"The pioneer can send another person, and filial piety does not have to be in danger." Cao Cao was reluctant to let Guo Jia fight, and if something happened, his losses would be great. In the future, when facing Yuan Xi, who else will give advice.

"Komeito."

"Yes." Xu Huang stood up.

Cao Cao said: "I will give you another 20,000 steps to ride, so that you will be the vanguard and go straight to Linxiang." If you lose again this time, you don't have to come back to see me. ”

"The last general obeys!" Xu Huang replied.

"Public Rule. You go with Komeito. Cao Cao was still a little worried, and sent the strategist Xun You to follow.

"No."

Xun You has just returned from Yangzhou.

Originally, he wanted to fight against Zhou Yu in Yangzhou, but unfortunately Zhou Yu did not face him, so he ran away in vain.

Attacking Liu Bei now is an opportunity to make meritorious contributions.

Guo Jia did not insist on being a pioneer, thought about it and said: "If you go to the public rule, you will definitely be able to make contributions." ”

"My army poured out of the nest and went straight to Linxiang, Xiangyang and Jiangling in the rear, don't worry for the time being. Only Baqiu, Jiangxia, and this section of the Neijiang River must be defended, beware of Liu Bei asking Sun Quan for help, and sailing the warships from Jiangdong into the Neijiang River, then our grain route will be cut off. Guo Jia pointed to the map next to him and said.

"Feng Xiao said well." Cheng Yu is also worried about this.

The combat effectiveness of the Jiangdong Navy is far stronger than that of the Jingzhou Navy Army, Cai Mao and Zhang Yungang lost the battle, and the Navy lost more than half, can they still defeat the Jiangdong Navy Army? It's really worrying.

"Jiangdong is very likely to help Liu Bei, because we were defeated for a while just now, and Sun Quan has coveted Jingzhou for a long time, how can we miss the opportunity? The prime minister has to guard against it. Xun You also said.

"Hmm."

"Cai Mao, Zhang Yun." Cao Cao's gaze turned over.

"The end will be."

Two people came out of the ranks.

Cao Cao said: "In the battle of Baqiu, you lost more than 20,000 sailors and hundreds of warships, and you should have been beheaded, but I think that you are not familiar with each other when you fight Liu Bei for the first time, so I will spare your life for the time being." I order you to lead the Baqiu naval army and the naval army of Wulin Harbor to defend the Neijiang River. If you lose again, you will not be forgiven! ”

"The last general commands!"

Cai Mao and Zhang Yun said with great gratitude.

They were very experienced in fighting with the Jiangdong naval army.

Since the princes of the Eighteenth Route fought against Dong, they led the Jingzhou naval army and fought frequently with the Jiangdong naval army of Sun Jian, Sun Ce, and Sun Quan. Although each has won and lost, it has never lost an inch of land.

Now that half of the water army has been killed or wounded, it is still confident that it will fight this battle well.

The war in Jingzhou has come to the eve of the war. The armies of Liu Bei, Sun Quan, and Cao Cao were about to start a battle on land and water within hundreds of miles from Neijiang to Linxiang.

At this time, Ma Chao had already occupied Xiliang and was resting in Jincheng.

Yuan Xi began to plan the reorganization of the Hebei Army.

Jizhou Mansion.

Civil and military officials arrived.

Yuan Xi said: "Before in Xiliang, I had already agreed with Ma Chao to send 50,000 troops to garrison on the west bank of the Wei River. Its intention was to contain Cao's operation in the future, because although the Xiliang army was brave, it was not good at attacking fortifications. Our 50,000 troops must shoulder the heavy task of attacking Chang'an. Generals, which of you would like to lead the army? ”

"The last will go."

Yan Liang, Zhang Jaw, Yu Ban, Li Dian, Le Jin, etc., all stood up together.

There are also Ju Yi and Wen Chou, who are in command of the forbidden army and the guards, and they also join in the fun.

Yuan Xi had already made up his mind and said: "General Yan Liang has been to Xiliang with me, and he has a very good relationship with Ma Chao. ”

"The last will obey."

Yan Liang was not surprised.

Looking at the generals in Hebei, only he is the most suitable.

"My lord, the 50,000 troops under the command of the last general, although they are sure to conquer Chang'an. But after all, it was cavalry, and when it came to attacking the city, it was quite troublesome. The last general believes that since Ma Chao's Xiliang Army is enough to take on the task of field warfare, then our Hebei Army should be surrounded by infantry troops and responsible for attacking the city and pulling out the village. Combining the two, great things can be accomplished. Yan Liang said.

"Well, I was about to talk about it." Yuan Xi looked at Fu Zhu: "Mr. Fu, from Ji and the two states, transfer 50,000 infantry troops to General Yan." To be a warrior who is good at attacking fortifications, it is better to be a veteran. ”

"Yes."

Frustrated, he thought about it for a while.

The affairs of Chang'an are arranged even if they are finished.

Guo Tu came out and said: "My lord, Yuan Tan took advantage of the situation three times and five times to attack my Jizhou, although he did not succeed, but he caused casualties to the people of Jizhou, and his property and food were also looted. Such acts cannot be ignored. The minister sent an envoy to Qing to ask Yuan Tan to compensate for the loss of the Jizhou Mansion, and if he did not agree, he would be overwhelmed by the army. ”

"Yuan Tan is indeed hateful. The last time we fought Cao Cao, he attacked Pingyuan County. This time it came again, and it also attacked Nanpi. If it weren't for Li Dian and General Zhang Jaw going in time, I am afraid that Nanpi City would also be captured by him. Tian Feng said.

"Both gentlemen are right, but I don't think there's any need to send an envoy to Qingdao." Yuan Xi said: "The purpose of gathering you here is to reorganize the Hebei Army and concentrate military strength to prepare for war, and our next target is Yuan Tan." Sending people to exert pressure now is likely to surprise the snake and be detrimental to the overall situation. Besides, Yuan Tan's strength is not strong, and he has always been afraid of me, once my army is overwhelmed, he is likely to take refuge in Cao Cao in order to survive. In this way, it is even more disadvantageous to us. It's better to endure it for a while, wait until next autumn harvest is over, and take Qingzhou by surprise. ”

"Yes."

Tian Feng and Guo Tu did not refute.

"Now let's talk about the reorganization of the army. In addition to the troops stationed in Puyang and Xiliang, how many regular troops can be transferred to Wei County? Mr. Fu, have you done the math? Yuan Xi asked.

"Chen Shicai has already calculated." Fu Zhi replied: "With the 50,000 cavalry of General Yan Liang and the regular garrisons of Korea, Goguryeo, and Xiangping, the number of troops that can be transferred to Wei County should be 140,000. The minister has already issued an order, He Mao, Cui Yan, Chun Yuqiong and others, are moving troops to come, and they are expected to arrive within two months. ”

"Good!"

The strength of 140,000 is already a lot, which is enough to eliminate Yuan Tan.

"When the armies arrive, I will draw up a detailed training plan, which the generals must follow. In order to win the next war, all generals need to actively prepare. ”

"No."

When it came to the word 'training', the generals were a little worried. They knew that Yuan Xi's training plan was nothing more than actual combat, and after the actual battle, he would either die or be injured, which was terrible.

"What's wrong?" Yuan Xi noticed something unusual.

Fu Zhu asked: "Is the training plan that the lord said still a real battle?" ”

"My lord, there are casualties in actual combat, so let's train step by step." Zhang Jaw also disagrees with actual combat training.