After Xi Zhicai's analysis, the generals understood why they had to adopt the tactic of siege and not attacking Chen County.

A very simple truth is to kill a snake and kill the other party with a stick. It is better to retain some vitality than to kill the other party. This will make the other party worry and dare not give up.

In this way, the Cao army invaded most of the territory of Chen State and gained the initiative. After the arrangement was calm, they were waiting for the arrival of the main force of the Yuan army with a ready-to-go attitude.

...

On the other hand, when the news came back to Shouchun, the capital.

It also caused a stir under its jurisdiction!

When the civil and military officials heard this news, they were suddenly a little panicked.

They did not expect that Cao's army was so fast that they had just entered Chen State, and they still didn't have time to show kindness to regain the hearts of the people of Chen State.

Cao's army has entered in large numbers!

What's worse is that this matter has already flowed into the market.

When the whole city and the people in the surrounding areas all knew that their army had been defeated by Cao's army and the situation was unfavorable, they couldn't help but feel panic like fear of Cao.

Especially the front line of Runan County is closer to Yanzhou, and the impact of this panic is becoming increasingly strong.

In order to appease the hearts of the people, Cui Zhouping, who was the magistrate of Runan County, had to put down his political affairs and visit various counties with his military guards to appease the hearts and alleviate the adverse effects of the failure of the frontline war.

Of course, the biggest impact of this front-line defeat was Yuan Shu's prestige in controlling Yangzhou.

After all, this time, the entry of Chen State will lead to the establishment of a foothold as the main force advances northward to build a solid military center.

But now it ends with failure.

Since his son Yuan Yao led the army, he has always been victorious in battle, defeated in attack, and succeed in doing so!

However, the first battle led and planned by Yuan Shu himself made such a big mistake and was defeated by Cao's army.

People are more likely to be afraid of comparison.

This will undoubtedly make Yuan Shu's prestige be overtaken by Yuan Yao when he leads the stern and civilians.

But at this moment, Yuan Shu obviously had no time to think about this issue.

With Qiao Rui's letter of help, he had just arrived.

From the lines, Yuan Shu can truly understand the hardships of the war in the Chen State. I think Qiao Rui will not be able to hold on for a long time!

For a moment, Yuan Shu was not in a stable mood, so he prepared to organize the sergeants to rescue immediately.

At this moment, Zhang Xu, a staff member, spoke at the right time to dissuade him:

"Ming Gong, if you send troops this time, you should think twice before you can do it!"

After saying that, Zhang Rong couldn't help but show an extremely serious expression, and then solemnly said: "Ming Gong had fought with Cao Cao before to compete for Yanzhou, the core area of ​​the Central Plains, but the results were not ideal."

"I think Ming Gong should have some precautions against Cao Cao's deceit."

"This time, the main force was sent to continue to advance north to the State of Chen to provide assistance. Wang thought that he should not attack easily. As the saying goes, soldiers are important matters of the country. Now that our army is reluctant to be defeated by Cao's army, the troops can only be trapped in Chen County."

"It's not difficult to guess that the rest of the city of Chen may have been lost to the enemy."

"The enemy has taken the lead. If our army promotes troops in the warehouse, it may be in an unfavorable situation."

A few words were finished.

Zhang Xun's words dissuaded Yuan Shu's march plan to immediately move troops.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Shu's eyes suddenly widened, staring at Zhang Xu's body, which was like a bone, and slowly asked:

"Why don't you know how to act according to the plan of your son?"

"Zheng suggested that Ming Gong first temporarily extinguish the public and go north to rescue, and should immediately send a team of scouts deep into the territory of Chen to secretly investigate military information to inquire about the movements of Cao's army."

"The so-called "knowing yourself and your enemy" will never be defeated in a hundred battles. After you have mastered the enemy's battle report, you can use your troops!"

With Zhang Xun's suggestion, Yuan Shu pondered for a moment, but his expression still showed some worry, and he slowly said in a worried tone:

"But according to Qiao Rui's letter, his current situation is extremely critical. If he cannot provide timely assistance, perhaps Chen County will be defeated."

"At that time, I will personally plan to stab Chen, Liu Chong, Liu, and Isn't it a wedding dress for the Cao thief?"

When talking about Cao Cao, Yuan Shu couldn't help but suddenly feel anger on his face and his cheeks, and his expression was slightly distorted due to anger.

Obviously, his hatred for Cao Cao was unforgettable.

But this is not difficult to understand. Yuan Shu first raised the public with confidence and once guided the territory of Chenliu, and saw that the troops seemed to have the intention to sweep the states of the Central Plains.

But at the most critical moment, he was hit by Cao Cao's heavy hammer.

Battle of Kuangting.

Not only did Yuan Shu's ambition to dominate the Central Plains, he could only retreat to the defense line that relied on Runan and Huainan lines to focus on developing remote Yangzhou counties.

What a shame this is to the arrogant gentry children like Yuan Shu.

Zhang Xun, who was standing by, also knew a lot about this mentality.

But he also knew Yuan Shu's nature well, so he did not mention it.

Instead, he gave in and explained: "In fact, Ming Gong doesn't have to worry about this matter. With the initiative that Cao's army has now, if Cao Cao really takes Chen County, he will have the intention of occupying the entire Chen State."

"I'm afraid that it's already attacking the city gate day and night at this moment."

"but……"

Immediately afterwards, he changed his mind, but suddenly said: "But I thought that Cao Cao would not only not attack the city, but would also line up to wait for our main forces to gather in Chen State to seek a decisive battle."

“Why is this?”

After saying that, Yuan Shu couldn't help but look suspicious at this moment.

With his thinking, he couldn't keep up with Zhang Rong's pace after all.

Looking at his puzzled expression, Zhang Xun paused and said with a smile: "Ming Gong, if Xun was Cao Cao, from his perspective, I would spare no effort to adopt a strategy of siege and not attacking Chen County."

"Just because General Qiao's troops were defeated, they might have become frightened birds. Even if they were not eliminated, they would not be able to make too big waves under the siege of heavy troops."

"Then why not encircle Chen County without attacking, turn this place into bait, deliberately delaying the attack and attract our army's main force to advance northward to rescue. In this way, Cao Cao can set up a situation calmly and take advantage of the siege of the city to attack aid and dominate the battle situation."

"In this way, our army can only be tricked by it in the general situation."

After this, Zhang Xun stopped talking.

As far as he was concerned, he believed that Yuan Shu had understood the important news.

After saying that, Yuan Shu couldn't help but look solemn and bowed to thank him: "Thank you Zi Gang for his careful guidance, I suddenly realized."

"Next, according to your wishes, I will suspend the extinguishing of the troops first and send a large number of scouts to the State of Chen to inquire about the military newspaper, and I will make follow-up plans."

After a few words, Yuan Shu also made a decision.
Chapter completed!