Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 400
Indeed, Li Song was worried about what kind of actions Cao Ang would take, whether to increase troops to defend to the death?Still bypassing Jiameng Pass, the troops were divided into two groups, attacking Wudu all the way, occupying Xiabian, and preventing the troops from Guanzhong from reinforcing Hanzhong.

March all the way to Yangping Pass, capture Yangping Pass, then capture Hanzhong, then spy on the Central Plains, march into Luoyang, and compete for the world.

"Zhongda, if it were you, how would you use Jiameng Pass to resist our army's attack?" Li Song turned around and asked.

Sima Yi was taken aback for a moment, apparently not expecting that Li Song would ask him such a question, Sima Yi lowered his head and pondered, if he were himself, how would he break the situation.

Sending troops to reinforce Jiameng Pass, fighting to the death is absolutely unacceptable. Once they are held back by the enemy at Jiameng Pass, the consequences will be disastrous.

Not long after Cao Ang took the land of Shu, the hearts of the people have not yet fully surrendered, and Liu Zhang, the old master of Shu, is in Fucheng. Once Cao Ang puts all his power in Jiameng Pass, it is hard to guarantee that Liu Zhang will not have any ideas.

The two generations of Liu Zhang and his son have been operating in Yizhou for 20 years, and they didn't pay for nothing. Now that the people in the middle of Shu are unstable, how could they kill themselves.

Then, Zhuge Liang will definitely try his best to persuade Cao Ang to find another way out, but where will they start?This is a problem. If I were myself, I would definitely do this. Sima Yi thought in his heart that he already had some clues, but he still needed to deduce it.

Sima Yi raised his head and looked at Li Song. Li Song was also looking at him. The two looked at each other. Sima Yi bowed his hands and said, "Mr. Tang, can I get a copy of the map?"

"Of course there is no problem." Li Song nodded in response, and shouted outside: "Come on!"

Immediately, a personal guard appeared, clasped his fists at Li Song and said, "What is Mr. Tang's order?"

"Hurry up and get a map of the thirteen states." Li Song ordered the guards to get a map of the whole country.

"Promise!" The guards took the order and left, and after a while, they took a map of the whole country, put it in front of Li Song and Sima Yi, bowed their fists, and retreated.

Li Song spread out the map, Sima Yi glanced at it, and guessed with eight or nine points what Cao Angjun should do next.

That is to divide the troops into two groups, all the way to Wudu, occupy Xiabian, cut off the reinforcements of Guanzhong reinforcements, and at the same time cut off the retreat of Hanzhong soldiers and horses.

The other way is to go straight to Yangping Pass. As long as Yangping Pass is captured, it is equivalent to opening a door to Hanzhong. Just drive straight in and attack Jiameng Pass on both sides, and Hanzhong will be captured. It is not a problem even if all the soldiers and horses in Hanzhong are wiped out.

"Mr. Tang, if it were me, I would definitely persuade Cao Ang's troops to divide into two groups. One way is to take Wudu, the other is to occupy Xiabian, and the other way is to capture Yangping Pass. Such a big event can be achieved, and Duke Tang has to guard against it!" Sima Yi wanted to understand After these, he bowed his hands and saluted.

Li Song was overjoyed. As expected of Sima Yi, he was able to think of such a method, which coincided with some thoughts in his heart.

"How sure are you?" Li Song asked.

"My lord, I can confirm this matter with eighty-nine percent certainty," Sima Yi said.

Why is it eighty-nine points instead of ten points?Li Song understands that this point is a variable, and things are likely to change.

"In this matter, who do you decide to send to defend against Cao Ang's army is more appropriate, and who should guard Yangping Pass?" Li Song asked.

"Duke Tang knows it well, I don't want you to speculate! Talk about military affairs." Sima Yi bowed his hands and bowed.

"Okay, it's getting late tonight, you should go back and rest first! I have my own arrangements for this matter." Li Song said, Sima Yi bowed his hands and retreated.

In Chengdu, Cao Ang and Zhuge Liang turned on the lights to discuss military affairs.

There was a bottle of cooking wine in front of Cao Ang and the two of them. They sat opposite each other and had a few glasses of vinegar. Cao Ang smiled at Zhuge Liang: "It is winter now, and the temperature difference between morning and evening changes greatly. The military commander should add some more clothes."

Zhuge Liang said: "The lord ordered someone to wake Liang up from the bed in the middle of the night, and called me to come. Could it be that the lord was bored late at night, and invited me here to drink and enjoy the moon, but now he is caring for me in every possible way, which is really embarrassing for Liang. Thank you!" After saying that, he got up and gave a salute.

"Won't the military master understand what I mean by calling you here?" Cao Ang said anxiously.

"Liang naturally understands a thing or two. My lord is worried about the battle at Jiameng Pass." Zhuge Liang smiled, he knew it early in the morning.

Cao Ang breathed a sigh of relief, angry and funny in his heart, since he knew that he was still playing sloppy with me here, isn't he trying to make me happy!But after thinking about it, Zhuge Liang said that he already had a way to deal with it.

"Military officer, Jiameng Pass is very important. It must not fall into the hands of Thief Li, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable. Once Jiameng Pass is lost, Chengdu will be under the enemy's nose, and Chengdu is in danger." Cao Ang said.

Cao Ang can see this, and Zhuge Liang can also see it naturally, but you must not stick to Jiameng Pass, because this is a dead end.

Zhuge Liang clasped his hands and said, "My lord, don't panic! It is not only the gate of Chengdu, but also the gate of Hanzhong. Once our army is dragged to Jiameng Pass, the situation will be against us."

"Yangping Pass is also one of the gates of Hanzhong. If you can take Yangping Pass and seize Hanzhong, it will not be difficult."

"Yangping Pass? The military adviser means that I can't attack Yangping Pass with all my strength?" Cao Ang asked suspiciously.

"My lord, thief Li has the backing of the north. Once Hanzhong's soldiers and horses are lost, the northern soldiers and horses can be continuously replenished to Hanzhong through Hanzhong."

"But we only have Yizhou, and the people's hearts are still not stable, and our military strength is even more stretched. If we don't cut off the enemy's way to increase troops from Guanzhong, our army will die under the ebb and flow."

"Therefore, I suggest, my lord, divide up a route of soldiers and horses, go to Wudu, occupy Xiabian, and block the supply line from Guanzhong. At the same time, it is equivalent to cutting off the back route of the Li thief soldiers and horses in Hanzhong. In this way, the strength of the two sides will be balanced. It's gone." Zhuge Liang said.

"It's a good plan for the military division, but what does this have to do with Yangping Pass?" Cao Ang asked puzzled.

It was agreed to be at Yangpingguan, so why did you go to Wudu? I can’t keep up with your thinking mode if it jumps so fast. Cao Ang stretched out his hand to signal Zhuge Liang to continue.

Zhuge Liangliang nodded and said: "My lord, you can divide another group of soldiers and horses and attack Yangping Pass with all your strength. As long as Yangping Pass is in your hands, you can attack on both sides with the defenders of Jiameng Pass. Hanzhong can win, and Li of Hanzhong An army of thieves will become a catch in a urn."

Zhuge Liang analyzed the pros and cons for Cao Ang in detail, as well as the success rate of doing so.

Cao Ang was ecstatic after hearing this, and calculated the gains and losses in his heart.

"My lord, who is going to lead the troops to play Wudu and occupy the next debate?" Zhuge Liang asked curiously.

"This way, I will order Fazheng and Ma Chao to lead Wu Lan, Lei Tong, and Ren Kui to lead [-] troops to Wudu, and set up troops to defend and cut off the retreat of Li Song's army."

(End of this chapter)