Zhuge Liang is personally leading an army here to besiege Guo Huai, the governor of Yongzhou.
Yang Yi, who joined the army, went straight to the commander's tent with a letter and said: "Prime Minister, Wang Ping sent someone to deliver the map of the street pavilion."
Zhuge Liang quickly took the letter, placed it on the case and opened it to read.
When he saw clearly the terrain of the street pavilions and the deployment of the Han army's troops in the picture, he immediately became furious and slapping the case: "Ma Di stationed his troops on the mountain and did not camp on the road. If Zhang He's troops arrived, they would surround the mountain and cut off the water supply.
This way, within two days, our army will be in chaos without fighting...cough...cough..."
Hearing this, Yang Yi was also surprised, "Prime Minister... Prime Minister..."
Zhuge Liang was so angry that he was shaking all over and coughing: "If the Wei army sets fire along the mountain again, then won't our army..."
Yang Yi quickly stepped forward to support Zhuge Liang: "Prime Minister, take care of yourself,"
Zhuge Liang sat back in his commanding position, waved his hand to indicate that he was fine, and shook his head regretfully: "Ma Su is ignorant and has harmed our army..."
Yang Yi hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "Prime Minister, although Yi is not talented, I am willing to rush to the street pavilion immediately to exchange for my horse and join the army."
Seeing that Yang Yi, who was also joining the army, volunteered to go to the street pavilion to guard Ma Su's place, Zhuge Liang nodded, held the former's hand tightly, and said: "Okay, when you arrive at the street pavilion, immediately withdraw the army to the intersection.
Set up a stronghold on the road, set up a stronghold on the right way!"
Yang Yi withdrew her hand and bowed solemnly: "Prime Minister, don't worry, Yang Yi is here!"
Zhuge Liang was still worried, and Yin Yin warned: "After you arrive at the street pavilion, join forces with General Wang Ping to defend against the enemy together!"
Yang Yi took the order and turned around to go. As he walked to the tent door, he suddenly bumped head-on into someone.
After he stabilized his body, he looked up and saw that it was General Wu Yi from the left. He was startled and thought to himself:
This person came to see the Prime Minister at this time. Could it be that he wanted to steal my job?
Wu Yi pushed aside Yang Yi, rushed to Zhuge Liang in two large steps, presented the letter in his hand, and said: "Prime Minister, Ma Su also sent someone to send a map of the street pavilion, and attached a handwritten letter."
"Oh?" Zhuge Liang was greatly surprised and quickly took the picture book and looked at it carefully.
I saw the topography of the street pavilion within a radius of ten miles vividly on the paper. The layout and number of enemy and friendly troops and horses everywhere were clear and clear at a glance.
This picture alone is much more detailed than the map of street pavilions sent by Wang Ping.
It can be seen that a lot of thought was put into it.
When he saw that the map showed that Wang Ping's troops stationed in Xishan were at least 15,000 men, while Ma Di had only placed 10,000 men on Nanshan, Zhuge Liang felt a little at ease. He waved his hand to signal Yang Yi to stay still, and started to read the letter.
All I saw above was:
"I have been familiar with military books since childhood. I have accompanied the Prime Minister on expeditions in all directions for a long time. I also know the advantages and disadvantages of setting up a stronghold on the road. Now I have no choice but to set up camp on the mountain."
"The Wei army has a hundred thousand cavalry, which are skilled in land warfare. It is difficult to control the situation. Our army is small, and it is the first time for Su to take charge of the army. His prestige has not been established, and the morale of the army is not uniform. He may not be a match for Zhang He, a veteran of hundreds of battles. And in the Jieting Valley
The terrain was flat and open, and there was no city to rely on. He thought about it again and again, and decided that it would be best to camp on the top of the mountain."
"To prevent the Wei army from cutting off our way to collect water, he has ordered his soldiers to collect enough water for two months on the top of the mountain; to prevent the Wei army from setting fire to the mountain, he has ordered his men to cut down all the trees on Nanshan Mountain and make barrels for the camp.
Fences and firewood are all stored on the mountain."
"I don't think Zhang He will be able to sneak past the street pavilion within half a month."
"The only thing I'm worried about now is that after the 100,000-strong Wei army arrives, they will divide their forces and rush to support Longxi. The two generals Wei and Wang have few soldiers and may not be able to stop them. I hope that after the prime minister captures Shanggui City, he will personally lead the army.
A decisive battle with Zhang He. He believed that the victory or defeat of this Northern Expedition did not lie elsewhere but in Jieting. If Jieting wins, the counties in Longxi will decide on their own without fighting. I sincerely hope that the prime minister will investigate."
After reading the handwriting, Zhuge Liang was stunned and speechless for a long time.
Can a war be fought like this?
The end of the world is not death, and the place of death is not death.
This was Ma Su's first time commanding the army, and he was so cautious, as steady as a battle-hardened commander, without revealing any flaws!
Zhuge Liang thought that he was extremely cautious throughout his whole life, and he prided himself on being extremely cautious, but he had never seen anyone more cautious than him before.
I was lucky enough to see it today.
So stable!
How could Ma Su be so stable?
Not only is he thoughtful and thoughtful, but he also knows how to throw away the blame.
It was obviously he who sent Ma Di to defend the street pavilion, and Ma Di was the first person responsible for guarding the street pavilion. Now after reading the letter, the important task of protecting the street pavilion suddenly became his responsibility as the commander-in-chief of the three armies.
If Ma Su lost his street pavilion, it was because he, the commander-in-chief of the three armies, did not send troops to go to the decisive battle.
What is the use of such a cunning vanguard general?
Zhuge Liang was very unhappy.
Moreover, the letter also said that the victory or defeat of this Northern Expedition only lies in the street pavilion and not elsewhere.
The implication of this statement is clearly to insinuate that he, the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces, does not do his job and is just doing nothing. In his words, there are many suspicions that he, the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces, is giving guidance on what to do.
For a moment, Zhuge Liang's anger surged and he could hardly suppress it.
However, he calmed down quickly.
Yang Yi turned back and asked tentatively: "Prime Minister?"
Do you still need to replace the guard guard of the street pavilion?
Zhuge Liang handed Ma Su's letter to Yang Yi. After the latter read it, he sighed: "No need to go, the street pavilion is fine for now."
While he was talking, Jiang Wei quickly walked in from outside the tent, took out a specially made secret letter from his arms, handed it over and said: "Prime Minister, Guo Huai, the governor of Yongzhou, saw that the situation was urgent, and sent someone to ask Xu Miao, the governor of Liangzhou, for help. Now.
The messenger has been intercepted by the general."
Things happen one after another, leaving no room for a moment.
There was no worries in the street pavilion, and Zhuge Liang also regained his wise demeanor. He took the letter and read it, thinking deeply and saying nothing.
Jiang Wei said again: "Prime Minister, the general has a plan to make Xu Miao throw himself into a trap, and the city of Shanggui will be destroyed if it is not attacked!"
Zhuge Liang looked at Jiang Wei, smiled and said: "What a clever plan, Bo Yue will tell you quickly."
When Jiang Wei saw Zhuge Liang's expression, he knew that the two of them had thought of going together. He was immediately inspired and loudly stated all the strategies he had in mind.
This strategy is very simple to say, just eight words: siege the city to provide reinforcements, and wait for work in leisure.
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On the other side, the street pavilion.
The Shu army has been guarding Nanshan for three days.
For the past three days, the soldiers of the Shu army shouted loudly at the foot of the mountain, taunted the Wei army, and greeted Zhang He's eighteen generations of ancestors in various ways, in order to attract the Wei army to attack the mountain.
As the commander-in-chief, Ma Su hid in a secluded place, writing and drawing on the ground to deduce the situation.
He was deducing Zhuge Liang's true goal for this Northern Expedition and how likely it was to achieve this goal.
According to what Zhuge Liang said in the "Departure List", the ultimate goal of this Northern Expedition is to recover the Han Dynasty and conquer the Central Plains.
But this goal was too big to be achieved in one step, so before setting off, Zhuge Liang divided the plan into three stages.
The first stage is to fully occupy Guanzhong, that is, to occupy the Weihe River Plain centered on Chang'an. It is high in the west and facing the east, and then seizes the initiative in the war. It can advance, attack, retreat, and defend. Learn from far away to strengthen Qin, and learn from near Liu Bang, and conquer and recover.
Central Plains, revitalize the quintessence of the Han Dynasty.
But this goal is still a bit big and difficult to achieve in one step.
So Zhuge Liang must have divided the goal of this first stage into three steps.
The first step is to capture all five counties in Longxi; the second step is to conquer Liangzhou; the third step is to march into Guanzhong.
A closer look at Zhuge Liang's first Northern Expedition march route shows that the target of this dispatch was not at all the Guanzhong Plain centered on Chang'an.
Because there are four roads from Hanzhong to Chang'an: Ziwu Road, Tangluo Road, Baoxie Road, and Chencang Old Road. However, Zhuge Liang did not take any of these roads, but took Longxi Avenue farther west.
Strictly speaking, Longxi Road is not the road to Guanzhong at all, but the road to Longxi and even Liangzhou.
Therefore, the strategic goal of the Shu Army's Northern Expedition is already obvious.