For the people of Youzhou, the alliance with Yuan Shao was just to avenge Liu Yu's murder, not to be optimistic about Yuan Shao himself. On the contrary, they did not agree with what Yuan Shao did, and they did not think it was a good thing for Yuan Shao to win the world.
It's just that Youzhou's strength is limited, and Yuan Shao's influence is too strong, so they can't afford to oppose it, so they have to compromise.
The situation is different now. The young emperor made a comeback against the wind and achieved great victories one after another. However, Yuan Shao suffered a setback when he went south last year. The idea of deciding the world by spreading a message has become a joke.
In terms of avenging Liu Yu, the imperial court was more confident than Yuan Shao.
In this case, why do the people of Youzhou need to get involved with Yuan Shao?
Yan Rou had been to Bingzhou and Liangzhou, met the emperor, and knew the emperor's border policy. Of course, she knew that this was the best policy for Youzhou. It was possible to achieve long-term peace and stability in the border counties, which was far from Yuan Shao's blind kindness.
Yuan Shao married the clan girls to Wuhuan and Xianbei leaders as wives, and made them Shanyu, but he ignored the interests of the Youzhou people. If he conquers the world in the future, Youzhou will no longer be the Youzhou people's Youzhou.
Prefecture, but Youzhou of Xianbei and Wuhuan people, might end up in the same situation as Liangzhou and be abandoned by those ministers.
Comparing the two, it is not difficult to make a choice.
Yan Rou tactfully stated that the purpose of the Youzhou people was to avenge Liu Yu and not to become enemies of the imperial court. If Liu He insisted on going his own way, they could act independently and did not necessarily have to advance or retreat with Liu He.
Xun You expressed his appreciation, but this cannot be explained by Yan Rou's statement alone. At least it must wait until the people of Youzhou draw a clear line with Yuan Shao.
Xun You then said, "You are Wuhuan Sima and you are very familiar with the Wuhuan people. Are you interested in helping me? The Xianbei people are temporarily stable, but the Wuhuan people have not yet surrendered. I would like to ask you to come forward and declare the court's intention."
.If the Wuhuan people and Yuan Shao could be persuaded to draw a clear line and avoid fighting, it would also be a good deed.
Yan Rou happily obeyed.
If he can make the Wuhuan people become vassals, it will be a merit for him personally, and it will hasten his death for Gongsun Zan. The Wuhuan people have a deep hatred for Gongsun Zan, and with their support, Gongsun Zan will die more completely, even if
The court wanted to give him a chance to redeem himself, but it also had to face stronger opposition.
After sending Yan Rou away, Xun You immediately wrote a letter to report the new situation in Youzhou to the emperor.
Although he also felt that Yi Jing was not easy to capture, the arrival of Yuan Shao with the main force would inevitably greatly intensify the battle. Without being able to contact Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shao's attack could not be allowed to go too smoothly. It was logical to contain it from other directions.
choose.
If it can be grasped well, it may be an opportunity for counterattack and achieve greater results than last year.
At the foot of Wushao Ridge, the grass is luxuriant.
In the river valley, hundreds of cavalrymen were charging into battle.
One team is the Yulin female riders, and the other team is the training students.
The female cavalry armor was covered with a green outer cover, while the other team only wore the Han army's standard black armor to show the difference. One red and one green, the contrast was clear, but they were already mixed together at this moment.
Lu Xiaohuan galloped on his horse, raised a wooden pole without a spearhead, hit the breastplate of a knight on the other side, and pushed him off the horse. Before she could cheer, another knight came towards her and slashed her with a knife.
On the helmet.
Although the sword did not open, the blow still made Lu Xiaohuan feel dizzy, stars appeared in front of his eyes, and he almost fell off his horse.
Han Shaoying rushed over and reached out to support Lu Xiaohuan. "Be careful!" At the same time, he waved his knife to block an incoming long knife and cursed: "These bastards, seriously, they are so desperate."
Lu Xiaohuan shook his head, straightened his helmet, pulled out the sword from his waist, and shouted: "Whoever is afraid of whom, come again!"
Han Shaoying shouted: "Sisters, these bastards are serious, stop holding back and beat them up!"
"Here!" the female knights shouted in unison, their fighting spirit even stronger.
On the hillside, Liu Xie and Jia Xu stood side by side. They looked at the increasingly violent situation, as if a real battlefield had been fought, and they couldn't help but feel worried.
"Sir, if you students are so ruthless, aren't you afraid of being beaten when you turn around? Especially Lu Bu, he is a protector."
"You won't die if you get beaten by Lu Bu." Jia Xu said unhurriedly: "If you don't go all out on the battlefield, you will definitely die. These people will teach others in the future. Without that ruthlessness, suppressing
If you can’t stop your subordinates, what’s the point of talking about it?”
Liu Xie smacked his lips and said nothing more. He wanted these people to become instructors and turn the Liangzhou Army into the cradle of people's soldiers, but he also knew that this could not be achieved in a day or two. After these students graduate,
Facing those rude soldiers, it is impossible to suppress them without some real skills.
To be reasonable, you must first have the ability to make the other person sit down and listen to your reasoning.
But as a result, the female knight is under greater pressure.
These trainees were all selected from the military, and their foundations were not bad to begin with. After several months of intensive training, their technical and tactical skills had reached a considerable level.
But this is good, at least it can let the female knights know that war is not a child's play. Jia Xu's words are not only applicable to his students, but also to the female knights.
Liu Xie glanced at Lu Bu at the foot of the hillside.
After Lu Xiaohuan was beaten, Lu Bu would not sit back and watch, and he would definitely find a way to make trouble later.
However, Lu Bu was a little unusual today. He remained motionless, still talking and laughing with Zhao Yun beside him, and pointing at the battlefield. He seemed very interested.
Liu Xie suddenly realized that Jia Xu should be angry with Lu Bu. Revenge is okay, but it should be stopped in moderation, at least it should not hurt others.
"What did you tell Lu Bu, sir?" Liu Xie raised his chin.
Jia Xu glanced at Liu Xie and smiled slightly. "It's nothing. I just gave him some suggestions. Some of the tactics of the people from the Western Regions can be of some reference to him."
Liu Xie suddenly realized, no wonder Lu Bu has made significant progress in the homework he handed in recently, especially his horizons have broadened. It turns out that Jia Xu is guiding him behind his back. Jia Xu has really risked his life for these hopes of Liangzhou.
"Sir, who do you think can win this time?"
"The female cavalry wins." Jia Xu pointed at Ma Yunlu, who was conducting the battle. "Among all my disciples, she is the most talented and the hardest working. For now, no one has surpassed her in commanding before the battle."
Liu Xie nodded slightly. He also knew about Ma Yunlu's hard work. The women's camp could achieve today's results and be on par with the student camp. Ma Yunlu played a role that cannot be ignored.
"Your Majesty, although the female army cannot be very large, the female army is of extraordinary significance and has great influence. This force cannot be in the hands of others, not even the queen, and can only be directly controlled by your majesty.
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Liu Xie turned to look at Jia Xu, but stopped talking.
He knew the implication of Jia Xu's words, and he did not reject Ma Yunlu, but he felt that now was not the right opportunity.
"Sir, the top priority is to prove that women can form an army, rather than rushing to control them." Liu Xie paused and then said: "If this cannot be proven, the female army is just a formality after all. What difference does it make who controls it?"
Jia Xu nodded in agreement. "What your Majesty said is true."