Chapter 838 Preparation

At this time, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were of course most concerned about Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu's every move is under their attention, once Zhang Yu makes any big moves, they may become nervous.

After Zhang Yu sent 20,000 people to Hefei City, this modest action also aroused suspicion from many parties.

The most nervous thing is Cao Cao.

There are many enemies around Cao Cao, one is Zhang Xiu, and the other is Li Jue. These two people were created by Zhang Yu. They should not have become Cao Cao's enemies.

In addition, Zhang Yu and Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao and Zhang Yu both made moves, pointing their swords at Cao Cao, Cao Cao was very nervous.

And Yuan Shao also responded, and at the same time called his subordinates to discuss the matter.

Several of Yuan Shao's advisers had arrived, and he sat at the head with a slightly excited expression.

"Zhang Yu withdrew his troops from Guangling County and increased his troops to Hefei City. What do you think is his purpose?" Yuan Shao asked.

Guo Tu rolled his small eyes a few times and said, "My lord, this Zhang Yu must have been afraid of your might, so he took the initiative to retreat."

Yuan Shao blamed Guo Tu for talking nonsense, but he was flattered in his heart.

At this time Tian Feng also came out and said: "My lord, Zhang Yu has always been unprofitable. He must have judged that the lord can win this battle, so he wants to take this opportunity to attack Cao Cao and seize the territory."

Many people agree with Tian Feng's words, and they all think that Zhang Yu is going to add insult to injury.

But this is very good for Yuan Shao. If this is the case, then Cao Cao's pressure will increase unprecedentedly. For them, there will be one less enemy and more help.

Ju Shou also agreed with such a judgment, but he was still not very relieved, so he came out and said: "My lord, although Zhang Yu has this idea, we have to be prepared. Once we lose at the front line, Zhang Yu may be defeated." Leaving Youzhou is not good for us."

Yuan Shao immediately gave Jushou a supercilious look, what does it mean to be unfavorable on the front line.

It is said that he will lose before sending troops, Yuan Shao is most annoyed by this point.

But Yuan Shao didn't say anything, after all, he has always regarded himself as generous.

Not to be outdone, the appraiser said, "My lord, the Xiongnu was active in the end, and I heard that Youzhou is already in turmoil. As long as it is confirmed to be true, this Zhang Yu will not be able to move."

Yuan Shao nodded appreciatively, and then said: "Send someone to investigate immediately, and you can't be careless. Report the results of the investigation as soon as possible."

Xu You has been there, but he has been analyzing without saying anything.

This result seems to be all towards Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao's general trend, it seems that there is no difficulty in winning this battle.

But Xu You knew Zhang Yu's urination, and his intuition told him that there must be something wrong with it.

Xu You didn't say it, but kept his doubts in his heart, and he wanted to verify it slowly and carefully.

Yuan Shao stepped up his preparations after the meeting was held, and did not wait for the investigation of Youzhou to end.

Yuan Shao still appointed a special person to investigate the situation in Youzhou.

As for Zhang Yu, everything was ready.

"Fengxiao, Zibu, I will leave all the Jiangdong affairs to you. In order to convince Yuan Shao, I have to go to Youzhou myself." Zhang Yu said.

Zhang Yu arranged a lot of things in Jiangdong, and planned to go back to Youzhou with Xi Zhicai.

After a few days, Zhang Yu set off. This time he did not take Dian Wei away, and Jiangdong also lacked generals.

When we arrived in Youzhou, it was the first month of the 200th year, and the weather was still extremely cold.

After Zhang Yu arrived in Youzhou, he didn't cover up his whereabouts. The next day, he went to the various armies to check the armaments.

After checking for a few days, Zhang Yu checked the supplies such as grain and grass.

After going out to check for a few days, Zhang Yu returned to New Peiping City.

"My lord, the plan is ready. We will set up various traps on the passages that may go south, and pretend to ambush. If the Xiongnu really dare to go south to plunder, these will become their nightmare." Xi Zhicai said. .

Zhang Yu looked at Gu Yong and said, "Yuan Tan, this requires the mobilization of a lot of resources, what difficulties do you have here?"

Gu Yong said: "My lord, it's ice and snow now,

It is very difficult to mobilize a large amount of materials and personnel, so it can only be arranged in some places close to the city. As for remote areas, it is difficult to carry out now. "

This year's winter is very windy and snowy, and it is indeed very difficult to carry out large-scale projects outdoors.

"Purchase the corresponding materials first, and then use the army to let the soldiers do it, and recruit migrant workers. They are not forced. Those who are willing to work will be given cotton clothes and double wages." Zhang Yu said.

Zhang Yu calculated that Yuan Shao and Cao Cao had already started preparations. If they prepared for two months and another few months, Zhang Yu would be in time, but everything had to be arranged in advance, and the situation may change at any time.

Zhang Yu is not afraid of spending money, but he is afraid of running out of time.

Historically, the battle between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao did not end so early, but unexpected situations may arise at any time in this time and space, Zhang Yu can only prepare in advance.

After the matter was explained, Youzhou began a vigorous defense battle.

These actions of Zhang Yu are semi-public, and a lot of information can be detected.

Jizhou captured the situation and immediately reported it to Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao was very excited when he got the news, the news was very beneficial to him.

He believed that Zhang Yu would never dare to underestimate the threat on the grassland. When he attacked Cao Cao, he would definitely restrain Zhang Yu and be unable to interfere in their duel.

Based on this, Yuan Shao felt relieved.

All of this was deliberately fabricated by Zhang Yu. Of course, there are also many facts in it. True and false are the easiest to confuse people.

After Zhang Yu finished these, he brought a bodyguard and several graduate students from the college.

These graduate students are not ordinary graduate students, but graduate students in geography and military affairs. Zhang Yu came out this time to choose an ambush location.

This may not have much to do with geography, but it is always good to let them see more mountains and terrain.

Zhang Yu did it himself, and he had to go and see in person where there was no place to arrange it.

These are different from government affairs. Government affairs are completely handed over to subordinates, and they can control the overall situation. However, this is a military operation. If one is not good, it may affect the safety of many people.

"Between these two hills, soldiers and horses can be ambushed. The most important thing is to use stones and rolling logs to slant down and seal the road. At least 10,000 soldiers and horses of the enemy can be trapped here." Zhang Yu stood on the high mountain. Said.

Some academic students began to write and draw, some drew topographic maps, and some began to calculate data.

Some of Zhang Yu chose to block the several passages going south, so that the enemy could not come directly, and some chose to use the terrain to ambush.

On the high mountain, a pile of logs was tied. Once these logs poured down, it was unknown how many people could be killed.

Zhang Yu also purchased a lot of stones, which were polished into round shapes and could be rolled down from high places. They didn't have time to get them, so they bought them directly from merchant families and asked them to produce them.