At this time, in Wei County, Yuan Shao was in front of a certain mountain stream, looking at the constantly shaking reflection on the water, his face was extremely poor, and his hair was scattered.

The light in his eyes had gradually faded.

At that time, the Southern Expedition claimed to be a huge number of soldiers and horses, and how bleak it is now, I am afraid that there will be no more miserable defeat than this time, and the 650,000 army will be in vain.

Tens of thousands of elite soldiers and horses returned, and now there are only hundreds of horsemen around him, the civil and military forces are scattered, Fu Zhu and Xu You have been taken prisoners and failed to bring them back, when Cao Cao's army pursued and killed, the soldiers, horses, armaments and grain and grass that were stolen made him extremely heartbroken.

These are all family businesses accumulated over the years, most of which were destroyed on the battlefield of Guandu, and half were given to Cao Cao.

"How can this be ......"

"Hundreds of thousands of troops, there has never been a big victory! Why is this so! ”

Yuan Shao was a little confused, and at this time he even had the will to die, and he couldn't wait to plunge into the river.

Die in the stream.

Before this, he had twice raised his sword and wanted to kill himself, but he was stopped by his own son, and his subordinates persuaded him to return to Wei County and regain his strength, after all, the people's hearts are still there now, and they are not completely separated.

You can't die if you die, if you want to live, you don't know how to fight with Cao Cao and Xu Zhen.

The key is that there is no disagreement between Xu Zhen and Cao Cao, the strategy of discord does not work, it is already a family, and the relationship is unbreakable and cannot be fought for.

By the time of this battle, Yuan Shao had already understood all the plans and arrangements, and Xu Zhen threatened Yangping and Qinghe County in the east, allowing Cao Cao to advance head-on.

If Xu Zhen is ignored, Cao Cao will keep procrastinating, waiting for Xu Zhen to drive straight into the cities of various places.

If you want to manage Xu Zhen, you must have more than 100,000 or even 150,000 troops, otherwise you can only retreat to the city and be invincible.

So he came to such a dilemma, if he really wanted to say failure, that is, his own failure in employing people, if he used Zhang He and Gao Ran to face Xu Zhen at the beginning, even if he couldn't win and was brave, he wouldn't lose so quickly, and he was beheaded one after another, which hit the morale of the army hard.

This is a failure in employing people.

There are several military advisors in the army, who are intrigued with each other, but they do not think of concentrating on the enemy when the war is imminent, but they themselves fail to dominate, and sit back and watch these people have disordered minds and fight each other, this is also a failure, and it should be reviewed.

In contrast, Cao Cao's side adheres to the principle of employing people without suspicion and believes in delegating power, but in fact, it has also achieved the effect of knowing people and making good use of them, so that the three armies can serve their lives.

After the defeat of Wei County, they were all tired divisions stationed in Liyang and other barrier cities used to prevent invasion, once the entire Wei County was lost, it would be a smooth road for them, and Jizhou was in danger.

"Father, don't stay, you should quickly return to Yecheng and gather the civil and military to discuss this matter."

"We still have the land of Sanzhou, and it is never time to defeat the Tang Dynasty!"

"Okay, let's go back."

Yuan Shao sighed, picked up the cold stream water and patted it on his face, and after recovering a little, he got up and left.

He knew what he would face when he returned to Yecheng.

……

"Today is another day full of vitality!"

The sky was bright, Xu Zhen came out of the main tent, wearing a black robe and military uniform, with his hair tied behind his head, without wearing a crown, leaving two handfuls of hair hanging down on both sides of the front, with an elegant temperament.

[You go to bed on time, self-discipline +150]

[Self-discipline value: 26450]

In the morning, Xu Zhen first went to the martial arts arena to practice the first sword martial arts, and after the battle, he gradually returned to his previous habit of practicing day and night.

Wielding the knife 500 times, he went to the school field to continue training the soldiers with Dian Wei and Zhao Yun, and selected new elites to enter the camp with a kilometer circular obstacle course, busy selecting, and personally demonstrated.

At noon, Zhuge Liang counted the families of the casualties in the camp tent, and prepared to distribute the bereavement pension.

"Although there are not many casualties in our army, the pension in the elite battalion is very high, these are all promises made by the master back then."

Zhuge Liang lowered his head and didn't notice Xu Zhen's face, and said to himself, "After the count, there are more than 1,200 casualties among the first cavalry, 2,100 crossbow cavalry, better sword and shield battalions, more than 800 people, and as for the generals and soldiers of Uncle Dian, Zilong, and Uncle Zhongkang, they are all 3,000......"

There were more than 10,000 casualties.

That Zhang Junyi's ability is really not blown out, from Yuan Shao to Cao Cao, no wonder he can live so long, he has made countless achievements, more than 100,000 people in his hands, he can indeed exert greater military power.

The general leads the troops, whether he can be called a general, in fact, the number of people who can command also occupies a very heavy weight, for example, Liu Bei, only with less than 10,000, thousands of soldiers and horses when the fierce is not like words, in any battlefield not to say victory, but can make meritorious contributions and then retreat, brave and tough in battle, under the command of the fight to the death, often famous for this, can be called a must.

If it is tens of thousands of horses, it is easy to drift, and Cao Cao pressed to the ground to beat, and the defeat of Xuzhou was originally planned to be like this.

Not to mention when he had an army of 700,000, a single arsonist could almost burn his reputation.

Therefore, Xu Zhen has many elite soldiers and sharp generals, and the degree of training of the soldiers is extremely high, and they will never use new dings in vain, just like striking iron, Su iron is better than ordinary iron, hard and sharp, easy to cut down, even if it is small and rare, it must be pursued.

He will not let the soldiers and horses float too much, a general can bring a few thousand, ten thousand, as long as he goes to the battlefield, he can pay one to ten.

So apart from him, I'm afraid that no one really has the feat of commanding tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, in one go, and he has to train a general in the future.

It's not talent that can be determined, it's about experience.

Of course, Zhuge Liang didn't know what Xu Zhen was thinking, and after reading the report for a while, he continued: "The pension of more than 10,000 people should be converted into ten stones of grain per household." ”

"That's at least 100,000 stone of grain...... If it is exchanged for money, it will also cost ten thousand gold. ”

"The proceeds of the war should not be left, after reporting to the lord, we don't have much left, Master, you see ......"

"Do you want to keep it private?"

Zhuge Liang looked up and saw that Xu Zhen's face was calm and not dignified, and then he saw Xu Zhen smile and said, "No, report it truthfully, don't hide it." ”

"Everything in the army must be strict, and you can't misbehave, otherwise you will be talked about in the future," Xu Zhen thought for a while and said: "Shucheng's taxes last year have arrived, and after Min Yue gives me a note, let's see how much money has accumulated, and all of it will be used for pensions." ”

There are more than 5,000 households in Shucheng, among which there are many small scholars who live in it, Dong Wan, Dong Zhao brothers, as well as Chen Deng and Bao Xin in Xuzhou, etc., have purchased fields and houses, and those who want to give Xu Zhen money should add up to tens of thousands of stones.

It must be more than ten times higher than his Yulu, and when converted into these money and grain, it must be enough.

It's just that after Xu Zhen said this, Zhuge Liang fell into an indescribable sluggishness, his expression was stunned and he didn't know how to respond, and after a long time he asked, "Master, what are you going to ......do?" Scatter all the fiefdom taxes of this year on the soldiers' pensions? ”

"Well, it's okay, just have enough money."

Xu Zhen grinned.

Now money is really not the most important thing, because after he became a marquis, he has become the person who made the rules from the previous planner, he doesn't need money so much, and food and other resources are available everywhere, as long as the manpower is still there, the people's hearts are attached, there are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses around him, more than ten civil and military celebrities, all the money is scattered, and he can live without lacking anything.

Money and grain are all necessary currencies for ordinary people, merchants and even scholars, but not for Xu Zhen.

"Wealth is scattered and people gathered, it's an old truth, Kong Ming doesn't have to worry about the pension, these are all small things."

Xu Zhen got up and patted him on the shoulder, "It should be okay, right?" As noon is approaching, I will now go to the main tent to discuss matters with the lord, and leave the matter of reassuring people's hearts to you. ”

"I scattered my family property for a bereavement benefit, which needs to be kept secret, and only a few people know about it, and it cannot be passed on."

Zhuge Liang sighed when he heard this, "Got it." ”

[One hour of governance, self-discipline +150]

The self-discipline value was settled, Xu Zhen got up satisfied, and went out of the camp to the main tent, but when he went out, Zhuge Liang sighed deeply and shook his head with a wry smile.

For a while, he seemed to be stunned and looked at Xu Zhen's back, a little confused.

After a while, he muttered to himself: "Not only can we learn hard, but together with this kind of mind, it is also very human, how can anyone in the world not be profitable, my master is such a person, and I don't know how many layers higher than the realm of the family and celebrities." ”

……

In the main tent, Xu Zhen hurriedly walked in, and when he opened the curtain, Cao Cao looked up, immediately smiled, got up and walked out from behind the case to greet him.

Xu Zhen handed the tiger glass directly to the guards and asked him to put it on the weapon rack on the side, which made Cao Ren, who was standing on the left side of the military tent, stunned for a moment.

Why, I specially found this knife for you, so that the skilled craftsmen in Xuzhou could create decorations, and you handed it in?

Really don't accept any gifts at all? This tiger glass, I'm going to use it to make you famous all over the world.

How can a counsellor not take a long knife and crush himself? In the future, I will fight with people, but I can lift a knife!

Cao Ren was puzzled.

"You take this again!"

Cao Cao glanced at Xu Zhen.

"The four thousand war horses have been returned! This time, Yuan Shao's war horses were captured, and there were tens of thousands. ”

Cao Cao didn't make it clear, he was afraid that Xu Zhen would speak again next, so he couldn't bear it, now it is not as precious as it was then, the war horse is so scarce, it must be that he eats more and occupies more.

Xu Zhen grinned and said, "I really don't need a horse chopping knife, it's still better to use a spear and a ring head knife." ”

Now he is practicing hammer and iron long whip, and he is ready to use heavy weapons in the future, after all, he has great strength, and he wants a fart martial arts move, and if he goes to the battlefield again in the future, he will directly hammer it.

"Well, just pay it off."

Xu Zhen walked in front of Cao Ren, put away his smile and arched his hand: "Thank you brother for your kindness, this knife has beheaded Yan Liang, and he has become famous, and now he will return it to the lord, as a reward for our brave generals, and we can also inspire our subordinates in the future." ”

Cao Ren nodded with humble eyes, Xu Zhen is really still so honest and upright, without favor, and he will not lose face if he is so dedicated, but the two of them will be rewarded with adult beauty in the future, which is really good.

"Come on, now that Bowen has arrived, we can start discussing the march."

Cao Cao sat back on the main seat, letting Xu Zhen sit down at the head of the left, Guo Jia, Xun You, and Cheng Yu were all behind, and the other generals were on the right side, led by Cao Ren.

At this time, seeing the abundance of martial arts talents under his command, Cao Cao was full of pride in his heart, and he had the spirit of swallowing heaven and earth.

Waiting for his mind to calm down a little, he looked left and right, exhaled and said: "Life is geometric, and wine is a song." ”

Xu Zhen's eyebrows twitched, this is probably not the poem, it is a heartfelt emotion, it is estimated that it will be a few years before the poem, although it is now better than Yuan Shao, but it has not completely beaten him to the point that he can't raise his head.

"It's a pity, after such a big victory, the officers and men in the army are all jubilant, waiting for a few days to rest, but the whole army can enter again, there are not many generals stationed in Liyang, I intend to immediately attack Liyang, so that Jizhou will be more chaotic!"

"This time, let Fengxiao and Bowen go with me."

Xu Zhen stood up and said to Cao Cao: "Don't go, don't go!" ”

"The city of Liyang is difficult to attack, such as Puyang in Dongjun, which has been built by several generals for many years, and it is extremely solid, and it is extremely expensive to capture it, so I am afraid that it will not be able to be achieved in a short time!"

"I'm still going to set the rear for the lord, right? Collect grain and grass for the Lord ......"

When Xu Zhen said this, his heart began to weaken, and he found that Cao Cao and the other advisers were staring at him with strange eyes.

So much so that the voices are getting smaller and smaller.

Cao Cao took a deep breath, then sat up straight, feeling as if his heart had been beaten by Xu Zhen, and he was a little stuffy.

"Bowen," Cao Cao gritted his teeth slightly, and said word by word: "Yuan Shao's army has retreated, and it is a matter of time before he captures Liyang, he just has to rely on Liyang to defend it, in fact, the soldiers who are defending in front of him are to take the people of the martial arts, family members, and confidants to Qinghe County, delaying time to transfer property, money and food, and Wei County will become an empty shell in a few months, do you understand?" ”

After Cao Cao said this, the smile on his face slowly became "nuclear good", and he already wanted to rush out and pinch people in his heart.

You're playing dumb on me again, aren't you? With your cleverness, you won't understand!?

But what he said...... And when he had spoken, the counsellors in the tent looked at each other.

Especially Xun You and Cheng Yu, the two of them smacked their mouths and glanced at each other, and their hearts were extremely bitter.

Why don't we go?

Need to be more obvious?

Bowen didn't want it at all, and Feng Xiao kept his mouth shut......

To put it bluntly, going to Liyang to take Wei County is for the two of them to occupy the top merit in the future, the literati offering advice is one achievement, and the military general's military merit is another, and we also know that the merit is naturally the two of them.

But let's just say it privately, I'm afraid we're a bit redundant here.

Xu Zhen immediately came to his senses, then hurriedly waved his hand and said with a smile: "The march is too tired, I still don't go, I advise Brother Feng Xiao not to go, let's go back to Brother Zhicai An to determine the affairs in the capital, prepare to celebrate the sacrificial ceremony, and wait for the triumph of the army." ”

"Xu Bowen!"

Cao Cao "slammed" on the table, and the whole person stood up, "If it weren't for this case, believe it or not, I'll whip you now!" ”

Xu Zhen leaned back, smiled embarrassedly, slightly widened the distance between him and Cao Cao, and whispered: "I really don't want it, let the lord let me go, this battle is best for Gongda, he marches and fights in a certain degree, and he doesn't need to use dangerous tactics, which is the most suitable." ”

"I highly recommend Gongda below! Chung Deok! ”

Xu Zhen actually had something to say in his heart, after all, if he remembered correctly, this time he collected Wei Jun, and in many marches, because Cao and Guo made suggestions, it was a style, which was too elegant, which led to several ambushes, although they all won, but Guo Jia still contracted the wind and cold and touched the old disease, and he was going to die.

At this time, Guo Jia next to him was also stunned.

stared at Xu Zhen inexplicably.

If you go back, go back, what are you pulling me for? Is it okay for the two of us to be so good!?

(End of chapter)