Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 277
(There are too many geographical elements in this chapter, please read it together with the map I sent! In the comments)
After Liu Chan thought about it, although he felt that it was inappropriate to join Ke Bi Neng to attack together, facing the current situation, he only changed with the times and looked at it more pragmatically.

According to previous history, after the fall of the Shu Han, the death of the Western Jin Dynasty caused the Central Plains to enter the era of the five chaos.It is necessary to change the occurrence of such things, basically only the big man can rule the world and allow himself to change all of this history.

If you get entangled because of the things in front of you and stick to small things, it will look ridiculous.After all, if the great Han cannot rule the world, the Western Jin Dynasty, a deadly dynasty, will not be able to stop it at all.

Now the Great Han is temporarily united with Xianbei. After Liangzhou and Guanzhong are pacified and Ke Bineng dies, Xianbei will fall apart.At that time, the big man has the strength, or he can take it as his own, or go straight to Huanglong and sweep Mobei.

After all, in the history of the previous life, apart from counseling the dynasty, any unified dynasty could sweep the nomads, and Liu Chan was naturally full of confidence in this.

Liu Chan returned to the topic and asked: "I don't know when Xiangfu wants to send troops to Liangzhou, and when Xianbei is going to send troops south to help the big man?"

Zhuge Liang stroked his beard and thought for a while, but he didn't answer directly, but said: "In spring, our Dahan Yizhou and Qinzhou need spring plowing for the autumn or summer harvest in the second half of the year. But Xianbei has just finished winter at this time, and the horses are thin and bowed. In summer, the water and grass are plentiful, the pastures are lush, the livestock are fattened, the people are strong and the horses are fattened, and hunting can only be done in autumn."

Liu Chan nodded thoughtfully, and said: "Father Xiang wants to send troops in April to attack Liangzhou and fight fiercely with Cao Wei. In the fall, when Cao Wei is weak, Xianbei will go south to help at this time, and I, a big man, can take advantage of the situation and win Liangzhou in one fell swoop." .In another January or February, it will be winter, and the northwest will be cold, making it difficult for Cao Wei to attack. At that time, Liangzhou will be in the pocket of my big man.”

Zhuge Liang nodded slightly, agreed and said: "What your Majesty said is exactly what I think. It is the old minister who wants to send troops in April this year and withdraw them in October, and it will take half a year. Although the army rations are insufficient, there are no accidents. Food can still be barely supplied.”

Liu Chan pondered for a while, and asked: "I don't know how Xiangfu plans to attack Liangzhou in the north, or attack Jincheng, or cut off Xiaoguan Road?"

Zhuge Liang hesitated for a while, and said: "This time in the Northern Expedition to Liangzhou, our army has little food, and everyone knows that Cao Zhen wants to retreat our army with danger. This old minister thinks that this battle should be decided quickly, attacking the place where he must be saved, and fighting decisively with him. .If we fall into a siege battle, our army will not be worth the loss.”

After a pause, Liu Chan got up and pointed to the map behind him, and continued, "Can Father Xiang step forward and use the map to explain it?"

"No!" Zhuge Liang answered with cupped hands.

After finishing speaking, Zhuge Liang stepped forward, took the lamp from the case, and illuminated the dim northwest map.

Zhuge Liang pointed to the Northwest map and said: "Your Majesty, please see that Cao Wei's great Sima Cao Zhen deployed heavy defenses along the Yellow River, and defended the cities near Xiaoguan Road. Then Cao Zhen himself led a large army to garrison in Wushi County."

Liu Chan followed Zhuge Liang's instructions and saw that Cao Wei's line of defense started from Jincheng in the west, passed through Zuli and Haiyuan Township along the way, and reached the first city of Gaoping in the east.Then follow Xiaoguan Road south to Chencang.

Zhuge Liang pointed to the map and analyzed: "The Wei army in Jincheng County has about 8000 people, and they are guarded by Yang Fu, the governor of Liangzhou against the Wei Dynasty; Zuli and Haiyuan are guarded by Zhang Yun with tens of thousands of troops; General Dai Ling will personally lead 5000 people to guard it."

Listening to Wei Jun's arrangement, Liu Chan couldn't help frowning slightly.Such a situation is not easy to solve. The Wei army stationed troops on the main roads. If the big man wants to go north to Liangzhou, the Wei army can support each other.

And Cao Zhen's army gathered on the front line of Lishui, waiting for the opportunity to rescue Zhucheng.If the big Han wants to seize Liangzhou, they can only break through the defense line, or defeat the Wei army in Liangzhou, so as to achieve the strategic goal of breaking Liangzhou first and then seizing Liangzhou.

Liu Chan pondered for a while, and asked aloud: "Looking at the current situation, I don't know how Xiangfu plans to deal with it?"

Zhuge Liang stroked his beard and smiled lightly, and said: "Cao Zhen's arrangement is indeed correct. It's just a pity that our army occupies Longyou. As far as the geographical advantage is concerned, I have the advantage, not him."

As he said, Zhuge Liang held a lamp in his left hand to illuminate the first city of Gaoping on the map, and said: "Your Majesty, please look here. The first city of Gaoping is the key point of Cao Wei's arrangement. Cao Wei's soldiers in Liangzhou, what they need The grain and grass are all transported from the first city of Gaoping. If the first city of Gaoping is taken by my big man, the Xiaoguan Road from Guanzhong to Liangzhou will be cut off by our army, and Liangzhou will no longer belong to Cao Wei."

Liu Chan looked at the First City of Gaoping on the map and fell into deep thought. This place is indeed an important place, but Zhang Yun is in the northwest of the First City of Gaoping, and Cao Zhen is in the southeast of Gaoping City.Once the big Han attacked Gaoping City, it would be tantamount to falling into the trap of Cao Zhen and Zhang Ying, so Zhuge Liang's army would be very dangerous.

Zhuge Liang seemed to see Liu Chan's doubts, and said in a deep voice: "Defend against Zhang Yun in the north, and defeat Cao Zhen in the south."

Hearing this, Liu Chan couldn't help but take a breath, combined with what Zhuge Liang said earlier, he fully understood Zhuge Liang's strategy of using troops this time.

Cao Zhen knew that the Han army was short of food, so in this battle, he would basically choose not to hold out, so as to hide from the edge of Zhuge Liang's army, wait for a good opportunity, and wait for the opportunity to attack.

And Zhuge Liang knew the problems facing his army, so he had to mobilize Cao Zhen, otherwise this time he would basically fall into the result of running out of food and retreating.

So Zhuge Liang attacked the first city of Gaoping (now Guyuan) which he must save.

Gaoping City, the city is strong and the pool is deep, known as "the first city of Gaoping" in history.Gaoping City is located along the Qingshui River. Its terrain is open and flat, with thousands of miles of fertile fields and abundant crops.During the war in the Northwest during the Han Dynasty, only this city remained unchanged.

The famous Xiaoguan in history is in the southeast of Gaoping City. Pingcheng is the only way from Guanzhong to Liangzhou, and it is also the life supply line of Zhang He's army.If Zhuge Liang captures the city, half of the goal of the big man's capture of Liangzhou is basically achieved, and the rest is to wipe out the remaining Wei army in Liangzhou.

It's just that not only Zhuge Liang knew the importance of Gaoping City, but also Cao Zhen and Zhang He knew the importance of Gaoping City.That's why Zhang Yun and Cao Zhen's two armies were divided into north and south, and at the same time, Cao Zhen's favorite general Dai Ling was guarding.

Once Zhuge Liang attacks Gaoping City, he will inevitably be attacked by the two armies of Cao Zhen and Zhang Ying. This is a big taboo for military strategists.

Liu Chan couldn't help but sigh, Zhuge Liang's use of troops is too bold, this is basically walking a tightrope, and the whole army will be wiped out if he is not careful.

Defending Zhang Yun is equivalent to defending the street pavilions in the first Northern Expedition, which is of great significance. If it is not entrusted to people like the previous expedition in history, the Northern Expedition can basically be said to be over.

Liu Chan turned his head to look at Zhuge Liang, and asked, "For those who guard against Zhang Yun in the north, do Xiangfu have someone to entrust to him?"

Zhuge Liang nodded, and said in a deep voice, "Zijun!"

If you want to know what happened next, please listen to the next breakdown!
(End of this chapter)