It took Sun Jian two days to rush from Xiangyang to Xinye. Seeing that the situation was not good, Cao Cao took the initiative to retreat, and the siege of Xinye was immediately resolved.

Yuan Shu was overjoyed, and despite the dissuasion of Qiao Rui and others, he personally went out of the city to greet him. He wanted to see what kind of person Sun Ce was who was praised by Feng Fang, but what he saw was Sun Jian, and he was immediately confused.

"Wentai, what's going on?" He turned his head to look at Feng Fang, who was coming over, his eyebrows raised. "You don't mean ......"

Feng Fang also looked confused.

Sun Jian rolled the saddle and dismounted, and greeted again and again. "General, it's none of Feng Jun's business, here's the thing." He turned around and called Zhou Yu over. "Gong Jin, this is your strategy, it's up to you to explain it to the rear general."

Zhou Yu bowed to Yuan Shu and bowed to the end. Yuan Shu looked him up and down and smiled. "Feng Zizheng, you are right, Zhou Boqi gave birth to a good son. This figure, this appearance, is much stronger than Zhou Boqi, quite like my style back then. ”

Feng Fang was embarrassed. What do you mean, do you want someone's son as soon as you meet? However, he also knows Yuan Shu's temper, and it may not be necessary to rob Zhou Yi's son, but it is a fact that he appreciates Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu wants to be talented, good-looking, and is in his youth, which is the most likable time. He immediately quipped: "General, not only Zhou Boqi gave birth to a good son, but General Sun also gave birth to a good son, he and Gongjin stand together, not inferior at all." ”

"Really?" Yuan Shu laughed and patted Sun Jian's shoulder hard. "So, you also have the capital to be proud. Wentai, are you really not hurt? I was terrified to hear that you had been assassinated. You say, how can I be compensated? ”

"Thank you for your concern." Sun Jian said with a smile: "What compensation does the general want, he will obey his orders." But for now, let's ask the general to listen to Gongjin and talk about the plan first. Cao Cao is still in Nanyang, and the war is not over yet, so we can't be careless. ”

"Makes sense, makes sense." Yuan Shu nodded repeatedly. As soon as he thought of Cao Cao, he hated it so much. Since he was a child, he has never looked at Cao Cao directly, but he didn't expect to lose a big face this time and was almost killed by Cao Cao. If you don't take revenge, how will you see people in the future?

Sun Jian didn't enter the city, so he sat on the ground outside the city, and Zhou Yu explained the strategy. Last night, they had already received the news sent by Sun Ce to send a fast horse, Kuai Yue was killed, Xiangyang changed hands, Sun Ce was seizing the time to blackmail Xiangyang Haoqiang, and then he would come with grain and grass. The next task was to pursue Cao Cao, and if possible – according to Sun Ce – it would be best to kill Cao Cao.

In front of Yuan Shu and others, Zhou Yu talked eloquently.

"Nanyang is in the middle of the world, looking up to Luoyang in the north, looking down on Jingxiang in the south, controlling Bashu on the left, and holding Yuyang on the right. In that year, Emperor Gao entered the customs from Nanyang and established a 400-year foundation of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Guangwu raised troops from Nanyang and cleaned up the old rivers and mountains. Now General Ming wants to help the Han Dynasty when the general is falling, save the world from fire and water, and must fight for Nanyang. ”

Yuan Shu nodded, but was noncommittal. He has long known these big truths, and there is nothing new.

"The soldiers and horses have not moved, and the grain and grass go first. If you want to fight for Nanyang, you must base Xiangyang. The seven counties of Jingzhou, with millions of household registrations and solid people, are the gates that General Ming relies on to fight for the world. General Ming sent General Sun to take Xiangyang, which can be described as far-sighted, clear in the general trend, and deeply understand the wonder of using troops. ”

Yuan Shu raised his eyebrows triumphantly.

"Now that Xiangyang has started, Captain Sun is going north with the collected materials, money and grain, and the general can rest assured that he will fight." Zhou Yu paused and bowed slightly to Yuan Shu. "However, for General Hou, the most important thing at the moment is not Cao Cao."

Yuan Shu was stunned. "Not Cao Cao? Who would that be? ”

Qiao Rui and the others were also stunned and looked at each other. Zhou Yu said that Nanyang was very important, and Cao Cao's invasion of Nanyang was to seize the foundation of Yuan Shu, and he almost wiped them out. Cao Cao is not important, who is important?

"General Ming, Cao Cao's soldiers were less than 10,000, and he succeeded for a while, but he took advantage of General Ming's unpreparedness and succeeded in a sneak attack. Now that General Sun is here, Cao Cao is leaving without a fight, and now he is trying to flee for his life, what kind of climate can it become? ”

Yuan Shu thought about it and felt reasonable. He originally refused to admit that he was defeated by Cao Cao, but he didn't have a chance to defend himself, but now Zhou Yu explained it for him, and it was right in his arms, how could there be any reason to refute it. The more he looked at Zhou Yu, the happier he became, and couldn't help but say: "Since Cao Cao is not enough to say, then tell me, who is the enemy we should pay attention to?" ”

Zhou Yu bowed again. "Does General Ming know Kuaiyue?"

Yuan Shu's face darkened, and he was in a very bad mood. He has known Kuai for more years, but Kuai Yue has always looked down on him. Before letting Sun Jian attack Xiangyang, he sent someone to contact Kuai Yue, but Kuai Yue did not bird him, but supported Liu Biao to occupy Xiangyang. This not only delayed his time, but also made him lose face. What is the Yuan family's greatest reliance? It is the reputation of the fourth world and the third duke, and he is a protégé and former official all over the world, and now Kuai Yue not only does not support him and is an enemy of him, but also sends Kuai Liang to Yuan Shao for help, which is simply a slap in the face.

If he doesn't kill Kuai Yue, what face does he have to see the world? Fortunately, Sun Ce had already done this for him, not only killing Kuai Yue, but also killing his entire family, even those Xiangyang Haoqiang who had no eyes.

However, Zhou Yu's mention of Kuai Yue, who was already dead, at this moment was obviously not to repay Sun Ce, but had other intentions.

Yuan Shu occupied Nanyang, but Nanyang's Haoqiang did not support him. Not only did he take the initiative to take the initiative, but even the response he sent to solicit people was very limited. Of the seven counties in Jingzhou, Nanyang is the strongest, with a population of 40% of the entire Jingzhou, more than 500,000 households, more than 2 million people, and wealthy families all over the county. If Nanyang's Haoqiang is willing to support him, and his strong strength is used by him, he can stand up to 100,000 soldiers, how can he be so stretched and have to send Sun Jian to attack Xiangyang to solve the problem of soldiers and money.

However, can I learn from Sun Jian and his son?

Yuan Shu hesitated. He was impulsive, but he understood the obvious. The foundation of the Yuan family is the support of Haoqiang from all over the country, if he threatens with force like Sun Jian's father and son against Xiangyang Haoqiang, Nanyang's Haoqiang will not only not support him, but will raise troops against him, and at that time, he will not even have a place to stand.

Qiao Rui and the others did not speak. The rabbit died and the fox was sad, they were also from a strong background, and they not only did not support Zhou Yu's hints, but even had some disgust.

Zhou Yu saw the change in the expressions of Yuan Shu and the others, and added unhurriedly. "General Ming, Cao Cao dared to go deep into Nanyang and rush to the aid of Xiangyang, could it be that he only relied on these 10,000 lone soldiers?"

Yuan Shu's heart moved, and a chill rose from his spine and rushed straight to the back of his head, causing him to feel cold all over his body, and every cold hair stood up.

"General, what's wrong?" Feng Fang hurriedly asked.

Yuan Shu glanced at him, then looked at Yan Xiang, the main bookkeeper, and said in a trembling voice: "Wancheng...... No news in a few days? ”

Yan Xiangzheng twisted his beard and shook his head, expressing his disapproval of Zhou Yu, and when he heard Yuan Shu's words, he was also taken aback, his hands tightened, and the two beards broke in response, making him tremble in pain. He met Yuan Shu's gaze, and the corners of his eyes twitched involuntarily.

"Three...... It's been three days. ”

Yuan Shu was so angry that he jumped up and scolded: "What are you waiting for, send someone to Wancheng immediately!" ”

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