Chapter 326 Zhang Liao: You persuade Marquis Wen not to let him always fight against the uncle
"Wenyuan, are you planning to take the Yinping Road?"
Cheng Lian looked at Zhang Liao and asked.
Everyone became solemn.
The unhappiness that had just arisen in my heart because Zhang Liao asked me to help him transport the prisoners of war back to Nanzheng suddenly disappeared.
Zhang Liao nodded and admitted the matter.
"Wenyuan, are you crazy?!
All along the Yinping Road, there are high mountains and ridges.
Extremely dangerous!
Said to be roads, in fact many places are not roads at all!
Most of the places for hundreds of miles are deserted.
Along the way, not to mention the loss of troops in battle, many soldiers and horses died simply because of their mistakes!
Moreover, if Xichuan is aware of it, it doesn't take too many. At most two thousand soldiers and horses occupying a favorable terrain can trap you all inside.
No need to attack, just being hungry can starve you to death!
This is too dangerous and not suitable for walking at all!"
Cheng Lian said anxiously.
Cheng Lian and Zhang Liao were both from Bingzhou. Zhang Liao also worked under Lu Bu before. Before Cheng Lian, his relationship with Zhang Liao was pretty good.
Later, although Zhang Liao separated from his master, Cheng Lian was very dissatisfied with Zhang Liao.
But at this time, after hearing Zhang Liao say that he was going to take the Yinping Road, he couldn't help but feel worried about it, and began to persuade Zhang Liao.
I want Zhang Liao to give up this idea.
Zhang Liao nodded and said, "I know this."
Cheng Lian became a little anxious when he heard this: "Since you know, why do you take such risks?
With the Emperor's uncle here, and with so many soldiers and horses like us, no matter how dangerous Jiange and Jiameng Pass are, and no matter how many soldiers and horses there are, we can't hold on.
As long as we attack it openly, we can eventually defeat it!
It’s just a matter of time!
Now that the dangerous barrier in Hanzhong has been broken, it won't take long for the whole land of Hanzhong to be able to obtain a large amount of food and grass.
And with the wooden cows and stray horses brought by the emperor's uncle, food and grass are not a problem at all.
There is enough time to attack Jianmen Pass and Jiameng Pass!
If we continue our attack step by step, we will definitely break through Jianmen Pass and Jiameng Pass!
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Hearing this, Zhang Liao showed a smile on his face and said to Cheng Lian: "A frontal attack is too time-consuming. Attacking such a dangerous pass will definitely require a lot of troops.
Too uneconomical...
Moreover, when doing things, you cannot put all your treasures in one place.
On the front, someone is needed to fight, and someone is also needed to make dangerous moves.
Otherwise, if the front is really delayed for a long time and cannot be attacked, then things will be really bad!
If you attack from more places, there is always more possibility of success!"
He paused and then said: "Moreover, when the emperor's uncle came, he told the Prime Minister that he would return with his troops and horses by the end of the year at the latest.
Now, it’s August, four months before the end of the year.
Four months can be said to be long or short.
If there were some changes in things that caused the emperor's uncle to not lead the victorious army back to Chang'an from Yizhou before the end of the year, wouldn't it mean that the emperor's uncle's reputation has been lost?"
With these words in his mouth, Zhang Liao pointed deeply at Xichuan's position: "Brother Cheng, do you think that Liu Yan will only let his soldiers and horses guard two passes without taking any other actions to deal with this matter?
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"What does Wenyuan mean? Could it be that Liu Yan will let his troops leave quietly, or come out from somewhere else to attack us?"
It's the best, after leaving the dangerous pass, these Xichuan soldiers and horses are nothing!"
Zhang Liao shook his head slightly: "That's not what I'm talking about.
But a place outside Yizhou.
For example, Jingzhou Liu Biao, Jibei Prime Minister Bao Xin, Yuan Shao and Yuan Benchu, Nanyang Prefect Yuan Shu, Tao Qian, Gongsun Zan...
In all likelihood, Liu Yan would not sit still and wait for death.
It is very likely that people will be sent to these places to lobby, so that these people can raise troops together to invade Chang'an.
Once something like this happens, the war here will definitely be affected.
Delaying it will be very detrimental to our side.
The best solution is to fight quickly and attack Xichuan as quickly as possible.
From now on, all those forces that are ready to move will be quiet!"
Originally, Cheng Lian always felt that when it came to fighting, he was no worse than Zhang Liao.
The most important reason why Zhang Liao has such a great reputation and a status that exceeds his own is that Uncle Liu Huang gave Zhang Liao a great opportunity.
Zhang Liao and Meng Jin became famous in one battle!
If I had the opportunity like Zhang Liao, I would definitely be able to become famous in one battle!
His achievements are not inferior to those of Zhang Liao.
But now, after hearing Zhang Liao say such words, Cheng Lian's thoughts have changed a lot.
When it comes to leading troops and taking orders to fight in a small area, I can indeed compete with Zhang Liao.
However, when it comes to the overall situation and larger-scale strategic planning, I am really not as good as Zhang Liao and Zhang Wenyuan!
Uncle Liu Huang asked Zhang Liao to lead the troops and act alone instead of entrusting him with such a task.
Not only because of his status as a subordinate of Marquis Wen, but more importantly, because his ability is really inferior to Zhang Liao!
Realizing these things, Cheng Lian felt a little depressed.
However, this decline is not serious.
He is not just a young boy. He knows that there is a world outside the sky and there are people outside the world. There are many people who cannot be compared to him.
It's not something you can make up for through hard work.
"Since Wen Yuan has so many considerations, I won't give you any more advice.
Apart from asking me to help escort these prisoners of war to Nanzheng and hand them over to the emperor's uncle, you have nothing else to do and need my help?
Just ask."
Zhang Liao shook his head and said no more.
Then he hesitated and said: "Brother Cheng, after everything is done and you go back, you can find an opportunity to persuade Wen Hou and let him calm down.
We are all people who earn their living based on their ability...
It's not like you don't know the emperor's abilities and abilities.
From the time he was born until now, in just a short time, he has already achieved such achievements and achieved his current status.
If Marquis Wen doesn't correct his mentality and calm down, I'm afraid he will be the one who suffers in the end...
We are all subordinates of the Prime Minister, and there are so many enemies outside like Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Liu Biao, Gongsun Zan, etc. that we can fight, so why can’t we get along well and work together to deal with the enemies outside?”
When Cheng Lian heard this, he felt a little bitter in his heart.
Why haven't you tried to persuade me?
It's just that my lord is stubborn and hates Uncle Liu Huang to death.
Even trying to persuade me is of no use!
However, it was hard for him to tell Zhang Liao this.
He immediately bowed to Zhang Liao and said: "I have written down what Wen Yuan said. When I go back now, I will inform the lord and persuade him..."
