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December is a busy month, and the end of the year is approaching, and it is necessary to sort out the work of the year, plan the plan for the coming year, and there are a lot of messy things in the east, west, north and south, military, political and folk customs.

However, when everyone was busy in the dark, Fang Zhiwen sat leisurely in the office in a daze.

Of course, Fang Zhiwen is not idle, but thinking about an important matter, yesterday he reached an important agreement with Zhang Zhiyuan on Yingxi Island, and after opening the joint governance mode of Yingxi Island, Fang Zhiwen received a system task prompt.

This task is the fate of the main quest Dahan that he just took over from Lu Bu, and the new task is very interesting.

'Mission Name: Footsteps to the South, Mission Content: Within one year, gain control of a county along the Yangtze River. Reward: A special exclusive architectural drawing. ’

It's not that Fang Zhiwen thinks this task is difficult, but the far-reaching meaning behind this main task.

Fang Zhiwen didn't know if anyone who accepted the main quest would have similar continuous quests, at least, Lu Bu said that there was, so could it be understood that Zhi Brain was actually not just a spectator and adjudicator, in a sense, Zhi Brain has been interfering with the progress of the game.

The main quest is a fairly obvious proof of this, of course, the main quest has no punitive measures, mainly to guide the progress of the game in a guided way, this kind of participation is too intriguing.

What's even more interesting is that Zhi Brain gave Fang Zhiwen the task of controlling a county along the Yangtze River.

There are two main points in this, one is whether Cao Cao will also be given a similar, or opposite, task. Let Cao Cao stop his forces from going south?

Another important point is, why did Zhi Brain go south by itself?

Compared with whether Cao Cao will come to sing against him, Fang Zhiwen is more concerned about why Zhi Brain wants to induce him to go south, from a strategic point of view, Fang Zhiwen has no need to go south now, although the two battlefields at hand are relatively stable, but they also require Fang Zhiwen to invest a lot of manpower and material resources. In particular, if the energy is entered, if a third battlefield is opened, it will undoubtedly be a burden.

Moreover, Fang Zhiwen has no appeal at all in Jiangdong, so what is the purpose of opening up a new battlefield in Jiangdong? You can't just conduct a military operation to complete the main quest, right? Or rather, the task itself is a trap. Could it be that the brain has started to play obscene again?

Of course, Fang Zhiwen will not easily veto this task, but carefully think about the benefits of doing so, perhaps, it is not without benefits to open up a new battlefield in the south, the key is, where is the location of the opened battlefield?

Fang Zhiwen had a headache when he thought about it. Just go out and breathe in the fresh air, and when he saw Huang Xu standing at the door, Fang Zhiwen's heart moved, and he said, "Zi'an, you go and invite Lord Tian Feng and Lord Jia Xu here, just say that I have something important to discuss." ”

"No1

Huang Xu answered, and ran quickly, and Fang Zhiwen walked up and down the steps at the door. Passing by Zhen Jiang's office from time to time, he saw that Zhen Jiang and Mi Zhen were busy, he just stretched out his head to look, and did not go in to disturb, on the other side, Xun Yu's office was also very busy, seeing Fang Zhiwen wandering around, Xun Yu and the others sighed.

After a while, Tian Feng came in a hurry. Seeing Tian Feng from a distance, Fang Zhiwen waved and reflexively entered his office, and when Tian Feng came in with a cold wind, a cup of hot tea was already waiting for him.

"What is the call of the Lord? My subordinates are very busy1

"Hehe, you are the chief official, there is no need to be so busy, things should be left to the young people below to do, I think Tian Zhi is good, Xiangxiang is also very helpful! And those young staff officers. ”

"Okay, okay, it's okay for the subordinates to know, so what's the matter with the lord?"

"Don't worry, I also called Wen He to come to discuss, wait for him to come, save me from talking again in a while."

Tian Feng had no choice but to sit down with peace of mind, picked up the teacup and took a sip slowly.

"Yuan Hao, don't you plan to let Tian Zhi serve in the General Staff?"

"Huh?! She's still too young, and besides, she understands most of the things in the staff, but are these things that only stay on paper and in the sand table really useful? It is obviously not advisable to have a staff officer who has not experienced actual combat, and if the lord really wants to use a child, he has to let her go to the battlefield, but I don't know if she is ready. ”

"Hehe, you father, don't know if she's ready? Also, Zilong's favorite thing to say is that preparation is never enough, so you don't have to wait to be ready, you should do it when you think of it. ”

Tian Feng smiled: "The doctor is not autonomous, even if I know the child very well, but I may not be able to make the best advice for the child." ”

"Okay then, how about letting Tian Zhi follow Zhaorong for a while?"

"I'll ask the child's opinion."

Fang Zhiwen looked at the tangled Tian Feng, pursed his lips and smiled.

Just as he was saying this, the door curtain was lifted, and a cold wind poured in, and Jia Xu rubbed his hands and stomped his feet while patting the snowflakes on his body.

"It's snowing?"

"Well, just now, it doesn't seem to be small, Wen Ruo and they are busy again."

Tian Feng said angrily: "I'm the same." ”

"Hehe" Jia Xu took off his shoes with a smile and walked to the edge of the brazier and sat down, Fang Zhiwen handed over a bowl of hot tea.

"Two, the main reason for inviting you here today is that I have something I can't decide, and I want to hear your opinions."

Jia Xu and Tian Feng glanced at each other, this is needless to say, there is no difficult matter, Fang Zhiwen will not find someone to summon him.

"My lord, please say, my subordinates should make detailed suggestions."

"Well, that's the case, Sun Ce's affairs are clear to both of you, now that Yingxi Island has changed hands, the next step is the strategic battle on the island, at this time, it is also a good time to lead Sun Ce to the east, I want to ask the two, is it feasible for me to think so? Is now the best time for Sun Ce to cross east? ”

Tian Feng and Jia Xu were solemn and contemplative when they heard this. According to the original plan of Fang Zhiwen and the General Staff, next year, that is, the tenth year of Guangxi, should be a year around the Central Plains, but Fang Zhiwen suddenly set his sights on Jiangdong at this time, and at the same time, he had to deal with the Yingzhou war together. This idea will inevitably make the two feel a little abrupt, and even compared with the question itself, these two smart people want to know the reason why Fang Zhiwen came up with this idea.

"Why did the lord have this idea?"

Tian Feng, who was familiar with Fang Zhiwen's character, simply asked directly, and Jia Xu also looked at Fang Zhiwen curiously.

"Hehe, you just take it as a suggestion, of course. It doesn't have to be done, it's just a possibility, if appropriate."

"Understood, the lord just wants to weigh the gains and losses?"

"Well, that's pretty much it."

Tian Feng thought for a while and said, "My lord, there is no doubt about this matter from the perspective of gains and losses. We have already deduced the matter itself, and Sun Ce's expedition to Yingzhou Island is undoubtedly beneficial to our side, and the key issue is timing1

"That's right! It's the timing, I wonder, if it's the time. ”

"My lord, the so-called timing should be divided into two aspects, first, the timing of Sun Ce's eastward crossing is for us in the Yingzhou campaign. whether it is the most appropriate and favorable time point; The second is whether the timing of Sun Ce's departure from Jiangdong will cause us to lose our existing interests in Jiangdong, which is more complicated and involves Cao Cao and Liu Bei, as well as the Inhuman forces. To figure out if it's the right time to see if both can work in my favor, or if we can make things work in my best interest. ”

Fang Zhiwen nodded. looked at Jia Xu and said, "What about Wen He, what do you see?" ”

"What Yuan Hao said is correct, his subordinates pay more attention to initiative, if we can control the situation, the sooner Sun Ce enters the Yingzhou Campaign, the better it will be for our side. Because our army can greatly reduce the cost of war. As for the various forces in Jiangdong, it all depends on our ability to control, or rather, the forces invested in Jiangdong. ”

"Don't you need a cost to fight in Jiangdong?"

"The lord is arguing, this cost cannot be compared with the cost saved by Yingzhou."

"However, what if Sun Ce doesn't go to sea if he is killed?"

Jia Xu rolled his eyes: "His subordinates haven't seen the princes looking for death yet, even if he doesn't leave by himself, are his subordinates willing?" Don't fight for a glimmer of life? The possibility of this kind of thing is too low, and in fact, Sun Ce is not such a decisive person, he had hesitated last time. ”

"The sooner we participate in the Battle of Yingzhou, the more beneficial it will be to our subordinates, and the subordinates also agree, as for how to deal with Jiangdong after Sun Ce leaves, the subordinates are a little confused, is it a bit too hasty to throw this place to Liu Bei and Yiren."

Fang Zhiwen nodded: "Well, however, if we want to control Sun Ce's territory, I'm afraid we need to open up a new battlefield, if we don't control it here, it will be more than worth the loss if we become a burden." ”

Jia Xu shook his head and chuckled: "Lord, Liu Bei dares to go against the lord at this time?" The strangers in the south will not have the kung fu to toss us, and the world in the east will be even more afraid of misunderstanding with us, leaving one Cao Cao, our army and Cao Cao have already faced each other in Mount Tai and the East China Sea, and will they be afraid of one more battlefield in the direction of the Yangtze River? What's more, on the Yangtze River, Cao Cao only has the share of evading defense, so how can he have offensive power? ”

Tian Feng smiled and clapped his hands lightly in agreement: "My lord, the difficulty is that we have stretched the battle line so long, what are the substantive benefits?" Moreover, the people of Jiangdong are closed, the power of the clan is stubborn, and from the perspective of the subordinates, the problem of this whole thing lies in this, and the strategic position of Jiangdong is now declining, so I am a chicken rib, and it is a pity to abandon it if I don't understand this, and my subordinates have no way to give appropriate advice. ”

Fang Zhiwen nodded noncommittally, unconsciously playing with the teacup in his hand, his eyes were a little distracted when he looked at the flames, the office suddenly quieted down, the flames in the brazier were whirring, occasionally, the bamboo charcoal would make a slight cracking sound, after thinking for a while, Fang Zhiwen raised his head and looked at Tian Feng and said:

"Yuan Hao, take a long-term view, take a long-term view, what if Cao Cao is defeated, is Jiangdong important?" To be continued...