Guo Peng sent Wei Yan to the Tiger Guard in a few words and gave it to Xu Chu to lead, asking Wei Yan to report to the Tiger Guard himself.

What happens afterwards? Whether Wei Yan can open up the situation in the Tiger Guards is Wei Yan's own business.

Excellent talents can definitely stand out on their own, and there is no need for Guo Peng to do more. If he cannot stand out, there is no need for Guo Peng to do more.

Guo Peng called Chen Gong and Xun You, and called Lu Su, asking the three of them to explain the content described in this information.

"Will Liu Jingsheng and Sun Bofu really go north?"

Lu Su was a little surprised after seeing it.

"I'm afraid it's not that easy? Liu Jingsheng has been too constrained. If he really wants to go north, Cai Degui and Zhang Yun will definitely stop him and notify us in advance. Rather than saying that Liu Jingsheng will go north, it is better to say that Sun Bofu is more likely to go north."

Chen Gong said so.

Guo Peng thought what Chen Gong said made sense.

"Whether it is the combat effectiveness of the army or the enterprising spirit, I think Sun Bofu is stronger than Liu Jingsheng. Liu Jingsheng is old and is not very willing to make trouble. Sun Bofu is young and energetic, and has just encountered the blow of our rebellion against the Lu family, so he must be resentful.

In my opinion, Sun Bofu is likely to go north to attack, and Liu Jingsheng is likely to threaten Runan and Yingchuan. Therefore, we should focus on being alert to Sun Bofu. Liu Jingsheng can relax a little, and let Wen Qian stare at it a little."

Xun You thought for a moment and said, "The possibility of Liu Jingsheng going north is very small, because he already has Nanyang County as a barrier to Xiangyang, but Sun Bofu did not. Wei Gong's thoughts were correct. Relying on the Yangtze River alone is not enough to protect his foundation.

The south of the Yangtze River is vast and sparsely populated. The only place that can barely be called the kingly land is the only area along the river. When it goes deeper south, it is mostly occupied by Shanyue and invaded. Sun Bofu's foundation is not enough to be preserved by the Yangtze River. He will inevitably seek northward to become a barrier to Jiangdong."

Guo Peng looked at the map and asked with a smile: "Now Gongda thought that if Sun Bofu took advantage of this opportunity to stay in Guanzhong to compete north, where would his goal be?"

"Jiujiang, Lujiang."

Xun You answered decisively: "Defending the river must guard the Huai River. The Yangtze River is not enough to resist the army's advance. If Sun Bofu wants to consolidate his foundation, he will inevitably go north to compete for Jiujiang, then fight for Lujiang, and occupy all Yangzhou, and then there will be a northern barrier."

"That's right, Jiujiang County and Lujiang County are indeed the top priority of our army's defense line. If we cannot defend Jiujiang and Lujiang, Yuzhou and Xuzhou will be in a hurry. The southeast defense line will be completely torn apart and we have to fight. Sun Bofu can achieve the effect of making a big move."

Guo Peng stared at Jiujiang County on the map for a while and said, "I use Zhang Wenyuan as General Zhennan and general to command Huainan military affairs. I deployed 30,000 heavy troops on the line of Jiujiang Lujiang and Guangling. I also used Yu Wenze to lead 30,000 battalions of soldiers in Donghai County to control Xuzhou. If necessary, I will immediately go south to help. It is foolproof, but..."

"Don't you have any worries about Wei?"

Chen Gong asked softly.

"Jiujiang County, Shouchun can curb the upstream of the Fei River and block the Jiangdong Navy from going up the river, but its location is too north and is a concentrated area for the entire Jiujiang military farm. There are more than 200,000 military farmers in the north of Jiujiang County, all of whom are farming to supply military supplies.

The military farmer in this area is the source of supply for the 30,000 troops in Huainan and one of the grain supply bases for our army to go south in the future. If Sun Bofu is allowed to drive straight into the Shouchun area, even if he cannot conquer Shouchun, he will destroy the military farmer and plunder the people to return south, it is not something I would like to see."

Guo Peng took a deep breath: "Jiujiang's military defense line needs to move south and south. In addition to Jiangwei, the defense line must be pushed south. Sun Bofu cannot tolerate too deep into the northern part of Jiujiang County to prevent him from destroying the military farming industry."

Chen Gong and Xun You and Lu Su stared at the map together.

"Duke Wei thought it would be best to move the defense line south?"

Guo Peng's fingers moved south from Shouchun to an inconspicuous county town and stopped.

"here."

The three of them stared at him and found that the place Guo Peng was referring to was Hefei County.

“Hefei County…”

Chen Gong and Xun You are not locals and do not have a good understanding of the local geography. Lu Su has a deep understanding of this area.

"Hefei is connected to water supply in the south and Feishui in the north. This water route is the most important water route for transportation in Huainan and Huainian. The rivers along the route are crisscrossed and densely packed with water networks, which facilitates the delivery of troops and the transportation of food and grass. Moreover, Hefei County itself is a hub with all connections in Huainan.

Please see, enter the Ruxu River from the river, then enter Chaohu Lake, then enter the water from Chaohu Lake, land from the water from the water, and go straight to Hefei. If you take Hefei again, you can follow the water of Fei to enter the Huai River, then go north along Yingshui, and go straight to the hinterland of Yuzhou. Our army will fall into a downward trend.

When Hefei goes north, the water supply has been traced to the source. The Jiangdong soldiers must go ashore to compete for Hefei. After taking Hefei, as long as they march north for dozens of miles, there will be another waterway to go, and it is a smooth road, so Hefei is the only important town on this waterway that can withstand the Jiangdong Navy."

After Lu Su's lecture, Chen Gong and Xun You had a deeper understanding of this and found that Hefei was indeed a place where military strategists must fight for.

As long as Hefei is taken down, the Jiangdong Navy will basically be able to march along the water route and reach the heart of the Central Plains, threatening the Yingchuan and Luoyang area, with far-reaching harm.

On the water, the Wei army under Guo Peng did not have the ability to compete with the Jiangdong Navy on the water.

Taishici's navy was still training and building in Qingzhou. The total number of people has not reached 10,000. It cannot be used for the time being, let alone blocking the Jiangdong Army on the water. It would be very difficult, and you will only be exhausted by running.

Therefore, once the regime confronts north and south, Hefei will become a very important town for the northern regime, and the Huainan area must not be lost.

When Guo Peng defeated Yuan Shu and swept Huainan, Jiangdong was still in chaos, so Guo Peng successfully occupied Huainan and pushed his territory to the riverside.

In another time and space, after Yuan Shu's death, Sun Ce once occupied Hefei and threatened Cao Cao to the north. If Sun Ce had not been assassinated immediately afterwards, Cao Cao would seize Hefei during the civil turmoil in Sun Wu, it is still unknown whether he could successfully control Huainan.

For the Jiangdong strategy, Huainan has a decisive factor. It is the same for the Jiangnan and Jiangbei regimes. Whoever takes Huainan will have the advantage.

Before this, Guo Peng had foreseen the arrival of this day.

"After attacking Yuan Highway, I asked Zhang Wenyuan to lead the people to repair Hefei City, expand the Hefei City walls, increase them, and thicken them, and build them into a fortress. Now Hefei City is no longer the same as before. If Sun Bofu wants to take over Hefei City, it will probably not be so easy."

Is Guo Peng ready for his relationship?

"Duke Wei is far-sighted and his subordinates admire him."

Chen Gong immediately took the lead in flattering, and Lu Su followed closely. Xun You was stunned for a moment and barely followed.

"This is nothing. The key is that Hefei cannot lose money. As long as the land of Hefei is preserved, even if the Jiangdong Army has millions of powerful troops, it will not be possible to go north through Jiujiang and threaten our heartland in the Central Plains. This is true for Jiujiang County and Lujiang County.

The abundant land in Wancheng is also the key place for me to farm. More than 200,000 people from the military farm have cultivated farmland. The millions of stones of grain and fodder are not only supplied to the garrison, but also stored for future use. Once Sun Bofu gets it, the consequences will be unimaginable, so there will be no gains or losses."

Guo Peng clenched his fists and beat the table: "Waiting for the river must be guarding the Huai River. Crossing the river, you will also have a land in Huai South. Use Huai South as the foundation to advance northward. If Sun Bofu wants to compete with me for Huai South, I will ask him to dry the blood of the Jiangdong soldiers in Hefei."

Guo Peng's eyes were covered with cold light.
Chapter completed!