After Yuan Shao scolded Yuan Shu, the interrogator asked, "Lord, how are the casualties of our army?" ”

The Jizhou army reached a brief alliance with Lü Bu in Yangzhou to jointly attack Yuan Shu.

Now that the battle of the Huai River has been won, the first thing to be concerned about must be the casualties of the front-line army.

If the casualties are too high, I am afraid that Yan Liangwen and Chou may be left in Yangzhou by Lu Bu, after all, he is a well-known repeated villain.

Yuan Shao handed over the matchmaking report, and said in a complicated tone: "The army is not high. ”

The loss of thousands of people in exchange for such a big victory, but Yuan Shao was not happy.

Yuan Shu originally issued an edict in the name of the Son of Heaven to let Lu Bu attack Yuan Shu, the purpose was to let him consume Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses, so that both sides would lose.

However, Lu Bu has been marching all the way since he attacked Yuan Shu, attacking cities and conquering cities, and has never been defeated, the bigger and bigger the territory, the larger the troops;

On the other hand, the Jizhou army led by Yan Liangwen Chou has not achieved any results.

What's even more exaggerated is that in this decisive battle with Yuan Shu, Lu Bu won a big victory with small casualties, annihilating Yuan Shu's 60,000 army!

It's a godsend!

After reading the report, Feng Ji said with a worried look on his face: "Yangzhou originally had Sun Ce watching from the sidelines, and now Cao Thief has also sent troops...... My lord, we also need to increase our troops immediately, otherwise we will not be able to get any benefits. ”

"That's right." Guo Tu also agreed: "The situation in Yangzhou is becoming more and more chaotic, and after the fall of Shouchun and the defeat of the puppet emperor, a big war will definitely break out." ”

"Relying on the army led by the two generals Yan Liangwen and Chou alone is not enough to compete with Lu Bu, Cao Cao, and Sun Ce for Yangzhou, and we need to immediately increase our troops to help, and we must not delay the fighter plane, resulting in the fruits in hand being eaten by others!"

After Yuan Shu became emperor, Sun Ce simply ignored Yuan Shao's edict from the Son of Heaven. Lu Bu responded positively, but the purpose of consuming his soldiers and horses was not achieved, but let him grow stronger step by step.

Everything was just because Yuan Shu was defeated too quickly! This is something that no one expected.

At present, Yuan Shu is besieged in Shouchun by various armies, and the day the city is broken, it is the time for all parties to compete for Yangzhou!

Needless to say, Sun Ce embezzled a large piece of Yuan Shu's territory and occupied the six counties of Jiangdong, with strong strength;

Cao Cao backed Yuzhou, and this time he led an army of 50,000 to join the battlefield, and the comers were not good;

As for Lu Bu...... Thinking of Lu Bu's achievements since the beginning of the crusade against Yuan Shu, the strategists under Yuan Shao's command were a little desperate.

In contrast, it is Yan Liangwen Chou's strength that is the weakest!

If he didn't increase his troops, Yuan Shao wouldn't even be able to eat meat, so he could only pick up a little scraps and burn them cold.

"Lord, don't increase your troops!"

As soon as Guo Tu and Feng Ji's words fell, Tian Feng objected with a serious face: "Jizhou and Yangzhou are far apart, and it is unwise to rashly increase troops. ”

"What's more, there is still Gongsun Chan in Youzhou, if a large army is dispatched to increase the troops of Yan Liangwen Chou, once Gongsun Chan takes the opportunity to sneak attack, the consequences will be unimaginable!"

At the beginning, there were two purposes for sending troops to crusade against Yuan Shu.

First, in order to break with Yuan Shu and let the world know that although Yuan Shu was a rebellious minister, he Yuan Shao was still a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty;

The second is to take the opportunity to seize Yangzhou and enhance its own strength.

Now the first purpose has been achieved, but the second purpose has been unexpected.

Now that the forces of all parties are gone, the situation is too chaotic. If you want to fight for the territory of Yangzhou, you must send an additional army.

And that's exactly where the problem lies.

Between Jizhou and Yangzhou, separated by Yanzhou, Yuzhou and Xuzhou, it is taboo for soldiers to conduct large-scale battles across regions, not to mention that there is a Gongsun Zan behind their base camp.

At this time, it is obviously an unwise decision to continue to increase the number of troops.

Yuan Shao's mood was already irritable, and he was even more annoyed when he heard Tian Feng's words, and he took the case: "Yuan Shu is of the same clan as me, and Yangzhou should belong to me!" ”

"If I don't increase my troops to fight for Yangzhou, do I want to watch my Yuan family's territory be divided by Sun Ce, Cao Cao, Lu Bu and others!"

"Tian Feng, what are you thinking!"

What Yuan Shu belongs to the Yuan family, and what the Yuan family belongs to Yuan Shao.

Yangzhou should have been his territory!

How could he be willing to watch Yangzhou fall into the hands of those three traitors!

Tian Feng was not afraid of the angry Yuan Shao, and said with a stiff neck: "The minister is just straightforward!" At present, increasing troops in Yangzhou will not only damage the possibility of losing the army, but also attract Gongsun Zan to attack because of the emptiness in the rear, and finally lose the foundation of the lord! Lord, please think again! ”

"You, you ——!"

Yuan Shao was so angry that his face was shaking, and he turned his head to look around, where is my sword?

At this time, he just wanted to find a sword to cut Tian Feng.

Seeing that the situation was a little bad, Jia Xu couldn't stay silent anymore, and said, "General, please calm your anger, can you listen to me?" ”

Jia Xu, as an upstart in Yuan Shao, still has a lot of weight at this time.

As soon as he opened his mouth, he attracted the attention of everyone present, and even Yuan Shao's anger disappeared by three points.

Yuan Shao took a deep breath and smiled reluctantly: "It's okay to talk about it. ”

Jia Xu said unhurriedly: "Whether to increase troops to fight for Yangzhou or not is nothing more than weighing the pros and cons, whether it is the greater benefit of taking Yangzhou, or the greater disadvantage of increasing Yangzhou." ”

Yuan Shao said without thinking: "Yangzhou is a rich land, with sufficient military resources and complete grain and grass. If Yangzhou can be taken, it will have a foothold in the Central Plains! ”

"What's more, since I am the elder brother of Yuan Shu, his territory should be inherited by me, how can it be left to those traitors?"

In a word, the importance of Yangzhou is self-evident, and the benefits of winning it are also obvious.

Jia Xu nodded: "What the general said is good, there are indeed great benefits to taking Yangzhou." ”

"But has the general ever thought about what you can do if you take Yangzhou at a great cost? After all, it is just an enclave, and it cannot form a joint trend with Bingzhou, Jizhou, and Qingzhou. ”

"What's more, Yangzhou is surrounded by Lu Bu, Cao Cao, Sun Ce and even Liu Biao, can the general hold it?"

"If the general can hold it, then there is no need to increase the army. As for Gongsun Zhan, there is no need to worry, he has his own strategy. ”

This is the art of speaking, Jia Xu did not directly say that he could not attack Yangzhou, but analyzed the pros and cons of attacking Yangzhou for Yuan Shao.

If it's acceptable, then it's attacking.

After listening to such an analysis, Yuan Shao gradually calmed down, and he couldn't help but start thinking in his heart.

Is it worth it to increase the number of troops in Yangzhou?

Not to mention whether to defend or not, it is difficult to seize Yangzhou from Lu Bu, Sun Ce, and Cao Cao.

All the strategists were silent, all quietly waiting for Yuan Shao to make a final decision.

"Wenhe's words made me feel empowered."

Yuan Shao took a long time before he spoke, and at this time, the anger on his face had completely faded and he regained his composure.

"Although Yangzhou is important, the current increase in troops does more harm than good. Thank you for your advice, otherwise I would have acted impulsively. ”

Putting aside the unwillingness in my heart, from the perspective of pros and cons alone, it is indeed not a wise choice to increase troops in Yangzhou at this time.

Jia Xu smiled: "It's just a little hint, I don't dare to take credit." Moreover, there are pros and cons to whether to increase the number of troops or not, and everything depends on the choice of the general. I'm just waiting to provide some light insights for the general. ”

These words made Guo and Feng on the side soften their faces a little, they had just sent troops.

Yuan Shao no longer mentioned the matter of increasing troops in Yangzhou, but he was very satisfied with Jia Xu in his heart.

looked at Tian Feng on the side, although he felt a little guilty, he was also annoyed that his words were too sharp, and he did not say anything to comfort him.

"Back to Ye City!"

Yuan Shao gave an order and ended this play.

Where did he still have the heart to drink here, he just wanted to hurry back to the city to discuss the next layout.

Even if it is decided not to increase the number of troops, it does not mean that it has completely given up the interests of fighting for Yangzhou, and in any case, Yan Liangwen Chou has to bite off a piece of meat from the mouths of Lu Bu and others.