Dingxiang County, Dingxiang City.

Yang Fan said to Xi Zhong: "Dingxiang County is too small. I want to merge Yunzhong and Dingxiang into one county. What do you think?"

Xi Zhong replied with a smile: "Zhongben also wanted to suggest that the lord combine the two counties of Yunzhong and Dingxiang into one, but he didn't know that the lord had already considered it."

Guo Jia said: "Lord, Dingxiang County has only four or five counties. It would be unwise to set up a prefect for him!"

Zhang Liao said: "The court divided Dingxiang County at the time because most of the Yunzhong was occupied by foreign tribes by Shuofang, Wuyuan, and Yunzhong. Now that the lord has regained his old place, Dingxiang County should be placed in Yunzhong."

Yang Fan nodded after hearing this and said, "Then it's decided. Zhicai, you wrote a document to Gu Yong, and said that the counties of Dingxiang County will be classified under Yunzhong County from now on, and the Dingxiang County will be abolished."

Xi Zhong immediately agreed.

At this time, Jia Xu walked in from outside the door with a letter and bowed to Yang Fan: "Lord, this is the news from Yanmen County, and Xu believes it is very important."

Yang Fan quickly took the letter and read it carefully. After a moment, Yang Fan handed the letter to Xi Zhong and said in a deep voice: "I didn't expect that the Ma family really had some courage, and it's hard to deal with it now."

Yang Fan remained in Dingxiang City. He originally planned to use his power to suppress the people and let the Yanmen Prefect surrender. However, he did not expect that the Ma family took the opportunity to unify the power of Yanmen County. In just a few days, they actually asked them to raise an army of 80,000 people.

After watching Xi Zhong, he frowned and said, "It seems that I am underestimating the heroes of the world."

Soon, everyone in the house knew the contents of the letter, and everyone looked worried.

Jia Xu whispered: "Lord, although the Ma family has taken the opportunity to rise and has a huge power, its internal factions are chaotic, the time for the army is still short, and its combat power is not high, so our army may not have the power to fight."

Yang Fan smiled bitterly and said, "I don't take it seriously by just 80,000 scattered soldiers who have been formed in a hurry. However, this person has a lot of power, and it is inevitable that he will hurt himself a lot when fighting. It's hateful. If I had known today, I would have directly marched eastward to take down Yanmen."

Xi Zhong said: "Lord, the Ma family has obtained the family resources of the aristocratic families in Yanmen. If he guards the Yinguan, our army will not be able to take him for a while."

Yang Fan nodded and said, "I think so too. I wonder who has a clever plan to defeat the enemy?"

All the advisers bowed their heads and thought hard, but Jia Xu looked confident and saw him say, "Lord, Xu has a plan to break the Yinguan!"

After hearing this, Yang Fan asked quickly: "Would you like to come out? Please come to Wenhe."

Jia Xu walked to the sand table and pointed to Yinguan City and said, "Lord, this river is called water control. It flows into the west of Yinguan City and out of the east. Everyone in the city lives on this river. Now it is the season of water. Why does our army continue to control water? Then the water floods Yinguan City. In less than a few days, the Yinguan can be broken."

Jia Xu's plan is vicious. His few words in the understatement completely ignored the life and death of the 200,000 to 300,000 people in the city, and were really harsh and vicious.

Yang Fan's face changed slightly and he said, "If this happens, will the people in the city suffer the same disaster?"

Jia Xu replied: "Those who accomplish great things are not limited to minor matters. How can the lord take down the Yinguan without any effort? Why do you have to attack the city if you only increase casualties? Besides, the lord is the newly-private Bingzhou Governor. First, Ma Tao did not respect the lord's orders. At this time, the lord raised an army to attack him. How could the people in the world say that the lord is not right?"

Xi Zhong retorted: "Wenhe's plan is good, but isn't it against the usual style of our army if it wants to save 100,000 innocent people? If this is spread, the reputation that the lord has accumulated with great effort will remain indifferent."

Guo Jia said: "Jia agrees with Wenhe's plan. As the saying goes, "No poison is not a husband. The autumn harvest will be reached in a few months. There will be less time left for our army. If we delay, wouldn't it be a waste of time to delay our army's development?"

Huang Zhong clasped his fists and said, "Lord, I will agree with Wenhe's plan. Now it is a wartime period. How can you be kind to a woman?"

Guan Yu said: "Lord, the war is coming, and both sides are doing everything they can. This flooding plan is a wonderful strategy. Isn't it a pity to abandon it?"

Zhao Yun fought for several years and gradually became a killing spirit. He said, "Lord, the people of Yinguan live by the river all year round. I think there are many people who know the nature of the water. After our army floods the Yinguan, we will treat the people quickly. I don't expect too many people to suffer this."

Jia Xu said: "Lord, Bai Qi of Qin, killed more than 400,000 surrendered soldiers of Zhao State during the Battle of Changping, but they were praised as the god of war by the people of the world. The lord was a famous general at that time and should follow his example."

In ancient times, neither side would consider the people at all, which was exactly what Li Shimin said, "The people will suffer; the people will suffer if they die!".

Yang Fan was also very struggling at this moment. In his opinion, only people have hope. No one has a territory. What is the difference between it and the dead desert and vast ocean?

After struggling for a while, Yang Fan gritted his teeth and said, "Only people have hope, treat the people well and focus on the people. This is the consistent philosophy and style of our army. This is not my Yang Fan's face. This is my Yang Fan's pursuit. I will not adopt any strategy to harm the people."

Jia Xu advised anxiously: "Lord, as long as our army handles it properly, there will be no casualties in the people."

Yang Fan still shook his head and said, "No, I said no, it's not possible. I'll think of other strategies later!"

Guo Jia asked back: "Lord, even if our army attacks the city, will the people still suffer casualties?"

Yang Fan defended: "That's different. How can man-made disasters be compared with natural disasters?"

Guo Jia asked again: "When the lord debuted, did he not flood the Yellow Turban in the Liaohe River?"

Yang Fan explained: "At that time, the two armies were fighting, and our number was too small, so we used the method of flooding. Moreover, the ones I flooded were also the Yellow Turban Rebellion."

Guo Jia asked: "At that time, the Yellow Turban Thief was carrying hundreds of thousands of people on both sides of the Liao River. The lord had a plan and many people were suffering. At that time, the lord could make up his mind, why didn't it work at this time?"

Yang Fan's expression changed and he shouted at Guo Jia: "Guo Fengxiao, what do you want to say?"

Faced with Yang Fan's questioning, Guo Jia replied without changing his face: "Jia just wants to tell the lord that if our army occupy Yanmen, the people of Yanmen County will benefit. Ma Tao is ambitious and even his allies can be killed. What kind of cruel people will treat ordinary people?"

Guo Jia's words suddenly came to Yang Fan's heart, and he was extremely entangled.

Xi Zhong suddenly thought of a plan and quickly spoke, "Lord, Zhong has a plan to break the Yinguan."

Yang Fan seemed to have caught a life-saving straw. Facing Guo Jia's tight questioning, he gave him a lotus flower and had to surrender. At this time, he heard Xi Zhong's words, Yang Fan hurriedly asked: "Zhicai, come on!"

Xi Zhong said: "This plan was also derived from Wenhe's plan. Our army will only stop flooding. Most of the people in Yinguan City live on this river. I believe that there will be no water wells in their homes. Ma Tao's 80,000 people will eat horses and chew them every day. Moreover, it is water. As long as our army cuts off the water control, within a few days, someone in Ma Tao's army will have a mutiny. When our army takes the opportunity to enter, we will definitely be able to break through Yinguan in one fell swoop."

Xi Zhong's words suddenly made everyone's eyes lit up. After thinking for a while, Jia Xu nodded in agreement: "Zhicai's plan will definitely defeat the enemy, Xu agrees!"

Guo Jia followed and said, "Yes, this plan is very wonderful and you will definitely be able to defeat the enemy!"

Yang Fan thought about the pros and cons of it alone, and then spoke: "Since you all agree with this plan, then book will give orders!"
Chapter completed!