Thinking that his 'first confrontation' with Pang Tong ended in victory, Liu Zhang became inexplicably excited.
Unfortunately, Xun You smiled and shook his head, causing Liu Zhang's smile to freeze on his face.
"Lord, didn't I just say that? It's actually a matter of order."
"If Guanzhong is taken as the primary target, after the development of Guanzhong is completed, not only can it be used to attack Yongliang, but it can also be quickly turned around to attack Sili."
"If Yongliang is the primary target, and we attack Guanzhong after we capture it, it will take a long time to recover before we can launch another expedition."
"The difference between the two is whether the master wants to develop Guanzhong first or develop Guanzhong later."
Liu Zhang now understood what Xun You meant. Generally speaking, running Guanzhong is an absolutely indispensable link.
"Zi Yang, what do you mean?"
Seeing the strategist Liu Ye sitting aside thoughtfully, Liu Zhang quickly asked for his opinion.
Liu Ye quickly stood up, he did have some ideas.
"My lord, what Military Advisor Xun said is absolutely true. But we also need to consider external factors."
"If we send troops to Guanzhong first, will it deter Cao Cao in the Central Plains to a certain extent? Will he have to disperse his already weak troops to defend us?"
"If that is the case, it is equivalent to unknowingly breaking the balance of the Battle of Guandu. If the lord wants Yuan Shao to win, then I suggest sending troops to Guanzhong. If the lord does not want Yuan Shao to win, then I suggest sending troops to Yongliang."
Liu Ye talked for a long time, but in Liu Zhang's opinion he almost didn't say anything and still left the decision-making power to him.
However, Liu Zhang couldn't let Yuan Shao win the Battle of Guandu if he didn't want to.
After Yuan Shao lost Guandu, he could still resist Cao Cao for eight years with the support of the Yuan family. This was despite the internal strife among Yuan Shao's sons.
But once Cao Cao loses, then one hundred thousand Yuan soldiers will cross the Yellow River and pour into Yanzhou and Yuzhou. I am afraid that Cao Cao will not be able to hold on for long and will be destroyed!
This is obviously not in line with Liu Zhang's strategic thinking. Only chaos in Hebei in the Central Plains can allow him to develop with peace of mind.
"Zijing, tell me what you think."
Lu Su, who first proposed the plan of dividing the world into two parts, must have unique insights. Liu Zhang was prepared to make a decision immediately after getting Lu Su's opinion.
Lu Su always had the image of a good old man. He bowed his hands and saluted everyone, especially Xun You, Liu Ye, and Pang Tong, who were extremely kind.
"My lord, do you think we underestimated Han Sui and Ma Teng too much?"
"Han Sui and Ma Teng occupy the land of Liangzhou and have irreconcilable relations with the surrounding Qiang and Hu people. Once they unite, they may have no less than 200,000 troops!"
"Now that the two sides haven't fought yet, our generals already don't pay attention to the enemy, let alone the soldiers under our command?"
"You must know that you can't be arrogant to win, and arrogant soldiers will always be defeated! Please think again, my lord."
Lu Su's words were like an enlightenment that awakened Liu Zhang, and he even felt a little scared in his heart.
Yes, I don't know when, but I no longer take Liangzhou warlord seriously.
Liu Zhang stood up and looked at everyone with a very serious expression.
"Everyone, what Zijing said makes sense! Perhaps the several victories in the Liangzhou battle really made us underestimate the enemy a little bit. A lion must fight a rabbit with all its strength. A thousand-mile embankment can be destroyed by an ant nest!"
"From today on, none of us can look down upon our enemies and treat them as strong enemies!"
All the generals in the tent stood up and their expressions became extremely serious.
"I will obey my lord's orders!"
After Lu Su's exhortation, the atmosphere in the army changed instantly, and there was no look of contempt on anyone's face.
"Zijing, if you think there is anything wrong in the future, you must bring it up in time! We must not waste the lives of our soldiers because of our carelessness!"
Lu Su's heart was full of joy. It was really rare for his lord to listen to advice like this.
If it was Yuan Shao, Lu Su would have been arrested long ago in the name of confusing the morale of the army!
"I obey! My lord is so wise, we will definitely be able to defeat the enemy in this Northern Expedition!"
Lu Su is not baseless flattery. With the current strength of the army, coupled with the wisdom of Xun You and the four men, and such a wise monarch, if he still cannot win, then how powerful is the enemy?
Obviously Han Sui and Ma Teng were not enemies that were too powerful to match.
Liu Zhang also believed in his heart that he would win this battle, but in order to breed pride, he just nodded slightly.
"Zijing, tell me what you think!"
"Lord, I will support you in attacking Hanyang County from Qishan Road."
However, Lu Su did not leave the choice to Liu Zhang like Xun You and Liu Ye, but directly and decisively expressed his opinion.
"Tell me your reasons."
Liu Zhang was immediately excited when he received Lu Su's support.
"My lord, Han Sui is deep-minded and cunning. Once he is given time to react, he will definitely choose to put aside his shame and join forces with Ma Teng again. Although Ma Teng has a lot of hatred with Han Sui, he will definitely worry about Han Sui's destruction.
It will be difficult to survive alone. Therefore, the chance of the two joining forces is very high."
"Now we should take advantage of the fact that the two thieves are still suspicious of each other and immediately lead the army into Liangzhou! The first goal is to gain a foothold and provide guarantee for our follow-up operations. If things go well, we can even defeat Han before Ma Teng makes up his mind.
Then it was completely destroyed!”
Lu Su's thinking highlighted a strategy, which was to use troops quickly and quickly.
Now that 100,000 troops are marching north to Hanzhong, I believe this news has spread like wildfire. The longer we delay, the more likely things will happen.
What's more, the consumption of a hundred thousand troops in one day is completely piled up in food!
"Shi Yuan, what do you... think?"
Liu Zhang wanted to directly announce the order to send troops, but considering that Pang Tong had just joined and was passionately offering advice to him, Liu Zhang decided to take a look at Pang Tong's thoughts again.
"My lord, I didn't think well before, but now after hearing the analysis of the three military advisors, I have a deep understanding of the disadvantages of sending troops to Guanzhong!"
Pang Tong thanked Xun You and the others, and finally looked at Liu Zhang.
"I also feel that sending troops to Qishan is the best strategy at present!"
From the clear look in Pang Tong's eyes, we can tell that he definitely did not say this out of emotion.
Liu Zhang felt relieved. After all, he was the little phoenix of Jingzhou, not a narrow-minded person!
"Now that everyone's opinions are unified, the entire army will go out tomorrow, targeting Hanyang County!"
All the generals stood up and waited for Liu Zhang's instructions.
"Zhang Ren!"
Unexpectedly, he was the first person to be called, so Zhang Ren quickly walked out of the queue.
"The end is here!"
"I order you to lead your troops to attack Dashan Pass from Chencang Road, then occupy Chencang, and block all the soldiers and horses in the pass from Chencang!"
Unexpectedly, he did not have the opportunity to attack Liangzhou. Zhang Ren's eyes clearly looked lonely, but his excellent military qualities made him immediately accept the mission.