The truth is simple, not complicated at all.

Xu You was ordered by Yuan Shao to go in tandem, and in order to muster the courage of the princes, he slightly processed the process of the Battle of Jieqiao, and then conveyed the news to the princes from all walks of life.

In fact, it was not a deception for him to do so, in the eyes of Wang Yu and Gongsun Zhan, this battle was a failure, and the Youzhou army failed to achieve its original goal, and the losses were also very heavy. However, in a sense, failure and losing are actually two different concepts.

Wang Yu's image is largely based on his invincible and mighty record.

Although when Meng Jin faced Lu Bu, he chose to turn in, which should be regarded as a loss for a while, but Lu Bu disdained this. If the parties don't publicize it, what reason do others have to make noise?

Therefore, the results of Xu You's propaganda quickly caused a sensation.

Then, everything fell into place.

The reason why Xu You was entrusted with an important task by Yuan Shao was because he had traveled extensively, so he could find out the news from many channels, and otherwise, of course, there was no problem.

As a result, news of the Battle of the Boundary Bridge spread.

In the face of the princes and celebrities, of course, Xu You can't deceive people with lies, claiming that the victory of this war is no problem, and repelling the imposing Gongsun Zhan is a victory in itself, but the process is not easy to make up.

And if the real process is said, then how can it be called a big victory? Such a favorable situation has been overturned, so that even the coach has been arrested.

Therefore, Xu You can only use the Spring and Autumn brushwork, omit the process, and directly talk about the result.

The White Horse was wiped out from the whole army;

The Youzhou cavalry suffered heavy losses, with more than half of the casualties, and the cavalry that took the lead in launching the attack was almost completely wiped out;

In addition, the Youzhou infantry was defeated, routed and fled, etc......

Although many shrewd people guessed that there was a cat in it, Yuan Shao also retreated with these achievements alone, and it was not an exaggeration for him to claim that he had won this battle.

For more than a year, Wang Yu has put considerable pressure on princes from all walks of life, especially the new policies he implemented in Qingzhou, which touched the fragile nerves of many people. And his invincible record is the source of the pressure.

Therefore, no one paid attention to the untruths in Xu You's words, and according to the results of Xu You's explanation, the princes and celebrities made up the process one after another, and then publicized it in various ways.

This result is exactly what Xu Yu wants.

In this era, local heroes are the leaders and disseminators of public opinion, as long as they believe it, others must believe it if they don't believe it.

As for the benefits of doing so, there are too many.

First of all, it can enhance the confidence of the anti-Qingzhou forces and attract more people to join the Yuan and Cao alliances.

Cao Cao beat Yuan Shu's farts and urine, Yuan Shao solved Gongsun Zan and Wang Yu at the same time, Yuan and Cao Alliance are now also prestigious, with such a momentum, many small princes can be invincible, bow down, even if it is a big prince like Liu Dai, they have to reconsider the necessity of joining the alliance.

Secondly, it is possible to strike at the opponent.

The reason why Yuan Shu is still dying in Yuzhou is that he is counting on a few allies to help save him, after hearing the news of the Battle of the Boundary Bridge, his hope is completely gone, and holding his head is his only choice.

Tao Qian is the only one in the alliance who has not taken military action against the outside world, not because he deliberately betrays the alliance, but because Xuzhou is internally unstable. This news will certainly increase the internal turmoil in Xuzhou, enhance the confidence and momentum of the opposition factions, and at least eliminate the military threat in Xuzhou.

Qingzhou is more troublesome, the current Qingzhou scholars are in their own line, and the civil affairs are under unified and strict management, it is difficult for Xu You to send a few fine workers to get in, let alone spread rumors. However, Qingzhou is not an isolated paradise after all, and public opinion from the outside world will also affect them after all.

At the very least, the flow of migrants from Yanzhou to Qingzhou has stopped.

Qingzhou's deterrent power is all on Wang Yu alone, and if he falls, or even just loses a battle, it will cause considerable doubts.

Xu Yu's battle record is very well explained, he said that the cavalry of the Youzhou army that took the lead in the battle was almost completely wiped out, and Wang Yu's habit of taking the lead is also well known, and the implication is that Wang Yu is likely to have died in battle.

I have to say that Xu You's hand didn't take much effort, but the effect was quite amazing.

That is, Wang Yu has not been away for a long time this time, and the surrounding forces will not pose much threat to Qingzhou for the time being, and the impact of the rumors is not fatal, but it only scared Cai Yan and Diao Chan a lot.

The two of them not only had to force their faces to be happy and hide from the old Wang Kuang and his wife, but also secretly worried about themselves, and in a few days, they reduced a lot, which made Wang Yu feel distressed.

But it's hard to say later. If he has been away on an expedition for a year and a half, there is no news from the front, rumors are rife in the rear, and then one or several neighbors invade and enter the country...... It's not as simple as the two girls in the family worrying about not being able to sleep.

Although this result is already very serious in Wang Yu's opinion, it is really nothing compared to the panic of the people of Qingzhou, so that they are taken advantage of by the enemy.

Therefore, if you think about it from this perspective, Wang Yu is very happy.

Xu You's trick was launched a little earlier, and the effect was not good enough, with this first time, he realized that it would have no effect if he used it again, and maybe he would be countered by himself.

After appeasing the two wives first, Wang Yu dragged Xu Shu and Jia Xu to the mansion, ready to discuss the matter.

Originally, he didn't have this in his plan, but

After listening to the latest military information conveyed by Xu Shu, he felt that it was necessary to study it carefully and draw up a plan as soon as possible.

His influence on this world is getting bigger and bigger, otherwise there would not be Cao Cao's light cavalry eastward and attack Xuzhou. You must know that it is only the second year of the first peace, and the war between Cao Cao and Xuzhou should not happen until at least a year later.

However, now the situation in the world has become a mess, some of which he can't affect, and some of which he can't affect.

"In Qingzhou, the rumors can still be controlled, but outside Qingzhou, it is more tricky, unless the highway general is willing to help." Jia Xu rubbed his hands and sighed: "However, the highway general is now too busy to take care of himself, maybe when, he will escape from Yuzhou and go to Yangzhou, but I am afraid that he will not be able to count on it." ”

In fact, the easiest way is for Wang Yu to sit at home. The daughter can't sit down, his backbone is not moving, and no matter how many rumors there are, it is in vain.

However, the heavy task of bringing a small number of troops to reinforce Jizhou cannot be borne by others. Not to mention anything else, just talking about the cooperation with Gongsun Chan is a problem.

With the lessons of the Battle of Jieqiao, Gongsun Zhan's temper will be somewhat restrained. But the nature of the country is easy to change, Jia Xu is best at figuring out people's hearts, he believes that after the situation improves, Gongsun Chan will make similar mistakes sooner or later.

If Wang Yu goes in person, even if he can't persuade Gongsun Zhan, he can act freely, and if he changes to someone else, he will definitely not be able to do this. Either messed up the relationship between the two families, or put their own soldiers and horses into it for nothing.

Of course, the most important thing is Wang Yu's nature, let this lord sit at home and strategize, instead of putting on armor to fight, which is much more difficult than making Gongsun Chan a good man.

Jia Xu didn't plan to try, he just pointed out the difficulties.

Wang Yu nodded, and turned to Xu Shu again: "Yuan Zhi, what do you think?" ”

"With the current direction of our army's governance, we may be able to think of a way from the people, but we haven't thought of how to avoid the strong and powerful." Compared with Jia Xu, Xu Shu is a brave person, Jia Xu pointed out the difficulties, and he directly followed the former's words and proposed a direction to solve it.

"Folk? Isn't it possible to let the fine work pretend to be a wandering party and spread rumors through the streets and alleys? Whether this method will work or not is two theories, even if it really works, do you think the princes are blind and deaf? "For Xu Shu's words, Tai Shici can sing the opposite tune without thinking.

Wang Yu looked at Tai Shici and somewhat understood why the latter had to come with him, he was here to find Xu Shu.

Originally, Wang Yu deliberately refused, but Tai Shi Ci also pulled Zhao Yun and drove Tai Shi Ci away, but it was not the same thing to drive Zhao Yun away.

Tai Shici's attitude was bad, but Xu Shu was not annoyed, on the contrary, looking at his expression and tone, it had the same meaning as a hero: "Well, the righteous brother is reasonable, and Shu also thinks about it, so he can't think about it." ”

punched hard and hit the cotton, Tai Shici felt bored, smashed it, smashed it, and stopped talking. He didn't care about rumors or anything, he came with him today for another purpose.

"Yuan Zhi's suggestion is still very reasonable, and as for the method, it is actually not difficult. There is more than one channel to the people, those deliberate, it is easy to be seen through, and targeted measures are taken, but there are also some subtle methods, the effect may not be very fast, but it is also difficult to prevent or counteract. ”

Public opinion warfare was a commonplace thing in later generations, and due to the different means of communication, many methods could not be copied, but there was much room for application of the principles.

Wang Yu thought, anyway, it is necessary to take measures, rather than focusing on prevention, it is better to take this opportunity to establish a public opinion system.

This system is faced with those illiterate people, these people have no say in this era, unless they are incited in the way of the Taipingdao, otherwise they will not play much role in the general trend of the world.

And Wang Yu didn't plan to let them play much of a role, but just wanted to have one more channel of public opinion to express his views and convey the information he wanted to convey, such as some simple morality or something.

In short, it is to guide the social atmosphere, lay the foundation for the future promotion of Qingzhou's new policy, and by the way, defend against the attack of rumors on Qingzhou.

"As for the way...... Wang Yu knocked on the table and said with a smile: "You can take the form of novels and dramas, now that it is spread in Qingzhou, the time is almost right, we don't have to work hard ourselves, we can spread it by ourselves." ”

"Novels? Drama? Dare to ask the lord, what is this? Xu Shu asked with interest.

Well, how to put it, it's a form of writing a story in a language and words that everyone can understand, and there's something in the story. For example, in this battle of the boundary bridge, Xu You has built up all the momentum, and it is very difficult for us to refute, if we don't refute, the momentum is weak, we can take the form of a novel or a drama to make up the process of this war into a story and write it......"

"Fables? No, it's more ...... than fables" Zhuang likes to express his views in the way of storytelling, however, his stories are relatively deep, and for people with formal education such as Jia Xu and Xu Shu, the novel proposed by Wang Yu is definitely a novelty, and it is quite difficult to understand with the intelligence of the two.

"That's okay, put this section aside for the time being, and I'll go to Wenjugong and them to discuss and discuss, and write things out, and you will know when you see them." Wang Yu clapped his hands, skimmed over these details, and turned the topic back to the main direction: "Yuan Zhi, what happened to Cao Cao's attack on Xuzhou, you can talk about it." ”

"Yes."