Xu You suddenly received Yuan Shao's praise. He was very happy at the same time. He immediately bent down and put his hands in his hands and said humbly: "It is the duty of a subordinate to share the worries of the lord. I don't dare to praise the lord!"
Be resourceful, down-to-earth and hard-working. The most important thing is to be humble and respect your master...
"Okay, okay!"
Comparing this with Ju Shou who was always angry, Yuan Shao suddenly became more and more pleased with Xu You and couldn't help but give three likes in a row.
Yuan Shao is not a stingy person. Xu You has done so many things, but he still has to give certain rewards.
Now that Tian Yutaka, the military advisor, was imprisoned, Yuan Shao simply ordered: "Let Xu You offer wine to the military advisor... I hope you can continue to maintain this kind of work attitude in the future, make suggestions for our army, and check for leaks and fill the gaps."
"Here! Thank you so much, my lord! My lord is so wise and powerful that he will conquer the world!" Xu You was ecstatic in his heart, so he naturally slapped him with a series of flattery.
"Bah bang bang!" Yuan Shaodang was so excited even though he was photographed by Xu You.
Although he wandered for a while, Yuan Shao did not forget the business, so he asked Xu You again: "Now that you have discovered the problem, do you have a solution?"
"Of course there is!" Xu You puffed up his chest and said with a confident look: "Cao Cao secretly spreads false and true rumors just to attack your lord's reputation and make your lord unknown, so that he can gain more development and success.
Time to prepare.”
Yuan Shao couldn't help but nodded slightly when he heard the words. Xu You's words were very reasonable, which made Yuan Shao even more disappointed with Ju Shou and Tian Feng, "What a gap! Why didn't I see that Xu You had the ability to scheme for masterminds before?"
"Cao Cao was afraid that his lord would immediately go south to fight with him because he saw the gap in strength between himself and his lord."
Speaking of this, Xu You's tone took on a fierce tone, "My subordinates believe that, my lord, not only should you send troops south immediately, but you should also divide your troops into three groups!"
Xu You seemed to be giving advice at the moment,
"On the first route, the troops marched into Liyang, crossed Baima, and resisted reinforcements from Dongjun in the east, and then marched into Chenliu!
On the second route, a general can be sent to lead his army to bypass Jiluo Mountain, thereby cutting off the food route and connection between Xuchang and Chenliu.
The third route goes through Yanjin to Yangwu. Chen Bingguan crosses his troops to force Chenliu County. After joining up with the White Horse Army, he breaks through Chenliu County and marches into Xuchang!
Finally, the lord can ask Mr. Yuan Tan to pretend to attack Mount Tai and other places to contain the local defenders. As for Lu Bu, my subordinates predict that he will not dare to act rashly until the situation is unclear!"
The goal of the three-pronged army planned by Xu You was very clear. All of them were directed at Chenliu and Xuchang, vowing to attack Cao Cao's fate.
He just wanted to use his superior force to break through the defense line guarded by Lu Yan, and then capture Xuchang where Cao Cao and the Emperor were!
As long as Xuchang is captured, Cao Cao's hard-earned prestige will be lost.
Let's not talk about how many rebellions will arise within him, but when the time comes, Sun Quan and Liu Biao in the south, and even Han Sui, Ma Teng and others in the west will probably come to get a share of the pie.
When the time comes, all the princes will rise up to attack, and Cao Cao, who is in the position of four battles, will surely be torn into pieces and eaten.
After hearing Xu You's plan, Yuan Shao's eyes suddenly opened, and a stream of light shot out!
"The general's words are very much in line with my wishes!" Yuan Shaohao suddenly became angry, then thought for a moment, and immediately said: "Come here, Geng Bao's evil words deceived the people, confused the public, and took him to prison. He will be killed when he goes out to fight the next day.
flag!"
"Here!!" There was a sergeant outside the door who took the order and left, but he felt sorry for the bookkeeper who was still somewhere and worked hard to create "auspicious luck" for Yuan Shao...
Seeing that Yuan Shao had decisively given up the idea of proclaiming himself emperor, Xu You couldn't help but feel refreshed. Now there would be no major moral problems!
At this time, Xu You felt that Yuan Shao was really an incomparable sage, so he shouted: "My lord is sage!"
Seeing this, all the civil and military officials shouted in unison: "Lord, Holy Ming!"
Gu Zhi
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After the discussion, Yuan Shao ordered Xu You to take the lead and complete the diplomatic work first before making preparations to go south.
Therefore, Xu You immediately sent an envoy to Liu Biao to explain the pros and cons to him, hoping that Liu Biao could form an alliance with Yuan Shao and cooperate with Yuan Shao in sending troops to attack Xuchang.
Liu Biao wanted to help Yuan Shao, but he was wavering about sending troops.
He actually has no ambition to expand now. He only hopes to protect himself between Jiang and Han to watch the changes in the world. There are also resourceful people around Liu Biao. They can clearly see the general trend of the world, so they clearly oppose Liu Biao's neutral strategy.
Kuai Yue, Han Song and others all believed that now is the time when the princes are fighting for the world. If Liu Biao hopes to make a difference in the troubled times, he should take advantage of the chaos and actively expand. If not, he should choose a person who can give orders.
Everyone in the world will follow it.
So, the person who can command the world now is undoubtedly Cao Cao, Prime Minister Cao.
They believe that with Cao Cao's talents, he will definitely be able to defeat Yuan Shao. We should move all the states to rely on Cao Cao. This is the best strategy...
Kuai Yue, Han Song and others originally advocated getting closer to Cao Cao, and with the shadow guards secretly wooing and pushing the situation, Yuan Shao's envoy failed to get the desired results and instead went to Jiangdong to try to persuade Sun Quan to send troops.
Although Liu Biao clearly rejected Yuan Shao, he did not want to join Cao Cao.
In fact, the balance in Liu Biao's heart still favored Yuan Shao. After all, considering his identity and family background, Yuan Shao had dumped Cao Cao countless times. Moreover, most of the ideas of Cao Cao and Liu Biao were not consistent, so Liu Biao did not want to fall to Cao Cao.
But Liu Biao didn't know if doing this would anger Cao Cao, so he sent Han Song north to see Cao Cao and decided to explore the situation first.
The shadow guard saw that Liu Biao was still in a wavering state,
When he clearly felt that Yuan Shao was about to launch an attack, he secretly contacted Huan Jie, who had already turned to Cao Cao, and asked him to lobby Zhang Xian in the rear of Jingzhou, and asked Zhang Xian to appoint Changsha County, Guiyang County, Lingling County, and Wuling County.
The four counties united to resist Liu Biao and support Cao Cao.
The back of Liu Biao's butt suddenly caught fire, so all his attention was turned to putting down the rebellion, and he was not in the mood to worry about whether to ally with Yuan Shao or go to Cao Cao.
In short, Liu Biao ultimately had the same attitude and refused to help each other.
At this point, Yuan Shao's plan to hope that Liu Biao would send troops was completely bankrupt.
Although Liu Biao did not agree to help Cao Cao, at least the Shadow Guards' goal of restraining Liu Biao from going north was achieved.
Yuan Shao's diplomacy in Jingzhou ended in failure, and he turned his attention to Guanzhong and Jiangdong.
However, Cao Cao had already planned for Guanzhong and Jiangdong, and Yuan Shao was doomed to fail after realizing it later.
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Although Yuan Shao's diplomatic work did not bear fruit, Yuan Shao still followed the established plan and began to prepare for war.
After Zhang He Gao Lan defeated the Karasuma army, he recruited a total of 50,000 Karasuma elites. Everyone was a brave and skilled knight, and their combat power should not be underestimated.
Yuan Shao summoned troops and horses, so Zhang He Gao Lan and Yan Liang Wen Chou responded to the call and led their troops back to Yecheng.
In April of the third year of Jian'an.
Yuan Shao stationed 100,000 troops in Yecheng, 100,000 troops in Liyang, and 50,000 troops in Yanjin. Across the Yellow River, he was eyeing Cao Cao.
In the third year of Jian'an, at the end of May,
Chen Lin's "Essay on Yuzhou for Yuan Shao" spread throughout the world, shocking both the government and the public!