Sun Quan obviously realized the truth that "the lips were dead and the teeth were cold". Cao Cao had no enemies in the Central Plains. No matter what the result was with Yuan Shao, the temptation to divide the Central Plains was too great. After summoning his troops to discuss, Sun Quan finally chose to send troops north.

I don’t know where to attack, but I can be sure that as long as Sun Quan is willing to go north, whether it is attacking Lujiang or Guangling County, Xuzhou, it can restrain the Cao army. As long as the Cao army’s military rations and materials are consumed, even if the stalemate is in place in the future, the Cao army can be dragged down!

After receiving the news, everyone present immediately showed an excited expression. What if Xuzhou and even Yangzhou were given the two counties in the northern part of the Yangtze River to Sun Quan? As long as you occupy the name of Dayi, defeat Yanzhou and Yuzhou, and further defeat Sizhou, then it will be only a matter of time before you can force the army south to attack Sun Quan and unify the Central Plains.

"It's a pity that Cao Cao formulated the legion system, which gave Yangzhou and Xuzhou legions a lot of autonomy. Otherwise, the defenders there would be a pot of food for the mobilization of materials." Ju Su said slowly, but this would be fine. At least Sun Quan's role was purely restraining, rather than taking advantage of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao's battle to reap the benefits of the fisherman.

"The legion system is indeed desirable. After clearing the monarch, this system can be retained." Yuan Shao nodded. The separation of military and political affairs is obviously more beneficial than disadvantages. The key is the use of the military supervision system. This system can also win over many civilians and poor people.

He paused and announced: "Okay, let's not delay. You can't wait for Cao's army to come north to attack us! No matter what, the battlefield must be set on the other party's territory... Go to war!"

"Abide by the order!" A group of civil and military officials responded one after another. Experienced people know that it is best to set the battlefield on the other party's territory, otherwise it must also be set on the third party's territory. In this way, it will not cause damage to the local area.

Especially now that spring is just over, it is an important moment for spring plowing. Hebei does not promote high-yield crops, but only plant them on a small scale, so spring plowing is very important for Yuan Shao. If not, she could mobilize 100,000 combat soldiers, which would make Cao Cao unable to breathe!

However, considering that while expanding enrollment, a large number of civilians also need to be mobilized, which will obviously delay spring farming. So with the advice of Ju Su and Shen Pei and others, this crazy idea had to stop.

"Anyway, 50,000 beats you 20,000, it's almost the same, right?" Yuan Shao murmured in a low voice on the march.

Three days later, Cao Cao received a front-line battle report. Yuan Shao's naval army and Ganning tribe fought against the Yellow River, ending with the victory of the Ganning tribe. Only more than a thousand enemy troops defended on the north bank of the Yellow River in a panic, and more than 20 large ships were eventually destroyed.

"The combat effectiveness of the navy is so powerful?" Cao Cao couldn't believe it. Yuan Shao actually formed the navy, which surprised her. But what was really unexpected was that Gan Ning actually achieved such a result with the minimum consumption.

At first, Gan Ning, who was recruited because of Wang Yong's suggestion, was only intended to harass Yuan Shao and delay her speed of going south, but it actually achieved this level.

"The main force of Ganning's troops is probably going to be transferred to another place..." Xun You came up with a new report. Sun Quan from the south was reorganizing his troops, and it seemed that there was a possibility of sending troops. Depending on the situation, it was probably going north.

"Isn't there a Jingzhou navy? Speaking of which, it seems to be ruled by Cai Mao?" Cao Cao thought for a while.

"After Sun Ce's death, Zhou Yu stationed in Chaisang and trained the navy day and night. The combat effectiveness of the Jingzhou navy... is afraid it is not her opponent." Xun You was a little helpless. After all, the Han Dynasty was indeed a lack of qualified naval generals.

On the contrary, there are many people on Sun Quan's side, such as Jiang Qin and Pan Zhang, and Zhou Tai does not need to consider it under Sun Quan's command, but there are indeed many naval talents over there.

"The navy on Yuan Shao's side has been destroyed, leaving two thousand elite troops as guards, and the rest will go to Jingzhou to support him." Xun You suggested that the south obviously needs naval forces more than the north.

"From here? Even if the wind is enough, it will probably not be able to reach it for a month..." Wang Yong felt very troublesome.

"Considering the time when Sun Quan's army went north and fought with Jingzhou army, it was just around the corner." Xun You replied, "If you calculate the time, then the main force of Sun Quan's army should be in a stalemate with our army on the north bank. At this time, our navy will come out from the rear, so we can naturally cut off the other party's retreat."

"Are you planning to have a ruthless person?" Wang Yong said with a smile.

"At the same time, since they dare to start a war against us, we naturally cannot just let them come whenever they want and leave whenever they want. As the price of the war, it is better to defeat Yuzhang County and Luling County together!" Xun You replied.

At that time, the Jingzhou army can be launched, and some of the Yangzhou army will go south. Without Yuzhang County and Luling County, the Sun Quan army will only be the three counties of Danyang County, Wu County and Kuaiji County, and it will be convenient to slowly erode them later.

"Allow!" Cao Cao nodded. Judging from the current situation, Sun Quan should indeed teach him a lesson. If they dare to attack behind the scenes when they went to war with Yuan Shao, they would have to bear the consequences of the failed sneak attack!

When Cao Cao spoke, then there would naturally be a clerk who wrote the documents and sent the military order to Gan Ning.

"How to deal with the captive Yuan army?" Cao Pi asked. Following the war report, there were more than a thousand prisoners escorted. Among them, the general of Yuan Shao's army, Jiang Yiqiu, was inside.

"Try to recruit surrender. Those who are unwilling to surrender will just cut them down." Cao Cao thought for a while. After all, the two armies were in war and it was not easy to stay if they did not surrender. On the one hand, they were unwilling to increase the cost of supervision, and on the other hand, problems were also prone to problems.

"It is possible to be re-sentenced when you recruit surrender." Wang Yong reminded.

"It doesn't matter, because in the short term, I will arrange it to the Huotou Army. They will be used as logistics forces for the time being. Please help me watch them." Cao Cao directly blamed Wang Yong.

"Meow Meow Meow?" Wang Yong tilted his head. Should he remain silent just now?

"Please don't act cute maliciously!" Cao Cao replied angrily. This guy didn't even look at the occasion, it's not private now!

"Haha... I didn't expect the chef to have such a cute side." Xun You smiled slightly. Perhaps it was because of the marriage, he would sometimes seem unscrupulous in front of Cao Cao. However, she couldn't say anything about the couple.

"Dinner, I have to prepare dinner for tonight. Calculate the distance, I will arrive at Chenliu tonight. At that time, I should get a lot of ingredients. Don't treat the soldiers unfairly." Cao Cao reminded.

"The subordinates will naturally know." Wang Yong nodded and then went back to make arrangements.

Two days later, Gan Ning, who received the military order, was depressed that he could not participate in the battle between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, but he still abides by the military order, took three thousand navy troops and set off overnight, downstream, and headed from the coast of Qingzhou to the estuary of the Yangtze River.

At the same time, Yuan Shao's army set out from Yecheng and headed south into Liyang. They could go south at any time. After receiving the news, the White Horse Guard immediately sent people to inform the Yanzhou Army commander Cheng Yu, who immediately ordered troops to fight and sent troops to inform Cao Cao. The prelude to the Yuan-Cao battle, the Battle of White Horse, also kicked off...

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