Reborn in the Three Kingdoms, I stole Liu Bei's uncle

Runan, Pingyu.

Guo Jia frowned slightly as he looked at the battle report coming from here.

Since the occupation of Yuzhou, the bandit problem has not only not stopped, but has become more and more serious.

On the other hand, Yuan Shu was unwilling to accept Yuzhou's defeat, and took advantage of Liu Yu's trip east to Xuzhou and the constant banditry in Yuzhou.

He sent out two armies, one from Nanyang and the other from Jiujiang.

Although the attack progress of the two armies was slow, they still occupied several cities in Runan County.

If the war in Runan was a minor problem, then with the unstable situation in Runan, the pro-Yuan forces in the entire Yuzhou were ready to move, which was the real threat to Yuzhou.

If the situation in Runan cannot be quickly pacified, it won't be long before the entire Yuzhou falls to the Yuan family again.

The Yuan family has a profound foundation, with three officials in four generations, and half of the officials in the world come from this family. This statement is by no means an exaggeration.

At this time, Guo Jia had already deeply felt the meaning of this sentence. He looked at the pot of wine in front of him, but he had no interest in drinking it.

The situation in Runan was getting worse and worse, and the Yuan family was more or less involved in it. Facing such a behemoth as the Yuan family, Guo Jia also felt a little helpless.

"Has Zhang Youwei sent any news?"

Guo Jia's voice rang out in the darkness, sounding particularly loud in the silent night sky.

"General Zhang has stopped the enemy in Shenyang. There is no latest news yet."

"How's Mengqi doing?"

"General Ma has led 20,000 men to rush to support Ruyin, and will arrive at noon tomorrow at the earliest."

Guo Jia paced back and forth in the room.

Both sides are facing considerable pressure. As the territory increases, the generals are gradually stretched to their limits.

When Liu Yu took away the three generals of Yuzhou, the only generals in Yuzhou who could lead troops alone were Ma Chao, Zhang Xiu and Gao Shun.

As soon as the chaos broke out in Runan, Guo Jia responded quickly. Gao Shun had strict military discipline and would not harm anyone, so it was the most appropriate choice to ask him to quell the banditry.

Ma Chao was brave in battle and good at leading light cavalry on long-distance raids, so Guo Jia asked him to rescue Ruyin.

Compared with these two, Zhang Xiu was better at defense, so Guo Jia asked him to defend Shenyang.

Guo Jia's strategy soon showed results. With Gao Shun's kindness and force, the banditry around Pingyu was quickly eliminated.

Although bandits are still rampant in Runan County, at least Pingyu is safe for now.

Guo Jia still remembered that Yuan Shu's army suddenly launched an attack and directly captured several cities in Runan. If he had not reacted quickly enough, the entire Runan would probably have been captured by Yuan Shu.

Yuan's army was in high spirits, and was like two completely different armies from before. They cooperated well with each other, had unique tactics, and won many battles.

If he had not received reliable intelligence, Guo Jia would even have suspected whether other forces had joined Yuan Shu's army.

According to the time when Guo Jia sent the envelope, Liu Yu will receive the news today.

According to the time it takes for Xuzhou to return to Pingyu, it will take at least five days, so within these five days, Guo Jia will try his best to prevent the situation in Yuzhou from getting worse.

Thinking about the increasingly serious situation, a trace of worry appeared on Guo Jia's face.

Through observations over the past few days, Guo Jia has reason to believe that there must be a great sage in Yuan Shu's army. Guo Jia admires this man's wisdom and strategies.

Guo Jia reviewed the information of Yuan Shu's civil and military officials in his mind, but ultimately found that none of them matched this incident.

Yang Hong?

Yan Xiang?

They were all eliminated one by one by Guo Jia. When Liu Yu captured Xuzhou, Guo Jia had a confrontation with the two of them. Although their strategies were not low, there was obviously some gap between them and this time's plan.

Could it be that Yuan Shu has obtained a new adviser?

Guo Jia thought calmly, if this is true, the ownership of Yuzhou may be difficult to determine for a while.

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Jiujiang, the residence of Sun Ce.

In the study, Zhou Yu was casually flipping through a book when Sun Ce walked in from outside.

Seeing Zhou Yu smiled and said: "Gongjin, things are just as you expected. Yuan Gonglu's army has captured several cities in a row. Their morale is high now. I believe it won't be long before the whole Runan will fall into Yuan Gonglu's hands again."

Zhou Yu had a faint smile on his face. After a moment, he slowly said, "Bofu, I have also seen Liu Huangshu's soldiers. They are well-trained and have good combat power. It will not be easy to completely seize Runan County in one fell swoop."

"Three days, we still have three days. If we can't seize Runan in these three days, it will be difficult to completely occupy Runan."

"Gongjin, why are you talking like this today? I remember that when you asked me to advise Yuan Gonglu, you didn't say that."

Zhou Yu sighed slightly and said, "I thought that when Liu Huangshu led three generals to leave Yuzhou, Runan County would definitely be empty. Who knew that there were still powerful people in Runan."

"I have never heard of Guo Fengxiao, but since he was able to cope with my plan without losing out, he must be a rare talent. I have found out some information about him."

"Gongjin, I have sent someone to investigate. This man is from the Guo family of Yangdi, and his family is famous for its law."

"When he was young, he liked to travel around and study, drink and have fun. He didn't have a good reputation among the locals. Before he joined Liu Huangshu, he stayed with Yuan Benchu ​​for a while. Later, because he was not valued, he left Jizhou and went to Chang'an."

Sun Ce drank a cup of tea to moisten his throat, and continued, "I also heard that when he went to Chang'an, Xun Wenruo also sent someone to deliver a letter, hoping that he would join Cao Mengde's army."

"For some unknown reason, he rejected Xun Wenruo."

"After he entered Chang'an, he spent his days drinking and having fun, and stayed in brothels at night. He even had a conflict with someone because of prostitution. It was this kind of person that Liu Huangshu entrusted him with important tasks as soon as he saw him."

"After he followed Emperor Liu, he continued to do his own thing, drinking all day long, and was drunk more often than sober."

After hearing the information brought back by Sun Ce, Zhou Yu's face showed more and more interest.

"Oh, that's interesting. Has Uncle Liu's attitude towards him changed?"

"No, during this period, many civil officials attacked Guo Fengxiao, saying that his behavior was improper and undermined the dignity of the court, but Emperor Liu just smiled and not only did he not punish him, but he respected him even more."

"As expected of Uncle Liu, he is so broad-minded at such a young age. No wonder he has achieved so much in such a short time."

Staying overnight in a brothel was unorthodox, but Zhou Yu had no prejudice against such behavior.

In his opinion, the so-called secular rules are set for vulgar and mediocre people.

Real talents will disregard those rules and they are above the rules.

They are free and easy, without any constraints, and there are no rules in the world that can make them change easily.