flstandardbreds Chapter 308 Yuan Shao: Cao Cao, help me! Ju Shou, shut up!
Chapter 308 Yuan Shao: Cao Cao, help me! Ju Shou, shut up!
"Tian Yuanhao, Ju has always been conscientious and dutiful."
"There are some things you have no right to say to me, Ju!"
After a brief moment of confusion, Ju Shou seemed to remember that he was the Celestial Dragon and immediately launched a counterattack against Tian Feng.
Little did he know, Tian Feng, as if sensing an impending argument, immediately walked up to Ju Shou, pointed at Ju Shou's nose, and said:
"You? Stay true to your duty?"
"Our lord is still in the prime of his life, the time to create an unparalleled empire. How can you force him to establish an heir in such a despicable way?"
Ju Shou was so angry his nose almost twisted out of shape.
Unfortunately, Tian Feng also has bad breath.
If you're a little further away, you can't smell it.
When you get close, the smell is really intoxicating!
For a moment, Ju Shou was caught in a dilemma: whether to argue or not.
Helpless, he could only bow to Yuan Shao and say:
"My lord, even if the matter of the heir is not settled today, we should still summon all civil and military officials to discuss the eldest son's defeat in battle."
"Qingzhou is on the verge of falling; we must be on guard."
This time, Tian Feng didn't criticize Ju Shou, but nodded in agreement.
His expression seemed to say that Ju Shou had finally reformed under his criticism, and that he was a teachable child!
Ju Shou turned his head away in anger, not wanting to pay any attention to Tian Feng.
Yuan Shao did not want to quarrel with Tian Feng at this critical juncture, so he sent his personal guards to summon all the senior civil and military officers of Yuan Shao's camp who were still in Ye City.
The others were clearly unaware of Yuan Tan's defeat and capture at this time.
Upon arriving at the General's Mansion, everyone was shocked by what they had learned.
Feng Ji was eager to try and take the opportunity to persuade Yuan Shao to make Yuan Shang his heir, but Tian Feng glared at him fiercely.
Guo Tu looked worried.
He was physically in Ju's camp but his heart was in Yuan's camp.
Yuan Tan also had a close relationship with him and was the best successor to Yuan's camp in his mind.
Yan Liang and Wen Chou, as if in perfect unison, stepped forward and cupped their hands in greeting:
"My lord, this humble general is willing to lead the troops to conquer Xuchang and bring the eldest prince back!"
Seeing that Yan Liang and Wen Chou had both stepped forward, Zhang He and Gao Lan also stepped forward to volunteer.
Speaking of which, Gao Lan led 10,000 soldiers to Guangping County last time, but failed to arrest those who intended to dig up the Ju family's ancestral graves.
Afterwards, he was angrily scolded by Ju Shou for half an hour.
But Gao Lan didn't dare to refute a single word.
The Gao family was originally just a local military family in Jizhou.
If it weren't for Ju Shou valuing him and promoting him, Gao Lan would never have become one of the Four Pillars of Hebei.
After all, Yan Liang and Wen Chou were loyal to Yuan Shao.
Zhang He was exceptionally capable; besides his martial arts skills, he also possessed a unique talent for training troops. (Halberd Warrior)
Compared to the three of them, Gao Lan's abilities were indeed a level below.
At this moment, Zhang He and Gao Lan's volunteering was completely different from Yan Liang and Wen Chou's.
They had no intention of breaking through Xuchang; they only stepped forward to prevent Yan Liang and Wen Chou from gaining the opportunity to lead troops.
Ju Shou, with a hesitant expression, cupped his hands and said:
"My lord, now is really not a good time to attack Cao Cao."
"Our Yuan camp has been through many wars and its strength has not yet recovered. We must not launch a southern expedition before we are fully prepared!"
"We should send troops to the border to harass Cao Cao and adopt a three-year strategy to wear him down."
"Three years from now, Cao Cao will definitely be no match for our lord!"
Upon hearing the three-year strategy to wear down Cao Cao, Yuan Shao was immediately seized by the thought of killing Ju Shou!
You said you exhausted Cao Cao in three years? Were you really exhausting Cao Cao?
It's clearly me, Yuan Shao, who's exhausted!
Yuan Shao was certain that if he really dared to implement the three-year plan to wear down Cao Cao...
Liu Biao will be 100% killed by Cao Cao within three years!
By then, Jingzhou would have fallen into Cao Cao's hands, and Sun Quan of Jiangdong didn't seem to be a very capable fighter.
The warlords in the Kansai region will definitely lean further towards Cao Cao.
As for Liu Zhang and Zhang Lu, who played by themselves, they didn't even have the chance to sit at the card table!
Who in the world could rival Cao Cao?
Moreover.
Was Yuan Shao the only one who had experienced many wars?
To be honest, Cao Cao's camp fought more battles than Yuan Shao's camp.
Every inch of land in Cao Cao's camp was acquired through Cao Cao and Su Yu's planning and warfare.
Moreover, thanks to Su Yu's suggestion and Xun Yu's efforts (Su Yu provided the words, Xun Yu handled everything else),
Cao Cao's camp placed great emphasis on the people's livelihood.
The military-agricultural system was also more complete and humane than in previous histories.
If Cao Cao had been given three years, his development would definitely have been better than Yuan Shao's!
If Yuan Shao doesn't attack Cao Cao soon, he'll truly have no chance left.
Time is everything.
Three years of trying to wear down Cao Cao will not weaken him at all; on the contrary, it will put Yuan Shao in a desperate situation!
Xu You looked around and saw that Yuan Ying's Yuzhou faction only had military officers left, and he was the only civil official among the veterans.
Helpless, he could only bite the bullet and stand up to refute Ju Shou:
"You are mistaken."
"Cao Cao was extremely cunning."
"If our army truly adopts the strategy of exhausting Cao Cao over three years, how could Cao Cao not see through our army's strengths and weaknesses?"
"What if he marches south and conquers Liu Biao?"
Ju Shou laughed and said:
"Ziyuan is really exaggerating."
"No matter how cunning Cao Cao was, he couldn't have accomplished so much under our noses."
"Besides, I'm worried that our lord is getting old, and if he has some minor health issues on the battlefield, there's no one in Ji Province who can make decisions. Wouldn't that be a pity?"
"If the lord can establish an heir before setting out on the expedition, then he can proceed with the southern campaign with peace of mind."
Yuan Shao's teeth chattered with rage.
Tian Feng could no longer hold back and criticized:
"Ju Gongyu!"
"Didn't Tian just tell you that?"
"My lord is in the prime of his life and there is no need to decide on a successor too early."
"But you, who have repeatedly pressured our lord, what are your true intentions?"
Feng Ji and Shen Pei both stood up to protect their master and wanted to argue with Tian Feng.
Guo Tu hesitated for a moment, then also chose to fight as part of Ju Shou's camp.
Just now.
Suddenly, an urgent letter arrived in Ye City.
The bodyguards rushed over and said:
"Lord!"
"Cao Cao wrote you a personal letter and sent it to the outskirts of Ye City!"
Yuan Shao was greatly alarmed, but inwardly he was delighted.
Regardless of what Cao Cao wrote in his letter, its arrival served to suspend the "succession dispute."
"Ah Man, you have indeed helped your brother this once."
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