On the second day, Xu Guang, Sima Cuo, Luo Shiji, Qin Shixin, Pan Feng, Zhou Bofu, Shi Huaiyi, Sun Chuyang and other generals, as well as Yao Guangxiao, Fan Li, Jiang Suiyun, Gu Jiangzi and other civilian officials came to the General Staff Headquarters together, ready to discuss the strategy of entering Shuzhong, the reason why these civilian officials should be brought is because Yao Guangxiao is Xiangguo, Fan Li wants to prepare grain, grass and money for the army, Gu Jiangzi provides the army with more suitable ordnance for the battlefield in Shuzhong, Jiang Suiyun will become the chief official who implements the policy of changing the land and returning to the stream, Therefore, whether the strategy is appropriate or not depends on their opinions. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the middle of the heavily guarded strategy room is placed a huge sand table with a length and width of several zhang, on which the king of Shu currently controls the Shannan West Road, Qianzhong Road and Jiannan Road at a glance, mountains, rivers and ravines, rivers and lakes, cities and villages, military camps and schools are all clearly visible, the same in the periphery of these three roads, the distribution of the Jiazhou Army's forces in Shannan East Road, Jiangnan West Road and Lingnan Road is also clear, and the situation on both sides can be seen at a glance.

"The terrain in Shuzhong is complex, except for the left near Yizhou, there is rarely a terrain suitable for large-scale force operations, so the previously formulated plan is mostly based on small operations of less than 10,000 people, by land and water, and the checkpoints along the way are removed in turn, and Shuzhong is steadily and steadily included in the hands." Li You first asked people to lay out the plan formulated by the General Staff for them to discuss.

This plan is to march from Shannan Dongdao, the water route is Guizhou, Wanzhou to reach the important town of Shuzhong Yuzhou, and the land route is from Jinzhou, through Bazhou, Langzhou into Yizhou, as long as Yizhou and Yuzhou are taken, then the troops in Shuzhong will be almost consumed, and the remaining territory can be passed on.

"It is indeed the best policy to fight steadily, but it will take a longer time after all, and if the war drags on for a long time, the economic situation of the imperial court that has finally improved should go downhill." Fan Li secretly calculated, these two routes could not accommodate the number of Aiduo's troops, so it would probably take a lot of time to completely pacify Shuzhong, but this was not a good thing for their households, so he felt it was necessary to point this out.

"This is also a last resort, the road in Shuzhong is narrow, even if more troops are sent, they can only be blocked on the road, but it is not as good as this plan." Zhou Bofu pointed out the problem, after so many years of familiarity in Shannan Dongdao, he can be said to know the situation in Shuzhong well, knowing that there is no way to lead more than 100,000 troops to fight across the country like in Gyeonggi Province and Hedong Province, this plan of the General Staff Department is more in line with his wishes, of course, the specific route and other details are still debatable, not very perfect.

"The last general thinks that the road into Shuzhong is not the only one, and now Shannan East Road into Shuzhong can not put so many soldiers and horses, we might as well consider marching from Lingnan Road and Jiangnan West Road, and attack from two or three directions at the same time, Shuzhong has not many troops, if they divide the troops again, it will be easier to win." Xu Guang, who had traveled the world in the early years, spoke, and he walked the road from Jiangnan West Road to Yizhou through Qianzhong Road.

"In this way, at first glance, more soldiers and horses are used, and the money and food consumed have also increased, but it can be solved in less time, and this account is still very cost-effective." Fan Li stroked his long beard and nodded his support for Xu Guang.

"There are not many garrisons in Lingnan Road, and if they are mobilized from other places, I am afraid that they will not be able to adapt to the local climate in a short time, and Lingnan Road is a long way to reach Yizhou, so it is better to start from Jiangnan West Road." Jiangnan West Road is the place where Li You started, and there is a military town like Jiazhou, if you mobilize people from here it is much easier than Lingnan Road.

"Your Majesty, please go south to Jiazhou, reorganize the soldiers and horses and march into the middle of the Qianzhong Road." As soon as Li You's words fell, Xu Guang couldn't hold it back, and immediately came out to take the initiative to ask for battle, over the years he has been watching Qin Shixin, Luo Shiji, Zhou Bofu and others to conquer the Quartet, and his heart is inevitably a little envious, because he had to guard the base area when Li You personally conquered, he couldn't leave easily, and now the capital is in Li You's hands, and this time he can't drive the expedition in person, so Xu Guang has the hope of leading the army, of course he refuses to let go, after all, he is much older than Zhou Bofu and others, I don't know when I'll have that next time.

"General Xu is familiar with the terrain and has the experience of traveling in Shu, and the heroes in Shu also have a lot of admiration, so it is most suitable for General Xu to lead this army of soldiers and horses." Xu Guang has the oldest seniority in the Jiazhou army, and almost no one can compare with him, so after he took the initiative to ask for battle, those who still had some ideas retreated one after another and expressed their support to Xu Guang.

"General Xu's art of war is far superior to ours, and General Xu will definitely succeed when he goes out." Zhou Bofu, Luo Shiji and others stood up to help Xu Guang speak.

"Since General Xu is not afraid that the road is far away and the Shu Road is difficult, then this army of soldiers and horses will be handed over to General Xu." After being taken care of by Xu Guang for so long, Li You is naturally willing to see that he has the opportunity to display his talents, and Xu Guang's ability is enough to be trusted, he will definitely be able to complete this task well.

Xu Guang led the garrison of Jiazhou to enter Shuzhong from Qianzhong Road, and Jiang Suiyun went with him, responsible for dealing with the matter of changing the land and returning to the river along the way; Zhou Bofu led the garrison of Shannan East Road to ban the army from Shannan West Road from both land and water, and Sun Chuyang was in charge of logistics affairs; Fan Li was responsible for preparing grain and grass for them, and Gu Jiangzi also sent Zhou Zhengxin to the army to be responsible for testing the application of new weapons on the battlefield and collecting data to provide a basis for the next improvement.

The strength of the Jia Dynasty is no longer what it used to be, with a total of more than 100,000 soldiers and horses sent out on both sides, but there is no need to reduce the garrison in the north at all, and it still maintains a huge threat to the tribes in the north of Hedong Province and the Mobei tribes, and Qian Hua's fleet is still sweeping the few remaining pirates on the sea, so that those maritime merchants can safely send goods from the Central Plains to the surrounding countries in exchange for a large amount of grain, women and other scarce items in the Central Plains.

Since the candidates have been arranged, then it is time to concentrate on preparing for the war, Xu Guang and Zhou Bofu and others stayed in the sand table room all day long and carefully discussed the strategy and details of the march with the staff officers, Li You also occasionally came to put forward his own views, he did not have a little regret in the interval of discussion, it seems that from now on he may have fewer and fewer opportunities to go to the battlefield in person!