After Liu He and Liu Hui, a loyal subordinate who stayed in Macheng, met each other, they had to greet each other sincerely. Because there are many people outside the city, it is inconvenient to ask more questions and say a lot for the time being, Liu He just asked many of his subordinates to take a look at Liu Hui, and immediately led the army into the city.

When riding a horse on the clean and tidy main road in the city, Liu He had a feeling of trance.

Three years ago, he had patrolled the road in the uniform of an ordinary soldier, stood meticulously at the city gates, and had a drink with the shopkeepers on both sides of the road, told some meat jokes, and ate a copper stove hot pot or something.

At that time, Macheng had just experienced a major war, and the people in the city who were panicked and ready to migrate heard that Taifu's son came to defend the city, so they settled down and actively participated in the restoration of order after the war, and finally made Macheng regain its vitality in less than a year.

Thinking about the first thing he did when he came to Macheng to do was "cleaning", the corners of Liu He's mouth curled. Now it seems that Liu Hui, who stayed in Macheng to govern, clearly inherited his own practice, and cleaned up the city cleanly, which made people look very comfortable and pleasing to the eye.

Cai Yan, who was sitting in the carriage, curiously raised the curtain of the carriage and looked around from time to time, without caring about maintaining her ladylike image.

"Daddy, Ma Cheng is completely different from what I imagined!" Cai Yan said excitedly to Cai Yong, who was in the same car.

"Oh? Tell me what you imagine Macheng to be like? The bachelor, who has always loved his daughter, looked at his daughter with interest.

"The horse city in my daughter's imagination is cold and solemn, wolf smoke is burning at the head of the city, the residents in the city are trembling like years, and there will be galloping horses on the road from time to time to pass the war report back and forth......

In the end, she is the first talented woman in the Han Dynasty, and even her fantasy is like painting, which is very three-dimensional.

Cai Yong stroked his beard under his chin. Said slowly: "Most of the Han Dynasty's border fortresses are like what Zhao Ji described, but this horse city is different!" This city was guarded by your husband himself, and since the defeat of the Xianbei chief Kebineng in Macheng, no Hu people have dared to invade this place in recent years, and the people in the city will naturally not live in a lonely life. ”

"Daddy, Hugh is going to make fun of his daughter! People haven't gotten married yet, where did they come from! Cai Yan tugged on Cai Yong's sleeve, looking unrelenting and shy.

"It's coming soon! When I arrived in Jicheng, I saw Master Taifu. It's time for you to get married. ”

Cai Yan shook his head and said with some concern: "Now that the three-way army has invaded Youzhou, Jicheng is in danger, where does Lord Taifu still have the heart to care about these things." ”

Cai Yong's face was determined, and he said confidently: "You don't understand this!" As long as Shiren returns to Youzhou safely, the time for Gongsun Zhan's exile to fall will soon come, and they can't help Jicheng. ”

Cai Yan pouted, not believing his father's nonsense.

"Look down on your father, don't you! The old man has studied the past and the present, and knows astronomy. Recently, I watched the sky at night and found that the crape myrtle appeared in the sky above Youzhou, which was clearly a good omen for the emperor to come out of Youzhou. Amazing! ”

Ziweixing is known as the "Lord of Doushu", and researchers in ancient times regarded Ziweixing as the "Emperor Star", so the person who is the main star of the palace is Ziwei is the emperor. Cai Yong was erudite and talented, not only a great writer at that time. The great calligrapher, also good dictionaries, mathematics and astronomy, since he said that the purple microstar came to Youzhou. That's really not going to be fake.

Macheng was originally an important town for border soldiers, although nearly 10,000 cavalry poured in at once, but it was orderly, not crowded at all, all the soldiers had barracks to live in, and all the war horses also had neat and dry stables to accommodate.

The scribes who went north to Youzhou with Liu He were settled in the largest inn in the city by Liu Hui, while Cai Yong's father and daughter were settled in the small courtyard where Liu He was staying, and Liu He himself was invited into the military camp by Liu Hui.

"Childe, please forgive me for the inconsiderate hospitality, now the situation in Youzhou is urgent, and combat is the first priority, so I have to move the office to the barracks, so that it is easier to mobilize and command the troops, and it is safer." Liu Hui explained to Liu He why he worked in the barracks.

Liu He waved his hand and said, "Mr. Zihui doesn't have to be polite to me, if it weren't for the urgency of the situation in Youzhou, I wouldn't have taken the risk to return urgently." I also have some grasp of the situation in Youzhou along the way, but some deep things are inconvenient to reflect in the intelligence, so I always feel that it is not comprehensive and profound, and I ask Mr. to tell me a thing or two. ”

Liu Hui looked at Guo Jia, Tian Chou and others beside Liu He, and stopped talking.

"Hehe, I almost forgot to introduce Bonghyo and Zitai to Mr." Liu He patted his forehead, and then explained Guo Jia and Tian Chou's past experiences to Liu Hui.

Liu Hui saw that there were no outsiders in the house, so he said with a solemn face: "The current situation in Youzhou is not optimistic! Beginning in March this year, Yuan Shao's Yan Liang and Wen Chou led an army of 50,000 to raid Gaoliu from Pingcheng in Yanmen County, Bingzhou; Immediately after that, the 20,000 cavalry sent by Gongsun Du of Liaodong converged with the 30,000 soldiers and horses led by Gongsun Zhan's generals Tian Kai and Gongsun Yue, and 50,000 troops besieged Luxian; Then Gongsun Zhan went north to Yongnu by sea, cutting off the connection between Youzhou and Jizhou. ”

"A few days ago, Jicheng Express reported that Luxian County had fallen, and the general who defended the city, General Xian Yu Minghui, was seriously injured and was carried back to Jicheng by the soldiers who broke through, and now his life and death are uncertain. Gongsun Zhan's soldiers and horses remembered the lesson of the last time, this time they did not directly attack Jicheng, but directly entered Zhuo County, blocking Zhang Zhan's first section defending Wuruan Pass in the Flying Fox Road, and now they continue to break west directly into the heart of Dai County. ”

"The cities of the northwest defense line of Youzhou have fought very hard with the Yuan army in the past two months, mainly because the defense line is too long and the troops are lacking, but it is better to block the Yuan army under the outer Great Wall and not let it break in. What he is worried about now is that if Gongsun Zhan's army is copied from the east bread and forms an east-west flank with Yuan's army, then all the money we have worked so hard to manage will fall into the hands of the enemy. ”

Liu Hui, as Liu He's chief of staff who stayed in Youzhou, grasped and analyzed the entire situation very well, and quickly explained the situation facing Youzhou to Liu He in the most concise language.

"What is the current situation in Jicheng?"

"Jicheng has Lord Taifu personally in charge, and General Xian Yu Chengbi and Li Junshi from the side to give advice, and the city has deployed many city-defending equipment designed by Gongzi himself, even if 50,000 troops surround Jicheng, it will be impossible to conquer."

"What is the morale of the military in Youzhou?"

"Because we have not suffered defeats, most of the soldiers are defending the city, and we have not had any major problems in logistics supply, so the morale of the army is still stable and the morale is quite usable. However, the successive losses of Luxian and Yongnu had a great impact on morale, and the long-term defense of the city and casualties also caused great pressure on the soldiers. ”

"Is it available now?"

"The people of Daijun and Shanggu are basically stable, and there is no panic, especially those displaced people who have been allocated land, and their attitude towards us is very resolute. Zhuo County has now been controlled by Gongsun Zhan, and many rich families in the county have fallen to Gongsun Zhan, and I heard that where Gongsun Zhan's army passed, many people took the initiative to contribute money and grain. The people in Guangyang County heard that Lu County was lost, and many families were moving to Lu Shanggu County. ”

"Is the northern border stable?"

"Yan Rou north of Baishan is quite honest, and he hasn't caused trouble in the past few years. In accordance with Gongzi's instructions, the Captain's Mansion has sent various supplies to the Wuhuan tribe who had sent troops to help Gongzi go south in recent years, and they are very grateful, so they have been safe and sound. The Wuhuan people north of Baitan have been very dishonest recently, and they have taken advantage of our shrinking defense line to wantonly cause chaos in the area from Diping to Yuyang County, causing great harm to the local people. ”

"Where are Xiahou Lan, Sun Li, Liu Fang, Han Heng, Xu Miao and others now?"

"General Xiahou was transferred to Ban's city by Master Taifu, and Liu Ziqi (Liu Fang) went to assist; Han Zipei (Han Heng) followed Cheng thief Cao (Cheng Xu) to guard Beipingyi; Xu Jingshan (Xu Miao) was stationed in Guangyang with Sun Deda (Sun Li). ”

Liu He asked Liu Hui many questions in one go, and Liu Hui was able to answer them in detail and accurately, which shows that he usually did not delay for a moment.

Liu He asked people to spread the topographic map of Youzhou on the ground, carefully observed it for a long time, and then asked Guo Jia: "Fengxiao, how should we break the situation now?" ”

Guo Jia is very excited every time he fights, and at this time, there is no worry on his face, but an undisguised eagerness. He asked Liu He: "Do you want to occupy more territory or kill more people this time?" ”

Liu He was a little puzzled, frowned and asked, "If you want to occupy more territory, don't you have to rely on killing more people?" ”

Guo Jia shook his head and said with a smile: "It's not the same thing!" If you want to occupy more territory, some people who annoy you will have to let them go for a while; If you want to kill more people, some territory will not be able to occupy it for the time being. ”

Liu He thought for a while and said, "Then I'd better choose to occupy more territory and kill less, but some guys are really annoying, if they can be solved together this time, then it would be the best!" ”

Guo Jia nodded, understanding Liu He's intentions.

"Gongsun Chan is almost all he has this time, if we completely solve his main force, then the enemy army on the eastern front besieging Jicheng will collapse without a fight, and when the time comes, it will not be a problem to either fight Gongsun Yue and release Gongsun Du, or the two of them will clean up together. After we have completely eliminated the enemy forces on the eastern and southern fronts, we can send troops south to occupy the counties of Jizhou that were originally occupied by Gongsun Zhan, and then join forces with the troops of Jizhou to engage Yuan Shao, so that Yuan Shao can be completely forced out of Jizhou. After the situation in Jizhou is stabilized, our troops on the western front will be recuperated and replenished, and then troops will be sent from Gaoliu to merge the state, further weaken Yuan Shao's strength, and occupy several counties in the north of the state. ”

"In this way, in less than three years, the three states north of the Yellow River will all fall into the hands of Gongzi, and then tens of thousands of troops will go south from the Shangdang of Bingzhou to Luoyang, try to see who else in the world can stop it!"

Guo Jia is worthy of being the top strategist of the Three Kingdoms, and in just a few words, he sorted out the current and future development clues for Liu He. (To be continued......)