A fine spring rain kicked off the prelude to spring plowing. Yuan Shao's army chose to take action at this time, which made people feel a little surprised, but when they thought about it carefully, they were expected, and even made people feel that Yuan Shao's movements were a bit too slow.

Rencheng, western Shanyang, and Yingcheng in the eastern Dongjun. These places have actually been in a vacuum of power. There are almost no decent troops in the northern part of Jiyin around the New Year. Only the Iron Army and Zhuge Jin's troops were wandering and evacuating the remaining few people. Most of the people had already fled in all directions, some went south and some advanced westward, and the rest of the people who refused to leave were forcibly kidnapped by the Iron Army and the aliens.

Therefore, in the eastern part of Jiyin, Shanyang and Rencheng areas, it has long been a blank area. Yuan Shao has such a good opportunity to not take action, which may even make people feel that Yuan Shao is a little too ‘gentleman’.

Yuan Shao's army suddenly went out. Apart from destroying a lot of wild monsters on the way, there was basically no battle. He easily occupied Yingcheng, while the high-ranking officials occupied Fangping, Pan Feng went forward to Changyi, Zhang He passed through Juye, and garrisoned the Cheng clan. In a few days, Yuan Shao swallowed the two counties of Rencheng and Shanyang in one go.

The north faces Puyang of the Iron Army, and the central part is less than two hundred miles away from Dingtao. The south is relatively stable, and is cautious about Cao Cao in the south. Judging from the strategic situation, the smell of Yuan Shao's westward advance is already very obvious.

Cao Cao also acted at the right time and directly appointed Zhang He as the prefect of Jiyin, which meant that Yuan Shao and Liu Bei competed for Dingtao.

In fact, Dingtao City is now in the hands of the Iron Army, and the Iron Army is not arrogant enough to think that it can defend Dingtao, so Dingtao is basically an unguarded city. The Iron Army is just obliged to maintain order and prevent chaos in the city. There are basically only players of life in Dingtao City. I heard that Yuan Shao’s army is coming. It doesn’t matter these people. Anyway, Yuan Shao cannot confiscate the industries of these people. Hence, he continues to do whatever he should do, as long as there is no chaos in the city.

After receiving Cao Cao's appointment, Yuan Shao was naturally very happy and immediately ordered Zhang He to march into Dingtao, while he led his army to Juyang.

Yuan Shao easily took down a large area of ​​territory. He was satisfied and had a little peace of mind. Cao Cao waited happily for a few days and found that Yuan Shao was stuck in Juyang and Dingtao again. He was really angry and funny. Is this guy a donkey? He refused to move without a single shot. Now Liu Bei's main force is involved in Yingchuan. This is a great opportunity to go west to Chenliu and Dongjun. Yuan Shao had no ambitions.

Yuan Shao did not move and did not fight with the iron army. Gongsun Zan in the north did not dare to move, Gongsun Zan did not dare to move, and Huangfu Song did not dare to move. As for Sima Fang, that guy was like an old fox and would not be fooled easily. Sima Fang would definitely not move Liu Bei, and would even help Liu Bei behind the scenes. Maybe he might take the opportunity to subdue Huangfu Song.

Cao Cao was anxious and wrote a letter to Cheng Yu to find a way to see if he could make Yuan Shao move. The solution Cheng Yu could think of was the greedy aristocratic tribes around Yuan Shao.

Cheng Yu sent someone to secretly meet Guo Tu and others. According to these people, Guo Tu accepted the generous gift openly and patted his chest to promise to get something done.

In fact, Guo Tu is not stupid either. These people claim to be the old Chenliu clan. I hope Yuan Shao can attack Chenliu as soon as possible and rescue them and the dire straits. Guo Tu understands that the one who is most looking forward to Yuan Shao's advance westward is either Cao Cao or Gongsun Zan, and it is definitely not the bullshit Chenliu clan. The reason why Guo Tu dared to accept this generous gift was entirely because the people around Yuan Shao are now divided into two camps, and the person who actively advocates continuing to advance westward is Xu You. With this guy taking the lead, with Guo Tu and others helping, I believe that he can tell Yuan Shao.

Dingtao City is a giant city. It is a strange thing to be able to take down such a giant city without bloodshed. What's even more strange is that Dingtao changed hands three times, but the city was clean and not robbed at all. Except for the fewer people, stray dogs and rats everywhere were a bit annoying. Yuan Shao thought this city was pretty good. What's even better is that there was a palace here. Yuan Shao lives in the palace now. The appearance of this palace and the ease of getting Dingtao made Yuan Shao, who was a little superstitious, have some strange ideas. He will involuntarily think of the imperial seal carved from the Heshi Bi these two days. Is all this the arrangement of God?

Although some of the ministers were muttering to the hearts of the palace, they did not dare to publicly object. This was the old palace, after all, not the palace.

Xu You looked at the somewhat shabby palace and was quite disdainful. This palace was naturally incomparable to the original Luoyang and the current Changan palace. Looking at Yuan Shao who was happy on the dragon throne, Xu You felt that he was inhuman. As he grew older, Yuan Shao's motivation became less and less, and he often showed this kind of mentality of being at ease, which made people feel a little bit unstoppable.

"Everyone, if you have something to report...if you have something to say, if you have something to say, if you have nothing to do, you will be disbanded. Ziyuan, Yuantu, Zhengnan, Gongjie (Wang Kuang) left a discussion."

"Lord, I have something to do with my subordinates."

"Public? What's your business?"

"Lord, I want to ask my lord, are we not fighting for the time being, we should focus on rest and recuperation, especially those newly acquired territories, should we also manage them carefully?"

"This...isn't this just about to discuss it!"

"Oh, I thought the lord was going to end here. Now, from Lu County to Dingtao, there are more than 600 miles, and there are abandoned fields along the way, and there are not one person. If there is no rectification, our army's logistics will be particularly worrying. If the enemy counterattacks, if our army and others are rootless trees, it will be difficult to stalemate!"

"Hmph, even Gongze can understand something, but Benchu ​​can't understand it? Or he doesn't want to understand it!"

Xu You made a sarcastic sentence, which made Yuan Shao's face turn red and white.

"Ziyuan is careful! This official is not that he cannot understand, but that he needs to listen to opinions from all parties, and needs to weigh more and not act arbitrarily!"

"It's the tremendous, it's the tremendous, so I've already thought about it? Should I continue to be Taotaoran in Dingtao City, or lead my army out of the city to attack the innocent Juju, Jiyang, and take back the abducted people?"

"this....."

"Lord, Duke Ze and Ziyuan are right. Without the support of the people, the acquisition of this large area of ​​land would be equivalent to not. Although we stabilized Mount Tai, Lujun and Jibei began to transfer refugees to enrich themselves, the population has not yet recovered. There are so many territories now, and there is no population that cannot be done. Whether we continue to attack or stabilize the current situation, population is undoubtedly a big problem."

Shen Pei's statement is quite tactful, but Yuan Shao still understands the meaning. Shen Pei also advocates taking the initiative to attack and rob population is an argument. The ultimate goal is the entire Sili. Judging from the strategic situation, Liu Bei is now firmly stuck in Yingchuan. If he attacks fiercely at this time, he might be able to take Luoyang and Henan in one fell swoop.

But there is no risk here. Once Yuan Shao's army goes deep into Sili, Yuan Shao has to worry that his back and forth will be threatened by Cao Cao. Also, will Liu Bei give up Yingchuan to defend Sili to the death? At that time, wouldn't he make a wedding dress for Cao Cao in vain?

"Benchu, I know what you are worried about?"

"Oh, then what do you think I am worried about?"

"It's nothing else. What I was worried about was that I had made a wedding dress for Cao Cao!"

"Well....."

"You don't have to worry about this at first. If Liu Bei withdraws his troops to defend Sili, we will stop at Chenliu. If Liu Bei gives up Sili, we can just grab the population. We don't have to occupy Sili, in case the front line is too long. Cao Cao's goal is actually Yingchuan. After taking Yingchuan, Cao Cao can turn around and take Runan down and then attack Tongbai Mountain. At least he will have to occupy Tongbai Mountain with Liu Bei, thereby completely eliminating the uncertainty factors on the western front. As for Sili and Yanzhou, that is the next step. What will happen in the future depends on the struggle between the three parties."

"But once we start a war with Liu Bei, how can we stop easily?"

"Why can't we make peace with Cao Cao, why can't we make peace with Liu Bei anymore? This kind of thing depends on the strategic situation at that time and has nothing to do with other things."

Yuan Shao raised his eyebrows, and Shen Pei also said, "Lord, the initiative in the war can be controlled by us. We can completely control who to fight and how much we fight. Now we will miss a great opportunity if we don't take advantage of the stalemate of Cao Cao and Liu Bei!"

"But... the Iron Army has strong combat power, and they are Yiren, so they may call on more Yiren to fight against our army."

"Lord, don't worry about this." Guo Tu said confidently: "Lord has some misunderstandings about Yiren. In fact, compared to the Iron Army, Yiren is more willing to believe us. Yiren is unrighteous, but they will choose to believe us who uphold morality. In addition, the Iron Army's strength is not as strong as they show. According to the subordinates, the Iron Army has only two soldiers with a total of 40,000 war-capable warriors. These heavy infantry have war horses, which were established imitating the heavy armored dragon cavalry of the former Youzhou. The speed and field capabilities are definitely not comparable to the light cavalry of our army. The Iron Army has five cities and two troops who can only fight. How to defend?"

"That's true. As long as we restrain and keep an eye on the main force of the Iron Army, we can easily pull out the Iron Army, swallow Dongjun, and then turn back to deal with Chenliu. At the same time, we can ask Gongsun Zan to go south to Hedong in time to cooperate."

"I think this strategy is feasible!"

"Address!"

Yuan Shao glanced at the ministers and agreed to them, frowned and pondered for a while, finally gritted his teeth, thrust his waist and said in a deep voice: "Since that's the case, then start a war, take Puyang and even take Dongjun all!"

"Lord is wise!" Guo Tu flattered Yuan Shao, but he was happy to think about the reward of his partner who had not received it. I don't know if it was Cao Cao or Gongsun Zan's work, it was really generous!

Xu You had a hint of pride on his face, but he still noticed the sudden turn of Guo Tu and others, and couldn't help but look at Guo Tu and others suspiciously. (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, the novel is better and faster!
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