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Given the current state of the world, Yuan Shu has no external support.

In Li Ji's view, Yuan Shu's defeat is already certain, but Yuan Shu's final madness should not be underestimated.

In a sense, war is indeed a continuation of politics.

What Li Ji wants is a as intact as possible Yu Province, and an as intact as possible Han Dynasty, which is undoubtedly the political pursuit of Liu Bei and Li Ji.

"Step by step, no! No way! Absolutely not!"

Li Ji calmly and solemnly defined the next strategic policy and said.

"Yu Province is where the essence of the Central Plains lies, and now Xuzhou has been plundered and massacred by Cao thief. Once the young people of Yu Province are also harmed by Yuan Shu, even if we take it, I am afraid it will not be able to recover in three to five years."

Perhaps, in troubled times, human lives are worthless.

But in Li Ji's view, the population is the greatest wealth in troubled times, especially the young and strong.

The young people of Yu Province should not be buried with Yuan Shu like this.

"Therefore, to attack Yu Province, attacking the heart is the top priority, and attacking the city is secondary. First, seize its momentum, protect its people, and then occupy the city."

Li Ji said in a deep voice, and then added.

"And how to seize its momentum, is to directly attack Yuan Shu's governing place, Ruyang, with thunderous force, besiege the governing place, and prevent Yuan Shu from issuing orders to the surrounding area."

"In this way, everyone in Yu Province will know that Yuan Shu's power is gone and he has become my turtle in a jar."

"At that time, if we divide our troops and attack the surrounding cities with Ruyang as the center, I think they will surrender upon seeing our might, and the tyranny of Yuan Shu will disappear."

As soon as he said this, everyone around him was shocked.

Zhuge Liang did not hesitate to object.

"Teacher, Xiang County is more than five hundred miles away from Ruyang. No matter how the grain road is planned along the way, it will inevitably be separated by a large number of cities. How can we go so deep into the enemy's rear?"

Who doesn't know that besieging the governing place is a fatal blow to the prestige of this ruling class.

And due to the limitations of information transmission in this era and the limited vision of many small people and officials, even if many princes and families understand that Yuan Shu's power is gone, there are still many people in the middle and lower levels of Yu Province who are not aware of the changes.

Even in later generations when information is so developed, joining the Kuomintang in 1949 may be a joke, but it is also a portrayal of countless ordinary people who cannot see the direction of the times.

It is also very similar to the countless people who only see the immediate benefits and flock to the stock market after a big rise, but do not understand that a big fall is imminent.

The current Yu Province is also like this.

Under the orders issued by Yuan Shu, middle and lower-level officials have a lot of opportunities to search and exploit, so naturally they are desperate to do so.

Not to mention whether they can detect the changes in the wind, even if they do, how many people are willing to give up the immediate benefits?

Just the order issued by Yuan Shu in a hurry to conscript one out of every two young men into the army, but without many clear restrictions, there is a lot of room for manipulation.

And if you want to wake up the chaotic and crazy Yu Province, the most effective and direct method is undoubtedly to seize Yuan Shu's power with the might of thunder, and then issue decrees to spread to the counties and counties of Yu Province, and completely stop this chaos that is extremely destructive to people's livelihood.

But there is undoubtedly a difficult point that cannot be bypassed, which is the grain road problem that Zhuge Liang said.

The larger the army, the more amazing the consumption of food and grass.

Li Ji's army of 100,000 people also mobilized a large number of civilians and horses from Xuzhou in the rear to transport day and night, so that they can maintain the army's food and grass needs.

Once the grain road is cut off, the army will inevitably collapse due to the exhaustion of food and grass in as little as ten days and as long as half a month.

Li Ji did not rush to refute Zhuge Liang, but pointed to the map and said with a bit of consideration in his tone.

"This is the way to solve the current dilemma in Yu Province and to preserve Yu Province to the greatest extent. Naturally, there will be many difficulties, but if the road to revitalizing the Han Dynasty is simple, why do you and I need to be here?"

"Therefore, do you have any ways to solve this problem?"

Li Ji's question made the counselors of the staff group show thoughtful expressions, and the generals present also began to think about it.

Li Ji's meaning has actually been expressed quite clearly, that is, how to make the army in Xiang County, Pei State, Yu Province, quickly arrive at Ruyang.

It's just that Ruyang is nearly six hundred miles away from Xiang County...

"If I only lead the cavalry, I can carry a few days of dry food, and rush day and night, ignoring the obstacles of the cities along the way, and it is not difficult to arrive at Ruyang in two or three days, but I can't abandon the infantry, right?"

Zhang Fei couldn't help but mutter.

Huang Zhong said helplessly. "Even if it is all cavalry, what is the use of rushing to Ruyang? The cavalry lacks siege methods, and Ruyang will inevitably be heavily guarded by Yuan thief."

"If it is a small force, you can still try to eat from the enemy, but even if this army of 100,000 people passes through like locusts, I am afraid it will be difficult to maintain the food and grass needed."

Wei Yan murmured, and when Pang Tong heard it, Pang Tong's eyes lit up, and he stood up and said.

"Teacher, could it be that the method is to divide the troops into twenty or thirty groups? Each group leads about three or four thousand troops, and marches in different directions to Ruyang?"

A large-scale force has no way to eat from the enemy, but a small-scale one is undoubtedly no problem.

This made Pang Tong feel excited for a while, and felt that this seemed to be a very good way. He didn't pay attention to Li Ji's face turning slightly black, and said.

"Why don't I divide the troops into 100,000 groups, each group leading one soldier, and go to Ruyang separately?"

When Pang Tong heard this, he couldn't help but smile embarrassedly, and also understood that his idea was too whimsical and completely lacked feasibility.

The premise of dividing troops is undoubtedly to ensure safety, otherwise it will give Yuan Shu the opportunity to defeat them one by one and turn defeat into victory.

What's more, Liu Bei has always acted with benevolence and morality, and has repeatedly proposed that the army should not commit any crimes against the people and be a benevolent and moral army.

If you really divide the troops and eat from Yu Province like this, it will be like a large net spread out, sifting through the food in the hands of the people wherever you pass.

Immediately, Li Ji's eyes swept over the thoughtful expressions on everyone's faces, and then fell on Chen Deng.

Unlike his father, Chen Gui, the old fox, Chen Deng is undoubtedly a young Deng.

When he was young, he became famous in Xuzhou for his ambition to help the world and save the people. He was knowledgeable and proficient in ancient and modern times. After Liu Bei went to Xiapi City alone, Chen Deng almost welcomed Liu Bei with a kneeling posture.

After a few simple contacts with Chen Deng, Li Ji was a little unsure whether this young Deng really admired Liu Bei, or whether he was too aware of the times and the situation and made the choice that was most beneficial to the Chen family in Xuzhou.

After Li Ji pondered for a while, he took the initiative to ask.

"Yuanlong, do you have any ideas?"

Chen Deng quickly got up and saluted, showing the demeanor of a great family, and at the same time respecting Li Ji, and then replied.

"Deng, is talented and shallow, and dare not speak rashly."

Li Ji said with a smile. "I have also heard of Yuanlong's name in Yangzhou. Why are you so humble? Please Yuanlong give me your advice and help the Lord to revive the Han Dynasty as soon as possible."

(End of this chapter)