Yuan Shao was lying quietly on his back at the moment, his eyes half-closed and half-open, as if he hadn't heard the argument between the two.

As one of Yuan Shao's henchmen and strategists, he didn't understand what he meant, so he didn't care about Wang Xu's answer at all, and dutifully put on a black face.

"The general thinks that after my Hebei million-strong division defeats Cao's army and gains the Central Plains, will Your Excellency still have a chance? The reason why my lord is willing to cooperate with the general now is that the relationship between the two families is very deep, and the second is to minimize the losses of our army. ”

"Oh?" Wang Xu didn't eat his set, and sneered at him: "Looking at Brother Zhengnan's words, it seems that there must be a clever strategy to break the enemy, but since you are as strong as Cao Jun, Your Excellency can be so calm, why don't you offer advice first and break the remaining Youzhou Gongsun Zhan?" ”

"That stinger nailed to the vest in Hebei for two or three years, if it can be cut off first, it should be easier to come to Cao, by the way, I heard that Brother Zhengnan personally led the troops to crusade last year, but was defeated and returned, I don't know if Brother Zhengnan deliberately gave in, and there is another plan?"

When these words came out, the face of the judge changed drastically in an instant, blue and red for a while, but he couldn't be angry in the face of Wang Xu, so he could only stand up angrily.

Seeing this, Guo Tu next to him hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, and took the words: "We understand the general's meaning, but in fact, Gongsun and Cao Jun cannot be compared. ”

"Of course General Ben knows that it can't be compared, how powerful the Cao army is, but Gongsun Chan is only barely breathing now, how can it be compared?" Wang Xu is not polite, he will hit him wherever it hurts.

Guo Tu's face was also a little embarrassed, but he was obviously prepared, and there was no panic on his face. He calmly replied: "The general's words are excessive. It can be seen that Gongsun Chan is already weak. But it has also been the land of Qingqing, You, and Hebei, and the so-called hundred-legged insects are dead but not stiff, not so weak, this is one of them. ”

"Second, Cao Cao of the Central Plains has developed rapidly in recent years, his strength is strong, and his people are ambitious, so he is a great threat. We had to use our main military forces to defend the south of the Yellow River, so that Gongsun Chan could be in a safe corner. ”

"Now, my Hebei is about to fight a decisive battle with the Cao army, the situation is different, just send a general north to Youzhou, no need to exterminate, as long as you drag Gongsun Zhan, the rest of the main force can calmly fight to the death with the Cao army. Therefore, the Lord invited the generals to unite, and it was indeed only to reduce losses. I hope the general will think carefully. ”

When his voice fell, Wang Xu was not busy refutating. just kept shaking his head, his face was full of smiles, and after a long time, he suddenly turned around, stared at Guo Tu and asked: "Gongze, are you bullying me when you say that?" Hum! This general has pacified the Yellow Turban with General Huangfu, and has gone through hundreds of battles of all sizes, conquering the south and the north, although he does not dare to call himself a famous general, but he also knows the war, but His Excellency prevaricates with the words that deceive children, why is this? ”

"Why did the general say this!" Guo Tu was not taken by the momentum, and asked calmly.

"Humph! Gongsun Zhan's ability, how can this general not know the reason, if it weren't for the heroic appearance of the first brother, outstanding prestige, leading the group of heroes to fight, how could there be today's situation? He still has 70,000 or 80,000 elites in his hands now, and he can drag it down by sending one general, isn't this a joke? If General White Horse was so unbearable, how could he still resist until now? ”

Wang Xu was slightly angry in his words, glanced at Guo Tu, and said again: "Besides, if the Yuan and Cao families start a war, how can Cao Cao not join forces with Gongsun Zhan?" At that time, the Hebei army was deep in the south, how to resist Gongsun Zhan's counterattack? Hebei's main military strength should be 780,000 people, but after the town is divided into four states, it has to deal with two lines of strong enemies, how can it be so easy to talk about it? ”

On the contrary, if Jingzhou does not send troops, Cao Cao will have no worries, and the Jiangdong Sun family is now stuck in the quagmire of conscripting the Baiyue people, and they have more than enough to protect themselves, but they have no intention at all, and they are unable to go north. Therefore, Cao Jun can completely concentrate all his forces and take advantage of the favorable situation at this moment to fight a decisive battle. In this way, isn't Hebei passive everywhere? Even if it is strong, if it does not achieve quick results, it will change over time. ”

"I believe that with your wisdom, these times will be discerned, but you can avoid it for no reason, and deceive me with words, isn't it to deceive the child?"

was reprimanded like this, Guo Tu's face was not very good-looking, and he was about to make a rebuttal, but Yuan Shao, who had been pretending not to see it, suddenly waved his hand to stop it.

"That's it, although Hebei is not afraid, but there is Cao Apu in the front, and there is the stubborn Gongsun Zan in the back, which does increase the risk, and it is useless to say more."

Seeing Yuan Shao speak, although Guo Tu was unwilling, he finally bowed down and retreated.

"Brother Ziyang, since the words have come to this, then the brother will also speak bluntly." Yuan Shao turned his head, his eyes embarrassed. "What conditions does the virtuous brother have, but it doesn't hurt to say it, but if it exceeds the bottom line, I can't agree to it, my Hebei soldiers are strong and strong, the strategists are like clouds, and the fierce generals are like rain, and I am not afraid of anyone."

"Brother Benchu misunderstood!" Wang Xu smiled. "My brother doesn't want to blackmail, it's just to calm the hearts of Jingzhou's subordinates and soldiers, after all, sending troops to the division is indeed not the choice that Jingzhou should have now."

"I know that, too." Yuan Shao finally nodded, obviously he already knew it in his heart. "Just tell me what the conditions are!"

"Well, this ......"

Wang Xu breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but on the surface, he pretended to think seriously.

In fact, this time he won the victory, and Yuan Shao did not know that he was obstructing Cao Cao's desire.

In the eyes of Yuan Shao and everyone in Hebei, Jingzhou really wants to enter the army, but unfortunately, with Jingzhou's current form, people with a discerning eye know that it is not the time.

After discovering that Wang Xu himself was well aware of this, they already planned to make concessions and pay some price in their hearts, so as to make up for the losses of Jingzhou's troops in advance, and the reason why they made some efforts was nothing more than to reduce the price they would pay.

Because, the price can't be too high.

In the hearts of Yuan Shao and others, Jingzhou's dispatch of troops was a powerful help, but it did not come to the point of Cheng Dù at any cost, they themselves were fully confident in their strong strength, and they just desperately wanted to take a shortcut.

However, if they knew that Wang Xu, regardless of whether he could make a stroke or not, would eventually send troops to attack Cao Cao regardless of his ability to unify the north, I don't know how they would feel.

At this time, although Wang Xu pretended to be calculating, he had already made a decision in his heart. It's just for Yuan Shao and others to see.

After a long silence. Wang Xu, who seemed to be thinking hard, finally raised his head. Said solemnly: "Brother Benchu, I thought about it for a while, if the price is too great, it is not cost-effective for Hebei, but the price is too small to make up for the loss of Jingzhou's rash dispatch of troops. ”

"According to Brother Yu, the strategic materials are forgotten, and now the war in Hebei is imminent. It is the much-needed thing, the younger brother has no face to ask for it, and I am afraid that the transportation is difficult, it is better to replace it with property, I think so, it is 50,000 catties of silver, 150,000 catties of gold, so it does not have much impact on Hebei, and it can also meet the needs of the Jingzhou army after the expedition, and reward the aftermath. How is it? ”

This mention made Yuan Shao stunned in an instant, and the strategists behind him also looked at each other. They never imagined that Wang Xu would ask for money.

For them, the rich land of Hebei, from ancient times to the present accumulated real money and silver, but after years of melee, the materials are relatively scarce, the situation here is that production can not keep up with the development of the economy, the lack of materials, that is the basic thing for development and strength, with more gold and silver, it can not become armor and weapons, food and cloth.

But for Jingzhou, the development situation is different, the south is vast and sparsely populated, is the economic development can not keep up with production, whether it is the general's treasury, or ordinary people, all have a large area of land, as long as the population keeps up, the production rate can skyrocket, but economic circulation has become a problem.

In recent years, Jingzhou's decree has achieved remarkable results, except for a few local resources, the basic materials are self-sufficient, rich reserves, and the people are not worried, but they can take a large amount of grain to exchange for other people's silk and other things, people do not change at all, they are already rich in food and clothing, and what do they do in exchange for food?

Therefore, Jingzhou has been short of money, and it is also in need of a large amount of gold and silver currency, with the mainstream five-baht money, to meet the needs of the people, forming a mature market for money for goods, so as to accelerate the speed of development.

As for what is lacking in both the north and south, there is only the population, but Wang Xu can't take this thing with him.

"Hahaha......" Yuan Shao suddenly laughed out loud, looking very happy. Brother Ziyang, although you do want a lot, but it is gold and silver and other things outside the body, it doesn't matter, within half a month, Brother Wei will definitely try to prepare it for you. ”

Guo Tu, Juan and the others who were on the side were also smiling, if they had known that this was the case, I am afraid they would not have bothered to waste so many lips and tongues.

It's a pity that they didn't think that if there was no previous war of words, they thought that Wang Xu would ask for a price all over the sky, causing a gap in their hearts, how could they lightly promise so much gold and silver, if there was so much as soon as they opened their mouths, they would inevitably continue to press down, who would think they were too rich?

Wang Xu, who was also satisfied, saw that the big matter had been negotiated, so he took a deep breath and pretended to be embarrassed and said: "Brother Benchu, in fact, the foolish brother still has something to ask for, and I hope that my brother can agree." ”

"Huh?" Yuan Shao frowned, thinking that he had other conditions.

"Brother Benchu doesn't have to worry too much, this is a private matter!" Wang Xu said with a smile.

"Private?" Yuan Shao raised his eyebrows, and then smiled generously: "It's a private matter, you and my brother, but it's okay to say it!" ”

"That's the case, in the early years, the foolish brother had an old relationship with a Hebei woman, and he was deeply fond, and he didn't have time to marry in the north and south these years, and now he came to Hebei again, and he wanted to take it!"

"Oh?" The corners of Yuan Shao's mouth showed a smile that only a man can understand, raised his eyebrows and said: "I don't know which woman can get the wrong love of a virtuous brother, it can be said that my brother can come forward to be a matchmaker for you, in this land of Hebei, no matter who it is, I will always give my brother a little thin face." ”

"Hey!" Wang Xu pretended to sigh.

Seeing this, Yuan Shao's face immediately turned dissatisfied. "What? Brother Ziyang Xian is afraid that he won't be able to do this for his brother? ”

"That's not it, it's just ......" Wang Xu wanted to speak again and stopped.

Yuan Shao was impatient and complained: "Eh! The virtuous brother is still not timid in the battlefield, why is he so twisted at this time, you can say it bluntly. ”

"This ......" Wang Xu looked up at Yuan Shao, suddenly made a look full of guilt, got up and bowed deeply to him. Brother Ben Chu, this matter is really ridiculous, and I hope that Brother Ben Chu will not be angry. ”

"What's wrong?" Yuan Shao was also an ordinary person, and quickly thought of something, and said strangely: "What? Is this woman related to me? ”

As he spoke, he squinted for a moment, and then smiled again: "It's okay, the virtuous brother can come out and take a look." ”

"Okay!" Wang Xu seemed to have made a lot of determination, gritted his teeth and said: "This girl is the little daughter of the Yan family, Yan Ming, the sister of General Yan Liang!" ”

"Yan Ziqing?" Yuan Shao looked over in surprise.

"Exactly."

Wang Xu still maintained a bowing posture, but waited for Yuan Shao's anger, but he firmly believed that he would eventually agree. (To be continued......)