This question was asked by Zhuge Liang. In fact, he had always had a doubt in his mind. This Han Dynasty Prime Minister seemed to have the ability to predict the future and could always accurately predict the temperament and abilities of many people.

There have been many cases before, one is his own, one is the prediction of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, and then there is Zhou Yu now.

Liu Bei smiled and said: "Not only do I know Zhou Yu is good at planning, but I also know that Kong Ming is his nemesis. I will rely on you a lot in this battle."

This is half a joke and half a truth. It is not necessarily true that Zhuge Liang is Zhou Yu's nemesis. It's just that Zhou Yu is good at planning and Kong Ming is cautious in using troops. The relationship between the two is like a spear and a shield.

Zhuge Liang smiled helplessly when he heard this. He had never even seen Zhou Yu's face, but he was dubbed Zhou Yu's nemesis. It was really surprising.

"Okay, the whole army will rest for three days and then march towards Nanyang. I hope that after this battle, the big Han will have only one voice."

Yecheng.

After one month, Guo Jia and Guan Yu completed the transfer of 150,000 troops and arrived at the city.

During this period, Yuan Shao fell ill in bed after experiencing the Battle of Guandu, and the military and political power in Hebei was divided between his three sons.

Among them, Yuan Shang, who was most favored by Yuan Shao, got Jizhou, while Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi got Youzhou and Qingzhou respectively.

However, after the Battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao's main force was lost and his strength was greatly reduced. Even Yuan Shang, the strongest among the three sons, only had 50,000 or 60,000 troops left, some of which were new recruits and had not yet arrived.

Form combat power.

In the Chinese army's tent, Guo Jiazheng and Guan Yu discussed military matters over the map.

"Cao Cao has sent his troops north and is now attacking Qingzhou. In my opinion, Yuan Xi won't be able to hold out for long, and we will soon face Cao Cao."

Guan Yu's tiger eyes burst out with a ray of light, and Bingzhou's troops faced Cao Cao's main force. This battle must have been extremely brutal.

"As expected, Cao Cao is a tycoon of his generation and has always been very decisive in making choices." Guo Jia's expression remained unchanged. He was not surprised that Cao Cao gave up Yuzhou to Sun Ce.

If he sends his troops south to fight with Sun Ce, Liu Bei will only benefit in the end, because Sun Ce will never give up this foothold that allows him to intervene in the Central Plains.

Then Guo Jia realized Guan Yu's emotions and the fierce fighting spirit in his eyes, and couldn't help but be shocked: "Yun Chang, you don't want to have a showdown with Cao Cao, do you?"

"Don't you think so, military advisor?" Guan Yu asked.

Anyone with talent must be arrogant, and they are always full of desire to win when facing powerful enemies. He did not believe that Guo Jia did not want to fight against Xun You, Chen Gong and others.

Guo Jia laughed dumbly, then shook his head and said: "I want to, but I can't do it."

"how do I say this?"

"Have you ever thought about what kind of situation the Prime Minister will face if we lose?"

Guan Yu fell into deep thought.

In fact, the answer is not difficult to guess. If the battlefield in Hebei falls into decline, Cao Cao is likely to aggressively annex the state, and Liu Bei will have to divide his troops to provide assistance.

As a result, the power used to deal with Sun Ce will be greatly weakened, and may even reach a stalemate.

The final chain reaction may be that Cao Cao gains a foothold in the Central Plains, and Sun Ce may advance into Jingzhou and recreate the situation of three parts of the world.

This is what Guo Jia doesn’t want to see!

Guo Jia continued: "Xun Gongda can bear the humiliation and bear the burden, can't we?"

This is to use the case of Xun You when he defended Yanzhou to remind Guan Yu that others can avoid fighting for the sake of the overall situation, and we should be able to do the same.

Guan Yu said seriously: "What the military advisor said is absolutely true. Guan has learned a lesson! It's just..."

"Just what?"

"Next, I'm afraid Xun Gongda will inevitably ask for it back."

This refers to Guo Jia's previous use of women's clothes to provoke Xun You. Now that the two sides have changed positions, it is their turn to swallow their anger.

Guo Jia smiled calmly: "Guo won't blush anyway."

Guan Yu: "."

"If we want to hold Cao Cao back, we must at least capture Yecheng."

Guan Yu was too lazy to pay attention to this person. He was naturally blushing. He couldn't argue with this matter, so he brought the topic back to business.

Guo Jia smiled and stretched out a finger.

Guan Yu was puzzled.

"It only takes one night to destroy the city!"

"I heard that Liu Bei has a magical weapon that can destroy city gates in a blink of an eye. I don't know if it is groundless or if it is true."

At the top of Yecheng City, Yuan Shang said with a worried look.

Guan Yu was brave and invincible and powerful at the frontier, while Guo Jia was unparalleled in his schemes. He was a little worried, could he hold on to the legacy of his father's generation?

When Shen Pei, Feng Ji and others on the side heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other in silence.

Their knowledge of Liu Bei's artifact was limited to rumors. There was no way to record images in this era, so it was difficult to find out how to deal with it in a short period of time.

The judge came forward and said comforting words: "Young master, don't worry. I'll take a look. This is just a matter of Liu Fan's incompetence and spreading lies. Just order people to watch the gates on all sides and don't give Guan Yu any opportunity to take advantage of."

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"That's all it can do."

Yuan Shang sighed, and then asked: "Is Yuan Tan willing to send troops?"

He is now trapped in the isolated city, and can only hope that his two brothers can send troops to help. However, the second brother Yuan Xi is facing the threat of Cao Cao at the moment, and he has too much to take care of himself, so he can't count on it.

The judge shook his head.

Yuan Tan's attitude was within his expectation. After all, as the eldest son, he was kicked out of Yecheng. How could he not have any resentment in his heart?

Yuan Shang heard this and said angrily: "How long has it been, and this guy is still thinking about fighting for power and profit? Don't he know the truth of the death of lips and teeth?"

People always put themselves into a position of justice as a matter of course and attribute mistakes to others. Yuan Shang obviously forgot how he dealt with his brother some time ago.

It is true that Yuan Tan has no regard for the overall situation.

But if the place is changed and Yuan Tan is besieged now, will Yuan Shang send troops?

Shen Pei and others remained silent. They had no need to intervene in this matter, because no matter how much they said, it was useless. The siege of Yecheng was destined to be solved by themselves.

Feng Ji consoled him: "Don't worry, sir, as long as Guan Yu's army is defeated, with Yecheng's population, money and food, we will be able to make a comeback sooner or later."

Yuan Shang nodded, feeling a little relieved, then turned and walked towards the city wall, leaving only one sentence.

"I'm tired. Let's go back and rest for a while. You must watch the city gate."

Hearing this, Shen Ping and Feng Ji looked at each other, and then they both sighed. At this critical moment of life and death, instead of boosting morale at the city gate, they acted as casually as a child. Such a person shows no signs of understanding at all.

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The two of them thought of Yuan Shao who was lying in bed, and a thought suddenly came to their minds. The Yuan family, who had four generations and three sons, was probably coming to an end.

"kill"

The sky was lit up with flames, followed by the sound of horse hooves and shouts of death that resounded through the sky.

Yuan Shang, who had just stepped off the tower, left and returned.
Chapter completed!