Chapter 1068: Convincing Zhou Wen

While talking, the group of people had already arrived at the county government office. Huangfu Chaobo looked at Zhou Wen and signaled to her. Seeing this, Zhou Wen quickly said: "Except for the military advisor, Deputy City Lord Lin and a few generals, everyone else should go and do their own thing!"

A group of middle and low-level generals and guards listened to the order and quickly left the meeting hall. Soon only the Zhou siblings of Leting and several generals under her were left in the hall, as well as Huangfu Chaobo and Guo Jiahuang Xu.

"Tell me, what is it that makes you come to Youzhou in person?" Zhou Wen looked at Huangfu Chaobo with a narrow look on his face;

Huangfu Chaobo smiled and said: "Gongsun Zan was defeated in the Jieqiao this year and tens of thousands of elites were lost. What do you think?"

Huangfu Chaobo asked Zhou Wen, but his eyes looked at Yu Fan.

The game has been running for several years. By this time, the composition of the generals under all players is very complicated. This is true for the generals under Huangfu Chaobo, and the same is true for Zhou Wen's subordinates.

Even though there are only seven or eight historical generals and transferred generals under Zhou Wen now, they are also divided into several groups. Deputy city lord Lin An is her transferred general, and Chen Wu is serving as an official for the first time. The two have a natural closeness. Both Xue Hong and Miao Shang were Zhang Yang's subordinates. After Zhang Yang's defeat, the two left Hanoi and were recruited by Zhou Wen soon afterwards, and they became a group again.

Xian Yuyin and Xian Yufu were both subordinates of Youzhou Mu Liu Yu. After Gongsun Zan captured and killed Liu Yu, for some reason, he was recruited by Zhou Wen. Yu Fan turned out to be Liu Bei's military advisor. After Lu Bu killed Liu Bei, Yu Fan originally wanted to leave Youzhou by boat from Leting, but Liu Zhouwen intercepted him and became her chief adviser.

If such a question were asked to the two generals Xianyu, they would definitely wish that Gongsun Zan would perish early in order to avenge Liu Yu. But Yu Fan is different. First, since he is Zhou Wen's chief adviser, he must stand upright. Secondly, he had nothing to do with Liu Yu or Gongsun Zan, so there was no deviation in his personal position. Also, as Zhou Wen's counselor, he was very aware of the relationship between his lord, Tang Gong, and Gongsun Zan, who is now Yan Gong. Therefore, when faced with Huangfu Chaobo's inquiry, he quickly clarified his thoughts. .

Seeing his lord nodding in agreement, Yu Fan stood up and replied: "My lord, Duke Tang, the battle of the boundary bridge between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan should actually be something Yuan Shao has been planning for a long time."

As he spoke, he slowly expressed his thoughts to everyone present. In his opinion, there will be a big battle between the two heroes in Hebei sooner or later, and the Battle of Jieqiao is a decisive battle between the two heroes in attacking and defending positions.

If before this, Yuan Shao focused on defense against Gongsun Zan, then after the Battle of Jieqiao, Gongsun Zan's cavalry suffered heavy losses. Yuan Shao's army would gradually switch from offense to defense, and the offensive momentum of Gongsun Zan's army would also be significantly affected. of control.

Not only that, after Gongsun Zan defeated Liu Yu, his temperament changed drastically. He became increasingly arrogant, uncaring of the people, forgetful of his mistakes, and determined to retaliate. In addition, Liu Yu had a good reputation among the people of Youzhou, but Gongsun Zan killed the others, so both the people of Youzhou and Liu Yu's subordinates were extremely dissatisfied with Gongsun Zan. Having said this, Yu Fan also gave Xian Yu the second general a meaningful look.

In Yu Fan's view, when the two heroes of Hebei compete, Gongsun Zan will definitely lose and Yuan Shao will win. If Gongsun Zan loses, Leting will not be able to survive alone. And once Yuan Shao takes all Youzhou, he will definitely turn south or west. However, compared with Sizhou, Bingzhou has more difficult roads and is not as rich as Sizhou, so the next thing Yuan Shaojun must do is to join forces with Lu to attack Tang.

Therefore, Tang Gong’s trip to the north must have come because of Gongsun Zan’s defeat. Since Gongsun Zan’s defeat is inevitable, we must try to slow down the speed of his defeat and try to gain more time to strengthen Leting and the Tang army in Youzhou. Strength, in order to continue to contain Yuan Shaojun in the future.

Yu Fan's analysis was so thorough and detailed that everyone in Leting nodded, and even Guo Jia patted his hands and praised him. Huangfu Chaobo even nodded in approval: "Sir, you are worthy of being a famous scholar in Jiangdong. I admire your insights!"

Zhou Wen looked at Huangfu Chaobo with a proud look on her face.

Although he didn't say much, the expression on his face was extremely proud. Huangfu Chaobo smiled at her and said: "This time I went north to Youzhou, as Mr. Zhongxiang said, I just wanted to delay Gongsun Chan." The speed of defeat is to enhance the strength of the two families in Youzhou."

With that said, Huangfu Chaobo told everyone in the hall his thoughts. He heard that Huangfu Chaobo was willing to provide Leting with a population of 50,000 to help Leting build another city. At the same time, he wanted to send troops to help Leting capture the Liaodong vassal state. Leting Everyone was stunned and speechless for a long time.

However, Zhou Qiang reacted quickly enough and said: "Brother Chao, are you telling us to build another city to the west of Laoting, and then step up military training and prepare to send troops to attack the Liaodong vassal state?"

Huangfu Chaobo nodded and Zhou Wen said: "If we build another city, will Gongsun Zan agree? Besides, Gongsun Du is not a soft persimmon when it comes to sending troops to the Liaodong vassal state!"

"I will try my best to convince Gongsun Zan about building the city. It shouldn't be a big problem. As for sending troops to the Liaodong vassal state, although Gongsun Du is not weak, after the Lelang War, his strength has been greatly reduced. If it weren't for Gongsun Zan, he wouldn't be able to do anything. I have no idea about him, otherwise I would have already sent troops to destroy him. But in the current situation, Gongsun Zan is only interested in sending troops south, and he has no intention to care about the east. It should be a good choice for you. of opportunity.”

"And, by then, I will send Huang Xu to lead the troops to help. If you don't seize this opportunity, the domineering royal family will definitely send troops when they recover. By then, it will be even more difficult for you to send troops." Huangfu Chaobo said to Zhou Wen;

Yu Fan also persuaded him: "Yes, what Tang Gong said is very true, my lord, it is only a matter of time before Gongsun Zan is defeated. If my Leting does not accumulate enough strength before then, it will be difficult to resist Yuan Shao's army, and then it will only be a matter of time before it is defeated."

With Yu Fan's persuasion, Zhou Wen's attitude also eased a lot. In addition, Zhou Qiang also tried his best to persuade her, and a group of generals tried their best to persuade her. In the end, Zhou Wen agreed to Huangfu Chaobo's suggestion. Seeing that Zhou Wen finally agreed, Huangfu Chaobo also breathed a sigh of relief. Zhou Wen had agreed, and his layout had already made the most critical move. The next step was how to convince the three brothers of Gongsun Zan.

Huangfu Chaobo did not stay in Leting for long. After finalizing the matters of building the city and sending troops to the vassal state of Liaodong, he handed over the immigration matter to Huang Xu and the Longhua officials led by him. Huangfu Chaobo left Leting under the escort of 4,000 guards and went to the seat of Liaoxi County.