Pengcheng, Lin House.

Lin Mo locked himself in his home and didn't go out for five days.

Before the wedding, the Lin Mansion was expanded, much larger than the original, and the widened study room was placed with a topographic sand table at the junction of Qing and Xuzhou, as well as a topographic map that Lin Mo asked to draw.

I haven't done anything else these days, just looking at the map, Jia Xu and Chen Gong have been here twice, and they have exchanged their opinions on the war.

However, there are not too many valuable discussions, the main reason is that it is impossible to determine whether Qingzhou is the main battlefield or a containment battlefield this time, and the enemy troops and generals he is facing have no information, so he is a little blind.

On this day, Lu Bu arrived at the Lin Mansion.

Without him, it's just that I haven't seen him for a few days and I'm a little worried that my son-in-law will be squeezed dry, let you hold the two for three years, and I didn't let you indulge in gentle township.

However, after pushing the door in, he found that his son-in-law was looking at the sheepskin drawings on the table in a daze, and he knew that he had misunderstood Lin Mo, "Yunwen, I haven't been out for a few days, and I've been looking at the map?" ”

Spring has gone to summer, and it has been a lot hotter here in Xuzhou, Lu Bu threw an orange at his son-in-law, Lin Mo took it and nodded: "It's almost." ”

"Got an idea?" Lu Bu knelt down in front of the desk and faced Lin Mo face to face.

"I have discussed with Wenhe and Gongtai, and some plans have been made roughly, but the specific ones have to wait for Beiguo to act first." This is particularly helpless, it is obviously a battle of life and death, but you have to wait for the other party to make a move.

"You locked yourself in the house for five days, it seems that you have gained a lot."

Lu Bu outlined the corners of his mouth with satisfaction, "As long as you are calm, they all say that you are also a big man in the army, I agree, because I only feel at ease when you are by your side." ”

Cao Cao, who was once the most powerful enemy and could step on his head to show off his might, is now also beaten by his son-in-law in an honest alliance, and he has to wrestle with the big insects of the northern country, and the ancestral tomb of the Lu family is really smoking.

He found a very interesting thing, as long as he heard that Cao Cao was coming, no matter how many soldiers and horses he had, he was very panicked at first.

Now, the northern army is known as no less than 500,000, 20,000 cavalry, chariots, heavy armor, heavy crossbows, and armor-piercing.

This kind of psychological effect is usually summarized as a big deal in the army, especially after the marriage of his son-in-law and daughter, he will feel more at ease.

"You"

Lu Bu, who originally wanted to praise his son-in-law for a few more kind words, glanced at the sheepskin map in front of him, quickly turned it around, and frowned and said unhappily after confirming that he was not mistaken: "What are you doing, this is Guandu, thousands of miles away from us, what, plan for Cao Cao?" ”

Lin Mo Gujing Wubo, moved his ass very casually, and explained, "Lord Yue, judging from the current situation, we compare it with Cao Cao, it is obvious that Cao Cao is Yuan Shao's more difficult enemy, I guess he should concentrate his superior forces to solve Cao Cao first."

And once Cao Cao is defeated, we will inevitably be flattened by Yuan Shao's northern army, so I am not helping him plan, but helping ourselves. ”

History has become a mess, Cao Cao's plate has been weakened again and again, there are five or six fierce generals killed in battle, and no less than 3,000 cavalry have been lost, and counting Yu Ban who surrendered, his strength has been greatly reduced, and whether he can withstand the pressure of the northern army is really a question mark.

And once Cao Cao is defeated, so to speak, no one in the world can stop Yuan Shao's unification, just rely on the tens of thousands of people in Xuzhou? In the face of absolute crushing strength, all conspiracies and conspiracies seem insignificant.

Lin Mo thought about it again and again, and the best result should be to let him fall into the quagmire of a bitter battle with Yuan Shao in the Guandu area, and gain the benefits of the battle on the Qingzhou front.

Of course, Anfeng's matter can't happen, in fact, even if Yuan Shao is defeated on the Guandu battlefield, it will be difficult to completely annex the four states of the northern country.

First of all, the Yuan family's heritage is too deep, and there are countless families working behind it, and if he and Cao Cao do not completely annex Yuan Shao, they will definitely not escape the result of the fish and mussel competition.

"That's right."

After Lu Bu reacted, he immediately felt that he had misblamed his son-in-law just now, not only to worry about the Xuzhou front, but also to consider Cao Cao, which was not easy, "The question is, even if you see something, can Cao Cao believe you?" ”

"Anyway, I gave him the way, believe it or not, that's his business."

Lin Mo just laid out all the things that were determined to happen in history, and selected a few methods that could help Cao Cao gain an advantage or resolve the crisis.

The occurrence of these things is strategic, and theoretically not affected by the trajectory of the wheels of history.

"So, you're going to write to him?"

Lin Mo nodded, "It's already written, and I sent a fast horse to Xuchang, whether he weighs the pros and cons himself." ”

Already arranged?

Lu Bu originally wanted to praise it, Yunwen was neat, but he felt a little sour, why did he Cao Cao enjoy my son-in-law's wisdom, and finally snorted unhappily, "Cheap him." ”

"Lord Yue, why don't you think about it from a different angle, our Lu family is sitting in Xuzhou, but we can mobilize Cao Cao, who is far away in Xuchang, who in the world can do this?"

Lin Mo's enlightenment immediately made the old father-in-law laugh, "Yes, yes, except for our Lu family, who has this ability, Cao Cao is just a chess piece in the hands of a virtuous son-in-law." ”

No wonder Chen Gong said that once the old father-in-law gets carried away, he is like a child, he sees it quite thoroughly, Lin Mo complained in his heart, coaxed the young one and the old one, am I a son-in-law?

Yecheng, the capital of Jizhou.

Today is a big day for Yuan Shao's army, and Wen Chenwu will have hundreds of people.

Interestingly, the other princes will discuss the troops in the council hall of the government office, but in the northern country, the council is concentrated in the Yuan family's mansion.

Moreover, the Yuan family's council hall is really large, with a depth of thirty zhang, and the magnificence is not inferior to the palace in Xuchang City.

If Lin Mo saw it, he would probably scold a big dog.

The topic of whether to fight Lu Bu and Cao Cao is not within the scope of today's parliamentary army, and it must be fought if it is beaten, and Yuan Shao's position has already been stated since Tian Feng was driven to Qingzhou, and what we want to talk about today is how to fight.

Once the theme is clear, Yuan Shao is actually still a person who is willing to hear all kinds of different voices.

"Lord, everyone knows that Cao Cao is a thief of the Han Dynasty, and the lord is the general of the imperial court.

Therefore, it is suggested that the lord should concentrate on the elite to destroy Cao Cao, once Cao Cao is destroyed, Lu Bu will become an isolated and helpless situation, and even the soldiers can easily recover Xu Yang Erzhou without blood. ”

Fu Zhu is very disin with the immediate war, but Yuan Shao has made up his mind, and if he says a few more words, he is afraid that he will end up with Tian Feng, since he has to fight, then put forward his own opinions.

"My lord, there are different opinions below."

The round Guo Tu stood up after retreating from the queue, and Yuan Shao waved his hand, "It's okay to say it." ”

"Before the defeat of Gongsun Zhan, our army had nearly 500,000 troops, and now the defeated troops in Youzhou have been recovered, and they have been reinforced by the soldiers of the major families, with a total of 700,000 people.

Guo Tu smiled slightly, turned around and looked at the people in the hall, and raised his head and said: "This disparity, you can attack on two fronts, swallow the Central Plains, and then clean up the broken mountains and rivers, so that the Haiyan River is clear, this party should do its duty for the lord!" ”

In fact, fighting on two fronts has always been a taboo for soldiers, and it can even be said to be the way to seek death, if according to his heart, Guo Tu agrees with the view of frustration, but he has no way not to say so, because he is a supporter of Yuan Tan.

If it is really according to the frustration of the teaching, then Qingzhou can only become a barrier, and Yuan Shang will wantonly plunder the military merits in the Yanzhou front, and once Yuan Shang takes the position, the trial and discipline will make the Guo family unable to raise their heads.

Of course, there is another reason, after collecting the remnants of Youzhou and getting reinforcements from the soldiers of the major families, this team has expanded to 700,000 people, even if the 50,000 people in the belt of the Bingzhou Assassin Shi Gaogan and the 60,000 people in Youzhou Assassin Yuan Xi are cut, there are still as many as 600,000 troops that can be used on the front line.

This number, this disparity, can be divided.

"No, no, my lord, this is not allowed, absolutely not!"

Xu You stood up, and his hand could bring out the wind, "No matter when, use the troops to concentrate a little, and then tear the defense line to win, Qingzhou only needs to stick to the dangers everywhere to contain Lu Bu, if our army conquers Cao Cao, as long as Cao Cao is defeated, Xuzhou is powerless to resist!" ”

Yuan Shao touched his short beard, a little swaying, he was in a hurry to dominate the world, and sending troops on two fronts could indeed save him a lot of time.

"Xu Yu's words are very misleading!"

Guo Tu threw off his clothes and said coldly: "Why don't you think about it the other way around, Lu Bu has few soldiers and horses, Cao Cao has many soldiers and horses, if he defeats Lu Bu, then Cao Cao is isolated and helpless, even if we are under the overall situation of the east and north, can Cao Cao not be defeated?"

Don't take shortcuts, but it's not wise to give up the difficulties. ”

Xu You was stunned and subconsciously looked at Yuan Shao, and clearly saw that he was moved.

In fact, in terms of the ability to observe words and colors, Xu Yu is no worse than Guo Tu, but he is arrogant and disdainful to pick Yuan Shao's favorite words like Guo Tu.

This will, if you want Yuan Shao to listen to yourself, you must throw out a strong argument, if it was in the past, he would not hesitate to say what he wanted in his heart, but now, he hesitated.

Because of Tian Feng's experience, he knew that the person sitting on the handsome chair in front of him was no longer the hot-blooded young man he used to be, but a hero who was bent on robbing the world and trying to open up the Yuan family.

There were some things he couldn't listen to.

"Easy to take?"

Fu Zhu twisted his neck and looked at Guo Tu, his eyes full of disdain, "It turns out that in your Guo Tu's eyes, Lu Bu is easier to deal with than Cao Cao, which is really funny." ”

"What's the matter, Gonghe thinks that the three family slaves are more difficult than Cao Cao?" Yuan Shao was a little interested, and looked at Fu Zhi with his head tilted.

Fu Zhu first made a gesture, and then said in a deep voice: "My lord, if it was two years ago, Lu Bu and his ilk were just ringworm scabies, and they were not enough to worry about, but he had a master behind him, and he was definitely not an easy person to deal with." ”

"Superior?"

Yuan Shao sneered, "But do you mean his son-in-law Lin Mo?" Huangkou is just a child, and he can't talk about the word superior. ”

Ah, this is frustrating, Lin Mo has become famous in the past two years, and no one knows how he became a yellow-mouthed child.

He took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed his restless heart and explained: "Lord, in front of Lu Bude Lin Mo, there are only 20,000 soldiers, and only the two counties of Pengcheng and Xiapi remain, and they are trying to survive between Cao Cao and Yuan Shu, and their lives are in danger at any time.

After getting Lin Mo, he destroyed Yuan Shu, defeated Sun Ce, retreated Cao Cao, and piggybacked on Liu Bei to clean up, two years, not only stabilized the six counties of Xuzhou, but also included Lujiang, Jiujiang, Anfeng, and Peicheng.

Even Cao Cao called him a rare genius in a hundred years, and the main public security can be underestimated.

Judging from the current situation, I don't dare to comment on who is easier to conquer, Cao Cao or Lu Bu, but with Lin Mo here, if you want to deal with Lu Bu, you have to be there in person, and others are definitely not opponents! ”

These words are reasonable and well-founded, and even Yuan Shao, who has floated, was moved.

In his heart, he thought a little bit about Lin Mogao, in fact, he didn't think too much, Lin Mo helped Lu Bu earn a few counties in two years, and Yuan Shao himself earned a few states in ten years, the gap is not big.

It's a pity that the frustrated words made Yuan Tan a little unhappy when it came to Yuan Shao's heart.

Because the sentence 'others are never opponents' is equivalent to erasing his past exploits, have you all forgotten who beat Qingzhou?

"Father, the child thinks that what Mr. Fu and Mr. Xu said is reasonable, Lin Mo is a genius in the world who is not comparable to Kong Rong's generation, and the national thief is Cao Cao, so let's cut down Cao first!" Yuan Shang had honestly listened to their quarrel.

But the frustrating words made Yuan Tan unhappy, but in turn reminded Yuan Shang and hurriedly climbed up the pole.

This time, Yuan Tan can't be indifferent, if the sentence 'others are definitely not opponents' is an unintentional mistake, then Yuan Shang's sentence 'non-Kong Rong can be compared' is an open fire battle.

Yuan Tan threw off his cloak, walked to the middle of the hall and bowed his hand to Yuan Shao and said: "Father, the child thinks that now our troops are five times that of Cao Lu, and we can attack on two fronts, and we will annex the Central Plains by taking advantage of the success of the east and west lines."

And the child almost dared to assert that under this blow, both lines would succeed.

As for Lin Mo, the child is willing to make a military order, if he doesn't win, he is willing to be a military lawyer! ”

After saying 'willing to be a military law', Yuan Tan knelt down directly on one knee and saluted.

This move is not only for Yuan Shao to see, but also for everyone in the hall, the eldest son is going to make a military order, and whoever wants to go against him again, it is clearly against him.

"The eldest prince's move is not only in line with the art of war, but also for his father's worries, it is really loyal and filial, please fulfill the lord!" Guo Tu hurriedly spoke to help.

"Father, although the eldest brother is brave and knows the soldiers, but Lu Bu is invincible in the world, and he also has the wisdom of Lin Mo, which is not trivial, and I hope that my father will be cautious!" Yuan Shang was deeply pleased by Yuan Shao, and he was not afraid of Yuan Tan in this council hall, if you want to stand up, I also want to take a stand.

"My lord, what the third prince said is far-reaching, please accept it!"

"The third prince cares about the overall situation, which is really the blessing of the lord!"

After Yuan Shang personally left the field, the field that had just been suppressed by Yuan Tan and Guo Tu was immediately pulled back by the trial and the discipline.

Seeing this situation, of course, the brothers Xin Bi and Xin Ping would not continue to salt, and they also jumped out.

"My lord, Qingzhou is under the rule of the eldest prince, and the soldiers are high-spirited, so take this opportunity to give Lu Bu a head-on blow!"

"Lu Bu is getting bigger and bigger, if you ignore it, it will be a trouble for our army, and the future will be far more difficult than today!"

Wuhu, a good meeting of the soldiers, directly turned into a war of words between the two parties, and the noise was so loud that Fu Zhu and Xu You had no chance to interject at all.

As the controversy became more and more intense, even the generals participated, and the situation in front of them was no longer a discussion, but a quarrel.

Yuan Shao only felt that his head was messed up into a pot of porridge, and he couldn't stop the car after shouting a few times in a row, and slapped the case in anger, and said sharply: "What's the noise!" It's all gone, I'll think about it again! ”

After speaking, he got up and left directly, not wanting to stay longer for a moment.

As soon as Yuan Shao left, there was no need for this farce to continue, they left the scene one after another, and in the blink of an eye, only Xu You and Fu Zhi were left in the huge hall.

The two glanced at each other, and they both saw helplessness in each other's eyes, and after a long sigh, they brushed their sleeves and left.

"Shall we go to the lord again?" On the way back, I was frustrated with some unrelenting proposals.

"This matter has changed from a military argument to a party dispute, and we can't listen to it even if we say more, so why bother to be bored." Xu You rejected this proposal, shook his head and said, "Now, it depends on the lord's own decision, and it is difficult for others to interfere." ”

(End of chapter)