In the midst of the discussions, Wang Yu did not speak.

When he speaks, it's easy to silence dissent, but he can't be arbitrary all the time. Up to now, the role of what you saw and heard in your previous life has become smaller and smaller, except for Liu Biao and Liu Yan, all the forces in the world are very different from the same period in history. Ma Tengdu and Cao Cao's alliance have dealt with Dong Zhuo, is there anything impossible to happen?

Qingzhou's future military strategy will gradually begin to become the same as government affairs, and he only controls its strategy, and the specific details will rely more on the wisdom of famous ministers and good generals.

The tone for brainstorming must be established from now on.

However, after listening to it for so long, Wang Yu found that the ministers did not have too novel opinions, and it was nothing more than two aspects, risk and benefit.

The northern expedition has high risks and small returns, and westward expansion has small risks and large returns, so everyone supports westward expansion rather than northern expeditions. Even if there was something going on in the north, it would be enough to send a general to help, and the ministers even proposed two candidates for Wang Yu to choose from: Xu Shu and Zhang Jaw.

I have to say that these two candidates are indeed quite suitable, and they are both generals who can take charge on their own, but Wang Yu does not plan to change his mind.

"On the issue of income, I will think like this, the income from the collection of Xianbei may not be less, and the income from westward expansion may not be very much." Wang Yu coughed lightly and slowly spoke: "Don't forget, gentlemen, in the battle of Gaotang that day, our army wiped out more than 20,000 Huns in one battle, what is the benefit?" It may not be less than the capture of Yuan Shaojun, right? ”

The silence in the council hall was due to Wang Yu's authority on the one hand, and on the other hand, his words were indeed very reasonable.

The most seized from the Huns were war horses! It is precisely because of the existence of these trophies that the expansion of the cavalry of the Qingzhou Army is so fast. Not only was the Wind and Fire cavalry greatly replenished, but also the cavalry was quite well prepared in each army.

What's more, the use rate of animal power in the private sector has increased nearly tenfold!

Merchants needed horses, and even if there was the benefit of water transportation, most of the trade routes still had to be stepped on by foot; Farmers also need horses, and both oxen and horses can pull the plow, and the speed of the ox and horse plough is much higher than that of the human plow. After the Battle of Gaotang, the prosperity of Qingzhou was not due to the generous gifts of the Huns.

"That time. The Huns were raided by light soldiers, only brought horses and dry food, and no other livestock, when the yen was directly in the east of the river with a fire ox array, it should have witnessed the wealth of the Xiongnu tribe, right? ”

"That's true." Xu Shu got up and responded: "Because a large number of young people have been lost in Gaotang. The manpower was insufficient, so Xindanyu was very generous, took a large number of livestock out, exchanged land and food, and was targeted by Shou En, and he was served in one breath, which led to the fire bull array under Anyi City. ”

Wang Yu smiled and said, "If you know it well." Xianbei invaded in a big way, and the tribe must not be far behind, so this battle is still very profitable. ”

Tai Shi Ci slapped his thigh. Echoed loudly: "That's it, it's Li'er, who has never suffered a loss when he fights with the lord." The generals all nodded, although the ministers felt that Wang Yu's words only mentioned victory. It is a bit inappropriate not to mention what should be done if the war is unfavorable or stalemate. But it's not easy to pick up.

Tian Feng, as the head of the ministers, is a straightforward character, but he didn't have so many concerns, and frowned: "The difference between the lord's words, you yourself said, the battle of Gaotang is special, the Huns are invited to help the war, as long as they fight face-to-face, they can be overwhelmed from the front...... My six hussar armies are all elite in a hundred battles, well-equipped, and fighting face to face, who are you afraid of? ”

"And yet ......"

He changed his words and said, "Xianbei people may not be willing to fight a decisive battle with you. Just like the great battle in the sixth year of Xiping, the Han army went out of the fortress, and Tanshi Huai immediately led the crowd to flee, and when the momentum of the Han army was exhausted, it was encircled in a big way. If the Xianbei people are intimidated by the prestige of the lord, so the trick is repeated, I advance the enemy and retreat, I retreat and the enemy returns, this war is bound to be protracted for a long time, even if it is captured, how can it make up for the consumption? ”

Wang Yu nodded, Tian Feng's concerns were very reasonable.

The nomads are the real experts in guerrilla warfare, and their riding and archery are unparalleled, but they are just the self-boasting of the Tartars of later generations. All the people are soldiers, relying on mobility to deal with the enemy, this is the only weapon of the grassland barbarians in the pre-Qin and Han dynasties.

Counting the defeat of the Han army against the Xiongnu or Xianbei, the basis is this routine, counterattack, the enemy fights and retreats, lures the enemy to go deeper, and waits until the supply line of the Han army is stretched to a certain extent, and the reinforcements from all sides arrive, the Han army is outnumbered, and the supply can not keep up, and finally returns with a fiasco.

As for why the Han army didn't eat a trench and grow wise, Wang Yu was not very sure, probably because the situation was not easy to judge, right? After all, Hu rode into the Kou, all with a small family, and the pursuing Han army may have a feeling that they will be able to catch up soon. Sometimes this feeling is real, sometimes it is a ploy of Hu Lu, and even Hu Lu is not sure if there will be reinforcements to help.

This was inferred by Wang Yu from Lu Bu's description combined with imagination.

If he guessed correctly, the battle would become very difficult to fight, and no military commander would like an opponent who is good at guerrilla warfare, let alone playing hide-and-seek with the powerful Han army on the steppe for hundreds of years.

"It's hard to say exactly what kind of situation this battle will turn into." Wang Yu waved his hand, skipped this very complicated topic, and continued the previous topic and said: "However, in terms of reducing consumption, there will be some ideas. ”

"Reducing consumption?" Tian Feng was stunned for a moment, his mind changed sharply, the army reduced consumption, it was nothing more than a few ways, to reclaim in the garrison, because of the food to the enemy, to reduce the number of troops, in addition, there was not much room for reduction. But in terms of the situation of the Northern Expedition, these methods do not seem to work, but the lord is so sure that he is ......

His heart suddenly moved, and before he could ask, he heard Wang Yu's clear voice sound: "Hailu!" ”

"Qingzhou Donglai and Beihai counties have built a lot of ports, through the sea route, you can connect all places, and the output of all places will be concentrated to Youzhou. Sea routes, as long as there are enough ships and sailors, relative to land transportation can save a lot, I Qingzhou has a lot of seaside land, and there are sea ships, isn't it too wasteful not to use it? ”

"Buzz......" everyone began to talk one after another.

Among the heroes in the world, Qingzhou has invested the most resources in navigation, although Liaodong also has a sailing fleet, even Gongsun Du himself. didn't regard navigation as a thing, just as a source of extra money, until the sea trade with Qingzhou and saw a lot of profits, this has changed a little.

However, sea trade and large-scale transportation are still two different things, there are only dozens of ships in sea trade, and they are all set sail together, only two or three times a year, which can avoid a lot of risks.

But Wang Yu's current intention is to fully launch maritime transportation. Each county near the sea should organize its own fleet, and continue to transport grain, grass and baggage to Youzhou without interruption...... Is this to completely treat the vast sea as a smooth road?

"Ziyi, you just came back from the sea. What do you think of the plan? After letting everyone talk for a moment, Wang Yu suddenly asked Tai Shici.

"No problem!" Tai Shici patted his chest and said: "Even the strong winds and waves of the East China Sea can't help us, who can be scared by this small wave in the Bohai Sea?" ”

"Good!" Wang Yu stroked his palms and smiled: "A few days ago, I have already sent a letter to Brother Bo Jue, saying that I will go north and hunt in Youzhou with him." I especially asked him for a convenience and asked for the Drifting Yuyi in Yuyang County. Ziyi, this battle. You will be a pioneer officer, lead a fleet of ships first, and when you arrive at Piaoyuyi, you will build a few ports there. ”

"Huh?" Tai Shi Ci was immediately dumbfounded.

Open the way in the mountains. It is the duty of the pioneer officer to build a bridge when encountering water, but to run all the way over is to build a port, which is the vanguard officer of the army? It's the vanguard of the baggage troops, right?

I ran back from Samhan in a hurry. Just to get such an errand?

"This errand is the most suitable for you, the fleet under Yuan Fu is not suitable for sailing. What's more, after the main force of our army goes north, it is even more necessary to strengthen the control of the waterway of the Yellow River, and he is inseparable. You have experience and are proficient in water warfare, so take on the responsibility of the commander of the navy for the time being, and when the army is in place, I will arrange other tasks for you. ”

The two of them asked and answered, and they spoke very quickly, and the others had no room to interject, nor did they have the intention to interject, they went to look at the map of Youzhou hanging in the council hall, and at a glance, it suddenly dawned that the lord was definitely premeditated.

Pyaoyuyi is a seaside port at the junction of Yuyang and the river, also known as Pyaoyujin. This place is located at the mouth of the Qing and Zhangzhou rivers, and it is the place where all the waters converge.

From here, it can be connected to most of Youzhou by waterway, and if you build a port here, it is really convenient to use it as a place for the Northern Expedition to store grain.

After appeasing Tai Shici, Wang Yu explained the strategy of the Northern Expedition he conceived by himself: "The Northern Expedition is very important, and it can be divided into several steps, first of all, our army in the name of righteousness, dismissed Liu Yu Youzhou Mu's official position, and let him return to the court to report on his work, so that the division is famous, he refuses to obey the edict, and I have been cutting it down since the present day!" ”

"Divine decree? This is not simple, let someone send a letter to Dong Zhuo, telling him that if he is not obedient, he will wait for the trade route in Hedong to be cut off and drink the northwest wind. If he's good enough, he'll be able to send him some confidential information for free. I used to have some friendship with Dong Zhuo in Luoyang, and he should sell me this face. ”

The ministers were sweating when they heard this, so coercive and tempting, it was strange that Dong Zhuo didn't agree. But that's okay, Liu Yu's most scrupulous thing is his clan identity, and the holy decree can't deprive him of his prestige, but it's okay to get into a confused lawsuit.

At the same time, Ziyi led a team to survey the sea route and build a port in Piaoyujin, and in this regard, the French Brotherhood cooperated and did not have to worry about safety. But it is not excluded that after Liu Yu discovers the information, he will strike first, so Ziyi, the burden on your body is still very heavy. ”

"I'm afraid that he won't come." When I heard this, I was too happy.

"It's good, it's just to have this kind of momentum." Wang Yu bowed his head slightly, and turned to Xu Huang again: "Gongming, you lead the troops to the second echelon, and as soon as the holy decree of Guanzhong is issued, you will immediately lead the army to the north, join forces with Captain Guan, pass through the Bohai Sea and the river, go to Quanzhou to meet Ziyi, and together with Yijing City, form a flanking attack on Liu Yu in Jixian County." ”

"If Liu Yu obediently submits, this battle will end here, and after the general talks with General Gongsun, Gongming can return to the army. But in my opinion, Liu Yu will not give up so easily, so after the Taishan army is in place, he will personally lead the wind and fire cavalry to Yijing to join the Gongsun army, and finally the Yulin army will be the rearguard force, along the Qing River north, and enter the poor river ......"

As he spoke, Wang Yu stood up, pointed out several strategic directions on the map, and then waved his hand downward, and said: "When the grain and grass are ready, no matter whether Xianbei and Wuhuan come to attack or not, our army will launch a comprehensive attack on Jixian County, and pacify Youzhou in one fell swoop with the momentum of Mount Tai!" ”