The messenger's words surprised Chen Xu.

You must know that the northern part of Hedong County is indeed vast and sparsely populated. Mo said that it is not easy to break through three county towns in two days, and even to complete the distance of three county towns in two days.

If the enemy army resists a little during the siege, it will hold off the besieging army for several days.

Gan Ning took three cities in two days, and he must have used cavalry. Moreover, those defenders who were conquered did not resist at all, and directly surrendered the city.

Because, even if Gan Ning succeeds in a surprise attack on the county seat, it will take time to appease the people and consolidate his power.

Only when the county seat surrenders can Gan Ning let the county order continue to guard the original city. He himself led the cavalry and slaughtered another county town without stopping.

Chen Xu thought about it for a while, considering the chaotic situation of his strength now, as well as this large-scale famine, his heart suddenly became clear.

What's more, not all cities are garrisoned by the Xiliang Army. Maybe the officials in those cities that Gan Ning captured were not cronies of the Xiliang Army at all.

In this way, it is very reasonable for them to surrender the city.

It can be said that Chen Xu sent troops to the division this time, and his grasp of time was extremely accurate.

At this time, it was the most unpopular time for Li Dao and Guo Yan. Relying on the soldiers in their hands, they wantonly plundered the people, which has aroused the anger of the people.

It was only because of the obscenity of the Xiliang Army that everyone swallowed their anger. Now everyone in Guanzhong is excited when they hear the news of the arrival of the state army.

Therefore, Gan Ning was able to capture several cities in a row without bloodshed.

Lu Bu didn't know the twists and turns at all, but he also knew that he had made a bet with Gan Ning.

Now Gan Ning broke Puzi first, and once again connected the three cities, and to this day, I don't know how many county towns have been captured.

After Lu Bu heard the news, how could he not be anxious?

He hurriedly stepped forward and said to Chen Xu: "Wen Zhao, Hedong County has more than 20 county seats, if only Gan Ning leads the troops to attack, I am afraid it will waste a lot of time of our army." ”

"Why don't Wen Zhao give me 3,000 cavalry, and I will go upriver from Fenshui and attack the rest of the county seats?"

How could Chen Xu not know about Lu Bu's thoughts? However, what Lu Bu said is not unreasonable.

According to the courier's report, Ganning followed the direction of the western part of Hedong County and went south to attack the city and plunder the land.

Lu Bu is now asking for battle, just so that he can go south against Fenshui and attack the eastern line of Hedong County.

In this way, the entire Hedong County will be quickly occupied by the state army.

Moreover, now that the state has been connected to Hedong County, there is no need to worry about logistics.

What's more, the news that Fan Chou and Zhang Ji want to defect to Bingzhou has also come.

Without worries, at this time, even if the state divides its troops to seize Hedong County, it will not be a big problem.

Chen Xu was about to nod in agreement, but heard a voice coming: "The lord must not!" ”

Turning his head and finding that the person who spoke was Li Ru, Chen Xu couldn't help asking, "What is Wen You's opinion?" ”

When Lu Bu saw Li Ru stopping him, he was immediately furious.

He said to Chen Xu: "Wen Zhao, Li Ru complained that I killed Dong Zhuo, so I couldn't get along with me three times. ”

"From my point of view, although he defected to you, he had two ambitions, and Wen Zhao had to guard against it."

Before Chen Xu could speak, Li Ru sneered twice and said to Lu Bu: "A puppet, how do you know what a certain person thinks in his heart?" ”

After speaking, he pursed his lips disdainfully, and didn't even look at Lu Bu.

Lu Bu was even angrier in his heart, and was about to have a seizure, but he heard Chen Xu's voice: "I don't care what grievances you have before, since you are serving under me, you can't fight with each other without permission, and abolish the public for personal reasons!" ”

After speaking, Chen Xu glanced at Li Ru and Lu Bu with a gloomy face.

Looking at Chen Xu's gloomy face, Li Ru and Lu Bu were all stunned in their hearts, and they didn't dare to speak again.

When he read the history of the Three Kingdoms in his previous life, Chen Xu still looked down on Yuan Shao very much.

thinks that his internal forces are tilted, and the relationship between the strategists under his command is messed up.

But now, Chen Xu is in charge, and with more and more talents under his command, he finds that the state is not as harmonious as before.

Whether it is for merit or personal grudges, there will always be some contradictions among the people under his command.

First, Tian Feng and Zhang Yu did not get along, and then Lu Bu did not get along with Xu Huang and Gan Ning. And Li Ru, because of Dong Zhuo's death, has always secretly hated Lu Bu.

Mediating between subordinates is a very difficult task.

As a monarch of one side, although Chen Xu is in peacetime, he also hopes that his subordinates can be divided into several factions, so that he can balance the forces in all aspects.

However, now is the time when the princes are fighting for hegemony, and if the military is not harmonious, how can they achieve great things?

It turns out that the fate of Yuan Shao in history is a lesson from the past.

Therefore, Chen Xu was a little annoyed just now.

Turning his gaze on Li Ru, Chen Xu asked, "Since ancient times, soldiers have been fast. If Wenhou and Xingba split their troops to attack the city, they would definitely get twice the result with half the effort, why did Wen You speak out to stop it? ”

Li Ru was questioned by Chen Xu, but he was not afraid at all.

He puffed up his chest and said, "The lord only knows one thing, but he doesn't know the other. The Art of War: Fight the army, then attack the city, and then attack the army. ”

"The lord asked Wen Hou to lead the troops to attack the county seat one by one, even if these county towns are looking down, it will also delay a lot of time."

"In today's Guanzhong, the symptoms of his illness are Li Dao and Guo Yan. As long as the lord leads his troops to defeat these two people and welcome back the Son of Heaven, the territory of Guanzhong can naturally be passed on. ”

"Even if the lord wants to divide his troops now, he should not attack the rest of the county towns of Hedong County. Instead, they should capture the two eastern passes guarded by Li Dao and Guo Yan's cronies, as well as the southern Wuguan. ”

The two eastern passes mentioned by Li Ru are the Kei Pass in Hedong County and the Hangu Pass in Hongnong County.

As for Wuguan, it is the gateway to the south of Guanzhong, located in the southernmost part of Jingzhaoyin, adjacent to Jingzhou, and guarding the natural danger.

It is precisely because of these three checkpoints that the eastern and southern parts of Guanzhong are unbreakable.

It can be said that as long as good generals and heavy troops are dispatched at these three dangerous checkpoints, they will definitely be able to ensure that the customs are worry-free in both directions.

It is precisely because these three levels are extremely important that Li Dao and Guo Yan will send their cronies to garrison there.

If you talk about the guards in the rest of the places, you can still pass it on.

Then the guards of these three checkpoints, without the approval of Li Dao and Guo Yan, will definitely not surrender.

Cheng Yu also hurriedly said: "Wen You's words are very good! ”

"If the lord wants to divide his troops to capture Guanzhong, so as to shorten the time of this war. You can destroy Li Dao and Guo Yan first, and then seize these three levels. ”

"As for the other counties, you don't have to waste too much time. After the elimination of Li Dao and Guo Yan, a document was issued, and many counties and counties would definitely fall to the wind. ”

Chen Xu was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly apologized to Li Ru: "If it weren't for Wen You's words, he would have almost gone astray!" ”