Hanoi Prefecture was located on the north side of Luoyang. It was only separated from Luoyang by a river.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was very difficult for boats to go upstream along the Yellow River.
Therefore, Sun Jian's army went straight to the south bank of the Yellow River to search for boats and ferry the soldiers to the north bank.
After entering Zhaoge County, they headed west and headed east.
One day, a messenger from the army came to report that Dong Zhuo had personally led 300,000 troops to Mushui Pass and had already met the alliance army.
After Sun Jian received this report, he set up a large tent and gathered everyone for a meeting.
After entering the tent, he took the main seat. On his left were Cheng Pu, Zu Mao, Han Dang, and Huang Gai. On his right was Baili Ming, followed by Dian Wei, a white-robed general, and Zhao Cen.
The white-robed general had a square face and a sparse beard. He was tall and sturdy, looking extraordinary.
It was Zhao Zilong from Chang Mountain.
Sun Jian saw that everyone was seated and took out the battle report and said in a deep voice,
"As you have predicted, Dong Zhuo has commanded 300,000 troops to reach Mushui Pass. Our army is now heading north. However, the Yellow River is in front of us. We still need to discuss how to cross the river!”
After saying that, he handed the silk book to Baili Ming beside him.
After Baili Ming read it, he smiled without saying a word and handed the silk book to Dian Wei.
After all the generals looked at it, Cheng Pu frowned and said,"
"Advisor Jun said that Dong Zhuo would come out in full force, but he sent out 300,000 troops. Now that Dong Zhuo is powerful, the alliance army is weaker.”
"Moreover, our army has already gone north. I'm afraid that the alliance army is no match for them!”
"Why don't we take advantage of the situation to cross Mengjin and head north of Luoyang to attack Dong Zhuo's flank?”
Hearing this, the generals nodded their heads.
When Sun Jian heard this, he quickly looked at Baili Ming and said,
"In your opinion, is this suggestion acceptable?”
"No."
As soon as he finished speaking, Baili Ming shook his head and smiled.
"The 300,000 troops are just Dong Zhuo's bluff. Don't be frightened!”
"Ming has analyzed it for everyone before. Dong Zhuo's total army is less than 300,000, and now he has lost tens of thousands! Where did the 300,000 soldiers come from?!"
"Even if we mobilize the troops from the various passes and reduce the defenses of the other places, we can only gather 140,000 to 50,000 troops at most!”
"Although it's called 300,000 now, it's more like a 50 - 50 discount!”
"From the looks of it, the alliance army still has the advantage. We don't have to worry!”
"As for forcefully crossing the Mengjin River, we can't do that!”
"Wang Kuang of Hanoi followed Yuan Shao's orders and crossed south to Mengjin, but was defeated by Dong Zhuo.”
"It's the same now. Dong Zhuo has the advantage on the south bank. If we force our way across, the enemy will attack us halfway. Not only will we fail to cross the river, but we will also suffer heavy casualties.”
Hearing that his military strategy had been refuted, Cheng Pu wasn't unhappy. He only said worriedly,"
"Military Advisor, you have a point. However, our army has already gone north. If we don't cross the river, are we really going to attack the east of the river?”
"Yes, I am!"
Zu Mao was also puzzled,
"Advisor Jun said that it's a good time to go north now. Why did Advisor Jun say that we can't cross the river after we went north?”
"Then why are we here? We might as well stay at Mushui Pass. With the help of our army, we might be able to defeat Dong Zhuo in one fell swoop!”
Seeing this, Sun Jian hurriedly said,
"Hey, Darong, how can you talk to the military counselor like that!”
"Before we went north, the military counselor had already explained the reason. How could I forget it now?”
Zu Mao felt wronged when he heard that,"
"My lord is really getting more and more disobedient. Since he called us for a military discussion, he can't ask!”
"If you don't need us, you can only discuss it with the military counselor.”
He was an elder who followed Sun Jian and had a straightforward personality, so he spoke without restraint.
Sun Jian was about to scold Baili Ming when he heard this, but Baili Ming laughed and said,"
"My lord, don't be angry. General Zu is right. A military meeting is a matter of one person's short wits and everyone's long wits.”
"Everyone, if you have any opinions, just speak your mind!”
"If there's anything wrong, we can discuss it carefully to get rid of the problem and make a foolproof plan!”
Zu Mao was delighted when he heard that,"
"Advisor Jun, you're right!"
"As expected!"
Sun Jian smiled bitterly when he heard this.
"Advisor Jun, you're quite easy-going. Forget it, let him speak!”
Then, he glared at Zu Mao,
"Continue!"
Zu Mao also looked like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water. He turned his head away and said,
"I only have this one question, but I still have a lot to say!”
When everyone saw this, they all laughed.
They all knew that Zu Mao and Sun Jian had the best relationship, so they didn't mind that it was just a joke.
Seeing that no one had any other questions, Baili Ming smiled and said,
"Since no one has anything else to say, I'll clear up General Zu's doubts!”
Before he could finish his sentence, Zu Mao quickly smiled and said,
"Hey, Military Advisor, don't be like this anymore. That day, I already said that I'll listen to Military Advisor in the future.”
Hearing this, everyone laughed again. Even Zhao Yun, who had just arrived, could not help but laugh.
He had thought that he would be living under someone else's roof and would not have a good life.
Unexpectedly, Sun Jian had entrusted him with an important task. The generals under him were either men from the north, forthright, or a military counselor who was quite humorous.
After staying like this for a few days, he felt that this place was even more comfortable than Gongsun Zan's subordinates, and he gradually integrated into it.
Seeing that the military counselor was finally about to speak, he smiled for a while before looking at Baili Ming.
These few days, when the generals talked about Baili Ming, they all praised him like he was a god.
He wanted to see what was so special about this military counselor.
At this moment, Baili Ming heard Zu Mao's words and the atmosphere in the tent became much livelier. He said seriously,"
"Alright, we've laughed enough. Let's get down to business!”
"Borrowing the words of the two generals just now, I will talk about our current strategy!”
"Indeed, as the two generals have said, our army will naturally cross the river. However, the method of crossing the river that the two of you have mentioned is wrong, and the timing is also wrong!”
"What our army wants to do after crossing the river is also wrong!”
"If you want to understand our military strategy, you need to understand four points.”
"When will our army cross the river, where will we cross the river, how will we cross the river, and what will we do after crossing the river!”
"After thinking about these four points, our military strategy is self-evident!”
In just a few words, he had cleared up everyone's thoughts.
Everyone felt enlightened and lowered their heads to think.
Sun Jian thought for a while and frowned.
"If we follow your words, if our army wants to cross the river, we should do it as soon as possible. As for the location, if it's not Mengjin, where else can it be?”
"As for how to cross the river, it's just collecting boats to cross it. What's so strange about it?”
These words had cleared up all the doubts of the generals. They had the same thoughts, and after Sun Jian finished speaking, they all looked at Baili Ming.
When Baili Ming saw this, he smiled and said,"
"If we follow my lord's words, our army will not be able to cross the Yellow River!”
"In my opinion, our army should cross the river slowly. We can cross anywhere along the west side of the Yellow River, but we can't cross Mengjin!”
"As for the method, it should be an ancient method.”
The moment he said this, the generals did not have any objections, but Zhao Yun was shocked.
Good fellow!
This military advisor was really powerful.
He hadn't even presented the plan, but he had already refuted his lord to be worthless!
He looked young, but his tone was not small!
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