When Liu Bei heard this, his eyes lit up, and then he was eclipsed, "You mean...... Hanzhong Zhang Lu used five buckets of rice to bewitch the people, and it didn't hurt to take it, but Yizhou was led by Liu Zhang, the clan, and I took it, and I lost the righteousness in the world. ”

Zhuge Liang smiled slightly, stopped continuing the topic, and mentioned another matter, "A few days ago, Yizhou sent the law to be an envoy, and I want to see the lord for an interview, what about the lord's will?"

"What is he doing here?"

"News came from the north, Cao Cao wanted to send Sili Lieutenant Zhong Xuan to conquer Zhang Lu, if Cao Cao won Hanzhong, Yizhou could also go down with a drum, if so, then it was really powerless to return to the sky, Liu Zhang thought that it was difficult to resist, so he came to seek help from the lord. ”

Liu Bei understood, "Since that's the case, why don't you report it early, see you soon." ”

Liu Zhang, whose name is Jiyu, was a clan and warlord in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the youngest son of Yizhou Mu Liu Yan, and succeeded Yizhou Mu after the death of his father Liu Yan.

He was cowardly and suspicious, Zhang Lu in Hanzhong was arrogant, did not listen to Liu Zhang's orders, logically speaking, his subordinates who did not obey the orders should be crusaded, but Liu Zhang came to a wave of commotion, killing Zhang Lu's mother and brother, the two sides immediately became enemies, Liu Zhang sent Pang Xi to attack Zhang Lu, and was defeated.

After the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao retracted to the north to lick his wounds, learned from the pain, and decided to clean up the interior first, relieve his worries, and lead the army west to conquer Guanzhong, Zhang Lu was powerless to resist and prepared to surrender.

When the news came, Yizhou was immediately panicked, and his subordinate Zhang Song persuaded Liu Zhang: "Now the generals Pang Xi, Li Yi and others in the state are proud of their merits and have different aspirations, if they can't get Liu Yuzhou's help, Yizhou will be attacked by strong enemies outside, and harassed by chaotic people inside, and will definitely be defeated." ”

Liu Zhang listened to Zhang Song's words and immediately sent Fa Zheng to lead troops to meet Liu Bei.

However, Liu Zhang's chief secretary, Huang Quan, a Brazilian, dissuaded: "Liu Bei has a reputation for bravery, and if you treat him as a subordinate now, you will not be able to fulfill his wishes; ”

At the same time, Wang Lei, a Guanghan native, hung himself upside down on the gate of Yizhou to dissuade Liu Zhang from bringing Liu Bei in, but Liu Zhang refused to accept all of them and sent people to invite Liu Bei Junchen.

After Liu Bei saw Fazheng, he "accepted it with kindness and did his best to be diligent", in short, he took out the trick of wooing Liu Yuan to treat Fazheng.

Fa Zheng felt that he had the talent to go through the heavens and latitudes, but he did not meet the talent, he defected to Liu Zhang, and it took a long time to become the county commander of Xindu, and then he was appointed as a military lieutenant, which is equivalent to a staff officer, which is such a dispensable position, and was slandered by people in the state, which made him full of resentment.

When he came to Liu Bei, Liu Bei first went barefoot to greet him, treated him with the courtesy of a countryman, and insisted on sleeping on the couch after the dinner, which made Fa Zheng feel that Liu Bei was eloquent and strategic, and he was a master who could assist, so he immediately jumped back.

After returning to Yizhou, he conspired with Zhang Song to negotiate the rules, decided to secretly serve Liu Bei as the master, and fooled Liu Zhang to invite Liu Bei into Sichuan.

Liu Zhang was weak, and after listening to what the two said, he really thought that Liu Bei was preparing to support the Han family with the world in mind, so he tried his best to ignore the public opinion, regardless of opposition, and insisted on inviting Liu Bei to Shu, but he didn't know that this move was to lure the wolf into the room.

Liu Bei received Liu Zhang's handwritten letter, his heart was ecstatic, and he immediately led the army from Jiangling to Fucheng, Liu Zhang led more than 30,000 infantry and cavalry, chariots and curtains, dazzling and dazzling, to meet Liu Bei; Liu Bei led the soldiers to meet in turn, and everyone gathered for more than 100 days.

Liu Zhang provided Liu Bei with a large number of materials and asked him to go to crusade against Zhang Lu, and then the two said goodbye.

Liu Bei led the army into Jiameng, led the troops to move forward, but continued to ask Liu Zhang for a large amount of grain, grass, ordnance, bedding and other military supplies, aroused Liu Zhang's suspicion, at this time, Zhang Song's brother Guanghan guarded Zhang Su was afraid that disaster was coming, so he told Liu Zhang of Zhang Song's plot, Liu Zhang arrested Zhang Song and executed him, and ordered all the guards in the pass to block the road.

Liu Bei was furious and turned his forces to attack Liu Zhang.

The war between the two sides lasted nearly three years, during which Liu Zhangjun killed Liu Bei's army and his military adviser Pang Tong, causing Liu Bei to fall into a bitter battle.

Later, Zhuge Liang saw that Liu Yuan of Eastern Wu kept his promise and did not take the opportunity to launch an attack to the west, so Zhuge Liang, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun set out from Jingzhou to support Liu Bei.

Liu Bei, who had received support, made rapid progress, and soon besieged Chengdu and sent Jian Yong to persuade Liu Zhang to surrender.

At that time, there were still 30,000 elite troops in Chengdu, and the food was enough to support a year, and the officials and people wanted to resist.

Liu Zhang said: "My father and son have been in Yizhou for more than 20 years, and they have not given kindness to the people, but they have been fighting for three years, and many people have died in the wilderness, just because of me, how can I feel at ease!" So he opened the city gate and went out of the city to surrender, and there was no one among his subordinates who did not cry.

Liu Bei finally got his wish to occupy Chengdu, and after completing a change of ownership of the dove occupying the magpie's nest like Liu Yuan, he moved Liu Zhang to his territory in Jingzhou, Jingzhou is currently divided by two Liu and one Cao, and the forces are staggered, and Liu Bei's operation of sending Liu Zhang to the front line is completely to let Liu Zhang die violently.

When the news reached Wuchang, Liu Yuan just laughed after hearing it, saying that Liu Bei Junchen was really not an idle person, and this could be replaced.

Su Yu stood aside and said that Zhuge Liang was still a little worse, and he didn't know how to adjust his strategy according to the actual situation, otherwise it would be really difficult to say who was in this world.

Liu Yuan raised his eyebrows, "Oh? ”

Su Yu talked eloquently.

Historically, no grand strategist has been a conformist, but has to make corresponding adjustments to keep pace with the times according to the reality of the world, and there has never been a general strategy that will remain unchanged for 20 years.

The same is true of "Longzhong Pair", if the strategy is transferred ten years in advance, then Liu Bei's brilliant imperial industry and the road to dominating the world can really be opened.

It is a matter of course for future generations to stand on the shoulders of their predecessors to sum up their experience and deduce a more clever strategy after the fact.

Su Yu's summary is also from the perspective of God, and it is analyzed after the fact, in fact, it is precisely from the late history of Prime Minister Zhuge Cheng's hard work and dedication, it can be said that the hero sees the same thing, if Kong Ming can understand ten years in advance, why not go out of Qishan six times, work without success, die before leaving the teacher, and make the hero cry?

If Liu Bei had sincerely contributed to him in fighting Hanzhong instead of secretly plotting to seize his foundation, how could Liu Zhang not do his best to ensure his logistics? At that time, Liu Zhang's various generous gifts can be clearly proved.

But Liu Bei didn't do this, he backstabbed Liu Zhang, and the battle to capture Yizhou lasted for nearly three years, note that during this time, Cao Cao was also at war with Ma Chao in Guanxi, and finally defeated Ma Chao, and took Yongliang and Liangzhou into his pocket, unifying the north in a real sense.

Time goes back, in fact, during the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao only basically unified the north, more specifically, he unified the Guandong east of Tongguan, and the west of Tongguan was the territory of the Qin State back then, which was still in a melee.

In the Xiliang area of Guanzhong, at the most chaotic time, more than a dozen warlords of all sizes fought for a long time, and Ma Teng and Han Sui attacked each other to the point that Han Sui killed his wife and son. It was Cao Cao who sent Zhong Xuan to Chang'an in order to divide and lure them in the name of the center of the Han court, and nominally appease them.

The reason why Ma Teng accepted Zhang Ji's persuasion and took his clansmen's children and grandchildren to Yecheng to be Jiuqing was that he was tired of fighting for many years, and he had the mentality of entering the dynasty to retire.

In the same year that Liu Zhang invited Liu Bei to enter Sichuan, Cao Cao decided to completely break with Ma Chao, who had repeatedly rebelled.

If Liu Bei was not so anxious for quick success and quick profit when he entered Sichuan, he would have taken into account the plan of interests and righteousness, which should be to follow the banner of entering Sichuan, attack Zhang Lu, and seize Hanzhong.

With Liu Beijun's world-famous combat power, Zhang Lu, a rice thief who has the power of a county and no righteous name, can't resist at all.

Then the next step after Liu Bei swallowed Zhang Lu was to unite with Ma Chao, Han Sui and other Western Liang generals who were in Liangzhou at this time, and take advantage of this time when Cao Cao's main force was advancing south and confronting us in Huainan, and counterattack the Guanzhong Sanfu area that Cao Cao had just occupied and was garrisoned by a large number of troops.

At this time, Cao Cao's control of the Yongliang region was far from comparable to that of Kong Ming's Northern Expedition twenty years later.

The Liangzhou side is in vain, and the Yongzhou side has just experienced a big battle with Ma Chao, and many of the garrisons are newly surrendered soldiers who want to capture Yongliang, and there is no better opportunity than this time in the next few decades.

After all, Ma Chao had a very bad reputation at that time because he betrayed his father and abandoned his clan, and his official position was only a partial general; Han Sui threw himself into the Qiang Rebellion in his early years, and was one of the famous culprits of the Han Dynasty.

In terms of official position, popularity, and reputation, their appeal is far less than that of Liu Bei, the imperial uncle, so once the anti-Cao alliance is formed, it is inevitable that Liu Bei will be in a dominant position.

Don't worry that Ma Han's generation will be anti-water and disagreeing at this moment, because Cao Cao has killed all the horses and Han Manmen, and the blood feud has long been insoluble.

From their point of view, Liu Bei's success is at most to return the authority to the center, and what he wants is their power, not to mention that the day is still far away, and Cao Cao wants their lives, and the bloody butcher's knife is already on his neck.

It is true that the land is rich, and Guanzhong, which is seriously damaged at this time, is far from being comparable with Yizhou.

However, the capture of Chang'an and the capture of Chengdu gave a completely different political signal to those who supported Han and opposed Cao Shi throughout the world, the former was to restore the old capital and inherit the foundation of Han Gao, and the latter was just willing to be Gongsun Shu and his ilk.

From the perspective of fighting for the world, Bashu is only suitable for secession, Guanzhong is the foundation of the emperor, three thousand years of dynasties have proved this, how can you not take a little risk?

When Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, also had Hanzhong + Bashu, his choice was not to farm honestly and accumulate strength in the country of abundance, but to arrive in Hanzhong in April, and send troops to return to Sanqin in August.

When Liu Bei entered Sichuan, Cao Wei's rule in the Guanzhong region was extremely unconsolidated and unpopular, similar to that of the Three Qin Kings.

At that time, there were thirteen states in the world, Cao Cao occupied seven states, Sun Quan two and a half states, Liu Bei half a state, according to the historical strategy, Liu Bei expanded to one and a half states at the maximum, and also paid a heavy political price, burying the hidden danger of the Eastern Wu barbs at the same time, Cao Cao has expanded the land of Kyushu, and the income is greater than Liu Bei, and its advantages are further increased.

In other words, when Liu Bei had lost most of his first move, he really competed for the world in his lifetime, rather than being satisfied with separating one side, so he had to make a desperate bet and desperately compete for time with Cao Cao.

After taking Chang'an, blockading Tongguan, and sacrificing the seven temples of Gaozu Shizong of the Western Han Dynasty in the old capital, Liu Bei will rightfully inherit the cause of Gaozu and Shizu, and will be regarded as the real reincarnation of Guangwu and the true son of heaven by the pro-Han and anti-Cao Shi people, and the political appeal will rise to the point of incomprehensibility, occupying the real righteousness, so that it can be called Cao Cao's opponent from political to military and real equality.

At this time, those upright local officials in Liangzhou who have always resisted the Qiang captives and have the Han family in their hearts, such as Wei Kang, Su Ze, Jiang Xu, Zhao Ang and others, will quickly become Liu Bei's help, instead of being like historical facts, in order to fight against Ma Chao and Han Sui, who have been in trouble for many years, the lesser of the two evils went to Cao Wei.

When Su Yu read history, he could deeply feel the loyalty of the heroes of Liangzhou at that time and the heart of the center of the imperial court, if the army entered Liangzhou at that time it was Liu Bei who could still maintain the reputation of "Hongya and Xinyi", not Ma Chao, a chaotic minister and thief who betrayed his father and abandoned his father, it is conceivable who they are interested in.

This is the means of Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty and Liu Xiu, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, swallowing the world in history.

You must know that Liu Bang and Liu Xiu's expansion speed is far faster than that of Cao Cao and Liu Bei, because they have held high the banner of righteousness at almost every step, and more than half of the princes and heroes in various places have surrendered.

This is the great political significance of Chang'an, in the hands of Ma and Han, it is just a ruined capital that is seriously damaged and difficult to raise soldiers, and in the hands of Liu Bei, an anti-Cao representative who has always held high the banner of Xinghan, how can it be compared with a hundred or a thousand jade seals?

Subsequently, he opened the Sima Mansion in Chang'an, and ordered Yongliang to benefit the three states, which was to revive the great cause and change the matter.

If Liu Zhang does not obey his orders, then the crusade against him will be a righteous and righteous Wang Shi, and there will be no moral burden or deductions; if Liu Zhang surrenders his hands to his subordinates and guarantees to support the logistics and food supply, then what does it matter if he leaves him with the title of Yizhou pastor after gradually replacing all the Yizhou officials with his own henchmen in batches?

How can it be that, as is the historical fact, because of treachery and loss of popularity, under the response of a large number of people in advance, Liu Zhang, who is known as the secret master, will waste three precious years? Moreover, when Fa Zheng persuaded Liu Zhang to surrender, or when he was reprimanded by scholars in person, it was difficult to justify himself, and he could only vaguely talk about him left and right.

As for Sun Quan in the east, on the premise of shifting the strategic focus to Yongliang, Nanjun and Jingnan are nothing more than chicken ribs, and they can be used as bargaining chips in successive bargaining sessions, and they can be transferred in turn in exchange for holding back the main force of Cao's army for a long time and assuming all the Yangtze River defense lines.

If you follow this strategy, then the world will be a pattern similar to the confrontation between Zhou, Qi and Chen during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, so that the party is evenly matched, and the Liu Bei group, which is based on the land of the old Qin, has the convenience of tangible victory, and the momentum of the building from a high position will naturally become the most likely party for unification.

Liu Yuan was lying on the Xiangfei couch, eating the fruit slowly, shaking a cup of vita lemon tea brought from the baseline time and space in his hand, listening to Su Yu's analysis, he keenly grasped a key point, "Have you ever thought about handing over logistics to your allies, if Liu Zhang has a different heart and backs, wouldn't Liu Beijun be attacked by the enemy on his back and have no way to advance or retreat?"

Su Yu smiled, "Pay attention to the official positions that Liu Zhang gave to Liu Bei, Da Sima and Si Li, if you advance according to my plan, then Liu Bei will repay the favor by the general of Zhenxi and Yizhou Mu, that is, the division of forces drawn up by the two at this time, after Liu Bei helped Liu Zhang defeat Zhang Lu, he will further go on a northern expedition, recover the two capitals, capture Chang'an Luoyang, and recover the subordinates of the two Han Dynasty, and then return Hanzhong County to Liu Zhang, the Yizhou pastor;

The addition of the name "Zhenxi" before the general can be regarded as Liu Zhang's recognition of Liu Bei as the Great Sima and his control of the central military power of the Han Dynasty after the recovery, and Liu Bei's recognition of Liu Zhang's occupation of Yizhou and Xiliang and his responsibility for the western expedition of the entire country.

Therefore, if according to this plan, the two will eventually part ways, the timeline should be at least after the capture of Chang'an, of course, if Liu Bei really did it, how to arrange it is another matter, after all, in history, when Zhu Laosi raised his army, he also agreed with King Ning to share the world, and whether there is respect in the back, everyone who understands understands. ”

As for Liu Bei's seizure of Hanzhong, Liu Zhang's brain went into the water and betrayed the alliance and colluded with Cao Cao and Liu Bei to break his face, what good did it do him? Is it just to get a Hanzhong County? The Cao family is determined to be in the world, how can it be possible for the old Liu family to occupy the land of a state and divide themselves? Even if this move is foolish, it is not true.

What's more, in this way, it is not Liu Bei who is treacherous and murders his fellow clansmen in historical facts, but in turn it has become Liu Zhang.

In history, Liu Bei attacked Liu Zhang from both sides of Jiameng Pass and Jingzhou, treacherous, moved against the trend, and destroyed Liu Zhang in two years. At that time, whether it was Liu Bei Pang Tong or Fa Zheng Zhang Song, he really wanted to laugh and laugh. ”

Liu Yuan sneered and pulled Su Yu into his arms, Su Yu struggled slightly, then did not move, lying quietly on Liu Yuan's chest, only to hear Liu Yuan say: "Yizhou in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, almost did not suffer from war, this is a big piece of fat, Liu Bei let go and did not bite, but went to fight Hanzhong and Guanzhong, which had a barren population, suffered heavy losses, and almost destroyed production. ”

Su Yu said sullenly, "It is true that this plan has to take considerable risks at every step, but it can maximize the political reputation and the interests of the group at the same time. If you think that the alliance is just to pinch each other in the future, and you don't take advantage of it, you actually regard Liu Bei as a warlord like Sun Quan.