"Arrogance is not stupidity, but arrogance blinds people. Those who are blind due to arrogance tend to become akin to stupidity due to overconfidence. As a result, despite the difference in cause and effect, the outcome is often the same. ”

In the tent of the Chinese army, the four generals sat on both sides, and Wang Yu sat at the top, talking eloquently.

If you ignore the young and somewhat excessive face, as well as the armor on his body, change into a Confucian shirt and take a feather fan, it will be a bit of a celebrity talking.

Even so, in the face of everyone's doubts, his unfathomable stream-of-consciousness exposition is also very capable of bluffing, at least Tai Shici is blinded.

"The lord is high. Although the truth of this argument is shallow, the idea is high, and when you think about it carefully, you will feel that it is even more mysterious - infinite. Tai Shici gave a thumbs up, praised repeatedly, and then changed his words again and asked, "However, what do these truths have to do with this mission?" ”

"Only by knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can one win a hundred battles." Wang Yu seemed to be addicted to pretending to be a celebrity, and quoted a classic, but did not answer the question positively.

"Huh?" Tai Shi Ci scratched his head, and couldn't figure out what the rejection of the envoy had to do with these big truths.

Kong Rong had moved three days earlier, the same day he arrived at the shell hill. passed with great fanfare all the way, but when he arrived in Qingyuan, he was put aside by Yuan Shao. He didn't say that he wanted to meet him, he didn't drive people back, he just threw them in a corner of the camp, and it seemed that he was left to fend for himself.

Fortunately, Yuan Shao did not ban the feet of the envoy and could still keep in touch, but this situation was worrying. Although Tai Shici and other generals did not want the war to end and were happy to see the failure of the peace talks, it was too embarrassing to ask for peace and be rejected and lost.

The most important thing for Chinese people is face, which is naturally unbearable.

Tai Shici looked for Xu Huang, and Huang Zhongyi, who returned triumphantly, discussed and decided to come to Wang Yu to ask for battle, but Wang Yu just didn't talk about business, which made his head very big.

"Could it be ・・・・・・" Huang Zhong suddenly raised his head: "The peace talks are just to paralyze the enemy, wait for the enemy army to relax, and then our army will run a long distance and attack it?" ”

The matter of peace talks is very different from Wang Yu's usual style, so he can't help but wonder if there is something else in it. Breaking Liu Dai and killing Yan Liang are all tricks, so Huang Zhong can't help but guess in this direction.

"I'm afraid it's not that simple." Xu Huang replied first: "Long-distance raids, ambushes and sieges, the reason why these strange plans can succeed is that they are all unexpected. Liu Dai was too slack, but he didn't expect our army to have the courage to come out; Yan Liang completely focused on Ziyi, and despised Liu Bei too much, and he didn't expect that Liu Bei would take the initiative to divide his troops and rob Ziyi of his duty to lure the enemy. After suffering so many losses one after another, it is impossible for Yuan Shao not to take precautions. ”

Before the words fell, Yu Ban, who had been silent, also echoed: "The scout reported that the Yuan army had built a large number of fortifications around Qingyuan, and it should be intended to make it a strong fortress. The warning range has been expanded to more than 50 miles in the surrounding area, and the first line of defense is 20 miles away from Qingyuan City! Surprise attacks are not advisable. ”

The reason why Liu Dai was defeated all at once was that his formation did not have depth. The defeated troops in front had nowhere to run, and the military strength behind them could not be brought into play, so they could only watch the chaos expand, completely cutting off the hope of turning defeat into victory.

And Yuan Shao's formation is very particular, there is an early warning line, a sniper line, and the defense line is also divided into several lines, which are very open in depth. Even if the surprise attack is successful, at most it will only be able to break through two or three lines of defense, and it will not be able to seal the victory.

After all, the Yuan army has nearly twice as many soldiers and horses as the Qingzhou army, and as long as it can give full play to its numerical advantage, it is very promising to win.

After thinking about it, Yu Ban added: "What's more, Mr. Kong, they are being left aside, Yuan Shao obviously still maintains a high degree of vigilance, no matter from which angle you consider it, the conditions for a surprise attack are not available." ”

"Is it true that you want to make peace?" Tai Shi Ci was dumbfounded, turned to Wang Yu, and looked suspicious: "But, lord, didn't you say ...... last time"

"The so-called: if you don't have to take out, you won't be outstanding, and if you don't win completely, you won't fight." Wang Yu was really addicted, quoted a classic, and then asked rhetorically: "Think about it, after Yan Liang's defeat, what is the movement of Jizhou's soldiers and horses?" Even if the envoy had not been sent, would the situation of the war have changed? Has Yuan Shao's strategy changed during this time? ”

"This ......" The generals looked at each other, and they all hesitated.

For them, since the formation of the army, the lack of intelligence is really rare, this time Yuan Shao seems to be determined to block the intelligence, and the information in everyone's hands is really not sufficient.

The generals couldn't comprehend it for a while, and Wang Yu guided: "Or to put it this way, what is the most unfavorable strategy that the Jizhou army can adopt?" ”

This time, what he prompted was obvious, considering Tian Fengshou's arguments for peace, combined with the current battle situation, an answer suddenly emerged.

"Could it be that Yuan Shao's soldiers are preparing to fight a protracted war and consume our army to the end?" First Xu Huang blurted out, and then all the generals were shocked.

This is the most reasonable explanation, Yuan Shao had already done this before Kong Rong sent the envoy. You must know that before Yan Liang was defeated, he pounced violently, but when he arrived in Qingyuan, he didn't move, what could it be if he didn't change his strategy?

"Could it be that Yuan Shao was frightened by Hansheng's thunderous blow?" Tai Shi Ci looked at Huang Zhong.

The veteran shook his head and said in a deep voice: "It's just an ambush, not too much shock, Yan Liang is just a pioneer after all." If it must be said that Yuan Shao was affected by this battle, it is better to say that he was awakened. ”

"Wake up?" Tai Shici was puzzled.

Huang Zhong nodded and explained: "Yuan Shao held his own identity, and there was no one in his eyes, he was first frustrated in Longcuo, and he was anxious, and then he successfully gathered a few princes, and he was proud again. As the lord said, since the ambassador is blind, blindness makes people stupid, Yuan Shao is like this, so he ignored the slow movement of the army, pounced on the Qinghe, and wanted to fight quickly, completely ignoring which side was more beneficial to a quick battle. ”

Tai Shi Ci showed a sudden look: "So ......"

"Therefore, Yan Liang's defeat gave him a slap in the face, he realized his mistake of blind arrogance, and was ready to change the speed war to a protracted war, and do whatever it takes to drag down our army with the heritage of Jizhou." Huang Zhong's tone became deeper and lower.

Before the joy of the victory in Luoyan Valley had passed, he found that the battle situation was much worse than he imagined, and he was even affected by that victory, which made him excited.

The Qingzhou army is relatively elite under the command of Wang Yu, and it is easy to fight sports warfare, and Yuan Shao is pressing step by step, which seems to be majestic, but in fact, it will only give Wang Yu the opportunity to accumulate small victories into big victories.

Under normal circumstances, Yuan Shao would not admit it, but after suffering successive setbacks, he had to reflect on himself with pain and humiliation, and came to this conclusion. Even if he can't think of it himself, there are many wise people around him, as long as he is willing to calm down, his eyes will not be blinded by blind arrogance.

Obviously, he really plans to fight long and short, and fight for consumption, I'm afraid that no prince can fight Yuan Shao.

Thinking along this line of thought, more questions surfaced, and Xu Huang was the first to ask: "Then why did he choose Qingyuan?" ”

This may seem like a simple question, but it's actually complicated. Although Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses are numerous, they are coalition forces, and the coalition forces can only play a role when they launch an offensive, if they take a defensive position, Gao Gan may be able to endure it, but Zhang Yang is not Yuan Shao's son-in-law, he can't do without his own little abacus. With the territory so empty all the time, how could he not be worried at all?

Therefore, Yuan Shao adopted a relatively cautious strategy, and the best way was not to turn the offensive into defense, but to advance step by step, to defend instead of attacking, rather than building a defensive line in Qingyuan.

"Because he's going to have a more effective strategy." Wang Yu gave the answer.

"A more effective strategy? What is that? ”

"It is to use Qingyuan as an outpost position, treat Qinghe as an enemy territory, and launch a full-scale invasion war!" Wang Yu broke off coldly.

The room was shocked.

Wang Yu's strategy of fighting in the enemy territory is not the norm, and the most normal state is to plunder and slaughter in an all-round way, so there is a saying that there are too many soldiers like bandits.

If Wang Yu's prediction was not bad, Yuan Shao should be ready to give up Qinghe completely. Due to the leniency policy adopted by the Qingzhou army, the people of Qinghe had a lot of savings, and the consumption of the Jizhou army stationed in Qinghe was very large, and it could be made up to a large extent through plunder.

"Through invasion warfare, we can also stretch the battle line, increase the defensive pressure of our army, and then look for fighters; On the other hand, it also had a pacificating effect on the three-way Allied forces, especially the Huns. Wang Yu's voice was very cold, these thoughts were only thought out by Kong Rong before he arrived.

"Invade Qinghe, let the Huns take the lead. These barbarians are both ferocious and powerful, and it is difficult for our army to gather them and annihilate them, once they fall into a battle, the main force of Jizhou can be reinforced and reap the benefits of the fisherman. At present, the Huns may be entangled by the Montenegrin army and have not yet arrived, so they must hurry up and try to disrupt Yuan Shao's strategy. ”

There was silence in the tent, and only Wang Yu's clear voice echoed.

Before Yan Liang was defeated, Yuan Shao relied on the strength of his soldiers and horses, and planned to fight the front, but now he has changed his course, not only to give full play to his strengths, but also to give full play to the strengths of the Huns.

What the Huns are best at is looting everywhere, and there is no way to crack it, but with the current situation of the Qingzhou army, none of them can be used.

The best way is to ride a horse, just like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, but Wang Yu doesn't have so many cavalry and can't afford to fight. The second is to build a line of defense, just like Qin Shi Huang built the Great Wall, which is of course more unrealistic, even if there are so many material resources and manpower, they can't be used on it.

In addition, it is only strictly guarded in strategic places and ignored in other places, which is the favorite method of later generations of scholars and doctors. It doesn't matter where the land is occupied, it doesn't matter where the people are slaughtered, just don't see it, cover your ears and steal the bell.

However, if they are not ignored, the savings of the people who had previously practiced benevolent government will be looted by the enemy, and of course the people's hearts will be gone. The higher you hold it, the heavier it falls, and the human heart is such a thing, when you gain power, you can hold you to the sky, but when you lose power, you will also be thrown to the ground, which is worse than before you were not lifted.

"No wonder the lord put forward those three conditions......

It was Tai Shici who broke the silence, he smacked his lips, suddenly smashed a fist on the palm of his hand, and said loudly: "Qinghe will return it to him, Yuan Shao will mess around again, it will be none of our business, but it will bring out the benevolence of the lord; Prisoner, it can be regarded as a bait, more than 10,000 prisoners, and many veterans, Yuan Shao can't be unmoved; If he wants to get this benefit, he has to drive the Huns away, so that his sharpest minions are gone, well, maybe there will be infighting or something, wonder- really wonderful! ”

After being excited for a while, he remembered something again, and his eyelids drooped again, "It's just a pity that Yuan Shao refuses to see people, and he refuses to be fooled, and even if he meets people, it is difficult to succeed in this matter, and your Zhengping's mouth is really ......"

While making peace, while leaving room to turn his face, Wang Yu's strategy is of course very good. However, the addition of You Heng has always been puzzling.

When the generals heard this, while showing a sudden look on their faces, they all looked at Wang Yu, wanting to get an explanation from him.

"This matter, it really has to be right." Wang Yu smiled mysteriously and sold Guan Zi again, "Of course, if you want to achieve your goal successfully, you can't just rely on their mouths, we have to cooperate." ”

"How to cooperate?" Tai Shi Ci asked.

"What is this・・・・・・" Wang Yu's eyes flashed with a glint of essence and was about to say the overall strategy, when he suddenly heard the sound of footsteps outside the tent, and then someone shouted: "Report... ・・・”

"Lord Qi, Qingyuan urgently report, yesterday, Yuan Shao met with the envoys of our army, and the negotiations have begun!"

"Good!" Wang Yu was overjoyed, stood up, and shouted: "The time has come, it is rumored that I will order the whole army to march and prepare for the final decisive battle!" ”

“… ・・・Whoa! "The generals don't know what to do yet, but since the lord has given the order, everyone must come down first, and not ask why.

Kiyobuchi.

Yuan Shao was high on top of the handsome position, and his face was gloomy.

As Wang Yu expected, Yan Liang's death hit him very hard, mainly reflected in the undercurrent surging in the army, which had reached a level that made his heart tremble.

For a long time, there have been great differences within Jizhou.

From the beginning of driving out Han Fu, Yuan Shao worked hard to balance the internal strife with power, and successfully suppressed the local faction in Jizhou with his lineage. However, a series of setbacks shook his authority, and the suppressed state faction began to bounce back.

Therefore, he had to re-promote the frustrated professor to take charge of the army, and changed the previous strategy of pressing to the slow strategy proposed by the frustrated master, which barely stabilized the internal situation.

However, the calm is only temporary, and contradictions still exist, and the largest of them coincide with those proposed by the Qingzhou envoy.

Is it a coincidence? Or is someone secretly tipping off the news? Yuan Shao's heart was full of suspicions, and his mind was not on the envoy at all.

Since ancient times, there have been few people who are willing to send charcoal in the snow, and there are many people who are icing on the cake or falling into the well. Since Tian Yuanhao, who doesn't know each other, went to Qingzhou, will there be more people who are not optimistic about their prospects and plan to prepare in advance?

In Yuan Shao's mind, it was simply certain. Moreover, they are still some people with relatively high status, otherwise how would they know about the undercurrent of the waves in the upper echelons and go to report to Wang Yu?

Suspicion is a thing, as long as there is a sign, it will quickly develop, and everything will feel abnormal. Yuan Shao is like this now.

Originally, he didn't plan to meet Kong Rong and the others, he was worried that Wang Yu was going to play some tricks. Dong Zhuo once talked to this person about peace, what was the result? was blackmailed so hard that he almost snatched his pants.

Xu You and Guo Tu offered a good strategy, and at the cost of Qinghe County, they completely drove Wang Yu back to his hometown. If everything goes well, with the same strategy, it is not inconceivable to cross the river and attack Qingzhou. In short, it is to fight for a few years of peace and eliminate the threat of Wang Yu.

Peace talks? Is it necessary? Surrender could be considered.

However, the group of people led by Fu Zhu were very enthusiastic about peace talks, especially after the trial and others communicated with Kong Rong in private, the call for peace in support suddenly rose. Even Yuan Shao, the Jizhou pastor and the general of the Che Cavalry, did not dare to ignore it.

Originally, he wanted to delay it for a few more days, but after reading the list of the mission, Yuan Shao suddenly put his mind at ease.

Qingzhou's deputy envoy is You Heng!

If you come out, even if it is not intended to be a provocation, it will definitely become a provocation in the end! Who doesn't know the reputation of this man? It's just a professional troll, and he can jump out of the bones in the egg, let alone negotiate such a big thing?

Yuan Shao, who was tormented enough by internal strife, was unwilling to continue tossing anymore, so he agreed to take advantage of the situation. Anyway, it's just to meet and negotiate, with Wang Yu's arrogance and Youheng's sharp mouth, are you still afraid that this negotiation can be successfully reached?

The most important thing now is not how to deal with Wang Yu, when the Hun army arrives, no matter how strong he is, he can't turn the sky, and internal troubles are the most troublesome!

While absentmindedly listening to the answer under the tent, while thinking about his thoughts, suddenly, Yuan Shao felt that something was wrong, he straightened up, and his eyes wandered back and forth under the tent.

What's wrong?

By the way, it's too quiet under the tent.

Someone spoke, but they were all speaking calmly, without quarrels, ridicule, or scolding...... Fu Zhu and the others who were in charge of the negotiation all had smiles on their faces, and on the other side, Kong Rong was also smiling, full of spring breeze, and the negotiations were completely carried out in a friendly and harmonious atmosphere, and it could even be said that it was peaceful.

But that's unreasonable!

Isn't Youheng, isn't Youheng coming? With this mad dog here, how could there be no quarrels?

Yuan Shao knows this kind of person very well, this person is prickly when he speaks, it has become a habit, even if he intends to restrain himself, he will unconsciously embarrass people, and then cause quarrels. Therefore, seeing his name, Yuan Shaocai breathed a sigh of relief, and decided that this negotiation would break up unhappily, even if he did not interfere.

But it backfired, and the negotiations went smoothly.

Suppressing the doubts surging in his heart, Yuan Shaoqiang turned his attention to the negotiation, and after listening for a while, he finally found the problem, You Heng, he hasn't opened his mouth to speak!

"My lord, my subordinates believe that Qingzhou is very sincere in proposing peace. The soldiers are in danger, poisoning the common people, dare to ask the lord to think of the people of Jizhou, stop the soldiers, and restore peace! As if sensing Yuan Shao's gaze, he turned around and said to Yuan Shao.

"The ministers seconded the proposal." Before the words fell, the Jizhou scholars led by the trial and match echoed one after another.

Hit the trick! Yuan Shao shouted in his heart, if the peace agreement is successful, it is equivalent to negating all his previous decisions, and his prestige will suddenly become precarious. When the time comes, the external troubles will be flattened, and the Jizhou scholars will fight back with all their might, if it is not good, just like Liu Biao in Jingzhou, he will be completely hollowed out!

Could this be Wang Yu's ultimate goal? Use you to make such a small trick to deviate from yourself, and take the opportunity to use a counter-plan?

Calm down, you must be calm, you can't let him succeed like this!

Yuan Shao felt a chill behind him, and his back was full of cold sweat, this choice was too critical, if one was not good, it would be doomed.

"Peace is a major matter, don't rush it, and think about it in the long run." He decided to use the procrastination trick, the Hun army would arrive soon, and Qingyuan was only more than a hundred miles away from Beiqiu, after all.

Fu Zhu and the others were about to admonish again, but they were interrupted by a report from outside the tent.

"Report ......"

"Speak!" Yuan Shao was happy to have a chance to change the topic, and he didn't wait for the report from the guards, so he shouted loudly.

"The scout reported that the Qingzhou army stationed in Beiqiu had left the camp last night."

"What?" Yuan Shao was shocked and stood up suddenly: "Where is the Qingzhou Army now?" ”

"The army marched eastward, and now it has reached Ling County."

"Kong Rong!" Yuan Shao was shocked and suspicious, and shouted to his subordinates: "Since you are here to deliberate, why are you using swords and soldiers?" Isn't it because you want to hide from the world? ”

"Where did General Yuan come from? This is the sincerity of my father-in-law! Kong Rong's face was full of grievances, and he distinguished: "In order to stop the war, my lord withdrew his troops first and gave up his territory, is there anything more to prove the sincerity of my lord than this?" ”

"But・・・・・・" Yuan Shao complained in his heart, but he couldn't speak, his mouth was stammering, his face was red, and he just couldn't speak.

After a long time, he seemed to think of something, his face suddenly sank, and he broke off: "The matter of peace is here, and the princes will go to the back account!" ”