"My lord, will this be counterproductive and force the two of them to come together and join forces against us." After the handsome account was finished, Guo Jia and Xun You sat next to Li Li, Guo Jia held the wine cup in his hand, and reminded in a low voice with doubt.

Li Li was stunned when he heard this, and bowed slightly, "Well, there is also such a possibility." However, it is unlikely that Lu Bu and Sun Ce will join forces, these two are people who do not bow to others. If it is replaced by other princes, it is indeed worth paying attention to, and you must be careful. But the two of them、、、 as a precaution, it is better to be cautious, send someone to keep an eye on them, and report the slightest abnormality. After a little hesitation, Li Li finally chose to be cautious and adopted Guo Jia's advice.

It is true that although Li Li's troops and horses are the most powerful among the current allied forces, with 80,000 infantry cavalry and 80,000 surrendered troops, the number of troops is far ahead of the two forces of Lü Bu and Sun Ce. Even if the soldiers and horses under his account are combined, they are not as good as the Xiliang Army under Li Li.

However, the large number of soldiers and horses does not mean that the strength must be stronger than that of Lu Bu and Sun Ce, after all, the two forces of Lu Bu and Sun Ce are not soft persimmons to be manipulated. Not to mention that Lu Bu is a fierce tiger who will choose people to devour at any time, just saying that Sun Ce's military generals are not good characters. These people represent strength in a certain way, and if they are given some more soldiers and horses, their combat effectiveness and destructive power are absolutely amazing. Once Lu Buzhen and Sun Ce join forces, and it is a sudden attack, with these Jiangdong generals, it is possible to beat Li Li in a hurry and be tired of parrying.

Prevention is better than prevention, and there is no big mistake in being careful.

It is based on this psychology. After careful consideration, Li Li decided to beware of the possibility that Guo Jia said, after all, only if you are prepared, you will be safe.

After hearing Li Li's words. Guo Jia's slightly solemn expression soothed it, so he raised the wine cup and drank it all.

At this time, Xun You, who had rarely spoken, poured Guo Jia a glass of wine, and said to Li Li in a respectful voice: "The New Year is approaching, and the soldiers of all battalions are a little homesick nowadays. Especially the Yuan Shu soldiers in the prisoner of war camp were shouting every day to go home. It's very restless. If this situation is allowed to spread, it will inevitably affect the morale of the military and will be unfavorable to the war situation. Yes. I wonder how the lord is going to deal with these surrendered troops? In addition, the war in Huainan should also be over, the weather is getting colder and colder, and the consumption of grain, grass and charcoal is extremely large, which is also not conducive to the war. "Xun You is the master of the army. It is not only the burden of uploading, issuing and drafting military orders. It is also actually in charge of the grain and grass of the entire Allied army.

As the saying goes, the soldiers and horses go first before the grain and grass are moved, and the weight of the grain and grass is the lifeblood of the march and the most important thing. Originally, this kind of military aircraft should be the business of the military advisor Guo Jia, but now he wants to be idle, and he has become a shopkeeper, and handed over the distribution task and daily management of the army's grain and grass to Xun You.

For Guo Jia's laziness and laziness, Xun You had already been mentally prepared, so he accepted it all without shirk. Every day is so busy that I can't have a moment to spare. In fact, Xun You knew it in his heart. Although Guo Jia is lazy, he is more cautious than anyone else in marching and fighting, no matter how big or small, he has to personally inquire about everything, lest there be a trace of mistakes. Even if Guo Jia is lazy, he will not leave the whole army's food and grass on others, and hide by himself. The reason why he did this was entirely to give Xun You more opportunities to exercise, so that Li Li could see Xun You's ability, so that he could be promoted and entrusted with important tasks.

Therefore, Guo Jia's move can be described as well-intentioned. Although Xun You was jointly recommended by him and Xun Chen, Xun You stayed by Li Li's side as soon as he came to join the army and lead the army. However, Li Li has always had a good understanding of people, and how to employ people has always been free from the interference of others, and no matter who recommended them, they must be personally assessed by him. Moreover, Li Li's assessment method is also different, he rarely asks about the political affairs of the person being examined, just keeps him by his side, and then ignores it, just blindly observes his words and deeds, and his ability to deal with tedious affairs.

But all those who are recognized by Li Li are all reused and entrusted with important tasks without exception. So far, the people who have been left by Li Li's side and examined through guò have served as the county governors of at least one county; If all aspects are more mature and steady, then it is the county guard, or even the fish leaping over the dragon gate, directly serving as the history of a state assassin, and the real feudal official.

However, this kind of leapfrog promotion is rare. Over the years, there have been only five people who have been able to receive this honor, in chronological order: Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Zhou Yu, Lu Su and Zhuge Liang.

Military generals are not among them, because it is easy to see how capable the generals are, and they can be seen after a little assessment. What's more, in troubled times, it is not uncommon to promote military generals without exception, and they abound. It is that the promotion paths of military generals and scribes are completely different, and they cannot be said to be the same.

?????? After Xun You finished speaking, Li Li was silent while pushing the cup with Guo Jia, and did not make a decision immediately.

After a while, Li Li put down the wine cup and said with a pleasant face: "Gongda thinks it is more appropriate to deal with the surrendered troops?" How to do your best to break through Shouchun City? This question sounds like asking for advice, or asking for the opinions of subordinates, but in fact it is an examination of the school.

Maybe Guo Jia thought that Li Li didn't know Xun You and didn't know what Xun You's talent was, but the truth was the opposite. Li Li not only knew that Xun You was talented, but also knew that he was an all-rounder with a martial arts strategy; Not only is he skilled in handling government affairs, but he is also strategic, good at making suggestions and strategizing.

Maybe Xun Yu's talent is slightly inferior to Xun Yu, the "talent of Wang Zuozhi" under Cao Cao's account, but he is better at judging the situation than his uncle Xun Yu, handling things more harmoniously, and being a better person. Therefore, Xun Yu in history was finally deposed from his official position by Cao Cao and died depressed; However, Xun You was an official and prosperous, and he was the third duke, and finally died. Serving under the same lord, they have both shown great strength and made great contributions, but the ultimate fate of the uncle and nephew is completely different. It is difficult to say which is better or worse between Xun Yu and Xun Yu, and who is smarter in the end.

In contrast, Guo Jia, Jia Xu and Cheng Yu, who are also masterminds, have different fates from Xun Yu. In addition to Guo Jia's untimely death, Jia Xu and Cheng Yu's lives were very smooth, and they were the third duke. Seal the wife and the shadow.

It was with this curiosity that Li Li made an exception to take the school exam, hoping to hear his views on the current battle situation. If only he could offer a good way to break the enemy. Then Li Li will have to reposition Xun You's talent, and what will follow is the promotion and reuse in the real sense.

After Xun You heard this, he was also not in a hurry to answer, he seemed very cautious and calm, thought for a moment, and then said respectfully: "In terms of how to deal with the surrender of troops, Weichen does not dare to say anything. However, it is the Lord's inquiry. Wechen told him frankly. I heard that a few months ago, the lord ordered General Gan Ning to train a naval army in Bohai County, and more than 20,000 soldiers have been recruited so far. However, most of the soldiers were not accustomed to water. In this case, why didn't the lord select those who were familiar with the water nature among this group of surrendered troops, and then send them to the Bohai Sea to be taken over by General Gan Ning.

In addition, the remaining troops can also be escorted to the division. It is said that General Zhou Yu's troops were insufficient. Just reorganized these troops into a battalion of soldiers and horses. After all, instead of being detained like this, it is better to send them away as soon as possible, so that Lu Bu and Sun Ce will never forget and always think about replenishing soldiers and horses. ”

Speaking of this, Xun You's tone paused, but seeing that Li Li did not express his position, he motioned for him to continue with a smile.

"The Shouchun War. It has been twelve days since the siege began. Wei Chen remembered what the lord once said. Yuan Shu is good at killing the people out of the city, which is equivalent to self-destruction of the city wall, and Shouchun City will inevitably be destroyed within half a month. It was Wenchen's bold guess that the lord already had a detailed plan to capture Shouchun City at that time, but it was only temporary, waiting for the time to be ripe and break the city with one blow.

In addition, Lu Bu and Sun Ce's army were all around Shouchun, and instead of letting them stand idly by, it was better to let them attack the city in a big way. In the final analysis, the alliance was an extremely fragile alliance of interests, and although the princes were nominally allies, they were in fact rivals, or enemies. Therefore, if there is an opportunity to weaken the enemy's strength, we must not let it go, because every point of weakening the enemy's strength means that the strength of our army is increased by one point. Under the situation of eliminating the advantages of one another, once the uneven distribution of interests leads to turn against each other and fight each other, then our army has a great chance of victory, and it will be invincible before the battle. This is a little foolish opinion of Wei Chen, any decision is up to the lord! With a wave of his hand, Xun You didn't say much, and then took the wine cup handed over by Guo Jia, raised his hand to cover his sleeves, and raised his head to drink it all.

"Hehehe!" Li Lilang laughed and said: "Gongda really has a good memory, what I said more than ten days ago, you still remember it so clearly, it's really rare!" After a pause, he asked with a laugh, "Does Gongda know how I plan to capture Shouchun City?" Don't be taboo, it's okay to be outspoken. ”

"This ??????" Xun You was stunned when he heard this, then he waved his hands and bowed his head, and said respectfully: "Weichen is stupid, please forgive the lord." ”

"I really don't know?" Li Li shook his head with a smile, "Gongda, don't be perfunctory to me. You can see that I have a countermeasure, but how can I not know how to break the city? ”

Obviously, Li Li didn't believe that Xun You really didn't know, he knew very well that what Xun You just said was just a pretext, but he pretended to be stupid when he knew it. This is a technique of taoguang and obscurity for fear of violating taboos, and it is also a method of protecting oneself in the way of officials. Because as a subordinate, if you can see through the mind of the lord, this is a taboo in itself. If you say the thoughts of the lord in public, it is undoubtedly too clever and tired, and the time of death is not far away.

Xun Yu really didn't want to say it, but Li Li kept asking, forcing him to have no way back, so he could only tell the truth, "The way to attack the city is to attack the heart." This is the case with the lord's method of breaking the city. ”

Li Li was not satisfied with Xun You's reply, and said quietly: "Gongda doesn't need to be restrained, let's talk about it in detail, how to implement it?" ”

Seeing that he couldn't hide, Xun You said without thinking: "Select more than 1,000 surrendered soldiers, let them approach the city wall at night, and shoot the persuasion letter to the city tower." The letter stated that whoever kills Yuan Shu will be rewarded with a thousand gold and sealed ten thousand households; If anyone opens the gates, he will also be rewarded. He also solemnly stated that Yuan Shu's conspiracy against him was one of his own crimes, and he had nothing to do with others, as long as the soldiers in the city abandoned the darkness and turned to the light, they would not be blamed for the past, and he and his family would not be guilty. In addition, it is necessary to clearly inform the defenders that if they are stubborn and stubbornly resist, they will be punished on the day the city is broken, and their corpses will be thrown into the wilderness! This time, Xun You had no reservations, and said it in such detail that he even thought of a letter of persuasion.

Li Li smiled and bowed, "Okay, good, good!" Gongda has hills and valleys in his chest and is well-planned, which is a very good strategy. If this strategy can capture Shouchun, Gongda should be the first to take the lead! ”

After applauding continuously, Li Li waved his hand to Xun You and instructed: "According to Gongda's words, immediately start drafting a letter of persuasion, and then copy a thousand copies, and select 3,000 surrender troops, and start implementing it tomorrow night." ”

"This ?????? No, Weichen obeyed. Seeing that Li Li put the strategy of breaking the city on his head Xun You in a few words, Xun You was suddenly speechless, his face was stunned, and he had to bow down to receive the order, and immediately got up to prepare for this matter.

As soon as Xun You left, Guo Jia couldn't help laughing: "Lord, Gongda is a very honest person, he can't stand your coercion and temptation." Hahaha! ”

Li Li smiled happily: "Someone has to do things, originally I was still thinking about who could take on this heavy responsibility, but I don't want Gongda to take the initiative to ask for help, so it will save trouble." Those who can work harder! Hehehe??????"

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