"Zhao Long claimed to be the pastor of Jizhou, stationed troops in Yecheng, and prepared to go north to Changshan to fight with Huma, Bingzhou."

"Report, there is a person who claims to be Xu Ziyuan who wants to enter the city."

Zhou Yafu was discussing with Du Ruhui about a sneak attack on Yecheng, and the soldiers defending the city reported to Zhou Yafu.

"Xu Ziyuan? Could it be Xu You? ”

Zhou Yafu remembered that this Yuan Shao's adviser had offended his lord.

Whether or not to take him in is still a question.

Du Ruhui pondered for a while, and said to Zhou Yafu: "If the lord is present, in order to get Jizhou, unless he has a deep hatred with Xu You, he will definitely take him in." The general can open the gates. ”

Zhou Yafu listened to Du Ruhui's analysis, so he waved his hand: "Bring Xu You to see me." ”

Soon a strategist was brought over by the soldiers, and he also adjusted his clothes: "The ferry has been occupied by your Yanzhou soldiers and horses, I want to go south, please make it convenient for me and my family to return to my hometown in Nanyang." ”

Du Ruhui stared at Xu You: "Xu Ziyuan is a great talent, how can he be willing to live in seclusion in Nanyang's hometown?" Now that there is chaos today, and the heroes are rising together, could it be that Xu Ziyuan is unwilling to make a career? ”

Xu You said: "Yuan Benchu had a bad relationship with his subordinates, and the army was defeated and captured, and now Zhao Long advocates Jizhou and reuses the Hebei family. I am a Nanyang person, and I have been excluded, so I am afraid that I will not be taken seriously. I want to live in seclusion. ”

Du Ruhui was still staring at Xu You with a smile, his eyes seemed to see through Xu You's inner thoughts, and Xu You couldn't help but be shocked in his heart.

As one of the two great strategists of Tang Taizong, Du Ruhui's ability may be above Tian Feng and Fu Zhu, and Xu Yu's simple prevarication cannot hide Du Ruhui at all.

Du Ruhui's intelligence has now reached 96, and it is not difficult to see through Xu You's thoughts.

"Ziyuan, don't try to trick me, presumably Ziyuan already has the intention of taking refuge in the new master, so go south."

Du Ruhui's eyes let Xu You know that there was no need to detour, Du Ruhui was one of Chu Tian's important advisers, and he couldn't hide anything in front of his eyes.

Xu You replied: "I am friends with Cao Apu, and I plan to take refuge in him and have a good time." ”

"Cao Mengde is now serving as a partial general under Yanzhou Mu, Ziyuan should directly take refuge in Yanzhou Mu instead of Cao Mengde, and he will still not lose his position as the master in the future."

"Yanzhou Mu has a gap with me, and he reuses the Xuzhou family, how can he use me?"

"Yanzhou Mu has the world in mind, if he has no tolerance, then Qingzhou Zhao Gongzi and Yanzhou Cao Mengde, aren't they all executed by Yanzhou Mu? Cheng Yu, full of favor, and the management of Yanzhou's affairs, how can he be biased towards the Xuzhou family? Don't doubt it. ”

Du Ruhui's words opened Xu Yu's heart.

He and Chu Tian don't seem to have an indissoluble hatred, they used to be their own masters and target each other, as long as Chu Tian can tolerate him, he can still be reused.

As for Zhao Long, who reused the Hebei family, in order to clear the factional disputes within Yuan Shao as soon as possible, it seems that he was in a hurry, causing Xu You to flee.

In a sense, Xu You is also a talent, otherwise Yuan Shao would not have taken him as one of the masterminds.

"Where is Yanzhou Mu?"

"Yuzhou is being attacked."

"It's a pity, it's a pity......"

Xu You couldn't help but call it a pity.

Zhou Yafu asked on the side: "Why is it a pity?" ”

Xu You replied: "Zhao Long is the new pastor of Jizhou, Yuan Benchu is under house arrest, and he goes north to compete with Huma for hegemony, and the people's hearts are undecided. If Yanzhou has already obtained Yuzhou and sent 300,000 or 400,000 troops, Jizhou will be at your fingertips, and Hebei will be at your fingertips. ”

Du Ruhui said: "Yuzhou is a big trouble, and the Jingzhou army goes north, if the lord leads the main force to cross the Yellow River and compete with the Hebei princes, the Central Plains will definitely be taken by the Yuzhou army and the Jingzhou army." This is the end of the book. ”

Xu You shook his head: "This is a pity. ”

Suddenly, Xu You's eyes lit up: "Zhao Long gathered his troops and horses to go north, and there will definitely be a battle with Huma." Why didn't this general lead his troops and horses to attack Yecheng, so that Zhao Long suffered from the enemy on his back? ”

Zhou Yafu replied: "That's exactly what I mean, but it's a pity that there is no one to guide the way." Yecheng is the key point of Jizhou, and Handan is a horn for each other, and if you attack Yecheng, Handan will save it. To attack Handan, it is necessary to divide troops to surround Yecheng, otherwise Yecheng will be saved. I don't have enough troops to break through two cities at the same time. ”

Xu Yu paced anxiously.

If he decides to take refuge in Chutian, then he must make a contribution and gain Chutian's trust.

Du Ruhui was still like an old fox, smiling rather than smiling, patiently waiting for Xu You's plan.

Du Ruhui has never been to Jizhou after all, and his understanding of Jizhou is limited to intelligence. Xu You is different, he has been working hard in Jizhou with Yuan Shao for three years. As one of Yuan Shao's masterminds, Xu You not only has some ability, but also is familiar with the terrain of Jizhou and the sophistication of the people.

"The general can try to attack Yecheng. The wheat in Jizhou is about to ripen, and the general is really unable to attack it, so he can divide his troops to harvest the wheat and transport it back to Liyang. In this way, not only could Liyang get grain and grass to hold onto, but also Yecheng and Zhao Long's army fell into the predicament of lack of food. ”

"Second, it can block the Qishui, dig a canal, make it flow into Baigou, and increase the amount of water in Baigou, so that large ships can transport military rations from Yanzhou to Jizhou."

"Third, plundering the population of surrounding villages and towns, increasing the number of people in Liyang, or moving to the south of the Yellow River, this is called a desperate plan."

"Fourth, send people to Montenegro to contact Zhang Yan of the Montenegrin army, so that he can raise troops to respond, then you can get 100,000 Montenegrin troops to attack Yecheng, and the big thing can be done."

"Fifth, order the scouts to spread the news in Yecheng, falsely claiming that the Jizhou army was defeated, and the people must be panicked, or there may be traitors who surrender the city."

When Zhou Yafu was inferior in strength, Xu You still offered five strategies to Zhou Yafu.

Du Ruhui recognized Xu You's five strategies, cutting out grain, cutting off households, winning over the Montenegrin army, disturbing the hearts of the people in Yecheng, and digging a canal to open up the grain transportation and waterway, which can be described as a good strategy for Jizhou.

"Ziyuan has made meritorious contributions, and he will definitely be reused by the Lord in the future."

In order to win over Xu You, who knew about Jizhou, Du Ruhui praised Xu You a little.

Xu You saw that Chu Tian's strategists praised him, and secretly said in his heart, Chu Zimou's strategists are nothing more than that, if Chu Zimou can take Jizhou, it will be all my Xu Ziyuan's credit.

Despite thinking so, before he really captured Yecheng, Xu You didn't dare to be proud, but asked Zhou Yafu: "This general has always been silent, I don't know what Xu Ziyuan's strategy is?" ”

Zhou Yafu muttered: "When Zhao Long leads his troops north, you can act accordingly." ”

"If the two of you listen to my good advice, great things can be done, Jizhou can be obtained, and you will also be reused by Yanzhou pastor. Yuan Benchu didn't follow my strategy, which led to Zhao Long's great power, so that he would be able to make a big mistake himself. ”

Xu Yu still couldn't help but show a high-tech posture at this time.

Du Ru shook his head secretly, Xu You will plan things, but he will not plan people. In other words, Xu Yu is too arrogant, greedy, and has a bad personal character, so it is difficult to get in and out of the way after all.

However, after Chutian captured Yuzhou, the next step was to pacify Hebei, so Du Ruhui had to leave Xu You for Chutian, even if it was to temporarily satisfy Xu You's character flaws.

As for the capture of Yuzhou, after Xu You seems not so important, let's see if Xu You will be a man......

An individual's ability determines the lower limit, while personality determines the upper limit.

Du Ruhui privately asked Zhou Yafu to serve Xu You as a staff member, and he was willing to serve as the second strategist of the defensive army, and at the same time divided part of the spoils into Xu You and his family to satisfy Xu You's desire for fame and fortune.

Xu You was greatly satisfied, when he escaped from Yecheng, he was robbed of a lot of property by the rebels, Du Ruhui's generosity made him extremely satisfied with Chutian's forces and felt Chutian's sincerity.

In fact, this is just Du Ruhui's arbitrariness.

Fang Mou Du is decisive, and Du Ruhui's decision-making ability is extremely strong.

In other words, even without Chutian's order, he could make a judgment based on the situation, even if it was a decision on personnel, Du Ruhui was also accurate.

As soon as the current Xu You came to Liyang, he was stabilized by Du Ruhui, thinking that Chutian had released his previous suspicions and was eager to seek talents, and he Xu You was the talent that Chutian lacked.

From the perspective of the strategic purpose of taking Jizhou, Xu You is really a talent that Chutian must take.

"Liyang is located in Hebei, and the main army is located in Henan and Xuzhou, if Zhao Long defeats Huma and attacks Liyang in the south, Liyang may be captured at any time. Ziyuan's family should be sent to Yanzhou...... No, even Yanzhou will not be safe in the future. It is better to send it to Xuzhou to avoid the war. Xuzhou has not been at war for many years, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, which can ensure that the children and distant families have no worries. ”

Du Ruhui offered to send Xu You's family to Xuzhou for refuge.

Although it is an evacuation, it is more like a hostage.

At present, Cao Cao's clansmen are all living in Xia City, and they are being monitored at the same time.

Xu You also knew this, but he had already been moved by Du Ruhui's series of actions, coupled with the fact that being a hostage, was not uncommon, so he agreed to send his family to Xuzhou, and Zhou Yafu sent a team to escort him to cross the Yellow River south.

Du Ruhui watched Xu You's family leave, knowing that Xu You could only work for Chutian, otherwise he would lose his family.

Not only that, Du Ruhui also repaired a letter to Chutian, proposing to Xu Yu to be a high-ranking official.

Zhou Yafu began to prepare his troops for a surprise attack on Yecheng.

Yecheng, Zhao Long led a team of Wenchen generals and looked in the direction of Liyang.

Liyang was occupied by Zhou Yafu and became a nail household in Hebei, making Zhao Long like a fish in his throat and difficult to swallow.

Liu Bei and Tian Qi agreed to send troops, but demanded more fiefs after defeating Huma. Otherwise, they are reluctant to send troops. ”

One of the ministers who sent Liu Bei and Tian Qi came back and reported the matter of the envoy to Zhao Long.

Zhao Long wandered, and finally made up his mind: "If I can defeat Huma, I can give Liu Bei Hejian Kingdom and Tian Qi Qinghe Kingdom." So that they have two fiefdoms of the county to recruit soldiers and horses. In the future, if they enter the Central Plains, they can be crowned as kings with different surnames, and their current territory is the future feudal country, and they will never break their promises! ”

In order to make up for the gap with Chu Tian as soon as possible, Zhao Long could only choose to compromise with Liu Bei and Tian Qi.

Liu Bei and Tian Qi may fall to Chutian's side, and the only thing that can win them over is more fiefdoms. Although such an approach was extremely dangerous, Zhao Long had no choice but to do it.

Surrender to Chutian, Chutian will not tear the earth and seal the king, any princes who are annexed by Chutian basically have no name and no power, and the only powerful Cao Cao was also suppressed by Wei Qing, and the number of soldiers and horses commanded by the headquarters at the same time is not much.

Zhao Long could tolerate Liu Bei and Tian Qi supporting their own troops.

This is the reason why Liu Bei and Tian Qi are still in his camp, because their territory is all in Hebei, and one is prosperous and the other is lost.

It was impossible for Chu Tian to tolerate the presence of princes within his own power who had not completely submitted to him.

This is the biggest difference between Zhao Long and Chu Tian.

Of course, Zhao Long also knew that his approach was quite dangerous, once Liu Bei and Tian Qi betrayed, he would be the next Yuan Shao or the next Yuan Shu.

It is impossible for Liu Bei to be completely annexed by Chutian willingly, so Zhao Long is not worried that Liu Bei will take refuge in Chutian on the premise of giving Liu Bei two counties.

The only variable lies in Tian Qi.

If Tian Qi is a Liu Bei-style figure, then he will hold out to the last city, if it is a Zhang Lu-style figure, then it is very likely that after Chutian's army arrives in Hebei, he will surrender immediately.

Vary.

The two counties should be able to stabilize Tian Qi temporarily.

For the lost territory, Zhao Long recaptured it from Yuan Shao and Huma.

As long as he maintains his supremacy in Hebei, he can command a few younger brothers.

Fu Zhu said: "Xu Ziyuan is a Henan family, and this time he disappeared, he must have taken refuge in Chu Zimou in Henan." Thinking about it this way, the soldiers and horses of Liyang will definitely attack Yecheng. ”

Zhao Long nodded: "I have expected that this time I will keep Gao Gong (the prime minister of the Sui Dynasty) and the two of them to defend the city, and then use Han Baohu as the general, Yecheng will be safe." Xu Yu turned his back on us, and most of him participated in the assassination of me, fearing that I would be condemned. ”

Zhao Long blamed Yuan Shao and Xu You for the assassination incident.

Xu You said goodbye, Yuan Shao was placed under house arrest, and the Jizhou family believed that Yuan Shao and Xu You planned to assassinate Zhao Long, the hero of the meritorious master. Xu You's departure confirmed this.

Therefore, Zhao Long actually won the favor of the Jizhou family, because Zhao Long cleared the Henan family brought by Yuan Shao, and the Hebei family was dominant.

In the plains, Liu Bei received a promise from Zhao Long that after defeating Huma, he could obtain the Hejian Kingdom and the Bohai Kingdom, two counties, as a place to stay.

Liu Bei used a random recruitment order brought back from the National War to obtain a strategist to be tied with the Inhuman strategist Chen Xi.

Now Liu Bei's strategists and military generals began to swell, accumulating strength in secret, and he was not willing to give up Kuang Fu Han and chase the Central Plains.

"The general trend of the world is undecided, what Chen Xi said is very true, the lord can secretly make friends with Jizhou scholars. With the charm of the lord, Corporal Lixian, then the Bohai and Hejian scholars will follow the lord. Maybe Jizhou is not the place where the lord stands. ”

The new strategist said to Liu Bei like this.

Liu Beiqi said: "I was born in the north, since Jizhou and Youzhou are the most important, the world is so big, where is there a place for me Liu Xuande?" ”

The counsellor said, "No. There are many talents and hundreds of generals under the main account, but there is a lack of opportunities. You might as well secretly accumulate strength and make friends with the princes of the Quartet. There are many tigers in the north, but the south is weak, if you can't gain a foothold in the north in the future, why not try it in the south? As long as the time comes, the lord will definitely achieve a career. ”

Liu Bei thought for a long time: "What Jing Luo said is very true. ”