In November, gusts of cold wind blew from the Pacific Ocean, and cold air began to sweep across the Central Plains. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoThe yellow leaves are falling one by one, and the sparkle on the branches, all warning of the first heavy snow that is coming.

In Yangzhai City, the streets are full of people who are tightly wrapped, and they are supplying the household needs for this winter. However, in this tightly wrapped crowd, there were four people, wearing only a thin one-piece shirt, walking on this street.

Whenever I saw the leader of the four people passing by, the people who were busy with their work would always stop what they were doing and cast admiring glances at them. The heat in his eyes seemed to make the temperature on the entire street a few degrees higher, which was heartwarming.

Once again, he politely refused a common man who came to invite him in to drink a glass of warm wine to keep warm, Sun Ling glanced at the three figures behind him, and suddenly said with a sense of emotion: "This heavy snow is about to fall, Yuzhou, Qingzhou, Xuzhou, including Jingzhou in the south, are ready to rescue the people at any time." You, the people of Hebei and Hebei have just experienced the barbarian south, and I am afraid that this winter will be sad, do you have any ideas? ”

Hearing this, the three people who were looking at Sun Ling's back with burning eyes were all stunned by the expressions on their faces. These three people are Zhang Jaw, Gao Lan, and Zhang Yan who came back from Jizhou with the Badao Battalion.

If it hadn't been strengthened before, the three of them would probably answer it properly, because they didn't think that this was a question that they should answer as military generals. But after seeing Sun Ling's unpredictable methods, they didn't think so. In their opinion, this is Sun Ling's test for them, they must think clearly, and then answer well, so as not to disappoint Sun Ling.

The serious thinking of the three of them, Sun Ling also saw it in his eyes. Although he looked indifferent on the surface, he was already secretly satisfied with their performance.

Zhang Yan's ability, Sun Ling already has some understanding, after the defeat of Guangzong City, he can pull up hundreds of thousands of Black Mountain troops, as well as the battle under Lingxian County, which has proved that he has the ability to serve as the pastor of Jizhou. The reason why he asked like this was actually because he wanted to take the school with his jaw and Gao Lan. The strength of the two is clear to themselves, but they don't know much about their abilities, and if you want to understand them through a long time together, it is obviously inappropriate.

After Zhang Yan visited Zhang Niujiao, she would go back to Jizhou to guard Jizhou. With Zhang Yan in Jizhou, I can indeed rest assured. But what about Youzhou? Although it is also possible to let Xu Huang and his generals go, but because Youzhou is located on the extraterritorial border, it is easy to have sudden battles, and Sun Ling is still a little worried about the ability of his generals.

And Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong may be competent, but these two Sun Ling are of great use at the beginning of spring. So if he had a choice, he still planned to use Zhang Jaw, a handsome talent in history who was known as capable of attacking and scheming, and this sudden feeling was indeed as the three of them thought, it was testing them.

"My lord! Although there are still many scholars who support Yuan Shao in Jizhou, they dare not make too much of a mistake because of the prestige of the lord. And after the people learned that it was the lord who took Jizhou, the people's hearts were also greatly boosted. With the grain and grass distributed by the lord, I can ensure that the people of Jizhou can spend this winter safely. After making sure that he could overcome this difficulty, Zhang Yan took the lead in reassuring.

Hearing Zhang Yan's assurance, Sun Ling first nodded in approval, and then looked at Zhang Jaw, who was still thinking, and looked at Gao Yan.

Zhang Yan can think of the first element related to the stability of Jizhou, that is, those scholars who have worked for Yuan Shao, which coincides with the thoughts of Guo Jia and others. Although he was glad that he was not wrong, this was not Sun Ling's main concern now.

The problems of those scholars in Jizhou, Sun Ling will naturally deal with them in the spring of the next year, and now the most critical thing is Youzhou. As long as Zhang Jaw has the ability to shoulder the heavy responsibility of guarding Youzhou, Sun Ling will not need to worry about other things this winter.

As if sensing Sun Ling's gaze, Zhang Jaw raised his head, looked at Sun Ling, and said calmly: "Since General Zhang Yan is confident, he can let the people of Jizhou survive this winter." I won't say much about Jizhou.

The most important thing is Youzhou, although the last time the lord went out to destroy the army of the three barbarians, it was difficult for them to have a chance to go south for decades. But as soon as winter comes, those steppe barbarians who are difficult to live by, in order to survive this winter, will organize themselves and continue to plunder grain and grass in the south. And those grassland barbarians go south, and the first to bear the brunt will be Youzhou. ”

"Oh? What Jun Yi means is that if Youzhou wants to survive this winter safely, what it needs is troops to defend it, not anything else? Looking at the calm and self-directed jaw, Sun Ling's eyes flashed with a glimmer of light, and he asked with a smile.

Zhang Jaw had obviously figured out the joints, and as soon as Sun Ling's words fell, he saw that he spoke again without the slightest hesitation: "Because Youzhou is located in the border area, it has been repeatedly plundered by grassland barbarians. Therefore, the people in the territory are probably already accustomed to the invasion of those steppe barbarians. The people will not panic, and it will be easy. The lord only needs to send enough troops to defend a few extraterritorial border cities, and the people of Youzhou will have no worries about the winter. ”

"Then Jun Yi thinks, how many sword battalions should I send to guard Youzhou?" Seeing that Zhang Jaw was able to analyze the problem from the grassland barbarians who were difficult to survive the winter, and then to the folk customs of the people in Youzhou, although Sun Ling had already made a decision in his heart, he still continued to ask.

"The sword battalion is all heavy horses, and in the case of heavy snow and fiefdom, I am afraid it will be difficult to exert its strength. If the lord wants to send troops to defend the border city outside Youzhou, he doesn't need to let the Badao Battalion dispatch, I think he only needs to dispatch another 10,000 Jizhou garrisons, and then cooperate with the more than 30,000 garrisons left by General Zhang Yan in Shanggu County, so that Youzhou can be safe! Regarding Sun Ling's intention to dispatch the sword battalion, Zhang Jaw obviously disagreed.

Belch.. Hearing Zhang Jaw's words, Sun Ling was a little embarrassed, he patronized to test his ability, but he forgot that the heavy equipment of the Badao Battalion could not fight on the snow, a truth that even ordinary soldiers understood.

However, seeing that Zhang Jaw was so confident that with the 40,000 garrisons that were originally the Black Mountain Army, the people of Youzhou could survive this winter, Sun Ling was also a little curious. put away the embarrassment in his heart, looked at him solemnly and said: "40,000 garrisons can prevent those grassland barbarians who go south in order to survive, why does Junyi have such confidence?" And haven't you forgotten that in addition to those grassland barbarians, Bingzhou may also send troops at any time, in such a situation, Jun Yi will still have such confidence? ”

Hearing that Sun Ling mentioned the merger of the state, Zhang Jaw smiled very confidently: "The merger of the state is just a person who sticks to an inch of land, even Lu Bu, who helped him resist the Xiang clan in Liangzhou, has been defeated by the lord many times, and General Zhang Yan led a garrison of more than 100,000 troops to sit in Jizhou. If they dare to come and annex the land, they will probably fall into the hands of the lord!

In this way, there is no need for the lord to worry about the annexation. And the 40,000 soldiers of the garrison are all Youzhou people, and they are more familiar with the grassland barbarians than others. So it's enough for them to defend Youzhou! ”

Looking at the brave and resourceful open jaw in front of him, Sun Ling was happy from the bottom of his heart, and looked at him with a smile and asked, "Then Jun Yi thinks, who should I send to Youzhou this time?" ”

The smiling expression on Sun Ling's face made Zhang Jaw seem to think of something, but he didn't dare to believe it in his heart, so he could only pretend not to know and replied: "There are many talents in the Badao Battalion, and the lord can send a general to go at will, so that the people of Youzhou can be safe!" ”

Although this fart made Sun Ling very comfortable, he was not happy about it. Zhang Jaw only saw the leading ability of Zhou Fang and Long Wu, and he only knew the strength of Dian Wei and them.

As for the temperament of each of the generals of the sword battalion, Sun Ling can be said to be clear, not everyone is like Zhou Fang and Long Wu. One of the most typical is Dian Wei, if Sun Lingzhen sends him to Youzhou, who knows what kind of moth he will make?

Thinking of this, Sun Ling put away the smile on his face, looked at Zhang Jaw very seriously and said: "I think you are quite suitable, I will appoint you as the pastor of Youzhou now, take charge of the military and political affairs of Youzhou, and let Gao Ran follow you." As for political affairs, I will let Chen Qun go to Youzhou with you! ”

"This..." Although when Sun Ling asked about his candidate, Zhang Jaw had already vaguely guessed it in his heart. But when this appointment really came out of Sun Ling's mouth, Zhang Jaw was still a little speechless.

In Zhang Jaw's opinion, he was able to be selected by Sun Ling as the general of the Badao Battalion after he first entered the Badao Battalion, and gave him that kind of dream-like strength, which was already a great appreciation. Now Sun Ling directly appointed him as Youzhou Mu, which is not only a step to the sky, but also shows Sun Ling's trust in him.

"Big brother! What are you waiting for? The lord is waiting for your reply! Seeing that Zhang Jaw didn't hurry up and was still there in a daze, Gao Ran couldn't help but be a little anxious, pushed him, and urged.

After a period of getting along, Zhang Yan also somewhat understood Zhang Jaw's personality and ability, although Zhang Yan was also very surprised that Sun Ling suddenly let Zhang Jaw serve as the pastor of Youzhou, but still opened his mouth to support: "The arrangement of the lord is very good, with General Jun Yi guarding Youzhou, I can keep an eye on Yanzhou and merge with the state with peace of mind." ”

Gao Ran's words to Zhang Yan made Zhang Jaw wake up, and he bowed deeply to Sun Ling, who was waiting for his reply, and said with a firm expression: "The lord trusts him so much, Zhang Jaw will definitely not dare to live up to the expectations of the lord, if Youzhou is lost, Zhang Jaw will raise his head to see him!" ”

Feeling the determination of Zhang Jaw, Sun Ling first reached out to help him up, then patted him on the shoulder, and said angrily: "I thought you would say something like doing your best to protect Youzhou, but I didn't expect to be virtuous with Dian Wei and them, and I would come to see him at every turn." ”

"You guys get ready, when you're going, you don't need to report to me, just leave and go. You, Hebei and Hebei states are handed over to you, I am very relieved! Without waiting for the excited Zhang Jaw to speak again, Sun Ling first glanced deeply at him and Zhang Yan, and then dropped the sentence, ignoring their reactions, turned around and walked in the direction of the mansion.

Walking on the road, looking up at the goose feathers and white snow slowly falling from the sky, Sun Ling said secretly in his heart: I will give you the stage that should be given, as for what the result will be, it depends on you.