System Blessing: The Young Master of the Dong Family and Diao Chan's Fate

You see, after Shen Pei killed the entire families of Zhang He and Gao Lan, Zhang He and Gao Lan were disobedient and did not try their best in the army?

Dong Yu has transformed from a clear-eyed and foolish time traveler more than a year ago to a meticulous and scheming young master today. He has learned a lot from people like Jia Xu and Xun You.

The sentence that impressed him the most was: Don't be impulsive and don't make decisions in a hurry.

Weigh the pros and cons before making a decision.

People who calm down generally have an IQ several levels higher than when they are angry.

"My Lord, the latest news."

Shi A ran in quickly from outside the door and whispered.

"What happened?"

Dong Yu came back to his senses and asked.

"Cao Cao is here."

"Our people have captured several refugees who were fleeing."

"After inquiring, I learned that Yuancheng was attacked by the Yellow Turban rebels. Cao Cao led his army to suppress the attack and defeated all the Yellow Turban rebels."

Shi A cupped his hands and spoke softly.

"Is the news confirmed?"

Dong Yu tilted his head and looked at Shi A.

"I sent people to Yuancheng at full speed and indeed discovered Cao's army."

Shi A answered again.

"Um..."

"He's the thief crying thief."

"The Cao thief suppressed the Yellow Turban thieves. Is this a case of black robbing black?"

"No, haha, it must be that Cao Cao can no longer afford to support them, so he has learned from the Hu people to come and raid the valley."

"It is better for me to die than for my friend to die."

"Go and invite Jia Xu, Xun You, Cui Yan and the others over."

Dong Yu narrowed his eyes slightly and spoke through gritted teeth.

"promise!"

Shi A bowed and immediately left the governor's mansion.

Yuancheng is the county seat of Wei County.

Yecheng was the county seat of Wei County and also the provincial seat of Jizhou.

He couldn't control Jizhou, but Weijun already belonged to him.

Although they have not yet been able to fully digest and control all the counties, as long as the orders are issued from Wei County, officials from all over the country dare not disobey.

Cao Cao came here to rob Caogu at this time, which was really inhumane.

Soon, Xun You, Jia Xu and Cui Yan arrived one after another.

Dong Yu repeated the news he had just received.

"My Lord, the news is not good for us."

Xun You looked solemn and spoke.

"How to say?"

Dong Yu looked at Xun You, trying to hear from him what was wrong.

"Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are allies."

"Now that the lord has captured Yecheng, Cao Cao has led his troops into Jizhou."

"If Yuan and Cao join forces and attack with a large army, our army will be short of manpower and our chances of victory will be low."

Xun You looked solemn and made some speculations.

"How many soldiers and horses do we have left?"

Dong Yu's gaze shifted to Jia Xu.

"My lord, less than 40,000."

"Among them, 13,000 are Yuan soldiers who surrendered this time."

"Although we have Generals Zhang He, Gao Lan, and Jiao Chu, their morale is still low, and I'm afraid they won't be able to be of any use."

"So, the most powerful force in our army during this period was still the lord's 20,000-plus troops."

"As for General Guo Fan, who is stationed in Luoyang, even though he has drawn troops from various passes and even transferred Generals Zhang Liao and Xu Huang, he still has less than 6,000 soldiers."

Jia Xu bowed and truthfully reviewed the current military strength.

When they were plotting to take Yecheng, Dong Zhuo immediately cooperated and transferred many generals to Luoyang.

Dong Yu had already discussed this matter with Dong Zhuo in correspondence.

The purpose is naturally to transfer Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Li Tong and Wen Pin.

It would be a bit of a waste of talent to have such a general guarding a pass.

However, military mobilization is inherently complicated, and after such a long time, Zhang Liao and Xu Huang were finally able to free up their hands.

It will take quite some time for Li Tong and Wen Pin to come to terms with each other.

"In other words, by the time Zhang Liao, Xu Huang and the others arrive with reinforcements, our army will have 40,000 troops?"

"Well...it's a little, but it's enough."

Dong Yu frowned, thought about it secretly, and felt that the troops were not insufficient.

It is easy to capture Yecheng by trickery, but if you want to hold your position in Jizhou, you still have to fight a tough battle.

At the very least, Yuan Shao must be defeated. Even if he cannot be killed, he must be forced to get out of Jizhou.

"My lord, according to Generals Zhang and Gao, and my own understanding, Yuan Shao should have 50,000 elite soldiers at his disposal."

"Even if he used his prestige to mobilize county troops from all over the place, the maximum number would be 70,000."

"If it were just Yuan Shao, we would have a better chance of winning."

"But if we add Cao Cao, according to what the lord said, Cao Cao has over 100,000 soldiers and horses. Even if they are of varying quality, they are still a force that cannot be ignored."

Cui Yan stroked his beard and said solemnly.

"If it's hard to fight, then you won't fight?"

"If we don't fight, the enemy will always be there. Escaping won't solve the problem."

"Our army's greatest advantage is that our soldiers are battle-hardened and well-equipped, each one a formidable force capable of defeating many."

"Yuan Shao's battles with Gongsun Zan over the past two years have trained a lot of elite soldiers. Cao Cao... he's still a little green."

Dong Yu frowned and shouted loudly.

It’s not that Dong Yu was arrogant, but Cao Cao at that time had not yet fully become the peak Emperor Wu of Wei.

Even the soldiers under his command were not elite troops who had experienced hundreds of battles, but a completely makeshift team.