The morning sun finally rose.
In the meeting hall of Xinxi City, the light of the oil lamp also began to become dim.
Phew~
A waiter blew out the oil lamp, and Zhuge Liang's voice spoke slowly.
"Just wait and see what happens."
Wait and see what happens?
Fei Yi was stunned.
"If we just wait and see what happens, wouldn't it be dangerous for General Zhao to be in Ancheng?"
Zhuge Liang laughed and said: "Zilong is a general who can fight a hundred battles, so he will have no problem defending the city. Besides, we have made a posture to attack Baoxin, and there are also three thousand soldiers outside Shenyang City. What do you think? Does Sima Yi really dare to attack Ancheng with all his strength?
Ancheng cannot be captured, and the Wei army is large and has no waterway to transport food, so there will be problems with its food and grass logistics. At this moment, we only need to send elite cavalry to attack the food road behind it. Then we can win this battle without a fight! "
The first is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the enemy, and the third is to attack the city.
Being able to subjugate an enemy's army without fighting is the highest state of the art of war.
And what Zhuge Liang wants to do is obviously this.
"According to the military advisor's plan, it's not impossible, but I don't know if the main force of the Wei army will come." Dong Yun looked thoughtful, obviously thinking about the feasibility of this method.
"Zang Ba has arrived in Xuzhou, and Cao Pi has been involved in Shouchun. It will be difficult for him to come to Runan in a short period of time. Moreover, according to the intelligence of the Military Division, the Wei army in Runan is extremely short of food and grass. I think the foundation of the Wei state is No matter how thick it is, it will be in vain if the grain and grass cannot be transported. Now, time is on our side."
Liu Chan obviously agreed with Zhuge Liang's plan.
"Wei's trade is about to restart. Our merchant alliance has exchanged beautiful porcelain, colored glaze, perfume and other items for Wei's food and grass. Hey, we are using Wei's food to feed our Han army. How can this battle be invincible?"
and
If it really drags on for a long time, Cao Zhang might really be able to take advantage of it.
If the Wei Kingdom were in chaos, wouldn't the whole world be at your fingertips?
If you can avoid fighting, then naturally you will be better off without fighting.
In the meeting hall, all the advisers agreed with Zhuge Kongming's plan.
The general had nothing to fight, and although he felt disgusted, he did not dare to say anything.
Nowadays, the army does not have enough food and grass. It can bear a small battle, but I am afraid our army will not be able to bear a big war.
It's a good idea to use a small number of troops to hold back the Wei army in Runan!
"However, let Zhang Bao go to receive the commendation order Lan Zhan. Why can't he be seen at this moment?"
Guan Xing showed a wry smile and said: "Your Highness, Zhang Bao and Huang Chong sent a letter yesterday, saying that they went to Lan's Wubao to involve the main force of the Wei army in Runan. Of course they have not come back now."
Seeing the displeasure on Liu Chan's face, Fei Yi hurriedly said from behind: "Your Highness, the specific situation is this. The commendation letter ordered all the Lan Zhan tribe to be in Lan's Wubao, and he refused to return with General Zhang, and General Zhang I thought that being in Lan's Wubao might involve the Wei army and give General Zhao time to attack, so Cai Cai made a dangerous move."
"After many battles and victories, he has become arrogant." Liu Chan's tone was cold, with a strong sense of reproach in his tone.
An arrogant soldier will be defeated.
Hopefully this time, it will not suffer major losses.
However.
Just as this thought came to Liu Chan's mind, a voice came from outside the door.
"Your Highness, the left guard of the Prince's Mansion led Zhang Bao to ask for an audience!"
coming?
Still want to see me?
Liu Chan frowned, and in the meeting hall, the muscles on Guan Xing's face tensed up.
Does this guy need to be informed if he wants to join the council?
Can't we just come in directly?
unless
As one of the people who knew Zhang Bao best, Guan Xing had very bad thoughts in his heart.
Could it be that.
"Let him in."
As soon as Liu Chan's voice fell, a shirtless general walked out of the hall, carrying a thorn stick on his back, which was actually a drama of carrying a thorn stick to plead guilty.
really!
This guy is the one causing trouble!
Walking into the hall, Zhang Bao's head was always lowered tightly, like a big quail.
thump!
Zhang Bao immediately knelt down and said in a painful voice: "The guilty general Zhang Bao did not obey the military orders, causing all 431 of the prince's own cavalry to be damaged. The general is guilty, please punish him!"
The prince himself rides four hundred and thirty-one horses?
Guan Xing couldn't help but take a breath of air.
You know, His Highness spent a lot of money to get this prince to ride on his own.
Among them, most of the war horses were the tiger and leopard cavalry that were captured in Nanyang. Some war horses were indeed sent through the merchant alliance before, but the number was relatively limited.
The prince's own elite cavalry only numbered one or two thousand, and now they have lost nearly five hundred, which can be said to be a serious loss of vitality.
And if you want to replenish it in a short time, it is even impossible.
Phew~
This brother-in-law
Liu Chan took a deep breath.
If you don't practice it, I'm afraid your tail will be raised to the sky.
"Wen Wei!"
"My subordinate is here."
Fei Yi didn't know why Liu Chan called him, but he went out immediately.
"If you disobey military orders and cause a huge defeat in the army, losing troops and generals, what crime should be committed?"
"According to the crime?"
Fei Yi looked at Liu Chan, but he still couldn't say the last word.
"Your Highness, although Zhang Bao is guilty, his starting point is good after all. Please consider that he has no merit but hard work and spare his life!"
Guan Xing immediately knelt on the ground and knocked his head harder than Zhang Bao's, so hard that his forehead started to bleed.
"Your Highness, General Zhang is not only innocent, but he also has merit!"
Even a rough guy like E Huan stepped forward and said in broken Chinese: "Winning and losing in war are normal things. If you lose a war, you will be beheaded. Then who dares to lead the army in war?"
Zhuge Liang, who was on one side, waved his feather fan slightly and advised: "Although Mr. Zhang has committed a crime, his crime is not worthy of death. Please give him a little punishment to prove the military law. Although he did not obey the military order, he was indeed delaying." He captured the main force of the Wei army in Runan and also won over the entire Runan Lan clan for His Highness, which can be regarded as a meritorious service. Please think again, Your Highness."
"Yes! Your Highness, please think twice!"
"Your Highness, please think twice!"
Zhang Bao was usually very heroic in the army, and because of his noble status, most people in the tent interceded for him.
"That's fine."
In fact, Liu Chan just wanted them to step down and scare Zhang Bao.
"However, the death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped. Do you have any objection to reducing his official position and delegating him to the rank of centurion of the cavalry, with a thirty-year rod as a punishment?"
Demotion, rod responsibility.
The punishment is neither big nor small.
Zhang Bao lowered his head and immediately shouted: "The general will have no objection!"
Guan Xing also breathed a sigh of relief.
Even though he always quarreled with Zhang Bao, in the army, the person with whom he had the best relationship was still Zhang Bao.
We are both second generation and brothers-in-law, how can we not cherish each other?
"Today is a small punishment and a small warning. If you disobey military orders again in the future, no mercy will be shown. Listen, everyone, it will be the same for you!"
The murderous intent in Liu Chan's words was so frightening that the murderers in the tent did not dare to say a word. Even when they were breathing, they tried to use as little force as possible.
"Your Highness, Holy Ming!"
"We'll find out later!"
"The general will eventually realize his mistake."
"Let's break up."
Liu Chan waved his sleeves and left the table, and everyone also dispersed.
Guan Xing quickly stepped forward to help Zhang Bao up and help him take off the thorns from his body.
"You'll have to suffer a little later. I still have some gold sore medicine in my tent. I'll be fine if I lie down for three to five days, but I have to eat the pain first."
Zhang Bao's face was red, but there was shame and anger in his eyes.
"My troops are making dangerous moves, so you should take me as a warning. I will disappoint His Highness today, hey~"
The Lord humiliates his ministers to death.
As Liu Chan's confidant and favorite general, Zhang Bao's mistake was tantamount to a slap in Liu Chan's face.
"You don't have to think so much. In fact, it's okay to have this difficulty, so as not to risk your own life in the future."
Zhang Bao smiled bitterly and shook his head.
Confidence is a good thing, but being arrogant can indeed kill people.
Thinking about the elite cavalry that protected him from breaking through the encirclement, they were all his robes. Thinking of this, he was an eight-foot tall man, and his eyes turned red at this moment.
"I will definitely take revenge on Sima Yi!"
The backyard of the government office.
In the study room.
Zhuge Liang and Meng Jian sat on either side of you, and Liu Chan sat on the main seat.
"Boy, let's have some breakfast."
In front of the three people, exquisite snacks were filled with dishes, colorful and in different shapes.
There are soft and glutinous rice balls wrapped in tender fish and mushrooms, and the outer layer is wrapped in crispy vegetable moss. When you take a bite, the aroma is full of fragrance and the taste is rich. There are also crispy fried pancakes. The golden brown outer skin is crispy and fragrant, but the inside is soft when you bite it. It tastes both crispy and chewy.
Paired with meat and vegetable soup, the taste is simply amazing.
Even though Zhuge Liang and Meng Jian boasted that they were no longer tempted by their appetites, they still couldn't help but move their hands and mouths when faced with eating like this. Several plates full of snacks were actually swept away by them.
Gulu gulu~
After eating another bowl of hot meat and vegetable soup, Zhuge Liang sat down gracelessly, touched his slightly bulging belly, and said with a chuckle: "Happy, happy!"
Meng Jian was more elegant. His sitting posture still followed the etiquette, but the joy of eating delicious food still bloomed on his face.
“It’s really delicious!”
Liu Chan chuckled and said, "I have a lot of chef skills. If you two like it, you can come here often."
As a person from later generations, I am still a diner who often goes to tea restaurants to enjoy the autumn breeze.
All kinds of snacks are available, so it is not difficult for the chef to reproduce them.
After all, no one can tolerate this mouth.
Food is the most important thing for the people.
"I would like to come more often, but I'm afraid Madam Guan won't want to." Zhuge Liang joked with Guan Yinping, who was waiting beside Liu Chan, with a smile.
Guan Yinping's facial features are petite and delicate, and her eyebrows are curved, like the mist in the distant mountains, soft and timeless. The eyes are big and bright, like two bright stars, showing agility and intelligence.
At this moment, her pretty face was slightly red. She lowered her head and said with some embarrassment: "If the military advisor is willing to come, you can come every day. Why wouldn't Yinping not want to?"
During this period of time, Guan Yinping didn't go to the army anymore. Instead, he hid in the backyard and studied female celebrities with Zhen Mi.
After all, the clothes His Highness is wearing are all knitted by the Zhang family. There are only a few sets, and they are getting worn out after wearing them. She calls herself a lady, how can she see that her good husband is not even allowed to wear clothes?
plus
She also had a little thought in mind.
She was about to start preparing a wedding dress for herself.
Every bride can have a very unique wedding dress because their wedding dress is sewn by the bride herself.
Is it possible that when it comes time to get married, she can only wear a wedding dress handwoven by others?
Isn't this too embarrassing?
Falling into the female celebrity also dissipated a lot of Guan Yinping's boldness and vigor.
The originally dark and yellow skin became fair again.
At this moment, her face is as beautiful as a new bud in spring, green and full of vitality. The skin is fair and as delicate as fat, as if it could break with a gentle touch.
In order to attract the love of her husband, Guan Yinping went to great lengths.
There is no way, now in the backyard, there is a Zhen Mi, that is a charming woman, with every move she makes, she wants to suck people's essence dry.
Princess Zhurong was hot and proactive, and she often sneaked in when Liu Chan was in her room. She was a dragon and a phoenix, shameless!
If you don't improve yourself, how can you fight with these people?
"Breakfast has been eaten. I invited you two to come, but something happened."
Zhuge Liang also sat up from his original slumped posture.
He is very serious when doing things.
"Your Highness has any orders, but please say so!"
After summoning him here, could it be that he was going to be used by Meng Jian?
"In the Cai Hall, we have made a plan to wait for the right time. However, although this plan is good, it must be subject to changes."
Zhuge Liang was thoughtful.
"What is the change that His Highness is talking about?"
"The Wei army's food road that we can cut off is only one south of Ru River. The Wei army also has Bei Ru River and Ying water food road. If the Wei army in south Run has no worries about food, what should we do?"
Liu Chan's eyes sparkled.
Zhuge Liang's plan was to cut off the water and food road to Nanru.
The Nanru River waterway had already been cut off when it occupied Zhao Yunan City.
When transporting grain by land to the Nanru River, Liu Chan would send people to harass it. In addition, the efficiency of transporting grain by land was not high. If they were harassed again, south of the Nanru River, the Wei army would no longer think about transporting grain.
But the Wei army was not limited to the food transportation channel of Nanru River!
It is true that the Wei army is short of food now, and the Wei army in Shouchun is also in urgent need of food. But if some food and grass support comes from Beirushui and Yingshui, will the Wei army in Runan really be short of food?
The idea behind the plan just now is good, but the thinking is still a little inappropriate.
If the Wei army was not short of food, they would not have excessively requisitioned local food, and they would not have requisitioned food excessively. Then the people's hearts would not necessarily move over, and the Runan gentry would not necessarily join.
"Your Highness's words are reasonable. This is your plan. It is to wait for the right time. If things really develop as your Highness said, then we will use another plan."
Another trick?
Meng Jian seemed to have thought of something.
"Kong Ming means Ping Yu?"
Zhuge Liang nodded slightly and said: "Since His Highness said that if one of the Wei army's food routes is cut off, then the Wei army can still survive, but if two of its food routes are cut off, how will the Wei army deal with it?"
Just like a circuit, there were originally three circuits for power transmission, but two of the circuits were broken, and the power of the machines to be run was still the same.
It is difficult to transport a circuit, and some machines must stop working.
As for food and grass, if two roads are broken, not only the Wei army in Runan will be short of food, but also Cao Pi in Shouchun will have a hard time.
But the problem now is.
Pingyu.
How can we defeat it?
ps:
Something has happened recently. The 200 monthly ticket will be updated tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.
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