Guo Tu slowed down slightly, waiting for Yan Liangwen Chou to catch up with him. As the sun set in the west, the sky gradually became dark.

I never imagined that this battle would end like this.

Guo Tu felt quite uneasy. Speaking of which, it was he who agreed with Wen Chou to take Fan Chou's camp, which caused the subsequent defeat in the battle with Xu Rong and delayed a lot of time, so that King Bohai's army rushed to the battlefield.

Thinking of this, Guo Tu was suddenly stunned.

How many people are in King Bohai’s army?

So Guo Tu once again found a knight with military rank next to him and asked him: "Why did this battle fail so quickly? How many people did King Bohai have in his army?"

Having said this, the military lord looked panicked, as if he was remembering the battle time dominated by fear.

"He is a divine general! King Bohai has produced more than a hundred divine generals who are extremely powerful and invulnerable. Even if General Wen Chou attacks with all his strength, it will be difficult to break through the defense."

Guo Tu was confused after what he heard. Of course he would not believe what the god said, so he could only wave his hand and let him leave.

Not long after, Guo Tu saw Yan Liang and Wen Chou.

"General! Two generals!" Guo Tu's frail body swaggered vigorously, finally attracting the attention of the two men.

The two men came to Guo Tu with unhappy expressions on their faces. The haze of failure shrouded their faces. The two men who had the most fighting spirit among the generals of the Yuan Army in the past seemed to have wilted.

"What happened?" Guo Tu asked.

Wen Chou took the words and replied: "The King of Bohai has a new kind of cavalry. They are tall and powerful, invulnerable to weapons and weapons, and full of lethality. The only drawback is their slowness. If they run faster, they may not be able to retreat."

Yan Liang also sighed with emotion: "I never thought that King Bohai's heavy armored cavalry has not been fully learned, and now there is such a powerful cavalry. It is really weird!"

Yan Liang was ordered to train heavy armored cavalry, but only a few hundred of them were killed in this battle.

Guo Tu probably understood that King Bohai had a new type of cavalry, which was more heavily armored than the heavy-armored cavalry and was well protected enough to withstand General Wen Chou's full blow. No wonder Yuan Jun was at his wits' end.

Guo Tu asked again: "How much food was recovered?"

He had previously arranged to transport a batch, but most of them were still in the war zone.

Yan Liang, Wen Chou looked at each other and sighed.

The situation is not very good.

"Less than fifty thousand stones." Yan Liang replied.

The three of them sighed together again.

This errand was a total failure.

…

To the north, Tiefu Tu has stopped, because Wen Chou ordered some grain trucks to be placed across the road, so Tiefu Tu cannot pass.

Even so, rough statistics show that Yuan's army lost nearly 2,000 people in battle. Coupled with Xu Rong's gains, this battle was a victory in terms of enemy kills.

Of course, the greater victory came from the grain team. Yuan Jun took away some grain, maybe less than 30%.

For Liu Qing, this battle can be said to be a complete victory. There were only a few injured and zero dead, but he had a brilliant record of killing two thousand enemies and delivering countless grains.

But for Xu Rong, the victory was a victory, but it was a tragic victory. Fan Chou died in the battle, and his troops were trapped in a tight siege. They also suffered heavy casualties after they broke out.

After the war, the three generals were stationed in the nearest Weixiang area to rest and recuperate, and Zhang Liao also sent a preliminary battle report to the King of Bohai.

It was several days after Liu Qing received the battle report. When he learned of Fan Chou's death, he was also saddened.

"Xu Rong suffered a lot of losses in this battle. This battle was ultimately caused by me. Please tell me, how should I compensate General Xu?"

Xun Yu said: "My lord, Jizhou is not short of food at the moment. Why don't you give the food and grass you get to Xu Rong for compensation."

According to Zhang Liao's report, the amount of military rations received was about 150,000 dan, and the expenditure to pay for the fallen soldiers was indeed not small.

"That's OK." Liu Qing agreed readily.

"Furthermore, the war has begun. All grain merchants under the current rule should be restrained from selling grain across the river." Xun Yu said again.

Liu Qing thought for a while and realized that this article was a disguised restriction on the Zhongshan Zhen family and all the Yuan family's vassals.

"After this battle, the agreement between my king and Yuan Shao was broken. From now on, we will be enemies. Please tell me, when will my king be able to go south?" Liu Qing asked, looking at the four men, Ju Xun Yu, Guo Jia Zhicai.

Xun Yu replied without thinking: "Unify the north, organize troops and gather grain, prepare grain for three years, and prepare for a three-year war!"

Jushou expressed a different opinion: "My lord, we should immediately use troops against Yuan Shao for three reasons."

"First, Yuan Wei has passed away, and the Yuan family will be trapped by the new owner. Yuan Shao will come out to lead the Yuan family. Yuan Shu will definitely be dissatisfied. The Yuan family is not united, and the defeat of Puyang will cost millions of grain and grass.

The damage occurred just when the Yuan family was at its weakest, and the lord, who owns two states, is self-sufficient in food and grass, has strong soldiers and horses, and high morale, so he should seize the opportunity to pursue the victory and cannibalize the Yuan family!"

"Secondly, Liu Bian has died, the Ruyang court exists in name only, the Yuan family alliance is on the verge of falling apart, and the positions of all parties are wavering. This is a rare opportunity!"

"Third, in the battle to seize grain, Dongjun was attacked. Fan Chou, the Cavalry Commander of Dongjun, died in the battle. We can take advantage of this incident to send troops. The division is well-known. If Fan Chou died in battle, the general will be furious. We can just send troops together with the general.

, to attack the Yuan family together."

Jushu gave three reasons in a row and decided to start the cannibalization plan from now on. Liu Qing was very excited.

Xun Yu advocated accumulating it for three years and taking it away in one wave.

Both views are reasonable. Xun Yu's view seems to be more stable, but the vacuum period is too long and the variables are too great.

Jushuo's plan of cannibalization may consume the Yuan family to death. Although he knows that the Yuan family has a profound background, Liu Qing does not believe that his three states will not be able to consume the Yuan family. The disadvantage is that with such a strategy, his own development will also be limited.

It will be severely hindered.

Only then did Xi Zhi speak up.

"My lord, I do not agree with a quick war."

"Those who are ambitious can speak freely."

"My lord, every word of what Ju Gong said is true!" Xi Zhicai paused, changed the topic, and continued: "However, the Yuan family is in such a critical situation. If the lord raises troops at this time, the Yuan family will be united and unite.

All the vassals are united to support Yuan."

First affirm some of the other party's views, and then express your own different opinions. Look at the ceiling of emotional intelligence.

"Although the lord is sitting in the land of three states, the south of the river is mostly rich land. If the powerful families support the Yuan family, its power cannot be underestimated. On the contrary, if the lord lets it go at this time, there will be internal internal conflicts in the Yuan family.

fight,

And the tycoons in various places also have their own interests and demands. Without a strong Yuan family, it will be difficult to form a joint force. Instead, there will be internal strife and resentment against each other. By then, the lord will sweep them away in one battle, and each family will surely surrender!"

Transparency, what Xi Zhicai considers, is biased toward the human side. I have to say, it is very sharp and sharp.

This is the benefit of brainstorming, but in the final decision, the problem still came to Liu Qing.

I can fight, I can grow, but I am the one who is so scheming and indecisive.

"Ahem, Fengxiao, what do you think?"

Guo Jia straightened up slightly and replied: "My lord, don't you always like to have everything!"

Liu Qing said: Yes! Then what?

"The method of cannibalization is not completely undesirable, and the supporters of the Yuan family are not a rock. We can start with them, let the Yuan family go, separate and win over each other, and advance step by step. As long as the Yuan family is not in danger of annihilation, they will not share the same hatred with the enemy.

Such behavior will not have any impact on my lord's great cause in the north, and there is another benefit to doing this, which is actual combat training."

Guo Jia expressed his opinion. It was an idea to sit on the fence, harassing and affecting the other person's development while developing his own.

The strategic level is usually more shaping, because it involves mostly imagination. Only at the tactical level is it really difficult. Liu Qing looked at the four people respectively, and finally his eyes fell on Guo Jia. The tactics were at the end.

Most likely it was Guo Jia who shouldered everything.

"What Fengxiao said is more practical. Now, it is not the time to move south on a large scale. At the same time, we cannot do nothing. Although Jizhou now has a large river defense line, the depth and front are not enough. Today's

Yanzhou, I have occupied two counties, it is better to make Yanzhou as the next target and make a local strategy. Please be more attentive!"

In the end, Liu Qing made the decision to take Yanzhou.

The two counties of Chenliu and Taishan have been returned to Liu Qing, Dongjun to Dong Zhuo, and Jibei to Cao Cao. There are only three or four counties left.

After the strategy was decided, Xun Yu continued: "My lord, as for Yanzhou, Jiyin County is controlled by Ding Yuan, with a lot of troops and good combat power; while the Yuan clan, Yuan Yi and his relatives occupy Shanyang County, although there are

There is no need to worry about soldiers and horses; the king of Dongping, Liu Kai, is weak and has no power to protect the territory. When the lord's army arrives, he will surely surrender. As for the small country of Rencheng, the prime minister is Xu Qiu, a vassal of the Yuan family."

The person who did the best in his homework must be Xun Yu. After a brief introduction, we have the basic policy.

Ding Yuan and the Yuan family are very different in appearance, so they can be used for stratagem. Yuan Yi and Xu Qiu are the Yuan family's best friends and must be beaten, but Liu Kai, a Han clan clan member who is the boss of the wall, is nothing to worry about. If he is a little secretive, it will be easier to deal with.

For someone as ambitious as King Chen, it was more of a headache. They were both members of the Han clan, and they were also able to protect the country and the people, take in and provide relief to the refugees, and they had further ambitions.

What King Chen did in the past seemed to be responsible enough. Unfortunately, Chen State is a small country after all. It is surrounded by the Yuan family. I am afraid that it will be difficult to survive alone. I just hope that he will not forget his original intention.

The situation in Yanzhou is not very urgent. Instead, it is Qingzhou that is disturbed by the Yellow Turban. Although Cao Cao and Tao Qian are here, it is obvious that they cannot fully control the situation.

"Do you have any insights into the chaos in Qingzhou?" Liu Qing asked.

Xun Yu suddenly looked at Ju Shou and immediately replied: "My lord, after the death of Kong Rong, the position of Qingzhou governor was vacant. Now that the Ruyang court is paralyzed, we can take the opportunity to recommend Jushou to Luoyang as the Qingzhou governor, and use his talents as a public servant."

, enough to stabilize the situation."

Liu Qing thought for a moment and felt that this method was feasible, "Uncle Ju, what do you think?"

Jushou cupped his hands and said, "But it depends on the Lord's orders."

That’s it!
To be continued...