Qin Song did not dare to neglect and urged Sun Jian to return to the camp.

Halfway through, Qin Song first analyzed the situation for Sun Jian. When he returned to the camp later, Sun Jian would summon the generals to discuss matters and explain the interests to him first. He could help Sun Jian establish favor and trust in front of the generals and avoid arguing between them due to differences. Sun Jian is very proud of his face and sometimes he is stubborn because of his face. When Qin Song first arrived with Sun Jian, the two had a conflict.

Kangfu, Fang and Kongdao are shortcuts from Yanzhou to Xuzhou, and are also a must-fight place for military strategists. Compared with Lu County and Bian County entering Xuzhou, this road has few parts of the mountain. The terrain is flat, which is conducive to logistics supply and the possibility of being ambushed is relatively small. Although it has to pass through the Pei State territory in the middle, the distance is very short, and most of it is still in Yanzhou and Xuzhou. In the current situation, Sun Jian can pretend to be deaf and mute, and default to Cao Ang's crossing. Anyway, Cao Ang's target is Xuzhou, not Yuzhou. As long as Sun Jian guards Xiaoxian and Zhuqiu, he can continue to stay out of the matter.

If Sun Jian held this path, it would be equivalent to Yuzhou intervening in the war, and Yuzhou and Yanzhou might start a full war at any time. Once the battle starts, it is not this matter. Instead, it goes to Yingchuan in the west and Peiguo in the east. The front line of thousands of miles, counties and states along the line, and dozens of cities are involved in the war. The consumption of such a scale of war will inevitably be amazing, and neither Yuzhou nor Yanzhou is an easy decision. This is why Yuan Tan has not launched an attack on Yuzhou until now.

Without the certainty of winning, neither side intends to be involved in a war of attrition. There is no winner in the war of attrition.

But Yuan Shao may not think so. His purpose of going south was Yuzhou. Even if Yanzhou was disabled, as long as he could win Yuzhou, he would win the final victory. The reason why he has not moved yet is that Yuan Tan is not active, and secondly, Yuan Shao also wants to concentrate on taking Qingzhou first, Xuzhou. Yuzhou will become a battlefield sooner or later. There is no doubt about this. But for Yuan Tan, the attack is the only one who will take over the attack. After taking Qingxu, he will attack again. He will suffer smaller losses and have a greater chance of winning.

For Sun Jian, of course, the later the war, the better. If Sun Ce can conquer Yuzhang and Zhou Yu occupy the entire territory of Jingzhou, and the two of them use Jing Yang's manpower and material resources to go north to reinforce, Sun Jian will be under much less pressure and will have a much greater chance of winning.

In short, if Yanzhou and Yuzhou are now on war, Yuan Shao will only benefit.

The reason why Yuan Shao was able to benefit was because he had connections that others could not reach. From the attitude of the aristocratic families in Qingxu and Xuzhou, we know that once Yuan Shao decided to attack Yuzhou, the aristocratic families in Yuzhou would definitely respond to him. Sun Ce used so many means to barely control the situation, and it is likely that all his efforts would be wasted because of several letters from Yuan Shao. At that time, Sun Jian's backyard caught fire, and only God knows whether he could still defend the Sui River defense line. For Yuan Shao, the loss of this battle was Yuan Tan, but the benefit was his, so he was of course willing to do it.

Sun Jian had already known a little, and after listening to Qin Song's detailed explanation, he agreed very much.

However, since Tao Qian asked for help, he could not sit idly by. Tao Qian was defeated and Xuzhou fell into the hands of Yuan Shao, which was also unfavorable to Yuzhou.

How to block Cao Ang without having a full-scale conflict with Yuan Tan depends on their means.

When he returned to the camp, Sun Jian notified the generals to discuss matters. It was not long before Han Dang arrived first, and then Zhu Zhi and Huang Gai came. Sun Ben was alone and was far away, so he could only notify him later. Sun Jian first analyzed the situation and asked the generals to express his opinions separately. Qin Song's opinion was already very thorough, so he stopped talking at this time, and listened to Zhu Zhi and others.

Among the generals here, Zhu Zhi has the most weight, so he spoke first. He opposed the defending party and Fang Yu in Yanzhou, which is still dozens of miles away from the border and is dangerous. If Yuan Tan enters rashly, he will be very sensitive. He volunteered to guard Hulu. Although Hulu is in Yanzhou, it is very close to Yuzhou. He is only a lieutenant, and his soldiers are only four thousand, and he does not have the ability to take the initiative to attack. If Cao Ang comes to attack, he can block Cao Ang. Even if he loses his opponent, he can still hold on to help, which is not as good as allowing Cao Ang to enter Xuzhou easily.

After repeated discussions, Sun Jian agreed with Zhu Zhi's opinion and made some additions, asking Huang Gai to lead two thousand, to enter Gongyu, and Han Dang to lead a thousand troops to Fengxian. Once Cao Ang besieged Hulu, they could quickly reinforce.

The plan was decided, and Sun Jian sent someone to send a letter to Sun Ben, asking him to enter Xiayi, and ordered all cities along the route, especially Qiao Rui and Zhang Xun, who were busy farming, to gather military farming soldiers for training and prepare for battle. The main cities must be prepared for food and weapons, and be prepared for long-term persistence.

Orders were sent from Xiaoxian County, and the messenger ran on the post road, and the army advanced along the road, and they inevitably fell into the eyes of the other party's detailed works. True or false news was constantly transmitted to the generals of both sides through channels of light or darkness. The generals and strategists of both sides were always paying attention to each other's every move, analyzing the other party's intentions, and making accurate judgments as much as possible.

Cao Ang soon received news that Zhu Zhi, Huang Gai and others had moved their defense. He did not dare to be careless. He sent additional personnel to monitor him while sending people to notify Yuan Tan and requesting the next action plan.

After receiving the news, Yuan Tan immediately found Xin Pi and discussed countermeasures.

After replacing defense with Cao Ang, Yuan Tan was stationed in the Licheng area. He neither withdrew from Yanzhou nor attacked with Yuan Xi. It was like becoming Yuan Xi's baggage camp to protect Yuan Xi's supply route. Yuan Shao did not make further arrangements, and a strange silence was maintained between the father and son.

Xin Pi spread the news he received recently on the desk, turned around for a few times, holding it in front of his chest with one hand and stroking the short beard under his jaw with the other, and was silent for a long time. "Eunuch, go back to Changyi and prepare to attack Yuzhou."

"Do you really want to fight?" Yuan Tan hesitated. He didn't want to attack, he didn't even want to fight anyone.

"To fight, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu are marching and are preparing to attack Yuzhang. In order to support Yuzhang, the leader of the alliance will definitely launch an attack on Yuzhang. Since he wants to fight, the initiative must be in his hands. The war in Qingzhou has been handed over to Ling, and it is meaningless for you to come here. It is better to go back to Changyi to deploy the affairs, so as not to arrange other people."

Yuan Tan smiled bitterly and said, "Sun Ce arranged so many troops between Liang Pei. Can I attack Yuzhou? A Lu County has been surrounded for so long, and the last thing I got is an empty city, Suiyang and Xiao County are even more difficult to attack. I am worried that I will consume a lot of money and food, not only will I gain nothing in the end, but I will also be in the name of incompetence, giving the leader a reason to change the general."

Xinpi looked at Yuan Tan with a frown and laughed softly. "I have a plan that may relieve the envoy's worries, and maybe I can still make a profit."

Seeing this, Yuan Tan was delighted and urged: "George, tell me quickly, what kind of trick?"

"Ask a cavalry from the leader of the alliance, send cavalry to assault, and shine on Runan."
Chapter completed!