"Fourth brother." Ma Yan bowed to Ma Liang very calmly, called out to the fourth brother, and then sat down in the guest seat, with his waist straight, sitting upright, and putting his hands on his knees.

At this time, Ma Jian became Ma Jian again. Not like a man who looks like an ordinary soldier on the outside.

"At the beginning, General Zuo, when Liu Gong, the assassin of Yuzhou, died. Our fathers were planning to wait and see for a while, but now they seem to be determined to follow the Lord to the end. Fourth brother, do you know what happened? ”

Ma Jian asked very seriously.

Ma Liang smiled bitterly when he heard this: "Young Chang, if I know." I told you a long time ago. I can't say it, and I won't tell you. But you asked in vain. ”

After smiling bitterly, Ma Liang also said seriously: "I really don't know. I also think that something big should have happened. ”

Ma Tan nodded calmly, thinking that the fourth brother really didn't know. Ma Jian bowed to Ma Liang again, and then got up to leave.

"What do you want to do?" Ma Yan's action today was very abrupt, and Ma Liang felt something strange and couldn't help asking.

Ma Tan smiled, came to Ma Liang's side and knelt down, attached to Ma Liang's ear, and whispered for a long time. Ma Liang looked surprised, and then fell into deep thought.

And Ma Jian bowed to Ma Liang again, turned around and walked out, and came to Guan Ping's study, and found Guan Ping.

"Captain." After Ma Tan entered the study, he saluted meticulously.

Guan Ping looked up and saw that it was Ma Yan, and his face showed a little strange look. It was his idea to put Ma Jian into the army for transformation, but the effect of the transformation seemed a little strange.

Sometimes Guan Ping wonders, is it overkill?

Guan Ping shook his head and shook the strange idea out of his head. said with a smile on his face: "It's a young man." Sit. ”

Ma Yan sat down as he said, and then put his hands on his knees, meticulous.

Ma Jian is so serious, Guan Ping is uncomfortable. So he smiled and said, "Is there anything wrong with the young man?" ”

"Are you planning to attack Jingzhou in the south?" Ma Tan said amazingly.

Guan Ping's face moved, and then he covered it with laughter, and said: "You think too much, my family's current strength is weak, how can you be Liu Zhennan's opponent?" ”

But Ma Jian was unmoved, just looked at Guan Ping, and looked at Guan Ping directly. made Guan Ping a little creepy, and laughed dryly, Guan Ping asked, "How can you see it?" ”

"Since General Zuo died of illness, Liu Yan has been in tandem, and Xinye has been unstable for a while. Later, Xinye suddenly stabilized, and something big must have happened. In my guess, it was nothing more than what the Lord had promised. ”

Ma Tan said quietly, and then said: "The matter of the Liu family makes the promise of the lord come out. ”

Guan Ping raised his eyebrows and waited for the following.

"In the name of reviving the Han family, the lord deeply rejected Cao Cao and attached himself to Liu Biao. If you take the liberty of crusading against Liu Biao, it will make the officials and people at a loss, and this is the name of the teacher. Anger the crowd first, and when the crowd is angry, you can crusade against Liu Biao. ”

Ma Tan said.

Guan Ping looked at Ma Tan's face and felt that it was indeed Ma Tan. Ma Tan didn't know that Longzhong was right, but he was in the tube, and from all kinds of signs, he could see his actions.

Extremely smart.

Ma Tan was right.

Guan Ping originally wanted the well water not to interfere with the river water, and he could also avoid it. But then things went in a strange direction, and Guan Ping started to think.

Guan Ping relied on Zhuge Liang's Longzhong wisdom and knew that there was a Zhuangkang Avenue ahead.

But how to fight?

I don't know.

Are the ministers under your command willing to fight?

I don't know.

At this time, Guan Liu not only angered Guan Yu, but also aroused the anger of the public. And the anger of the crowd can be arrogant.

This is what Guan Ping learned from Sun Quan.

Historically, Sun Quan attacked Jingzhou and was defeated in the Battle of Yiling. But he sent an envoy to Beibei to ask for peace, and wrote to Cao Pi to be a minister.

Sun Quan is known as the "wonder of Goujian", and there is a reason for this.

Because Sun Quan is a person who can bend and stretch.

Not self-esteem and arrogance, only focusing on practical interests.

Historical records record that Sun Quan first declared himself a vassal to Cao Pi, was named King of Wu, and then treated Cao Pi arrogantly, Cao Pi was furious and led his troops to crusade against Sun Quan, Sun Quan spoke humbly and sent an envoy to sue for peace.

Cao Pi asked Sun Quan to send his eldest son Sun Deng as a hostage, but Sun Quan refused. Then the Great War broke out.

That's how the history books look at it.

When Emperor Wen of Wei was Zen and Liu Bei was called the emperor, he asked those who knew the stars what the stars were like, so they had a good intention. And to the rank is still less, there is no way to prestige, and want to be humble first and then stand on it, for the humble can be false favor, and then the back will be begged, and then you can be angry, and then you can be arrogant, so you can be deeply rooted in Shu and specialize in Wei.

That is, Sun Quan wants to be the emperor, but Sun Quan does not have as much territory as Cao Pi, and he does not have Liu Bei's surname Liu, so he does not dare to be the emperor immediately.

First proclaimed the minister to obtain the title of King Wu, and then used a plan to provoke Cao Pi to crusade, and the army pressed the border, and the Jiangdong ministers must be furious and defend Sun Quan. Then rely on the Yangtze River to defend Jiangdong, that is, to win, and after victory, you can be called emperor.

Later, when the time was ripe, Sun Quan finally called the emperor and became the emperor of Wu.

And Guan Ping's idea was very simple, to arouse the anger of the people, and then the division became famous and attacked Jingzhou. As for how to fight, Guan Ping was still very confused.

Guan Ping sat for a moment, then got up and came to the outside of the study, summoned Ding Feng and Ding Feng brothers, and ordered the two brothers to stand guard outside the door, and no one was allowed to come in.

Then Guan Ping turned back to the study and sat down, and asked: "Liu Biao is the uncle of the Han family, but he doesn't think about Kuang to help the Han family, but secretly communicates with Cao Cao." My father and son really intended to destroy him, what did my childhood teach me? ”

It's a scene, but I have to say it.

As for Longzhong, there is no need to say any more. It is used to stabilize people's hearts, and obviously Ma Jian is not among them. And since Ma Tan can think of crusading against Jingzhou, after attacking Jingzhou, he can naturally think of crusading against Yizhou to increase his strength.

There is no need to say more here.

Ma Tan shook his head when he heard the words and said: "Liu Biao used the general Wencheng to guard Fancheng, and stationed heavy troops in Xiangyang, and Han Shui defended it. Not to mention that the current strength of the lord is weak, even Cao Cao's horse infantry army is 100,000 south, and it is not easy to attack Xiangyang. ”

"Cao Cao, don't talk about attacking Xiangyang. Xinye is a city, although the city is high and solid, but there is no maneuver. If Cao's army goes south, even if it is a year, it will not be able to defeat Xinye. But it can also be two years, and if it can't be played in two years, it can also be three years. Although Xinye has accumulated grain for three years, after three years, it will surely be defeated. ”

Guan Ping nodded.

Relying on the power of Xinye Yidi, it is completely impossible to fight against Cao Cao. Therefore, it is necessary to seize Jingzhou and Yizhou, not only to expand the territory, but also to have a deep place.

If there is the support of the whole Jingzhou, then Guan Ping will be confident in holding Xinye for ten or twenty years.

But a lonely city, its momentum is difficult to last.

"Xinye can't stand on its own, and Xiangyang is difficult to break. It is better to choose to attack a place, not only to expand the depth, but if Xinye cannot be defended, you can fully retreat into this place. It can also reduce Liu Biao's strength, and even enter Hanzhong. ”

Ma Tan said.

"Where?" Guan Ping raised his eyebrows, is there such a place?

"Shangyong, Xicheng, Fangling three counties." Ma Tan said.

Guan Ping frowned when he heard this, then got up and looked in the study for a while, took out a map and put it down, and pointed to the three counties of Fangling, Xicheng, and Fangling.

At first glance, at first glance, it sounds like a terrible county.

The map is clearly drawn, a large area, salivating. And the geographical location is very good, Xiangyang in the east, Nanjun in the south, Bashu in the west, and you can reach Hanzhong along the river.

But in fact, it is not like that.

In fact, there are only nine counties in these three counties, yes, you heard it right, it is nine counties. Three counties, nine counties. And none of them are big counties, and the combined population of the nine counties may be between 100,000 and 200,000.

This is something that cannot be helped, this place is located deep in the mountains, and like Changsha County, the county seat is built in a small plain or valley deep in the mountains.

Although the territory is large, it can't support too many people.

By the way, these three counties originally belonged to Hanzhong County. Because the distance was too far, he was given up by Zhang Lu. Liu Biao privately sent people to attack it, so it now belongs to Jingzhou.

This area also does not border Yangyang, and there are rolling mountain roads, which are not suitable for marching. But the water army can go straight to Xiangyang.

To the south, you can indeed reach Zigui in Nanjun, and in history Meng Da set out from Zigui and invaded this place.

There is no mountain road to attack Bashu, and it is possible to enter Hanzhong against the water to the west.

But it's not a good road.

Historically, Jiang Wan planned to go east from Hanzhong and attack this place. But other Shu Han ministers believed that the navy was too risky to go downstream, easy to advance and difficult to retreat.

And if you want to attack Hanzhong from this place, it is the other way around, the navy is swimming against the current, and there are not enough supplies, it is difficult to attack Hanzhong from here.

As you can see, this place is an idle place. If you want to be a grass king, you can gather people in this place, and the big forces will generally not care about you.

Historically, Meng Da and Shen Yi occupied this place, and survived for many years in the gap between the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu.

It's not a good place.

But for the current Guan family, it seems to be another good place.

In the past, Guan Ping planned to instigate Beibei to go south to crusade against Xiangyang, because Beibei had prestige and won the hearts of the people in Jingzhou. Stinky dad is impossible.

Stinky dad can only attack.

If you can go south to capture these three counties, relying on the mountains and rivers to block them, you will have a place of strategic depth. If Xinye can't hold it, he will retreat into the three counties, so that he can worry about the future.

It's not easy to fight from the three counties, but at least there are waterways.

It's not easy to fight Xiangyang, because Xiangyang has heavy troops.

It is not easy to fight Nanjun to the south, because Gangneung City in Nanjun also has heavy troops.

Hope is slim, but at least there is a chance.

"If it was thirteen years before Jian'an, I would have been able to seize these three counties and develop them indecently in the deep mountains and old forests. Stinky dad can hold on to Xinye again, and I may really have a chance to come out of this deep mountain and old forest and lay down a piece of the world. ”

At first glance, Guan Ping looked at these three counties as a garbage place, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that this was the best way for the Guan family at present.

Of course, Guan Ping's confidence comes from the fact that he is a traverser, a prophet, and can make some small inventions from time to time.

If you really let ordinary people enter this place, you are entering a dead end.

It is difficult to come up with something to develop.