Although Wei Yan was shocked, he was not unable to handle things or take responsibility.
On the contrary, he has enough ambition and aspirations, but he suffers from a humble background and has no room to display them.
Now that he has been promoted to a position that he could not even imagine in the past, Wei Yan was immediately overjoyed and bowed down again: "Thank you, Your Majesty. I will definitely live up to your Majesty's love!"
Liu Bei stepped forward and helped him up personally: "Chang Wen, Hanzhong is the gateway to Yizhou and has a great responsibility. I would like to ask you, if Cao Cao introduces troops, how should you respond?"
Wei Yan's dark red face became even redder, his eyes were shining, and he waved his big hand and said: "If Cao Cao comes with the whole world, please reject it for the king. But if a hundred thousand people come, please swallow it for the king!"
Liu Bei's eyes lit up and he laughed immediately: "What the editor said really touched my heart!"
Liu Chan looked at Lao Liu speechlessly, but he looked happy. Lao Liu probably laughed more in the past few days than in the entire previous half of his life.
However, what Wei Yan said is true to Lao Liu's thoughts. He entrusts you with such an important task. If you act modestly at this time, Lao Liu won't like it given his temper.
Of course, when Lao Liu asks you how to defend, you can't pass the test just by blowing a loud word.
Later, Wei Yan talked about his method of defending Hanzhong.
It's actually very simple, just one word, block.
Wei Yan planned to set up strongholds and fortifications at all important road exits into Hanzhong from the north, and then send troops to guard them to block the enemy from entering the Hanzhong Plain.
Gone.
It's that simple.
It's a very stupid method in the style of a martial artist.
But even with this stupid method, Zhuge Liang and Fazheng nodded repeatedly with admiration on their brows.
The dumber the method, the lower the requirements for each link and the less likely it is to make mistakes.
The passages into Hanzhong, whether they are Baoxie Road, Ji Valley, Ziwu Valley, etc., are all narrow passages in terrain, and the army cannot be arranged at all.
As long as Cao Wei is not allowed to enter the Hanzhong Plain, their proud cavalry will be of no use at all.
If you come to the world, you will reject it. This is really not a complete boast.
As long as the logistics are guaranteed, no matter how many people Cao Cao has, the mountains are high and the roads are narrow, only a few people can reach the front.
As for swallowing Cao Wei's 100,000 soldiers...
It’s not like you want to devour it in a wild battle.
If Boss Cao really brought 100,000 soldiers to force him to deliver them, and was willing to send all 100,000 soldiers into the meat grinder installed by Wei Yan and mince them into minced meat... then it would be giving away Wei Yan's military exploits in vain.
Of course, it is impossible for Boss Cao to do such a stupid thing.
After talking about the specific defense methods, Liu Bei became even happier and made an immediate decision. Within a glass of wine, Wei Yan's promotion was settled.
Liu Chan admitted that Lao Liu has always done a good job in discovering talents and daring to employ new people.
It was because I had an early insight into history that I knew this was an available talent.
But Lao Liu couldn't predict the future. He could find the generals and commanders among the low-level officers among so many people. He must always pay attention to this aspect and spend a lot of energy on weekdays.
You also need to be knowledgeable about people.
However, after Wei Yan was promoted to an official position, some people were not happy.
As soon as Lao Liu returned to his seat and sat down, Mr. Zhang came over with a wine cup.
"Brother, since I lost to that Cao Xiu boy this time, do you think I can't defend Hanzhong?" Zhang Fei squatted down next to Lao Liu and said angrily, his words a little aggrieved.
The second brother Guan Yu guards the important territory of Jingzhou. Now that he has captured Hanzhong, it is natural for the third brother Zhang Fei to guard it. Isn't this a matter of course?
Not only Zhang Fei thinks so, but almost all the senior officials think so.
No one expected that Old Liu would directly bring a Yamen general to this position and safely hand over such an important position in Hanzhong to him.
However, Zhang Fei complained, but he deliberately lowered his voice.
He didn't want his brother to be unable to come to the stage at this time.
Lao Liu caught a glimpse of Zhang Fei squatting there, looking like a frustrated daughter-in-law, and said helplessly: "You, you, you are so old now, but you are still acting like a child. Victory or defeat is a common thing for military officers. You have neither violated the general's orders nor acted like a child." If you didn’t get drunk and get into trouble, why should I blame you?”
Zhang Fei tilted his head: "Huh, don't blame me, then why don't you let me guard Hanzhong?"
This made Liu Chan very happy. He had not seen his third uncle like this for many years.
"My brother has other plans for you. I want to send you to guard Langzhong."
Unexpectedly, Master Zhang rolled his eyes and still said: "There is nothing to defend in the small land of Langzhong. I don't want to go."
"You!" Lao Liu was about to become anxious, but was stopped by Zhuge Liang on the side.
Zhuge Liang smiled and persuaded: "The three generals only know that Langzhong is small, but do they know that Langzhong is more important than Hanzhong?"
Zhang Fei glanced at Zhuge Liang warily: "Commander, what are you going to say? If you try to trick me, I will ask the military counselor to argue with you afterwards."
There was nothing I could do. I had been fooled too many times before. Mr. Zhang had to be careful with everything he said to Zhuge Liang.
"Hahaha." Zhuge Liang tapped Zhang Fei with his feather fan, "How could Liang lie to you? What Yi De doesn't know is that the north of Langzhong can lead directly to Hanzhong, adjacent to the Jialing River, down the river to the Yangtze River, and in the east it can reach Jingzhou quickly. To the west, you can go upstream and take the route to Chengdu.
"It is so connected in all directions that if there is danger on any side, Yide can send troops to rescue it. Moreover, its terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. It can be said to be the last gateway to Bashu land."
Zhang Fei's eyes were shining when he heard this, but Zhuge Liang deliberately stopped and took a sip of wine.
"Commander, please go on!" Mr. Zhang walked over and snatched Zhuge Liang's wine bowl.
Zhuge Liang turned his head and looked at Liu Bei, both laughing.
Liu Chan, who was watching from the sidelines, rubbed his temples, "Uncle San, you bit the hook again!"
The third uncle is not stupid, but he is not willing to use his brain when facing people close to him.
"Say it!"
Seeing that the fire was coming, Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Didn't Liang already make it very clear? With such a strategically important place and so close to Chengdu, how can my lord safely hand it over to outsiders? It must be guarded by you, the third general, so you can rest assured." "
Killer!
Liu Chan looked at his third uncle who was smiling happily, as if he saw the blood bar on his head being cleared by Zhuge Liang with just one word...
"Yes, Third Uncle, you are close to Chengdu. Isn't it convenient for me to give you this aged wine?"
In this case, I'd better make up for it myself.
He still has to thank us.
[Zhang Fei’s favorability +5]
"That's very kind of me. Third uncle would like to thank you in advance. Adou must keep his word."
Take a look.
Several people laughed again.
During the banquet, when excitement arose, Liu Bei asked everyone to join in the fun.
Zhuge Liang played a piece of music on the harp, and the melody became cheerful and melodious after a long period of excitement, just like the joy of victory after a great battle.
Everyone praised and praised him one after another.
Afterwards, Ma Chao didn't know whether he was affected by Liu Chan's words, but he unexpectedly took the initiative to dance with a sword.
Ma Chao's swordsmanship is extraordinary, and this sword dance is simple and elegant, and it also shows the chill of the battlefield, which naturally attracted a lot of excitement.
Unexpectedly, after he finished dancing, he walked up to Liu Chan.
"All the generals are gathered here today, why don't the prince come to join in the fun?"
Liu Chan looked at Ma Chao in front of him in surprise. His face was rosy after drinking. Although there was still resentment and loneliness in his eyes, there was also a lot more...human flavor.
"Okay!" After a few glasses of wine, Liu Chan, who was a bit superior, said, "Get the drum!"
Liu Chan, who was so hot from drinking, took off his cumbersome dress coat, took off his top completely, and simply tied it around his waist.
Liu Chan's upper body showed strong muscles, and there was a faint scar on his right shoulder that was not very conspicuous.
Such a bold and unrestrained style caused a burst of applause from the warriors at the table.
When the waiter brought the drum, Liu Chan raised the drumsticks with both hands, and the venue gradually became quiet.
The drumstick suddenly fell.
Boo!
Boom!
"The wind is blowing and the clouds are flying!"
Liu Chan played drums and composed songs, and he chose the song "Great Wind Song" by Emperor Gaozu, which was also available in later generations. It would not be inconsistent with the song to be sung at this time.
His voice-changing period hasn't ended yet, and the timbre is really not good.
But he couldn't hide his passion spurred by the drunkenness.
"Weijiahai is here ~ Return to my hometown!"
Other generals were infected and got up one after another, singing songs to join in the fun, or dancing to the songs.
Raindrops began to fall from the sky, which could not extinguish the bonfire, nor could it extinguish the fire in everyone's hearts.
"Here comes the fierce warrior! Guard the four directions!"
Zhuge Liang smiled as he looked at Liu Chan, who was wild and wild on the field, and whispered to Liu Bei beside him: "My lord, Master Liang Guan behaves informally, and his mind and spirit are extraordinary. He has the legacy of our great ancestor."
Old Liu said calmly: "Gaozu? He is still too far away."
Having said that, it's just... Zhuge Liang looked at the corners of Lao Liu's raised lips and his hands secretly tapping on the table, and smiled without saying a word.
After the song, there was thunderous cheers.
Liu Chan, who was a little dizzy after drinking, was lifted up by everyone and thrown high, making him even more dizzy...
But Lao Liu sighed: "With such a grand scene, it would be better if Yun Chang was here, but I don't know what the situation is like on his side."
This request is a bit difficult for Mr. Guan, who is far away in Jingzhou.
The climate has entered the rainy season, and the water levels in rivers are gradually rising. Mr. Guan has been really busy recently...
