When the undercurrents in southern Yuzhou and eastern Jingzhou were surging, the situation in the Central Plains was also undergoing drastic changes.

Lu Bu's wisdom to defeat Chen Liu, which changed the military situation in the entire Central Plains. Zhang Miao, who was originally in Chen Liu, left and replaced him with a big tiger, Lu Bu. All the strategic deployments that Yuan Shu had made for Chen Liu lost their effectiveness.

Unless Yuan Shu really dares to start a war, it is no longer possible to defeat Chenliu without fighting. However, Chen County, which originally belonged to Cao Cao, fell into Yuan Shu's hands.

Now Yuan Shu controls Hongnong, Henan, Luoyang, Yingchuan, Chenjun and Runan, which is quite good in terms of territory. Moreover, these territory are concentrated and can take care of and support each other, which is much better than taking care of Huainan than before. But what made Yuan Shu angry was that Chen Liu's change of hands and disrupted the original good game of chess.

However, taking Lu Bu's reputation, Yuan Shu didn't dare to act rashly now, for fear that after being attacked by Lu Bu, he would attract the group of wolves who were finally blocked back again. Lu Bu was not in a hurry to do anything to Yuan Shu. According to Pang Yuan's strategy, of course, the persimmons should be picked and pinched first.

When choosing between Yuan Shu and Liu Dai, it is better to win Liu Dai first.

However, before this, Lu Bu had to consolidate the foundation in the Central Plains. On the one hand, Pang Yuan suggested a wide range of cross-appointments of local aristocratic races, and on the other hand, he also tried every means to recruit capable poor scholars, including Chen Gongtai, who was nominally returned to his hometown but was actually hidden in Chenliu City.

Pang Yuan did not have the sense of crisis in the position of those indigenous people, and he also trusted Lu Bu's character. On the contrary, Pang Yuan was still very happy to find a great man like Chen Gong. After talking, the two felt a little sympathetic. Then, Pang Yuan recommended Chen Gong Zheng Erzhi to Lu Bu.

Lu Bu was also very happy. He used to have no civil servants to help him, but now he has received help from two great talents. He even admired Pang Yuan's broad mind and recognized Chen Gong's ability very much. He directly appointed Chen Gong as the chief secretary.

With the help of Chen Gong, the old man of Chen Liu, Pang Yuan's differentiation and dispersion strategy achieved great success. Lu Bu quickly completely controlled the military and political power of the entire Chen Liu County. Pang Yuan and Chen Gong's relatively gentle methods were not strongly rebounded by the local aristocratic races.

Against this background, Lu Bu, who had completed the preparation for the whole army, began to ignite his enthusiasm for fighting.

On November 7, the meeting room of Lu Bu in the second year of Guangxi (the first year of Yonghan).

Lu Bu looked at the dense maps marked by Pang Yuan, and Lu Bu admired Pang Yuan's habit. This kind of detailed map was always praised by Lu Bu, but Pang Yuan's marking was even more detailed. Even the characteristics of the terrain were marked.

"The above is the deployment and training of our army in Chenliu. According to recent assessments, the garrisons and generals of each city are now basically available. In addition to cavalry, the field troops need to continue to strengthen training. I hope General Hou Cheng will be more concerned about this."

"Please rest assured, the military advisor will definitely step up the training."

Lu Bu was slightly distracted. He remembered Gao Shun, who was already famous all over the world. If Gao Shun was still there, he would definitely be the best candidate for infantry training. Unfortunately, Gao Shun would not come back now. Thinking of Fang Zhiwen's words back then, Lu Bu found that Fang Zhiwen seemed to have foresaw the situation he would face today early, but unfortunately he could not see such a long time at that time.

"As for the cavalry, they have always maintained strong morale and strong combat effectiveness, which also helps our next strategic measures."

Lu Bu raised his head and interrupted Pang Yuan's words: "Fuqing, we should fight. Only by moving from victory to victory can the troops fight stronger and stronger!"

"Haha, what the general said is that it is precisely because we want to move from victory to victory that we are even less sure of fighting and planning before moving. Next, I will talk about the concept of the new strategy discussed with the public and Taiwan."

Pang Yuan criticized Lu Bu's interruption in a tactful manner, and then put forward a new strategic deployment, without any concealment that this strategic deployment was formulated jointly with Chen Gong. Pang Yuan's grandeur is indeed highly praised by the generals present and has won a higher position for himself.

"Everyone, although Yuan Shu's troops are now deployed around Chenliu, Yuan Shu does not have the courage to take the initiative to attack. He is worried that once he attacks, he will be severely attacked by us. When his main force is restrained in Chenliu County, the surrounding princes will once again covetous, especially Cao Cao and Gongsun Zan. He needs to be cautious in preventing him. Therefore, we do not need to worry about Yuan Shu's existence for the time being, as long as our garrison troops in various places are on guard."

Lu Bu nodded. These garrisoned troops may not be able to block Yuan Shu's attack, but this is not Lu Bu's nest, but a war zone. Therefore, even if these territories are destroyed, Lu Bu will not feel distressed. The strikes that Lu Bu's field troops turned around were what made Yuan Shu very afraid of.

"According to the study of the surrounding situation, if we take a conservative route, then being cautious in Chenliu and slowly developing and waiting for the opportunity is an option. However, the enemy territories around us are larger than ours. If we compare the development potential with them, then as time goes by, we will only be more passive. A temporary peace may bring danger of destruction. Of course, we can also choose to go back to Bingzhou in shame!"

"hehe....."

Pang Yuan's words made all the generals laugh. Such things would never happen to Lu Bu's troops.

Lu Bu smiled and shook his head, without interrupting. Lu Bu was very satisfied that Pang Yuan could fully mobilize everyone's fighting spirit.

"Since we cannot be at ease, we must be proactive in order to gain a greater space for expansion and development, and then enter a stable period to cultivate the war potential of our long-term battle..."

"Mr. Military Advisor, why can't we take over the entire Central Plains in one go?"

Song Xian's words were so bold, but unfortunately he was just bold. As soon as he finished his question, he found that everyone was looking at him strangely.

"What's wrong? Isn't it right? With the general here, who is our opponent?"

"Haha, the field battle is indeed the case. If they don't fight with me, they use city battles and fortress battles to delay us layer by layer, and then when they divide their troops to raid our army, there is only one general, and then it will become a situation of putting out fires everywhere. Therefore, the broader the battlefield and the greater the territory, the greater the pressure on us. Therefore, in order to prevent the emergence of this hollow state, we must consolidate our ruling foundation and cannot think about achieving it overnight."

Pang Yuan patiently explained to Song Xian, and at the same time, he was also explaining to all the generals present. Although these generals do not have the arrogance of Song Xian, they may not know why they cannot do this. Only after fully understanding these inner relationships can the mentality of these generals be corrected.

Chen Gong looked at the thoughtful expressions of the generals and admired Pang Yuan's actions very much. He is indeed a famous family. He is indeed extraordinary! He can always explain the great truth from a small matter and let these uncivilized military men understand and agree. This person is definitely better than him.

"So that's the case! I understand."

Song Xian bowed with conscience, calmed down, staring at Pang Yuan seriously, and Lu Bu nodded secretly.

"So, we continue. Since we cannot be at ease, then in what direction should we develop and to what extent should we stop? This question is indeed very complicated, but when thinking, we should think about it in reverse, that is, with our current ability, we can control the territory, and then use this to decide which step we can do and then decide how we should do it!"

Pang Yuan's words made everyone feel illuminated. When they think about it, the messy things became clear.

Lu Bu nodded and said, "So, what limits our ability to control the territory?"

"The number of talents and the combat effectiveness of the army, the output and retention of food and grass and weapons, the number of people and the degree of support of the people, etc. are the key to limiting our control ability. Therefore, we expand the control territory to obtain more people, more arable land, and use this to increase our control ability. After fully digesting these things, we have the motivation to continue to expand, and go back and forth until one day, we will eventually step on the entire man under our feet!"

"Good words!" Lu Bu cheered loudly, and the generals were also in a state of being fed with chicken blood. Everyone was eager to try, and the high fighting spirit was like burning flames.

Pang Yuan smiled faintly, pressed his palm and said, "That's just a long-term view. Now, according to our ability, we can control the territory of one county at most. I have analyzed it with the Public Administration. There are two choices, one is Dongjun and the other is Liangguo. Of course, these two choices have their pros and cons."

Lu Bu frowned and looked at the map, and asked in confusion: "Why isn't it Jiyin?"

"Haha, Jiyin is indeed a better location, but once we attack Jiyin, how will the general think Liu Dai respond?"

"This is not simple, we must fight to the death!"

"Yes, Jiyin is Liu Dai's nest. We will definitely be a tough battle to attack Jiyin. Even if we win, we will successfully take Jiyin, the surrounding Dongjun, Dongping, Lujun, Liang, and Peiguo will probably be divided up by Yuan Shu, Han Fu, and Yuan Shao immediately. It is equivalent to our efforts to take advantage of them. We cannot do this kind of wedding dress for others!"

Lu Bu suddenly realized, and the generals nodded!

Pang Yuan glanced at everyone and smiled slightly, "So, we should hit Liu Dai in a uncomfortable position, letting him stretch his hands or shrink his hands, and Dongjun and Liang Kingdom are what meet our requirements."

"What about military advisors?"

"The Gongtai believes that the Liang Kingdom should be taken down first, because the Liang Kingdom has not been affected by war, so it has a higher value. However, if the Liang Kingdom is taken down, it will directly border Cao Cao, which is equivalent to adding a strong enemy to us. On the contrary, although Dongjun is a little barren, Han Fu's courage is much smaller than Cao Cao's! General, you should decide this matter!"
Chapter completed!