Yuan Shao successfully captured Jiyang, but Liu Xun was not captured by Yuan Shao. When the city was broken, Liu Xun led his troops to break through. Liu Xun disappeared in the chaos army, and maybe he was killed or killed, but there was no report afterwards, and perhaps he was killed by Yi Ren but he was not reported.

As Zhuge Jin expected, Jiyang's change of hands had little impact on the overall situation of Chenliu. Zhuge Jin originally planned to block Yuan Shao from Kaifeng and Chenliu, such as Changyuan, Jiyin, and even Sour Jujuana and Yongqiu, had long been scheduled to give up, but Liu Xun was a little unbearable. Jiyang didn't even block it for a day, and his face was a little ugly.

Even if Liu Xun is not killed, he will probably be punished when he goes back.

Yuan Shao beat Jiyang, killing two birds with one stone. He originally wanted to lure the Iron Army to launch an outing and destroy the Iron Army's mobile troops. Only by defeating the Iron Army's live power would Yan County and Baima be easier to take down.

However, the Tiejun is not a rookie who doesn't know anything. Naturally, he can see Yuan Shao's sinister intentions. Therefore, when Yuan Shao went south to attack Jiyang, the Tiejun stood by and had no intention of trying to rescue him. On the contrary, according to the information of Zhang He and Yiren, the Tiejun is stepping up the construction of defense facilities in Yan County and desperately repairing the defense facilities of Baima. Through the Yellow River channel, a large number of materials were purchased, preparing to engage in a long-term struggle with Yuan Shao in Baima City and Yan County.

Seeing that the Tie Army had made up his mind to be a turtle, Yuan Shao had to put the attack target in the direction of Chenliu in disappointment. However, he was not in a hurry to attack big cities like Chenliu and Kaifeng, but instead attacked in the direction of the sour jujube, clearing the periphery and preparing to siege Kaifeng.

Looking at the direction of Yingchuan, the war between Cao Cao and Liu Bei has been going on for more than half a year. Both sides are fighting in full swing. For the time being, each has gains and losses. Cao Cao barely has an advantage in the front battlefield, but on the second front, that is, the infiltration and harassment war between the two sides, Cao Cao was obviously at a disadvantage.

This is not only because the enemies involved in the harassment and restraint include fierce men like Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, but also because of the support of a large number of Yiren, which made Cao Cao, who lacked Yiren's support, feel very painful. In the direction of Chen County and Runan, Cao Cao could only shrink into the city and hold on to the south of Chenliu, and Chenliu was also quite passive. Although Xiahou Yuan restrained Zhang Fei, Yiren was extremely active, making Cao Cao's logistics line seem very unstable.

This is also an important reason why Xuchang is unable to take it down for a long time. Cao Cao always had to reserve materials for a period of time before he launched a large-scale attack, and at other times he was fighting on the periphery. Of course, Xuchang itself is also an important factor. Attacking a first-level city is not a simple task.

Liu Bei was barely satisfied with the current situation, but Pang Yuan in Xuchang City had another opinion. Cao Cao stared at Yingchuan because Yingchuan was important, but there was no need to surround Xuchang to fight the tough battle. He could also choose to attack Yingyang and Yangdi, and harass Liu Bei's logistics channel from the rear. Such efficiency is obviously more efficient and more flexible than surrounding Xuchang.

There must be a reason for Cao Cao's choice like this. As for the reason, everyone soon knew.

Gongsun Zan, who watched the fire from the other side, finally couldn't help it. In April of the 11th year of Guangxi, Gongsun Zan personally led the army, using Guan Jing and Dong Zhao as military advisors to lead Yan Gang and the Wangmen to a total of 100,000 troops. He led his army south to raid the Ye Wang.

Yewang City is now the territory of players. These guilds are far less powerful than the super-large guilds in the south. Yewang is a joint-stock city, including the army, and the situation is also in the coalition. Faced with the fierce Gongsun Zan, players are confused.

"Everyone, everyone. Stop arguing. After all, it's just a matter of harmony and war. If you can beat it, you can get greater benefits by fighting, but you can't beat it? Isn't it in vain to argue here now? How to fight here!"

"Then do you mean surrender?"

"This is a bit embarrassing. I dare not see anyone if I say it!"

"That's right, I don't dare to fight. What kind of game do you play? Just change your career and play your life profession!"

"To put it nicely, the question is that Gongsun Zan's army is coming in a vast army. Do we have the ability to defeat them? There are also those Bingzhou players supporting Gongsun Zan behind, and their combat power is very different. We have been arguing for a long time just now, but is there any good way to win? If so, there is no need to quarrel just now!"

"Well"

The noisy conference room gradually became quiet, and many things were like this. Once there were more people, there were more ideas. Often things would develop in an inexplicable direction, and even put the cart before the horse. Now, someone finally got to the point, and this group of guys who were fiercely arguing about the details or were off topic finally calmed down.

"Everyone, I still have the opinion just now. If we can't win, it's natural to choose to surrender. Some people just said that this is shameless, it's better to be a professional player in life? Bullshit, what I want to say is that if we are not a fighting guild, it may have occupied the Yewang and other cities for so long and gained so many benefits? But, you have to figure out what the goal and purpose of our battle are."

"What? Isn't it just to fight? Isn't it just to defeat the opponent and protect his own interests?"

"That's right, but what about the target? Our current strength can participate in the battle for hegemony? This is obviously a false proposition. Our current ability is to bully guilds worse than us, attack bandits, and occupy the city to gain benefits. Remember, the ultimate goal is to obtain benefits and strengthen ourselves! In this case, when facing an enemy that we cannot defeat, isn't it a correct choice to change the camp and save most of the interests on the premise of sacrificing part of the interests and protecting most of the interests from damage?"

"This is simply a quibble!"

"I think he said it right. Only by protecting interests and reducing losses can we gradually grow, perhaps grow into a super guild, and have the opportunity to become a contest for hegemony."

“It makes sense!”

"That's right, we have no reason to work hard for Liu Bei, and he has no benefits for us. He is just a short official position. We have to exchange taxes for it. What's wrong with changing the direction of tax payment? The key is that when we paid the tax, Liu Bei did not protect our interests!"

"Uh, this reason is very powerful and shameless!"

"hehe."

The players of the Wild King City chose to surrender realistically. Surrender can protect their interests in the city. Although they have to pay more taxes, it is better than being completely swept out after being broken.

Gongsun Zan easily defeated Ye Wang, which made Gongsun Zan feel very happy. Ye Wang was like blocking the gate of Shangdang County. He took the gate, and Hanoi County and even the Central Plains opened to Gongsun Zan.

"Lord, after the Ye Wang was brought down, our army should quickly take over Heyang and Huai County. With these two cities as outer fulcrums, we can stand firm in Henei County and further spy on Henan."

Guan Jing’s strategy is just the right one. In terms of strategy, the best one is often the best. The more you reach this level, the more you need to be steady and easy to do strategically, and risk-taking is putting the cart before the horse.

Gongsun Zan nodded while stroking the beard. As he grew older, Gongsun Zan became more and more calm and sophisticated. He did not rush to express his opinion. He glanced at the generals and Gongsun Zan stopped his eyes on Dong Zhao's face.

"Gongren, what advice do you have?"

"Lord, my subordinates think that what Shiqi said is very true. Now that Hanoi is empty, our army should take the opportunity to quickly take over Hanoi and set up defenses at various key points. Of course, there should be some emphasis here, and the focus should be on the east."

Guan Jing nodded: "That's right, since we promised Yuan Shao to attack the Iron Army, we should naturally express it. In fact, Huangfu Song in the west is not a problem, and Liu Bei in the south is too busy to take care of himself. Only the Iron Army is our current strong enemy."

Dong Zhao pulled the corner of his mouth, a trace of disdain flashed in his eyes. Gongsun Zan glanced at him and took Dong Zhao's expression into his eyes.

"Why does Shiqi think that the Iron Army is the current enemy of our army? In fact, the Iron Army is too busy to fight against Yuan Shao in Henan? It is not too late to take the initiative to start a war with me. I think they might come to make peace!"

Gongsun Zan tactfully questioned Guan Jing's statement. Guan Jing smiled indifferently and said slowly: "It is because the Iron Army was under heavy pressure from Yuan Shao in Henan that it is more likely to become a major problem for our army. Now that Yuan Shao is moving south heavily, only Zhang He is restraining it on the White Horse, but in fact there is no pressure at all. And when our army goes south at this time, even if we say we have no intention of destroying the Iron Army, will the Iron Army believe it? Therefore, will the Iron Army choose to concentrate its strength first and defeat our army first when there is no pressure in the south? The subordinates think this is very likely."

Gongsun Zan smiled slightly and said, "How do you think Gongren?"

"The subordinates thought this was the opposite, or we didn't have to guess what the Iron Army was going to do, but should guide the Iron Army."

Guan Jing's eyes stagnated and he glanced at Dong Zhao with a very unkind look. Dong Zhao nodded with a smile, with a very elegant demeanor, and Gongsun Zan smiled secretly.

"Gongren said it nicely. Is it really that easy to just manipulate the idea of ​​guiding the Iron Army? I know that Yuan Shao will sooner or later be our enemy, and this time will not be far away. If the Central Plains War ends successfully, Yuan Shao will definitely have the idea of ​​annexing Bingzhou. So if we can guide the Iron Army to fight with Yuan Shao for a strong battle, our army will benefit twice. However, neither Yuan Shao nor the Iron Army are fools. How could we be this fisherman? Gongren thought it was too simple!"

"Shi Qi has already thought of this, which shows that the idea is right. Not only can we not help Yuan Shao now, but we should help the Tiejun. Of course, this can only help secretly. While helping the Tiejun, we take Hanoi as a reward. Of course, this is just an idea. As for the Tiejun's idea, it is actually not difficult to guess. As long as we use this as a condition, the Tiejun will definitely understand that cooperating with us is much better than confrontation."

Guan Jing was stunned. Dong Zhao's words had a deep meaning! What did he ignore? (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!