"Guo Tu." Yuan Xi called suddenly.

"The minister is here."

"What do you think about the Chamber of Commerce?"

Guo Tu replied: "The existence of the Chamber of Commerce is mainly to control prices and control the merchants and families in the territory. There are also sales of fine salt, etc. Every one of these things is related to the family, so how can the people of the family be allowed to manage the chamber of commerce? The minister thought that he should send someone to manage and reorganize the business of the chamber of commerce. In addition, all government-run properties should be placed under the name of the Chamber of Commerce.... ”

Guo Tu made a lot of suggestions.

These suggestions, on the surface, seem reasonable and genuinely for the sake of the Chamber of Commerce, but the fact is that they are aimed at the Zhen family. Because the Chamber of Commerce is managed by the Zhen family.

At this time, Yuan Xi can't care about the face of the Zhen family, and everything must be based on the overall situation.

"Since the Zhen family can't manage the Chamber of Commerce well, then don't worry about it." Yuan Xi did not hesitate to take out the management of the Chamber of Commerce from the hands of the Zhen family, and said to Guo Tu: "From now on, the Chamber of Commerce will be in charge of you, and you will implement the suggestions you just made." ”

"Your Ministers obey."

Guo Tu got up and answered.

"If we are going to attack and annex the state in June, then we should lay out the plan now. My idea is to divide the army into three ways. All the way from Jixian County in Youzhou, the soldiers entered Yanmen Pass and attacked Taiyuan. Attack Huguan all the way, go to the party, and enter the hinterland of the state. There is also a way through Hedong and Hanoi to attack Hexi County. There was Yuan Shang's flank and the third way to Taiyuan. At that time, our three-way army will be divided into Jinyang. So that Yuan Shang could not escape. Yuan Xi said.

"The Lord's strategy is excellent."

"If you march with this, Yuan Shang will be defeated!"

Fu Zhu and Tian Feng both nodded one after another.

"So, from now on, we're going to start laying out." Yuan Xi opened the document in his hand again: "From the Gao Lan army, 50,000 foot soldiers and a large number of siege equipment were dispatched to Jicheng to stand by. Dispatch 30,000 iron cavalry to the Hanoi garrison. The infantry in Yan Liang's army should be transferred to the big camp outside Yecheng. After June, the state will be merged. ”

"Yes..." Yan Liang and Gao Ran answered.

The meeting went on for a long time.

Yuan Xi made a rough plan for the war after June. Why is it rough, because until now, neither he nor the Military Administration Department has a detailed plan, and the soldiers lurking in Bingzhou have not destroyed Yuan Shang's fire oil depot. It's just that there is a plan to attack and merge states for the time being. The specific deployment should be announced before the expedition.

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Time passed day by day.

Mid-March.

Gao Ran sent Wang Dang and Zuo Zhangba, led 50,000 foot soldiers, carrying a large number of siege equipment, to arrive in Jixian County, Youzhou. Jiao Touch, the governor of Youzhou, was appointed as the commander of the general, Chen Deng was appointed as the military division, and Wang Dang and Zuo Zhangzhang were appointed as the eight deputy generals. An army of 70,000 cavalry (of which 20,000 cavalry is the Youzhou army) was formed, as well as a large number of siege equipment.

30,000 light cavalry were drawn from Gao Lan's army and went to Yan Liang's army, commanded by Yan Liang. A second mobile force was formed, with a total of 60,000 light cavalry forces.

Then all the infantry troops in Yan Liang's army were transferred to the large camp outside Yecheng, and Gao Ran was dispatched to form the third army. This force is the main force for attacking the state and will be personally commanded by Yuan Xi. His strength was 150,000, not including Yuan Xi's guards, Zhang Jaw's vanguard battalion, Lejin's wolf cavalry, and a large number of siege equipment and giant beasts.

The transfer of troops was carried out in secret.

It stands to reason that Yuan is not easy to detect.

But the matter is willing, as soon as Jizhou has moved, Yuan Shang has a clear intention. So he actively prepared for the war.

On the one hand, contact Cao Cao, Yuan Tan, Xiongnu, Xianbei, and Wuhuan.

On the other hand, the guards of the annexed states were strengthened.

Until mid-April, the entire state was closed down, and the roads into the mountains and the official roads in and out of the state were blocked. Hexi County, Huguan, and Yanmen Pass, all of which have at least 30,000 regular troops deployed.

End of May.

The anti-Yuan Xi alliance was established.

The princes who joined the alliance included Cao Cao, Yuan Tan, and Yuan Shang, and there were no foreign races involved. Xu is the battle in the first two years, which made them suffer a big loss, and they no longer dare to attack.

This news reassured Yuan Xi a little.

"Hehe... It seems that our battles in the first two years are still effective. The Xiongnu, Xianbei, and Wuhuan did not dare to invade the south again.... In front of the hall of the military and political yamen, Yuan Xi couldn't help laughing.

"The lord is still laughing?"

Fu Zhu and Tian Feng sat on the left and right, rolling their eyes.

"Why can't I laugh?" Yuan Xi said: "You want to talk about Yuan Shang's alliance with Cao Cao and Yuan Tan, right?" ”

"yes. According to our detailed report, Yuan Tan has prepared 50,000 troops, and Cao Cao has also mobilized Yang, Henan, Xu, and Sili, with a total of 130,000 foot cavalry, and has gathered to Baimajin. The strength of these two princes is almost catching up with the total strength of our expedition. Tian Feng said.

"Ugh...."

Fu Zhu continued: "We were going to mobilize 270,000 troops to fight. Now it seems that there are no more than 200,000 troops. First of all, the two lines of the plains and Hanoi had to be defended. Hedong and Banpujin also had to beware of Cao's army in the direction of Chang'an, beware of cutting off the back road of Yan Liangjun. What is even more worrying is the naval army stationed in Luoyang, where there are 30,000 Cao Cao's naval troops, which have formed combat effectiveness. If we go down the river, our Liyang is also very dangerous. ”

"Mr. Frustration, don't exaggerate. It's not that complicated. Yuan Xi pointed to the map on the side: "Look at the terrain on the north bank of the Yellow River, in fact, there are three places that need to be armed. The first is Banpujin in Hedong County, which is here to prevent Chang'an Cao's army from flanking Yan Liang. It only takes 10,000 foot soldiers to defend. The second is Liyang, which is the only way for Cao's army to invade our Hebei, and it is also the most important place in the Yellow River defense line, there are 15,000 naval troops, although there are not many warships, but it is enough to meet the enemy. The third is Pingyuan County, which may be attacked by Yuan Tan. 20,000 infantry troops can be adjusted to go and garrison along the riverbank. I believe that if you hold these three places, it will be impossible for the soldiers and horses of the Central Plains to enter our Jizhou. Of course, just in case, we can also leave 10,000 iron cavalry and 10,000 infantry in Wei County as a reserve army to support various battlefields at any time. ”

"This..."

Fu Zhu and Tian Feng thought that Yuan Xi had thought things a little simpler.

Tian Feng said: "The lord should know that Cao Cao and Yuan Tan, not only these 200,000 troops, but also the troops from all over the Central Plains, except for a few to guard against the invasion of Jiangdong, can be transferred to Hebei. If the war doesn't go well, what if Cao Cao and Yuan Tan increase their troops? Our troops are all in the annex state, and if we cannot withdraw back in a short time, the enemy may cross the Yellow River, and the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

"Then before they cross the Yellow River, take and merge the state!" Yuan Xi said.

ps: By now, this book has almost 500,000 words, and the results are really poor, but I will finish it in a while. Friends who like this book, don't forget to subscribe, thank you.