Xu Shu's words drew everyone's attention back.

Zhang Liangdao: "We have some festivals with Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Ce, and Yuan Shao, no matter who we start a war with, it is very likely that the four princes will join forces to fight against our army, and the situation is very bad." ”

Chen Gong said: "Especially Yuan Shao. After Yuan Shao pacified the north, he had an army of 700,000 land and water, and he did not take any princes in his eyes, and he was deceived by the lord of 5,000 good horses, and he has always been obsessed. ”

After hearing this, Lu Bu rolled his eyes and said, "Can you... Don't always grow the morale of others and destroy your own prestige? Our strength is not weak, no matter who we fight, I am confident that we will win. ”

"The key now is to hold Pengchengguo and Yuzhang County, and not let Cao Cao's soldiers and horses enter, otherwise our banks and shops will be looted. The losses are huge! ”

Xu Shu said with a smile: "The minister understands what the lord means, is he trying to keep the enemy out of the country?" ”

"That's right."

Lu Bu found a place, sat down and said, "Judging from the current situation, Cao Cao and Liu Bei are very likely to call. We should take precautions, instead of waiting for the enemy to come and then think about how to defend against the enemy. I repeat that no matter how many princes join forces, they must not be allowed to enter Xuzhou and Yangzhou, and the war should be brought to their territory. ”

The crowd was silent...

Listening to what Lu Bu meant, it seems that it is not a defense, but an attack?!

"The lord doesn't want to... Attack Yanzhou, right? Chen Gong was shocked.

Xu Shu and Zhang Liang also looked at Lu Bu.

Lu Budao: "It's not impossible to attack for the sake of defense. Aren't we discussing, are we honestly defending the city? Or Wei Wei to save Zhao? Knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger? Driving the tiger and devouring the wolf? There's got to be a solution, right? ”

Xu Shu thought for a while and said, "We should first analyze the enemy's strength and the strength that our army can mobilize." Let's make a defense. ”

"Let's talk about Liu Xuande first, he wants to provoke a war between the princes, so he has to fight first. In terms of his current strength, it would be very good to have 50,000 troops to attack Jiangxia. plus Sun Ce, at most eighty thousand. The lord could order General Gan Ning to abandon the attack on Lingling and the cities along the river, and first join up with General Zhang Liao to meet Sun Ce and Liu Bei. It is expected that within two months, there should be no problem. ”

"And Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, one is in Yanzhou and the other is in Hebei. As far as Yuan Shao's heart is concerned, even if the Central Plains is overturned, he will not come immediately. His army was distributed in the four prefectures of Hebei, Hebei, Qingdao, and Youyou, and it would take at least five months to gather together and cross the Yellow River. We can take advantage of these five months to defeat Cao Cao first! After defeating this strongest prince, Yuan Shao would not dare to act rashly. ”

"Let's talk about Cao Cao. Since the pacification of Xiliang, there are 270,000 infantry troops, 140,000 cavalry, and 40,000 chariots, which are divided into Henan and Yanzhou. Once the war starts, you can immediately gather 350,000 troops and kill Xuzhou or Yangzhou. The forces we can mobilize are extremely limited. Zhang Liao and Gan Ning, stationed in Jiangxia, could not be mobilized for the time being. Gao Shun is in Yuzhang County, but he can resist Cao Cao nearby, but he must not hold on for a long time, and he should be reinforced immediately.... ”

Xu Shu analyzed the entire battle situation in detail.

In general, the troops that can be mobilized are Luo Cheng's 50,000 army, Xiang Yu's 15,000 army, Mu Guiying's 10,000 Danyang soldiers, and Li Cunxiao's Flying Tiger army.

The number of Flying Tigers is too small to be negligible.

There are also 15,000 reservists from the Ministry of War.

Li Yuanba's Dragon Guard Army was 5,000.

"With such a small number of troops, how can it be enough to resist Cao Cao?" After listening to Xu Shu's analysis, Chen Gong frowned and said, "You should be recruited immediately!" ”

"I'll talk about conscription later." Lu Budao: "You help me analyze and analyze first, how will Cao Cao use his troops?" ”

Zhang Liang pointed to the map and said, "If I were Cao Cao, I would attack Yangzhou with all my might!" ”

"Why?"

Zhang Liang said eloquently: "There are three reasons. First, he hoped that Yuan Shao would send troops to attack Xuzhou, if he also attacked Xuzhou, then after Xuzhou was defeated, who would Xuzhou belong to? Second, Liu Bei and Sun Ce are also attacking Yangzhou, which is equivalent to two more helpers, who can contain a large number of troops of our army and create favorable conditions for him to capture Yangzhou. Third, after defeating Yangzhou, no one dared to compete with him, because Liu Bei and Sun Ce were weaker than him. Yuan Shao was different, if Cao Cao captured Xuzhou, Yuan Shao would definitely fight him. In order to avoid fighting Yuan Shao in advance, Cao Cao would definitely choose to place the main battlefield in Yangzhou. ”

"In a word, sir!" Lu Bu realized the benefits of a strategist, just like a computer, analyzing all the data thoroughly, and got up and asked, "You all have no opinions, right?" ”

"No comment."

Xu Shu and Chen Gong both nodded one after another.

"Okay, I'll announce the order now." Lu Bu walked to the map and said: "Order Zhang Liao and Gan Ning to defend Jiangxia, at least for three months, not to let Sun and Liu join forces and enter Yangzhou, I will let Li Cunxiao lead the Flying Tiger Army to help." ”

"Order Xiang Yu's troops to return to Shouchun immediately and stand by."

"Order Luo Cheng to lead the troops and horses of the headquarters to Xuzhou."

"Summoned Fan Lihua, mobilized 70,000 troops, and marched to Yanzhou. Tell her that her task is not to defend, but to attack, crazy offense! It's best to hit Xu Du and copy Cao Cao's lair! ”

"Then let the household department prepare grain and grass, and let the military department recruit 50,000 new soldiers, ready to rush to the battlefield at any time."

"Since Cao Cao's main direction of attack is in Yangzhou, of course I have to be responsible for the main aspects. I am going to lead all my armies to Yuzhang County in 15 days, and you will go with me. Look at Cao Cao's 140,000 iron horses, what's so remarkable. Oh yes, in my name, I will send Cao Cao a letter of war, asking him to fight in Yuzhang County. ”

"No."

Lu Bu's arrangement was very proper, and everyone had no opinion.

As the foreman of the Military Aircraft Department, Chen Gong quickly wrote seven orders and sent them to various places, and instructed the military department and the household department to recruit troops and transfer food. Be prepared for anything.

In the evening.

Lu Bu returned to the Assassin's Mansion.

Zhang Feng came to meet with a school captain.

The captain said: "My lord, I am a subordinate general of General Gan Ning, and I was ordered to escort Huang Zhong and come to restore my life." ”

"Huang Zhong? Huang Zhong has arrived in Shouchun? Lu Bu was excited.

"Yes, he is now being held in Ling Yin's Mansion." The lieutenant replied.

Lu Bu thought about it, Huang Zhong is well-known for his loyalty, if he simply persuaded him to surrender, he would definitely not succeed. So he said: "Send him to the Wuying Palace, provide him with good food and drink, and arrange some people to compete with him, and after he loses, beg him to teach martial arts." If you refuse, you will not get up on your knees. I'll see him later. ”

"No."

Lu Bu found Nie Zheng from the shadow command post again, and sent someone to Xiangyang to bring Huang Zhong's family to Shouchun.

(End of chapter)