"We currently have plenty of food and grass, so we really don't have much to worry about. However, the road to Qishan Mountain is long, and all food and grass must be transported by civilians! With a hundred thousand troops heading north from Qishan Mountain, the consumption will be absolutely astronomical!"
"It's okay if the war goes well, but once it gets into a stalemate, our logistics will immediately become a huge hidden danger."
After hearing what Pang Tong said, everyone in the room looked solemn.
Everyone in the handsome account is not an idle person, and they have a very good understanding of basic logistical knowledge.
If a common man carries ten stones of grain and grass from Hanzhong to Tianshui, he will consume three to four stones in the process.
In other words, if the five million shi of grain from Hanzhong County were transported to Tianshui, it would be great to have 3 million shi left!
It would be fine if Yizhou could continuously transport grain to Hanzhong. Once the grain transportation is interrupted one day, I am afraid that logistical problems will immediately become apparent.
Liu Zhang understood this problem more deeply. In history, except for the first and fourth times when Zhuge Liang sent troops to Qishan, he never went through Qishan in the other three Northern Expeditions.
There is definitely a huge problem with grain and grass transportation.
"Shiyuan, the road in Qishan is flat and suitable for large armies. If our army of more than 100,000 people takes the Chencang Road, we will have to face the problem of dispersing the pass. It is almost impossible to take the Tangluo Road, and it is even more difficult to take the Ziwu Road.
Extremely unrealistic!”
"On the other hand, Han Sui in Liangzhou not only has to face our attack, but also faces the threat of Ma Teng from Wuwei County! I heard that the two of them fought inseparably last time, and Ma Teng will not let go of adding insult to injury to Han Sui.
Chance."
"What's more, I feel that even without Ma Teng to restrain us, Han Sui is our opponent. Although it is not said that he has no resistance at all, at most he can only struggle to his death!"
It was not that Liu Zhang could not be swayed, but at this moment he still preferred Zhuge Liang's strategy of leaving Qishan.
At this time, Liangzhou was still autonomous and Guanzhong was still in chaos.
Therefore, Han Sui had no foreign aid. As long as Liu Zhang occupied the prefectures and counties, he would have no other worries at all.
Liu Zhang's words did not convince Pang Tong, and the frown between Pang Tong's brows was not relieved.
"Lord, you missed the most important road, the Baoxie Road!"
"The land of Guanzhong is still in a melee between warlords. As long as the army marches out of the Baoxian Road, it will definitely defeat the enemy and put an end to the chaos in Guanzhong in one fell swoop!"
"As long as a hundred thousand troops invade Guanzhong, who can resist these warlords fighting on their own?"
"If we can use Guanzhong as the foundation and pass through Guanlong Avenue or Xiaoguan Ancient Road, we can divide our troops into two routes to directly capture the land of Yongliang."
Pang Tong's thoughts were exactly opposite to Liu Zhang's. The latter wanted to take the route of Zhuge Liang's first Northern Expedition. Although the former did not have the memory of a traveler, he wanted to take the route of Zhuge Liang's fifth Northern Expedition.
"If my lord is worried about the difficulty in getting out of Xiegu, I would like to personally lead a partial division, go north from Ziwu Road, raid Chang'an City, and attract the attention of all the warlords."
Liu Zhang looked at Pang Tong dumbfounded, and then looked at Wei Yan standing at the end of the crowd, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
As expected, only Wei Yan and Pang Tong got along the best, and they all had the same ideas!
In fact, the main reason for Liu Zhang's resistance to the attack on Guanzhong was not the resistance.
After all, after the death of Li Jue and Guo Si, the remaining warlords were completely scattered and no longer had the strength to gather hundreds of thousands of troops.
Historically, Cao Cao sent Zhong Yao to govern Guanzhong, but he did not send a single soldier. He relied entirely on Zhong Yao's words to divide them.
The biggest problem in Guanzhong is chaos, and the people are not alive. This is a complete mess, and it may take several years to manage it.
Not only did this involve a huge amount of energy, it would also occupy part of Liu Zhang's troops.
It is advantageous to attack Liangzhou with an army of 100,000, but there is no advantage if it is less than 100,000. Once Ma Teng and Han Sui join forces, they will be at a huge disadvantage.
Just when Liu Zhang was thinking about how to rebuff Pang Tong, Xun You suddenly laughed out loud.
"My lord, Cao Cao sent someone to Chang'an to rectify the chaos. Can you guess who he is?"
"Who else could it be? Zhong Yao from Yingchuan..."
Liu Zhang blurted out directly, he had thought of this just now.
"It's not Zhong Yao."
Xun You shook his head slightly, with a smile still on his lips.
"Oh? Who is that?"
"He is an 'old acquaintance' of my lord!"
Liu Zhang was slightly stunned. He really didn't expect that anyone in Cao Cao's camp could be considered his acquaintance except Cao Cao himself.
"Who is that?"
"Wei covet!"
"It turns out it's him!"
Liu Zhang never expected that Xun You was talking about his creditor!
When he first went to Hanzhong, Liu Zhang borrowed five thousand gold from Wei Jian, but he has not yet returned it!
"Gongda, which one do you think should be our target more, Liangzhou or Guanzhong?"
It happened that Xun You took the initiative to stand up, and Liu Zhang took the opportunity to ask his opinion.
If all the counselors support Pang Tong, then Liu Zhang doesn't mind changing his mind.
"Lord, these two places will become our targets sooner or later. It's just a matter of which one to take first and which one to take later."
"Actually, the difference between these two routes of advance is just a matter of time."
Xun You paused and gave Pang Tong a gentle smile.
"If we follow the lord's idea of marching into Liangzhou, then after capturing Yongliang, we only need a short rest before marching into Guanzhong. Guanzhong is weak, so it will be very easy to pacify it."
Pang Tong looked a little gloomy. He knew Xun You's position very well. If he was not supported by him, his strategy would probably not be adopted.
"But Shiyuan's strategy is not a bad idea!"
Xun You's sudden change of conversation made Pang Tong's eyes shine again.
"With the current strength of the troops, no matter which way they enter the military pass, they are almost overwhelmingly powerful. The entire Sanfu land will soon be occupied by us."
"It's just that the land of Guanzhong has become dilapidated after being poisoned by Dong Zhuo, Li Jue, Guo Si and others. If we want to restore the vitality of Guanzhong, we will not only have to expend a lot of energy and troops, but also move a lot of people
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"It is necessary to both develop Guanzhong and attack Yongliang. Even if we are as powerful as Yizhou, we cannot bear such a heavy burden! So if we want to use Guanzhong as the foundation to attack Yongliang, it will definitely take several years."
Xun You analyzed it very thoroughly and highlighted the core of these two offensive strategies.
time!
But it was time that Liu Zhang urgently needed most.
Judging from the previous development situation of Yizhou, it may take another five years to restore Guanzhong to its previous appearance.
"Gongda, it seems that you also support sending troops to Yongliang!"