Chapter 212

Xi Zhicai and the others heard this and nodded one after another.

"No rush!"

Su Xuan waved his hand: "We can first send the Xuanjia Army and the Xuanwu Battalion to cross the Han River and enter Dengxian, on one hand, to eye Nanyang and deter Lord Yuan Shu, so he doesn't go too far!"

"On the other hand, it can facilitate the protection of my father and protect our industries in Nanyang."

"Then, we will just wait quietly!"

"Oh?"

Guo Jia and the others heard this and began to ponder the meaning of Su Xuan's words.

Soon, Guo Jia remembered some words the Lord had said a few months ago, and his eyes lit up as he looked at Su Xuan: "Lord, are you planning to use the pressure of Lord Yuan Shu and the Lord Yuan clan, and the pressure of Sun Sun Jian, to make Dong Zhuo win us over and give you the position of Jingzhou Mu that you want?"

Two days ago, the consolation and rewards from Dong Zhuo in the name of the Son of Heaven had already arrived for Su Xuan.

Su Xuan was now also the General of the Vanguard, not the General who Pacifies the South.

This military rank was already quite high.

If he were promoted again, that would be General of Chariots and Cavalry or Grand General.

But obviously, compared to the nominal General of the Vanguard, what Su Xuan wanted more was the position of Jingzhou Mu.

Only by getting this in his hands could he justify taking down the entire Jingzhou.

And then, using Jingzhou as a base, manage and strengthen his forces to participate in the struggle for hegemony among the lords.

"Hmm?"

Xun You and the others suddenly realized.

"That's right! At this time, Dong Zhuo is probably already aware of the Lord Yuan clan's secret actions;"

"In order to deal with the Lord Yuan clan's means and to suppress the Lord Yuan clan's development in the provinces, Dong Zhuo will absolutely not let go of the Lord, this helper;"

"He will definitely find a way to provoke a conflict between the Lord and Lord Yuan Shu;"

"And if he wants to achieve this, there is nothing more suitable than the Jingzhou Mu!"

"As long as the Lord is appointed as Jingzhou Mu, then in order for the Lord to take down the entire Jingzhou, he will inevitably have to take down Nanyang;"

"And at this time, on the surface, it seems that the Administrator Zhang Zi is occupying Nanyang;"

"But secretly, Lord Yuan Shu has already occupied most of Nanyang and is still wantonly recruiting troops and expanding his forces in Nanyang;"

"His reinforcements are constantly being transported from Runan;"

"Anyone with eyes can see Lord Yuan Shu's determination to obtain Nanyang;"

"When the time comes, the Lord will inevitably clash with Lord Yuan Shu;"

"What a great strategy! It's just that I don't know if Dong Zhuo can think of it!"

Speaking of this, Xun You looked at Su Xuan: "Lord, why not let the Dark Guards secretly give Dong Zhuo a hint? The Dark Guards have people around Dong Zhuo, right?"

Su Xuan nodded affirmatively, then shook his head: "There are people, but there is no need to use them for this matter!"

"Otherwise, it will be easily exposed, and it won't be easy to use later!"

"Of course, you can rest assured that Dong Zhuo will definitely think of this point, because he has a top-tier strategist, Li Ru, by his side;"

"With Li Ru's intelligence, he will remind Dong Zhuo at the right time!"

"If he really doesn't, then with the speed of the Dark Guards' message transmission, we can also know in time;"

"When the time comes, let the Dark Guards take action."

Unless absolutely necessary, it's better not to shake the Dark Guards around Dong Zhuo.

"Li Ru?"

Xun You heard this and raised his eyebrows slightly: "Since this person can help Dong Zhuo seize the opportunity and pull chestnuts from the fire to take Luoyang and the Son of Heaven, his ability is indeed extraordinary!"

"If it's him, it should be no problem!"

"In this case, perhaps we can give them some hints and sincerity, send more troops to Dengxian, and even take the opportunity to take Xinyue City to form a confrontation with Lord Yuan Shu."

"I believe that as long as Dong Zhuo and Li Ru are not stupid, they will know what to do!"

Cheng Yu stroked his chin and said: "It doesn't matter if they are stupid; the Dark Guards will remind them!"

Xi Zhicai chuckled: "In this case, should we prepare to receive the entire Jingzhou?"

"Makes sense!"

Tian Feng nodded in agreement.

At this moment, Li Yan, who had been transferred back to the Administrator's office from the county administration two years ago, spoke up: "If it's just taking down the entire Jingzhou, we are not lacking in officials;"

"Currently, every position in the counties of Nanjun has at least one deputy following, and after several years of cultivation and learning, transferring them to other commanderies will also allow them to quickly get started and be promoted to handle the affairs of various commanderies."

After several years of training and growth, Li Yan was more mature and steady than in the past.

His ability had also improved rapidly, and he was more than enough to serve as an Administrator.

"Hmm!"

Su Xuan nodded with satisfaction: "Then I will summon the generals to discuss and prepare to move the troops!"

Saying this, Su Xuan immediately had someone call Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, Zhang He, Old Dian Wei, Zhang Liao... and others.

The civil and military officials gathered together.

Su Xuan roughly recounted their previous calculations to the generals like Huang Zhong, and then instructed Huang Zhong and Old Dian Wei: "Huang Hansheng! Old Dian Wei, I order you to immediately lead your 6, 00 Xuanjia Army and 6, 00 Xuanwu Battalion soldiers to set off and station in Dengxian and Xinyue;"

"Take Xinyue for me, block Lord Yuan Shu's expansion trend north of Xinyue, and confront him;"

"But for the time being, you must not continue to attack."

"Understood!"

Huang Zhong and Old Dian Wei immediately accepted the order.

"Uh..."

At this moment, Zhao Yun couldn't help but ask: "Lord! Should I go with them or?"

After all, he was the deputy general of the Xuanjia Army, but the Lord hadn't called his name just now.

For a time, he was a bit confused.

"That's right! Lord! Should I go with the Xuanwu Battalion?"

Gao Shun also stood up and asked.

"No need!"

Su Xuan shook his head directly: "I have other uses for you!"

"Huang Hansheng and Old Dian Wei, you choose other deputy generals;"

"Zhao Zilong, I am prepared to let you select 6, 00 people from the Nanjun county troops, equip them with warhorses, and form a new Qinglong Battalion as light cavalry;"

"Gao Shun, I am prepared to let you take over the remaining 2, 00 Nanjun county troops and form the Xianzhen Battalion, with the number temporarily set at 2, 00, as heavy-armored sword and shield infantry."

"Understood! Thank you, Lord!"

Zhao Yun and Gao Shun were overjoyed upon hearing this.

They were finally able to lead a force on their own.

Great!

Heaven knows how many years they had waited for this day?

Zhang Liao, Gan Ning, Taishi Ci, and others, standing to the side, all looked envious.

They wanted this kind of good thing too!

But they knew that in terms of strength, ability, seniority, and merit, they couldn't rank ahead of Zhao Yun and Gao Shun, so they could only wait.

Only when the Lord expanded the army again would it be their chance to rise.

"In addition,"

At this moment, Su Xuan looked at Xu Ding again: "Xu Ding, I order you to take over the position of Nanjun Commandant, select young and strong men from the reserves, and reorganize the new Nanjun county troops, with the number still at 8, 00. Do you have confidence?"

That's right, over the past few years, although Su Xuan hadn't expanded the army directly, he had trained many quasi-soldiers in the form of reserves.

These people received a small amount of money and grain after completing a certain amount of training each month;

There was also a certain tilt in cultivation resources.

At the same time, they still farmed most of the time and were busy with their own affairs.

But when there was a need, they could be summoned at any time and quickly organized and trained into an army.

This could greatly save time and shorten the time for training new recruits.

Making the troops quickly form combat effectiveness.

Of course, this initial stage could only be used as second-line troops.