After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the weather suddenly cooled down, and autumn seemed to come suddenly. The people here in Yecheng can feel the cold and warm weather more than Liucheng.

In the mansion of the general of Yecheng, a lamp was lit in Yuan Shao's study.

Although this year is not a bumper year, there are no natural disasters, but there seems to be some drought in Youzhou, and I don't know if it has affected the grain harvest. Once there is a shortage of food, it will affect the preparation for war.

Tuk tuk tuk, frustrated came and knocked on the door.

Now that he has become the number one leader in the military and government, Yuan Shao's troops can be transferred, and he has also scratched his head in the past few days for the distribution of weapons, food, and horses.

He gently put a letter on the desk in front of Yuan Shao and said, "The letter from Youzhou happened to be seen, so I took it easily." Putting down the letter, he sat down on Yuan Shao's right side.

Fu Zhu was also a subordinate of Han Fu at the beginning, and since he followed Yuan Shao, he was entrusted with important tasks. Yuan Shao's evaluation of him is "good strategy", and when he fought with Gongsun Zhan and Zhang Yan, he was able to put forward many constructive opinions when fighting, and he had unique insights in military training. Whenever Yuan Shao dragged the defeated soldiers back, he handed them over to Fu Zhu and asked him to revive his morale. After Tian Feng left, he was also the only one who could put forward different opinions.

Yuan Shao put down the pen in his hand, picked up the letter, read it again, and then said with a dumb smile: "It's a letter from Xianyi, saying that he will lead five hundred elite soldiers south to help...... Five hundred...... What can it be used for? ”

Frustrated, he said: "My lord, the materials from all over the country today have been gathered in Yecheng, and their subordinates have also recorded them, among which the grain and grass in Youzhou are the earliest and most complete. ”

"Oh?" Yuan Shao closed the handwritten letter from Yuan Xi, picked up the pen he had just put down, and began to write again.

Fu Zhu continued: "Qingzhou has not sent the corresponding materials so far......

Yuan Shao said: "Qingzhou's share is not counted in it, Xiansi has been fighting over there, and it is difficult for him, so forget it." So that he doesn't have to prepare. ”

"Yes."

"But ......" Yuan Shao raised his eyebrows, stopped his pen again, and asked, "Wasn't there a drought in Youzhou not long ago?" Why do you have food now? Xianyi, this kid won't forcibly requisition food, right? ”

Frustrated: "In the past few years, the people in Youzhou were not happy, and there were people who went south every year, but in the past two years, there have been no more, and my subordinates have heard about it...... Many displaced people from Youzhou have gone north and returned to their hometowns. ”

Yuan Shao said: "Yes, don't you want to fight, of course you have to go back." Who doesn't want to stay in their hometown. ”

"There are also many displaced people from Qingzhou, who also went north together."

"Hmm...... And what else is there? ”

Yuan Shao put down the pen, exhaled slightly, and said thoughtfully: "Youzhou is a big rear, if it is well managed, it will also be beneficial to us." In the future, if Xudu is taken, Jizhou can be handed over to Xianyi to manage. ”

"Forgive my subordinates for speaking bluntly......," he said frustratedly: "If the three sons are different in strength and weakness, it is no problem. But if they are all prominent, this is where the lord should be worried. And the lord easily divided them into various places, which is the beginning of the trouble. ”

Yuan Shao was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Really?" Isn't that good? It's just that I didn't expect that Xian Yi actually trained 500 elite soldiers? Can he be a good soldier in the ground? ”

Fu Zhu was also stunned, and said: "The second prince really underestimated the military affairs, the soldiers of Yanzhou, tempering the flames of war, are not comparable to Gongsun Chan and others." ”

Yuan Shao's back suddenly straightened, and he looked at the night sky outside the open door in a daze, and the chirping of insects in the grass was still heard in the air, but the voice was a little more sad.

"Think so highly of him? We've been fighting with Gongsun Chan for three or four years, and we haven't seen you show such a sad face. ”

"Cao Mengde is different. ”

Yuan Shao said: "What's the difference, I grew up with him since I was a child and know him very well. He is always a little clever, but he is often unwilling, and he is always different from others in his speech. ”

Frustrated: "A soldier has a word, knows himself and knows his opponent, and he will not be defeated in a hundred battles." Today's Henan is different from the past, when Dong Zhuo entered the customs, the yellow scarf had just retreated, the land of Henan was full of soldiers, thieves and thieves, many people died due to famine, and white bones were common on the roadside. However, after several years of governance, people's livelihood has slowly stabilized. ”

Yuan Shao said: "But after all, the foundation is thin and cannot be compared with Hebei." ”

"Although the foundation is thin, the soldiers are better at fighting. ”

"How so?"

Frustrated: "Cao Cao has incorporated the Qingzhou Yellow Turban, called the Qingzhou soldiers, and fought everywhere, Lu Bu Taoqian and Zhang Xiu Yuan Shu, all of whom are the princes who dominate one side, and now they are all defeated by him. The subordinates heard that in every gram of land, all those who were willing to surrender were recruited into the army. These troops traveled in all directions, and there were countless people who had experienced hundreds of battles, and they gave an order, and they did not spin until they died, and there was a faint wind of Wei Wushu. ”

Yuan Shao said: "Our soldiers have also experienced a hundred battles. ”

Frustrated, he said, "Does the lord remember to go to the camp first? ”

Yuan Shao suddenly remembered something that he had forgotten for a long time.

"Since the first camp was split and suppressed, there is only one name now. That's the elite who defeated the White Horse Righteous Servant. ”

"What do you want to say?"

Frustrated, he said: "Now the soldiers and generals in Hebei have been comfortable for a long time, and their sharpness has been lost, I am afraid that if they go into battle in a hurry, once they make a mistake, it is easy to lose their morale." And there is also a lack of an elite army that can be taken ......"

Yuan Shaogang wanted to speak, but listened to the frustration again: "This is the second. When a large army goes out, the protection of the two wings is especially important. Now Qingzhou has been unable to open the situation for a long time, and the land of Gyeonggi is occupied by Cao's army, and the soldiers of Hanoi can only look at it from afar in the Mengjin area. With such a situation on both sides, if the Chinese army approaches in a hurry, once there is a mistake, I am afraid that the whole army will be in danger of being wiped out. ”

Yuan Shao touched the beard on his chin and said, "Then what is your opinion?" ”

Frustratedly, he said: "Divide the troops to attack and disturb." It is best to send an elite army into the Tiger Prison Pass to cut off the connection between Luoyang and Xudu. ”

Yuan Shao said: "I thought it was some kind of strategy, wasn't it the one Tian Yuanhao said?" My ears were calloused. Raid harassment has always been harassment. If he could disturb Cao Cao, he wouldn't be living so nourishingly now. I have made up my mind, the army is approaching Xudu, if he Cao Cao dares to go out of the city to refuse, we will choose the battlefield in the area from Guandu to Xudu. ”

Frustrated, he said: "My lord, listen to me, divide the troops into two places, one is stationed on the north bank of Liyang, if Guandu divides the victory and defeat, it is not too late to increase the troops." ”

"This Confucian is true."

"Lord ......"

The two of them suddenly fell silent together, and the atmosphere in the air seemed a little awkward.

Yuan Shao suddenly remembered what Guo Tu had said to him in private a few days ago, saying that he was in power, and he was afraid that he would lose control on the battlefield in the future, which would hinder the deployment of troops and horses, and he couldn't help frowning.

"Fuqing, you divide your soldiers into three places, Chun Yuqiong maintains the grain route in the rear, Guo Tudian's army protects on the flanks, and each has an army, and I will personally lead the army south to Xudu."

There was silence again.

Fu Zhu asked: "If you want to cross the river and send an elite army to attack Baimajin, who does the lord think can be the vanguard?" ”

"How is Yan Liang?"

"A reckless man can be a lieutenant general, not a leader alone. Since the second son has 500 elite soldiers in Youzhou, how about handing over Bai Majin to the second son? ”

Yuan Shao smiled: "Hehe, just him? It's still too tender. It's better to let Yan Liang come, Yan Liang can't do it, and there is the general Wen Chou. ”