Xun Chen scratched his head after hearing Yuan Shu's words. After all, Ji Ling's Tiger Army was the main force this time. Without the Tiger Army, he would lose a lot of confidence.
"Lord, I want a reason."
Looking at Xun Chen, Yuan Shu couldn't help but shook his head.
What should he say? Could it be that Liu Dai died at the hands of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban in history? As soon as Liu Dai was defeated by Boss Cao, he would take advantage of the situation and become a figure who embezzled the world and dominated Kyushu.
In order to create a stumbling block for Boss Cao, Liu Bei from Yangping County was the stumbling block he prepared for Boss Cao.
As for Ji Ling of Pingyuan County, he left it to Qingzhou. Once there is a change in Qingzhou, Ji Ling's 20,000 fierce tiger troops are the sharpest spears in the world and can occupy the entire Qingzhou for him.
"Youruo, I left Liu Bei in Yangping because of one person."
After thinking for a while, Yuan Shu decided to use induction to enlighten Xun Chen.
"Who? Liu Dai of Yanzhou? Or Bao Xin, Prime Minister of Jibei? Or who?"
"Cao Cao, Cao Mengde, the governor of Dongjun."
Upon hearing Yuan Shu's words, a gleam flashed in Xun Chen's eyes.
"Cao Cao and Cao Mengde are heroes in the world, and Liu Dai of Yanzhou is a brave and foolhardy man. Once the Yellow Turbans of Qingzhou advance westward, it will be difficult to resist them.
Liu Dai's death will leave Yanzhou without a leader. Cao Cao will definitely try to seek the position of governor. If he succeeds,
That is, the big roc rises with the wind in one day and soars ninety thousand miles. It is too difficult to suppress it again, so Liu Bei is the gift I prepared for Cao Cao."
"The roc rises with the wind in one day and soars up to 90,000 miles. Is this metaphor a bit too much, my lord? Cao Cao is powerful, but Yanzhou is also very powerful. It is difficult for Liu Daishang to suppress them all. Can he do it?"
Although Xun Chen admitted that Cao Cao was very powerful, could he really deserve Yuan Shu's favor?
"You Ruo, listen to me. It is worth paying more attention to Cao Cao. If he becomes the governor of Yanzhou, he will be our most powerful enemy."
Yuan Shu has never let down his guard against Cao Cao, and he will never let him go if he can suppress him.
"Xun Chen has been taught a lesson, but what about Ji Ling's fierce army?"
Yuan Shu valued Cao Cao so much that Xun Chen naturally had nothing to say.
"I left Ji Ling for Qingzhou. Once the Yellow Turbans of Qingzhou advance westward, Ji Ling's fierce tiger army will come in handy. I will take advantage of the situation to capture the entire Qingzhou.
For this reason, not only can Ji Ling's 20,000 fierce tiger troops not move, I will also mobilize 30,000 militiamen to go to Pingyuan County."
Yuan Shu would not abandon Qingzhou for the sake of the war in Youzhou, so Ji Ling could not leave.
"I understand. In this case, Yan Liang's polu army will be sent to Hejian County and 30,000 civilian regiments will be recruited to join the West Route Army. Although the West Route Army's strength will be damaged, it is a partial army there, so it doesn't hurt."
Since Yuan Shu insisted, Xun Chen had no choice but to mobilize troops and horses again, transferring the main force of the West Route Army, the Polu Army, to the East Route Army.
"Wen Ruo, why is it that Gongsun Zan's cavalry is strong, but you have sent the Lan cavalry to the grassland?"
Yuan Shu nodded. If the East Route Army wanted to face Gongsun Zan head-on, it must be strong. On the contrary, it didn't matter if the West Route Army was a little bit worse. But Gao Lan didn't understand why Xun Chen gave up.
"My lord, I will use Gao Lan's prairie cavalry as a surprise force to circle the north of Youzhou, pass through Liaoxi County, and go straight to the earth to attack Gongsun Zan's lair."
Xun Chen didn't leave anything behind, and directly told everything about his arrangements.
"You are the military advisor, so do everything as you say."
Since there were no big mistakes in Xun Chen's arrangements, Yuan Shu would leave the battle of Youzhou to him. After all, the one who would die if he couldn't win it was Xun Chen himself.
"My lord, now that Youzhou has made arrangements, there is one more thing that needs to be resolved urgently."
One thing about the counselors under Yuan Shu's command was that they had disagreements before making the decision, but after the grand strategic decision was made, they had no grudges and worked together, because Yuan Shu said that he was most annoyed by infighting among his own people.
"Zi Note, if you have something to say, speak up."
"My lord, although we suffered heavy losses in this Battle of Montenegro, we still had nearly 300,000 prisoners. Adding these prisoners to the previous prisoners, our total number of prisoners has reached 400,000 and nearly 500,000.
Although there are tens of thousands of them who have performed well and become regular workers, these prisoners are still a hidden danger."
As soon as Jushu spoke, Yuan Shu took a breath of air. For such a long time, he had been conquering the east and the west, starting from Changshan County to the crusade against Dong Zhuo, and then to the annihilation of Heishan. Unknowingly, he had accumulated so many prisoners.
There are 400,000 to 500,000 people, all still young and strong. These people will always be a hidden danger in the prisoner camps, and we must find a way to solve them.
"These prisoners are all young and strong. They cannot be allowed to eat for free. We set up prisoner camps and then distribute them according to their respective skills.
Those who can make iron will be assigned to the blacksmith department, those who can carpenter will be assigned to the wooden man department, those who can farm will be assigned to the reclamation department, those who can't do anything will be assigned to the infrastructure department, and those who are aspiring to join the army will be assigned to the field army.
Then they will earn work points according to their own labor. When the work points reach a certain level and they pass the examination, their status as captives will be cancelled, and they will be registered as free citizens and returned to their own possessions."
Thinking of these prisoners, Yuan Shu remembered the labor reform in his previous life, allowing them to work hard and refine their minds, and finally became qualified free citizens.
"My lord, this is a very good thing. It solves the problem of prisoners and adds four to five million strong labor force out of thin air. It is feasible."
Jushu nodded.
"Captives are also human beings. The Lord has given these captives the opportunity to reform. They must be grateful and work hard to reform and become free people as soon as possible."
Tian Feng did the same and nodded in agreement with Yuan Shu's plan.
"It is a great good thing."
Xun You also nodded.
"Okay, then let's proceed as planned."
The three counselors have already nodded, proving that their idea is still feasible and that keeping prisoners in prison is simply a waste of human resources.
"promise."
"My lord, since Zezhu raised the issue of prisoners, let me also ask a small question."
Jushu's problem was solved, Xun You smiled and said to Yuan Shu.
"Gongda, please speak up if you have something to say."
Looking at Xun You, Yuan Shu didn't know what questions he could ask.
"Lord, there have been frequent wars during this period. Not only did the main force suffer serious damage, but the militia not only supplemented the main force's deficit, but also suffered considerable losses themselves.
Now the battle for Youzhou is about to begin, and Qingzhou is also at a critical juncture. The militia are almost gone, so I suggest that the militia expand their recruitment."
After hearing Xun You's words, Yuan Shu was stunned again. You must know that after he won Jizhou, he had already expanded his recruitment. The size of the militia reached hundreds of thousands, but he did not expect that there was not enough.
"My lord, what Gongda said is absolutely true. The militia did play a big role in these battles. They not only assisted the main force in attacking and defending the city, but also made up for the main force's shortfall in a timely manner.
But there is a question, where do people come from?
It's time for summer sowing soon, and if a large number of young people are recruited into the militia, it may affect the autumn harvest."
