Tianshui County Ji County, the Prime Minister's Department.
Prime Minister Zhuge Liang, who was at the head of the case, wiped his beard and looked at Zheng Pu, whose face was covered with dust, with a gurgling smile.
He even joked, "Zijin was newly married, but I rushed back home and felt unhappy. Is that why she went to see the venerable master without even tidying up her appearance?"
"Haha~~~"
After hearing this, Zheng Pu also smiled and said jokingly, "Pu deliberately acted like a servant of the world. He thought that the Prime Minister would allow him to take more rest in the future, but he didn't want to be exposed by the Prime Minister.
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"Hahaha~~~"
Shaking his head slightly, the Prime Minister smiled, pretending to be angry and scolding, "A man who has already been granted a title of Marquis and married, is so disrespectful!"
After laughing, he calmed down his face, moved to the left side of his desk, and said softly, "These are the military conditions of the troops stationed in Wei and Hanyang counties during Zijin's absence in Longyou. Zijin will take a closer look first.
Come on, let’s make some suggestions again.”
After a pause, he seemed to have remembered something, and then spoke again, "Your Majesty has already sent me a letter about Liu Zifan. Zijin mentioned that it would be very good to restore the Kou surname to a son with merit in the future. Well, and
First, let him be given the post of Commander-in-Chief of another department, and he will come under your command."
"promise."
Also with a restrained look, Zheng Pu raised his hands and said yes.
He stood up, walked over, took out a large pile of cloth, returned to his seat, spread it out one by one on the case, and read it carefully.
The first is the military report of the left general Wei Yan.
At the beginning of spring, one after another small tribes of Lujie tribe who were unwilling to integrate into the Qingfu tribe of Xianbei migrated from the Wushui (Qingshui River) basin to Longyou to seek protection from the Han.
The prime minister placed them in Xiaolongshan and Lintao horse ranches to raise horses, cattle and sheep for the Han Dynasty.
From their mouths, they also learned that Xiahou Ba of the Rebellious Wei Dynasty and Dai Ling's tribe had nearly 20,000 cavalry, and they were engaged in a tug-of-war with the Qifu tribe in the north of Gaoping County (today's Guyuan City).
This information is very accurate, and is the same as the information obtained by the scouts sent by the Han Dynasty.
Therefore, Wei Yan sent a letter asking for war, asking the Prime Minister to send troops and horses to attack Xiaoguan, and allow him to lead his headquarters to send troops to Yuzhong County, Jincheng County to see if it was possible to attack instead of defend.
It must be said that this proposal is very suitable for Wei Yan's temperament.
Known for his fierceness in military use, he is fearless and bold, and he especially likes to take the wrong side of the sword.
Not only does he catch him by surprise, he must save him, but he also puts himself in a desperate situation.
Because it would take hundreds of miles to march from Pingxiang City, where he was stationed, to Yuzhong County in Jincheng County. Any general who rebels against the Wei Dynasty will send cavalry to attack his grain roads, telling him to "fail or become benevolent."
Secondly, there is the Chen Shibu garrison in the north of Ayang County.
What he reported was that the number of wandering scouts in Liangzhou of the Wei Dynasty had increased slightly in recent days, and the range of their wanderings had also become wider.
They must be inquiring and alert to see if there is any news about the Han Dynasty sending a large number of troops to Hanyang.
Again, it was Wu Ban who took the order to attack Xiaoguan.
He only stormed Xiao Pass once, and after suffering hundreds of casualties, he turned to show weakness or provocation, hoping to lure the enemy general Wei Ping out of the pass to fight. However, Wei Ping, who had experienced many battles, ignored him.
This is also inevitable.
He guarded the pass with 5,000 soldiers and horses. Wu Ban, who only had 8,000 soldiers, came to attack the pass, so he could sit back and relax.
Why risk venturing out of the pass?
Finally, here is the list of the three counties of Longxi, Wudu and Hanzhong.
Zhao Yun, the former general who was in charge of Hanzhong County, said very little: "If he rebels against Wei and attacks by tens of thousands, the prime minister does not need to send troops to help; if he attacks by 100,000, Hanzhong will have no worries in March."
But it's very reassuring.
Zhang Yi, the newly appointed governor of Wudu, is the most comfortable.
There was only one road from Guanzhong to Wudu County, Chencang. He sent 3,000 soldiers to garrison the pass, so there was no need to worry.
The military situation in Longxi County made Zheng Pu raise his eyebrows slightly.
As expected, a small conflict began to break out between the Shenlang Zhongqiang and the Shaodang Zhongqiang.
Although it is not serious, Jiang Wei and Ma Dai have acted as mediators more than once.
Perhaps they didn't realize that, unconsciously, the big man began to slowly intervene in their internal authority, and gradually gained the support of some powerful men.
And in order to highlight the difference between Shaodang Qiang and sending envoys to pay tribute, the prime minister transferred Jiang Wei to Wudu County.
Let Ma Dai lead the headquarters into Lintao Horse Ranch.
It was claimed that the three thousand cavalry led by Jiang Wei were ready for the battle, so they were first transferred to defend Wudu with Zhang Yi. In fact, Jiang Wei, who had friendship with Shenlang Qiang, was transferred away.
Let Ma Dai prefer Shaodang to grow Qiang.
Who is the Qiang from Shenlang who doesn’t want to submit to the Han?
It is also appropriate to favor one over the other.
However, Zheng Pu saw a different meaning in it.
The Prime Minister's move was not as simple as intensifying the conflict between Shaodang and Shenlang Qiang.
One of the reasons is that most of Jiang Wei's cavalry were recruited from the original Heshou Qiang tribe.
Let them go to Wudu and Hanzhong County to see how their families live in peace, which will be more beneficial for them to fight for the Han Dynasty.
On the other hand, the Prime Minister has already understood the paradox of Wei Wei's recent arrangements.
Let Jiang Wei lead the army to garrison in Wudu County, which is a good way to be prepared!
Those who seek enemies should consider themselves first.
Be invincible first, then wait until the enemy becomes victorious. The invincible lies in oneself, but the victorious lies in the enemy.
What the Han Dynasty occupies is the geographical advantage.
Hanzhong, Wudu and Longyou all have dangerous places with mountains, rivers and rivers that can be defended but are protected from external enemies. However, if you want to attack with troops, these convenient places will become obstacles.
If the Han Dynasty now takes control of Guanzhong, they must first capture Liangzhou, which is like a sword hanging at the head.
If you want to march into Liangzhou, there are only two places where you can send troops: Xiaoguan and Siwangxia.
After Siwang Gorge was captured, the four counties in Hexi were opened wide.
Capturing Xiaoguan and threatening Anding County will allow the counter-Wei forces to rush for reinforcements and use rat weapons; if the Manyin Ferry can be captured again, Liangzhou can be completely separated from Ni Wei, turning the four counties of Hexi into persimmons that can be manipulated at will.
Ni Wei, who lost Longyou, had a natural advantage in sending troops.
The Han's battle lines and supplies have become longer, and the number of opportunities available to take advantage of them has increased.
If either Hanzhong County or Wudu County is breached, Longyou will become a rootless tree.
To counter the Wei Dynasty, they only need to keep the Liangzhou garrison threatening and contain Longyou's troops, and then take advantage of the large number of troops to join forces with the three eastern counties from Chencang Road, Baoxie Valley, Tangluo Valley, or Ziwu Valley.
Attack. No matter which route is broken through, the Han will be unable to advance or retreat.
However, since the loss of Longyou in the rebellion against the Wei Dynasty, except for Zheng Pu's detailed plan to lure more than 10,000 people to Didao to destroy them, he has been dormant.
Even when Ma Dai and Shaodang Qiang King Mangzhong joined forces to destroy Tang Fan at the head of the river, no troops were sent to respond.
This time, nearly 20,000 troops went to attack the Xianbei begging tribe in the Wushui Basin, which is really outrageous.
According to common sense, there is Xiaoguan but the Han troops are outside. If you want to maintain the connection between Anding County and Wuwei County in Liangzhou, you can just let Xiahou Ba's more than 10,000 people set up garrisons along the road. There is no need to go to Xianbei to beg for ambush.
Partial sawing.
It is absolutely impossible to fight against the barbarians in an area where meadows and grasslands are continuous. But now that the Han Dynasty is watching eagerly, how can Cao Zhen, with his wisdom, avoid being taken advantage of?
After all, the Xianbei Qifu tribe had just annexed the Lujie tribe, and it was also unstable internally.
Cao Zhen only needs to send people to appease them, admit that they occupy the Wushui River basin, and ask them to give up the passage. The Qifu tribe will not insist on provoking the Ni Wei who has nearly 100,000 troops in Guanzhong.
If the rebels against the Wei Dynasty can take back the land of Longyou, the Wushui River Basin will be in the pocket, and the Xianbei Qifu tribe will not dare not to surrender.
Otherwise, the Xiutu branch of the Xiongnu that was destroyed by Xia Houyuan in the past is a living example.
Why bother to send troops to fight now, and suddenly let the big man have the opportunity to attack Xiaoguan?
Furthermore, even after experiencing the continuous defeats of Longyou and Shiting, the national power of the Wei Dynasty was still much stronger than that of the Han Dynasty.
Now that the Han Dynasty can send troops to fight, and Ke Bineng, the Xianbei man on the northern front, has stopped fighting and made peace, how can Ni Wei still lick his wounds?
There are many abnormalities and there may be fraud!
When Zuo Zhi died, Cao Zhen and Sima Yi, who were against the Wei Dynasty, simultaneously increased their troops to threaten Hanzhong County and repaired various valley paths and plank roads in the Qinling Mountains.
Isn't he trying to drive the tiger away from the mountain?
For example, let the Han Dynasty mobilize more troops to Longyou, get into a stalemate in attacking Xiaoguan, and then find an opportunity to attack Hanzhong County or Wudu County in one fell swoop.
After watching it, Zheng Pu was filled with thoughts in an instant.
After frowning and thinking for a while, Fang raised his head and raised his hand and asked, "Prime Minister, I wonder if you have found out the military situation of Sun Wu and Jingzhou in the past few months?"
"Of course there is."
The Prime Minister, who was looking at the case, nodded slightly when he heard the words, picked up a pile of cloth on the right side of the case, and stood up with the case.
It seems that he plans to deliver it himself.
He also asked Zheng Pu to get up quickly and rush to greet him.
"Heh~~~"
With a chuckle, the Prime Minister handed the pile of cloth to Zheng Pu and said, "Zijin, please wait and see."
After saying this, he walked slowly to the door of the office and asked the clerk on duty outside the door, "Bring some koumiss."
Well?
The prime minister, who has always been strict with himself, actually drank alcohol when doing business?
Hearing this, Zheng Pu, who took the military information cloth, felt a sense of surprise in his heart and couldn't help but look sideways.
"It's getting hotter day by day, and I happen to be thirsty and tired. It's a good idea to have a few drinks."
As if aware of this, the Prime Minister walked back to his seat and took a seat, even smiling.
Regarding this, Zheng Pu naturally smiled.
Where is the reason why it is getting hotter and hotter~~~
The ambition to conquer the Central Plains that should be weighing heavily on the Prime Minister's shoulders has become slightly lighter, so it is only right to revive the leisure and elegance that has been restrained!
After a while, a clerk brought mare's milk wine.
Zheng Pu waved his hand, indicating that there was no need for a wine cup.
Instead, he held the small leather wine bag in his hands and took a sip from time to time while reading the military information.
Having been in the army for a long time, he often went bare-chested and had fun with the soldiers, and he had long been impatient of any inelegant details.
Naturally, the Prime Minister did not agree with him.
I poured it carefully and drank it slowly. I also found sandalwood incense from the utensils and put it in the bronze incense burner to light it.
The green smoke curls up, and the fragrance refreshes the heart and lungs.
The sour kumiss entered his throat, but it made the Prime Minister's eyes widen and he was filled with joy.
Because, before Zheng Pu, he had already summoned Guan Xing, Jiang Wei, Zhuge Qiao, Fei Yi and others to discuss the matter.
Zhuge Qiao and Fei Yi looked at the statements made by the rebels against Wei and the troops garrisoned by various ministries, and the suggestion they put forward was that although the food supply of the Han Dynasty was slightly slow now, if they wanted to send a large number of troops to attack the rebel Wei, it would be more appropriate to wait until the spring of next year.
However, Guan Xing and Jiang Wei saw the paradox of Ni Wei's recent actions.
Yi Ran advised that besides attacking Xiaoguan, it is also necessary to strengthen the defenses of Wudu County and Hanzhong County just in case.
But Zheng Pu was the only one who saw it and did not immediately give advice. Instead, he asked about the information about Jingzhou and Sun Wu who rebelled against the Wei Dynasty.
This is why the Prime Minister is happy.
Zhuge Qiao and Fei Yi mostly thought about people's livelihood and logistics, and were not good at planning military campaigns.
Guan Xing and Jiang Wei were able to make subtle observations and draw inferences from one example. They had strategies in their minds that could one day grow into commanders-in-chief, and they could single-handedly direct the campaigns of one side.
In other words, their eyes are still fixed on one place.
Perhaps, as they grow older, they will also have an overall overall vision in the future.
However, the youngest Zheng Pu now has this kind of vision.
If you don’t plan for the eternity, you can’t plan for the moment; if you don’t plan for the overall situation, you can’t plan for a region.
He is now making plans and has developed the habit of considering the overall situation and being cautious and looking forward and backward, which means he has the potential to lead the entire army.
The state-owned Zicai is growing, which makes people happy. So why not make an exception and drink a few cups to cheer up?
Zheng Pu was unaware of the prime minister's state of mind.
He is currently watching the military situation attentively.
Sima Yi, who went against the Wei Dynasty and was stationed in Wancheng, Jingzhou, did not have any Tokyo. He only built a lot of ships in addition to farming.
I just don’t know whether the shipbuilding was to prepare for the southward attack on Sun Wu, or whether it was to come up the Mian River from Dongsan County and march towards Hanzhong County?
Sun Wu, on the other hand, was a little worried.
Because of the war horse trade with the Han Dynasty, Sun Quan ordered all the generals to attack Shanyue.
It also aroused the common hatred of the Shanyue tribes in various counties. Instead of fighting separately in the past, there was a faint tendency to echo the rebellion.
And the land in Jingnan is not flat either.
As Sun Quan moved the capital to Jianye, all the troops and horses were also transferred to Wu County one after another. The children of the aristocratic families who stayed in Jingnan also became a little unruly and committed many illegal things. Lu Xun, who was in charge of Jingnan, enforced the law strictly, but this was not the case.
His subordinates did not care about trivial matters.
Therefore, it also ushered in irreversible consequences.
The Wuxi barbarians in Wuling County, who had never been subordinate to Sun Wu, rebelled in anger because of repeated injustices.
This made Sun Quan furious.
The Wuxi Barbarians are also known for their proficiency in fighting, and they cannot just send out a few soldiers and horses to bring peace.
Moreover, Jiangxia, Nanjun and other garrison troops cannot be mobilized to suppress the rebellion.
Against the Wei Dynasty, Sima Yi stationed heavy troops in Xiangyang and Jiangxia counties. If Sun Quan had mobilized his troops, he might not have come to Luoyang at the same time.
Just like the previous "Capture Mengda in a Day"!
In desperation, Sun Quan had no choice but to summon Lu Dai, the governor of Jiaozhou, to return to Changsha County and control the rebellion first so as not to continue to gain power.
Let Taichang Pan Jun take the holiday and gather together several troops from Wu, Yuzhang and Luling counties, and join forces with Lu Dai, totaling 50,000 soldiers, to go to Wuling County to fight against the rebellion.
However, given the mountainous terrain of Wuling County, it would be impossible to completely pacify it within a year and a half.
In other words, Sun Wu, who had just transferred a lot of grain due to the war horse trade and was busy encircling and suppressing the Shanyue prisoners and suppressing the rebellion, would not send troops to the Northern Expedition to rebel against Wei within this year.
Therefore, there is no war in the southeastern and northern frontiers against Wei this year!
Without worries, could Wei General Cao Zhen not even be able to bring peace to the Xianbei begging tribe?