Chapter 166 Lu Bu Is a Burden

May 192 AD.

Yuan Tan, the eldest son of the Yuan family, and Zhu Zhenmi, the head of the Zhen family, the most noble family in Jizhou, formally reached a marriage contract to spread the rigor of the world.

When the news came, the gentry in Jizhou were boiling.

The Yuan family has closer ties with the Jizhou gentry.

Yuan Shao currently has only one-third of Jizhou and Youzhou. (Half of Youzhou is in the hands of Liu Yu, the shepherd of Youzhou, and the other third is in the distant Liaodong area, which is beyond reach.)

And almost half of the fertile land in Jizhou is the private property of the gentry.

Therefore, although it is the harvest season, the food supplied to the troops is actually not enough.

But with the full support of the Zhen family, fortunately, great changes have obviously taken place.

Yuan Shao thus raised enough food and grass.

So the Yuan family's Qingzhou strategy kicked off.

However, a problem also surfaced.

this day.

At the large meeting of the Yuan family, Yuan Shao publicly expressed his concern that he was very worried about Lu Bu.

Hearing the words, Wenwu was in deep thought.

Speaking of which, Lu Bu has three thousand Bingzhou wolf riders, and his strength should not be underestimated.

Currently stationed in the west of Yecheng.

There is no doubt about the tyrannical strength of such an armed force.

And Lu Bu is the savior of the Yuan family, so it is not good to take the initiative to drive him away.

But after the Yuan family's army went out, Lu Bu was a great hidden danger.

If this person has any ideas, Yecheng will change hands immediately.

Yuan Shao said: "I originally planned to invite Lv Bu to attack Qingzhou together, but I sent someone to inquire about the situation, and Lv Bu said that he did not want to participate too much in the disputes between the princes, so he politely refused."

Lu Bu intends to preserve his strength and does not want to work for others, and everyone can see this.

Yuan Shao continued: "Yesterday, the spies in Xuzhou sent back news that Cao Cao had made a major breakthrough in Xuzhou. He captured Xiaopei, and now he has surrounded Xiapi City, the seat of Xuzhou."

In Yuan Tan's view, Xiapi City is the provincial capital. In ancient times, such a city concentrated most of the money, food and population in a state.

In other words, if Tao Qian loses Xiapi, he can declare defeat.

This news also revealed another piece of information. If the Yuan family did not send troops to Qingzhou, how could Cao Cao, who captured Xuzhou, allow Yuan Shao to take Qingzhou.

Cao Cao will definitely come to rob Qingzhou.

And if Cao Cao robs Qingzhou again, he will be the overlord of the world sitting on the land of three continents. How can the Yuan family in the land of one state resist?

But all this is just a strategic expectation.

But it could happen.

Yuan Shao should have also considered these, so he said next: "I intend to attack Yanzhou while Cao Cao's army is out, what do you think?"

When Yuan Tan heard the words, he immediately felt that this was a fantasy.

Now the most powerful prince in the Central Plains is Cao Cao.

Don't catch the weak ones and annex them first.

Instead, direct hard steel is the strongest.

Isn't this a little too wild?

What's wrong with the old man? His courage has changed much more than in history. Who gave this confidence?

He hadn't had time to speak out against it.

Ju Shou, Yuan's Army Master, stood up and hurriedly said, "No!"

"...." Yuan Shao was rather interested in his whim, "Why did Gongyu say that?"

Ju Shou immediately said: "Master, the matter is not that simple."

Lian Dao, "First of all, Cao Cao made a major breakthrough in the battle in Xuzhou, but he didn't lose much troops. Instead, he took a lot of money and food. It can be said that the soldiers have enough food and food."

"Secondly, Cao Cao is very popular in Yanzhou, and the local nobles also support him very much. It is difficult to win Yanzhou in one go."

"It will take a long time for the army to cross the river. When Cao Cao heard that our army was gathering on the Yellow River, he would definitely return to help the foundation as soon as possible."

"When two tigers fight, there must be an injury. If Cao Cao is injured, Cao Cao is likely to join forces with Yuan Shu, and the world's major events will be extremely unfavorable to the lord."

"This..." Yuan Shao's heart skipped a beat, and he forgot to think about Yuan Shu for a while.

Although Yuan Shu and him were brothers, they were not close. Instead, they were lifelong enemies.

He will definitely do everything possible to stop Yuan Shao, and Huainan and Yanzhou are neighbors.

Ju Shou said again: "Attacking Qingzhou is different. Due to the rebellion of the Yellow Turban bandits, half of Qingzhou is no longer under Kong Rong's control. The counties and counties preserved in the western region are also fighting on their own, and no one disturbs our army to cross the river."

"But Cao Cao was all about attacking Xuzhou, and he was helpless when he learned that our army was crossing the river."

Everyone in the meeting couldn't help nodding when they heard this, and Yuan Tan was among them.

Yuan Tan knew that Cao Cao could not be moved now, but had to fight for development.

Whoever develops well will have greater confidence in the future decisive battle.

Thinking about Cao Cao attacking Xuzhou so desperately, on the one hand, he wanted to avenge his father, and on the other hand, he wanted to develop.

But Yuan Shao felt that he had thought too much before, "But what about Lu Bu?"

He had to bring up this issue again, and he was a little helpless with Lu Bu. After all, he was his great benefactor, so he couldn't be shameless.

Lu Bu's status as a great benefactor stumped everyone including Ju Shou Tian Feng.

At this moment, Yuan Shang pondered in his heart, and what he was worried about now was that the army went to fight against Lv Bu and betrayed him.

Moreover, in Yuan Shang's opinion, there is a high possibility of Lu Bu's betrayal, after all, this person often betrays him.

Arrangements cannot be made.

At this moment, he had an idea, and immediately got up, "Father, why don't you keep my elder brother here, with my elder brother's 7,000 magic strategy army, Lu Bu has nothing to fear."

Divine strategy army!

Bingzhou wolf ride!

Everyone looked at each other and nodded.

It seems that only the eldest son who commands the Shence Army can deter Lu Bu and his Bingzhou Wolf Rider among the crowd.

Yuan Shao pondered. In fact, he really wanted to take Yuan Tan to attack Qingzhou. After all, he relied on the strength of his eldest son, but now only his eldest son can deter Lu Bu.

Moreover, in the Yuan family's war, everyone in the world said that it was because of Yuan Tan that they won.

Although Father Yuan is very happy to have a son who is like a god of war, he also wants to win the battle without relying on his son.

"Tan Er, then, it is very important for you to stay and guard the foundation." Yuan Shao looked over and said.

Indeed, guarding the foundation is very important.

"..." Yuan Tan.

If you don't fight, how to gain fame and how to expand your team. It seems that they value themselves, but in fact they limit their own development.

You guard the tower, I'll go roaming!

Yuan Tan couldn't help but agree.

After all, if such a big hat of guarding the house is not worn, one's heart will be punished.

He suddenly realized that his third younger brother had really grown up, and that he was able to drag others to develop so righteously.

…………

After half an hour.

Yuan Tan returned to the Shence Mansion.

At this moment, the leaders of Shence Mansion gathered together.

Seeing Yuan Tan's arrival, Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun and the others formed two rows and watched Yuan Tan ascend to his seat.

Then lined up again, gearing up, with the look of making contributions.

On the contrary, Yuan Tan was sluggish, not knowing how to face these passionate warriors under him.

But he had to say it, so he said directly: "Don't prepare, we won't go to Qingzhou to fight."

"Why?" Everyone was astonished.

Yuan Tan had no choice but to talk about Lu Bu's affairs. Looking at the generals who were also depressed, how could they just sit and watch these bright generals of the Three Kingdoms dim.

He immediately said solemnly: "The task of guarding the house is even more important. After returning home, immediately raise it to the first-level alert state, and tell the soldiers of the whole army that making meritorious deeds is regardless of position, and guarding is also a very important task."

That's what it says.

The generals left disappointed.

Yuan Tan could also realize that these generous words were actually so powerless.

night.

Yuan Tan was so bored that he casually took out a bottle of Coca-Cola.

Xiaoya's eyes lit up immediately, she walked over quietly, and knelt down beside Yuan Tan, without saying a word, looking like a kitten with low eyebrows.

"You're hungrier than me."

Yuan Tan took a deep breath, feeling that it actually tasted like Pepsi, so he gave the remaining third to Xiaoya.

Xiaoya drank, does this count as eating the eldest son's saliva?

Immediately there was a high fever on the cheeks.

But for her, nothing can compare with the eldest son's saliva.

Seeing Yuan Tan worried, she licked her lips, "Master, you usually ask Guo Jia this and Guo Jia that, but today you are so worried, why don't you ask him?"

"That makes sense! Look at your small mouth, have you run out of lipstick? It's really hard to raise you..." After speaking, he took one out of his arms, got up and left.

Xiaoya grabbed the lipstick, feeling sweet in her heart, she just likes being raised by the eldest son.

The envious eyes of her servant girl, not everyone is qualified to be raised.