As soon as he finished speaking, Pang Tong immediately looked at Tian Fan.

When Zhuge Liang and Sun Quan saw it, they couldn't help but look at Tian Fan.

Among these four people, the one who is most qualified to evaluate the merits of these three ideas is naturally Tian Fan. Only he has the experience of leading troops, and only he has a thorough understanding of the combat power of Liu Bei's army. And the biggest common denominator of the three of them's three ideas is that the most likely remaining of the northern princes is Liu Bei's side.

Tian Fan pondered for a while, looked up and found that the three of them looked at him, and knew what they meant, so he couldn't help but smile, and said: "The three of them have very good ideas, and they have a thorough view of the situation in the world. But ......"

He glanced around the three of them and said, "Regarding the progress of the war between the three major princes in the north, I think I can express my opinion!" ”

The three of them sat up straight and looked at Tian Fan with unusual attention. Tian Fan is in a high position in the Xuzhou Legion, he will definitely not be untargeted, since he wants to express his opinion, then it is very likely that the war will actually happen in the future.

Tian Fan said: "Regarding whether to fight Cao Mengde or Yuan Benchu first...... Zhong Mou, Kong Ming, and Shi Yuan all serve in my White Tiger Legion, and they are my personal advisors, and they are involved in all the confidential matters in my White Tiger Legion, so I can talk to them about anything. But you ......"

Tian Fan paused slightly, with a slightly uncertain tone, and said, "Zhongmou, can I trust you?" ”

In an instant, Sun Quan's face turned red, he raised his right hand angrily, and said solemnly: "I, Sun Zhongmou, swear to the sky, what I heard today ......"

Tian Fan hurriedly stretched out his hand to grab his right hand, and said again and again: "Zhongmou, don't swear!" I believe you! ”

Sun Quan waved his hand angrily, glared at the beads of his eyes and panted, and said: "Brother Boguang, honesty is the foundation of people, if you believe me, then tell me, if you don't believe me, then drive me out, why do you want to say such hurtful words?" ”

Tian Fan hurriedly apologized and said, "Zhong Mou is angry!" In fact, what I am going to say is my future war plan in Xuzhou, which is very important and cannot be accidentally lifted! ”

Sun Quan looked into Tian Fan's eyes, trying to tell if his words were true, Tian Fan looked at him without hesitation. After a while, Sun Quan nodded and said, "Brother Boguang, please continue!" ”

Tian Fan let out a sigh of relief, looked at the three people separately, and said: "Zhongmou, Shiyuan, Kong Ming, last year's drought, coupled with Xuzhou's use of troops against Yuan Shu, as well as the relief of hundreds of thousands of victims in Jiujiang and Lujiang, the food consumed is very amazing. Although it is not said that the ammunition is exhausted, in fact, there is only less than a year's food stockpile. This summer's harvest is very critical for Xuzhou. If the harvest is good, then ...... According to the strategy that has been discussed in advance, Xuzhou will attack Cao Mengde in June! ”

When the three of them listened, their collective spirit was shocked.

Tian Fan continued: "This time the war will not last too long, it may take three months, it may be five months, but within three years of Jian'an, it will definitely end." Do you know why? ”

The three of them thought for a while, and Zhuge Liang said: "In order to attack Hebei next year?" ”

Tian Fan nodded slightly and said, "Not bad!" The strategic purpose of this war is actually one, Cao Mengde cannot be eliminated in a short time, so force him into Luoyang and Guanzhong, and then, as Kong Ming said, the army of his subordinates in Xuanyuan, Dagu, and Tiger Prison will create the prerequisites for a war with Yuan Benchu! ”

Sun Quan listened and breathed a sigh of relief quietly. Since Xuzhou's strategic target is in the north, Jiangdong does not need to have too many troops along the Yangtze River, and can draw more forces to deal with the disobedient forces in its jurisdiction. This is a top priority and a good thing for Jiangdong!

Before he could think it through, he only heard Tian Fan say: "As for the war with Yuan Benchu, we are tentatively scheduled for next year, but the specific time is still uncertain." Well, the strategic idea is to first occupy Qingzhou, cut off its wings, and then fight it along the river. The length of the decisive battle, this cannot be determined, but ...... I don't think it will be more than two years! ”

After a slight pause, Tian Fan continued: "In other words, five years before Jian'an, the balance of strength between the two parties will change on a large scale, and the war will be relatively smooth after that." In the sixth year of Jian'an or the seventh year of Jian'an, all the land of Hebei will come under the rule of the lord. ”

Pang Tong's eyes lit up when he heard this, Tian Fan said that the decisive battle would not end in more than two years, so that is to say, Tian Fan recognized the idea of surprise soldiers he just said, and he was even thinking about it. Sun Quan and Zhuge Liang gasped when they heard it, Pang Tong said that the battle between Liu Bei and Yuan Shao would end within three years, and the time Tian Fan said was almost the same as him! The decisive battle will be over in two years, and the whole war will be fought for another two years or so, adding up to less than four years! These two people are really ambitious!

After a while, Zhuge Liang came back to his senses, looked at Pang Tong who was complacent, and couldn't help but feel sour in his heart. When people are together, especially men and men, it is inevitable to fight and compare. This kind of comparison, this kind of contention, does not mean that it is vicious competition, nor does it mean that there is hostility between the two, this is completely a subconscious competition action. Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang are the same, they are also very good, but the only thing is the same, Pang Tong's appearance is very stumbling, and his height is much worse than Zhuge Liang. When two excellent people are together in this way, it is naturally more inevitable to compete and compete!

Zhuge Liang is an arrogant person, and when arrogant people are enemies with others, they often like to use a righteous and bright head-on battle to defeat their opponents. In fact, if you compare it with Pang Tong, in terms of appearance and height, he can easily win, but he doesn't care about playing such boring things. And the two of them are almost the same in terms of academics, so Zhuge Liang has been holding his breath, wanting to completely defeat Pang Tongci. After the two entered the White Tiger Legion, Zhuge Liang saw the opportunity to defeat Pang Tong in a righteous and bright way!

So, in the twenty days since the establishment of the White Tiger Legion, he and Pang Tong have argued a lot about the internal affairs of the White Tiger Legion. It's a pity that none of them can beat anyone, because the referee is Tian Fan, Tian Fan is a very strange person, sometimes he likes to take risks, and sometimes he seems to be very stable, so the argument between the two goes to Tian Fan, and it is often a five-five victory.

Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong slowly got to know Tian Fan's pulse, and they found that in terms of warfare, Tian Fan often likes to take risks, and in terms of army supply and baggage, Tian Fan will be very stable. Also, in terms of warfare, Tian Fan will also look at the situation, and after mastering a large amount of highly credible information, he will choose to focus on the front or the plot.

In fact, not only Zhuge Liang likes to compare, but Pang Tong is the same. In Pang Tong's mind, Xiaoliang looks better than me and is taller than me, so he can't beat me in everything, right? He's fighting too!

Therefore, this topic tonight has also become a prop for them to compete for, although they have usually thought about this matter, but they have not communicated with each other.

Obviously, tonight's clash Pang Tong won! Tian Fan is the object of their admiration, and his judgment is naturally the key to the victory or defeat after the comparison between the two. Moreover, no matter who Tian Fan said would win or lose, they would all be convinced, because Tian Fan always had a reason to convince them.

If it's a trivial matter, Zhuge Liang can not care. However, how will the general trend of the world develop? In Zhuge Liang's view, this is a topic that can determine who is the best strategist in the world, and in the competition of such a topic, he lost to Pang Tong, which made him very disappointed.

The four of them talked for a while, Tian Fan saw that it was getting late, yawned, and said, "A few, disperse, if you have something to say, I'll talk about it tomorrow!" ”

The four of them dispersed.

Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang lived in the manor, and it was said that the distance was not far, but it was late today, and Tian Fan arranged for them to live directly in the guest room. Naturally, Sun Quan also lived in the guest room.

Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang lived in the same room, with two beds one step apart. After the two washed up and went to bed, Pang Tong stretched out in the warm brocade quilt, moaned comfortably, suddenly remembered something, stood up and looked at Zhuge Liang, and said, "Kong Ming, have you noticed that Zhongmou's performance today is very strange?" ”

Zhuge Liang was stunned for a moment, turned sideways to look at Pang Tong, and said, "What's wrong?" What's so strange? ”

Pang Tong also turned sideways, put one hand on his cheek, and said: "When he talked about the tea business, he seemed very sober, but when he talked about the situation in the world, especially the first sentence, that is, when the Han Dynasty existed in name only, it seemed ...... Don't you feel weird that you have a bit of a hangover and haven't woken up? ”

Zhuge Liang rolled his eyes and said, "What's so strange?" He just pretended to be drunk, let what he said look like he was drunk, and spit out the truth after drinking, he just wanted his words to appear very real. In fact, it was to convince Brother Boguang that they Jiangdong would not be interested in Xuzhou, and they just wanted to completely solve internal problems during the covenant. ”

Pang Tong Chen thought for a while, and said with a smile: "Not bad! Well, also, when Brother Boguang finally talked about Xuzhou's plans for the next few years, he put on a suspicious look of Zhongmou, in fact, it was also deliberate, he wanted Zhongmou to pass on these words to Sun Bofu, so that Jiangdong believed that Xuzhou had no ambitions for Jiangdong in the next few years. But...... If you think about it carefully, the wisest choice for the two families is indeed to develop themselves first and then fight a decisive battle later. After all, even if Jiangdong could occupy Xuzhou's territory, they would not be able to defend it under the strong siege ability of Xuzhou's foot soldiers. And it is difficult for Xuzhou's navy to surpass Jiangdong in a short period of time! Hehe, it's better to form an alliance. If everyone can send enough troops to do what needs to be done most, this is a win-win situation! ”

After speaking, he smiled to himself, turned over and lay down, and said, "Why am I in a hurry about these things?" Brother Boguang must have known these problems for a long time! Hehe, sleep! ”

After a while, there was an even breathing sound from Pang Tong's side, and it seemed that he had fallen asleep!

Zhuge Liang hadn't fallen asleep yet, tossing and turning for a long time, he got up in his clothes, turned out of the guest room and came to the courtyard in front of the main hall.

With his hands behind his back, looking at the semi-circular Shangxuanyue, feeling the cold night breeze, he tightened his clothes and walked aimlessly in the courtyard. This was the first time he had tasted the bitter fruit of being defeated by his peers, and for a while, he was irritable and a little difficult to accept.

Because Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong have lived in Tianfu Manor for a long time, they have become half of the masters, so the female swordsmen who patrol the night did not come forward to ask, but just patrolled by themselves.

After a while, Zhuge Liang wandered aimlessly to the backyard.

The backyard is a large garden with two embroidery buildings, where Big and Little Joe live. Zhuge Liang felt inappropriate, and when he was about to turn back, he saw a bright light in the small pavilion where they often played on weekdays.

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