Originally, this secret report should not be shown to Zhuge Liang. Except for Guo Jia and Fazheng, who are in charge of war zone intelligence, and Chen Xi, who has signed everything, other people are basically not allowed to read this kind of war zone level stuff.
Zhuge Liang's position in the Political Yuan has not reached the level of Lu Su at his peak so far. He mainly deals with internal affairs. Generally speaking, Chen Xi will not let Zhuge Liang give advice on military affairs. It is not that he looks down on Zhuge Liang's military level.
To be honest, Zhuge Liang's military ability is definitely the strongest among the people in the Zhengyuan. But on the one hand, it is unnecessary, and on the other hand, battle reports are not interesting.
But what about the strategic plan sent from Kandahar this time? Chen Xi's first reaction after reading it was that this thing was exactly the same as the last time he left Qishan, and then he handed it to Zhuge Liang like a conditioned reflex, hoping that Zhuge Liang would
Evaluate it.
Only after giving it to Chen Xi did he realize that he shouldn't have shown this to Zhuge Liang, but he had already seen it, so it didn't matter. Zhuge Liang wouldn't tell it to anyone anyway.
"Zichuan, who came up with this plan?" Zhuge Liang's expression looked a little gloomy, which was very different from the gentleness before.
"Who proposed it? Cao Mengde proposed it." Chen Xi thought for a while and replied.
Zhuge Liang was stunned when he heard this, and then sneered, "It's not that I look down on Cao Mengde. If he had this ability, he wouldn't have delayed it until now."
Cao Cao's strategies and tactics are actually not bad, but Cao Cao lacks the kind of steady strategies and tactics. Generally speaking, Cao Cao relies on various adventurous operations to achieve final victory.
And the current operation in the secret report is completely inconsistent with Cao Cao's personality. It can be said that it is a strategy that Cao Cao will never come up with in his life.
"Don't underestimate Cao Sikong. Apart from the fact that he is a bit rough in handling certain things and does not treat ordinary people as human beings, etc., if you want to talk about his abilities, there is still no problem." Chen Xi thought about it.
I think I still don’t realize the problem with this strategy.
"It is impossible for Cao Mengde to make such a strategy. Zichuan, please think carefully. All of Cao Mengde's strategies and tactics are risky and radical. The methods of victory all involve gambling. Basically, they are either a big victory or a big defeat." Zhuge Liang shook his head.
He shook his head and said, "He can't come up with such a cautious strategy."
Zhuge Liang is embarrassed to say that he came up with this thing first. When Cao Cao seemed to be about to fall the year before last, Zhuge Liang began to think about replacing him.
Rather than destroying Cao Cao's humanity, Zhuge Liang wanted to make Cao Cao infamy for thousands of years.
Humane destruction is indeed cool, but there are no traces after humane destruction. If there are only a few records in the history books, it is estimated that no one will know the disgusting things Cao Cao did in hundreds of years, so Cao Cao must be hung in the history books as a negative
Textbook.
For this reason, Zhuge Liang took the topographic map of Beigui and studied it carefully, looking for an effective plan to conquer Ardashir, and racked his brains to find a plan that would not be defeated in the whole process, steadily advance the strategy, and form a general trend, for the sake of comparison.
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For Zhuge Liang, he can quit his job as prime minister, but he must not miss the opportunity to put Cao Cao in the history books as a negative teaching material. And in order to make him embarrassed forever, he must be very good, so good that he is completely
It's impossible to find fault with.
This is difficult, but who told him to be Zhuge Liang!
So after careful study, comparing the combat power of the enemy and ourselves, and the psychological conditions of the Beigui and Han families, Zhuge Liang finally found an effective strategic plan, just waiting for Cao Cao to wake up, and then Cao Ang was beaten, and he
Step up and take over Kandahar.
As for whether he can take over, that's not a problem. As long as Cao Cao can't wake up and Cao Ang loses his troops, Zhuge Liang doesn't need anyone else to step forward and take over Kandahar. The only one who can possibly stop this is Chen Xi and the others.
Including the Central Asian aristocratic families, I guess they would also like to hear about it.
Chen Xi's obstruction is more due to political considerations, but as long as Zhuge Liang dares to issue a military order, Chen Xi will most likely pass it. After all, Zhuge Liang is indeed young now, under thirty years old. He will go to Kandahar to crush Alda.
There is no big problem if Hill comes back and continues to be prime minister.
Why don't you delay anything? I just took care of Ardashir, killed Cao Cao hard, and came back as prime minister. This mentality may be better. With great satisfaction, maybe it can be strengthened. This is good for
For Chen Xi, it is worth gambling.
As a result, Chen Gong, a teammate who made Zhuge Liang very angry, didn't know what tricks he played to wake up Cao Cao. Then after Cao Cao returned, he came up with such a strategic plan and sent it to Chang'an. Zhuge Liang felt some chest pain, nothing else.
I mean, I’m so angry, this is a face-lifting!
Chen Xi thought thoughtfully after hearing Zhuge Liang's words. Indeed, Cao Cao is not the kind of cautious person. The things this guy does really rely on his adventurous spirit.
"That was probably done by Xun Wenruo and others last year." Chen Xi thought for a moment and said, "What do Kong Ming have in mind?"
Zhuge Liang was slightly stunned when he heard this, then sat down and pressed his temples. He could confirm that he had not discussed this matter with Chen Gong. Since he knew that he and Chen Gong were fake teammates, he had not given it to Chen Gong.
The palace did not mention any plans on how to conquer Kabul.
I just didn't expect that after a year, not only he thought of this, but others also thought of this. This is really damned. No, no, no, it should be said that people in the world should not be looked down upon.
"It's a very good plan and very executable, but if you rely on Cao Mengde, there is a possibility of losing. It's not that the strategy is incorrect, but that Cao Mengde is not strong enough." Zhuge Liang directly pointed out the Achilles' heel of this strategy. He Zhuge Liang
The reason he dares to play this way is because Zhuge Liang is confident that he can confront Ardashir head-on. Are you worthy of Cao Cao's play?
Zhuge Liang had actually been teammates with Aldashir, so he knew very well what kind of talent Aldashir had. On the battlefield, Zhuge Liang knew just by thinking about that guy taking the last step in an impossible place.
If he is really desperate, Cao Cao will most likely not be able to withstand it.
In fact, this is the same reason why Zhuge Liang was able to play Weishui and farmland when he left Qishan for the last time, but Jiang Wei couldn't. This move seems simple, but it also depends on strength. In Zhuge Liang's view, Cao Cao's strategy is completely
He regarded the Ardashir he faced before as his opponent's pinnacle.
What kind of dream is this? Ardashir's overall strategy is based on Zhuge Liang's current perspective. The main goal at this stage is to maintain the balance of power, expand the size of the force, and then conquer Kandahar in one go. Only in this way can it be considered a complete resurrection. Before that,
, the better the performance, the more fearful Cao Cao's forces will be, and they will further strengthen their defense.
"Do you think that even if Cao Mengde stood firm at the pass, he would still be unable to defeat Ardashir without the logistical pressure?" Chen Xi thought thoughtfully. This strategy was very familiar to him, because it had been used at least twice in history, once.
It was Zhuge Liang who was about to succeed, and once it was the Southern and Northern Dynasties that really succeeded, so there is no doubt about the executability of the entire strategy, and the success rate is extremely high.
However, considering that Jiang Wei was unable to do this, and when Zhuge Liang left Qishan for the last time, after dispatching one of Meng Yan's legions to cross the river first, Sima Yi still had to wait until the Wei River rose before he dared to attack with his entire army to encircle Meng Yan.
The five or six thousand men who crossed the river were not eaten by Meng Yan, which clearly shows the gap between the two sides in terms of actual combat.
Sure enough, no matter how amazing a strategy is, it must ultimately be supported by tactical strength.
"Show me." Li You heard the conversation between the two and suddenly said to Chen Xi.
"Ah, this kind of stuff shouldn't be shown to you. Although this is the first time that Cao Sikong has submitted a strategic plan to Chang'an, according to the division of military regions, only Xuande Gong and I, as well as those who manage external intelligence, have this kind of information.
Filial piety and filial piety can be seen." Chen Xi explained to Li You.
"Cao Mengde doesn't follow the rules and regulations, so we do?" Li You said with a sneer. He now wanted to know what amazing move Cao Cao had done to make Chen Xi and Zhuge Liang so serious.
"Uh, don't, it's not good." Chen Xi refused, saying the rules still have to be followed.
Seeing Chen Xi's refusal, Zhuge Liang flipped around and then searched everywhere. He soon found a booklet and handed it to Chen Xi, "Look at this. You can show this to Master Li."
Chen Xi didn't know why, so he took the booklet, opened it, read the beginning, then closed the booklet, looked at Zhuge Liang, opened the booklet again, closed the booklet, and picked up Cao Cao's secret report. His first reaction was that something from the Government Affairs Council was actually
Anyone dares to steal?
But then Chen Xi gave up this idea. Only he and Liu Bei occasionally took things from the Government Affairs Council without telling anyone. Others didn't dare to take things here casually. It would really kill people, even Chen Gong and Cao Cao.
I would never do such a thing.
"Sure enough, are human wisdom interconnected?" Chen Xi looked at Zhuge Liang with some emotion. He basically understood what Zhuge Liang wanted to do, but it was a pity that Cao Cao had already started it.
But since Zhuge Liang did it himself, it doesn't matter. We are not discussing Cao Cao's strategic plan. We are discussing whether Zhuge Liang's plan is implementable.
Passing Zhuge Liang's brochure to Li You, "Wenru, look at this, look at this, you will understand after reading this. By the way, you can also evaluate this strategic plan. Everyone can circulate it."
Chen Xi didn't take Cao Cao seriously at all. Anyway, what he circulated was not Cao Cao's strategy and tactics, but Zhuge Liang's vision for a certain area. It's just that this vision coincided with Cao Cao's strategy and tactics. Oh, no, it was Cao Cao's strategy.
The tactics coincided with Zhuge Liang's idea.
"This plan..." Li You has never been to Beigui, but Li You also has some terrain videos of Beigui Mountains recorded by immortals, so the general situation is clear. Therefore, Li You can actually understand why Cao Cao has been stuck.
Kandahar was unable to advance or retreat, but after reading Zhuge Liang's plan, Li You had the idea that Cao Cao was more of a loser.
"The executability is very high." Li You was silent for a while and gave his evaluation, "At least at my level, I haven't found many problems. As long as I stand firm at the pass, I can take advantage of Aldashir to collect grain.
At this point in time, if we successfully send our forces to the fringe areas of Kabul and unite the local Beigui people, they will basically become landowners, and it will not be easy for Ardashir to clean them up."
"Indeed, even I can see that as long as I can sit still, the longer it takes, the more hopeless Ardashir will be." Mi Zhu wanted to see Chen Xi because he had something to do today, so he came to the Government Affairs Council infrequently, and then circulated the circular
I only took a look at it twice, and after reading it, I was filled with admiration. This group of people is indeed excellent.
"It is true that the longer it takes, the weaker Ardashir will be." Fazheng nodded, "Strategically speaking, there is no problem."
"However, the problem is that Cao Sikong seriously underestimated Ardashir. The Ardashir he saw had been severely weakened. But when he went to Kabul, the Ardashir he saw was probably
Cao Sikong can't hold Aldashir at its peak." Zhuge Liang said straightforwardly. Although he wished that Cao Cao would be finished early and then take over, there are some things that cannot be considered at the national level, because death is not just a matter of
It's Cao Cao.
"Barak is probably stronger than the current Cao Sikong. With mutual cooperation, there should be no problem in taking over the pass. However, Barak and Cao Sikong may not be able to block Aldashir's attack together. It has not been completed yet.
The fortress is just like the fortress built by Cao Sikong in the upper reaches of the Helmand River. They are all decoys." Zhuge Liang said with a little tiredness.
Zhuge Liang has analyzed these things long ago. Of course, Zhuge Liang also believes that Xun Yu and others have also analyzed it, and he also knows that the fortress in front of the Kabul Valley is a bait, but with Cao Cao and Balak here, it doesn't matter whether it is a bait or not, just rush up and do it
Explode the fortress and then extend it inward to become a squatter. It doesn't matter what effect the bait of Ardashir has.
"Is Ardashir so strong?" Li You frowned.
"It may be stronger than this. I compared the situation a few years ago with normal development, but I can't say how much he will improve. The idea is okay, but even I didn't have it in the original plan.
I plan to go head-to-head with Ardashir." Zhuge Liang explained after hearing this. With his own comparison, Li You roughly understood the approximate strength of Ardashir.
"In other words, you believe in the executability of this plan, but if it falls into the hands of Cao Sikong, there is actually no way to execute it." Chen Xi asked thoughtfully, "In other words, we will win first. , and then suffered a major defeat, right? They occupied the pass fortress, began to extend inward, quickly gained the advantage of the battle, and were then defeated by Aldashir?"
"The defeat will not be enough. Barak should be able to take care of it." Zhuge Liang thought for a while and said, "Under Cao Sikong's rule, the only variable that can be considered is actually Barak. Others may have trump cards, but they can't change it when facing Ardashir. The big picture.”
"Then it will be a big defeat." Chen Xi sighed, "Then I will reject this."
Zhuge Liang was a little confused after hearing this. He knew how to break into the Kabul Valley, and he also knew how to use the chess pieces in Cao Cao's hand to win, but when he thought that it was Cao Cao, he didn't want to say it.
The problem is that Chen Xi just said no. Isn't it a bit too much? Let Liu Bei see it anyway. Oh, Liu Bei took Xu Chu to Sichuan and Shu to meet Liu Zhang and Yuan Shu, and also went to pick up Sun Qian. What's wrong with Chen Xi? Just handle it yourself.
"What's wrong, Kong Ming?" Chen Xi looked at Zhuge Liang's troubled expression and asked strangely, "Is there something wrong?"
"Actually, there is a way for Cao Sikong to win." Zhuge Liang looked confused, and he even didn't want to speak, but after all, this was not just Cao Cao's problem.
"There is no problem with this strategy. The problem is actually the overall strength of Cao Sikong and the explosive power of Aldashir. As long as this can be solved, this strategy can be implemented." Zhuge Liang sighed and said, feeling that he should still stand. When thinking about issues at the national level, we should not compromise public affairs with personal enmity.
"Normally speaking, it is a better time to attack during the summer grain harvest, but this time is not the best time." Zhuge Liang suppressed the unnecessary thoughts in his heart and said to Chen Xi and others, "Really The best time should be when there is a flood in Beigui."
"Wait a minute, will there be floods in Beigui?" Li You looked at Zhuge Liang blankly and asked, "Isn't that a composite climate of arid desert and plateau mountainous area?"
Chen Xi was stunned when he heard this, and then showed a deep look on his face. Zhuge Liang's words gave Chen Xi a reminder that floods will occur in Beigui Mountains, but the probability is extremely low. It is basically a once-in-a-century event, but precisely because it is a once-in-a-century event It was not a big flood, but its destructive power was unrivaled in Beigui.
"There will be floods." Chen Xi replied on behalf of Zhuge Liang, "The probability is very low, but it does happen."
"The climate change caused by the use of the Blazing Sky Ring last year, including snow disasters in the Central Plains, drought in Rome, and floods in Kushan, will continue to cause climate disasters around the world for one to two years." Chen Xi continued to explain, "So what hydrological conditions are probably met? It is speculated that there will be rain in Beiguishan District."
After speaking, Chen Xi looked at Zhuge Liang. Many abnormal weather conditions were actually cyclical if inferred based on hydrological data.
Therefore, Zhuge Liang dared to say this, presumably because he found hydrological data that could be used as a reference, and asked the Gan family and the Shi family to calculate it using Xu Yue and Xu Chao next door.
"Sure enough, Zichuan, you know everything." Zhuge Liang said with some admiration, "About June this year, there may be rainfall in the Beigui Mountains, and it will also affect Kandahar, and the rainfall in Kabul will be rapid.
Climb up and form floods."
"Can you defeat Ardashir in one go?" Chen Xi looked at Zhuge Liang and asked, thinking that if possible, he could send Zhuge Liang there.
