The military camp is always a place where the strong are respected.

Wang Yan showed absolutely powerful force in front of everyone, and Xiahou was so arrogant that Xiahou Yuan, Cao Hong, Cao Ren and others had no gossip.

After returning to the camp, everyone chatted and laughed happily, and Wang Yan was welcomed to join.

After a celebration, it was already night.

The central army tent was brightly lit, and everyone had already gone to rest, leaving only Cao Cao and Wang Yan sitting opposite each other.

In front of the two, a pot of hot tea was placed.

Cao Cao took a sip of tea and felt the steaming tea rolling through his stomach, feeling endless relief in his heart. He exhaled a long breath of turbid air and said heroically: "Brother, in this attack on Dong thief, countless responders, and all the princes from all walks of life helped. In this battle, he will surely be able to help the king and revive the country. The Han Dynasty will surely revive again."

After issuing the proclamation of the attack, Cao Cao was full of energy and felt that his ambitions would be soon to be implemented.

Cao Cao was born after the Party and Prison Incident, during that period, the government was dark and the situation was getting worse. What he saw and heard all stimulated Cao Cao, and let Cao Cao have the idea of ​​turning the tide and reviving the Han Dynasty.

Now, the princes of the world are about to come to Hulaoguan to meet, and the destruction of Dong is about to be imminent, and Cao Cao is naturally full of energy.

Wang Yan traveled through time and was very clear about the result of this attack on Dong Zhuo. Seeing Cao Cao's energetic expression, he sighed in his heart, but he couldn't bear to break Cao Cao's thoughts.

Cao Cao noticed Wang Yan's expression was strange and asked, "My brother, do you think it's inappropriate?"

Wang Yan smiled and replied: "No, I am happy that Brother Meng De is about to show his ambitions."

Cao Cao shook his head and said, "No, it's definitely not like this. Although you and I have not worked together for a long time, I know you. If you agree with me, then this is not the way you look."

Wang Yan was silent for a while and had to say, "The art of war is to lose before the victory is considered. When doing things, I always consider the possible failure first and then analyze the best results."

After explanation, Wang Yan covered up what happened just now.

Cao Cao asked, "What did you think about it, let me listen."

Wang Yan didn't plan to analyze it, shook his head and said, "It's all depressing words, not worth mentioning."

Cao Cao said: "If three people walk, there must be my teacher. Besides, my good brother is outstanding in talent. Your family's words will definitely help fight Dong Zhe. And I also agree that I will lose before the victory, so I must know the factors that may cause failure in order to prevent problems before it happens. My good brother, please give me advice, and I will listen carefully."

Seeing this, Wang Yan knew that if he didn't say anything, Cao Cao would really not give up. Immediately, Wang Yan said, "Brother Meng De, in my opinion, there are four reasons for the failure."

Cao Cao leaned forward slightly and asked, "What are the four reasons?"

Wang Yan said: "First, the food problem."

"Most of the princes who attacked Dong's thief were on a long expedition and led their troops to Hulaoguan to join the alliance. Invisibly, the supply line had been lengthened. Even some princes had no supply line at all and needed the help of the coalition forces."

"For example, Sun Jian, the prefect of Changsha, responded to the call to participate in the alliance. Sun Jian was the prefect of Changsha, and from Changsha to Hulao Pass, the journey was endless. It was impossible and unrealistic to let Sun Jian transport grain from Changsha; for example, Gongsun Zan from Youzhou, who came from the north and traveled a long distance, could he have enough food? Obviously, people also need to provide food."

"Not mentioning other factors, just food will restrict the Allies."

Wang Yan looked serious and said, "If the food problem is not handled properly, it may become a fatal factor. Hundreds of thousands of troops have no food, Brother Meng De should understand the consequences."

Cao Cao expressed his consent expression and said, "My brother's words make sense. I will keep this situation in mind. However, the matter of food, Han Fu, the master of Jizhou, has agreed to supply grain. Jizhou's land is fertile and has been a place for grain production since ancient times. With the Jizhou land, there must be no problem supplying hundreds of thousands of coalition forces. However, I will sort out the key links again to prevent mistakes."

Wang Yan shook his head in his heart, would it be useful to sort it out? After the princes join forces, Yuan Shao will be the leader. Even though you, Cao Cao, have a lot of strategies, it will be difficult to use them.

Wang Yan naturally won't explain this situation in detail.

Wang Yan continued: "Secondly, the combat effectiveness of the army."

"There are tens of thousands of soldiers under Dong's thief, and there are tens of thousands of soldiers who control strings on the horse. More importantly, the soldiers under Dong's thief all came out of the bitter cold land of Xiliang, and were brave and brave, and were all brave and fearless. They were the elite among the elites. More importantly, the Xiliang army followed Dong Zhuo's orders and obeyed orders, and could maximize their combat effectiveness."

"Looking at the various princes who attacked Dong's thieves, they all have their own troops. Although they have to carry out unified dispatch after the alliance, people have selfish intentions, and it is easy to have their own governance or live up to the military order."

"Maybe every prince has great combat power, and the army's combat power is not weak. But it is difficult to guarantee that all the troops can be unified and can be united as one rope

"A group of lions led by a sheep will definitely be inferior to a group of hungry wolves."

Wang Yan said: "I personally think that the situation in this battle is not optimistic. Of course, this is just my personal judgment. The specific situation requires comprehensive considerations after the arrival of various princes."

Cao Cao smiled and said, "My brother's analysis makes sense, but as you mentioned at the end, this matter can only be truly judged after the arrival of the princes."

Wang Yan no longer continued to get entangled in this issue. He changed his mind and continued: "Third, the influence of geographical advantage."

"Hulao Pass is a natural danger. The army under Dong's command set up a natural barrier when he stationed in Hulao Pass. With the combat effectiveness of the Western Liang army, they stationed in Hulao Pass, and they are probably going to be the only one man who can pass the pass without opening."

"It is not easy for the coalition forces to break through Hulao Pass."

"Especially when people have selfish intentions, there will be tragic casualties when attacking Hulao Pass. Who is willing to go to the leading cause? After all, the leading cause has the least contribution and the biggest loss. No one will be willing to be a vanguard and die."

"In addition, there are natural dangers to defend in Hulao Pass, which is beneficial to the Xiliang army. Outside Hulao Pass, the coalition forces do not have natural dangers to defend. Once there is a dispute within the coalition, it is likely to be hit by the violent storm of the Xiliang army."

Wang Yan sighed and said, "The geographical advantage factor must be considered."

Cao Cao said: "This analysis makes sense. But please rest assured. In order to let the coalition forces work together to attack Hulao Pass, my army under Cao Cao will definitely take the lead."

Wang Yan smiled and said, "Can you break through the Hulao Pass with one person?"

However, Wang Yan was too lazy to argue and continued to analyze: "The fourth is the people and factors."

"All princes are all magistrates in the ruling territory. Whoever wants to subdue whom? I'm afraid it's not easy. To conquer all princes, there must be a strong leader. If this point is not achieved, the alliance will most likely fail."

After analyzing it, Wang Yan smiled and said, "But the specific situation must be known after the alliance. For the time being, I'm just talking about it, maybe it's just a worry.

In fact, Wang Yan knew that Yuan Shao would be the leader of the alliance and would definitely be successful but not defeated.

However, Cao Cao would not believe it, so Wang Yan said it depends on the situation.

Cao Cao disagreed with part of Wang Yan's analysis, but most of them agreed quite well. Especially at Wang Yan's age, it was not easy to have such a vision. Cao Cao said: "I will try my best to deal with the factors analyzed by my brother to avoid appearing again when attacking Dong Zhe."

"It's so good," Wang Yan chuckled, "It's late at night, Brother Meng De rested earlier, I'll go back to rest."
Chapter completed!