Yang Hong lowered his head slightly, thinking whether he was really wrong.
The eastward march to Jingzhou was indeed for the benefit of the Yizhou clan, but Yang Hong made the assumption on the basis that he would definitely be able to capture Jingzhou.
Once Jingzhou cannot be captured, everything will be like a moon in the water and a flower in the mirror.
At this time, Xun You walked up to Yang Hong and patted his hand gently.
"Everyone knows that Mr. Yang is devoted to Qin!"
"Right now, we have a powerful enemy on our side, and we really cannot accept the risk of defeat."
"Take Cao Cao for example. It is only a matter of time before he destroys Yuan Shao and takes over Hebei. If Yuan Shao is not involved, Cao Cao will attack Guanzhong with all his strength, which will be a great threat to us."
"There are also the Huns in the Hetao area. Pingyang in Xitao is in our Beidi County. Once an attack occurs, they will be able to attack Chang'an within a few days!"
Yang Hong looked at Xun You with some confusion.
"Xun Shangshu, the Xiongnu were severely wounded by Pang's military advisor. How dare they come to invade the country again?"
Xun You closed his eyes slightly and shook his head slightly.
"The Huns suffered tens of thousands of casualties at the hands of our army. How can we not feel resentful in our hearts?"
"Our Qin army maintains strong deterrence, and the Huns naturally dare not face Guanzhong. But once they fall into decline, they will definitely take the opportunity to attack."
"At that time, Cao Cao, who regards our Qin State as a great enemy, will definitely unite all parties to launch an attack. By then, our Qin State will really be in catastrophe!"
Yang Hong was so horrified that his whole face twisted together.
He finally understood what Jia Xu and Xun You meant, and his whole body was affected by one move!
If Qin was in its heyday, it would naturally have nothing to fear from anyone.
But now it is completely at its weakest stage, so other forces dare not get involved, relying solely on the deterrence of the past.
Once the war is lost, everyone will wake up and Qin's powerful deterrence will disappear in an instant.
How to respond if there is an attack from all sides?
After thinking about this clearly, Yang Hong realized how much trouble he had almost caused!
"Mr. Qin, I am guilty!"
Seeing Yang Hong kneeling down to plead guilty, Liu Zhang couldn't help but be a little surprised.
Unexpectedly, after the founding of the Qin State, Yang Hong was the first person to plead guilty.
"Ji Xiu, get up. You are also for the great cause of Qin. How can I blame you?"
"Thank you Duke Qin for not committing a crime!"
As Yang Hong returned to the team, a crisis of sending troops was finally resolved.
Liu Zhang secretly breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Xun You again.
"Xun Shangshu, please continue."
Xun You accepted the order and continued where Yang Hong interrupted.
"The first thing is to restore the formation of soldiers and horses in each battalion of the army. This needs to be appointed by the Duke of Qin himself, so I will not say more."
"The second is the strategy of guarding Guanzhong. The ministers will point out the dangerous passes one by one to ensure that our army has the right location!"
The civil servants did not care much about this, and it had almost nothing to do with them.
But the generals all pricked up their ears, these responsibilities would definitely fall on their heads.
"There used to be four fortresses in Guanzhong, namely Hangu Pass, Wuguan, Xiaoguan and Sanguan."
"The passes are scattered in our hinterland. The Xianbei people outside Xiao Pass have almost no possibility of invading the border. We only need to send county soldiers to garrison these two passes."
"Hangu Pass has been abandoned to this day. However, the newly built Tongguan Pass along the Yellow River in Huayin can replace Hangu Pass and resist the land of Guandong."
"Wuguan is the most important. To guard the passage from Nanyang to Guanzhong, there must be elite troops and strong generals stationed there."
"In addition to these four passes, we also need to guard against the Yellow River coast of Zuofengyi County, especially Xia Yang at Puban Ferry."
"Finally, there is Lian County in Beidi County. This is Xitao, which is adjacent to the Hetao Plain and is the habitat of the Huns."
"At present, the Huns have been severely damaged by our army and will not take any action in the short term. But everyone knows that the Huns are not a stable group of people."
"That's all the defense in Guanzhong right now, please ask Duke Qin to assign it!"
Xun You bowed his hands and then retreated into the group.
Liu Zhang immediately became more energetic.
This was the first assignment since the founding of the People's Republic of China, and he wanted to make the most reasonable arrangements.
After taking a deep breath, Liu Zhang called out the first name.
"Where is General Zhenwu?"
Soon a strong middle-aged man stepped out, it was Yan Yan.
General Zhenwu is a third-grade general, a middle- to upper-class general.
"The general is here!"
"General Yan, I leave the important task of Wuguan to you!"
Yan Yan immediately accepted the order without any hesitation.
"I will obey your orders!"
Everyone in the palace was still a little surprised by Liu Zhang's first assignment.
Although Wuguan is important, there is really no strong enemy attacking Nanyang.
In addition, Wuguan is located in a dangerous pass, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack. As long as the door is not opened for people to come in, the front is very difficult to conquer.
As a general of Yizhou, Yan Yan had a battalion of elite soldiers from Yizhou, which also showed Liu Zhang's strong emphasis on Wuguan.
Not long after, Liu Zhang spoke again.
"Where is General An Tong?"
This time a person emerged from the scribes' team, it was counselor Zheng Du.
"I'm here!"
"General Zheng, do you know the meaning of An Tong?"
Zheng Du smiled and nodded, his eyes showing unusual confidence.
"I will protect Tongguan from danger!"
"good!"
As expected of Zheng Du, Liu Zhang was very satisfied!
"Tongguan is still under construction. Guhui will allocate five thousand soldiers to you! Tongguan has been completely entrusted to you!"
"I obey!"
Once Tongguan is built, it will be impossible for one man to open the gate and no one can open it.
With Zheng Du leading five thousand soldiers, he will definitely be able to do nothing!
"General Yamen Gao Pei, where is Yang Huai?"
Everyone was slightly stunned again. They didn't expect that even Yamen General would come today!
Normally, generals of the same level as General Yamen are not eligible to participate in court meetings.
Sure enough, at the end of the crowd of generals, two figures walked out.
"The general is here!"
Gao Pei and Yang Huai are both brave and calm in character. As natives of Yizhou, there is no problem with their loyalty.
"I have ordered you to lead our troops to station in Lian County and be responsible for monitoring the Huns in Hetao."
"The last general takes command!"
The two of them didn't say much, bowed their hands and then retreated into the group.
Although this kind of pure military commander does not have too eye-catching abilities, he is quite easy to use.
Especially when it comes to monitoring and guarding the Huns, Gao Pei and Yang Huai have absolutely no problem.
"Where is Zhang Song?"
After hearing Liu Zhang speak again, the officials were shocked.
Finally it’s the scribe’s turn!
Soon a short, ugly man emerged from among the civil servants and bowed to Liu Zhang.
"Wei Chen is here!"
"Yongnian, I will promote you to be the governor of Beidi County and lead four thousand soldiers to Fuping."
"I'll leave the problem of the Xiongnu to you, Gu Ke."
As the prefect of a county, Zhang Song is in charge of military and political power. Zhang Song is very satisfied with this arrangement.
In the next few years, it would be difficult for Qin to have a war.
Perhaps the only place where war may break out is in the Loop!
"Wei Chen obeys your orders!"
