This situation of princes competing for hegemony has only just begun. Don't look at Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, who seem to be very powerful now, but if Lu Bu can repair for a year or two, he will definitely not be afraid of them. After the Battle of Yuan Shaojieqiao, he gained a foothold in Jizhou, and Cao Cao also occupied Yanzhou after the Battle of Kuangting. It's Liu Biao in Jingzhou and Liu Yan in Yizhou, and it's only been a few years? Lu Bu's foundation is unstable, but where can their foundation be stable? In the final analysis, troubled times still depend on strength! Or still rely on war!

Before the Battle of Jieqiao, Gongsun Zhan's strength was considered strong, right? General White Horse, Mighty Names! That Jizhou Mu Han Fu knew that Gongsun Zan wanted to kill him, so he was in a panic to usher Yuan Shao all day long, so that his dove occupied the magpie's nest and won Jizhou. But after Yuan Shao won Jizhou, he was also worried about this Gongsun Zhan, and he also played him from his younger brother Gongsun Fan as the Bohai Taishou! However, after the Battle of Jieqiao, Gongsun Zhan was defeated, and this is why Yuan Shao is today. In the same way, before the Battle of Kuangting, Cao Cao didn't even have a place to stand, and he was more attached to Yuan Shao, who would have thought that Yuan Shu would be so defeated by Cao Cao, and even cut off the heart of the Northern Expedition?

It is no exaggeration to say that these two battles are definitely the battle of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao! It is also a reversal of the offensive and defensive situation between the Yuan Cao and Liu camps and the three families of Yuan Tao and Gongsun. And now, Lu Bu is also facing such a big battle!

"Feng Xiao, Wen You's words, very much to my liking!"

Lu Bu said, "But now in Jinyang City, there are 30,000 new soldiers, and our army is only 10,000 tired soldiers, so it is difficult to strike Yuan Shao head-on!" ”

Zhang Liao, a partial division, has not yet returned, and Lu Bu's more than 10,000 soldiers and horses are also exhausted, and it is difficult to compete with Yuan Shao's 50,000 elites! Besides, there are still many things that have not been solved in Jinyang, and the matter of this homeless person has not yet come to an end! At this time, if Yuan's army came to the city, it would make the people of Jinyang uneasy. After a lot of battles in his heart, Lu Bu decided to stick to Yu for a few days first, so as to delay the time and give Jinyang enough time to prepare for the battle.

"If you can't fight hard, then you will defend it!"

A glint flashed in Li Ru's eyes, "But once the well is lost, Yuan Jun can go straight to Jinyang against this well!" This Jinyang will be the first and last line of defense! If Jinyang is lost, the entire state will be in chaos! ”

Li Ru's words are definitely not alarmist. The reason why Jinyang can become the state of the state is also because of the importance of its geography. Jinyang is located in the middle of Shanxi, and there are screens on all sides, and at the same time, it is enough to support the four sides and contain the four directions.

"Jinyang is surrounded by mountains and rivers, easy to defend and difficult to attack. In the Spring and Autumn Period, Zhibo attacked Zhao Xiangzi here, but he couldn't break it. If Jinyang is not lost, it can be insured! ”

Guo Jia also understands the importance of Jinyang! It's just that he still has a different opinion, "But Jinyang's situation is unstable now, and Yuan's vanguard has arrived!" I think that we can take it by surprise, defeat its vanguard first, delay it for a few days, and when Yuan's army besieges the city, Jinyang will be as stable as Mount Tai! ”

"Good!"

Lu Bu turned his head to Jia Xu, for such a long time, Jia Xu did not say a word, after seeing this Lu Bu's gaze, Jia Xu replied, "The lord can send a messenger in advance to negotiate peace with that Yuan Shao, with Yuan Shao's pampered character, he will think that our army is weak!" And the lord will defeat his vanguard again, which can be taken by surprise! ”

Jia Xu's plan is worthy of being cunning and insidious. Lu Bu naturally agreed, with Yuan Shao's character, he might really be a little complacent. To show weakness to him first is also to paralyze him.

"Then the matter is settled!"

Lu Bu made a decisive decision, "I will delay Yuan Jun for a few days in this Yuci!" Defeat the vanguard of this Yuan army first to meet its army! ”

"No!"

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Everyone dispersed, but Lu Bu left Jia Xu behind, and there were many things, he wanted to discuss it with Jia Xu alone, such as the matter of this homeless people, Lu Bu also admired Jia Xu's ability very much! He just put forward a creative idea, but Jia Xu turned it into a fact, and the current situation in Jinyang can be so good, all thanks to Jia Xu's execution ability. Of course, because Jia Xu has a limited brain after all, some small details are still not taken into account. At this point, Lu Bu still has to discuss with Jia Xu.

Wen He thought that if the Yuan army really attacked, would these displaced people be properly settled? After all, it's not hundreds or thousands, it's tens of thousands! ”

"Didn't the lord say that as long as these people have food to eat, land to cultivate, and houses to live in, they will definitely not cause chaos!"

Facing Lu Bu's question, Jia Xu said lightly, "There is still a lot of abandoned land in Jinyang City!" The old man was already employed here before Xun Yue, presumably in the past few days, there will be a large number of houses, which can solve the living problem of these displaced people, instead of crowding in the greenhouse, which is easy to cause riots. Moreover, there is the problem of this grain, the granary of Jinyang was originally full of grain, but in the past few months, the consumption of grain has been extremely great! If it weren't for the success of Hanoi Tuntian, Huainan Yuan Shu sent people to send some food, but I am afraid that it would have been exhausted long ago! ”

"If the Yuan army besieges the city, how long can the grain and grass in Jinyang last?"

Lu Bu's brows furrowed deeply, and he looked directly at Jia Xu.

"More than a month, less than half a month!"

Jia Xu replied, "The wheat outside the city is also ripe. If the lord can delay this elm for a few days, the old man can make people harvest, and it will be enough for our army to support for a while. ”

"Good!"

Lu Bu's face softened a lot, he almost forgot that there were still large patches of winter wheat outside the city! This winter wheat is sown in the fall and harvested in the spring. Chestnuts, on the other hand, are sown in spring and harvested in autumn, and these two crops can be planted in turn to alleviate food shortages. In this era, the yield of rice was low, and the requirements for soil were extremely high, so there were not many places where rice could be grown. In its place, it was chestnut, wheat, soybeans, and adzuki beans. In the pre-Qin period, beans have always been one of the staple foods and were widely cultivated in many regions. After the Han Dynasty, the status of this wheat is higher than that of beans, and many regions regard this wheat as a rotation system with this chestnut. In addition to the higher yield per acre of wheat and more stable, it also tastes better than this bean.

The problem of food was temporarily solved. But Lu Bu knew that Bingzhou was still short of food! It seems that he can only continue to ask Yuan Shu for food, and besides, there are two more people, which is also very important, his eyes turned to Jia Xu, "This Zhang Yisu is still in Jinyang, right?" ”

"Exactly!"

Jia Xu's eyes narrowed slightly.

This Yisu pair is now like ants on a hot pot, and I can't wait to see Lu Bu as soon as possible.