For the first time in his life, he had doubts about his ears. He was stunned, his eyes were full of sluggishness unique to old people, and his mouth opened and closed: "General, you say it again." ”

Lu Bu couldn't understand the expression of the joke, so he whispered again: "I want to ask sir, if the mountain collapses and the world is in chaos, what should I do?" ”

You heard it right!

Every word was transmitted to the nerve center very clearly, and Xi Ce recovered from his astonishment, and asked tentatively: "Did Guo Fengxiao ask the general?" ”

has such a distant vision and vision, and knows Lu Bu, except for Guo Jia, Xi Ce can't think of a second person at present.

Lu Bu shook his head, he wanted to ask.

Hearing this answer, the expressions on Xi Ce's face were simply varied, and his right hand seemed to have a lot to say, but he couldn't say a word.

Lu Bu thought that Xi Ce was sick, so he hurriedly went over to soothe his back, and asked worriedly: "Sir, what's wrong with you?" ”

Xi Ce precipitated the turbulent state of mind, asked Lu Bu to sit down, and asked: "The general thinks that one day the Han family will collapse, what will happen to the world?" ”

"There must be thieves everywhere, and the power of heaven is not there; The princes of the family fought for hegemony, and the wars continued. With the memory of his previous life, Lu Bu replied with great certainty.

A flash of brightness flashed in Xi Ce's eyes, and Lu Bu's answer could be said to have won his heart, so he asked again: "If the princes do not obey the king's orders, what should the generals do?" ”

"Edict to please the ministers, destroy the heroes, and support the Han family." In front of the joke, Lu Bu did not shy away from it.

Maybe Lu Bu didn't feel it himself, but the drama sitting opposite really felt the heroic spirit of Lu Bu.

Is this still the idle man who was bent on living in a state and merging with each other?

Xi Ce took a sip of tea, and there was a touch of playfulness in his smile: "From ancient times to the present, whether it is the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, or the troubled times at the end of the Qin Dynasty, if you want to calm the world, you must have enough strength. General, do you have one? ”

Lu Bu shook his head and looked at Xi Ce: "It's because I didn't have it, so I came to ask Mr. ”

Lu Bu's attitude was sincere, and he didn't go around in circles, since he chose Lu Bu, he should help him with all his might, he removed the clutter on the table, leaving only candles for lighting.

Then he got up and took out a picture of the Han River and Mountains wrapped in plain silk from the wooden box he carried, which he painted in his spare time, and he didn't dare to say that it was 100% in line with the terrain everywhere, at least it was not far behind.

"General, do you remember what I taught you how to play?"

Xi Ce spread the map of the Han River and Mountains on the table, and asked lightly.

Lu Bu nodded, although his chess skills were not good, he still knew the rules and doorways.

"Conquering the world is like holding a piece of chess."

Xi Ce's gaze returned to the table, his fingertips swiped from west to east on the map one by one, and he remembered: "I have spent most of my life studying the trend of the world. In my eyes, the world is like a chessboard, with four corners and four sides, and the hinterland of the Central Plains. ”

The so-called four corners:

Mountains and rivers are blocked, one hundred and two Qin passes - Guanzhong.

The trend of the upstream, Linyu Liuhe - Hebei.

The dragon is in a tiger's position, and the southeast shape wins - Jiangdong.

The mountains and rivers are dangerous, the land of abundance - Xishu.

What are quadrilateral?

Hedong Metropolis, where it comes into use - and the state.

Relying on the mountains and rivers, the rush of war - Xuzhou.

The hub Jianghan, the pillar of Jiangnan - Jingzhou.

The north and the south are glued, and the east and west stretch - Hanzhong.

"Since Emperor Huan, the Han Dynasty has been dictatorial to foreign relatives, eunuchs are in power, natural disasters and plagues have been rampant, and the people have been suffering for a long time due to excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes. However, the monarch does not think about the people and is happy, and the officials are not good at speaking. At this point, the decline of the Han Dynasty was irreversible. ”

"If a general has the ambition of the world, he should choose one of the four corners to build a foundation. Although the state is the homeland of the general, and the people in the state respect the general, it is not a place to achieve hegemony. Although it can defend itself in the east by Huguan, however, since the Xianbei sandalwood stone acacia, and the north of the state is plundered by Huyi, from the clouds, the east of the five plains to Liaoshui, all of which are Xianbei. Several offenses were committed on the side of the Seko, and the fields were thin and the people were sparse, so there was no place for use. ”

Listening to Xice's detailed explanation, Lu Bu also understood that Bingzhou could only settle down temporarily, and could not become the ultimate base. He looked at the map on the table, and recalled in his mind that the drama had just been said, and finally his eyes fell on Jizhou, and asked tentatively: "Mr. wants me to take Hebei first?" ”

Jiangdong and Xishu are too far away to be considered at all, and the closest to Bingzhou is Jizhou, Hebei.

"There are many clans in Jizhou, and generals will not be allowed."

Xi Ce shook his head, slid his finger to the south of Bingzhou, and tapped it: "I'm talking about here." ”

Guanzhong!

Liuhou Zhang Liang once said: Fu Guanzhong, Zuo Kunhan, right Longshu, fertile fields for thousands of miles. There is the Rao of Bashu in the south, and the benefits of Hu Yuan in the north, blocking three sides and guarding it, and controlling the princes in the east alone. The candidates are stable, the river Wei Cao saves the world, and the west is given to the Beijing division. This so-called golden city is thousands of miles, and the country of abundance is also.

"Guanzhong Mountain River is four stops, there are Qinling Mountains in the south, Longshan Mountain in the west, plateau in the north, Kunshan Mountain in the east, and the turbid river surrounds, which can be described as 'surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the momentum is reunited'."

In addition, there are many large and small passes around Guanzhong, but the important ones are the four passes, namely Hangu Pass, Wuguan, Sanguan and Xiaoguan. These four passes control the access channels of several main directions in the Guanzhong area, and the situation is favorable, so they will enter the pass; If the situation is unfavorable, you can retreat and defend yourself. ”

"For the general, the most important thing is that the Guanzhong family is weak, and it is not difficult for the general to occupy it, plus the general has befriended Dongqiang before, so he can further control Longxi, and then control the Western Regions."

After that, with Hanzhong and Bingzhou as the two wings, it expanded to the east, occupied Henan and Yan, plotted against Ji and You, entrenched in the Central Plains, and swept the world! This is the grand plan of the general! ”

After saying the strategic deployment, after Lu Bu listened to it, he suddenly became enlightened, as if he saw the future and the day when he would dominate the world with heavy troops.

But fortunately, Lu Bu understands that these words sound easy, and it will take at least decades of hard work to do them.

As for why he didn't take the Central Plains first, with a little bit of drama, Lu Bu would understand.

The Central Plains is located in the four directions, which can be combined with the whole situation of the world, extending in all directions, and is the hub of all places.

Therefore, the world is plunged into war, and the Central Plains will be attacked on all sides. Although the deer is in the Central Plains, there are many heroes who can really participate in the deer chase, but they are not as good as the Central Plains.

Throughout history, most of the forces that finally completed the great cause of unifying the world originated in the dangerous places of the mountains and rivers in the four corners. First there are one or two corners, then accumulate strength, then expand to the east and west, and finally go to the Central Plains and enter the world.

Lu Bu understood the meaning of Guanzhong to him, and decided to use Guanzhong as the base. But before that, there was a very painful problem in front of us.

Today's Guanzhong is guarded by Dong Zhuo, and according to memory, Lu Bu knows very well that Dong Zhuo will rely on the armies of Hanzhong and Xiliang in the future to successfully win Luoyang.

But the problem is that the current Dong Zhuo is completely different from the arrogant and lascivious Dong Taishi in his memory. Not only is he not fat, but Xiong Kui is fierce, and his soldiers are also a group of tigers and wolves with strong combat effectiveness.

With Lu Bu's current strength, it is difficult to win Dong Zhuo head-on.

Moreover, the Son of Heaven is still alive, and the rivers have not collapsed.

Tusely touched his chin, there was a kind of weasel stealing chicken's cunning. Although he hadn't seen Dong Zhuo, since Lu Bu was afraid of him, he had to find a way to transfer him out of Guanzhong.