Tian Feng is different from Ju Shou and cannot understand his situation.
Thinking of this, he suddenly felt uninterested and said wistfully, "This dream is indeed incredible. Yuanhao just go back and rest. In a few days, we will send troops to attack Yi City."
That's about it for asking.
If the metaphor continues, with Tian Feng's intelligence, he will definitely be able to detect something is wrong, and it will not end well by then.
After all, this matter is not enough for outsiders to understand.
Looking at Tian Feng's leaving figure, Yuan Shao sighed heavily, with infinite nostalgia in his heart. "Gongyu, I miss you."
You Province, Yi City, Prefect's Residence.
Gongsun Zan flipped through the thick casualty list and various losses in his hand, his face was very ugly, and he couldn't help but slap the table hard in the end.
"Hejian Commandery actually lost seven thousand of my troops in one battle!"
"Damn Yuan Shao, how could he suddenly become so difficult to deal with!"
It was completely different from the previous rapid progress. During this period, he and Yuan Shao had repeatedly failed in the war, which forced him to give up several Citiess he had obtained in Hejian Commandery. He had no choice but to withdraw from Ji Province and retract Yi City.
Nowadays, Yuan Shao is like a new person. After losing several close advisers, he has become more and more difficult to deal with.
When the generals heard this, they all looked at each other, and they were also very confused.
Gongsun Zan has been winning battles after getting Jia Xu.
But after Yuan Shao lost several close advisers, he became more and more courageous and turned defeat into victory.
If you tell such a weird thing, no one will believe it!
Jia Xu shook Feather Fan and said calmly, "Yuan Shao has many counselors under his command, and each one of them is a great talent in his own right."
"However, although there are many counselors, they have quarrels and disagreements with each other. In addition, Yuan Shao himself is scheming and never decisive, so he often makes wrong decisions, so he often suffers setbacks when dealing with the outside world."
"Now most of the counselors under Yuan Shao have died in Ye City Incident. Not long ago, Ju Shou was also defeated and died. Now he only has Tian Feng as his confidant."
"Tian Feng is also a great talent, but his suggestions are often ignored by Yuan Shao. But now Yuan Shao can only listen to Tian Feng's words, which is naturally different from the past."
Jia Xu has been working under Yuan Shao for a long time, and he is very knowledgeable about Yuan Shao's problems.
Yuan Shao's loss of many talents this time is actually a good thing in a sense. Tian Feng's ability alone is completely enough to assist Yuan Shao.
In addition, Yuan Shao already had a strong army, so this time it was Gongsun Zan's turn to suffer a setback.
"Can this still happen?"
Gongsun Zan was stunned after listening to Jia Xu's analysis.
He originally thought that it would be easier to defeat Yuan Shao after all of Yuan Shao's counselors were lost, but the result was completely the opposite.
Is there such a thing in the world?
At this time Gongsun Fan hurried over and said, "General, Scouts has sent back a report. Yuan Shao has begun to mobilize Grain and Fodder to the front line. There may be a large-scale invasion next!"
This news made everyone's hearts sink.
Gongsun Zan's face instantly turned pale.
He lost seven thousand soldiers and horses in Hejian Commandery's battle a few days ago. Now Yi City only has an army of ten thousand. If Yuan Shao's army attacks, Yi City cannot resist it at all!
"Send my military order to immediately mobilize 10,000 troops from Ji County!"
However, Gongsun Fan shook his head and said with a bitter look on his face, "General, looking at the movements of Yuan Shao's army, there will definitely be a massive attack in less than three days. Now it is too late to mobilize troops from Ji County."
Ji County and Yi City are located in the center of You Province and the other is at the border of You Province. It takes at least ten days to travel and it is impossible to arrive in time.
"Damn it!"
Gongsun Zan gritted his teeth, looked up at Jia Xu, and asked with the last glimmer of hope, "Sir, do you have any good ideas to resolve this crisis?"
Jia Xu's resourcefulness has been deeply understood during this time.
It's too late to move troops now. We can only hope that Jia Xu has a strategy to protect Yi City, or even turn defeat into victory.
Jia Xu sighed and said, "Although I am resourceful, I am not a god. The best way now is to abandon the city and retreat, preserve our strength, and wait until the day comes to find an opportunity to recapture Yi City."
Yuan Shao's upright attack, directly pressing the army into the territory, crushing them with strength, no matter what conspiracy or trick you use, it will be difficult to work.
What's more, with Tian Feng's strategy, even if he uses some tactics, he will probably be seen through.
Moreover, Gongsun Zan's background is not as good as Yuan Shao's after all. Even with the Zhen Clan's secret assistance, he can still show his fatigue after successive battles.
Today, Gongsun Zan is over!
You Province is lost, it's just a matter of time.
"Abandon the city? Absolutely not!"
Gongsun Zan rejected Jia Xu's proposal without hesitation, "Yi City is the portal of You Province. If Yi City is lost, I will have no chance of defending!"
"At that time, I may even lose the entire You Province!"
Yi City is too important to him. Since the defeat of Battle of Longcou, in order to guard against Yuan Shao, he has been building Yi City and making Yi City impregnable.
This is his stronghold against Yuan Shao!
If we abandon the city this time and let Yuan Shao occupy this place, it will be extremely difficult to take it back in the future.
"There is no good way to flatter one's belly."
Jia Xu shook his head, indicating that he was helpless.
At the same time, he also began to think in his mind. If Gongsun Zan refused to abandon the city, then he would have no choice but to leave. He did not want to accompany Gongsun Zan to die here.
It's time to go back and assist Son of Heaven.
Hearing that even Jia Xu had nothing to do, Gongsun Zan looked a little pale and clenched his fists tightly, feeling extremely unwilling.
Could it be that... we can only abandon the city?
At this moment, Zhao Yun on the side suddenly said, "General, I have a plan that may make the situation clearer!"
Hearing this, everyone turned to look at him.
Although Gongsun Zan didn't have much hope in his heart, he still asked, "Zilong, what's your plan? You might as well speak up."
Zhao Yun said, "I think that instead of sticking to the city or abandoning the city, it is better to take the initiative and seek an opportunity."
Gongsun Zan was greatly disappointed when he heard this. He thought Zhao Yun had some clever plan, but he didn't expect that he just sent troops to confront Yuan Shao head-on.
Ten thousand versus thirty-five thousand?
How could he be an opponent!
Gongsun Zan lamented and said, "Zilong, I know you are brave, but Yuan Shao has thirty-five thousand troops, and Bing Province, Qing Province, and Tens of Thousands of Troops can supplement them. I only have ten thousand troops under my command, and many of them are wounded. How can I defeat them?"
"But General..."
Zhao Yun wanted to say more, but was stopped by Gongsun Zan. It was obvious that he did not intend to adopt Zhao Yun's strategy and take the initiative.
"Wait."
At this time Jia Xu stood up and said to Gongsun Zan, "Anyway, there is no other way now. We might as well let Zilong finish and see if it is feasible."
He heard that Zhao Yun had something more to say.
I am also curious about how capable White-Robed Young General, who is highly regarded by Your Majesty, is.
If there is really a good strategy to defeat the enemy, it will be both wise and courageous.
Gongsun Zan thought about it and felt that what Jia Xu said made sense, so he nodded to Zhao Yun and motioned for him to continue.
Zhao Yun cast a grateful look at Jia Xu, and then said seriously, "Standing on Cities is tantamount to being trapped in a city and waiting to die, leaving alone Yuan Shao invades You Province; if you abandon the city and leave, you will lose the portal, and the entire You Province will be exposed to the hooves of Yuan Shao. Neither option is an option!"
"Yun thought that we might as well move all the main troops out of the city, wait until the Yuan Shao army comes, open all the City Gates, and lure them in."
Gongsun Xu looked strange and authentic when he heard this. "What's the use of luring them in if we move the troops out? Isn't this the same as luring wolves into the house? What's the difference between abandoning the city?"
"No!"
Jia Xu's eyes flashed with light, and he gave Zhao Yun a strange look, "I understand what General Zilong means, Yuan Shao will definitely not dare to enter the city!"
As soon as this statement came out, Gongsun Zan, Gongsun Fan, and Gongsun Xu all looked confused and expressed that they did not understand at all.
City Gate has been opened, but the other party still doesn't dare to enter the city?
Jia Xu glanced at these three reckless men, and then said, "Yuan Shao and Tian Feng are both resourceful people, but this happens to be their weakness."
"Under normal circumstances, they would think that we would either stick to the Cities or abandon the city and flee, but they would never have thought that we would open the City Gate and set up a Empty City to let them in."
"If you encountered this situation, what would the enemy think?"
Before Gongsun Zan could answer, Gongsun Fan said first, "Then the enemy must have escaped!"
Jia Xu:"..."
He took a deep breath to suppress his contempt for the reckless man in his heart, and patiently explained, "That's just what you think. In the eyes of smart people like Tian Feng and Yuan Shao, this must be our trap, and they will think that there are a large number of ambushes in the city!"
Gongsun Fan scratched his head.
It seems... scolded?
Gongsun Zan on the side looked thoughtful.
Zhao Yun added, "That's right, so they must not dare to enter the city and will choose to retreat along the same route. When Yuan Shao comes, they will be alert to ambush on the road, but when they retreat, they may not be alert. We only need to find the right time and set up an ambush when they retreat, and we will be able to catch them off guard."
Gongsun Zan has suffered heavy losses now. It collides head-on with Yuan Shao, so naturally it cannot be defeated.
But if Yuan Shao were to set up an ambush and attack while they were retreating, the result might be different.
Jia Xu nodded with deep understanding and praised, "Soldiers have no constant momentum, and water has no normal state. The weak will be weak, and doubt will arise from doubt; when there is strength and softness, the strange will be strange again. This is the way of the art of war!"
"General Zilong This plan is really brilliant, I admire you endlessly!"
Jia Xu thinks that he has reached the ultimate level in playing with people's hearts, but Zhao Yun's strategy makes him feel like he is out of the ordinary.
Use the suspicion of Yuan Shao and Tian Feng to make them withdraw their troops, and then set up an ambush on the retreat road when they relax their vigilance.
This plan may seem simple, but in fact it has an incredible grasp of people's hearts!
Gongsun Zan discovered a problem, frowned and asked, "But... what if Yuan Shao first sent a small team into the city to investigate the situation and explore the truth? Wouldn't that expose it?"
Zhao Yun replied, "The general only needs to keep those wounded soldiers. Yun Yuan will lead the wounded soldiers to garrison Cities. These wounded soldiers are enough to deal with the small invading team; and when Yuan Shao sees me defending the city, he will become even more suspicious."
Gongsun Fan couldn't help but said, "Isn't the risk of this strategy too great? If Yuan Shao sees through it, Yi City will be lost directly."