Ji Ling's approach seemed to abandon Xuzhou and lose a large area of ​​the city, but it allowed Yuan Shujun's forces to shrink, and the line of defense was stronger from the face. Moreover, Ji Ling's idea was to block Cao Cao's army and Sun Ce's army on the east front, and then he could concentrate on dealing with the combined forces of the An Dong army and the Yuzhou army, and even completely drive them out of Huainan.

It’s not that Ji Ling thinks highly of himself or something, but because he also knows the situation of the Yuzhou Army. Although he has undergone half a year of reorganization training for the An Dong Army, Ji Ling knows that the real elite soldiers are not trained but played. , The Yuzhou army was not capable of fighting, and the Anton army had less than 50,000 troops, so Ji Ling still had confidence in the battle in the west.

After receiving Yuan Shu's approval for his strategy, Ji Ling led the 20,000 most elite heavy infantry he had compiled and rushed to Shouchun.

Just when Ji Ling arrived in Shouchun, the Anton Army had already begun to attack Geyang and Xiyang. As soon as Ji Ling returned to Shouchun, he was recruited into the palace by Yuan Shu.

"Weichen knocked on my emperor, long live long live!"

"Aiqing is flat!"

"Long live Xie!"

Standing under the jade steps, Ji Ling raised his head to look at his lord, only a year later, there was something haggard in his face, and he couldn't help feeling sour in his heart. He once again cried and said, "Weichen is incompetent. Resisting the army of Cao and Sun thief and losing the two counties of Xuzhou has shocked your Majesty!"

Yuan Shu felt warm in his heart and said, "I will rest assured when Aiqing comes back!"

With that said, Yuan Shu actually walked down personally and helped Ji Ling up. This move made Ji inspired even more tears. It can be said that although Yuan Shu is arrogant, he really puts his trust in Ji Ling and other confidants, and has a lot of trust. Now that Ji Ling returns to Shouchun, Yuan Shu really feels relieved.

Think about the spirited look when you first proclaimed the emperor, but now you have lost the two prefectures of Xuzhou in less than two years, plus Danyang prefecture in Jiangdong. After losing more than 60%, the two could not help but sigh again.

After a long time, Yuan Shu calmed down a bit and looked at Ji Ling and said: "I have already issued an order and arranged the plan for Aiqing to report when he was in Xuzhou, but now the Anton Army and the Yuzhou Army have invaded Huainan, according to Li Feng's return. According to the news, the two armies have already captured the three cities including Shiguo. Today, I have received news from the county magistrates and guards of Geyang and Xiyang. The Anton Army has begun to attack the two cities today. According to Aiqing, what should we do?"

Ji Ling also calmed down and said: "Weichen was on the returning boat, thinking carefully about what to play to your majesty, and found a defensive gap."

As he said, Ji Ling walked to the map that Yuan Shu was hanging on, picked up the wooden pole next to it, and pointed to the city where Wushui entered Huai Shui: "Yicheng's defenses are too weak. If Cao thief attacked Huainan from Lijun, Yicheng must be here. Once Yicheng loses, Cao Jun can cross the Huai River from Yicheng and enter the Huainan boundary."

Having said that, Ji Ling paused for a while and said: "So in the intention of a small minister, your majesty can order Zhang Xun to lead the 10,000 Yulin army to move defense to Yicheng, so that the eastern defense will be worry-free."

Yuan Shu followed Ji Ling's point of view and agreed, so he ordered Zhang Xun to lead the 10,000 Yulin Army to move to defend Yicheng on the spot. After the imperial decree came out, Yuan Shu asked again: "How many soldiers and horses does Ai Qing prepare to take against the An Dong Army and the Yuzhou Army?"

Facing Yuan Shu’s question, Ji Ling did not immediately answer. Although he had decided to defend the Eastern Front with all his strength along the way, the Western Front did his best to drive the Anton Army Yuzhou Army out of Huainan. But he also knew that this was the most ideal state at present, but he really didn't have much confidence to drive the An Dong Army and Yuzhou Army to the north of Huai Shui.

Although the Yuzhou Army is not strong, it still has an army of 50,000 Anton Army. This is the 50,000 elite including the guard battalion and war barracks of General Anton Huangfu Chaobo, and one more thing is that although they are Two groups, but the two groups are not too far apart, only less than a hundred miles away, and there is another point that there is a team of tens of thousands of elites in the middle to coordinate between the two groups, and the generals responsible for coordination. It was Huang Zhong, the chief general of the Anton Army.

Although Shouchun has 160,000 troops, plus the soldiers and horses of the surrounding cities, there are more than 200,000 troops, but how many soldiers and horses should be deployed to stop the An Dong Army and the Yuzhou Army, Ji Ling has indeed not yet decided. determination.

Thinking of this, Ji Ling said: "According to the intention of the minister, this time to fight the An Dong Army and the Yuzhou Army, the force cannot be less than 100,000."

"Hundred thousand army?" Yuan Shu was also taken aback when he heard Ji Ling's words. You must know that Shouchun was only 15 or 6 in the Wan Dajun. Ji Ling had to transfer one hundred thousand army at a time. There are 50,000 to 60,000 people left. In case Cao Cao or Sun Ce breaks through the east line of defense and hits the city of Shouchun, these 50,000 to 60,000 Yuan Shu will not have the confidence to hold on.

Seeing Yuan Shu’s expression, Ji Ling immediately said: "Please rest assured, these five to six thousand people are not going to use your Majesty’s Royal Forest Army, and Shouchun has sent 60,000 to 80,000 troops, and the rest are from the rest of the city. Tune in."

"Furthermore, the Weichen also suggested that, among the soldiers and horses of the counties, one thousand veterans should be transferred, and two thousand veterans should be left. Three thousand new soldiers are enough to guard the county."

In fact, Ji Ling is complaining in his heart. Your Majesty, in fact, what someone wants is an army of 15 to 200,000. I don’t know if this army will scare you. The army of 100,000 is only enough to block the offensive of the Anton Army. It's not that the Yuzhou Army is not strong, and if the Anton Army is not strong, so no matter what, it will demand 150,000 troops.

However, seeing that Ji Ling speaks very cautiously, and even though Yuan Shu is a son of a family, he can barely be considered a man who knows the soldiers. Knowing that the Anton Army and the Yuzhou Army have a combined force of 150,000, he asked Ji Ling : "In Aiqing's opinion, can the Anton Army and the Yuzhou Army's coalition be defeated?"

Ji Ling was taken aback. His father-in-law asked him to use a hundred thousand army to defeat the 150,000 army of the opposing coalition. He quickly knelt down and replied: "Weichen dare not deceive your Majesty. A hundred thousand army can only block the offensive of the coalition. To defeat the coalition forces, one hundred and fifty thousand troops are indispensable. If they can send two hundred thousand troops, and then plan with Shu Da Ren, Yan Yan and others, it is possible to drive them back to the north of Huai River."

When Yuan Shu heard this, he couldn't help frowning, and thought about it for a while, "Then, according to Aiqing's collection, send Shu Aiqing, Yan Aiqing and others to the palace for discussion."

Having said that, Yuan Shu ordered the **** to go forward to deliver the decree, so that all military divisions including Shu Shao, Yang Hong, and Yan Xiang were called into the palace to discuss matters.

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