Yunzhou's current situation, Xu Shu is very clear in his heart.

The origin of all this is due to Liu Yu, the Taiwei of the Dynasty, who used his tricks again and again to make the powerful Yunzhou fall into decline.

Not only that, Liu Yu also joined forces with Wu Huan, Yuan Shao, and Cao Cao to deal with Yunzhou.

The battles were fought in Biansai, Yunzhou and Jizhou.

The Jizhou battlefield is just a part of the entire Yunyou Campaign, and the real battle is still on the Yunzhou battlefield.

Therefore, Jizhou's side is only an auxiliary battlefield, and it can be seen from Guo Jia's configuration of this change of troops and generals that he does not want to expand the war here.

"Look, generals!"

Xu Shu stretched out his hand and pointed to three places: Guangyang, Zhongshan, Anguo and Yexian.

"During this time, we were attacked by the surrounding area at the same time. The Wuhuan people invaded Guangyang, the Youzhou soldiers entered the border between Zhuo County and Anguo, and the combined forces of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao also fought under the city of Ye County. Do you think it's a coincidence? ”

The difference between a general and a commander is the overall situation, and it is obvious that these three people cannot be compared with Xu Shu.

But they also feel that it is not accidental.

How can there be such a coincidental thing in the world, the three of them attacked Yunzhou and Jizhou at the same time, and it is definitely impossible to say that there is no contact.

"Needless to say, it must have been discussed together."

Zhou Cang said angrily.

Although Yu Ban did not speak, he also nodded.

From a military point of view, this is almost impossible.

It's Youzhou!

Xu Huang nodded and said, "All this is a conspiracy of Liu Yu in Youzhou. Wuhuan people, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were all instructed by him. ”

After all, he came from Yunzhou, experienced the plague and the flight of merchants, and knew a little about the conspiracy of Youzhou.

Bastard!

Zhou Cang scolded: "I've long seen that this guy is not pleasing to the eye." At the beginning, Chen Bing's boundary matter had not been settled with him, and he actually made a black hand again at this time, and the lord would definitely not let him go. ”

Xu Shu smiled slightly and said, "The lord is wise and martial, with him sitting in Yunzhou, he will definitely not let Liu Yu please him." So we can put our hearts in our stomachs. Who is the opponent of our lord in the world? ”

The three of them thought so.

Guo Jia's ability has long exceeded the level of demons, not to mention the marching and fighting and planning or something, so far the Yunzhou army has not suffered defeat.

The advent of gunpowder made the surrounding armies know what despair is.

That's not something that humans can resist.

This kind of mass killing weapon that can change the situation of the war was invented by this demonic lord.

Liu Yu's strength is simply vulnerable in front of the Yunzhou army.

"We don't need to worry about the battle in Yunzhou, Guangyang County has Cheng Yu in charge, and the location of Wubao is advantageous, and most of the Wuhuan people can't take advantage of it. Let's focus on Jizhou. Both General Zhou and General Xu had good opinions, but there was also a problem, that is, it was too risky. ”

Xu Shu suddenly turned to Zhou Cang.

"General Zhou, as you said, if we concentrate our superior forces and do not defeat Cao Cao, and Yuan Shao leads his troops to arrive, the cavalry is already outside at this time, and it is not so simple to withdraw, and if we are attacked by the two armies, we will inevitably suffer losses."

Zhou Cang nodded.

But I don't care, how can there be no damage in a war?

General Xu!

Xu Shu's gaze turned to him again.

"If the cavalry is placed outside the city, although the consumption of grain and grass can be reduced, the strength of the troops inside the city will be greatly reduced. What if Yuan Shao and Cao Cao lined up to defend you on the one hand, and attacked the county seat fiercely on the other? Are your cavalrymen moving or not? Attacking the opponent's army formation with cavalry will surely cause heavy losses. But if you don't move, Ye County will inevitably be attacked with full firepower. ”

Not bad!

Xu Huang also nodded.

But he was a little unconvinced.

"Lord Assassin, fighting a war is risky. If you want to be risk-free, you can only stop fighting. ”

How can there be no risk in fighting?

Xu Huang also felt that this Lord Thorn was too careful.

Ladies and gentlemen!

Xu Shu suddenly said: "I also said just now, the real battlefield is in Yunzhou, and our side is just an auxiliary battlefield." The Youzhou Army is definitely not the opponent of our Yunzhou Army, we only need to hold Jizhou firmly and wait for the lord to eliminate Liu Yu, and the Jizhou battlefield will naturally win without a fight. Once we take the risk of attacking, if something goes wrong, it will inevitably attract the energy of the lord, so that he will not be able to deal with the Youzhou soldiers with all his strength. ”

He took a deep breath and continued, "What would happen to you if you were sitting in my place? Is it willing to take risks and not be afraid of sacrifice to agree to these two coalition forces, or endure humiliation and cooperate with the lord to attack Youzhou? ”

As a decision-maker, the first thing to consider is the risk, and then the benefit.

Sometimes, for the sake of the overall situation, we have to be cautious, not seeking merit but seeking no fault.

There is also an economic issue involved.

Exchanging the maximum benefit at the lowest cost is the issue that a qualified commander should consider.

Although the battle was won, the investment was not proportional to the gain, which was also an economic defeat.

Xu Huang and Zhou Cang stopped talking.

In terms of the overall situation, they are much worse than Xu Shu.

However, after listening to Xu Shu's analysis, they also felt that it was still beneficial to the entire battle situation to remain cautious.

Seeing that the three generals stopped talking, Xu Shu's face showed a smile again.

Although decision-makers can use their power to suppress their dissenting opinions, that is only a strategy, and it is the most important thing to be able to convince their subordinates.

In this way, we can work together in the process of executing the plan.

Now, he has successfully persuaded his three subordinates that in the next time, he only needs to defend the city and wait for the victory and defeat on the Yunzhou side.

Yunzhou first and then Jizhou, this is also Guo Jia's strategy.

Although this strategy is not explicitly stated, Xu Shu still perfectly interprets this concept.

"The official accepts his fate"

Xu Shu suddenly stood up.

Brushing and brushing, Yu Ban, Xu Huang, Zhou Cang and other generals all stood up.

"Appoint Yu Ban as the commander of the city defense, and be responsible for the entire battle to defend the city."

"Appoint Zhou Cang as the commander of the former enemy, and be responsible for all the affairs of the former enemy."

"Xu Huang was appointed as the logistics commander, responsible for maintaining law and order in the city, responsible for supervising the people, and providing assistance for the battle at the head of the city."

Promise!

The three of them clasped their fists in unison.

Yu Ban Bing is calm, both offensive and defensive, and supplemented by Zhou Cang, guarding Ye County is naturally not a problem.

Xu Huang's subordinates are all cavalry, it is too wasteful to defend the city, you must know that cavalry is a money-burning thing, and Yunzhou is rich and rich, and it can feed so many cavalry, in case there are heavy casualties in the defense of the city, it will really outweigh the losses.

Although the cavalry cannot go up the city wall, they can maintain law and order in the city, and they can also dismount and do some auxiliary work.

Right now!

Xu Shu's eyes flashed with a gleam.

"The battle to defend the city of Jizhou is the beginning."

(End of chapter)