In the military camp of the Huqiang Colonel's Mansion, there is a room dedicated to the staff of the Huqiang Colonel's Mansion.

A huge map has already been hung inside, and a giant terrain sand table of Longyou is also placed on the table.

When Zhao Yun entered the staff room, there were only two people inside.

One is Gongsun Zheng, a former member of the army in Longxi, who is now the chief of staff of the Cao Staff Department of the newly established department of the Qiang Protectorate.

One is Zhang Yuan, an outstanding graduate of Nanxiang Academy. He was promoted to the staff officer of the Qiang Protector's Office during the Northern Expedition with Shan Zhang, and is now Gongsun Zheng's assistant.

When they saw Zhao Yun, Wei Yan and Feng Yong coming in, they all bowed and then left.

In the second half of last year, Longyou devoted all its efforts to fighting the drought and pacifying the counties. At the beginning of spring this year, they sent troops to Longxi again, but they have not been able to concentrate on reconnaissance to the west.

Now, as for the two cities of Yuzhong and Jincheng, which were nailed to the east bank of the river, there are basically some rumors or some descriptions of others.

Detailed terrain information is not available yet.

On the map and sandbox, the two cities only have a rough shape.

Zhao Yun stood in front of the sand table, found the location of the two cities under Feng Yong's guidance, and pondered for a while.

Then he said: "Although our troops are divided into two groups this time, I feel that the two groups cannot divide their forces equally, and they need to focus on each other."

He pointed the two cities with a bamboo whip, "It is best for one side to attack the main attack, and the other to attract the attention of Cao Cao's thieves, so as not to allow the two cities to support each other."

Hearing this, Wei Yan's eyes darkened.

Zhao Yun looked at Feng Yong, "With your engineering battalion, we can quickly capture the first city, and then the two armies will join together and work together to capture the second city."

"The sooner these two cities are taken down, the less pressure there will be on Longyou. It would be best to take them down before Cao Cao, the thief, reacts."

Feng Yong met Zhao Yun's gaze.

The old general's eyes were not only filled with earnestness, but his words also seemed to have a different meaning.

Feng Yong picked up another bamboo whip, pointed at Didao and said, "The road from Longyou to Liangzhou, passing through Yuzhong, is the main road."

"As for passing through Jincheng via Didao, although this road can be walked along the Tao River for a part, the second half is mostly a mountain road, making it difficult for a large army to travel."

"In addition, Jincheng is known as impregnable, so it is best for both armies to join forces to capture it. Therefore, I think it is best to use Di Dao as a containment, and Yuzhong as the main attack."

Zhao Yun nodded and looked at Wei Yan, "What do you think, General Wei?"

Wei Yan only stared at the sand table and asked in a low voice: "Who takes Didao? Who takes Yuzhong?"

Zhao Yun glanced at Feng Yong.

Feng Yong said calmly, "I'll take Didao, I'm familiar with it."

The Li family in Longxi must know how to get to Jincheng from Didao.

"If General Wei goes to Yuzhong, he will definitely be responsible for attacking the city."

Zhao Yun reminded.

Feng Yong understood what the old man meant. He glanced at Wei Yan again and said, "It doesn't matter. The engineering battalion under the Protector Qiang Colonel's Mansion can be temporarily allocated to attack Yuzhong."

As soon as these words came out, Wei Yan couldn't help but look up in shock. Seeing Feng Yong's expressionless face, his eyes flickered, but in the end he just said one word, "Okay."

Zhao Yun secretly breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Feng Yong with admiration.

Unexpectedly, Feng Yong said again: "Except for the people who protect the Qiang Xiaowei Mansion, few others know about the methods of fighting in the engineering battalion."

"Therefore, this time the engineering camp will temporarily accompany General Wei to attack Yuzhong. I will send one person to lead it. At the same time, I also ask General Wei to assign one person to the engineering camp to communicate with each other."

In order to take the overall situation into consideration, I made concessions, but the engineering battalion, a valuable unit, cannot be commanded blindly by others. It must be in the hands of our own people.

If someone blindly directs the project and the engineering battalion suffers heavy losses, Feng Yong will kill the opponent without regret, so he must talk it over beforehand.

Wei Yan frowned slightly, but finally nodded and said one word again: "Okay."

The three of them talked for a while and finally decided on the campaign to advance westward.

Wei Yan and his men hurriedly left the Qiang Protector Colonel's military camp. He was preparing to leave back to Jicheng today.

The 20,000 horses he brought from Hanzhong were secretly resting there.

After Wei Yan left, Zhao Yun said to Feng Yong, "I was a little worried that your discord would affect this campaign, so I asked you to separate."

"I didn't expect you to be so considerate of the overall situation." He looked at Feng Yong with some relief, "Yes, with such magnanimity, it is not wrong for all the distinguished disciples to call you brother."

However, they didn’t call me brother because of my magnanimity...

Feng Yong didn't bother to explain this to the old man.

But now that he mentioned this, Feng Yong also remembered something.

"Old General, now I have three to four thousand cavalry troops in the palace of the Qiang Colonel, but I lack a general to lead the cavalry troops."

Speaking of this, Feng Yong glanced at Zhao Yun.

After hearing this, Zhao Yun had some helplessness on his face, "There are few horses in Shu, and there are even fewer people who can lead a cavalry army. The only one who has experience in leading a cavalry army is Ma Dai."

Having said this, he sighed again, "It's just that Ma Dai is not a good general and cannot lead an army of more than 10,000. Besides, he is not too young."

Zhao Yun is Ma Dai's cousin-in-law and the oldest in the army, so he is naturally qualified to evaluate Ma Dai.

He looked at Feng Yong again, "Among you, only Liu Hun has good talent in this area, so I transferred him to the Governor's Mansion and taught him the ways of cavalry."

"Otherwise, after I leave, I'm afraid that the Han Dynasty will have no cavalry but no cavalry generals. It will be difficult to compete with Cao Cao's thieves!"

When Feng Yong heard this last sentence, his heart skipped a beat.

"Why did the old general say this? I think the old general can still eat rice and eat several kilograms of meat, which will make him stronger."

Hearing this, Zhao Yun stroked his snow-white beard, with a helpless smile on his face, "Don't I know my own body better than you?"

After finishing speaking, he no longer wanted to bring up the topic, "You just said that the person who wants to command the cavalry army is Liu Hun?"

"Since the old general has already made arrangements for Liu Hun, how can I seize him... Well, what I mean is that although Erlang's talent is not as good as Liu Hun's, he is still a man who can be made."

"Now that he is idle at home, I want to recruit him into the Qiang Protector's Office. Does the old general think it is feasible?"

When Zhao Yun heard Feng Yong's words, he glanced at Feng Yong meaningfully: "You know how to choose the right time."

Feng Yong smiled bitterly: "Li Zhongdu is now in charge of the Prime Minister's Office in Jincheng. I'm a little unsure, so I wanted to ask the old general for his opinion."

Zhao Yun glanced at him and said, "If I were standing in the position of Master Erlang, I can't say anything. But if I were standing in the position of the Governor of Longyou, I would have to say a few words to you."

"After all, you are also a noble prince and a person who guards one side. How can a person like Zhengpi still look forward and backward? What are you afraid of?"

Well, Feng Yong understood after being taught a stern lesson by the old man.

It seems that the limelight has really passed.

"Let's go back to the city!"

Zhao Yun ignored Feng Yong's deep thoughts and greeted him, "I've been hungry for a long time."

"Old General, there is a canteen in this camp..."

Feng Yong said carefully.

"Don't eat!" Zhao Yun glanced at Feng Yong angrily, "I just want to go back to the city to eat. I have bad teeth and have been eating military food in Longshan for several months. Do you think I haven't eaten enough?"

"Okay, okay, please, old general."

Feng Yong said helplessly.

The two of them left the military camp under the escort of their personal guards, but saw a man standing outside, as if he had been waiting for someone.

When he saw Feng Yong coming out, he quickly saluted from a distance.

After seeing the person clearly, Feng Yong quickly asked his guards to let him in.

"I have met the old general and the prince."

After the visitor entered the guard circle, he quickly saluted.

Zhao Yun nodded in return.

Feng Yong was a little surprised, "Brother Wei, why are you here?"

After saying that, he suddenly remembered something and his face lit up, "Could it be that Brother Wei is the person sent here by General Wei?"

The visitor was none other than Wei Yan's eldest son Wei Chang.

Wei Chang nodded, "Your Excellency has returned to Jicheng and asked me to stay here. He said it was about protecting the engineering battalion of the Qiang Xiaowei Mansion, so he left it to me."

Feng Yong was very happy when he heard what Wei Chang said.

When Wei Chang first met him, he begged for his favor and was kicked by Wei Yan.

In addition, he later personally led troops to help guard the pasture, which was considered a great friendship.

Wei Yan sent him here, he is the most suitable candidate.

Zhao Yun saw the two of them talking happily, and immediately took the people back without even saying hello.

He and Wei Yan basically only had business dealings, and their friendship was not deep, let alone Wei Yan's son.

In addition, his status is too high, so staying here would make Wei Chang unnatural.

After Zhao Yun left, Feng Yong asked Wei Chang to ride alongside him.
To be continued...