Shu Chen

Chapter 176
Inside the Mianyang Office, there was silence.

Prime Minister Zhuge Liang lowered his head and drooped his eyes, rubbing the base of his nose with one hand to relieve his fatigue, while Zheng Pu closed his eyes and pinched his beard to think.

Just now, after the prime minister explained Ma Dai's dispatch, he would also claim that Zheng Pu, Guan Xing, Hu Ji, and Chen Shi would stay in Longyou and play by ear.

If Xia Houru and Yang Fu of Wuwei County led the army to attack Hanyang County, they would support Wu Yi's troops who defended Pingxiang City and jointly guard the safety of Longyou.If Ni Wei had no intention of attacking Longyou, they could also drive their troops to Xiaoguan to listen to the left general Wei Yan and attack Ni Wei Anding Commandery together.

It has to be said that the prime minister's arrangement in this way has won him a lot of military tactics.

No matter how Ni Wei responds, the big man can "keep upright and surprisingly", hold the opportunity of the battlefield tightly in his hands, and make Ni Wei exhausted with a random move.

However, after hearing this, Zheng Pu couldn't agree with him.

Because of such scheduling, it is too far from the tactics he thought about when he came.

It's not that he thinks the prime minister's scheduling is not good, or that there are negligence.On the contrary, the prime minister's scheduling can be described as comprehensive and impeccable.

However, sometimes seeking to cover everything, but not everything.

Although it was impossible to counterattack Longyou successfully within several years against Wei, causing the morale and hearts of the soldiers to plummet, but compared with the big Han, they still have an advantage in strength.

In particular, the Han army is attacking this time, and some soldiers and horses will be stationed to maintain law and order.

With few and scattered soldiers, it is difficult to make meritorious service in siege.

Yes, Zheng Pu felt that such a dispatch made the strength of the Han army too scattered.

Or to put it another way, the differences between Zheng Pu and the prime minister's thinking and planning are due to their personalities.

During the turmoil following the defeat of Xiangfan, the defeat of Yiling, and the collapse of the late emperor Liu Bei, the prime minister was ordered to assist the current emperor Liu Chan to ascend the throne.The current situation of the decline of the great man, the past ten years of worrying and sighing and walking on thin ice, and the trembling that dare not slack off for a day, made the already cautious temperament become more and more stable.

I would rather be useless than take risks.

The same is true for this dispatch, advocating upright and upright soldiers.

He is well versed in "Sun Tzu's Art of War" "plan defeat before seeking victory" and "prevent the invincible first, and wait for the enemy's victorious".

But Zheng Pu is different.

He is more inclined to "soldiers, tricks."

He has been obsessed with planning and strategizing since he was a child, and he admires "surprise victory".

It's not Wei Yan's all-or-nothing strategy, but the kind of "injuring the enemy's ten fingers is worse than cutting off one of them" to break the surface and drive the overall advantage.

Now he is pondering endlessly, just comparing the pros and cons of what he plans and what the prime minister thinks.

However, his temperament is headstrong.

After comparing for a long time, there was a voice in my heart that kept repeating: It seems to be my own scheme, which is more suitable?
And this idea is getting stronger and stronger.

Simply, no more comparisons.

Anyway, the prime minister knows what kind of temperament he is.Even if the words offend, the prime minister will not care about his conduct and generosity.

"Prime Minister."

He called softly, making the prime minister open his eyes and take a look.

Zheng Pu hastily cupped his hands and continued, "Pu thought that we should be cautious when sending troops out of Baoxiegu and Wudu Dasan Pass. The prime minister and the old general Zhao are both our banners of the Han Dynasty. They each lead 20,000 people and horses to Guanzhong. I am afraid that Wei will make a big move. Come to fight. At that time, if the battle is fierce, Pu thinks that the other armies will be anxious, and it will be difficult to calmly manage the battle."

After finishing speaking, seeing the prime minister smiling, he hurriedly added, "Other generals dare not make a statement, but Pu, Anguo brother, Yihong and Jiang Boyue, etc., may not be able to make up their minds."

Uh.
The prime minister, who was refusing, couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

Indeed, as Zheng Pu said, concern leads to chaos.

If he and Zhao Yunbing entered Guanzhong and were trapped by Wei Wei, Zheng Pu, Guan Xing, Zhao Guang, Jiang Wei and others would be very anxious.

The favor of promotion and the blood relationship.

These juniors are not ungrateful people.

In addition, Baoxie Valley and Chencang Road are not easy to travel, and the transportation of grain, fodder and luggage is also a big test.

However, in the prime minister's thinking, marching into Guanzhong with Zhao Yun is to attract Ni Wei to attack aggressively as two people, so as to create opportunities for others.

Therefore, the prime minister pondered for a while, then laughed softly.

He waved his hands, and said in a soothing tone, "Zijin doesn't need to worry about this situation. Zilong and I lead the army separately. Even if we come against Wei's army, we can return calmly without any worries."

The kind of self-confidence that is similar to scolding Fang Qiu and pointing the country made Zheng Pu very heartbroken for a while.

"This is natural!"

Responding in a loud voice, Zheng Pu shyly said with a smile, "If the prime minister and the old general Zhao are out in the army, they will dare to act evil against Wei An! It's just that our juniors have not yet had the calmness of 'Mount Tai collapses in front of us, but our face does not change'."

"Heh~~~"

The prime minister stroked his beard with one hand, with a gurgling smile on his face, "Zilong and I have long been blessed by the country, so why not take a little danger? Zijin, don't say too much here. Let's talk about other places where troops are sent out."

In the middle of speaking, the prime minister suddenly stopped the words.

He reacted.

The soldiers of the Han Dynasty are good at fighting in the mountains, and they took Baoxie Valley and Chencang Road to enter the Guanzhong, which is to make use of their own strengths. Zheng Pu couldn't be unaware of this.But he repeatedly discouraged, which must have a deep meaning.

What's the meaning?
Based on Cheng's understanding of him, it should be that he did not approve of the dispatch just now.

Therefore, the Prime Minister couldn't help but frowned, looked at Zheng Pu and scolded, "To discuss the military plan is for the benefit of the country, so we should speak freely in order to seek collective wisdom. If Zijin has other ideas, why doesn't he dare speak out! "

After blaming him, Fang softened his tone and urged, "Don't be shy about other things, just say what you want, and there is no responsibility for mistakes."

"promise!"

Hastily handed over his hands to confess his guilt, Zheng Pu didn't dare to beat around the bush again, and directly narrated what he thought.

The general strategy he conceived is not much different from what the prime minister thought; but the allocation and dispatch of the troops and horses of various ministries is completely different from that of the prime minister.

One is the suspension of Hanzhong's military strength.

General Wei Zhao Yun's request for a fight was naturally granted.

Still marching into the Baoxie Valley, occupying the small flat land in the middle of the Qinling Mountains.

In the sixth year of Jianxing, when he first used troops against the Wei Dynasty, Zhao Yun led other troops through Baoxie Valley as suspicious soldiers, and he knew the terrain very well.Whether you want to go to the Xiegu to disturb Mei County, the Mawei River to disturb Chencangcheng, or stop the road to garrison troops, you can do whatever you want.

But the prime minister didn't need to follow the Chencang way, but continued to station troops in the Hanzhong army to perform martial arts, waiting for the time to move.

The knife hanging above the head is the most frightening.

As long as the soldiers and horses led by the prime minister do not move, Cao Zhen's headquarters can only stay in Guanzhong.

And you still need to sit tight and wait, not daring to relax for a moment.

After all, Ni Wei could not determine the movements of the headquarters led by the prime minister.

For example, go to Baoxie Valley to support Zhao Yun, and the army goes out of Chencang Road, or march quickly to take Qishan Road to Longyou and take Longguan Road.

There are so many choices to make!

Once Cao Zhen makes a mistake in his judgment, the battle will be irreversible.

What's more, Wei Wu Cao Cao failed in the battle to attack Hanzhong in the past, and last year he defeated Wei in a large-scale attack on Hanzhong, which made Wei soldiers no longer have any hope of victory in crossing the Qinling Mountains to attack Hanzhong.Even if Cao Zhen wanted to break the boat and lead the army directly to Hanzhong County regardless of the defenses in other areas, it would be difficult to make it happen.

In this way, the big man avoided the problem of unstable military morale.

With the prime minister and Zhao Yun guarding Hanzhong County, there is nothing to worry about, no matter whether Sima Yi, who rebelled against Wei Jingzhou, will send troops to attack and harass.

The second is Xiao Guan.

Zheng Pu suggested to leave Anding County with large soldiers.

For example, Wei Yan, Wu Yi, Wu Ban, Chen Shi and other troops have a total strength of about [-], and they can kill Xiaoguan in one fell swoop.

With so many troops and they are all led by veteran generals of the Han Dynasty, Xia Houba who is in Anding County and Hu Zun who is in the Wushui (Qingshui River) valley alone cannot resist.Wei Da Sima Cao Zhen must mobilize the army to fight, so it can be regarded as restraining all the main forces in Guanzhong who rebelled against Wei.

And the continuous fighting in Anding County is equivalent to cutting off the moving line from Guanzhong to aid Liangzhou.

At least, the Wei army did not dare to transport grain, fodder and supplies to Liangzhou under the nose of the Han army.

As for the candidate for the superintendent, there is no need for Zheng Pu's suggestion.

Among the many generals of the Han Dynasty in Longyou, when it comes to the bravery of the warlord's attack, if Wei Yan claimed to be second, no one would dare to say that he was the first.

Li Yan, who is an important minister of Tuogu, dare not boast.

Furthermore, the senior generals who came out of Xiaoguan also had the highest official positions in Wei Yan, so they naturally did their part.

The third is the dispatch of Longxi.

Zheng Pu felt that there was no need for Governor Li Yan to lead the army to smash Siwang Gorge.

Siwang Gorge is a natural dangerous pass created by the terrain. The strategic significance of "Golden City Locking Three Rivers" is named after the dangerous pass.

Looking around, there are rivers everywhere, adding countless difficulties.

If the big man can't cut off, pass the connection between the garrison and the external reinforcements.

For example, if a big man wants to attack it, he has to use boats as a supplement, and it is difficult to use large siege equipment.

Even, as long as the anti-Wei Guohuai is properly dispatched, even if the big man has lost the lives of [-] to [-] soldiers, he will still return home.

This is not to despise Li Yan's ability to know soldiers, but that the defenders have taken advantage.

Therefore, Zheng Pu set his sights on the weakest point in Niwei Liangzhou: Xiping County!
The Huangshui River Valley has bred countless Qiang tribes and is also the ancestral land of the Qiang people.

They were in a state of flux, and when there were no big men coming from the outside, they continued to rebel.

If the Han army attacked in a large scale, would they be willing to fight against Wei without hesitation?
Even if they were willing, after the wars in the Han and Wei dynasties were in full swing, and the flames of war destroyed countless acres of fields and pastures, squeezing their living space, how long could the dead end last?

Therefore, Zheng Pu suggested that the Gaoxiang Department should continue to guard Daxia County, threaten the Siwang Gorge and protect the Taoshui River Valley.

On the other hand, Li Yan can supervise Liu Yin's, Liao Hua's and Jiang Wei's tribes, enter Xiping County through Jishi Gorge together, and attack it!

They also have a combined force of [-] soldiers, and as vassal forces such as Dangjian, Laojie, and Huawai Baimaqiang in Zuozhi Longxi County, they can also reach [-] troops!

It is also possible to force Guo Huai to transfer all his troops to Xiping County to resist.

As a result, General Xia Houru of Wei Zhengxi, who was stationed in Yuzhong County, Jincheng County, did not dare to send troops to disturb Longyou.

As for the dispatch of the Ma Dai tribe and the Qiang King Mangzhong of the Shaodangzhong to attack Zhangye County along the west line of the Silk Road, there is no need to change.Regarding the disadvantages of the anti-Wei policy, the prime minister's plan was very good, and Zheng Pu didn't need to comment.

After all, Ma Dai, who seems to be an idler, if he can successfully get the Haoyou of the four counties in Hexi to return his soldiers to protect himself, then Li Yan will lead the various ministries to attack Xiping County with twice the result with half the effort.

Finally, there is the Longyou line of defense in Pingxiang-Ayang City.

Wei Yan's and Chen Shi's troops who were stationed before were transferred to Xiaoguan, and they had to have troops to garrison them.

In this regard, Zheng Pu recommended himself and went to Pingxiang City to station.

And recommended Guan Xing to lead the headquarters to station in Ayang City.

As for the guarding of the Weishui River Valley and the Longguan Road in Longyou, there is not much pressure at all, and it is enough to let Zhong Canjun and Hu Ji, the leader of Zhaowu Zhonglang, lead the headquarters to continue the defense.

Such scheduling, in a sense, overthrew the prime minister's previous scheduling.

After all, the place where troops are dispatched remains the same; and the number of dispatched soldiers and horses determines the tactics.

With a dry mouth, I roughly finished what I was thinking.

Zheng Pu cupped his hands and bowed, saying: "Previously, the prime minister dispatched him, thinking about defeat before thinking about victory, and he was an upright soldier. However, Pu also heard that Sun Tzu said that "soldiers are more expensive than long-term". Now I am a big man. There is no food and fodder available from Sun Wu. If we fight against Wei Wei for a long time, our army may not be able to provide food and fodder. Therefore, Pu boldly made a noise. Go against Wei and take back Xiping County."

"Um"

After listening, the prime minister nodded slightly.

After pondering for a while, he asked, "Zijin asked to defend Pingxiang City, is it because he wants to show the enemy that he is weak?"

As soon as these words fell, Zheng Pu smiled gurglingly, and praised him sincerely, "You can't hide everything from the prime minister."

Since he asked to guard the northern gate of Hanyang County, Zheng Pu had another thought.

The general in charge of the anti-Wei garrison in Yuzhong County, Jincheng County, is Xia Houru, the general who conquered the west, a veteran general who has been in the army for decades.

With his qualifications and military career, it is difficult to see the young Zheng Pu.If he knew that the big man had transferred the old general Wei Yan to leave Xiaoguan, he would definitely relax a bit.

After all, neither Han nor Wei would think that Zheng Pu was more threatening than Wei Yan.

Moreover, Xia Houru was the supreme commander of Niwei in Liangzhou, and he had a lot of troops in his headquarters.

When necessary, Yang Fu, the governor of Wei Liangzhou, could even be forced to lead the army to help.

Therefore, with the determination in mind, after the beginning of the Great War between Han and Wei, Xia Houru would never stand still.Even if they didn't send troops to support Xiping County, they would lead the army to attack Hanyang County and threaten Xiao Guan's retreat.

This is Zheng Pu's expectation.

It is always smoother to mobilize the enemy army than to lead the army to attack.

If Xia Houru were sent to the west, Zheng Pu and Guan Xing's department could march to Jincheng County; if Xia Houru personally led the army to invade Hanyang, the Gaoxiang Department in Daxia County would not miss the opportunity.

In any case, with Zheng Pu's deployment, it is inevitable that there will be mistakes in the defense against Wei.

The only concern is that Zheng Pu's headquarters is somewhat dangerous.

For example, what if Yang Fu, who is far away in Wuwei County, sends troops and horses to attack Hanyang County together with Xia Houru.

With Zheng Pu's [-] soldiers and horses, it is difficult to resist.

And even with Xiao Guan's favorable location in hand, it would take two or three days for Wei Yan to send three or five thousand soldiers and horses back to support him.

On the battlefield, two or three days is enough to change many things.

(End of this chapter)