The book continued. When Zhang Fei heard Yang Lei ask if he should find a military counselor, he could not help but be stunned and then fell silent. Seeing that Zhang Fei did not reply, Yang Lei felt a little strange and did not say anything. When they arrived at the mansion and entered the hall, the two of them sat down. A servant had already served them tea. Zhang Fei took a sip of water and asked,""Fifth brother, why do you have such thoughts?" Yang Lei looked at Zhang Fei. His originally dark face was flickering in the light of the fire, making him look gloomy.
Yang Lei pondered for a moment, organized his words, and said,"Third brother, don't you think we're being too passive? Ever since his elder brother had taken over Xu Prefecture, he had never stopped. First, he wanted to beat up Lu Bu, then he wanted to conquer Yuan Shu, and then he wanted to occupy the North Sea. Right now, we have just finished defeating Cao Cao and Sun Ce's allied forces. Although we haven't had time to rescue Gongsun Zan, the imperial edict has come again, asking us to attack Yuan Shu. At this time, Yuan Shao was also eyeing the north like a tiger eyeing its prey. The North Sea was probably hard to protect.”"Third brother, don't you think that we've been fighting aimlessly like this? It seems like we're following the path that Cao Cao has set for us. Other than the last time when he defeated Cao Cao's attack, which was unexpected, everything else seemed to be within Cao Cao's calculations.”
"Oh, Fifth Brother is right. However, Cao Cao, the old thief, held the emperor hostage to order the vassals, and always issued some bullshit imperial edict. It's not like you don't know Big Brother's temper. Naturally, he would obey everything. In the end, we were exhausted from running around. How despicable." Zhang Fei put down the teacup and said angrily.
"That's right, that's why I'm thinking about whether I should find a strategist. Otherwise, if this continues, I'll be toyed with by Cao Cao sooner or later.”Yang Lei also said helplessly," In terms of marching and fighting, I believe that Xuzhou is not inferior to any of the vassals. However, we are still far from being able to scheme and scheme against each other.”
"En, it's a problem. I'll explain it to big brother tomorrow and invite a military advisor back. Is there anyone in Yuting?" Zhang Fei said casually.
Yang Lei smiled bitterly and shook his head."How can these experts be so easy to obtain? However, there is one in Xu Prefecture who cannot be used by big brother.”
"Who is it? If he doesn't obey, I'll catch him.”Zhang Fei hurriedly said when he heard this.
"It is none other than Chen Gong under Wen Hou.”Yang Lei reported the name hesitantly.
"It's those three family slaves again. Hmph, this fellow has surrendered to my big brother, but he still has so many men under him. Wu has a noble and obedient nature, and Wen has a beautiful and beautiful appearance. Could it be that he still wants to rebel?" When Zhang Fei heard that it was Lu Bu's men, he was furious.
Seeing this, Yang Lei was a little curious as to why Zhang Fei was so disgusted with Lu Bu. However, he still analyzed,""Gao Shun is a loyal person. This kind of person is not moved by words, money, and beauty. If Lord Wen is still alive, I will serve Lord Wen. If Wen Hou is not here, he will naturally die with him. Cao Cao's character is also like this kind of person, although he will not die for Wen Hou immediately, but will certainly settle Wen Hou's family, and then go to seek revenge, regardless of success or failure, will die. As for Chen Gong, he had saved Cao Cao for the sake of justice. Seeing Cao Cao kill him and leave, he was a man who knew the times. But now, he was wholeheartedly assisting Wen Hou and didn't accept his big brother's summons.”
When Zhang Fei heard this, he chuckled and said,""Yuting, Chen Gong must have been afraid that people would laugh at him for betraying his master again, so he did not accept big brother's orders.”
"Why? It was important to know that it was not only the monarch who chose his subjects, but also the subjects who chose their monarch.”Yang Lei couldn't help but question.
"I have been impatient since I was young, so my father made me practice calligraphy and painting, and have more contact with scholars. I know that they are all people who value their reputation and integrity. Slaves like Lu Bu are really despised by others, so I really hate Lu Bu. Moreover, although Lü Bu is now used by his elder brother, Chen Gong used to be Lü Bu's adviser, and Lü Bu could not share the worries of his master when he was alive. When Lu Bu was loyal to his elder brother, he was a distinguished guest and accepted important tasks. This would certainly arouse gossip. Therefore, Chen Gong has been reluctant to agree." Zhang Fei picked up the bowl with a smile and gulped down another bowl of water.
Yang Lei was a little shocked. These ancient scholars, especially those who thought they were talented and had character, were indeed not as easy to recruit as described in television dramas or novels. But were those generals really simple-minded? Yang Lei was really shocked.
Yang Lei asked again,""If big brother asks Chen Gong again and again, will he succeed?”
"Chen Gong is far away in the North Sea, and he is taking over the power of the North Sea on behalf of Lu Bu.”Zhang Fei's eyes were a little half-smiling.
Yang Lei was completely speechless. There was no need for him to find an answer by being a counselor by Liu Bei's side or exercising the power of a Prefectural Governor in other places. Chen Deng was a very obvious example. Although Liu Bei thought highly of him, he still appointed him as the Governor of Guangling and took charge of the area. Presumably, these scholars had truly practiced the words of Confucius, and were determined to cultivate their moral character, govern their families, and rule the world. To benefit the people and contribute to the court is their dream, but what is my dream? Yang Lei suddenly felt lost.
The next day, the military counselor reported the matter to Liu Bei. Just as Zhang Fei had expected, Liu Bei sighed at the mention of Chen Gong and said no more. Following that, Liu Bei ordered to stop the rotation of the generals. In the future, all the generals would be transferred directly by Liu Bei. When this order was given, there was no uproar as Liu Bei had imagined. Instead, everyone was silent. They did not even need to say anything to refute the attack of changing their orders in the blink of an eye. The order was passed directly. Liu Bei was a little surprised, and Yang Lei was even more surprised. It was only later that he slowly understood that everyone cared about the army. The rotation of generals had actually hurt the interests of many people. It was just that when it was first proposed, no one took it seriously. Now that it was abolished, it was naturally a happy ending. Of course, the first to benefit was Mi Fang, who would still be stationed at Dong Hai. The other generals would also remain stationed there.
After taking care of some trivial matters, everyone dispersed. The generals gathered together again to discuss how to defeat Yuan Shu. Yang Lei gloomily looked at those generals who were shouting for ten thousand elite soldiers to kill Ji Ling and capture Yuan Shu. Lu Bu and Zhang Fei were the representatives.
Is this the General Staff? Yang Lei felt that it was more like a tea party. In the end, Liu Bei couldn't stand it anymore and decided that after harvesting the wheat, the army would head straight for Huainan. As for the various accidents that could happen during a war, these generals selectively ignored them.
This was an era where heroes were revered, not to mention that since ancient times, the people who were worshipped the most in the army were the brave. These generals might be lacking in strategy, but in this era, brave and powerful generals were the people that soldiers admired the most. Yang Lei, who had inherited the tactical thinking of the later generations, that war was a contest of comprehensive national strength, helplessly found himself to be one of the worshiped members.
When the conditions permit and the base is stable, I will definitely reorganize the General Staff. " I'll make a big and detailed sand table and drag these maniacs along to deduce when I have nothing to do. I don't believe that I can't handle these individual heroics and egotistics," Yang Lei thought angrily.
It was already midsummer. The weather in River East was very hot, and so was Wu County. Sun Ce's thoughts were even hotter than the weather outside. The title of Yangzhou shepherd was not bad. But how can this title satisfy my appetite? Cao Cao, you underestimate me. Sun Ce's lips curled up in disdain.
He had just received the news that Zhou Yu had defeated the Yellow Ancestor. He had retaken the lake entrance and was stationed at Chaisang, confronting Jiang Xia from afar. This brother of his was really skilled in both martial arts and literature. With the help of Gongjin, the world can be settled. He thought about the time when he first swept through River East and had a heart-to-heart conversation with Zhou Yu. Sun Ce smiled. At present, there were many talents in Jiangdong and the people were stable. The aristocratic families had been severely attacked by him. They were either used by him or their vitality was greatly damaged, such as the Lu family. With River East settled, the next step was obvious: Yangzhou.
If you want to conquer the world, you must seize the land of Lianghuai. Only then can we plot the Central Plains, or seek hegemony in Jingxiang. Zhou Yu's words were still echoing in his ears. Now, it was time to realize it. However, the big-eared thief in Xu Prefecture also wanted to fight for Huainan. Especially Guan Yu, who was conferred the title of Hanshou Pavilion Marquis and Shouchun Prefecture. I will let you taste the power of our Jiangdong army. As for Cao Cao's obvious provocation, hmph hmph, it was just a reason for both sides to attack. Sun Ce made up his mind and immediately ordered the people around him to come forward for a meeting.
The wheat was finally harvested. Liu Bei looked at the wheat in the official warehouse and was so happy that he could not close his mouth. He even muttered that he did not have to be afraid of starving. For a moment, the civil and military officials following behind had strange expressions. Immediately after, Liu Bei said that even if there was a famine, there would still be surplus food to feed the people. Everyone fell silent. Yang Lei remained calm and collected. Regardless of whether Liu Bei was putting on a show or not, it was rare for him to think of the people. This master was indeed worth protecting. His dream was to ensure that Liu Bei would obtain the world and then carry out some social reforms. If I can do it, I will definitely do it. If I can't do it, then there's nothing I can do. Human strength will eventually be exhausted. After all, transmigrators are not immortals.
In the seventh month of the fourth year of Jian 'an, Liu Bei was about to mobilize his troops to attack Huainan when news came from the front. It was Yuan Shu who had abandoned Huainan and left the title of emperor. He led his civil officials and generals and 200,000 troops to attack Xuzhou. He even sent a letter asking Liu Bei to make way for him to meet Yuan Shao in the north.
At this time, Chen Gong reported urgently that Yuan Shao had sent his eldest son Yuan Tan as the commander, Zhang He and Gao Lan as the generals, and Guo Tu as the counselor. He led an army of 150,000 to cross the Yellow River and cross the river. He stationed troops in Le 'an, and the front line was directed at Linzi and Beihai. Yuan Shao also wrote a letter to Liu Bei, ordering him to let Yuan Shu go north and to withdraw Chen Gong's army from Beihai. Otherwise, the army would trample Qingxu.
At this time, Cao Cao also wrote a letter, saying that he would send troops to fight against Yuan Shao and ordered Liu Bei to stop Yuan Shu. All of a sudden, all the vassals in the world cast their gazes on Xu Prefecture. Liu Bei had to make his own choice. This step could be said to be related to the future of the Xu Prefecture Army.
At the same time, a group of scholars on Lumen Mountain in the Jing Prefecture cast their gazes toward Xu Prefecture. Among the people gathered there was a very handsome man, eight feet tall and nineteen years old. The other person had a strange appearance and a thin body. There was also a thin man with a beard under his chin. He was almost thirty years old.
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