Regarding Chen Gong's optimism and excitement, Xun Yu maintains a relatively conservative view.

"Having said that, Ming Gong should also understand that if the mobilization of the army to leave Qingyan Erzhou to fight, if you want to ensure the supply and demand of the army, and according to Ming Gong's words, do not burn, kill and loot, the supply demand is especially large.

Sending 50,000 troops into Jizhou to fight, at least 100,000 auxiliary soldiers and civilians are needed to ensure food supplies, and they also need to eat, which is equivalent to dispatching 150,000 troops, with great losses, and the war cannot be delayed for a long time. ”

"Of course we know what Wen Ruo said."

Chen Gong waved his hand: "But once Yuan Shao is destroyed, what Ming Gong gets will far exceed what he has paid, I think that now is the time to take out the storage stock and use it, raise troops for a thousand days, and now is also the time to use soldiers, not at this time, when to use it?" ”

Chen Gong's opinion was supported by many idle and boring generals, who believed that they should go all out to defeat Yuan Shao, occupy Jizhou, and sweep away the greatest scourge in the north.

Guo Peng thinks the same way, and he does not support Xun Yu's conservative view, because he also considers another issue.

"The Karasuma and Huns in Youzhou and Bingzhou, as well as the Yellow Turbans of Montenegro, as well as the old department of the Youzhou Sect, these are all issues we have to consider.

The Yellow Turban of Montenegro is the rebellion of the country, which should be solved, the Huns who occupy many counties and counties in Bingzhou must be solved, and the Karasuma people who occupy most of the counties in Youzhou also have to be solved.

I have heard that in the current annexed states, there is only one county of Shangdang where there are no Huns, and the number of Huns in the rest of the counties is not less than or even more than that of the Han people.

Originally, they were all subdued, begging the Han for a piece of land to survive, and the Han took pity on them and gave them land, but they actually had a tendency to oppose the guest, and I was not there, if I was there, this kind of thing must not be let go. ”

Guo Peng pointed to the map of Youzhou and Bingzhou with a serious face.

"This battle plan is divided into two stages, the first stage is to destroy Yuan Shao's main force, eliminate Yuan Shao, completely occupy the entire Jizhou, and symbolically occupy Bingzhou and Youzhou.

The second stage is to completely annihilate and annex the Xiongnu and Karasuma tribes within the Great Wall, completely control the state and Youzhou, and completely control it in the hands of the Han Dynasty! Relying on the Great Wall, re-establish a perfect line of defense. ”

The generals and strategists didn't expect Guo Peng to have such a plan.

Cheng Li was aware of Guo Peng's overall plan, so he was the first to stand up and express his support.

"The lord's plan is far-reaching, and it is very meaningful for future generations, if the Xiongnu and Karasuma people are allowed to go too deep into the inland counties and counties to multiply, and it will not take decades, then the population of the Karasuma and the Xiongnu will inevitably rise, even exceeding the number of local Han people, what will be the consequences of this, don't you know?"

Cheng Li looked around at the strategists and generals around him, and saw that many people showed a look of sudden realization.

It was obvious that they did not take this matter too seriously at first, because the Han and Han dynasties had always been strong against foreign enemies in the north.

The current Han people have long established a psychological advantage over the Xiongnu over the Karasuma people, and the attitude of the Central Plains Shangguo towards the border barbarians is established, and they do not care.

The time interval is too long, and the current Han people cannot understand the fear and panic of the Han people towards the Xiongnu in the early Western Han Dynasty more than 300 years ago.

How can they be allowed to multiply, and even let the population surpass the Han people in some counties?

Is this the county of the Great Han, or the tribe of the Huns and Karasuma?

When the time comes, will the Xiongnu and Karasuma be governed by the laws of the Han Dynasty, or will the Han people be governed by the rules of their tribe?

Wouldn't it happen that the dove occupies the magpie's nest?

Therefore, Guo Peng directly put forward the requirements of the second phase of the plan, proposing that the destruction of Yuan Shao was the first step to occupy Hebei, and the second step was to completely occupy Hebei.

Xun Yu immediately proposed that such a plan was too ambitious, and it might take a long time, and it was impossible to expect it to be solved through a single march.

He strongly urged Guo Peng to think carefully.

"Of course I understand what Wen Ruo means, how could I ever say that I want to achieve such a goal in one go?"

Guo Peng smiled: "This time, just eliminate Yuan Shao and Zhang Yang, occupy Jizhou and Hanoi, and many other forces in Hebei still value peace, wait for us to stabilize Jizhou, and then take Jizhou as the foundation of the march, and then occupy Bingzhou and Youzhou." ”

Xun Yu breathed a sigh of relief and agreed with Guo Peng's opinion.

"That being the case, Yu has nothing to say, and is willing to do his best to help Ming Gong attack Jizhou, so that there will be no obstacles to Ming Gong's march."

Xun Yu has been appointed by Guo Peng as Cheng Li's deputy to assist Cheng Li in staying in the base camp and supporting the supply of military supplies.

This was Guo Peng's first major test for Xun Yu, and Xun Yu attached great importance to it.

Then, Guo Jia, Xi Zhong and Chen Gong immediately agreed, so the five strategists under Guo Peng's command collectively expressed their agreement with Guo Peng's two-stage plan theory, and started a new discussion on it.

That is, Yuan Shao is no longer regarded as a mortal enemy.

Jizhou has been regarded by Guo Peng as his base for advancing and annexing Youhe Erzhou to restore Hebei, and Yuan Shao is naturally only a tactical opponent.

Guo Peng's goal is even more ambitious and distant.

Suddenly, they felt that Yuan Shao's importance in their hearts had suddenly dropped by a level, and they didn't know why.

After the strategic direction was determined, the tactical arrangement began, the sand table deduction began, the accurate calculation began, and the strategists and generals worked together, brainstormed, and put forward a lot of plans.

Many of the original plans have been overturned, and some other plans have been added, and there are very strong arguments between them.

How many trebuchets, how many crossbows, how many arrows, how many stone bullets are needed, all have to be calculated to a relatively accurate number, and then manpower is mobilized to prepare and load the truck.

The amount of manpower carried is limited, animal power must be used, and the number of horses, oxen and donkeys to be requisitioned also requires a relatively accurate figure.

How many troops are sent to fight, and then how many people are needed to ensure the smooth transportation of grain routes, and which counties need to recruit strong laborers to serve as people's husbands.

Accurate to a certain township, a certain village, and a certain household, the township chief and village chief all led the team into battle, gathered and set off together.

All the people who were recruited wore name tags on their chests, and counted how many people went, how many people had to be brought back, and how their own rations should be arranged.

After making a decision from the base camp of Lu County, the cavalry was ordered to scatter and continue to issue orders to the counties.

The county magistrates, the county magistrates, and the township and village chiefs were fully mobilized to prepare for the dispatch of the army.

How many tasks are shared by the county, how long it takes for the army to cross the border, how much food and people are prepared to serve, and then it is distributed to the counties, and the county magistrates are then divided and delegated to the villages, and every strong man is mobilized in every household.

There are also the movements of cattle, horses, donkeys and other livestock, the movement of carts, and so on.

Following the pre-planned route of the army's crossing, all counties and villages along the route were mobilized to ensure that the army's advance would not have any problems.

After entering Jizhou, what kind of route should be followed to plan the grain route, etc., was also properly arranged.

After a whole month of discussions, Yuan Shao's battle plan for the Northern Expedition was finally fully released.