Liu Zhang said puzzledly: "What does Wen Ruo mean?" ”

"Back to the prince, according to the will of the prince, the ministers deliberately spread and exaggerate the chaos caused by the reform in our country and paralyze all opponents. Perhaps because of this, Yuan Shao judged that we need a stable environment more than him at this time, so he couldn't wait to prepare to provoke a war with our country in Bingzhou, on the one hand, he hoped to use the war to consume our country, and on the other hand, he hoped that the war could exacerbate the internal contradictions of our country, so that our country would be defeated and defeated! ”

"Hmph, since Yuan Shao wants to fight, wouldn't it make the world laugh if he didn't accompany him?"

"What do you mean?"

Liu Zhang didn't answer, and asked, "Wen Ruo, what's the situation with Yuan Zhi?" ”

Xun Yu said: "Lord Yu, for more than half a year, Yuan Zhi has cleared the Xiongnu in Shangjun and Shuofang, and ordered soldiers to repair and rebuild many beacon towers in the two counties. Using these beacons, the army stationed in Bingzhou can timely grasp the movement of the Xiongnu who invaded the two counties, and once the Xiongnu invade, the garrison can quickly dispatch to encircle and suppress by using the situation of the fireworks. This method is very effective, since the beacon tower began to use four Xiongnu invasions, Yuan Zhi used the beacon fire to report, timely dispatched a large army to encircle and suppress, the four Huns were all surrounded and annihilated, more than 6,000 Xiongnu people were killed, 4,300 prisoners, in the short term the Huns small forces have not dared to invade the two counties. As for Wuyuan and Xihe, because they had just started, there were two armies of Lu Bu and Yuan Shao next to them, which restrained Yuan Zhi's energy and a large number of troops, and the situation did not improve much. At present, Yuan Zhi personally sat in Pingding, and the 3rd Guard Division and the 10th Cavalry Division were stationed in Lishi to guard Lu Bu and Yuan Shao. Lou Guizheng, deputy chief of staff of the Fifth Field Corps, led the 5th Cavalry Division and the 16th Infantry Division to clear out the Xiongnu in the two counties, and also adopted the method of cashing out work to organize the people to build beacon towers to guard against the Xiongnu. Lou Gui Qing Xiongnu also received great support from the local people, they or for the army to lead the way, or to report, or to help transport supplies, treatment of the wounded, and even many young people voluntarily picked up hunting bows, firewood knives and soldiers to fight side by side, with the strong support of the people, I believe that it will not be long before the Huns in the two counties will all have nothing to hide! ”

"Very good, there is a lot of help for the righteous, and there is little help for the unjust, with the support of the people of the state, whether it is the Xiongnu, or Lu Bu or Yuan Shao, there is nothing to be afraid of! However, it is necessary to tell Lou Gui that the people can agree to help treat the wounded soldiers and guide the way, and at the same time give the people appropriate remuneration, but it must be absolutely forbidden for the local young people to fight against the Xiongnu with rudimentary weapons. Once we enter the war, we will definitely cause a large number of innocent people to die in vain, and even affect our soldiers! ”

"Yes, Lou Gui has always adopted a forbidden method, but many people who have a deep blood feud with the Huns do not listen to the advice at all, secretly follow the army, and rush forward immediately in case of war, Lou Gui is also helpless!"

"Hmph, this is not simple, let Lou Gui tell those people who secretly follow that the army's actions are military secrets, and anyone who quietly follows is suspected of collaborating with the enemy, and must leave immediately, and anyone who does not listen to the advice will be regarded as traitors! If these people really want to fight the Huns and avenge their blood, let them go to the recruiting point to sign up for the army, as long as they can get out of the boot training camp, let them go into battle to kill the enemy! By the way, tell Lou Gui that the 'traitor theory' is just to scare and scare the local people, but don't really put the people in prison indiscriminately! ”

"Wechen understands!" Xun Yu gave a salute and said: "Lord, Yuan Zhi also talked about another matter, according to Yuan Zhi, several Huns in Xihe County chose to flee into Yanmen Pass after being surrounded and suppressed, Yuan Zhi thought this matter was very strange!" ”

"Is there such a thing?"

"Yes, the number of these Huns is not large, but after escaping into Yanmen, Yuan Shaojun did not send the slightest news of troops to encircle and annihilate him!"

Liu Zhang stopped and thought for a moment, and said, "Does Wen Ruo think Yuan Shao has anything to do with these Huns?" ”

Xun Yu nodded and said: "Lord Qiyu, it is reported that since Yuan Shaojun occupied Yanmen, Dingxiang, and went to Zhongzhu County, the Xiongnu in the three counties seem to be extinct, and there is never any news of invasion, on the contrary, Wuyuan and Xihe, which are adjacent to the three counties, are often attacked by the Xiongnu, and many Xiongnu even take root in the two counties. Before our army took over Shuofang and Shangjun, the two counties were also a paradise for the Huns to plunder, why was Yuan Shao's Yanmen and other places never invaded? The minister thinks that there must be something strange in this, and the minister guesses that Yuan Shao may have reached some kind of consensus with the Xiongnu! ”

Liu Zhang nodded and continued to walk forward: "It seems that Yuanzhi's enemies are not only Yuan Shao and Lu Bu, I am afraid that once our army starts a war with Yuan Shao, the Huns will also jump in and join in the peace!" ”

"The minister also has some hidden worries!"

"Wen Ruo judged how many soldiers and horses Yuan Shao would gather on the front line of Yanmen?"

"At present, the total number of garrisons in the three counties of Yanmen is about 70,000, and Yuan Shao is leading an army of 70,000 to Yanmen at this time, and the total strength of Yanmen will reach 140,000 in the near future. Judging from the movement of troops in Hebei, Qing and You, at least about 70,000 to 100,000 troops will arrive in Yanmen one after another, and at that time, Yuan Shao's total strength in Yanmen will be about 20 to 250,000! ”

"Oh, it seems that Yuan Shao is here to fight hard! He is not afraid that the main force will be pinned down by me, and Lu Bu and Cao Cao will kill him in the hinterland? ”

Xun Yu said: "At present, neither Lu Bu nor Cao Cao is capable of attacking Yuan Shao, and according to accurate information, Yuan Shao plans to fund Cao Cao with a batch of grain and grass, so that Cao Cao can send troops to attack Lu Bu, relieve the pressure on Huguan after the main force leaves, and also mobilize Lu Bu's garrison in Taiyuan!" ”

"It seems that this battle is inevitable, at the moment Yuan Zhi has only 90,000 horses in his hands, and he has to defend the border and guard Lu Bu, the troops are seriously insufficient, and he must be transferred to reinforcements!"

"The minister also thinks so, I don't know if the prince plans to send those troops to support?"

Liu Zhang thought for a while and said: "Lone plans to transfer the 1st Cavalry Division, the 3rd Cavalry Division, the 1st Independent Infantry Brigade, the 12th Infantry Division, the 15th Infantry Division, the Fourth Guard Division, and the Fifth Janissary Division, what does Wen Ruo think?" ”

Xun Yu said: "The prince only transferred these seven troops and horses, and it seems that he has no intention of fighting a decisive battle with Yuan Shao?" ”

Liu Zhang smiled: "Sure enough, I can't hide anything from Wen Ruo...... Of course, if the first, fourth, fifth and Chang'an garrison divisions are exhausted, they will be able to defeat Yuan Shao, but at this time, the forces of Liangzhou and Sanfu will be exhausted, and I am afraid that the Huns will be ready to move again. Since Yuan Shao can say that he moved the Xiongnu to attack Lu Bu, then he must also be able to move the Xiongnu to attack Liangzhou and Chang'an...... If Chang'an is lost, it will shake the foundation of my Dashu, and it is not advisable! As long as you give Lone a year, at most two years, Lone can build the border into an impregnable wall, and then Lone can go on a worry-free expedition! Yuan Zhi is inferior to Yuan Shao in terms of troops, but the people who are transferred to Yuan Zhi are all my elite divisions of Dashu, and the attack may be insufficient, but the defense is more than enough, as long as Yuan Zhi gives Gu one to two years, what is the way for Yuan Shao and his ilk? ”

"The prince is wise!" Xun Yu praised from the bottom of his heart, before he came here, he was still a little apprehensive, before the year of his establishment, he led thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, 20 million people, a million soldiers (claimed, in fact, only more than 800,000), the establishment of the country and the king, this extreme ability breeds arrogance, at this time, a person whose strength is far inferior to it actually challenges its authority, in this case, most people will feel that their dignity has been challenged, and they will often go out with a large army and fight to the death. But Liu Zhang didn't, he understood his situation, and clearly saw the general trend of the world, he calmly chose to endure, as he once said, taking back the fist does not completely represent timidity and admitting defeat, this is an extremely clever strategy, because only by temporarily retracting the fist, the next punch will be more powerful!

"Lord Wang, in this way, the first, fourth, and fifth field legions and the elite of the garrison division will be gathered in the territory of the state, if there is a mistake in the negotiation, it will have a great impact on the battle situation, does this position of leading general need to be reconsidered?"

Liu Zhang shook his head and said: "No need, Lone believes that Yuan Zhi will definitely be able to do very well, you tell the generals below that since they are temporarily included in the annexation state, they must fully abide by Yuan Zhi's orders, if anyone dares to disobey the yang and the yin, Lone's military law will not be spared!" ”

"Yes!"

Liu Zhang thought for a while, and then said: "In this way, let Zhicai and Wenhe go to Bingzhou to help Yuanzhi staff military aircraft!" ”

"In what capacity did Zhicai and Wenhe go?"

"Hmm...... Let them temporarily give Yuan Zhi a deputy chief of staff for a period of time! ”

"Yes!"

"Remind Yan Yan and Wei Yan to strengthen their vigilance, don't be taken advantage of by the Huns!"

"Yes!"

Xun Yu said goodbye to Liu Zhang, don't go.

Looking at the back of the slightly haggard Xun Yu in the distance, Liu Zhang couldn't help but feel a little guilty, was he a little unkind, let Xun Yu shoulder to provoke the big Shu army and political affairs?

However, this guilt soon disappeared, and Liu Qin, who had been rolling his eyes with Liu Zhang, saw that his father was alone, and immediately shouted "Father" in a milky voice, and in an instant, Liu Zhang turned into a loving father, ran over quickly, hugged his daughter, and kissed her on the daughter's face......