Yuan Shu did not feel alarmed by Xun Chen's prophetic sense, and when he sent troops to the north, Yuan Shu thought that the other party would perceive the importance of Liaodong to him. It was just a bit of a surprise to be discovered so early. What's more, what if it is discovered?

Gongsun Du's vigilance against Yuan Shu has not relaxed since Yuan Shu sent troops to Youzhou. Although she is a local overlord and looks at ease, she knows how many catties she has. In fact, the princes in the world are the weakest in the world, and the reason why he lives so freely is just because no one in the bitter cold land of Liaodong is willing to spend troops to fight.

It is completely chicken ribs to conquer this place and not be able to produce much food, and to deal with the harassment of small countries such as Goguryeo in the surrounding areas! What's more, Gongsun Du has been operating there for so many years, and he has already become the existence of the soil emperor, and the local terrain is inconvenient for marching, even the war maniac Gongsun Zan is unwilling to go to Liaodong.

Of course, this is also inseparable from Gongsun Du's self-knowledge. He knew his ability, and he had no intention of participating in the struggle for hegemony at all, and he had never been out of Liaodong for many years, but he was just defending against the surrounding alien races and being the local overlord.

Originally, the Gongsun Du family had been ignored by the princes of the world because of their small ambitions, and no one paid attention to him even when the Three Kingdoms were established. If it weren't for Gongsun Yuan's inability to be called a king and self-proclaimed King Yan, this family might have continued for a long time.

The other princes were not interested in this part of Liaodong at all, but Yuan Shu was different. Yuan Shu is not short of food, and it is not a big deal for him that this part of Liaodong cannot produce food. Moreover, it is adjacent to the northern grasslands, and can provide war horses, which is not without benefit.

In terms of benefits, there are too many, not to mention the key to the geographical location here, Gongsun Du's family has relied on this land for half a century, and the more than 400,000 people living in this place alone are enough to make Yuan Shu's eyes hot.

Due to the rugged terrain and the lack of resources, it has not experienced many wars, and the population has remained at about three or four hundred thousand. From Dong Zhuo's rebellion to the establishment of the Three Kingdoms, the population of the world has decreased by seven or eight tenths, but there is no fluctuation here. In the end, Sima Yi still had a population of more than 400,000 when he attacked this place.

And the problem of alien harassment in Liaodong, which is very troublesome for other princes, is a good thing here in Yuan Shu, and a large number of slaves are in the account, Yingzhou mining manpower is just not enough, and the mountain roads in Yizhou also need to be repaired.

Therefore, Yuan Shu set his sights on the "fat meat" of Liaodong early, and waited for the time to eat it.

Although Gongsun Du did not know how urgent Yuan Shu's desire for Liaodong was, he also felt the crisis. There is no way, Zhou Yu's army has gone to Liaoxi next door, and Gan Ning's army is still wandering around the Liaodong Peninsula from time to time, can he not be afraid?

And Yuan Shu is tough? Gongsun Du is not so stupid, and the result of doing so can be imagined with his toes. In front of the world-shattering southern overlord, he is just an ant that can be erased at will. can also bully and bully other races, and dare not get involved in the battle in Hebei at all, let alone be the enemy of Yuan Shu.

However, there should still be precautions, and Gongsun Du recruited another 20,000 troops during this time, a total of 50,000 troops. Strictly guarded the surrounding borders, and even did not let go of the coast, for fear of being raided by Yuan Shu.

"What's the reaction of Gongsun Du?" Yuan Shu said lightly.

"This wall grass is naturally not offended on both sides. For Yuan Shao's overtures, he neither accepted nor refused, it seems that he is still lucky about whether we will attack Liaodong! Jia Xu said disdainfully.

Jia Xu is the best at self-preservation, and in his opinion, Gongsun Du's approach is really stupid. The Northern War is about to break out, Yuan Shu's purpose of sending troops to Youzhou is so obvious, and he still holds a fluke mentality, and continues to be a shrinking turtle, in this case, if you don't die, who will die? Riding the wall is not so easy to ride.

"He is afraid of offending us and offending Gongsun Chan at the same time, if we unite with Gongsun Chan, his Liaodong will really not be able to hold it."

"Next, Gongsun Chan will have a decisive battle with the alien race, followed by a decisive battle with Yuan Shao. How can I have time to deal with him? Gongsun Du is estimated to be lucky with Gongsun Zhan, thinking that Gongsun Chan may be better than Yuan Shao! ”

Fa Zheng and Yang Xiu talked about it.

"After all, Gongsun Du is from a poor background, and his knowledge is too shallow. Do you really think that the Hebei family is like Gongsun Zhao and Tian Shao? Yuan Shao's background is not something he can imagine. Yang Xiu was very disdainful of Gongsun Du.

The Maison has the pride of the Maison. Haoqiang in a remote area like Liaodong is not recognized by the family, and Gongsun Du only looked down on the family so much after destroying a little local Haoqiang, which made Yang Xiuluo disgusted.

The situation in Hebei can be seen clearly by anyone with a discerning eye in the world, and Gongsun Zhan basically lost if he failed to destroy Yuan Shao when he first won Jizhou. Even if the situation in the north has changed drastically, Yang Xiu does not think that Gongsun Chan will be able to turn the tables. Or rather, what about a turnaround? It's just that he will survive for a few more years, and Yuan Shao will get stronger and stronger.

"To be honest, Gongsun Du is actually a hero, otherwise he wouldn't be able to do such a family business in Liaodong alone. But it's a pity that he was born in Liaodong, and he met such a killing god as Gongsun Zhan. "Fa Zheng is impartial.

"Yuan Shao is now busy preparing for a decisive battle with Gongsun Zhan, and he is not able to support Gongsun Du at all. Presumably he also took this into account to be so subtle. ”

"I have to take Liaodong, as well as Liaoxi. As long as these two places are occupied, the entire northern grassland will be under the iron hooves of our Jiangdong cavalry. Yuan Shu said undoubtedly.

The steep terrain of Liaodong is also an advantage in Yuan Shu's view, with such a base camp, it is absolutely difficult for Yuan Shao to drive Yuan Shu's army away from the grassland. In history, Yang Guang's three expeditions to Goguryeo were the lessons of the bloody forest. Mobilize troops in Liaodong, and logistics can drag you to death.

"Let Xingba send more people to the coastal cities of Liaodong to investigate. When the time comes, our army will be able to take it down. ”

"No."

"Is it going well with Wen Yuan and Zilong?"

"It didn't go well. During this time, due to the rumors in Youzhou, Gongsun Zhan's attitude towards us has also become subtle. Wen Yuan didn't dare to get too close now, for fear of arousing Gongsun Zhan's disgust. Jia Xu squinted and said.

"Lord, Gongsun Chan is pretending to be confused! Before the war started, they were ready to cross the river and tear down the bridge. ”

"Haha, what a grandson Bogui, I really can't afford to lose at all, it's hard enough!" Yuan Shu was not angry but happy: "Well, since the other party is unwilling, let's not stick a hot face to a cold ass." Let Wenyuan's army retreat directly to Liaoxi and join Gongjin after the Battle of Wolf Juxu! ”

"What about the White Horse?"

"It's mine, it's going to be mine sooner or later. When Gongsun Zhan's soldiers are defeated and killed, this white horse will eventually fall into my hands. Yuan Shu snorted coldly and said: "I hope that Gongsun Bogui can always be so tough, this world still needs another person to be the emperor after all, otherwise, this big man will still exist in name after all." ”

Although Liu Yan's name as emperor is not right, after all, his surname is Liu, and the blow to the righteousness of the Han Dynasty is not big, and it can only be regarded as an internal dispute of the Liu family. But if Gongsun Chan is such a grassroots emperor, the nature will be different. Yuan Shu has always looked forward to the world reproducing the situation of the troubled times of the Warring States, but he doesn't want to be the first bird, the best way is to let Gongsun Zhan, who has the jade seal of the country, take the lead.