Tian Chou, the director of military intelligence, is a restrained and low-key person, although he is a very high-ranking person in Liu He's inner circle, but because he has been engaged in intelligence-related affairs for a long time, he can access many insider truths that ordinary people cannot contact in their lifetime, which causes Tian Chou's smiling face to become less and less, and he will not easily show his true feelings on his face.

Tian Chou came to Gongzi's Mansion with a happy face like today, and it is rare to see it a few times a year, and the last time was after receiving the good news from the direction of Liaodong.

Liu He only looked at Tian Chou's smiling face, and probably guessed what was going on.

After sending the housekeeper away, Liu He couldn't wait to ask, "Is it good news from the south?" ”

Tian Chou nodded, and said in an exaggerated tone: "Childe, you have to be mentally prepared, this time those guys in the south have sent you an amazing gift!" ”

If Tian Chou can use the word "amazing", it is estimated that he must have won the victory.

"Did Tai Shi Ci take Yecheng? Or did Zhao Yun win the battle in Hanoi? ”

"That's not all, Childe, you better see it with your own eyes."

After a while, Liu He's study suddenly remembered the sound of laughter.

"Haha......, wonderful, so wonderful! This Dian Wei is not only not a mallet, but also a brave and resourceful guy, and he must focus on training in the future! ”

"Chen Gui, this turtle, actually picked up such a big leak this time, teach me how to reward him!"

"Zilong's trick to lock the dragon hand is perfect, and it must be published in the first place of this year's typical battle examples!"

"Ziyi's rapid attack is just right, it seems that he has not been idle in Jizhou in the past few years, and it is estimated that the books on military strategy and tactics have not been read less, and they all have a bit of a lightweight taste!"

Liu He held the military newspaper in his hand, pacing excitedly in the study, and kept talking to himself.

"By the way, why didn't Bonghyo come. Didn't you both come together when you used to win big victories? ”

"Fengxiao's inner son is in labor these days, he is nervous, I didn't call him today."

"Oh, I almost forgot about it. Did you arrange for Doctor Hua or his high feet to go to Fengxiao Mansion to take care of them? ”

"A few days ago, Wu Pu moved into Guo's mansion, and Zhao Beijia's sister also went over to take care of it every day, with these two people in the mansion, there should be no problem."

Wu Pu is Hua Tuo's second apprentice, the true biography of Hua Tuo, who has exhausted his medical skills, and is now a backbone professor at the School of Medicine of Yenching University. Zhao Beijia's sister. Naturally, it is Zhao Ai'er, since the divine doctor Hua Tuo came to Youzhou from Xuzhou, the fairy sister is no longer obsessed with alchemy, but is to learn from the divine doctor wholeheartedly, and learn about gynecological medicine wholeheartedly.

Liu He has already begun to train full-time gynecological medical ambulances in Youzhou, and most of the women he recruits are military dependents, if this is done. It will greatly reduce the mortality rate of dystocia among women in Dahan and increase the birth rate of the population, which has far-reaching significance.

Seeing that Liu He's marriage to Da Qiao was imminent, Tian Chou sent such exciting good news. This is tantamount to joy and joy for Liu He. There is a way that people are in good spirits when they are happy, Liu He felt comfortable at this time, and he really wanted to find someone to talk about it well.

"Childe, I see that the New Year is coming. Did you write a letter of commendation to the soldiers in the south and inform the armies? Tian Chou reminded him.

"Ah, I'll write it. It must be well appreciated! In addition to the commendation, it is also necessary to arrange personnel to beat gongs and drums to go to Huguan, Yecheng, Jiguan and Jiangyi to reward the soldiers! You personally supervise this matter. ”

"Childe, are these trivial things put aside first? Now that Jizhou is complete, there are three more counties at once, and the appointment and dismissal of officials in these three counties is a major event. Also, Zhang Yan and Xiliang Ma Teng of Montenegro have been dispatched as agreed, should the finishing matter also be considered? In addition, Zilong is alone in Jiangyi, and it is not a way to do it for a long time, should Luoyang also make some adjustments? Tian Chou reminded Liu He again.

Liu He patted his head and said a little embarrassedly: "Look at me, I'm really a little dizzy." You go and inform the relevant personnel and come to my house in the evening to discuss matters. ”

At night, Guo Jia, Tian Chou, Li Ru, Xu Miao, Xiahoulan, Xu Yue and others came to Liu He's mansion together. These people, except for Li Ru, are the heads of the various departments under the Command Office, although there are no official titles corresponding to their specific positions, but the actual power in each of them is terrifying. Although Li Ru does not serve in the Commander's Office, he is solely responsible for the Supervision Bureau, and he also has the right to supervise major matters such as the training of troops, military expenditures, and the recruitment of troops.

Before coming, everyone had learned the news of the great victory in the south, so they also knew the direction in which Liu He had summoned them to discuss the matter.

Not long after everyone sat down, Liu He came in and said straight to the point: "The specific situation in the south is on the military intelligence report in front of you, everyone hurry up and read it." This evening, we will mainly discuss three issues: first, the direction of action in the next step, second, whether or not to expand the armed forces, and third, the mobilization and deployment of troops. ”

Several people stretched out their hands at the same time, opened the latest issue of the military briefing, and carefully browsed it.

Liu He is now presiding over more and more formal and concise deliberations, and whenever there is a major matter, the Military Intelligence Department will first do a good job of a briefing similar summary, so that the participants can grasp the situation in the shortest possible time, and they can also be used for reference when discussing and will not be omitted.

Liu He has been promoting literacy education in the army, and generals like Xia Houlan, who were originally not very literate, now dare not say that they are knowledgeable, but they are also competent for their own work.

Several people, fast or slow, finished reading the briefing one after another, except for Guo Jia and Tian Chou, all of them had surprised expressions on their faces, obviously they didn't expect that the war in the south would advance so smoothly, and the expected war of attrition did not happen at all.

"Fengxiao, let's talk about what to do next." Liu He directly named his chief of staff to speak first.

Although Guo Jia has been busy taking care of his daughter-in-law who is about to give birth recently, he has been leading the planning of the war in the south from the beginning, so he is well aware of the follow-up development, and he opened his mouth and said: "Although Yuan Shao lost the territory of Jizhou, he still controls most of the state and Hedong, and there are still 80,000 soldiers under his command, and it is a little difficult to solve him at once." Now General Zilong's actions in Jiangyi are the key, and the reason why Yuan Shao is willing to take risks to seize Hedong is nothing more than Chang'an and Luoyang, and Chang'an is before Luoyang. If Zilong pushes Yuan Shao tightly, he is likely to take a risk and attack Chang'an, which is obviously not in our interests. Therefore, I suggest that the Shen Xi army should be allowed to retreat to Hanoi in due course, and the Xiao cavalry guard and Youyan army on the western front of Youzhou should not enter Bingzhou for the time being, and the Zhenwei battalion should guard Huguan and Tianjing Pass respectively, and the Zhenwu battalion should be transferred back to Jizhou to garrison Yecheng. ”

Li Ru asked: "If only one unit of the Zhenwu Army is left in Jizhou, is the strength a little tight?" Yanzhou Cao Cao and Yuan Shao have always formed an alliance, and now that Yuan Shao has lost the territory of Jizhou, will Cao Cao make a move? ”

Guo Jia replied: "Only the Zhenwu Army is left in Jizhou, and it is true that the strength is tight, but this involves the issue of the next step of army expansion, which is mainly the responsibility of the Training Department, so I am inconvenient to say more." In my speculation, even if Cao Cao makes a move, he will not come directly to Jizhou, and it is likely to attack Qingzhou or Xuzhou, so Jizhou will not be in danger for the time being. ”

"Chang'an has been holding its breath for more than half a year, we have always thought that there would be a big mess, but until now all parties have not fought, I want to make an assumption, if Li Dao, Guo Yan and Lu Bu have been fighting recently, will Yuan Shao intervene? If Yuan Shao intervenes, how should we deal with it? Liu He suddenly asked.

Liu He's question is a bit difficult, because the situation in the entire Guanzhong is now a big mess, and it is really not easy to sort out a clue from it. The reason why Guo Jia mentioned just now that he wanted Zhao Yun to withdraw from Hedong to Hanoi in a timely manner and not push Yuan Shao too hard is also related to the situation in Guanzhong.

Tian Chou opened his mouth and said: "Judging from the existing figures of various forces, I think Li Dao has the greatest chance of winning in the melee, followed by Guo Yan, and Lu Bu has the least chance of winning. Of course, it is not ruled out that Guo Yan and Lu Bu secretly united to deal with Li Dao together, but Li Dao can also win over small forces such as Fan Chou and Zhang Ji. No matter how the various forces in Guanzhong fight each other, there will definitely be forces that will eventually withdraw from Chang'an, and the direction they may withdraw from is nothing more than Hedong, Luoyang, Nanyang or Hanzhong. ”

"We have deployed more than 20,000 troops in Shaanxi County and Hangu Pass, and with this double barrier, Luoyang should not be affected. There are two forces in Hedong, Yuan Shao and Zilong, and it is estimated that others will not dare to go easily. Therefore, the only directions in which the defeated forces in Guanzhong could finally withdraw were Nanyang and Hanzhong. In my opinion, if General Zilong continues to stay in Hedong, then Yuan Shao's attack on Chang'an may not be very large. If Zilong retreats to Hanoi before this, Yuan Shao will inevitably make a move against Chang'an! ”

"If Yuan Shao makes a move against Chang'an, the target must be the emperor, either he leads the army into Chang'an and follows Dong Zhuo's practice in Chang'an, or he abducts the emperor to Anyi or Jinyang, which is not in our interests. In my opinion, what we need to do is to provoke Yuan Shao to fight against various forces in Guanzhong, and at the same time not let Yuan Shao's attempt succeed! ”

After Tian Chou finished speaking, Guo Jia and Li Ru bowed their heads at the same time, and it seemed that they both agreed with this opinion in their hearts. Maybe Guo Jia and Li Ru also thought of this in their hearts, but in order not to talk to Tian Chou, they deliberately endured it.

"Not only do you want to provoke the dog to bite the dog, but you can't let the dog bite your hand, this degree is really hard to grasp!" Liu He said to himself, which immediately made everyone laugh.

"Childe doesn't have to worry too much, just send the results analyzed from this meeting to Luoyang, how to operate, and it depends on Zilong and Zhengfang, we are actually inconvenient to interfere too much." Xu Miao was reminding.

"What Jingshan said makes sense, we didn't intervene in the war in the south this time, but just put forward some guidance before the war, and their troops and horses cooperated very well, far beyond my expectations!" (To be continued......)