In the central army's tent, Li Xuan's ups and downs filled the entire tent, telling the story of the cause of Yuan Shao's tyranny in Jizhou.

However, many people in the tent could hear the true intention of Li Xuan's words, but none of them interrupted them, which made everyone admire him sincerely. Because Li Xuan let everyone know that comforting sad people does not have to use a cloth towel to wipe off her tears, or accompany her to cry sadly, but can comfort her in another way.

The person who was sad and crying in the big tent now stopped sobbing and became stronger after listening to Li Xuan's words.

This person is Li Li’s pillow tonight, Zhen’s head of the Zhen family, that is, Zhang Ai.

The person who was by Zhen's side to comfort her was Ma Yunluo. Unfortunately, this kind of comfort was ineffective. Perhaps only Li Li, who was sitting in the handsome position, could get up and comfort her.

However, in such a situation where the general tent was discussed, Li Li could not leave everyone aside and comfort Zhen. If Li Li really did this, although everyone in the hall could understand and think that the matter was reasonable, they might not accept it. Because this was the general tent of the central army, and it was discussing matters in military and political terms at this time, and Li Li, as the commander of the army, was the lord of Xiliang. Such behavior would not be inseparable from public and private affairs, and shed tears for a woman and abandoned the military affairs. Once this move was reported, it would definitely make the soldiers of the entire army feel disappointed.

Therefore, Li Lian sat in the position of coach and never set off. He saw Zhen's sad and crying scene, but his face was still calm, making everyone in the hall unable to see any emotional fluctuations.

Fortunately, Li Xuan followed Li Li for many years and knew very well about his lord's heart, temper and expression. He knew that the calmer his lord Li Li's expression was, the more uneasy the lord was. He seemed to be indifferent to Zhen, but in fact he felt compassion.

It was precisely because Li Li saw what he was thinking that Li Xuan scolded Yuan Shao and used this to comfort Zhen, who was sad and crying because of the tragic death of the Zhen family's entourage.

If the Lord has something to do, the ministers will obey his work and share the worries for the Lord.

In this regard, Li Xuan has always done a good job and is impeccable. Because of this, he has always been the capable minister and official who Li Li trusted the most and relied on, and has repeatedly entrusted important tasks. Now he is the number one powerful minister under Li Li, just like one person and ten thousand people.

Li Xuan never disappointed Li Li, and adhered to the way of being a minister. He was very smart, had a strategy, was conscientious and skilled in government affairs, and handled Xiliang government affairs in an orderly manner. Since he took charge of the Xiliang treasury, the accounts of various counties have been clear at a glance. The treasury has been surplus every year and is becoming more and more abundant; the weapons are becoming more and more abundant, and craftsmen have been organized to improve bows and crossbows and reserve large-scale siege weapons.

It is no exaggeration to say that Li Xuan is already the first capable minister under Li Li's command, and is also a master of military affairs. Just in terms of government affairs, even Jia Xu praised Li Xuan and felt ashamed of himself. Therefore, Li Li has always been in charge of the army and the war, and has handed over the government affairs and logistics supplies under his rule to Li Xuan. In other words, Li Li is in charge of the army and the government affairs and logistics supplies, and Li Xuan is in charge of the government affairs and the government affairs of Li Li, and he is in charge of the government affairs of the army and the capital.

This time Li Li traveled to the Central Plains. At first, Li Xuan did not arrange for him to follow him, because Li Xuan had heavy government affairs and had no time to withdraw. However, now that Li Ru temporarily took over for him, he was able to escape and go to Jizhou with Li Li.

However, with the abnormal actions of Yuan Shao in Jizhou this time, the situation in Xiliang will enter pre-war preparations and is ready to deal with sudden wars at any time. At this moment, Li Xuan naturally cannot continue to follow Li Li, and must return to Chang'an as soon as possible to preside over the overall situation and actively prepare for the war. If he does not go back, Li Li will immediately end his travels and return to Yongliang to take charge. Anyway, one of them will return to Xiliang, otherwise once a sudden war occurs, people in Xiliang will inevitably be uneasy and easily cause chaos, especially in Chang'an City where Li Xuan is in charge.

Compared to Li Xuan, Li Ru's military and political abilities are also very good, but his overall situation is slightly worse, especially his ability to deal with sudden unrest and makes mistakes. During the several incidents in his lifetime, he handled them poorly and lacked the courage to make decisions. He seemed to have become accustomed to obeying instructions and would be at a loss when encountering emergencies. In this regard, Li Xuan is far better than Li Ru, and the person who is best at dealing with such things is Jia Xu and Jia Wenhe. Therefore, as long as the three of them stay in Xiliang and work together, Li Li has no worries at all; even if they encounter sudden wars, they can handle them well.

"Cough!" Seeing Zhen's tears stopping her face, her expression gradually calmed down. Li Li coughed lightly, and his eyes signaled that Li Xuan was in full fire and could get to the point.

Sure enough, Li Xuanxin's eyes were bright, and after a pause, he said with a slightly solemn expression: "Looking at the Central Plains states, Yuan Shao of Jizhou is undoubtedly the strongest prince, with more than 200,000 soldiers, gathering civil and military officials, and his strength is becoming increasingly powerful, and he faintly shows the power of swallowing Youzhou, Qingzhou and Bingzhou, and extending his tentacles to our Silihe County. He is truly ambitious and enchanting!

This time, the lord sneaked into Jizhou and not only visited Jiyou and the two prefectures, but also received the help of the Zhen family. Now that we have returned safely, it is a great victory and the trip is worth it.

Now Yuan Shao has adopted such a brutal and fierce move, which is obviously demonstrating to us and provoking his lord, but what he can do at this time is limited to this. Perhaps Yuan Shao was not worried that our Xiliang army would send troops to the Central Plains before, because he was sure that we were not able to make an expedition, so there were only hundreds of thousands of troops but could only guard a corner of Xiliang and unable to enter the Central Plains war. But now he must not think so.

Because the Yuan family and the Zhen family are family friends, they have some understanding of the details of the Zhen family's consortium and know that the Zhen family is rich in the world, and the amount of money and food is enough to support our Xiliang army in fighting a big battle. If our Xiliang army really gets the full support of the Zhen family, it can gather no less than 200,000 main troops to send troops to the Central Plains within one month, and can conquer one or several prefectures and counties in the Central Plains within half a year.

If this is true, all the princes in the Central Plains may be defeated by our army, including Yuan Shao, Jizhou. Although he pretended not to take our Xiliang army seriously, when he was in a head-on battle with our army, his more than 200,000 troops under Yuan Shao could not withstand the impact of our 100,000 cavalry. Therefore, he did not dare to fight openly with the Lord at all, and could only kill a few civilians to vent his anger. That's all.

However, since Yuan Shao learned that the Zhen family consortium was dependent on his lord and asked his lord to leave calmly from Jizhou, he must have never given up and would definitely find ways to deal with us.

Therefore, from now on, the Anyi camp must be ready for a war at any time. The two counties of Hedong and Henei are on alert, and are always on guard against the sudden attack of Yuan Shao in Jizhou and marching into the Sili counties. At the same time, I will then return to Chang'an to allocate three months of food and grass to you for the needs of the war. In addition, I will distribute a large number of arrows and sieges, and send the city-defying armies to Anyi camp and Hangu Pass. Respond to any sudden war at any time. What my subordinates say, I don't know what the lord wants?"

"Yuan Zhong thought carefully, be prepared for any trouble, and it is reasonable." Li Li nodded happily.

Before Li Li finished speaking, Guo Jia suddenly stood up and continued, "What Shangshu Ling said is very much. However, his subordinates believe that it is far from enough for the Anyi camp to enter the state of preparation for war alert!"

"Well, what good advice can you do to be filial, but it's okay to say it." Li Li showed a smile on his face, and raised his hand to signal Guo Jia to come in detail.

This is the first time Guo Jia participated in the Xiliang Army deliberation, and it is also the first time since he was loyal to Li Li to offer advice in front of the generals in the army. Therefore, this time the deliberation is very important to him, which directly determines whether he can hold the position of the right military advisor and whether he can be recognized by the generals in the army. In addition, Li Li treated him so politely and promised such a high position when he first met. If he could not show convincing strategies and insights, not only would he be embarrassed by himself, but even Li Li would be regarded as unknown and his prestige was damaged.

After getting Li Li's approval, Guo Jia sorted out his thoughts a little and said in a hurry: "Yuan Shao is very worried that the Zhen family will fully support his lord. This will allow our army to have food and grass supply for a big battle and can launch a large number of troops to the Central Plains. In fact, his concern is completely unreasonable, and it is not practical to disturb me.

Indeed, the Zhen family consortium will naturally strongly support the lord, just like the wife generously donated funds to support the Wuwei Camp a few days ago. However, the Zhen family is a large family with more than 2,000 people, and even if there are billions of wealth, it is impossible to support the lord in war. Unless our Xiliang army reaches the end of the road, this matter will not happen. Even if the Zhen family members are willing, the lord will not agree to do so. Because killing chickens to get eggs and fishing in the pond is definitely not a long-term solution.”

Speaking of this, Guo Jia turned around and bowed to Zhen: "Madam, don't misunderstand me. My subordinates just talk about the matter and have no intention of despising them at all. I hope my wife will forgive me for any inappropriate words."

"It is important to be filial. I am not a person who is not aware of the truth. There is no need to worry about being filial. It is okay to speak out in a blunt manner." Zhen said softly as usual.

"Madam Gao Yi, my subordinates admire him." Guo Jia bowed to Zhen, turned to face Li Li and many generals, and continued: "It's not that Yuan Shao didn't know the reason, but he was too afraid of his lord and subconsciously regarded his lord as his greatest enemy in his life. Therefore, he believed that after the lord was supported by the Zhen family consortium, he would greatly alleviate the pressure on food and grass, have the ability to send troops to the Central Plains, and compete with him, Yuan Shao for the Central Plains states.

With his subordinates' understanding of Yuan Shao, he has never fought a battle that is unsure, nor has he not fought an advantage, nor has he even known that he would still fight to the point of fighting. Looking at all the wars in Yuan Shao in the past, he almost always bullied the few with the least and occupied an absolute advantage in military strength. Even so, he won and lost half of each.

Because of this, he has repeatedly fought with Gongsun Zan for more than three years since occupying Jizhou, but he has never been able to fight and win. He has fought fiercely with the Black Mountain bandits, but he has not been able to make a complete victory in one battle. Therefore, in the past three years, he has almost not expanded his territory, and his strength is still limited to Jizhou and has made no achievements. However, during these three years, he has been recruiting soldiers all the time, so he has more and more soldiers and horses under his command, and his strength is still growing.

In addition, there are factions among the princes in the Central Plains. Since the alliance of princes to attack Dong Zhuo, the princes in the Central Plains have been divided into two factions, one is the alliance between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, and the other is the alliance composed of Yuan Shu, Gongsun Zan, Tao Qian and Sun Jian. Over the past three years, these two alliances have their own victory or defeat; Gongsun Zan attacked Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and Tao Qian raided Cao Cao in Yanzhou.

However, the most aggressive prince in the alliance of Yuan Shu, Gongsun Zan and Tao Qian was Sun Jian in Changsha. Unfortunately, Sun Jian was ambushed by Liu Biao's subordinates two years ago and died young. Last year, the alliance of Yuan Shu, Tao Qian and Gongsun Zan once again joined forces to attack the Yuan and Cao alliance, and Yuan Shu even joined forces with the Black Mountain bandits, such as the leader of the bandits, such as the leader of the bandits, tried to capture Yanzhou, but was defeated by Cao Cao one after another. Gongsun Zan did not get any benefits in attacking Yuan Shao. After this battle, the alliance, the alliance was completely at a disadvantage, and the alliance was in a trend of collapse, while the Yuan and Cao alliance became the overlord of the Central Plains.

Now Yuan Shao is an enemy of his lord. Judging from his previous fighting habits, it is difficult to fight against his lord based on his strength alone, so he will definitely join forces with the princes of various towns in the Central Plains to advance to the Sili. Judging from the current situation in the Central Plains, Tao Qian in Xuzhou is too busy to take care of himself and will definitely not send troops; since Yuan Shu in Nanyang failed to attack Yanzhou, his strength has been reduced, and now he has retreated to Yangzhou and will not send troops; Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao have become in trouble, so naturally they will not send troops to help him.

In this way, Yuan Shao is very likely to unite with forces such as Cao Cao in Yanzhou, Zhang Miao in Chenliu, and Zhang Yan in the Black Mountain bandit. He will even invite Liu Biao in Jingzhou to send troops to help and jointly send troops to attack Sili."

After analyzing the situation in the Central Plains thoroughly, Guo Jia took a breath and continued: "Faced with this situation, the lord can secretly order General Xu Rong, Pingnan, to strictly guard the south bank of the Yellow River, to guard against Cao Cao in Yanzhou, Chenliu and Zhang Miao, to advance to Henan County; the attacks faced by the Anyi camp are the most fierce, and the troops should be reduced in Hedong County, and the prefect of Henei Zhang Yang should be wary of Yuan Shao's attack. In addition, Hangu Pass is the most important pass in my Guanzhong, and we must not relax at any time. The lord camp should also strengthen its vigilance and guard against the attacks of the southern Xiongnu in Bingzhou. In this way, no matter when the Yuan Shao alliance army will attack and wherever we attack our city, our Xiliang army will be unafraid and will be able to deal with it freely. This is my subordinate's foolish opinion, please make a decision!"

After Guo Jia finished speaking, there was no sound in the handsome tent for a long time. Even Li Li, who was sitting in the handsome throne, lowered his head and thought, and did not immediately respond to Guo Jia's request.

In fact, Li Li knew that there were interest alliances among the princes in the Central Plains. For example, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao had always had close contacts and formed the Yuan-Cao Alliance. Yuan Shu and Gongsun Zan secretly formed an alliance to deal with the Yuan-Cao Alliance. What he did not expect was that the good man Tao Qian was actually a member of the Yuan-Shu Alliance and was waiting for an opportunity to sneak attack Cao Cao. No wonder Cao Cao has launched a large number of troops to attack Xuzhou in the name of revenge for his father, and he seemed to be in a formation that Tao Qian would never give up.

—————————————— (To be continued)

There is no need to ask for monthly tickets in a single chapter. It’s useless to ask for your own family.

April is over, and the Zhonglang wants to have a heart-to-heart relationship with you and say a few heart-to-heart words.

First of all, thank you to fgdfgewrewr book friends for your monthly ticket support! In recent months, Brother Ren voted for all monthly tickets to Xiaoqi. Zhonglang has always remembered it, thank you very much!

Secondly, the plot progress has been a bit slow recently, so I feel a little tired when reading, neither fast nor slow, neither salty nor light. Zhonglang tells a few truths here, there are three reasons why this happens. First, Zhonglang has been reflecting on the shortcomings of self-examination. It feels that many of the contents before can actually be written better, but they always give people a feeling of being a little floating, not down-to-earth, and even hanging in the air, not small, and emotional lines are not delicate enough. Secondly, there are several chapters of this month that have been blocked, which has caused inconvenience to you. Zhonglang is deeply sorry. Thirdly, a familiar history has been reproduced, with many beautiful jades in front of it, leaving little room for the cavalry to play. This requires Xiaoqi to deeply explore some plots hidden behind major events, and tell them in a leisurely manner, with a stronger sense of substitution.

Finally, it is very difficult for Zhonglang to update more than 300,000 words per month. She racked her brains and tried her best to get the whole story full of cavalry every day, striving to complete the whole story in one go. I don’t know how my brother feels, but if you can clearly recall the entire line of this story, it means that Zhonglang’s efforts have not been in vain.
Chapter completed!