In addition, Yuan Shao also had Liu Yu to the north, and Cao Cao to the south, supporting each other.

The potential total strength of the other side has reached more than 200,000, especially Liu Yu, who is sitting in Youzhou, is famous all over the world, and there are nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses under his command.

Tong Yuan listened to what Xu Rong said earlier, and he was very professional, not only in line with the records of later generations, but also in special analysis of troops and combat effectiveness.

However, there were two things that he found a little strange. One is the military generals under Yuan Shao, who actually took Chun Yuqiong first. The second is, according to Xu Rong's analysis, the main potential threat is Liu Yu, not Cao Cao in Yanzhou.

In his memory, Liu Yu in the late Eastern Han Dynasty didn't seem to be good at fighting, and he was destroyed by Gongsun Zan not long after, why is his strength still so strong now.

However, in this era, no matter how imaginative you are, it is difficult to predict that Liu Yu will soon perish at the hands of Gongsun Zhan.

Xu Rong is still introducing Yuan Shaojun's situation, "What is particularly noteworthy is Ju Yi, Ju Yi is a native of Wuwei in Xiliang, and their family is a well-known wealthy family in Wuwei. He lived in Liangzhou in his early years and experienced a series of battles against the Qiang people. The combat style is a combination of Han and Hu, and he is not only familiar with the mobile routines of the nomadic cavalry, but also masters the most elite formation combat methods of the Han army. ”

When Xu Rong said this, the muscles on Hu Chuquan's face twitched slightly, obviously remembering something terrible. And Qubei and Liu Bao are also very serious, as if this Ju Yi left a very powerful impression on them.

"There is a group of his subordinates who have entered the camp first, and there are hundreds of them, who are from the Wuwei Ju family. His infantry is good at using spears and crossbows to fight together. This army, along with Yuan Shao's other units, repeatedly inflicted heavy losses on the Montenegrin Army, the Xiongnu Army, and Gongsun Zhan. This opponent is probably an outlier in Yuan Shao's army, and it is comparable to the elite strength of the Xiliang army, and our army needs to be vigilant. ”

What Xu Rong meant was that if the four brigades of the Dreadnought Army were compared with Yuan Shaojun, from Xu Rong's point of view, Ju Yi's first battalion might be above the four brigades.

Tong Yuan of later generations has also heard of this strong general and good use of soldiers from some channels. Last year's Battle of Jieqiao, after Gongsun Zhan's power was huge, because of the death of his younger brother Sun Yue, he raised troops to attack Yuan Shao.

His white horse is famous all over the world, and most of its members are composed of Hu mercenaries and Han local heroes, with a scale of more than thousands, and they are all equipped with white horses as much as possible, which is particularly majestic and conspicuous in the chaotic battlefield.

During the battle, they often adopted the usual tactics of the steppe ethnic minorities, harassing the enemy with flexible and mobile cavalry tactics, and waiting until the opponent's formation was loose due to overwhelmed interference, and then riding their horses through the gap.

Gongsun Zan and this white horse Yicong have won more with less many times, defeating Wu Huan, Xianbei, Yellow Turban, Zhang Chun, etc., and their reputation is overwhelming. However, in the Battle of Jieqiao, Yuan Shao and Ju Yi dealt a heavy blow to Gongsun Zhan, who shocked the world.

Even if Gongsun Chan later counterattacked and defeated the pursuers, saving the dangerous situation. But his willingness to fight head-on has gradually weakened, gradually leading him to the path of destruction.

Xu Huang, who was newly promoted to join the 11th Brigade, said at this time: "I think that when fighting with Yuan Shaojun, we should avoid a frontal decisive battle, and we can launch a surprise attack when Yuan Shaojun is attacking the city and demoralizing. And then disturb the other party's logistics according to the situation. ”

Xu Rong and Wei Qi nodded slightly, Xu Huang's suggestion was indeed a good way to deal with the large army.

Yuan Shaojun was different from Tong Yuan's dreadnought, and he recruited a large number of peasant soldiers to the battlefield. The large number of people and the great logistical pressure make it inconvenient to maneuver and disperse operations in places where the terrain is unfamiliar, except for a few elite units.

In addition, the conquest of the Black Mountain Army will inevitably enter the mountainous area, and if Tong Yuan fights well here, he will be able to make Yuan Shaojun suffer.

The others also made suggestions, and everyone began to discuss and speak freely, and put forward all possible solutions.

Pei Ji proposed that he could pay attention to the latest developments through the Pei family's existing protégés and caravans. Wang Yi also said that he could contact the Han Siam Ministry in the Wangwushan area to exchange information while keeping the trade routes open.

In the end, Xu Rong and Zhang Lu focused on the war preparations during this period, Wang Yi and Wei Qi specialized in guarding and producing, Tong Yuan took care of the overall situation, and the rest performed their duties.

After the meeting, Tong Yuanshen's emotional report was limited, and the information communication was not fast enough. If a system can be established, I hope that it can not only be like the beggars in the martial arts world, spread all over the world, but also be able to perform special tasks like the Jinyiwei in the later Ming Dynasty.

He found that Zhang Lu had not yet been fully mobilized. He was significantly inferior to Xu Rong in military command; In the construction of the troops, we must first give way to ourselves; To develop Tuntian and engage in civil affairs, there are already strong people such as Wang Yi, Wei Qi, and Zhang Ji.

From the perspective of ability, he is very good at Taoism or inverted fighting, and he is quite a leader in the rivers and lakes. However, letting him be directly in charge of religious affairs or taking over the Xiling Department would not be in line with Tong Yuan's plan.

After thinking about it, Tong Yuan felt that it seemed that he could establish a low-cost, wide-ranging, and based intelligence system based on Jianghu personnel and Taoist disciples.

After he made the preliminary planning, he found Zhang Lu to discuss the matter.

Zhang Lu really has a way to deal with this. According to him, he knows many friends from the rivers and lakes, most of whom are concentrated in Henan, Shandong, Huainan and other places, and these people either gather in the mountains and forests, or temporarily live in various places.

If the general can give them some name or protection, there will be many heroes and heroes who will respond to the call.

On the Daomen side, most of the acquaintances are concentrated in Bingzhou and Jizhou. Although the number of people is small, most of them are well-known people from all over the world. It may be difficult to get them to support the general, but it is not too difficult to provide help or intelligence.

Tong Yuan still admires Zhang Lu's connections. When he came to this era, he had the background of Dong Bai, the Dong family and the children of Haoqiang, and he had reliable soldiers and horses and people, and he temporarily occupied the righteousness, but he lacked extensive contacts and extraterritorial prestige.

Just let Zhang Lu do a good job in this matter.

He has a plan to contact friends in various places to establish a special intelligence transmission system. Then inform them about the treatment and prospects of their rule, and let their relatives come here to join the tunhu.

On this basis, select people with excellent moral character and ability from all over the country, organize an open chamber of commerce, and arrange clubs in major cities.

The open side does not involve the power of the local princes, and only carries out business and service activities to the people, but its core members specialize in collecting intelligence and accept the investigation and research tasks of Tong Yuan.

In this way, it will not cost too much money and food to feed the people who have lost their jobs, and it will also be able to establish a solid intelligence agency with various places.

In other words, these chambers of commerce will engage in commerce and services to support themselves, and in fact belong to Tong Yuan's side of the subordination.