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

Chapter 163: Defeat Longyou’s plan and Ziwu Valley’s plan (Pursuit)
"proclaim oneself emperor?"

Cao Pi's expression became more surprised, but soon changed from surprise to laughter:
"Liu Bei actually dares to proclaim himself emperor!"

"Haha! I'm so happy!"

"An old soldier dares to meddle with the power of the emperor!"

"There was a secret report from the school affairs office that some remnants of the Han Dynasty who were loyal to Liu Xie wanted to conspire with Liu Bei to rescue Liu Xie in an attempt to restore the Han Dynasty."

"I was a little concerned at first and was trying to catch all these rebels. Unexpectedly, before I could take action to suppress them, Liu Bei took care of them for me."

"After Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor, how could those remnants of the Han Dynasty dare to collude with Liu Bei?"

"Idiots on both ends of the spectrum, do you really think Liu Bei will be loyal to Liu Xie?"

"Liu Bei is an old soldier. When the late emperor was there, he could not be fed by high officials and generous salaries. How can he be someone who has lived under others for a long time?"

"The remnants of the Han Dynasty who are loyal to Liu Xie dare not collude with Liu Bei. They are just a group of unarmed rat-like scholars. How can they overthrow my Wei Dynasty?"

Not long after, Chen Qun arrived.

"Zhuge Liang is playing tricks in Hanzhong again, using false and true tactics to confuse us and make our military strength slightly exhausted."

"Since there is news from Jiangdong, let me also see what happened to Sun Quan's son in Jiangdong."

Sima Yi glanced at Cao Pi from the corner of his eyes, feeling helpless.

"More than ten years have passed now, and Liu Bei has crossed the Jingzhou and Yizhou states, while Sun Quan still only dares to dominate Jiangdong. He has not made any progress in more than ten years. If he had not inherited the legacy of his father and brother, this boy would have become like Lu Bu and others. Annihilated by everyone."

Between sighs.

Result: Cao Pi had never heard of anyone who Liu Bei dared to give to Sun Quan, even Xu Qiong who claimed to be a famous official.

Sima Yi frowned: "It seems that there is a letter from Jiangdong."

"Even so, Liu Bei still decided to proclaim himself emperor! This was partly due to Liu Bei's unwillingness to live under others for a long time, and also due to Liu Bei's weighing of the pros and cons of the general military war."

"Zhuge Liang, a village man, will also come to attack Nanxiang County, forcing me to garrison heavily. If he really had the ability to seize Guanzhong, he would have gone to Chang'an long ago, so why wait until now?"

When it comes to using troops to show strength, Cao Pi is not one-tenth as good as Cao Cao, and he is even more arrogant and refuses to listen to advice.

Cao Pi was even more disdainful of Sun Quan: "What else can that kid Sun Zhongmou do besides hunker down in Yangzhou? When the late emperor was campaigning south, Liu Bei only had Xiakou and Fancheng, but Sun Quan was rampaging across the Yangtze River."

"Zhongda, since the death of the late emperor, I have found that you have become more and more cautious."

Cao Pi was immediately stunned: "Sun Quan accepts Liu Bei's Nine Treasures? Are you joking about this long article?"

"A few days ago, Sun Quan appointed another famous official named Xu Qiong to go to Guangling County as the shepherd of Xuzhou, claiming to take over Xuzhou."

"The art of war is both false and true. Now that Liu Bei has ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, I predict that Zhuge Liang will definitely launch an expedition to the north in the near future."

"Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from Jiangdong. Sun Quan received Liu Bei's Nine Treasures and was canonized by Liu Bei as the King of Wu. He will lead the Yangzhou Mu, oversee the military affairs of Xu and Yang, and hand over the military affairs of the three states."

Cao Pi might as well believe that Sun Quan will become emperor!

"I have no worries!"

Seeing Sima Yi frowning, Cao Pi laughed even more: "Zhongda, don't always look so sad."

Does it mean that once you become emperor, you feel invincible?

Chen Qun did not answer, but handed the letter to Cao Pi.

Cao Pi was very happy.

What made Cao Pi angry was:
Liu Bei not only came to ask Sun Quan to "supervise the military affairs of Xu, Yang, and the three states", but also gave Sun Quan the seal and ribbon of Xuzhou's pastor and a blank letter of appointment. Sun Quan actually sent someone to take over Xuzhou.

Sima Yi couldn't help but sigh secretly when he saw that Cao Pi was so satisfied with his ambition that he gradually began not to take Sun Quan and Liu Bei seriously.

During the late emperor's campaigns in the north and south, my advice was often just to confirm the late emperor's suspicions. Do you really think that the late emperor needed my advice?

Will Sun Quan surrender to Liu Bei?

Cao Pi quickly grabbed the newspaper, scanned it quickly, then threw the newspaper on the ground and cursed angrily: "Son Quan, how dare you do this! Liu Bei, an old soldier, dares to covet Xuzhou!"

"Giving up the advantage of internal and external cooperation with the remnants of the Han Dynasty means that Liu Bei firmly believes that he can follow the example of Liu Xiu of the previous dynasty and directly use his personal prestige to revive the Han Dynasty."

Sima Yi said cautiously: "Even so, we should not be careless. The spies who went to Jiangdong have not yet returned, and Sun Quan's attitude also needs to be carefully considered."

Sima Yi was not as frivolous as Cao Pi, and said worriedly: "Your Majesty, there are many resourceful people under Liu Bei's command. Some people must have expected that there will be remnants of the Han Dynasty in the north who want to cooperate inside and outside."

The laughter contained both contempt for the remnants of the Han Dynasty who were loyal to Liu Xie and contempt for Liu Bei's proclaimed emperor.

Who dares to call himself a famous official?
Isn't this just disgusting?
"Zhongda, immediately give Zang Ba an order to lead his troops south to retrieve the head of Xu Qiong!" Cao Pi was furious.

But now.

"Do you want to come to Hefei again? Haha! With Zhang Wenyuan here, Hefei is impregnable!"

"Liu Bei won consecutive victories in Hanzhong and Xiangfan the year before last. Last year he worshiped Zhuge Liang as the general of the Northern Expedition in Hanzhong, and his prestige was at its peak."

Before coming to see Cao Pi, Sima Yi had talked with Chen Qun about Jiangdong's reaction after Liu Bei became emperor. Now that Chen Qun was urgently asking for a meeting, Sima Yi expected that it must be related to Jiangdong.

Xuzhou was well treated by Cao Pi, Sun Quan only got half of Guangling County, and Liu Bei had no control over Xuzhou.

People reported to Chen Qun to ask for an audience.

If only Sun Quan was granted the title of King of Wu, Cao Pi would not be too angry. At most, he would laugh at Sun Quan for degenerating to surrender to Liu Bei.

Cao Pi didn't take it seriously: "There is Mengda Pan Jun in Chang'an, and the governor of Yongliang has a hundred thousand people. Plus the young and strong soldiers in various counties, there are more than two hundred thousand? I, Zidan and other generals are also in Luoyang, and there are also in Wancheng The general is in charge, why should we be afraid of Zhuge Liang?"

As soon as he pretended to be the emperor in front of Sima Yi, "I am the emperor, and I am powerful all over the world, the Han Dynasty has been destroyed, and only Wei survives", Sun Quan came and slapped him in the face.

This made Cao Pi very angry, and the consequences were serious.

Sima Yi picked up the letter, read it carefully, and said thoughtfully: "Your Majesty, I thought you don't need to pay attention to Sun Quan for the time being."

"How could Sun Quan seize control of Jiangdong and accept Liu Bei's nine treasures for no reason? Either Liu Bei promised benefits, or Sun Quan wanted to imitate Gou Jian."

"I don't think Liu Bei's benefits can make Sun Quan surrender willingly. From this, we can guess that Sun Quan wants to show weakness deliberately and watch Liu Bei's military struggle with His Majesty, so that he can be a fisherman in Jiangdong."

"This also proves my guess. Zhuge Liang is very likely to use troops against Guanzhong in the near future. Your Majesty needs to send an envoy to Chang'an to remind Meng Da to be alert."

Cao Pi was still angry: "Why did Zhongda judge that Zhuge Liang would use troops against Guanzhong instead of Wancheng? Maybe Liu Bei promised Sun Quan a favor to stop causing trouble in Jingzhou."

"Don't forget, Zhuge Liang took the Han River southward and made a surprise attack on Nanxiang County along the way; stationing troops in Hanzhong does not necessarily mean using troops in Guanzhong."

Sima Yi shook his head and asserted: "Guan Yu made a mistake in his decision-making in Jingzhou, and I don't think Zhuge Liang will make it again."

"If he goes to Wancheng to use his troops, Zhuge Liang will always have to worry that Sun Quan will steal Jingzhou again. Therefore, Zhuge Liang can only go to Guanzhong to use his troops, so that he won't have any worries!"

Chen Qun also said: "Your Majesty, I agree with Zhongda's conclusion. If Zhuge Liang wants to use troops against Wancheng, he will definitely order Guan Yu to repair Fancheng first and cooperate with the dispatch of troops. But now that Fancheng has been burned by the general, Guan Yu has ignored it."

"Guan Yu has always been wary of Sun Quan. Now that Sun Quan has shown weakness and surrendered to Liu Bei, Guan Yu is even less likely to be careless. Therefore, Jingzhou will not be a place for Zhuge Liang to use his troops. If Zhuge Liang wants to march north to the Central Plains, he will definitely take Guanzhong first."

Seeing that both Sima Yi and Chen Qun concluded that Zhuge Liang would use troops against Guanzhong in the near future, Cao Pi's anger gradually disappeared, and his eyes became a little deeper: "In this case, Zhongda can send people quickly and let Mengda act carefully."

Luoyang is eight hundred miles away from Chang'an, and there is a post road built by Cao Pi on the way, so the horse can reach Chang'an city in one day and one night.

Knowing that Liu Bei had proclaimed himself emperor, Sun Quan had been granted the title of King of Wu, and that Zhuge Liang might use troops against Guanzhong in the near future, Meng Da said in a rather disdainful tone: "A kid from Jiangdong can also play this kind of mouse conspiracy. He wants to see your majesty and Liu Bei's army fighting. He Good fishermen profit.”

Pan Jun's tone also contained contempt for Sun Quan: "Sun Zhongmou was not good at fighting. In the battle of Jiangling City, he lost troops and generals, and his prestige was greatly damaged."

"Your Majesty established the Wei Dynasty on behalf of the Han Dynasty, and Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor to continue the Han Dynasty. If Sun Quan wants to stabilize the hearts of Jiangdong, he must either surrender to your Majesty or surrender to Liu Bei."

"Now that Sun Quan has chosen to surrender to Liu Bei, he must be trying to follow the example of Gou Jian in the past when he surrendered to Fu Chai. I predict that sooner or later, he will turn against Liu Bei again."

Meng Da walked toward the topographic map of Yongliang's mountains and rivers with his sword in hand: "Sima Yi is also quite capable. He actually guessed that Zhuge Liang would use troops against Guanzhong in the near future just from Liu Bei's proclaimed emperor."

"It's a pity that Zhuge Liang's efforts are destined to be in vain! This place in Guanzhong is already impregnable. If Zhuge Liang had come to attack Guanzhong earlier, I might have given him three points because of his lack of prestige in the army."

"Now that I have been operating in Guanzhong for a long time, even Yang Qiu does not dare to disrespect me. How can he come to break my Guanzhong again?"

Pan Jun also came to the terrain map with his sword in hand: "How is Zijing going to respond? Is it going to be defensive to hold on to the danger, or is it going to take the initiative to kill the enemy and capture the flag?"

Meng Da laughed proudly: "Wei Liaozi said that as long as a defender cannot enter and leave the city and cross the border to meet the enemy, and cannot retreat to defend the dangerous fortress, he cannot be called a good defender."

"Now I am the commander-in-chief of Yongliang's 100,000-strong army, and the number of young and strong soldiers from various counties is more than 200,000. If Zhuge Liang goes on the defensive in the face of a young general with few soldiers, wouldn't it make people mistakenly think that I, Meng Da, are afraid of him? Zhuge Liang?"

"Not only do I want to defend Guanzhong, I also want to completely defeat Zhuge Liang and seize Hanzhong!"

"The advance guard notified Chencang Road, Baoxie Road, Tangluo Road and Ziwu Road to be on strict alert and send more scouts to investigate."

Pan Jun focused his attention on Qishan Road: "Should we notify the Longyou counties on Qishan Road to take precautions?"

Meng Da shook his head: "It is impossible for Zhuge Liang to take the Qishan Road to capture the counties of Longyou!"

"Although there are many dangerous places in Longshan, after the late emperor pacified Liangzhou, he thought that it was extremely difficult to deter the Liang people from repeating their attacks and being blocked by Longshan."

"If a powerful clan like Kui Xiao in the early Han Dynasty appears in Longyou and separates itself, it will pose a great threat to Guanzhong."

"Therefore, after the late emperor pacified Liangzhou, he burned down the dangerous and fortified cities in Longshan, and repaired the Guanlong Avenue, making the road from Chang'an to Longyou unimpeded."

"Su Ze was able to put down Qu Yan and Zhang Jin's rebellion in an extremely short time because there were no dangers in Longshan. Su Ze led troops into Liangzhou in a short period of time, catching Qu Yan and Zhang Jin off guard."

"If Qu Yan, Zhang Jin and others were still there, I might still be worried that Zhuge Liang and Qu Yan, Zhang Jin and others would cooperate with each other inside and outside. Now that the rebellion has been put down, how can Zhuge Liang accomplish the Northern Expedition alone?"

"It would be fine if Zhuge Liang doesn't take the Qishan Road. If he takes the Qishan Road, our army can reach Longyou within ten days."

"Therefore, as long as I guard Chencang Road, Baoxie Road, Tangluo Road and Ziwu Road, Guanzhong will be safe!"

"How can Zhuge Liang, a scholar, know the secrets of the art of war!" "What's more, Guo Huai is on patrol in Longyou. If there is an emergency, Guo Huai will also send someone to inform him."

Pan Jun thought about it carefully and agreed with Meng Da's judgment.

The biggest obstacle between Guan and Long is Longshan. If the dangerous and fortified city of Longshan is still there, Mengda will have to heavily guard the Qishan Road.

But now that all the fortified cities at the dangerous passes of Guanlong Avenue have been burned down, and Zhuge Liang has come all the way, how can he build the fortified cities and dangerous passes in a short time to stop the army from Guanzhong from entering Longyou?

Nanzheng.

Zhuge Qiao led Wudang's flying army to arrive.

"Bosong, you came so slowly! I've been waiting for you!" Zhang Bao greeted him enthusiastically, his fists banging on Zhuge Qiao's armor.

Zhuge Qiao said with a smile: "Brother Xingguo is far away in Langzhong, but he came before me. It really makes me ashamed."

Zhang Bao laughed and said, "Bosong, you are talking ironically. Going to Nanzheng from Langzhong is closer than entering Nanzheng from Chengdu."

Let Wang Pingping set up camp, while Zhuge Qiao and Zhang Bao went into the commander's tent.

In the handsome tent.

Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, Zhao Yun, Wei Yan and other generals were separated on the left and right. Zhuge Liang sat quietly in the main seat, while Ma Di, who joined the army, stood beside Zhuge Liang.

"General Zhuge Qiao, who was assisting the Han Dynasty, led five troops of the Wudang Fei Army to come and answer his orders." Zhuge Qiao came forward and bowed.

In the army, Zhuge Liang is not called father and son, and Zhuge Qiao is also called Zhuge Liang by his official position.

Zhuge Liang's eyes were more appreciative: "Bosong has worked hard all the way. It just so happens that when we were discussing the troop dispatch plan, we had some differences, Bosong can discuss the details together."

"Youchang, please tell Bosong briefly about the current situation."

Since Ma Su was transferred from Yuesi County, he has been following Zhuge Liang shamelessly.

Looking at the past friendship, Zhuge Liang couldn't really drive Ma Su away, so he took Ma Su with him to Hanzhong.

Although Ma Su lacked courage and adaptability as the governor of Yuexi, it was quite suitable for him to participate in military and political affairs for Zhuge Liang and act as a planner.

During his stay in Nanzheng, any plan for the Northern Expedition that Zhuge Liang made would be discussed with Ma Di.

Naturally, this troop dispatch plan was also included.

After receiving the instruction, Ma Su looked a little proud, and looked a bit like a fox pretending to be a tiger.

I saw Ma Su pulling out a simple map of Yongliang's terrain and pointing on the map: "There are currently two plans for sending troops to the Northern Expedition."

"One is the surprise attack on Ziwu Valley formulated by Wei Zhenbei. The other is the prime minister's plan to capture Longyou."

Ma Di emphasized the words "surprise attack" and "conspiracy", which made Wei Yan frown a little.

"The clever strategy of Ziwu Valley in the north of Wei Zhen is to lead the main army led by the Prime Minister, take the Baoxie Road into Yi County, and attack Yang Qiu in Yi County. Meng Da will leave Chang'an lightly after hearing the news."

"We led 5,000 elite soldiers from Wei Zhengbei, carrying 5,000 grains, straight out of Baozhong, along the Qinling Mountains to the east, and then headed north through the Ziwu Valley. They arrived in Chang'an within ten days and attacked the city of Chang'an with lightning speed."

"At this time, Yi County is under attack, and Meng Da has not returned to the army. The officials in the city must be frightened. Wei Zhenbei can bluff and open the city of Chang'an."

"At that time, Meng Dajin cannot defeat the Prime Minister's troops, and cannot retreat back to defend Chang'an City, so he will have no choice but to flee to Tongguan."

"But the Prime Minister believes that although Wei Zhenbei's plan is miraculous, it still relies heavily on the cooperation of the Prime Minister's main army at Baoxie Road and the fear of war among the officials in Chang'an City."

"If Bao Xiedao's army does not cooperate in time or if the officials of Chang'an City fail to defend, the five thousand elite soldiers in Wei Zhenbei will become a lone army."

There was a hint of contempt in Ma Di's tone, especially the emphasis on the words "dependence" and "lonely army".

Coupled with Ma Di's eyes, he almost directly said that Wei Yan's Ziwugu Qice was going to die on purpose, which made Wei Yan frown even more.

Wei Yan held back his anger.

Wei Yan is now General Zhenbei. However, General Zhenbei was promoted too quickly and has been criticized.

Wei Yan has been holding his breath for the past two years. He wants to make a great contribution to Liu Bei's face and let all the generals know that this general of Zhenbei is worthy of his title and is not a random reward from Liu Bei.

therefore.

When Wei Yan was in Hanzhong, he sent many scouts to draw the geographical topographic map of Ziwu Valley, and conducted many deductions on the plan, just waiting for the opportunity to launch a surprise attack on Chang'an.

Unexpectedly, this surprise attack was rejected by Zhuge Liang.

Wei Yan was actually mentally prepared for being rejected by Zhuge Liang. After all, this Ziwu Valley plan was inherently dangerous, so it was normal for Zhuge Liang to reject it.

however.

However, Wei Yan couldn't stand Ma Su's appearance of pretending to be powerful.

Even if the prime minister questioned him, who did he think he was?
Ma Su glanced at Wei Yan's angry and helpless look, made a disdainful sound in his heart, and introduced Zhuge Liang's strategy:
"The prime minister's plan to seize Longyou evenly is called 'take Longyou evenly, cannibalize Yongliang, and map Guanzhong'."

"Cao Pi has deployed 100,000 troops in Yongliang that can be mobilized at any time. Counting the young and strong county soldiers from various places, the total military strength will not be less than 200,000."

"Not only that, Cao Pi has now made Luoyang his capital, and has deployed a large number of troops from Luoyang to Tongguan."

"Although our army is brave and good at fighting, we are at a huge disadvantage in terms of numbers, so we must not be impatient in taking Guanzhong."

Ma Su paused, and his tone was a little more proud.

"If we go directly to capture Guanzhong, our army will not only have to face the pursuit and interception of Yongliang's 100,000 soldiers, but also have to worry about Cao Pi leaving Luoyang to increase his troops."

"Even if we are lucky enough to capture Chang'an City, our army will not be able to defend Chang'an City!"

"Therefore, the prime minister proposed the strategy of 'taking Longyou flatly, cannibalizing Yongliang, and conquering Guanzhong'. First, capture Longyou, and then seize the dangerous position of Longshan to cut off the connection between Guanzhong and Liangzhou."

"Longshan is dangerous, easy to defend but difficult to attack. Even a hundred thousand people would have difficulty passing through."

"In this way, the prime minister can use Longyou as the base, cultivate the fields to accumulate grain, appease the scholars and people, and then connect the counties of Liangzhou to the west, and gradually eat away the counties west of Longshan, so as to achieve the miraculous effect of 'unifying Longshan to control the customs'."

"I also told the Prime Minister that the principle of using troops against Longyou should be 'attacking the heart is the top, attacking the city is the bottom; fighting with the heart is the top, and fighting with the soldiers is the bottom'. Don't take risks easily."

"The Prime Minister is also convinced that he wants to set up suspicious troops on Baoxie Road to contain Yang Qiu of Yi County, and then launch a surprise attack on Longyou with lightning speed."

"The troops stationed in Longyou are mostly county soldiers. If they hear that my army is coming, they will definitely surrender."

"By using troops like this, Longxi is completely under our control!"

When mentioning Zhuge Liang's strategy, Ma Di sounded proud.

Obviously.

This strategic plan should have a lot to do with Ma Di, or Ma Di was directly involved in the formulation of this strategic plan.

In fact, Ma Di did participate in the formulation of the strategy to conquer Longyou. This is why Ma Di looked down on Wei Yan's Ziwu Valley strategy.

In Ma Di's eyes, Wei Yan was just a martial artist who had not read much. How could he understand the secrets of the art of war?
Glancing at Wei Yan, Ma Su's tone became more disdainful: "Wei Zhenbei said that the Prime Minister's policy was too slow."

"It is even more false. If Meng Da from Chang'an hears that Longyou is planning to attack, he will be able to reach Longyou within ten days."

"But Chang'an is nearly a thousand miles from Longyou. Even the nearest Chencang Zhanghe is more than 400 miles away from Jieting."

"There is also Longshan in the middle. As long as our army guards the dangerous pass of Longshan, the Wei army will not be able to advance. Let alone ten days, it will not be possible for a hundred days!"

Wei Yan couldn't bear Ma Su's cynicism and retorted: "Last year, Wei general Su Zeping Qu acted as Zhang Jin's rebellion. He also traveled thousands of miles and arrived in Liangzhou in more than ten days. He defeated Zhang Jin and beheaded Qu to surrender to Huang Hua."

"Since Zhang Jin and others rebelled, how could they not know how to guard the Longshan main road? We don't know the terrain of the street pavilion and the details of the city gate. How can we be sure that the street pavilion can stop the Wei army?"

Seeing that Wei Yan was refuting him again, Ma Di was angry and shouted: "Wei Zhenbei, just because you can't guard the street pavilion doesn't mean that others can't guard the street pavilion."

"You refuted the prime minister's plan to conquer Longyou, because you wanted the prime minister to adopt your Ziwu Valley strategy."

"Not to mention whether you can capture Chang'an, if Mengda deploys troops outside Ziwu Valley, you won't even be able to get out of Ziwu Valley, let alone capture Chang'an!"

"Do you think you are the only one who knows how to use clever strategies in Ziwu Valley?"

Seeing that Wei Yan and Ma Su were arguing again, Zhuge Liang quickly stopped the two of them: "Youchang, Wen Chang, don't fight!"

"The purpose of our discussion is not to argue for superiority, but to discuss how to more securely achieve the goal of seizing Guanzhong."

Wei Yan snorted coldly and ignored Ma Su.

Ma Su looked at Zhuge Qiao with a little pride: "Bosong, who do you think is better in the military plan of the prime minister or the general of Zhenbei?"

Zhuge Qiao lowered his head and pondered.

Two years ago, Zhuge Qiao would have simply and directly answered that Zhuge Liang's strategy was superior to Wei Yan's.

However, after experiencing the Battle of Xiangfan and the Battle of Jiangling Guards, Zhuge Qiao's understanding of military warfare is no longer limited to historical records.

not to mention.

Today's comparison of forces between the enemy and ourselves and the deployment of troops are completely different from historical records.

Different situations require different analyses.

The luck of the Flooded Seventh Army will not favor Zhuge Qiao every time.

If you want to win, you have to be down-to-earth.

If you cannot combine theory with practice, you will just be talking on paper.

"Wei Zhenbei." Zhuge Qiao bowed to Wei Yan and said, "I want to hear carefully what you think about the street pavilion."

(End of this chapter)