Faced with Yuan Shao's crisis, the strategists had an unshirkable obligation to resolve the crisis for Yuan Shao.

They all used their smart brains to plan for Yuan Shao.

Feng Ji stood up first and said to Yuan Shao: "The current situation is not good for me. The general has only two options. First, lead the army south to compete with Guo Peng for Yanzhou, second, eliminate Gongsun Zan as soon as possible, occupy Youzhou, ensure that there is no danger in the rear, and can be invincible."

Xu You agreed, and Ju Su and Tian Feng had nothing to say, and felt that these were indeed Yuan Shao’s two paths.

Yuan Shao thought for a while.

"There is little chance of victory when going south to attack Guo Peng. Guo Peng has talented people and powerful generals, and it is not wise to compete with him."

Yuan Shao was unwilling to admit that he was not as good as Guo Peng, but he could not ignore the facts and could only turn the blame.

The subordinates honestly followed up.

Then there is only the second way to choose.

Defeat Gongsun Zan as soon as possible, and before Guo Peng rectifies Yanzhou and completes his plan to Jizhou, eliminate Gongsun Zan and occupy Youzhou to ensure that there is no danger in the rear, you can face south against Guo Peng.

This is not easy. Jizhou does not have enough military strength to eliminate Gongsun Zan, let alone annex the entire Youzhou.

Unless Gongsun Zan and the clan members were both dead, Yuan Shao could annex Youzhou as soon as possible and become an invincible place.

This process won't be fast.

However, once Guo Peng has finished rectifying Yanzhou, if Yuan Shu is in the south, he will definitely reorganize his troops to go north and try to join forces with Gongsun Zan to eliminate Yuan Shao.

Unless, find another opponent for him.

"Xuzhou Governor Tao Qian served as Xuzhou Governor for a long time and his power is deeply rooted. If he can win over Tao Qian for foreign aid for us, he can restrain Guo Peng."

Feng Ji said so.

Xu Youze shook his head.

"Tao Qian won't do that. If he is in a dilemma with Guo Peng, then Guo Peng will be in the north and Yuan Shu will be in the south. Can Tao Qian hold on with the north and south? He is more likely to surrender to Yuan Shu and form an alliance with Yuan Shu and Guo Peng. The Central Plains can no longer be an obstacle to Guo Peng's Northern Expedition."

Yuan Shao's expression became very bad.

"Then, where is Liu Biao, the governor of Jingzhou?"

Ju Su said, "Before, we joined forces with Liu Biao to attack Yuan Shu, drove Yuan Shu out of Nanyang County, and eliminated Sun Jian's major disaster. If we could join forces with Liu Biao, we might not be able to attack the north and the south."

Xu You and Feng Ji looked at each other.

"It's not impossible, but whether Liu Biao would agree to send troops north for us is still a question."

Yuan Shao's expression was even worse.

Seeing that his Central Plains strategy was completely frustrated, the Central Plains was about to become a territory controlled by Yuan Shu, and launched an attack on him with a north-south attack, which made Yuan Shao very worried.

At this time, Tian Feng, who had not spoken, said, "Gongsun Zan himself is also a subordinate of the clan, and the clan is the governor of Youzhou. Gongsun Zan repeatedly drove troops south to invade Jizhou. Did the clan really agree?"

This issue aroused Yuan Shao's interest.

"What does Yuan Hao mean?"

"General, Gongsun Zan invaded Jizhou, Youzhou was his backing. I have heard of this clan. He is a person who is a mature and polite person, talented and capable, but he is not enterprising. He may not be willing to see Gongsun Zan and the general fight endlessly."

Tian Feng's words made Yuan Shao realize that there was a third party in the war between him and Gongsun Zan.

This third party is the actual controller of Youzhou, and Gongsun Zan's official position is just a county magistrate of Zhuo County.

Gongsun Zan started the battle. Do the clan really want to see it?

Yuan Shao realized what Tian Feng meant.

If the conflict between the clan and Gongsun Zan can be aroused, the clan may be used to eliminate Gongsun Zan. The mature and steadfast clan may not be a trouble for Yuan Shao, and the situation will be reversed immediately.

During the crisis before, Yuan Shao used his identity and advantages to reverse it, occupy Jizhou, and set up an alliance to fight against Yuan Shu.

Although the alliance has failed now, Yuan Shao may not be able to strengthen himself. He will use the extreme operation to reverse the general trend of the world.

Yuan Shu slandered him that Yuan Shao was not a descendant of the Yuan family, and made Yuan Shao laughed at by the world. He would never let Yuan Shu go and kill this bastard with his own hands.

There is also Guo Peng, who is going to be fryed in a frying pan until it is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside!

And to accomplish all this, Yuan Shao still has a lot to do.

Under the planning of the strategists, Yuan Shao did three things.

First, I wrote a letter to the clan and gave him a lot of gifts to sow his relationship with Gongsun Zan, saying that Gongsun Zan was in power and robbed the clan's status and prestige. It is hard to say that it was not for the sake of replacing it. I hope the clan would think carefully and restrict Gongsun Zan.

Second, he wrote a letter and gave gifts to Liu Biao, asking Liu Biao to send troops north to occupy Yuzhou, compete with Yuan Shu, and cooperated with Yuan Shao to attack the Yuan Shu alliance.

Third, Yuan Shao was planning to send someone to send a secret letter to Dong Zhuo. If the first two things were not good, in order to survive, he would not care about attacking Dong Zhuo.

He directly promised to make great profits, hoping that Dong Zhuo could send troops to occupy Chenliu County and restrain Guo Peng. He was willing to join forces with Dong Zhuo to fight against the alliance between Guo Peng and Yuan Shu.

Dong Zhuo was beaten to Chang'an by Guo Peng and Yuan Shu's alliance, and he must have had a lot of resentment in his heart. Yuan Shao was willing to cooperate with him and wipe out Guo Peng and Yuan Shu.

The third thing was made by Yuan Shao himself in private and was not ready to proceed, but once the first two things cannot be promoted smoothly, the third thing must be promoted.

Because Dong Zhuo is still capable, the Central Plains cannot restrain Guo Peng and Yuan Shu, so they can only start from Guanxi.

Nothing can compare to survival. The combination of the zodiac signs is a matter of opportunity and cannot make them grow to an inconfrontation.

Yuan Shao would not be Duke Xiang of Song.

At the end of the first month of the third year of Chuping, Guo Peng was promoting a policy of military farming in Yanzhou to stabilize the local areas, the clerk received letters and gifts from Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao analyzed the current situation to the clan and told him that Gongsun Zan was gradually out of control.

Gongsun Zan no longer regards himself as a subordinate of the clan, but rather as an independent force to develop. This is why he wants to occupy Jizhou.

Yuan Shao also said that Gongsun Zan was young and the clan members were old. Once Gongsun Zan had the idea of ​​replacing them, the clan members would be unable to curb them.

In order to control Youzhou to live a safe life, the clan members must remove Gongsun Zan's threat.

Gongsun Zan is not as full as it is time to destroy him. If he is full of wings, it will be too late.

In order to make it more likely that the clan members will cooperate with Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao once again sent his number one speaker Xun Chen.

Xun Chen brought a lot of gifts to the clan to pay homage to the clan, and explained the pros and cons of the clan, and sowed the relationship between the clan and Gongsun Zan, which was considered to be a great effort.

"Gongsun Zan invaded Youzhou because he was under his own banner and his own selfish desires. He did not take the envoy seriously at all. At present, Yuan Jizhou can still compete with Gongsun Zan. Once Yuan Jizhou is defeated and Gongsun Zan occupy Jizhou, how should the envoy handle himself?"
Chapter completed!