Xu You followed Yuan Shao's order and contacted all the princes. In order to encourage the princes, he slightly processed the process of the Battle of Jieqiao and then conveyed the news to the princes.
In fact, what he did was not a lie. In the eyes of Wang Yu and Gongsun Zan, this battle was a failure. The Youzhou Army failed to achieve its original goal and suffered heavy losses. However, in a sense,
,Failure and losing are actually two concepts.
Wang Yu's image is largely based on his invincible and mighty record.
Although when Meng Jin faced Lu Bu, he chose to transfer and he should have lost for a while, but Lu Bu dismissed it. If the person involved doesn't publicize it, what reason do other people have to make noises?
Therefore, Xu You's publicized victory quickly caused a sensation.
Next, everything fell into place.
The reason why Xu You was entrusted with important tasks by Yuan Shao was because he had extensive contacts and could get information from many channels. Vice versa, of course there is no problem.
As a result, news about the Battle of the Boundary Bridge spread.
In front of the princes and celebrities, Xu You certainly could not deceive people with lies, claiming that victory in this war was no problem. Defeating the menacing Gongsun Zan was a victory in itself, but the process was not easy to fabricate.
And if the true process is told, how can we claim to have won a big victory? Such a favorable situation was overturned, and it was almost as if even the coach was arrested.
Therefore, Xu You could only use the Chunqiu style of writing, omit the process, and directly talk about the results.
Baima Yicong's entire army was destroyed;
The Youzhou cavalry suffered heavy losses, with more than half of them being casualties. The cavalry that first launched the attack was almost completely wiped out;
In addition, the Youzhou infantry were defeated, fled, etc...
Although many smart people guessed that there was something fishy going on, Yuan Shao was able to escape unscathed based on the results he showed. It is not an exaggeration for him to claim to have won this battle.
For more than a year, Wang Yu has put considerable pressure on various princes, especially the new policy he implemented in Qingzhou, which has touched the fragile nerves of many people. And his invincible record is the source of the pressure
.
Therefore, no one paid attention to the inaccuracies in Xu You's words. Based on the results of the battle explained by Xu You, the princes and celebrities all figured out the process, and then publicized it in various ways.
This result is exactly what Xu You wants.
In this era, local powerful people are the leaders and communicators of public opinion. As long as they believe it, others will believe it even if they don't believe it.
As for the benefits of doing this, there are too many.
First of all, it can enhance the confidence of the anti-Qingzhou forces and attract more people to join the Yuan-Cao alliance.
Cao Cao beat Yuan Shu to pieces, and Yuan Shao defeated Gongsun Zan and Wang Yu at the same time. Yuan and Cao's alliance are now also very prestigious. With such momentum, many small princes can be invincible and bow to them, even Liu Dai.
The great princes also had to reconsider the necessity of joining the alliance.
Secondly, it can attack opponents.
The reason why Yuan Shu was still holding on in Yuzhou was because he was counting on a few allies to help save him. After hearing the news about the Battle of Jieqiao, his hope was completely gone. Running away was his only option.
Tao Qian is the only one in the alliance who has not taken military action externally. This is not because he intends to betray the alliance, but because Xuzhou is internally unstable. This news will definitely increase the internal turmoil in Xuzhou, enhance the confidence and momentum of the opposition faction, and at least eliminate Xuzhou.
military threat.
Qingzhou is more troublesome. Nowadays, the scholars in Qingzhou are in their own line, and the civil affairs are under unified and strict management. It would be difficult for Xu You to send a few agents to sneak in, let alone spread rumors. However, after all, Qingzhou is not
Isolated from the world, public opinion from the outside world will eventually affect them.
At least, the flow of immigrants from Yanzhou to Qingzhou has stopped.
Qingzhou's intimidation power rests entirely on Wang Yu alone. If he falls, or even just loses a battle, it will cause considerable doubts.
Xu You's performance was well explained. He said that the cavalry of the Youzhou Army who rushed into the battle were almost completely wiped out, and Wang Yu's habit of taking the lead was well known. The implication was that Wang Yu had probably died in the battle.
It must be said that Xu You didn't put much effort into this move, but the effect was quite astonishing.
That is to say, Wang Yu was not out for a long time this time, and the surrounding forces did not pose much threat to Qingzhou for the time being. The influence of the rumors was not fatal, but it only scared Cai Yan and Diao Chan.
The two of them had to pretend to be happy and hide it from Lao Wang Kuang and his wife, but they also secretly worried about each other. In a few days, they had reduced their worries a lot, which made Wang Yu feel very distressed.
But it will be hard to say in the future. If he goes on an expedition for a year and a half, there is no news from the front, rumors spread from the rear, and one or more neighbors invade the country... then the two girls at home are not worried about not being able to sleep.
Simple.
Although this result was very serious in Wang Yu's opinion, it was nothing compared to the fact that people in Qingzhou were panicked and even taken advantage of by the enemy.
Therefore, thinking from this perspective, Wang Yu is actually very lucky.
Xu You launched this move a little too early, and the effect was not good enough. For the first time, he realized that if he used it again, it would be ineffective, and he might even be countered by himself.
After first appeasing his two wives, Wang Yu took Xu Shu and Jia Xu to the mansion, ready to discuss the matter carefully.
Originally, this was not included in his plan, but after hearing the latest military information conveyed by Xu Shu, he felt the need to study it carefully and formulate a plan as soon as possible.
His influence on the world is getting bigger and bigger, otherwise there would be no such thing as Cao Cao's cavalry marching eastward and harassing Xuzhou. You know, it is only the second year of Chuping, and the war between Cao Cao and Xuzhou should at least be in
It happened a year later.
However, the situation in the world is now in chaos. Some things he cannot affect, and some things he cannot even think about.
"Rumors can still be controlled within Qingzhou, but outside Qingzhou, it will be more difficult, unless the Highway General is willing to help." Jia Xu rubbed his hands and sighed: "However, the Highway General is too busy to take care of himself now, maybe
When will I escape from Yuzhou and go to Yangzhou? I'm afraid I won't be able to survive."
In fact, the simplest way is for Wang Yu to sit in charge at home. If the son of a rich man can't sit in the hall, and his backbone can't move, no matter how many rumors he spreads, it will be in vain.
However, no one else could bear the important task of bringing a small number of troops to reinforce Jizhou. Apart from anything else, cooperation with Gongsun Zan was a problem.
With the lessons learned from the Battle of Jieqiao, Gongsun Zan's temper will be somewhat restrained. But nature is easy to change, and what Jia Xu is best at is figuring out people's hearts. He believes that when the situation improves, Gongsun Zan will make similar mistakes sooner or later.
error.
If Wang Yu goes there in person, even if he can't persuade Gongsun Zan, he can still take action freely. If it were anyone else, he would definitely not be able to do this. Either the relationship between the two families will be messed up, or his own soldiers will be involved in vain.
Of course, the most important thing is Wang Yu's nature. Letting the lord sit at home and strategize instead of wearing armor and going into battle is much more difficult than turning Gongsun Zan into a good man.
Jia Xu didn't want to try, he just pointed out the difficulties.
Wang Yu nodded and turned to Xu Shu: "Yuan Zhi, what do you think?"
"Based on the current policy direction of our army, we may be able to think of ways from the private sector, but I haven't thought of how to avoid the tyrants." Compared with Jia Xu, Xu Shu is brave enough to do his job. Jia Xu points out.
Understanding the difficulty, he directly followed the former's words and proposed a solution.
"Folks? Is it possible for Xizuo to dress up as a wandering doctor and spread rumors in the streets? Whether this method can work is still unclear. Even if it does work, do you think the princes are all blind or deaf?
?" Regarding Xu Shu's words, Taishi Ci could sing the opposite tune without thinking.
Wang Yu looked at Tai Shi Ci and understood why the latter had to follow him. He was just here to mess with Xu Shu.
Originally Wang Yu had intended to refuse, but Tai Shi Ci also dragged Zhao Yun along. It was easy to drive Tai Shi Ci away, but driving Zhao Yun away together was not the case.
Taishi Ci's attitude was bad, but Xu Shu was not annoyed. On the contrary, looking at his expression and tone, he seemed to agree with the heroes: "Well, what brother Ziyi said makes sense, and I also thought about this, so I can't do it."
Think about it."
He punched the cotton with force. Taishi Ci felt bored and stopped talking. He didn't care about rumors or anything like that. He came with him today for another purpose.
"Yuan Zhi's suggestion is quite reasonable. As for the method, it is actually not difficult. There is more than one channel to the private sector. Those who are deliberate can easily be seen through and targeted measures can be taken, but there are also some subtle methods.
, the effect may not be quick, but it is also difficult to prevent or counterattack.”
Public opinion warfare is a common thing in later generations. Due to different communication methods, many methods cannot be copied, but the principles involved have plenty of room for application.
Wang Yu thought that measures must be taken anyway. Instead of focusing on prevention, it is better to take this opportunity to establish a public opinion system.
This system faces those illiterate people, who have no right to speak in this era. Unless they are instigated by Taipingdao methods, they will not have much effect on the general trend of the world.
Wang Yu originally didn't intend for them to play a big role. He just wanted to have another public opinion channel to express his views and pass on the information he wanted to convey, such as some simple moral values.
In short, it is to guide the social atmosphere, lay the foundation for the future promotion of Qingzhou's New Deal, and at the same time defend against the attacks of rumors on Qingzhou.
"As for the method..." Wang Yu knocked on the table and said with a smile: "We can use novels and dramas. Now it is spread in Qingzhou. When the time is almost right, we can spread it on our own without any effort on our own."
"Novel? Drama? May I ask my lord, what is this?" Xu Shu asked with great interest.
"Well, how should I put it? It is a literary form that uses language and words that everyone can understand to write stories and contain some content in the story. For example, in this battle of the Boundary Bridge, Xu You created a great momentum Now that we are up, it will be very difficult for us to refute. If we don’t refute, and our momentum is weak, we can use the method of novels or dramas to compile the process of this war into a story..."
"Fable? No, more than fable..." Zhuangzi likes to express his views by telling stories. However, his stories are relatively deep. For people like Jia Xu and Xu Shu who have received formal education, Wang The novel proposed by Yu is definitely a new thing, and with their talents, it is quite difficult to understand.
"That's good. Let's put this section down for now. I'll go back to Wen Jugong and the others to discuss and write something down. You will know it as soon as you see it." Wang Yu clapped his hands, skipped these details, and turned the topic back to the main topic. "Yuan Zhi, tell me what happened to Cao Cao's attack on Xuzhou."
"Follow your orders." (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)