The Three Kingdoms Fight for the Deer

Chapter 536
The others didn't know why Zhong Yao was so polite. After all, Zhuge Liang needed their help now, but they saw Zhong Yao stop Zhong Jin from getting angry, and they knew that Zhong Yao valued Zhuge Liang very much, so they all raised their glasses to congratulate.

Zhuge Liang smiled slightly when he saw this, raised his wine glass and said: "We will definitely be able to defeat Ma Teng and Li Yuan this time, drink!" After speaking, he drank the wine in the glass.Everyone drank together.

After drinking for three rounds, Zhuge Liang asked: "Mr. Zhong, you just said that you have something very important to tell me. I don't know what it is?"

Zhong Yao put down the wine glass in his hand and said, "I am dissatisfied with Mr. Kong Ming, my lord has already made up his mind to send troops to deal with Li Yuan immediately after forming an alliance with Uncle Liu Huang!"

"Send troops to deal with Li Yuan immediately?!" Zhuge Liang's right hand trembled uncontrollably, and the wine in the cup also dried out, "Why should we deal with Li Yuan immediately? General Cao has just ruled Hebei not long ago, shouldn't he rest and recuperate now? Would it be too anxious to send troops?"

"I think so too, but my lord and his most trusted military advisor, Guo Jia, both think it's best to send troops at this time, because news came from Jiangdong recently that Zhou Yu has pacified Shanyue and is also implementing a strategy of assimilating Shanyue. With Shanyue's restraint, Li Yuan no longer has to worry about the future, and my lord is worried that Shanyue will be completely loyal to Li Yuan in a few years, so I think it is best to send troops at this time." Zhong Yao said Cao Cao's thoughts.

"Assimilating the Shanyue people..." Zhuge Liang kept repeating these words, "Li Yuan's vision is really unique. Although assimilating the Shanyue people will take a long time, it is better than blindly suppressing the Shanyue people. Maybe in a few more years he will It is no wonder that General Cao is so afraid of being able to use the Shanyue people to form a powerful army."

The Shanyue people are taller and stronger than the Han people. If they go through strict training, they can definitely become an elite teacher.

"Mr. Kong Ming also thinks that assimilating Shanyue people is a good strategy?" Zhong Yao thinks that assimilating Shanyue people is impossible to achieve, because "if you are not of my race, your heart must be different." It is not so easy for the Han people to accept Shanyue , not to mention that Shanyue often looted the Han people. If it is not handled properly, it may cause conflicts between Shanyue and the Han people again.

"It's not a good strategy in the short term, but it's a good strategy in the long run."

"Mr. Kong Ming, we are going to attack Li Yuan in the near future. I hope you can cooperate with us in sending troops to deal with Li Yuan." Cao Cao gave Zhong Yao a secret letter, asking him to persuade Liu Bei to cooperate in sending troops to attack Li Yuan.

"Of course, but our real role is to contain Ma Teng's troops. Once General Cao goes south, Ma Teng will definitely send troops from Xiliang to attack Chang'an. If Tongguan is broken, his Xiliang iron cavalry can go straight to the Central Plains. General Cao It’s hard to resist him.” Zhuge Liang knew what their mission was, Cao Cao and Li Yuan were evenly matched opponents, and Liu Bei was much worse than them, so it was impossible to confront Li Yuan head-on, and he could only restrain the horse Teng's troops.

"My lord also said the same thing. As long as Uncle Liu Huang can ensure the safety of Chang'an, we have enough confidence to defeat Li Yuan." Zhong Yao said confidently.

"Ma Teng will be handed over to us, and Li Yuan will be handed over to you. When will General Cao start mobilizing troops?" The outcome is [-]-[-].

"As soon as autumn comes, it's time to send troops!" Zhong Yao and Zhuge Liang agreed on the date of sending troops, "There are still two months to enter autumn, and Mr. Kong Ming's troops can be temporarily stationed in the outskirts of Chang'an. We can provide food and grass, but You want to help defend Chang'an, what do you mean?"

Zhuge Liang shook his head and said, "No, we are not stationed outside Chang'an."

"You're not in the suburbs of Chang'an. Are you going back to Chengdu? But the way back has been cut off by Zhang Lu. It's impossible for you to go back if you don't capture Yangping Pass." Zhong Yao thought that if you could go back sooner, it would be worthwhile. Chang'an is looking for me.

"Mr. Zhong, Zhang Lu has now become our enemy, so we must attack Hanzhong, otherwise Li Yuan will be able to send troops from Shangyong to Hanzhong, pass Yangping Pass all the way to Chengdu, and may attack Chang'an. Po Ma Teng's soldiers and horses can be merged with Li Yuan's army, and it will not be good for you or us at that time, so Hanzhong must be taken." Zhuge Liang knew the importance of Hanzhong, so no matter how difficult it was, he needed it Defeat Zhang Lu, otherwise Zhang Lu might form an alliance with Li Yuan under the current situation, which is definitely not what he wants to see.

"Mr. Kong Ming is right, but now Zhang Lu has taken precautions. It is difficult for you to capture Hanzhong alone." Zhong Yao also knew the importance of Hanzhong, but Hanzhong had more than 1 troops, and Zhuge Liang now had less than [-]. Soldiers and horses, how could it be possible to take Hanzhong easily, not to mention that Hanzhong is a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. If you want to take Hanzhong head-on, you need at least [-] to [-] troops.

"Of course it is impossible to take Hanzhong head-on, but I have a plan in mind to take Hanzhong easily." Zhuge Liang said confidently.

"What kind of trick, sir, please advise." Zhong Yao was a little curious.Zhuge Liang didn't answer, and looked around with his eyes. It was obvious that he didn't fully trust the people present, so as not to leak the news.

"You go back first, I have something important to discuss with Mr. Kong Ming." Zhong Yao asked the others to go out, and he discussed with Zhuge Liang alone.Zhuge Liang lowered his voice after seeing the crowd retreat, "I still need the help of Prefect Zhong to realize this plan."

"If you can use me, just tell me, I, Zhong Yao, will definitely help."

"With the help of Prefect Zhong, this matter will be easy to handle. In the near future, the news of our army's alliance with your army will spread everywhere. Zhang Lu must be very frightened when he learns about this, because our forces are close to him, and he is very worried. You may think that we will send troops to attack Hanzhong again. At that time, we will send troops from Chang'an pretending to attack Hanzhong. When Zhang Lu sees that we are powerful, he will definitely try to find Li Yuan for help, and ask Li Yuan to send troops to help. When the time comes Prefect Zhong can ambush soldiers on the road in advance..."

Before Zhuge Liang finished speaking, Zhong Yao interjected, "Are you asking me to ambush Li Yuan's soldiers on the way?"

If you really do this, this is definitely a clever plan, but Zhuge Liang shook his head and said: "No, no, we are not going to ambush Li Yuan's army, but our own army."

"Ambush our own army? Can we still fight our own people?" Zhong Yao was stupefied when he heard this, and had no idea what Zhuge Liang was talking about.

(End of this chapter)