Three Kingdoms: Prosper Han from the beginning of brushing favorability

Chapter 311 Three Ways Going North
"Go west from Qishan, capture Longyou, complete the destruction of Long, and recover Yongliang."

Liu Chan immediately gave an answer to Lao Liu's question.

After all, he is very familiar with this routine. When he was following the drama, this had always been a pain point in his heart...

Of course, after more than ten years of study and growth, he still wants to send troops to Yongliang, but he is not so naive as he wants to make up for the regrets he had while watching the drama.

Although Liu Chan's answer only had four short sentences, it contained a lot of information. Everyone, including Lao Liu, was silent for a while.

The wise ministers were calculating the cost and feasibility, while the generals were thinking about the famous generals in Yongliang and what the terrain was like.

As for Lao Liu...he is thinking about the benefits of doing this.

Struggling has never been a problem. Since the beginning of the army, which battle has not been strenuous?

But the problem is that it’s hard work and not thankless.

"Why is that so?" He wanted to hear Liu Chan's reasons first.

"horse."

Liu Chan first gave his first reason. He had been thinking about these things for a long time. At this time, Lao Liu asked and answered without hesitation.

"The first thing is the horse. When the two armies are fighting, the cavalry is the top priority. The cavalry is still needed to defend the country safely, let alone the Northern Expedition." Liu Chan called for people to hang up the map, stood up and continued.

"My father fought in the south and north throughout his life, and he knew the topography of various places better than his sons. Starting from the north of Jingzhou, there are large plains in the Central Plains, covering Qingxu, Yanyu.

"Further north, Jizhou and even Youbin also have such terrain. When the enemy has a large number of cavalry, how should we respond? I have never heard of anyone who can dominate the world without relying on cavalry."

Since ancient times, it has been common for the north to unify the south, but it is rare for the south to unify the north. Liu Chan knows that the only one who has succeeded is Zhu Yuanzhang.

In addition to geographical factors and economic and demographic factors due to the higher degree of agricultural development in the north in the early years, horse cavalry is also an important part.

Even the only successful Zhu Yuanzhang, as far as Liu Chan knew, he did not lack elite cavalry...

Liu Bei twisted his beard and said: "This..."

His awe for the cavalry is naturally greater than that of Liu Chan, a modern man with a soul.

After all, he himself was defeated by the tiger and leopard cavalry in the past. Even today, no matter how the infantry develops tactics against the cavalry, they can only try to make up for the disadvantages.

He does have high hopes for Liu Chan's Mo Dao team, but can they still replace his tens of thousands of Mo Dao soldiers?
Zhuge Liang is also perfecting the method of relying on battle formations, temporary fortifications, and powerful crossbows to jointly defend against cavalry attacks, but this requires the courage, cooperation, and training of the troops, all three of which are indispensable.

Moreover, it is also just to make up for the gap.

Liu Chan continued: "Although there are Yunnan horses in Nanzhong, these horses have advantages in fighting in the mountains and forests. Compared with Cao Wei's good horses, they are far behind... After entering the Central Plains, they can only be used as draft horses.

"Most of Cao Wei's good horses come from Youbin and Liangzhou. Youbin is located behind Cao Wei. We can't imagine it, but Liangzhou is not like that!

"If the troops leave Qishan and can successfully cut off Long, they can cut off the connection between western Yongzhou, Liangzhou and the Central Plains of Cao Wei. It will be easy to obtain. By then, all the good horses in Liangzhou will be in the hands of my father."

Liu Bei nodded from time to time as he listened. This was indeed a considerable benefit.

Zhuge Liang also felt that it was not impossible, and if he really completed the Duanlong Mountains, the terrain was high in the northwest and low in the southeast. After training a cavalry and heading towards the Central Plains, it would indeed be an advantage.

But at this time, Fazheng said: "Prince, Yongliang does have the advantage of horses. However, if Guanzhong is captured, it can conquer the world in one fell swoop, so we must pay attention to it."

In Chang'an and Guanzhong areas, there are many wealthy families and scholars, and they are also extraordinary political symbols.

If it can be won, it may be possible to recruit a lot of talents, which will also be a huge blow to Cao Wei's morale.Fazheng continued: "If the knowledgeable people in the world see that Wang Shi has captured Guanzhong, they will also respond in large numbers. By then, Cao Wei will be in trouble internally and externally, so why worry about the failure of a major event? Compared with the support of people's hearts, horses and terrain are small gains.

"Furthermore, the land of Yongliang is barren and the population is sparse. The Guanzhong plain is [-] miles away from Qinchuan, and the grain output is huge. If we divide the Hanzhong army into two for small gains, it will inevitably lead to insufficient troops to attack Guanzhong, and I think it is inappropriate."

It made sense to all the ministers, and Lao Liu also nodded.

In terms of benefits, it is obviously more beneficial to capture Guanzhong.

However, Liu Chan disagreed. He had been thinking about this issue for a long time these days, and he also knew a lot about the products and population of Yongliang and Guanzhong.

What Fazheng said is not wrong, but there is only one problem...

"I dare to ask Fa Shangshu, if the soldiers in Hanzhong are not divided, can Guanzhong be conquered in one battle?" Liu Chan looked directly at Fazheng without giving in.

"This……"

It is very easy to say the word "yes", but Fa Zheng cannot say it easily.

They are discussing for the sake of the national interest, not a debate between political opponents, nor a rhetorical lobbying.

If it is the latter, Fazheng can give no less than ten reasons to prove that Guanzhong can definitely be defeated.

But reason told him that if there was no internal response from the enemy, the Guanzhong area was so powerful that it had a fortified city, and Cao Wei's support was close, so the attack would surely suffer heavy losses.

He is an important minister of the Han Dynasty and is responsible for the monarch and the people.

Liu Chan continued: "The benefits are the benefits that can be obtained. They also know the importance of the Guanzhong area to Cao Wei. On the occasion of the invasion of Soochow, how can they not take strict precautions?

"This is not the case in the land of Yongliang. Cao Pi has so many troops that he has no time to go west. Only Chencang, Zhang He and other central troops can save him. If we first use the Hanzhong feint attack to contain the enemies in Guanzhong, we may not be unable to capture Yongliang in one battle."

Liu Chan paused and then smiled and said: "What's more, with Cao Wei's consistent style, even if he loses in Guanzhong, he will probably burn Chang'an and move away the people in Guanzhong before withdrawing."

When the ministers heard what the prince said, it made sense. Old Liu had almost denied the division of troops just now, but now he hesitated again.

Many generals like Zhang Sanye have given up thinking about this issue and are just waiting for the results, and they will fight wherever they are told.

Zhang Fei looked at his son-in-law talking happily with a smile on his face, and was very pleased. Unfortunately, eating melon seeds had not yet become popular at this time, otherwise the third master would have already started eating melon seeds with tea...

"It's just that the Qishan Road is difficult to travel, the food route is long, and supplies are difficult. If we send troops from this way, it will cost a lot..." Fazheng actually already somewhat agreed with Liu Chan's idea, but he still had concerns in his heart.

Just as Liu Chan was about to speak, Zhuge Liang suddenly spoke.

"Your Majesty, I think what the prince said is reasonable." After expressing his position, he turned to Fa Zhengdao and said, "Xiao Zhi, going west to Qi Mountain will certainly consume a lot of food and grass. However, if we attack the pass with force, our Yizhou athletes will also suffer heavy casualties.

"Now that your Majesty's mulberry farming technology has improved, the reserves from last year's harvest can still support the needs. There will be no major disasters this year. There are ways to make up for the depletion of grain and grass. People die, but it is difficult to come back to life."

Lao Liu's eyes lit up. He who had once personally said, "Husbands must put people first when doing important things", now he had some concerns in his mind.

Fazheng pondered for a moment, then raised his hands and said: "What Kong Ming said makes sense. Your Majesty, I also think that the prince's strategy is better, and it is better to feign attack in Guanzhong. Although the prince is young, his far-sightedness makes me admire him. Your Majesty's Blessing."

[Faqi Sensitivity +5] (85)

"Hahaha, okay! In that case, let's divide the troops into three groups and go north to attack Cao Cao!" Lao Liu finally made a decision and set the general policy of three groups of troops heading north.

(End of this chapter)