Going up with the wind, it will only take five or six days to reach Xiangyang.

When Huo Jun stepped onto the deck, he saw the bright banner of 'General Zuo', and the middle-aged handsome guy Zhao Yun had been waiting outside the car for a long time.

Seeing this, Huo Jun knew that Liu Bei should be sitting in the carriage.

Huo Jun adjusted his clothes slightly, and then got off the ship. Today's Huo Jun did not wear his signature heartfelt armor, but wore a purple brocade scholar's costume, covered with a yellow gauze coat, and tied a brocade bag around his waist.

"Huo joins the army!"

Zhao Yun saw Huo Jun, who stood out from the crowd, stepped forward, and said in a low voice: "The lord is already waiting in the car to join the army." ”

Huo Jun glanced at the car again, and saw that Liu Bei couldn't bear it anymore, and lifted the curtain to check the situation outside.

"Good!"

Huo Jun walked to the car and boarded it. I saw that in the car, Liu Bei had already made room for himself, and put some small desserts on the small table.

"Zhong Miao went all the way north, and there was a lot of hardship." Liu Bei beckoned Huo Jun to sit down, poured tea for him, and said with a smile: "The summer is getting stronger, drink tea to reduce the fire!" ”

"Thank you Ming Gong!"

Huo Jun took the teacup and asked, "Jun has been away from Xiangyang for five months, I don't know how the conquest of Jiangdong is going?" ”

Liu Bei sighed and said, "Cai Mao is hateful, he was appointed by Liu Jingzhou to dispatch troops and rations for the Eastern Expeditionary Army. First, he shirked the cold weather, and when the dispatch was completed, he thought that he could send troops; Later, when the Jiangling Ordnance and Baggage Depot caught fire and the military funds were destroyed, fortunately, under the supervision of Liu Jingzhou, a batch of military funds was mobilized. ”

"Last month, I thought I could send troops, but unexpectedly, Xiahou Dan's army went to Xiping, and Cai Mao, Kuai Yue and others persuaded Liu Jingzhou to reduce the conquest of Jiangdong soldiers and horses because of the safety of Xiangyang. For example, Kuai Yue said that the eldest son would lead the army of 5,000 people, and there was no need for too many soldiers and horses. ”

From Liu Bei's tone, Huo Jun heard a trace of helplessness. It is not easy for this heroic hero who galloped in the Central Plains to send people under the fence, and to fight with Cai Mao, Kuai Yue and others.

However, with Liu Bei's narration, Huo Jun also generally understood the current problem, that is, how many troops Liu Biao was willing to send to conquer Jiangdong.

"How many soldiers and horses does the eldest son want to lead to the battle?" Huo Jun asked.

"20,000 soldiers!" Liu Bei replied.

Huo Jun felt the slow movement of the car, and said: "The north is uncertain, the second Yuan is not removed, Cao Cao will not dare to wave his troops south, and this Xiahou Dun's soldiers are only suspicious." Five or six thousand soldiers and horses are too little, and twenty thousand soldiers and horses are too many! ”

Liu Biao's family background, Huo Jun still knows something. Before pacifying Jingnan, Liu Biao had only 50,000 or 60,000 soldiers and horses, but after pacifying Jingzhou, Liu Biao completely mastered the entire territory of Jingzhou, and his soldiers and horses almost doubled, with 80,000 or 90,000 troops, dominating Jianghan.

These 80,000 or 90,000 troops had more than 10,000 people defending Jiangdong, more than 10,000 fighting in Jiaozhou, and more than 10,000 people defending the west. Therefore, after deducting the army of nearly 40,000 people, Liu Biao actually had 40,000 or 50,000 people on his hands.

That is to say, if Liu Qi takes away 20,000 troops, Liu Biao will only have 20,000 or 30,000 people left, excluding the soldiers who are guarding the town, there will not be many troops used to defend Nanyang, and in fact, it will indeed be overstretched.

Liu Bei frowned slightly, and said: "Jiangdong soldiers and horses are as few as 30,000 or 40,000, and as many as 50,000 or 60,000. ”

Huo Jun took a sip of tea and asked meaningfully: "Not to mention whether Liu Biao can send an army of 20,000, just talk about the eldest son really commanding an army of 40,000 or 50,000 troops to Jiangdong, Jun dares to ask why the Ming Duke thinks of himself?" After taking Jiangdong, how can Ming Gong convince the public? ”

Liu Bei fell silent, he seemed to understand what Huo Jun meant.

In the words of later generations, Liu Bei and Liu Qi's strategy of going to Jiangdong is like the two of them opening an entrepreneurial company in later generations, and there are even small shareholders such as Huang Zu, Liu Pan, and Huo Jun, and their entry into the market is actually equivalent to buying shares.

In the early stage of investment, Liu Qi benefited from his Lao Tzu Liu Biao, and the amount of capital invested was the largest. Liu Bei's 5,000 soldiers and horses can only be regarded as a part of his share capital, and the more important share capital lies in Liu Bei's personal skills.

Judging from the words of the company in later generations, Liu Qi used money to inject capital to occupy a large share, Liu Bei invested in technology and money, and Huo Jun occupied a small share with strategic planning.

In this process, if Liu Qi brought too many soldiers and horses, it was equivalent to investing too much money, which would also dilute Liu Bei's shares. In the end, Liu Bei may become a small shareholder like Huang Zu and Liu Pan.

After a while, Liu Bei arched his hand to Huo Jun and asked, "In Zhong Miao's opinion, how many soldiers and horses is appropriate for the eldest son to lead?" ”

The suitability in Liu Bei's mouth is quite interesting, Liu Qi can neither bring too many soldiers nor too few horses. Too much affected Liu Bei's role, and too little affected the process of attacking Jiangdong.

After a little silence, Huo Jun analyzed and said: "According to Jun's view, there are only 50,000 soldiers and horses in Jiangdong, and there are few elites and many mortals. It belongs to the generals, the commanders are different, and the military formation is tight, but it cannot be held for a long time, and it is not a strong force. Jun thought that 30,000 soldiers and horses entered Jiangdong, which was enough to establish a foundation in Jiangdong. ”

As he spoke, Huo Jun took out the map of Jiangdong from his cuffs, and analyzed: "Ming Gong and see that although Jiangdong is big, because of the separation of mountains and rivers, Yuzhang and Wu County are separated. When the army entered Jiangdong, it was established in Yuzhang and occupied the two counties of Yuzhang and Luling, and then the Ming Duke could make Guan, Zhang, and Zhao three generals recruit troops on the spot, so as to strengthen their momentum and strengthen their muscles and bones. ”

The Jiangdong territory is actually divided into two major plains, one is the Taihu Lake (Gugasaze) Plain with Wu County as the core, and the other is the Poyang Lake (Gupeng Lize) Plain with Yuzhang as the core. These two plains are separated by the Huangshan (Guyi Mountain) mountain range, which divides the two plains.

"When the fighter arrives, the army will march eastward, first take Danyang, and then attack Wu County. If Wu County goes down, then Jiangdong will be safe. Although the meeting is large and difficult to attach, it is enough to send a general to cut it down. Jiangdong is pacified, and the merits of the Ming Gong can be established in Jiangdong. ”

Huo Jun planned a three-step strategy according to the geographical conditions of Jiangdong, because of the closed nature of the Poyang Lake Plain, he could first take the two counties of Yuzhang and Luling, and rely on the Yishan Mountains to fight the Jiangdong Army in the east, which was the first step and belonged to the foundation stage;

Secondly, after Yuzhang and Luling are in the bag, send troops to attack Danyang County as the middle ground, which is the second step, which belongs to the stage of grasping the initiative in the war; In the end, the combined army that had the advantage captured Sun's basic Panwu County, which was the third step and belonged to the Armageddon stage.

In this process, Liu Bei and Liu Qi need to expand their army to defeat Sun Quan, and this is Liu Bei's opportunity. If Liu Bei has outstanding ability, he can grasp the dominance of the combined army at this stage; If Liu Bei couldn't grasp this opportunity, he could only say that Huo Jun looked away.

Listening to Huo Jun's analysis, Liu Bei suddenly became enlightened.

At the moment, Liu Bei was exhausted in Xiangyang, and he was still having a headache about how to solve the problem of the number of troops, but he didn't expect that Huo Jun had already planned for himself.

It not only solves the strategic planning problem of Xia Jiangdong, but also tells itself how to strengthen itself in this process, and tailors a set of strategic planning templates purely for himself.

Liu Bei bowed again and said, "Zhong Miao has the talent to help the world, and today's words are also open ears and eyes. Zhong Miao is entrusted with preparation, and he is prepared to live up to the thoughts of Mr. and share honor and disgrace. ”

Huo Jun was not idle in the past few months in Jiangxia, in addition to training troops and making friends with Gan Ning, he was actually thinking about the strategic planning of Jiangdong.

"Ming Gong is respectful!"

Huo Jun helped Liu Bei up and said, "Jun only makes suggestions, and Ming Gong still needs to do it himself." ”

Liu Bei sat on the seat and said with emotion: "I have been preparing for many years, if I met Zhong Miao earlier, why did I come here." Today's Jiangdong strategy is like a bright light in front of it, urging people to forge ahead and be ready to work hard. Even if you die, you have no regrets. ”

"Ming Gong is cautious!" Huo Jun persuaded.

Liu Bei shook his hand with a smile and said, "Under the joy, I lost my words for a while. If you are prepared, you will live up to it! ”

Huo Jun thought of Gan Ning, who was in Jiangxia, and said: "Jun is looking for a water war general in Jiangxia, named Gan Ning, Gan Xingba. It's a pity that it can't be reused by Huang Zu, and he is depressed under the tent. Now that I am going east to Jiangdong, if I get this person's help, I will get twice the result with half the effort. ”

"Jun wants to recommend Liu Jingzhou and let him be transferred to the eldest son, so that Ming Gong can make friends with him. If Liu Jingzhou is unwilling to reuse, Ming Gong can come forward in person to see if he can recruit for his own use, but when he is in harmony with Huang Taishou, he is narrow-minded and difficult to coexist. ”

Huo Jun did not introduce Liu Bei to Gan Ning in Jiangxia, mainly because there were outsiders there, and he couldn't easily divulge secrets. Of course, there is also the reason why Liu Bei does not belong to Jingzhou's official system.

Through Liu Biao's transfer of Gan Ning to Liu Qi's account, Huang Zu would not turn his face and get angry, after all, his military exploits needed Liu Biao's recognition. But if Liu Bei came forward to get Gan Ning over, with Huang Zu's mind, he was afraid that even Liu Bei would be disgusted.

Liu Bei held Huo Jun's hand and said, "The person recommended by Zhong Miao should be reused. If Xingba is under the reserve account, the reserve table is the middle general, and it is entrusted for reuse. ”

Then, Huo Jun talked to Liu Bei about Gan Ning.

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PS: Recently, because of the addition, there is no manuscript in hand, and I can't determine the specific update time. The first shift will be around 2:00, the second around 6:30, and the third at around 10:30.

Today is still three watches!