As early as three days ago, when Yuan Shao sent Cao Ang a war letter, he found Xu You privately.

Although this guy doesn't offer much advice now, Yuan Shao knows that Xu You is still capable.

After Yuan Shao found Xu You, he asked, "Ziyuan, what do you think of the decisive battle in three days?" ”

When Xu You heard Yuan Shao's words, he didn't answer directly, but asked lightly: "Lord, do you want to hear the truth, or do you want to listen to lies?" ”

Yuan Shao was a little stunned by this answer, but he still smiled and said, "Let's listen to the lies first." ”

"The lord will definitely be able to break the Cao army in this decisive battle and settle the northern country in one battle!" Xu You responded with a smile.

Yuan Shao, who was on the other side, heard this, and his expression suddenly stiffened on his face.

If it was a normal time, he would definitely laugh when he heard this, but Xu Yu said it just now, and these words were false.

So Yuan Shao's face suddenly looked a little unpleasant.

I saw that Yuan Shao used a tone that was not very good, and continued to ask: "Then tell me, what is the truth?" ”

Xu You heard Yuan Shao's tone was not good, but he still said with a smile on his face: "The truth is that the decisive battle of the lord in three days will undoubtedly be defeated, if you don't think of countermeasures in advance, then you can only wait for the fiasco." ”

After listening to Xu You's words, Yuan Shao was so angry that he directly threw the bronze cup in his hand to the ground.

"How can that really be done? I am confident that even if I can't win against Na Cao Ang, it should be evenly matched, how can I lose miserably? Yuan Shao frowned and asked Xu Yu loudly.

When Xu You heard this, he responded unhurriedly: "Lord, listen to it and give you an analysis." ”

"First of all, in Cao's military camp, there are many generals and strategists, although there are many generals and strategists on the lord's side, but compared to Cao Jun, it is still not enough to see, this is one of them."

"Second, the momentum of our army is insufficient, although the lord you began to inspire the morale of the army, but this is not enough, Cao Jun won one after another a few days ago, they are still far worse than Cao Jun's momentum."

"Third, the strength of our army is too far behind the strength of the Cao army, the Cao army has an army of 300,000, and our army is less than 200,000 even if you count Gongsun Zhan's army."

"Fourth, and the most important point, that is, Cao Junshi is famous, but he fought for the Son of Heaven, and the lord was labeled as an anti-thief, and if he went against the sky, he would definitely be defeated."

After Yuan Shao listened to Xu Yu's analysis, his face became very ugly: "According to what you say, then what else do I fight, just surrender directly." ”

"Now the army is not as good as the Cao army, and the grain and grass are not as good as the Cao army, since there is no doubt about defeat, then what else do I fight?"

Xu You saw that Yuan Shao's tone was not good, so he hurriedly said: "Don't panic, lord, we can still find reinforcements!" ”

"Reinforcements?" Yuan Shao was stunned when he heard this, and then said with a strange face: "Gongsun Zan has been beaten and there are less than 20,000 people left, and they have all come to join me, where are there any reinforcements?" ”

"Liu Yu? He has always been at odds with Gongsun Zhan, and he has no friendship with me, but he has some friendship with Cao Cao and Cao Ang, and he will definitely not help me. ”

"That guy Han Fu, he almost died at my hand, and now he stabbed me in the back, and he won't be my reinforcement, I really can't think of anyone else who can help me!"

"Could it be that you are looking for Lu Bu?"

Yuan Shao couldn't help but think of Lu Bu, this guy wanted to come to himself, but when he thought of this guy being two-faced and killing his father-in-law, he didn't treat him very much, and finally let him run away.

Now, Lu Bu also supports the army and respects himself, and he also has his own family business in Xuzhou, so he can't help but think of the other party.

When Xu You heard this, he couldn't help but shake his head and said: "Although there is a gap between Lu Bu and Cao Ang, he is a character who seeks advantages and avoids disadvantages, and coupled with what he encountered here before, he will definitely not help the lord. ”

"Besides, take 10,000 steps back, even if Lu Bu agrees to help the lord, it is far from quenching his thirst, Lu Bu's family business is far away in Xuzhou, and he is still confronting Sun Jian in Yangzhou."

"Even if you really send troops, you have to go through the territory of the Cao Group, so it's too unrealistic to want to seek Lu Bu's help."

Yuan Shao couldn't help but be a little annoyed when he saw that Xu You had been denying himself: "Then you can tell me, who can be my reinforcement and help me resist Cao's army?" ”

Xu You smiled when he heard this, and said a name: "Zhang Yan." ”

"Zhang Yan? You mean those Montenegrin bandits? Yuan Shao looked at Xu You with a surprised face, he couldn't imagine that Xu You would offer to let the Black Mountain bandits help.

Xu You looked at Yuan Shao and said with a light smile: "That Zhang Yan is a bandit, living in Montenegro, since the lord mastered Jizhou, he is not as arrogant and domineering as before. ”

"However, his command claims to have millions of people, although it is a bit exaggerated, but according to the understanding below, there are not a few capable soldiers under his command, at least 300,000!"

"Moreover, he has plundered the surrounding counties and counties for so many years, and the grain and grass he has accumulated are not a few, if he can help the lord, then the lord's predicament can be solved."

After listening to Xu You's words, Yuan Shao frowned and pondered for a while, and then asked Xu You, "Are you sure that Zhang Yan will send troops?" ”

Xu You smiled when he heard this: "Don't worry, that Zhang Yan is just a bandit, as long as you can win this battle, then your lord, you can sit firmly in the northern country and wait for the opportunity to give the Cao Group a fatal blow!" ”

"So what, if you promise him land, let him govern, and make him a county king?"

Xu You has known Zhang Yan for a long time, so he still knows him very well.

Zhang Yan was also the second batch of peasant rebels after the Yellow Turban Uprising.

Originally, the leader of the Montenegrin bandits was named Zhang Niujiao, and after Zhang Niujiao died, Zhang Yan took the position and became the leader of the Montenegrin bandits, calling himself the Montenegrin Army.

The Montenegrin army gathered the other rebel armies around it and merged them into one force, making the counties around Montenegro miserable, and it was not until Yuan Shao took control of Jizhou that they relented.

But their restraint is only to kill less, and looting is still done often.

And Yuan Shao was busy dealing with Gongsun Zhan, so for Zhang Yan, he also turned a blind eye.

In this way, Zhang Yan's Black Mountain Army is actually quite powerful.

At this time, Yuan Shao had no better way, so he could only nod to Xu You silently, agreed with the other party's method, and asked him to bring a gift to Zhang Yan for help.

(End of chapter)