"Chu Hou wise!" Chen Gong, who had the most problems, was the first to stand up to support Lu Bu's decision.

The strategists present also stood up and shouted in unison: "Horse Chu is wise!"

"The General Staff Headquarters System is officially established. Next, we will discuss strategies to deal with enemy invasions and hold the first sand table meeting." Lu Bu first pointed to the direction of Mount Tai in the sand table and said to everyone: "The scout came from news that Yuan Tan led 40,000 troops from Qingzhou to Mount Tai. He had wise and strategic men such as Xin Ping and Xin Pi, as well as military generals such as Zhang Nan. It can be said that this time Taishan is dealing with an extremely powerful enemy army. What kind of deployment do you think we should make in Mount Tai to block it until we finally defeat the enemy?"

"Qingzhou is very close to Mount Tai, and there will be no problem with their food, grass and weapons." Pang Tong, who was ordered to lead his army to Mount Tai to block Yuan Tan, replied: "Even if we send troops to block the junction of Mount Tai and Qingzhou and harass the enemy's food, it will not cause a fatal blow to their supplies. Fortunately, the number of our troops is not much different from that of the enemy. I plan to rely on the terrain of Mount Tai, concentrate superior forces, and adopt the method of division and surround to eat the enemy one by one."

"Shi Yuan tell me, how do you divide and surround, and how do you rely on the Taishan terrain to eat the enemy one by one." Lu Bu gently tapped the edge of the sand table, signaling him to go to the sand table and continue talking.

Pang Tong stood up and came to the sand table.

He pointed to the Taishan area on the sand table and said, "There are many mountains and steep mountains in the Taishan area. I just plan to hide the army in the mountains and wait until the enemy vanguard arrives and eat their vanguard first. Without the vanguard, Yuan Tan can only temporarily delay the advancement, and I can lead the army to rely on the mountain to completely block him on the necessary road from Mount Tai to Xuzhou."

"Do you think there are any omissions in this method or are there anything wrong with it?" Lu Bu asked to everyone sitting.

Everyone said nothing, but Zhou Yu stood up and said, "Shiyuan's method is good, but I feel that something is missing."

"Tell me." Motivating Zhou Yu to come to the sand table, Lu Bu said to him: "Point out what you think is omission."

Zhou Yu responded, came to the sand table, and pointed to the place where Pang Tong had just pointed: "The overall deployment of Shiyuan is not a problem, but I remember that Bai Xujun followed him to Mount Tai this time. Bai Xujun is an elite trained by General Chen Shuzhi. They can serve as a hundred, and thousands of soldiers are also equipped with continuous shooting crossbows. If they are not used, wouldn't it be a pity?"

After hearing what Zhou Yu said, Pang Tong also pinched his chin and nodded.

Lu Bu raised his hand and signaled Zhou Yu to continue speaking.

"The Baili Army is well-equipped and well-trained. The Chen Shuzhi General is another enemy of ten thousand people." Zhou Yu said: "I think Shiyuan can lead the army to block Yuan Tan's route of advance, and then ask the Baili Army to cross the mountains and go around the enemy's back, and enter Qingzhou to seize the city and destroy the enemy."

"Is it not to go around the enemy's back to break the enemy's army to suddenly attack?" Zhou Yu's proposal surprised Lu Bu.

Pang Tong looked like he suddenly realized: "Gongjin's proposal is indeed a good strategy to defeat the enemy."

"Does other people have any different suggestions?" Lu Bu asked everyone.

"I'll discuss it." Chen Gong stood up and expressed his discussion first.

Others also agreed.

When everyone sat down, Lu Bu said again: "Taishan has already had a preliminary strategy. What we need to consider now is my strategy to lead the army to fight Cao Cao."

When he saw Zhuge Jin, Lu Bu asked, "Ziyu, you will go with me. Do you have any specific opinions on this battle?"

Zhuge Jin stood up and replied, "Cao Cao came this time to attack Pengcheng. We just need to kill them head-on and intercept them in the original place and cannot advance. When other groups defeat the enemy, Cao Cao will have to retreat."

"We have air force and have troubled soldiers. Are we still afraid of Cao Cao?" Lu Bu asked, "Why can't I lead the soldiers to kill him head-on and annihilate Cao Cao on the edge of Xuzhou?"

"Although we have air force and Jiefan, what Cao Cao brought this time was his Tiger Guard." Zhuge Jin said: "The Tiger Guard is brave in combat, and it is not something that ordinary military can deal with. Jiefan may have the ability to fight in one battle. It is good for ordinary soldiers to encounter them and be able to protect themselves. Therefore, to stop Cao Cao, it is precisely because the gap between the military strength of the two sides is too big, and it is too difficult to defeat and can only block it."

Lu Bu frowned slightly, looked at the others and asked, "Do you think I have a way to defeat Cao Cao?"

"I don't think it's impossible." Another person stood up and said to Lu Bu: "The Tiger Guard led by Cao Cao is indeed elite, but the lord's subordinates Jiefan and the Air Force are not inferior to them in terms of excellent equipment and elite soldiers. Although they do not have an advantage in terms of number of people, the lord has more soldiers as support. If the two armies go to war, it will take some time to wait until the soldiers in Cao Cao's army are exhausted, and if the army presses forward, there may be a chance of winning."

The man who stood up to speak was Yan Xiang who came from Xia Pi to Pengcheng.

Yan Xiang once served as an aide under Yuan Shu, and was not inferior to a first-class aide in terms of vision. Unfortunately, Yuan Shu believed in Yang Hong and others at that time, and neglected his suggestions, so he became the target of the world's efforts because of usurping the emperor.

"I think it's not a good way to push the whole line." Yan Xiang's speech finished, and another person said: "There are not many troops to fight Cao Cao, and it is not as good as Cao Cao when he is elite. Even if the soldiers in Cao Cao's army are tired, it is not easy to win. If the whole army is pressed, it is likely to be backfired by Cao Cao, and then Cao Cao will give him the chance to defeat our army."

The one who opposed Yan Xiang's proposal was Liu Ye, who joined Lu Bu from Chaohu.

When he arrived at the sand table, he pointed to the location of Pengcheng on the sand table and said, "The five enemy troops rushed to Xuzhou. The biggest threat to the Chu Hou was actually Cao Cao's troops. Pengcheng was too close to Yuzhou, and it was only separated by Xiaoxian. Cao Cao led his army from Xudu and advanced eastward, and he would definitely enter Xuzhou from Xiaoxian. Xiaoxian was only one or two hundred miles away from Pengcheng. Both sides started war there, and our army would lose all the way if we were not careful."

"What Ziyang said is similar to what I think." Lu Bu said to him: "Soon up."

Liu Ye agreed and continued: "I think the Chu Hou should enter Yuzhou first before Cao Cao arrived in Xiaoxian County and open the battlefield at Cao Cao's doorstep, rather than just starting the war in our Xuzhou."

His proposal was undoubtedly very bold for everyone.

The Cao and Yuan families divided their troops into five groups, all heading towards Pengcheng.

At this time, Liu Ye actually asked Lu Bu to open Xuzhou and fight Cao Cao in Yuzhou. No one had ever thought of it.

Everyone's eyes fell on his face.

Chen Gong asked, "Ziyang, where do you think the decisive battle with Cao Cao is appropriate?"

Liu Ye's hand was moving on the sand table.

When he moved to Xiaoxian location, the sand table was almost at the edge.

But his fingers continued to move to the side, and moved a little more, pointing at the edge of the sand table: "Just intercept the enemy here."

The place he pointed to was already outside the sand table, and it was impossible to see where it was.

Lu Bu asked, "Where is Ziyang talking about?"

"Dangshan, Taiqiu, Peiguo's front line." Liu Ye said: "The terrain here is complex, easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is the best place for Chu Hou to deploy defense. Moreover, here, the air force is suitable for taking off through the mountains and can use the mountains to hide its tracks, which is very beneficial to Chu Hou. The three places form a triangle and trap Cao Cao in it. Chu Hou only needs to deploy soldiers to defend the air force, and make the air force attack every day. Jiefan troops are the main force in fighting. Don't fight every time you fight, and leave after you fight. If you go several times, Cao Cao's army will be exhausted. When they are tired, they will lead the army to attack again. Even if they are unable to defeat the enemy in one battle, or if they are attacked by Cao Cao, they will not lead the enemy outside Pengcheng because they are still far from Pengcheng. At least we have not organized defense again in the Xiaoxian area."

"I probably understand Ziyang's meaning." Lu Bu nodded: "I want me to deploy defenses on the front line of Dangshan, use large army to defend, and then adopt elite troops tactics. The army serves as the support and Jiefan troops as the main force of attack. Is this what it means?"

"That's what it means." Liu Ye replied: "I think only by doing this can Chu Hou be able to win a complete victory. Otherwise, we will be controlled everywhere and it will be impossible to effectively block Cao Cao."

"What do you think?" Lu Bu asked them after glanced around everyone's faces again.

When talking about the Battle of Mount Tai, no matter how Zhou Yu pointed out Pang Tong's negligence in deployment, he proposed that Bai Xun's army bypass Yuan Tan's troops and attack Qingzhou, and lead Yuan Tan back to the army to rescue, so as to achieve the goal of breaking the enemy, no one has ever expressed any objections.

When Lu Bu led his army to fight Cao Cao, several staff members put forward different opinions.

Several different opinions were far apart. Lu Bu just asked casually before and did not make any public statement.

It was not until Liu Ye raised his opinion that Lu Bu agreed, and then asked everyone if there was any supplement.

After hearing Liu Ye’s plan, everyone thought that his proposal was most suitable for Lu Bu to deal with Cao Cao’s elite, so they all agreed.

Afterwards, Lu Bu discussed with everyone about the other three strategies for responding to the enemy. The first sand table meeting of the General Staff Headquarters was held for a whole day before finally finalizing the strategy of the five armies to meet the enemy.

The sand table meeting started from early morning until the early morning of the next day.

When the meeting ended, it was still dark, but the sky in the east had already appeared in the sky.

Walking out of the barracks, Chen Gong was with Lu Bu.

"The Chu Hou convened a sand table meeting. Can the court discuss the matter be cancelled in the future?" Chen Gong asked Lu Bu.

"Cancel the court discussion?" Lu Bu asked, "Why?"

"Don't the Lord Chu feel that the court meeting seems to be redundant?" Chen Gong asked him.

"Of course it's not redundant." Lu Bu said: "The sand table meeting is a meeting where the General Staff discussed the strategy before the war, and the content of the court discussion was more detailed. It is not only you who participated in the court discussion, but also involves generals and some officials in charge of the local government. Different meetings have different uses, and the content of the discussion is also different. On this battlefield, all walks of life still have to hold sand table meetings frequently. The specific battlefield changes determine whether the entire strategy needs to be adjusted accordingly."

"I probably understand what Chu Hou meant." Chen Gong nodded and responded.

"Pengcheng is our final foundation. If this place is lost, we will have no way out in the future." Lu Bu patted Chen Gong's arm gently: "You are one of the first people to follow me. I once trusted you and trust you in the future. I will give you Pengcheng to you, and you have to keep it for me. Once there is any mistake here, no matter how wonderful we fight in front of you, Xuzhou will still not be able to keep it."

"Don't worry, as long as I'm here, Pengcheng will never make any mistakes." Chen Gong responded.

The two of them walked not far away, and Sun Ce came up.

Lu Bu stopped and said to Chen Gong: "Cao Cao has set out. I will lead the army to fight tomorrow morning. Take care of the public."

"Horse Chu is careful in everything." Chen Gong bowed.

After greeting Sun Ce, Lu Bu turned around and walked towards the gate.

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After convening the first sand table meeting, Lu Bu returned to the government and the first thing he did was to announce some of the things he decided at the meeting to the army.

He did not announce the strategy of facing the enemy discussed at the meeting, but only announced that the military advisor was abolished from then on, and the military advisor was changed to the chief of staff. All actions of the army were controlled and controlled by the military advisor.

Cao Cao had already led his army to leave Xudu and was rushing towards Pengcheng.

Although Dangshan belongs to Yuzhou, it is much closer to Pengcheng than Xudu.

The sand table meeting decided the location and strategy for Lu Bu to face Cao Cao. Early the next morning, Lu Bu led his soldiers out of Pengcheng.

Zhao Yun and Sun Ce were with Lu Bu.

In addition to them, Huang Gai, Cheng Pu and other generals brought by Sun Ce from Jiangdong were also accompanied by the expedition.

The army drove out of Pengcheng and advanced all the way east.

After walking for two days, he came to Xiaoxian. Sun Ce and others thought they would station here and wait for Cao Cao to arrive, but Lu Bu had no intention of ordering to stop.

The soldiers continued to advance forward, and Zhao Yun looked back at Xiaoxian where they had just passed.

"The Marquis of Chu is not stationed in Xiao County?" Zhao Yun asked Lu Bu.

"Why do you need to station in Xiao County?" Lu Bu asked him.

"After passing Xiaoxian, it is Yuzhou, which is no longer the territory of Chu Hou." Zhao Yun said: "When we got there, there was no city to rely on."

"Xiao County is near Pengcheng, only one or two hundred miles away from Pengcheng." Lu Bu said: "If we stop Cao Cao here, he has ten thousand ways to bypass us and march into Pengcheng. Instead of choosing Xiao County, which will make us passive, it is better to enter the boundary of Yuzhou and block Cao Cao in other places."

"Does the Chu Hou take the initiative to attack the city in Yuzhou?" Sun Ce also asked from the side.

"The gains and losses of a city and a land are not important. What is important is how many enemies we can annihilate." Lu Bu said: "The most important thing about conquering the world is that people are fighting on the battlefield. If we seize a city but lose countless soldiers, the battle will be defeated for us. After the enemy withdraws, if they do not withdraw, I would rather confront them in the wild."

Neither Zhao Yun nor Sun Ce attended the first meeting of the General Staff Headquarters, and of course it was impossible to know what decisions Lu Bu and his staff made at that meeting.

Zhuge Jin, who was following Lu Bu, came up and asked Lu Bu: "Marty Chu, how should we solve the problem of food and grass when we go to the place? You must know that when the army goes to fight, food and grass are a very difficult problem."

"Don't worry about food and grass." Lu Bu looked back at the baggage behind the army and said to Zhuge Jin: "The food and grass we carry are at least enough for the soldiers to eat and use for a year. Cao Mengde could not support Xuzhou, so he should not last for a year. After all, he still had to worry about whether the Yuan family in Hebei would start from behind."

Zhuge Jin also turned around and looked at the baggage.
To be continued...