Wang Gong, Su Jun, and Wei Xun gossiped for a while, gradually mentioning the current situation and the military.

Wang Zici said: "According to my estimate, this autumn the thieves may be in the state and march south in a big way to seek Pingyang. In the East, it may not be a great division, but it will go all out to attack the second ......"

According to the information he obtained, before sending troops last year, the monarchs and ministers of Xiangguo thought that Zhang Bin, Zhang Jing and others thought that it was just a disaster of ringworm and scabies, as long as they sent a partial division to monitor it, so that Shao Xu would not take advantage of the opportunity of the army to go out and take advantage of the opportunity to expand. However, today's situation is different, Cao Wei has fallen, then Qing, Xu, Yan, and Yu are connected, and the Jin side can cross the river at any time to reinforce Shao Xu, and it can also use disgust as a bridgehead to cover the place in Shi Zhao's heart - the problem of ringworm scabies has become a big problem in an instant, how can it not be removed? !

The key is that the battle for this salient is relatively advantageous to Shi Zhao in terms of terrain and distance, unless the Jin Dynasty first gathers the army in Qingzhou, and uses Qing and Xu Erzhou to fight against the enemy Zhao Zhiji and You. It's just that in the past, there was Cao Wei to block, and neither Jin nor Zhao had deployed heavy troops on the eastern front, as far as the Jin side was concerned, Xuzhou only had some garrison guards, and Qingzhou was only a battalion of Su Jun - at this time, Feng Long's "revenge army" in Licheng should be added, and it was only four or five thousand.

If the Jin people come to the east, then Heluo will inevitably be empty. Besides, Pei should be in Chang'an, Zu Li is in Luoyang, they can't be moved lightly, and they really can't find the commanders who can fulfill the responsibilities of Fu Qing and Xu Erzhou. Even if the original Xuzhou Thorn Shi Bian Yan only has the ability to manage the people, Qingzhou Thorn Shi Xi Jian barely fought a defensive battle, and now it is easy to Ruan Fu and Cai Mo, and it is even more difficult to mention.

Therefore, it is very likely that Shi Zhao sent troops to attack Yici around the autumn harvest, in order to lure out the Qingzhou Jin army to annihilate it, or mobilize the Luoyang Jin Chinese army, so that it could not respond to the war on the Western Front, and at the same time, it could not exert too much pressure on the Zhao side in the direction of Hanoi and Jijun.

Wang Gong said that my prediction is like this, I don't know how General Su plans to deal with it?

Su Jun held the wine glass in his hand and was silent. Wang Gongnai continued to ask: "In Pugu City today, I don't know where the soldiers and horses are stationed? ”

Su Jun didn't hide it from him, and replied: "There are more than 17,000 in total, but there are very few war horses, less than 200 ......" Wang Gong couldn't help but be slightly taken aback when he heard this: "With such a number, I'm afraid it will be difficult for my Le'an County to supply and lose...... Even if you ask for food from other counties, you may not get enough ......."

Su Jun was appointed as the "Governor of Qingzhou Military", theoretically speaking, he can mobilize the soldiers and the grain of the government treasury in each county, but in fact, he is willing to obey orders without discounting, and it is estimated that it is only one county in Le'an. The other counties have their own small abacus, plus the Taishou has more high-ranking doors, so who puts Su Jun, the little tyrant in Ye County, in his eyes? Su Jun can't grab it hard, at most, he will be impeached and fight a lawsuit, but with Xun Group in the background of the court, it is estimated that this lawsuit will not be won, and it is more likely to drag on until the big thing turns into a small thing and a small thing turns into nothing.

This also depends on Cao Wei's surrender, Guanggu's grain and straw, scattered to the counties, and seventy percent is divided equally between Su Jun and Feng Long, otherwise Su Jun may not have enough rations to come to Pugu City...... However, the number of soldiers and horses under Feng Long's command was limited, which was enough to feed nearly a year old, and Su Jun's soldiers were more than three times that of him, so he ate until the end of the year......

Wang Gong suggested: "We have just seen the sergeants of the battalion, the good and the bad are uneven, the queue is not neat, and it is not the same as the three armies of the Guanzhong Da Sima...... Why didn't General Su eliminate his inferiority and keep the elite, so that he could consume less materials? ”

Su Jun shook his head and said: "Most of them are Donglai's disciples, and their enmity with Cao Wei is as deep as the sea, and they want to obey each other. Now the imperial court pardons Cao, and the troops are all resentful, if I order Sha Tai again, they have nowhere to ask for food, I am afraid that it will cause a big disaster - no, no! ”

Wei Xun couldn't help frowning, and said: "In this way, if you are tired of asking for help, I am afraid that there will be no way to mobilize the army to rescue ......."

The army is stationed, and the physical consumption of soldiers and soldiers is less, so the demand for food can be discounted; And once they go far away, or even engage the enemy, this little food will not be enough to eat. Besides, Wei Xun is also worried, although the number of my subordinates is not large, and they also need to consume food every day, it is impossible to supply you with the "Donglai Battalion", right?

Just asked Su Jun, have you carefully calculated, if you cross the river to help after the autumn, count the grain, how many soldiers and horses can be distributed?

Su Jun replied: "At most, four or five thousand soldiers will cross to the north - I will try to select the elite - in addition, I can ask Feng Long's 'revenge army' to also go north at the same time." ”

Wang Gong shook his head and said: "If you add the number of General Shao's subordinates, there are less than 20,000, I'm afraid it will be difficult to win against the enemy and thieves......"

Su Jun spread his hands: "This can't be imagined...... Who taught most of the governors to abandon Qing and Xu! ”

His original plan was to gradually expand his strength through repeated pressure on Cao Wei, and gradually snatch the military and political power of Qingzhou from Xi Jian. When he can indeed mobilize at least the soldiers and grain of Qingzhou, he is expected to have an army of 30,000 or 40,000, and when Cao Wei is destroyed, he can move his army north, annex Shao Xu's department, and then command Xiangguo. At that time, Shi Le was forced to use the main force to defend himself, then Chang'an Pei Gai and Luoyang Zu Ti could advance at the same time, first set and merge the state, and then cut down the secluded and Ji - the thieves were not enough to be peaceful!

You don't have to win, as long as you contain Shi Zhao's main force in Hebei, then the merit of destroying the karma will not be under Pei and Zu. After the war, when it comes to rewarding meritorious deeds, you have to give yourself a three-grade heavy general, and even add names such as "Yitong Sansi" and "Special Advancement", right? If you fight a little better and kill and injure more people, I'm afraid you won't even be able to run away from a duke!

The key Su Jun sighed that he left Guanzhong early, getting rid of Pei Gai's direct control, if his merit was only in breaking Cao Wei, he would not be able to compete with Liu Yang, Zhen Sui, and even Zhou Jin, Gao Le and other generations who were waiting for him - but that was also a helpless thing, if he continued to stay in Guanzhong, after all, he would be late in action, and he would not be as comfortable as returning to Qingzhou, I am afraid it would be difficult to surpass the original "Wind Forest Volcano" four main and deputy battalion supervisors.

So simply switch to the military system? It's not reliable, even if Feng Long is earlier than himself, how can he hope to get ahead? Moreover, the family is too low, and after the world is settled, most of them are still the high-ranking families - at least according to the "Surname Chronicle" - control the cardinal, and it is still difficult for them to squeeze in.

In the troubled times, only the army is real, only hope to make immortal achievements, and then strengthen the army in hand, it is expected to get a piece of the pie from the high gate, after the peace, can be passed on to the descendants.

However, it was well planned, but Pei should have given Qing and Xu to the imperial court...... No, it's just given to the Xun group! In addition, the Xun clan persuaded Cao Wei to defect and surrender, and he was forced to face Shi Zhao's army before he was ready...... Is seventeen thousand troops many? Su Jun felt that it was far from enough, how could he be as Wang Gong said, and put it in shadi?

However, the seven counties and six counties of Qingzhou are in the hands of those Xun Party masters, and they will inevitably go against the yang and yin for their own transfer of troops and food, so it will be very difficult for me to raise these 17,000 people, how can the whole army cross north to save Shao Xu?

It's still the governor who is smart, and he knows that he has to occupy the territory first, and then train strong soldiers. If I raise troops on other people's territory, it is inevitable that I will be hindered in many ways and make a mess......

Therefore, Su Jun could only complain, and said to Wang Gong and Wei Xun: "If the thief really goes to attack on a large scale, in my opinion, there are only two strategies available. ”

Wang and Wei asked in unison, "What are the two strategies?" I would like to hear about it. ”

Su Jun replied: "First, I will first send four or five thousand troops and Feng Long's troops to the north, and respond to General Shao, so that I can contain the thieves for a period of time, and wait for Luoyang to send the Chinese army to help." Second, if the war is unfavorable and it is difficult for the Chinese army to arrive, it is better to ask General Shao to give up his tiredness and retreat to Le'an. ”

In the past, Shao Xu could not retreat with the whole division, because there was Cao Wei blocking him behind, but now that Cao Wei is gone, he continues to stay in Hebei, which is just the icing on the cake, and the effect is not too great for the overall battle situation - of course, if you can gain a firm foothold and continue to wedge into the enemy's territory, the problem is not that you can't hold it - it is better to withdraw to the south of the Yellow River and join forces with the "Donglai Battalion" and "Revenge Army".

Wei Xun's vision was limited, and after listening to what Su Jun said, he couldn't help but nod: "In desperation, I have no choice but to do this." Wang Gong muttered: "If the main force of the Chinese army is contained under the city of Yanci, the situation in the east will be unfavorable to me...... And General Shao has fought a hundred battles, and he is tired of holding on for many times, so I am afraid that he is unwilling to abandon it - it is a pity to abandon it. ”

Su Jun hurriedly said: "Wang Jun, but if the Metropolitan Governor can defeat Shi Hu on the Western Front, the situation is still favorable to me and Jin-and the credit is in the Metropolitan Governor, wouldn't it be good?" ”

Wang Gong thought for a while, suddenly put down the wine cup in his hand, waved it slightly towards Su Jun, and said, "General Su, there is a certain word, I don't know if the general is willing to obey?" ”

Su Jun also saluted: "Wang Jun has always been wise, and if he has a good strategy, he might as well come and listen to me." ”

Wang Gong said: "As you say, Da Sima Shi abandoned Qing and Xu Ye. Instead of guarding the Qing and Xu thousands of miles away in the pass, it is better to recall the old officials and work together in the west; Second, the great Sima Xingtai Chang'an, and now he has both Pingyang and Hedong, it is really not suitable to control the east, but has to be attributed to the imperial court, in order to stop the ridicule of unauthorized power......"

Su Jun hurriedly argued: "What Wang Jun said is true, and I also know this reason, so I don't dare to complain about the governor." "I just said so casually, it's not against the administration of the Grand Governor, you must not take it to heart.

Wang Gong smiled slightly, and continued: "Why Wang is stranded in the East, you know everything, you don't need to say much......" stretched out his hand and pointed at Wei Xun - "Wei Jun is the governor of Huaihai, this position cannot be delegated to others, nor can it be returned." The rest of the old officials all ...... to Guanzhong one after another."

——Originally, Pei should have stayed in Xuzhou to assist Bian Yan, Xiong Yuan, Fu Sheng, Zhou Zhu, etc., have all followed Yu Chang'an one after another, and only their brothers and sons are left in the east.

"Then why didn't General Su go? But the Donglai soldiers can be left here, and the imperial court is asked to change the order of the governor of Qingzhou, and General Su leads the elite westward to catch up with the big battle between Pingyang and Xihe. In this way, Captain Xun can get the military power of Qingzhou, and General Bide, although he goes to the governor of Qingzhou, he will be awarded a good position; Da Sima deeply felt the loyalty of the general, and he would also reuse it; And the general took the opportunity to move to Guanzhong, Dong supervised Jian'er, and made meritorious contributions, are you afraid that you can't stand shoulder to shoulder with the generals in Guanzhong? ”

Wang Gong meant, Pei Cai originally put you here, because Qing and Xu are his basic plates, and he needs his own generals to stay behind, and now that Qing and Xu have been handed over to the imperial court, Bian Yan, Xi Jian and others have also been transferred, so what's the point of leaving such a team? It is better to return the governor of Qingzhou to the imperial court, then for the country, the military and political power of Qingzhou can be unified, which is convenient for Shao Xu. Even for you personally, you can reap great benefits by retreating, so why not?

Su Jun listened to Wang Gong's suggestion, couldn't help twisting his beard, and muttered for a long time, but in the end he still shook his head and said: "Although what Wang Jun said is good, it is impossible to steal it...... If I have been commanded by the Grand Duke, how can I forsake myself and return? And Donglai is where I am from, and his pawn came after me, and I can't bear to leave it......"

Wang Gong nodded slightly: "What the general said is also reasonable. Since the other party was not happy, he didn't mention it anymore, and only asked Su Jun to report the situation in Qingzhou to the imperial court, hoping to make preparations in advance, and send the Chinese army east at any time to reinforce Shao Xu-" Don't wait for the thief to send troops before making plans, I'm afraid it won't be in a hurry." ”

After the banquet, Wang Gong stayed in the army, and the next day he accompanied Wei Xun to visit the address of the opening of the port - the materials and people needed for the new port were also provided by Le'an County.

The two drove together, and on the way, Wang Gong asked about the situation of the boat master, and Wei Xun said: "There are more than 60 large and small sea boats today, and nearly 2,000 sailors. Related materials, grain, and straw still have to bother the king. ”

Wang Gong smiled and said: "This is natural, even if I don't lose to General Su, I will lose to Governor Weidu." ”

Hearing that he seemed to have something in his words, Wei Xun couldn't help frowning slightly and staring at him. Wang Gong also stared at Wei Xun closely, and then sighed softly, and said: "Wei Du Governor is the old official of the Great Sima Yuan, and the entourage crosses the river, and hits the middle stream, even if there is no merit, but he is willing to work hard, and the Great Sima will naturally not forget the Du Du." Now although this appointment is only six products, after the elimination of thieves in the future, the north from the secluded, flat, south to Yang, Jiao, thousands of miles of sea frontier, will be under the control of the governor, I think, non-three products can not raise the capital governor's merit! ”

Wei Xun arched his hand and said: "The king is kind to pray and praise, and he has received it from his heart." But what he did ......"

Wang Gong Zhengse said: "Wang's meaning, the governor is different from General Su, and the county should give priority to supplying and losing. However, the difference is not because Du Du has been from Da Sima for a long time, and General Su has joined later, but ......" paused, lowered his voice and said: "I am afraid that General Su has the heart of Da Sima from the outside!" ”

When Wei Xun heard this, he couldn't help but be shocked, and hurriedly asked: "What does Jun mean by 'being from the outside of Da Sima'?" ”

Wang Gong replied: "After serving outside for a long time, without restraint, who can not doubt the officials in Guanzhong?" The more time passes, the deeper the suspicion becomes. Therefore, I said that his sand was redundant and his soldiers and horses were streamlined, but he did not listen; If he is persuaded to return to the west, the catastrophe can be avoided, but he still refuses to obey. This is the meaning of supporting the army and separating Qingzhou - the governor of Weidu should be careful not to have close contact with such people, and should learn from it! ”