Zhao Yun asked suspiciously: "Although the words of the military advisor are good, what is the conflict between this and our seizure of Yuzhou and Yanzhou?" ”

Tian Feng turned his head to look at Zhao Yun and said solemnly: "If we only occupy Sili, Bingzhou, Liangzhou, and Yizhou, we will be able to defend ourselves against the enemy outside the country and recuperate." ”

Zilong thought about it, Yanzhou and Yuzhou were both places of four wars, and there were many princes next to them. If the lord rashly occupies the land of these two states, and conflicts break out with other princes in the future, Yanzhou and Yuzhou will definitely bear the brunt. ”

"These two places are peaceful, and there is no danger to defend at all. At that time, if you don't want to lose these two places, you must send a large number of troops and horses over. ”

"In this way, it will inevitably drag the lord into the quagmire of war, and it will also consume a lot of manpower and material resources, and the gains will outweigh the losses."

Tian Feng's words shocked Chen Xu's heart, and he finally understood Tian Feng's worries.

seized Yuzhou and Yanzhou, although it seems that the power has grown a lot. Thinking about it carefully, these two places will become Chen Xu's weakness.

As Tian Feng said, it was only a matter of time before war broke out with other princes. And Yanzhou and Yuzhou will become the first places to bear the brunt.

After the outbreak of war, if a large army is not dispatched to resist the attack of the rest of the princes, these two places will inevitably be difficult to preserve. Dispatching the army to defend Yanzhou and Yuzhou will definitely consume a lot of Chen Xu's manpower and material resources.

What's more, if Chen Xu's energy is completely dragged to the east, it will be difficult for him to have spare strength to pacify Liangzhou and seize Yizhou.

After all, the Qiang people in Liangzhou have been in rebellion for a long time, and the imperial court has failed to completely quell the rebellion after repeated crusades. Even if Chen Xu gathered the forces of the whole territory and wanted to completely pacify Liangzhou, it would not be an easy task.

The land of Yizhou is easy to defend and difficult to attack, even if Liu Bei has someone as an internal response in history, he has lost the think tank of Pang Tong, and he was blocked by Zhang Ren and others, and he was not allowed to advance an inch at all.

Even though Liu Zhang is not a generation of heroes, the land of Yizhou is not so easy to attack.

Thinking about it, Chen Xu's thoughts suddenly brightened.

Just like the strategy of the great men of later generations to lead the Red Army to fight the world, it is the most correct strategy not to care about the gains and losses of one city or one pond and to preserve one's own vital strength.

Relying on his own strength and competing with other princes to consume is completely a strategy.

Thinking of this, Chen Xu's face was solemn, and he came to Tian Feng, solemnly bowed, and said, "If it weren't for the military advisor's reminder, it would have almost made a big mistake." ”

Chen Xu knew Tian Feng's worries, but it didn't mean that everyone could figure it out.

When the generals saw that Chen Xu was moved by Tian Feng's words, as if they were going to give up on seizing Yanzhou and Yuzhou, they all panicked.

Lu Buhu's eyes were round, and he shouted angrily: "We waited for a lot of hardships and desperate battles to defeat Yuan Shu." How can you want to give up these two rich states because you can't hold Yanzhou and Yuzhou in the future because you are afraid? ”

"Worry about these, fear of that, what kind of war are you fighting, what kind of world are you fighting for? It's better to go home and take the kids! ”

"We are waiting for this victory to throw our heads and spill blood. If you give the results to others just because of the so-called worries, you will never agree! ”

After Lu Bu spoke, it was very rare that the generals responded one after another.

Now is a good time to conquer the city and expand the territory, and every military general is grinding his fists and palms, hoping to do a big job. They naturally didn't want Chen Xu to retreat because of Tian Feng's words.

Within the county office, for a while, the crowd was passionate, and the voices of opposition were endless. Only Gao Shun and Zhao Yun stood aside, silent.

Chen Xu understood the thoughts of the generals, and when he saw them like this, he didn't get angry. just set his eyes on Tian Feng, hoping that he could stand up and convince everyone.

Tian Feng really lived up to Wen Zhao's expectations, and after everyone vented for a while, Tian Feng said: "How can I not know the thoughts of the generals to make meritorious contributions? ”

"However, Yuan Shu was defeated and killed this time, do you think that Yanzhou and Yuzhou have become our bags?"

Dian Wei had always respected Tian Feng, but now he couldn't help but say: "As soon as Yuan Shu dies, these two states will become borderless lands, isn't it easy to get it?" ”

Smiling slightly, Tian Feng shook his head and said, "This is bad! ”

"After the news of Yuan Shu's defeat and death spread, Yuan Benchu of Jizhou; Xuzhou Cao Mengde; Jiangdong Sun Bofu; Liu Jingsheng in Jingzhou, I'm afraid these people will be ready to move, right? ”

Dian Wei was stunned for a moment, and then said disdainfully: "Cao Mengde can't even beat Yanzhou without Yuan Shu, what are you afraid of him doing?" ”

"Jiangdong Sun Bofu, but a yellow-mouthed son, if he dares to compete with the lord for territory, he will personally go into battle and behead him."

"As for Liu Jingsheng in Jingzhou, hum ......"

Speaking of this, Dian Wei pursed his lips disdainfully and said, "That guy is a relative of the Han family, and Yuan Shu is the emperor, and he doesn't dare to send troops to fight." The lord broke Yuan Jun, and Liu Jingsheng didn't have the courage to pull out his teeth. ”

Dian Wei, who has always been like a stuffy gourd, was able to say such a paragraph, which really surprised everyone.

Tian Feng chuckled twice, looked at Dian Wei in surprise, and said, "Guofu can also calm down and think about problems, which is really good news." ”

Very rarely, Dian Wei's black face turned red. He said angrily: "The military advisor should look down on people, although I usually don't like to think about problems, it doesn't mean that I am a fool." ”

"Hahahaha!"

Dian Wei's words made everyone present couldn't help but laugh. There was still a serious atmosphere just now, and it suddenly became relaxed.

After laughing, Tian Feng said solemnly: "Guofu Xiu wants to underestimate these princes. Thinking that Yuan Benchu, he was just from the Yuan family, but he was able to mix well, and he became famous all over the world when he was young. ”

"What's more, the fact that this person can be elected by the Kwantung princes as the leader of the Dong League also shows that this person is extraordinary."

"Now that Yanzhou is empty, Yuan Benchu will definitely not give up, this is a good time to expand his power."

I have to say that Tian Feng's senses for Yuan Shao are still very good. Otherwise, he would not have followed Yuan Shao with all his heart in history.

It was only before he died that he repented and said: "The great husband was born in heaven and earth, and it is unwise not to know his master, so what is the pity of dying?" ”

At this time, Yuan Shao has not yet exposed his own shortcomings, he is still recruiting talents, and he likes to make friends with heroes in the world. Moreover, due to Chen Xu's arrival, Yuan Shao is now much weaker than his forces in history.

Without the arrogance of the first prince in the world, he is naturally much more humble than in history. Therefore, the current Yuan Shao is still a master in the eyes of the vast majority of people.

After Tian Feng mentioned Yuan Shao, all the generals were silent and agreed with his point of view.

Tian Feng continued: "Cao Mengde, as a eunuch, broke through the name of Nuoda. Whether it was the fact that he assassinated Dong Zhuo alone, or returned to his hometown to recruit volunteers and call on the heroes of the world to crusade against Dong Zhuo, it can be seen that this person is extraordinary. ”

"At first, he just owned a county, looking up to Yuan's original snort. However, this person is able to grasp the opportunity, give up if he can, and persevere. Under the condition that the foundation of Yanzhou was lost, Xuzhou and Qingzhou were quickly captured. ”

"Such a person will be the great enemy of the Lord in the future."

Tian Feng's words, everyone had no way to refute them.

At the beginning, Chen Gong ran away in order to go to Yanzhou to calculate Cao Cao. But he didn't want to, Cao Cao put it to death and came back to life, taking away the land of the two states, thinking that it was the foundation of his existence.

Seeing that everyone didn't say anything to refute, Tian Feng continued: "Sun Bofu is the son of Sun Wentai, Marquis of Wucheng. ”

"When the crusade against Dong Zhuo, the princes of Shandong were all afraid of Dong Zhuo's might and hesitated, only Wucheng Hou and Cao Mengde dared to send troops to attack Dong Zhuo. Among the two, only Wu Chenghou broke the Xiliang Army several times. ”

"As the saying goes: the tiger father has no dog son. Sun Bofu was at the age of a weak crown and made many exploits under Yuan Shu. Later, with thousands of troops, he defeated several princes in Jiangdong and laid down the family business of Jiangdong Nuoda. ”

Such a person, even compared to his father, is not much more reckless. And it is rumored that this person has the courage of ten thousand people, known as the 'Jiangdong Little Overlord', and Guofu will meet him in the future, so don't have the heart of underestimating the enemy. ”

"These three people are all dragons and phoenixes among people. Now that Yanzhou and Yuzhou have no owners, they will definitely take the opportunity to strengthen their strength. ”

"If you want to send troops to seize the land of Yanzhou and Yuzhou, not to mention Liu Biao in Jingzhou, our army will inevitably meet with Yuan Benchu's three swordsmen. Once the scourge of war resumes, I don't know what year or month it will take to calm down. ”

"Although the generals have broken the Yuan army, our soldiers have also suffered heavy casualties, and they are unbearable to fight again."

"Hundreds of thousands of Yuan army prisoners are also a huge burden. Before they are completely settled, it is a little unrealistic to want to attack the city and plunder the land. ”

"Coupled with the fact that there is a famine everywhere and a lack of food and grass in the territory, it is by no means a good time to use swords."

Lu Bu asked unwillingly: "Could it be that we are just waiting for this, giving the results of the battle to others?" ”

Tian Feng smiled strangely and said, "Although the land of the two states can be given to them, these princes will fight for each other. ”

"However, in troubled times, people and food and grass are the most important. As long as we wait, we will first move all the people in Yuzhou into Guanzhong and loot all the grain and grass. ”

"Even if the rest of the princes get Yuzhou, it's just an empty shell."

After the end of the Han Dynasty experienced natural and man-made disasters and wars, the population plummeted very sharply, and many places were deserted.

Even though Chen Xu has recruited a lot of displaced people, he still seems to be a little sparsely populated in the prefecture and Guanzhong.

With the territory that Wen Zhao occupies now, as long as it is not a year of famine, even if the population increases by half, he can feed them all.

Therefore, land is not what Chen Xu is most in short supply. On the contrary, population, grain and grass are the foundation of the growth of the Chen Group.

In troubled times, only with the population can there be food and soldiers, and only with the army can we conquer the Quartet and expand our own power.

Tian Feng saw the most essential thing that he offered this strategy.