All this that happened in the hall seemed to ordinary people to be extremely headaches, because several strategists had already departed from their own duties and participated in a battle without gunpowder, and as the master of the people, they should make effective decisions at the first time.

But Yuan Shao's choice fell on deaf ears.

At the very least, the attitude shown on the surface is to let it ferment.

But in fact, Yuan Shao knew better than anyone what had just happened, and his choice was not to ignore it, but to treat it coldly.

It can even be said that everything just now happened at his behest, because he needed to confirm something.

As a group of interests under his command and a large number of family members, Yuan Shao has long been accustomed to the friction between them, and he did not deal with it immediately but let it ferment, just to see who is behind Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan.

This is still extremely important to him.

Speaking from his heart, Yuan Tan is the eldest son and has military merits, and his prestige in the army is by no means comparable to Yuan Shang.

It can be seen from the participation of the military generals just now that almost all of the generals who support Yuan Tan are generals with military exploits, and most of the people who support Yuan Shang are the younger generation of gate captains.

Yuan Shao, who was hiding in the study, wrote the names of the two parties on two silk cloths, looking at the directory, his eyes wandering.

For a force like the Northern Kingdom, which was formed by a wealthy family, Yuan Shao has long been proficient in the art of balance to deal with the contradictions within them, but this time, it is different from before.

Finding out the supporters behind the two parties will directly affect the future of the Yuan family.

In the future, whether it is Yuan Shang or Yuan Tan ascending to the throne, before they ascend to the throne, these people will have to deal with it, and only in this way can a civil strife be avoided.

As far as his heart is concerned, he wants to know who the supporters behind Yuan Tan are, especially the supporters of the military, if he can choose, he still hopes that Yuan Shang will be in power, in other words, in order to stabilize the situation, the people who oppose him will have to help clear it in the future.

There will be a lot of people who will be degraded.

Bang bang ~ There was a knock outside the door, "Father." ”

"Come in." Yuan Shao retracted the heaviness on his face and recovered a displeased expression.

After Yuan Tan came in, he turned around and closed the door, walked up to Yuan Shao and said, "Father summoned the child to come here for the Qingzhou war?" ”

"How many soldiers and horses do you need?"

Yuan Shao's straightforward question made Yuan Tan a little confused, did he make up his mind so quickly?

How did he know that Yuan Shao had already made up his mind before the army, and everything was just his intention.

"According to the report of Xuzhou Xizuo, Lu Bu's soldiers and horses from all sides should be around 70,000, excluding the soldiers in the Jianghuai area, the number of people he can use should be about 60,000, and the child only needs 100,000 elite soldiers, and he will be able to defeat Lu Bu!"

"I'll give you 200,000!"

Happiness came too suddenly, Yuan Tan couldn't react a little, and looked at Yuan Shao blankly, Father, aren't you joking with me.

He walked in front of Yuan Tan, with his hands behind his back, condescending, "Not only that, but my father will also give you the general of the three armies, Wen Chou, five hundred halberds, eight hundred chariots, and eight hundred first camps!" ”

Yuan Tanru was shocked by electricity, his body was numb, what did his father mean.

Who is Wen Chou, who is the four court pillars of Hebei, the great champion of the three armies, and he actually sent it to me?

Let's not talk about the halberd, after all, the whole army is 1,000 and 500, and it makes sense to divide it into 500, but there are a total of 800 people who went to the camp first, and they were all allocated to me

For a moment, he thought he was hallucinating.

After seeing the doubts in Yuan Tan's heart, Yuan Shao sighed and said seriously: "Tan'er, now that Cao Lu is lips and teeth are dependent on each other, even if I make you stick to the danger, Lu Bu will definitely find a way to force you out of the city, because he can't sit back and watch Cao Cao fall, since this is the case, why don't you give you enough troops so that you can let go of the battle." ”

"Thank you father, the child will not let his father down!" Yuan Tan was overjoyed, it seemed that he could enjoy the credit for winning Xuzhou alone, and defeating Lu Bu head-on would definitely boost his prestige, and this big position would be stable.

"Tell me how you are going to deal with Lu Bu." Yuan Shao clasped his hands to his chest, looking forward to Yuan Tan's answer.

After a short period of thought, Yuan Tan arched his hand and said: "If it is not a confrontation now, it is meaningless to talk nonsense, but after the child returns with the troops, he plans to go south to attack Linqu first, seize the first hand, and wait for work." ”

Yes, I can't hear any strategic answers in these few words, but it is certain that Yuan Tan is not very happy, and his eyes are empty.

He patted Yuan Tan's shoulder, frowning slightly, "Tan'er, two things must be kept in mind. ”

"Father, please!"

"First, we should not divide our troops lightly and give full play to the superiority of our army's strength as much as possible; An Feng and Xiao Guan's fathers had carefully read the battle reports, and Cao Cao had troops but did not exhaust them, which gave Lin Mo the opportunity to take risks and deceive.

Second, be careful of Lin Mo, what he said is not alarmist, Lin Mo's wisdom and close to the demon are not alarmist, and there are even rumors in the Central Plains that Lin Mo will drive away ghosts and gods, which shows that his person is not in vain, he is your biggest enemy, not Lu Bu. ”

In the hall, he disdained Lin Mo and called Huangkou Xiaoer, that was for others to see, in fact, Yuan Shao knew very well in his heart that Lu Bu's reliance was on this demonic boy.

Because of this, he would choose to allocate 200,000 troops to dispatch Wen Chou, Euphorbia, Xian Deng's camp and chariots to Yuan Tan.

In Yuan Shao's cognition, if Qingzhou still only brought the 50,000 troops to defend as before, the anxious Lu Bu was likely to attack the city directly, and with the assistance of Lin Mozhi, Qingzhou would become precarious.

When they arrived at that step of the field, did the soldiers in front still have the heart to conquer Cao Cao?

"The father's teachings are remembered by the child day and night!" At this point, Yuan Tan finally understood Yuan Shao's good intentions, thinking that he was still fighting with his third brother, and the pattern was so small that it was guilty.

"This is the roster of the army, you can take the generals away according to the list above." Yuan Shao handed over the silk cloth prepared in advance to Yuan Tan.

Most of the people recorded above supported Yuan Tan in the main hall, and they also did this with some intentions, these people will wholeheartedly assist Yuan Tan and kill the enemy desperately, and at the same time, there will be no contradictions in the army due to partisan issues.

To say that Yuan Shao is not careless about this battle, even the smallest details have been considered by Yuan Tan.

"Son, let's get ready!" After taking the silk cloth, Yuan Tan bowed three times and strode away.

"Tan'er!" Walking to the door, Yuan Shao stopped him, his eyes were a little dazed.

"Father, what else do you command?"

Yuan Shao's mouth moved, he wanted to speak and stopped, and finally didn't say anything, stepped forward and pulled Yuan Tan's somewhat messy cloak.

For a long time, Yuan Tan has been leading troops to garrison Qingzhou, and it is not a matter of the past two years, occasionally coming back to supervise a grain and grass ordnance, and there is little leisure to talk between father and son, I don't know if it is because this matter makes Yuan Shao feel a little guilty, or some inexplicable reasons, in short, at this moment, Yuan Shao's heart is messed up.

"Although Tian Feng is too upright and sometimes doesn't like to listen to his words, he is a talented person, you can listen to his opinions more."

Yuan Shao finally helped Yuan Tan with the sword at his waist and squeezed out a smile, "Go, in a year, our father and son will see you again in Henan (south of the Yellow River)." ”

"Take care, father!" Yuan Tan felt Yuan Shao's strangeness, and after walking out of the door, he turned around and knelt on the ground, kowtowing goodbye.

The northern side will quarrel over how to use troops and how to deploy, and the situation in Xuchang is not so friendly.

Originally, the battle of Xiaoguan was forcibly launched by Cao Cao, and although he came back with a letter of invitation and letter from Lu Bu after the defeat, he only reluctantly appeased these people.

Now, Yuan Shao has asked Chen Lin to write a new article against thieves, claiming to be an army of 700,000, which frightened the sages of the Yan and Henan prefectures, and many people have secretly written to Yuan Shao to express their loyalty.

Even, the patrol posts on the periphery have caught the messenger, but Cao Cao did not have a seizure, it is understandable, an army of 700,000, he is only 100,000 horses, and a family that has never put his eggs in a basket can still live and die with you?

However, he needs to appease these panicked families as quickly as possible, because this is a battle for survival without retreat, whether it is grain and grass, ordnance or soldiers, they need their support, otherwise, Yuan Shao doesn't have to fight, and he can drag himself to death.

The question is, how to appease?

Like the usual way in the past, let Xun Yu take Zhong Xuan and Du Xian back to their hometown, and Cheng Yu and them go to Dongjun? I knew it wouldn't work with my toes, because even Du Raid and a few of them were scared.

"There's a way to do it, maybe you can try it." Guo Jia, who was leaning on the couch with his back on the pillow, said softly.

Since the weather has warmed up, Guo Jia's body has improved a lot, and Cao Cao has strictly controlled him from drinking and the maid during this time, although he is still lying in bed, he is actually almost fine.

Cao Cao, who was sitting next to Guo Jia on the couch, tilted his head sideways, frowned, and said, "Let's talk about filial piety." ”

After whispering, the gloom between Cao Cao's eyebrows instantly dissipated, and he couldn't help laughing loudly.

"Good, good!"

After saying three good things in a row, he held Guo Jia's hand and said excitedly: "This is indeed more effective than visiting one by one, you take care of your body, and you will convene the council tomorrow." ”

In fact, some days have passed since Yuan Shao released the document on the thief, but Cao Cao has not been a soldier in the middle, and he just doesn't know how to block the mouth of the generals under his command who are asking for peace.

Sure enough, the council had just begun, and the wind was blowing in the expected direction.

"Sikong, Yuan Shao is powerful, the soldiers are strong, and he is invincible, so I suggest sending an envoy into the north to ask for peace!"

"Sikong, Yuan Shaoxin and four states, thousands of generals, 700,000 people with armor, the momentum is monstrous, on the other hand, our army has lost one after another, people are sleepy and lacking, and it is urgent to rest, so let's ask for peace first."

"Sikong, it is also recommended to avoid its edge in order to make a preemptive attack!"

As soon as the discussion began, more than a dozen people in the Wenchen queue stood up to express their opinions.

The noise was so high that even the generals were shaken, but it was not yet time for them to speak.

Cao Cao sneered in his heart, please make peace?

How nice it sounds, asking for peace is not asking for peace, and asking for peace is not about surrendering.

After they expressed their opinions, Guo Jia stood up without hurry, and said: "I suggest going north to meet the enemy and fight quickly!" ”

"Why, I still sound a little reasonable to the advice of the great sages just now." Cao Cao shook off his shirt and looked sideways at Guo Jia.

"Yuan Shaowei said in the article that he had 700,000 armor, and he had not seen it yet, and he was in a hurry to make a decision if he was not clear about the truth, which was a shallow opinion. I thought that our army was small in this war, but the victory was in hand, and Yuan Shao had many soldiers, but he would definitely be defeated! ”

Guo Jia held his head high, stepped forward and looked around at the puzzled people on his face, and poured out the prepared ten wins and ten defeats in a loud voice.

"Yuan Shao has such ten defeats, no matter how many soldiers and horses there are, it is in vain; With these ten victories, Sikong will be able to defeat the strong with the weak, and win more with less! ”

Guo Jia enumerated ten aspects from Taoism, righteousness, governance, degree, strategy, morality, benevolence, Ming, literature and martial arts, and every word was justified and targeted, which not only blocked the mouths of the people, but also made those fearful generals excited and enthusiastic.

Immediately afterwards, Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Xu Huang, Cao Hong, Xiahoudun and others came out to ask for battle, and in an instant, the theme of the council changed from invitation to strategic discussion.

"I have made up my mind, wave the army to the north, and if there is a request for peace, behead!"

When the time was almost up, Cao Cao stood up, walked to the side of the soldier, respectfully took down the sword of the Son of Heaven with both hands, and raised it high.

"Victory! Win! Win! Not only the generals, but even the Wenchen also shouted.

At this point, the loose and timid army was stabilized, and then, Cao Cao bowed to everyone in the hall, "Next, please prepare the generals for battle, and the gentlemen will go back to help me prepare grain, grass and ordnance, please!" ”

"Yes!"

Just when everyone turned around and left after receiving the order, a sergeant ran in quickly, "Sikong, Xuzhou quickly come to the letter." ”

Xuzhou?

Mo said that it was a civil and military force in the hall, and even Cao Cao was a little surprised.

Although they joined forces to resist Yuan this time, they had agreed to fight separately and not interfere with each other, what did Lu Bu write a letter to?

Cao Cao waved his hand and the scout sent the letter over, along with a bag of tips, and there was a smell of angelica on it.

Isn't this the tip I gave Lin Yunwen at the beginning?

Cao Cao ignored this, and opened the letter first, and the content on it made his brows tighten a little.

Looking at the expectant expressions on everyone's faces, Cao Cao did not intend to make this matter public, after all, this matter was not suitable for discussion, he hesitated for a moment, and immediately had an idea, raised the silk cloth in his hand high, and said with great ambition:

"Let's see, Lu Bu wrote a letter, he said that he has recruited 60,000 strong men from the capitals of the two states, plus the original troops, a total of no less than 130,000 people, ready to take the initiative to go north to Qingzhou!"

When everyone heard this, they all looked surprised, after Lu Bu fought repeatedly, he was able to recruit such a lot of people, and the means were not bad, it seemed that it must be his son-in-law who helped.

In the past, they were annoyed with Lu Bu, thinking that these three family slaves were worthy of the land of the two states, but now, they suddenly felt that Lu Bu was really good, and they had time to drink tea together.

Everyone understands the reason, Lu Bu is an ally now after all, and the more soldiers and horses he has, the more troops and horses Yuan Shao will have to divide to contain him, and he may even use Qingzhou as the main battlefield.

Thinking about it this way, the morale that was originally aroused after Guo Jia's ten wins and ten defeats was even higher, and there was urgency on everyone's faces.

"Everyone, get ready to go, this will be an earth-shattering battle that will leave a name in history, and I and you can enjoy a good reputation!"

"Whoa!"

After everyone left one after another, when only Guo Jia and Cao Cao were left in the council hall, he handed over the silk cloth in his hand, "You can also take a look, can it be trusted." ”

(End of chapter)