"No."

Gao Ran turned to leave.

Following Gao Ran's departure, Guo Tu, Tian Feng, and Fu Zhu looked at each other.

As strategists, they didn't even see Cao Cao's conspiracy, but it was Yuan Xi's few words that made them suddenly realize. If Yuan Xi didn't see it, wouldn't he be defeated again?

Thinking about it, I was shocked into a cold sweat.

"The lord is discerning, and the ministers are admired." Guo Tubai said.

"Since Cao Cao wants to violate my borders, we can't sit idly by. Please give the order of the lord and send troops to meet the enemy. Yan Liang hugged his fists.

"Meet the enemy..."

The generals who were eager to make meritorious contributions all shouted together.

"The enemy is coming, and you can't meet the enemy if you want to." Yuan Xi calmed down his mood and took the map: "However, you can't blindly meet the enemy, you must have a strategy." ”

"Dare to ask the lord..... Is there a way to defend against the enemy? Guo Tu asked.

"You ask me? I also want to ask you, as a strategist, you can't anticipate the enemy first. You have to say something insightful, right? Mr. Guo Tu, do you have a strategy to defend against the enemy? ”

Yuan Xi asked rhetorically.

In his impression, Guo Tu was a flattering minister. Since the second year of Chuping, I have done one thing. With Xin Ping, Xun Chen, Gao Gan, etc., he lobbied Han Fu and ceded Jizhou to Yuan Shao.

After that, there was no merit.

The distressing battle of Guandu was also provoked by him.

Yuan Xi didn't have a good impression of him, and he didn't expect him to break the enemy.

"Uh..."

Guo Tu was asked rhetorically, and his face was a little ugly: "The minister is stupid, and there is no way to defend against the enemy." However, I have 70,000 garrisons in Liyang, defending the Yellow River and occupying all the geographical advantages, and it is not easy for Cao Cao to cross the Yellow River. ”

Yuan Xi did not answer.

Guo Tu observed his words and looks, and felt that Yuan Xi was a little displeased, so he quickly shut up.

Frustrated: "Since it has been concluded that Cao Cao will attack my Hebei. We need to prepare early. The minister suggested that the soldiers and horses of Wei County, Qinghe County, and Julu County should be mobilized to immediately rush to the Liyang front. ”

"It's just..."

He frowned slightly and said, "The garrisons of Julu and Qinghe have been transferred many times, and they are less than 10,000. Most of the garrisons in Yecheng were wounded or newly recruited. I'm afraid it's hard to resist Cao Cao's elite. ”

"The enemy is strong and I am weak, it is better to.... Send an envoy to negotiate peace, right? "The man who said this was a slightly chubby speaker.

"Who's talking about peace?" Yuan Xi kept staring at the map beside him, thinking about countermeasures, and when he heard that someone wanted to negotiate peace, he immediately turned sideways.

"Chenhu Fall." He stood up nervously.

Yuan Xi's eyes froze, and he shouted: "Come on, drag him down, and the rod will be punished for twenty!" ”

"No..."

Two guards came in and dragged Hu Cheng outside the hall to be executed.

"Ahh Listening to Hu Yuan's screams, no one dared to propose peace.

Tian Fengdao, who had not spoken: "We have experienced the battle of Guandu, the civil war with Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang, and our strength has been greatly damaged. Cao Cao's soldiers are strong and strong, and the purpose of the Northern Expedition is also obvious, which is to capture Jizhou. No matter how much we give him, he will not stop. Only by beating him up can it be possible to negotiate peace. ”

"What the gentleman said is very true."

Yuan Xi said to everyone: "I heard it." If you dare to speak up again, I will punish you severely! ”

"No..."

The warlike officials dismissed the idea of peace.

However, Cao Cao had an army of 200,000 and was stronger than Hebei. This is an indisputable fact. How to retreat from the enemy and win more with less is a thorny problem.

"General Jaw."

"Yes."

Yuan Xi said: "Tell everyone, how many troops do we have?" ”

"No."

Zhang Jaw walked to the middle of the main hall and said, "Everyone, remove the 70,000 garrisons of Liyang. We have 24,000 Youzhou troops and 63,000 Jizhou troops in Yecheng. Among them were 10,000 small chariots and 10,000 heavy armored iron cavalry, 2,000 heavy crossbows and heavy chariots, 500 mobile turrets and trebuchets, and countless equipment for defending the city. ”

"We have 300,000 stone grain in Yecheng, enough to hold on for a year..."

"Ahem."

Yuan Xi motioned to open his jaw not to go any further: "I still have 50,000 Youzhou troops, who are rushing towards Yecheng, and are expected to arrive in five days." Zhuo County also has 100,000 stone grains, which can be used. ”

"In this way, we also have more than 200,000 soldiers and horses, why are we afraid of Cao Cao?"

..................

In order to boost people's hearts and boost morale, Yuan Xi showed his strength. The officials also secretly made up their minds to fight Cao Cao to the death.

After some deliberation...

Yuan Xi pointed to the map and said: "Looking at the entire Jizhou, although there are twelve counties, there are not many places that really need to be defended. Cao Cao wanted to attack our Hebei, first, to borrow the road from Qingzhou, and second, to forcibly cross the Yellow River and occupy Liyang. So..... Our battlefield is in Wei County and the plains. There is little chance that the plains will be attacked, and I have ordered the troops of the counties to go to garrison. We just need to hold Wei County. ”

"General Juyi."

"Yes."

Yuan Xi said: "You go to the plains to take up your post on the same day, and you are responsible for commanding the soldiers and horses of each county." Whether Cao Cao is coming or Yuan Tan is coming, you have to stick to it and wait for help. ”

"No."

"Yu Ban, open your jaw."

"Yes."

Yuan Xi said: "The two of you lead the Youzhou army to guard Yecheng." Without my order, the army in the city must not go out lightly. ”

"No."

Yu Ban and Zhang Jaw responded.

Yuan Xi's fingers swept across the area of Zhongshan Kingdom and Zhuojun on the map, and his expression gradually became solemn and deep. It is the junction of the two states of Jiyou, and it is very likely to be attacked by Yuan Shang and the Montenegrin army. If Cao Cao promised Yuan Shang and Zhang Yan (the Black Mountain Army) heavy benefits and attacked Zhongshan and Zhuojun, it would be quite troublesome.

Weigh the pros and cons.

Yuan Xi decided not to transfer troops to garrison for the time being.

The reason is simple.

He now has no extra troops to defend.

All the soldiers and horses of the twelve counties of Jizhou, who can be mobilized, should go to the Liyang front line to meet Cao Cao. As long as Cao Cao is repulsed, the others are all local chickens and dogs.

As for Zhongshan and Zhuojun, Yuan Xi was ready to hand them over to Jiao Touch, the newly appointed governor of Youzhou. It's also a good thing to see what he's capable of.

"The rest of the soldiers, follow me to reinforce Liyang and repel the invading Cao army." Yuan Xi slammed his fist on the desk.

"No..."

Everyone answers.

The meeting lasted more than three hours before it ended. Fu Zhu, Tian Feng, Guo Tu, etc., once again saw Yuan Xi's ingenuity, admired the five bodies to the ground, and at the same time felt ashamed, they also actively planned for Yuan Xi and formulated many policies to resist the enemy.

Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Ju Yi, etc., have expressed their willingness to fight to the death!

Wealthy families of various families, in order to wholesale Xi paper and jade liquor to Youzhou, actively donated food and materials to win Yuan Xi's favor. The treasury of Yecheng was also enriched all at once.

Everything is ready, just wait for the troops!

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