Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

After waiting for a while, Yuan Shao resisted asking, "What does Meng De think of Zheng Nan's words?"

Cao Cao said in a low voice: "Actually, Cao thinks what Zhengnan and everyone said is reasonable."

Yuan Shao and everyone were stunned, they didn't expect Cao Cao to say that, it was too much to compare with mud.

However, Yuan Shao's self-cultivation is very good, he asked with a smile: "What's the meaning of this, Meng De shouldn't be joking."

Cao Cao smiled wryly, and asked sincerely: "Actually, whether Qingzhou will fight or not has little to do with the general situation. The key is that if there is a fight, there is a [-]% chance of winning."

Yuan Shao's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly realized that, indeed, how to lay out has both advantages and disadvantages, and the decisive factor is whether or not he can win.

At this time, Cao Cao said again: "In Cao's view, as long as there is a [-]% chance of winning, it is worth fighting with all your strength!"

Yuan Shao's expression was a little relaxed when he was called out by Cao Cao, but after hearing this sentence, the muscles on Yuan Shao's face almost cramped.

And the other counselors, whether they advocate sticking to Qingzhou or abandoning Qingzhou, have a bad face, because Cao Cao said that he should fight with [-]% certainty, which is simply a joke about Yuan Shao's military strength.

For a while, many people looked at Cao Cao rather unkindly.

Seeing this, Xu You hurriedly coughed dryly, and rescued Cao Cao: "Why is Meng De, who only has a [-]% chance of winning and wants to fight Li Yi?"

Cao Cao looked at everyone's reaction and sighed: "It's not easy to have four achievements now, and Li Yi occupies the entire Central Plains. Given time, our chances of winning will be even less."

Xu You wanted to ask again, but Yuan Shao interrupted him with a wave of his hand. He remained silent for a while with a stern face, and then asked Cao Cao: "Meng De thinks, if there is a war in Qingzhou, how many troops should be sent?"

"This"

Cao Cao thought for a while, but shook his head and said: "Cao doesn't know much about the situation on the front line, so I really dare not speak nonsense, but I definitely can't have less troops than Li Yi."

Hearing this, the determination in Yuan Shao's eyes was once again replaced by hesitation.

Regarding the number of Li Yi's soldiers and horses, Yuan Shao did not have accurate information, but Yuan Shao believed that if Yuan Tan retreated, Li Yi might only bring a small number of soldiers and horses to show his face in Qingzhou. Or if he goes to Qingzhou to increase troops, then the people Li Yi brings will not count. According to Yuan Shao's estimate, there will be at least 3 people. To [-], or even [-].

With the threat of Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shao could not mobilize so many soldiers. If he forced the conscription and could not make a quick decision, his family might be in chaos.

Everyone looked at Yuan Shao who was deep in thought and didn't speak. They had already talked about the various options, as well as the pros and cons. Now it's up to Yuan Shao to choose.

Yuan Shao frowned. He was not a decisive person, especially in the face of the current dilemma. After a while, Yuan Shao asked: "You say, if I keep Qingzhou's troops at two Wan, and show the enemy weak, how many people will Li Yi go north?"

Everyone showed surprise. They didn't expect Yuan Shao's brain circuit to be so strange, and he tried to use this method to reduce the number of Li Yi's troops.

But soon, the astonishment on everyone's faces was replaced by understanding, and some people even showed admiration on their faces.

Xu You said with a smile: "Li Yi spent a lot of food and grass from Yuzhou to Yanzhou and then to Xuzhou, especially Yanzhou was short of food, so if Li Yi went out and merged with Qingzhou, he could only transport food from Jingzhou or Xiapi. It can be said that the journey is far away, so Li Yi's use of troops this time should be to save as much as possible, and after repeated victories, it is easy to underestimate the enemy."

The judge who originally held objections looked at Feng Ji, and Feng Ji said: "If the lord intends to make Li Yi underestimate the enemy, and then go north with light troops, you can send envoys first, send generous gifts, and discuss with Li Yi about Qingzhou as the boundary. And promised that the garrison will not exceed ten thousand people, so I am not afraid that Li Yi will not underestimate the enemy!"

The corner of Yuan Shao's mouth couldn't help revealing a smile, he was a little complacent, these people were arguing endlessly, and the result was not as clever as his own plan.

However, not everyone was optimistic. Cao Cao, Tian Feng, and Jushou all frowned, as if trying to dissuade them.

Seeing that Yuan Shao was about to make a decision, Tian Feng finally couldn't help asking: "My lord, even though Li Yi's military strength is comparable to that of the eldest son, it is still difficult to win. Is it too risky to act like this?"

Yuan Shao glanced at Tian Feng, and was not angry because of Tian Feng's doubts, but after a little silence, he sighed: "If it is possible, I am not willing to do so, but if we win this way, we may only use the least price to keep it." Qingzhou, as for the loss, it can also minimize the loss."

Tian Feng cupped his hands and said nothing, he thought Yuan Shao was just "inventive", but he didn't expect Yuan Shao to still have this thought.

Then Ju Shou also asked: "The lord has good intentions, but if the battle goes wrong, what should the eldest son, General Yan Liang, and the tens of thousands of soldiers do?"

Yuan Shao didn't answer directly, but asked instead: "Do you think Li Yi dares to kill me now?"

Ju Shou shook his head lightly and said: "Although Li Yi and the lord are in a relationship, it's not time to see life and death, so Li Yi will not do everything, but it's not certain, Li Yi is a man. It’s really unusual, so it’s hard to judge it with common sense.”

Tian Feng nodded, agreeing with Jushou's opinion, but the rest of Xu You and others did not express their views, regardless of whether they were close to Yuan Tan or not.

At this time Cao Cao also wanted to speak. He felt that Yuan Shao's actions were inappropriate. He was willing to believe that anyone in the world underestimated the enemy, except Li Yi.

I think when the two of them had nothing to do with each other, Li Yi started to use Lu Bu's hand to target him. Now that I think about it, Cao Cao is sweating while scolding people. A man with a deep mind like Li Yi said that he would underestimate the enemy. of disbelief.

It's just that Cao Cao didn't speak in the end, because Li Yi was too powerful, he could see Yuan Shao's possible mistakes, but he couldn't correct Yuan Shao's mistakes, and knowing Yuan Shao's character, he chose to remain silent.

Seeing that everyone had no objections, Yuan Shao nodded in satisfaction, and then said, "Who do you think will be able to send Li Yi this time?"

Everyone looked at each other, and many people's eyes subconsciously fell on Xu You. Xu You's face flushed suddenly, obviously remembering Li Yi's humiliation of him.

Yuan Shao was still very kind, seeing that Xu You couldn't hold back, he said directly: "Since you have no candidates, let Gongze go again, he is also familiar with Li Yi."

Naturally, everyone has no objection to this, Li Yi is not a good job to be an official.

Yuan Shao said again: "Although it is not easy to send more troops to Qingzhou, Yuan Tan and Yan Liang are more than strong against Li Yi, but their strategy is not enough. I wonder who of you would like to go to Qingzhou to help?"

Everyone was still thinking, but Xu You had already got up without hesitation and said, "My lord, please order me. If you can't defeat Li Yi this time, I will come to see you!"

Many people present shook their heads secretly. If Xu You were more patient, Yuan Shao might agree, but he was so impatient and desperate, how could Yuan Shao dare to use him?

Sure enough, Yuan Shao smiled and said to Xu You: "Ziyuan's courage is commendable, but Yecheng still has important responsibilities, and Ziyuan may not be able to leave."

"My subordinates know."

Xu You had no choice but to sit down. He wanted to kill Li Yi and was almost stunned, but Yuan Shao refused, and he couldn't help it.

Yuan Shao continued to look at the others, but no one said a word, and so did Xin Ping, who Bao Bao had been fighting for.

Yuan Shao felt unhappy, and was about to speak again, when Tian Feng came out and said: "My lord, I am not talented, I would like to go to Qingzhou to help!"

Seeing Tian Feng standing up, Yuan Shao suddenly smiled. Although he has many advisers, Tian Feng and Jushou are the ones who make him feel at ease the most.

"it is good!"

Yuan Shao was very straightforward, poured a glass of wine directly, sent it forward, and said: "The war in Qingzhou depends on the master!"

Tian Feng took the wine glass and drank it down. It's just that the usual nectar tasted extra spicy today, because Tian Feng didn't want to go to Qingzhou, and he didn't even support Yuan Shao's decision. However, Yuan Shao's choice was also a helpless move. In order to help Yuan Shao win as much as possible, he had no choice but to take the risk.

The matter was basically settled here, Yuan Shao shared some details with everyone, and planned to relax with singing, dancing, drinking and feasting, but at this moment, a personal guard hurried in and bowed to Yuan Shao: "East County's urgent military situation!"

Yuan Shao raised his eyebrows, and immediately thought of something, his face suddenly turned pale.

Tian Feng stepped forward directly to take the letter from the guard, opened it briefly, and breathed a sigh of relief. The worst did not happen, but it was not optimistic.

Tian Feng handed the letter to Yuan Shao, after Yuan Shao read it, his face softened a little, but his anger remained undiminished, he let out a cold snort, and left the letter on the ground.

Everyone looked at each other, and the judge asked Tian Feng cautiously: "What happened in Dongjun."

Tian Feng glanced at Yuan Shao, and then sighed: "Li Yi is tax-free in Yanzhou, and he publicized it so much that the people in Dongjun in Hebei also knew about it, so they gathered in the government office to ask about it. It's not difficult at all. To do it, as long as all the counties have a unified statement and say that there is no such thing, it’s fine, but I didn’t expect that in order to appease the people, Zang Hong actually promised the people in Dongwuyang that they would be exempted from taxes this year!”

The judge was stunned, and blurted out: "How could he act like this!"

Tian Feng's face sank like water, and he continued: "After hearing about it, the people of Kaiyang thought that the local county magistrate was greedy for ink and didn't give them a way to survive, so they surrounded the county government. Now, there has been a civil uprising, and there are no less than [-] people in chaos."