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

After hearing Guo Tu's words, Yuan Shao took a deep breath and gradually calmed down.

What Guo Tu said was absolutely right. Now that the elite troops have been completely lost, Liu Yu will definitely seize this opportunity to expand his territory.

By then, one's own sphere of influence will face serious threats.

Thinking of this, Yuan Shao felt a pang of pain in his heart, but he still forced himself to suppress his anger.

He turned to look at Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi and Gao Gan, with a firm look in his eyes: "Tan'er, you go back to Qingzhou and reorganize the troops; Xi'er, you go back to Youzhou and appease the people; Gao Gan, you go back to Bingzhou and strengthen the defense."

Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi were Yuan Shao's biological sons, while Gao Gan was his nephew. They had a special place in Yuan Shao's heart.

Now, Yuan Shao placed his hopes on these three people, believing that as long as they could defend their respective states and counties, they would be able to consolidate his rule.

Yuan Tan and others nodded in response, with determined expressions on their faces.

They knew that the situation was serious and they had to go all out to defend the Yuan family's kingdom.

Yuan Shao looked at their resolute expressions and a feeling of pride surged in his heart.

Despite the major setbacks, he firmly believed that as long as the internal situation was stable, he would be able to resist Liu Yu's attack.

“If you want to resist foreign enemies, you must pacify domestic affairs. This is an unchanging truth no matter what era it is.”

Yuan Shao secretly warned himself. He knew that only by resolving internal conflicts and unifying the forces of all parties could he truly fight against foreign enemies.

"When you arrive in each state, you must not take it lightly and must be fully prepared to deal with possible attacks. If the enemy attacks, you must defend the city and not leave the city easily to fight." Yuan Shao said to them with a serious face.

After many battles with Liu Yu, Yuan Shao came to realize that he had little chance of winning a head-on confrontation with Liu Yu, and that he could only hold him back by relying on a strong city.

At the same time, Yuan Shao also understood that in order to defeat Liu Yu, he had to fully utilize the powerful foundations around him and engage in a protracted war with Liu Yu.

Yuan Shao believed that as long as he could drag the war with Liu Yu for three years, his strength would be fully restored.

By then, the advantage will still be mine.

At this time, Guo Tu stood up and said to Yuan Shao: "My lord, among the four states, Zang Ba's power in Qingzhou is growing day by day. We must make him a key target and strike him hard."

Since Zang Ba gained the support of Kong Rong, he has been firmly in control of Beihai County. Although Yuan Shao sent troops to attack many times, he did not achieve significant results.

The reason why Zang Ba was able to successfully occupy Beihai was not only because he had a large number of troops and his soldiers were strong, but more importantly, Kong Rong had great influence.

Kong Rong was a great scholar and master of Confucianism at that time. His surrender attracted the nobles of Qingzhou to join Liu Yu.

It can be said that among the four states controlled by Yuan Shao, the political environment of Qingzhou was the most favorable to Liu Bei.

People's longing for the Han Dynasty was most fully reflected in Qingzhou.

Nowadays, during wartime, gatherings of Confucian scholars can still be held in Beihai. Children of noble families in Qingzhou flock to this event, which creates quite a stir for a while.

Yuan Shao knew without hesitation that the purpose of gathering Confucian scholars was to target him, but apart from pretending to be lenient, he actually had no better solution.

Yuan Shao, who also comes from a noble family, knows best the current distribution of power. The noble families control most of the resources of this era. Without their support, it would be difficult for anyone to move forward in this era.

"Gong Ze is absolutely right. In that case, please go to Qingzhou with Tan'er."

Guo Tu was stunned when he heard this, and thought to himself.

In the competition for the crown prince among Yuan Shao's sons, he always firmly supported his eldest son Yuan Tan and made a lot of efforts for this.

The original intention of raising the issue of Qingzhou this time was to attract Yuan Shao's attention to Qingzhou, so as to gain more resources and manpower for Yuan Tan.

Only in this way could Yuan Tan quickly establish merit and enhance his strength in Qingzhou.

However, he never expected that his proposal would lead to his transfer to Qingzhou.

This undoubtedly made him feel very surprised and dissatisfied.

Guo Tu knew very well that both the situation and Yuan Shao's health had reached a critical juncture.

At this moment, leaving Jizhou means leaving the political core.

Once any changes occur in Yecheng, he will not be able to obtain first-hand information in time.

As a man who loves power, how could he be willing to give up such an opportunity?

Guo Tu quietly observed Yuan Shao's expression and saw that although Yuan Shao looked relaxed on the surface, his eyes had actually become unusually firm.

This made Guo Tu secretly shocked, and he seemed to vaguely understand Yuan Shao's true intention.

At this moment, among the three sons of the Yuan family, only Yuan Shang followed Yuan Shao. It was obvious that Yuan Shao had high hopes for him and hoped that he could inherit his position.

Yuan Shao keenly sensed Guo Tu's hesitation, and he asked calmly, "Gong Ze, do you have any objection to my appointment just now?"

Guo Tu quickly bowed respectfully and replied, "How dare I disobey the order of my lord?"

Afterwards, Yuan Shao brought Yuan Shang back to Yecheng and immediately ordered Yuan Shang to jointly hold military power with Shen Pei and Feng Ji.

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After Liu Yu occupied Cangting, he rewarded the three armies generously.

At the celebration banquet, everyone praised Liu Yu.

Everyone admired Liu Yu's strategy.

"Throughout history, there has been only one person who can defeat the enemy by arraying his troops with his back to the water, Han Xin. My lord, you are extremely wise and strategic, and you can make plans and win battles thousands of miles away. You are even better than Han Xin was back then." Huang Zhong was the first to start his speech.

Liu Yu couldn't help but shake his head to express his disagreement with this view. Who is Han Xin?

He was the one who was praised as the "Military God" in later generations!

He was ingenious and unconventional in the use of troops, and no one has been able to surpass him to this day.

Think back to what kind of soldiers did Han Xin use in the Battle of the Water? They were freshly recruited soldiers!

He was good at judging the situation and knew how to maximize the fighting power of these soldiers, so he resolutely chose the strategy of forming the battle line with his back to the water.

But the situation he faced now was completely different from that of Han Xin. The soldiers under his command were all experienced and unstoppable elite soldiers.

Just as Guan Yu said, even if they confronted Yuan's army head-on, they had enough strength to defeat the other side in one fell swoop.

Why did Liu Yu still use the back-to-water formation? In fact, his purpose was to attract Yuan's army to leave the camp and fall into the trap he set.

From this perspective, Liu Yu's way of employing troops is fundamentally different from Han Xin's, and the two cannot be compared.

Besides, the strategy of luring the enemy was suggested by Han Xin, so Liu Yu naturally did not want to take credit for it.

"Han Sheng, the plan to lure the enemy was planned by Feng Xiao!"