"Ladies and gentlemen, you have all seen the news sent by the Yecheng spies, what do you think about this?" Yuan Chang sat lazily on the main seat in the center and asked unhurriedly.

Seeing Yuan Chang's virtue, everyone felt a little speechless. However, everyone who was used to Yuan Chang's expression did not express any opinions, and the habit was good.

"My lord, I... We can go to Yecheng to find Yuan Shao, don't wait for Gongsun Zan to send troops, we can send troops first. ”

After a period of experience, Dian Wei's mantra "I" can barely be restrained, and when he speaks, he will only say it after thinking about it.

However, Dian Wei's words obviously will not be adopted by Yuan Chang.

Jointly sending troops with Yuan Shao is to put Bohai County in the same position as Yuan Shao, so that once there is a battle, everyone will have to contribute at the same time, which is obviously not a good thing. In Yuan Chang's mind, the best thing to do is to watch Yuan Shao and Gongsun Chan attack each other, and they can profit from it. Therefore, Dian Wei's opinion was naturally ignored.

Zhao Yun stood up and arched his hand: "Lord, my subordinates think that we can hide on the side, and wait until Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan are fighting to a scorching state, and then attack, in this way, we can get the greatest benefits." ”

"Well, Zilong's opinion is good, I think it's okay. ”

Yuan Chang nodded, obviously leaning towards Zhao Yun's opinion. And Zhao Yun, who was originally a good young man with enthusiasm, seemed to have become a little bad under the influence of Yuan Chang.

However, Guo Jia, as a military advisor, has not yet expressed his opinion, and everyone looks at Guo Jia. Of course, everyone felt that Guo Jia would also agree with Zhao Yun's opinion, after all, the best benefits can only be obtained by sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight.

"My lord, my subordinates think that Hong Fei's opinion should be adopted. ”

To everyone's surprise, Guo Jia did not agree with Zhao Yun's opinion, but agreed with Dian Wei's opinion.

"Hehe, I know I'm right!"

Dian Wei had a triumphant expression, and Guo Jia agreed to his proposal, which made him a little fluttery. In fact, the reason why Dian Wei chose to join forces with Yuan Shao to attack Gongsun Zhan was because Dian Wei wanted to go to the battlefield to fight, and he didn't think too much. Therefore, seeing the appearance of Dian Wei, Yuan Chang asked directly, leaving Dian Wei speechless.

"Hong Fei is really calculating, then, dare to ask the 'military advisor' of the Dian University, why do we want to join forces with Yuan Shao to attack Gongsun Zhan?"

Well, Dian Wei was just trying to satisfy his desire to fight, so naturally he couldn't think of any other reason to unite with Yuan Shao. So, Dian Wei consciously squatted in the corner.

"Strategist, why do you think it's better for us to unite with Yuan Shao?"

Yuan Chang looked at Guo Jia with some puzzlement, for Yuan Chang, speculation is obviously Yuan Chang's favorite thing. Of course, Yuan Chang knew that Guo Jia would not be untargeted, and agreed to unite with Yuan Shao, there must be a reason for Guo Jia.

Guo Jia looked around and saw that everyone was looking at him suspiciously, so he said unhurriedly: "Lord, our Bohai County is a territory that belongs to Jizhou in terms of territory. In terms of power, Bohai County is also under the jurisdiction of Jizhou. Although the lord has drawn a clear line with Yuan Shao, outsiders don't know, but only think that our Bohai County is a part of Jizhou. In this respect, in the eyes of outsiders, we are Yuan Shao's subordinates. Once there is any conflict between us and Yuan Shao, others will think that we are rebellious, but will not put the blame on Yuan Shao's head. Therefore, from this point of view, we must get rid of this position and put us in the same position as Yuan Shao. ”

Guo Jia had a long talk, and what he said was reasonable, reasonable, and well-founded, and everyone thought it was true.

Yuan Chang also had to admit that in terms of the overall situation, Guo Jia far surpassed him by a hundred or a thousand times, Yuan Chang was just because of the advantage of the traverser, plus a little cleverness, if he was really allowed to plan the overall situation, I was afraid that no matter how much foundation he had, he would be defeated. However, fortunately, Yuan Chang has Guo Jia's help, one is outstanding, the other is prescient, and the combination of the two is afraid that no one is invincible.

Yuan Chang wanted to speculate and pick up leaks and gain benefits from them, while Guo Jia wanted to take a longer term and raise the status of Bohai County to a status comparable to that of a state.

"What the military advisor said is very true, it seems that I am too short-sighted. Strategist, what are the other reasons?"

Guo Jia's words just now are obviously not finished, and with Guo Jia's intelligence, he must have thought of more than one reason. In history, Guo Jia proposed ten wins and ten defeats to Cao Cao, and raised the fighting spirit of Cao Cao and his subordinate martial arts, and finally defeated Yuan Shao. It can be said that Guo Jia's remarks are extremely important.

Many people think that Guo Jia's words are actually useless, and they don't want to think about it, if it were not for Guo Jia's confidence in Cao Cao's decisive battle, Cao Cao would have surrendered to Yuan Shao long ago, and how could he have won the battle of Guandu?

Guo Jia nodded at Yuan Chang, and then said: "Lord, the battle between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zhan will inevitably be won. If it is Gongsun Chan's victory, then for us, with the grudge between us and Gongsun Chan, Gongsun Chan's victory is definitely not a good thing for us. And if Yuan Shao wins, we won't appear until Yuan Shao and Gongsun Chan are almost in battle, and at this time, how to distribute the spoils is a problem. If we sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and we don't make much effort, Yuan Shao naturally refuses to give us too many benefits. If we force it, we may anger Yuan Shao and cause a battle between us, although our strength does not need to be afraid of Yuan Shao. However, this will not do us any good, it will only make the other princely forces happy. Therefore, from this point of view, we should unite with Yuan Shao and jointly send troops to Youzhou. ”

Guo Jia's previous words have made everyone think so, and they have already agreed with Guo Jia's opinion in their hearts. Now, Guo Jia has said such a reason, which makes people have no objections. The major powers are fighting each other in order to seize territory and gain more benefits. If the battle between Jizhou and Youzhou cannot obtain the greatest benefits, then it is better not to participate in this battle. However, if he did not participate in the battle between Jizhou and Youzhou, neither Yuan Chang nor Yuan Chang's subordinates would agree. Yuan Chang and several people close to him all have their ideals, so it is inevitable to expand their power.

According to this calculation, the alliance with Yuan Shao has become an inevitable trend.

Yuan Chang now has no idea of speculating and picking up leaks, Yuan Chang is glad in his heart, fortunately, when he was in the Tiger Prison, he talked to Yuan Chang, and everyone was familiar, although Guo Jia did not agree to follow him at the beginning. In the end, Guo Jia still appeared in front of Yuan Chang and gave advice for Yuan Chang. There is a difference between having a top strategist to give advice, and not having a strategist or having an ordinary strategist to give advice.

Just like Liu Bei before accepting Zhuge Liang, it was Sun Gan, Mi Zhu, Jian Yong and others who plotted for him, and the three of them were not strategists in the strict sense, and they couldn't even enter the ranks of the second-rate, so how could they give Liu Bei much help? Since he got Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei really trapped the dragon and ascended to heaven, and his power became bigger and bigger, and finally he could be called emperor. Therefore, a top strategist is very important for the superior of a force.

At the moment, Yuan Chang was about to announce the final discussion, however, Guo Jia was still standing, as if he still had something to say.

Seeing this, Yuan Chang also consciously did not speak, while Guo Jia spoke again. It's just that this time, Guo Jia's face flashed with excitement, obviously, this reason made Guo Jia look forward to it.

"My lord, although we have drawn a clear line with Yuan Shao now, Bohai County is our territory. However, a county is too small to extend our advantage to the maximum extent relative to the development of a power. Therefore, we must have a larger territory, at least the territory of one state. ”

Guo Jia stopped talking when he said this, and his shining gaze swept over everyone.

Although Guo Jia didn't finish his words, none of the people present were stupid, even Dian Wei, who seemed to be rude, was actually a person with ideas in his head. His appearance is just to hide his true heart, everyone has been together for so long, and they have long seen this, but they have not exposed Dian Wei, and they have not said it. Therefore, everyone can understand what Guo Jia means, that is, in this battle between Jizhou and Youzhou, Youzhou will be in the bag.

The power of a state is undoubtedly extremely attractive, such a big piece of fat, no one is willing to give up, Yuan Chang is unwilling, Yuan Shao is also unwilling.

"Strategist, will Yuan Shao be willing to give up Youzhou to us?"

Zhao Yun took the lead in asking, if he could get Youzhou in his pocket, it would be a very good thing for Yuan Chang. It's just that Yuan Shao would be willing to give up such a large territory as Youzhou to Yuan Chang, which is obviously very impossible. Even though, Yuan Chang and Yuan Shao are brothers of the same father.

"Captain Zhao, you forgot what the lord said, everything in this world is possible, it just depends on whether you dare to think or not, whether you dare to do it, as long as you dare to think and dare to do it, there is nothing impossible. ”

Guo Jia did not answer Zhao Yun's question, but quoted what Yuan Chang had said, and then looked at Yuan Chang. Guo Jia had a little idea in his heart about how to let Yuan Shao give up Youzhou to Yuan Chang, but he knew that he couldn't steal the limelight, even if Yuan Chang didn't care. Sometimes, as a subordinate, you should not be able to perform too perfectly, and you must let the lord show his ability.

"Yes, what the military advisor said is exactly that the world is bustling, all for profit, and the world is bustling, all for profit. As long as we give Yuan Shao enough benefits, it will not be difficult to give us Youzhou. Relatively speaking, the management of Youzhou is not so simple, and everyone knows how to choose. ”

Yuan Chang understood what Guo Jia meant, and he also consciously stood up to express his meaning.

"My lord, what do you mean we should do?"

Yuan Chang glanced around at everyone, and finally fixed his gaze on Cai Yan, the secretary beside him, and ordered: "Secretary Cai, you immediately write a letter, indicating that our Bohai County is willing to advance and retreat together with Jizhou, and is willing to eliminate Gongsun Zhan of Youzhou with Jizhou." After that, Youzhou was regarded as a trophy for us, and it should belong to our territory in the future. At the same time, in order to repay Yuan Shao, we are willing to lay Qingzhou and Bingzhou for him. ”

"Yes, Taishou-sama. ”

Cai Yan firmly performed her duties as a secretary, wrote down the content of Yuan Chang's discussion, and carried out Yuan Chang's orders without the slightest hesitation. I have to say that since having Cai Yan as a secretary, Yuan Chang has indeed relaxed a lot.

In fact, Yuan Chang asked Yuan Shao to give him Youzhou, and Yuan Chang only needed to help Yuan Shao seize the land of a state, which should be enough. However, Yuan Chang didn't know if Yuan Shao would simply agree, so he proposed to exchange the land of two states for the land of one state. Moreover, in the original history, Qingzhou and Bingzhou will belong to Yuan Shao sooner or later, Yuan Chang is just pushing the boat down the river, for Yuan Chang, it didn't take much effort to take Youzhou, which is the most joyful thing.

Relatively speaking, Youzhou, Bingzhou and Qingzhou have their own benefits.

The benefits of Youzhou and Bingzhou are similar, Youzhou and Bingzhou are close to the north of the alien Xianbei people, therefore, in Youzhou and Bingzhou, extremely suitable for military training; in addition, Youzhou and Bingzhou are rich in war horses, in the era of cold weapons, the importance of cavalry is undoubted, as long as there are war horses, you can create a strong cavalry team, therefore, Youzhou and Bingzhou are obviously quite important territory. However, Qingzhou is actually no worse than Youzhou and Bingzhou. Qingzhou has a large population, and they are all some martial people, it can be said that the people of Qingzhou are the best source of soldiers. If you get Qingzhou, as long as you train the people of Qingzhou casually, you can train elite soldiers. In this respect, Qingzhou's advantages are not weaker than those of Youzhou and Merge State.

Therefore, in exchange for a Youzhou with the same advantages as the merger of states, in exchange for the land of the two states of Merge and Qingzhou, no one will refuse if they want to exchange it, and Yuan Shao must have no reason to oppose it.

In fact, Guo Jia wanted to be the same as Yuan Chang, exchanging other states for the ownership of Youzhou. However, Guo Jia, as Yuan Chang's subordinate, of course, has to think about Yuan Chang. Therefore, Guo Jia just wanted to exchange the land of one state for Youzhou, instead of being as arrogant as Yuan Chang, and directly opened his mouth to exchange the land of two states for Youzhou. At the beginning, Guo Jia heard Yuan Chang's words and wanted to stop Yuan Chang. However, Guo Jia thought about it, Yuan Chang is such a shrewd person, most of the time even he has to be recruited, which shows that Yuan Chang is not a person who is willing to suffer. Since Yuan Chang wanted to exchange the land of the two states of Merge and Qingzhou for Youzhou, there was obviously a reason for Yuan Chang. As for what the reason is, Guo Jia doesn't need to know, he just needs to know that what Yuan Chang did will not be wrong.

Soon, Cai Yan finished writing the meaning that Yuan Chang was going to unite with Yuan Shao. Moreover, what Yuan Chang said was just a general meaning, and Cai Yan, according to her talent, polished and processed Yuan Chang's meaning, just looking at the content of the letter, it was extremely satisfying.

In the letter, he first expressed Yuan Chang's respect for Yuan Shao's brother, I haven't seen him for a long time, and I miss it very much. Then, the topic changed, talking about the situation in Youzhou, and simply expressed the meaning that Bohai County was willing to advance and retreat together with Jizhou, and then, Bohai County was willing to send troops, grain and grass, and so on. Finally, he mentioned that he wanted to obtain the ownership of Youzhou, and at the same time, in order to repay Yuan Shao's kindness, Bohai County was willing to capture Bingzhou and Qingzhou for Yuan Shao, as a reward for giving Youzhou to Yuan Chang. Of course, if Yuan Shao refuses to give Youzhou to Yuan Chang, Bohai County is still willing to send troops for Yuan Shao, after all, everyone is a family, and it is incumbent on them to help. After saying this, if Yuan Shao still refuses, it is really unreasonable!

"Well, Secretary Cai did a good job!"

Yuan Chang praised Cai Yan with a wicked smile, and a certain word in this sentence seemed to be very **. However, Cai Yan is not a person from the new era, so how can he know the meaning of this word. Of course, Cai Yan can still feel the ** meaning in Yuan Chang's words, and he is not afraid at all, but he also provocatively delivers a ** look, as if to say, if there is a kind, you will go, if you don't have a seed, don't BB.

Okay, Yuan Chang immediately knelt down, a cultured and strong woman really can't afford to be hurt.

Everyone turned a blind eye to the actions between Yuan Chang and Cai Yan, and everyone was used to Yuan Chang's ** amorousness, and they were powerless to complain for a long time.

"My lord, since we have made a decision, should we start preparing now, hoard grain and grass, and build armor? The war between Jizhou and Youzhou may happen at any time, so we should make preparations as soon as possible. ”

After the discussion, Dian Wei couldn't wait to say, the battle was about to happen, and Dian Wei felt that the blood in his body was boiling. Not only Dian Wei, but most of the people present found that they were enthusiastic, and they joined forces with Yuan Shao to attack Youzhou, which can be said to be the first time that Yuan Chang and his subordinates participated in a real war.

"Don't worry, before the soldiers are strong, we must first conduct a military parade to select the elite of the army, and in this battle, we must play the momentum of our Bohai County. ”

Yuan Changhu's body was shocked, and he said loudly.

The earliest record of the military parade was in the Spring and Autumn Period, and there was this record in the sixth year of Duke Lu Huan. According to this, it is speculated that the military parade ceremony appeared during the Zhou Dynasty, and in order to show their strength in front of Zhou Tianzi, the princes of various places held a military parade in the capital Hojing every five years. If any of the princes can satisfy Zhou Tianzi, then the status can be improved. However, the weekend ceremonies collapsed, and the parade ceremonies ceased to exist. At that time, the reason why Lu wanted to parade was because Lu was weak and surrounded by many countries. And after the Qin and Han dynasties, the military parade ceremony really became strict.

"Lieutenant Zhao and Deputy Lieutenant Zhao listen to the order, you are fully responsible for this military parade, don't let me down, okay, this is the end of the meeting, everyone disperses!"

After Yuan Chang finished speaking, he turned around and motioned to Cai Yan, and then the two of them quickly disappeared from everyone's eyes.

And it wasn't until a moment later that everyone reacted, and Yuan Chang issued another task. However, Yuan Chang himself became the shopkeeper and handed over the task to Zhao Yun and Dian Wei.

Everyone looked at each other, and finally sighed helplessly, and went to complete their respective tasks.