When Mi Yang was explaining his point of view, at his signal, Fa Miao stood up and led many civil servants to distribute the intelligence that Mi Yang had gathered to the ministers present.
Perhaps it was not easy to deploy Si Wencao's detailed work in Guanzhong at first, but intelligence work always emphasizes that everything is difficult at the beginning.
When a group of elite agents headed by Hua'an took root in Chang'an and other cities in Guanzhong, more and more Si Wencao agents began to go deep into Guanzhong to build a complete intelligence network for Mi Yang.
Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you fight without danger.
After defeating Cao Zhen, Mi Yang has been thinking about planning a perfect Northern Expedition strategy.
For this purpose, spy Si Wencao from Guanzhong has sent back a lot of useful information in recent times.
The information currently received by Liu Bei and other Han ministers was compiled by Fa Miao after summarizing the military information sent back from Guanzhong in the past few days.
After Liu Bei opened the information in his hand and looked at it, he was quickly attracted by the detailed content.
What surprised Liu Bei even more was that because the information sent back from Guanzhong was numerous and mixed, Fa Miao followed Mi Yang's instructions when sorting out the information and put some comments behind each piece of information.
Those annotations are mainly arranged in order of importance and credibility from high to low.
In this way, anyone who gets this compiled information will have a clear feeling.
This feeling was something Liu Bei and other Han ministers had never felt before.
Scouts, or spies, appeared in the Chinese army as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
But the intelligence work in the world today is very rough.
How rough is it?
For one thing, multiple spies may report repeatedly, and the contents of each spies' report may even be different.
This often gives current generals a very misleading impression.
Even because the current intelligence is too complicated and distorted, many of the current generals rarely have the habit of reading the intelligence in person.
For example, Cao Cao's Guo Jia and Liu Bei's Pang Tong were the first to compile intelligence for these two Ming masters.
Sun Tzu's Art of War specifically uses an article to remind generals to pay attention to intelligence work. It does not mean that they simply send out spies. Even a fool general knows this.
What Sun Tzu wanted to remind the generals was actually to know how to improve the mechanism for obtaining intelligence.
Regarding this point, Mi Yang, who came from a later generation and was born into a family of merchants, could be said to have done better than most generals in the world.
Even though Liu Bei, as the emperor of a country, has far more resources than Mi Yang, the information he obtains may not be as accurate as Mi Yang.
For example, Liu Bei had previously sent people to investigate the experiences of the current Wei generals in Guanzhong, and currently there are two important officials of Cao Wei in Guanzhong who are the focus of investigation.
One of them is Wei Zhen, who has just become the governor of Liangzhou, and the other is Xiahou Mao, the governor of Yongzhou who has been in charge of Chang'an for several years.
In Liu Bei's previous investigation, most of the spies said that although Xia Houmao was of noble birth, he had never had any experience in leading an army and was obviously not a person to be afraid of.
But in the intelligence investigated by Mi Yang, there was a more comprehensive evaluation of Xia Houmao.
Although Xiahou Mao has never demonstrated military strategy, he has extraordinary talents in managing life. In Cao Zhen's conquest of Hexi and the southern campaign of Liangzhou, Xiahou Mao provided military supplies for Cao Zhen in Chang'an.
Having extraordinary talent in managing life means that Xia Houmao has a high political reputation in Guanzhong, and this high political reputation will cause great trouble for the Han army to attack Chang'an.
Because when the situation was critical, Xia Houmao could use his political reputation to mobilize the people of Chang'an to defend the city together.
This is the thing that any siege party is most afraid of encountering, especially Chang'an, which is still a super big city in the world.
Mi Yang's detailed intelligence content and appropriate analysis gave Liu Bei and the Han officials a clearer understanding of the current enemy situation in Guanzhong.
As their eyes moved, after reading all the information in the intelligence, Liu Bei and the Han ministers had a stronger sense of agreement with Cai Mi Yang's point of view.
Just now, Mi Yang believed that what the Han army would face next in the Northern Expedition would be the most difficult siege battle. Everyone here listened to this, but many people still disagreed.
Including Liu Bei.
After all, the Wei army in Guanzhong is currently empty of troops, while the Han army has just experienced the Liangzhou War and has high morale and sufficient troops.
Many people feel that the next Northern Expedition will not be a surprise, but it should not encounter any major obstacles.
But the intelligence in their hands made them realize the seriousness of the next aspect of the Northern Expedition.
Not to mention other fortified cities in Guanzhong, let’s take Chencang City, which controls the main channel of the Weishui River, as an example.
Chencang is located on the upper reaches of the Wei River. If you swim downstream from the Wei River, you can reach Chang'an City in just a few days.
For such an important city that defended Chang'an, as early as the Western Han Dynasty, successive Han emperors spent a lot of manpower and material resources to repair its city defenses.
Even Cao Zhen specially strengthened Chencang's city defense before the southern expedition.
After many reinforcements, Chencang City is now a fortified city with two inner and outer walls. It is meaningless to just talk about the city defense data of Chencang City. Just use an analogy.
Chencang in Guanzhong is like Jiangling and Public Security in Jingzhou.
The Han ministers and Liu Bei present here have an intuitive understanding of how strong the defenses of these two fortified cities are.
Because of this experience, the faces of Liu Bei and all the Han ministers clearly showed disappointment at this moment.
As if Mi Yang was afraid that the Han ministers and Liu Bei would not be disappointed enough, he directly made an astonishing conclusion:
"With the strong city of Chencang, it will be extremely difficult for our army to conquer it in a short period of time."
The difficulty of siege warfare is directly proportional to the thickness of the city.
Of course, no matter how well-defended the city is, it will be captured one day, but the arrival of that day will undoubtedly take a long time.
Can the Han army afford to wait during this period?
In other words, can the Han Dynasty afford to use up its national power?
When Mi Yang's words were deduced, bursts of restlessness suddenly sounded in the originally silent lobby, and even Liu Bei frowned deeply.
Chencang controlled the Wei River artery and could not capture Chencang in a short time, which meant that the Han army would not be able to attack Chang'an in a short time.
As for leading the army to bypass Chencang?
The map of Guanzhong is hanging high there.
Chencang not only controls the Wei River, but is also located at the exit of the four roads in Guanzhong. This means that no matter which route the Han army sends troops from, the grain road will be exposed to the attack range of Chencang's defenders.
Although the infantry of the Wei army in Guanzhong suffered heavy losses, the cavalry system was still complete.
Thinking about the consequences of rashly exposing the grain road to the cavalry in the plains is terrifying.
Of course, due to the addition of the Qiang and Di cavalry, the Han army currently also has a good cavalry force.
But let’s not talk about how long it will take for the Qiang and Di cavalry to be integrated. Cao Wei’s cavalry only needs to raid the grain road.
The grain road from Hanzhong to Chang'an is long, and it is impossible to send heavy troops to defend every place.
The reason why everyone seemed restless after hearing Mi Yang's inference was because Mi Yang's inference indirectly overturned Liu Bei's original strategy.
Long before Liu Bei came to Liangzhou, he personally uttered the slogan "Northern Expedition to Guanzhong and Recover Chang'an".
It can be seen from this slogan that Liu Bei wanted the Han army to regain Chang'an as quickly as possible once they entered Guanzhong.
But judging from Mi Yang's inference, the strategy set by Liu Bei is impossible under the current situation.
Needless to say, Mi Yang's reputation in the military was very convincing.
Not to mention that Mi Yang also put detailed information in everyone's hands. Looking at that information, anyone with a discerning eye can see whether Mi Yang's inference is reasonable.
But it was precisely because they knew what Mi Yang said was right that everyone's reaction was so great.
Because there was a huge gap between this and their initial expectations.
I originally thought that I would be able to regain Chang'an soon, but now.
Among everyone, Liu Bei undoubtedly had the biggest gap in his heart.
After Mi Yang finished speaking his inference, he kept watching Liu Bei's face.
Mi Yang knew very well how much Liu Bei wanted to regain Chang'an as soon as possible, but for Liu Bei's own good and for the sake of the Han Dynasty, he had to tactfully let Liu Bei give up this idea.
Not only is Liu Bei's goal unrealistic based on the current situation, but the arrogance of soldiers currently spreading among the Han army must also be curbed.
The great victory in Liangzhou not only greatly boosted the morale of the Han army, but also gradually filled the Han army with a sense of arrogance.
This is inevitable.
This kind of arrogance has affected the judgment of many Han officials to a great extent, and even Liu Bei has been affected by this.
Otherwise, where would the sense of disparity in everyone's hearts come from?
Arrogance permeates the air, the desire to win is too eager, and the strategies and tactics set are unrealistic and have obvious errors, which will bring fatal dangers to the Han army.
In the history of the Three Kingdoms, there was a famous war, which was caused in this way.
That battle was called the Battle of Yiling
It was impossible for Mi Yang to sit back and watch such a situation happen, not even remotely possible.
And Mi Yang kept watching Liu Bei's face, also checking whether Liu Bei understood his implicit advice.
Liu Bei's personal expedition to Guanzhong was able to maximize the morale of the Han army, but it also changed Mi Yang's identity.
In the Northern Expedition, he was no longer a decision-maker, but a planner.
This means that no matter how good his strategy is, it will be in vain if Liu Bei disagrees.
And will Liu Bei listen to his advice?
Mi Yang was not sure about this.
Liu Bei is a commander with a very distinctive personality, and his most distinctive personality is that he is easily fooled.
The Battle of Dingjun Mountain and the Battle of Yiling were both fought with him from above.
And once Liu Bei gets up, not even Zhuge Liang can hold him back.
When Mi Yang was observing Liu Bei's face, his gaze was also noticed by Liu Bei.
Then Liu Bei looked back directly with reproachful eyes.
You Mi Zisheng, your wings are hard, right?
I just rewarded you like that, and now you give yourself a "boot in the face" in front of everyone!
But blame belongs to blame, and Liu Bei can understand Mi Yang's approach.
Mi Yang finally adopted a tactful method of remonstrance.
After Mi Yang's reminder, Liu Bei also had some doubts about his previous thoughts.
After thinking about it carefully, he also felt that he might be too impatient.
But Liu Bei was not someone who gave up easily. After scolding Mi Yang several times with his eyes, he asked in a cold tone:
"If our army does not take Chang'an directly, how will our army conduct its northern expedition?"
After finishing speaking, Liu Bei looked straight at Mi Yang.
If you only know how to veto but don't have a corresponding good strategy, I will issue an edict to cut down your territory in a short while.
I will cut off dozens of your households as punishment.
Well, the current food town of Mi Yang is 5,000 households.
After Mi Yang heard Liu Bei's inquiry, he secretly breathed a deep sigh of relief.
He was not afraid that Liu Bei would ask him about his strategy, but he was afraid that Liu Bei would keep asking him and ignore him.
Liu Bei's inquiry also caused everyone in the hall to focus their attention on Mi Yang's face.
The eyes of many people represent a strong desire for knowledge - General, please teach me how to beat a Wei dog.
Even the historians present subconsciously took out their brushes, thinking of recording this historic moment.
Under the gaze of everyone, Mi Yang pointed to somewhere on the map of Guanzhong.
Under the illumination of the candlelight, the shadow of Mi Yang's finger seemed to turn into a sharp sword, thrust straight into the Baoxian Road on the Guanzhong map:
“Since ancient times, there have been four main roads connecting Guanzhong to Hanzhong.
Yang thought that Baoxie Road could be used. "
After Liu Bei captured Hanzhong, he spent a lot of manpower and material resources to repair the four main roads connecting Hanzhong to Guanzhong for the future Northern Expedition.
These four important roads are Ziwu Road, Tangluo Road, Baoxie Road and Jinniu Road.
If the Han army wants to enter Hanzhong, it can usually only choose one of these four main roads.
The reason why Mi Yang said that Baoxie Road can be used is that Baoxie Road is the smoothest among the four important roads.
Baoxie Road is also called Xiegu Road.
Whether it was Cao Cao's two southern expeditions to Hanzhong or Cao Zhen's current southern expedition, the main force of the Wei army entered Hanzhong through Baoxie Road.
The Wei army was able to march so smoothly with so many people, so it was natural that the Han army could do the same.
But after Mi Yang said this, the eyes of everyone in the hall became confused again.
Baoxie Road is very good, but the exit of Baoxie Road in Guanzhong is very close to Chang'an.
Mi Yang's inference just now clearly does not suggest that the capture of Chang'an should be prioritized. How could he suggest that the Han army march from Baoxie Road now?
Facing everyone's doubtful glances, Mi Yang smiled:
"Just imagine, gentlemen, the exit of Baoxie Road is very close to Chang'an. If our army marches through this road, how will the rebel army react?"
How else would you react?
That must be to mobilize all the forces that can be mobilized to defend Chang'an.
Meng Guang among the ministers quickly made this judgment.
Meng Guang's judgment was recognized by all the officials in the hall.
But Mi Yang's next words surprised all the officials in the hall.
"If the bandit army transfers most of the forces in Guanzhong to the vicinity of Chang'an, won't Liangzhou in Guanzhong become increasingly empty?
If you don’t take anything from it, when will you wait? "
At this moment, Mi Yang expressed what he really thought.
Take Chang'an openly and Liangzhou secretly!
After learning about Mi Yang's idea, Liu Bei chuckled.
This kid never fights according to a routine!
There is another chapter in the early morning.
Oh, Ouli, I want a monthly pass.
(End of chapter)
