Prime Minister Zhuge Liang lowered his head and rolled his eyes, rubbing the root of his nose with one hand to relieve fatigue, while Zheng Pu closed his eyes and pinched his beard in thought.
Just now, after the Prime Minister described Ma Dai's arrangements, he also claimed that Zheng Pu, Guan Xing, Hu Ji and Chen Shi would stay in Longyou and act according to the opportunity.
If the rebels Wei Xiahou Ru and Yang Fu from Wuwei County lead an army to attack Hanyang County, they will support Wu Yi's troops who are guarding Pingxiang City and jointly guard the safety of Longyou. If the rebels have no intention of attacking Longyou, they can also drive the army
Go to Xiaoguan to listen to the left general Wei Yan, and together they attack Anding County in Niwei.
It has to be said that the Prime Minister made such an arrangement and learned the art of war from the virtual to the real.
No matter how Ni Wei responds, the Han Dynasty can "keep upright and surprise", firmly hold the advantage of the battlefield in his hands, and make Ni Wei exhausted with just one move.
However, after Zheng Pu heard this, he couldn't agree with it.
Because this kind of arrangement is far different from the tactics he had in mind when he came.
It wasn't that he thought the Prime Minister's scheduling was not good, or that there were oversights. On the contrary, the Prime Minister's scheduling was thorough and flawless.
However, sometimes trying to cover everything ends up falling short.
Although Wei Wei was unable to successfully counterattack Longyou within several years, causing the morale and popular support of the soldiers to plummet, it still had a military advantage compared to the Han Dynasty.
In particular, this time the Han army was attacking, and some troops had to be stationed to maintain public order.
If the troops are few and scattered, it will be difficult to achieve success in conquering cities and territories.
Yes, Zheng Pu felt that this arrangement made the Han army too dispersed.
In other words, the differences in thoughts and plans between Zheng Pu and the Prime Minister are due to their personalities.
Following the defeat of Xiangfan, the defeat of Yiling and the collapse of the late emperor Liu Bei, the prime minister was in danger and was ordered to assist the current emperor Liu Chan in ascending the throne. The current situation of the Han Dynasty was declining, and he had spent nearly ten years worrying and walking on thin ice. He did not dare to slack off for a day.
His fear and trepidation made his already cautious character become more stable in everything.
I would rather have no success than take risks.
The same is true for this deployment, advocating upright soldiers.
He is well versed in the "Art of War by Sun Tzu" "Plan to defeat before seeking victory" and "Become invincible first, then wait for the enemy to be victorious".
But Zheng Pu is different.
He prefers "Soldiers are deceitful."
He has been immersed in planning and military attacks since childhood, and he advocates "victory by surprise".
It's not Wei Yan's all-or-nothing strategy, but the kind of "it's better to cut off one of the enemy's ten fingers than to injure him" to achieve an overall advantage by breaking through the enemy's face.
Now I am brooding endlessly, comparing the pros and cons of what I have planned with what the Prime Minister has in mind.
It's just that his temperament is stubborn.
After comparing for a long time, there was a voice in my heart that kept repeating: It seems to be my own plan, is it more suitable?
And this idea is getting stronger and stronger.
Simply, no more comparisons will be made.
Anyway, the Prime Minister knows his own temperament well. Even if his words are offensive, the Prime Minister will not take it into account given his character and magnanimity.
"Prime Minister."
He called softly and asked the prime minister to open his eyes and take a look.
Zheng Pu quickly handed over his hands and continued, "Pu thought that we should be careful when we send troops out of Baoxie Valley and the Wudu Dashan Pass. The Prime Minister and Old General Zhao are both banners of our Han Dynasty. They each lead 20,000 horses to Guanzhong, fearing that Wei will make a big move.
Come and fight. If the fighting becomes fierce by then, Pu thinks that the other armies will be anxious and it will be difficult to calmly regulate the fighting."
After saying this, seeing the Prime Minister smiling, he added quickly, "Other generals dare not say for sure, but Pu, Brother An Guo, Yihong and Jiang Boyue may not be able to decide."
Well.
The prime minister, who was retorting, couldn't help but be speechless.
Indeed, as Zheng Pu said, caring leads to chaos.
If he and Zhao Yunbing entered Guanzhong and were trapped by the rebel Wei, Zheng Pu, Guan Xing, Zhao Guang, Jiang Wei and others would all be anxious.
The grace of promotion and blood connection.
These younger generations are not ungrateful people.
In addition, Baoxiegu and Chencang Road are not easy to walk, and the transportation of grain and baggage is also a big challenge.
However, in the prime minister's thinking, marching into Guanzhong with Zhao Yun was to use their identities to attract the counter-Wei to attack in a large scale, so as to create opportunities for others.
Therefore, the Prime Minister pondered for a moment and then laughed softly.
He waved his hands and said in a slow and comforting tone, "Zi Jin does not need to worry about this situation. Zi Long and I will lead the troops separately. Even if we come against the Wei army, we can return calmly without any worries about our safety."
That kind of confidence, which was similar to scolding Fang Qiu and guiding the country, made Zheng Pu feel frustrated for a moment.
"This is nature!"
Zheng Pu responded with a loud voice, and was stunned with a smile, "If the Prime Minister and Old General Zhao go out, they will rebel against Wei An and dare to show off their evil deeds! It's just that we, the younger generation, have not yet had the calmness to say, 'Taishan Mountain collapses in front of us, but our appearance remains unchanged'."
"Heh~~~"
The prime minister, who was stroking his beard with one hand, smiled gurglingly, "Zilong and I have been blessed by the country for a long time. Why can't we bear some dangers? Zijin should not say more about this. Let's talk about other places where the troops come from."
Halfway through speaking, the Prime Minister suddenly stopped talking.
He reacted.
The soldiers of the Han Dynasty were good at fighting in the mountains. They took the Baoxie Valley and Chencang Road to enter the Guanzhong, which was a good example of their strengths. Zheng Pu could not have known this. However, he repeatedly discouraged him, which must have a deep meaning.
As for what the deep meaning is?
Based on the Prime Minister's understanding of him, he probably doesn't agree with the arrangement just now.
Therefore, the Prime Minister couldn't help but frown, looked at Zheng Pu and scolded, "It is for the benefit of the country to discuss military strategies. You should speak freely to help everyone work together. If Zijin has other ideas, why don't he dare to speak out!
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After blaming him, Fang softened his tone and urged, "There is no need to be taboo about other things, just say what you say. If you are wrong, you are not responsible."
"promise!"
Zheng Pu quickly handed over his hands and confessed. Zheng Pu did not dare to beat around the bush anymore and simply stated all his thoughts.
The general strategy he planned was not much different from what the Prime Minister had in mind; but the allocation and dispatch of troops and horses among various ministries were completely different from the Prime Minister's.
One is the lack of military strength in Hanzhong.
Wei General Zhao Yun's request for war was naturally accepted.
Still marching into the Baoxie Valley and occupying the small flat land in the middle of the Qinling Mountains.
In the sixth year of Jianxing, when he first used troops against the Wei Dynasty, Zhao Yun once led other troops through the Baoxie Valley as suspected soldiers and knew the terrain very well. Whether he wanted to go through the Xiie Valley to disturb Yi County or the Mawei River to disturb Chencang City,
Whether you want to block the road and garrison the troops and look around, you can do it freely.
However, the Prime Minister did not need to take the Chencang Road, but continued to station troops in the Hanzhong Army to perform military exercises and wait for the time to move.
The knife hanging above your head is scary.
As long as the troops and horses led by the prime minister do not move, the headquarters of Ma Cao Zhen, the great commander of the rebellion against Wei, can only stay in Guanzhong.
And you still need to be prepared and don't dare to relax for a moment.
After all, Ni Wei could not determine the movements of the headquarters led by the Prime Minister.
For example, they marched through Baoxie Valley to support Zhao Yun, and the army left Chencang Road, or they marched quickly through Qishan Road into Longyou and took Longguan Road.
There are so many choices to make!
Once Cao Zhen makes a mistake in judgment, the battle will be irreversible.
Moreover, in the past, Wei Wu and Cao Cao failed in their bid to attack Hanzhong. Last year, they went against Wei and launched a large-scale attack on Hanzhong but failed. The soldiers of Wei no longer had any hope of victory in crossing the Qinling Mountains to attack Han. Even if Cao Zhen wanted to burn the boat, he would not care about the situation in other areas.
It would be difficult to defend and directly lead a large army to attack Hanzhong County.
In this way, the Han Dynasty avoided the problem of unstable military morale.
With the Prime Minister and Zhao Yun guarding it, Hanzhong County has no worries, regardless of whether Sima Yi, who rebelled against Wei Jingzhou, will send troops to attack.
The second one is Xiao Guan.
Zheng Pu suggested sending out troops from Anding County.
For example, Wei Yan, Wu Yi, Wu Ban, Chen Shi and other troops have a total strength of about 30,000, and they can defeat Xiao Pass in one fell swoop.
With such a large number of troops and all led by the Han's veteran generals, Xiahou Ba who was stationed in Anding County and Hu Zun in the Wushui (Qingshui River) basin alone were unable to resist. Wei Da Sima Cao Zhen would definitely mobilize a large army to fight, so
This can be regarded as containing all the main forces in Guanzhong who were against the Wei Dynasty.
Moreover, the fighting continued in Anding County, which was equivalent to cutting off the line of movement from Guanzhong to aid Liangzhou.
At least, the Wei army did not dare to transport grain and baggage to Liangzhou under the eyes of the Han army.
As for the selection of the governor-general, Zheng Pu's advice was not needed.
Among the many generals of the Han Dynasty in Longyou, if Wei Yan claimed to be second in terms of the prowess of the military governor's attack, no one would dare to claim to be first.
Even Li Yan, who was a lonely and important minister, did not dare to boast.
Furthermore, among the senior generals who came out of Xiaoguan, Wei Yan had the highest official position, so they naturally did their part.
The third is the dispatch of Longxi.
Zheng Pu felt that there was no need to let Li Yan lead the army to fight against Siwang Gorge.
Siwang Gorge is a natural dangerous pass created by the terrain. The strategic significance of "Jincheng Locking Three Rivers" is derived from the dangerous pass.
The strategic location with rivers everywhere adds to the difficulty.
If the Han Dynasty cannot cut off the connection between the pass garrison and external reinforcements.
If the Han Dynasty wanted to attack it, it would have to use boats as a supplement, and it would be difficult to use large siege equipment.
In fact, as long as Guo Huai of the Ni Wei Dynasty made proper arrangements, the Han Dynasty would still come back defeated even if it cost 40,000 to 50,000 soldiers.
This is not because of contempt for Li Yan's ability to know the troops, but because the defenders had the advantage.
Therefore, Zheng Pu focused on the weakest point in Liangzhou against the Wei Dynasty: Xiping County!
The Huangshui River Valley has given birth to numerous Qiang tribes and is also the ancestral land of the Qiang people.
They were troubled by changes, and continued to rebel even when no powerful men came to attack from outside.
If the Han army attacks in large numbers, will they be willing to fight against Wei to the death?
Even if they were willing, how long could they continue without hesitation after the war between Han and Wei was in full swing, destroying countless acres of pastures and squeezing their living space?
Therefore, Zheng Pu suggested that Gao Xiang's troops could continue to guard Daxia County, intimidate Siwang Gorge and protect the Taoshui River Valley.
And Li Yan can supervise Liu Yin's tribe. Liao Huabu and Jiang Wei's tribe will enter Xiping County via Jishi Gorge and attack it!
Their combined army also has 20,000 soldiers, and with the support of vassal troops such as Dangjian, Laojie and Huwai Baima Qiang in Longxi County, they can also reach an army of 30,000!
This could also force Guo Huai to mobilize all his troops to Xiping County to resist.
As a result, Wei Zhengxi General Xia Houru, who was stationed in Yuzhong County, Jincheng County, did not dare to send troops to harass Longyou.
As for the plan of the Madai tribe and Shaodang Qiang Wang Mangzhong to attack Zhangye County along the western line of the Silk Road, there is no need to change. In view of the shortcomings of the anti-Wei policy, the prime minister's plan is already very good, and Zheng Pu does not need to comment on it.
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After all, if Ma Dai, who seems to be an idler, can successfully get the powerful rightists in the four counties of Hexi to return troops to protect himself, he will let Li Yan lead the troops to attack Xiping County with twice the result with half the effort.
Finally, there is the Longyou defense line from Pingxiang to Ayang City.
After the Wei Yan Department and Chen Shi Department who were originally stationed were transferred to Xiaoguan, they must have troops to garrison.
In response, Zheng Pu recommended himself and went to Pingxiang City to garrison.
Guan Xing was recommended to lead his headquarters to garrison in Ayang City.
As for the Weishui River Valley on the right side of Longyou and the defense of Longguan Road, there is not much pressure. Just let Zhong join the army and lead Zhaowu Zhonglang and Hu Ji to continue the defense.
This arrangement, in a sense, overturned the Prime Minister's previous arrangement.
After all, the place where the troops are dispatched remains unchanged; and the number of troops and horses dispatched determines the tactics.
After a while, my mouth was dry, I roughly finished describing what I was thinking.
Zheng Pu bowed his hands and bowed, saying: "Previously, as the Prime Minister ordered, he did not consider victory before considering defeat, and he was an upright soldier. However, Pu also heard that Sun Tzu said, 'Soldiers are more valuable for victory than for longer'. Now I am a great man."
Sun Wu had no food and fodder to use. If we were to fight against the Wei Dynasty for a long time, our army might not be able to provide food and fodder. Therefore, Pu boldly made a noise, and the plotter wanted the hussar general to concentrate his troops to see if he could be defeated in a single battle.
Defeat Wei and capture Xiping County."
"Um"
After hearing this, the Prime Minister nodded gently.
After pondering for a while, he asked, "Is Zijin asking to guard Pingxiang City to show the enemy that he is weak?"
As soon as he said these words, Zheng Pu smiled and praised sincerely, "Nothing can be hidden from the Prime Minister."
Asked to guard the northern gate of Hanyang County, Zheng Pu had another thought.
The general in charge of the counter-Wei garrison in Yuzhong County, Jincheng County, was Xia Houru, the general who conquered the west, a veteran of the army for decades.
With his qualifications and military career, it is difficult to look down on the young Zheng Pu. If he knew that the Han general Wei Yan had been transferred to Xiaoguan, he would have relaxed a bit.
After all, neither Han nor Wei would consider Zheng Pu to be more of a threat than Wei Yan.
Moreover, Xia Houru was the highest commander in Liangzhou against the Wei Dynasty, and he commanded many troops in his headquarters.
If necessary, Yang Fu, the governor of Wei Liangzhou, could even be forced to lead an army to help.
Therefore, with a firm mind, Xia Houru will never stand still after the war between Han and Wei begins. Even if he does not allocate troops to support Xiping County, he will lead his army to attack Hanyang County and intimidate Xiao Guan.
Way back.
This is what Zheng Pu expects.
It is always easier to mobilize the enemy's troops than to lead the attack yourself.
If Xia Houru were sent to the west, Zheng Pu and the Guan Xing tribe could march to Jincheng County; if Xia Houru personally led the army to invade Hanyang, Gao Xiang's tribe in Daxia County would not miss the opportunity.
In any case, if Zheng Pu's plan is used, Ni Wei's defense line will inevitably have flaws.
The only concern is that Zheng Pu's headquarters is in danger.
For example, if Yang Fu, who is far away in Wuwei County, sends troops and horses to attack Hanyang County together with Xia Houru.
With Zheng Pu's six thousand troops and horses, it is difficult to resist.
Moreover, even with the advantageous location of Xiaoguan, it would still take two or three days for Wei Yan to send three to five thousand soldiers and horses back to support him.
On the battlefield, two or three days are enough to change many things.
