Liu Bei was analyzing the situation of the Xiliang Army, and Dong Zhuo was not idle, and all the high-level leaders of the Xiliang Army gathered in the big tent of the Chinese army.

Li Ru was the first to speak: "Our army has a large number of soldiers, and it is difficult for grain and grass to support it for a long time, so this battle must be resolved quickly. ”

Although Liu Ye's analysis was straightforward and pointed out the hidden dangers of Hu Qi, he couldn't change a problem after all, Dong Zhuo's side had a big advantage in terms of troops.

If they can deal with Hu Qi's problems, they are the side with a better chance of winning.

Dong Zhuo and all the generals agreed, because of the problem of grain and grass, they had to condone the Qiang people to solve the surrounding area and be self-sufficient, which was also the reason why the Xiliang Army was notorious later.

In fact, Dong Zhuo sent the Xiliang army to loot mostly from powerful families, and the civilians didn't have much oil and water, so who would want to stink their reputation because of this petty profit?

It's just that they still need the help of the Qiang people now, and they can only verbally reprimand a few words, and they can't really deal with each other. Otherwise, once there is chaos, they will lose before they can fight, and Liu Bei's side will never let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Xu Rong, who was standing at the end, suddenly mentioned this question: "The Qiang people continue to plunder along the way, and there will be trouble in the long run." ”

As soon as these words came out, the eyes of Dong Zhuo and the generals fell on him one after another.

Li Ru sighed secretly, Xu Rong was thoughtful, and he had a deep insight into the arrangement of troops, but there was only one thing that he didn't understand at all.

That's being human.

It's not a matter of character, it's about sophistication.

Most of Dong Zhuo's subordinates are Kansai disciples, and Xu Rong, as a very few, or even the only Kwantung general, has never been able to get together with Li Dao, Guo Yan and others.

Various reasons indirectly led to a result, which was isolated by the congregation.

Even Dong Zhuo didn't like his upright temperament.

Li Ru has mentioned it several times, but Xu Rong just can't learn it, although he has the heart to defend it, he can't be angry because of this.

Dong Zhuo was a little displeased, a problem that everyone knows, but can't solve, you just raised it in public, isn't this deliberately embarrassing me?

Li Ru hurriedly stood up to play a round and said with a dry smile: "The Hu people are unruly and difficult to educate, but now the lord still needs their help." When this battle is over, send them back. ”

Xu Rong didn't notice everyone's strange expressions, and continued: "But in this way, I'm afraid it will affect the reputation of the lord." ”

As soon as the words fell, he found that Dong Zhuo's face was a little ugly, and then he realized that he had accidentally provoked the anger of the public, so he kept silent.

Dong Zhuo wanted to have a seizure, but when he thought that Xu Rong had been isolated by others, he was afraid that reprimanding him would make him centrifuge, so he finally gave up.

"Since you all think that our army has a good chance of winning, then directly give Liu Bei a war letter."

In the end, Dong Zhuo made the final decision.

Half an hour later, Dong Zhuo's first fierce general, Li Dao, led a light cavalry to the Bingzhou military camp and shot an arrow tied with a war book on the pillar of the camp gate.

And Li Ru came to Jia Xu's camp tent.

One person is short, since he discovered Jia Xu's talent, he will come to the other party to ask for advice after every plan. The two have already reached a tacit understanding, Jia Xu occasionally offers advice, and Li Ru ensures that he lives comfortably.

The two of them sat opposite each other in the tent, and Li Ru asked, "What does Wen He think Guo Fengxiao will do?" ”

Jia Xu first poured a cup of tea for Li Ru, and then said: "In the face of this kind of war, even with Guo Fengxiao's character, he will not make a surprise move easily. ”

"Even if he wants to win by surprise, presumably Brother Wen You won't give him a chance."

Surprise wins are only possible when the opponent is unscrupulous or negligent. But there is a great risk in doing so, and once it is discovered, the surprise side will be counterattacked.

Therefore, the art of war will have the saying of matching and winning by wonder.

Integrity is king, but while confronting head-on, combining formations to make some unpredictable arrangements can achieve unexpected results.

Li Ru scolded with a smile: "If it is praised by others, you can still accept it calmly, but when you Jia Wenhe says it from your mouth, I feel ashamed to accept it." ”

"How dare you."

Jia Xu didn't dare to say again.

In fact, Li Ru also has his own careful thoughts, although he keeps persuading Jia Xu to emerge, but there is still a trace of resistance in his heart.

Because if Jia Xu really shows his talent, which of the two of them is the first strategist of the Xiliang Army?

This involves the problem of Wen Wuyi, even with Li Ru's heart, he doesn't want to see his status being snatched away.

It's good today.

Jia Xu also saw through this point, so he chose to hide under Dong Zhuo, anyway, Li Ru would not point him out.

Jia Xu suddenly said: "Brother Wen You, have you ever thought that Liu Bei is likely to use Hu Qi to make a fuss?" ”

The two armies are fighting, and after removing the problem of strategy, all that remains is to arrange the troops.

Now there is not much difference in the strength of the two sides, and the key to determining the outcome is to arrange troops between each other, who can find the opponent's flaws first.

And there is a flaw in his own convenience, Hu Qi.

If the Hu cavalry is defeated, it will not only cause weakness in your own army formation, but also affect the other armies in the route, and then destroy the whole army formation.

The difference is a millimeter, and the error is a thousand miles.

A thousand miles of embankment collapsed in an anthill.

This kind of evenly matched war is infallible.

Li Ru had also thought about this problem before, got up and pointed to the map, and said, "I plan to put these tens of thousands of Qiang cavalry on the flanks and send Xu Rong's troops and horses to supervise the battle." If Liu Bei wants to break the left flank, he needs to send the main force. ”

"At that time, Xu Rong can take advantage of the situation to remedy, and I will counter-encircle and eat his main force."

Jia Xu nodded, feeling that this arrangement was very reasonable.

Although I still felt that it was not safe, I didn't say anything more after all.

In fact, he didn't approve of Dong Zhuo's use of the Qiang cavalry, and always felt that an army could not be twisted into a rope, and there was a hidden danger after all.

Liu Bei did a good job of this, directly beating the Southern Xiongnu to the point that he could not threaten the north.

It's just that this is a strategy set by Dong Zhuo, and Jia Xu is reluctant to come forward, so he naturally won't persuade him.

He has said enough, if Dong Zhuo can win, he will continue to stay under this big tree. If you can't win, then change to a bigger tree to shelter from the wind and rain.

——

As Yuan Shao, it is not difficult to ask for a position of Bohai Taishou, not to mention that there is Liu Bei on the side to help speak, and Liu Wei, who has no opinion, quickly agreed.

Guo Jia sent Guo Tu out of the camp all the way.

"Fengxiao has found a good lord, who would have thought that a down-and-out commoner in the past would become the number one prince in the world in just a few years."

He wasn't the only one who didn't take a fancy to Liu Bei at the beginning, except for Guo Jia, everyone didn't take a fancy to him.

Xun Yu is half, he just chose to wait and see because of Guo Jia's affection, and decided to vote after Liu Bei became the lord of the state.

Guo Jia heard Guo Tu's emotion and said with a smile: "If the public is interested, it is not too late to switch at this time." ”

Guo Tu Zhengse said: "Yuan Gong treats me well, and Tu is not a disloyal and unrighteous person. ”

Guo Jia immediately stopped persuading, and the two brothers waved goodbye.

(End of chapter)