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This is obviously impossible.

Zhang He and Gao Lan didn't have the courage to do so, and they wouldn't do it, otherwise they would be enemies of all Jizhou people.

Obviously, Tian Feng did this not for his own sake, but to ensure the absolute control of the Jizhou people over the army, just like what Shenpei did in Yanzhou.

Jizhou people gave him strong support and gradually tied his hands and feet.If Yuan Xi married the Guo family and became an heir in the future, the consequences would be even more serious.

He will become a puppet in the hands of Jizhou people.

Yuan Shao was anxious and angry, but he couldn't find a solution.

"Kong Zhang, since Yuan Long refuses to surrender, I can only..." Yuan Shao gritted his teeth, but couldn't say the last few words.

"My lord, Lin has a plan."

"Say it."

"Wang Lang was the prefect of Kuaiji, and was defeated by Sun Ce. He was so poor that he could not return. Sun Ce wanted to make Wang Lang a minister, but Wang Lang refused, and Sun Ce didn't kill him. He was only placed under house arrest in Kuaiji for several years, so that he could not communicate with the outside world."

Yuan Shao's eyes flickered, he stared at Chen Lin twice, weighed it again and again, and nodded.

Although it made him uncomfortable for Chen Lin to compare him with Sun Ce, this method was feasible.

Not to kill, not to let go, is the best choice at present.

When all Xuzhou is taken in the future, Chen Deng's anger will also disappear, and there may be a possibility of changing his mind.At that time, it is also a good choice to reappoint Chen Deng as the representative of Xuzhou to compete with the forces of Jizhou.

It is rare to see a high school student like Chen Deng who is capable of both literature and martial arts in the Central Plains.

Yuan Shao accepted Chen Lin's suggestion and asked Chen Lin to persuade Chen Deng.If Chen Deng wanted to die, there was nothing he could do.

Under Chen Lin's persuasion, Chen Deng also stepped back and started eating.

Yuan Shao heaved a sigh of relief, and called civil and military officials to discuss the plan for the examination and assignment.

Tian Feng objected.

Pengcheng has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times, and the city is strong and deep.Now Liu Bei is determined to stick to it again, and the possibility of forced landing has disappeared.Once the siege begins, it will inevitably take a long time, ranging from a few months to years.

Siege warfare requires a lot of manpower and material resources.Yanzhou has suffered wars in recent years, and the people's livelihood has been ruined. It cannot bear such a heavy responsibility, so it must transport some money and food from Jizhou to supplement it.Long-distance transportation consumes too much, which is definitely not the best policy.

What's more, Jizhou is facing the threat of Shangdang and Taiyuan, and Xun You may go south at any time, so he has to keep a certain amount of money and grain reserves.

Therefore, taking Xuzhou and supplying the besieging army with Xuzhou's money and food is the most reasonable choice.

Liu Bei was able to defend Pengcheng, but Mifang could not defend Tanxian County.After conquering Tanxian County, send a branch northward to attack Zang Ba and take Langya into his pocket. Qingzhou's money and food can also enter Xuzhou. Isn't this more cost-effective than transporting from Jizhou?

Tian Feng said a lot, but in the final analysis, there is only one meaning.

Jizhou can't afford all the consumption, so Xuzhou's money and food should be expropriated on the spot for military use.

His opinion naturally won the support of most of the generals.

Yuan Shao also accepted Tian Feng's opinion, and immediately replied to the review, asking him to build siege equipment and prepare for the siege while keeping Liu Bei at bay.After he takes Tan County, he will quickly return to the division and besiege Pengcheng together.

The reviewer received a reply and strongly opposed Tian Feng's opinion.He sent someone to see Yuan Shao again.

Most of Liu Bei's subordinates are newly recruited soldiers, and now they are attacking vigorously, and the possibility of winning is very high.If the fighter plane is delayed and Liu Bei has enough time to train new soldiers, it will be difficult to attack Pengcheng again.

Yuan Shao felt that what the two said was reasonable, so he hesitated.

Taking advantage of the advantage of being close to the water, Tian Feng repeatedly tried to persuade him.Yuan Shao pushed halfway and led his troops to surround Tan County.

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Facts once again proved Tian Feng's vision.

Although Tan County is the state government, Liu Bei has not regarded it as the focus of defense from the beginning.When Pei County fell unexpectedly, Xuzhou's gates were wide open, and people were in panic, Mi Fang was ordered to rush to Tan County to set up defenses, but she was still powerless in the end.

Facing the rapidly approaching Yuan Shao's army, Mi Fang wisely chose to give up and retreated to Qu County with some subordinates.

Wang Lang had no choice but to leave Tan County before Yuan Shao arrived and headed west.

Tan County surrendered without a fight, and Xuzhou was shaken.

Liu Bei, Xuzhou's shepherd, was trapped in Pengcheng, Wang Lang, who was the main battler, ran away, and Chen Deng's troops were wiped out by Zhang Ying and Gao Lan in the first battle. The people of Xuzhou saw the power of Yuan Shao's soldiers.Not everyone has the confidence of Chen Deng, most of them chose to surrender to Yuan Shao.

Tian Feng's strategic conception was successfully achieved, and then he assigned other troops to attack counties and counties, and the main force returned to Pengcheng.

So far, except for Zang Ba and others who are still struggling in Langya territory, only Pengcheng is left in Xuzhou.

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Liu Bei stood at the top of the city, looking at the gradually formed Yuan Jun's camp, feeling a little depressed.

He thought that the situation would be very difficult, but he didn't expect that the situation would be so difficult and that it would collapse so quickly.

In less than half a month, Xuzhou was lost, and he was trapped in an isolated city.

"Can we survive until the imperial court's reinforcements arrive?" Liu Bei patted the city wall and said softly.It seemed to be talking to himself, and it seemed to be asking Jian Yong and Sun Qian beside him.

"Yes." Jian Yong and Sun Qian said in unison.

Liu Bei was a little surprised, and turned to look at them. "How did you see that?"

"Just look at the morale of the soldiers." Jian Yong pointed at the soldiers who were training. "Soldiers are fine and food is sufficient, people's hearts are available, and it's not a problem to stick to it for a year. Even if the city can't send news, it's impossible for the imperial court not to hear the news of such a big war."

Sun Qian echoed: "However, the emperor is far away in Liangzhou. It takes time to exchange news, and even more time to mobilize the army. My lord still needs to be patient. I will be the bravest of the three armies, and the lord will sit in peace, so that the soldiers will not be in chaos."

"Yeah." Liu Bei nodded, and said with some regret: "If I knew this, I shouldn't have sent Chen Deng back to help Xiapi and sent Mifang to Tan County, but should have called them to Pengcheng. If Chen Deng and his [-] elite are here, so why be afraid of Yuan Shao attacking the city."

Jian Yong chuckled. "It's a blessing in disguise. If Zhang He and Gao Lan hadn't wiped out Chen Deng's troops, how could the soldiers have trained so hard? Whether it was Yuan Shao's instruction or not, he would not have escaped the notoriety of being a cannibal."

Liu Bei also frowned.

He didn't understand why Zhang Yun and Gao Lan did this.Even if there were many Wuhuan and Xianbei among the cavalry they led, it would be impossible for them to do such an absolute job without a clear order.

There are many descendants of the Chen clan under Chen Deng's command.The battle was ruined, Chen Deng probably hated Yuan Shao to the core.

However, as Jian Yong said, the ruthlessness of Zhang He and Gao Lan greatly stimulated the soldiers in the city and helped him to hold on.

The only question now is when the imperial reinforcements will arrive.

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Thousands of miles away in Jincheng, Liu Xie is also discussing the situation in Xuzhou.

After Yuan Shao crossed the river, he kept receiving news, but the lag was serious, usually about half a month late.Unimportant messages lag even more, and details are lost, making them less informative.

It is unrealistic to outline the battle situation in Xuzhou with a few words, and we can only do some analysis from a macro perspective.

Strictly speaking, although he gave Liu Bei a promise to restore his clan status if he defended Xuzhou, he didn't think Liu Bei could really defend Xuzhou and stop Yuan Shao from going south.

It's not that Liu Bei is incompetent-although Liu Bei's ability to use troops is indeed not very good-but the strength gap between the two sides is too great.Whether it is soft power such as family background and fame or hard power such as military strength and money, Yuan Shao is enough to crush Liu Bei.

Unless Liu Bei is also a traveler, and he is on the hook.

Compared with how Liu Bei can defend Xuzhou, Liu Xie thinks more about how the situation in Shandong will change after Liu Bei loses Xuzhou, and where Yuan Shao will attack next.

Liu Xie's judgment is Jiujiang.

Yuan Shu was a thorn in Yuan Shao's heart.If you don't pull it out, Yuan Shao will have trouble sleeping and eating.

Moreover, Yuan Shu's combat effectiveness is not as good as Liu Bei's, and he is likely to be flattened by Yuan Shao.

Next, it should be Cao Cao.

Liu Xie was very curious, how would Liu Biao choose between the imperial court and Yuan Shao?

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Zhou Zhong rushed to Xingzai and asked to see him immediately.

When he learned that Zhou Zhong was approaching, Liu Xie was somewhat surprised, but he didn't think deeply about it.After all, Zhou Zhong had nowhere to go, and since he didn't want to submit to Yuan Shao, it was reasonable to return to the court.

But when he saw Zhuge Liang, he was really taken aback, and his impression of Zhou Zhong changed a lot.

Although this old minister is a bit stubborn, he still has a discerning eye.

This can also be regarded as the ancestral skill of the Lujiang Zhou family.

Liu Xie chatted with Zhuge Liang for a few words, then worshiped Zhuge Liang as a doctor, stayed by his side, and gave advice on military affairs.This is a common practice for young people to become an official. Even if Zhuge Liang's personal dazzling aura is removed, Liu Xie will do so only on Zhou Zhong's recommendation.

The face of the old minister still has to be given.

Knowing that Yuan Shao had assembled a heavy army to attack Xuzhou, Zhuge Liang was a little impatient, so he took the opportunity of a discussion to speak up.

"Your Majesty, I take the liberty to say that Zang Ba cannot defend Langya."

"Why do you know that?" Liu Xie answered casually.

"Zang Ba and the others are bandits based on the mountain, and they are not good at defending the city. Besides, in order to survive, they often plunder, which will inevitably hurt innocent people. The people of Langya don't like them. When Yuan Shao arrives, there will be many responders. Zang Ba was troubled both at home and abroad, so he had to abandon the city and go up the mountain to hand over Langya."

Liu Xie agreed with Zhuge Liang's views, but did not completely agree.

He knew that Zang Ba couldn't defend Langya, but it was not so easy for Yuan Shao to drive Zang Ba to extinction.At best, Yuan Shao could only control Langya County in name, and in the end he had to either stay in the garrison, or induce Zang Ba to surrender on the condition that Langya be handed over to Zang Ba, so as to avoid a fire in the backyard.

No matter which result, to him, the difference is not big.

"In your opinion, is it good or bad for Langya to fall into Yuan Shao's hands?"

Zhuge Liang froze for a moment, then looked at Liu Xie in puzzlement.

Liu Xie smiled. "To be more precise, will the Langya people support Yuan Shao?"

Zhuge Liang was silent for a moment, then shook his head. "I thought that the people of Langya would not support Yuan Shao, but in the face of Yuan Shao's force, Langya had no other choice but bowed his head and became a minister. Not only Langya, but also the whole Xuzhou."

"Is that so?" Liu Xie was surprised. "I thought that at least the big clan in Xuzhou would support Yuan Shao."

"Your Majesty is talking about Yuan Shao five years ago, not Yuan Shao now." Zhuge Liang's voice suddenly became a little louder. "Since Cao Cao slaughtered Pengcheng, Xuzhou people have lost confidence in Yuan Shao. If it weren't for this, Chen Deng and Mi Zhu wouldn't have elected Liu Bei as the state shepherd and entered Xuzhou."

Liu Xie raised his head and saw the anger in Zhuge Liang's eyes, and couldn't help but feel a move in his heart.

Chapter 595

Historically, there has been much speculation as to why Zhuge Liang chose Liu Bei over Cao Cao or Sun Quan.

One of the sayings is that when Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou, he killed too much, even slaughtered the city, and Zhuge Liang's people were affected by it. Therefore, Zhuge Liang and Cao Cao were at odds, and would rather live in seclusion in Longzhong than serve Cao Cao.

But upon closer analysis, this is problematic.

Zhuge Liang was from Yangdu, Langya.Yangdu is in the hinterland of Langya. When Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou, he did not reach Yangdu.Zhuge Liang's younger brother, Zhuge Dan, later became a general of the Wei State. Not only did he have a mind for culture and martial arts, but he was also one of the famous scholars who talked about metaphysics. The rest of my life.

Therefore, personal grievances should not be the reason why Zhuge Liang disliked Cao Cao, at least not the main reason.

Now Zhuge Liang mentioned Yuan Shao, which inspired him a lot.

For a long time, Cao Cao was Yuan Shao's subordinate, even a thug.He fought in the Central Plains, essentially as Yuan Shao's other troops, not because he himself wanted to compete in the Central Plains.So Yuan Shao entrusted him with many things. When he was backstabbed by Lu Bu and Zhang Miao, Yuan Shao also sent general Zhu Ling to reinforce him.

Yuan Cao was originally one, so Cao Cao's massacre of Xuzhou was also counted on Yuan Shao's head.Tao Qian and Yuan Shao were at odds, and the two sides clashed many times.Yuan Shao wanted to use Cao Cao's hand to kill Tao Qian, the logic was smooth and there was nothing wrong with it.

Although that may not be the case.

As far as the current situation is concerned, people in Xuzhou don't have a good impression of Yuan Shao, at least they won't be like Liu Xie guessed, the big clan in Xuzhou will not take the initiative to welcome Yuan Shao into Xuzhou.

If this is the case, Liu Bei's chances of keeping Xuzhou will be a little higher, and the situation in Shandong may not develop as he expected.

"Have you been away from Langya for several years?" Liu Xie looked at Zhuge Liang.

"Although I have been away from my hometown for several years, I have a lot of communication with my hometown, and I am no stranger to the public opinion in Xuzhou. I have heard about Zang Hong's break with Yuan Shao because of the county general."

Liu Xie smiled.

Zhuge Liang specifically mentioned Zang Hong, naturally to support his conclusion, showing that Xuzhou people had a bad impression of Yuan Shao.

However, the entry of Zang Hong and Liu He will indeed have a certain impact on the people of Xuzhou, but it is hard to say how much the impact will be.

However, it is an indisputable fact that his judgment on the situation in Xuzhou needs to be adjusted.

Liu Xie ordered Zhuge Liang to be responsible for the news from Xuzhou, and ordered to increase the monitoring of the situation in Xuzhou, and sent orders to Dong Zhao, the prefect of Hanoi, and Cao Cao, the shepherd of Yanzhou, to strengthen information collection and report in time.

Zhou Zhong took advantage of the situation and proposed that the emperor should go back to Jiadong, or at least go to Guanzhong.

Jincheng is too far away, and the news lags behind seriously. Even if the supply of horses is sufficient, it is inevitable that there will be regrets that cannot be reached.

Liu Xie ignored him, but didn't say anything.

He didn't want to go to Guanzhong for the time being, but he couldn't speak clearly enough to reveal his true thoughts.If these old officials knew what he was thinking, nine out of ten he would go crazy, and he would also change from a holy son of heaven to an inhuman tyrant.

If the big clan in Shandong knew what he wanted to do, those people would probably support Yuan Shao without hesitation.

Some things, can be done, but can't be said.

Zhou Zhong spoke several times, but did not get a reply from Liu Xie. He was anxious and told Zhuge Liang in private to find an opportunity to ask the emperor what he meant.