Gan Ning's surprise attack on Jigu succeeded, and the situation in Jizhou changed subtly, both sides were secretly planning, on the one hand, they wanted to try to change the current predicament, and the other side also tried their best to maintain the advantage that had been reached, but all this was not reflected in the frontal battlefield for the time being, the Yuan army still held on to the city, and the Youzhou army continued to stop the offensive and confront it, although they already had a specific strategy in mind, at this time they had to compete with each other about the depth of patience, and the impatience of the enemy was also a taboo for soldiers, and it was very easy to be used by the other party. Both sides know this.

The entire Jizhou battlefield seems to have entered a state of stagnation with the arrival of the Ganning Flying Tiger Army, but under this superficial calm is brewing a storm, and as it unfolds, it is likely to determine the success or failure of this battle, and now it is also a process of accumulating strength on both sides.

The most powerful of the princes in the late Han Dynasty, Liu Yi and Yuan Shao, undoubtedly attracted the attention of the whole world in this battle, all the princes knew the significance of this battle, whoever wins is very likely to become the overlord of the north, so there is no shortage of eyes and ears from all over the country in Jizhou, the news of Gan Ning's surprise attack on Jigu soon reached the ears of Cao Cao in Yanzhou, that is, when Meng De's composure heard the news, he was still a little surprised, the reason is the same as Yuan Shao and others, where did he come from.

Yanzhou Chen Liu, Zhengxi General's Mansion, Cao Cao and Xun Yu Cheng Yu and other strategists were in the hall carefully looking at the giant map of Jizhou hanging on the wall, everyone's face had a contemplative look, although Liu Yi has a reputation for winning over the years, but Jizhou Yuan Shao can be different from any of his previous opponents, plus Tian Yuanhao's strategy is extremely calm, Cao Cao asked himself for a while, who knew that the Ganning Flying Tiger Army's surprise move from the sky completely changed the situation on the battlefield, in terms of the moment, if Yuan Shao did not respond properly, Liu Yi's advantage in Youzhou will be difficult to reverse! Although Yanzhou has reached an alliance with Jizhou out of strategic considerations, the outcome that Cao Cao hopes to see the most is that Liu Yuan and the others can lose both, and he can take advantage of the fisherman, but in the current situation, there is not much possibility for him to achieve this hope.

"A good Liu Langsheng, a good plan to draw salaries from the bottom of the kettle, everyone, if I expect it to be correct, this strange army of Gan Xingba must be able to go here." Cao Cao pondered for a moment and then suddenly got something, and his fingers drew a curve on the sea surface of Jizhou while saying to Xun Yu and the others.

"By sea? It is reported that there were more than 10,000 men and horses in Ganning's surprise attack on Jigu, how could so many troops be transported on this vast sea? Xun Yu was shocked when he heard this, such speculation was obviously beyond his cognition, and the feeling at first was extremely ridiculous, but the lord never said lightly, and after thinking about it, it seemed that there was no other way to make the army of more than 10,000 people silently bypass the strong defense line of the Yuan army, unless the Youzhou army could have wings.

"If you can know that this Gan Xingba was a thief on the Yangtze River waterway, there was a Jinfan number, the past merchant ships heard that they were all discolored, and their boats were like walking on the river, when I asked Dong to make friends with his three brothers, although this Gan Xingba was born in a thief, he was very strategic, and his courage was unparalleled, and Zhao Zilong was also brave and unparalleled, and the generals of our army were almost invincible except for Gongyi Zhongkang, and the rest were like Zhang Wenyuan, Xu Gongming, Zhang Junyi, etc. were all handsome for a while, but it was a pity that such a virtuous talent was all obtained by Liu Yi!" Cao Cao's eyes did not hide his appreciation for the generals under Liu Yi's command, and his tone was also full of regret.

"Lord, Yu also traveled all over the world back then, the waves on this sea are by no means comparable to rivers, if the boat of the river enters the sea with a slight carelessness, the boat will be destroyed and people will die, and the sea is wide, and the orientation is also a great problem, even if Gan Ning's boat skills are unparalleled in the world, the Youzhou army cannot be the same as everyone." This attitude towards Cao Cao has long been commonplace for everyone, Cheng Yu said at the moment.

"Hehe, Liu Yi is not only brave and amazing, very good at using soldiers, and often has extraordinary actions, Zhong De can remember those farm tools and waterwheels and other things that our army got from Youzhou, which one is unprecedented but cleverly designed, since he can do these things, there will also be a way to cross the sea, in the past, Emperor Qin sent Fang Shi Xu Fu to lead five hundred boys and girls to the sea, Emperor Wu also had an island country across the sea to make a pilgrimage, looking at the situation in Jizhou in front of him, Cao can be sure that this Gan Ning must be able to walk the waterway." Cao Cao smiled slightly and shook his head and sighed, the longer he became friends with Liu Yi, the harder it was for him to see the depth of this person, this feeling was unique to him, and it seemed that there was nothing incredible in this person.

"Now no matter where Ganning's army comes from, it is a fact that it occupies the ancient burning of military rations, only this one-handed Tian Yuanhao's steady defense strategy will be self-defeating, and now it is bound to fight with it, and Liu Yijun's advantage is in hand, and it will not give Yuan Jun a chance to fight, although this battle is still unpredictable, but Youzhou has the upper hand after all, and our army, we must not let Liu Yi easily defeat Yuan Shao, otherwise it will be a cold situation, presumably the Jizhou envoy will arrive at me in a few days, and the lord still needs to plan in detail." Xun Yu roughly agreed with the lord's speculation in his heart, for Yanzhou, it was not the slightest point to investigate how Gan Ning came, and how to deal with it was urgently needed at this time.

"If you confront Langsheng head-to-head at the beginning, it is really difficult to be optimistic about the former, I have discussed with everyone before, this battle Jizhou can be defeated, but it will be difficult for him to have the strength to advance again in a short period of time with a huge blow to Liu Yi, and now if you want to resist it at the beginning, the risk is very great, for today's plan, can you first reinforce a batch of grain and grass and Jizhou, and then decide to send troops?" Cao Cao pondered for a moment and then said, he had already sent military quarters to Jizhou before, and even the tiger and leopard cavalry were also sent over, with his knowledge, he would never do this for no reason, but he who had several encounters with Liu Yi was the person who best understood his ability to use troops in the late Han Dynasty, although this proposal was unwilling but also helpless.

"The lord must not do this, this move is equivalent to gathering the strength of my two states to confront Liu Yi, and according to Brother Zhongde's calculations, the grain production in Youzhou, Bingzhou, Liaodong and other places is far more than ours, and there is also a problem of coordination, if the war drags on, not only Jizhou will not be able to hold on, but it will also be difficult for our side to last, so Liu Yi can drag down our army and Jizhou in one fell swoop, it must be in the middle of the middle, at this time, Yuzhou is determined, it needs to be stable, and the grain and grass can no longer be moved lightly." Xun You immediately said when he heard this, it was he and Cheng Yu who proposed to learn the farming method from Youzhou that day, and they had a deep understanding of this, and there were some things that he was inconvenient to say, after all, it was Yuan Shao who was fighting Liu Yi head-on.

"Gongda's words are also, the matter of grain and grass is related to the heart of the army, although the lord has most of the land in Yuzhou, but when the war also reduces the production everywhere, now our army's grain storage is not abundant, once there is a change, the lord must not forget that there is also Sizhou Zhang Hu's department in the tiger's eye, this person has far-reaching scheming, and will never give up any opportunity to contain our army, I am afraid that the gains will outweigh the losses." Cheng Yu also agreed and said, Zhang Hu ordered Zhang Liaoyan Yunying to set up a tiger prison, although there has been no movement for most of the year, but he believes that as long as Yanzhou shows a little flaw, this person will definitely use it.

"Well, the two of you are reasonable, but you are negligent, Zhang Zicai must not be underestimated, Wen Ruo, if you see it, the plan will be released?" Cao Cao knew that he was reckless after a little thought, and after speaking, he asked Xun Yu, among the strategists under his command, he trusted this person the most.

"Gan Ning occupies Jigu, for Jizhou like a fish in the throat, at this time Yuan Shao is afraid of a dilemma, Liu Langsheng has this plan, will not have no backhand, if he goes all out to deal with Gan Ning, the Youzhou army will also have some action, in Yu's opinion, at this time our army should not sit idly by, can be ordered to the forbidden general to lead the Qingzhou battalion such as Jizhou to help Yuan Benchu deal with Gan Ning, so that he can go all out to fight with Liu Yi, General Xiahou can lead the headquarters of the people and horses to Siyun, once the battle situation is unfavorable to Jizhou, you can rush to help, But it is still necessary to tell Yuan Rang and Miaocai to pay attention to self-protection once the situation is difficult to return, as long as Yuan Shao's worries are gone, and Liu Langsheng is unwilling to fight Jizhou at this time, then he still has the strength to resist. Xun Yu's performance obviously did not disappoint Cao Cao, and Meng De couldn't help but nod in approval when he listened to his eloquence.

"If this plan is very good, with the lord personally sitting in Chenliu, it is enough to deal with Zhang Hu in Sizhou, and with the current military situation, our army will not be able to pay a price." Cheng Yu said happily.

"Okay, come here, quickly call Wen Zeyuan to come here, Gongda, the wind paralysis still needs to be stepped up, about half a year, he should also do something!" Hearing this, Cao Cao categorically ordered, it is better to pay a little price now than to face Liu Yi's offensive alone in the future!