Your Majesty, please spare Diao Chan; your yang energy is too strong.

However, at this point, Yuan Shao, who had already lost his mind, was unlikely to listen to their advice.

"Well... okay!"

Everyone felt helpless.

Although they felt that withdrawing troops from Youzhou at this time was a terrible thing for them.

But Yuan Shao's words also make sense.

They're about to lose their home, yet they still go to attack Youzhou.

Are you kidding me?

"I have made up my mind, no need to say more."

"Send people immediately to bring Gao Lan and Zhang He back from Zhongshan."

"In addition, all other counties should also lead all available troops to come and provide support as soon as possible."

"Also, ask Han Meng to send troops to rescue Ye City."

"At all costs, you must defend Ye City for me."

"Ye City is our base of operations, and we absolutely cannot allow it to fall."

Yuan Shao swiftly decided the matter with a wave of his hand.

He then gave another order.

Although in the original novel, Yuan Shao was defeated in the Battle of Guandu.

But don't think Yuan Shao was really stupid.

At that time, the other party had become the most powerful warlord in the land, so it was normal for them to get a little arrogant.

But now, even in the midst of a crisis, Yuan Shen has recovered his former state.

He was, after all, someone who dared to draw his sword against Dong Zhuo back then.

How could they possibly be that stupid?

He knew that panicking was useless in this urgent situation.

The most crucial thing is to defend Ye City.

If Ye City falls, the consequences will be unimaginable.

You must understand that Ye City is the lifeblood of their entire Yuan Shao group.

Leaving aside their families, most people stayed in Ye City.

Just look at the grain, fodder, and various military supplies stockpiled here—it's an astronomical figure.

If the defenses are breached, the consequences will be unimaginable.

In addition, this is their headquarters.

If it falls...

The impact on the military was simply unimaginable.

Even if Yuan Shao possessed extraordinary abilities by then...

They will inevitably perish.

This is not what he wants to see.

The current situation is actually similar to the defense of Beiping during the Ming Dynasty.

If we give up on this place.

The morale of the troops will inevitably waver.

It won't be so easy to get revenge.

Of course, these are all secondary.

Besides this, there was another reason that worried Yuan Shao the most.

That means that his current lord is still in Ye City.

If Ye City were lost and he fell into Cao Cao's hands, he couldn't imagine what fate awaited him.

This is definitely not what he wanted to see.

The world is vast, but nothing is more important than one's own life.

This is why Yuan Shao frantically mobilized all the surrounding troops to come to the rescue.

If it's just a defeat.

Some people can make a comeback.

If I were to die...

Then everything becomes meaningless.

This is definitely not what he wanted to see.

"Yes."

The generals accepted the order.

"My lord..."

At this moment, Xu You, who was standing to the side, walked up again, looking worried.

"You've transferred all the troops from the entire prefecture to Ye City, and even brought over Han Meng's troops. What will happen to Han Meng's side?"

"I believe Cao Cao's side is already eagerly awaiting news of Zhang Yan's capture of Ye City."

"The other side would absolutely not let go of such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

"I suspect that once this news reaches Cao Cao, he will definitely launch a fierce attack on us."

"With only tens of thousands of soldiers under Han Meng's command, it was simply impossible to withstand Cao Cao's army."

"What if the enemy invades Jizhou?"

"If they were to collude with Zhang Yan, the consequences would be unimaginable."

"Even if we send people to withdraw troops from Youzhou now, we won't be able to provide support in the short term."

"At that time..."

Xu You said.

He was naturally aware of Yuan Shao's concerns.

They also realized the importance of Ye City.

Any ruler in the world would make the same choice.

However, they had to consider the consequences.

If we really mobilize all the troops in the surrounding area...

What about the defenses of Jizhou?

How could this not worry him?

"Then what do you think we should do?"

"With such a small number of troops in Ji Province, it is impossible for them to protect both ends."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Shao was at a loss for what to do.

After all, the entire Ji Province only had this many troops.

If they are all brought back, then Cao Cao's side will be unable to hold out.

But if we don't adjust our strategy, we won't be able to defend Ye City.

Ye City is their main base.

He couldn't even imagine what the consequences would be if it were lost.

"It's all Cao Cao's fault, Cao Cao, that villain, that traitor, that villain, that rebel. He made peace with us on the surface, but secretly betrayed us."

The more Yuan Shao thought about it, the more frustrated he felt.

Unable to resist, he launched into another tirade of curses at Boss Cao.

Poor Boss Cao.

I haven't done anything during this time, I've just been taking the blame.

I wonder what Boss Cao would think if he knew what was going on here.

"My lord, I think the most urgent thing is that we must not lose our composure."

"Ye City currently has 30,000 garrison troops, and the 30,000 and 60,000 troops under Zhang He's command are sufficient. There is absolutely no need to draw troops from other places."

"Cao Cao probably thought we would be concerned about the safety of Ye City, so he transferred troops from other places, which gave him an opportunity to take advantage of the situation."

"Take advantage of the opportunity to take control of Ji Province."

"But once the enemy has entered Ji Province, even if Yan Liang withdraws from You Province, it will not be so easy to drive them out again."

"Therefore, I believe the best approach is to defend both sides simultaneously."

"Only in this way, no matter how the situation changes in the future, as long as we keep Cao Cao out of Ji Province, we will surely turn defeat into victory once our reinforcements arrive."

Xu You thought for a moment and said.

"My lord, Xu You's words are the opinion of a child."

"I don't agree."

"All troops must be mobilized to Ye City,"

"After all, if you can think of this, Cao Cao had so many strategists under him, so naturally they must have thought of this as well."

"If we leave only 60,000 troops to defend at this time, it would be tantamount to suicide."

Of course, some people agree with Xu You's idea, while others disagree.

After all, the most outstanding strategist under Yuan Shao was...

Xu You's words are utter nonsense.

Tian Feng's words are the views of a child.

Guo Tu's words are nothing but the courage of a common man.

Xin's Commentary.........

“How could Zhang Yan’s so-called million-strong Black Mountain King only have a mere 100,000 men?”

"If we really do that once..."

"Zhang Yan's reinforcement of troops will have unimaginable consequences."

"I suspect that this was clearly Cao Cao's strategy of feigning weakness to the enemy."

"Let us assume that Zhang Yan only sent 100,000 troops, then let our guard down, and once again send troops to capture Ye City in one fell swoop."