I am not an ant thief in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 624, Frustrated

Xu Wei proposed the strategy of raiding Chengdu from the plateau. Although Zhang Baiqi and the others didn't really believe that this could be successful, they still believed in Xu Wei considering Xu Wei's previous achievements!
So Xu Wei ordered that the prefect of Wudu County be ordered to recruit 1000 Qiang people to explore the horses, and to explore the road from Qiang Road that can enter the middle of Shu in one day!

And the big army in Hanzhong also reduced the attack on the Han army!And wait for the news from Wudu County!Although the number of troops in Dagan is larger than that of Dahan, and it is also more elite than Dahan's soldiers.

However, the Han army occupies the terrain, which offsets these advantages. At present, the two sides are close in strength on the battlefield. The Han army relies on the favorable terrain to fortify layer by layer. They might as well wait for news from Wudu County!
June!After the rainy season in Hanzhong passed, Liu Bei and the others were pleasantly surprised to find that the Dagan army did not continue to attack the Micangshan camp, but continued to build their own camp, and there was a big act of building a city in Hanzhong!

After discussing with his subordinates for a whole day, Liu Bei felt that Lei Gong was not sure of defeating them at Micang Mountain, but wanted to drag the war on indefinitely, and wanted to exhaust their food and grass before defeating them, and this was also Liu Bei's idea. Thoughts, now the two sides will start to compete for internal strength!
Wudu County, let's debate!

Ma Chao led a dozen cavalry into the city to find the prefect Zhao Aiming and said: "There is an order in power, ordering the prefect Zhao to recruit 1000 Qiang people who are familiar with the geography of the plateau, and I will command them!"

Ma Chao in this world is also considered unlucky. He was defeated by Xu Wei when he was just a fledgling, and even his father died in battle. It was not easy to meet a general who appreciated him. And he was also defeated by the Han army. He wandered around Hanzhong with a dozen riders, and almost went up the mountain to become a bandit. Fortunately, Zhang Baiqi quickly opened up the connection between Hanzhong and Guanzhong. The death of the coach, Shi, made all the achievements he had accumulated come to naught, and he could only work hard again.

When Xu Wei wanted to find someone to find out a road from Xiliang to the middle of Shu, Han Sui, as a general of the Xiliang Army, also participated in this meeting. Sima, and said: "Meng Qi grew up in Xiliang, and he is well-known among the Qiang people. It is most suitable for him to lead the team to explore the road to the plateau!"

Xu Wei thought that Ma Chao still had the title of General Shenweitian among the Qiang people, and he was indeed the most suitable candidate because of Xiliang's geographical advantage and understanding of the Qiang people's customs, so he entrusted this task to Ma Chao!

And Ma Chao also needs this credit to pay off the crime, so he happily agreed to this task, so he came to Xiabian City in Wudu!

After receiving Xu Wei's order, Zhao Aiming said strangely: "The ruler wants to attack the Jinniu Road from Wudu? Is it just that 1000 troops are too few?"

Ma Chao said: "Chao is taking over a secret mission, please don't embarrass your subordinates! The military situation is urgent, please hurry up and recruit suitable soldiers, these soldiers should be former Baima Qiang's subordinates!"

Although Zhao Aiming didn't understand the reason, he still went to find the Qiang people according to Ma Chao's conditions, and at the same time prepared weapons, equipment and food for these thousands of people!
10 days later!

The 1000 Qiang people were fully recruited, and Ma Chao asked these people to carry the suggested leather armor swords, and 3000 war horses, one for riding, one for fighting, and one for transporting food for the soldiers!But after everything was ready, Ma Chao led these 1000 people from Qiang Dao into Baima Qiang's territory!

In the middle of June, in the middle of Sichuan, in Chengdu!

The mansion of General Fenwu, the backyard!
Lu Bu, Yang Biao, Wang Yun and others gathered together for a drink!They were deprived of all rights by Liu Bei, so it can be said that they are a group of frustrated people.

Yang Biao first told the good news: "It is said that the Dagan army has not taken the initiative to attack Liu Bei's barracks in the past two months. It seems that the front line of our Han army has stabilized. When the battlefield situation improves, maybe Liu Bei is really likely to attack Liu Bei's barracks. Turning defeat into victory, Hanzhong will be safe if we defend Shuzhong! If Liu Bei defeats Lei Gong and takes the opportunity to capture Xiliang and Guanzhong, maybe the situation of my big man can be improved!"

Lu Bu said distressedly: "We are waiting for the tiger to fall into Pingyang now. Whether Liu Bei wins or loses, we have a relationship with us!"

After Lu Bu defeated all the Han cavalry, he has been excluded by Liu Bei. Although Liu Bei is an honest man, he is a prince who was killed in the troubled times. Of course he understands the importance of military power to him. He can share the power of the Han with others. But the military power has always been in his hands, and when Lu Bu let go of his mistakes, he also seized Lu Bu's military power decisively.

Originally, Lu Bu thought that in troubled times, Liu Bei, a fierce general like himself, would be reused sooner or later, but he didn't expect that Liu Bei had no shortage of strong generals, and Lu Bu was a cavalry general. But after the big man lost all his cavalry, Lu Bu, a cavalry general, was not so important. Therefore, Lu Bu has only had the title of an empty general, which naturally caused him to be dissatisfied with Liu Bei, and even dissatisfied with the Han court.Now in Lu Bu's heart, he wished that Lei Gong would break through Liu Bei's army and enter the middle of Shu!
Wang Yun sneered: "Some time ago, the big army entered Hanzhong, and the court hall was even more noisy. Many people fled to Nanzhong, and some even wanted to take the capital city that had just moved to Chengdu and go south to Jiaozhou! Thanks to them Dare to say, now there are only these people who are greedy for life and afraid of death left in the imperial court!"

Wang Yun is also dissatisfied with Liu Bei now. He is a dignified court official, but now he has become an idle person and has no influence on the overall situation of the court. On the contrary, the general Shi Yuanji has become the most powerful person in Chengdu, helping Liu Bei sit in charge rear!

"Now I heard that the big army can't move, and Hanzhong will be defended. Now the court hall is full of joy and laughter, and the ministers of civil and military affairs are immersed in a festive atmosphere, without any tension from the clouds of war. But these fools have never thought about it. This kind of competition consumes too much, we are too big? Daqian has only mobilized the power of Xiliang and Sili, and it has already made it difficult for us to stop. In Sichuan, the young and strong are either on the battlefield or transporting food and grass. On the road, there are not many young and strong in Chengdu, so how can Hanzhong survive if it goes on like this!"

Hearing this, Lu Bu was surprised and said: "The terrain in Hanzhong is not suitable for large-scale cavalry and artillery. Although I look down on Liu Bei and only know how to copy Lei Gong's policies, Liu Bei still has two brushes in war!

Wang Yun sneered and said: "No matter how good Liu Bei can fight, he can still beat Lei Gong. Liu Bei's strategy at the beginning was to use the terrain of Hanzhong to consume a large army, but he didn't want to think about whether Shuzhong could consume too much. There is news from my people that the grain and grass of Sili alone are hundreds of millions of stones, which is enough for a large army to fight for a year. Now that the young and strong in central Sichuan have gone to the front line, who else will farm the land? Now just go to the outskirts of Chengdu. Seeing a lot of wasteland, Liu Bei can carry this year, and next year his army will run out of food!"

Yang Biao was surprised and said: "The war is so unfavorable to my big man? We must find a way to help the court tide over the difficulties!"

Although Yang Biao was also angry with Liu Bei for crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, he was still loyal to the big man and didn't want to just watch the big man perish!Of course there are enemies like Lei Gong, the great man has been supporting scholars for 400 years, and there are still not many elite families who betrayed the great man!In Chengdu, there are many orphans of noble families who followed the big man, and each of them can say that they have a deep hatred for the big man!
Lu Bu, the only general present, thought about the current situation in Hanzhong and shook his head, saying: "No way, we are not as strong as Lei Gong, and no one can beat Lei Gong. Liu Bei's defense is already the best choice! If you choose to fight head-on, I'm afraid The big army has already entered Chengdu!"

"Liu Bei was able to get the Dagan army to live in three months. It is already trying his best. After all, the Dagan army has the upper hand in many conditions such as military strength, money and food, artillery, and the elite level of soldiers. The long-term plan formulated by Liu Bei There is nothing wrong with the strategy of confrontation, focusing on defense, draining the morale of the main army, and dragging the main army firmly in the mountains of Hanzhong, this is already the best strategy for my big man!"

Yang Biao said anxiously: "Could it be that we can't turn our defense into an offense and find a way to cut off the food supply of the Dagan army. Without food, the Dagan army will have to retreat! Liu Bei's strategy is too conservative, this is not waiting for death! "

Hearing this, Lu Bu smiled wryly and said, "The Taiwei thinks that Liu Bei's strategy is too conservative, but did the Taiwei ever think about it, the big army has the advantages of cavalry and artillery, how could Liu Bei lose the protection of the mountains? It is Lei Gong's opponent, especially when it comes to the Great Plains, the power of the Dagan Iron Cavalry will be brought to the extreme. If Liu Bei is not careful, he may lose his army and lose his general. Liu Bei cannot afford to be defeated. As long as Liu Bei is defeated, the court will lose Hanzhong, and then lose In the middle of Shu, and then the great Han's country may completely collapse!"

"Liu Bei's current approach is the most beneficial choice for the court. It can only be blamed for being too powerful. Liu Bei has already done everything he can, and the rest can only be left to God. If there is a severe drought in the Central Plains, or If there is a plague, Lei Gong will have to withdraw his army! Liu Bei probably also used the method of cutting off food, but he didn't find the right time."

But Lu Bu still said: "But even if Liu Bei repelled the Dagan army this time, I still don't think Liu Bei can hold Hanzhong. The gap between the strength of the Dahan and Dagan is too big. Liu Bei's battle has seriously injured the vitality of the entire Shuzhong. It is impossible to reply without a few years.

But Lei Gong can continue to command hundreds of thousands of troops to attack Hanzhong next year, and even if Hanzhong is difficult to attack, but Lei Gong reverses the direction of attack to attack Yangzhou and Jingzhou, what should the court do?Yangzhou and Jingzhou are not as dangerous and difficult to break through as in the middle of Sichuan, and the navy of the Dagan Army is stronger than ours. When they adapt to the Yangtze River waterway, I am afraid that my navy of the Dagan Army will not be the opponent of the Dagan Navy! "

After listening to Lu Bu's explanation of the war, Yang Biao and Wang Yun found that the future of the big man was uncertain. Although they wanted to refute Lu Bu's words, it was fine for the big man to fight against the big army these years. They were not careful that the big man could resist Big attack!For a while, both of them were silent!

At this time Lu Bu whispered: "The big man is about to perish, we have to think about ourselves and our family!"

Wang Yun said with a cold face: "Lu Bu, you want to betray a big man for your own glory and wealth!"

Yang Biao also glared at Lu Bu. If he didn't know that he couldn't beat Lu Bu, he would have been fighting with fists and kicks now!
Although the two were thin old men who studied, Lu Bu still had a bit of fear in his heart and said, "Of course not. Hero, even if I betray His Majesty, I can only become an ordinary citizen under Lei Gong!"

This is also the reason why few people surrendered in Dagan. The treatment given to the surrendered generals is too bad. If it is not forced, no one will surrender to Dagan!As far as Lu Bu is concerned, even if he betrays the emperor, he can't get Lei Gong's attention, so of course he can't do such a worthless thing!

After explaining to the two of them, Lu Bu took out a Dagan newspaper and said, "This is Dagan's new thing called a newspaper. Taiwei, Situ, don't look at the fierce fighting in Hanzhong now, but for Dagan, the battle of Hanzhong is not a big deal at all." No big deal, if Liu Bei hadn't killed Liu Shi unexpectedly, I don't think Lei Gong would have come to Hanzhong."

"The biggest thing about Daqian now is the discovery of a spice island. It is said that the precious spices are like weeds, scattered all over the island, it can be said that they are everywhere. It is said that the fleet that discovered the island recruited wild men with sackcloth to help them pick it up Spices, it only took 1000 bolts of linen to fill three ocean-going ships. The capital where these spices came from was sold for [-] million yuan. It is said that the sailors who discovered the spice road became rich, each with a hundred Wan’s net worth, now the entire Dagan You ocean liner is trying to find a way to follow the Dagan Navy, and wants to go to the Spice Island to pick up money again!”

Yang Biao said sadly: "This is really going to kill my big man. Lei Gong, a bandit, first discovered Treasure Island and then Spice Island. Dagan is already powerful. To get these two treasure islands, my big man is not a big man." Fuck the opponent!"

But Lu Bu said: "The Taiwei is concerned about the wrong place. Didn't you find that there are many islands overseas? Lei Gong easily occupied two islands of wealth, but with so many islands, who knows that the next one will not be able to find gold?" Silver Spice, these islands are taken by Lei Gong, but we can't take them?"

Wang Yun was surprised and said: "Fengxian, do you want to go overseas to occupy land and become king?"

But Lu Bu said: "Why not? Cao Cao also led his men to occupy a crab island. It is said that it is the size of several counties. Now Cao Cao sells the logs and sulfur on the island to Dagan to make a fortune. I'm afraid Liu Bei Were all the shells fired from above the head provided by Cao Cao!"

Wang Yun shook his head and said, "Now there are Dagan's warships overseas, if we show up, we will be destroyed by Dagan!"

But Lu Bu said: "If Lei Gong can let Cao Cao go, it won't stop us from occupying overseas desert islands. At first I didn't understand why Lei Gong let Cao Cao go, but when I found out that Cao Cao had cut down hundreds of thousands of trees for Lei Gong, and provided Only then did I understand that Lei Gong wants us to open up his territory!"

(End of this chapter)