Yuan Xi turned back to the door of the main tent again, and heard Gao Yan's lecture from inside.

“…… It's all a bunch of unruly people, but they were too indulgent and spoiled them before. Now that the lord asked me to wait to pack up and go to camp first, naturally I can't let his old man down. Cheer up, get ready, and fight a tough battle. Uh......"

Seeing Yuan Xi come back in, Gao Lan's originally stiff face immediately put on a smile again, and he trotted in front of Yuan Xi and asked respectfully, "Second son, did you leave something behind?" ”

Yuan Xi then looked at Gao Lan again.

The first impression is that he looks like an honest peasant, but in fact, who can lead the generals, which one is good at stubble? Although the eyebrows are still drooping and the smile is very sincere, under this smile, it is by no means as simple as it seems.

"General Gao......"

"Ouch, the second son has tormented me, just call me Lao Gao."

"Lao Gao, I came back to give you a suggestion."

Gao Ran immediately bent down and said cautiously: "Second son, nominally you are my boss, if you have any orders, just say it, my boss Gao will definitely do it." ”

Yuan Xi lowered his voice and said in his ear: "Don't dare to take orders, you are doing things for my father, as soon as something happens to the camp first, the first thing his old man thinks of is you, this is trust." However, this first camp is accustomed to winning battles, and the people in it are all domineering, and if they come soft, they will inevitably be looked down upon. If it is hard, it will inevitably suppress this momentum. Your task is arduous, in my opinion, you have to straighten out the first camp, and you have to start with personnel......"

Gao Ran's body shook suddenly, and his originally sloppy eyes suddenly shot out, and he immediately lowered his hand and said, "Second son, please make it clear." ”

Yuan Xi said: "Before you came here, you should have known something. Although there were only one or two thousand people in the first camp, the composition of the people inside was very complicated. Tell me, which people do you find the most tricky? ”

Gao Ran cautiously glanced up at Yuan Xi, then immediately continued to lower his head, and said in a deep voice: "The Liangzhou soldiers originally brought by the surname Koji are the most tricky. These people, with high military achievements and old qualifications, usually shout at five and six, and they look down on the newcomers the most, and completely regard the first camp as their home. Take this morning's incident, as soon as I arrived, an old tangerine peel gave me a dismissal, and fortunately I was taught a lesson. But there are at least more than 100 veterans around Lao Chen Pi, who are completely blind to military law, and do not listen to me, the general, but listen to Lao Chen Pi. Second son, whose team do you say this is, is it Yuan Gong's troops or his Liyi's troops? ”

With Yuan Xi's confession, Gao Ran finally confided his heart. Originally, he was still a little restrained, but after all, he was the second son, so he was naturally on the side of the lord, and the lord sent him over to take charge of the first camp, so in fact, the two of them were in the same boat. The purpose is to subdue this army, which originally belonged to Koji. Thinking about it like this, he felt comfortable and looked forward to the "guidance" of the second son.

Yuan Xi nodded and said, "You're right. After I just went out, I also remembered the difficulties you faced, so I came back to say a few words to you. After all, I have the name of this general who first entered the camp, and it would be unfair to you if I gave you the whole pick. ”

Gao Ran nodded again and again when he heard this, and almost held his hand and wept gratefully.

Yuan Xi said: "I thought of a way to convince people's hearts. But if you don't take it if you don't take it, that's okay. ”

Gao Ran said: "Definitely adopt, definitely adopt." What the second son said, how could it be wrong. My boss Gao is a rough man, and when it comes to these things, he is naturally no match for the second son. Second son, please speak straight, say straight ......"

Yuan Xi said: "Then I'm welcome." That's the case, now the veterans of Liangzhou are huddled together, if you forcibly suppress it, there will be problems, and you have to be good at using its internal contradictions to disintegrate them. This is called attacking the shield of the son with the spear of the son, and you can achieve the goal of doing twice the work with half the effort without using your own efforts. ”

Gao Ran was so anxious that he scratched his head, and hurriedly said: "Can the second son speak more carefully, Lao Gao has never read a book, and there are some superficial truths, you have to explain it thoroughly, otherwise you won't understand it." ”

Yuan Xi said: "Although there are only about 100 veterans in Liangzhou, most of them are high-powered, basically either the tun commander or the team leader, belonging to the grassroots cadres, a Liangzhou department, controlling all the soldiers below, and responding to every call." If you move one of them, everyone else will come against you, so you can't move any of them, right? ”

Gao Ran nodded hurriedly.

Yuan Xi said: "But after all, its number is less than one percent of the entire battalion, and most of the rest are soldiers recruited from Jizhou, these soldiers don't know the deep relationship between them and Liyi, they are coming to Yuan Shao, that is, my father's name, and they still want to get ahead and make contributions." ”

Gao Ran's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he urged: "Well, second son, continue to talk ......"

Yuan Xi said: "So you can use this as a name to organize a military competition, so as to improve everyone's skills and carry forward the style of martial arts......"

Gao Ran was stunned for a moment and muttered, "Martial arts competition? ”

Yuan Xi said: "Yes, the martial arts competition." Let all the officers and men of the whole army, regardless of their identities, go to the stage to compete alone. Whoever can defeat the other party will be the captain of the army, the chief, and the most powerful one will be selected. In this way, the veterans of Liangzhou will not be able to speak with their qualifications, and you will be logical, take out those who should be removed, and those who should be adjusted will be adjusted, and the whole army will be purged again. The people you promoted must be grateful to you, who will resist you? And once those Liangzhou veterans fall from their high positions, naturally no one will listen to their orders? Won't everyone obey you as a general? ”

"But...... What if these Xiliang veterans win, after all, these people are not bad......"

Yuan Xi said: "So we stipulate that we don't use weapons to fight empty-handed, this kind of is based on strength." Although the veterans of Liangzhou are experienced, after all, they are old, and in terms of strength, they are not as good as those young people who are strong in blood. ”

"Huhu ......" Gao Ran gave a thumbs up and said excitedly: "Good strategy, good strategy." Sure enough, it was the second son, it was just a sentence, and he hit the nail on the head. I'm old and high-minded, so I'll do it, I'll do it......"

He rubbed his hands violently, Yuan Xi's words probably made him feel empowered, and he suddenly saw a new world, and Gao Ran, who was excited, was sweating on his hands.

Yuan Xi said: "Okay, then you go and give orders, let's start now." ”

"Huh?" Gao said: "Start now? ”

Yuan Xi said: "That's right, this kind of thing, sooner rather than later, cut through the mess quickly, don't give them time to react." This afternoon, it will be launched, catch and fight, and finally decide two Qu Chiefs and five Tun Chiefs, and they will be appointed immediately. Be quick. ”

Gao Ran hurriedly nodded yes, waved his hand to call the soldiers around him, and ordered: "Did you hear it, why don't you hurry up and give the order, let everyone gather, and don't lack a single one." ”

And immediately his own soldiers went out of their tents to shout.

Yuan Xi said: "Since this is the case, I will stay for the first time and leave when the matter on your side is over." After all, I am the nominal commander of the first camp, and if I am present, they will be more likely to accept your appointment. ”

Gao Ran said: "Yes, yes, it's better if the second son is here." ”

He laughed heartily: "With this strategy, I will see who else dares to disobey me when I go to the camp first in the future?" Hahaha......"

He laughed at this time, and he no longer looked honest, but in just a moment, he realized his gaffe, and immediately reined in, followed Yuan Xi with his hands down, and walked out of the camp.

Today's weather is good, in the afternoon, the sky is full of white clouds, blocking the dazzling sun, and the wind is a little strong, blowing loudly.