The Shuhan Empire of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 113 The Meridian Conspiracy ([-])

Meridian
Zhuge Qiao saw that none of the generals supported Wei Yan's strategy, and Liu Bei was about to make a decision; it seemed that everything was obvious, and the generals also tacitly agreed in their hearts that the Northern Expedition would take Qishan Avenue and capture the land of Longyou.

But at this moment Zhuge Qiao stood beside Wei Yan, and all the generals stared at him;
"Bo Song, what's the matter!" Seeing Zhuge Qiao standing up, Liu Bei asked in surprise.

Zhuge Liang also stared straight at Zhuge Qiao, trying to figure out what kind of strategy he would propose; Wei Yan stared at Zhuge Qiao even more curiously, and must have meditated a thousand times in his heart that he hoped that Zhuge Qiao would support him, because although Zhuge Qiao was young, But it still has a certain weight in the military.

"Your Majesty, the general thinks that General Wei's Ziwu plot is feasible, and the general asks to go with General Wei and attack Chang'an together, please give your majesty the permission." Zhuge Qiao replied in a deep voice, his expression was as calm as Wei Yan's.

At this moment, Liu Bei hesitated about the route of the Northern Expedition that had been decided, because Zhuge Qiao gave him too many new ideas, which made him seem to have a kind of dependence on Zhuge Qiao, but this time it was different from before.

This time it was the strategy proposed by Prime Minister Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei's most trustworthy person; Liu Bei began to hesitate, and turned his eyes to Zhuge Liang, as if to say, "Your son opposes you, should you argue?"

Staring at Liu Bei's eyes, Zhuge Liang immediately understood. In fact, Zhuge Liang didn't expect that his son, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, would actually contradict himself as soon as he appeared; Many, Cao Wei only needs [-] soldiers to reach the end of our army; even if he can walk out of the Ziwu Valley, then there will be the Guanzhong Plain. I don’t know how Captain Yao Yao hid in the plain and attacked Chang’an City.” Zhuge Liang laughed, and There also seemed to be a hint of sarcasm in the words.

"Prime Minister, Yan has already thought of a clever plan; our army can carry the clothes of the common people, disperse the army, hide during the day, and march at night, and it only takes three days to reach the city of Chang'an," Wei Yan responded hastily.

"Forget it, even if you can march to the city of Chang'an, how can five thousand infantry attack the high city of Chang'an?" Zhuge Liang continued to ask reluctantly.

"The prime minister thought that if my army suddenly besieged the unsuspecting Chang'an City at night, and your majesty's army was in Longxi for a decisive battle with Cao Wei, how would the defenders inside the city think of the army that suddenly arrived outside the city?" Wei Yan continued to argue .

"If you can capture Chang'an City, how can you resist the siege of Cao Wei's army from all walks of life?"

"The last general, I have broken it with all my might," Wei Yan gritted his teeth and said fiercely.

"You really think that Cao Wei has no capable people. If you don't grasp just one link, the whole army will be wiped out. Can you take up this military order?" Zhuge Liang frowned slightly, and said sternly.

As soon as the words fell, all the generals turned their attention to Wei Yan, watching whether he would continue to stalemate; after all, if Wei Yan's Ziwu Valley conspiracy can win Chang'an City, then the whole battle situation will be changed drastically, and the initiative will be controlled by Shu Han mastered.

"Dare to ask the prime minister, how is the national strength of Han and Wei compared?" Zhuge Qiao saw that Wei Yan was defeated, so he immediately made up for it, as if to prove Zhuge Liang's ability to argue.

"The Han Dynasty had thirteen prefectures, and Cao Wei occupied ten prefectures, while the Han Dynasty only had one prefecture in Yizhou and three prefectures in Jingzhou, so the national power is naturally incomparable." Zhuge Liang replied slowly without thinking too much; he was also curious about what Zhuge Qiao would quote Strategies to convince yourself.

"Since Cao Wei's national power is stronger than mine, why should our army have to fight against it? Even if we win, it must be a miserable victory. Why not win by surprise, maybe we can gain the upper hand." Zhuge Qiao continued to argue with Wei Yan.

Zhuge Liang shook his head, "Your Majesty has already made up his mind on the route of the Northern Expedition, so why do you need to say more?"

"Your Majesty, the last general is willing to issue a military order to assist General Wei in a surprise attack on Chang'an City. If the city of Chang'an is not destroyed, the last general's head can be beheaded." Seeing that he could not convince his father, Zhuge Qiao decided to issue a military order to Liu Bei.

The moment Zhuge Qiao knelt down, everyone seemed to be stunned. Wei Yan stared at Zhuge Qiao kneeling on the ground with an extremely complicated expression. He didn't know why someone he had never met would help him so much. He even dared to issue a military order and asked himself if he dared not make such a bet.

However, the situation at this time seems to be different from before, with Zhuge Qiao offering his life to help, Wei Yan also trembled; "Your Majesty, the last general is willing to issue a military order. If he can't take down Chang'an City, he can behead his head to apologize." Wei Yan said deeply He knelt down on his knees, and begged Liu Bei for his life with righteous words.

It's just that at this moment, all the disputes were thrown to Liu Bei, and everyone was waiting for his response, after all, he was the final decision maker.

Looking at the two kneeling on the ground at this time, Liu Bei felt very uncomfortable; one was his trusted general guarding the side, and the other was his captain Yao Yao; but there was another person who was his most trusted and most trusted person. Reliable person.Among these three people, Liu Bei kept thinking about whether to go to Ziwu Valley or not. In fact, Liu Bei has always supported Wei Yan in his heart. For him, Chang'an can be said to be the capital of his ancestors, and taking Chang'an is equivalent to fulfilling his lifelong wish. , for a man in his sixties, he no longer dared to look forward to regaining the entire Han Dynasty.

If you take Qishan Avenue, you can only occupy Longxi, regain Xiliang, pacify Zhurong, and fight with Cao Wei; but I don’t know how much time will be spent in this way, and whether I can still live; maybe this is my last battle. If you still can't sit in Chang'an City, then what will you achieve in the end if you fight for a lifetime.Liu Bei pondered.

"My intention: Wei Yan, the prefect of Hanzhong, will be named General of Pingbei, leading an army of [-]. After the army, he will go out of Ziwu Valley and attack Chang'an City. Zhuge Qiao will go out with the army." Liu Bei announced the appointment in an almost trembling voice.

Zhuge Liang looked straight at Liu Bei, as if he couldn't believe that the military order just now was issued by Liu Bei. After all, he had discussed with Liu Bei the marching route and the accompanying generals before, but at this moment he suddenly changed his previous strategy.

It seems that there is just an extra army of Ziwu Valley, but it has actually changed the layout of the entire battle, because Zhuge Liang's plan only involved the battle in Longxi before, but now he must consider the Guanzhong area. If Wei Yan has the opportunity to win Chang'an City Therefore, the Wei army will inevitably retreat to rescue Chang'an, and the Shu Han army will surely march towards Chang'an.

(End of this chapter)