Zhuge Liang knew Liu He's temper very well, although the situation was urgent, but at this time, he had to cooperate patiently: "Majestic, in the entire Yizhou, the twelve horsemen under the command of our Mr. Tianji are the most majestic." ”

Liu He smiled proudly, "Did you see the expressions on the faces of the people who saw the twelve people standing on the stage that day?" ”

Zhuge Liang seemed to have lost patience, and nodded helplessly, "Of course I saw it, but what does this have to do with you going to Hanzhong?" ”

Liu He smiled and said in a deep voice: "Although we occupy Yizhou, our strength is still far inferior to Cao Cao, and the generals available in the army cannot be compared with Cao's army." Therefore, we now need to pick out a few fierce generals in the army and make a big splash of propaganda, so that they can establish prestige in the hearts of the people. With these undue fierce generals, the hearts of the people will be steady. ”

Zhuge Liang sighed lightly, "This idea is not bad, but there are only a few fierce generals, in the eyes of the people, how can they compare to Cao Cao's thousands of generals?" ”

Liu He pursed his lips with disdain, "Don't think about those people with your arranging troops and controlling the overall situation, don't worry, in the eyes of the people, there have always been only a few names at the top, I dare to assure you that as long as most of the generals on the list are the generals of our army, then all the people of Yizhou will think that it is impossible for Cao Cao's army to step into Shudi." ”

Zhuge Liang pondered for a moment, and glanced at Liu He meaningfully, but his face was solemn, "If you are fighting Ma Chao's idea, then I advise you not to think about it." He's a notoriously unkind person, and if you want to recruit him, I'm afraid it's not so easy. ”

Liu He said helplessly: "I know, but I have to give it a try." At present, in our army, only Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong are ranked on the general evaluation list, and there are a total of ten people on the general evaluation list. Among the ten people on the current list, except for Ma Chao, the others are already Cao Cao and Sun Quan's subordinates, so even if they know that Ma Chao is not emotional, there is no way to do it. ”

Zhuge Liang pondered for a moment and asked, "How many men are you going to bring?" ”

Liu He smiled: "I'm going to rebel, not to attack the city, what soldiers and horses to bring?" ”

"You bring some soldiers and horses, and once you subdue Ma Chao, you will immediately start attacking Hanzhong on the spot."

Looking at Zhuge Liang's serious expression, Liu He knew that he was not joking with himself.

But isn't this sentence a joke in itself?

Ma Chao was attached to Zhang Lu at this time, although his subordinates must also have some of their own soldiers and horses, but a Xiliang general, Cao Cao gave it to Cao Cao, and there must not be many people brought out.

Even if Zhang Lu is not good, he is still the Taishou of the same place, not to mention the vast number of Wudoumi Sect members under him, let's just say that his Hanzhong garrison is not vegetarian.

Hanzhong is located in the pivotal place, facing enemies on all sides, and the border line is extremely long, in this era of war, the defenders trained under this terrain are much stronger than the Yizhou army that only needs to hold two passes to rest easy.

Besides, how many soldiers and horses should I bring with me on this trip?

If you bring less, it won't play any role at all, let alone attack Hanzhong on the spot, I'm afraid that once it is discovered, it will be dumplings made by the Hanzhong defenders immediately.

If you bring too much, it will inevitably be eye-catching, and it is estimated that as soon as you arrive at the Hanzhong border, you will run into a large number of Hanzhong defenders who have been waiting for a long time.

Liu He thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't understand Zhuge Liang's intentions, and just when he wanted to ask, he heard Zhuge Liang say in a deep voice: "I received news that Cao Cao's army has set off, and within a month, it will arrive at Yangping Pass." ”

Liu He exclaimed: "Yangping Pass? Isn't that the pass in the southeast of Hanzhong? Is it ......?"

Zhuge Liang nodded with a heavy face, "What I originally thought was that Cao Cao sent troops from Chang'an, much faster than us, and although the supply of grain and grass was insufficient, he could cope with the requisition along the way for about two months." But Cao Cao seemed to be bound to Hanzhong this time, not only sent a large army from Chang'an, but also transferred back the army that attacked Xiliang a few days ago. According to my estimate of Cao's army's combat strength, in a month, Cao Cao's army will be able to occupy most of Hanzhong and reach Yangping Pass. ”

After Liu He frowned and listened to Zhuge Liang's explanation, he put one hand on the table, stretched out a finger and kept tapping on the table, falling into deep thought.

After thinking about it for a while, he laughed self-deprecatingly, "Then you still let me attack Hanzhong on the spot, do you want me to die?" ”

Zhuge Liang stood up silently, took a map of Hanzhong, pointed to a place on it and said: "I don't want you to attack the city, I just need you to defend this place before our army arrives." ”

Liu He fixed his eyes and saw that Zhuge Liang's finger pressed a place name.

Dingjun Mountain.

Liu He looked at the name of the place, as if he remembered something, and suddenly looked confident, patted his chest, and agreed.

Zhuge Liang was a little surprised by Liu He's reaction, although Dingjun Mountain was not guarded by high walls, but after all, it was a military location, not to mention holding it, it was very difficult to take it from Cao Cao.

"Are you really sure?" Zhuge Liang still seemed to be a little uneasy.

Liu He smiled: "Are you sure, when things come to this point, I can only bite the bullet." But in front of you, I can't believe the recruits you recruited in Yizhou, and I have to take all the Chengdu guards of our Tianji Battalion with me. ”

Zhuge Liang nodded without hesitation, "Yes, if you still need more soldiers and horses, I can also promise you." ”

Liu He waved his hand, "No, you don't know my Chengdu guard, it's enough to have them, besides, Ma Chao can have some soldiers under him, how can he hold a small hill." ”

Zhuge Liang hesitated for a moment and said, "For the sake of insurance, I think it is better to let Zhang Fei, who is guarding Beiguan, go to Dingjun Mountain with you." ”

Liu He glared at him and pretended to be displeased: "What's the matter?" Look down on me, don't you? Besides, didn't you arrange for Zhang Fei to attack and defend the game? ”

Zhuge Liang was shocked when he heard this, and said in confusion: "From beginning to end, you have never participated in the discussion of attacking Hanzhong, how can you know my arrangements for Zhang Fei, and you know so much about it?" ”