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

Guo Jia's analysis was good, but Liu Yu was a little hesitant. The battle with Jiangdong was related to the future trend, so Liu Yu had to be cautious, so he would mobilize all the resources he could to deal with this war.

After all, in history, Cao Cao mobilized all his resources but failed to win in one battle. Instead, he suffered repeated defeats and had to retreat to the Central Plains.

Since all resources need to be mobilized, Jizhou will inevitably be empty. Although Yuan Tan has no famous generals under his command, Jizhou is the root base of his Yuan family after all. Yuan Shao has been operating here for many years, and there are many people in Jizhou who are loyal to Yuan. Once he steps into the territory of Jizhou, Liu Yu believes that there will be major changes in Jizhou.

"The prestige of the Yuan family in Jizhou is too high. We must not allow it to develop. Once we deploy troops in Jiangdong, Yuan Tan will give us a fatal blow from behind, and we will be in great trouble."

Guo Jia lowered his head to show his agreement. If the problem in Bingzhou could not be solved, the risk of sending troops to Jiangdong would instantly increase countless times.

Just as the two were at a loss, Jia Xu and Zhang Fei returned to Yecheng from Youzhou after a long journey.

The two men hurried out to greet them. After some greetings, Liu Yu welcomed them in.

Liu Yu looked at Jia Xu carefully and found that he was bent over with his head down, and walked unsteadily. He seemed to be much older than when he was in Chang'an.

Liu Yu encouraged him kindly, "The north is bitterly cold, and Wenhe has suffered a lot over the years. Now that we have defeated Yuan Shao, Wenhe has made a great contribution. I will report this to Your Majesty, and I, Wenhe, will take the credit."

Jia Xu bowed and said, "I am honored to be valued by you, my lord. During my time in the north, my official position has been promoted all the way. Now I am satisfied. My lord, please do not ask for a reward for me."

Liu Yu said: "It is a common practice to be rewarded for meritorious service. Wenhe does not need to refuse!"

Now that the world is not yet settled, rewarding is a very necessary measure. After all, everyone follows me just to be granted titles of nobility, generals, titles for wives and children. If I don't reward them for their merits, it would be even more serious than the empty promises made in later generations.

In later generations, making big promises would at most drive people away. But in this era, making big promises will most likely lead to the loss of your friends and family, and even your death.

Jia Xu was a smart man, so he naturally understood the hidden meaning in Liu Yu's words, and he stopped refusing.

Guo Jia then told Jia Xu in detail the plan to capture Jiangdong.

After hearing this, Jia Xu was silent at first, and then he slowly said: "My lord, forgive me for being frank, but it is not a wise move to attack Jiangdong at this time. My lord has just defeated Yuan Shao, and the rear is not stable. If you attack rashly, there may be unexpected changes.

Now, my lord, you have a great reputation and a strong army. If you use the wealth of Jizhou to reward officials and appease the people, so that they can live in peace and contentment, you don't need to mobilize a large army to make Jiangdong surrender."

Guo Jia retorted: "If we do this, it will take several years, or even decades. During these years, we cannot make any big mistakes, otherwise these plans will be seized by Jiangdong to counterattack.

The chance is too small, the time is too long, and there are too many variables. I don’t think it is a good strategy.”

Liu Yu also said: "There are many talented people in Jiangdong. It is obviously impossible to make them surrender. We must have a battle with Jiangdong. The difference lies in when this battle will start."

Jia Xu had already understood Liu Yu's intention at this time and no longer tried to dissuade him.

Liu Yu continued to ask: "Now Ji, You, and Qing are no longer in danger, only Bingzhou has not been pacified yet. Wenhe, please tell me if you have any strategy to eliminate the threat of Bingzhou."

Jia Xu pondered and said, "Since we don't have enough troops to attack Bingzhou, if all else fails, we can send out scouts to sneak into Yuan Tan's camp and wait for an opportunity to assassinate him.

As long as Yuan Tan can be killed, the lord can create momentum and say that Yuan Tan died at the hands of a high-ranking official. By then, a large-scale conflict will inevitably break out again between the forces of the two families. "

Assassination? Jia Xu was indeed ruthless, he could come up with such a plan.

"During this period of unrest, Yuan Tan will certainly be on high alert. It will not be easy to sneak up on him."

Jia Xu said: "My lord, you are raising food and fodder and mobilizing troops. Anyone with a keen eye will surely know your intention.

If an envoy from Jiangdong came to visit Yuan Tan at this time and said that he wanted to join forces with him to fight against his lord, would Yuan Tan let down his guard? "

"Yuan Tan's target is Jizhou. Seeing Jiangdong take the initiative to form an alliance with him, he will definitely be overjoyed. From this perspective, the problem of approaching Yuan Tan can be solved.

Yuan Tan is also quite skilled in martial arts, and he has armored guards around him. If we want to fight him at close range, we must be proficient in martial arts. Does Wen He have such a candidate in mind?"

Jia Xu smiled and said, "When I was in Youzhou, I accidentally met Wang Yue. He has been wandering around for many years and has accepted several disciples. I think they have all learned his true teachings. If the emperor's uncle sends someone to invite him, he will definitely come to help because of the friendship between Wang Yue and the lord."

Hearing the name Wang Yue, Liu Yu was vaguely reminded of the drunkard who hung a wine gourd around his waist all day long.

It was because he followed him all day that he was able to come to Nanpi from Luoyang with the emperor's edict and persuade Yuan Shao to send troops to attack Dong Zhuo.

Liu Yu was very clear about Wang Yue's swordsmanship. If it was a close-range fight during a banquet, Wang Yue could be said to be invincible.

If he could take action, the success rate of assassinating Yuan Tan would definitely increase greatly.

But there is a problem. This kind of close-range life-and-death assassination usually ends with no return, and the people who carry out this kind of mission are usually death warriors.

But Wang Yue was different. He once taught himself a set of boxing techniques. Although most of the essence of this set of boxing techniques had been completely returned to Wang Yue because he had not practiced it for many years, he and Wang Yue still had a semi-master-disciple relationship.

Liu Yu couldn't bear to let Wang Yue carry out this task.

"Wang Yue has already left the court and doesn't care about right and wrong, so there's no need to involve him. If there really is no suitable candidate, we can think of other ways."

Jia Xu hesitated for a moment and said, "I have a plan to drive the tiger to devour the wolf, which can make Yuan Tan afraid."

"Wenhe, please speak."

“My lord, you can promise Xiliang Ma Teng great benefits and let him lead his troops to raid Bingzhou. As long as Ma Teng enters Bingzhou, Yuan Tan and others will certainly be very afraid.

Jizhou is in the hands of the lord, and now they only have Bingzhou. Now Ma Teng wants to attack Bingzhou. Yuan Tan is afraid of losing Bingzhou and will definitely fight with all his strength.

By then, they will not be able to spare any extra troops to attack Jizhou."

Guo Jia said: "The Xiliang cavalry under Ma Teng are extremely powerful. If they attack Bingzhou, Yuan Tan will surely be able to resist. But he is quite ambitious. If he occupies Bingzhou, he will surely refuse to surrender it and will not give it to the lord."

Jia Xu said calmly, "I have also thought about this question. Now that Ma Chao is serving under the lord, even if Ma Teng has ambitions, he will take Ma Chao's situation into consideration.

"Feng Xiao, don't forget that Xiliang is not just about Ma Teng, there is also Han Sui behind. If Han Sui knew that Ma Teng occupied Bingzhou, what would he do?"