Sun Ce sat at the big round table at the Military Strategy Office, watching Cang Ci explain the final plan. Guo Jia and Pang Tong sat on his side, Sun Yi, Sun Shangxiang and others stood behind him, concentrating on their hearts and discussing a few words from time to time. Other military strategists were sitting or standing, mostly casually, and did not become restrained because Sun Ce was present. Some people came in and out, either asked Guo Jia and Pang Tong for instructions with official documents, or had just arrived news that needed to be read.

The atmosphere was relaxed, like a seminar, and a bit like a paper defense. The only people who were really nervous were Kurachi and his companions. From time to time, people raised their hands to signal, raised questions, or refuted them, and their attitude was very sharp. Kurachi answered them one by one, and found a piece of paper from the side of the case from time to time, and read out a few numbers loudly to prove his judgment.

As it turns out, Sun Ce was too worried.

Guo Jia arranged several military plans to assist Cang Ci in an in-depth discussion of the plan. When Guo Jia did not clearly state that this was just a stopgap, these military plans also came to a conclusion: this was just a stopgap and could not last long. If we did not talk about subsequent development, based on the current situation alone, the time for normal operation would not exceed five years. Within five years, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages. After five years, the disadvantages emerged and began to enter a barely maintained state, and collapsed in about ten years.

The main problem is casualties. There will inevitably be casualties in combat, and the only difference is the size. One household is killed, and one household will lose its main labor force. Even if there is land, it is difficult to cultivate. There is no problem in meeting your own needs, so it is difficult to provide public food. In this way, it will inevitably lead to waste of land. If it is disabled due to injury, the consequences may be more serious than death.

Sun Ce's current subordinates are professional soldiers who are not produced, and their combat effectiveness is not comparable to that of military soldiers who are farming and fighting. In the previous few battles, these soldiers showed strong combat effectiveness in the formation and then battle. The casualty ratio was significantly lower than that of the opponent, and the effect during sports warfare was greatly reduced, especially when facing Liu He's Hu cavalry, they could not catch up with the opponent, and no matter how sharp the sword was, it was useless. Considering that Sun Ce's next opponent was Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shao's strength was much stronger than Liu He, even if Youzhou failed to buy, his cavalry advantage was obvious, and the expected casualties would increase a lot.

If it is replaced by military farm soldiers, the casualties will be even more astonishing. If it is calculated based on the battle once a year, 10% of each casualties will be killed or injured in five years, and whether or not there are still people who are willing to farm will become a problem. Even if they can barely support it, it is estimated that this system will collapse in about ten years. If there is a big defeat in the middle, or a confrontation over the years, the time limit will be shorter.

The casualties are large, and in the final analysis, Yuzhou has no danger and lacks cavalry. Infants are the main ones, and when facing opponents with cavalry advantages, victory is a small victory and defeat is a big defeat. Yuzhou is flat, and infantry is always passive, so they must be defending and attack as the supplement. It is difficult to kill and hurt opponents in large quantities, but once the opponent seizes the opportunity, the casualties are very shocking.

After repeated discussions, Cang Ci proposed a revised draft: the local army is responsible for defending strategically important county towns or fortresses, with the scope mainly based on the county and county, and avoid long distances as much as possible. After the existing main force of professional soldiers has stripped the task of defending the city, they will be responsible for mobile operations in the entire war zone. When necessary, the stationed troops can be mobilized to be responsible for logistics or directly participate in the war, and to undertake some auxiliary combat tasks.

After reading this draft amendment, Sun Ce felt much more at ease. These people were all elites of this era. When they organized themselves in a suitable way and then gave them appropriate tools, they could play a role beyond his expectations. They may not know the results of the sect or military system, but through rational deductions, they basically saw the disadvantages of this system and made judgments based on data.

As a staff officer, he has already admired him for being able to do this. No wonder Guo Jia said that Pang Tong could fly solo. In fact, what he said was not only that Pang Tong had the ability to stand alone, but also because the collective wisdom of the military strategy was becoming more and more important. Pang Tong was no longer so important as a separate military strategy, and he should also play his ability to lead a military strategy.

After Cang Ci finished speaking, he saluted Sun Ce and waited nervously for Sun Ce's ruling. Sun Ce exchanged views with Guo Jia, Pang Tong, Zhang Cheng and others and decided to try it out for a while. Zhang Cheng stood up, raised his hand, and signaled everyone to be quiet.

"After discussing with General Guo Jijiu, Pang Junmou and me, and then combining your opinions, I will give a ruling on behalf of the Military Planning Department: Kang Xiaoren's plan can solve the problem of insufficient troops in Yuzhou and will be tested. It will also be a merit for all military plans participating in the discussion of this plan, and reward sheep wine for one seat, and 20,000 yuan. Kang Xiaoren was promoted to a full-time military plan."

"Okay!" You Junmou cheered loudly, and others cheered, and many people came forward to congratulate Cang Ci. Cang Ci was very excited and a little at a loss. He was a short time to join the company. He was just an intern Junmou, but he had already dared to make suggestions to Guo Jia. Unexpectedly, Guo Jia directly recommended him to Sun Ce, and Sun Ce accepted his opinion and promoted him to the position on the spot.

"Thank you, General." Cang Ci separated the crowd and came to Sun Ce, bowed and bowed. "That day, he was inappropriate and collided with the general. Ci felt deeply uneasy. Please forgive me for your crime."

Sun Ce smiled. "It doesn't matter if you bump into me. At most, I will be tooth for an eye for an eye. You'd better hope this plan is feasible and do it with your heart. If the trial results are not good, how glorious you will be this year and how embarrassing you will be in the future."

Kurachi touched his head awkwardly. "Don't worry, General, I will do my best."

Sun Ce nodded with satisfaction. Cang Ci was still young, and it didn't matter if he made some mistakes, but he was afraid that he would not dare to make mistakes. He dared to do it even if he knew there was a risk. This is the real courage to do things. When making a decision, pat his head, before doing things, and pat his butt after making a mistake. That kind of official cannot be used.

"Pang Yingchuan has a "Study and Interpretation of the Theory of Salt and Iron". You can see that there are some money and grain in it..."

Sun Ce was halfway through his words, and suddenly found that Guo Jia and others showed mysterious smiles at the same time, and were puzzled for a moment. Guo Jia waved his hand and asked someone to bring a few rolls of paper. "General, this is the "Salt and Iron Theory" we sent to copy. Because everyone was competing to read, they copied it according to the volume and took turns reading it. In order to prepare this report, Cang Ci and his team almost turned these papers over the past few days. I have a suggestion, don't wait until they finalize the draft, print the first draft first, collect opinions, and publish a revised version in a few years, and include everyone's feedback. Isn't it better than the two of them working behind closed doors?"

Sun Ce felt it was reasonable and nodded repeatedly.
Chapter completed!