As his father was dissatisfied with the rejection of his advice, Yuan Yao continued to immerse himself in the military camp and personally train the sergeants in order to prepare for the big battle in the near future.

As for persuasion again, there is no need to ......

At present, Yuan Yao can only wait for the Central Plains states to send back a new military report, only if things really develop according to what he predicted, his father may be impressed by him, otherwise there will be more...... It's all useless.

His father's momentum is currently at the climax, full of self-confidence, and it is almost impossible for him to give up the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains and go to Yangzhou to develop and accumulate strength.

In the past month or so, Yuan Yao has paid a lot of money to attract young people to join the army, and he has recruited a team of more than 2,000 people to this day.

Immediately, he selected some elite soldiers from the elite battalion as the cornerstone to train with the new army, so as to shorten the time limit for the new army to become an army.

Yuan Yao, on the other hand, often went to the late Sun Jian's old generals Cheng Pu and Huang Gai to ask for advice on the strategy of using troops, arranging troops, and how to train sergeants.

After more than a month of hard work in studying the war strategy and the shameless questioning, Yuan Yao still made some achievements in the use of soldiers, and now the 3,000 soldiers he personally formed also have preliminary combat power.

And just as he continued to immerse himself in the military.

After the General's Palace.

Since Yuan Shu had announced that he would personally lead the people north while the Yellow Turbans were ravaging the Central Plains, he had often recruited his staff to discuss countermeasures during this period of time.

After a few people sat down, Yan Xiang was dressed very formally today, wearing a wide Confucian robe, wearing a crown on his head, and arched his hand while sitting precariously: "Lord Qi." If you insist on moving north, it seems that there is a plan to help the Lord, and I hope you must adopt it! ”

"If the merchant has any good plan, I hope to come quickly."

Seeing Yan Xiang say calmly, Yuan Shu on the table suddenly came to his senses, and hurriedly smiled and asked for advice.

After receiving a response, Yan Xiang also had a smile on his face, and then said in a deep voice: "Xiang has roughly speculated about the current situation, and our army currently has no grudge with Jingxiang and Liu Biao, so once our army goes north, he will inevitably lead the crowd to threaten the rear, in order to wait for the opportunity to recapture Wancheng." ”

"Second, Cao Cao's Dongjun Taishou was recommended by Yuan Benchu, the brother of the lord's family, and if the lord wants to raise the public to base the Central Plains, he is unwilling, and Yuan Benchu also sent someone to see the lord before, hoping that you can support him to support Liu Yu as the emperor, but after the lord sternly refused, it also deepened his dissatisfaction with the lord."

After a little analysis, Yan Xiang's eyes gradually brightened, and he said solemnly: "Then look at it, our army will face the attack of Yuan, Cao, and Liu forces at the same time in the Central Plains, if this deadlock is not broken, the situation will be unfavorable to our army!" ”

Quietly listening to Yan Xiang's analysis, although Yuan Shu was confident and arrogant, he also felt that the situation was unfavorable, and his face couldn't help but change color immediately, and he asked with a worried look: "Then I don't know what is the good strategy of Zishang?" ”

"It seems that when the lord raises the people to the north again, he can send an advance envoy to Xuzhou Tao Qian and Gongsun Zhan respectively, stating the relationship and forming an alliance with the two families to jointly fight against Yuan and Cao, so as to reduce the pressure on our army."

"Alliance Gongsun Zhan, Tao Qian?"

As soon as the words fell, Yuan Shu secretly groaned, and said unconfidently: "These two will really agree to form an alliance?" ”

Hearing this, Yan Xiang smiled and said firmly: "Don't worry, lord! The two have a great chance of agreeing to the alliance for two reasons, and they are waiting for one by one. ”

Seeing that Yuan Shu was not very optimistic that Gongsun Chan and Tao Qian would agree to unite, Yan Xiang couldn't help but say something to appease, and only said again after a little silence: "First, Tao Qian and Gongsun Chan have states and counties and are both rich in land and resources, but the two of them are completely incomparable to the Yuan family in terms of origin, and this prestige is naturally weaker than Yuan Benchu. ”

"But the lord is the concubine of the Yuan family, and you occupy most of the family's resources, if they can unite with the lord, they can use the prestige of the Yuan family to compete with Yuan Shao."

"Second, Tao Qian has always been very self-assured, and he has always looked down on Cao Cao, who was born as a eunuch, and Gongsun Chan is not to mention, his younger brother Gongsun Yue died at the hands of Yuan Shao's general Zhou Ang, and was defeated by Yuan Benchu in the Panhe Battle last year, resulting in the loss of the famous Bai Ma Yicong, and now Gongsun Chan and Yuan Shao have a deep grudge, if the lord is willing to form an alliance with him against Yuan Shao, then Gongsun Chan is naturally unwanted!"

As soon as the words fell, Yan Xiang also put forward his own strategy.

Before he could do it, Yan Xiang showed a serious look on his face, and pleaded: "If the lord insists on going north, then you must first form an alliance with the two envoys before you can move troops, otherwise with the strength of Yuan, Liu, and Cao, the pressure of our army's independent confrontation is too great, and I am afraid it will be difficult to bear." ”

After listening to some analysis, Yuan Shu couldn't help but look sideways at Yuan Yin, the younger brother on the other side, and asked lightly: "Jun Ge, what do you think of Zishang's strategy?" ”

"Brother, this is a good policy, and my brother is seconded!"

Seeing that Yuan Shu was actually asking for his opinion, Yuan Yin also felt flattered for a while, but Yan Xiang's plan was extremely subtle, and it was better to form an alliance army to advance and retreat together in order to fight against the three of them alone.

"Brother Zishang is indeed reasonable!"

Yuan Yin said in a deep voice: "With the grudge between Gongsun Chan and his first brother, as well as Gongsun Zhan's desire to covet the wealth of Jizhou, and the desire to win Jizhou at all times, as long as our army throws an olive branch, he will gladly agree, and then he will definitely send troops to the south." ”

"The strength of Gongsun Zhan's command is extremely strong, and Youzhou Mu Liu Yu has always been weak and unable to restrain him, then his southern expedition will inevitably make Jizhou fall into endless war, and the original brother will have to do his best to resist it, then our army will enter the Central Plains, and he will have no spare strength to draw military strength to fight south."

"Then it is far easier to fight Cao Cao alone than to fight with the original brother!"

Yuan Yin's words also vaguely revealed that Yuan Shao was the enemy, and Cao Cao was not a pawn to worry about!

Yuan Shu and Yuan Yin were both tied to the factor of noble birth, but they both greatly ignored Cao Cao's ability.

Regarding this matter, although Yan Xiang wanted to remind them not to despise Cao Cao, he thought that Yuan Shu was dissatisfied with what his previous son Yuan Yao said, so he had no choice but to keep silent.

"Okay."

"Since Junge, Zishang, you and others unanimously agreed to this plan, then the general immediately began to arrange for the envoys to go to Xuzhou separately, and Youzhou to meet the two to discuss the alliance, as for the reorganization of the war, it will be temporarily suspended, waiting for the reply of the two."

"The lord is wise!"

As soon as these words fell, seeing that Yuan Shu had accepted his offer for the first time, Yan Xiang finally complimented him from the bottom of his heart.

Immediately, Yuan Yin couldn't help but say: "Brother." In recent days, Yao'er's progress has also been extremely fast, and he has also talked extraordinarily, quite his own ideas, why not talk to him about the Northern Expedition and see if he has other better countermeasures? ”

"Huh? This rebel is bent on persuading me to give up possession of the Central Plains and flee to Yangzhou in the middle of nowhere, what countermeasures can he have? ”

As soon as Yuan Yao was mentioned, the anger in Yuan Shu's heart did not hit anywhere.

"Brother, he's angry."

Looking at Yuan Shu's expression, Yuan Yin comforted him and said: "Yao'er is still young after all, and there are still imperfections in thinking about everything, and my brother should try to understand it!" ”

"After all, he is a brother and son, no matter how you say it, he wants to share your worries."

"Jun Ge, since the last council broke up, this kid hasn't been seen in a few days."

After saying that, Yuan Shu couldn't help but have a hint of helplessness on his face.