The invective on the first floor of the wine shop continued, and Li Gongzi on the second floor had already withdrawn his gaze from me and continued to discuss the current battle situation with Su Xian.

"Brother Su, what do you think of Xiao Huaiyin's strategy?"

"Well, what's this...... I think that it is really difficult to sneak attack Chang'an from the Meridian Valley, first, it is necessary to hide the whereabouts of the army and not let Cao Wei's scouts discover it in advance, which is also the main reason why Wei Yan proposed to bring only 10,000 horses. Second, Wei Yan's march must be fast enough, and he must rush to Chang'an within ten days, not only that, but also must conquer Chang'an in the next ten days, otherwise Cao Wei will have enough time to mobilize troops to aid Chang'an, so that Wei Yan will be flanked from front and back, committing the taboo of a lone army going deep. Looking down, the above two Wei Yan alone are extremely difficult to achieve, as we all know, the general Cao Zhen also wanted to cross the Meridian Valley to attack Hanzhong, but he didn't expect it to rain heavily and the roads were muddy, and he couldn't get out of the valley for a month! Why was he, Wei Yan, sure that he would be able to cross the Meridian Valley in only ten days? However, what Xiao Huaiyin said is not entirely wrong, the surprise attack on the Meridian Valley is indeed better than the danger of the army, Cao Wei is unlikely to want to get Wei Yan's 10,000 troops and dare to take Chang'an directly, if the heavens are beautiful, Wei Yan may really have a chance to take Chang'an in one fell swoop within 20 days, and completely block Cao Wei's reinforcements from Tongguan! Not..... However, after thinking about it, it is still too difficult, and Wu Hou must have thought that the probability of success of this plan was too low to not adopt it......

Hearing this, Li Gongzi closed the folding fan in his hand, shook his head slowly, and said:

"What Brother Su said is true, although Wei Yan's strategy is dangerous, it may not be impossible to succeed. But...... I thought that Wei Yan would not capture Chang'an, but if he was lucky enough to capture Chang'an, it would bring ruin to Shu Han! ”

Su Xian was quite surprised by Li Gongzi's words, and he hurriedly asked:

"Well, I don't understand this, taking Chang'an is not equivalent to occupying the entire Guanzhong, and then occupying Longyou is only a matter of time, no matter how bad it is, if you really can't hold Chang'an, you can also take most of the young and strong laborers in the city and return to Hanzhong, how do you look at it, it is extremely beneficial to Shu Han?"

"Haha, is this question ......?"

Halfway through his words, Li Gongzi turned his head to look at me, the folding fan in his hand punched me a few times, and chuckled:

"I think it's better for the little brother over there to give you an answer."

Seeing that Li Gongzi asked me to answer by name, my heart was full of joy, and I thought that it must have been Fang Cai's unintentional words that caught his attention. I once heard the king's steward say that in recent years, when the nobles of the court and the central government have nothing to do, they often disguise themselves as ordinary people and sneak into the market, which is called to have fun with the people. I see that this person's words and deeds tonight are definitely not some ordinary Northern Qi businessmen in his mouth, could it be that a nobleman in the DPRK and China is making a private visit to Weifu? Those nobles have always been moody and unpredictable, and if I answer cleverly, it will be enough, and if my words are uneven, they will be killed!

"Xu Junwen, Xu Junwen, what do you say you are doing nonsense?!"

The more I thought about it, the more I regretted it, and I wanted to slap myself right away.

But it's useless to regret it now, and it's true that you have to think about it quickly.

So I had to pretend to be stupid, waved my hand at them again and again, and laughed:

"Hehehe, the two sons are laughing, the little one is just a mere cousin, how can he know the art of war, don't laugh, don't laugh......"

Li Gongzi didn't seem to intend to let me go easily, he shook his head and said:

"Little brother, there is no need to be humble, I have just heard your evaluation of Xiao Huaiyin, I think you must have an opinion on today's military debate, come and come, just speak freely!"

"Well, the little one just looked at the little Huaiyin, and he was really angry in his heart before he spoke wildly, the son really misunderstood....."

Seeing that I was still a dead duck with a hard mouth, Li Gongzi didn't want to bother to talk any more, so he simply took out a silver ingot from his sleeve and put it on the table, and smiled at me:

"It's a pity, if you could have answered, this would have been yours."

As soon as this shiny silver ingot was placed on the table, my eyes were uncontrollably fixed on it, and from my many years of experience in dealing with yellow and white things, there were as many as two taels of silver in front of me, which was two months' wages!

"Damn, fight!"

Thinking of my seriously ill mother and my sister who couldn't eat meat all the year round, I cursed in my heart, leaving all the teachings of the saints of the past and present behind in an instant, and his "gentlemen do not stand under dangerous walls"! his "high technique"! Lao Tzu now only knows "wealth and danger"!

I swallowed, and I had already made up my mind, so I organized my words a little and whispered:

"Ahem, since the son looks up to the small one so much, the little one has to be respectful and obedient, if the answer is not right, please ask the two sons to do a lot of Haihan!"

Seeing that my mind was shaken, Li Gongzi laughed and took out two taels of silver from his sleeve and put them on the table:

"Hahaha, it's okay, just answer, this ingot of silver is rewarded to you by this Su Gongzi next to me, if you answer well, you can also take it!"

Su Xian on the side seemed to be a little unaccustomed to my appearance of seeing wealth at the moment, and he snorted coldly:

"Hurry up and answer, my son listens!"

Although I sensed Su Xian's unhappiness, I didn't explain much, since I had already decided to "bend my waist for five buckets of rice", it didn't matter how others thought of me.

With this in mind, I bowed deeply to those two men and told me the answer in my heart:

"To tell you the truth, I have heard all the opinions of Su Gongzi on the side, and I have already admired it in my heart, and I can't wait to discuss it with the two sons earlier. Su Gongzi is worthy of being well versed in the art of war, and his strategic analysis of Wuhou's Northern Expedition in the past years is methodical and thorough, which is far inferior to ......"

Su Xian was a little irritated by my sycophancy, and he waved his hand and scolded:

"Less nonsense, get to the point!"

"Uh....... Yes, yes, Su Gongzi should not be anxious. Fang Cai Li Gongzi said that if Wei Yan didn't have Chang'an, he would make a big mistake once he won Chang'an, and he thought that what he said was very right. There are two main joints, one is that the Shu army cannot hold Chang'an! Unlike Jieting, it is not the only way to reach Guanzhong, and Cao Wei can completely follow the march route of Cao Cao, Emperor Wu of Wei, to attack Ma Chao, and land in Guanzhong from the Yellow River crossing, bypassing Tongguan and fighting a decisive battle with the main force of the Shu army in Guanzhong. The land in the middle of the pass is a flat river, and the Shu army has no cavalry, so it is embattled and unable to advance or retreat. Once the main force of the Shu army is lost, the period of destruction of Shu Han is not far away! ”

Before I finished speaking, Su Xian hurriedly retorted:

"You're not right, Cao Wei can indeed bypass Tongguan and cross the river into Guanzhong, but Shu Han may not have the strength to fight, although the Shu army has no cavalry, but it has strong bows and crossbows, they can completely defend the city and drag down Cao Wei!"

I shook my head and continued:

"What Su Gongzi said is indeed true, but this is going to involve the second point I will talk about next, what is the reason why Zhuge Wuhou has repeatedly failed to make northern expeditions? In my humble opinion, it is not that the Shu army is not strong in combat, or that the command of Wuhou is wrong, the key is in the transportation of grain and grass! Shu Han grain and grass from Hanzhong to Guanzhong, can only pass through a few mountain plank road, the mountain road is rugged and difficult, and the plank road is narrow and in disrepair, so there is often a shortage of grain and grass, although later Wuhou invented the art of wooden oxen and horses to transport, but it is still only a drop in the bucket. It can be seen that it is indeed possible for the Shu army to defend the city, but if the grain and grass problem is not solved, it will eventually be annihilated by the Wei army because of the lack of food! Therefore, whether it is the Meridian Valley plot proposed by Wei Yan or the strategy of Chen Cang during the Second Northern Expedition, the Shu army is destined to return in vain every time it wants to take Guanzhong directly! This is also why Wuhou did not adopt Wei Yan's strategy but gave priority to marching into Longyou, once he occupied Longyou, he no longer needed to transport grain and grass from the path, and he could solve the dilemma of grain and grass transportation in one fell swoop! And more importantly, Longyou has been rich in good horses since ancient times, and Shu Han can also form a strong cavalry army after occupying Longyou, so that there is the capital to fight a decisive battle with Cao Wei in Guanzhong! ”

After saying this, I only felt that my mouth was dry, so I hurriedly concluded:

"That's why I say that Xiao Huaiyin is a stupid person, this person is narrow-minded, and he only thinks about the gains and losses of one city and one place, and can't see the overall situation from a high place. I only know how to use soldiers, but I don't know why I use them, how can such a person become the commander of an army?! It's just a little bit of the art of war, but he even slandered Wuhou with wild words, is he also worthy of it? ”

"Smack! Syllable! Syllable! ”

After I finished speaking, Li Gongzi had already applauded, and Su Xian on the side bowed his head and was silent.

"Hahaha, very good, very good, I didn't expect you to be a little wine shop, and you also know the soldiers. It's just that I don't understand, why don't you want to serve your country with this talent, but are willing to commit yourself to it? ”

I smiled wryly:

"Li Gongzi has an overreputation, I just flipped through a few military books when I had nothing to do, and I can't talk about much talent, not to mention that I don't know anything about poetry and songs, and I don't dare to expect fame ......"

Li Gongzi was puzzled:

"Since you can't get fame, why don't you consider joining the army?"

"Childe doesn't know, I've been weak since I was a child, and it's already quite difficult to carry water and burden, let alone join the army to fight......"

Li Gongzi smiled and said:

"I see, I can't imagine that there is such a talent as you in the world! Little brother, don't be discouraged, as the saying goes: Chao is Tian Shelang, and Twilight is Tianzi Hall. The things in this world are the most unpredictable, and you can't say that once you get the Tao, you will soar to the sky. That's it, after listening to the little brother's high arguments, it's okay not to watch the next arguments. Take it, it's the wine money, and the rest is yours. Brother Su, let's go. ”

After that, Li Gongzi took out another ingot of silver and put it on the table, don't look for money, get up and leave in style.......

I watched the backs of the two of them leaving, and a trace of melancholy welled up in my heart for no reason.

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Li Gongzi and Su Xian left the Qingqi Liquor Store and walked on the crowded Huansha Street, Su Xian asked:

"That kid did have two hits just now, is Childe really optimistic that he will one day carp jump over the dragon gate?"

Li Gongzi opened the folding fan, rubbed his fingers against the fan and said lightly:

"Su Xian, Su Xian, you take me too seriously, and I'm not that Zhuge Wuhou, who can be clever and insightful in everything. However, such a good seedling is indeed condescending to devote himself to the alleys of the market, but it is a pity that I have to be entangled in affairs and cannot bring him back to Northern Qi. Anyway, don't worry about him, the second shopkeeper is about to start moving, and the scenery of Anyi City tomorrow will definitely be beautiful, let's wait and see. ”