Ju Su stroked the short beard under the jaw and his eyebrows were lightly locked. .

He could see the dissatisfaction in Yuan Shao's eyes and also understood his mood at the moment. Tian Feng was upright and indeed had no choice but to plan for Yuan Shao and be loyal. This was beyond doubt. However, the Jizhou family was unwilling to pay for Yanzhou, and Tian Feng had no choice. Now Cao Ang refused Yuan Shao's order and refused to help the war, which was a sign of being disunited. If it was not resolved quickly and allowed Yanzhou to become independent, it would not be a good sign for Yuan Shao.

Tian Feng's plan is fine, the question is how to convince Yuan Shao. Guo Tu is a troublesome. As a representative of the Ru Ying faction, Guo Tu definitely hopes to capture Yingchuan as soon as possible. Once Yuan Shao conquers Yingchuan, the people of Yingchuan will enter the Yuan Shao's shogunate again, overwhelming the people of Jizhou again. Tian Feng insists on going east, and there are also concerns in this regard. Even if Tian Feng doesn't have this intention, Yuan Shao will think so. He is also from Jizhou, and supporting Tian Feng's suggestions can easily leave Yuan Shao the impression of forming a party.

The dispute over the sentiment between the Ruying faction and the Jizhou faction has affected strategic decisions, which is not good news. It is not an easy thing for him to stick to his own point of view without letting Yuan Shao be suspicious.

Ju Su pondered for a long time, and Yuan Shao couldn't help but ask again, looking a little unhappy. He quickly bowed and apologized. "Lord, I was thinking about a question just now, for a moment of trance, for a death sentence, for the death sentence."

Yuan Shao waved his hand and pretended to be generous. "It's okay, what do you want to think, come and listen."

"Soldiers compete for power, seek profit in the middle, and avoid harm from the lower. I was thinking, if I were Sun Ce, I would like to see where the lord advances, and how can he arrange troops to compete for power and avoid harm from the enemy. Only by thinking about what he wants and what he is afraid of can we prescribe the right medicine and treat it due to the disease."

Yuan Shao thought something and nodded repeatedly, thinking that Ju Shu's words made sense. Sun Ce used troops in Yanzhou twice, the first time in Junyi, and the second time he chose Rencheng. There seemed to be no difference, but after careful analysis, the severity was still very obvious. When Junyi was at Junyi, he was satisfied with defeating Yuan Tan, and did not take advantage of the victory without major losses. In Rencheng, he was doing his best, and the father and son worked together, and mobilized Taishi Ci, who fought in Qingzhou to help. If Yuan Tan had not had a clear advantage in military strength, although Sun Ce won, he had suffered major casualties, and he would have continued to move forward.

From this we can see that his center of gravity is more inclined toward the east.

This is understandable. There is Mount Tai in the east. Once this area is controlled, it is equivalent to building a fortress on the left side of Jizhou. Now that he and Gongsun Zan have a new reason: to occupy Qingzhou, he can guarantee his connection with Gongsun Zan. If he loses Qingxu, even if he has the advantage of a navy, he has to bypass Donglai. Not to mention the long journey, the wind and waves on the sea are also a danger that cannot be ignored, and are far less convenient than going to Qingzhou.

Now the contact between Sun Ce and Youzhou is through a way to the post roads of Donglai, Beihai, Langya, and Donghai. If Qingzhou falls into Sun Ce's hands, this post road will be controlled in his hands, which will be more convenient. If Qingzhou falls into his own hands and pushes the front line to the East China Sea area, this post road will be abandoned and the time it takes will be at least doubled.

If Sun Ce will not only be threatened with the right wing, but will also be blocked from going to sea, and he will have to take the Yangtze River. Compared to going to sea from Qingzhou, the journey will be at least twice as high as the distance will be cut off.

Yuan Shao took the map and spread it on the table, weighed it repeatedly, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that the Eastern Front was more suitable.

"What should I do in Yanzhou when Gongyu?"

Ju Su quietly breathed a sigh of relief. "Lord, Cao Cao, and Cao Ang are both old ministers. They will not easily betray the world, otherwise they will laugh at the world, and the Yanzhou Shilin will not agree. According to the opinions of the minister, this may be just a temporary indignation. They do not know the difficulties of the lord, but just think that the lord refuses to save him when he sees death, and watches the spread of the epidemic in Yanzhou, causing Yanzhou to suffer heavy losses. This is not difficult, as long as the lord explains the whole story, they will naturally understand."

"Can this... be clear?"

"Lord, when Yanzhou had the largest household registration, there were about 800,000 households and more than 4 million households. In recent years, the household registration losses were indeed very serious, but the most losses were the ordinary people, and the aristocratic families were not very affected. They lived in the fort, with sufficient soldiers and enough food, and ordinary bandits could not do anything to them. At the beginning of the year, they responded to Xiansi's call and sent troops to help. They suffered some losses, but they did not hurt their muscles. According to my estimate, apart from Chenliu and Taishan, as well as Rencheng and other counties that were occupied by Sun Ce, there were at least 200,000 households and more than 100 households in Yanzhou, and gathered various troops. Three to fifty thousand soldiers should not be a problem. If it is a strong attack, it is difficult to win quickly, so it is better to Huairou. The battle between Ji and Yan will only make it cheaper for Sun Ce."

Yuan Shao nodded repeatedly. Guo Tu saw it and sneered.

Ju Su continued, "Even if you want to take Junyi, you cannot ignore Yanzhou. Meng Zhuo is stranded and Pingyu is not back. If you force Chenliu, Zhang Chao will definitely advance and retreat with Cao Ang on the grounds that his brotherhood is unwilling to give up, and loyalty and filial piety are difficult to achieve. The lord's original intention was to fight Sun Ce, but now he has to fight Zhang Chao and Cao Ang first, and Sun Ce should ask for it."

Yuan Shao snorted and pounded the table hard, and felt a little headache. Zhang Miao was in Pingyu, and Cao Ang’s adoptive mother, Mrs. Ding, was also in Pingyu. If he attacked Yanzhou and fought with Cao Ang and Zhang Chao, it would be like to be injustice. Cao Ang and Zhang Chao had enough reason to fight him. After all, it would be better to send someone to make peace with Cao Ang according to Ju Su’s suggestion. With Cao Ang’s support, he would advance from the eastern front and seize Qingxu, which would undoubtedly be more beneficial.

Yuan Shao turned to look at Guo Tu. "Public Ze, what about your opinion?"

Guo Tu quietly touched the manuscript in his arms and smiled calmly. "If Cao Ang could return to his future, it would be better. Cao Cao learned from Sun Ce in Yizhou to carry out the new policy. It is said that the effect is good. It is inappropriate to force Cao Ang to be unkind at this time. It was just that he had accumulated grievances because of money, grain and medicine. Now he wanted to turn war into jade and silk, but it was not possible to make sense in just one or two words." He smiled and bowed to Tian Feng, Ju Su. "Brother Yuanhao, you must spend some time to let Zhengnan understand the lord's painstaking efforts and not be stingy anymore. After taking over these money, grain and medicine, Sun Ce had countless farming in Yuzhou, and there were thousands of them in Xu County alone."

Yuan Shao's heart moved and he glanced at Guo Tu.

Tian Feng looked at him disdain and didn't even look at Guo Tu. Ju Su sighed secretly. Guo Tu took retreat as an advance and still did not give up. He had to do this quickly, otherwise Yuan Shao's mind would change again. However, Guo Tu was right and wanted to convince Cao Ang that it would be impossible to just be eloquent, and he had to take out real money, grain and medicine. But it would be easy to persuade Shen Pei and others to pay for money, grain and medicine. If the powerful Jizhou was working, it would be very unfavorable to the aristocratic families in southern Hebei.

After the meeting was finished, Tian Feng and Ju Su hurried away and rushed back to discuss how to convince Shen Pei.

Guo Tu also returned to the big tent, closed the door, and sneered.

At this time, a light cough outside the tent door was heard. Guo Tu was stunned, then reacted and turned around to open the tent door. The moment the tent door was lifted, a bright smile appeared on his face. "Lord, why are you here?"
Chapter completed!