"Okay, good, Yuan Shao has the reuse of the two of you who don't understand, now that I, Su Zhe, have it, why worry about the world."

Su Zhe laughed heartily, immediately got up and went down the steps, helped the two of them up, and after soothing them, he called the audience to drink.

The wine was put on the table, and the knife and axe hands on both sides were also withdrawn, and the atmosphere in the lobby soon became pleasant and harmonious.

Su Zhe asked the two of them about the situation in Jizhou.

Tian Feng and Fu Zhi naturally knew everything, and told Jizhou's mountains and rivers, customs, and household registration land like a few treasures.

While talking and laughing, the soldiers outside hurriedly entered and sent the two latest pieces of information to Su Zhe's desk.

Su Zhe couldn't help but sneer: "As I expected, Gao Gan surrendered to Dong Zhuo, and Yuan Tan led the wolf into the room and formed an alliance with Cao Cao." ”

After that, Su Zhe showed the information to Tian Fu and the others and listened to their opinions.

Tian Feng looked at it, and couldn't help but sigh: "No wonder Yuan Tan refused to send troops to save Yecheng, it turned out that when he invited Ying to go to Youzhou, he had already made up his mind to abandon Yuan Shao and tie Cao Cao, Yuan Gong is also a hero, but he gave birth to such a merciless son, it is really sad......"

Frustration also sighed.

Su Zhe didn't have the slightest sympathy, and snorted coldly: "Yuan Shao is a merciless person, as the saying goes, if there is a father, there must be a son, and Yuan Tan has the same example, and there is nothing unusual." ”

He Tian Feng was shocked, and if he realized something, he no longer sighed about it.

After Tian Fengping calmed down his emotions, he said: "Although Duke Chu has obtained Jizhou, if he can't take the two states of Youji, then Jizhou will face the two-sided attack of Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao, so if you want to sit firmly in Jizhou, you must not slack off, and you must also take those two states in one go." ”

Su Zhe nodded slightly, and asked again: "Then in Yuan Hao's opinion, should I take Youzhou first, or merge the state first." ”

"Youzhou, of course."

Tian Feng said without thinking: "The terrain of Bingzhou is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult, if the Duke of Chu leads the army to attack, Dong Zhuo only needs to hold the Huguan and other key passes, and the army of the Duke of Chu will stop and will inevitably fall into a protracted confrontation again." ”

"Liyang and Yecheng fought twice, and the Duke of Chu besieged the city for a year, presumably the consumption of grain and grass was extremely large, and the rear supply was no longer enough, in this case, it would obviously be unwise to fight a protracted battle with Dong Zhuo."

Fu Zhu followed closely and said: "Youzhou is different, this goes to Youzhou, a horse and a flat river, Cao Cao has no danger to defend, he can only fight with Chu Cheng, as long as Chu Gong can defeat Cao Cao in the field, Youzhou can be easily taken." ”

"After Youzhou is taken, the Duke of Chu can divide his troops into three ways to enter the state, why can't he defeat Dong Zhuo and recapture the state."

Tian Feng and Fu Zhi, you and I have planned a blueprint for the next step for Su Zhe.

Su Zhe stood up, looked at the map hanging on the wall, pondered the strategy of the two of them, and was silent.

After a long time, Su Zhe's eyes swelled with murderous intent, and he said happily: "Okay, according to the plan of the two of you, after the army has rested a little, Keri will send troops north to capture Youzhou." ”

So, Su Zhe used Tian Feng's strategy to tell the soldiers to seize the time to rest and prepare for the capture of Youzhou.

At the same time, before the departure of the army, he divided tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to attack the northern Hebei counties first.

After the fall of Yecheng and the news of Yuan Shao's killing spread, the hearts of the entire Jizhou people collapsed, the fighting spirit collapsed, and Su Zhe's soldiers and horses passed all the way, almost despairing.

In less than half a month, Hejian, Juye, Zhongshan and other Jizhou counties all surrendered, and Su Zhe's troops soon advanced to the line of the Jiyou border.

The situation can be said to be very good for Su Zhe.

He originally planned to tell the soldiers to rest for a month or two, and then it was not too late to raise troops to the north, but the latest information from Youzhou forced him to change his mind.

According to the news sent back by Xizuo, after Yuan Tan introduced Cao Cao into Youzhou, the two began to rebuild the Yijing defense line, as if they had learned the signs of Gongsun Zhan back then.

Of course, Su Zhe remembered that after Gongsun Zhan was defeated repeatedly, he built a solid Yijing defense line with Yijing City on the border of Youji and the Yishui River as the block.

This line of defense was so strong that it was as strong as Yuan Shao, and it took a whole year to break through.

This was still when Gongsun Zhan had no way to go, the rear rebelled, and the morale of the soldiers collapsed, and Yuan Shao barely broke through.

It can be seen from this that the Yijing defense line is so strong.

Cao Cao's strength is far above Gongsun Zhan, if he repairs the Yijing defense line and sticks to it without fighting, how can he break the defense without spending a year and a half.

However, the reality is that the two fierce battles in Liyang Yecheng have made the supply of grain and grass in his rear insufficient, and he no longer has enough national strength to fight another war of attrition.

So, after consulting with Pang Tong, Tian Feng and other strategists, Su Zhe came to the conclusion:

Troops must be dispatched immediately, and Cao Cao must not be allowed to repair the Yijing defense line.

The decision has been made, and three days later, Su Zhe led an army of 160,000 to leave Yecheng and rushed towards Yi Jing.

The road was unimpeded, and ten days later, Su Zhe's army passed through the entire Jizhou and arrived at the Yishui River.

At dusk that day, Su Zhe immediately stood on the south bank of Yishui and looked at the situation on the other side.

Not far from the north bank, the outline of Yijing City was faintly visible, and the dust could be faintly seen, indicating that the enemy army was strengthening the city defense.

With Yijing City as the center, within the range of dozens of miles from east to west, the earthen towers have been piled up, the earthen walls have been erected, and the trenches are also being dug.

The entire north bank of Yishui has become a large construction site.

On the front line of the beach, more than ten camps have been set up, and it is obvious that Cao Cao is stationed on the bank of Yishui to prevent Su Zhe from rushing to Yijing.

He wanted to hold Su Zhe back until his Yijing defense line was repaired, and then retreat to the defense line, relying on the strong city defense to block Su Zhe's attack.

At that time, even if Su Zhe crossed Yishui, he had to be pressed in the narrow area between the Yijing defense line and Yishui, which was not conducive to the deployment of the army and could not launch an effective attack on the Yijing defense line.

"Duke Chu, it seems that Cao Cao has been prepared for a long time, we want to cross the river before he repairs the Yijing defense line, but I'm afraid it won't be easy."

Zhang He, who was beside him, frowned, expressing concern.

There was no need for him to remind him, Su Zhe was also very sober-minded, and he knew Cao Cao's strength very well, so he naturally would not be arrogant, and ordered the army to cross the river immediately.

Although Cao Cao's soldiers and horses are not many, they are basically Liaodong iron cavalry, and the speed advantage is obvious, no matter what direction he crosses the river, Cao Cao will quickly gallop to the opposite bank with cavalry, and give him half a crossing.

Therefore, Su Zhe was not in a hurry to cross the river, and called an army of 160,000 to go down to the village along the south bank of Yishui.

After the camp was completed, Su Zhe, under the advice of Fu Zhi, sent Zhang He with 7,000 soldiers and horses to the lower reaches of Yishui at night to carry out a tentative river-crossing attack to find out the truth of Cao's army.