." Xu You retorted: "The Liangzhou Army is a tiger; Gongsun Du is a wolf. If Gongsun Du is invited to lead his troops into Youzhou, tigers and wolves will fight against each other, whether it is the Liangzhou Army or the Liaodong Army. Winning means one death and one injury, how can it be so easy to get involved in Youzhou?"

"Well, that makes sense." Yuan Shao nodded again.

Feng Ji and Xu You were arguing endlessly, and Yuan Shao felt that both of them were right, so he looked embarrassed and couldn't make a decision.

"What you two said makes sense." Shen Pei suddenly said, "But what if Liu Ye doesn't attack Youzhou?"

"No?" Xu You sneered and said, "General Gao is defeated and the territory of Youzhou is empty. We can attack with a drum. How can the Liangzhou army not attack?"

The judge shook his head and said: "Please make a clear decision, my lord. Liu Ye is an extraordinary person with a unique vision. Now that General Gao has been defeated and the Youzhou Army has been burned to the ground, it is nothing but an empty shell. Liu Ye could have captured it even when he was young."

"But Yecheng is a fortified city. Once Liu Ye takes Yecheng, there is no need to send troops to attack. Most of the counties in Youzhou will surrender with just one piece of paper."

"Liu Yuqing is afraid that he will gather troops and horses to gather in Yecheng and attack Yecheng in one fell swoop." Shen Pei said with a serious look on his face: "Once Yecheng is conquered, Hebei's situation will be decided."

"Really?"

Yuan Shao looked horrified and was sweating coldly.

"What should we do for now?"

Yuan Shao suddenly stood up and said angrily: "It's a shame that Cao concealed his son. He promised Yuan to send troops to Yanzhou, but now he has stationed troops in Mount Tai and refused to go to war. Otherwise, wouldn't Liu Ye have returned to the army to rescue him long ago?"

"Write a letter to Cao Ah'an!" Yuan Shao said angrily: "Let him send troops to attack Liu Ye's rear and contain Liu Ye."

After hearing Yuan Shao's words, many counselors in the tent suddenly had strange expressions on their faces.

If you are the master of others, how can you make a difference if you place your hopes on others?

During the Warring States Period, seven heroes competed for hegemony. When weak countries were invaded by enemy countries, they often asked for help from other countries. For example, when South Korea was attacked by Qin, it asked Chu, Zhao, and Wei for help. South Korea did not use Han Feizi to implement reforms. Instead, it only knew how to ask for help from others. As a result, South Korea became the first country among the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period to be destroyed by Qin.

"Although Cao Cao did not attack, Chen's troops at the border of Yan and Xu have contained tens of thousands of Yu Jin's troops." Feng Ji said in a low voice: "The situation now is not as good as before. Our army was suppressed by Liu Yuqing's army, while Cao Mengde stabilized Sitting on Mount Tai, don't push too hard, otherwise if Cao Cao turns against us, our army will be attacked from both sides and will be in danger."

"Then what should we do?" Yuan Shao couldn't breathe with a breath in his chest. His face was red and he felt it was difficult to breathe. He suddenly sat down. The civil servants and generals around him hurriedly gathered around him. He beat his chest and stroked his back for a while before he felt better.

"Liu Biao was defeated." Yuan Shao sighed: "Otherwise, we should order Ju Shou to lead his army to turn back, and force Liu Yuqing to retreat first."

Jushou, Yan Liang, Wen Chou and others still have more than 20,000 Jizhou army main force in Bingzhou. It is also the only main force that Yuan Shao can mobilize at present. Therefore, Yuan Shao wants to mobilize this force back to defend Yecheng.

"Jushou and Yan Liang still have more than 20,000 elite soldiers under their command." Yuan Shao said slowly: "In this way, we have an army of more than 40,000 inside and outside Ye City. It shouldn't be difficult to force Liu Ye back, right?"

Thinking of this, Yuan Shao couldn't help but beat the table hard, gritted his teeth and said: "Jugong and Wu Mou have brought me to this situation!"

It was Jushu who proposed to Yuan Shao the strategy of blocking the Eight Routes of Taihang and annexing the state first, but he never expected that the Liangzhou army would attack the city instead. How could Yuan Shao not hate it?

That’s all, isn’t it just a Bingzhou state? For now, as long as we can keep the wealthy Jizhou and the war-horse-producing Youzhou, we will have a chance to make a comeback sooner or later.

Feng Ji shook his head: "Lord, if our army orders Ju Gong and his troops to withdraw, I am afraid that the Bingzhou Army's cavalry will follow and pursue them. Whether they can withdraw, how much they withdraw, and when they can withdraw may be a problem again."

"Yes, Lu Bu has always been good at cavalry combat, but our Jizhou army is mostly infantry. Lu Bu harassed us along the way, alas."

The Jizhou army attacked Bingzhou, and Lu Bu was beaten to the point where he retreated to the party. He had already been holding back his anger. If the army suddenly withdrew, it would be a disaster if Lu Bu could let the Jizhou army go.

"Then what do you think we should do?"

The orders he put forward were rejected one by one. Yuan Shao finally couldn't bear it anymore and cursed loudly, looking excited.

"We asked Cao A to hide the troops and he refused to do so! We also asked Duke Ju to withdraw the troops. Could it be that we just sit back and wait for death?"

Yuan Shao's face was terrifyingly dark, his fingers were trembling slightly with anger, and his figure was shaky. The Euphorbia warrior beside him hurriedly stepped forward to support Yuan Shao, fearing that he would faint on the spot due to excitement.