When the undercurrents in the southern part of Yuzhou and the eastern part of Jingzhou were surging, the situation in the Central Plains was also undergoing drastic changes.

Lu Bu outwitted Chen Liu, so that the military situation of the entire Central Plains suddenly changed, the soft persimmon Zhang Miao who was originally in Chen Liu left, replaced by a big tiger Lu Bulai, Yuan Shu's original strategic deployment to Chen Liu was all ineffective.

Unless Yuan Shu really dared to go to war, it was no longer possible to take Chen Liu without a fight, but Chen Jun, which originally belonged to Cao Cao's name, really fell into the hands of Yuan Shu.

Now Yuan Shu controls most of Hongnong, Henan, Luoyang, Yingchuan, Chenjun and Runan, from the perspective of territory, it is still quite good, and these territories are concentrated, and they can take care of and support each other, which is far better than taking care of Huainan than the original, but what makes Yuan Shu angry is that Chen Liu's change of hands has disrupted the original good game of chess.

But because of Lu Bu's prestige, Yuan Shu didn't dare to act rashly now, for fear that after being hit by Lu Bu's full force, he would once again attract the wolves who were finally blocked back, and Lu Bu was not in a hurry to make any moves against Yuan Shu, according to Pang Yuan's strategy, of course, the persimmon should be pinched first.

To choose between Yuan Shu and Liu Dai, it must be better to take Liu Dai first.

However, before that, Lu Bu had to consolidate his foundation in the Central Plains, on the one hand, Pang Yuan suggested a wide range of cross-appointment of local clans, and on the other hand, he also tried his best to recruit capable scholars from the Han family, including Chen Gong Chen Gongtai, who nominally returned to his hometown, but was actually hidden in Chen Liucheng.

Pang Yuan doesn't have the sense of crisis of those aborigines, and. He also trusts Lu Bu's character, on the contrary. Pang Yuan was still very happy to be able to find a cow like Chen Gong, and the two talked with each other, quite sympathetic, and then, Pang Yuan solemnly recommended Chen Gong to Lu Bu.

Lu Bu was also very happy, there was no civilian official help before, but now he has received help from two great talents one after another. He was even more appreciative of Pang Yuan's broad-mindedness, and he also recognized Chen Gong's ability very much, and directly appointed Chen Gong as the chief historian.

With the help of Chen Gong, the old man of Chen Liu, Pang Yuan's strategy of division and dispersal achieved great success, and Lu Bu soon completely controlled the military and political power of the entire Chen Liu County, and the relatively moderate methods of Pang Yuan and Chen Gong were not strongly repelled by the local clans.

Against this background. Lu Bu, who had already completed the rearmament battle, began to ignite his enthusiasm for battle.

November 7, Guangxi 2nd year, Lu Bu's conference room.

Lu Bu looked at the dense map marked by Pang Yuan, and praised Pang Yuan's habit, this kind of meticulous map is also what Lu Bu has always admired, but Pang Yuan's annotation is more detailed. Even the features of the terrain are marked.

According to the recent assessment, the garrisons and generals in the cities are now basically usable, and in addition to the cavalry, the infantry and baggage troops in the field troops still need to continue to strengthen their training. In this regard, I hope that General Hou Cheng will bother more. ”

"Please rest assured, the last general will definitely step up training."

Lu Bu was slightly distracted. He remembered Gao Shun, who was already famous all over the world, if Gao Shun was still there, he would definitely be the best candidate for infantry training, but unfortunately, now Gao Shun will not come back, thinking of Fang Zhiwen's words back then, Lu Bu found that Fang Zhiwen seemed to have foreseen the situation he would face today, but unfortunately he couldn't see such a long term at that time.

"As for the cavalry, it has always maintained a strong morale and strong combat effectiveness, which will also help us in our next strategic measures."

Lu Bu raised his head and interrupted Pang Yuan's words: "Fuqing, you should fight, only from victory to victory, can the troops fight stronger and stronger1."

"Hehe, what the general said is that it is precisely because we want to move from victory to victory that we are even more reluctant to fight uncertain battles, and plan before acting, and then, I will talk about the idea of a new strategy discussed with Gongtai."

Pang Yuan euphemistically criticized Lu Bu's interjection, and then threw out a new strategic deployment, and made no secret that this strategic deployment was jointly formulated with Chen Gong.

"Everyone, although Yuan Shu's troops are now deployed around Chenliu, but Yuan Shu does not have the courage to take the initiative to attack, he is worried that once he attacks, he will be severely attacked by us, when his main force is contained in Chenliu County, the surrounding princes will once again covet it, especially Cao Cao and Gongsun Zhan, he needs to be cautious and guarded, therefore, we don't have to worry about the existence of Yuan Shu for the time being, as long as our garrison troops around the country are on guard."

Lu Bu nodded, these garrisoned troops may not be able to block the attack of Yuan Shu's troops, but this is not Lu Bu's lair, but a war zone, so even if these territories are broken, Lu Bu will not feel distressed, and the blow of Lu Bu's field troops is what makes Yuan Shu jealous.

"According to the study of the surrounding situation, if we take a conservative route, then it is an option to stay and develop slowly and wait for the opportunity, but the enemy territory around us is larger than ours, if we compare the development potential with them, then as time passes, we will only be more passive, and a temporary Gou An may bring the danger of annihilation, of course, we can also choose to roll back to the state in the gray 1

"Hehe。。。。。"

Pang Yuan's words made all the generals laugh, this kind of thing would never happen in Lu Bu's troops.

Lu Bu shook his head with a smile and did not interject, he was very satisfied that Pang Yuan was able to fully mobilize everyone's fighting spirit.

"Since we cannot afford to be peaceful, we must be aggressive in order to gain a greater space to stretch out, and then enter a period of stability to cultivate our war potential for protracted fighting。。。。。。"

"Master Strategist, why can't we take the entire Central Plains in one go?"

Song Xian's words can not be described as arrogant, but unfortunately they are only arrogant, as soon as he finished his question, he found that everyone looked at him strangely.

"What's wrong? Isn't that right? There are generals, who are our opponents? ”

"Hehe, the field war is true, if they don't fight with us in the field, use urban warfare, fortress warfare to delay us layer by layer, and then divide the troops to raid the rear of our army, there is only one general, and then it will become a situation of fighting fires everywhere, so the more open the battlefield and the larger the territory, the greater our pressure, therefore, in order to prevent the emergence of this hollow state, we must consolidate our ruling foundation, and we can't think of it overnight."

Pang Yuan patiently explained to Song Xian, and at the same time explained to all the generals present, although these generals did not have Song Xian's arrogance, they may not know why they couldn't do this, only after fully understanding these internal relationships, can these generals correct their mentality.

Chen Gong looked at the thoughtful faces of the generals, and admired Pang Yuan's actions very much, he really deserved to be the son of a famous family, it was really extraordinary! Every time he can explain the righteousness from a little thing, and let these unliterate soldiers understand and agree, this person is definitely better than himself.

"I see! The Admiral understood. ”

Song Xian bowed his hand in convincing, quieted down, and looked at Pang Yuan seriously, and Lu Bu nodded secretly.

"So, let's go on, since we can't be peaceful, then in what direction should we develop, and to what extent should we stop? It's a complicated question, but it's the other way around, and that's how much territory we can control with our current capabilities, and then use that to decide where we go and how we should do it.1

Pang Yuan's words made everyone's hearts brighten, and when they thought about it, the chaotic things became organized.

Lu Bu nodded, "So, what limits our ability to control the territory?" ”

"The number of talents and the combat effectiveness of the army, the production and retention of grain, grass and ordnance, the number of the population and the support of the people, etc., these are the keys to limiting our ability to control, therefore, we expand the territory of control in order to gain more population, to obtain more arable land, and in this way to increase our ability to control, and after fully digesting these things, we have the motivation to continue to expand, and so on, until one day, we will finally have the whole Han under our feet1

"Well said1 Lu Bu cheered loudly, and the generals were also in a state of being beaten with chicken blood, everyone was eager to try, and the high-spirited fighting spirit was like a burning flame.

Pang Yuan smiled faintly, pressed his palm and said: "That's just a vision, now according to our ability, we can control the territory of one more county at most, I have analyzed it with Gongtai, there are two choices, one is Dongjun, the other is Liangguo, of course, these two options have their own advantages and disadvantages." ”

Lu Bu frowned and looked at the map, and asked in confusion, "Why not Jiyin?" ”

"Hehe, Jiyin is indeed in a better position, but once we attack Jiyin, how does the general think Liu Dai will deal with it?"

"This is not simple, it must be fought to the death1

"Yes, Jiyin is Liu Dai's lair, our attack on Jiyin will be a tough battle, even if we win and win Jiyin smoothly, the surrounding Dongjun, Dongping, Lujun, Liang Guo, and Peiguo are afraid that they will be carved up by Yuan Shu, Han Fu, and Yuan Shao immediately, which is equivalent to us contributing to them to take advantage, and we can't do this kind of thing of making wedding dresses for others1

Lu Bu was stunned, and the generals also nodded!

Pang Yuan glanced at everyone, and said with a slight smile: "So, we should play in Liu Dai's uncomfortable position, let him stretch out his hand, and not shrink his hand, and Dongjun and Liang Guo are where we meet our requirements." ”

"And what does it mean to be a military advisor?"

"Gongtai thinks that Liang should be taken first, because Liang is basically not affected by the war, so the gold content is higher, but taking Liang will directly border Cao Cao, which is equivalent to adding a strong opponent to us, on the contrary, although Dongjun is slightly barren, Han Fu's courage is much smaller than Cao Cao! General, it's up to you to decide1