Can I get to the other side?

After Yuan Shao cursed Yuan Shu, the judge asked: "Lord, what are the casualties of our army?"

The Jizhou army formed a brief alliance with Lu Bu in Yangzhou and jointly attacked Yuan Shu.

Now that the Battle of Huaihe River is victorious, the first thing to care about must be the casualties of the frontline troops.

If the casualties were too high, even Yan Liang and Wen Chou might be left in Yangzhou by Lu Bu. After all, he was a notoriously repetitive villain.

Yuan Shao handed over the report from the front line and said in a complicated tone: "The casualties of the army are not high."

Thousands of casualties were lost in exchange for such a huge victory. Such casualties can be said to be very minor.

But Yuan Shao was not happy.

Yuan Shao originally issued an edict in the name of the Emperor to let Lu Bu attack Yuan Shu. The purpose was to let him consume Yuan Shu's troops and make both sides lose.

However, Lu Bu has been advancing vigorously since the beginning of his attack on Yuan Shu, attacking cities and territories without any defeat. The territory he conquered became larger and larger, and the number of troops increased;

On the other hand, the Jizhou Army led by Yan Liang Wen Chou has never achieved any results.

What's even more exaggerated is that in this decisive battle with Yuan Shu, Lu Bu won a great victory with minimal casualties, annihilating Yuan Shu's 60,000-strong army!

This is like God's help!

After reading the report from the front line, Feng Ji said with a worried look on his face: "Sun Ce was always watching from the side in Yangzhou, but now the Cao thieves have also sent out troops... Lord, we also need to increase our troops immediately, otherwise we may not be able to get any benefits. ”

"That's right." Guo Tu heard this and agreed: "The situation in Yangzhou is getting more and more chaotic. When Shouchun falls and the puppet emperor is defeated, a war will definitely break out."

"The army led by the two generals Yan Liang, Wen and Chou alone is simply not enough to compete with Lu Bu, Cao Cao, and Sun Ce for Yangzhou. We need to increase the number of troops immediately. We must not waste the opportunity and cause the fruit to be eaten by others!"

After Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor, Sun Ce simply ignored Yuan Shao's emperor's summons. Lu Bu responded positively, but the purpose of consuming his troops was not achieved, but instead made him grow stronger step by step.

Everything was just because Yuan Shu was defeated too quickly! This was something no one expected.

At present, Yuan Shu is besieged by various armies in Shouchun. When the city is broken, all parties will compete for Yangzhou!

Needless to say, Sun Ce usurped a large part of Yuan Shu's territory and occupied six counties in Jiangdong, so he was very powerful;

Cao Cao, with his back to Yuzhou, led an army of 50,000 to join the battlefield, but the attackers were evil;

As for Lu Bu... Thinking of Lu Bu's achievements since the beginning of the crusade against Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao's counselors were a little desperate.

In comparison, Yan Liangwen Chou is the weakest!

If he doesn't increase his troops, Yuan Shao won't even be able to eat meat and can only eat leftovers.

"Lord, no more troops!"

As soon as Guo Tu and Feng Ji finished speaking, Tian Feng objected with a serious face: "Jizhou and Yangzhou are far apart. It is unwise to rush to increase troops."

"What's more, Gongsun Zan is still here in Youzhou. If he deploys a large army and adds Yan Liang and Wen Chou, once Gongsun Zan takes the opportunity to make a sneak attack, the consequences will be disastrous!"

The original purpose of sending troops to attack Yuan Shu was two-fold.

One is to break away from Yuan Shu and let the world know that although Yuan Shu is a rebellious minister, Yuan Shao is still a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty;

The second is to take advantage of the opportunity to seize Yangzhou and enhance their own strength.

Now the first goal has been achieved, but the second goal has been unexpected.

Now that all the forces have come to an end, the situation is too chaotic. If you want to compete for Yangzhou territory, you must send more troops.

And the problem lies precisely here.

Jizhou and Yangzhou are separated by Yanzhou, Yuzhou and Xuzhou. It is a taboo for military strategists to conduct large-scale cross-regional battles, not to mention that there is Gongsun Zan watching covetously behind their base camp.

Continuing to increase troops at this time is obviously an unwise decision.

Yuan Shao was already in a irritable mood, and he was even more annoyed when he heard Tian Feng's words. He shouted: "Yuan Shu is of the same clan as me, and Yangzhou should belong to me!"

"If I don't increase my troops to fight for Yangzhou, am I going to watch my Yuan family's territory being divided up by Sun Ce, Cao Cao, Lu Bu and the like!"

"Tian Feng, what are you thinking about!"

What belongs to Yuan Shu belongs to the Yuan family, and what belongs to the Yuan family belongs to Yuan Shao.

Yangzhou should have been his territory!

How could he be willing to watch Yangzhou fall into the hands of those three traitors!

Tian Feng was not afraid of the angry Yuan Shao, and said with a pinched neck: "Feng is just telling the truth! If we increase the troops in Yangzhou now, it will not only damage the possibility of losing the army, but also attract Gongsun Zan to attack due to the emptiness in the rear, and finally lose the lord's inheritance!" Lord, please think twice!”

"You, you—!"

Yuan Shao was so angry that his face was shaking. He turned around and looked around, where is my sword?

At this time, he just wanted to find a sword and kill Tian Feng.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Jia Xu could no longer keep silent and said, "General, please calm down. Can you listen to me?"

As a new member of Yuan Shao, Jia Xu's opinions at this time still carry considerable weight.

As soon as he opened his mouth, he attracted the attention of everyone present, and even Yuan Shao's anger was relieved by this.

Yuan Shao took a deep breath and forced a smile: "There is no harm in talking about Wen He."

Jia Xu said unhurriedly: "Whether or not to increase troops to fight for Yangzhou is nothing more than weighing the pros and cons. Is it more beneficial to capture Yangzhou or is it more disadvantageous to increase troops in Yangzhou?"

When Yuan Shao heard this, he said without thinking: "Yangzhou is a rich land with sufficient soldiers and complete food and grass. If we can capture Yangzhou, we will have a foothold in the Central Plains!"

"What's more, since I am Yuan Shu's brother, I should inherit his territory. How can I leave it to those traitors?"

In a word, the importance of Yangzhou is self-evident, and the benefits of taking it are also obvious.

Jia Xu nodded: "General, what you said is right. Taking Yangzhou is indeed of great benefit."

"But General, have you ever thought about it, even if you spend a lot of money to take Yangzhou, what can you do? After all, it is just an enclave, and it cannot form a united trend with Bingzhou, Jizhou, and Qingzhou."

"What's more, Yangzhou is surrounded by Lu Bu, Cao Cao, Sun Ce, and even Liu Biao, can the general defend it?"

"If the general can defend it, then it is okay to increase the troops. As for Gongsun Zan, there is no need to worry, I have my own strategy."

This is the art of speaking. Jia Xu did not directly say that Yangzhou could not be attacked, but analyzed the pros and cons of attacking Yangzhou to Yuan Shao.

If it is acceptable, then attack it.

After listening to such an analysis, Yuan Shao gradually calmed down, and couldn't help but start thinking in his heart.

Is it worthwhile to increase troops in Yangzhou?

Not to mention whether it can be defended or not, it is already difficult to seize Yangzhou from Lu Bu, Sun Ce and Cao Cao.

All the counselors were silent, waiting for Yuan Shao to make the final decision.

"Wenhe's words have enlightened me."

Yuan Shao spoke after a long time. At this time, the anger on his face had completely faded and he regained his composure.

"Although Yangzhou is important, it is indeed more disadvantageous than beneficial to increase troops at the moment. Thank you Wenhe for your advice, otherwise I would have acted impulsively."

Putting aside the reluctance in my heart, just from the perspective of pros and cons, it is indeed not a wise choice to increase troops in Yangzhou at this time.

Jia Xu smiled and said, "Xu just gave a little hint, and I dare not take credit for it. Besides, there are pros and cons to increasing troops or not, and everything depends on the general's decision. We are just providing some superficial opinions for the general."

This made Guo and Feng, who were standing aside, look a little relieved. They just strongly advised to send troops.

Yuan Shao no longer mentioned the issue of increasing troops in Yangzhou, but he was very satisfied with Jia Xu.

He looked at Tian Feng on the side. Although he felt a little guilty, he was also angry that Tian Feng's words were too sharp and he did not comfort him.

"Return to Yecheng!"

Yuan Shao gave an order and ended this trip.

He had no intention of drinking here. He just wanted to go back to the city to discuss the next layout.

Even if he decided not to increase troops, it did not mean that he had completely given up the fight for the interests of Yangzhou. In any case, Yan Liang and Wen Chou had to bite off a piece of meat from Lu Bu and others.