The barracks are always a place where the strong are respected.

Wang Yan showed absolutely strong force in front of everyone, Xiahou was subdued, and Xiahou Yuan, Cao Hong, Cao Ren and others had no gossip.

After returning to the camp, everyone talked and laughed happily, and welcomed Wang Yan to join.

After some celebration, it is already night.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, the lights were bright, and everyone had already gone to rest at this time, leaving only Cao Cao and Wang Yan sitting opposite each other.

In front of the two of them, a pot of hot tea was placed.

Cao Cao took a sip of tea, feeling the steaming tea tumbling through his stomach, and his heart was endlessly comfortable. He let out a long breath of turbidity, and said heroically: "Brother Xian, this crusade against Dong Thief has attracted countless responders, and princes from all walks of life have helped each other. In this battle, we will definitely be able to rejuvenate the country. The great Han country will surely rise again. ”

After the crusade was issued, Cao Cao was full of spirits and felt that his ambitions would soon be realized.

Cao Cao was born after the disaster of the party, and during that time, it coincided with the darkness of the government and the situation was becoming more and more erosive. What he saw and what he heard stimulated Cao Cao, and gave Cao Cao the idea of turning the tide and reviving the Han Dynasty.

Now, the princes of the world are about to come to the Tiger Prison Pass to meet the alliance, and the destruction of Dong is imminent, and Cao Cao is self-assured.

Wang Yan crossed over and was very clear about the outcome of this crusade against Dong Zhuo. Seeing Cao Cao's high-spirited demeanor, he sighed in his heart, but he couldn't bear to break Cao Cao's thoughts.

Cao Cao noticed Wang Yan's strange expression and asked, "Brother Xian, don't you think it's inappropriate?" ”

Wang Yan smiled and replied, "No, I am happy that Brother Meng De is about to show his ambitions. ”

Cao Cao shook his head and said, "No, it's definitely not like this. You and I haven't been working together for long, but I know you. If you approve of me, that's not the case. ”

Wang Yan was silent for a while, and then had to say: "The art of war is cloudy, not a victory, but a defeat first." When I do things, I always think about the possible failures first, and then analyze the best results. ”

After some explanation, Wang Yan covered up what happened just now.

Cao Cao asked, "What does the virtuous brother think, let's listen to it." ”

Wang Yan didn't intend to analyze, shook his head and said, "It's all frustrating, it's not worth mentioning." ”

Cao Cao said: "If you are a threesome, you must have my teacher." Besides, the virtuous brother is outstandingly talented, and your family's words will definitely help to crusade against Dong Thief. And I also agree that you should lose before you win, so I have to know what can cause you to lose in order to prevent it from happening. Virtuous brother, please don't hesitate to give advice, foolish brother listens. ”

Seeing this, Wang Yan knew that Cao Cao would really not give up if he didn't say anything. Immediately, Wang Yan said: "Brother Mengde, in my opinion, there are four reasons for failure. ”

Cao Cao leaned forward slightly and asked, "What are the four reasons?" ”

Wang Yan said: "First, the food problem. ”

"Most of the princes who crusaded against Dong Thief were laborers on expeditions and led their armies to the Tiger Prison Pass to meet the alliance. Invisibly, the supply line has been lengthened. In fact, some of the princes did not have supply lines at all, and they needed the help of the coalition forces. ”

"For example, Changsha was too guarded by Sun Jian, and he responded to the call to participate in the alliance. Sun Jian is the Taishou of Changsha, from Changsha to Tiger Pass, passing through thousands of mountains and rivers, and the road is endless. It is simply impossible and unrealistic to let Sun Jian transport grain from Changsha; Another example is Gongsun Zan from Youzhou, he came from the north and traveled a long distance, can he have enough food? Clearly, there is also a need for people to provide food. ”

"Not to mention other factors, food alone will constrain the Allies."

Wang Yan looked stern and said, "If the problem of grain is not handled properly, it is likely to become a fatal factor. Hundreds of thousands of troops are without food, and Brother Meng De should understand the consequences. ”

Cao Cao looked approving, and said, "Brother Xian's words are very reasonable. I'll keep that in mind. However, when it comes to food, Jizhou Mu Hanfu has already agreed to supply food. The land of Jizhou is fertile and has been a place of grain production since ancient times. With the land of Jizhou, there must be no problem in supplying hundreds of thousands of coalition troops. However, the key parts of it, I will go through it again to prevent mistakes. ”

Wang Yan shook his head in his heart, is it useful for you to comb again? After the princes of all walks of life will meet the alliance, Yuan Shao will serve as the leader of the alliance, and you Cao Cao will have a full strategy, and it is difficult to display it.

Wang Yan naturally won't elaborate on this situation.

Wang Yan continued: "Second, the combat effectiveness of the army. ”

"There are more than 100,000 soldiers under the command of Dong Thief, and there are even tens of thousands of people who control the strings immediately. What's more, the soldiers under the command of Dong Thief all came out of the bitter cold land of the West, they were unruly and brave, all of them were not afraid of death, and they were the elite of the elite. More importantly, the Xiliang Army uniformly obeyed Dong Zhuo's dispatch, ordered and forbidden, and its combat effectiveness could be maximized. ”

"Look at the various princes who crusade against Dong Thief, they all have their own armies, although they will have to carry out unified deployment after the alliance, but everyone has selfish intentions, and it is easy to have a situation of doing their own thing, or not living up to military orders."

"Perhaps the combat effectiveness of the princes of every road is powerful, and the combat effectiveness of the army is not weak. But it is difficult to guarantee that all the armies will be unified and twisted into a rope

"A group of lions led by a sheep is definitely inferior to a group of hungry wolves."

Wang Yan said: "Personally, I think the situation in this battle is not optimistic. Of course, this is only my personal judgment, and the specific situation will only be concluded after the arrival of the princes from all walks of life. ”

Cao Cao smiled and said, "Brother Xian's analysis has some truth, but as you mentioned at the end, this matter can only be truly judged after the arrival of the princes from all walks of life. ”

Wang Yan no longer continued to dwell on this issue, and after a change of words, he continued: "Third, the influence of geographical advantages. ”

"The Tiger Prison Pass is a natural danger, and the army under the command of Dong Thief is stationed in the Tiger Prison Pass, so a moat has been set up. With the combat effectiveness of the Liang Army in the west, they are stationed in the Tiger Prison Pass, and I am afraid that they are really a one-man pass. ”

"It is not easy for the coalition forces to break through the Tiger Pass."

"Especially if people have selfish intentions, when attacking the Tiger Prison Pass, there will definitely be tragic casualties. Who wants to go to this precedent thing? After all, the credit for taking the lead is the least, and the loss is the greatest, and no one is willing to be willing to die as a pioneer. ”

"Moreover, there are natural dangers to defend in the Tiger Prison Pass, which is beneficial to the Xiliang Army. Outside the Tiger Prison Pass, the coalition forces had no natural danger to defend. Once there is a dispute within the coalition army, it is likely to be hit by the storm of the Xiliang army. ”

Wang Yan said with emotion: "The geographical factor has to be considered."

Cao Cao said: "This analysis is very reasonable. But please rest assured, in order to let the coalition forces work together to attack the Tiger Pass, the army under my Cao Cao command will definitely take the lead. ”

Wang Yan said with a smile: "Can one person break through the Tiger Prison?" ”

However, Wang Yan didn't bother to argue, and continued to analyze: "Fourth, people and factors. ”

"The princes of all walks of life are the feudal officials of the ruling party, who do you want to obey whom? I'm afraid it's not easy. To subdue the princes, there must be a strong leader. If this is not achieved, the alliance will most likely fail this time. ”

After Wang Yan analyzed it, he said with a smile: "But the specific situation will not be known until after the alliance." For the time being, I'm just saying that, maybe it's unfounded

In fact, Wang Yan knew that when Yuan Shao was the leader of the alliance, he must have not succeeded enough and had more than enough to lose.

It's just that Cao Cao won't believe it, so Wang Yan said that it depends on the situation.

Cao Cao disagreed with some of Wang Yan's analysis, but most of them agreed quite much. Especially at Wang Yan's age, it is not easy to have such a vision. Cao Cao said: "I will try my best to deal with the factors analyzed by the virtuous brother to avoid reappearing when attacking Dong Thief." ”

"So very good" Wang Yan chuckled: "It's late at night, Brother Meng De rests early, I'll go back to rest." ”

Cao Cao got up to see Wang Yan off, and then returned to the couch to rest.

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