Zhang Fei asked, "Could it be that Your Majesty has already asked for a plan?" Deliberately not talking to the ministers? ”

Zhuge Liang said: "I don't know. ”

Liu Xie smiled and said: "As a military advisor, I know that you must have guessed my intentions, so you don't let it go and tell everyone." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty. Please forgive your majesty, and Wei Chen will figure out the holy will without permission......"

"I forgive you for your innocence, but it doesn't hurt to say it."

"Yes, Your Majesty," Zhuge Liang turned to the generals and said, "Look at this map, why did our Western Route Army take the Wuling line?" Looking at the map, we're going to draw the bottom. Looking up, this is Jingzhou, and to the east is Xuzhou, and these three armies marched into Soochow in an encircled manner. Sun Ce can only meet him in three ways, what if he can't beat him? Want to escape? Where to flee? Unless he jumps into the sea.

"Okay, let's take a look at Sun Ce's territory in Eastern Wu, Sun Ce's power is very huge, this kid is only twenty-five years old, and he has occupied a huge area of six counties and eighty-one counties in Jiangdong, which is really not to be underestimated. (Note)

"Do you think Your Majesty is really ignoring the government when he travels in the mountains and rivers? Is that Your Majesty our Majesty? ”

When Zhuge Liang said this, he deliberately looked back at Liu Xie, and saw that he was smiling and listening to him, so he continued: "Although Jiangdong is big, it is all fought by Sun Ce, a kid in the east and west, in the past few years, the foundation is not strong, the people's will is not smooth, the grain and grass are not abundant, the fighting spirit is not high, there are not many soldiers, and the weapons are not fine. If you are in a hurry, you will be injured, and if you are slow, you will change.

"Our Han army is frightened and unserious, and it can cause huge psychological pressure on Sun Ce, his retainers, and even the people of Jiangdong in his heart. The princes are clear. ”

Zhang Fei said again: "Strategist, what you said seems to have some truth, but if you wait like this, won't you wait for Sun Ce to gather a large number of troops to fight against you?" When the time comes, it will only increase the troubles. ”

Zhuge Liang said: "If Sun Ce gathers the crowd accordingly, it would be better." What's the use of Sun Cebing no matter how many soldiers there are, can he compare with my Han army? Our Han army is all elite, and with superior weapons, it can defeat a hundred. He mobilized all the soldiers and horses together, and it would be better, annihilated in one fell swoop, and saved from being collected one by one later. ”

After Zhuge Liang finished speaking, all the generals looked at Liu Xie, waiting for him to speak, to confirm that what Zhuge Liang said was true.

Liu Xie said: "Kong Ming, I really can't hide anything from you." ”

Zhuge Liang said: "Weichen is just guessing. ”

"This can make you guess, worthy of Wolong," Liu Xie said, "Luoyang Guo Jia has recovered from his illness and has gone to Xuzhou to assist Zhang Liao with Chen Gong." Since Zhang Liao was the farthest, I had already ordered him to go south to attack Jianye first. Three days later, Yan'er in the middle of the road from Jiangxia to attack Chaisang, our army also set off early tomorrow morning, three days later and the middle road together to attack Yuzhang and other counties, and finally the three armies will join Jianye. ”

When I heard that the march would start tomorrow, the generals were excited.

Huang Zhong said: "But Your Majesty, Wen Yuan is in Xuzhou, if he attacks Jianye, but across the Yangtze River, how can he cross it?" ”

Liu Xie said: "Hansheng's worries are reasonable, but I have my own way, Zhang Wenyuan has been stationed in Xuzhou for five years, in the past five years, I didn't let him just guard Xuzhou, Tuntian to raise troops so simple, five years ago, I already had a plan for today, Zhongqing don't need to worry, go back tonight and have a good rest, set off early tomorrow morning, the cavalry will go first, and the baggage will be slow!" ”

It turned out that Liu Xie had a plan for a long time, but it has not been announced.

The generals retreated, and Liu Xie alone Liu Xie Zhuge Liang asked, "What do the military advisors think about the real decision?" ”

Zhuge Liang said: "Your Majesty is strategizing, and it is not as bright as bright." ”

Liu Xie smiled: "You can't know everything, let's talk about it, what do you think." ”

Zhuge Liang said: "Weichen thinks it's good for His Majesty to do this, but it's just ......"

"Just how?"

Zhuge Liang said: "Jiangdong has six counties and eighty-one counties, with a large population, a vast area, and a complicated situation, so after my Han army entered Wu, Weichen thought that he could only slow down, not rush forward." ”

Liu Xie nodded and said, "What the military advisor said is extremely true, and I am also thinking about this issue. Since the beginning of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Jiangdong has been out of the field of vision of our Han family, with many forces and many warlords, Sun Jian and his son finally unified Jiangdong after fifteen years, but Jiangdong has become the largest prince who has broken away from the Han family. It will take time to get all the people of Jiangdong to obey. However, Sun Ce's forces must be eradicated as soon as possible, so my Han army may have to stay in Jiangdong for a long time after eradicating Sun Ce's forces. ”

Zhuge Liang said: "After subduing Jiangdong, my Han can be regarded as a whole unification, and in the following days, Weichen thought that it was time to rectify the surroundings, too many small countries were attached to my Han, coveted my Han, and often plundered, and needed to give them some color." ”

Liu Xie said: "This is also a headache for me for a long time, but don't worry, these small forces will be eradicated sooner or later." By the way, you don't want to know how Xuzhou Zhang Liao will attack Jianye?"

Zhuge Liang said: "Zhang Liao and Jianye look across the river, it is difficult to fight across the river, but it can play a role in containment. As long as Sun Ce defends Jianye, our Chinese and Western armies can drive in. If he doesn't defend Jianye and goes all out to meet our two route armies, then Zhang Liao can cross the river and go down. But Weichen thought that His Majesty must have a more clever plan. ”

"So what do you think I'm up to?"

Zhuge Liang said: "Wenyuan guards Xuzhou, has been supervising the construction of naval warships in Donghai County, it has been more than five years now, it should begin to take shape, Weichen thought that it could be taken out and tried." Therefore, Weichen thought that Wenyuan could control the sailors to go south from the East China Sea, and then land on the coast of Yangzhou. Chen Liang guessed randomly, and he didn't know if it was right. ”

Liu Xie nodded slightly and said: "As you expected, there are not many naval warships now, and there are many that have not been completed in the port, and it will take at least three years to build a large-scale fleet." Now there are only about 100 large warships that can go to sea, and they can carry about 100,000 soldiers. ”

Hearing this number, Zhuge Liang was taken aback and said, "Each warship can carry a thousand people? ”

Liu Xie smiled and said: "It seems that there are also military advisors who don't know?" The warships built in the East China Sea are all made of iron-wood mixed materials, with large hulls, deep drafts, heavy loads, stable navigation, and no fear of waves. ”

Zhuge Liang sighed sincerely: "My great man is mighty, and he is no longer the great man of the past!" ”

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Note: In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, it is said that Jiangdong is six counties and eighty-one states. As we all know, there were only thirteen states in the country in the Eastern Han Dynasty at that time, and in the administrative division, the state was larger than the county, and the county was below the county, so there may be a mistake, and the state here should be the county, so the author will say "six counties and eighty-one counties" here.

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