Meridian Conspiracy

Zhuge Qiao saw that none of the generals supported Wei Yan's strategy, and Liu Bei was about to make a decision; It seems that everything is obvious, and the generals also acquiesced in their hearts to the Northern Expedition to take the Qishan Avenue and capture the land of Longyou.

It's just that at this time, Zhuge Qiao stood beside Wei Yan, and all the generals stared at him;

"Bo Song, what's going on!" Seeing Zhuge Qiao stand up, Liu Bei asked in surprise.

Zhuge Liang also stared at Zhuge Qiao, wondering what kind of strategy he would propose; Wei Yan stared at Zhuge Qiao even more curiously, and he must have silently recited it a thousand times in his heart in the hope that Zhuge Qiao would support him, because although Zhuge Qiao was young, he still had a certain weight in the military.

"Your Majesty, the last general thinks that General Wei's meridian plan is feasible, and the last general asks for orders to go with General Wei to attack Chang'an together, please ask Your Majesty for permission" Zhuge Qiao replied in a deep voice, his expression was as calm as Wei Yan.

The route of the Northern Expedition that had already been decided, Liu Bei hesitated at this moment, because Zhuge Qiao gave him too much novelty, which made him seem to have a dependence on Zhuge Qiao, but this time it was different from before.

This time it was Prime Minister Zhuge Liang, the strategy proposed by Liu Bei's most trusted person; Liu Bei began to hesitate, and turned his gaze to Zhuge Liang, as if to say, 'Your son is against you, should you argue'.

Staring at Liu Bei's eyes, Zhuge Liang immediately understood, in fact, Zhuge Liang didn't expect that his son, who he hadn't seen for a long time, would actually go against his own son as soon as he appeared; "Haha, Captain Yao's words are wrong, there are too many variables in Meridian Valley, Cao Wei only needs a thousand soldiers to reach our army to death; Even if you can get out of the Meridian Valley, and then there is the Guanzhong Plain, I don't know how Captain Yao hid in the plain and attacked Chang'an City," Zhuge Liang said with a smile, and there seemed to be a hint of sarcasm in his words.

"Prime Minister, Yan has already thought of a clever plan; Our army can carry the clothing of the people, disperse the army, hide during the day, march quickly at night, and reach the city of Chang'an in only three days," Wei Yan hurriedly responded.

"Well, even if you can march to the foot of Chang'an City, how can five thousand foot soldiers capture the high city of Chang'an," Zhuge Liang continued to ask.

"The prime minister thinks that if my army suddenly besieges the defenseless Chang'an City at night, and His Majesty's army is fighting a decisive battle with Cao Wei in Longxi, then how will the defenders of the city view the sudden arrival of the army outside the city," Wei Yan continued to argue.

"If you can capture Chang'an City, then how can you resist the siege of Cao Wei's armies from all walks of life?"

"The last general, the strength has been broken," Wei Yan gritted his teeth and said fiercely.

"Do you really think that Cao Wei has no capable people, only one link is not grasped well, and the army will be wiped out, can you take on this military order" Zhuge Liang's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and said sternly.

As soon as the words fell, all the generals turned their eyes to Wei Yan, watching to see if he would continue to stalemate next; After all, if Wei Yan's Meridian Valley plot can take Chang'an City, then the entire battle situation will be turned upside down, and the initiative will be in the hands of Shu Han.

"Dare to ask the prime minister, how is the national strength of Han and Wei in comparison" Zhuge Qiao saw that Wei Yan was defeated, and he immediately made up for it, as if to prove Zhuge Liang's ability to argue.

"Of the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, Cao Wei occupies the land of ten states, and the Han Dynasty only has one prefecture in Yizhou and three counties in Jingzhou, so the national strength is naturally incomparable" Zhuge Liang didn't think much about it, and replied slowly; He was also curious about what tactics Zhuge Qiao would cite to convince him.

"Since Cao Wei's national strength is stronger than mine, then why does our army have to resist it, even if it wins, it must be a disastrous victory, why not win by surprise, maybe you can have an advantage" Zhuge Qiao then Wei Yan continued to argue.

Zhuge Liang shook his head, "Your Majesty has already decided on the route of the Northern Expedition of the Great Army, so why do you need to say more?"

"Your Majesty, the last general is willing to make a military order to assist General Wei in a surprise attack on Chang'an City, if Chang'an City is not broken, you can behead the last general" Zhuge Qiao saw that he couldn't convince his father, so he simply made a military order to Liu Bei.

The moment Zhuge Qiao knelt down, it seemed that all the people were stunned, Wei Yan stared at Zhuge Qiao who was kneeling on the ground, his expression was extremely complicated, he didn't know why the person he had never met would help him so much, and even dared to make a military order, asking himself that he didn't dare to make such a bet.

However, the situation at this time seemed to be different from before, with Zhuge Qiao's help with his life, Wei Yan also trembled; "Your Majesty, the last general is also willing to make a military order, and if he can't take Chang'an City, he can cut off the head of the last general to apologize" Wei Yan knelt down on his knees and asked Liu Bei for his words in righteous words.

It's just that at this moment, all the disputes were thrown at Liu Bei, and everyone was waiting for his response, after all, he was the final decision.

Looking at the two kneeling on the ground at this time, Liu Bei's heart was also very uncomfortable; One is the general of the town guard of his cronies, and the other is the captain of his own Yao; There is only one more person who is the most trusted and reliable person for himself. Among these three people, Liu Bei kept thinking about whether to go to the Meridian Valley or not, in fact, Liu Bei has been supporting Wei Yan in his heart, Chang'an for him, can be said to be where the ancestors are located, and taking Chang'an is equivalent to fulfilling a lifelong wish, for a person with two in his sixties, he no longer dares to look forward to recovering the entire Han Dynasty.

If you take the Qishan Avenue, you can only occupy Longxi, recover Xiliang, pacify Zhurong, and hold on to Cao Wei; It's just that I don't know how much time I will spend in this way, and whether I can still be alive; Maybe this is already his last battle, if he can't sit in Chang'an City, then he will fight all his life, and what achievements will he make in the end. Liu Bei pondered.

"I mean: add Hanzhong Taishou Wei Yan as the general of Pingbei, lead the army of 10,000, and after the army, go out of the Meridian Valley and attack Chang'an City, Zhuge Qiao will go out with the army" Liu Bei announced the appointment in an almost trembling voice.

Zhuge Liang looked straight at Liu Bei, as if he couldn't believe that the military order just now was issued by Liu Bei, after all, he had discussed the marching route and the accompanying generals with Liu Bei before, but at this moment, he suddenly changed his previous strategy.

It seems that there is just one more Meridian Valley, but in fact, it has changed the layout of the entire battle situation, because before Zhuge Liang's plan only involved the battle situation in Longxi, but now it is necessary to consider the Guanzhong region, if Wei Yan has the opportunity to win Chang'an City, the Wei army will inevitably retreat to rescue Chang'an, and the Shu Han army will definitely march towards Chang'an, and the previous strategy will also be put into water, and the battlefield will be transferred to the land of Guanzhong, which also makes Cao Wei form a situation of east-west attack.