In the second year of Han Jianxing, in the spring and February, Guan Pinghe, the general of Hannan Zhongda, and more than 100,000 people worked together to pacify several counties in Jiangdong and overthrow the rule of the Sun family.

Early March.

The good news of the Jingzhou army poured into the Han capital Chengdu like a tide.

After the fall of the Sun clan and the news of the land of Jiangdong spread throughout the city and the surrounding areas outside the city one by one, thousands of Shu people were in an uproar, the government and the opposition were shaken, and the courtiers were all stunned!

The ministers were completely shocked, and no one expected that Guan Ping would lead the main force of the Jingzhou army down the river alone, without the help of Shuzhong, to complete the seemingly difficult strategic plan to destroy Wu.

What's more, he still achieved such a stunning victory in the face of the Wei-Wu alliance alone.

Who can not be surprised to get a message suddenly?

Due to the high mountains and dangerous roads in the land of Bashu and the traffic blockage, since the news of the Wei-Wu alliance a few months ago, the Wei general Cao Ren led more than 100,000 people back to Shuzhong, during the few months to the time of the destruction of Wu, Shu almost did not get any military reports, and suddenly received that his own side had destroyed Wu and seized the Jiangdong counties, and no one could react.

But after the shock, the whole city shouted loudly, and the people spontaneously paraded the streets to celebrate the victory of the Han Dynasty.

this day.

Two old men who are over sixty years old, with majestic appearances and gray sideburns, are gathering on the tower of the east gate of Chengdu to sit opposite each other, and in the middle of it is a chess table made of several shelves.

On the chessboard, the black and white flags sometimes confronted each other, sometimes fought closely, and then stood still......

After a long time, Zhang Fei, who was kneeling on the left, suddenly sprinkled the white flag in his palm into the box, and then said with a smile: "The second brother's chess skills are really superb, the younger brother has racked his brains to deal with it, but he still can't dismantle the second brother's formation, I am really ashamed!" ”

Hearing this, Guan Yu on the right raised his eyebrows, stroked his long beard with his hand, and chuckled: "Third brother doesn't have to be like this, you and I have been fighting on the battlefield for decades, and in fact, we are extremely experienced in battle formations. ”

"It's just that the elder brother is slightly better in arranging the troops, but the third brother when you charge into battle with Baizi, even if you are a brother, you have to avoid its edge and dare not engage in the battle, the so-called art industry has a specialty, which is also the advantage of the third brother."

A sentence from his son Guan Ping, "there is a specialization in the art industry" to appease Zhang Fei's mood, and hearing that the second brother comforted him, Zhang Fei was naturally greatly moved, so he looked at him and smiled.

The words are all in the words!

After pondering for a moment, Zhang Feiweng said: "Second brother, I didn't expect Ping'er's courage and courage to be so outstanding, before the eldest brother died, he recalled us to sit in the court to assist Adou's nephew to deter the middle of the court, and the younger brother was still very worried at that time, after you left Jingzhou, after you left Jingzhou, could Ping'er really take over from you to guard Jingxiang to protect the safety of the state and county?" ”

"Now it seems that my brother is too worried, and I still underestimate Ping'er's ability."

The two chatted actively and happily, and obviously had already received the news of Guan Ping's defeat of the Sun family, the capture of several counties in Jiangdong, and the victory in Jiangnan.

During the discussion, Guan Yu's eyes flashed violently, and there was a slight smile on his red cheeks, and he said: "Ping'er is indeed mature, and now he is a few chips stronger than when he was a brother, and he will never regret handing over Jingxiang to him!" ”

"It's just that the Sun clan has been wiped out, and the territory of our army has expanded several times, but I don't know how Your Majesty and the prime minister are going to divide the generals, and add officials to the knighthood to defend the land south of the Yangtze River?"

For a while, the two of them were already old people in their sixtieth year, and it was an interesting thing for the two of them to get together all day long to talk.

Just when Guanzhong was having a good conversation, the imperial palace and the prime minister's mansion received this military newspaper that was sent to Chengdu from Jiangdong in batches.

Looking at this unprecedented victory, Liu Chan, the son of heaven, was extremely frightened, and even opened his mouth so wide that he couldn't close his mouth for a long time, so he couldn't help crying with joy: "General Guan is mighty. ”

"Father, have you watched what you have seen and heard in the sky under Jiuquan, our army has already defeated Sun Wu, and officially embarked on the strategy of confrontation between the north and the south, and the Wei State to divide the world."

"I also hope that my father will bless the Han and help the child to suppress the thieves and rejuvenate the Han dynasty and restore the Han family."

At this moment, Rao was Liu Chan, who had always entrusted all government affairs to Zhuge Liang, Fa Zheng and other ministers, and could not help but be greatly shocked by this great victory, because Guan Ping not only did a very good self-defense counterattack and preserved the Jingxiang counties, but also took this opportunity to gather a large army to counterattack and destroy Wu, realizing the confrontation between the north and the south, and the situation of dividing the world into two.

Prime Minister's Office.

Prime Minister Zhuge Liang, who is over forty years old, is well-dressed, has a good temperament and appearance, and sits on the futon with a goose feather fan in his hand, leisurely looking at the battle report sent back from Jingxiang, his face is full of joy and a hint of surprise.

"When I first heard about the Wei-Wu alliance and the two sides raised hundreds of thousands of people to invade Jingxiang, I thought that General Guan's greatest achievement should be to barely defend the counties of Jingzhou without losing it, but I didn't think about ......it."

After a slight pause, Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "Taking the opportunity to go straight down the river to destroy Eastern Wu, and divide the world equally with the pseudo-Wei according to the land south of the Yangtze River, it is indeed unexpected!" ”

When these words fell, the mansion suddenly boiled, and all the subordinate officials of the Prime Minister's Mansion unanimously discussed this matter fiercely.

They all knew that Guan Ping often performed miracles, but they were far from expecting how Guan Ping would be able to turn defeat into victory and destroy the land of Jiangdong with the joint efforts of hundreds of thousands of Wei and Wu's troops.

"Yes, according to the military report, the Wei army and the Wu State are almost out of the nest in this battle, with the record passed down by General Guan this time, I am afraid that even if the ancient soldier immortal is alive, it is definitely difficult to defeat!"

Looking at the military newspaper carefully, Jiang Wan, who was still young, showed an unbelievable look on his face, and said with a smile.

After everyone discussed for a long time, Ma Tan, who joined the army on the side, couldn't help but get up and said solemnly: "Everyone." General Guan destroyed Eastern Wu in one fell swoop, consolidating the safety of the rear for our army's future Northern Expedition without worrying about the Wu people's sudden betrayal of the alliance, which is indeed a gratifying and congratulatory thing......"

It's just that he changed his words and said straightly: "But our army is suddenly included in the territory of several counties in Jiangdong, and it is not possible to completely consolidate it in a short period of time, and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River defense line borders the Wei State, and the Huai River line is in the hands of the Wei army, and there are many ferries distributed in the Yangtze River defense line for thousands of miles, how should our army arrange defense?" ”

"Otherwise, if we can't consolidate the results of the battle, the Jiangdong region will inevitably be invaded endlessly by the Wei army in the future, and the situation will become more and more difficult to balance at that time."

Ma Yan's words are indeed a problem at the moment.

This is also the problem that Guan Ping faced after recovering several counties in Jiangdong.

After speaking, Zhuge Liang's eyes looked at Ma Jian as if they were full of kindness, and then he faced everyone and said in a deep voice: "You Chang said this very much, at the beginning, the prime minister had a strategic plan for the situation in the world, that is, after defending the joint attack of Wei and Wu, to cross the Jing and Yi, to protect its rock resistance, to the west and Zhurong, to the south to Fu Yiyue, to the east of the imperial Sun Quan, and to repair the political principles. ”

"When the time comes, Jingxiang will send a partial division to feint to attack Wan and Luo to attract most of the Wei army to resist, supplemented by the main force to prevent Eastern Wu, and the prime minister will personally unify the elite of Shuzhong to go north to Hanzhong, out of the Qinling Mountains and the land of Liangzhou to the east to Guanzhong, and the decisive battle with the Wei army will be completed in a battle, and the winner will enter Guanzhong."

Saying this, Zhuge Liang also showed a wry smile on his face, and said: "But the situation in the world is also changing so fast, and the previous strategy of this prime minister is aimed at the three-legged tripod, but it is not suitable for the current confrontation between the north and the south, and the world is divided equally!" ”

"I wonder if you have any ideas?"

For the current defensive line of his own side is getting wider and wider, Zhuge Liang's vision and thinking are so keen, and he easily pushed it to the previous strategic plan.

When the words fell, the important minister Shangshu Lingfa showed a serious look on his face, and said in a deep voice: "I just think that since it is a confrontation between the north and the south, then the strategic focus of our army can be changed, and the land of Jingxiang will be gathered in the Jingbei defense line to threaten Wan and Luo, so that the Wei State will always be under threat, so that the Wei State will be thrown into the mouse." ”

"After that, our army can concentrate on recuperation and development, and then send troops to fight for strategic ports such as Jiangbei Wankou and Misuwu, so as to defend and attack instead of forcing the Wei army to be unable to invade Jiangdong when our army enters a full recuperation."

"When the time comes, the first soldiers are sufficient, our army can go out in three ways, with the people of Jingxiang as the partial division to contain most of the strength of Wei, and then take the elite of Shuzhong and the main force of Yangzhou as the main army of the Northern Expedition, enter the Central Plains together, and attack Guanzhong and Huainan respectively."

"Guanzhong has the reputation of the country of abundance since the pre-Qin period, and the land of Huaisi is also a place where elite soldiers have been produced since ancient times, as long as our army takes one of the two places in the future Northern Expedition, it will be an extremely heavy blow to the Wei State."

A word fell.

Fa Zheng's words immediately inspired all the subordinate officials present, and immediately followed Jiang Wan's quick thinking, and offered advice: "Fa Shangshu is very true, with the great victory achieved by our army this time, Wan Xiang is afraid that the Wei army, which is stationed in the north of the Qinling Mountains, will withdraw the whole line in a few days. ”

"Then our army can then concentrate on dealing with the rebellious barbarians in the south, and when the south is pacified, it can fully adopt the strategy of being on the defensive, closing off the people, and concentrating on development."

Prime Minister Zhuge Liang's suggestion poured into Prime Minister Zhuge Liang's mind, and he was deeply touched for a while, and he had a new idea of how to design a new strategic plan for the confrontation between the north and the south.

After a discussion, during the court meeting in the early morning of the next day, Prime Minister Zhuge Liang jointly wrote to Liu Chan, the son of heaven, to ask for war: "Your Majesty." According to the border battle report, since Guan Ping, the general of Nanzhong, was ordered to crusade against Wei and Wu and pacified Wu by victory, all the armies of Wei who are now stationed on the border are afraid of the momentum of our army and slowly retreat. ”

"It's time for our army to strike at the rebels in the south, so we are willing to send our elites deep into the barren land to quell the rebellion."

"The prime minister wants to go south in person?"

"Yes!"