"You kid finally know you're back?"

"I thought you were going to die alone in the barracks?"

Yuan Shu, who was resting on the couch in the bedroom, closed his eyes and watched Yuan Yao enter, and couldn't help but slowly open his eyes, pretending to say in a deep voice.

"Hey. Father, don't you miss me all the time, and don't you hurry back to say hello to you? ”

Hearing this, Yuan Yao responded with a smile on his face.

“…… Who misses you, you kid is doing nonsense all day long, and the words of your father are on deaf ears, I wish you wouldn't go back in the future......"

"Oh, is this so, since the father has a life, the child will leave!"

With that, Yuan Yao turned around and walked away.

Suddenly, Yuan Shu was stunned, this kid didn't play cards according to the routine, but seeing that he was really leaving, he couldn't help but roar in a deep voice: "Boy, come back." ”

As soon as the words fell, Yuan Yao hurriedly turned back and ran over, his face was full of elated excitement and the joy of the success of the plan, Yuan Shu saw this, his eyebrows froze, he knew that he was calculated by this kid, and his face sank instantly in the next second.

"Father, don't be angry, the child is here to rub your shoulders, being angry is not good for your health, and your face is prone to wrinkles......"

At this moment, Yuan Yao, as a child, should still step forward first, take off his shoes, reach out to Yuan Yao, and rub his shoulders on his back.

apologized, Yuan Yao took the lead.

The contradictions arising from the disagreement between the two political views a few days ago have eased slightly.

Then, Yuan Yaocai sat down on the side and said with a solemn expression: "That's right." Father, do you take the trouble to let the child go to the house just to make me honor you, but what is the important thing? ”

"What are these words?" Suddenly, Yuan Shu's face turned dark, and he said sternly: "Isn't it important to be filial to your father, it is a natural thing for children to be filial, but it is ......"

After a deep voice, he also suddenly changed his words and said, "But for my father to call you back to the house, I do have other plans to discuss with you." ”

"But it's still about the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains?"

"Yes!"

Seeing that his son guessed his intention in an instant, Yuan Shu smiled with relief, and then said: "Today, Yan Zishang entered the mansion to meet his father, and proposed a good strategy for our army's Northern Expedition. ”

After a word, Yuan Shu briefly explained Yan Xiang's plan.

"Well, such a coincidence?"

After hearing this, seeing a strange look on Yuan Yao's face, Yuan Shu asked, "Yao'er, is there any problem with this strategy?" ”

"No, no, no. It's just that Mr. Yan's plan coincides with what the child thinks! ”

"Yao'er thinks the same way?"

At this moment, Yuan Shu also suddenly showed a look of shock, and then he couldn't help but look serious, his eyes staring at Yuan Yao tightly, as if looking for the difference.

He knows best how many pounds and taels his son has, but since this month, Yuan Yao has frequently entered and exited the barracks, as if he has changed as a person, and often many words and actions make him unable to see through.

"Yao'er, you really don't have a master behind you?"

After the shock, Yuan Yao asked with a look of suspicion on his face.

"Is the father so distrustful of the child?"

It's just that, looking at his father's suspicions, Yuan Yao didn't tell him that this was Cui Zhouping's plan, but said in a deep voice.

After talking about it for a while, Yuan Yao settled his mind and said, "Father." Since last year, you rejected the idea of the uncle to support Liu Yu as the emperor, and fought for the land of Yuzhou, and now the relationship between you and the uncle is already very bad, if the father leads the people to attack the Central Plains again, the uncle will definitely interfere and obstruct. ”

"And Dongjun Taishou Cao Cao is the uncle's table, if he fights with the uncle, then Cao Mengde will inevitably become the uncle's pawn and fight with our army first, and Xiangyang Liu Biao is eyeing my Nanyang, so it is particularly important to use diplomatic means to form a coalition of princes and resist the enemy."

Speaking of these, Yuan Yao's heart became more and more deeply touched.

Yan Xiang and Cui Zhouping both made the same plan for the current situation, that is, to join forces with the princes to jointly fight against Yuan Shao's forces, but in such a huge battle of the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, the military strength of the Yuan army was a mess, and Cao Cao's army experienced a crushing defeat.

Tens of thousands of troops collapsed for thousands of miles, and Yuan Shu was forced to flee for hundreds of miles to Huainan, Yangzhou.

Now that Yuan Yao has crossed over, he has tried to stop his father's Northern Expedition, but it has proved unsuccessful, so he can only do his best to help his army not be defeated as in the original history.

After a long groan, Yuan Yao said with a straight face: "Father." Mr. Yan's strategy of indulgence is now feasible for the child. ”

"Since his debut, Gongsun Zan of Youzhou has repeatedly fought against the Hu people, and has made many military exploits, and his command has gradually gathered a group of powerful Youyan soldiers, if he unites with it, he will be able to go south to invade the counties of Jizhou, which will force our army to go north to the Central Plains when the uncle is unable to send troops south, which will greatly reduce the pressure on our army."

Speaking of this, Yuan Yao's tone paused, and he saw that his father was listening quietly unexpectedly, without interrupting his trend at all, before he said again: "Secondly, that Xuzhou Mu Taoqian has been in Xuzhou for many years, sending troops to suppress bandits, pacifying bandits, punishing corrupt officials internally, and purging officials. ”

"It also attaches great importance to the development of people's livelihood, and now the popularity of the people in Xuzhou is also extremely deep, with tens of thousands of soldiers, and I heard that there is a Danyang army under its command that can fight well, and the strength is extremely strong."

"If we get his help and send the army east to Yanzhou, we will definitely be able to help our army and disperse Cao Cao's military strength."

In a word, Yuan Yao summed up the reasons why the princes fought together.

In fact, Yuan Yao also knew that since the end of the battle against Dong in the original history, Dong Zhuo was forced to move west due to the strength of the Kwantung heroes, and the situation between the two Yuan rivals has been formed in the world.

An alliance composed of Yuan Shu, Gongsun Zhan, Tao Qian and other great princes against Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Liu Biao and other alliances.

The previous Battle of Yuzhou, as well as the upcoming Battle of Kuangting, or the Battle of Jieqiao defeated by Gongsun Zhan, are just the epitome of the alliance between the two parties!

And it just so happened that the alliances of the two sides were dominated by Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao respectively, and even the fierce tiger Sun Jian and the eloquent traitor Cao Cao were their little brothers.

Therefore, later generations like to joke in their spare time: If the two Yuan join forces, how can there be a trend of the Three Kingdoms in the late Han Dynasty?

Although Yuan Yao said so, he combined the historical prophets and what he had seen and heard in the barracks in the past few days, but he knew that in the decisive battle of Kuangting, it was not diplomacy that would ultimately affect the outcome of the battle, but the combat capability of his own army.

Thinking of this, Yuan Yao suddenly took a long breath and solemnly described the current general situation in the barracks to his father.

After finishing speaking, he said in a deep voice: "Father." According to the time when the child was in the barracks, it was almost rare to meet the generals in the army to organize the training of the soldiers, the officers and men of the battalions lacked discipline, and they were even more idle on weekdays, and I hoped that my father would rectify the army as soon as possible. ”

Because Yuan Shu was extremely persistent in the Northern Expedition, Yuan Yao also knew that he was powerless to change, and now he could only do his best to prepare for every point before the war......

Hearing Yuan Yao's story, Yuan Shu's face suddenly changed greatly, and then he was full of anger, and the anger gradually accumulated on his face.

Although he doesn't like the military, he is not a fool, and he naturally knows that in troubled times, only strong soldiers have the right to speak.

But he did not expect that the generals under his command would take advantage of his shortcomings of rarely inspecting the barracks.

"Is it tolerable or unbearable!"

Seeing that his father was already extremely angry, Yuan Yao was relieved: "Father is angry for the time being, please listen to the child's words." In the child's opinion, even if the generals are not passive and slack, the children are not optimistic about their ability to command and govern the army. ”

"Huh?"

"Although General Sun Wentai is now deceased, the old troops under his command are all veterans of a hundred battles who have been on the battlefield for a long time, and their combat power is strong, Cheng Pu and Huang Gai are all generals who command the army, why don't my father use them?"

Hearing this, Yuan Shu looked at Yuan Yao in a little surprise, and pondered for a moment before solemnly stroking his beard and explaining: "Cheng Pu and the others don't know their abilities as fathers, but they are not fathers after all. ”

"If it is activated, the power of the generals will be divided, and it seems that Liu Xiang, Liang Gang and other generals who have followed their fathers for a long time will not be jealous, so the military will definitely be chaotic!"

After finishing speaking, Yuan Shu also slowly mentioned the reason why he was idle Sun Jian's old general.

Merely.

Yuan Yao knew the ability of Cheng Pu and the others, if they didn't use it, it would be a waste of resources, and if they didn't use them as generals now, then how could they have the strength to fight when they fought Cao Cao in a decisive battle?

Kuangting's defeat was ostensibly due to the low combat effectiveness of the army, but the deep-seated problem was caused by the incompetence of Liu Xiang and other descendant generals.

After thinking about it carefully, Yuan Yao showed a resolute look on his face, and gave his hand to give advice: "Father." The child has a good strategy, which can make a strategy of stealing beams and changing pillars, so that Sun Jian will be used by our army! ”

"What's the solution?"

Hearing this, Yuan Shu's expression suddenly moved, and he hurriedly asked.

"Father. At present, our army still has to select envoys to go to the alliance of various princes, and it will take time to complete these things, so our army will not have a major military operation in a short time. ”

"Why don't we take advantage of the gap between the generals' inaction during this time, we quietly replace Sun Jian's old generals to rectify the combat strength of the soldiers, and only need to stabilize for a while, even if the generals react, they will be helpless!"

"At that time, the generals can only let their father decide."

As soon as the words fell, Yuan Shu began to ponder, thinking carefully about the feasibility.

After half a ring, Yuan Shu suddenly said, "Yao'er, if your father entrusts this matter to you, what if you handle it?" ”

"Huh?"

As soon as these words fell, Yuan Yao's eyes widened, staring at Yuan Shu in surprise, and only after half a sound did he frown and said, "Father... Father, you finally don't object to your child joining the army? ”

"What's the use of not objecting, for the Father's words you have listened to?"

Hearing this, Yuan Shu rolled his eyes and pretended to be serious, but the next second he smiled and said, "Why don't you order Yuan Chen to tie you up now, so that you can't go to the barracks anymore?" ”

"Don't ...... Fathers, children are willing to accept the mission. ”

Seeing this, Yuan Yao immediately received the order.

But the next second he also said: "But father, at present, the child does not have a military position, if you participate in the military as your son in the future, although the status is noble, but the so-called improper name is not good, it is difficult to convince the public, so the child begs his father to confer me on the post of captain and the position of supervising the army." ”

"In this way, the child can have a handy layout and complete the layout of stealing beams and changing columns."