The comfortable and sweet days of Yuan Qi only lasted one day, and Xun Luo came to the state pastor's mansion early in the morning with Cui Shou's watch fold to inform him of the news of the invasion of foreign races in the frontier. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

There is still more than a month to go until the New Year, and a sudden heavy snowfall has wrapped the entire northern Xinjiang in silver, just as Yuan Qi copied the poems of the great men of the previous life. It is precisely because of this heavy snowfall that the alien races in northern Xinjiang have fallen into an unprecedented difficult situation, and the alien races who rely on nomadism for a living are often so fragile in the face of natural disasters. In order to survive, in order to satisfy the ambitions of some of them, every winter, as long as it snows heavily, the alien race will invade the surrounding counties on a large scale, plundering money, food, people, daily necessities, everything that can be plundered, is within their goal.

"Lord, the heavy snow a few days ago has caused countless cattle and sheep grazing by foreign races in northern Xinjiang to freeze to death, and the birds and beasts active in the mountains have not been able to find a trace, so those foreign races have begun to move again and are ready to invade the south. Xun Luo handed Cui Shou's watch fold to Yuan Qi, and at the same time attached his own opinions. After living in Youzhou for nearly ten years, Xun Luo already knew the living habits of other races well, and if they moved a little, Xun Luo could roughly guess what they wanted to do.

After reading the table fold, Yuan Qi pondered for a while, raised his head and instructed Xun Luo: "Xun Luo, call everyone here, and everyone will discuss how to decide." Xun Luo took the order and left.

Since the rebellion of Yuyang Zhangju, the king of Thorn Tower Meng was assassinated by Wei Yan, and the Thorn Tower people have fallen into a long-term leaderless situation, several powerful and ambitious big leaders, for several years to fight openly and secretly, intending to seize the throne, making the entire Thorn Tower black miasma, the strength of the Thorn Tower has been greatly consumed in the civil war, and there is no need to worry about it now; Even if they had the courage to plunder, Cui Shou and Gao Shun, who were guarding the annexed states, were enough to drive them back to the desert, and only the Xianbei people, who had risen rapidly in recent years, made Yuan Qi a little worried.

Xianbei was extremely powerful decades ago, and its leader Tanshihuai unified the entire Xianbei and occupied a large amount of land outside the two states of Youhe and the Sili Thorn History Department, but soon after Yuan rose up to this world, Tanshihuai died, and Xianbei fell into a divided situation again, and hundreds of clan leaders, large and small, did not obey anyone. Attacking back and forth, there has been no time to launch a large-scale southern invasion in the past ten years, which is also the reason why the Yuan Qi and the Xianbei people have fewer confrontations. However, in the incessant infighting and attack of the Xianbei people, after more than ten years of civil war, the situation gradually became clear, and three large tribal alliances were slowly formed.

These three tribal alliances, according to the geographical division, are called Western Xianbei. Central Xianbei and Eastern Xianbei. The western Xianbei were led by Maidang and occupied a large number of grasslands outside the northern part of the state, while the central Xianbei was led by Lianman, the son of Tanshi Huai. Entrenched in the border of Youzhou, at any time eyeing the Youzhou, the eastern Xianbei is the most powerful, claiming to have millions of people in the tribal alliance, entrenched in the northeast of Youzhou. Its leader was named Amaiti. The eastern Xianbei also colluded with the Buyeo, Goguryeo and other ethnic minorities in Youzhou to communicate with each other, which was actually a time bomb in Youzhou. Yuan Qi had long had the intention to conquer Xianbei in the east, just because of the perennial war. The soldiers under his command were already exhausted, so the matter of conquest was delayed until now.

Just when Yuan Qi was pondering. Xun Luo had already called dozens of civil and military officials under Yuan Qi's command, and everyone sat down separately according to their positions, looking at Yuan Qi in unison. Seeing that the people had arrived, Yuan Qi cleared his throat and took the lead in speaking: "Everyone, today I received the news from Cui Changshi, and the western Xianbei outside the state is ready to move, let's talk about it, what do you think of this matter?"

In the column of military generals, Qi Tianteng, who was closest to Yuan Qi, stood up and arched his hand and said: "Junhou, a certain person knows the habits of Xianbei in the west, they are insatiable, if we take a step back, they will definitely go further." For Xianbei people, there is no connivance. A certain petition led the headquarters to return to the state and fight to the death. In the parliament or in other public places, Qi Tian could neither call Yuan Qi's second brother nor call him the lord, so he came up with such a compromise title and called Yuan Qi the prince.

As Qi Tian asked for battle, the rest of the generals also stood up, echoed Qi Tian's proposal, and asked Yuan Qi for battle. In the Wenchen column, Xun Luo, who was in second place, stood up and said to the generals: "Generals, please calm down, the current situation is a little chaotic, and I need to sort out a clear context before we can decide what to do." ”

Yuan Qi looked at Xun Luo and asked, "Do you have any specific ideas, sir?"

Xun briefly sorted out his thoughts, and then replied: "Lord, a heavy snow covered the entire north a few days ago, and it must be that it is not only the western Xianbei people who intend to invade the south, but they are the most uncomposed, so they are the first to move." If the lord dispatches a large number of men and horses to attack Xianbei in the west, and Xianbei in the central and eastern parts of the country hears the news, they will definitely take advantage of the emptiness of Youzhou and lead their troops south, and at that time, our army will become very passive. Therefore, it is slightly advocated that our army should divide the priority and choose the most threatening and at the same time the most certain part of the Xianbei to conquer, and the other two roads should be mainly defensive, before the main force has not divided the victory or defeat. ”

Xun Luo's words made most people nod their heads and agree. After all, many of the newly recruited soldiers have not yet been on the battlefield, and they cannot be considered real warriors if they have not experienced the test of blood and fire. At present, the main force of the Youhe army is still those veterans who survived on the battlefield. The number of veterans, after the first battle in Shaxian, the elite was lost, and in the entire Youhe army, it could only account for three or four percent, and with the current combat effectiveness, it was indeed difficult to complete an all-round battle.

Nodding slightly, Yuan Qi looked at Zhuge Liang and asked, "Kong Ming, what do you think?" Since studying the thirteen chapters of the Ghost Valley with Zhuge Liang, Yuan Qi knew that what Zhuge Liang lacked now was only the accumulation of experience, and if he was given a certain amount of space and time, he would definitely give the world a perfect answer. Therefore, if Yuan Qi has anything to do, he is always used to asking Zhuge Liang "Kong Ming, what do you think?" Yuan Qi's practice is not only a deliberate cultivation of Zhuge Liang, but also can stimulate Zhuge Liang's deeper thinking.

Zhuge Liang's position is on the opposite side of Qi Tian. Ranked first in Wenchen. After hearing Yuan Qi's question, Zhuge Liang stood up, first bowed to Yuan Qi, and then said: "Lord, everyone, Liang also agrees with Mr. Xun Luo's proposal. Liang thought that although Xianbei in the middle was the son of Tanshi Huai, Lian Man, but Lian Man had no ambition and was rough in strategy. There is no need to be afraid, and if you send a general, you can turn them away; His subordinates have long held a grudge against him, and because of his obscenity, they dare not speak out, and the lord can send people who are articulate. He spread rumors in his tribe and bought them as cronies with a lot of money, and he didn't get out of the month. There will definitely be a mutiny in the Maidang Division, and at that time, if General Gao Shun can be attacked, then Xianbei in the west can be destroyed; only the one who worries Liang is the Eastern Amaiti Division. Amaiti is familiar with the scriptures and historical books, and is proficient in strategy, which is really a big problem for our army. The lord should personally lead his troops north to quell this great trouble. ”

After a pause, Zhuge Liang continued: "However, before going out to Amaiti, our army still has one thing to do. In the east, Xianbei and Buyeo and Goguryeo in Youzhou are in collusion, and Buyeo and Goguryeo have long had a heart of disobedience, and sooner or later they will definitely stand on their own feet, and our army should quickly eradicate the uneasy factors in the territory before they can feel at ease with the outside world. Zhuge Liang's opinion coincides with what Yuan Qi thinks in his heart. Buyeo and Goguryeo were bred by two foreign races who migrated to the mainland in the early years, and after a long time, they have become a climate. During the reign of Yuan Hong, he took out the two counties in Youzhou separately and set up a kingdom for the people of the two ethnic groups to live in, which is today's Buyeo State and Goguryeo State, and for decades, these two small countries have become a country within a country, often disrespecting the orders of the imperial court, if it were not for Yuan Qi to guard Youzhou, I am afraid they would have rebelled a long time ago.

For these two kingdoms, Yuan Qi has also been thinking about it for a long time, and he has never known how to deal with it. On the one hand, the two countries have long had a disobedient heart, which is a well-known thing for passers-by, but Yuan Qi has no evidence, and he is unknown if he wants to conquer it. On the other hand, as a traverser, Yuan Qi is expected to have huge underground oil wells in the territory of the two countries, in this world, no one has yet been able to master the use of oil, if Yuan Qi is the first to develop oil fields, whether it is for military or people's livelihood, will be far ahead of this era, this point, Yuan Qi is a great temptation.

Jia Yuan, who had not spoken, after hearing Zhuge Liang's analysis, his eyes flashed with light, and then disappeared, but he nodded to Yuan Qi secretly, silently supporting Zhuge Liang's strategy. Since Zhuge Liang's arrival, Jia Yuan has rarely expressed his opinions. Originally, Wenchen's first seat should have been made by Jia Yuan, but out of the mentality of Mingzhe to protect himself, and Yuan Qi's deliberate cultivation of Zhuge Liang, Jia Yuan automatically gave up this position and retreated to the third place. However, Jia Yuan's loyalty to Yuan Qi is no problem, and the work that should be done has not been left behind, and it is all done very well.

At the same time, Jia Yuan also took the initiative to play the role of Zhuge Liang's teacher, if Zhuge Liang's analysis and insights are correct, Jia Yuan will not say anything; once Zhuge Liang occasionally makes a mistake, Jia Yuan will remind him side-by-side and guide him back to the right track. There is a teacher like Jia Yuan, I have to say that it is a great blessing for Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang did not disappoint Yuan Qi and Jia Yuan, since sitting in the first position of Wenchen, Zhuge Liang's decision only made one mistake, and it was quickly corrected under Jia Yuan's guidance, and since then, there has never been any mistake.

Seeing Jia Yuan's secret approval, Yuan Qi made a final decision: "In this battle, we will fight according to the suggestions of Mr. Xun Luo and Kong Ming, and our army will be divided into three ways." Cui Shou and Gao Shun were ordered to defend the western Xianbei and wait for changes. Li Ru, you select men and spread rumors among the Xianbei tribes in the west to provoke a mutiny within them; eldest brother, please lead the men and horses of the headquarters, guard the Shanggu area, and resist Lianman; Zhao Hu, Ma Yue, and Xu Shu, with the three of you leading 30,000 troops as the vanguard, go north to meet Amaiti, temporarily focus on defense, and wait for a certain solution to Buyeo and Goguryeo, that is, personally lead the army north to meet you. ”

Just after Yuan Qi decided on the tactics, a person suddenly stood up and said loudly: "Lord, this matter is absolutely impossible!" Yuan Qi raised his eyes and saw that the person who refuted his order was the newly appointed advisor Tian Feng.