Three Kingdoms: Heir of Wolong, my father-in-law is Guan Gong

Chapter 201 Liu Bei dispatches troops and civil and military forces, and Wei Yan asks for a battle in Ziwu Valley (additional updates for pursuit)

Liu Bei sat in the main seat, glanced at the civil and military officials in front of the table, and suddenly felt heroic.

The authors include Zhuge Liang, Fazheng, Guo Youzhi, Yang Yi, Fei Shi, Qin Mi, etc.

Wu included Ma Chao, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Zhuge Qiao, Wei Yan, Huang Quan, Wu Yi, Wu Ban, Zhang Nan, Chen Shi, Zhao Rong, Wang Ping, Ma Zhong, etc.

There are more than fifty civil and military people who can take orders in front of the banquet, and this does not include those who are not qualified to take orders in front of the banquet.

For example, there are Jufu, Zhang Yi, Mi Zhao, etc. who are in the flying army, as well as Huang Zhong, Jiang Wei, Feng Xi, Zhang Yi, Zhang Zhu, etc. who are still in Longyou.

This reminded Liu Bei of the past when he captured Hanzhong, with many good generals at his disposal.

Think back to the old days.

Liu Bei spent many years as a small Gaotang Ling, with only horse archer Guan Yu and foot archer Zhang Fei by his side.

After the Yellow Turbans captured the city, Liu Bei went to Youzhou to join Gongsun Zan.

Zhang Fei was the most excited: "I didn't have much fun in Longyou last time, this time I will break through Chang'an and capture Huang Xuxiao'er alive!"

As the most capable tiger general in Liu Bei's Yizhou branch, Zhang Fei is as energetic as a tiger even though he is over fifty years old.

"At the same time, we will build a granary and a stronghold in Wuzhangyuan, so that all the grain and grass can be transported to the front line in the shortest time, which is enough to ensure that the Northern Expedition will not be cut off."

"It is difficult to win without both wisdom and courage."

Zhuge Qiao conquered Liangzhou too quickly, and the protracted war was forced to be short-lived. The original plan to farm in Wuzhangyuan naturally had to be changed.

It's just that the sentence "It's difficult to win without both wisdom and courage", which is quite exciting.

Fazheng nodded and came to the hanging map.

When Zhang Fei heard this, he said first: "Brother, isn't this man of wisdom and courage talking about me? I am willing to lead the troops to capture Chencang City."

Zhang He is still in Guanzhong!
You are so self-deprecating, what does Zhang He think?
Ma Chao argued: "Yide, the last time I went to Bao Xiedao, I was just a suspect; but when you went to Longyou, you captured two counties in a row. This time it's your turn to be a suspect!"

The generals were speechless.

“Whether you are taking Chencang Road, Baoxie Road or Tangluo Road, you need to take the plank road out of the valley.”

Ma Chao also raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, all the fathers and brothers in our clan were killed at the hands of Cao's thieves. This hatred is irreconcilable. I am willing to take Cao Zhang's head as a pioneer!"

"My martial arts skills are mediocre. Although I can't compare with a fierce general like Cao Zhang, I can still defeat an ordinary Wei general in the vanguard."

Zhang Fei glared: "Zilong, you have the nerve to say that your martial arts skills are mediocre? Can't you compare to Cao Zhang?"

Zhuge Liang signaled that the law was correct.

Zhao Yun couldn't help but feel happy: "Yide, you are the bravest here, and the bravest ones are the last ones to go into battle."

Zhao Yun said with a smile on his face: "The people I killed were all unknown people, not worth mentioning; unlike you, Yide, who fought Lu Bu, Meng Qi, and defeated Zhang He."

"So give this vanguard to me."

"Soldiers and horses have not moved, food and grass go first."

"Therefore, after careful discussion with the Prime Minister, I decided to send most of the grain and grass shipped from Xichuan directly to Wudu County via the Western Han River."

Zhang Fei frowned and looked at Liu Bei: "Brother, I am not a suspicious soldier!"

"It is well known that you, Zhang Yide, are brave and foolhardy. The Wei generals call you just a common man who slaughters pigs and dogs."

Qin Mi then went out and read out the "Edict to Defeat Wei" that he had prepared.

Zhang Fei was shameless in order to seize the vanguard.

At that time, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were just two stupid soldiers.

As a famous bachelor in Yizhou, Qin Mi's literary talent is not inferior to that of Chen Lin, who drafted an appeal against Cao for Yuan Shao in the past.

"Edict to Defeat the Wei Dynasty" is magnificent and easy to understand, making the audience's blood boil and their spirits tingling.

The general idea is that Cao Pi dared to usurp power and seize the throne even though he was a scumbag. As a descendant of the great ancestor, Liu Bei, adhering to his destiny, wanted to personally conquer Guanzhong to attack Cao Pi and Cao Zhang's brothers.

Ma Chao retorted: "Yide, you just said it."

"The plank road is steep and difficult to transport grain. A slight mistake will cause the grain road to be interrupted."

Although he recruited more than a thousand miscellaneous Huyi followers as commanders of other departments, the cavalry generals who commanded the army were all Zhao Yun who borrowed from Gongsun Zan.

Fazheng briefly explained the tactics of the Northern Expedition and remained silent, waiting for Liu Bei's decision.

Zhang Fei scrambled and said: "Meng Qi, you have already walked through Baoxie Road last time. If you go again this time, General Wei will definitely be on guard."

In the past, Liu Bei never thought that one day he would lead a group of elite soldiers and wizards as emperor to conquer the world!

Liu Bei couldn't help but shook his head and waved his hand to stop the dispute between the three of them: "Meng Qi, Yide, Zilong, don't be impatient, and listen to the battle plans of the Prime Minister and Xiaozhi."

"It's just that Chencang is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and Wei general Fei Yao has led five thousand troops to garrison it."

Liu Bei signaled to Qin Mi, who was offering wine.

"Then we go upstream directly to Longyou Qishan Road, then turn to the Wei River and go down to Wuzhangyuan."

"If I go to be the vanguard, General Wei will definitely look down on me!"

"I am definitely the most suitable vanguard! As everyone knows, I am brave and foolhardy, and the Wei generals call me just a common man who slaughters pigs and dogs."

"And if you want to go to Wuzhangyuan, you must first capture Chencang City."

"If we cannot capture Chencang City, we will not be able to build a granary and dangerous fortress in Wuzhangyuan."

"In the past, when Cao Cao was here, I visited Chencang many times; during the last Northern Expedition, I also visited Chencang and I know the topography of Chencang quite well."

"Your Majesty, please let me lead the troops to attack Chencang. I will definitely be able to capture him!"

Zhang Fei said anxiously: "Meng Qi, don't talk nonsense! I just said that I was brave and foolhardy just to make Wei generals look down on me. I defeated Zhang He with strategy in Danqu!"

Ma Chao smiled and said, "Yide, if you didn't tell me, I almost forgot."

"You defeated Zhang He. I once saw Zhang He on the Weishui River and ran away."

"The Wei generals in Guanzhong all think that only Zhang He can resist you Yide, and they all think that I am not as good as Zhang He."

"It can be inferred from this that if you, Yide, appear in Chencang, Zhang He will definitely go to Chencang at night; but if I go to Chencang, Zhang He will definitely despise me."

Zhang Fei stared at him with tiger eyes: "Meng Qi, how can you make others' ambitions destroy your own prestige? You are known as the 'Mighty General' in Xiliang."

"Why, after staying in Xichuan for several years, have you lost all your tiger whiskers?"

Seeing Zhang Fei and Ma Chao resorting to self-promotion and self-deprecation in order to compete for the vanguard, Liu Bei couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

Zhuge Qiao said: "General Hussar, General Chariot, please listen to me."

Zhang Fei and Ma Chao stopped arguing and looked at Zhuge Qiao.

"Bosong, do you want to support me?"

"Bosong, you can't favor one person over another."

Zhuge Qiao smiled and said: "Chencang is the city that must be captured in this Northern Expedition. Why do the two generals have to fight over each other?"

"Not as good as before."

"If Wei general Zhang He comes to help, the hussar general attacks the city, and the chariot general resists Zhang He; if Wei general Zhang He does not come, the two armies will join forces and attack Chencang City by force."

"If the two generals can't take Chencang City together, I can lead troops to Gui to help."

Zhang Feihu's eyes widened: "Bosong, don't underestimate me. Meng Qi and I are just going to Chencang City, why do we need your help?"

Ma Chao also said: "Yide, when Zhang He comes, you go and fight Zhang He. I'll attack the city, but don't rob me."

Zhang Fei said: "Why should I attack Chen Cang when Zhang He is here? I let this guy run away twice, but I can't let him run away again."

Liu Bei looked at Fazheng and Zhuge Liang, both of them nodded in approval.

"In that case, Chencang City will be captured by Yi De and Meng Qi." Liu Bei ordered: "I will give you 20,000 troops. Take Chencang for me within a month!"

From Nanzheng to Chencang, take the Chencang Road for nearly a thousand miles.

This means that even if Zhang Fei and Ma Chao move hundreds of miles into Chencang, they will only have twenty days to capture the strong city of Chencang.

Although the time stipulation is very tight, Zhang Fei and Ma Chao are both good at fighting hard battles, so naturally they will not dare to accept orders because they are afraid of not completing their tasks.

"Brother, don't worry. Within a month, Meng Qi and I will definitely capture Chencang City!"

Zhang Fei patted his chest and promised, and Ma Chao was also proud.

After Zhang Fei and Ma Chao took the order and left, Fazheng came to the map again.

"In order to prevent Chang'an's reinforcements from going to support Chencang, a general is needed to lead troops out of Xiegu first, east of Wugong River, and make a surprise attack on Yi County."

"Unlike last time, the people who made the sudden attack on Yi County this time were not suspicious soldiers; therefore, the general in command must be good at fighting and defending, and be able to withstand enemies that are several times stronger."

As soon as Fazheng finished speaking, Liu Bei looked at Wei Yan.

As a young general who was taught by Liu Bei step by step, Liu Bei had high hopes for Wei Yan, hoping that Wei Yan could be as powerful as Guan Yu.

For the task of leaving Xiegu, Liu Bei preferred Wei Yan.

However, what surprised Liu Bei was that Wei Yan lowered his head and refused to accept the military order.

Wen Chang is actually afraid of fighting to the death?
Liu Bei was surprised, but at this moment Wei Yan lowered his head and said nothing, and Liu Bei was not in a good mood.

See this.

Zhao Yun, Wu Ban, and Wu Yi all came out to ask for orders.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to lead troops there!"

Seeing that the three generals had requested orders, Liu Bei thought carefully for a while and said: "We can order Zilong as the main general, Wu Ban and Wu Yi as deputy generals, and lead 10,000 troops to make a surprise attack on Yi County."

"If reinforcements from Chang'an arrive but Yi County has not been captured, we can form a camp to the east of Wugong River for confrontation."

"Remember, the credit for this battle is not based on the capture of Xi County. The longer the delay and confrontation, the greater the credit."

Zhuge Liang and Fazheng also recognized Liu Bei's arrangement.

Both Wu Ban and Wu Yi are experienced in fighting.

And with Zhao Yun, a brave general, as the leader, he can deal with it calmly, whether offensive or defensive.

Wait for Zhao Yun, Wu Ban and Wu Yi to take the order and leave.

Fazheng looked at Zhuge Qiao again: "Bosong, there is too much grain and grass to be transported to Wuzhangyuan this time."

"Even if we reach Longyou via the Xihe River, it will be difficult to transfer it to the Wei River."

"Going south via the Weishui River also requires a large number of ships. I have to ask you to return to Longyou quickly to prepare."

Zhuge Qiao smiled confidently: "I have been preparing for this last year."

"The water of the Xihe River is between the Longyou ferry and the Shanggui ferry. I have already sent people to dredge the two rivers and the canal." "Now is the season when the water level increases, and the two rivers and the canal are enough for one boat."

"In order to avoid accidents, before going to Changsha with Your Majesty, I had people check the canals along the way to make sure nothing was missed."

Fazheng was slightly surprised: "How could Bosong predict what will happen this year?"

Zhuge Qiao smiled and said: "That's not the case."

"At that time, there were tens of thousands more refugees because of Zhang He's food robbery. Directly distributing food to the refugees was prone to mistakes."

"So I adopted a work-for-relief approach. I provided food and let some of the refugees work in the fields, and some of the refugees helped me dredge the canal between the two rivers."

"After Ma Jun improved farm tools, I came up with the idea of ​​transferring grain and rice from Jiangdong to Longyou."

"And in order to reduce consumption, the safest way is to use canal transportation between the two rivers."

"So after settling the refugees, I spent money and food and recruited some people from Longyou who were willing to continue working to continue dredging the two rivers and canals."

“This year, it just happened to happen.”

The food of my allies is my food.

This is not the first time that Zhuge Qiao has calculated Jiangdong's grain and rice.

In the past, in order to deal with Yu Jin's tens of thousands of surrendered soldiers, Zhuge Qiao targeted Sun Quan's Xiangguan rice.

have to say.

Jiangdong is really rich!

It seems that there are only six counties, but the population is larger than the population of most of Jingzhou, the entire Yizhou and Longyou combined.

Jingzhou suffered from war, and many people were robbed by Cao Cao, and many people fled to the east of the Yangtze River. The people in Hanzhong were forcibly moved to Luoyang in Guanzhong by Cao Cao.

Liu Bei is like this now, with a vast territory and sparsely populated areas. He looks very powerful, but is actually very weak.

If the current grain reserves were not enough and the livestock were not prosperous enough, Zhuge Qiao would have suggested to Liu Bei that he should imitate Gou Jian's fertility policy of "to give birth to a husband, two pots of wine, and one dog; to give birth to a woman, two pots of wine, and one dolphin."

Because the population was not large and the climate was not as suitable for crop growth as Jiangdong, Zhuge Qiao naturally set his sights on Sun Quan's Jiangdong, regarding it as the Jiangdong granary of the Han Dynasty.

Fazheng couldn't help but laugh and said: "Bosong's ability to raise money and food is much better than that of the Prime Minister and I."

"Using money and food to recruit laborers, the wealthy family in Longyou must have invested a lot."

Zhuge Qiao nodded: "It is true that they invested a lot of money, but they did not lose money; I provided the Twelve Silk Silk Weaving Machine at a low price."

"After I pacified Liangzhou and accepted the envoys from the Western Regions in February this year, I negotiated the future plans of the Silk Road with these wealthy families."

"As long as these wealthy families think that I can bring them several times or even dozens of times the benefits, they will beg me for money and food."

"When I have money and food, I naturally don't have to levy labor that wastes money and money. Those people who help me dredge the two rivers and canals can still make money to support their families without spending their own money and food."

"Of course there won't be too much resentment."

"Even if there is resentment, it is because of management. For example, there are supervisors who abuse workers, corrupt officials who enrich themselves, etc., and these can be restricted by laws."

Liu Bei also put his hands on his hands and smiled and said: "No wonder Bosong didn't feel bad at all when he gave the curved shaft plow and keel waterwheel to Sun Quan."

"The more fertile fields and grains there are in Jiangdong, the more people will think about selling the grains and rice. With Jiangdong growing grain for me, I can be distracted from other things."

"This is just like the private trade routes in Changsha. When the trade routes take shape, if Sun Quan interferes too much with policies, he will be competing with the people for profit."

"Once fighting against the people for profit arouses the dissatisfaction of Jiangdong's powerful families, it only takes one battle to defeat Sun Quan."

If Liu Bei is too weak, the wealthy businessmen in Jiangdong will definitely encourage Sun Quan to fight Liu Bei for the sake of profit, so as to obtain more benefits.

But now that Liu Bei is not weak, the wealthy businessmen in Jiangdong will not support Sun Quan in fighting Liu Bei for the sake of profit. This will result in too much loss of profits.

Guan Zhong's strategy of weakening the enemy's country was based on the premise of a strong country.

If you don't store guns, you will have to store food. If you have food, it will be robbed.

Whoever has a bigger fist can take the initiative.

This has been the truth since ancient times.

There was a pause.

Liu Bei stroked his beard again and said: "Bosong, I will not interfere with your troops in Liangzhou. I promise you that you will not have the power of military orders."

Originally, Liu Bei just wanted Zhuge Qiao to protect the smooth flow of food routes, but he never thought that Zhuge Qiao's deployment far exceeded Liu Bei's expectations.

Just like Zhuge Qiao, he fought a protracted battle and defeated Liangzhou in advance.

Liu Bei was a little skeptical. The "lasting" Zhuge Qiao said was different from the "lasting" everyone understood.

Taking into account the importance of using troops to achieve a perfect combination and a surprise victory, Liu Bei decided to release Zhuge Qiao's authority and exempt him from military orders.

Zhuge Qiao was delighted.

Without the power of military orders, Zhuge Qiao's freedom in this Northern Expedition would be too high!
"I will obey your Majesty's order!"

After leaving the rest of the civil and military forces to prepare, Liu Bei left Wei Yan alone.

Wei Yancai remained silent, neither rushing to attack Chencang nor willing to attack Xi County, which puzzled Liu Bei.

"Chang Wen, what are you thinking about?"

"Why did you avoid my eyes just now?"

Liu Bei was slightly dissatisfied.

Fazheng and Zhuge Liang reported their arrangements for the Northern Expedition to Liu Bei in advance.

Liu Bei also wanted Wei Yan to attack Yi County from the beginning.

In the end, Wei Yan escaped!
"Your Majesty!" Wei Yan knelt on the ground: "It's not that I don't want to fight in Yi County, but I want to fight in Chang'an."

Liu Bei frowned: "I didn't say not to let you attack Chang'an. We haven't attacked this county yet, so how can we attack Chang'an?"

Wei Yan raised his head and said with firm eyes: "The strategy of the Prime Minister and Fa Shizhong is to destroy Chencang first, and then build a dangerous granary at Wuzhangyuan. Your Majesty will lead the main army to compete with Cao Zhang at Wugong Mountain."

"If there are no surprise troops to surround the rear, and Cao Zhang only needs to take a defensive position at Wugong Mountain, His Majesty will have difficulty finding a chance to win."

"Cao Zhang also has capable people under his command, and he will definitely deploy heavy troops in Zhouzhi City at the exit of Tangluo Road to prevent His Majesty from making a surprise attack."

"One hundred and fifty miles east of Yang County in Hanzhong County, there is Ziwu Valley."

"Although the terrain of this valley is steep and the roads are rugged, it is only more than 600 miles away, and the exit is only 30 miles from Chang'an."

"If I lead an elite army to the Ziwu Valley to surprise Chang'an, and Cao Zhang does not divide his troops, Chang'an will be frightened; dividing his troops will help His Majesty find opportunities to fight; if Cao Zhang does not divide his troops, and Chang'an is not afraid, I can also lead his troops to rob Cao Zhang's grain road. ”

Compared to last year.

Wei Yan's Ziwu Valley Strategy included more considerations of the overall situation and the changes in the failure of the strategy after arriving in Chang'an.

Liu Bei's eyes flashed, and he quickly came to the map and carefully compared and examined it: "Going deep behind enemy lines is full of dangers."

"This means that, Chief Wen, your troops are all alone. Even if something goes wrong, it will be difficult for me to recruit troops to help."

"Have you thought about how to preserve military strength?"

Wei Yan said without hesitation: "Don't be greedy for military credit, but mainly destroy bridges, inns, and grain trucks to increase Cao Zhang's supply difficulties."

"I also asked General Fu Han for advice, and General Fu Han gave me sixteen words: when the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy is stationed, we harass; when the enemy is tired, we attack; when the enemy retreats, we pursue."

"Although the most suitable person to go to Ziwu Valley is General Fuhan and his Wudang Flying Army, which are best at climbing mountains and ridges, General Fuhan will not lend me the Wudang Flying Army."

"So in the past few months since I returned to Nanzheng, in addition to instilling these sixteen-character tactics into my generals, I have also focused on training them on their ability to climb mountains and cross ridges."

"Your Majesty, I am sure that I will never lose this elite soldier!"

Liu Bei was slightly surprised: "Bosong taught you this sixteen-character tactic. Could it be that he also supports you in walking through Ziwu Valley?"

Wei Yan shook his head: "General Fu Han did not clearly support it."

"When he was in Longyou, General Fu Han believed that although the conditions for a surprise attack in Ziwu Valley were harsh, it was precisely because of this that not many people thought of taking precautions in Ziwu Valley."

"He also said that when Meng Da was the commander-in-chief, I didn't have this opportunity; and reminded me that if you want to achieve the Ziwu Valley strategy, you can't just work hard on tactics. Any military war will serve political purposes."

"I didn't understand the profound meaning at the time. I didn't understand it until His Majesty was about to go on a personal expedition."

"The purpose of the Prime Minister's Northern Expedition was not to capture Chang'an first but to secure Liangzhou first. Therefore, last year's surprise attack in Ziwu Valley would not have been able to defend Chang'an even if it had succeeded. Instead, it would have wasted the opportunity for a surprise attack."

"But this time it's different."

"Your Majesty's personal expedition means that Chang'an must be captured by Your Majesty."

"Therefore, no matter whether I succeed or fail in the Ziwu Valley surprise attack, it will not change His Majesty's determination to take Chang'an."

"The military campaign in Ziwu Valley serves His Majesty's political purpose. Once successful, Your Majesty will capture the city of Chang'an at the minimum cost!"

"With the safe strategy of the Prime Minister and the Dharma Attendant in the dangerous fortress built in the original granary of Wuzhang, even if I lose, it will only be a surprise attack failure and will not affect the overall situation."

Liu Bei looked at Wei Yan with more admiration in his eyes: "I am so happy that the editor can think beyond tactics!"

"I allow you to carry out a surprise attack in Ziwu Valley. You can decide the specific time of the surprise attack yourself. But you only have 4,000 elite troops in our headquarters, and I will not give you any more troops."

Wei Yan's breathing suddenly became tight: "Your Majesty, do you agree?"

Liu Bei laughed and said, "If Master Wen has such courage, how can I refuse? I'm waiting for you to accomplish great feats!"

Wei Yan was overjoyed, kowtowed and said, "I will definitely repay your majesty for knowing me so much!"

Doorway.

Zhuge Qiao was leaning on the tree trunk with a grass stem in his mouth.

Seeing Zhuge Qiao, Wei Yan couldn't help but be stunned, and stepped forward to salute: "General Fu Han, why are you here?"

Zhuge Qiao replied: "Does your Majesty agree with you?"

Seeing that Zhuge Qiao had guessed it, Wei Yan smiled and said: "Your Majesty can agree to my request, thanks to the advice of General Fu Han."

Zhuge Qiao took out a parchment scroll from his arms and handed it to Wei Yan: "When you arrive in Chang'an, if things go wrong, you can act according to this."

Wei Yan glanced at the parchment suspiciously and said in shock: "Pan Jun is an insider? How is this possible!"

"Ahem!" Zhuge Qiao coughed twice.

Wei Yan also came to his senses, closed the sheepskin roll, and thanked: "I understand. If I succeed, I will not be alone in this achievement."

Zhuge Qiao shook his head: "There is no need to share the credit. If you have merit, you can recommend Shangshu Lang Jiang Wan to Your Majesty."

"Pan Jun betrayed His Majesty and became enemies with General Hussar. Jiang Wan knew that he was Pan Jun's relative, so he chose to avoid suspicion and spend his days hanging out in the position of Shangshu Lang."

"This person is not a talented person, but a weapon of the country. If he cannot show his talents because he avoids suspicion of relatives, I think it is a loss for Your Majesty and will also make the talented people uneasy."

Wei Yanjing said: "I admire the general's ability in assisting the Han Dynasty. If I succeed, I will definitely recommend Jiang Wan to Your Majesty."

(End of this chapter)