"This country's great sage must be visited in person after this battle!"
Jiang Wei was extremely shocked and remained silent for a long time. He did not expect that the prime minister, who always thought highly of himself, would have such a high opinion of Jiang Tuo.
"Prime Minister, are you saying that I underestimate this person?"
"Of course. Otherwise, do you think that this person can gather a group of bandits and manage the chaotic Qingshui County into such a state in just a few years? How much talent does this require?"
"I can't even guarantee that I would be able to manage Qingshui County so well if I switched places with him."
"Prime Minister, you are a man of great talent. Are you overestimating him?"
"Haha, I'm not overestimating it."
Zhuge Liang shook his head, feeling very happy. He waved his feather fan and said confidently: "God will not destroy me, Shu Han, to meet such a strange young man and give so much food to our army."
"Zhang He, there is nothing to be afraid of!"
Hearing this, Jiang Wei became more energetic and asked: "Prime Minister, this time I came back to transport food without leaking any news. The Wei army does not know that our army has obtained so much food and grass. We can take the Wei army by surprise."
Hearing this, Zhuge Liang thought seriously.
Now Cao Zhen led an army to occupy Xi County, blocking the entrance of the Xie Valley and blocking the main force of the Shu army.
Zhang He led 40,000 elite troops and captured Jieting, hoping to cut off the Shu army's retreat.
At this time, the Wei army believed that the Shu army must switch from a strategic attack to a strategic defense and must withdraw its troops quickly. Otherwise, once it is bitten by the Wei army and has no backup support, it will inevitably become a rout.
So how to make use of this food and grass... to make a fuss?
After a while, Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "We have obtained food this time. We don't have to keep the news secret, so what if we let Wei Jun's spies know about it?"
Jiang Wei frowned and questioned: "Prime Minister, if Zhang He learns of this, he will definitely hide in the street pavilion and dare not send troops. When the time comes, our army's 80,000 elite soldiers will gather here, what will happen?"
Zhuge Liang shook his head and said with a smile: "No, after Zhang He learns about this, he will definitely mobilize a large number of troops. Our army can just wait and see what happens."
Jiang Wei looked confused.
The next day, news spread among the Shu army that the Shu army had obtained tens of thousands of kilograms of grain and grass from nowhere and that they would improve their food in the future.
The news spread like wildfire, even the soldiers training on the school field heard about it.
But most of the soldiers didn't believe it.
The Shu army's daily diet was notoriously poor. Let alone meat, they didn't even see oil or water.
Generally speaking, before each expedition, salt and tempeh would be made into cakes and distributed to each soldier. When the soldiers were eating, they would add some wild vegetables to the corn and make porridge.
With the loss of the street pavilion, the Shu army's supplies were further reduced.
Nowadays, each soldier has two meals a day, and each meal only consists of three taels of pasta.
This is a young and strong warrior. If he eats with open arms, he can eat two kilograms of grain in one meal!
Wei Yan, who was training in the school field, looked up at the sky and said to the training nobles: "That's it for today's training. Everyone, rest and get ready to eat."
After saying that, Wei Yan was about to leave, but unexpectedly Ma Dai came up and said with a smile: "General Wei, have you heard? Our Shu army is going to improve their food."
Wei Yan sneered, shook his head and said, "Can you believe this kind of nonsense? Let alone improve the food for our Shu army, it will be good if we can eat corn every day. Maybe we will be hungry in a while!"
"That's not true, is it?"
"Who knows?"
The two of them talked and returned to their residence. A guard brought a bowl of hot oil-splashed noodles and placed it in front of their table.
Ma Dai was stunned for a moment, then anger surged on his face, and he scolded: "Today's soldiers don't have enough to eat or clothing to keep warm, so how can I be special? Please bring this side to me quickly, and let the injured soldiers eat it first." !”
Ma Dai has been in the army for more than ten years. He is considerate of the soldiers, often sets an example, trains with the soldiers, eats with them, and is deeply loved by the soldiers.
The guard smiled and said: "General, you are wrong. All soldiers eat noodles like this."
Ma Dai was shocked, how could this be possible?
Wei Yan on the side narrowed his eyes slightly, thought for a moment, felt uneasy in his heart, and whispered: "Could this be the Prime Minister's plan?"
"What's the meaning?"
"Now that the Jieting battle has been defeated, the hearts of the soldiers are uneasy, and rumors are spreading. The prime minister deliberately used this delicacy to calm the hearts of the soldiers, and then deceived the Wei army from advancing, allowing the Shu army to retreat calmly, and make plans in the future."
"That's it." Ma Dai understood in his heart and believed that this was the truth.
"I'll go find the Prime Minister." Wei Yan made a decisive decision and headed towards the Chinese army camp.
Along the way, Wei Yan saw the soldiers holding a bowl of noodles and eating happily with their heads buried in their mouths. The corners of their mouths were full of oil and water.
Wei Yan couldn't help but be greedy and swallowed his saliva.
When they arrived at the Chinese army camp, they opened the curtains and saw Zhuge Liang and Zhao Yun eating. They were eating and laughing without any worries about the war.
"Meet the Prime Minister, General." Wei Yan saluted with clasped fists.
Zhuge Liang laughed, pointed to the empty seat beside him and said, "Oh? It's Wen Chang. Have you eaten? If you haven't eaten yet, come and enjoy it with me. Just in time to try this oily noodles."
"Oil spilled on noodles?" Wei Yan was confused.
"Prime Minister, the war is imminent now. The armies of Cao Zhen and Zhang He are attacking. I heard that Emperor Cao Rui of Cao State is stationed in Chang'an with the intention of annihilating us. How can we think about eating?"
Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan and consoled him: "Haha, don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry. Even if the war is going on, the soldiers must have full stomachs. Otherwise, how can we fight?"
"Having said that, once Zhang He cuts off our retreat, the supplies will not be transported, and we will become a turtle in a urn!"
Wei Yan squinted his eyes, looked around and saw no one around, and suddenly whispered: "Prime Minister, are you trying to make Zhang He mistakenly believe that our Shu army has abundant supplies and soldiers are full of fighting spirit, so that he dare not use troops?"
"You're right."
Hearing this, Wei Yan had something in his mind.
Some people mistakenly think that the Prime Minister has outstanding ability in governing the country, but the Prime Minister's military ability is also very good. I remember that when the Prime Minister ran the three counties of Lingling, Guiyang, and Changsha, he dispatched troops and generals, collected taxes, and local governance was all in order.
As for the style of a counselor like Sima Yi, he is as fast as the wind and aggressive as fire. Once he catches a flaw, he will use a swift and violent offensive to destroy the opponent in an instant.
Whether he was attacking Liaodong or Beihu, he always pinned the enemy down and beat him hard.
But such a swift and fierce strategist fully demonstrated the advantage of being as steady as an old dog when fighting Zhuge Liang.
If the enemy doesn't move, I won't move. If the enemy moves, I won't move!
The main thing is stability!
Therefore, Zhuge Liang's military ability was unique in the entire Three Kingdoms period.
Wei Yan was relieved and couldn't help but feel hungry. He took the oily noodles handed over by Zhao Yun. Seeing that the color was very attractive, he picked up a noodle and put it into his mouth.
Wei Yan's eyes flashed with light!
This smell!
This taste!
Damn it, the food I ate before was completely pig food!
"Prime Minister, how... is this noodle made?"
Zhao Yun patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Eat your food. Regarding this matter, ask less, talk less, and inquire less. I will only tell you one thing, Wei Jun is finished this time!"
Wei Yan nodded, wolfed down the food, and said loudly: "I don't know what kind of god he is, but he can make such a meal. It's so delicious!"
Not long after, he finished a bowl of rice quickly, stared and asked, "Is there any more of this oily noodles?"
Zhao Yun rolled his eyes at him, it was just a bowl of noodles that turned out like this, how unbecoming it was!
"Chang Wen, there is still a lot of noodles here. If you open it and eat it, you won't finish it. But don't be greedy. You have to train with the soldiers in the afternoon."
"Don't worry, Prime Minister, I'll have another bowl... No, just two more bowls."
At the same time, at the street pavilion, the Wei army camped.
Zhang He had just won the Battle of Jieting with 50,000 infantry. He was sending soldiers to clean the battlefield, organize military supplies, treat injured soldiers, and by the way, he was sending spies to investigate the movements of the Shu army.
He would never dare to be careless about the Shu army.
The Shu army's Northern Expedition really shocked him into a cold sweat.
Because this was a Northern Expedition carefully designed by Zhuge Liang, the shadow of Han Xin's pacification of the Three Qin Dynasties can be seen everywhere.
When Han Xin was building a plank road, Zhao Yun sent troops out of Jigu to confuse the Wei army.
When Han Xin secretly visited Chencang, Zhuge Liang sent troops out of Qishan with the intention of pacifying Longyou.
Before the battle of Jieting, he was in a very unpredictable mood, because he felt that Jieting was easy to defend but difficult to attack, and Ma Su and Wang Ping were in charge.
Moreover, Zhang He's winning rate against the Shu army cannot be said to be a mess, it can only be said that he has not won a single battle.
It has become the background for top combat powers such as Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun.
His countless failures highlighted the strength of Zhao Yun and others.
As a result, he became a famous goalkeeper. Those who could defeat him were all top players, and those who were defeated by him were all rookies.
I originally thought that this life would be tepid, but as the famous generals withered away, Zhang He, who was not outstanding among the five good generals, became the pillar of the Wei Dynasty and became a famous general step by step.
He Zhang He even defeated Ma Su who was guarding the street pavilion and successfully cut off Zhuge Liang's retreat.
It turns out... Zhuge Liang's student Ma Di is nothing more than that!
This made him confident. Since he could defeat his student Ma Su, he could also defeat Zhuge Liang?
Besides...the Shu soldiers are now out of luck and lack supplies, so it's a good time to defeat them!
Zhang He's eyes sparkled with wisdom.
"General, a spy is here to report!"
"Let him in."
Not long after, a veteran spy knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists and said: "Report to the general, we have received accurate information from the Shu army camp. The Shu army has obtained a large amount of supplies from nowhere, and all the soldiers can have enough to eat!"
"How can it be?!"
Zhang He stood up suddenly and looked at him in surprise.
What's happening here?
"you sure?"
The spy nodded and said: "Yes, in the past few days, the Shu army has had three meals a day, and they have eaten and drank enough. Looking at it, they must have received a lot of supplies. General, we have to be on guard!"
Zhang He narrowed his eyes slightly and thought about this matter.
Logically speaking, since I have cut off the Shu army's retreat, it is impossible for the Shu army to replenish supplies!
So suddenly letting the soldiers have enough to eat and drink...is it just an illusion?
Is it Zhuge Liang's plan?
Deliberately pretending that there is enough food to intimidate me into retreating so that the Shu army can calmly retreat to the center of Shu?
This time the whole army captured Jieting and cut off the Shu army's retreat. If they could not stop Zhuge Liang's army, wouldn't they have failed in their efforts?
But if we really get the supplies...
Zhang He thought, his brows getting deeper and deeper, he felt a severe headache, as if he was about to grow a brain!
After a long time, he slammed the table and shouted loudly: "This is Zhuge Villager's plan. He must want to escape, so he confuses our army. Oh, how can such a small plan deceive us?"
"After I capture Villager Zhuge alive, I will definitely cut him into pieces!"
