It is already March, and the ice and snow in Youzhou are still not gone in early spring. Standing on the tower, you can see that the mountains outside the city are still covered with white snow caps. The peaks in the city are still mottled, but small green buds have emerged one after another, and the plum blossom trees on the mountain are pink and white and light red, decorating the Miyun City with its special charm.

Fang Zhiwen was holding Tai Shi Zhaorong with a big belly. In fact, Tai Shi Zhaorong was in good health, but being carefully supported by her husband, this feeling was also very good.

"Husband, spring is here!" Taishi Zhaorong said, looking at the blooming plum blossoms in the yard.

"Isn't it? Spring is here. You two are too slow. Come and have breakfast!" Zhen Jiang heard the voice outside in the room, and laughed and continued loudly. Taishi Zhaorong responded sweetly, speeding up a little.

"Dad, aunt, come!"

"Come on, son!"

The family of five sits around and eats happily. However, there is always a shortage of people who are in disgrace.

"Brother, I'm back, so hungry..."

Xiangxiang is not alone, but a group of people, Tian Zhi, Zhao Xian and Li Xueyin, who are all buying for free.

After putting down the bowl, Guo Jia and Tian Feng also came.

"The lord is so leisurely, but I have brought a little news." Tian Feng said with a smile, and saw Tian Zhi, who was holding Fang Yi and disappeared behind the screen in the corner of his eyes.

Fang Zhiwen sighed helplessly and asked Xiaoning to help Taishi Zhaorong behind. Pregnant women should not listen to these intrigues.

Zhen Jiang poured hot tea for Guo Jia and Tian Feng, looked back and glanced at the screen behind him, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

"Tell me, what is bad news? Could it be that Hefei City was broken? Or was Cao Cao accidentally killed by Zilong?"

"Haha, the lord is good at joking, but Hefei was not defeated by Sun Jian, and Cao Cao was still alive."

Guo Jia took a sip of tea and regretfully told Fang Zhiwen that his guesses were not reliable.

"So what happened that made the two come to report to me early in the morning? It must be not a small matter, right?"

Tian Feng and Guo Jia exchanged a look, and Tian Feng slowly spoke: "Yuan Shu led his army south to attack Qiao County, Lu Bu made peace with Liu Dai, and the iron army had withdrawn from Dongjun. Lu Bu also withdrew from Liang State. Yuan Shao's high-ranking officials were attacking Pei State, and Cao Cao's army was still trapped in the south, but Qiao County's hometown was already in danger."

Fang Zhiwen nodded faintly. This situation should be said to be expected. However, the time of occurrence is very delicate. As the spring farming is about to begin, these guys suddenly launched an offensive. Don’t you want to farm well?

Of course, it's just a game world, so it won't be used to fight a war, resulting in the desolation of the fields. In fact, the army in the game is all professional army. Except for militias, the attacking party has little impact on farming, and the premise is that it cannot be excessively recruited.

The attacked party will be in trouble. Not only will it recruit militias to delay spring plowing, but it is also unable to leave the city to farm due to war. Or the crops that have been cultivated and planted are destroyed, and the cultivation of grain will be devastating.

Therefore, Yuan Shu chose this time to attack Qiao County, and Zhao Yun and Zhang Zhiyuan have been entangling Cao Cao in Lu'an for this purpose. Only by destroying Cao Cao's spring farming can he essentially consume Cao Cao's strength, thereby offsetting the support Cao Cao got from the alien forces.

Of course, Yuan Shu sincerely wanted to tear a piece of meat from Cao Cao, while Zhao Yun and Zhang Zhiyuan just wanted to weaken Cao Cao properly. As for Sun Jian, it is difficult to get rid of the tiger and is powerless. Xiahou Dun's steadyness and the advantages he gained at the beginning have completely blocked Sun Jian's path forward.

"We're finally here, it's really not good news. For Sun Jian, haha."

Guo Jia smiled and took a sip of tea, smacked his lips, but the tea was still not as fascinating as it was.

"Yuan Hao, let Zilong prepare to withdraw his troops."

"promise!"

"Fengxiao, your old friend's calculations are accurate this time."

"Haha, although Zhicai is not very good at military strategy, even his subordinates have to admire his overall situation, so he uses his subordinates to convey messages to the adults."

"The lord's intention is so obvious, and Zhang Zhiyuan's behavior has long revealed his purpose. If Xi Zhicai can't see it, then it would be unqualified!"

Tian Feng said with a smile, Guo Jia raised his lips slightly and was silent without any objection. In fact, from Cao Cao's layout, we can see that Cao Cao had understood the intention of the three families to attack Huainan this time, so Cao Cao would have such a arrangement. Tian Feng's words were actually teasing Xi Zhicai, because Xi Zhicai was disconfidant by sending a message to Fang Zhiwen through Guo Jia. If Xi Zhicai firmly believed in his judgment, there was no need to try Fang Zhiwen's true thoughts in one go.

Guo Jia also understands this very well, but Guo Jia understands more clearly that the root cause of Xi Zhicai's lack of confidence is that it comes from his current status. His anxiety about his status has led to the sway of his mind.

Fang Zhiwen curled his lips and said, "No matter whether he should have seen it or not, since Cao Cao had known our intentions for a long time, he must have made some necessary preparations in private. Now he can let him out to teach the Yuan brothers a lesson. Sun Jian should also go home to see what Jiangdong is like. I guess he can calm down this time in the turn of spring and summer!"

Guo Jia nodded: "I think there will be no major changes before the summer harvest. If there is any change, it will definitely happen before and after the summer harvest. The most likely problem is Han Fu's side, and Cao Cao. There may be some alliances within Jiangdong, and some farces of separation and reunion. There should be no way to avoid them in those places."

"When Fengxiao said so much, Han Fu endured it for a long time and should have some action. Now Yuan Shao's focus is in the Central Plains, and his pace seems a bit too big. If Han Fu did not take this opportunity to take over Dongjun, it would be a mistake. As for Cao Cao, if he wanted to survive the fall of summer grain and wait until the autumn harvest, he could send troops to eat the enemy after the summer harvest. The biggest possibility was to attack Tao Qian. The other way was to make trouble from the internal aristocratic races, but he didn't know which way he would choose."

Fang Zhiwen smiled: "He chooses any one. Since he has no objection to the general direction, then send the order. In addition, Zilong's troops and Yuwen Boyan's troops will adjust defense, so the main general will not be replaced. Yuwen Boyan's troops have all been replaced with butterfly wing crossbows, right?"

"Yes, all the equipment has been replaced. The heavy crossbow cavalry is equipped with one bow and one crossbow, short sword, arrow, and leather armor."

"Very good. Zilong's light cavalry has no effect in Jingxiang at all. This actual combat has also confirmed this point. In addition, the defense methods of heavy infantry are also important. We must pay attention to these."

"Don't worry, lord, we have added the already formed regulations to the training, and new tactics are also being studied."

"Haha, having two people here is worry-free. No matter what the princes in the south want, we only need to work hard to develop and improve ourselves so that we can adapt and influence the situation at any time."

"What the lord said is very true, and there is another thing that needs to be decided by the lord."

"Oh, Yuan Hao, please say."

"Recently, a group of strange lords in Miyun's jurisdiction have made requests, hoping to appropriately relax the amount of troops and the conditions for combat. Is it feasible?"

Fang Zhiwen pondered for a moment, turned to Guo Jia and said, "What do Fengxiao think?"

"If it is based on the subordinate's intention, the lord of the Yi Ren should be loosened. According to our intelligence, the relationship between the Yi Ren lord and the Yi Ren lord is weakening. The average number of troops retained by the Yi Ren lord in Miyun is declining. Obviously, their military focus is moving south. At this time, the loosening of the Yi Ren lord can create opposition and competition between the two. On the one hand, the local Yi Ren war can promote the prosperity of business, and at the same time, it can also bring greater attraction to the Yi Ren lord to attract them to invest capital in the local area."

Fang Zhiwen nodded and turned to Zhen Jiang who had been listening to their conversation quietly: "What do you think, Madam?"

"I also agree with Fengxiao. The Yiren Lord and the Guild should be treated differently. It is very difficult for the Yiren Lord to grow into a Guild, so you cannot give up because of the choke. Moreover, the battle between the Yiren Lord will bring prosperity to business. This is undoubtedly the only thing you need to worry about is whether the war will lose control, such as the situation of vertical and horizontal connections."

"I understand, I don't rush to decide this matter. It is difficult to easily take back a policy out of the situation. The impact of the policy cannot be only on the military side, but also on the impact of all aspects. Moreover, we cannot only look at the current impact and ignore the long-term impact. I plan to submit this matter to the government meeting. Before that, the General Staff will try to solicit opinions from all parties, including indigenous people and aliens."

Tian Feng and Guo Jia looked at each other and saw the solemnity in each other's eyes.

"promise!"

"In addition, Yue Xi's troops were upgraded to a legion, and the troops were temporarily allocated by Zhizhong. Yue Xi's original Zilong's troops were replaced by Fengning. The vacancies were unified by the General Staff. After the troops were formed, they were temporarily unified by Yuanzhi. His defense direction was Xuzhou, and the garrison was temporarily set to Qingdao."

"Lord or do you think Cao Cao will choose Xuzhou?"

"No matter whether Cao Cao will attack Xuzhou or not, we should be prepared for Xuzhou, because now, whether it is Yuan Shao, Cao Cao or Sun Jian, as long as the internal stability is stable, they will inevitably seek to expand outside to strengthen their own strength. Xuzhou, the East County, Jibei, Jiyin and other aspects of Yanzhou will become everyone's goals. Xuzhou's ownership is very important and can even determine the trend of the entire Central Plains in the future. So, I mean that Xuzhou's long-term neutral outsider is beneficial."

"Let Wenju form an alliance with Tao Qian?" Guo Jia thought for a while and said.

Fang Zhiwen's eyes turned to Tian Feng, who frowned slightly and thought for a while, and nodded in agreement.

"Isn't the lord forming the Yuexi Legion just for Xuzhou? Fengxiao is afraid that he doesn't want to stay in Miyun, right?"

Fang Zhiwen and Guo Jia looked at each other and laughed at the same time.
Chapter completed!