"My lord, Dong Zhuo is powerful, but he is not undefeatable.”
"The main reason why the alliance army is unable to achieve any results is that their forces are scattered and their hearts are not united.”
"If all the troops of the alliance army are handed over to the lord to command personally, forget Tiger Cage Pass, even Luoyang City can still be taken down!”
Xu You's words could be said to have hit Yuan Shao's heart.
As the alliance leader, Yuan Shao was actually very tired.
There were strong and weak dukes.
Those who were weaker were still fine. They generally did not dare to be too arrogant.
But for those who were stronger, such as Gongsun Zan and Sun Jian, Yuan Shao could not force them to do something they were unwilling to do.
In reality.
In terms of the number of soldiers.
The Guandong Alliance Army had more soldiers than Dong Zhuo's army.
But Dong Zhuo's army was organized.
Even the Luoyang Imperial Army Department, which had the lowest status among the factions, could display extraordinary combat strength under Xu Rong's leadership.
On the other hand, the alliance army.
Those small dukes had brought a few thousand people to participate in the alliance meeting, and most of them wanted to take the opportunity to gain some fame and make up the numbers.
He hoped that they would attack Tiger Cage Pass with all their might?
Then I'd better wash up and sleep!
Not to mention the Guandong allied army that was currently at a disadvantage.
Even the Guandong allied army, which seemed to be in a good situation in history and forced Dong Zhuo to burn Luoyang, could not avoid disbanding in the end.
To put it bluntly, the alliance army could not achieve anything big.
Because they were just a group of interests.
Once they couldn't get enough benefits, there would be internal strife.
"My lord, have you forgotten why we joined the alliance?”
Xu You struck while the iron was hot and asked Yuan Shao.
Hearing these words, Yuan Shao mused for a moment and immediately said,
"Naturally, it is to further increase my reputation, so that I can obtain the entire Hebei region as soon as possible!”
Finished saying this, Yuan Shao's expression changed drastically!
That's right!
The reason why he had joined the alliance army was firstly to increase his influence and secondly to obtain the entire Hebei region as soon as possible.
But now…
Jizhou was in Han Fu's hands.
Youzhou was in the hands of Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu.
Bingzhou was in the hands of Zhang Yang and the Southern Xiongnu.
Qingzhou was in the hands of Kong Rong and the Yellow Turban remnants.
These four provinces were all places that Yuan Shao had to have in his heart!
However, these four states had nothing to do with Dong Zhuo.
Moreover, he had to be careful.
Due to Gu Yi's butterfly effect.
Yuan Shao's uncle, Yuan Kui, and the others who should have died at Dong Zhuo's hands were still alive and well!
According to the original historical trajectory.
They should have been executed by the furious Dong Zhuo before the battle of Tiger Cage Pass, and their heads should have been hung on the gate tower of Tiger Cage Pass.
Why did Dong Zhuo want to kill them?
Firstly, it was to prevent them from informing the alliance army.
Secondly, it was to vent his anger.
But now.
The alliance army suffered heavy casualties at Mushui Pass and Tiger Cage Pass.
Dong Zhuojun, on the other hand, had been advancing triumphantly without suffering any losses.
Old Dong's emotions had also been maintained at a stable threshold.
Thus, he was not in a hurry to order the execution of Yuan Kui and the hundreds of Yuan Clan members.
Instead, he chose to imprison him in Luoyang's prison.
In other words.
The alliance represented the Guandong aristocratic family group, and there was an irreconcilable conflict between them and Dong Zhuo.
However, Yuan Shao himself didn't have a deep blood feud with Dong Zhuo.
Even the conflicts of interest had gradually disappeared.
At least in the short term, Yuan Shao didn't need to fight Dong Zhuo to the death.
His goal was to use the four prefectures of Hebei as his base.
Dong Zhuo's base was in Kansai.
Yuan Shao's true enemy should be the allies of the alliance army.
Especially Han Fu and Gongsun Zan!
Now, the situation was becoming clearer.
The alliance army was already exhausted.
Even if they continued to fight, there was a high chance that they would lose to Dong Zhuo.
In this way, what good would it do for Yuan Shao to lose his troops?
Thinking up to here, the gaze in Yuan Shao's eyes gradually became blazing hot.
He quickly asked Xu You,"
"Ziyuan, do you have any good strategies to solve your current predicament?”
"My lord, it's not a good strategy."
"However, this plan can help my lord escape the quagmire of war and even help my lord obtain Jizhou and Youzhou in advance!”
Xu You said confidently.
His words instantly attracted Yuan Shao's full attention.
The two of them discussed for a long time in the tent.
In the end, Yuan Shao decided to adopt Xu You's plan.
Under the cover of the night.
Apart from Yuan Shao himself, the other dukes did not notice this.
Xu You quietly left the alliance camp.
The direction he was heading towards was Tiger Cage Pass!
……
However, what Xu You did not know was…
The moment he left the alliance army camp.
Gongsun Zan and Sun Jian's tents also welcomed two envoys.
These two people came from Tiger Cage Pass.
To be more precise, he had come with Gu Yi's plan!
……
This book comes from：m.funovel.com。