As the saying goes, there is no greater good than knowing a mistake and correcting it. Since Liu Chan took the initiative to admit his mistake, Zhuge Liang could only swallow the sermons he had prepared.
Liu Chan already knew he was wrong.
And I also made a guarantee.
Is it still necessary to preach?
No need——
Although preaching is unnecessary, Zhuge Liang still has a lot of questions and needs Liu Chan to answer them for him.
"Your Majesty!" Zhuge Liang took a sip of tea and asked in confusion: "How could your Majesty think of the plan of sending troops out of Ziwu Road to surprise Guanzhong?"
Liu Chan has been smart since he was a child. Zhuge Liang has never doubted this, but in his memory, Liu Chan's smartness is not related to military affairs.
If the world were at peace, Zhuge Liang believed that Liu Chan would definitely become a virtuous monarch. Unfortunately, he was born at the wrong time and was born in troubled times.
But in this Northern Expedition, Liu Chan's actions really shocked Zhuge Liang. Your Majesty, you must have hidden it too deeply.
Looking at the confusion on Zhuge Liang's face, Liu Chan was calm and calm, because he had long expected that Zhuge Liang would ask this question.
"Return to the Prime Minister!" Liu Chan said: "Because I feel that this Northern Expedition is the only chance for my man to succeed."
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Zhuge Liang was stunned when he heard this. The only chance of success, why is it the only one?
"Now the world is divided into three parts," Liu Chan did not care about Zhuge Liang's reaction. He continued: "Of the three kingdoms of Han, Wei and Wu, Cao Wei is the strongest, followed by Soochow, and I, the Han Dynasty, are the weakest."
Zhuge Liang agreed with this point.
"The weak has always defeated the strong since ancient times," Liu Chan paused and sighed before adding: "But it is not a common thing. If I, a big man, want to defeat the strong Wei, I can only win with surprise."
"Over the years, Prime Minister Xiangfu has worked diligently on domestic affairs and quelled the rebellion in Nanzhong, but he has never used troops against Cao Wei," Liu Chan said with a faint smile: "Cao Wei must have thought that I, a big man, would never dare to make an expedition to the north easily, and use small things to gain greater benefits."
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"I have learned that before Xiangfu's Northern Expedition, Cao Wei did not deploy many troops in Guanzhong. Cao Wei put their focus on Jingxiang, Jianghuai, and Jiyou."
Well——
Zhuge Liang nodded slightly from time to time, expressing his approval of Liu Chan's analysis and feeling very pleased at the same time.
"Xiangfu's Northern Expedition is to take him by surprise," Liu Chan said with a smile: "It will definitely catch Cao Wei off guard, but Cao Wei will not give up Yongliang Prefecture easily. Once he learns that Xiangfu's troops are coming, he will increase his troops from Luoyang
Guanzhong is like an enemy to his father."
"As long as Luoyang's reinforcements are blocked, Xiangfu will have a better chance of winning this Northern Expedition."
"So your Majesty sent out a surprise force," Zhuge Liang said with a slight frown: "Surprise Guanzhong from Ziwu Road and seize the three passes?"
Not long after Zhuge Liang arrived at Qishan, Liu Chan sent Shen Ji'an to the Qishan camp. At that time, Shen Ji'an told Zhuge Liang that Liu Chan would block Cao Wei's reinforcements for him.
"If your majesty cannot stop the Wei army," Zhuge Liang asked, "has your majesty thought about the consequences?"
Zhuge Liang felt scared when he thought about it.
If Liu Chan can't stop Wei Jun?
What can I do?
I dare not think about it.
I can’t even think about it.
But Liu Chan smiled and said: "Even if I can't stop the Wei army, I can slow down the Wei army's march, so that I can buy more time for my father-in-law."
Khan——
Zhuge Liang sighed secretly.
Still too young.
"Your Majesty is the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. If something unexpected happens to Your Majesty, what will happen to me, the Han Dynasty?" Zhuge Liang finally found an opportunity to preach.
"It doesn't matter, isn't there still a prime minister?" Liu Chan said with a smile: "With the prime minister here, the great man will prosper."
"Your Majesty is talking nonsense!" Zhuge Liang said: "A great man can live without ministers, but he cannot live without your Majesty."
As soon as Zhuge Liang finished speaking, Liu Chan suddenly felt that he seemed to have said the wrong thing. He was a modern man, so he might not think there was anything wrong.
But Zhuge Liang is an ancient.
You may misunderstand what he meant.
Liu Chan quickly said with a smile: "My father-in-law has misunderstood. What I mean is that as long as my father-in-law is here, I will be safe and sound."
"My dear, I am fine, don't worry," Liu Chan said, "and Cao Wei's reinforcements have not been able to step into Guanzhong until now. The Wei army is just a paper tiger."
"Paper tiger?"
"Hmm!"
"On the surface it looks quite bluffing."
"In fact, it looks good but is useless."
As he spoke, Liu Chan changed the topic and asked Zhuge Liang with some anticipation: "Father, what should we do next?"
"Your Majesty, please be at ease, I have made arrangements."
After hearing what Zhuge Liang said, Liu Chan stopped asking questions because he knew that in the eyes of the prime minister, he was still just a child.
Then the two chatted for a while before going back to their houses to rest.
The next morning.
Boom, boom, boom!
The crisp drum beat broke the tranquility of Tongguan.
A three-day truce.
The Wei army once again formed a formation in front of Tongguan Pass, but they did not come to call for formation.
"Siege the city!"
Zhang He pointed his long sword at Tongguan, and the Wei army once again sounded the clarion call to attack Tongguan.
"Kill!"
"Go!"
Three thousand Wei troops carried long ladders, pushed crash carts, and rushed towards Tongguan Gate.
As soon as the siege phalanx charged, the trebuchets behind them immediately roared.
Huh, huh, huhu——
The sound of piercing the sky resounded over Tongguan, but what frightened the Han army in Tongguan was that they originally thought that what fell should be stone bullets.
But——
It’s not a stone bullet.
It's lime.
The Han army is naturally very familiar with this thing. They used this thing to defeat the Wei army.
"Get down quickly."
"Cover your mouth and nose."
Wei Yan took off his cloak and threw it around while shouting loudly.
The power of lime powder.
Needless to say, they also know.
But they didn't expect that Wei Jun could produce lime in such a short period of time.
As packages of lime continued to fall from the sky, the top of Tongguan City soon became a vast expanse of white.
Wei Jun is also very smart.
The cloth bag wrapping the lime was loose. When it flew over the tower at high speed and slowly fell, the bag naturally opened, and the lime inside fluttered and fell like snowflakes.
Compared to the previous Wei army.
Because the Han army had used lime, when they saw white powder falling in the air, the Han soldiers instinctively protected their eyes.
Keep lime out of your eyes.
This lime has no lethality.
However, there were still a small number of Han troops who were a little slow to react. By the time they reacted, lime had already fallen on them.
"Ah!"
"Help!"
The soldier with lime in his eyes immediately threw down the weapon in his hand and screamed in pain.
"Hahaha!"
"The Shu army also has this day."
"Let you also have a taste of lime," the Wei army, who was about to rush to the bottom of the city tower, suddenly gloated when they heard the screams of the Han army on the city wall.
The phalanx of the Wei army has arrived at the gates of the city. They all wear hoods. Even if there is lime powder falling from the air, it will be difficult for them to fall into their eyes.
"Quick! Quick!"
A Wei army general urged the soldiers while charging: "Now that the Shu army has been hit by lime, everyone should hurry to the city."
"No!"
Suddenly, the long ladder was clattering at the top of the city, and the car crashed into the city gate.
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This chapter has been completed!