Zhuge Liang stood on the hillside, looking at the gray sky in the north, but his calm face could not conceal the anxiety in his eyebrows and eyes. Literature Museum
Zhang He has been missing for a month, and no one knows where he went. Although the scout sent three hundred miles, for the vast grassland, three hundred miles is still not enough to make people sleep peacefully.
Faced with this situation, Zhuge Liang could only wait. He didn't know if he could wait for Zhang He and whether he would miss the opportunity for war, but he could only wait.
In addition to the indecisive war in Guanzhong, Zhuge Liang was even more worried about the war in Jiaozhou. If Wei Ba was defeated, Sun Quan would definitely retaliate against Yizhou in the future, at least blackmailed Shu Han. If Wei Ba died in Jiaozhou,
The losses are incalculable. Although Wei Ba is cunning and will not fight to the end, who can guarantee that he will be foolproof on the battlefield? What's more, Wei Ba is brave and often leads and rushes to the front line. If there is a little mistake, the future will be unimaginable.
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Zhuge Liang regretted it a little, and should have made a gesture earlier and forced Sun Quan to submit, rather than let Wei Ba face the pressure of Sun Quan alone. The situation is worse than he expected. Li Yan supported Wei Ba with great fanfare, although the army did not leave the gorge
, but he justified his right to use troops. No one can guarantee that if the situation in Jingzhou continues to deteriorate, Li Yan will not take this opportunity to send troops.
Although Zhuge Liang was in Guanzhong, nothing that happened in Chengdu escaped his eyes. He even knew what Li Miao said when he met Li Yan. But he could not stop Li Yan's actions. So far, Li
Nothing Yan did exceeded his authority, although no one knew when he took that step.
It was just Wei Ba and Zhuge Liang who were not worried, but Li Yan and Zhuge Liang were not worried, but the two of them got together. He had to be vigilant.
What's more, there is a faint shadow of His Majesty behind him.
In this matter, Liu Chan obviously supported Wei Ba. Although he did nothing, the only one who really came forward to support Wei Ba was the Empress Dowager and the Queen. Zhuge Liang was both pleased with Liu Chan's actions and found it a little funny.
A rapid sound of horse hooves came from a distance, interrupting Zhuge Liang's contemplation. Zhuge Liang turned his head and looked at the knight who was racing towards him. The knight turned over and dismounted, and presented a military newspaper with both hands. Huo Yi took it.
After taking a look, he ran towards the slope.
Zhuge Liang was a little surprised. Huo Yi had a steady personality and rarely had such a loss of composure.
"Prime Minister, good news. Good news in Jiaozhou." Huo Yi couldn't help but scream before he rushed to Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang's heart skipped a beat and became nervous, but then he would feel sorry for it again and couldn't help laughing. Since
Huo Yi said it was a good news, so what else is there to be nervous about?
In a moment, Huo Yi rushed to Zhuge Liang and handed over three cinnabar military newspapers. Zhuge Liang's hand was a little trembling. He took the military newspaper, took a deep breath, and checked the sealed mud. He made sure that the military newspaper had not been
The traces of being demolished opened the military newspaper.
He only took a look, then he couldn't help but hold his breath, and his eyes lit up. He laughed: "Shaoxian. Summon the generals to discuss matters, and I want to announce good news."
Huo Yi smiled rare and asked, "Is it Wei Ziyu who guarded Linhe?"
Looking at Huo Yi's nervous eyes, Zhuge Liang couldn't help laughing. He stuffed the general newspaper into Huo Yi's hand: "You can see it yourself." Then he turned around and looked at the continuous mountains in the distance.
He laughed: "Zhang He, now I think you will wait."
Huo Yi glanced at the military newspaper, opened his mouth wide in surprise, and shouted: "Prime Minister, this...this..."
"Don't believe it?" Zhuge Liang walked quickly towards the tent and smiled, "Actually, I can't believe it either. Although Wei Ba has given me a lot of surprises, this surprise is really too big."
Huo Yi nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, this surprise is too great. In this way, we will have the strength to continue to waste with Cao Wei and see who will last longer."
Zhuge Liang returned to the Central Army and gathered generals to discuss matters. When he heard the sound of the Central Army drum, all the generals rushed over. During this period, they were ready to fight with the Wei army at any time, and were very nervous. When he heard Zhuge Liang beat the drum and gathered the generals,
Zhang He, who thought he had been disappearing, finally appeared. The tormented days were finally over, and they all came as fast as possible.
Yang Yi and Jiang Wei are closest and come the fastest. They almost walked into the central army tent side by side. After reading the military newspaper, Jiang Wei was both happy and a little disappointed, and sat silently beside him. Yang Yi frowned.
, two steps to grab Zhuge Liang: "Prime Minister, do you want Wei Ba to go north to Nanyang?"
"Yes, isn't this good?" Zhuge Liang replied with a smile.
"Of course not." Yang Yi almost started screaming.
"Why?" Zhuge Liang waved his hand disapprovingly, indicating that Yang Yi should not be impatient. He could understand Yang Yi's nervousness, but could not accept it. Seeing Zhuge Liang's expression, Yang Yi was really anxious, and sweat came out of his nose.
He said anxiously: "Prime Minister, think about it, even if there are rice transported from Jiaozhou as a supplement, how many army can our reserves support? There are 80,000 troops in Guanzhong. If Wei Ba goes north, the army we use will reach 120,000.
Even if Wei Ba wants to leave some people to guard Jiaozhou, at least more than 100,000 will be needed. Wei Ba goes north, what should Li Yan and Meng Da do? If they also ask to join the war, will the prime minister have reason to refuse them? Even if there is only Meng in Xincheng
If Da participated in the war, the total number of troops would exceed 150,000."
Zhuge Liang frowned, and the smile on his face slowly disappeared. Yang Yi only said half of his words. If Wei Ba and Meng Da participated in the war, the tight supply of materials was only one aspect, and more importantly, the center of gravity of the battlefield would move to Guanzhong.
The eastern part may even move to the Nanyang area. In this case, if the supplies are not enough to supply the entire war and something must be abandoned, the Longyou battlefield is likely to be abandoned.
The purpose of this war is not to capture Luoyang - at present, this is simply impossible - but to take all Longyou, seize the horse-raising land of Cao Wei, and form Shu Han's own cavalry. If the focus of the battlefield is
Moving to Nanyang, the entire strategic deployment will undergo fundamental changes.
Without powerful cavalry, what can we do if we capture Nanyang? Can we defeat the Wei army in full? No, as long as the Wei army still has the advantage of cavalry, they will not be able to truly occupy the Central Plains.
As soon as Yang Yi reminded him, Zhuge Liang immediately realized that the many changes that followed were not what he wanted to see. Letting Wei Ba go north to support is far from being as simple as restraining some of the main forces of the Wei army. The impact is far beyond the battlefield, and it is likely to be
A fundamental reversal of the situation in the court may even cause turmoil in the court.
Zhuge Liang's eyes narrowed slightly, his hands on the table slowly clenched, and his joints were a little white.
"Prime Minister..." Yang Yi was almost begging: "Think twice before you act, and it will affect your whole body. The Prime Minister's hard work over the years may be ruined. If this happens, it is definitely not the country's
blessing."
"I understand." Zhuge Liang let out a sigh of relief, and the tense skin on his face relaxed. "Mr. Wei, sit down, I know what to do."
Yang Yi looked at Zhuge Liang with a little worry and took a seat beside Zhuge Liang. It took not long, and the generals entered the account one by one, and Zhuge Liang had recovered his peace. He looked through the official documents on the desk and waited until the generals arrived.
It was announced that I had just received the good news.
When he heard that Wei Ba defeated Lu Xun and won the Linhe victory, the tent was silent for a moment, and then it felt like a few drops of water dripped in the oil pan, and suddenly it became boiling. Guan Xing was the first to jump up and pointed at the people and him.
Young generals of similar age said, "How about it? I just said that Wei Ziyu will definitely defeat Lu Xun. You don't believe it, haha, you all lost to me!"
Everyone was talking, some couldn't hide the joy on their faces, and they were talking loudly like Guan Xing, while others laughed very hard, especially Yang Wei and Liu Yu, who heard that Wei Ba had achieved such a big deal.
Sheng, their faces were a little unnatural.
Zhuge Liang looked at all this quietly and saw everyone's expressions. After a while, he coughed. Although the sound was not loud, it was like a thunder. The noisy tent suddenly became quiet, and even
Guan Xing sat down, but the smile on his face couldn't hold back and endured it a little hard.
"Weiba's victory, Jiaozhou's business roads ensured no harm. A large amount of rice will be transported from Jiaozhou soon, and we can hold on for a longer time." Zhuge Liang said lightly: "Weiba not only restrained the Wu army, but also ensured the Yizhou's
Safety also provides us with sufficient logistics supplies. Everyone, we can deal with Cao Wei more calmly without worrying about whether the national strength can support it. This is a good thing, but..."
He glanced at the generals in the tent with majestic eyes, and the tent was silent. "This is even more pressure. Wei Ba can defeat the 30,000 elite Wu army led by Lu Xun by his own strength. We have dozens of generals and elite soldiers here.
More than 40,000, can’t we defeat the rebel Wei, defend Guanzhong, and take all Longyou?"
When Guan Xing heard this, he felt something was wrong. He looked at Zhuge Liang, licked his lips, and wanted to stand up and talk. Zhuge Liang glanced at him, but ignored him, and continued, "Everyone, please work hard."
Guan Xing couldn't help but stood up and said loudly: "Prime Minister, since the war in Jiaozhou has ended, why not let Wei Ba go north to reinforce? If Wei Ba leaves Xiangyang, the main force of the Wei army will naturally have to return to the rescue, we..."
"Hehe!" Jiang Wei suddenly stood up and interrupted Guan Xing: "Guan Hou, you seem to have forgotten that although Wei Ba defeated Lu Xun, he had not taken all Jiangnan, nor did he occupy the entire Jingzhou. I have to rely on him to go from
It seems unrealistic to fight Jiangnan all the way to Xiangyang."
Guan Xing was speechless. He looked at Jiang Wei and then at Zhuge Liang. He suddenly understood. He tilted his mouth, sneered, sat back silently, and never said a word, but the enthusiasm in his eyes turned into indifference.
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The big tent suddenly became quiet and fell into an awkward silence.
At this moment, a soldier walked in quickly, walked to Zhuge Liang, bowed, leaned over, and whispered: "Prime Minister, Zhang He led 40,000 infantry and cavalry, and was approaching our army."