In fact, as soon as Tian Jing returned to Pingyang, Xu Shu had already gotten the news. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 The reason why info deliberately didn't wait at the post house and came out to drink was to test Tian Jing to see if he was really as Yang Xiu said.

I didn't expect this general to conquer the north at such a young age, but he was such a polite corporal, and he waited for himself in the restaurant for more than an hour without complaint.

Xu Shu felt that the heat was almost over, so he stopped pretentiously and stretched his waist. The guy who was waiting at the door saw that he was awake, and immediately served the decanting soup that was still hot. After he had taken a few sips, he said, "My lord, you have a few distinguished guests coming to patrol, and when they saw that you were drunk, they waited in the next room. I'm going to go and tell them to come over. ”

Xu Shu pretended not to know when he heard it, "Vomit? But he was slow to treat the guests. Xiao Er, you should clean up the food and wine in this house, and after I change my clothes, I will invite them to come and see me. ”

After the work, Xu Shu tidied up his clothes and hair, and Yang Xiu led two people in front of him. Yang Xiu said to Xu Shu, "Mr. Yuanzhi, let me introduce you to you, this is Tian Jing, the general of my family's expedition to the north, and this is my colleague, Zhao Yan, who worships the former military division Diannong Zhonglang. ”

Xu Shu hurriedly saluted, "It turned out to be the general of Zhengbei, I have admired it for a long time, and today I saw it as a young hero." This is Mr. Zhao Yan, Wenneng Anbang, but Xiao He's talent, Xu Shu can see it today, fortunately, fortunately. ”

Tian Jing and Zhao Yan returned the salute and greeted Xu Shu this time. Then the four of them were seated separately.

Tian Jing said, "Mr. came from afar, Tian Jing was not in Pingyang because of his busy business, and he couldn't entertain Mr. in person, which is a deep regret." Today, I am fortunate to see and be able to listen to Mr. Teacher's teachings in person, which is really a blessing for three lives. ”

Xu Shu listened to it, but he was honestly and unceremoniously angry. In his opinion, if Tian Jing can get his guidance, he is really fortunate to have three lives. "General Tian was born in Youzhou, originally just a small cavalry captain, by chance, in just two years, he has become my Han general in the north, with no less than 30,000 elite soldiers, sitting on the land of two counties, and he can be regarded as a first-class hero. However, if the general thinks that he can enjoy peace and peace of mind on this basis, he is very wrong. For example, today, the Han dynasty is declining, and the princes are rising. In the north, Yuan Shao sits in Qingyou and the surrounding land, with 300,000 elite soldiers under his command, and countless military generals; There is Cao Cao's control center, and now Henan Yin, Yanzhou, and Yuzhou are Cao Cao's territories, with 100,000 soldiers, which shows its strength, and Cao Cao's great prosperity in Tuntian, although there is no household registration million, but there is enough grain and rice; In the south, there are Jiangdong Sun Ce, Jingzhou Liu Biao, the base is self-defending, and it is a family of its own; Huainan Yuan Shu established himself as the emperor and was ambitious, although the princes of the world condemned him, they all preserved their strength, and no one was willing to fight against him; Yizhou Liu Yan occupies the country of Bashu Tianfu, and has not communicated with the imperial court for more than ten years, so he may not have the heart of self-reliance; There are also Ma Teng and Han Sui in the northwest, leading 100,000 Qiang soldiers in Ganliang. None of these people are under the generals, and none of them are willing to live under the people, so in Xu's view, in the next 20 years, the decline of the Han dynasty has become a certainty, and the princes' struggle for hegemony is the general trend of the world. If a general wants to create a foundation in this troubled era, he must prepare in advance and take precautions. “

Tian Jing listened and said seriously, "In that case, does Mr. have a clever plan to teach me?" “

Xu Shu was still very satisfied with Tian Jing's performance, so he intended to use what he had learned in his chest, "The general's Hedong is really not a suitable foundation for development. The land of the four wars in the east of the river, there are Xiongnu in the north, Ma Teng and Han Sui in the west, Yuan Shao in the northeast, Cao Cao in the east, and Zhang Xiu according to Wancheng and Liu Biaotun Jingzhou. Today's Hedong is difficult to develop. Moreover, the population is sparse, the land is barren, and now the general's 30,000 soldiers and horses are afraid that it is already the limit, and if you want to recruit troops again, I am afraid that the people will not be able to afford it. If you look at the situation in the world, the best policy should be to enter the Guanzhong, since ancient times, Qin took the world from Guanzhong, and Han Gaozu took Guanzhong as the foundation and defeated Xiang Yu. If the general can occupy Guanzhong, vigorously develop agriculture, and increase the population, it only takes ten years to gather and ten years to fight, and no one in the world can compete with the general. It's just that the general's strength is not enough now, if he enters the pass, he will fight with Ma Teng and Han Sui, the Qiang soldiers are brave, and regardless of men, women, old and young, get on the horse for the soldiers and dismount for the people, the soldiers are sufficient, even if the general wins one battle or two battles, Ma Teng Han Sui can still gather tens of thousands of cavalry to kill back in the pass. When the strength is exhausted, the general will be dragged to death in Guanzhong. Even if the general won by luck, now that Hangu Pass is in the hands of Cao Cao, Xiahou Yuan only needs to raise 30,000 elite soldiers to enter the pass, and the general can only make a wedding dress for Cao Cao. “

Tian Jing nodded after hearing this, and Xu Shu continued, "Since you can't go to Guanzhong, then the best way is to go south to Jingzhou." Avoid the war in the Central Plains and vigorously develop in the rich land of Jingzhou. Jingxiang nine counties, wealth in the world. The general only needs to form an alliance with General Zhang Xiu, Chen soldiers Fancheng, and then send strange soldiers to attack Xiangyang by detour, Jingzhou soldiers and horses have not fought for a long time, but they are afraid that they will be defeated at the first touch. When the time comes, Xu Shu will contact the internal response for the general in advance, and the internal and external should be combined, and if he captures Xiangyang, he can gradually control the entire Jingzhou? “

Tian Jing shook his head after hearing this, "The method that Mr. said is not impossible, but it is easy to capture a Xiangyang, and it is easy to defeat a Liu Biao, but how can you control those big families in Jingzhou." At that time, Liu Biao was also a generation of talents, and he rode into Jingzhou alone, and stabilized the situation in Jingzhou. But now more than ten years have passed, Liu Biao has done nothing, why, it is all because of the constraints of the family, it seems that the decree comes from Liu Biao, but in fact, the power is in the hands of the big clans of Kuai, Cai, Pang, and Huang. I still have self-knowledge, but I'm afraid that when I get to Jingzhou, I will either hit my head and bleed, or I will be unknown like Liu Biao. “

Xu Shu didn't want Tian Jing to see this, so he was more satisfied with him, in fact, he just said that it was easy to take Jingzhou, and he didn't necessarily mean to fool Tian Jing, but he could see the essence of Jingzhou's problem at a glance, and he couldn't help but be impressed. Xu Shu smiled and continued, "In this case, if the general wants to develop, he can only go east, either to unite with Yuan Shao to deal with Cao Cao, or to unite with Cao Cao to deal with Yuan Shao, I don't know how the general is going to choose?" “

Tian Jing thought for a while and said, "Cao Cao and I are not on good terms, although he has the name of righteousness in the imperial court, he is really a national thief, I want to unite with Yuan Shao and take Mr. Cao Cao, what do I think?" “

Xu Shu took a sip of tea and said, "Yuan Shao has the land of four states, there are 300,000 soldiers, in his opinion, if Cao Cao is defeated like Mount Tai crushing the eggs, it is a battle that must be won, and if the general helps Yuan Shao, it is just the icing on the cake." Moreover, if there is a huge disparity in strength between the two sides of the alliance, then it will be difficult to achieve the desired distribution of interests in the future. Moreover, the fourth generation and three dukes of the Yuan family, protégés and former officials are all over the world, if Yuan Shao goes south and occupies the center, then the generals of the DPRK are all Yuan's party, and the general's situation is only worse than today. Therefore, it would be unwise to join forces with Yuan to resist Cao. “

Tian Jing had actually thought about this issue before, although it was not as thorough as Xu Shu said, but if he had seriously thought about the consequences after Yuan Shao's victory, now it seems that Xu Shu can see it more clearly than him. Tian Jing asked, "What about Lian Cao against Yuan?" ”

Xu Shu asked again, "The general thinks that if it is carried out in an all-round way, what will be the outcome of the battle?" ”

Tian Jing shook his head and smiled bitterly, "The situation on the battlefield is ever-changing, and the outcome is really predicted. For example, the existence of my power is a variable. Until the last moment, who knows who will win and who will lose. Although Tian Jing knew that Cao Cao had won the battle of Guandu in history, he did not dare to confirm that the current history was still the same as it was then.

Xu Shu said firmly, "As far as I can see, Yuan Shao will be defeated." First, the so-called arrogant soldiers will be defeated, Yuan Shao's Jizhou soldiers and horses have just won Gongsun Zhan, the entire north of the Yellow River is invincible, and Yuan's army is more than Cao Cao, so the Jizhou soldiers and horses will be proud of the enemy's heart, and the cause of this defeat is also. Second, Yuan Shao is scheming and indecisive, and he often hesitates when facing major events, and it is inevitable that he will miss the fighter on the battlefield and make a big mistake. Third, Yuan Shao intended to abolish the elder and the young, but he gave his three sons the right to lead the army early, and now the generals under his command have their own thoughts, and the support is different, and the internal chaos has sprouted, and there will be civil strife in the future; Fourth, the generals under Yuan Shao, Yan Liang and Wen Chou are only 10,000 enemies, if you talk about the talent of leading the troops, Ju Yi back then, and now Zhang Hefang is the first choice, but these two people are not reused under Yuan Shao, so the generals in Jizhou are far worse than Cao Cao. Fifth, now that the emperor is in Xudu, Yuan Shao has lost the opportunity, if he does not take the initiative to go south, it is fine, if he takes the initiative to raise troops, he will lose morality, the so-called name is not right, it is not good, and it is difficult to achieve great things if he loses the hearts of the people in the world. From this five-point point view, Yuan Shao will be defeated. ”

After hearing this, Tian Jing also felt that there were many similarities between what Xu Shu said and Cao Cao's evaluation of Yuan Shao in history, which was very reasonable. In this way, Tian Jing bowed again and seriously asked Xu Shu about the next development direction of Hedong's soldiers and horses.

Xu Shu then said, "If Yuan Shao is defeated, the rear will inevitably be empty, and Cao Cao will definitely firmly control Jizhou under his rule." If Cao Cao had solved the problem of Xuzhou before the war with Yuan Shao, then he would have also controlled Qingzhou, based on the six states of Henan, Hebei, and Qingxu, Yanyu. But it is not necessary to merge the state and Youzhou, and the state borders the Xiongnu and Xianbei, and now under the control of half of the aliens, Youzhou has been fighting all the year round, the people are not happy, and there are three counties of Wuhuan perennial captivity. He may not be willing to control all these two places in his own hands, and he may not have the strength to control them. So that's the general's chance. At the time of Yuan Cao's war, if the general could control the men and horses of the high-ranking cadres of the state with 30,000 surprise soldiers, and occupy the state, the battlefield situation would change immediately. When Cao Cao waved his army north, the general took the opportunity to capture Youzhou. I heard that the general is from Youzhou, and he has an old relationship with the descendants of the Gongsun clan, so when the time comes, he will be able to recruit the old department, and he will definitely get twice the result with half the effort. The general has two states and two counties, which can raise 100,000 soldiers, and the foundation of the alliance with Cao Cao can be as stable as a rock. If the Central Plains changes in the future, Cao Cao will dominate the world, and the general will personally surrender his soldiers and horses to Cao Cao, and he will not lose the marquis of ten thousand households. If Cao Cao is defeated, the general will lead the army south, seize Jizhou, and occupy Henan, which may not be the next Cao Cao. In this way, great things can be accomplished. ”

Tian Jing was overjoyed when he heard this, "What Mr. said is very good, so Tian is willing to entrust 100,000 people and 30,000 soldiers and horses in Hedong to Mr. From today onwards, Mr. is the general of the military division of the general's mansion in the north of my expedition, and all military affairs and civil affairs are reported to the general of the military division first, and then General Xu will draw up opinions and report them to me for processing. In this way, Xu Shu's position is equivalent to the position of Tian Jing, the prime minister in the small court in Hedong.

When Xu Shu first arrived in Hedong, Tian Jing gave such an important position to Xu Shu with just one seat, can Xu Shu not be moved. immediately bowed down to give thanks, and from then on, he was willing to be driven by Tian Jing.