Wei Yan's Ziwu Valley Strategy was sprayed all over his body by Zhang Xi in public. Wei Yan's face turned red and white, but he couldn't say anything.
Zhang Xi mainly annoyed this guy. Historically, he always talked about the Ziwu Valley conspiracy and used it to annoy the prime minister every time. However, in later generations, a group of idiot literati followed him, even though Cao Zhen and Gao Yingxiang successively used the lives of tens of thousands of troops to prove this. The strategy is not feasible, but it still can’t stop some people from thinking that Wei Yan’s Ziwu Valley Plan is awesome.
Wei Yan was quite dissatisfied with Zhang Xi for dismissing his plan without giving any face, and was even a little resentful.
But after all, this is a military discussion, and it is a place where everyone can speak freely. Since you have proposed a strategy, you have to accept the doubts of others.
Moreover, Zhang Xi at least gave out the areas where his strategy was not feasible. As long as he could find a way to solve these problems, he could still convince his lord to adopt his strategy.
But after thinking about it, Wei Yan really couldn't solve the problem Zhang Xi raised.
If you want to hold Chang'an, even if you just wait for Liu Bei to come for reinforcements, the only way is probably to increase the number of soldiers you bring.
But Wei Yan is familiar with the Ziwu Valley Road. He has sent people to survey it. To pass through that place, it is most appropriate to lead a few thousand people. It cannot exceed 10,000 people, otherwise the marching speed will be too slow, and by the time After leaving Ziwu Valley, the food and grass they brought were probably almost exhausted.
And even if he could capture Chang'an quickly and rely on the grain and grass in Chang'an City to obtain supplies. With ten thousand people facing attacks from two sides, and at the same time suppressing the wealthy families in Chang'an City, it would be a bit reluctant to wait until Liu Bei's army arrived.
Although Wei Yan was confident that he could hold on, the war was inherently unpredictable, and he was going deep alone. The length of time he would hold on to Chang'an was difficult to predict. If he could not hold on, he and the soldiers he brought would be annihilated.
Wei Yan really couldn't bear this responsibility.
Therefore, regarding his strategy, Wei Yan could only repeatedly emphasize that he would stick to it. As long as the lord's army marched smoothly, he could pacify Guanzhong in one battle, which would gain the most benefits.
In fact, even Liu Bei knew that Wei Yan was just being stubborn at this time.
Zhang Xi didn't bother to provoke Wei Yan anymore. After all, Zhang Xi's purpose was to prove that Wei Yan's Ziwu Valley plan was not feasible, and he didn't really want to squeeze Wei Yan to death.
Therefore, although Wei Yan was still arrogant, Zhang Xi was too lazy to talk to Wei Yan and directly retreated to his position, waiting for Liu Bei to assign tasks.
The strategic goal has been clear. The first step is to break Long, and the second step is to attack Guanzhong.
The tactical method was also clear. The first step was to order the general to lead the troops out of Baoxie Road. The second step was to leave Wudu County, take the Qishan Road, and detour into Liangzhou.
Next, Liu Bei began to make military arrangements.
First of all, the person who sends troops to Baoxie Road must be a general, and he must be a general who can intimidate Cao Wei. Otherwise, Cao Hong cannot be convinced that this is the main army and personally lead the army to the entrance of Baoxie Road to deploy defenses.
Therefore, Liu Bei began to ask among the troops who would like to take on this important task.
At this time, no one in the general camp is willing to stand up.
After all, this is just a suspected soldier. No matter whether the army wins or loses, the suspected soldier will not have much military exploits.
And since they are suspicious soldiers, they must not have too many troops. It is necessary to rely on a small number of troops to attract Cao Hong's main army. It is really impossible without some skills.
Once the suspected army is defeated and Cao Hong realizes the strength of the army and leads his troops to quickly reinforce Liangzhou or retreat to Chang'an, then the strategic purpose of going out to Qishan this time will completely fail.
Ordinary people really don't have the confidence to stand up and receive this military order.
Zhao Yun looked at the current situation and then thought about the candidates who met Liu Bei's requirements. Only he was suitable.
On the one hand, Zhao Yun is Liu Bei's confidant and favorite general. His reputation over the years is not small. Although he is not as good as Guan Zhangma and other generals, he is still considered a famous general under Liu Bei's account.
On the other hand, Zhao Yun was both wise and brave, with the ability to lead troops to stop Cao Hong's army. He was also modest and would not compete for credit at such a time, so he naturally stood up and received this military order.
Liu Bei was also very pleased.
After all, Liu Bei also knew that this suspicious soldier was difficult to lead. Not only did he need to be capable, but he also had to be wise and courageous to prevent Cao Hong from seeing his flaws.
Among the famous generals under his command, the second brother is in charge of the Northern Expedition in the direction of Xiangfan, and the third brother. Although the third brother has made a lot of progress over the years, Liu Bei is really not sure to leave such an important task to the third brother. Do.
As for Ma Chao, if Ma Chao had this brain, he would not be driven from Liangzhou to Yizhou by Cao Cao.
Besides, Ma Chao has another great use. After leaving Liangzhou, the Yi Cong cavalry led by Ma Chao will play a very important role.
The only people left who meet the requirements are Zhao Yun and Zhang Xi.
Compared with Zhang Xi, Zhao Yun, as Liu Bei's veteran confidant, is more famous and more in line with the requirements of this combat mission.
Now that Zhao Yun took the initiative to take on this thankless task of being a suspect, Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief. After all, it was Zilong who could be relied upon at critical moments.
But it is not enough to let Zhao Yun be the suspect. After all, Liu Bei is personally leading the army this time, and the main attack direction must be where Liu Bei is. Cao Hong may not believe Zhao Yun alone to scare Cao Hong.
Therefore, Liu Bei handed over his Hanzhong King's Dahu and Huangluo umbrellas to Zhao Yun, and ordered Chen Dao to personally lead 10,000 white soldiers and put them under Zhao Yun's command.
With his own flag and yellow umbrella canopy, and the fact that his personal guards appeared on Baoxie Road, Liu Bei didn't believe that Cao Hong had the brains not to be fooled.
The remaining generals returned to their camps to command their troops, ready to go to war at any time.
After making these arrangements, Liu Bei announced that the accounts were over.
After the accounts were settled, Liu Bei's first reaction was to take his royal medical officer to see Fa Zheng.
But Liu Bei remembered that Fazheng had been coughing non-stop since the beginning. He didn't know whether it was because the weather in Hanzhong was cold, Fazheng occasionally felt cold, or some other reason. In short, Liu Bei was worried and sent people to see Fazheng quickly.
After all, he was his own mastermind. He was about to go on an expedition again. Liu Bei didn't want anything unexpected to happen to Fa Zheng.
In this Northern Expedition, according to the strategic plan, the second brother on the Xiangfan side is assisted by Xu Yuanzhi, so there should not be a big problem. On his own side, Zhuge Military Advisor will still have to stay in Hanzhong. That is Fazheng and Pang Tong. Liu Bei didn't want to lose either of these two people.
The medical officer diagnosed Fazheng as febrile disease.
This is thanks to Zhang Zhongjing, who wrote "Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases", Zhang Xi who invented paper and block printing, and Liu Bei who popularized "Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases".
In this book, Zhang Zhongjing once again made a detailed distinction between typhoid fever and febrile disease. Otherwise, according to Fa Zheng's symptoms, most doctors would think it was typhoid fever, not febrile disease.
According to the classification of modern Chinese medicine, the difference between wind-heat colds and wind-cold colds is that although they are both colds, the symptoms of wind-heat and wind-cold colds are different. In the field of traditional Chinese medicine, the medications are also different.
If you have a cold due to wind-cold and you take medicine for treating wind-heat and cold, the cold that would have been cured in a few days might be delayed for ten days and a half, and you don’t even know that you took the wrong medicine. Because of this, I thought it was because of my poor physical condition.
The most typical example is isatis root. Isatis root is a good medicine for treating wind-heat and cold. However, if you are cold all over, are afraid of cold, and have obvious symptoms of wind-chill and cold, drinking isatis root may actually aggravate the condition.
Herein lies the trouble with traditional Chinese medicine. For many diseases, it is important to prescribe the right medicine. It is difficult to become a master without more than ten or twenty years of medical experience. If you accidentally use the wrong medicine, it will have the opposite effect.
Just like the current Fa Zheng, his health has not been very good in the past few years, and his body's immunity is insufficient. If a common wind-heat cold is treated as a wind-cold cold, it is likely to cause serious problems.
But now, due to the popularization of "Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases", medical officers also know the preliminary distinction between wind-cold and febrile diseases, and make correct diagnosis. Then the remaining things will be easier to handle.
The prescription prescribed by the medical officer was the treatment plan recorded in "Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases". Combined with Fa Zheng's physical condition, the medical officer told Fa Zheng that he must stay in bed to recuperate and not be tired.
After all, in this day and age, there are no antibiotics or anything like that, and people's physical conditions are indeed not as good as modern people. This kind of febrile disease can be fatal if not treated properly, so the medical officer made the most reliable diagnosis for the sake of safety.
But Fa Zheng won’t do it.
The Northern Expedition was about to begin. How could he, the mastermind, not be beside his lord to share his worries and solve his problems, but instead stay in bed and recuperate? !
Besides, Fazheng really doesn't feel that his body has reached the point where he needs to stay in bed to recuperate.
Although I feel a little weak and tired, and I often cough, I have no problem with my daily work. I was in this state some time ago, so I can survive it too, right? !
Therefore, Fazheng didn't listen at all. He continued to stay up late that night analyzing intelligence and understanding the latest military distribution of Yongliang. He didn't go to bed until the fourth watch.
Then... the fever started.
Now Liu Bei was anxious and quickly called the medical officer to see Fazheng again.
Medical officials are also helpless and cannot cure the disease with medicine.
I have already reminded you to rest peacefully, don't worry too much, and cooperate with the medicine prescribed by yourself to adjust slowly. This disease can be recovered in just ten days.
It's better now. Fa Zheng is seeking death, and the febrile disease has begun to turn into a febrile disease. It's not that easy to treat it.
I quickly prescribed some heat-clearing and detoxifying medicine for Fazheng. I had to suppress the fever first, and then I could treat the febrile disease. If this one is not good, it can easily lead to death.
Fa Zheng's illness not only affected Liu Bei's heart, but also Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Zhang Xi and others came to visit him one by one.
Although, not everyone appreciates Fazheng's style of doing things, but everyone is very clear about the importance of Fazheng to the current Liu Bei Group.
Especially Zhang Xi, after hearing that Fazheng had a fever due to a cold, he felt incredible that this thing is not such a difficult problem to solve, right? !
Zhou Yu was suffering from fever and pneumonia. Didn't Zhang Zhongjing rescue him? !
The medical officer suddenly expressed helplessness that it would be difficult to compare his own medical skills and experience with Zhang Zhongjing, a master of medicine.
But Zhang Xi said that this thing doesn’t need to be as good as Zhang Zhongjing’s.
After repeatedly confirming with the medical officer that it was a high fever caused by febrile disease, Zhang Xi asked a question - Where is the isatis root? !
(End of chapter)
