Lu Bu opened his mouth and said: "The biggest advantage of Mr. Wenhe's strategy is to catch Cao Cao off guard. Because all the elites of Cao Cao are in the Central Plains. If we go to fight Hebei, it will be a hand-to-hand capture. It can be said that it is not a lot of effort. But there are also downsides .... The disadvantage is that it is too tossy and too time-consuming. Our 2nd Group Army, stationed in Nanyang, Jingzhou, will not be able to reach Hebei by water. From Hebei to the Central Plains, it will take several months to participate in the Central Plains War. This back and forth, all delayed on the march. Is it better for me to hesitate, to directly start a war with Cao Cao and occupy the two states of Henan and Yan? Or is it better to attack Hebei first? ”

"I don't agree with Wen He's strategy.... Xu Shu stood up.

Xu Shu said: "Now the number of troops we can mobilize in the Central Plains has reached nearly two million!" With such a powerful army, do you still need to attack the east and west? As the lord said just now, tossing and turning, wasting time on the march, it is better to attack Yuyan directly. I believe that our soldiers will be able to defeat Cao's army, occupy Yuyan and the two capitals, and then dominate the world. ”

Jia Xu said: "Mr. Yuanzhi, don't forget, the two million troops you mentioned, of which 1.1 million, are all newly recruited recruits. Before they had time to train, they didn't even know what it was like to fight. It's just an illusory number. ”

"There are also 900,000 regular troops, which is enough to defeat Cao Cao!" Xu Shu said.

"I didn't say that I couldn't defeat Cao Cao, I just wanted to avoid Cao Cao's elite and reduce casualties as much as possible." Jia Xu said.

..............

"Don't argue, two gentlemen." Lu Bu stopped the argument between Jia Xu and Xu Shu, and said to Chen Gong: "Gongtai will tell you about the plan formulated by the Military Aircraft Department. Then we vote. Everyone present can participate. Which strategy has the most votes, let's use whichever one we use. Luckily? ”

"Yes..."

Chen Gong walked to the middle of the lobby with a document (battle plan), faced everyone, and said: "After several months of discussion, the battle plan formulated by our military aircraft department is: from the 300,000 recruits raised in Xuzhou, the Xuzhou Army, and the Qingzhou Army, 50,000 soldiers and horses will be transferred from each, led by General Li Jing, to cross the Yellow River, enter Hebei, and kill the Wei County and Huguan generation. The task of this army is not to conquer cities, let alone kill the enemy. Their task was to make trouble, drag all the enemy forces in Hebei, and ensure that Hebei's resources could not be transported to the Central Plains. Give me the Central Plains battlefield, provide a safe rear, and also create chaos for Cao Cao. ”

"Dispatch 100,000 Jingzhou troops, led by Lu Xun, plus the Yizhou army in Hanzhong, march to Yuzhou, successively occupy the south of Yingchuan, Runan, and then transfer troops to the west to occupy Xuanyuan Pass. Then he returned to the Central Plains and encircled and annihilated Cao Cao. ”

"Liu Bowen's Thousand Banners Army, Bai Qi's 2nd Army (including Xue Rengui's 300,000 recruits), slaughtered to the capital of Yingchuan. Xu Du is Cao Cao's lair, and there must be heavy guards, so the task of Bai Qi, Liu Bowen, and Xue Rengui is not to occupy Xu Du, but to besiege but not attack, waiting for the best fighter. ”

"The 100,000 Yangzhou Army, plus the newly recruited 300,000 Yangzhou recruits, as well as Xiang Yu's broken military camp and Gao Shun's border guards, formed the 4th Group Army, which was commanded by General Yang Lin. Plus Xu Shu's 1st Army. A total of 570,000 troops marched towards Yanzhou as the main force to attack Cao Cao. Engage Cao Cao head-on. ”

"After the war with Cao Cao. The remaining 250,000 recruits in Xuzhou, plus 50,000 Xuzhou Army and 50,000 Qingzhou Army, were all included in the 3rd Group Army sequence, led by Zhang Liao and Wei Yan, and went to Rencheng in Yanzhou, occupied Puyang, Baimajin, and Hugao Pass in Dongjun, and completely cut off Cao Cao's connection with Hebei. Then he turned his troops to the southeast and encircled and annihilated Cao Cao's soldiers and horses left in the Central Plains. ”

"Gan Ning's 50,000 Qingxu naval army is responsible for patrolling the waters from Yanzhou to Luoyang, looking for opportunities to annihilate Cao Cao's naval army. At the very least, it has to be contained. ”

After talking about the general strategy, Chen Gong closed the plan and said, "Our army has invested a total of 1.57 million troops. 450,000 troops were stationed and garrisoned. Cao Cao's Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Liangdu, and Hebei were only 1.2 million. Needless to say, Liu Bei of Xiliang can almost ignore it. Our army is twice as strong as Cao Cao's, and we have powerful new artillery, motor trucks, and steam engine ships. I believe that in less than a year, we will be able to win! ”

After Chen Gong finished speaking, he also sat aside.

Lu Bu said with a slight smile: "Everyone heard clearly, now you can think about it." Half an hour later, the vote will take place. ”

Lu Bu got up and left the lobby.

The civilians and soldiers in the lobby all began to gather to discuss.

There are those who support Jia Xu.

There are also plans to support the Military Aircraft Service.

Chen Gong glanced at the court and followed Lu Bu away. When he arrived in the back study, Chen Gong said: "The lord should know that our new army does not have enough ammunition yet. Even Han Shin's 1st Army had less than twenty rounds of ammunition and five grenades per soldier. In this case, the combat effectiveness of the new army will be greatly reduced, or even it will not be able to participate in the war. The minister thought that it would be better to carry out the plan of the Military Aircraft Department. In this way, the total number of troops participating in the encirclement and annihilation of Cao Cao has reached more than one million, and we have the chance to win. And Wenhe's strategy, although also good, delayed for too long... ”

"Public platform."

Lu Bu smiled: "Do you want to go through the back door?" ”

"Uh...... The minister was just a little worried and told the truth. ”

Chen Gongdao.

Lu Bu said: "Wenhe's strategy also has his benefits. As you just said, the delay is long. The longer we delay, the better it will be for us. Because the saltpeter in Hanzhong will be transported to Shouchun and made into artillery. Isn't that where the chances lie? Hebei has just been pacified by Cao Cao, and it is still in a state of chaos, so we take the opportunity to enter and it will be easy to win. ”

"This..."

Lu Budao: "Of course, the disadvantages of his strategy are also obvious. Just one sentence is too much of a toss. That's why I asked everyone to vote. Whichever strategy has the most votes, I'll use whichever one. They are all battle-hardened generals who have graduated from military academies, and I believe that they have their own vision and can make correct judgments. This is also the desire of the people. ”

"Yes."

Chen Gong had nothing to say.

Half an hour later.

Lu Bu returned to the lobby and handed out pieces of white paper and ballpoint pens to everyone present. Then he said: "Those who support the text and strategy, just write Jia Xu on the paper." Those who support the strategy of the Military Aircraft Department will write Chen Gong on paper. After I wrote it, I put it on my desk. I'll count it myself. ”

"No..."

The scholars and warriors held white paper and ballpoint pens in their hands and wrote down their answers.

and then send it to Lu Bu.

Lu Bu picked it up and counted....

Everyone's eyes widened.

Chen Gong's head was almost on the table in front of Lu Bu. Every time he picked up a blank piece of paper, after seeing the content on it, he silently wrote it down.