Everyone's eyes are on Zhong Hui, Youzhou is in danger, this is the top priority, is there anything more important than this, if you don't send troops and ignore it, it is equivalent to letting Youzhou fall into the hands of Cao Liang, won't this situation become more unbearable?

However, no one spoke, they were waiting for Zhong Hui to explain further, Sima Shi also looked at Zhong Hui, and there was a bit of praise in his eyes, after all, Zhong Hui's words could be regarded as relieving him.

Zhong Hui said calmly: "General, Youzhou spans more than two thousand miles, although the seven counties of Liaoxi are lost, but the land of Liaodong is still under control, although the soldiers and horses of Youzhou are defeated, but the main force is not damaged, there is still a battle force, and the humble position thinks that it is more appropriate for the governor of Weidu and Wang Tingshi to deal with it, give up the Jixian County, which is difficult to defend, and stick to the Linyu Pass, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, so that if the state army wants to attack Liaodong, it must cross the Linyu Pass, which is obviously a goal that cannot be achieved in a short period of time. At this time, the Bingzhou army was standing still in Youzhou, just waiting for our army to go, and our army would be exhausted from the expedition, and the Bingzhou army was waiting for work, and our army had no chance of winning this battle. ”

Sima Shi asked, "What does that Qing think it should be?" ”

Zhong Hui said: "I think that instead of fighting an uncertain battle, it is better to increase the troops in Jizhou, wait and see what happens, although Cao Liang controls the land of Youzhou, but he will not be trapped, whether it is to the east or south, there will be action, if Cao Liang enters Liaodong east, Youzhou will be empty, and it is not too late for the general to march again." If Cao Liang goes south to Jizhou, our army will wait for work at ease, and the victory will be greater. I think that the enemy will not move, I will not move, and when the enemy moves, I will wait for the opportunity to move, so as not to change and respond to all changes. ”

Sima Shi showed a rare smile on his face, and said: "Shi Ji is reasonable, a good one should respond to all changes with no change, what do you think?" ”

Everyone nodded one after another, although it was right to say that He Zeng proposed to send troops to Youzhou in the general direction, but now it is more difficult to operate, after all, the cavalry of the Sima Army has not yet taken shape, and relying only on the infantry to counterattack and recover Youzhou is tantamount to a fool's dream.

Zhong Hui's plan to stick to Jizhou and wait and see what changes is a relatively safe plan, increasing troops in Jizhou, at least to ensure that Jizhou is not lost, under this premise, it is possible to achieve the goal of recovering Youzhou.

Now after Cao Liang captured Youzhou, the momentum is strong, whether it is to go east to Liaodong, or south to Jizhou, even if it is to sit in Youzhou, the initiative is in the palm of his hand, if Sima Jun blindly and forcibly sends troops at this time, it is likely to suffer another defeat.

In today's situation, Sima Jun can no longer withstand setbacks, and the successive failures have already made the Sima family lose their teachers and suffer heavy losses.

Zhonghui's strategy is based on stability, although it seems to be mediocre, but it is offensive and defensive, and there is a needle hidden in the cotton, which plays a vital role in stabilizing the current situation that is about to collapse, and it is also in line with Sima Shi's mind, so it can naturally be recognized and praised by Sima Shi.

After the ministers retired, Sima Shi left Zhong Hui alone, and said: "Shiji, you can be regarded as a great favor for me today, with the opinion of He Taiwei and others, it is necessary to march to Youzhou quickly, with our current strength, it is indeed difficult to do, but if we do not march and sit back and watch Youzhou lose, it will inevitably be criticized, and the morale of the army and the people will be lost." Your strategy of defending and counterattacking is quite good, and only by standing firm can you do great things. ”

Zhong Hui humbly arched his hand and said: "It is the honor of the minister to share the worries of the general. ”

On occasions when there are few people, Zhong Hui no longer claims to be humble and courtier, and its meaning is self-evident.

Sima Shi smiled and said: "Since this plan was proposed by you, then I will appoint you as the general of the expedition to the north, supervise the military of Hebei, control the soldiers and horses of Hebei Zhulu, and rule Jizhou with Lu Zhao." ”

Lu Zhao is the general of Jizhou Mu and Zhenbei, and the general of Zhengbei is in the position, which is just higher than the general of Zhenbei, and the military governor of Hebei is more powerful, the scope of Hebei is relatively broad, the so-called Hebei, refers to the north of the Yellow River, that is to say, Bingzhou, Jizhou, Youzhou and Qingzhou Pingyuan County, Sizhou Hanoi County are all under the rule of the Hebei governor, can be regarded as a relatively large power of the feudal officials.

You must know that Zhong Hui has been serving as a staff member before, and he has made many suggestions behind the scenes, and he has not actually led the army, so he was moved to such an important position all of a sudden, so Zhong Hui even had a feeling of flattery.

"The general uses his ministers so much, the ministers will be ruined with their livers and brains, and they will die with their lives!" Zhong Hui bowed.

Sima Shi said: "I don't know what your plans are to go to Jizhou this time?" ”

Zhong Hui said: "It is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, with the current strength of Jizhou, it is really difficult to resist the invasion of the state army, so the minister has the courage to implore the general to send more troops and horses to resist the enemy." ”

"How many men and horses is Nashiji going to take to Jizhou?"

"At least 100,000 foot soldiers."

Zhong Hui only mentioned the infantry, not the cavalry, and he also knew that there were not many cavalry in Sima Shi's hands that could fight at all, so he simply only put forward the requirements of the infantry.

"100,000?" Sima Shi frowned slightly, although Zhong Hui did not mention the cavalry, but the number of 100,000 infantry also made Sima Shi hesitate, Sima Shi has a lot of troops in his hands, but a radish and a pit, these armies have tasks, and it is really a difficult thing to suddenly transfer 100,000 horses. "How much, can't it be less?"

Zhong Hui did not answer immediately, but analyzed him: "General, in Jizhou alone, there are hundreds of cities, and there are at least dozens of non-strategic places that need to be defended, and these 100,000 soldiers and horses are distributed to dozens of cities, in fact, each city can't be divided into many people." Jizhou City is located in the plain, there is no danger of mountains and rivers, the only thing that can be relied on is these cities, so 100,000 people is the most conservative estimate of the ministers, and no matter how little, I am afraid it will be difficult to help. ”

What Zhong Hui said is also the truth, the Jizhou Plain is a flat river, and there is no cavalry, only to defend the city, but Jizhou has a vast area and many cities, which is not only a key defense, but also has to call a large number of troops, so 100,000 people are allocated to various cities, which is really not much.

Sima Shi was also unable to make a decision for a while, and said to Zhong Hui: "You go back first, let me think of a way, and talk about it tomorrow." ”

100,000 people is not a decimal number, even if Sima Shi is transferred from all over the country, it will take a lot of time, and he still thinks about whether he can be transferred, so he really can't give Zhong Hui an answer immediately. Take a hundred plating to read the latest chapter of "The Last Three Kingdoms 2: Xingwei Claw Book House" for free for the first time.