The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 136
"It's absolutely impossible, how could there be [-] troops in Youzhou!" Yuan Shao didn't believe that Gongsun Zan of Youzhou could still come up with [-] troops.

"My lord, things may change. Gongsun Zan will never have a [-] army. Now that a [-] army has appeared in Youzhou, only Xianbei in the north and Gongsun Du in Liaodong have the ability."

"Xianbei and Gongsun Zan have a big enmity, and there is absolutely no reason to support Gongsun Zan. In this way, the soldiers who appear should be the soldiers of Liaodong Marquis Gongsundu." Tian Feng, Yuan Shao's first adviser, thought about something, and immediately said to Yuan Shao.

"Gongsun Du, you are looking for death. Wait until I destroy Gongsun Zan, and I will lead an army to destroy the land of Liaodong and your whole family." Yuan Shao was furious. The whole Youzhou was about to be his territory, but Gongsun Du stepped in. Let Wen Chou's army suffer heavy losses.

"My lord, now that General Wen Chou's army has retreated to Bingzhou after a disastrous defeat, Gongsun Du and Gongsun Yue's army will definitely come south to help Gongsun Zan. There is nothing to do, so make plans early." Tian Feng said it rather tactfully, he thought it was time to retreat.

"I still have more than [-] soldiers. Why do I need the soldiers of Gongsun Yue and Gongsun Du? We should fight with them." Yuan Shao is unwilling to leave Youzhou like this now. Gongsun Zan has already been defeated. He only needs to defeat Gongsun Du and Gongsun Yue again Soldiers and horses, the whole Youzhou is his.

"My lord is not afraid of Gongsundu's army now, but if you kill one thousand enemies, you will lose [-]. General Wen Chou's army has been greatly damaged. If the lord's army is damaged again, even if you have won the land of Youzhou, it may be difficult to prevent Qingzhou Liu Bei and Yanzhou Cao Cao. Tian Feng had no choice but to blow Yuan Shao's confidence. In his opinion, it is a fool's dream to want to occupy Youzhou now, and there are two more powerful enemies behind Yuan Shao waiting for Yuan Shao's troops to be greatly damaged.

"Damn Gongsun Du, damn Liu Daer, damn Cao Aman!" Yuan Shao was furious. If it weren't for these few people, he would have been able to unify the north long ago, and the whole world would belong to him Yuan Shao.

"My lord, I should withdraw from the land of Youzhou now, and fight again in the next year." Tian Feng said lightly, but he knew that this was just to save Yuan Shao's face, and to fight again in the next year is simply deceiving himself and others.

The 40 army attacked Youzhou, which lasted for a year, and consumed countless grains and grass. The entire grain storage in Jizhou and Bingzhou was exhausted. There is no ability to organize such an offensive next year.

In the end, Yuan Shao had no choice but to retreat. Without the help of Wen Chou's army, it would be impossible for him to defeat Gongsun Yue and Gongsun Du's hundreds of thousands of soldiers before winter came.

"Military division, Youzhou urgently reports that Yuan Shao has withdrawn his troops." A few days later, Chen Ziming received an urgent report from Youzhou dark guards from the sea.

"Send an order to stop transporting grain to Youzhou, and at the same time take back all ships, and stop traveling with Youzhou!" Chen Ziming's eyes lit up, and he hastily ordered to cut off the passage to Youzhou.

After explaining everything, Chen Ziming hurried to Liu Bei's residence. He needed to report Youzhou urgently to Liu Bei, so that Liu Bei could feel at ease.

"Brother, urgent report from Youzhou, Gongsun Du's army appeared on the Youzhou battlefield, Wen Chou's army was defeated, and Yuan Shao withdrew from Youzhou." Chen Ziming did not tell Liu Bei that Gongsun Zan was injured, nor did he say that Gongsun Zan's army was seriously injured.

"Okay, very good, the siege of Youzhou has been lifted, and Bo Sui will have no worries." Liu Bei was relieved, after all, Gongsun Zan was the only person who helped Liu Bei greatly when he was down and down.

"My lord, now that winter is approaching, we should prepare. In the coming year, we can send troops to the land of the Three Koreas." The siege of Youzhou was lifted, and it was time to put the war on Liaodong on the agenda.

"Ziming, Gongsun Du just helped Bo Sui repel Yuan Shao. Is it okay for me to attack his land at this time?" Liu Bei was a little embarrassed. From a human point of view, he asked Gongsun Du to send troops to help Gongsun Zan. Just go and beat Gongsun Zan, which is a bit unethical.

"My lord's words are wrong. Gongsun Du sent troops to help Gongsun Zan. It was the two of them's business. Gongsun Du's money, food and territory were all provided by Gongsun Zan. What has the lord done?"

"Besides, Gongsun Du is a rebellious minister. My lord, as the uncle of the emperor of the Han Dynasty and the general of the Hussars of the Han Dynasty, should have the responsibility to attack this traitor." Liu Ye immediately objected to Liu Bei's enemy. suitable.

"In this case, Ziming is fully responsible for the battle against Gongsun Du." Liu Bei saw that the two important ministers in his hands said so, so he stopped procrastinating and left everything to Chen Ziming to do.

Liu Bei has one advantage that is better than Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, that is, he can listen to the words of capable ministers. People like Chen Ziming and Liu Ye are all talented people. Liu Bei knows that he is not as good as them, as long as they are reasonable, Liu Bei will adopt their opinions.

Needless to say, Yuan Shao, it is already very good to listen to it occasionally.As for Cao Cao, he is very confident in his intelligence. Unless he is surrounded by talented and loyal people like Guo Jia, he will generally have his own considerations.

"Ziming, although Yuan Shao's conquest of Youzhou has resulted in our victory, his strength is still there. Will he attack Youzhou again in the coming year, or the land of Qingzhou, which has prevented our army from capturing Liaodong?" Liu Bei also knew that although Yuan Shao did not conquer Youzhou, Zhou lost more than [-] troops, but this amount of troops was nothing to Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao could still mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops to make trouble.

"Hehe, don't worry, big brother. Yuan Shao has mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops. After a year of fighting, the consumption of food and grass is more than he can bear. He received a secret report from the secret guard that the food and grass in Jizhou and Bingzhou have been consumed by Yuan Shao's army. In the coming year, he will be powerless." During the battle, Yuan Shao should recuperate and wait for the heavens, and he will not pose any threat to the land of Youzhou and the lord." Chen Ziming said confidently to Liu Bei.

The mobilization of the armies of the princes from all walks of life and the consumption of food and grass within the rule are the key objects of care of the secret guards. Chen Ziming knows how much food and grass Yuan Shao has now. With the productivity of this era, it is impossible to accumulate a few years without a year or two The food and grass needed for the [-] troops to fight.

Not only Yuan Shao, but also Cao Cao in Yanzhou and Yuan Shu in Yuzhou. Of course, Yangzhou, as a land of fish and rice, still has surplus food, but it is only enough for Sun Jian's army to attack Kuaiji.

As for Jingzhou and Yizhou, there is a lot of stockpiled grain, but it is not what Yuan Shao and Cao Cao can buy. Liu Biao may sell the grain to Yuan Shu. After all, as long as Yuan Shu blocks Cao Cao, Liu Biao can stay in Jingzhou with peace of mind.

In this era, food is definitely the most important strategic material. Without food, everything is empty talk.

As for Liu Bei, although he gave Gongsun Zan a lot of food and shipped a lot of food to Fuzhou, Liu Bei's own food consumption was very little this year, and Xuzhou and Qingzhou had a bumper harvest.

Chen Ziming also asked all the big businessmen who cooperated with Liu Bei to use part of the grain to trade, and Mi Zhu vigorously purchased grain, so Liu Bei had the most grain hoarded in the entire Han Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)