"Those who can support their henchmen, what is the non-justice!" Yuan Shao sighed with emotion and patted Guo Tu on the shoulder. "The public is hard, I should have let you rest for a few days, but the military situation is urgent, you can't leave, I can only work hard for you."

"I want to serve the Lord." Guo Tu took a step back and bowed. Yuan Shao expressed his closeness with affectionate gestures, but he would not accept it as calmly as Tian Feng. Compared with Tian Feng, he knows more about Yuan Shao's temper.

"Zhao Guo, Changshan, Zhongshan, and Hejian, how many soldiers and horses can you provide?"

"According to preliminary estimates, if it is as good as it gets, it will be around 40,000, and if it is not good, there will definitely be 20,000. It's just that it takes time for each family to assemble their troops, and they may not be able to go into battle immediately after the convocation is completed, and they need to be trained by the lord to become elite soldiers. Guo Tu smiled, revealing a hint of contempt. The bravery of the horseman is useless, and the battle of thousands of people can be compared with the battle of tens of thousands. ”

Yuan Shao agreed with Guo Tu. There are many strong men in Hebei, and it is a place where elite soldiers are produced, especially there are many crossbowmen, but without strict training, these people are just a rabble, and it is difficult to be of great use. The courage of the three armies cares about the generals, and it would be nice if there were a few more generals like Lu Yi. Although the trial is domineering, his ability to march and fight is not outstanding, and this time the elimination of small and medium-sized families is to balance the power of the trial and others, so naturally he can't give this opportunity to the trial again.

It is not only necessary to recruit people from small and medium-sized families, but also to promote generals, and they cannot be recommended by judges and others.

Yuan Shao retracted his thoughts. "Apart from the soldiers and horses, have you found any usable talents?"

Guo Tu immediately handed over a list. Along the way, he met and negotiated with the heads of various families, and when he was trying to win their support, he also paid attention to the character and ability of these people, and promised to recommend them to Yuan Shao. These people support Yuan Shao not for any righteousness, but for the future of themselves and their families, if they can't be outstanding, they won't be so active. There are a lot of people, but there are not many who can be called talents, Guo Tu reluctantly selected more than ten people, listing their origins, family strength, and personal abilities for Yuan Shao's reference.

Yuan Shao was very satisfied. This is the characteristic of Legalism, compared with Tian Feng and Fu Zhu, Guo Tu is more pragmatic. After reading this list, Yuan Shao couldn't be happy. Judging from Guo Tu's remarks, these talents are just middle-aged people, and it is difficult to take on one-sided positions, at most they are school captains and captains. A small and medium-sized family is a small and medium-sized family, and the world is small and the ability is limited.

"Is there anyone in here who can compare with Yan Liang?"

"Nope." Guo Tu shook his head without thinking, leaned over, and stretched out his finger to point to a name on the list. "Changshan Gaoyi has a high profile, some martial arts, comparable to Zhang Junyi, compared to Yan Lianglai, the ability to command troops is slightly inferior."

"If it can be on par with Junyi, it would be good." Yuan Shao smiled. Zhang He Zhang Junyi was recommended by the judge, outstanding in martial arts, and cautious, and the halberds he led were all elite soldiers, and now he is the main force of his personal guard battalion. Guo Tu doesn't like Zhang He very much, and has been belittleing him intentionally or unintentionally.

However, even if he can really be on par with Zhang He, he can't take on the responsibility alone in his eagerness. Zhang He has followed him for several years, has made many progresses, and has made many meritorious battles, and now he has the strength to lead an army alone. Gao Ran has not been warned, and he still can't lead a single one. It seems that the Ru Ying people still have to be in charge of the army. There is a good candidate right now: Xun Yan.

The Xun family is very handsome, but it's a pity that the Xun family is too thoughtful, and Xun Yu, Xun You, and Xun Chen left one after another, which made him very uneasy.

Yuan Shao weighed it repeatedly, and it was difficult to decide for a while. Guo Tu saw it in his eyes and knew it, but he didn't urge, and when Yuan Shao took the initiative to ask him about it, he wouldn't be too late. He took a sip of wine and said lightly: "Lord, what Tian Feng said is the general trend, and the minister basically agrees, but there is one point, I want to draw the attention of the lord." ”

"You say."

"Sun Ce's foundation is not stable, his heart is not solid, and he is indeed at the end of his strong crossbow, and he does not dare to compete with the lord. But Sun Ce was greedy and cunning, and I am afraid that he would not be willing to defend it, and he sent people to cross the sea to Youzhou and provoke Gongsun Zan as proof. In the opinion of the minister, even if he will not send troops to Youzhou to participate in the war, he will not sit idly by and watch the success or failure of Youzhou, at least he will send people to contain the harassment, so that the lord cannot go north with all his might. ”

Yuan Shao's eyes rolled, and he felt the same way. If Sun Ce was so honest, it wouldn't be Sun Ce.

"What will he do in the eyes of justice?"

Guo Tu leaned over and took the map and clicked on the location of Qingzhou. Tian Yuanhao is right, Rencheng, Suiyang, and Junyi are the three apex of Sun Ce's defense line, and Sun Ce made it clear that he wanted to stick to the fortified city and wait for work. Suiyang is in the hinterland of Yuzhou, and it goes without saying that it sticks to itself. Junyi is between Chen Liu and Luoyang, and Sun Jian can't take on this important task. But this Rencheng is different, if the lord remembers it, Ren Shici, the defender of the city, fought at the northern foot of Mount Tai before, but because Xiansi surrounded Sun Jian, Sun Ce had no choice, so he transferred Tai Shici to help. ”

Yuan Shao leaned over and stared at the map for a long time. "You're saying that it's possible for Sun Ce to send Tai Shi Ci to capture Qingzhou?"

Guo Tu nodded.

"Tian Kai is the Qingzhou Thorn History signed by Gongsun Zhan, Sun Ce seized Qingzhou, didn't he want to be the enemy of Gongsun Zhan?"

Guo Tu shook his head. "Lord, Sun Ce and Gongsun Zan are inseparable, but they are only horizontal for a while, and they will never last long. As far as I know, Sun Ce has been wanting to unite with Gongsun Chan in the past few years, but Gongsun Chan thinks very highly of himself and has never responded. This is a lone wolf, and no one can be an ally with him, and he will be destroyed by the Lord. It is impossible for Sun Ce not to see this, and it is most beneficial for him to take advantage of Gongsun Zhan's self-care to seize Qingzhou. ”

Yuan Shao looked at Guo Tu, still not convinced. He suspected that Guo Tu had other plans. Does he want me to redeem Xiansi, or is he pinning his hope on Xianyi?

"Gongzhi, what news have you received?"

Guo Tu shook his head. "My lord, it is precisely because I have not received the news that I have such worries. The more you don't want people to know, the more you have to hide it. Whether it's Fengxiao's letter or the scouts we have arranged, there has been very little news about the Taishi Cibu recently, so I'm worried that Sun Ce will take the opportunity to seize Qingzhou. ”

Yuan Shao didn't dare to take it lightly. Regardless of whether Guo Tu has ulterior motives or not, Qingzhou can't lose it, that is his left arm that encompasses the Central Plains. However, he didn't want to discuss this issue too much with Guo Tu, he needed to listen to the opinions of others, such as Tian Feng, such as Fu Zhu. Partial listening is dark, both listening is clear, positive and negative references, in order to reduce mistakes.

At this time, Chen Lin walked in quickly, saw Guo Tu present, and hurriedly handed over a document. During Guo Tu's absence, he acted as Guo Tu's affairs and handled the news from all sides. It was a daunting task for him, and he was overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information coming in every day. Now that Guo Tu is back, he can breathe a sigh of relief.

Guo Tu took the paperwork, glanced at it, and his brows immediately furrowed.

Yuan Shao saw that Chen Lin's face was wrong, and he already knew that it was not good, and when he looked at Guo Tu's expression again, he couldn't help but chuckle in his heart.

"Gongzhi, what's wrong?"

Guo Tu hesitated for a moment and handed the document to Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao took it and took a look, the corners of his eyes immediately twitched twice, and the smile on his face disappeared without a trace.

Gao Gan was defeated, and Yuzhang fell into the hands of Sun Ce.