Chapter 612
According to Xun You's analysis, Liu Bian mentioned five unexpected situations that might occur when he attacked Yuan Shao in Jizhou.If any of these situations are correct, it will be a huge trouble for Liu Bian's situation.

Therefore, before going on the expedition, Liu Bian must make corresponding arrangements for each situation.

First of all, Zhao Kuangyin sent troops to attack Sishui Pass, threatening Luoyang, or when Liu Bian and Yuan Shao fell into anxiety, he sent troops to join forces with Yuan Shaoli to surround Liu Bian's soldiers and horses.

This situation is a threat to the capital and the safety of the emperor, so we have to guard against it!

Second, Liu Bei attacked Youzhou. Now Liu Bei has wiped out Gongsun Yuan and won Liaodong. He has more than [-] soldiers and horses under his command. The Jurchen tribe rose from the black mountains and white waters of Changbai Mountain. Over the past few years, they have taken Suoli and Fuyu successively from north to south. , Luyi and other northeastern tribes, now Goguryeo is also being aggressively attacked by the Jurchen, and it is already in jeopardy.

But Liu Bei was greatly favored, and many tribesmen fled to join Liu Bei. Compared with the Hu people accepted by Liu Bian, Liu Bei got more, there were about one million people, and Liaodong and Liaoxi were sparsely populated. Liu Bei placed them in Here, he was not as refined as Liu Bian and only selected [-] cavalry. Liu Bei selected a full [-] young and strong to form [-] cavalry and [-] infantry.

At this time, Liu Bei's military strength has also expanded to nearly [-]. Although Goguryeo in Liaodong is in danger, Jurchen may destroy it at any time and attack Liaodong.Liu Bei is also actively preparing to resist the work of Jurchen, but if Liu Bei dares to take the risk of attacking Youzhou, it is not impossible to force Xue Rengui to withdraw his troops and return to aid.

The third is Yizhou soldiers and horses attacking Guanzhong. Since Li Ru was exposed and killed in Yizhou, Liu Zhang appointed Sima to control the power, and secretly contacted Lu Bu to kill Zhang Lu and occupy Hanzhong. Yizhou soldiers and horses can threaten Chang'an.

Yizhou has a large number of soldiers and horses. Compared with Chang'an, which has only [-] million defenders, once Yizhou attacks Guanzhong, the situation is not optimistic.Or if soldiers from the Western Regions aggressively attack Cao Cao, and soldiers from Yizhou attack the rear of Longxi, the situation will only become more critical.

Another thing is that Zhao Kuangyin's troops in Yuzhou and Liu Biao jointly attacked Nanyang, which also had a great advantage in military strength.There is also a large-scale invasion of the Mongols in the north of Bingzhou. There are not many soldiers and horses in Bingzhou today. How can they resist?
The possibilities Xun You mentioned, if they come true, may pose a huge threat to the current situation.Guo Jia also pointed out that these situations are very likely to occur, and all the officials in the palace frowned for a while, thinking about the solution.

"Do you have any different opinions?" Liu Bian looked around at the ministers and asked.

Liu Bowen cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, according to my analysis of the several situations that Lord Xun You said just now, there are two that you don't need to worry about!"

"Well, let's hear it!"

Liu Bowen replied: "First of all, in Nanyang, Liu Biao is as timid as a mouse. In the first battle of Fancheng, His Majesty flooded Fancheng, which made the people of Jingzhou full of resentment towards Liu Biao. He was so afraid that he moved to Jiangling, not to mention Liu Biao dares to attack Nanyang, even if he dares, he will lose the support of the people! So Liu Biao is nothing to be afraid of! And Nanyang has Liu Yufu, Fu Youde guarding Fancheng, Chang Yuchun and Gan Ning guarding Wancheng, with a total of 8 horses, and they are not afraid of Yuzhou soldiers at all. horse!
Liu Bian nodded approvingly and said, "That's right, Yuan Shao is as cowardly as a mouse. He doesn't have the courage to send troops, and the people in Jingzhou will not support him. Besides, Nanyang soldiers are strong, Liu Yu, Chang Yuchun, Fu Youde , Gan Ning is a general, even if they send troops, I believe they can stick to it. Therefore, there is no need to make additional arrangements in Nanyang, just a letter, let them be careful and beware of this matter!"

In the battle of Guandu in history, Cao Cao confronted Yuan Shao, and both of them hoped that Liu Biao could help him.Liu Biao's subordinates also suggested that Liu Biao should not wait and see, he could not do anything on the wall, whether it was to help Cao Cao or Yuan Shao, he had to help one.As a result, Liu Biao was still hesitant. In the end, Cao Cao won, and Liu Biao was the first to go south to fight.

What's more, Liu Biao has already been defeated by Liu Bian once in the current history. He was hesitant to send troops. Now that he has experienced a big defeat, he was so frightened that he moved the headquarters. Liu Bian doesn't think he has the courage to send troops.

The national army was dispatched by Taiwei Lu Zhi, after listening to Liu Bian's order, Lu Zhi cupped his hands and said: "I will immediately issue a document to remind Chang Yuchun, Liu Yu to be careful!"

Liu Bian nodded, looked at Liu Bowen and asked, "Where is the other place?"

Liu Bowen clasped his hands and said: "There is another place in Youzhou. Then Liu Bei has always used the banner of the clan of the Han Dynasty to win people's hearts with benevolence and righteousness. Although he has ambitions, His Majesty is orthodox in the world. If he sends troops, he will kill himself for many years. The foundation of coming here has been ruined!"

"Even so, we have to prevent Liu Bei from tearing his face. What if he sends troops?" Lu Zhi asked rhetorically.

"It's impossible for him to send all the troops. The Jurchen in the northeast is eyeing it like a tiger, and Yuyang has [-] soldiers led by General Di Qing, plus Yuwen Chengdu's cavalry, and [-] troops are stationed in Yuyang. Liu Bei will not even send troops. It's more than [-], so Your Majesty doesn't have to worry about the situation in Youzhou!" Liu Bowen shook his head and smiled, not taking Lu Zhi's worry seriously.

After hearing Liu Bowen's analysis, Liu Bian found it reasonable and ordered: "According to Liu Bowen's words, order Youzhou to order Yuwen Chengdu to bring [-] cavalry into Yuyang. If Liu Bei comes to attack, Di Qing will be the main one to resist Liu Bei."

The rest are the soldiers and horses of Zhao Kuangyin in Yanzhou, the soldiers and horses of Mongolia in the north, the soldiers and horses of Mongolia in the Western Regions and the soldiers and horses of Yizhou.In these aspects, Liu Bowen believes that they are very likely to send troops.

In this case, we can only see how Liu Bian strategizes.

Liu Bian pondered for a while, and ordered: "In Bingzhou, if the Mongols are really attacking, Li Jing can be ordered to lead Taiyuan soldiers to the north. Recently, Xiahou Dun has been recommending Li Siye, saying that he is good at Mo Dao, and he has won the support of the soldiers of the Mo Dao Army. , and Xia Houdun said that the military affairs are too heavy to lead the Modao Army at the same time. After all, the Modao Army is used by me to deal with the cavalry, so he asked Li Siye to be the commander of the Modao Army and lead the Modao Army to Yanmen!"

"By the way, Li Jing has Chen Dao, Pei Jun, and Gao Shun under his command. If Li Jing leads his troops to the north, the trapped camp will be useless on the grassland. Let Gao Shun lead the trapped camp to Luoyang and follow me to attack Yuan Shao!"

"If Li Jing goes to Yanmen, what if Taiyuan is empty?" Lu Zhi asked, clasping his hands.

Liu Bian thought for a while and replied: "With Wang Jinglue sitting in Taiyuan, there is no serious problem. If it is not safe, you can order Xihe Xiahouyuan to lead troops to station in Taiyuan to guard against Zhang Yan in Montenegro!"

Lu Zhi nodded and wrote down that Liu Bian led his troops to attack Yuan Shao, and he would sit in Luoyang. Faced with various situations, Liu Bian made arrangements in advance. If something really happened, he would follow Liu Bian's arrangement.

Liu Bian continued: "In Longxi, Meng De has already captured Anding, Beidi, and Jincheng counties. Even if the soldiers and horses from the Western Regions attack aggressively, Meng De can rely on the Yellow River to defend. Don't worry too much, if the situation changes, let Shangjun Xiahou Dun lead [-] troops into Xiliang to serve under Meng De's command!"

Lu Zhi continued to ask: "Then how to defend in Guanzhong?"

"Guanzhong..." Liu Bian had a problem in his heart. If Liu Zhang really sent troops, there would be only [-] soldiers in Guanzhong, and only Di Renjie and Xue Andu could be the only ones. It might be really dangerous. It's just that there are not enough talents.

Liu Bian's eyes suddenly lit up, this Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi are old rivals, and now Zhuge Liang has almost learned in Wudang Academy, so it is better to transfer him to Guanzhong to fight against Sima Yi.There are also military generals. Now that Yizhou is unified and aggressive, he will also summon several generals to sit in Chang'an.

Liu Bian thought about the arrangement in his mind and said: "Hao Zhao, the guard of Hulao Pass, is good at defense, so he can go to Chang'an to arrange defenses everywhere. In addition, at Wudang Academy, I remember that Zhuge Liang and Xie Xuan are very talented, but they are human beings. Zhonglongfeng can now make the two of them generals and go to Chang'an to listen to orders!"

When Lu Zhi heard this, he felt his head was getting bigger, and asked: "Who will be the leader of the crowd?"

Liu Bian looked at Li Xianzhong and said: "Xianzhong, you go to Chang'an to guard, and I will change Meng De to the governor of Liangzhou, and you will temporarily replace the governor of Yongzhou!"

Li Xianzhong stepped out, worried: "Your Majesty originally asked me to follow you to attack Jizhou, but now you will go to Chang'an, who will protect you?"

Liu Bian laughed loudly: "You don't have to worry about this, I have my own opinion!"

Of course Liu Bian is confident, let alone the commander in chief. Now he has Yang Zaixing, Yang Yansi, Yang Miaozhen, Dian Wei, Yue Yun, Zhang Xian and other strong generals by his side. But him.As for the commander-in-chief, what is Yue Fei worried about?
"Promise!" Li Xianzhong accepted the order helplessly.

Liu Bian finally laughed and said: "As for Zhao Kuangyin's soldiers and horses, there are tiger prisons in Luoyang and the natural dangers of Surabaya. Hao Zhao went to Chang'an, and Xu Huang was the commander of two passes with a total of 2 horses. It is impossible for Zhao Kuangyin to break through this line of defense. As for him to attack Zhen, it depends on your abilities, if Zhao Kuangyin comes, can you protect my safety?"

"The last general will wait for death!" Yang Zaixing and other generals shouted loudly.

Liu Bian said with a satisfied smile: "Since this is the case, I have nothing to worry about. This time I will go to Jizhou, and I will lead the imperial army, Yulin army, Yulin army, and elite defenders from all over Sili with a total of 5 horses. It is Gao Shun's trapped camp I mentioned earlier, and Gao Changgong's 5000 cavalry at Hangu Pass, a total of [-] horses. Yang Zaixing, Yang Yansi, Yang Miaozhen, Dian Wei and others went out with the army. In Luoyang to mobilize food and grass for me, Taiwei Lu is in charge of the overall situation, if the situation changes, follow my previous orders!"

"I will obey the order!" All the ministers bowed to Liu Bian one by one. Feeling this supreme right, Liu Bian arranged another thing for Lu Zhi.

"Taiwei, although I have arranged the things that Gongda said, I still feel that the strength of the troops in various places is a bit stretched. So I decided to expand the army and recruit troops to expand the strength of the various places. You arrange it!"

(End of this chapter)

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