Chapter 610: Xu You and Guo Tu engage in another extreme tug-of-war; the Su Xuan threat theory (2 updates!)

"Correct!"

Hearing this, Guo Tu did not wait for Yuan Shao to speak and hurriedly cut in: "This is exactly what I wanted to express, and it is also where my concerns lie!"

"The King of Qian has already made a move against you, my lord. If we do not respond and timely restrict Jia Wu's development, in the future, with Su Xuan's support, that Jia Wu will likely become a grave threat to our heart and bowels!"

"I beg my lord to think thrice!"

He was truly not just fear-mongering.

Nor was he opposing Xu You just for the sake of opposing... uh! Alright! Actually, there was still a bit of that intent in it.

But for all these years, what has Guo Tu relied on to engage in an extreme tug-of-war with Xu You?

He relied on his own genuine ability!

Bingzhou indeed requires countermeasures.

Otherwise, without restrictions, Jia Wu, with Su Xuan's support, will absolutely continue to grow wildly.

If we really wait until we eliminate Gongsun Zan and take the entire Youzhou before turning back to deal with Jia Wu,

I fear that by then, Jia Wu will not be so simple to deal with!

Even, by that time, he might be even more troublesome than Gongsun Zan.

"This..."

Yuan Shao heard this, his tightly furrowed brows not relaxing in the slightest, and with a gloomy face, he said: "I originally thought Su Xuan could not reach us yet and would not clash with us for the time being!"

"I did not expect him to start targeting me so early! This is simply outrageous!"

"Counterattack! We must counterattack!"

"However,"

But speaking of this, Yuan Shao paused and looked at the various strategists present: "How to counterattack is the problem!"

"What Xu You said before is also not wrong! Gongsun Zan is indeed our main enemy at present!"

"We cannot afford not to resolve him!"

"Therefore, we certainly cannot withdraw the troops in Youzhou to deal with that Jia Wu;"

"But Jia Wu must also be restricted; we cannot let him continue to grow and expand. Do you gentlemen have any good ideas?"

Yuan Shao wanted both the fish and the bear's paw.

Guo Tu immediately stepped forward to advise: "My lord, I believe we should draw a force from Yecheng and send them to Hulao Pass to attack Jia Wu;"

"Even if we cannot defeat him, at least we must pin down the majority of his forces, making him unable to face the attacks of the Hu Ren and Xianbei with his full heart and strength;"

"At the same time, we can send envoys to the Hu Ren and Xianbei;"

"Unite with them to deal with Jia Wu and exterminate him completely!"

"I believe the Hu Ren and Xianbei, who have already suffered many losses under Jia Wu, will certainly not refuse!"

"Hmm?"

Yuan Shao's eyes lit up upon hearing this: "Gongze, your suggestion is good. In this way, Jia Wu will surely be destroyed! Then let us do it this way! This matter is entrusted to you!"

"My lord, absolutely not!"

However, Seeing Ju Shou stood up to oppose: "I do not oppose sending a force to pin down Jia Wu, but I believe uniting with the Hu Ren and Xianbei to attack Jia Wu is not acceptable!"

"Doing so will inevitably give others a handle against us, making you, my lord, bear the infamy of colluding with foreign tribes to slaughter Han people;"

"This is extremely disadvantageous for your future struggle for the world!"

"Moreover, we all know that Jia Wu has Su Xuan's support. If we truly unite with the Hu Ren and Xianbei to strangle Jia Wu,"

"Do you gentlemen think the King of Qian will really sit idly by and let our plan succeed in such a situation?"

"No! He absolutely will not!"

"Correct!"

At this time, Xu You's eyes also lit up slightly, feeling that the opportunity to strike at Guo Tu had arrived, and he hurriedly interjected: "Once the matter of uniting with the Hu Ren and Xianbei is exposed, no matter what, we will lose the moral high ground in the eyes of the world;"

"In such a situation, the King of Qian can completely and righteously issue a manifesto to crusade against us and send troops directly to Bingzhou!"

"By then, it will be hard to clean up the mess! I beg my lord to think thrice!"

Yuan Shao was also stunned upon hearing this: "How could it be like this?"

So this won't work either?

"Absurd!"

At this time, Guo Tu glared at Seeing Ju Shou in anger, then squinted at Xu You and refuted: "I said before, because Su Xuan lacks New Policy talent, he cannot expand externally for the time being. How could he send troops directly to Bingzhou?"

"Ha?"

Xu You looked at Guo Tu with surprise and disdain: "Do you want to listen to what you are saying?"

"Why would you think that just because Su Xuan cannot expand externally for the time being, he cannot send troops externally?"

"These are two completely different things, okay?"

"Yes! He does lack New Policy talent, so he is not blindly expanding externally for the time being!"

"But if it is just to send troops externally under the guise of the moral high ground, to help Jia Wu repel the Hu Ren, Xianbei, and our joint forces, causing us to lose troops and generals, there is absolutely no problem at all!"

"Don't you forget! The Black Armor Army and Xuanwu Battalion under Su Xuan are both among the top elite armies in the world;"

"He also has sufficient Qian Liang to support several external wars!"

"As long as he does not occupy Bingzhou afterward, for him, it is nothing more than consuming some Qian Liang!"

"If it can weaken and restrict our development, I do not believe he will refuse!"

As everyone knows, Su Xuan has never lacked Qian Liang.

This guy started his career through commerce from the very beginning.

Over these years, the trajectory of Su Xuan's rise has gradually been unearthed.

Most of the warlords in the world know that Su Xuan initially obtained a large number of high-quality warhorses through horse trading with the Zhang family of Ma Yi and Lu Bu of Wuyuan.

Then, he secretly began to train and form his own private cavalry, under the guise of caravan guards, and with the cover of his father, Su Lie, who was a County Magistrate, no one discovered or cared.

After the Huang Jin Rebellion began, he led his meticulously trained three thousand iron cavalry to first defeat Zhang Mancheng of Nanyang, obtaining his first reward, and after that, he sang all the way to the present day. ===== CHAPTER 612 =====