Bai Xiaowen said with a smile: "I can already guess a thing or two, but in order to brainstorm ideas, I still ask Xun Yu and others for advice. After all, they are my first group of counselors."
At that moment, Bai Xiaowen sent the military academy to invite four talented people, Xun Yu, Lou Gui, Dong Zhao, and Sima Yi, from among the hundreds of officials and horses, and asked:
"It has been one day since our army left Xudu and headed north (note). Before that, there were frequent enemy troops to block it. After passing the boundary of Xinzheng, we marched for hundreds of miles without encountering any enemy troops. The four of them all have strategies in their minds and their hearts.
What do the Tibetan armored soldiers think of this?"
The four of them were speechless and seemed to have not yet changed their identities.
This is normal. Lou Gui and the other three people were all talents from Xudu brought over by Xun Yu in accordance with the agreement. Among them, Lou Gui was considered a hermit; Sima Yi had not yet served as an official, and only Dong Zhao had an official position.
They were selected by Bai Xiaowen, and deep down in their hearts, they were probably confused.
Bai Xiaowen actually wanted to pick better talents, but at this time, Cao Cao had basically taken away all the virtuous ministers and counselors in Xudu, so he could only settle for the next best thing.
Lou Gui and Dong Zhao were both ordinary scribe-type leaders, the kind of talents who could handle government affairs and manage counties, but were not suitable for fighting.
As for Sima Yi, after Bai Xiaowen saw it with insight, he almost couldn't believe it, and for a time he thought he had seen it wrong.
At this time, Sima Yi was actually only a level 7 leader!
That's right, not a lord, not even a rare leader!
However, he is not an auxiliary leader who is purely a scribe, but a Confucian general who is both civil and military and can go to the battlefield.
Bai Xiaowen thought about it and could only attribute the reason to the fact that it was not yet time for Sima Yi to show off.
Just like Cao Zhang, he has not experienced the "experience" of a series of spiritual world events and has not yet grown up.
This setting of the rules of the spiritual world is actually very scientific.
If the ability values are all fixed regardless of the character's circumstances, then opportunism is very likely to occur. After all, this is a historical romance plane, and many awakened people have a certain degree of prophetic advantage.
Think about it, if an awakened person entered the early stage of the Three Kingdoms Troubles and went to Nanyang to kill the teenage Zhuge Liang, would he be able to get the lord's treasure chest, a large number of psychic points, and a series of reputation improvements? Obviously it is not common sense.
However, the young man in front of him, Sima Yi, is also a potential stock that Bai Xiaowen values very much. Although he has no experience and his vision is much worse than at his peak, after all, his foundation is here and he is already an adult, so there is no problem with his intelligence.
Bai Xiaowen was actually mentally prepared for the silence of the four people. He directly named them: "Xun Lingjun, what do you think?"
Xun Yu bowed and said: "I have left my seal and ribbon in Xudu. From now on, I am no longer a minister. From now on, the young master does not need to call me the emperor anymore. In addition, it is related to Cao Gong's affairs. Please forgive me for not being able to comment. I will use the title of the master."
You should be able to tell something about his talent."
"Your words are wrong. Your Majesty is a Han official, and the Shangshu Ling is also granted by the imperial court. It is not Cao Cao who created the official position privately. After the capital is moved to Yecheng, I will still recommend it to Your Majesty and use you as your original position."
After a pause, Bai Xiaowen said: "Since your Majesty is unwilling to give advice on Cao Cao's affairs, I won't force it."
"Thank you for your understanding, sir." There was no expression of gratitude on Xun Yu's face, just a plain expression, as if he didn't care about anything.
Bai Xiaowen then asked Lou Gui: "I have heard for a long time that Mr. Lou is an elder and has extensive knowledge. There must be some high-level opinions on today's affairs."
Lou Gui shook his head: "I am old and dim. I don't know why the young master asked me to leave my hometown. I don't know the reason for what is happening in front of me."
Sima Yi had been standing by carefully and respectfully. When he saw that both of them had declined, he said: "Zhongda is just borrowing from an unknown person. He has to be consulted by the young master, and he has deep feelings. He only regrets that he is young and ignorant, and cannot To relieve the young master’s worries.”
Bai Xiaowen finally looked at Dong Zhao.
Although Dong Zhao's expression remained unchanged, Bai Xiaowen could feel a hint of uneasiness from his breathing and heartbeat.
The reason is very simple. Dong Zhao originally joined the army under Yuan Shao and made some achievements. Like Xun Yu, he believed that Yuan Shao was not the master of the Ming Dynasty, so he abandoned him. Later, when Cao Cao welcomed the emperor, he was included in Cao Cao's account. Down.
Bai Xiaowen also knew this section very well and said with a smile: "Dong Yilang was once under his father's account. Now he has returned to his old owner. He should be happy."
Dong Zhao could only bow and say: "When you are facing sin, you will be extremely frightened."
Bai Xiaowen smiled: "My father is very thirsty for talents, and he will not stick to such trivial matters. Furthermore, the four of you will assist me from now on, not my father, so there is no need to worry. Xun Lingjun is the same, and so is your Excellency. "
Dong Zhao breathed a sigh of relief.
It was the first time for Lou Gui and the other three people to hear Bai Xiaowen's "ambition" of self-reliance, and they all looked shocked.
However, Bai Xiaowen has proven his ability, and the three of them are not unable to accept this.
Bai Xiaowen added: "What does Dong Yilang think of the unusual behavior of the Sizhou defenders?"
Dong Zhao said: "Young Master is inferior in the examination. I heard that the chief executive of Sizhou is named Zhong Yao. He comes from a Yingchuan family and has both literary and military skills. He must have seen that the Young Master's soldiers are sharp and the defenders of each city are strong. Those who blocked him one by one are like cobwebs of dust, which can be easily brushed away without any effect, so we concentrated our troops to intercept the young master on his only way back north."
Bai Xiaowen said with a smile: "What Dong Yilang said makes sense. So how should we deal with it now?"
Dong Zhao said: "Looking at the young master's marching route, it should be heading to Mengjin to cross the river. It is assumed that the Sizhou army assembled by Zhong Yao should also set up an ambush in the Mengjin area, leaving other prefectures, counties and cities with empty troops. The young master only needs to do the opposite. On the way, don't cross the river in a hurry, turn to Xingyang and Chenggao, threaten Luoyang, and the five counties of Sizhou will be like the prince's back garden."
Bai Xiaowen was a little surprised. What Dong Zhao said was quite the essence of guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines. It can be seen that ancient and modern military wisdom have something in common.
Xun Yu frowned and said, "In this case, the people of Sizhou will suffer another military disaster! Moreover, wasting time in Sizhou will be harmful to the overall situation."
Originally Xun Yu didn't want to talk, but it concerned the people of Sizhou, so he couldn't hold it back.
Dong Zhao said: "The world is attacking Cao. It is actually beneficial to the young master to delay it. When Cao Gong retreats and returns to Xudu, Da Sima will definitely march in to occupy Guandu and open the door to Henan. By then, Duke Cao will have no time to take care of himself, so what energy will he have to take care of the young master? .”
Xun Yu shook his head and said nothing.
Bai Xiaowen sighed, Dong Zhao was still not as good as Xun Yu.
Since Cao Cao dared to order the defenders in Sizhou, Yuzhou, to block his northward escape route, it proved that the battle situation in Guandu had changed greatly, and Cao Cao at least had some initiative!
It's just that the army is marching, and the news has not been transmitted yet.
Xun Yu must have seen a clue from Cao Cao's order, so he said that "delaying time is not good for the overall situation."
If we follow Dong Zhao's plan and delay in Sizhou, it won't take long before we encounter the main force of Cao's army.
Bai Xiaowen said: "I have considered both of your opinions. Zhong Yao set up an ambush in Mengjin, and the Sizhou soldiers and horses he gathered were tens of thousands at most, and most of them were old and weak troops defending the city. What should I fear?
?Knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, you prefer to go to the Tiger Mountains. I will defeat Meng Jin and capture Zhong Yao alive!"