Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 757
The war on the Eastern Front is in full swing, and the Western Front is confusing.

"Bo Yue, I don't understand two things, can you clarify for me?" Wang Shuang asked Jiang Wei during the march.Regardless of Jiang Wei's young age, Wang Shuang still admires Jiang Wei's cleverness.

"General, please speak."

"People say that Zhuge is very wise, but in my opinion, that's just the case. If I lead the army, why send troops to Qishan, and lead an army through Ziwu Valley to reach Chang'an. Why does Zhuge Liang look far away?"

"Ziwu Valley is dangerous. Since the general can think of it, how can Zhuge Liang not be afraid that our army will set up an ambush in Ziwu Valley? Therefore, even if our army does not set up an ambush, he will not dare to come. As for Qishan, although the road is long, it is convenient for him to transport food. , and if you occupy Tianshui, you can seek my Liangzhou, he predicted that in the northwest, the Qiang and Hu will be mixed and unruly, and our army will not fight to the death, so even if we go out of Qishan to take Chang'an, we can conquer the northwest."

Wang Shuang nodded: "The northwest is barren, what's the use of him going to fetch it? And why not go east to Hanzhong to fetch Shangyong, as long as you follow the Han River and the Mian River, extending in all directions, you can map Chang'an, as well as Jingxiang. "

Startled, Jiang Wei reined in his horse and looked at Wang Shuang. Wang Shuang was brave and foolish. "The general's words are in the middle. I couldn't understand it at first. General Zidan's unintentional words woke me up. Excuse me, even if Zhuge Liang resorted to military force, how many people can there be?"

"15 soldiers and [-] horses." This is the limit that Wang Shuang can think of. Sichuan and Shu are only a state, and even if the population exceeds one million, how many soldiers can they recruit and how many can they afford?

"That's right. With 15 troops, to defend Shu and Hanzhong, there are only [-] to [-] who can go to war. I, Wei, are not Sun Quan. What's the point of going to Shangyong with [-] to [-] people?" Jiang Wei laughed. "Thus, it's not that Zhuge Liang doesn't want to, but he can't."

Shu is weak and Wei is strong, Zhuge Liang can't bite Cao Pi, he can only eat away at it slowly, first make himself stronger, so Zhuge Liang chose the relatively barren and remote northwest.Jiang Wei continued: "Furthermore, even if Zhuge Liang has the ability to take down Shangyong, if he marches into Xiangfan or other places, the Central Plains will shake, and the emperor will send heavy troops. In this way, Zhou Cang will be the one who gets the best deal. Zhuge Liang How can you be smart enough to make wedding dresses for others?"

Wang Shuang was convinced. "Boyue's opinion! But I still don't understand one thing, Zhuge Liang came out of Qishan, isn't he afraid of Shangyong Mengda?"

"Meng Da is talented and thinks highly of himself, but he is self-respecting and self-protective. Zhuge Liang knows this man very well, so he expected that Meng Da would not send troops easily. How could General Zidan not know, so he sent Cheng Wu went to Shangyong to lobby Meng Da, this time Zhuge Liang is going to make a mistake." Jiang Wei laughed heartily.Zhuge Liang didn't hit Meng Da, and Meng Da didn't hit Zhuge Liang either. Zhuge Liang regarded Meng Da as a gatekeeper, but he didn't know that the door had been pushed open.

"No wonder." Wang Shuang murmured, Cheng Wu was eloquent, and persuading Meng Da was not a big problem. "Based on Zhuge Liang's disposition, Boyue thinks how to use troops in this battle?"

"Since following General Zidan, I have searched for Zhuge Liang's battles and found that Liu Bei seldom led Zhuge Liang to go out. When he took Yizhou, Pang Tong was with the army, and when he took Hanzhong, it was Fazheng who was his adviser. When he attacked Jingzhou, he left Zhuge Liang in Chengdu. It can be seen that although Zhuge Liang is very wise, he did not really lead the army. And Zhuge Liang chose Qishan, which shows that he is not in danger. In this battle, I will take Jieting first, then Xixian, cut off Zhuge Liang's retreat, and trap him to death in the northwest. Da took Hanzhong, and General Zidan swung his troops to encircle me, and Zhuge Liang could be captured."

"Boyue's great opinion, I admire it! I should speed up the march."

"Wait a minute, general. You need to be careful of Wei Yan, the general of Shu. It is said that he was the one who attacked Dingjun Mountain and beheaded General Xiahouyuan. This time the troops sent troops to Qishan to kill the father and son of the Han family in two battles. It shows that he is both wise and brave, so don't take it lightly." Jiang Wei quickly reminded Wang Shuang said a word.

"Hehe, when I meet Wei Yan, I will let him know how good I am." Wang Shuang said confidently, slapping the meteor hammer on his waist.

After Wei Yan captured Tianshui County, he split up with Ma Dai and occupied Nan'an and Guangwei counties. Fei Yao retreated all the way to Jincheng, Liangzhou.It was the end of September when Zhuge Liang arrived in Tianshui, so he could not avoid going out to appease the people, and looting most of the crops that had rotted in the fields for military use.

In October, the emperor Liu Chan sent Fei Yi to reward the army. With Wei Yan's merits, he was promoted to the general who conquered the west and the governor of Liangzhou.When there was no one there, Fei Yi said in a low voice: "Prime Minister, passing by Hanzhong, I noticed that Li Ping's expression seemed to be a little strange. Someone found that Deng Xian had appeared."

Zhuge Liang was shocked: "Deng Xian is Meng Da's nephew. He has been in Shangyong. Why did he appear in Hanzhong? Could it be that Meng Da has contacts with Li Ping?"

"The prime minister must guard against it."

Zhuge Liang remained silent, the news was too shocking. If Li Ping was turned against by Meng Da and Hanzhong fell into the hands of Cao Wei, he would be completely alone.An army of [-] will run out of food in less than a month, and there will be chaos without fighting.However, if Li Ping is opposed by Meng Da, Fei Yi should be detained. Fei Yi can't see him, which means that Li Ping should not have been or has not been persuaded by Meng Da.In short, the rear is dangerous.

If Li Ping could take Deng Xian down and send him to Zhuge Liang's army, then Zhuge Liang could trust Li Ping, but Li Ping's silence made it difficult for Zhuge Liang to judge what Li Ping was thinking.

"Beat the drum, gather the generals!" Zhuge Liang's face sank like water.

The generals didn't know why, so they rushed to Zhuge Liang's tent.

"I just got the news that Meng Da of Shangyong led the attack on Hanzhong. Hanzhong is in danger, so I want to return to the army immediately." Zhuge Liang couldn't tell what he had discovered about Deng Xian, so he could only find another excuse.

"Ah?" All the generals looked at each other, they had doubts in their hearts but no one dared to raise the meaning, except for one person.

"Prime Minister, with General Li Ping in Hanzhong, what is Meng Da afraid of?" Wei Yan said in high spirits. "Our army has just captured the three counties, and the Wei army is frightened. It is time to take advantage of the victory and march. Why should we retreat?"

"Hanzhong is my foundation, and there is no room for loss." Zhuge Liang couldn't explain too much, he could only show a tough attitude.

"Since the prime minister has withdrawn his troops, the last general is willing to lead a team to garrison Tianshui!" Wei Yan was still relentless.

Zhuge Liang said patiently: "You can't defend Tianshui with a single army. If there is a loss or loss of soldiers and horses, it will be at my disadvantage. I have made up my mind, so I don't want to say more!"

"Prime Minister, our army is withdrawing, and the Wei army will come to pursue it." Yang Yi was very happy to see Wei Yan deflated, and changed the subject.

"That's right. The Jieting is dangerous and can stop the enemy. Which general is willing to go there?" Zhuge Liang asked.

Wei Yan was distracted. Others didn't know about Hanzhong's defenses. Wei Yan knew best that it was not easy to break through. What's more, Li Ping was a man of both wisdom and courage. He was thinking about why Zhuge Liang abandoned the three counties.Unless something happened to Li Ping, but Li Ping is Liu Bei's trustee, so there will be no problem with his sincerity to Liu Chan.As soon as Fei Yi arrived, he was about to withdraw his troops. Could it be that it had something to do with Fei Yi?

(End of this chapter)