The exhausted 2,000 Changshan soldiers were relieved when they finally got the order for Cui Juye to retreat. Chasing after him all the way, he had no desire to fight, if Yan Rou really chose to ambush him before, he might be able to see miraculous results.

"Captain Han is here!" Slowly retreated, and it didn't take long for a pawn to report.

Out of the mountain path in the north, a Yuan army came out, with a team of more than 1,000 people, and the leader was Han Meng. Cui Juye's face suddenly sank, stared at the north with cold eyes, and ordered the soldiers to stop marching and wait for him to come south.

"Cui Fujun!" Han Meng arched his hand and said: "Join the army in the south to cooperate with the prince to exterminate the Xia army!" ”

"Exterminate the Xia Army?" Cui Juye snorted coldly and sneered: "Yan Rou has already fled to Jingcheng Pass!" Captain Han's movements are really fast! Well? A few days ago, I sent a message that you had led your troops to intercept us, and that we had pursued them here from Zhongshan, so why did you delay so much? ”

Han Meng was a little embarrassed when he saw the angry Cui Juye, and said with a smile: "The army under the army failed to capture Jingcheng, and the soldiers were injured and needed to rest urgently, so it was too late, and I hope that Cui Fujun is not strange!" ”

As soon as Han Meng mentioned this, Cui Juye was even more furious, and immediately scolded: "When the Xia thief Fang goes east, I invite you to jointly exterminate the thief army, why don't you listen to it, and forcibly attack Jingcheng, what is the result?" Let the Jingcheng Xia Army and cause trouble to my Changshan counties, you Han Meng, the responsibility is not small! I will go to the Lord and ask you for your sins! ”

Cui Juye did not give up, Han Meng's face was also gloomy, he was a general under the jurisdiction of the state pastoral government, and the soldiers and horses under his command were state soldiers transferred by Yuan Shao, Cui Juye couldn't control him. Han Meng, who was still a little embarrassed, snorted coldly: "Cui Fujun, please take care of yourself!" I still want to go back to Puwu, so I won't wait! “

After saying that, he turned around and led people to retreat, Cui Juye's face was cloudy and yang for a while, and the two parted unhappily.

……

"Rubbish! Han Meng is incompetent, Cui Juye is incompetent! Yuan Shao of Yecheng got the battle report of Changshan, and scolded fiercely: "The two thousand Xia army, adapted from the Black Mountain thieves, actually stirred up the huge Changshan to restless!" Yan Rou invaded out of the customs, and the northern township of Changshan was almost reduced to ruins! ”

In the governor's mansion, Yuan Shao was angry: "I also put it on the table, shirk each other's responsibilities, and I am angry!" ”

"The Lord is angry!" Xu You, who was at the head of the left, immediately got up and persuaded him: "Yan Rou, this thief is cunning, and he suddenly killed, although Cui Fujun failed to annihilate it, he also tried his best to ensure that the southern counties of Changshan were not disturbed by it. The Xia army has also lost more than half of its strength here, and after this blow, our army will strengthen its defense, and it will not dare to go east again! ”

Hearing this, Yuan Shao suppressed the anger in his heart, closed his eyes, and took a heavy breath. The most trusted strategists under his command, Xu You, Xun Chen, Guo Tu, Tian Feng, and Fu Zhi, were all quietly waiting for Yuan Shao to calm down.

The gate was closed, cutting off the chill outside, and after a long time, Yuan Shao said: "Everyone, the Xia army is too pressing, at the beginning of this year, after conquering Montenegro, it has repeatedly gone east and invaded Jizhou. Especially that Yan Rou, who has become a confidant in my western counties and counties of Jizhou, can there be a way to solve it? ”

"Lord!" Xun Chen said: "The Xia army of Taihang is only a disease of scabies in Jizhou, and it can't hurt our army at all. Judging from the current situation, as long as the local counties do not relax, the Taihang Xia Army alone will not be able to cause us too many losses. ”

"What if the Xia army increases its troops? Liu Yuan can be a heavy soldier in the territory of the state! Yuan Shao had no expression on his face.

Xun Chen shook his head and replied: "The strength of the Xia army lies in the fact that it is strong, mobile like the wind, and longer than the cavalry that rushes in a roundabout way, and the foot soldiers are not to be feared. However, there is the Taihang Mountain Range, if it sends a cavalry army out of the Taihang Mountain Road to invade us in the east, it will be time-consuming and laborious, and it will be hit by our army. Not to mention ......"

"What's more?" Yuan Shao asked suddenly.

"What's more, now the goal of the Xia army is to take Yongliang in the west, and it will never use troops in the east to fight with my Jizhou!" At this time, Fu Zhu got up and said: "My lord, from the Xia army to the south of Hedong, and the heavy troops are stationed there, you can get its next move." Today's Guanzhong is in the hands of Li Guo and other Dong thieves, and their troops are scattered and their orders are different. It is much easier to fight them than to come from the east and confront our army. ”

"Guanzhong's form is a winning place, the foundation of hegemony, even if it is dilapidated, as long as it can be occupied, and it is enough to fight for the world with its heart. Liu Yuan, you can't fail to see this! Frustrated continued.

Saying this, Yuan Shao's brows furrowed even tighter, he thought for a while, and said slowly: "If you really let the Xia army control the Yongliang Land, then its momentum will be so strong, I am afraid that no one in the world will be its opponent!" My Han family is in the world, isn't it really possible to merge it? ”

As soon as Yuan Shao's voice fell, the atmosphere in the hall was suddenly depressed, and several strategists glanced at each other, their expressions a little solemn.

"No!" At this time, Tian Feng got up and said in a loud voice.

"What does Yuan Hao mean?"

Facing Yuan Shao's gaze, Tian Feng said loudly: "Lord, it can be asserted that if Xia Jun is really based on Yongliang, it will be the beginning of its transformation from prosperity to decline!" ”

"Oh?" Yuan Shao's eyes lit up.

"Look, my lord!" Ordered someone to go to a map and spread it on the ground, and Yuan Shao and the others got up together when they were interested.

Tian Feng's fingers swept across the territory that Xia Guo now controls, from Rao Leshui in the northeast, to the Monan grassland, to Longcheng, to the surrendered city, to Bingzhou and Hedong.

"Liu Yuan, in fact, is a generation of male lords, who has developed the Southern Xiongnu to such a point, according to the north and south of the desert, and controls the territory of thousands of miles. Now it is invading our Han in the south, which can be described as unstoppable. However, the country has a small population, and how many troops does Liu Yuan have to control this vast territory. Its greed is not stopped, and it is still expanding! Tian Feng told eloquently.

"It's okay now, if he really captures the Yongliang land next, the lord thinks about it, then Liu Yuan, how many troops and food will need to be spent to suppress the place. The land of my Han is not so easy to conquer. Tian Feng slapped his palm on the map, and said in a deep voice: "At that time, the Xia Kingdom, from east to west, thousands of miles away, how could Liu Yuan control the overall situation. Liu Yuan founded the country with Hu people, and the contradictions between Hu and Han were difficult to eliminate. And the people of the grassland, with complex composition, can honestly be under Liu Yuan's strong control now, but what about in the future? ”

"At that time, the Xia Kingdom was so vast in territory and so strong in the army that the entire universe was unparalleled. But in fact, it is strong on the outside and dry in the middle, and it is difficult to be peaceful inside, with thousands of miles of territory and loopholes everywhere. If there is an external force, Hu Xia, if he can't defend it, will inevitably collapse! Xu Yu took over excitedly at this time.

The rest of them nodded their heads, seemingly agreeing with the idea.

Listening to Tian Feng's analysis, Yuan Shao's brows relaxed, it seemed that Xia Guo was not so difficult to deal with. A salute to Tian Feng: "Hearing Mr. Wen's words, loneliness is like an enlightenment!" ”

"Don't dare!" Tian Feng immediately returned the gift.

"Lord, now we have to take advantage of the Xia Kingdom's westward attack, reorganize our troops and horses, quickly go north to attack Gongsun Zhan, and take Youzhou." Xu You took the opportunity to speak: "Time is running out, how the Xia Kingdom will develop is still unknown, but we must work hard to expand our strength." Otherwise, it will be difficult to dominate the world in the land of Jizhou! ”

"If we can control the land of Ji and Secluded Land, and then hold Qingzhou in the east, with the power of the three states, and even Wuhuan and other foreign races, even if the Xia Kingdom is strong, we will not be afraid!"