Chapter 268: Yang Mou

Youchang, come and see!"

Zhuge Liang handed the letter in his hand to the young man beside him. This young man is the youngest of the five constants of the Ma family, Ma Yan, Ma Youchang!

When he was in Jingzhou, Zhuge Liang had an excellent relationship with Ma Tan, and Ma Tan was well-read and memorized, read through the art of war, and had his own opinions on the situation in the world or in battle. When communicating with Zhuge Liang, he can constantly bring new inspiration and direction to Zhuge Liang.

So when Zhuge Liang encounters something, he likes to discuss it with Ma Yan.

Ma Tan is not a representative of the paper in the eyes of everyone, he has a high status in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and in the eyes of Shu Han officials, he will definitely be able to become the minister of Shu Han Zhushi in the future.

"Send troops from all directions! Two falsehoods and two realities! Your Majesty's plan is very clever!"

After seeing the letter, Ma Tan hurriedly walked to the map hanging beside him, and compared it with his hand, and his face couldn't help but show admiration.

"The two ways of war in the south are responsible for containing and harassing the flanks and rear of the Wu army, and in the north are two main forces! One of them is camping on the mountain road, and the other is attacking Dangyang, attacking the Yiling camp of the Wu army from the north! This plan can bring our army's strength into full play and let the Wu army surround the enemy on three sides! This is not a conspiracy, but an upright march! Even if Lu Xun has a subtle strategy, I am afraid that there is nothing to be done!"

"However, the only flaw in this strategy is that Wei Guotun's army stationed in Xiangyang will not move, and His Majesty will capture Dangyang before the Wu army reacts!"

After Ma Tan saw the information in the letter about the direction of the troops, combined with the map, he didn't think about it at all, and instantly penetrated all of Yang Yun's plans.

Zhuge Liang stroked his palm and smiled faintly, and praised: "Youchang is really insightful! Then, according to your calculations, what is the probability that the Wei army will go south? Also, if Your Majesty wins a great victory in the Eastern Expedition and defeats Lu Xun, then how will you go next?"

Ma Tan groaned slightly and replied: "I heard that Cao Pi, the lord of Wei, has just succeeded to the throne, and the land of Qingxu has not yet been completely surrendered, and in the case of domestic instability, it should not be a big move south. Even if you send troops, it's just a raid!"

"Especially in this Eastern Crusade of our army, it is impossible for the Wei army to make a big move before the victory and defeat are completely separated!"

"As for Your Majesty, if the Eastern Expedition wins, the next step is naturally to recover Nanjun, and then collect the four counties of Jingnan, and after taking Jingzhou, the next step is to negotiate peace with Dongwu!"

"What do you mean by making peace with Soochow?"

Zhuge Liang's eyes lit up slightly, and he seemed to be a little interested, and motioned for Ma Jian to continue explaining.

Ma Tan said: "The land of Eastern Wu has been passed down to three generations, and Sun Quan has the courage to skip others and rashly attack Eastern Wu, which will only make our army fall into a stalemate." If the Wei army takes advantage of this opportunity to move south, the consequences will be unimaginable!"

"In addition to this, there is another important reason, that is, most of the grain and grass in Yizhou have been consumed in this Eastern Crusade, and the army and the people are exhausted, and if the war continues, it will inevitably hurt the vitality!

While Zhuge Liang listened, the feather fan in his hand kept shaking and nodding slightly, what Ma Tan said was what he thought in his heart.

"Youchang has thought it through very thoroughly, but what I'm worried about now is that Your Majesty wants to avenge the two generals of Guan and Zhang, and refuses to withdraw his troops!"

He sighed.

He, the prime minister, will definitely not be able to catch up with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei in Liu Bei's heart. After all, Liu Guanzhang and the three of them are sworn brothers, born and died together for decades, and they are even closer than brothers.

At the beginning, Guan Yu guarded Jingzhou, and sent troops to attack Xiangyang without authorization, flooding the Seventh Army. This kind of direct dispatch of troops without reporting spread to Yizhou, but Liu Bei did not have a trace of suspicion.

Even after Guan Yu lost Jingzhou, Liu Bei regarded Guan Xing as his own nephew and did not have the slightest estrangement.

And Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei are completely monarchs and ministers, and when Liu Bei insists on going his own way, Zhuge Liang can't even persuade him.

"That's it! I'll write a note, and you will personally go to the Eastern Expeditionary Army to take a trip! I hope Your Majesty can listen to your words and change your mind!"

Zhuge Liang had no other way at this time, but to pin his hopes on Ma Yan, hoping that he would go to the army and speak with Ma Liang to attract His Majesty's attention.

When Ma Tan set off from Yizhou with Zhuge Liang's letter. Yang Yun and his army have already entered Linfu.

Linfu is a small city, which is under the jurisdiction of Xincheng County. After Guan Yu lost Jingzhou, the three counties of Shangyong, Xincheng, and Fangling descended to the Wei State, but Linfu did not have a strong sense of belonging to the Wei State. When Yang Yun led the army to arrive, hundreds of Wei troops in the city saw that nothing could be done, so they directly opened the city gate and surrendered.

"Gongheng, you command to go down, the army is camped outside the city, don't disturb the people!"

After entering the city, Yang Yun immediately ordered that only Huang Quan, Huang Zhong and a group of civil and military generals enter the city to rest for a while.

When leading the troops to march, Yang Yun directly put the command in the hands of Huang Quan and Huang Zhong. He can only grasp the overall strategic situation, after all, he is not the real Liu Bei, and he is not very familiar with this kind of marching and fighting.

If it is to deal with an ordinary army, Yang Yun has a lot of confidence and experience. But the commander of the Wu army is Lu Xun, as well as generals such as Pan Zhang, Zhu Ran, and Han Dang. Let him not be careless in the slightest.

"Your Majesty, the people in Linfu City have not the slightest resistance to our army! Judging from the old ministers, the people of our dynasty in the three eastern counties are still in the heart, and after taking Jingzhou. The old minister asked for his life, acted as a vanguard to attack the three eastern counties, and captured Meng Da to dedicate to His Majesty!"

As soon as Huang Zhong entered the city, he took the initiative to ask for his life.

Yang Yun had a smile on his face, he knew what Huang Zhong was thinking now, the other party was grateful that he had saved his life, and he was so important to him, so he wanted to serve Shu Han with all his heart and make a contribution in return.

"Well, since the old general has this heart, how can I refuse. After defeating the Wu army, I will take Han as a general!"

For Huang Zhong, a supreme general at the level of an innate great master. Yang Yun has plenty of patience.

After repairing for a few hours, Yang Yun saw that most of the physical strength of his soldiers had recovered, and he gave the order again to march in the direction of Dangyang.

Dangyang is not too far from Yiling, Xiangyang is in the north, and Jiangling is in the south, which is the main road between the north and south of Jingzhou. On the eve of the Battle of Chibi, Liu Bei once fought against Cao's tiger and leopard cavalry here, but was finally defeated and defeated all the way. If it weren't for Zhao Yun's seven in and seven out, even his eldest son Liu Chan wouldn't be able to keep it.

At this time, stationed in Dangyang City was the general of the Wu army, Pan Zhang.

The main force of the Wu army was stationed in Yiling, and the left and right flanks were stationed in Dangyang and Yidao respectively. The glyph-shaped barracks firmly blocked the passage of the Shu army to the east.

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