Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

In the big tent, from Yuan Shao onwards, civil and military officials were separated, and military discipline was strict.

Wen appointed Tian Feng, Shen Pei, Xu You, Guo Tu, Feng Ji and others as his advisers;

In the military field, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Qu Yi, Gao Lan, Zhu Ling, Chunyu Qiong and others were the generals.

(PS: During this period, Tian Feng resigned and returned home, and Shen Pei was a county official of Wei County occupied by Yuan Shao, so these two people were already under Yuan Shao's command. Only Ju Shou, who was the deputy governor of the state, was still with Han Fu.)
Yuan Shao's eyes turned, and the invisible majesty he exuded made people almost subconsciously impressed, and he said.

"Yuan Gonglu was defeated in Jingzhou. Except for Nanyang County, all of Jingzhou will be taken by Liu Xuande. What do you think about this?"

Tian Feng, who was at the head of all the counselors, stepped out and spoke.

"The reputation of the emperor's uncle Liu Xuande's benevolence spreads throughout the world. He has many talented people under his command. There are national scholars and marquises in the civil field, and Zhao Guan and Zhang in the military field. Now that he has obtained Jingzhou, it is undoubtedly like adding wings to a tiger. He is eyeing the Central Plains as a covetous beast, and may even want to swallow up the Central Plains."

Immediately, Tian Feng changed his tone and said.

"It may be this person who will fight with you in the future to conquer the world. However, Uncle Liu has already won the battle, while you are still being controlled by Gongsun Zan. You should not only catch up with him, but also send an envoy to contact Yuan Gonglu to abandon the south and attack the north."

"Although Yuan Gonglu was badly defeated, the Yuan family has a deep foundation in Runan. It will only take one or two years for them to recover. We can let Yuan Gonglu use Nanyang as bait to pretend to station troops, but actually go all out to the north to Yanzhou to join the lord at the Yellow River."

"In this way, the two Yuans will meet, and the north and south of the Yellow River will be connected. They can work together to sweep Ji, You, and Bing. If they retreat, they can help Yuan Gonglu resist and contain Liu Xuande from continuing to grow."

"With the reputation of the Yuan family, we can form alliances and attack the north and defend the south. People like Gongsun Zan, Liu Bei, and Lu Bu are nothing more than minor threats. Within ten years, the world can be pacified."

After hearing this, Yuan Shao did not get furious as he had done in the past when he heard about the idea of ​​joining forces with Yuan Shu. Instead, he frowned and thought about the feasibility.

Jizhou and Yuzhou are actually separated only by Yanzhou and the Yellow River.

But just as Tian Feng finished speaking, Guo Tu stood up and refuted. "This strategy seems feasible, but in fact it is a castle in the air and must not be used."

"Why do you say that?" Tian Feng asked.

Guo Tu asked back, cupping his hands. "Not to mention that Yuan Gonglu is a man who doesn't care about the overall situation and may not be willing to join forces with the lord, and if the two Yuans join forces, who will be the leader?"

After a pause, Guo Tu drew a circle in front of him with his finger and said.

"Furthermore, we must know that Yanzhou is Lü Bu's route to the east. Once Yuan Gonglu moves north, he will be attacked by Lü Bu with all his strength. At that time, Yuan Gonglu will be attacked from all sides and his situation will be even more difficult."

After Shen Pei heard this, he spoke loudly.

"You have not understood Tian Yuanhao's intention. When Tian Yuanhao used Nanyang County as bait, he did not mean to simply station troops there. I am afraid he intended to let Yuan Gonglu give Nanyang County to Lu Bu."

"Qingzhou Cao Mengde is a man who is loyal to the lord. The lord can order Cao Cao to assist Yuan Shu in advancing north to Yanzhou. How dare Lu Bu move rashly? And you can also use Nanyang County to win over Lu Bu. Lu Bu will not refuse Nanyang."

"In this way, we can let Liu Xuande and Lu Bu fight in Nanyang, and let these two tigers fight and get hurt."

"And if you join forces with Yuan Gonglu and Cao Cao, you can conquer Ji, Yan, Yu and Qing in no time. Who can stand up to you? If you take your time, the world will be yours."

After hearing this, Guo Tu considered it for a while and felt a little unhappy, but he did not pick on some minor faults deliberately. Instead, he bowed and agreed and sat down.

However, Xu You also stood up and spoke.

"I know Cao Mengde best. He seems to be submissive to the lord, but he actually has hidden ambitions. He is taking the opportunity to gain power in Qingzhou. I'm afraid he has other plans."

Feng Ji said with a smile. "As long as the two Yuans meet and cross the Yellow River, no matter how many ideas Cao Cao has, he will know his own limits."

However, Xu You was not as optimistic as other counselors. Knowing the depth of the conflict between Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, he reminded his colleagues implicitly and said.

"But Yuan Gonglu has never been obedient to our lord. It may not be easy to persuade Yuan Gonglu to abandon Nanyang County and fight for Yanzhou to unite with our lord." However, instead of following Xu You's words to give Yuan Shao a way out, Tian Feng spoke bluntly.

"Whether this plan succeeds or fails depends entirely on your will. I hope you can put aside your personal differences and put the overall situation first, and try to persuade Yuan Gonglu."

It has to be said that all the counselors under Yuan Shao's command are resourceful.

In just a few words, they not only analyzed the current situation in the world clearly, but also easily discussed and came up with a general plan by checking and filling in each other's gaps.

However, Tian Feng's question brought the problem back to Yuan Shao.

However, Yuan Shao raised his hand and stroked his carefully groomed short beard, his eyes moved slightly, and said.

"Since it is beneficial to the overall situation, why should my likes and dislikes matter?"

"Besides, I know Yuan Gonglu very well. All he wants to see is that I bow my head slightly. If I can help him take Yanzhou, I am not afraid that he will not agree."

As soon as these words were spoken, all the counselors could not help but admire them.

Give up personal likes and dislikes and put the overall situation first.

This sounds simple, but there are very few people in the world who can do this.

What's more, the situation in Jizhou is not good.

Gongsun Zan led his army to advance step by step, and Yuan Shao had to withdraw troops to defend Jie Bridge with all his strength, resulting in a stalemate.

If he was not careful, Yuan Shao would lose everything.

But even in such a desperate situation, Yuan Shao remained unmoved and even had the energy to pay attention to the general situation in the world and make plans.

This calm and confident attitude also made the civil and military officials in the big tent admire his heroic spirit.

Immediately, Yuan Shao wrote a letter personally on the spot, and sent Chen Lin, a famous scholar who had some friendship with Yuan Shu, as an envoy. He also dispatched a team of personal guards to escort Chen Lin to Yuzhou that day, showing his decisiveness.

After personally sending Chen Lin on the mission, Yuan Shao once again discussed the dispute over Jie Bridge with his civil and military officials.

Now, Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan and Han Fu were facing each other across the Qing River, and the center of the stalemate was a boundary bridge that ran across the Qing River.

Neither Yuan Shao nor Gongsun Zan tacitly agreed to destroy this boundary bridge, and instead carried out attack and defense around the bridge.

Gongsun Zan did not destroy the boundary bridge because he was worried that Yuan Shao would retreat back into the city and hold his ground.

Yuan Shao did not destroy the Jie Bridge because he was afraid that Gongsun Zan would use the high mobility of his cavalry to disperse and loot and destroy everywhere.

After Yuan Shao and a group of civil and military officials carefully analyzed Gongsun Zan's latest movements, they spoke.

"Gongsun Bogui and I have been in a stalemate at Jie Bridge for half a year. How long do you think Gongsun Bogui can endure?"

"Either before the snow falls in winter, or in the early spring of next year."

As always, Tian Feng was the first to speak directly and give his own judgment.

Guo Tu retorted without hesitation.

"Yuan Hao's view is biased. Gongsun Bogui will definitely not fight a decisive battle with the lord before winter." (End of this chapter)