First of all, I would like to apologize. I was in a hurry and posted the wrong post. I was reminded by someone, and I realized that Chapter 208 was not posted, but Chapter 209 was posted first. However, this means that one more chapter has been saved and will be posted immediately.
Haha, this is the update for the 800 tickets scheduled.
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As soon as Lai Min's theory of retreat came out, there was a chorus of agreement.
Zhuge Liang's face looked a little ugly. He saw that the people who agreed were not only those who had always opposed him, but also some people who had supported him in the past, or at least remained neutral. It seemed that the pressure Zhang He had put on them was indeed considerable.
"General, please take a seat. Does anyone else have any good suggestions?" Zhuge Liang waved his hand and motioned for Lai Min to take a seat. Lai Min's face stiffened, and he stepped back angrily, but glanced at Zhuge Liang unconvinced. In the big tent
At least half of the people supported him. Although the remaining people did not express their support, they lowered their heads and said nothing. Apparently they also realized the seriousness of the situation. He wanted to see how Zhuge Liang would deal with it this time.
No matter how he dealt with it, Zhuge Liang was defeated. The Shu-Han army failed to attack the city and was exhausted. Once the Wei army's reinforcements arrived, their morale was boosted, and they would definitely go out to counterattack. The strength of both sides was almost the same, and the Wei army had elite cavalry to help, so the advantage was obvious.
If they fight, the Shu army will be defeated. If they retreat without fighting, Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition will end here, and it will also be a defeat.
Zhuge Liang noticed Lai Min's dissatisfaction, but did not take it seriously. Instead, he continued to ask other people for their opinions. After everyone gave in to each other, Cuan Xi stood up, bowed and said: "Prime Minister, we are outnumbered and the enemy is outnumbered. In a long battle, we will never win."
Gong, I thought it was not advisable to stay for a long time. I should first withdraw to Hanzhong and train in the fields to wait for the opportunity. Although I could not capture all of Longyou in this battle, I had achieved a certain goal by raising my prestige and making Ni Wei panic. See you soon.
Just accept it, then you can get a plan."
Zhuge Liang nodded slightly to express his gratitude to Cuan Xi. Although Cuan Xi also agreed to retreat, his attitude was completely different from Lai Min. He at least saved some face for Zhuge Liang.
Cuan Xi belongs to a wealthy family in Jianning, and his nephew is Li Hui. When Liu Bei counterattacked Liu Zhang, Li Hui was ordered to seek Liu Bei's allegiance, and he made a great contribution by recruiting Ma Chao to surrender on Liu Bei's order. The year before last, Zhuge Liang went south to conquer the country, and Li Hui served as a general.
As a governor, he helped the army to quell the Nanwan Rebellion and made military exploits. Now he is an important general of the Shu Han Dynasty guarding the south. Cuan Xi does not have that much ability, but he relies on his status as a wealthy Jianning family to work in the Prime Minister's Mansion.
A person who joins the army is actually a sinecure with no real power. However, his words represent the opinions of some of the big families in Yizhou, especially the big families in southern Yizhou. Even if Zhuge Liang does not accept it, he still has to give him some face.
As soon as Cuan Xi retreated, Yao Min stood up again and expressed some opinions. The main meaning was the same, but the focus was different. He reminded Zhuge Liang that the army was no longer in service and the food was not in three types. Now it was the second time to transport food.
If we persist, we will inevitably have to transport grain a third time. Hanzhong's grain reserves are limited, and if we want to transport them from Chengdu, we will not be able to keep up with the time. If we cannot defeat the Wei army in a short time, it is better to retreat.
Yao Min is a native of Langzhong, Bajun. He is now the prime minister and is responsible for selecting talents. Bajun was originally from Yizhou who initially supported Liu Bei. After Liu Bei established Shu, Bajun people occupied an important position under Liu Bei. However, Yizhou
In the Battle of Ling, most of those people died in the army, and Bajun's power declined greatly. Yao Min is now a leader among Bajun people, and has been praised by Zhuge Liang many times. His opinions can represent a considerable number of the big families in northern Yizhou.
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"Yin Jijiu, what do you think?" Zhuge Liang calmly turned to Yin Mo, the military Jijiu wine.
Yin Mo hesitated for a moment, stood up, cupped his hands, and said with a faint smile: "Prime Minister, Mo is a scholar. He only knows how to talk about words and has no knowledge of military matters. However, military affairs are important matters for the country. I ask the Prime Minister to brainstorm and think twice before acting.
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Yin Mo was from Zitongfu, and he was very knowledgeable. He once went to Jingzhou to seek ancient knowledge from the great scholar Song Zhong, and he was good at Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals. When Liu Chan was the crown prince, he was the prince's servant and taught Liu Chan how to read Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals. He was also regarded as an emperor.
One of the masters. After Li Miao of Guanghan was rushed back to Chengdu by Zhuge Liang, he became a representative figure in Guanghan and Zitong.
Huo Yi sighed silently while writing on the paper. Although Yin Mo was too modest to talk about military matters, what was the difference between his words and opposition? It was really hard for the Prime Minister to find a few people to support him today.
Zhuge Liang remained indifferent and turned to Chang Shi Xiang Lang and Liao Hua, who joined the army: "Xiang Gong, Yuan Jian, what do you think?"
Liao Hua looked at Xiang Lang. Xiang Lang blinked and pondered for a moment. Huo Yi raised his head in surprise and looked at Xiang Lang. He couldn't help but feel a little nervous. He could tell that Xiang Lang, who usually didn't talk much, spoke today.
Desire, Zhuge Liang seemed to want him to say a few words, but there was obviously a big gap between what Xiang Lang wanted to say and what Zhuge Liang wanted him to say.
"Prime Minister." Xiang Lang bowed and tried to make his tone calmer. As an old man who is already over sixty years old, how could he not know what Zhuge Liang is thinking now. However, from his perspective, he is
I really don’t want Zhuge Liang to insist on his opinion anymore. The strength gap between the two sides is too big. If they force a fight, they will definitely lose. The Battle of Hanzhong, the Battle of Xiangfan, the Battle of Yiling, and several successive battles in the past ten years have reduced the strength of the Shu Han army.
The strength has been almost depleted. With great difficulty, we have re-accumulated an army of hundreds of thousands. After these few months of fighting, we have made rapid progress. In a few years, we will hopefully be able to retrain an elite force. Wouldn't it be too much if we destroy it here?
Pity?
However, he knew that Zhuge Liang did not want to hear this, and he was not willing to just retreat to Hanzhong. He had probably made up his mind to decide the outcome with the Wei army.
"The Prime Minister sent troops to the Northern Expedition this time. The flag pointed at Tianshui, Nan'an, and Anding surrendered without a fight. Longxi was conquered in one battle, and Guanzhong fell into our hands. Cao Wei was frightened and turned his country to fight. This is truly a rare feat for our army in the past.
Victory. The prime minister’s achievements are comparable to the late emperor’s victory over Hanzhong.”
Zhuge Liang quickly shook his head: "Xiang Gong, you are serious in your words. Although I conquered Longyou, I didn't go up to Gui, and I haven't accomplished all the work. How can I be on par with the late emperor?"
Xiang Lang shook his head: "Prime Minister, this is wrong."
Zhuge Liang chuckled: "Please give me some advice."
"Excuse me, Prime Minister, which one is more important, Guanzhong or Hanzhong?"
Zhuge Liang's eyes flashed, he somewhat understood what Xiang Lang meant, and he pondered.
Seeing his hesitation, Xiang Lang immediately followed up and said: "In terms of the vastness of the territory, Guanzhong is ten times that of Hanzhong, with 800 miles of Qinchuan, and it is called the granary; in terms of the dangerous terrain, with Guanhe River blocked by four rivers, Qin used Guanzhong to compete with the six countries;
When he sent troops to attack Wei, Guanzhong was in a commanding position, with no mountains and rivers far away, and no danger of plank roads. Back then, Emperor Gao used Han Xin's plan to capture Guanzhong to defeat the overlord and establish the Han Dynasty's 400-year foundation. Now the prime minister is strategizing and cleverly capturing Guanzhong.
Following the story of Emperor Gao in those days. Lang believes that it is worse than the previous emperor who captured Hanzhong and held on to the gate of Yizhou."
Zhuge Liang narrowed his eyes slightly and hesitated. He heard what Xiang Lang meant. Xiang Lang asked him to retreat to Guanzhong, use Longshan as a barrier, use defense instead of attack, and resist Zhang He and Guo Huai. As long as he defends Guanzhong
, even if Zhang He regains Longyou, they are still hanging troops and cannot sustain for too long, and they will eventually be defeated by me. More importantly, if Guanzhong is defended, the Northern Expedition will not be considered a failure. As Xiang Lang said, the importance of Guanzhong
The nature is self-evident. Defending Guanzhong is equivalent to strangling Cao Wei's throat and hanging a sword over their heads. Capturing Guanzhong is enough to support the victory of the Northern Expedition.
This is a good plan to retreat to advance and defend to attack. Xiang Lang is indeed an experienced veteran. He not only helped Zhuge Liang save face, but also gave Zhuge Liang a solid suggestion.
Zhuge Liang was also a little moved and remained silent for a long time.
"Prime Minister, my subordinates think that Xiang Gong's plan is based on mature opinions." Liao Hua stood up in time to support Xiang Lang. They are all from Jingxiang, and of course they don't want to see Zhuge Liang embarrassed, let alone see Zhuge Liang fail.
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Yao Min hesitated for a moment and then stood up: "Prime Minister, my subordinates agree that Xiang Gong's plan is indeed a perfect one."
Yin Mo and others looked at each other and stood up one after another, expressing their agreement with Xiang Lang's suggestion.
Seeing this situation, Zhuge Liang hesitated even more. More than half of the people supported Xiang Lang's suggestion. This is the human heart. If he refuses, it will be against the crowd. Either Zhuge Liang has never done anything against the crowd, and promoted Ma Su to be the leader of the vanguard.
Go against the crowd. But he knows better the price of going against the crowd. Once he makes a mistake, he will be criticized and questioned by everyone.
The pressure of standing opposite the vast majority of people is no less than standing at the top to greet the howling mountain wind.
However, Zhuge Liang did not agree immediately. He felt that although Xiang Lang's suggestion was good, it had some flaws. If he retreated to Guanzhong and captured Guanzhong as the greatest victory of the Northern Expedition, then who would be the main force and who would be the other troops? Wei Yan
Are you and Zhao Yun the main force? I am the other unit to contain Guo Huai?
This obviously doesn't make sense. Anyone with a discerning eye knows that Zhao Yun and Wei Yan only have 20,000 people in total. If Wei Ba hadn't recruited troops without authorization, they would never have been able to defend Guanzhong. If Guanzhong is recognized as the greatest victory, then what Wei Ba did is
Not only is it necessary, it is absolutely correct.
In this way, the Wei family father and son are the first to contribute, Zhao Yun will also benefit from it, the power of the Yuan Cong family will surely rise again, and the centrifugal force of the Jingxiang family will become even greater.
Zhuge Liang must not only consider the immediate victory or defeat, he must also pay attention to the future development trend, and it is not just the battlefield of Longyou or Guanzhong. He must look at this issue from the perspective of the entire Shu Han state affairs.
He looked at Xiang Lang and suddenly felt wary. Xiang Lang was not content with being lonely today and took the initiative to suggest. Could he have some ideas? Zhao Yun, a man who has been calm all his life, would choose Wei Ba for speculation, why can't he?
At this moment, Lai Min stood up and sneered: "Xiang Juda, what you said makes no sense."
Xiang Lang sighed secretly, turned to Lai Min, and said displeasedly: "I'll pay you back to Lai Gong for your advice."
Lai Min stroked his beard and twisted the corner of his mouth. "When you compare the prime minister with the former lord, and the ministers with the king, you are making a mistake. This is one of them. You compare the emperor Gao leaving Hanzhong and the Marquis Huaiyin crossing Chencang secretly to compare Wei Yan leaving Ziwu Valley.
, it is even more inappropriate. Although the Marquis of Huaiyin made great achievements, he was later executed for treason and was an ominous person. By comparing him to Wei Yan, are you cursing Wei Yan? Or, do you mean to say, Prime Minister
If you are jealous of talents and jealous of talents, you will be like the Emperor Gao, and the birds will fly away, the good bows will be hidden, the cunning rabbits will die, and the lackeys will be cooked?"
As soon as these words came out, there was a sudden silence in the big tent, leaving only Lai Min's acrimonious pride. "Xiang Juda, I asked you to read more books a long time ago, but you just didn't listen. If you knew a little bit about historical events, how could you do this? Are you making such a crude joke?" (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)