Xun Yu immediately asked, "Lord, why is this?" ”

Liu Zhang: "Wen Ruo, how many troops does Dong Zhuo have at this time?" ”

Xun Yu said: "According to the secret report of the spies who infiltrated the pass, due to Dong Lu's bad relations, part of the old army of Luoyang returned to Luoyang with Dong Zhuodong, and Dong Zhuo's army had about 240,000 troops at this time!" ”

"What is the distribution of forces?"

Xun Yu said: "It is reported that Dong Zhuo transferred the main force of 100,000 elite soldiers to suppress Ma Teng and Han Sui, 30,000 stationed on the front line of Hangu to Yu Lu Bu, 50,000 to defend Chencang, Meixian and other places to prevent our army from entering the customs, 20,000 elite soldiers were stationed in Chang'an, and the rest of the troops were deployed in his jurisdiction. ”

Liu Zhang nodded and said, "The strength of our army is only tens of thousands, and even if we add new recruits and garrisons, the strength is slightly inferior to Dong Zhuo." However, our army still needs to defend all parts of Yizhou, and the number of troops that can be mobilized does not exceed 130,000, of which 30,000 naval troops are not good at land warfare, and the army that can be used for the Northern Expedition is only 100,000, and even if the new army is organized into an army, the strength is only 140,000, which is 100,000 less than Dong Zhuo's army. ”

Xun Yu said: "The lord's concerns are reasonable, but Dong Zhuo has Ma, Han, and Lu to contain him, and the available troops are only about 100,000, and our army can be said to be not inferior in terms of quantity!" Moreover, our army is in an offensive position, and can arbitrarily choose the point of attack, so that the enemy is unable to defend itself, mobilize the enemy's troops, and greatly deplete the morale of the enemy's army, making him tired and working for no avail. Our army can come in a few ways, I will only go all the way, go straight to Chang'an, capture the culprit Dong Zhuo, then the generals of Xiliang will tie their hands, and Guanzhong will be fixed! ”

Liu Zhang shook his head: "No, although Qinling is the barrier of Yizhou, why is it not Guanzhong?" It is not easy for Dong Zhuo to attack in, is it simple for our army to fight out? Dong Zhuo has tens of thousands of troops in Chencang Road and other places, and there is a lot of momentum that can be opened! There are no eternal enemies in the world, only eternal interests, even if our army successfully enters Guanzhong, who can guarantee that Dong Zhuo will not shake hands with Ma and Han, and then attack our army with all his might? ”

Xi Zhicai also said: "And the Guanzhong Plain is conducive to the galloping of cavalry, and the cavalry is the length of Xiliang and the shortness of Yizhou." Xiliang has tens of thousands of fine cavalry, our cavalry is less than 10,000, whether it is soldiers or horses, compared with the Xiliang cavalry, there is a large congenital deficiency, and our cavalry has recently developed, the training time is short, I am afraid it is difficult to match the Xiliang iron cavalry. Once our Yizhou army steps into the Guanzhong Plain, there is no city to rely on, no cavalry to protect, and the enemy cavalry can wantonly insult our army like a cat playing with mice, and the Guanzhong Plain is bound to become a flesh and blood mill for our army! ”

Xu Huang followed: "Even if our army can break through Chang'an, it is bound to suffer serious losses, and Guanzhong Pingyuan also needs troops to guard it, guarding Ma, Han, Qiang, and Xiongnu, and it is difficult to have the strength to continue to attack Luoyi!" ”

Liu Zhang said: "Zhicai and Gongming's words are deeply in line with my wishes. I think about it, if I lose the emperor, the heart of the Xiliang army will be lost, not to mention that Dong Zhuo is surrounded by enemies outside, and powerful factions such as Li Dao and Guo Yan also have their own plans, although there is Dong Zhuo's deterrence, and there is nothing to do for the time being, but people's desires are endless, and one day, there will always be people who are confused by the desire for power, money, and beauty, and they meet each other...... Why should we rush to war? Isn't it the best policy to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight? Wait until Dong Zhuo is in internal and external difficulties and his strength is greatly reduced, so that our army will have a good opportunity to send troops! ”

Guo Jia said: "What the lord thinks in his heart, I'm afraid it's more than this, right?" ”

Liu Zhang smiled and said: "Those who know me, Feng Xiaoye!" At this moment, if I attack Dong, at most I can only save the people of Guanzhong from fire and water, but it is not conducive to saving the people of the world from fire and water!

Xun Yu said puzzledly: "The words of the lord are unknown, please make it clear!" ”

Liu Zhang straightened out his thoughts and said: "Now if I welcome the Son of Heaven, with the Son of Heaven in hand, according to the name of righteousness, Yizhou, which is known as the Treasury of Heaven, can ensure sufficient soldiers and sufficient food, the princes will be afraid, worried that our army will make a crusade against the Son of Heaven one by one, and it is very likely that the dispute will be temporarily stopped and conspire to attack me." Regardless of whether our army can win or not, it is a victory, the princes in various places have only lost some expeditionary troops, the territories have not gone through the war, the money, food, and the people are still abundant, and they can recruit new troops at any time, and their strength will not be greatly damaged. And the hardships of the war on the part of our people will inevitably wither, and it will take a long time to recover before we can fight with the princes again to determine the world. However, if our army is willing to take advantage of the force, it will not make the princes feel threatened, and it will not put itself in opposition to the heroes and scorching on the fire. The princes will continue to attack and annex, even if a few princes sit on the throne, but after a long period of war, the army is tired and the people are poor, and the people are not happy. I have said that Jun and Zhou also; Minshui also. Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize a boat! As long as our army wins the hearts of the people, it will definitely be able to conquer everything and sweep away the world! ”

Guo Jia said: "The lord's words are reasonable, but Yizhou is a state, and I am afraid it is not enough to support the lord's fairness in determining the world!" ”

Chen Qun said: "Otherwise, the old story of Gaozu taking Hanzhong as the rear and defeating the overlord of Western Chu has been passed down for hundreds of years, and it is still popular!" The lord is eloquent, not inferior to Gaozu, according to Yizhou to settle the world, easy to do! ”

Liu Zhang waved his hand and said: "Gao Zu is eloquent and strategic, I dare to compare with him?" Yizhou is indeed smaller, we can't rest on our laurels! Dong Zhuo is not unsuccessful, but the time has not come. From now on, arrange a large number of detailed operations to monitor the movements in Guanzhong, and once the time is ripe, immediately raise troops! ”

Everyone should say yes in unison.

Man Zhong said: "Since the time is not yet ripe in Guanzhong, our army only has Jingzhou in the west to make a map!" ”

Xun You said: "Yes, back then, Wang Rui, the assassin of Jingzhou, saw that the saint was covered with dust, and he was unwilling to send troops to the king of Qin, not to mention, but to kill the loyal people, his heart can be punished!" At that time, Changsha Taishou led his troops into King Qin, but he wanted to borrow some grain and grass, but he hated that Wang Rui not only refused, but secretly ambushed the troops, trying to murder Sun Taishou...... When Sun Taishou withdrew his troops back to Changsha, Wang Rui ambushed him for no reason, causing thousands of heroes and athletes of our Han Dynasty to die in their hands, and beheaded them a hundred times, and it was difficult to atone for their crimes! Last year, Sun Taishou went to Xiangyang to ask for an explanation, and was killed by him, how can such disloyal and unrighteous people shepherd one side on behalf of the Son of Heaven? Our army should follow the people's wishes, capture them, and hand them over to the saints! Of course, Xun You didn't mention that Sun Jian brought a bit more people when he discussed the explanation, and nearly 20,000 people surrounded Xiangyang City......

Liu Zhang said: "It's just that I don't have the will, and I dare to raise an army, I'm afraid that the world will be evil!" ”

Xi Zhicai said: "As the so-called generals are outside, the king's order is not affected!" As soon as Wang Rui was in power, the people of Jingzhou suffered one more day, and the lord was a descendant of the Han Dynasty, and he could ignore it? Raising an army to ask for it is a matter of heaven and people! If you ask for the will, Wang Rui will be on guard, which will only increase the loss of my Yizhou soldiers, and will also make Jing and Yizhou people suffer from the scourge of war! In the opinion of his subordinates, our army should be cut first and then played, on the one hand, to send troops to ask for the substitution, and on the other hand, to state the details, please make a decision! ”

Liu Zhang said: "Feasible? ”

Xi Zhicai said: "At that time, the facts have been completed, and the saint will definitely follow it." What's more, the Holy Lord is in the hands of Lu Bu, our army can send an eloquent man into Luoyi, and talk to Lu Bu about it, if he does not allow our army to crusade against Wang Rui, our army will only ally with Dong Zhuo and jointly send troops to capture Luoyi! ”

"Is this possible? Lu Bu won't believe it! Liu Zhang said.

"The lord also said that there are no eternal enemies in the world! Although it is unlikely, as long as there is a 1 in 10,000 chance, I believe that Lu Bu is not willing to take this risk! Although Luoyi is the imperial capital, it has suffered from the chaos of war, the people do not exist in ten, it is not easy to raise Lu Bu's soldiers and grain, although there is support from the state, but the background is still low, if our army and Dong Zhuo attack it, it will be invincible! How dare Lu Bu risk a war with our army? ”

Liu Zhang nodded and said, "Who can be the messenger?" ”

Xi Zhicai said: "Engaged in Wang Ti, full of poetry and books, able to speak well, will be able to convince the saint, and Lord Wang is loyal to the lord, it can be said that he is the most suitable candidate!" ”