"General Zhao!"

When Zhao Feng arrived at the mansion, not only Shi Guangyuan, but also Liao Hua and Pei Yuanshao had been waiting for him here for a long time. "The two generals came from Xiangyang, what's the matter?" Zhao Feng looked at the two and asked.

"It's not for anything else, it's just that the prince estimates that the recruits have been trained, so let me wait to transfer 30,000 recruits to supplement the military in various cities." Liao Hua said with a smile.

"Thirty thousand recruits? Didn't you say twenty thousand? Zhao Feng's eyes suddenly widened, and he almost didn't pop out. You Guan Erye is also ruthless, he said that he would give you 20,000, why do you want 30,000 now?

"The prince said, how can Jingbei be stable without an army of 100,000? Jingnan is located in a remote area, and General Zhao is in charge, so there is no place to use troops for the time being, so transfer 30,000 recruits to protect Jingbei first! Liao Hua said with a smile, and Pei Yuanshao on the side was also smiling.

Fooled, fucking fooled. Zhao Feng really regrets that he met someone unladylike now, Guan Yu's character doesn't seem to be very good, and there are too many things to take advantage of. Not to mention that the 40,000 Shanyue troops in Jiangdong were picked naked by him before, this time he openly reversed himself and blackmailed, and there were 10,000 more soldiers with empty white teeth. Looking at Liao Hua and Pei Yuanshao, who were cautious in front of him, Zhao Feng knew that he had no way to get angry with them, so he had to promise them to transfer 30,000 of the trained new army to Jingbei. He has scraped together less than 60,000 recruits in total, and this time it has gone for more than half of it, and Zhao Feng has a pain in his heart. Fortunately, the Shanyue Army and the Wudang Feijun did not give it to him, otherwise Zhao Feng would really have broken his old book.

"Your grandfather's, the official is crushing people to death!" Zhao Feng looked at Liao Hua and Pei Yuanshao, who were complacent after successfully completing the task, and then looked at the military camp that seemed to be much empty, this time it was really a big loss. At present, he is in the two counties of Jingnan + Jiaozhou, and the total number of county soldiers is only 40,000. Among them, there are more than 20,000 people in his old department + Wudang Flying Army, which is the strongest combat effectiveness. The remaining more than 10,000 Jingnan County soldiers can only be said to be unsatisfactory in terms of combat effectiveness.

Thinking of this, Zhao Feng's sense of crisis was also unprecedentedly strong, and at the moment, he asked Shamoke and others to lead the Wudang Flying Army to be stationed on the bank of the Yuan River, preparing to guard against the invasion of Nanzhong Meng. As for Sun Quan of Jiaozhou, after the beginning of spring at most, the unique miasma of Jiaozhou will attack, and if you want to seek the four counties of Jingnan from Jiaozhou, it will not work by land, and the only way is to go south by Xiangshui. Zhao Feng asked Deng Zhi and Chen Bing to be by the Hunan River, always on guard against Sun Quan's attack.

Day by day, now the three princes of Liu Bei, Cao Ying and Yuan Tan have basically recovered their vitality after resting for a whole year, and they can let go of a big war just by waiting for the beginning of spring. Since the middle of the month, Cao Ying has been constantly increasing troops to Xiangcheng and Liangjun, always with the intention of invading southward. Liu Bei also did not show weakness, and while transferring troops and hoarding to confront Qiao Jun and Cao Ying, he also notified Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang in Jingzhou to prepare them for battle. In addition, he also sent someone to inform Yuan Tan in Hebei that it was agreed that once Cao Ying made any changes, the two sides would work together.

In March after the beginning of spring, the total number of men and horses hoarded by the two sides in Liang County had exceeded 100,000, and Cao Ying also sent Xu Huang to lead an army of 40,000 to garrison Xiangcheng. In the Xuchang Prime Minister's house, Cao Ying convened everyone to discuss the matter. "Everyone, I intend to raise troops to defeat Liu Bei and Yuan Tan's two thieves, I don't know where you think you should take it first?" Cao Ying looked at the people under the tent and asked slowly. As soon as he said this, the people under the tent began to buzz.

Xun Yu has always been Cao Ying's most relied on left arm and right arm, and at this time, he still needs to speak first. Touching his somewhat sparse goatee, Xun Yu said in a deep voice: "Lord, among the two thieves at the moment, Liu Bei is strong and Yuan Tan is weak, Liu Bei can be destroyed in a hurry, although Yuan Tan has just occupied Liaodong, but as long as he plans properly, our army can fight Hebei and force Yuan Tan back to Youzhou or even Liaodong." And once our army occupies Jizhou, its strength will inevitably increase greatly, so it is easy to fight Liu Bei again. "Xun Yu's surname has always been old-fashioned, and he has always advocated a more prudent method, and this time is no exception.

Although Wen Ruo's words are good, but at present, Liu Bei has won Jingxiang for the first time, and he has not yet consolidated the hearts of the people. If you let it sit big, won't it be an endless trouble? Cheng Yu on the side frowned a little when he heard this. Unlike Xun Yu, Cheng Yu has always been a bit risky, and sometimes it may not be a battle with full certainty, and he is willing to fight.

"Liu Bei can be eliminated overnight, if it is delayed, it will be unfavorable to our army. It must be known that Jiangdong and Jingnan are both grain-producing places, Liu Bei has never been afraid of lack of grain, but only Yongzhou can produce grain. It's better to plan for Jizhou first, and then make plans. Xun Yu still insists on his own ideas. He didn't say anything after deducting half a sentence, that is, with Liu Bei's current strength, even if he tried his best to attack, it might not be effective.

Xun Gong's words are inevitably biased, Jizhou is Yuan Shao's lair, how can it be captured overnight. At present, although Jingxiang is in the hands of Liu Bei, the people's hearts are not yet completely stable. If you don't take advantage of this opportunity, I'm afraid that there will be no chance in the future. It was not Cheng Yu who said this, but Liu Ye and Liu Ziyang on the side. At present, all the strategists have their own opinions, and there are arguments with each other, Lao Cheng's serious proposition is to break Yuan Tan first, and the more radical one advocates attacking Liu Bei first. For a while, no one could convince anyone. Cao Ying looked at the somewhat chaotic scene in front of him, and his brows furrowed.

"Hahahaha!" While everyone was arguing, a hearty laugh came, and all the strategists who were arguing stopped to see who was laughing here. Even Cao Ying followed the sound, but his brows were a little deeper.

"Zhongda, why are you laughing?" Cheng Yu saw that it was the young Prime Minister's Mansion Dongpeng Cao Sima Yi who was laughing just now, and couldn't help but ask with some displeasure. This Sima Yi is the second son of the Sima family, a famous family in Hebei, and he was already known for his intelligence when he was young. Now in his twenties, he was recruited by Cao Ying to become the prime minister's mansion Dongpeng Cao, a senior central official with an annual rank of 600 stones, which is also extremely rare. Although he is rude to laugh wildly now, it is inconvenient for him to reprimand him in person if he doesn't do it, after all, Cao Ying is still there.

"I laugh at Xun Gong and worry about the sky, what can Liu Bei do if he is Jingxiang? In my opinion, as long as you plan properly, you can make Liu Bei collapse in a snap of your fingers. Sima Yi said proudly.

As soon as these words came out, all the strategists were shocked for a while, and they all wondered if this Sima Yi's brain was burned out, and he could actually say such arrogant words. When Cao Ying heard this, his brows, which were originally a little frowned, stretched out, and he immediately asked: "Since Zhongda said this, he must have a clever plan, but he can come quickly." ”

"My lord, although Liu Bei occupies a wide area at the moment, his roots are still in Xuzhou. I waited for this march, not to break it in one fell swoop, but to beat it back to that corner of Xuzhou, it was already a big victory, I don't know if the lord can agree with this? Sima Yi heard Cao Ying's question, but he restrained himself a little and answered in a more cautious language.

"Exactly!" Cao Ying nodded. The question is, is it so easy to drive Liu Bei back to Xuzhou? Or, are Jiangdong and Jingzhou so easy to have the surname Cao?

"In this way, we only need to gather a six-way army, a total of 500,000 horses and horses to attack Jingxiang, Yuzhou and Jiangdong respectively, and attack them with the momentum of Mount Tai. Losing these three places, even if Liu Bei can still occupy Xuzhou and Huainan, what can he do? Sima Yi said with a smile.

"Six Route Army, 500,000 horses?" Xun Yu frowned when he heard this: "Zhongda, although the lord has to annex the state, but there are only more than 300,000 soldiers and horses under his command, besides, even if he attacks Liu Bei, he still needs to stay behind to contain Yuan Tan, how can he have an army of 500,000?" ”

"Duke Xun, if you only rely on the lord, it is naturally rare to have an army of 500,000. But if it is well planned, an army of 500,000 is within reach. Sima Yi said confidently.

"Zhongda might as well say it clearly." Cao Ying couldn't see any expression fluctuations on his face, and even the originally frowning brows were completely relaxed.

"Yes, my lord!" Sima Yi bowed his hand slightly, and then faced a group of strategists and said: "The first road of the 500,000 army, led by the lord himself, raised 100,000 troops from Liang County to attack Qian County and Chen County. Once these two counties are taken, Liu Bei and Xu Yu will be cut into two sections, and the east and west cannot take care of each other; The second way, led by General Xu Gongming out of Xiangcheng, General Cao Zilian led the army out of Luoyang, and combined 100,000 troops to attack Wancheng, Wancheng is the gateway for us to enter Jingxiang, once taken here, then Jingxiang hinterland under the iron hooves of our army; The third way, ask Hanzhong Zhang Lu to send 50,000 Hanzhong soldiers, attack Xincheng, Nanxiang, and Shangyong from Xicheng, and after the matter is completed, Zhang Lu is allowed to preach in the Central Plains. The Wudoumi Sect is Zhang Lu's lifeblood, and if he has this promise, he will inevitably agree to send troops; On the fourth road, he sent someone to lobby Liu Zhang of Xichuan, named him the Duke of Shu, and ordered him to send 100,000 troops from Linjiang to Baidi City to attack Yidu; The fifth way, lobbied the barbarian king Meng Shu in the south, increased the treasure and promised him the position of the barbarian king, so that he sent 100,000 troops to attack Wuling County, the people of the southern barbarians have always been greedy, and they must agree to send troops, and the land of Jingnan lacked major generals, and Meng Huo's troops were enough to turn it upside down; On the sixth road, he sent people south to Jiaozhou to contact Jiaozhou Musun Quan, and ordered him to send 50,000 troops to attack Liu Bei for an appointment period. Although Sun Quan was the pastor of Jiaozhou, he was driven out of Jiangdong by Liu Bei, but he was afraid that he would still be haunted by it. If there is a chance to try Jiangdong again, he will definitely be willing to give it a go. With a total of 500,000 soldiers and horses in this six-way army, even if Liu Bei has the ability to penetrate the heavens and the earth, I am afraid that it will be difficult to take care of the end. If he is lucky, he can still protect Xuzhou and Jiangdong; If the army is defeated, it is not impossible to be defeated. ”

After saying his strategy in one breath, Sima Yi also breathed a sigh of relief. All the strategists were completely shocked by this huge plan, and those who didn't spin their brains too quickly even felt a little dizzy. Sima Yi looked at the people who were obviously shocked by him, and his face couldn't help but have a hint of pride. Turning his head to look at Cao Ying, but seeing that he was still expressionless, Sima Yi's heart suddenly cooled slightly, and most of his excitement was gone.

(To be continued)