After listening to Jia Xu's analysis, Niu Fu was the happiest. He received news that the envoys between the Xiongnu and Yuan Shao were in frequent exchanges, and it seemed that some kind of transaction was being made, and he was worried that Yuan Shao would be unfavorable to the annexation of the state, so he rushed to Hedong to discuss with Jia Xu. Most of the state has been occupied by the Huns, and the cavalry of the Huns even often appears in the east of the river. If the Huns collude with Yuan Shao again, his trouble will come.

Niu Fu wanted to take the initiative to attack, taking advantage of the spring to launch an attack and inflict heavy losses on the Huns. Compared with the Huns, the Xiliang army has a certain advantage, the only trouble is that if you want to maintain horsepower, you must feed the war horses with grain, and the state is short of food, he came to Hedong to let Jia Xu support him with some food, and then prepare some ordnance for him.

Hedong has salt and iron, and the population is large, although it is a county, its strength is stronger than that of the state.

Jia Xu agrees with Niu Fu's plan, but he doesn't recommend attacking now. Yuan Shao contacted the Huns, naturally to recruit the Huns to help, either against Gongsun Zan or against Sun Ce. No matter who he wants to deal with, after a large number of young and strong elites leave the state, the rest are old and weak, and Niu Fu can win whatever he fights at that time. The Huns would not fail to think of this, and Yuan Shao would not fail to think of this, so before that, Yuan Shao would definitely send someone to show goodwill, at this time, Niu Fu could make a price, and the more he wanted, the more relieved Yuan Shao was.

Of course, it is best to attack Sun Ce. Sun Ce is short of horses, once Yuan Shao marches south, Sun Ce is under a lot of pressure, and he will definitely send someone to ask for help, such as buying war horses, and what can he order when the time comes.

Niu Fu smiled and was overjoyed. Dong Yue was also very happy. Yuan Shao showed goodwill, and most of the benefits were Niu Fu. Sun Ce showed goodwill, the benefit was his, who let him get closer to Nanyang.

Jia Xu reminded Dong Yue to prepare some war horses, even if they were bought from Longxi at a high price. Sun Ce lacked horses, once he started a war with Yuan Shao, no matter how high the price was, he would have to buy it, and he could afford it. After Yuan Shao and Sun Ce started the war, Taiwei Zhu Jun was likely to attack as well, and he also needed war horses. Even if Dong Yue prepares three or five thousand war horses, he will not be able to sell them. If you don't have any money on hand, you can negotiate with the Longxi family, the price can be a little higher, and let them take some credit first. You can also contact Han Sui and Ma Teng. Han Sui and Ma Teng must also do this business, don't compete with each other, let Sun Ce take advantage of it in vain.

Dong Yue wrote them down one by one, and waited for Sun Ce's benefits in his heart. There are too many good things in Nanyang, he has to think about what he wants.

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Yecheng, the state pastoral house.

Yuan Shao sat in the center, Fu Zhu and Tian Feng sat on one side, Guo Tu and Xin Ping sat on the side, Xun Zhan, Feng Ji, Xu You and others were also present, but they just listened, didn't talk much, and seemed a little out of the way, there were still many people in the hall, but they basically didn't have the opportunity to express their opinions.

Today's protagonists are Fu Zhu and Guo Tu, and the others are mostly spectators.

Yuan Shao did not make up his mind to go on the expedition for a long time, and he couldn't sit still, he admonished Yuan Shao again, and learned that it was Guo Tu who was opposed, so he asked to debate with Guo Tu, so there was this scene. This kind of occasion is rare, everyone is a person with status, even if there is a difference of opinion, they will not turn their faces in person, but they just do their best and admonish in private, hoping that Yuan Shao can adopt their own opinions, and it is extremely rare to argue in public.

The focus of the argument is Qingzhou.

He believed that Gongsun Zhan was now sticking to Yishui, which was swampy and could not be used for marching, and after Yishui, it was an open area suitable for cavalry conflicts. At this time, it is easier to attack Gongsun Zan than to take Qingzhou. Youzhou's taxes are insufficient, and it has always relied on Jizhou and Qingzhou to supplement. Now that Jizhou has been controlled by Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan can only rely on Qingzhou. Breaking Tian Kai and controlling Qingzhou in his hands is equivalent to cutting off Gongsun Zhan's supply, and in less than two years, Gongsun Chan will be weak.

Guo Tu believes that it is easy to attack Qingzhou, and Tian Kai is definitely not Yuan Shao's opponent. But Qingzhou is so important, how can Gongsun Chan sit back and watch Tian Kai fall? He will definitely take the initiative to respond to Tian Kai. Therefore, Guo Tu's suggestion was that Yuan Shao stay in Jizhou and send another general to attack Qingzhou, even if the war was delayed, it would not affect the stability of Jizhou. Moreover, only Yuan Shao was in Jizhou, so Gongsun Chan did not dare to act rashly. When he said this, Guo Tu paused for a moment.

"Don't think that Gongsun Chan is vulnerable just because Gongsun Chan has suffered setbacks one after another. Gongsun Zhan has been fighting for many years, brave and good at fighting, and is called the White Horse General by the Wuhuan people, fearing him like a tiger. So far, the only one who can pose a threat to Gongsun Chan and make him dare not act rashly. Tian Kai is a mediocre talent, and there are many people who can beat him, but who dares to face Gongsun Zhan? Qingzhou can be attacked, but let the lord personally lead the troops to attack, foolishly think that it is unnecessary, and sincerely kill chickens with knives. The master should be heavy, and he will move the people for the sake of Tian Kai, so he is not afraid of being laughed at? ”

Frustrated with disapproval, he categorically refuted. "Soldiers, how can the major affairs of the country be neglected? Although Tian Kai is a mediocre talent, Qingzhou is vast, and there are yellow turbans to make trouble, and non-soldiers cannot overcome the full success. And Tao Qian is on the side, he sits in Qiangzhou, has been a eunuch for a long time, has worked with Sun Jian, and colluded with Sun Ce last spring, resulting in Liu Bei's defeat. If you only send generals and lead more than 10,000 teachers, can you be Taoqian? If Sun Jian and Tao Qian join forces, what will they do? The husband who takes Qingzhou not only judges Gongsun Zhan's grain endowment, but also shocks Sun's father and son, so he can't concentrate on the south. In addition to the lord, who can be Tao Qian and Sun Jian with one blow and shake Yuyang? ”

Guo Tu sneered: "Tao Qian is indeed stronger than Tian Kai, and the Sun family and his son are not idle people, but are they stronger than Gongsun Zhan?" And Youzhou is close and Yuzhou is far away, how can there be a reason to ignore the evil wolf and favor the tiger thousands of miles away? Although Tu is dull, he doesn't dare to agree, and he doesn't think that there will be such a strange plan with the wisdom of the public. Maybe the public has an unfinished meaning, and it is inconvenient to tell people? ”

Frustrated, furious. "Guo Gongze, you and I argue in front of the lord for the sake of justice. Frustration knows everything, and there is no end to it, so how can there be unfinished meaning? If you have a high opinion, you might as well speak up, why mix some small words and slander and frustrate? ”

Guo Tu arched his hand and looked apologetic. "The public and the words are serious, I just think that the public and this plan is not very thorough, it seems to have more deep consideration, but out of confidentiality, it is inconvenient to speak in front of everyone, how dare you slander it. You and I work together for the Lord, and we should work together and be honest with each other, and we don't have to have such doubts. If my words are inappropriate and cause misunderstanding, please also ask the public and Haihan. ”

Frustrated and sneered, just about to sneer at each other, Yuan Shao coughed: "Gong and, Gong Rule, what you say makes sense." But you all forgot that now is not the best time to attack, whether I attack in person or send someone to attack. ”

"Lord ......"

Yuan Shao got up and signaled not to worry. He was smiling and unhurried. "Gonghe is a native of Hebei, he has never set foot in Henan, and he does not know that the climate across the river is very different. The turn of spring and summer is the rainy season, which is conducive to boating and not conducive to horsebacking, and it is not a good time to attack Qingzhou at this time. ”

Guo Tu slapped his forehead, annoyed. "What the lord said is very true. Gonghe is a native of Hebei, and I don't know if this matter is excusable. I'm from Yingchuan, so I really shouldn't have forgotten about it. Thanks to the reminder of the winner, it is right to the point. ”

Frustrated Professor opened his mouth, but finally smiled bitterly twice and kept silent.