Every general present here is capable of leading the troops to attack Kabanjin. After all, the main focus is land warfare, supplemented by water warfare.
But leading troops to attack Hongnong is a task that cannot be accomplished by ordinary people.
In attacking Hongnong, military affairs are secondary, politics and popularity are the most important.
After all, if you have to deal with the wealthy families in Hongnong, you will not be able to gain a foothold in the Hongnong area as soon as possible without a suitable status and sufficient eloquence.
The most suitable candidate was originally Zhuge Liang.
Zhuge Liang himself comes from a wealthy family, so his identity is more easily accepted by the Hongnong family, and his ancestor Zhuge Feng also served as a Sili captain. If he really wanted to force the point, he could still trick the Hongnong family. Set is close.
Zhuge Liang's own eloquence and eloquence can also win over the Hongnong family to the side of the Han in the shortest possible time. At least he does not have to worry about causing fear and backlash from the Hongnong family.
But the problem is, as the prime minister of the Han Dynasty and the supreme commander of the Northern Expedition, if Zhuge Liang did not appear in Nanyang and lead troops to attack Yingchuan County, everyone would be suspicious. And with Sima Yi's IQ, he would definitely be killed in the shortest possible time. Insight into the main direction of the Han army's Northern Expedition.
This will make the entire battle plan fall short.
Therefore, Zhuge Liang could not lead his troops to attack Hongnong, he had to use someone else.
Well, this person... Well, Zhang Fei took the initiative to ask for help, but no one else could agree, let alone Zhuge Liang.
In Zhang Fei's current state, anyone could tell that something was wrong, and his irritability was almost etched on his face.
Even if Zhang Fei has always respected and loved the scholar-officials on weekdays, in his current situation, who can believe that he will still maintain enough respect for the scholar-officials as usual? !
Don't look back. The wealthy families in Hongnong were just a little pretentious, and Zhang Fei immediately chopped people off in a rage. Don't doubt that Zhang Fei in his current state can really do such a thing.
Therefore, this matter must not be left to Zhang Fei to lead the army.
After final discussion, it was decided that Wei Yan would be the main general, Huang Quan would be the deputy general, and Pang Tong would be the military advisor to lead this decisive partial division.
Wei Yan has enough ability to complete the storming of Pubanjin and lead the troops south to Hongnong County. Once arriving at Hongnong County, Wei Yan's role will become very small. The rest will be done by Pang Tong, who comes from the same aristocratic family. Just do it, it’s just right.
Wei Yan came out of the queue with a pale face and accepted the order.
In fact, Wei Yan was still happy to obey orders to take big risks and achieve great achievements. After all, this represented the court's trust in his abilities.
But, Wei Yan is a landlubber.
When he was in E County, Wei Yan was shaken by the water battle, vomited, and only half of his martial arts skills were left. Now he was sailing on the Yellow River, where the current was even more turbulent. Wei Yan thought with his heels, and he knew what it was like. .
But there is nothing I can do. If Wei Yan doesn't seize such a good opportunity, how can he be worthy of his temper and character?
You can think about and practice the seasickness thing later, but if you miss this opportunity to lead the troops, it will be gone.
After all, he is not the only alternative. Both Zhao Yun and Wu Yi have the ability to do this.
After the deployment of troops along this side of the division is completed, what remains is the offensive configuration of Yingchuan County.
In fact, this journey is very simple.
Zhuge Liang will lead 20,000 Northern troops and 20,000 troops from Yizhou and Hanzhong counties into Wuguan. Together with the 30,000 Jingzhou troops stationed in Nanyang County, a total of 70,000 people will attack Yingchuan County.
There is no shortage of troops, nor are there any shortages of leading generals or combat generals.
On the Guanzhong side, Wu Yi, Fazheng, Chen Shi, Gao Xiang, Feng Xi, Zhang Nan and other generals will enter the Pass with the army, while on the Nanyang side, Zhang Xi will lead Deng Ai, Liao Hua, Zhang Yi, and Guan Ping, who is about to return to Jingzhou. Guan Xing and others will go out to fight.
Along the way, no matter from the strength of the troops or the number of generals, everyone would think that this was the main direction of the Han army's Northern Expedition, and they were not afraid that Sima Yi would not be fooled.
In this way, after the final distribution of troops has been made, this military discussion is considered to be over.
The military meeting was over, but Zhang Xi did not need to rush back to Jingzhou quickly.
It is already June, and we will not use troops at this time. We must wait until after this autumn harvest, when we have enough food for the army, and without delaying the production of the people, we can launch the Northern Expedition again.
Therefore, Zhang Xi still has some time and can stay in Chang'an for a while.
The first one to care about must be your own daughter.
Zhang Xi hasn't seen Xiao Xuan'er for more than half a year. Now he must have a lot to say to his daughter. By the way, he also wants to see if Zhuge Qiao has treated his daughter badly.
Well, it seems that the young couple is quite affectionate, but Zhang Xi is a bit uncomfortable.
The only thing that makes Zhang Xi feel more at ease is that Zhuge Qiao seems to be in good health, and he seems to have gained weight after getting married. So in history, was this kid exhausted to death by Zhuge Liang? !
Now that the Han Dynasty is full of talented people, there is no need for Zhuge Qiao to work so hard to prepare the food and fodder for the entire Northern Expeditionary Army. Fei Yi is doing this now, and Zhuge Qiao is just a deputy to help.
Seeing that her daughter had not suffered any loss, Zhang Xi felt relieved.
Then, Zhang Xi held a banquet in his Chang'an mansion and invited two veteran generals, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun.
In fact, Zhao Yun is a foil, and the person Zhang Xi really wants to invite is Zhang Fei.
Zhang Xi felt worried when he saw Zhang Fei's violent temper. In history, Zhang Fei was harmed by villains, which is really similar to the current situation.
Originally, Zhang Fei had restrained his character and temper a lot under the persuasion of Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang and others, but with Guan Yu's death, Zhang Fei completely collapsed.
Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun led the troops all the way north. With Zhao Yun, a careful person watching over him, his military qualifications and prestige were not much lower than Zhang Fei's. Even if he couldn't persuade Zhang Fei, he could still intimidate him. The youngest in the army.
But in the future during the Northern Expedition, Zhang Fei will definitely lead the army alone. If no one pays attention to this guy and causes a world line to be closed, it will be troublesome.
The last time Guan Yu died, the Northern Expedition plan was aborted. If Zhang Fei was killed this time, it would be a huge blow to the morale of the army.
Therefore, Zhang Xi held a banquet this time just to have a good chat with Zhang Fei.
Everyone can understand that you are in a hurry to capture Sili, but the problem is that you should not be hasty or hasty in using troops. If the commander is too hasty, it will not only be unhelpful to the strategy, but also irresponsible to the soldiers.
Of course, the most important thing is that you can't follow your own temper and whip the soldiers at will. The most important thing is that if you really want to whip the soldiers, you can't keep them by your side and lay mines for yourself.
Really, these words are what Zhang Xi can say to Zhang Fei now, and even Zhao Yun can't say it to Zhang Fei.
After all, when they were in Xinye, Zhang Xi and Zhang Fei had many exchanges because of this matter. When others said this, Zhang Fei might feel that they were mocking him and would become angry, but Zhang Xi said this It's so normal.
When have we ever met this bastard kid without talking about this? !
Anyway, just give me a drink.
This probably belongs to the way Zhang Xi and Zhang Fei get along, and Zhang Fei can still listen to Zhang Xi's words.
In fact, Zhang Fei did have the habit of insulting his soldiers, and he would scold his soldiers very unpleasantly, but it was limited to insults.
If he really takes action, unless he uses military law, Lao Zhang will beat people himself. Such things as whipping soldiers for no reason were almost done by Zhang Xi when he was in Xinye.
Lao Zhang is not an unreasonable person.
Zhang Xi has always emphasized that military law is military law. There is nothing wrong with the soldiers in the army, and the commander cannot whip the soldiers at will. Even in the case of execution under military law, the punishment of cane or caning must be clearly distinguished, and the torture props cannot be changed at will.
So, in fact, although Zhang Fei occasionally carries out executions himself, he is always justified.
Just do this, it is not conducive to the coach's kindness. Zhao Yun's advice to Zhang Fei along the way was also based on this consideration.
Zhao Yun understands people's hearts. Soldiers who violate military laws must be punished. The person who carries out the execution is the military commander. So even if the soldiers hold grudges, they will only hate the military commander and not the commander. But Zhang Fei goes to execute the execution in person. What's the point?
Although it is reasonable and well-founded, the soldiers who were executed may not think so. This is the reason why Zhao Yun advised Zhang Fei.
But Zhang Fei just has this temper.
It was already very difficult for Zhang Xi to persuade him to abide by military law and avoid lynching. What could happen to the rest.
So, after Zhang Xi listened to Zhao Yun's complaints, he suddenly felt uneasy and turned around to find Zhuge Liang the next day.
Well, let me use your eldest son as my son-in-law.
Yes, Zhang Xi found an excuse to throw Zhuge Qiao into Zhang Fei's army to manage food and grass.
In name, he was in charge of food and grass, but in fact, Zhang Xi told Zhuge Qiao only one thing - if the three generals hit any of the erring soldiers again, you should comfort them, and then find an excuse to transfer them to Just go to General Zhao's army.
I can’t believe it. With this arrangement, a second Fan Qiang and Zhang Da can appear again! ! !
(End of chapter)
