Dingjun Mountain, Zhuge Liang was in front of the map, thinking.

Now that the lord has settled in Hanzhong, it is necessary to develop with peace of mind and maintain stability in the next two years.

However, some layouts must be made in advance.

Now, the world is a world of great contention, and as a military advisor, Zhuge Liang's vision cannot only be limited to his own territory, but also needs to grasp the changes in the outside world at any time.

The battle of Guandu has already begun, and if there is no external force, Cao Cao must have won. As long as Cao Cao wins from Guandu, he will inevitably be the biggest prince in the world, and no one in the world will dare to take the lead.

Of course, it will take time for Cao Cao to digest the four states of Hebei.

It's just that at that time, digesting the four northern states didn't need too many troops, so Cao Cao could free up his hands and attack in the next direction.

So, where is Cao Cao's next troop direction?

Jing Xiang?

Or Hanzhong?

In Zhuge Liang's opinion, Cao Cao will inevitably send troops to attack Hanzhong at that time.

Cao Cao really wanted Jingzhou to be true, but at this time, Jingxiang was still in full swing on the surface, and Liu Jingzhou was still alive; If Cao Cao used troops in Jingzhou at this time, he would use half of his own power to shake Jingxiang in his heyday, and if he didn't do it well, he would have planted a big heel. Cao Cao is not a fool, and the three major think tanks under his command are not decorations, how can he be so unwise?

In comparison, Liu Bei is much weaker, Cao Cao beats Liu Bei, and he can hide a hand that he doesn't use.

It's just that if Cao Cao wants to fight Hanzhong, he can only send troops from Guanzhong.

What Zhuge Liang is thinking about now is how to lay out Guanzhong in advance.

After the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao's power was too great and his strength was too strong, no matter how conceited he Zhuge Liang was, he couldn't directly shake Cao Cao's seven or eight states with the power of one county.

Just thinking about it, the guards came to report that Guan Ping and Zhou Cang had returned to the camp.

……

"The last general Guan Ping, hang the order to the military division!"

"The last general, Zhou Cang, hangs the order to the military division!"

After Guan Ping and Zhou Cang entered the tent, they happily knelt on one knee and wrangled the order.

This time they were ordered to send troops to ambush, and the two of them were a complete victory, especially Guan Ping, who destroyed the enemy army with 5,000 people only by smashing the plank road, and later joined forces with Zhou Cang to destroy the pursuit of more than 50 warriors of the enemy.

What's more, the losses of his own soldiers were not much, and the only casualties of more than a dozen people were caused by the enemy's wounded soldiers who fought back to the death when they finally cleaned up the battlefield in the valley.

"Well, yes, the two of you will wait a while, and when General Zilong returns to the camp, let's drink celebration wine together."

Guan Ping and Zhou Cang, there is still some potential.

But for now, none of them have experience in big battles, so they can't do it on their own.

Wei Yan has led troops in Changsha City for many years, and the veteran Huang Zhong has been training, so he can naturally be independent. Not to mention Gan Ning, he has been across the Yangtze River for many years, and has been in the Shu Army Naval Division and the Jingzhou Naval Division, and his ability to lead the army is not bad.

Therefore, Zhuge Liang can recommend Wei Yan to the lord, and he can also recommend Gan Ning, so that they can lead the army and take charge alone.

Guan Ping and Zhou Cang didn't have these experiences, even if they had the ability, how could Zhuge Liang dare to let them lead an army alone?

Only after a few big battles and the accumulation of experience can they be able to take charge on their own.

Guan Ping and Zhou Cang found a place to sit down in the big tent, since the military advisor said that General Zilong would return to the camp later, and he would drink celebratory wine, I think General Zilong should also win, right?

As for it, why can the military advisor be so sure that General Zilong can also win?

After going through so much, Guan Ping and Zhou Cang don't think about it anymore.

Anyway, the military advisor said that General Zilong was about to return from victory, so General Zilong would definitely win.

Leaned slightly, Zhao Zilong really returned victorious.

"Zhao Yun, hang the order to the military division!"

After Zhao Yun entered the account, he also wanted Zhuge Liang to give up his hand.

"What was the outcome of this battle?"

"But you've already captured Xiliang Ma Chao?"

After Zhuge Liang took back the arrow, he couldn't wait to ask, Guan Ping and Zhou Cang were also curious, and looked at Zhao Yun at the same time.

Hearing this, Zhao Yun was a little curious.

Previously, it was he Zhao Yun who was stationed at Dingjun Mountain.

When Zhuge Junshi led the army to come, the news they knew was only that the Xiliang Army and Zhong Xuan formed a coalition army, as for the vanguard of the enemy army, and who the vanguard general was, the intelligence at that time was not clear, and even he Zhao Zilong did not know.

However, judging from the tone of Zhuge Junshi's current inquiry, it seems that the military advisor has long known that the vanguard of the enemy army is the Xiliang army.

Moreover, the military division also seems to know that the vanguard of the enemy army is Xiliang Ma Chao!

"The military advisor's clever calculation, has it come to such a situation?" Zhao Yun was curious, but also a little awe-inspiring.

……

"Back to the military division, Ma Chao has been captured, and the 3,000 Xiliang troops under his command have also been captured by our army."

Although Zhao Yun was curious, he still replied.

Before sunset, he defeated and captured Ma Chao, and then forced the 3,000 pioneers of the Xiliang Army to surrender with great momentum. Of course, this surrender was not directly incorporated into Uncle Liu's camp, but turned the three thousand Xiliang Iron Cavalry into prisoners.

Hearing this, Guan Ping and Zhou Cang glanced at each other, and they were also very shocked in their hearts.

They were sure that the military division had not taken half a step out of the Dingjun Mountain camp today, but the military division just knew that the vanguard of the attacking enemy army was the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, and the vanguard of the enemy army was Xiliang Ma Chao?

Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "This is very good, General Zilong can capture Xiliang Ma Chao, and we have already won half of this battle!" ”

The battle of Dingjun Mountain has not yet begun, and after knowing that it was the Xiliang Army and Zhong Xuan's combined forces, Zhuge Liang was able to deduce that the vanguard of the enemy army must be the Xiliang Army. It is impossible for Zhong Xuan to hand over the back road to the Xiliang Army, and it is impossible for the Chinese army to be all of the Xiliang Army.

In this way, who is the pioneer Shexi Liangjun?

Since the vanguard of the enemy army is the Xiliang Army, it is not difficult to deduce that its vanguard general is Ma Chao.

Ma Teng and Han Sui are the older generation of Xiliang heroes, and it is impossible for them to act as vanguard generals in person. Ma Dai and others can serve as vanguard generals. But when Ma Chao was in the army, how could Zhong Miao put the tiger by his side?

Therefore, the vanguard general of the enemy army can only be Ma Chao.

Ma Chao was the vanguard general of the enemy army, and he was defeated and captured by Zhao Zilong, which is also inevitable.

In other words, in Zhuge Liang's heart, the five tiger generals in the previous life, in fact, their strength was among the best.

If you really want to talk about who is higher and who is lower, it is really difficult to compare. In comparison, in a specific battlefield, in different environments, and in different moods, the level that everyone can play is different, and whoever can play at the peak level can be higher than the first line.

When the plank road was destroyed, when Ma Chao and their vanguard became a lone army, Ma Chao must have concerns, and it was difficult for his strength to play at the peak level. On the contrary, Zhao Zilong can be distracted and give full play to his best strength.

For a fierce general like them, a little more strength is a world of difference.

It is difficult for Ma Chao to be undefeated!