and state.

Taiyuan County.

Jinyang.

Yuan Shang's subordinates were gathering together to discuss important matters.

The participants in the meeting included Yuan Shang, Xianpei, Gao Gan, Chun Yuqiong, etc., and Lu Yu, the head of the Lu family.

After the last battle for Jizhou, Yuan Shang and the trial matched both knew that Yuan Xi was not easy to mess with, and they were very worried and scared. In the later battle of bath water, even Cao Cao was cleaned up by Yuan Xi, and Yuan Shang almost didn't have the courage to compete with Yuan Xi again. Recently, I got the news that Yuan Xi's army won successive battles, successively defeated Xianbei and Wuhuan, eliminated Goguryeo that had been crisscrossing the northern Han border for more than 200 years, and also became close to Goguryeo princess Gao Ling, which made the nobles of Goguryeo convinced.

Yuan Shang has to worry, will Yuan Xi's next target be to merge with the state?

If it is really a merger, then with his current strength, whether it is economy, troops, money and food, he cannot compare with Yuan Xi, let alone Yuan Xi's opponent.

In the event of a war, the state will be overthrown!

At this critical moment, Yuan Shang had to think about it and try his best to enhance his own strength in order to achieve a favorable situation in the next war. Even defeat Yuan Xi!

"Mr. Zhengnan, let me tell me about the current situation." Yuan Shang sat on the top with a sad face.

"Yes."

The judge walked to the map on the side, faced the people in the hall, and said: "Since the battle of Guandu, the military strength of our state army is not as good as before. In the battle of Wei County, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were lost, resulting in the entire annexation of the state, less than 120,000 troops. It is also stationed in various counties, as well as Yanmen Pass and Huguan. It's a bit stretched. ”

"Fortunately, Zhang Yan left Taihang Mountain and laid down Hedong County.... The judge pointed to the map and said: "Hedong County is on the flank of our annexed state, and he can resist the Cao army in Sili and the Yan Liang army in Hanoi County. Favorable conditions have been created for us. ”

"In the northwest, the eastern Xianbei and Tuoba Xianbei have become one, but they have been hit hard and pose no threat to us. The Xiongnu also reached an agreement with us not to invade our annexed states. The enemy army in Youzhou has to pass through the Taihang Mountains to reach Taiyuan, during which the mountains and peaks are stacked and the terrain is complex, and we only need one or two thousand troops to hold the defensive line.... ”

"In this way, the places that need to be garrisoned are Yanmen Pass, Huguan and the official road of Taihang Mountain in the northeast. The terrain of Yanmen Pass is extremely dangerous, and there are 15,000 troops stationed there. The official road of Taihang Mountain in the northeast can be 20,000. The remaining troops, about 70,000 main forces, were all placed on the front line of Huguan, ready to meet Yuan Xi at any time! ”

After the trial was finished, Yuan Shang added: "Don't forget, there is also Yuan Xi's giant beast. According to our detailed reports, he now has a Titan Python, a King Kong Ape, an Australopithecus, a Aeolian Pterodactyl, a Tyrannosaurus Rex, and a three-headed mammoth. The strength of these giant beasts is very strong. Weapons and oil are required to kill them. For this purpose, I have prepared 150 crossbow carts, 50 trebuchets, and 2,000 catties of oil and oil, which have been transported to Huguan in advance. ”

With such a strong army, it is enough to resist Cao Cao, but none of the civil and military people present can be happy.

Think about Cao Cao at the beginning, personally led 200,000 troops to attack Jizhou, how badly was beaten?

Think of Xianbei and Wuhuan, a full 160,000 iron horsemen, who were killed, and their vitality was greatly injured!

Think about Goguryeo, which has been crisscrossing the northern Han Dynasty for more than 200 years, with the danger of Marudu City, it failed to block Yuan Xi's attack, and was forced into it and destroyed the country.

This pile, one by one, flashed in front of their eyes as if it had happened yesterday.

Compared with these forces, what is the more than 100,000 troops in Yuan Shang's hands?

General Gao Gan said: "With only some equipment and fire oil, as well as tens of thousands of recruits, Yuan Xi can't be stopped." Huguan and Yanmen Pass are not as difficult as the Pill Capital City. If the lord wants to hold the annex state, he has to find another way. ”

"yes..."

The crowd whispered.

"That's what I'm looking for you. Yuan Xi is getting stronger and stronger, and the next target of the attack is very likely to be us. If we want to survive the next war, we need to strengthen ourselves. How can it be enhanced? You have to be strategic! Yuan Shangdao.

Everybody's looking at the trial.

The judge is Yuan Shang's military advisor, who is specifically responsible for giving advice.

"Mr. Jeongnam, it's up to you to talk about it first." Yuan Shangdao.

"Yes."

The judge stood up again and said, "If you want to surpass Yuan Xi in a short period of time, it is almost impossible. We only have Cao Cao, Yuan Tan, Zhang Yan, and the Xiongnu in the northwest. Several parties are united, advancing and retreating together.... ”

Lu Yu, the head of the Lu family, said: "Aren't these forces and princes all friendly with us? In the last battle of Wei County, almost all of them were dispatched, and they failed to win. ”

"This time it's different!" Pointing to the map, he said, "Look at the current situation. Yuan Xi had already inflicted heavy losses on Xianbei and Wuhuan, and had wiped out the Goguryeo Kingdom. He recovered all the territory within the Great Wall. Not only has the strength increased greatly, but also solved the worries. In other words, he can attack not only us, but also Yuan Tan's Qingzhou, Zhang Yan's Hedong, and Cao Cao's Central Plains. ”

"The last battle of Weijun was a war provoked by us, and we seized the initiative. And this time, the initiative is with Yuan Xi, and no one knows who his target is. Or Zhang Yan? Or Yuan Tan? Or is it Cao Cao? ”

"It's very scary, the unknown danger, it's hard to guard against. If, at such a time, we send an envoy to talk about the consolidation of the alliance, I am sure that all the princes will agree to advance and retreat together.... ”

"And the Huns!" The judge suddenly pointed to the upper left corner of the map: "The right virtuous king of the Southern Xiongnu is the uncle of the Northern Xiongnu Shan Yu Huchuquan." Now Huchuquan is no match for Xianbei and Wuhuan, and it is very likely that he will come to help. Once the Southern Xiongnu Iron Cavalry supports the Northern Xiongnu, the Xianbei and Wuhuan will definitely not be able to stop it. ”

"I think that the top priority should be to organize a force to cooperate with the Xiongnu to defeat Xianbei and Wuhuan! Its intention was to open up the passage for the Xiongnu to invade Youzhou. Then form a military alliance with the Xiongnu. When Yuan Xi invaded Bingzhou, he could let the Xiongnu lead the iron cavalry south and plunder Youzhou. In this way, we have one more powerful ally. ”

Ally with the Xiongnu and plunder Youzhou?

It sounds like a tiger and it's hard to accept. But Yuan Shang, who was driven crazy, how could he take care of so much? As long as you can hold the annex state, why not let the Xiongnu plunder?

"What the gentleman said is very true..."

Yuan Shang barely thought about it, so he said: "Send someone to contact Hu Chuquan immediately, and say that I am willing to help him and defeat Xianbei." The conditions are.... He wants to help me plunder Yuan Xi's Youzhou, and the time is up to me. ”

"The Lord is wise. The minister immediately sent someone to contact him. The judge said.

After deliberation, no one objected to this decision.

"General Gaogan."

"Yes." High cadres are out of the ranks.

Yuan Shang instructed: "Immediately transfer 10,000 elites from the territory of Taiyuan, led by you, to join the defenders of Yanmen Pass, assist the Northern Xiongnu, and defeat Xianbei and Wuhuan." In addition, occupy the Great Wall east of Yanmen Pass, about 20 miles. This matter can be done by the Xiongnu, and the army of our state cannot be directly involved, so beware of Yuan Xi besieging Wei to save Zhao and attacking me and the state. ”

"No."

Gao Gan received the order.