After listening to Zhuge Liang's words, Liu Bei was silent for a long time. At the beginning, Zhuge Liang of Nanxiang planned the world for himself. He first captured Yongliang Pass, followed the example of strengthening Qin, and used the troops of the Three Qin Dynasty to go south to Bashu. He could seize the power of the world and divide the world with Sun Quan and Cao Cao.
Now that Liu Zhang is so tyrannical and capable ministers and generals have gathered together, the people's hearts and minds were unstable at first. After a rebellion, Jing Yi's people have returned to their hearts. It is very difficult to conquer Bashu.
Zhuge Liang probably saw Liu Bei's worries and said to Liu Bei: "My lord, don't worry. Although Liu Zhang is strong, compared to Han Sui and Ma Teng, he is a violent and inferior man who cannot be mastered. He is definitely not as good as my lord."
Speaking of ministers, Pang Tong, the lord's subordinate, is comparable to Huang Yueying. Although he is not talented, he is willing to fight for the lord. However, the four generals of Guan, Zhang, Zhao, and Chen are all enemies of ten thousand people. Liu Zhang only has Huang Zhong under his command. He is so powerful that he was defeated.
Ma Chao, on the other hand, is using tricks to compare the two and make judgments.
As long as we collect the armies of the Three Qin Dynasties, with the lord's benevolence and righteousness, Pang Tong's strategy, and the bravery of Zhang, Zhao and Chen, it will be easy to go to Sichuan and Shu."
Liu Bei nodded, pondered for a while and said: "Since the Xiliang army is bound to be defeated, why did you still let the Han horses send troops? Isn't this feeding the rabbit to the tiger?" Liu Bei asked puzzledly.
"The Xiliang army was defeated, what does it have to do with us?" Zhuge Liang said.
"Sir, what you said is so unreasonable. After all, General Ma Teng is our ally. Besides, didn't we also send eight thousand troops?"
"Lord, I just told you that if Ma Chao breaks Hanzhong and leads Liu Zhang to a decisive battle, we will take advantage of the Xiliang army's defeat and march into Tu Xiliang.
Now Han Sui and Ma Teng will undoubtedly be defeated, but the lack of strength will not be serious enough for us to defeat them, so we can only take a step back, fight the weak against the strong, and accumulate strength."
"The weak resist the strong? How to do it?"
Zhuge Liang said: "This time when Han and Ma go south, we have three goals. First, Ma Teng's army will completely break with the Sichuan army. Second, Ma Teng's army will completely break with Han Sui's army. Third, the strength of Ma Teng's army will be greatly reduced."
Liu Bei was confused and confused: "Wouldn't that mean that Ma's Xiliang army was killed? Han Sui's family is the only one in power?"
"That's right." Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "As long as these three goals are achieved, my lord, think about it. Now Han Sui and Ma Teng are two powerful forces. If Han Sui dominates the Xiliang family and other warlords are in danger, what will happen?
Sample?"
"Allied forces attack Korea."
"That's right, the coalition attacked Han, and Han Sui acted as the spearhead. We can rise up in this war. If Han Sui falls, Yongliang will no longer have a strong man. The lord will definitely take advantage of Liu Zhang to recuperate, and Cao Cao will attack Yuan Shao and Wuhuan in the north.
Unify the Three Qin Dynasties."
Liu Bei was silent for a long time, worried, and said anxiously: "Sir, your plan is good, but it is difficult to implement. First, how can the three goals be achieved? Second, if various warlords attack Han Sui, even if Han Sui falls
Yes, why are we the ones rising?”
Zhuge Liang chuckled: "Everything depends on human planning, and Liang's decision lies in the 8,000 soldiers we sent. Please order the lord to give the 8,000 new soldiers to Mi Fang to lead them to join the Han and horse armies."
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"Mi Fang?" Liu Bei frowned, thinking what could that fat man do? Do some business, fight, and play the piano randomly.
Liu Bei now understood what Zhuge Liang was thinking. Zhuge Liang wanted to sacrifice the eight thousand new soldiers, and the remaining few thousand were either strong troops brought from the Central Plains or carefully trained troops. Although the military strength was lost, the spirit of the army was still there.
Zhuge Liang said: "I have assigned the three generals Guan, Zhang and Zhao the task of exterminating the horse bandits. My lord, if they can't escape, let Mi Fang lead the army to fight. When the time comes, Liang will have his own plan, but this matter will be different from before."
Qiang affairs are generally classified as top secret, so please don’t mention it to anyone, including Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, otherwise there may be chaos."
"I understand what you mean, sir, don't worry."
Zhuge Liang nodded.
......... Zhuge Liang arrived at Shazhu, Jingshui River, where two old men were playing chess and waiting.
"Hahaha, Wolong traveled to the bitter cold land of Xiliang all day long, working hard for Uncle Liu Huang, but his style remains the same. He deserves to be the most talented man in the Zhuge family." Sima Hui stroked his beard and laughed.
"Brother Defu is ridiculous. How can he be as good as your Sima family's most talented man, who pretended to be ill and refused to serve, and traveled around the world to be free and easy, hahaha." Zhuge Ci said with a kind smile on his face.
Sima Hui knew that Zhuge Ci was dissatisfied with the Sima family because Cao Cao was so powerful that he refused to serve as a foil, so he was resentful.
Now that the Sima family is serving as an official, they will not be the opponent of Xun Yu and Guo Jia at all, but it will be beneficial to the powerful Cao Cao and Liu Zhang, and it will be beneficial to the world's noble families.
No matter how you say it, the Sima family is in the wrong. Sima Hui was speechless and smiled at Zhuge Liang who stepped onto Shazhu: "Haha, my dear nephew, come sit down and let's see who wins in this game of chess."
Zhuge Liang came up to take a look and said with a smile: "My uncle's white pieces are powerful, but my teacher's black pieces are different. If my uncle's white pieces are a tiger, my teacher's black pieces are like a pack of wolves waiting for an opportunity. It's really hard to predict who will win and who will lose."
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"After going to Liu Bei's place, did you learn nothing else but to be hypocritical and cover up others? Okay, let's not talk about it anymore, let's talk about business." Sima Hui said while making a move: "This time at Yangping Pass, Ma Chao was defeated.
Liu Zhang's victory exceeded our expectations, and the Butcher of Yizhou took another step forward. What strategy did Kong Ming offer for Liu Bei?"
"Sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and then the wolves feed the tiger."
"What do you mean?"
"Introduce the Han horses to the south, first sit back and watch the success or failure of Liu Zhang and the Han horses, then Liu Bei and the Xiliang warlords will attack the strong men of Xiliang, take the opportunity to seize the Yongliang, and secure Guanzhong."
"That's inappropriate." Sima Hui waved his hands.
"Why is it inappropriate?" Zhuge Liang asked, "Isn't this our planned strategy?"
"Now the situation has changed." Sima Hui said: "Liu Zhang successfully quelled the rebellion, and the power of the Jingyi family was almost completely collapsed. The remaining boneless ones have already colluded with Liu Zhang. Even the Huang family in Jingzhou no longer has contact with us.
Liu Zhang won a great victory at Yangpingguan, and the Sichuan army became famous in Sichuan. Liu Zhang is now a minister, a soldier, and a common people, all of whom are at home. It is very different from what we originally expected. If it continues to develop, there will be endless troubles and must be eradicated immediately."
"What do you mean, teacher?"
"This time, Liu Bei and Han and Ma will sincerely unite and send generals such as Zhao Guan and Zhang. You will personally advise Han and Ma to defeat Hanzhong. If necessary, you can also ask Chang'an Xiahou Yuan to attack. Our people will persuade Zhong Yao to send troops to help.
It would be good for Cao Cao to weaken Liu Zhang.
After Hanzhong is captured, Liu Zhang will definitely fight a decisive battle. You must do your best to let Han and Ma defeat the Sichuan army. I believe that with your ability, it should not be difficult to do this, right?"
Sima Hui said lightly. The more Zhuge Liang listened, the more frightened he became. He looked at Sima Hui blankly. After a while, he suddenly said: "No."
"Why not? Do you think you are not Huang Yueying's true opponent?" Sima Hui said without raising his head.
"There is no conclusion yet on whether the students are Huang Yueying's opponents, but this move will definitely not work. In this case, how will Liu Bei deal with it? He helped Han Ma defeat the Sichuan army and occupy Hanzhong. With Liu Zhang's current weak Jing Yi, Hanzhong was defeated in the decisive battle
, the Korean horse must enter Xichuan.
What will Liu Bei do then? Cao Cao will be able to pacify the north in at most four years. It is impossible for Liu Bei to defeat a Han-horse warlord across Yongliang and Yizhou in such a short period of time. Even if he defeats him with all possible means, he will not be defeated until Cao Cao's army returns.
At that time, it was also devastated."
"Kong Ming." Sima Hui dismissed the excited Zhuge Liang: "I'm afraid you have forgotten the purpose of going to Liu Bei's tent, right?"
"Students never dare to forget." Zhuge Liang said: "The first is to weaken Liu Zhang, and the second is to make Liu Bei and Cao Cao compete, and strengthen the power of the family in the battle. Zhuge and Sima will definitely conquer the world as one family."
"Since you remember, what do these two purposes have to do with Liu Bei?" Sima Hui said: "Yes, I asked you to support Liu Bei at first so that he could compete with Cao Cao. But now the situation is different. Liu Zhang will Jing Yi
It has become a land of tigers and wolves, where untouchables are in power, businessmen are seeking profit, and there is no education, and it is almost a barbaric wilderness.
Liu Zhang developed so fast that he had threatened all the families in the world.
We must get rid of him first. If we don't get rid of Liu Zhang now, it is said that there will be no rivalry between the Zhuge and Sima families in the future. If Liu Zhang is allowed to dominate the world, it will be a catastrophe for the family and the whole world of the Han Dynasty will be overturned.
So I discussed with your uncle that Liu Zhang won a great victory at Yangping Pass and defeated the Xiliang Army, the best cavalry in the world. The military front has reached its peak and must be contained. You don't need to make any small calculations for Liu Bei anymore and concentrate on weakening Liu Zhang. Other things will be done in the future.
Let’s talk about it later.”
"But Han Sui and Ma Teng are both vulgar warriors. How can I, Zhuge Liang, advise him? Didn't the teacher see the death of Xu Yuanzhi? Liu Biao is still a gentleman after all. Ma Teng and Han Sui are even worse than Liu Biao. How can I serve him?"
"Don't mention to me that Xu Shu's rebellious son, the son of a pariah, who cannot be educated." Sima Hui said angrily: "Xu Shu's death is his own fault. Before he died, he actually offered Liu Zhang a trick to get An Xiangyang, and humiliated Li Yancheng's family.
Minions, do you, Zhuge Liang, also want to imitate him?"
Zhuge Liang was speechless in reply. The size of his family was like a dark cloud hanging over his head, and he would never raise his head. What's more, the Zhuge family was one of the largest families in the world.
"There was Xu Shu before him, and Pang Tong after him. They were both eccentric members of the family. Although Pang Tong abandoned the dark side and surrendered to the bright side, abandoned Liu Zhang, and joined Liu Bei, in the past he refused to challenge Pang Degong to alienate Liu Zhang. Later, he offered tips and tricks to defeat Zhang Yun and Jiangdong's army.
The act of treason and betrayal of the family will never be cleansed, and now Mr. Pang De is shameless in public. Do you think that when we call you here, will you ask Pang Tong to discuss these important matters?
Kong Ming, you are supported by the teacher. You must not go down the wrong path, insult the family tradition, betray the family, and follow in the footsteps of Pang Tong and Xu Shu, otherwise your whole life will be ruined."
Zhuge Liang struggled with his expression. The word "family" was so heavy that it could crush Mount Tai. Even though he was usually more free and easy-going and seemed confident in everything, when faced with his family, he never dared to betray him.
However, if I could refuse to serve Liu Biao at the beginning, can I still refuse to bury Liu Bei now?