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

Jizhou, Yuan Shao’s residence.

Under the bright light, Yuan Shao sat in the center, and below him, his advisers all came to obey his orders.

The capture of Youzhou and the death of Gongsun Zan allowed Yuan Shao to firmly control the four northern states. However, Yuan Shao did not show much joy on his face, but instead felt a little heavy.

The reason why he asked them to come here today is to decide an important matter. Once this important matter succeeds, he will have the possibility to go one step further and reach the top.

Thinking of this, Yuan Shao couldn't hide his excitement and his arms trembled slightly.

After a while, he forced himself to calm down and said in a calm voice: "After several years, Youzhou has finally been pacified. Now I own four states and have a million soldiers. The only person the world is worried about is Uncle Liu. What should I do next? Please teach me."

When everyone heard this, they all understood what Yuan Shao meant. Ever since Gongsun Zan's fall, there had been a voice within Jizhou constantly advocating Yuan Shao to immediately lead his troops across the Yellow River and attack Liu Yu.

As long as Liu Yu is defeated, the entire north, or the entire world, will belong to Yuan Shao.

As the representative of the Jizhou faction, Ju Su had naturally heard such voices. When he saw Yuan Shao asking, he remained calm, took two steps forward, saluted slowly, and began to speak.

"My lord, our army fought bloody battles to capture Gongsun Zan. Now the soldiers are exhausted and the treasury is empty. I think we should send troops to garrison Liyang and gradually develop the south of the Yellow River. We should send troops to harass them so that they can't be stable and I can be at ease. In this way, I can rule the world."

As soon as Ju Su finished speaking, Guo Tu stood up to object.

"My lord, as the Art of War says, surround the enemy with ten times your strength and attack with five times your strength. If the forces are equal, you can fight. Now my lord has a powerful army. If you send troops at this time, defeating Uncle Liu will be as easy as taking an item out of your pocket.

If we hesitate at this moment and allow Uncle Liu to grow stronger, it will be difficult to defeat him easily. "

“The emperor’s uncle is under the command of the lords of the country, and we have justice at hand. If we attack rashly, we will violate justice.

Liu Huangshu is not like Gongsun Zan, who has far-reaching wisdom, strict military discipline, and many brave generals. If he abandons the perfect strategy and attacks rashly, I think it will be difficult to win." Ju Shou also scoffed at Guo Tu's point of view. In his opinion, the soldiers were tired and food was scarce at this time, and there was no condition to launch a war.

Guo Tu sneered, "Since ancient times, the strong army wins and the weak army perishes. King Wu of Zhou's attack on King Zhou was not unjust.

Besides, are we afraid that we have no reason to attack Liu Huangshu? Liu Huangshu imprisoned the emperor and used him to control the princes. His heart is worthy of death. We should accept the order of heaven and attack him. This is exactly what we should do in accordance with the order of heaven.

Now the lord's army is powerful and the soldiers are brave. After defeating Gongsun Zan, morale is high and everyone wants to make merit.

Such a good opportunity is given to the lord by God. If the lord does not seize this opportunity, he will be condemned by God.

When King Fuchai of Wu conquered the Kingdom of Yue, he was too soft-hearted and did not seize the opportunity, which led to the eventual demise of the Kingdom of Wu.

The military supervisor's method is mature, prudent and very safe, but it does not provide real insights based on the situation. I think it is not worth adopting."

Ju Shou saw that his views were not only refuted by Guo Tu, but also subjected to personal attacks.

How could Ju Su tolerate such contempt? He was about to retort when Tian Feng suddenly took over the conversation.

"The military supervisor's words are the best response strategy at the moment. Why can't we adopt them? Liu Huangshu is good at using troops, has a variety of strategies, and is unpredictable. We must not underestimate the enemy.

I think it is better to hold out for a long time than to attack now. My lord, relying on the solidity of the mountains and the Yellow River, has the troops of the four states, unites heroes outside, and practices farming inside to prepare for war.

Then we sent out elite troops, divided into special forces, to take advantage of the enemy's weakness and attack Henan. If the enemy came to rescue the right side, we would attack the left side; if the enemy came to rescue the left side, we would attack the right side, making Liu Huangshu busy and the people unable to concentrate on their work.

In this way, we are not tired yet but the enemy is already tired. In less than two years, we can defeat Liu Bei in a sitting position.

If we abandon the temple stratagem now and try to decide success or failure through a war, it will be too late to regret if we fail to achieve our goal. "

After Tian Feng finished speaking, Guo Tu laughed in his heart. He knew the meaning of Tian Feng's words. He wanted to speak for Ju Shou and let Yuan Shao give up attacking Liu Yu. However, what he said was full of loopholes, which gave him a pretext.

"My lord, what Yuan Hao said just now is the words of a corrupt scholar. Uncle Liu is such a hero, how can he win by just sitting back?

If this is true, how could Liu Huangshu go from being a poor relative to owning three states in just a few years?"

Tian Feng blushed at Guo Tu's ridicule. He quickly explained, "My lord, it is precisely because Uncle Liu is a hero that we should not fight him lightly. My lord, you have the geographical advantage of mountains and rivers. You can develop slowly at home and unite with Liu Biao and Sun Ce abroad. As long as you make Uncle Liu run around for a long time, how can we not win?"

Under the light, Yuan Shao seemed a little dim and difficult to understand. The several counselors in front of him were generally divided into two factions. One faction advocated a frontal attack and conquered the world in one fell swoop.

The other faction mainly took the initiative to harass, using their own advantages to continuously consume Liu Huangshu's military strength.

Objectively speaking, both options make sense.

Yuan Shao was a little hesitant and pondered for a long time, but still could not make a decision.

Guo Tu knew Yuan Shao very well. He knew that Yuan Shao always found it difficult to make decisions when faced with major events. Now that the time had come again, what he had to do was to give another reason to make him make up his mind.

"If you want to fight with the emperor's uncle for the world, you must fight him. There is no doubt about that. Since you want to fight, why don't you use your troops when you have the upper hand? Instead, you use harassment tactics. Isn't that ridiculous?

Emperor Liu is good at using troops, so how could he not understand our strategy of harassment? If we can send troops to harass, then wouldn't Emperor Liu be able to use troops to harass? Youzhou has just been pacified, and the situation is not stable. Once Emperor Liu places a special force in Youzhou, how can Youzhou be stable?

If such a strategy is used, it will be difficult to defeat Liu Huangshu even after twenty years.

My Lord, Uncle Liu is only twenty years old. Even after twenty years, he is still in his prime. But if you wait for twenty years, will you still have the energy to fight Uncle Liu?"

Yuan Shao took a deep breath when he heard this. Yes, what Guo Tu said made sense. Liu Huangshu was too young. If he wanted to waste time with him, there was no chance of winning.

"Gong Ze's words make sense. I have made up my mind. I will prepare the army for war, gather food and grass, and wait for the warm spring next year. Then I will march south to attack Luoyang."

"My lord is wise. As long as we defeat Uncle Liu, this world will belong to you." Seeing that Yuan Shao had made up his mind, Guo Tu lost no time in flattering him.