Fa Zheng bent his body slightly, and bowed to Liu Zhang, he knew that his lord, once he decided on something, it would be difficult to change, but Fa Zheng also knew his mission, that is, to make the lord calm and decisive, and not become a cadre gang dictatorial and self-serving.

"Filial piety." Liu Zhang said slowly: "No need to persuade me anymore, I have already decided, rest for three days, and go on a northern expedition to the Central Plains." ”

"Lord......" Fa Zheng feels that what he should say has been finished, and in the end there may only be death to admonish, Fa Zheng is not afraid of death, but that is not his own style, but in Fa Zheng's view, now the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains is infinitely harmful, do you really have to be like Wang Ti, to admonish each other with death?

The whole hall was silent, and the needle drop could be heard, Huang Yueying lowered her head and thought for a while, and said to Liu Zhang: "Lord, if the lord must go to the Northern Expedition, Yueying please be the vanguard." ”

Fa Zheng and the civil and military forces looked at Huang Yueying, until now, Huang Yueying only wrote a proclamation to persuade Huang Zu to surrender, and the rest of the time they were familiar with the affairs of the Sichuan army, and the civil and military forces of the Sichuan army had not yet seen that this woman had any military talent.

But even if he had military talent, Fa Zheng felt that Huang Yueying should not ask for orders to be the vanguard at this time, so that no one could stop Liu Zhang's Northern Expedition.

………… Liu Zhang and Huang Yueying walked in the garden, the lotus flowers in the lotus pond bloomed together, breathing the fresh air, Liu Zhang said: "I can't see it, you actually know martial arts, it seems that you are still very powerful, no wonder last time in Huangjiawan, I said that I was with you, and I was fine." ”

Huang Yueying said with a smile: "My master has a hundred miscellaneous studies, and I naturally know some fur, but the soldiers are strategic, and martial arts are the lowest, often a person's martial arts are too high, and his wisdom will be buried, because he will not be used to thinking with his brain." ”

When Huang Yueying said this, she said to Liu Zhang: "Lord, you owe me a reason, why do you insist on the Northern Expedition?" Although the Lord acts arbitrarily, there should be a reason for it every time, and it is by no means what you said in the court. ”

"I can't hide anything from you." Liu Zhang was silent for a while and said, "Yueying, who do you think will win the battle of Guandu?" ”

"I said it a long time ago, then how do I know that it is Cao Cao and Yuan Shao who are fighting, each with its own strengths and weaknesses, seven points of artificiality, three points of destiny, what do I care, but if I want to choose one." Huang Yueying held her chin with her fingers and thought for a moment: "I hope Cao Cao wins." ”

Liu Zhang shook his head: "I hope Yuan Shao can win, Cao Cao is obviously much stronger than Yuan Shao, Cao Cao is eunuch, when the princes of the Eighteenth Road begged for Dong, Cao Cao was the weakest one, if it wasn't for a fake edict, the princes of the Eighteenth Road would not have his name on it at all."

However, in just eight years, Cao Cao unified Yanzhou, recruited Qingzhou soldiers, attacked Tao Qian, cut down Lu Bu, broke Liu Bei, destroyed Yuan Shu, welcomed the Son of Heaven, and dominated the Central Plains.

On the other hand, Yuan Shao, the fourth and third dukes, but he did not fight any hard battles at all, raised troops in the Bohai Sea, and the Quartet came to vote, and took Jizhou by conspiracy to seize the city, and the anti-guest was the mainstay, and the annexation of the state was originally a terra nullius, and the Qingzhou was taken because Cao Cao recalled Kong Rong to the imperial court and divided Qingzhou with Cao Cao.

The only thing that is commendable is to defeat Gongsun Zhan, but Gongsun Chan is very good at dealing with foreigners, he himself is not suitable for civil war, he is from a poor background, he does not understand politics, he annihilated Liu Yu, lost the hearts of the people, and because of his strength to resist foreigners, he offended Wuhuan, Yuan Shao and Wuhuan forced Gongsun Zhan to die on the Yijing Tower, which is really not a merit. ”

Huang Yueying nodded: "I understand what the lord means, on the army, Yuan Shao is strong, Cao Cao is weak, but on the lord, Yuan Shao can't even compare to Cao Cao's finger, the lord would rather choose a weak opponent than a weak force, right?" ”

"That's right."

Huang Yueying breathed a sigh of relief: "Has the lord thought about it, since Yuan Shao can not fight a tough battle, he will Dingding Hebei, can't he be the same Dingding Central Plains and Jiangnan?"

Yuan Shao IV and the third duke, if Guandu wins, he will drive a million troops south, and it is foreseeable that with Yuan Shao's reputation, and Guandu will win, the world's scholars must think that the general trend of the world belongs to Yuan, and they will inevitably look at the wind and vote, and the Central Plains can be determined, and when Yuan Shao's troops are on the Yangtze River, our situation is probably not as good as the current Cao Cao.

And what I want to tell the lord is that if Cao Cao wins, with Cao Cao's reputation, it will not be possible to annex Hebei in a few years.

Although Cao Cao is the male lord, is the lord worse than him? Although Guo Jiaxunyu is powerful, is Fa Xiaozhi and I afraid of them? If nothing else, the lord only needs to give Yueying ten years, three years to recuperate, and seven years for Yueying to sweep the world for the lord. ”

"You're pretty confident."

"Self-confidence is a must-have for a strategist." Huang Yueying said and looked at Liu Zhang: "Yueying thinks that the lord has a knot in his heart for Cao Cao, and Yueying doesn't know how this knot came about, but no matter what, the lord should eliminate it."

If it's a dough, crush it, and if it's a walnut, smash it. Like Yueying, she is completely sure of defeating her opponents. ”

Liu Zhang was silent, and after a long time, he sighed: "Yueying, you are right, it seems that I have some unbreakable knots, but in this case, why do you still ask to be the pioneer of the Northern Expedition?" ”

Huang Yueying said with a smile: "Three reasons, first, I advised the lord at that time, but the lord would not listen. Second, Yueying has no merit since he arrived in the Sichuan camp, and he needs to establish military prestige. Third, we do have a war to fight. ”

"Oh? What a battle. ”

"It is reported that in order to prevent our army from going north, Cao Cao increased his troops from Chang'an to Qingni Pass, and the 30,000 troops of Wancheng advanced into Fancheng under the leadership of Le Jin, one of Cao Cao's five generals with different surnames.

Fancheng is the gateway of my Jingzhou, if it is obtained, and Xiangyang into a corner, is the defense of Jingzhou's important town, but also to the Central Plains into the oppression, if lost, become the Cao army strategy Xiangyang springboard, Xiangyang face Cao army under the front, the geographical location is extremely important.

Fancheng, our army has to take it, otherwise Jingzhou will not be able to relax its defense, let alone rest and recuperate. ”

Liu Zhang nodded, and after listening to Huang Yueying's words, he also felt that Fancheng was too important, and whether it was a Northern Expedition or not, it would be taken.

"Lejin, Cao Cao's five generals with different surnames are ranked second, brave and strategic, the Xiliang army left by 30,000 Zhang Xiu in Fancheng, plus the Chang'an army at the Qingni Pass, the strength should not be underestimated, it seems that this official still has to attack with all his strength this time."

Huang Yueying smiled softly: "The five generals with different surnames are ranked second, and they just set up military authority for me, which is really timely." ”

Liu Zhang looked at Huang Yueying with a confident face in surprise.

Huang Yueying said: "Don't worry, my lord, although I prefer internal affairs, but if I can't even deal with a Lejin, how to be a military division of the Sichuan army, the lord only needs to give me 30,000 elite soldiers and 20,000 peasant troops of Fan Lixiang, and then announce the world, the Sichuan army will go on the Northern Expedition."

The lord is sitting in Xiangyang, and I promise to use these 50,000 troops to go down to Fancheng, and whether to go on a northern expedition or not, the lord will think about it again during this time. ”

"Fan Lixiang's peasant army?" Liu Zhang didn't understand why Huang Yueying named this army that could not afford to fight.

"The peasant army has the use of the peasant army."

"Is this why you asked Fan Lixiang to come to the military council?"

Huang Yueying said with a smile: "At that time, I didn't know that the lord was going to go on a northern expedition, Jingzhou was going to recuperate, Fan Lixiang was indispensable, forget it, these things will wait for Fancheng." ”

………… There was a knock on the door, Fa Zheng put down the bamboo slip and opened the door, and Huang Yueying stood outside.

"It turned out to be Huang Junshi, is there something wrong?"

"Can I go in and sit?"

Fa Zheng hesitated for a moment and stepped aside, Huang Yueying went straight into the room, Huang Yueying looked around: "Sir, here, except for the booklet, there seems to be nothing else." ”

"Is there anything wrong with Huang Junshi?" Fa Zheng asked.

Huang Yueying looked at Fa Zheng: "Mr. doesn't seem to welcome me, is it because Yueying has divided the power of Mr., or is it because of the competition in the court today?" ”

"It's a bit of both." Fa Zheng sat down by himself, picked up the bamboo slip and looked at it.

Huang Yueying said: "I'm afraid there is neither, Mr. follows the lord, and it is considered a few ups and downs, and he has always worked hard for the Sichuan army, looking at the furnishings in this house, I know that Mr. has no other thoughts except to help the lord rule the world."

Mr. is not annoyed that Yueying has divided the power of Mr., nor is it angry that Yueying is competitive, but Yueying ignores the overall situation and blindly caters to the master, right? ”

Fa Zheng glanced at Huang Yueying in surprise, Huang Yueying suddenly stood up straight, bowed to Fa Zheng, and Fa Zheng stood up hurriedly.

Huang Yueying said with a solemn expression: "Sir, Yueying is here to apologize to Mr. today, because now the Sichuan army is struggling, there are many hidden dangers, Mr. is the main arm, Yue Yingtian is the military division of the Sichuan army, if you and I can't be open and honest and cooperate with each other, the Sichuan army will definitely die." ”

Fa Zheng looked at Huang Yueying for a while, put down the bamboo slip, and sighed in a deep voice: "Huang Junshi ......"

"Call me Yueying."

"Yueying, you're right, now the Sichuan army is struggling and full of hidden dangers, you know that our foundation is unstable and we urgently need to recuperate, why do you still support the Northern Expedition of the Lord? What kind of pioneer do you want to be, how can you not make Fa Zheng feel that you are ignoring the overall situation, you are catering to the Lord, and you are competing for merit? ”

Fa Zheng paused as he spoke: "Since we are talking openly, then I will tell you the truth, I did have a prejudice against you just now, and I have decided to find a way to get the lord to remove you." ”

"Thank you, Mr. for being honest, it seems that the gathering under the lord's command is indeed a group of loyal ministers and good generals, so Yueying will not worry about the lord's great cause dying halfway." Huang Yueying said: "To tell you the truth, sir, I just asked for orders to attack Fancheng, I believe that Mr. can also see how important Fancheng is to us."

And the task of persuading the lord not to go to the Northern Expedition still has to be handed over to Mr., just now I have said that the lord is moving, and the lord now has doubts about the Northern Expedition, as long as Mr. adds another fire, the lord will definitely be able to dispel the idea. ”

Fa Zheng's expression twisted, it turned out that Huang Yueying had persuaded Liu Zhang in private, why didn't he think that with the temper of the lord, how could it be so easy to persuade him, especially in the lobby, when the ministers of the Sichuan army persuaded Liu Zhang to take Xiao Furong as a concubine, it was a lesson.

I really misunderstood Huang Yueying.

Fa Zheng bowed to Huang Yueying: "Fa Zheng misunderstood the girl, and he still spoke ill of him, so please don't blame the girl." ”

Huang Yueying bowed and said: "Sir, I hope that this is the first and last time we will apologize to each other, and in the future, we only need to stand side by side to resist the enemy and help the lord seize the world."

As for how to persuade the lord, I believe that with the wisdom of Mr. Zhi, he should be able to think of it. Yueying only said one more thing, and all the hidden dangers were explained to the lord in a specific way.

The people's hearts are unstable, which ones are the people's instability, whether it is the Cai family, the Huang family, or some officials and generals in Jingzhou, how powerful they are, and what will be the consequences once they move.

There are also how many thieves are in Jingzhou, how much time it takes to clean up, and it is not clear how harmful the suppression is.

The people's livelihood is withering, how much tax can a county collect, how many troops can be supported, and once it comes to a disaster year, there will be surplus food.

I believe that as long as the lord knows these specific figures, he will definitely dispel the idea of the Northern Expedition. ”

After Huang Yueying finished speaking, she bowed respectfully to Fa Zheng and retreated, Fa Zheng thought about Huang Yueying's words.

Fa Zheng now probably knows what kind of person Huang Yueying is, she doesn't talk too much, she has insight into everything, starting from the details, this kind of person is a real down-to-earth person.

Just like that proclamation, if it is just to tell the people about the disaster of the world and the people, it will definitely not affect the emotions of the people, only when it comes to a certain matter, Li Laohan in the East Village, the blacksmith in the West Village, what happened around the people will be more inciting.

The lord has always only taken charge of the overall situation, and he knows all the situations, but it is not specific, Huang Yueying's method is indeed a good method.

"No matter what her military and internal affairs talents are, based on these few things alone, Huang Yueying is a great talent, and it is a blessing for the Sichuan Army to have her." Fa Zheng thought.

…… Huang Yueying took Fan Lixiang, Yan Yan, Gao Pei, Shamoke and other generals to lead an army of 50,000 to set foot on the land on the north bank of the Han River.

Huang Yueying called Shamoke and said: "General Shamoke, our army crossed the Han River and the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, and the 100,000 troops of the lord will move soon.

There is a mountain not far from here, the famous Iron Mountain, two cliffs, one facing the water, it is the best place to store grain, I want you to build a grain and grass camp there, all the Northern Expedition grain transported from the Han River will be stationed in the Iron Mountain, you must guard the camp, do not lose. ”

"Yes."

Shamoke led 6,000 barbarians to the Iron Mountain, and the veteran Yan Yan said to Huang Yueying: "Military division, grain and grass are important, although General Shamoke is brave, but he lacks caution, besides, the barbarians are fond of drinking, is it a careful general?" ”

"It doesn't matter, the grain and grass are important, and the most important thing is that the generals are loyal, and General Shamoko deserves it." Huang Yueying said.

The generals in the rear were a little dissatisfied, Huang Yueying meant this, as if she was not as loyal as Shamoke.

The Sichuan army set up three large camps twenty miles away from Fancheng and got stuck at the key point from Fancheng to Hanshui.

At dusk, the other two camps were set up, but Fan Lixiang's camp had not yet been set up, Fan Lixiang found Huang Yueying: "Military division, our army is not good at camping, and it used to be behind all the camps. ”

Fan Lixiang was a little embarrassed, except for Liu Min, her peasant army really couldn't find talents, and this time Huang Yueying left Liu Min in Xiangyang, saying that there was a lack of civil officials in Xiangyang, so Liu Min was filled with martial arts.

In this way, his peasant army, not only will not be able to arrange troops, but will not be able to cooperate with attack and defense, and now it will not even be able to set up camps, and camping is not as simple as setting up tents.

Huang Yueying thought for a moment and said loudly: "Okay, this army division will personally guide General Fan to set up camp." Huang Yueying strode to the peasant army tent with Fan Lixiang, Gao Pei looked at Huang Yueying's figure from behind, and said suspiciously to Yan Yan: "Old general, why do I think this woman is so unreliable?" What is the combat power of the peasant army? Although Fan Lixiang has made many meritorious deeds and has a lot of military achievements, which time did she fight in a serious battle? Put them ahead of us, can it be done? ”

"She is the military division of the main public government and the commander of the Northern Expedition, we are generals, we should be fully loyal, don't think about the rest."

"Gotta get it." Gao Pei sighed and said, "Okay, I'll see what kind of camp she can set up." ”

………… Huang Yueying and Fan Lixiang walked to the camp of the peasant army, and Huang Yueying asked Fan Lixiang: "I heard that you have been training this army recently, and many people have died. ”

Fan Lixiang said indifferently: "No way, since the formation is not good at it, then train them to die, otherwise this army will be saved." ”

"Do you want me to train for you?" Huang Yueying said.

"How do you train a strategist?" Fan Lixiang looked at Huang Yueying.

Huang Yueying walked into the camp gate and saw the peasant army standing guard with spirit around her, although they were all more energetic, they seemed to be in a messy position, and the overall murderous spirit was not enough, and at first glance it was not an army that could engage head-on.

Huang Yueying said to Fan Lixiang: "Train to the death, after this training, maybe only half of your army will be left." ”

Fan Lixiang was startled, looking at Huang Yueying, why is this woman more ruthless than herself.

"Do you agree?" Huang Yueying stared at Fan Lixiang and said.

Fan Lixiang thought for a while, since Liu Zhang encouraged himself to make military merits, he was almost sad to death about this unsuccessful army, and he had to rely on intrigue and trickery to fight any battle, as long as he engaged in the battle with dignity, he would definitely lose, but how could he let these people fight a good battle every time?

In the final analysis, it is the frontal combat power of the soldier that is the most important.

In this way, why do you want so many people?

Fan Lixiang thought for a moment and replied, "Okay, the military advisor is free." ”

Huang Yueying smiled, "Then I'll tell General Fan the details." ”

………… In Fancheng, a soldier urgently came to report: "Report to the general, the vanguard of the Northern Expedition of the Sichuan Army is attacking with 50,000 troops, and is now stationed in Nanwangchuan, 20 miles away." ”

"Is Liu Zhang crazy?" Li Ze, the general of the Cao army, said loudly: "Less than two months after leaving Jingzhou, he actually sent out the army to invade the north, fortunately, General Le had the foresight to take Fancheng and took advantage of the situation, otherwise the Sichuan army would have entered Yuzhou." ”

Cao Jun's general, Le Jin, commander of the Fancheng Army, frowned and pondered, "The Sichuan army is invincible, and the 50,000 army cannot be underestimated. ”

Le Jin is brave and good at fighting, and he also has a strategy, and said to the soldier who reported to him: "Who is the pioneer of the Sichuan army, the commander of the army?" ”

"Report to the general, it's Liu Zhang's new military advisor Huang Yueying."

(To be continued)