On the south bank of Yishui, Yuan Jun camp.

Yuan Shao held his hands behind his back, circling around the tent, and wiped his nose with a towel from time to time. In August, it became cold in the morning and evening. He accidentally got cold at night, and his clear nose kept running. After blowing for a long time, half of his head hurt, which made Yuan Shao feel a little indescribable.

But what made him more anxious than catching a cold was the war in front of him.

Liu Yu did not wait for him to arrive and promoted the attack, but was defeated by Gongsun Zan in a battle. Now the Youzhou army has collapsed. Although Xian Yu Fu and others have contacted each other and gathered their troops, they cannot be compared with Liu Yu when he was alive. The expected quick victory turned into a stalemate, which put Yuan Shao in a dilemma.

If the attack continues, it will not be decided in two or three months. Even if he can defeat Gongsun Zan and take Youzhou, he will have to pay a certain price. He cannot turn around and go south immediately. The autumn offensive that has been preparing for nearly half a year will die before it can be launched. If he gives up the attack and take Yanyu first, Youzhou will likely fall into the control of Gongsun Zan. The long-awaited Youzhou war horses will continue to transport to Yuzhou, becoming a weapon in Sun Ce's hands.

Without the advantage of cavalry, he has no confidence in whether he can defeat Sun Ce.

All of this is Liu Yu's fault. He knew that his name was not true, but he did not expect that he was so incompetent that a hundred thousand army could not capture Gongsun Zan's small fortress, but was beaten to pieces by Gongsun Zan's surprise attack.

The footsteps sounded, and Tian Feng walked in quickly with a stick. Seeing Yuan Shao walking in the tent, his expression was unhesitant. Tian Feng's gray eyebrows trembled and his face was sunk. "Lord, the three armies can seize the commander, but every man cannot seize the ambition. Before the war, the lord should clear his mind and purify his mind and have no obstacles."

Yuan Shaoqiang smiled for two days and cleared his throat. "Brother Yuan Hao, what's the situation? Have you contacted Xian Yufu and others?"

Tian Feng sighed. "I've been in contact, but... the situation is not very good."

Yuan Shao's heart tightened, and his heart jumped up in a hurry. "What do you say?"

Tian Feng didn't say anything and handed over a document. Yuan Shao took it in his hand and looked at Tian Feng again before he could barely concentrate his energy on the document in his hand. The document was written by Yi, but the person who wrote it should be Ju Hu. As a vanguard general, Yi had no doubt about his ability to march and fight, but his writing skills were not good. After Ju Hu took office in his camp, he helped him to deal with documents. It is said that the two got along very well.

"Ju Hu's article is interesting. Have you asked Kong Zhang (Chen Lin) for advice?" Yuan Shao read a few sentences and laughed out loud: "I think these two sentences are as interesting as Kong Zhang's last "Anti-Chancelling Gongsun Zan"."

Tian Feng responded without comment. He had read this document and knew that Ju Hu learned from Chen Lin, but he knew better about the content of this document. He didn't know if Yuan Shao could laugh later.

Without Tian Feng's response, Yuan Shao was a little bored and had to smile and look on. The more he looked, the ugly his face became. In the end, he couldn't even maintain the fake smile on his face. If it weren't for the thirty years of nourishing energy, if it weren't for Tian Feng's face, he would almost tear the document to pieces and curse.

The situation was not optimistic. When Liu Yu was defeated, he had accumulated food for many years. The weapons were either robbed by Gongsun Zan or burned by Gongsun Zan. Xian Yufu and others gathered tens of thousands of people, but they did not have enough food or enough weapons. They hoped that Yuan Shao could provide help, otherwise it would be difficult for Yuan Shao to fight. After the defeat, his morale was depressed. If there was no food or weapons, no one would dare to send troops easily. It was one thing to avenge Liu Yu, but another thing to die. Facing the brave Gongsun Zan, there was no enough food or weapons, which was almost no different from the death.

They obviously didn't know that money and grain were also the pain in Yuan Shao's heart. Jizhou is a big province, but the grain in Jizhou is in the hands of the aristocratic families, and it is not directly up to him. If it weren't for this, he sent troops when Yuan Tan was defeated in the spring. Why wait until now? Jizhou can indeed take advantage of the food and weapons of tens of thousands of people, but before he could get any benefits, he would pay a large sum of money and grain first. The aristocratic families of Jizhou would definitely not be happy.

It seems that Liu Yu is still useful. At least he has been in charge of Youzhou for several years and has hardly asked him for money and food.

"Yuan Hao, what do you think?" Yuan Shao was calm and placed the paper in his hand on the table. His fingers were a little numb. He took back his sleeve and pinched it quietly.

Tian Feng sat down, leaning on a stick with one hand and stroking his beard with the other. "Youzhou soldiers and horses are strong and cannot fall into Gongsun Zan's hands. However, Liu Yu lost the defeat. Although the generals of Youzhou are willing to take revenge, they have no money and food to use. Once the war begins, it is difficult to win quickly. The two evils are the most important. I think the matter of the Southern Expedition should be suspended. Taking advantage of Liu Yu's new demise, the people of Youzhou can use their hearts to attack Gongsun Zan with all their strength. Just..."

Yuan Shao turned his head and looked at Tian Feng calmly. He knew that Tian Feng would make such suggestions because there were no better suggestions other than that, but he needed Tian Feng to say it. Only in this way could he ask the Jizhou family to support his decision and take out money and grain.

Tian Feng didn't say it for a long time, with a hesitant expression. Obviously, he knew what this suggestion meant. After all, all the competition is profit, but different people have different benefits. Being beneficial to Yuan Shao does not mean that it is beneficial to the Jizhou family, and being beneficial to the future does not mean that it is beneficial to the present. He is a strategist, and he should start from Yuan Shao's perspective to seek overall benefits and long-term benefits, but he is very clear that if the immediate benefits of the Jizhou family cannot be taken into account, all the benefits will be lost.

The goal of Shen Pei was achieved. After Yuan Tan and Yanzhou were defeated, Yuan Shao had to rely on the Jizhou family. The Jizhou family could not make any money or grain, and Yuan Shao could not make a move. The person who could make a decision now was not Tian Feng, or even Yuan Shao, but Shen Pei. Before making a decision, he should listen to Shen Pei's opinions first. But he knew more about Yuan Shao's personality, and he could not say anything in any way. Once Yuan Shao's dignity was damaged, no one knew what kind of decision he would make and what consequences he would cause.

Seeing that Tian Feng didn't say anything, Yuan Shao became more and more anxious, and the smile on his face became more and more forced.

"Yuan Hao, is there any hidden secret between you and me?"

Tian Feng gritted his teeth. "Lord, I think that Gongsun Zan is trapped in a strong city and should not be urgent. It is better to take a long-term plan. As the saying goes, to fight against foreign countries, you must first stabilize. Now Jizhou is surrounded by enemies on all sides. Only when the monarch and ministers are united and the top and bottom are united can you defeat the strong enemy in the north and the people in the inner world."

Yuan Shao's eyes shrank slightly, and the corners of his mouth were slightly curled. "Yuanfeng said carefully, how can the monarch and minister be one and the top and bottom be one and the bottom are one and the other are one and the other are one and the other are one and the other are one and the other are one and the other are one and the other are one and the other?"

"The lord has heavy troops in the north, Zang Hong guards the Bohai Sea in the east, Dong Zhao guards the Wei County in the south, Zhao State, Changshan should also arrange effective personnel to prevent the thieves from entering the Taihang Mountains. Someone should also be stationed in the middle to serve the lords and soldiers in full food."

Yuan Shao drooped his eyelids and stroked the Sizhao knife ring on his waist with his palms. His face turned red and white, and red. Zang Hong was from Xuzhou, Dong Zhao was from Yanzhou, and Jizhou was not satisfied and wanted to get a share of the pie, but he never got what he wanted. Taking advantage of the fact that he had asked them for it now, they took the initiative to ask for it. They not only wanted the county magistrates of Zhao and Changshan countries, but also had the power to control the overall situation.

I am like a silkworm, eating mulberry leaves, spitting out silk, and weaving myself into a cocoon. The cocoon is very beautiful, but the silkworm that spits silk is not very wonderful.
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