By the third watch, the mansion of the Governor's Mansion of Youzhou was still brightly lit, the guards were heavily guarded, and there was an endless stream of people coming and going.

  This mansion was originally Wuqiu Jian's mansion, since Wu Qiu Jian's assassination, the governor of Youzhou was served by Wei Qian, but he did not live here, so this mansion has been vacant. After Wei Qian surrendered, he served as the assassin of Youzhou, and he also had another residence.

  Therefore, after Cao Liang arrived in Jixian County, he used this mansion as a temporary camp, and tonight he convened all the front-line generals and strategists to discuss the plan of attacking Jizhou.

  Military advisor Huan Fan, Chang Shi Pei Xiu, Lu Zhi, Lord Bo Fu Xuan, Youzhou Thorn Shi Wei Xuan, and the generals of the fifth battalion, Yang Hu, Deng Ai, Shi Bao, Wen Qin, and Ma Long, all attended tonight's meeting, and everyone sat upright, looking solemn, listening carefully to Cao Liang's words.

  Cao Liang raised the paper tube in his hand and said to the people: "This is the Jizhou defense map that the general Fang Bu just brought back, for this defense map, Fang Bu was seriously injured, and the seventeen elites of the military division who accompanied him were martyred, everyone, this is a blood-soaked defense map, let us open it with awe, and the best way to remember the deceased is to let their value be fully reflected." ”

  Pei Xiu and Lu Zhi stepped forward and took out the scroll from the paper tube, which was a map three feet wide and about one zhang long, and the square cloth had already drawn in detail the garrison of the troops of the Jizhou Army in various parts of the map, and the defense status of the city, detailed and comprehensive.

  All the people watched it carefully, everyone was amazed, Fang Bu's reconnaissance was extremely detailed, such a huge Jizhou, he set foot in all the counties and counties within a few months, and none of them were exposed, you must know that this is a place where the enemy is heavily defended, Fang Bu can obtain such valuable information, you can imagine how much effort he has put in, how much risk he has taken it, Cao Liang's defense map is drawn with blood and life, and it is really not fake at all.

  Prior to this, the Bingzhou army had made full preparations for the attack, and all the soldiers, horses, food and grass materials were in place, but what was lacking was the enemy's intelligence, so the Bingzhou army could only be on standby.

  Now that the deployment map has been put on the table, the last link of offensive preparations has been completed, and the next step is to discuss and formulate a detailed offensive plan according to the deployment situation of the Jizhou army.

  Of course, the release of this plan is not all smooth sailing, it requires multi-party consultation and even fierce quarrels to finally reach an agreement.

  Cao Liang is not afraid of quarrels, having different opinions is the best, details determine success or failure, no matter how high a person's wisdom is, it is impossible to be considered a last resort, at this time, it is necessary to brainstorm, let everyone speak freely, express different views and opinions, and learn from each other's strengths, so that the strategy formulated will be more detailed and more thorough, and more successful and certain.

  At the conference table now, there are almost the best strategists and famous generals in the world, although it is impossible to reach a consensus opinion, but these wise people have extraordinary opinions, and Cao Liang can completely supplement the gaps and further improve his plan.

  The east showed the dawn, and the candles on the table had burned out, and everyone was still discussing the offensive strategy, obviously the release of this plan would not be so smooth, but Cao Liang did not mean to be in a hurry at all, he had waited for many days, and it was not so bad.

  He stood by the window, looking at the rising sun, this will be a good day with a sunny day, Cao Liang took a deep breath of fresh air, and his eyes flashed with perseverance and wisdom.

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  The outbreak of the war was almost overnight, and the Jiyouzhou front, which had been silent for more than two years, rekindled the flames of war, and the three-way army of the state army came out together, ploughed the court and swept the caves, and swept the northern Hebei.

  This is the second attack on Jizhou after the Battle of Guangchang that year, but it is obviously different from the last time, the last Battle of Guangchang, the target of the Bingzhou army was Youzhou, and it was only a transit in Jizhou, and there was no large-scale conflict between the two sides.

  But this time the attack was completely different, and the state army launched a full-scale attack, with the intention of annexing Jizhou, after Lu Zhao got the news, as if facing the enemy, he ordered the cities of the northern defense line to close the city gates, all the troops were guarded, and actively defended according to the established battle plan to ensure that the defense line was not lost.

  Jizhou's defense system was formulated by Zhong Hui and Lu Zhao, Lu Zhao was in charge of the northern front, Zhong Hui was in charge of the southern front, and the army under Lu Zhao was assigned to as many as 150,000 people, but Lu Zhao also had to pay, because most of these troops were newly recruited troops, and their combat effectiveness was weak, and the army with strong combat effectiveness in Jizhou was only 50,000 people under Lu Zhao's original subordinates.

  After being redivided into two major war zones, Lu Zhao also had to assign the 20,000 people under his original subordinates to Zhonghui's southern front, which can be regarded as a compromise, after all, it can be exchanged for Lu Zhao's monopoly on the northern front, and he doesn't have to be as aggrieved as Zhonghui's deputy.

  Lu Zhao has been the general of Zhenbei in Emperor Ming, even when Cao Shuang was in power, he did not shake Lu Zhao's position, after the Gaopingling Incident, because Lu Zhao firmly supported Sima Yi, he became the descendant of the Sima family, and his position in Jizhou became more and more solid.

  It's just that I didn't expect that when Sima Shi was in power, he actually parachuted a bell to Jizhou to serve as the governor of Hebei, although Lu Zhao's official position has not changed, but from the first leader in Jizhou to the second in command, Lu Zhao is still difficult to accept this change for a while.

  Fortunately, Zhong Hui was more aware of current affairs, and did not bully others, and finally agreed to divide the north and south of the Jizhou defense line, and Zhong Hui and Lu Zhao were more responsible for one end, and Lu Zhao was still quite satisfied with this result.

  However, Zhong Hui estimated that he secretly snickered behind his back, Lu Zhao wants power, then give it to him, the north of Jizhou, but the first thing to be attacked by the Bingzhou army, with Lu Zhao in front, Zhong Hui will have some pressure, even if the northern part of Jizhou is lost, most of the responsibility is also Lu Zhao's, why not Zhong Hui?

  Since Lu Zhao wants to be this bird, Zhong Hui naturally has no reason to stop him, the storm is coming, Lu Zhao is the first to bear the brunt, this abacus, Zhong Hui is very shrewd.

  After the attack of the Bingzhou army, Zhong Hui was far away in Yecheng and did not feel the slightest pressure, and Lu Zhao was anxious from the beginning, the defense line was in danger everywhere, and the entire northern line of Jizhou was in danger, and this battle had just begun, and a bigger storm was still to come.