On the second day, Zhang Bao selected 22,000 cavalry from the 30,000 cavalry brought by Gao Ran according to the same method, and the remaining 8,000 were reprimanded and let them go back to Jizhou. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 At the same time, Zhang Bao also sent Hou Da to inform Guan Yu to deal with the prisoners in the same way.

Zhang Bao reorganized the army and got 31,000 elite people in Jizhou. The total strength of Jinan County reached 50,000. Guan Hai took away 5,000 Jizhou soldiers, and Dian Wei also took 5,000 Jizhou soldiers.

The remaining 40,000 soldiers and horses had 30,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry. Zhang Bao ordered Gao Ran to command 10,000 cavalry, 10,000 infantry to replace Huaxiong to defend the county, and ordered Zhang He to lead the remaining 20,000 cavalry to be stationed in Dongpingling City and step up training. Zhang Fei and Hua Xiong also took their subordinates back to their own offices.

Guan Yu selected 15,000 soldiers from nearly 20,000 captives. But it's all infantry. Since then, the total strength of Le'an County has reached 30,000 horses. It has been able to resist the invasion of foreign enemies on its own.

In addition, Zhang Fei, Hua Xiong, and Guan Hai each had 10,000 soldiers and horses, and Dian Wei had 15,000 soldiers and horses, all of which were mixed in horse. The total strength of the Qingzhou Army during the war reached 115,000.

As Zhang Bao speculated, many of the captives who returned were close associates of Yuan Shao's generals. After these people returned to Jizhou, they brought the news of Zhang He and Gao Ran's defection to Zhang Bao to Yuan Shao as soon as possible.

After Yuan Shao received the news, he immediately summoned all his subordinates to discuss the matter: "Everyone, the two scum of Gao Ran and Zhang He actually took refuge in Zhang Bao's little baby. What do you think about this? ”

When Xu You heard this, he immediately stood up and hugged his fists and said: "Lord, you should immediately lead the troops to conquer Qingzhou in person, you must not give Qingzhou time to breathe, and you can't watch Qingzhou become bigger." ”

"No!" When Feng Ji heard this, he immediately stood up and said, he hugged his fist and saluted Yuan Shao: "Lord, if the news is true, Qingzhou now has more than 100,000 combatable troops. And we now have only 150,000 troops left. And we, as the attackers, are far from enough! Besides, we still have to leave some troops to defend Jizhou.

Therefore, the subordinates think that Qingzhou is now full-fledged, and the lord can ignore him for the time being. The lord should first concentrate his forces to take Youzhou and Merge State. Then concentrate the forces of the three states to attack Qingzhou, and then the battle will definitely be decided. ”

Xu You looked at Feng Ji and said: "If the lord does what you say, the Qingzhou soldiers at that time would be strong, and it would not be easy to take Qingzhou."

Lord, although Qingzhou now claims to have more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, half of these soldiers are from Jizhou. As long as you go out in person, there will definitely be many of these people who are willing to serve the lord. They can cooperate with us inside and outside and completely defeat Zhang Bao. The lord must not give up Qingzhou and try to merge the two states. ”

Yuan Shao's brows furrowed when he heard this, he felt that what Xu You and Feng Ji said was reasonable, and it was a dilemma at the moment, so he looked at the others and said, "Do you have any different opinions?" ”

Tian Feng got up and hugged his fists and said, "Lord, my subordinates agree with Xu Yu's opinion!" There are no strong enemies in the two states, and it is only a matter of time before we take these two states. But with Zhang Bao in Qingzhou, we can't raise tigers! As long as we take Qingzhou, then we will definitely occupy the land of the four states in the future. ”

Chen Lin got up when he heard this and said, "Lord, my subordinates agree with Feng Ji's point of view. The subordinates think that we should make it easy and then difficult. Ladies and gentlemen, how sure are we of winning by attacking Qingzhou now? Presumably, everyone has no bottom in their hearts. But if we attack the two states now, we will have a lot of certainty of victory!

My lord, my subordinates think that when we get the two states of Youhe, we can come to Qingzhou with a big victory, and at that time, what will the little baby in Qingzhou do to resist us, and he will not be obedient to us. As long as he submits to us, the two traitors Gao Ran and Zhang He are not at the disposal of the lord. ”

"The subordinates agree with Chen Lin's plan!" Guo Tu got up and hugged his fists.

Hearing this, he got up and said, "The lord must not!" What Chen Lin said was on the premise that Zhang Bao only occupied Qingzhou. But my lord, think about it, how long will it take for us to take the two states of Youji. And when we take the two states of Youhe, will Zhang Bao of Qingzhou still occupy the land of Qingzhou?

My lord, while we are developing, the enemy is also developing, unless we can think of a good way to contain Zhang Bao to the death. He has not been able to invade other states and counties, and we can take advantage of the opportunity to take the two states. At that time, we will be able to take Qingzhou with an absolutely superior force. ”

Yuan Shao was already in a dilemma, but after listening to the opinions of the frustrated professor at this time, he felt suddenly enlightened, so he smiled and said: "Everyone, after listening to your respective suggestions, I think the strategy of the frustrated professor is the most appropriate. It's just that how we can restrict Zhang Bao's development and drag that little baby to death in Qingzhou is the best strategy. ”

Hearing this, he then hugged his fists and said: "Lord, my subordinates know that there is an excellent time and candidate to restrain Zhang Bao now." ”

"Please speak." Yuan Shao's eyes lit up when he heard this.

Fu Zhu smiled slightly and said: "My lord, please think about it, that Zhang Bao wants to expand, he only has three directions: Xuzhou in the south, Yanzhou in the west, and Jizhou in the north.

He doesn't even think about it on our side, then he only has two directions left: Yanzhou and Xuzhou. Tao Qian of Xuzhou is a good man, his prestige in Xuzhou is quite high, and the family of Xuzhou is very supportive of him. And Tao Qian could not take the initiative to provoke Zhang Bao, so Zhang Bao could not find a chance to invade Xuzhou.

Then the direction in which Zhang Bao can expand is only Yanzhou. And if Zhang Bao wants to enter the Central Plains, he must take Yanzhou. And Yanzhou now happens to have a yellow turban bandit. Liu Dai, the assassin of Yanzhou, has sent people to us for help many times. We only need to send one person to lead Yanzhou, as long as this person can gain a firm foothold in Yanzhou, we will completely cut off the possibility of Zhang Bao's expansion. ”

Yuan Shao glared at Fu Zhi when he heard this: "I don't know who the Fu Gong recommends to go to Yanzhou?" ”

"Cao Cao" frustrated and directly said the person he identified.

Yuan Shao leaned back when he heard this, and then frowned and whispered: "Cao Cao!" Well, Cao Cao is a person with some ability. It's just that Cao Cao now has an independent portal. He is now developing in the south, and if we invite him to Yanzhou, will he come? ”

Xu You clapped his hands when he heard this: "Lord, my subordinates think that the plan of Frustration is very good!" Although Cao Cao developed in the south, he did not have his own territory there, and his situation was very embarrassing. If the lord asked him to enter Yanzhou to eliminate the Yellow Turban bandits, then Cao Cao would definitely agree to a hundred times. It's just that since then......"

Xu Yu paused when he said this.

Seeing this, Yuan Shao frowned and said, "If Duke Xu has something to say, just say it directly, why bother like this." ”

Xu You smiled slightly when he heard this: "Lord, my subordinates are worried that just like this, will we raise another tiger?" If Cao Cao really gained a firm foothold in Yanzhou, and he really restricted Zhang Bao's development, then his ability would definitely be stronger than Zhang Bao. At that time, will Cao Cao take Qingzhou in turn and become another of our great enemies. ”

Yuan Shao was immediately confused again when he heard this.

Frustrated, he hugged his fists again and said, "My lord, my subordinates think that Xu Yu's worries are unnecessary. Because Zhang Bao has now occupied Qingzhou, and Cao Cao has not yet occupied Yanzhou. Even if Cao Cao really had the ability to restrict Zhang Bao's westward advance. At that time, we had already occupied the two states of Youji. At that time, we only need to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, no matter who wins or loses, we can all sit and reap the benefits of the fisherman. ”

Yuan Shao suddenly got up and said, "Okay!" I agree with the plan! If I can bring him in, I can cast him out. I don't know who wants to go to the south to invite Cao Cao to Yanzhou on my behalf? ”

"My subordinates are willing to go!" Xu You hugged his fists when he heard this.

Yuan Shao nodded slightly and said, "Okay, then work hard for Gong Xu to go." Remember, as long as we can invite Cao Cao to Yanzhou, as long as his request is not too excessive, we can agree. ”

"Subordinates receive orders." Xu You smiled.

Yuan Shao nodded and said again: "Everyone, please Cao Cao go back to Yanzhou for a small matter, and take down the two states as soon as possible." When you go back, you will immediately prepare and prepare more food, grass and ordnance. When Cao Cao returned to Yanzhou, we immediately sent troops to annex the two states. Yan Liang and Wen Chou listened to orders. ”

"The last general!" Yan Liang and Wen Chou stood up in unison and hugged their fists.

Yuan Shao looked at the two of them and said, "I order you two to gather 70,000 soldiers and horses each and practice more." When the time is ripe, immediately send troops to annex the two states. Yan Liang attacked Bingzhou, and Wen Chou attacked Youzhou. I'll recruit another 100,000 recruits to back you up. This expedition can only succeed and not fail! ”

"Subordinates take orders!" Yan Liang and Wen Chou hugged their fists together.

After Yuan Shao finished speaking, he got up and left, and everyone dispersed.