"really?"
Yuan Shao's eyes widened and he stood up in shock.
Once Gongsun Zan died, who else in Hebei could be Yuan Shao's opponent?
"My lord, news just came from Youzhou. Liu Yu is dissatisfied with Gongsun Zan's arbitrary actions and wanton conquests. He specially mobilized an army of 100,000 to attack Gongsun Zan! My lord, you might as well guess what the result will be?"
After Yuan Shao heard the news, he slowly sat down again, and the excitement on his face gradually faded away.
"Ziyuan, Liu Yu is indecisive and hesitant in doing things. He may be able to govern a party, but he can't march and fight... He is far worse than Gongsun Zan!"
Gongsun Zan fought bloody battles with foreign tribes all the year round, and was beaten to a black point.
Even Yuan Shao admired him from the bottom of his heart!
Therefore, Liu Yu launched an army to attack Gongsun Zan, but Yuan Shao was not optimistic about it and even thought that Liu Yu would not be able to make any achievements.
Xu You nodded frequently and looked at Yuan Shao with admiration in his eyes.
"My lord is wise! Liu Yu's army of one hundred thousand was defeated by Gongsun Zan's hundreds of men, and Liu Yu himself died!"
After hearing the news of Liu Yu's death, Yuan Shao's face became even more ugly, and he even glared at Xu You angrily.
"Ziyuan, are you kidding me? Once Liu Yu dies, doesn't the entire Youzhou belong to Gongsun Zan? Gongsun Zan, who is constrained by Liu Yu, is difficult enough. Let him unify Youzhou again... Ouch!"
The news of Liu Yu's death was not good news at all for Yuan Shao, but rather terrible news.
"Don't worry, my lord, Liu Yu was a benevolent man and won the hearts of the people of Youzhou and the great families. Even the foreigners respected Liu Yu! It is said that after the people of Youzhou learned the news of Liu Yu's death, they all I am crying bitterly and gnashing my teeth at Gongsun Zan!"
"Now that Gongsun Zan has killed Liu Yu with his own hands, it is tantamount to completely offending the entire Youzhou! Not to mention that Gongsun Zan will not be able to recruit soldiers in Youzhou in the future, and even food and grass will be difficult to recruit!"
"It won't be long before the entire Youzhou unites to denounce Gongsun Zan. As long as we sit high in Jizhou, we can watch Gongsun Zan's demise step by step!"
"When Gongsun Zan was at the end of his rope, the lord sent an army into Youzhou to capture and kill Gongsun Zan. How could the people of Youzhou not be grateful to the lord? Gongsun Zan's move not only offended him and forced him into a dead end, but also provided the lord with the greatest opportunity to collect Youzhou. Help! Isn’t this a great joy?”
After Xu You's analysis, Yuan Shao gradually came to his senses, and excitement gradually appeared on his face.
I'm afraid it won't be long before the Youzhou clan will turn against him. By then, annihilating Gongsun Zan will definitely achieve twice the result with half the effort!
"What Ziyuan said is absolutely true! I was confused! It's indeed great joy, great joy! Hahaha!"
Yuan Shao was so excited that he didn't know why, and he started dancing and cheering. It was as if Gongsun Zan had been defeated and the Youzhou family had fallen into his arms.
Xu You has long been accustomed to Yuan Shao's overjoyed appearance. Yuan Shao has had this problem since the day he met Yuan Shao.
"Lord, I didn't say that this is the only good news..."
"oh?"
Yuan Shao quickly broke away from his joy and looked at Xu You expectantly.
"Ziyuan, if there is any good news, tell me quickly!"
Xu You's face was full of pride, because he knew very well that for Yuan Shao, this news would definitely be more satisfying than the fall of Gongsun Zan!
"My lord, Liu Zhang raised an overwhelming army and marched southward to the six southern counties of Yizhou, and issued a message to completely pacify Yizhou within this year."
"ah?"
Yuan Shao became confused again. What was there to be happy about?
How could those trash in Yizhou be Liu Zhang’s opponent?
Even from the day Zhang Lu and others fought against Liu Zhang, Yuan Shao concluded that the final winner must be Liu Zhang.
Although he was very reluctant that Liu Zhang could pacify Yizhou, he had to admit that Liu Zhang and his troops had extremely strong combat capabilities.
"Ziyuan, what is there to be happy about? Since Liu Zhang has spoken out, he must have full confidence in his heart. Besides, those barbarians in Nanzhong are all savages, and they are definitely no match for Liu Zhang!"
"Hey! We have to make plans early. Once Liu Zhang completely pacifies Yizhou, I'm afraid Jingzhou, Liangzhou and Guanzhong will all become his targets..."
Thinking of this, Yuan Shao became anxious again. He must completely pacify Hebei before Liu Zhang could leave Sichuan!
"Lord, those barbarians in Nanzhong cannot defeat Liu Zhang, but we can help them..."
"Help? How to help? Jizhou and Yizhou are thousands of miles apart, how can we help?"
The corners of Xu You's mouth raised slightly, revealing a sinister smile.
"My lord, as far as I know, Liu Zhang only has more than 10,000 troops in Hanzhong, and only 10,000 troops are deployed in Yufu at the junction of Jingzhou and Yizhou. Even Chenggu to the east of Nanzheng only has a few hundred county soldiers. !”
"Go on."
Yuan Shao didn't understand what Xu You meant, but he knew that Xu You and Liu Zhang had a deep hatred and would never tell him these things without any reason.
"My lord, Liu Biao of Jingzhou is following his lead. Now that Yuan Shu has fled to Huainan in a hurry, there is no threat to Jingzhou. As long as we promise to give all the land of Yizhou to Liu Biao, we can definitely let Liu Biao mobilize all his troops to attack Yizhou."
"Han Sui of Liangzhou has a good relationship with my lord. My lord can promise a huge profit and persuade Han Sui to join forces with Ma Teng to use all the Liangzhou troops and horses to attack Hanzhong."
"As for Li Jue and Guo Si in Guanzhong, my lord can also send people to comfort them, and promise that the princes of Guandong will never make trouble for them again, and let them also attack Hanzhong with the troops of Chang'an!"
"Finally, send another eloquent person to Yizhou County and Yongchang County to spread the news that Liu Zhang wants to massacre the barbarians, so that the barbarians in Nanzhong can unite to deal with Liu Zhang!"
"Ma Teng and Han Sui raised 100,000 troops to attack Yangping Pass. Li Jue and Guo Si each sent tens of thousands of elite troops to Tangluo Road and Ziwu Road. They ordered Liu Biao's troops to divide into two groups. One group could go upstream from the Yangtze River to directly attack Yufu. The other group could March from Dongsan County along the Han River and go straight to the hinterland of Hanzhong. Finally, we will unite with the barbarians in the south of Yizhou, and the big clans will jointly raise troops to support Liu Zhang's main force in Nanzhong!"
"If this plan can be followed, the army from all directions to attack Liu Zhang can reach more than 400,000! Even if Liu Zhang is powerful, he will not be able to care about the beginning and the end. As long as Hanzhong County and Ba County are defeated, all armies will be able to go straight into the hinterland of Bashu. Apart from being destroyed, where else can Liu Zhang survive?"
Xu You's eyes flashed with light. This attack on the Liu coalition was a gift he specially prepared for Liu Zhang!
Yuan Shao frowned, and his wildly rolling eyes showed that he was thinking about the feasibility of this strategy in his mind.
"There is no problem with Ziyuan, Han Sui, and Liu Biao. As long as Yizhou is given to them, they will definitely be able to raise troops. It's just that it will be difficult for Li Jue and Guo Si."
Xu You smiled and nodded, still looking confident.
"My lord, it's great to see you, but it doesn't matter whether Li Jue and Guo Si send troops or not, as long as they support us!"
Yuan Shao immediately understood Xu You's intention. He wanted to create a dilemma for Hanzhong and thus undermine the morale of Liu Zhang's army.
"Ziyuan, if all troops and horses attack Yizhou together, what are the chances of annihilating Liu Zhang?"
"Lord, Liu Zhang will definitely die!"
