The day after Liu Cun and tens of thousands of soldiers arrived in Luoyang in the wind and snow, the urgent envoy from Jinan arrived quickly.

Knowing that Zhang Liao and Gao Shun had been sent to the martial arts academy in the north of Jinan City under house arrest, and that Yan's mother and daughter and Diao Chan had safely lived in their own general's mansion and received Sun Wan's preferential treatment, Liu Cun was relieved and quite guilty, he knew that the only person in the world who knew and loved him the most was Sun Wan, and he was quite a bit arrogant to take in Diao Chan's greed and selfishness, I am afraid that he had already been seen through by the smart and virtuous Sun Wan.

Among the many urgent reports sent from Jinan, mixed with a letter from his sworn brother Wang Qi, Liu Cun was apprehensive after reading it, and immediately went to the residence of Gongsun Pei, the chief thinker, waved back left and right, and sent Wang Qi's letter to Gongsun Pei, who was reclining on the couch to recuperate due to the cold all the way.

After reading the three-page letter, Gongsun Pei sighed long: "Looking at the handwriting here, Shoushan's injury is probably not light!" Although Lu Bu's arrow did not pierce the armor and shoot into his body, it also broke two of his ribs, and at the same time he was afraid to shatter his ambition. ”

Liu Cun nodded regretfully: "I really didn't expect that Brother Shoushan would take this opportunity to resign as the commander of the Langya Army...... I was worried that my previous criticism of many matters in the early days of the Battle of Xuzhou had caused him to become disheartened and take the opportunity to resign. ”

"This is just a reason for Shoushan's resignation, but it is not sufficient, you have always acted fairly and fairly, and criticizing your subordinates is also right and wrong, this time, even your favorite general Zhai Yue was driven back to the Martial Arts Academy by you to study and think, what else do others have to say?"

"Didn't you notice the remorseful and guilty expressions of the Mi family brothers at that time? Moreover, Shoushan, as the commander of the Langya Army, did make many mistakes that should not be made in the early days of the Battle of Xuzhou. will let Zang Ba, Lu Bu, and Chen Gong repeatedly gain the upper hand. It also led to unnecessary casualties among thousands of soldiers under his command. ”

Gongsun Pei put down the letter after speaking. took the hot tea from Liu Cun, took two sips to moisten his throat, supported his sore body with Liu Cun's support, and continued with a serious face:

"I think the biggest reason why Shoushan took the opportunity to resign and took the initiative to ask to go to the martial arts academy for further study after recovering from his injury is that he finally saw his ability and limitations, if only as Lieutenant Langya. Or only as the commander of the soldiers and horses in a state, Shoushan is barely competent, if he is allowed to control 100,000 soldiers and horses like in the early days of the Battle of Xuzhou, and command a huge and complex large-scale battle, he will not be able to bear it...... To put it mildly, he doesn't have such ability, nor does he have such a pattern. ”

Liu Cun knew that the truth was like this, but he still had a feeling of concern in his heart: "Ability can be improved step by step through practice." ”

Gongsun Pei shook his head: "That's right, but don't forget, this person." At a certain height, the most important thing is not ability. It's talent that pays attention to, but it's this most important talent that Shoushan doesn't have...... Looking at all the generals under your command, only Taishi Ziyi and Xu Sheng have shown promising talents, oh yes, according to my little contact, your very important Zhao Zilong and Wei Yan Wei Wenchang are half of them. ”

"It is estimated that your old man has little contact, and many of the generals under my command are very good, such as Yan Shen, Zhang He, and Guan Hai, who have amazing talent and understanding in military affairs." Liu Cun added unconvinced.

Gongsun Pei laughed: "Yan Shen, Zhang He, Guan Hai, these people are indeed very good, loyal to you and shrewd and steady, but these people can only be called generals and not handsome, but Zhang Liao and Zhang Wenyuan, who were captured by you, have advanced and retreated to a certain extent, once they are used by you, their future achievements are likely not to be under Taishi Ziyi and Xu Sheng, and they can be slightly surpassed." ”

Liu Cun looked at the elder in front of him in surprise who made him respect and respect, and was deeply impressed by his keen gaze, and really wanted to ask him if he really possessed the legendary and mysterious imperial art and the art of watching people.

Gongsun Pei seemed to know what Liu Cun, who was full of surprise, was thinking, glanced at Liu Cun, and asked in a low voice: "Now that Luoyang has 100,000 soldiers, what are you going to do next?" ”

"Rest for five days, prepare for the expedition, and then go straight to Chang'an, if you can save the little emperor, you can save it, and if you can't save it or die, it can only be said that it is the will of heaven." Liu Cun replied truthfully.

Gongsun Pei shook his head repeatedly, as if he was deeply disappointed by Liu Cun's answer.

Liu Cun was quite puzzled when he saw this, and after holding his forehead and pondering, he seemed to understand a little, and asked tentatively: "What do you mean, take it slowly?" ”

Gongsun Pei's face looked better, and he raised his hand to bring Liu Cun closer, and earnestly advised: "Not only must we slow down, but we must also seize the opportunity as much as possible to reorganize all the troops under your command, reappoint the chief generals and deputy generals of each army according to their merits, abilities and qualifications, and form an overall pattern of mutual compensation and mutual containment." ”

"If you really want to be in the world, it's best to abandon the old titles of Qingzhou Army, Langya Army, and Jizhou Army, and gather all the armies under the same name...... That's the Han Army, got it? ”

Liu Cun completely understood, and immediately fell into contemplation after listening to Gongsun Pei's earnest reminder, and Gongsun Pei didn't bother him when he saw this, and gently breathed a sigh of relief and reclined down again, feeling very comforted by Liu Cun's performance.

Half an hour passed, and Liu Cun finally raised his head, his shining eyes full of determination: "After occupying Jizhou and Xuzhou, the number of our troops has almost doubled, and it is indeed time to reorganize the army......

"Now the only thing I'm worried about is the situation in Chang'an, if Yuan Shao, who has fled to the line from Taiyuan to the east bank of the Yellow River in Bingzhou, and gradually settles down, sees the current situation in Chang'an, he is likely to intervene in time and create a lot of trouble for us."

Gongsun Pei smiled contemptuously: "Do you think that Yuan Shao, who has been greatly injured and has less than 15,000 soldiers under his command, still has the ability to get involved in Chang'an at this time?" Even if Yuan Shao, with the assistance of his loyal strategists Tian Feng and Xianpei, successfully united with Yu Fuluo and narrowly blocked the attack of 100,000 Black Mountain Yellow Turbans, it could not guarantee that he would control the wide territory from Taiyuan to the east bank of the Yellow River from now on. ”

"What's more, whether it's Yuan Shao, or his advisers and generals, they don't have the lofty vision you are worried about, and now whether they can survive this cold winter smoothly is still a matter of words, what are you worried about?"

Liu Cun realized that he was overly worried, he smiled, and said humbly: "The whole army is a big deal, abandoning the regional titles of Qingzhou Army and Langya Army, for me there is a hundred benefits and no harm, the power of the army has been firmly in my hands since then, through the adjustment and appointment of leading generals, we can quickly eliminate the gangs that have not yet formed in the army, so as to achieve the best effect of mutual compensation and mutual balance." ”

"But...... What new name should we take instead? What advice do you have for this? (To be continued......)