I should marry the traitor

Chapter 266 Xu You Offers Suggestions
There are six counties in Yuzhou, namely Runan County, Yingchuan County, Peiguo County, Chenguo County, Liangguo County and Luguo County.

Among them, the Yuan family’s roots are in Runan County, while the Yingchuan families headed by the Xun and Zhong families live in Yingchuan County, while the Cao and Xiahou families are both from Peiguo County.

From here it is not difficult to see the uniqueness of Yuzhou. As the Central Plains since ancient times, Yuzhou is the place with the most concentrated Daqian families.

It is also because of this that the Yuan family can quickly exert its influence and smoothly transfer the entire Yuzhou to Yuan Mochu's hands.

But there is another problem here too - Cao Mengde is also from Yuzhou.

Although these Central Plains families quickly came to his side due to the influence of the Yuan family, Yuan Mochu had no doubt that once he failed, these people would throw themselves into Cao Mengde's arms without hesitation.

After all, they just need a powerful half-blood leader, and who that leader is is not really important.

So even though she had the upper hand, Yuan Mochu still didn't dare to relax at all, because she really couldn't afford to lose.

The azure sky was like a clean gem, clear and transparent, without a single cloud. The sun was hanging high in the sky, emitting warm light.

It was a nice day with clear sky and gentle breeze, but Yuan Mochu felt that the crown seemed a little heavy for no reason. Was it an illusion? Or was he too tired from preparing for the competition in recent days?

"My lord, you look worried? Is there something on your mind?" Shen Pei looked at the unconcealable worry on Yuan Mochu's face and spoke directly. It was obvious that Shen Pei did not know what euphemism meant.

"I was just wondering, how should we fight this battle?" Yuan Mochu put aside the inexplicable boredom and heaviness in his heart, and began to seriously ask about how to fight this battle.

Shen Pei was somewhat puzzled when she heard this:

"My Lord, why do you say that?"

"In terms of numbers, our army already has more than 80,000 soldiers. What is there to fear from Cao Mengde's army of only 30,000?"

"In terms of elite troops, most of us are veterans who have fought in the bloody battles in Jizhou, and they are all young and strong. How can the new troops that Cao Mengde hastily recruited compare?"

"As for food and fodder, our army has plenty of it."

"As for counselors and generals, Cao Mengde has only two or three cats around him, big and small, and he is not worthy of attention at all."

"Victory in this battle is a matter of course, what else is there to think about?"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Mochu shook his head and said:

"If it's just Cao Mengde, I'm not afraid of her. I have plenty of ways to deal with her."

"Once I catch this bitch alive, I will definitely ask her why she had to do this and disregard the years of friendship between us."

"It's just that what I'm worried about is not Cao Mengde, but the traitor in Luoyang."

As Yuan Mochu spoke, he looked into the distance with a sharp gaze, as if he wanted to stare that bitch Dong Bai to death.

Cao Mengde’s rapid rise is closely related to Dong Bai.

Although according to Yuan Mochu's understanding of Cao Mengde, she doesn't seem like the kind of person who is controlled by others, so she must not really be Dong Bai's lackey.

However, it is an indisputable fact that this bitch traitor is connected with Dong Bai, which makes it hard for Yuan Mochu not to feel resentment in his heart.

Yuan Mochu was worried that if he stayed entangled with Cao Mengde for too long, Dong Bai would take advantage of the situation.

In fact, Yuan Mochu's thinking was correct. Although the person who wanted to take advantage of her was not Dong Bai, but the dog emperor she had been thinking about day and night, there were indeed people who wanted to take advantage of the fight between her and Cao Mengde.

But this is an open conspiracy. Yuan Mochu must take action against Cao Mengde no matter what, so she is thinking about how to quickly take down Cao Mengde and avoid being taken advantage of by others.

Shen Pei fell into deep thought after hearing this. It was very simple to defeat Cao Mengde. In war, the key is to win by using the right tactics and the unexpected.

With a strong army and abundant food supplies, when facing an opponent much weaker than oneself, all one needs to do is to crush him with great momentum.

But it is difficult to win quickly.

Jingzhou has nine counties. Although Cao Mengde currently controls the four northern counties, Shen Pei does not think that Cao Mengde has no backup plan.

Jingzhou has dense water systems and a vast territory. Even if Yuan Shao were to push forward all the way, it would inevitably be time-consuming and laborious, and a quick victory would be simply impossible.

How to guard against Dong Bai in this situation is indeed a difficult problem to balance.

After all, Yuzhou has always been in the Central Plains, which means it has a flat terrain. The vast plains not only mean high-yield grain, but also mean that it is difficult to hinder the cavalry.

Once Yuan Mochu's main force attacks Jingzhou, if he fails to capture Jingzhou in a short period of time, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry will be able to easily cut off Yuan Mochu's retreat by marching straight in.

By then, there will be wolves in front and tigers behind, and it will be troublesome just thinking about it.

Shen Pei could understand Yuan Mochu's feelings, but she couldn't think of any good solution.

At this moment, a beautiful woman with a cone-shaped face suddenly stood up. Her sharp facial lines and high cheekbones made her face look even more harsh.

She stood up and said confidently: "My lord, I have a plan!"

Yuan Shao came to her senses upon hearing that, and saw that it was Xu You from the Xu family, a counselor whom Yuan Mochu didn't like very much.

Xu You's eyes are long and narrow, with slightly upturned corners, revealing a barely perceptible cunning and coldness. His thin lips have only a little blood color, giving people a rather arrogant feeling.

In terms of appearance, Xu You is quite pretty, but her face is very unpleasant, at least Yuan Shao doesn't like her.

What's more, this woman Xu You had had a lot of contact with Cao Mengde when she was young, which naturally made Yuan Mochu on guard.

But as the lord, even though Yuan Mochu disliked Xu You in his heart, he still pretended to be attentive on the surface: "Then I'll listen to your wise opinion."

Hearing this, Xu You said confidently:

"Cao Mengde only raised his army hastily. Even with Dong Bai's support, he still failed to achieve anything."

"Now, in order to guard against the lord, at least 20,000 of his 30,000 troops are stationed in Nanyang County."

"Cao Mengde stationed his troops in one place, so other places would be left unguarded."

"Besides, she hastily stationed troops, so she must not have prepared much food and fodder."

"We can divide our army into two groups and march straight in from Jiangxia to cut off their retreat and cut off their food supplies."

"With this strategy, we will surely be able to defeat Cao's army and capture Cao Mengde alive!"

Xu You's eyes were full of pride. As a good friend of Cao Mengde in the past, she knew Cao Mengde's character too well.

Cao Mengde is not a person who likes to be fully prepared. Now he hastily raised his troops and fought in a hurry, so his arrangements are bound to be wrong. Jiangxia will definitely be a breakthrough point.

If Yuan Mochu followed her advice, he would definitely be able to defeat Cao Mengde.

However, to Xu You's disappointment, Yuan Shao remained silent. After a moment's silence, he even looked at her with a somewhat dangerous look.

(End of this chapter)