Yecheng is a veritable first city in Jizhou, and it is also one of the few fortified cities in the world. After Yuan Shao occupied Jizhou, he also attached great importance to Yecheng, and today's Yecheng is more solid than when Han Fu served as the pastor of Jizhou.

Liu Bei put the male and female double-strand sword behind his back, his eyes were fixed, and he said to Gongsun Zhan: "Senior brother, it seems that Yuan Shao has been on guard against Yecheng for a long time, and I am afraid that it will be a hard battle next." ”

Gongsun Zhan also nodded and said: "Xuande, now that we have all hit Yecheng, there are some things that should be said, how to divide this Jizhou, I think we can wait until we take Yecheng first, if this Yecheng can't be won, Jizhou is still Yuan Benchu's, and it has nothing to do with us." ”

Liu Bei understood what Gongsun Chan meant, although the two of them had studied together under Lu Zhimen before, but when they got to this point, their personal feelings were actually to make concessions for the overall situation. Because now they are not only themselves, but also a prince, and there are countless people who support them standing behind them.

Gongsun Zhan continued at this time: "Xuande, this Yecheng is not easy to fight, so I hope that neither of us will have reservations in the next siege, only if we take Yecheng, other things are easy to discuss." ”

Liu Bei said: "Be prepared. ”

Seeing that Liu Bei understood what he meant, Gongsun Zhan also said: "Since this is the case, then let's go down and prepare, and start attacking the city tomorrow, this battle is bound to win." ”

"It's inevitable!" Liu Bei looked at Gongsun Zhan's firm eyes, and also said in a deep voice.

In Yecheng, in the Jizhou Prefecture Governor's Mansion, Yuan Shao held a long sword in his left hand and a small drum in his right hand. Thunder and lightning flashed beside him, and then, Yuan Shao opened his mouth to drink, and took all these thunderbolts that were free from his body in his body.

At this time, beside Yuan Shao, there were also Liyi, Han Qiong, Chun Yuqiong, Jiang Qi, Xun Chen, Judge, Tian Feng, Fu Zhu, Xin Ping and other civil and military personnel.

When Yuan Shao collected all those free thunderbolts into his body, he stepped forward and said to Yuan Shao: "My lord, Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei have already arrived outside the city, and it is estimated that they will launch an attack tomorrow." ”

Yuan Shao's eyes froze at this time and said, "How is the layout?" ”

The judge said: "The five generals Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Zhang He, Gao Lan, and Han Meng have left, and it is expected that they can reach the predetermined location within ten days." ”

Zhang He Gaolan was originally injured in the battle with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and was later frustrated and brought back to Yecheng, in order to be able to complete his plan, Yuan Shao spent a lot of resources to restore the combat effectiveness of Zhang He and Gao Lan.

Yuan Shao said: "So we only need to hold Yecheng for ten days? ”

Yecheng is one of the few fortified cities in the world, the city has enough grain and grass, and there are tens of thousands of Yuan Shaojun soldiers to defend it, and the number of soldiers and horses of the two armies of Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei outside the city is less than 40,000, in this case, it is not difficult to hold Yecheng for ten days.

The judge said: "That's right, after ten days, the five generals can succeed, and then Gongsun Chan and Liu Bei will definitely be defeated." ”

Yuan Shao put away the two holy weapons of Sizhao Sword and Kui Niu Drum at this time, and said: "This is not bad, and it is not in vain that I put Gongsun Zhan and Liu Bei outside Yecheng." Zhengyuan, I will leave the next battle to you, all the resources in Yecheng are mobilized by you, and you must defend Yecheng for me. ”

After returning to Yecheng, Lu Yi also learned about Yuan Shao's plan, and when he heard that Yuan Shao handed over the task of guarding Yecheng to himself, he was naturally excited, and said: "Don't worry, my lord, with my Lu Yi, then Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei don't want to step into Yecheng." ”

Yuan Shao said at this time: "Then let's all disperse, prepare for the next battle, by the way, Youruo, you stay." ”

After everyone dispersed, Xun Chen Fang looked at Yuan Shao and asked, "Lord, is there something wrong with leaving his subordinates?" ”

Yuan Shao said: "It's nothing, I just want to ask Yuan Shu what actions he has made recently, he has been in the limelight for a few years, but he hasn't made any moves for so long, which is a bit inconsistent with his style." ”

Xun Chen also understood what Yuan Shao meant at this moment, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "Lord, Yuan Shu has indeed not made a big move this year, according to the news from our spies, Yuan Shu seems to be planning to recuperate and integrate the territory under his command this year. ”

"The whole territory of Yuzhou, the whole territory of Jingzhou, Danyang of Yangzhou, Xiapi, Guangling, Pengcheng of Xuzhou, this guy has developed very rapidly in recent years, Youruo, do you think I can beat him?"

Xun Chen looked at Yuan Shao and said in a deep voice: "As long as the lord defeats Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei this time, he can bring Youzhou and Qingzhou into his hands, and the strength will not be worse than that Yuan Shu at that time, and although Yuan Shu has many territories at the moment, he is surrounded by enemies, Cao Cao, Zhang Lu, Liu Zhang, and Sun Ce are not good stubble, and the situation that Yuan Shu is facing is very bad." And the lord only needs to defeat Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei this time, and the surrounding area is basically invincible, and he will be able to develop faster than that Yuan Shu at that time. Although Yuan Shu was very powerful at this time, there were times when victory did not depend on temporary gains and losses, but on long-term development. ”

Yuan Shao also took a deep breath at this time, and said to Xun Chen: "Very good, Youruo, continue to pay attention to Yuan Shu's movements, and inform me immediately if there is any change, I have a hunch that within a few years, I will fight with him." ”

Xun Chen nodded when he heard this, and when he was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something, and said to Yuan Shao: "By the way, my lord, Yuan Yao, the son of Yuan Shu, is said to have entered Jingzhou Lumenshan Academy to study in a few years. ”

"Yuan Yao?" An image of a young man appeared in Yuan Shao's mind, and then he waved his hand to Xun Chen and said, "Got it." ”

Speaking of which, Yuan Yao's limelight over the years is not much weaker than that Yuan Shu, and since the end of the Eighteenth Road Princes' discussion of Dong, the development of Yuan Shu has always had Yuan Yao's shadow in it. However, Yuan Yao has always hidden himself well, making it difficult for outsiders to notice his light.

However, Yuan Yao's hiding could not hide Yuan Shao's intentions. In Yuan Shao's eyes, among the many princes in the world, what he wanted to solve most was Yuan Shu, so he was also very dedicated to the intelligence of Yuan Shu's forces, and he also knew some of Yuan Yao's situation.

Although the relationship with Yuan Shu is not very good, after learning about Yuan Yao's performance, even Yuan Shao has to praise Yuan's successor. Thinking about his three sons Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang, Yuan Shao sometimes sighs in private, it is also the blood of the Yuan family, why can Yuan Yao be so good, his three sons are not incompetent, but they are mediocre talents, and so far they have not shown any talent beyond ordinary people, which makes Yuan Shao quite troubled. Take a look at the latest chapter of "Wu Yao Mountain and River Claw Book House of the Three Kingdoms" to read for free for the first time.