At this time, Dong Shouye was a little distracted because he was thinking about whether to cultivate Dian Wei, and he was in a daze there. The people under his command, their own masters didn't speak, thinking that something was wrong, and they didn't speak for a while, but the big tent was quiet for a while.

At this time, Jia Xu found out about this situation, and thought that his son-in-law talked with him late at night because of the matter of Yuan Shaoli and Liu Yu as the emperor last night, so he didn't have a good rest. So, he hurriedly spoke up and reminded loudly: "Childe, at the moment, the generals are arguing, and it is difficult to unify opinions, I don't know what Childe means." ”

At this time, Dong Shouye realized that he was a little distracted, so he smiled and said, "Just now, my son was a little out of shape, so everyone was effective." When it was time for the celebration banquet, Ben Gongzi punished himself with three cups. ”

Everyone saw that their son's words were easy to enter, and they were confident, this battle had not yet started, and they had already thought of how to hold a celebration banquet, and the tense atmosphere just now suddenly relaxed a lot.

Seeing this, Dong Shouye continued: "This prince will not talk about how this battle should be carried out, but first talk about the advantages and disadvantages of our army compared with Sun Jianjun, and the generals can also refer to it with the general to see if what the general said is reasonable." ”

The crowd agreed.

Dong Shouye picked up the tea cup on the desk, took a sip gently, moistened his throat, and said: "The first advantage is the cavalry, our army has been in Xiliang for a long time, and has been fighting with the Qianghu cavalry for a long time, and the cavalry under his command is brave and good at fighting, both the number of cavalry and the quality of cavalry are much higher than Sun Jianjun's.

The second advantage is that our army relies on passes, which can be attacked when advancing and defended when retreating, and the tactical choice is relatively flexible. And Sun Jian swore to go north to make the world know everything, so he could only attack, and if he retreated rashly, he would be laughed at by the world.

The third advantage is that our army is backed by the pass, relying on Luoyang, and in terms of grain and grass transportation, there is no worry about grain and grass, and it will not be cut off by others. Sun Jian, on the other hand, needs to turn around from Luyang, and there are no Xiongguan and dangerous obstacles along the way, and there is no strong city, so if our army harasses its grain route, it will definitely be annoyed.

The fourth advantage is that our army is an elite soldier, who has participated in various wars for a long time, has been on the battlefield for a long time, and has rich experience. Most of Sun Jian's army has only been in the army for half a year, has not been on the battlefield, has not gone through bloody battles, and can be said to be an elite division.

The fifth advantage is that our army's weapons are sharp, the armor is complete, and the weapons and armor are all obtained from the arsenal, and they are all the standard equipment of the Han Dynasty. On the other hand, Sun Jian's army has only been in the army for half a year, where did he get so many weapons and armor, even Yuan Shu and Sun Jian's ability to pass through the sky could not collect so many weapons and armor in such a short period of time, and they could equip eighty or ninety thousand people in a short period of time.

Moreover, Yuan Shu now has nearly 100,000 men and horses under his command. Since Yuan Shu took it out of Luoyang City, it had only been more than a year, how could he have collected weapons and armor that could equip nearly 200,000 people in a short period of time. I'm afraid that there will be a lot of hoes, sickles, wooden sticks, and bamboo spears in Sun Jian's army! ”

When everyone heard their son-in-law ridicule Sun Jian's army for being equipped with so-called weapons such as hoes, sickles, wooden sticks, and bamboo spears, they all laughed and were very happy, and they were also very contemptuous of Sun Jian. Thinking about what his son-in-law said is also very reasonable, after all, Yuan Shu is a human, not a god.

The fourth and third dukes of the Yuan family are true, and their ability to reach the sky is also well known, but if it is said that the Yuan family can equip nearly 200,000 troops in such a short time, then no one will believe it. Even if it is a few hundred years of accumulation, it is impossible to answer to such a point, after all, the standard equipment in the army, the imperial court has always forbidden the sale and circulation, such a large scale, it is more difficult not to be discovered than to ascend to the sky, so it is absolutely impossible.

Everyone saw that Dong Shouye said easily, so someone asked: "Then according to the will of the prince, what kind of strategy should our army adopt, whether to take the initiative to attack and fight quickly, or to rely on the pass to prepare for a protracted battle." ”

Dong Shouye didn't answer, but asked rhetorically: "I don't know what the generals think is the biggest advantage of our army?" ”

Everyone is a little confused, it's not that you just said that we have a lot of advantages, you have talked a lot about it here, why are you starting to ask us again now. So they repeated what Dong Shouye had just said.

Dong Shouye said again: "Actually, the advantage I just mentioned is not an advantage at all. ”

Everyone was even more confused at this time, and the words were so incoherent and inconsistent, whether they could still chat happily together. Someone asked: "What is the advantage, we are stupid, and I ask the son to say it clearly." ”

Dong Shouye smiled and said, "I was ordered by the Son of Heaven to come here to quell the rebellion, that is, I will be the king's teacher." Everywhere Master Wang went, all the mice were wiped out in ashes. At present, Sun Jianxing mobilized the people, according to more than 80,000 thieves, intending to capture Luoyang and offend the Son of Heaven. How can a man who is a minister commit the following crimes and attack the Son of Heaven, this is a great crime of disrespect, and his sin should be exterminated to set an example. Therefore, for this person, since we have come to crusade against the ministers, we must not retreat and avoid it. When it is a blow to the head, it can be hit head-on, and it can be beaten to show the majesty of the Son of Heaven. If our army retreats and relies on the city pass to hold on, then Sun Jian will think that the Son of Heaven is weak and the court is weak, so the princes of the world are vying to follow suit, wouldn't it be a great chaos in the world. ”

Jia Xu echoed at this time: "What Gongzi said is good, Sun Jian offended Tianwei and must be attacked." Wherever the king goes, he must be invincible. ”

The generals under his command were aroused by Dong Shouye for a while, and their morale was greatly boosted, and they all screamed as if they wanted to fight Sun Jian to the end, so the military spirit was available.

After a while, Dong Shouye saw that everyone's feelings had calmed down, so he asked Jia Xu: "Strategist, in your opinion, where should our army fight resolutely against the traitor Sun." ”

Jia Xu came to the huge marching map behind the Marshal Dong Shou and said: "The position we are in now is that this place is located in the east of Liang County, the terrain is flat and open, which is suitable for the development of the army and the decisive battle between the two armies. However, it is not where we are now, and it is estimated that the main battlefield should move a little further south. Gongzi didn't need to march south, just waited here, waiting for Sun Jian to lead the army to attack. ”

When Dong Shouye heard this, it was about the same as the position he expected, and there was basically no difference, so he said: "In this way, according to the will of the military advisor, I will fight with Sun resolutely here." ”

Now that the location of the decisive battle has been decided, Dong Shouye arranged for his subordinates to build some fortifications here.

In fact, an important factor in Dong Shouye's choice to fight Sun resolutely immediately was that Dong Shouye currently felt that the Xiliang Army was good at attacking and not good at defending, so he replaced defense with offense.