It took Sun Jian two days to arrive from Xiangyang to Xinye. Seeing that the situation was not good, Cao Cao took the initiative to retreat, and the encirclement of Xinye was lifted.

Yuan Shu was overjoyed and went out of the city to greet him, regardless of Qiao Rui and others' dissuasion. He wanted to see what kind of person Sun Ce was, who was praised by Feng Fang, but what he saw was Sun Jian and he was confused.

"Wentai, what's going on?" He turned his head and looked at Feng Fang who was following him, with his eyebrows raised. "You didn't say..."

Feng Fang was also confused.

Sun Jian got out of the saddle and greeted him repeatedly. "General, this is not Feng Jun's business, this is the matter." He turned around and called Zhou Yu over. "Gongjin, this is your plan, so you will explain it to the general behind."

Zhou Yu bowed to Yuan Shu and bowed to the end. Yuan Shu looked him up and down and smiled. "Feng Zizheng, you are right. Zhou Boqi gave birth to a good son. This figure and appearance are much better than Zhou Boqi, and they are quite as charm as I did back then."

Feng Fang was very embarrassed. Do you mean that you would want someone else's son as soon as you meet? But he also knew Yuan Shu's temper, and it might not be necessary to steal Zhou Yi's son, but it is a fact that he admired Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu must be talented, be beautiful, and be young, and it is the most likable time. He immediately put on the fun and said, "General, not only Zhou Boqi gave birth to a good son, General Sun also gave birth to a good son. He stood with Gongjin, which was not inferior at all."

"Is that true?" Yuan Shu laughed and patted Sun Jian on the shoulder hard. "So, you have the capital to be proud. Wentai is really not injured? I heard that you were assassinated, but I was scared. How do you think you should compensate me?"

"Thank you for your concern, General." Sun Jian smiled and said, "Jian obeys the orders for any compensation that the general wants. But now, please listen to Gongjin's plan first. Cao Cao is still in Nanyang and the war has not yet ended. We cannot be careless at all."

"It makes sense, it makes sense." Yuan Shu nodded repeatedly. When he thought of Cao Cao, he felt so angry that he had angered. Since he was a child, he had never seen Cao Cao in person. Unexpectedly, he lost his face this time and was almost killed by Cao Cao. If you don't take this revenge, how can you see people in the future?

Sun Jian didn't enter the city, but sat on the ground outside the city, and Zhou Yu explained the strategy. Last night, they had received the news from Sun Ce's quick horse. Kuai Yue was killed and Xiangyang changed hands. Sun Ce was rushing to extort the powerful Xiangyang, and then he would come with food and grass. The next task was to chase Cao Cao. If possible - according to Sun Ce's wishes - it would be best to kill Cao Cao.

In front of Yuan Shu and others, Zhou Yu talked happily.

"Nanyang is the center of the world. It is tilted to Luoyang in the north, Jingxiang in the south, Bashu in the left, and Yuyang in the right. When Emperor Gao entered the pass from Nanyang, he established the foundation of the Han Dynasty for four hundred years. Emperor Guangwu raised his army from Nanyang to clean up his old rivers and mountains. Now the Ming general wants to support the Han Dynasty at the time of decline and save the people of the world in the water and fire, and he must fight for Nanyang."

Yuan Shu nodded, but did not comment. He had known these general principles for a long time, and nothing new was found.

"Before the troops and horses move, food and grass will go first. If you want to fight for Nanyang, you must occupy Xiangyang. The seven counties of Jingzhou have a million household registrations and the people are prosperous. The Ming general relied on it to fight for Guanzhong in the world. The Ming general sent General Sun to take Xiangyang, which was far-sighted, clear about the general trend, and deeply understood the wonders of using troops."

Yuan Shu raised his eyebrows proudly.

"Now that Xiangyang has already bought it, and Captain Sun is heading north with the collected materials, money and grain. The general can fight with confidence." Zhou Yu paused and bowed slightly to Yuan Shu. "However, for the next general, the most important thing at the moment is not Cao Cao."

Yuan Shu was stunned. "It's not Cao Cao? Who could it be?"

Qiao Rui and others were also stunned and looked at each other. Zhou Yu said that Nanyang is very important, and Cao Cao invaded Nanyang to seize Yuan Shu's foundation, and almost killed them all in one go. Cao Cao is not important, who is important?

"General Ming, Cao Cao's troops were not satisfied with tens of thousands of troops, and he succeeded for a while. He just took advantage of General Ming's unpreparedness and succeeded in a sneak attack. Now that General Sun has arrived, Cao Cao has left without fighting. Now, what kind of climate can he make for the purpose of escaping? "

Yuan Shu thought about it and felt it was reasonable. He refused to admit that he was defeated by Cao Cao, but he didn't have the opportunity to defend himself. Now Zhou Yu explained it for him, and he was right to his mind. There was no reason to refute it. The more he looked at Zhou Yu, the more he was happier he couldn't help but say, "Since Cao Cao is not worth talking about, then tell me, who is the enemy we should pay attention to?"

Zhou Yu bowed and saluted again. "Can General Ming know about Kuai Yue?"

Yuan Shu's face became dark and he was in a bad mood. He had known Kuai Yue for many years, but Kuai Yue had always looked down on him. Before Sun Jian attacked Xiangyang, he sent someone to contact Kuai Yue, but Kuai Yue didn't have any luck, but instead supported Liu Biao to occupy Xiangyang. This not only delayed his time, but also caused him to lose face. What was the biggest reliance of the Yuan family? It was the reputation of the three masters of the four generations and the former official in the world. Now Kuai Yue not only did not support him, but was an enemy of him, but also sent Kuai Liang to ask Yuan Shao for help, which was slapped him.

If he doesn't kill Kuai Yue, what else would he have to look at the world? Fortunately, Sun Ce has done this for him, not only killing Kuai Yue, but also killing his whole family, along with the powerful Xiangyang who are blind.

However, Zhou Yu mentioned that the dead Kuai Yue was obviously not trying to repay Sun Ce's merits, but had other intentions.

Yuan Shu occupied Nanyang, but Nanyang's powerful men did not support him. Not only did he take the initiative to serve, but he even received a limited response from sending people to recruit people. The seven counties of Jingzhou are the strongest, with a population of 40% of Jingzhou, more than 500,000 households and more than 2 million people, and wealthy families are spread all over the county. If Nanyang's powerful men were willing to support him and his strong strength was used by him, he could have a hundred thousand soldiers. How could he be so stretched that he had to send Sun Jian to attack Xiangyang and solve the source of troops and money and supplies.

But, can I learn from Sun Jian and his son?

Yuan Shu was hesitant. He was impulsive, but he still understood such an obvious truth. The foundation of the Yuan family was the support of the powerful people from all over the country. If Sun Jian and his son threatened with force like the powerful people in Xiangyang, the powerful people in Nanyang would not only not support him, but would instead raise an army to oppose him. By then, he would not even have a place to stand.

Qiao Rui and others didn't say anything. The rabbit died and the fox was sad. They were also from a powerful man. They not only did not support Zhou Yu's hints, but even felt a little disgusted.

Zhou Yu saw the changes in his expressions of Yuan Shu and others, and slowly added. "General Ming, Cao Cao dared to go deep into Nanyang and rush to Xiangyang to help. Is it the only thing he relied on to this ten thousand lonely troops?"

Yuan Shu's heart moved, and a chill rose from his spine and rushed straight to the back of his head, causing him to feel cold all over his body, and every cold hair stood up.

"General, what's wrong?" Feng Fang asked hurriedly.

Yuan Shu glanced at him, then looked at the chief clerk Yan Xiang, and said in a trembling voice: "How many days has there been no news?"

Yan Xiang was shaking her head while twisting her beard, expressing her disagreement with Zhou Yu. When she heard Yuan Shu's words, she was also surprised. Her hands tightened and her two beards broke in response to the sound, which made him tremble. He faced Yuan Shu's gaze, and the corners of his eyes twitched involuntarily.

"Three...three days."

Yuan Shu was furious and jumped up and cursed: "What are you waiting for? Send someone to Wancheng immediately!"

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