Three Kingdoms: From Yinlin to Great Wei Xiongzhu

Chapter 732 There are extraordinary things, and then make extraordinary achievements!
The natural moat and barrier of the Jinniu Road, the sword gate, is guarded by Wei Yan;

The Daba Mountain branch of Micang Road stretches for hundreds of miles and passes through more than ten counties. It is guarded by Zhang Fei.

Litchi Road is a dangerous road, and Zhao Yun is appointed as the commander.

In the direction of Yiling, Guan Yu and Ma Liang are stationed... firm walls and clear fields!
On this basis, he Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei sit in Zitong to ensure that any road can be supported in time.

This is Zhuge Liang's general idea of ​​​​defending Bashu, through three dangerous roads and a majestic pass in Yiling... Wei Jun has millions of people, but it is not so easy to take down.

And the details of the defense, the strategy of dispatching, the route of support...

And where traps are set up in these places, where ambushes are set up, where mountain roads are blocked...

Zhuge Liang had to personally inspect and make arrangements for every detail.

In order to find out the details of every place guarded thoroughly... I don't know how many springs and autumns he has been busy, how many nights he has survived?

In addition, he usually governs Bashu.

It can be said... Zhuge Liang at this age is already exhausted, not for anything else... Da Wei and Cao Yu put too much pressure on him.

Can…

The defense that was originally thought to be foolproof was suddenly... questioned... the people who questioned were his lord Liu Bei, and... Li Yan who was always respectful and humble to him.

"What does Li Shangshu mean?" Zhuge Liang looked at Li Yan puzzled.

"I'm not questioning Zhuge's military adviser..." Li Yan opened his mouth, "I really can't afford to defend Bashu... The five-year truce has indeed brought a ray of peace to Bashu, but it has undoubtedly made the gap between Bashu and Cao Wei even bigger. To do business...According to the merchants of Cao Wei, the soldiers and horses of the entire Cao Wei are now equipped with the mysterious armor, which is invulnerable to swords and guns.

"Because of this..." Zhuge Liang interrupted: "You should stick to the master!"

It is completely different from Zhuge Liang who "focused on attacking" when he "became a teacher", Zhuge Liang now seems to be determined to "defend" and is willing to be this shrinking turtle...

This has nothing to do with the entrustment of the so-called "First Lord", but the will of the "First Lord", but the huge gap in strength between the enemy and us.

If the gap is not big...or taking advantage of the enemy's civil strife, Zhuge Liang is confident that he can still match one or two, but the current situation...

The gap is simply an insurmountable gap!
This gap cannot be bridged by strategy at all.

"Ha ha…"

Hearing Zhuge Liang's words, Li Yan smiled ironically, "The equipment between the enemy and us is so different now, but what about five years later? Cao Wei's princess is Cao Yu, he is a medical fairy in the world, He has a pair of skillful hands, and there are countless manufacturing maps hidden in his mind. Who knows, how many knacks can Cao Yu develop after a few more years? Will they fall from the sky one day... just like the old master in the past? The situation when the hot air balloon captured Liu Zhang was normal? Could it be that I, Bashu, just waited to die like this?"

"Prime Minister Zhuge, our opponent is Cao Yu...for so many years, whoever has taken a defensive position in front of him, have any good results? Lu Bu has taken a defensive position? Will the gate of Xiapi City not be opened? Is the city already living there? Hundreds of thousands of people were burnt to death in one night...Jiangdong took the defensive, and in the end, he lost the princess and broke up the army? Lessons from the past, isn’t Chen Gong smart? Isn’t Zhou Yu smart? But their defense failed to stop Cao Yu's attack? Is Prime Minister Zhuge going to follow in their footsteps?"

Eloquent words... Argue hard!
Li Yan's words stunned Zhuge Liang, he felt dizzy for a while, then he glanced at Liu Bei on the high platform from the corner of his eye, but he seemed to experience even greater stunned just by looking at him.

Because...Zhuge Liang discovered that when Li Yan spoke...

The protagonist Liu Bei's approving gaze, as well as the meaningful smile and nod of the head, all these made Zhuge Liang feel like a glow on his back.
call…

Exhaling a long breath, Zhuge Liang wanted to continue to refute, but he found that...it was all in vain.

because…

Perhaps in the heart of the lord, what he planted five years ago was the seed of a counterattack against Cao Wei. This battle... we must fight, and we must fight if we don't fight!
really…

Liu Bei opened his mouth: "The Prime Minister has been working hard on state affairs during this period, and he is too tired to go to court with his sick body. After the five-year agreement, the counterattack against Cao Wei will be fully coordinated by Shang Shuling and General Li Yan of the Central Guard Army. As for the route, I will I plan to personally lead the army out of Hanzhong from Jinniu Road, and fight Cao Yu in Hanzhong..."

"Your Majesty..." Despite his weak body, Zhuge Liang still persuaded...

He couldn't just watch the lord Liu Bei give up his hard-earned foundation.

Speaking of this, Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang meaningfully, "The prime minister forgot, but I haven't forgotten. When I was facing the prime minister Longzhong, the prime minister had deployed a grand blueprint for dividing the world into three parts. If I seize Bashu, I can personally lead an army out of Shu Road to seize Hanzhong and break Chang'an. At that time... Send another general to go north from Jingzhou. It only takes one big victory, and the whole Cao Wei will fall apart... The prime minister can propose those magnificent heroes in the past. Yan, why now... are you timid, cautious, and afraid to give it a go?"

Speaking of which...

Liu Bei walked down the dragon steps slowly, and he walked in front of Zhuge Liang, "In the past, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao fought at Guandu. This is what Cao Cao said. If he is better than soldiers and horses? Then Cao Cao will never be as good as Yuan Shao in his life, but he is better than Yuan Shao." Wisdom and courage, the three Yuan Benchu ​​tied together are not as good as Cao Cao... Today, I also feel the same way. If it is compared with soldiers and horses and combat power, I will not be able to match the land of the Central Plains in a corner of Bashu even if it is a century. Hell, I am only fortunate that in such a situation, I still have great courage to dare to fight that Cao Ziyu, to fight!"

"Prime Minister, you are sick... You should live well and take care of yourself when you are sick. I would still like to see that bold statement, but Nanyang Wollongong can scold Fang Qiu and talk about the prime ministers in the world!"

"Your Majesty..." Zhuge Liang opened his mouth, but a severe dizziness hit him.

Accompanied by the sound of "Boom", "Boom", Zhuge Liang fell to the ground.

"Prince doctor, send the doctor quickly!" Li Yan was the first to greet.

Liu Bei also moved closer to help Zhuge Liang, but when the imperial physician took him away, Liu Bei changed the subject: "Li Shangshu, the Northern Expedition...you need to worry about it!"

"Five years ago, when I succeeded to the throne, I threatened that 'Han and thieves are not independent, and the king's industry is not partial to security'. I gave him Cao Wei for five years. After five years, I will definitely go north to crusade. The edict has been issued. I know, it has already been rumored in the country... I don't want to live up to my words!"

"Here...here..." Li Yan cupped his hands.

Although the Dongzhou faction was the last to join Liu Bei, Li Yan knew Liu Bei better than Zhuge Liang.

Liu Bei has been chased by Cao Yu all his life like a bereaved dog. He is too eager to prove himself, to prove that he is not only good at being passively beaten, but also good at taking the initiative.

and this…

It is Liu Bei's obsession!
For a moment, the corner of Li Yan's mouth opened slightly, revealing a meaningful smile.

only…

The smile disappeared in an instant, and Li Yan became that humble, respectful, sincere and fearful Central Guard again!
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Inside and outside the prime minister's mansion, imperial physicians came in and out.

Numerous maidservants panicked and walked into it with basins. The wet handkerchief on Zhuge Liang's forehead had been used one after another.

Even so, it took several hours for Zhuge Liang's spirit to improve.

Zhao Yun stood by his side.

After waking up, Zhuge Liang immediately held Zhao Yun's hand, "Zilong, Zilong..."

"Prime Minister..."

Zhuge Liang's tone was weak. "The main battle and the main...now there are two factions in the court. Li Yan persuaded His Majesty to make the Northern Expedition, and His Majesty insisted on the Northern Expedition, but as the Prime Minister and the head of all officials, I still want to persuade him!"

Zhuge Liang held Zhao Yun's hand with more strength, "Tell my lord for me that I am not persuading His Majesty not to attack Wei, but to suspend it. It is true that the enemy of the Shu Han is Cao Wei, and the five-year armistice agreement has passed. It’s true, because of this, Cao Wei will definitely send heavy troops to guard the road to Shu... In the past, Gaozu’s way out of Shu was still a plank road, and Chen Cang was secretly built, and he made a surprise, but the lord attacked Wei openly... This is different from Gaozu’s surprise! Positive The contest... is not good for our army!"

"Secondly, the world only knows that after Cao Yu captured Hanzhong in the past, he mentioned, 'Owned Long? Looking back at Shu?' But they don't know that Cao Yu looked up at the Jiange and sighed, 'The road to Shu is more difficult than going to the blue sky. ', if Cao Wei goes south to attack Shu, the road to Shu will be difficult...for Cao Wei, if Bashu goes north to attack Wei, then the road to Shu will be difficult for Bashu...for this reason, the party that attacks first must take the road of Shu, Losing territory before fighting... This is an incurable move!"

"Thirdly, my lord is obsessed with the grand battle in the past, but in the time of Longzhong, my plan is to divide the world into three parts. After the lord occupies Jingzhou, it is only then that I can advance, attack, retreat and defend... Now, it is not only Jingzhou that belongs to it. Cao Wei, even Jiangdong has surrendered...Even if General Guan Shenwu went out from Yiling to conquer Jingzhou, but the battle line was too long at that time, and supplies were very difficult. Now our army's strength, supplies, The luggage is not enough to support a long-distance march! Not to mention the threat from Jiangdong... Encountered on both sides, General Guan may not be able to support himself alone."

"The fourth is to attack Cao Wei from the north of Sichuan and Shu. Even if the lord captures Hanzhong, after that... attack Chang'an and enter Luoyang in the east... It needs to go out of Qishan and cross Longxi, which is two thousand miles away. The land of Longxi is a flat plain, which is not conducive to I am Bashu infantry... the transportation of food and grass is very easy to be cut off by the Xiliang army... If the food and grass are cut off, then the Northern Expeditionary Army will become a lone army... It is a taboo for a lone army to go deep!"

Half a day's rest made Zhuge Liang's thoughts extremely clear...

But after chanting so many words in a row, he felt a little tired...

too tired.

Not only physically tired, but more mentally tired!

And after saying this, Zhuge Liang held Zhao Yun's hand tightly again, "Zilong...have you written down what I said?"

"Remember...remember..." Zhao Yun nodded...

"Then you go and tell the lord immediately, let him suspend the attack on Cao Wei...let him give...cough cough...give me some more time." Zhuge Liang's words became more and more earnest.

Needless to say, this time Zhuge Liang's analysis is clear...

Each one is well-founded and very convincing.

"Prime Minister, don't worry..." Zhao Yun cupped his hands and strode out of the room with Zhuge Liang's expectation.

Some civil servants around asked Zhuge Liang, "Why did the prime minister let General Zilong report to the lord alone?"

"Because..." Zhuge Liang's tone was weak, "Zilong is the most special one among all the generals of His Majesty, and also the one who is the calmest...Yide, Yunchang, and Wenchang have been holding back for five years, and now they are eager to make contributions. They have forgotten how powerful Cao Ziyu is, but Zilong is the only one who has been by Cao Yu's side, and he knows how terrible Cao Yu is! An opponent of this level cannot tolerate us making any mistakes!"

Speaking of here…

Zhuge Liang looked quietly out of the door, at the place where Zhao Yun's back disappeared.

Now he can only hope...

Zhao Zilong has the ability to turn the tide and let the lord take back his life!

Over there...

After leaving the prime minister's mansion, Zhao Yun's deputy general led the white horse and asked hastily, "Is the general going to your majesty's side?"

Well…

Zhao Yun was a little surprised, and there was also some doubt in his eyes.

The deputy general hurriedly said: "Prime Minister Zhuge is the head of the civil servants, and General Zilong is the head of the military officials except for your majesty's two sworn brothers. If the prime minister can't persuade your majesty, naturally you need General Zilong to persuade..."

Oh…

Zhao Yun nodded, he nodded, got on his horse, but turned the horse's head...to the opposite direction of the palace.

"General...you..."

"Don't go to the palace!" Zhao Yun said firmly...

"That…"

"Go to Shang Shuling Li Yan's mansion..." Zhao Yun's eyes flashed a gleam...

He didn't intend to bring Zhuge Liang's words to Liu Bei...

He even planned to tell Li Yan about Zhuge Liang's words.

After all, Zhuge Liang did not expect that Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong, who had always been calm and cautious, were actually the main "offensive" faction!
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The land of Bashu, Chengdu, the imperial palace.

"I am not afraid of a decisive battle with Cao Yu, but the biggest problem in the Northern Expedition was food and ordnance!" Liu Bei said with emotion: "Back then, Cao Cao used the army to solve the food problem. Taxes, and grain storage in the Hanzhong battlefield... Hanzhong is already a big granary for Cao Wei!"

Liu Bei left Li Yan alone...to discuss matters related to the Northern Expedition.

Today, he is particularly obsessed with the "Northern Expedition"...

"Your Majesty... I have discussed with the head of the state, Wu Yi, and the right general Huang Quan for a long time, and the conclusion is that if the counties and counties can implement a tax of four or six, and take one out of three, then after this autumn, an extra one hundred and fifty can be collected. Wan Shi can provide food for half a year of the army's Northern Expedition!"

Hearing this, Liu Bei stood up suddenly, with a look of joy on his face.

"Is this true?"

"really!"

"Okay, with your words, my heart will be at ease."

"But...Your Majesty..." Li Yan changed the subject, showing a worried look on his face, "The Prime Minister seems to have always disapproved of tax collection on the fourth and sixth, and the levying of three Dings, because in this way, the people in Sichuan and Sichuan will be overburdened. It’s very hard to get the popularity of the imperial court, and it’s very likely that because of the four or six taxes and one out of three..."

Before Li Yan finished speaking...

Liu Bei waved his hand, "I especially remember Chen Lin's sharp "Appeal to Thieves" before the Battle of Guandu, the first sentence of which said something like this - so there are extraordinary people, and then there are extraordinary things , If there is an extraordinary event, then make an extraordinary contribution! Isn’t it the extraordinary time now? Some extraordinary measures can be taken..."

"The prime minister over there..."

Li Yan tried to continue asking, as if the words meant something else.

Liu Bei understood, "Isn't the prime minister sick? I'll leave the taxation and farm affairs to you! Let him recuperate!"

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(End of this chapter)