Ao Lie's comfortable and sweet days lasted only one day. Xun Yu brought Cui Yan's letter to the prefecture palace early in the morning to inform the news of the offensive of foreign races on the border.

The New Year is coming in more than a month. A sudden heavy snow has completely covered the entire northern border with silver, just as Ao Lie copied the poems of great men in his previous life. It is precisely because of this heavy snow that the alien races in the northern border have fallen into an unprecedented difficulty. The alien races who rely on nomads to make a living often have such fragile resistance when facing natural disasters. In order to survive or to satisfy the ambitions of some of them, every winter, as long as it snows heavily, the alien races will invade the counties and counties in the northern border of the Han Dynasty, plundering money, food, population, daily necessities, and everything that can be plundered is within their targets.

"Lord, the heavy snow recently caused countless cattle and sheep grazing by foreign races in northern Xinjiang to freeze to death, and no trace of birds and beasts active in the mountains. Therefore, those foreign races began to move again and prepared to invade the south in large numbers." Xun Yu handed Cui Yan's letter to Ao Lie, and at the same time attached his own opinions. After living in Youzhou for nearly ten years, Xun Yu has already known the living habits of foreign races. If they have a little movement, Xun Yu can roughly infer what they want to do.

After reading the note, Ao Lie pondered for a while, then looked up and told Xun Yu: "Wenruo, call everyone here, let's discuss how to decide." Xun Yu took the order and left.

Since the rebellion of Zhang Ju in Yuyang, King Wuhuan was assassinated by Wei Yan, and the Wuhuan people were trapped in a long-term situation of no leader. Several powerful and ambitious leaders have fought openly and secretly for several years, intending to seize the throne, causing the entire Wuhuan to be in a mess. The strength of Wuhuan was consumed in a large amount of civil war, and it is no longer enough to worry about it now. The Huns entrenched in the northwest of Bingzhou are no longer as powerful as they were before. Even if they have the courage to come and plunder, Cui Yan, who is guarding Bingzhou, is enough to drive him back to the desert; only the Xianbei people who have risen rapidly in recent years have made Ao Lie a little worried.

The Xianbei was extremely powerful decades ago. Its leader Tan Shihuai unified the entire Xianbei and occupied a large number of disciples outside the Youbing Prefectures and the Sili Governor's headquarters. However, shortly after Ao Lie came to this world, Tan Shihuai died. The Xianbei fell into a split again. The leaders of hundreds of tribes of all sizes did not submit to each other, and they fought and attacked each other. They had no time to launch a large-scale southern invasion for ten years. This was also the reason why Ao Lie and the Xianbei people had fewer confrontations. However, in the continuous internal strife of the Xianbei people, after more than ten years of civil war, the situation gradually became clearer, and three large tribal alliances were gradually formed.

These three tribal alliances are called the Western Xianbei, the Central Xianbei and the Eastern Xianbei. The Western Xianbei takes Budougen as its leader and occupy a large number of grasslands outside the northern border of Bingzhou; the Central Xianbei takes Tan Shihuai's son and Lian as its leader, and entrees outside the border of Youge and is eyeing Youge at any time; the Eastern Xianbei is the most powerful. It is said that there are millions of people in the tribal alliance, entrenched in the northeast of Youzhou, and its leader is named Kebineng. The Eastern Xianbei also colludes with ethnic minorities such as Fuyu and Goguryeo in Youzhou to communicate with each other, which is actually a time bomb in Youzhou. Ao Lie had long been determined to fight the Eastern Xianbei, but because of the years of war, his soldiers were already exhausted, so he dragged the matter of the expedition to the present.

Just as Ao Lie was thinking, Xun Yu had already called dozens of civil and military officials under Ao Lie. Everyone sat down according to their positions and looked at Ao Lie with unanimous eyes. Seeing that the people had arrived, Ao Lie cleared his throat and spoke first: "Everyone, I received the news from Changshi Cui today. The Xianbei in the western region outside Bingzhou is already ready to move. Let's talk about how to view this matter?"

Among the military generals, Lu Buteng, who was closest to Ao Lie, stood up and bowed and said, "Mr., I know the habits of the Xianbei in the West. They are insatiable. If we take a step back, they will definitely go further. I will not tolerate the Xianbei people. I would like to ask for my order to lead my troops back to Bingzhou and fight to the death with him." In the parliament or in other public places, Lu Bu could not call Ao Lie the second brother, nor could he call him the lord, so he came up with such a compromise name, calling Ao Lie the lord.

With Lu Bu's request for battle, the other generals also stood up, agreed with Lu Bu's proposal, and asked Ao Lie for battle. As a member of civil officials, Xun Yu, who ranked second, stood up and said to the generals: "My generals, please be careful. The current situation is a bit chaotic. We still need to figure out a clear context before we can decide what to do."

Ao Lie looked at Xun Yu and asked, "Do you have any specific ideas for Mr. Wen Ruo?"

Xun Yu sorted out his ideas and replied: "Lord, a heavy snow covered the entire north a few days ago. I believe that the only one in the Western Xianbei people who wanted to invade the south was not the only one in the Western Xianbei people. They were the most unsustainable, so they were the first to take action. If the Lord dispatched a large number of troops to attack the Western Xianbei, the central and eastern Xianbei people would take advantage of the emptiness of Youzhou and lead troops south. At that time, our army would become very passive. Therefore, Yu advocated that our army should be divided into primary and secondary, choose the most threatening and the most confident of defeating the Xianbei team, and the other two routes should focus on defense before the main forces decided to win."

Xun Yu's words made most people nod and agree. After all, many of the newly enlisted soldiers of the Youbing Army, which had just been rested and recuperated, have not been on the battlefield, and cannot be considered real soldiers without going through the test of blood and fire. The main force of the Youbing Army is still the veterans who survived the battlefield. The number of veterans has lost all the elite troops after the battle in Shaxian, and can only account for 30 to 40% of the entire Youbing Army. With its current combat power, it is indeed difficult to complete the all-round war of resistance.

Nodded slightly, Ao Lie looked at Zhuge Liang and asked, "Kong Ming, what do you think?" Since studying the Thirteen Ghost Valley Chapters with Zhuge Liang, Ao Lie knew that he still underestimated Zhuge Liang. Although Zhuge Liang's overall view and detailed arrangements would not be as "Zhuge is more wise than demons" as recorded in the Romance of the Romance, it is not like the Three Kingdoms described in the Romance of China and the military but not good at strategic deployment. Perhaps it was because Ao Lie's arrival changed Zhuge Liang, or perhaps it was because of the biased description of Zhuge Liang in historical books. Zhuge Liang has not yet reached the level of turning hands into clouds and turning hands into rain in the Romance of China.

But it is much better than what is written in history books to be prime ministers but not generals. Ao Lie knew that Zhuge Liang's talent was called the first person in the Three Kingdoms period, which was true. Whether it was Luo Jia, who wrote the interpretation or Chen Shou, who compiled the history books, there was no doubt about this. What Zhuge Liang lacked now is just accumulation of experience, giving him a certain amount of space and time, and he would definitely give the world a perfect answer. Therefore, if Ao Lie had something, he was always used to asking Zhuge Liang, "Kong Ming, what do you think?" Ao Lie's approach was not only a deliberate cultivation of Zhuge Liang, but also inspired Zhuge Liang to think more deeply.

Zhuge Liang's position was opposite Lu Bu, ranking first as a civil servant. After hearing Ao Lie's question, Zhuge Liang stood up, bowed to Ao Lie, and then said, "Lord, everyone, Liang also agreed with Mr. Wen Ruo's proposal. Liang thought that although the Xianbei in the central region was the son of Tan Shihuai and the commander of Lian, he had no ambitions and was rough in strategy, so he was not afraid of him. He could send a general to keep him out. The Xianbei in the western region was brutal by nature and liked to whip his subordinates.

The subordinates had already resented him, and because of his tyranny, they dared not speak out. The lord could send a sensible person to spread rumors in his tribe and bribe Budugen's confidants with a lot of money. After ten months, Budugen's troops would definitely have a mutiny. At that time, General Gao Shun could attack, and the Xianbei in the west could be defeated. Only those who worried Liang were the only ones in the eastern part of Kebineng. Kebineng was familiar with the history of Han books and proficient in strategies. It was actually a major concern for our army. The lord should personally lead the troops north to quell this huge danger."

After a pause, Zhuge Liang continued, "However, before going to war, our army will do one thing first. We must first calm the country against foreign countries. The Xianbei in the eastern region and the Fuyu in Youzhou, Goguryeo, and Fuyu and Goguryeo had a disobedient heart and would be independent sooner or later. Our army should quickly eliminate the uneasy factors in the territory before we can be at ease to go out to the outside world." Zhuge Liang's opinion coincided with what Ao Lie thought. Fuyu was the same.

And Goguryeo were two alien races that moved to the mainland in the early years. After a long time, they had become a climate. When Liu Hong was in power, he took out two counties in Youzhou and established a kingdom for the people of the two races to live in. This is the Fuyu Kingdom and Goguryeo Kingdom. Over the past few decades, these two small countries have become countries among the country and often disrespect the imperial orders. If Ao Lie had not guarded Youzhou, they would have rebelled long ago.

Ao Lie has been thinking about these two kingdoms for a long time and has never known what to do to properly handle them. On the one hand, the two countries have long been unjust, which is well known to everyone, but Ao Lie has no evidence and wants to conquer. On the other hand, as a time traveler in later generations, Ao Lie knew that there was a huge underground oil well in the territory of the two countries, which is the DQ oil field in later generations. In today's era, no one can master the use of oil. If Ao Lie first developed an oil field, whether for military or people's livelihood, it would be far ahead of this era. This would be a great temptation for Ao Lie.

Jia Xu, who had not spoken, had flashed in his eyes after hearing Zhuge Liang's analysis, and then disappeared. He just nodded secretly to Ao Lie and silently supported Zhuge Liang's strategy. Since Zhuge Liang arrived, Jia Xu had rarely expressed his opinions. Originally, the seat of the first civil servant should have been done by Jia Xu, but out of the mentality of protecting himself and Ao Lie's deliberate training of Zhuge Liang, Jia Xu automatically gave up this position and retreated to the third place. However, Jia Xu had no problem with his loyalty to Ao Lie, and he did not miss the work he should do, and he was done very well.

At the same time, Jia Xu also took the initiative to play the role of Teacher Zhuge Liang. If Zhuge Liang's analysis and insights are correct, Jia Xu would not say anything; once Zhuge Liang makes occasional mistakes, Jia Xu would remind him indirectly and guide him back to the correct trajectory. With a teacher like Jia Xu, it has to be said that it is a great blessing for Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang did not disappoint Ao Lie and Jia Xu. Since he took the position of the first civil servant, Zhuge Liang's decision only made one mistake, and he was quickly corrected under Jia Xu's guidance. Since then, no mistakes have occurred again.

Seeing Jia Xu's secret approval, Ao Lie made the final decision: "In this battle, we will fight according to the suggestions of Mr. Wen Ruo and Kong Ming, and our army will be divided into three groups. The command of Cui Yan and Gao Shun to defend the Xianbei in the West and wait for change. Li Ru, you choose personnel and spread rumors to the Xianbei tribes in the West to arouse mutiny within them. Big brother, please help you to command the troops of our headquarters, guard the Shanggu area, and resist Helian; Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, Xu Shu, and you three lead 30,000 troops as the vanguard, head north to face Kebineng, and temporarily focus on defense. When a certain person solves Fuyu and Goguryeo, he will personally lead the army north to join you."

Just after Ao Lie decided on the tactics, a man suddenly stood up and said loudly: "Master! This matter is absolutely not possible!" Ao Lie looked up and saw that the person who refuted his order was the newly appointed adviser to join the army Tian Feng.

PS: PS: The DQ oil field is indeed located in the northeast of Fuyu. The name of the oil field was not written out for harmony and replaced by letters. However, I believe everyone can understand it, right?
Chapter completed!