After a lot of hardships, the White Tiger Legion finally arrived in Ju County.

In Juxian County, in the Langya Prime Minister's Mansion, everyone sat in two rows on the left and right. Tian Fan, Lu Bu, Gao Shun, Liyi, Pang De, Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong and others sat on the left, and Fa Zheng, Zhang Liao, Xiahou Bo, Sun Kang, Yin Li and others sat on the right.

Fa Zheng pointed to the map and said: "General Tian, there are two main ways for us to attack Qingzhou in Ju County. First, from Juxian County along Shushui to the north, through Yunting, Pixiang, and finally break away from Shushui and go directly to the north, to Santing, from which to enter Qingzhou, and finally bypass Yishan, you can attack Juxian and Linzi. The advantage of this road is that it is flat and suitable for heavy vehicles. But there are also shortcomings, precisely because the road is flat, there are endless plains along the way, and there are very few hills, so there are many towns along the way, if you want to fight down one by one, it will be protracted, giving Yuan Xiansi enough time to prepare.

"The other path is a bit more difficult. The previous journey was the same, we flooded Shushui to Pi Township, and then went west, through the valley between the north and south Yishan Mountains, and then reached Laiwu, and then turned north, through the valley between Taishan and Yishan, we can go directly to Linzi. This road is difficult to walk, there are hills and mountains along the way, but it is precisely because of the difficult road that there are few towns experienced on the way, only Gaixian and Laiwu two county seats. Gaixian is our territory, Laiwu is Cao Mengde's territory, anyway, we have already started a war with Cao Mengde, and it is okay to take Laiwu by the way. However, in the valley between Taishan and Yishan, there is the Great Wall of Qi built by the Qi State in ancient times, although it is very old, Yuan Xiansi has not stopped repairing that section of the Great Wall, and even built a small city in that location. That's not a good thing for us! ”

After speaking, he paused slightly, hugged his fists at Tian Fan and said: "General Tian, this attack on Qingzhou is being discussed with General Zhang, General Sun, General Yin and General Xiahou, etc., and we are looking forward to the capital governor!" As for how to fight this battle, we all listen to you! ”

Zhang Liao and the others nodded again and again, Yin Li waved his hand aggressively, and said, "Didn't you fight with General Tian once or twice, didn't that time take advantage of more and suffer less?" I didn't say it, but the Metropolitan Governor said that I would never fight the west. ”

Tian Fan is also not polite, Liu Bei's military order has already been transmitted here, and he is the supreme commander of this war, according to the statement, there is no need to say these things at all. He said this just to show his determination, saying that he would take the initiative to obey Tian Fan's command, instead of making small moves that did not agree with his face.

He nodded, looked at the people on his side, directly ignored Lu Bu and Lu Yi, and said, "How to go on this road, you can talk about it!" ”

Gao Shun didn't speak, Pang De didn't speak, Wang Xiu hugged his fists and said: "Governor, everyone, according to the lower officials, we should take the first road mentioned by the French Prime Minister, that is, the road that bypasses Yishan through Santing." ”

Changshi Wang Kai shook his head slowly, and said: "The soldiers are fast, according to the lower officials, it is better to go to the east road!" ”

Gongsun Hao and Li Ren supported Wang Xiu and Wang Kai respectively.

Tian Fan looked at Fa Zheng with a smile and asked, "Xiaozhi, Wenyuan, Botai, what do you think?" ”

Fa Zheng was more cautious, he looked at Zhang Liao, and said, "Let's Wen Yuan say it first!" ”

Zhang Liao was not polite, nodded, and said concisely: "North Road!" ”

Sun Kang stroked his beard and thought for a while, and said, "I agree with General Wenyuan's opinion, North Road!" ”

Fa Zheng nodded, and when he saw Tian Fan looking at him, he hurriedly hugged his fists and said, "General Tian, the lower officials also think that the North Road is more appropriate!" ”

Tian Fan smiled, still didn't speak, he looked at Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong and Lu Xun, and said, "Shiyuan, Kong Ming, Boyan, what do you think?" ”

The three of them glanced at each other, and couldn't help but be confused for a while, in every military meeting, they must attend, but Tian Fan never let them speak, what's wrong today?

Thinking about it, they looked at Tian Fan, and when they saw Tian Fan bowing slightly, Pang Tong said first: "Tong supports the North Road!" ”

Zhuge Liang nodded, hugged his fists and said: "Liang also supports the North Road!" ”

Lu Xun also nodded and said, "Xun is too!" ”

Tian Fan smiled and said, "Oh? How? You all support North Road? Hehe, you're not going to be the same crowd, are you? Bo Yan, tell me the reason! ”

Lu Xun glanced at everyone in the hall for a week, looking at their playful eyes, and couldn't help but feel a little weak. He is the head of the Lu family, but most of the people he usually faces are the patriarch of the Jiangnan clan who is on the same level as him, or all kinds of people in the family, etc., those people are either similar to him or lower than him, but now the people in the hall he has to face are all higher than him and older than him. In this case, it was the first time that the big girl got on the sedan chair!

Fa Zheng, Zhang Liao and others all heard that Tian Fan had a few books, and they wanted to come to the hall. Yang Wei and Zheng Yien have now begun to take charge of themselves, for example, Yang Wei is now helping Gongsun Hao to make ordnance, and Zheng Yien is helping the marching Sima Li Ren to prepare grain and grass, but the three in the hall are really a little young. I wonder what makes them special? Thinking about it, Fa Zheng, Zhang Liao and the others all looked at Lu Xun with scrutinizing eyes. In this way, Lu Xun was even more nervous, after all, he was only seventeen years old.

Just when he was about to sweat, he happened to see Tian Fan's smiling face and encouraging eyes, and gradually, his heart settled down a lot.

With a long sigh, Lu Xun said in a deep voice: ""Sun Tzu: Seeking Attack" has clouds, knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent, and not being defeated in a hundred battles; Knowing oneself without knowing the other, one wins and one loses; I don't know who I am, I don't know myself, I will die in every battle. Since there is going to be a war, it is natural to know oneself and the other. What the French minister said just now was only about the terrain, but not about the more important people! ”

Fa Zheng didn't think it was a pestle, and said with a smile: "Oh? I want to hear about it! ”

After saying a few words, Lu Xun's mood was already calm, and when he heard what Fa Zheng said, he clasped his fists and saluted, saying: "France can be said to know quite well the terrain of Qingzhou, but you didn't say what kind of person our opponent is!" Fighting a war pays attention to the time, place, and people, and it is in the scorching heat at this time, and we do not occupy either side of the day, which can be regarded as a draw. The rest, naturally, is to pursue geographical advantages and people.

"I have heard for a long time that there are four famous generals in Hebei, namely Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Zhang He, and Gao Lan. However, in Xun's eyes, Yan Liang and Wen Chou are martial artists, and their only advantage is that they are strong in martial arts, which is not worth mentioning. But Zhang He and Zhang Junyi are not, this person is from a poor background, but he has learned a good martial arts since he was a child, and he is also skilled in the art of war, and he is full of strategy, he is really a strong opponent for us! At this moment, Zhang Junyi is in Qingzhou. In addition to him, Jiang Yiqu is also extraordinary in ability and cannot be underestimated.

"The French minister said just now that the east road is difficult to travel, and it needs to pass through the valley between Taishan and Yishan, and there is the Great Wall of the old Qi country in the valley. They only need to have 5,000 elites stationed in that small city, and they will be enough to stop us from advancing. Besides, Taishan Mountain and Yishan Mountain are on both sides of the road, and the two mountains are magnificent, and it is easy to hide thousands of soldiers and horses, how can they give up this opportunity? When we are tired from attacking the city, the hidden soldiers and horses in the mountains suddenly come out, and then the army is defeated like a mountain, how can we be killed? And once we choose to take the north road, the other party will lose the geographical advantages of Taishan and Yishan, so that we have a tie on the one hand.

"In the end, it's people. Yuan Xiansi's taxes collected in Qingzhou are amazing, and the conscription is quite heavy, the people of Qingzhou have been suffering for a long time, and they hope that our Xuzhou army will be like a long drought and hope for Ganlin, we will enter Qingzhou openly, and the people of Qingzhou will inevitably eat pot pulp to welcome, rather than being attacked everywhere, so that we are all soldiers. Even if the people of Qingzhou still have doubts, I think General Wenyuan will have a way, I don't know if what the lower officials said? ”

As he spoke, he looked at Zhang Liao.

Zhang Liao smiled, nodded again and again, and smiled at Tian Fan: "Hehe, Boguang, this son is not very old, but he has extraordinary knowledge, hehe, where did you find it?" ”

After a slight pause, without waiting for Tian Fan to answer, he continued: "What Bo Yan said is very true! A few years ago, when the lord welcomed Kong Beihai to return to Hainan, we had brought a large part of the people in the eleven counties in the south of Qingzhou, and in the battle of Juxian that year, Boguang captured a large number of Qingzhou soldiers, most of them were people from Qingzhou in the south, and many people in the south of Qingzhou were related to each other. And these people, except for a few who have settled near Xiapi, most of them are living in Langya country, and many of them have entered our Xuzhou army as non-commissioned soldiers, and a few have even been promoted to captains. Ten days ago, I had already sent them to their respective hometowns, so I guess they are here now, right? Therefore, the few places we need to pass through on the north road, except for two or three cities, are not to be worried. ”

The magic circle added with a smile: "Everyone, you must know that the family clan never puts their eggs in one basket, and among the hundreds of people sent by General Wen Yuan, there are seventeen people above the Du Bo level, and they are all the children of the family in Nanqingzhou. Hehe, their home is in Nanqingzhou, and the influence is great. ”

When everyone in the hall heard this, they suddenly felt relaxed, and it seemed that the road would be quite smooth.

Lu Xun hugged his fists and thanked Zhang Liao and Fa Zheng, and continued: "What I just said is only the first part of the people, that is, the hearts of the people. Actually, there is a second part, please tell me about it, right? ”

Pang Tong nodded and chuckled, "Okay!" The second part of the people mentioned by Bo Yan actually refers to two aspects, the first is in my Xuzhou army, all the soldiers are united, and they are not afraid of sacrifice and bloodshed in order to break through Qingzhou. The other party is not, Zhang Junyi's military level is quite high, but he came from a humble background, and he used to be Han Fu's cronies, Yuan Benchukong has the name of knowing people, and can find Zhang Junyi among thousands of people, but he has no courage to use people. Zhang Junyi trained 30,000 halberders for Yuan Benchu in Jizhou, which can be called the elite of the world's foot soldiers. Such a talent, but because of his humble background, he was not reused by Yuan Benchu, but he was afraid that Zhang Junyi would come to Qingzhou, in addition to Yuan Xiansi who needed him, he also had the idea of taking refuge, right? Jiang Yiqu was born in a clan and has always been at odds with Zhang Junyi, maybe we can take advantage of this! ”

After listening to their analysis, Tian Fan nodded with satisfaction. Fa Zheng was alarmist at the beginning, saying how dangerous the north road was, in fact, it was the purpose of testing the White Tiger Legion, if Tian Fan did not choose the correct marching route, I believe that Fa Zheng would still assist Tian Fan well, but he would look down on the White Tiger Legion in his heart. This is a temptation, it is ordinary in the army, Tian Fan naturally does not care. Now it seems that the first half of this war will be smoother than imagined, and since Zhang Liao has gone to the front, it is naturally no worse than doing it himself.

Thinking about it, Tian Fan's face was blank, and he said in a deep voice: "Pass my order!" ”

Everyone in the hall stood up, clasped their fists and said in unison: "The last general (subordinate) is here!" ”

"Koji Yi obeys orders!"

"The last general!"

"You will take 6,000 soldiers to garrison Juxian County to prevent the other party from sneaking up on us and waiting for the back road!"

"The last general...... Promise! Koji Yi glanced at Tian Fan with emotion and answered in a loud voice. He has been contradictory these days, although Yuan Shao is not too good to him, but he is not bad, when he surrendered to Yuan Shao, he said that he would not fight with Yuan Shao in this life. But as soon as he entered the rivers and lakes, he couldn't help himself, and the Xuzhou army would fight with Yuan Shao one day, but he really didn't want this day to be today. Fortunately, Tian Fan still remembered his original words and let him be responsible for guarding the city.

"Lu Bu listens to orders!"

"The last general!"

"You lead the wolf to ride 4,000, the cavalry 2,000 is the vanguard, and the deputy generals Cao Xing, Cheng Lian, and Xiahou Bo are supplemented!"

"No!"

"Sun Kang, Yin Li listen to orders!"

"The last general!"

"The soldiers and horses have not moved, the grain and grass go first, Yin Li is good at fighting, he can be a fierce general, Sun Kang is resourceful, he can be a talented military advisor, and the two of you will lead four thousand soldiers to escort the grain and grass!"

"No!"

"Zhang Liao listens to orders!"

"The last general!"

"You and the Pontus Governor are in command of the Chinese army!"

"No!"

"Pang De, Hao Meng listen to orders!"

"The last general!"

"Pang De is positive, Hao Meng is supplemented, the two of you lead two thousand wolf cavalry, and two thousand cavalry are three ways to respond, be sure to ensure the connection between the armies!"

"Ladies and gentlemen, this battle is related to the future fortune of my Xuzhou, I hope you will be cautious and do not make mistakes. If anything goes wrong, don't blame the Pontic Governor for serving! ”

"No!"

"Alright, the army will rest for three days, and you all should retreat!"

After Tian Fan gave the order, the generals Hulala retreated, and only Fa Zheng, Pang Tong, Zhuge Liang, and Lu Xun stayed.

Waiting for everyone to exit the hall, Fa Zheng hugged his fists and said, "General Tian, do your subordinates have a task?" ”

Tian Fan smiled, looked at Zhuge Liang and the others, and said, "Everyone else is gone, why do you stay?" ”

Zhuge Liang clenched his fists and said: "Governor, in the past, you didn't let us speak in the military discussion, but today it is abnormal, I think, you must be ready to let us do something, right?" ”

Pang Tong and Lu Xun nodded, looking at Tian Fan with some excitement. In the past, Tian Fan didn't let them speak, in fact, this was torture for them, they were all resourceful people, how could they prove themselves if they couldn't speak? Now that I have the opportunity, it is naturally difficult to be self-conscious.

Tian Fan smiled: "Not bad! You didn't disappoint me, you guessed it! After a slight pause, he said in a deep voice with a straight face: "Fa Zheng, Pang Tong, Zhuge Liang, Lu Xun listen to the order!" ”

"The subordinates are here!"

"With the four of you and Yang Wei, you will form the staff group of the capital, acting as a military division and joining the army!"

"Subordinate Order!"

Tian Fan looked at the excited eyes of the four people, and said with a smile: "Your work starts today, the affairs of the army are heavy, and you have to deal with many things on my behalf." Except for Xiaozhi, several of you have been in our army for a while, and you must have a certain understanding of my way of handling things, and Xiaozhi has been serving as Wenyuan's military advisor, so he is naturally more familiar with this set in the army, and from today on, you will be responsible for the affairs in the army. If you can't get it, you can discuss it first, and if you can't get it again, then I'll decide! Okay, take a break and get busy in the afternoon! ”

After the events of some time ago, Tian Fan deeply realized the importance of establishing his own power, and now he urgently needs to establish his own power. Since you want to build a force, you need talents, and Zhuge Liang and a few people can take charge of themselves with a little training, regardless of martial arts, so Tian Fan can't care about what he promised them before. In fact, several young people also hope that they can take charge of themselves and establish some achievements that will go down in history, and this matter can be described as a perfect fit.

Fa Zheng has no backer behind him, and the biggest backer is Liu Da, the next minister, which makes him feel unsafe, and Tian Fan is a tall enough tree in his opinion to shelter from the wind and rain, so he is naturally happy to enter the staff group and become his cronies. As for the discord between Chen Qun and Tian Fan, this is nothing, although Chen Qun has a huge power, but he can't help Tian Fan, and Fa Zheng believes that with his own ability, if there are enough resources for him to use, it is not difficult to deal with Chen Qun. Moreover, the three young people of Pang Tong made a deep impression on him today, it seems that they are Tian Fan's cronies, several people have good abilities, and with their dedicated assistance, Tian Fan can't suffer!