It is not difficult to see from the map spread out on the table that the distance from Dongjun to Yecheng is comparable to the distance from Huguan to Yecheng. Therefore, under the agreement that it was necessary to take the lead in conquering Bingzhou and Qingzhou, the advantages of Yuan Chang and Cao Cao were not much different. Of course, compared to Cao Cao, Yuan Chang's side will be more difficult, after all, Huguan is an easy to defend and difficult to attack level, and Yuan Chang's side is not so easy to win. However, in this way, the situation will develop to the point that whoever can take the territory that he should be the first to capture will have an advantage.

If Cao Cao takes Qingzhou first, then Cao Cao can directly send troops to Jizhou and attack Yecheng directly; on the contrary, if Yuan Chang takes Jizhou first, he can break through from Huguan and attack Yecheng by surprise.

Therefore, the competition between the two sides is speed.

"Hey, advisor, since that's the case, why don't our soldiers and horses directly gather to attack the merger, isn't it faster to sweep through the merger states? After the merger is taken, the army marches directly from Huguan, and it also has a speed advantage?" Dian Wei grinned, with an expression of "seeing that I am not as smart as I am", as if reminding everyone to come and praise me quickly.

Guo Jia shook his head, looking at Dian Wei with a mentally retarded look, and he didn't bother to explain. The others also had similar expressions, in short, they had a helpless expression, and they were so angry that Dian Wei was about to vomit blood.

Zhao Yun, a good friend of Dian Wei, couldn't stand it a little, and explained to him: "Hong Fei, Yuan Shao occupies the three states of Jizhou, Qingzhou and Bingzhou, and his power is not so weak. If we gather all the troops in Bingzhou, then Yuan Shao will laugh out loud. As long as he puts the soldiers and horses in the Huguan, how can we take the Huguan at that time? Even if we can take it, we will suffer heavy losses, and it will take more time, and we may be one step slower than Cao Cao at that time. ”

When Dian Wei heard this, he suddenly felt that what he thought was a little simpler, no wonder everyone had that look in their eyes, and it seemed that there was no wrong feeling. Dian Wei felt that he had better listen more and talk less, otherwise he would be despised again.

Xu Shu was also kind-hearted, and then said: "What Commander Zhao Yun just said is just one of the reasons, in addition, we will divide the soldiers and horses into five roads, two roads in Bingzhou, and three roads at the junction with Jizhou, so that Yuan Shao will arrange more troops to deal with the three-way army at the junction, and the two-way army in Bingzhou will not pay too much attention." In this way, the two armies of Bingzhou have the opportunity to attack Huguan. ”

"That's right!"

Xun Chen nodded and drank, and also said: "There is one last reason, Yuan Shao is not a soft persimmon to be kneaded, although our plan is very good, but there are still capable people under Yuan Shao's command." Therefore, we must also guard against Yuan Shao being able to see our purpose and defend Huguan, so that the three-way army at the junction can still play a role. Although it is said that the speed will be one step slower than Cao Cao, there is no need to worry too much. Cao Cao's advance march to Linye City has advantages, but also disadvantages. In that way, Yuan Shao will use more soldiers and horses to deal with Cao Cao, so that Yuan Shao and Cao Cao will compete, and in the end, it may be our Youzhou who will benefit from the fisherman. ”

"I see!"

After listening to Xu Shu and Xun Chen's explanations, everyone present understood that there were so many doorways in the five ways of the soldiers, and it was not that Dian Wei alone couldn't see the reason, but that other people couldn't see the reason either. It's just that they don't speak, but Dian Wei is very arrogant and wants to show himself. Moreover, there are people like Zhao Yun who can see one or two reasons, but there are few who can fully understand all the reasons. Therefore, now after Xu Shu and Xun Chen's explanation, everyone understands the connotation.

"Now that everyone understands the role of the five-way army, let's assign it next, how to arrange the five-way soldiers and horses!"

Guo Jia's eyes swept around the field, and said loudly: "First of all, the two-way army in Bingzhou is an extremely critical part of this dispatch, so two brave and resourceful people are needed to lead the army. ”

Dian Wei waited for Guo Jia's voice to fall, almost subconsciously wanting to stand up. However, thanks to his self-knowledge, he finally held back this thought, although he didn't want to admit it, but Dian Wei knew that he was not suitable for this position. It's not that he's afraid of being ridiculed and embarrassed, it's mainly because the matter is more critical, and he can't do it willfully. In this case, it is better not to speak.

"You're humble!"

Seeing that no one stood up, Guo Jia muttered, and then said: "Since no one volunteered, then I will first explain the situation of the two armies in the state." First of all, the two armies that sent troops to merge with the prefectures should occupy the counties and counties of the prefectures at an extremely fast speed, and then attack Huguan; second, they must be able to judge the situation and assess the situation, and Huguan is not taken as quickly as possible, but according to the situation of the battlefield. If he takes the Huguan too early, but instead focuses Yuan Shao's attention on our army, it is not a good thing for our army. It is best to take Huguan by surprise after Yuan Shao and Cao Cao fought, and then wave the army to Yecheng, which is the best way. Everyone has heard the situation clearly, but who is willing to lead the army? If no one volunteers and let the chairman appoint him, how about it?"

No one answered, not because these generals were instigated, but because Youzhou had its own set of rules.

If it was usual, if there was any war, everyone would enthusiastically ask for their lives, and they wished that the army would be led by themselves. However, now everyone understands that everything is subject to the arrangement of the organization, and the best way is to follow the instructions of the organization in what the organization tells you to do. Of course, this is not to let everyone be a sound worm, everyone still has the idea that they should have, it just depends on the situation, whether to express themselves.

Yuan Chang nodded and said, "In this case, one of the two armies that sent troops to the state was led by Commander Zhao Yun..."

In fact, just now Guo Jia said that the two soldiers and horses in Bingzhou have an extremely crucial role, and everyone understands in their hearts that the suitable candidates are Zhao Yun and Tai Shici. Other generals, such as Dian Wei, Yu Ban, Zhang Yan and others, knew that they were still a little less capable of being commanders. Just like Yu Ban, in history, the commander of the army fought against Guan Yu, and he had experienced countless battles, and he had enough experience to achieve this step; not to mention Dian Wei, a completely reckless man, letting him command the army was tantamount to letting the soldiers fight the dogs with meat buns - there is no return, so Dian Wei is definitely not suitable; Zhang Yan and the others are also in a similar situation, and they can't do it now, because they don't have enough experience.

Then, some people will think that Zhao Yun and Tai Shici don't have much experience in commanding the army, why are they able to do this?

I have to say that talent is a very magical thing, and he doesn't make sense of this thing.

Some people are born to be commanders, and they don't need too much experience to be quite perfect. And having more experience only makes them more perfect.

Just like Tai Shi Ci, after he joined Sun Ce's command in history, Sun Ce let him sit on one side, and Tai Shi Ci completed his mission perfectly, and the place where he sat not only ruled the people to live and work in peace and contentment, but also resisted foreign enemies, so that the enemy could not take advantage of it at all. Before that, Tai Shici could not be reused by Liu Xuan. And this is the power of talent.

And Zhao Yun is the same, I don't know what the reason is, Liu Bei in history seems to reuse Zhao Yun, but he has never let him lead an army. If Liu Bei had let Zhao Yun sit in Jingzhou at that time, then whether Jingzhou would be lost was something worth looking forward to. However, history is history after all, and there are no ifs. However, it can be seen from other records that the soldiers and horses led by Zhao Yun have never failed, even if Liu Bei's strategy failed, Zhao Yun's part still won in defeat, which shows Zhao Yun's ability to command.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Yuan often named Zhao Yun, they had expected it for a long time, and they also felt that this was a matter of course.

Similarly, the Youzhou side also has its own set of plans for calculating credit.

It is not that Zhao Yun led this army, after the victory of the war, Zhao Yun will be able to take the credit alone. Without the cooperation of other parties, Zhao Yun would not be able to win. Therefore, you don't have to worry about the merits, how to do it, everyone knows it.

"As for the other army, it will be led by the commander of the forbidden army. ”

"Huh?"

"How so?"

When Yuan Chang said the candidate for the commander of the army of the other army, everyone couldn't help but exclaim, which was a little different from the candidate they expected. In their minds, the candidate for the commander of the other army should be Tai Shici, how could it be Yu Ban? However, since it was appointed by Yuan Chang, naturally no one would question or oppose it, and as for doubts, they could only bury him in their hearts. However, Guo Jia and the others did not think it was strange, and it seemed that they had expected it a long time ago.

Actually, this is not difficult to analyze.

Zhao Yun and Tai Shi Ci are both candidates for commander-in-chief, Zhao Yun commands one side and commands the two armies in the war in the state, and Tai Shi Ci naturally can no longer be put on the war in the state, so it is not a waste of human resources. Moreover, there is a three-way army on the other side, and a commander is needed, and there is no doubt that the candidate is naturally Tai Shici. After a little thought, everyone understood the reason.

Yuan Chang looked at everyone and said, "The two armies that sent troops to merge with the state this time are commanded by Commander Zhao Yun and assisted by the commander of the forbidden army. I think everyone is also a little curious about why I chose to be the commander of the forbidden army, so I might as well tell you. In this war with Yuan Shao, although our ultimate goal is to capture Jizhou, Bingzhou will be included in our rule and become our territory no matter what. Therefore, how to govern is critical. Although it is said that there will be officials accompanying him to take over the governance matters. However, one thing has to be said that the discipline of soldiers is also important. Although no one has said it, everyone should know in their hearts that in times of war, it is very common for soldiers to loot and steal people's property, and everyone knows this. However, the soldiers under the command of the commander of the forbidden army have never had this situation, which can be seen in the strict management of the army by the commander of the forbidden army. If we allow the soldiers to plunder and usurp the people's property, how can we make the people of the state recognize us? In the same way, I hope that you will be able to do that. Although it is common for soldiers to plunder and embezzle the property of the enemy people in previous wars, and everyone turns a blind eye, as a soldier, we must have strict discipline and a good work style, and the commander of the forbidden army can restrain the soldiers under his command to do this, and I believe that everyone can do the same. I believe that you don't want to see the people under your rule hostile to our soldiers and think that our soldiers are bandits, isn't that the truth?"

Soldiers plundered and plundered the property of the enemy's civilians, which was inevitable in wars throughout the ages. After all, as the victors, these possessions are equivalent to their spoils of war, so why don't they take them? After all, now that everyone is an enemy, it seems natural for me to seize your things, and as for the territory of this land after it is occupied, it will become their own territory, and the soldiers will not think about the consequences.

Just like the struggle for the founding of the country in later generations, the leaders of the founding of the Chinese country did not commit any crimes against the people, even if they starved to death or froze to death, they would never encroach on the stitches and threads of the people; on the other hand, before they achieved victory, they began to enjoy, whether they were on top, or they grabbed the people's property, or they invaded women, they lost the support of the people, and finally they could only retreat to a corner of the land, which is the best proof that those who win the hearts of the people win the world.

Hearing Yuan Chang's words, the generals present were a little ashamed.

Although Yuan Chang did not accuse them of conniving at the behavior of the soldiers under their command, they understood in their hearts that the reason why the soldiers were like this was also the reason for their indulgence. Throughout the ages, if the generals wanted to gain the support of the soldiers, they naturally wanted to let the soldiers under their command gain benefits, otherwise, how could the soldiers be willing to support you and give you their lives? Therefore, the soldiers have been plundering and embezzling the people's property throughout the ages, and they naturally feel that it is nothing. However, after listening to Yuan Chang's words, they suddenly woke up to the fact that the soldiers were a disciplined and organized team, not those chaotic bandits in the mountains, and if the soldiers were allowed to treat the people like this, then what was the difference between them and the bandits? Moreover, if it was impossible to restrain the soldiers, it was obviously impossible, and everyone could do this in the forbidden way, so why couldn't your soldiers do this, could the soldiers under your command be like the soldiers at home? Obviously, this is not the case!

"The chairman's words have made us wake up, and from now on, we should restrain the soldiers, let them strictly abide by discipline, and build a disciplined and ethical team!"

All the generals bowed in unison!

The Fourth of the Three Kingdoms and the Third Duke