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Hanzhong

Wen Yuan looked at it carefully, and gently placed it on top of a stack of letters on the table

The intelligence is a letter sent by Zang Ba, which clearly states that Sun Quan has gathered more than 100,000 soldiers and horses in Jianye, and the letter will go north in more than half a month

And under this information is another urgent information sent by Zhao Yun, this information is three days earlier than Zang Ba sent, saying that Guan Yu has led the army to cross the Yangtze River, Zhao Yun has ordered Wancheng guard Lu Xiang to be on emergency alert, and personally dispatched troops to help Nanyang

The entire Yangtze River is in chaos, from the Han River in the upper reaches to the entire Yangtze River, which runs thousands of miles from east to west, all exude signs of impending war and impending wind and rain

The information was Wei Yan, who had already read it in public, Wen Yuan spread out his hands and said, "Everyone, let's talk about it, everyone thinks this is the situation."

Strategist Gao Rou said: "Obviously, my lord, this is Liu Bei, who is worried that our army will take advantage of the situation to take Xichuan and ask Sun Quan to send troops to contain us."

Wen Yuan nodded, his fingers tapped rhythmically on the table, and said, "Liu Bei should be right when he asks Sun Quan for help, so what's going on in Jingzhou?" Wen Yuan's soldiers forced Liu Bei to ask Sun Quan for help, which was expected, but Jingzhou suddenly made such a big move, Wen Yuan was a little unexpected, the intelligence said that Guan Yu could be regarded as Jingzhou's soldiers and horses this time, and he relied on the 20,000 soldiers and 20,000 auxiliary soldiers who stayed in Sizhou to resist his 80,000 army, I'm afraid it was a little difficult, and Sizhou is not like Xuzhou, which is now the place where Emperor Han Xian is stationed, if Guan Yu is allowed to attack the border of Henan, the morale of the Sun and Liu coalition forces is bound to be greatly boosted. Even the influence of the entire world will be great, and if Guan Yu enters Luoyang and snatches the Son of Heaven, the consequences will be even more unimaginable......

Strategist Liu Ye smiled and said: "Don't worry, the lord, in my opinion, this is not a clever trick that Liu Bei came up with, most of it is a dog jumping over the wall in a desperate attempt to protect Yizhou."

Wen Yuan looked at the rest of the people again: "What do the other gentlemen mean?"

All the strategists said: "What Liu Ziyang said is very much what we all think is true."

Wen Yuan squinted and pondered, according to Liu Ye's statement, it was estimated that Liu Bei was afraid that Sun Quan would launch late and would not be able to attract Wen Yuan to lead the army back to defense, so letting Guan Yu lead the Jingzhou soldiers across the river could also play a role in attracting Wen Yuan's attention

I see......

Wen Yuan's fingers tapped on the table a little, and fell into heavy thought, he had indeed made up his mind, just to attack Xichuan in the near future, but he never thought that the planned local war would actually turn into a decisive battle with Sun and Liu, to be honest, although Wen Yuan was somewhat prepared for the possible variables on the Yangtze River, when Wen Yuan was recruiting troops and horses, Wen Yuan deliberately left the main generals of Sizhou, Yuzhou, and Xuzhou, but the gap in strength was placed there, and the defense was on the passive side, Zhao Yun, Yu Ban, Zang Ba and the three of them couldn't help but seem a little reluctant to deal with such a sudden huge change

Now that the question is in front of Wen Yuan, what should I do if I continue to attack Yizhou or give up for the time being, and the squad will return to defense

It is conceivable that as long as Wen Yuan goes back, Guan Yu and Sun Quan, the two soldiers and horses will inevitably withdraw when they hear the news, after all, with their strength, they do not dare to confront Wen Yuan's main force head-on, and they sent troops to force Wen Yuan not to attack Xichuan, since the goal has been achieved, wouldn't it be better not to lose soldiers and horses

But if Wen Yuan doesn't return to the division, these two soldiers and horses will really fight, Guan Yu will certainly do his best to save Liu Bei, how can Sun Quan hope to see the three-legged posture less than Liu Bei's foot

After thinking about it, Wen Yuan couldn't make up his mind to withdraw from the army, Wen Yuan was really unwilling not to retreat, and he was worried that there would be a problem in Sizhou, so Wen Yuan shook his head and could only ask everyone

"I can't make up my mind, do you think the current situation should be withdrawn or continue to attack Liu Bei?"

Strategist Xu Shu said: "The lord thinks that Xichuan cannot be attacked for the time being, and now Guan Yubing points to Luoyang, if he really lets him win a few battles, the world will inevitably shake, in my opinion, it is better to lead the troops down the river and take Jingzhou."

Xu Shu's words were expressing Wen Yuan's worries, and taking Jingzhou was indeed a good choice

"No," who expected that Xu Shu's voice did not fall, Liu Ye spoke out and objected: "The lord Liu Bei used a conspiracy to seize Liu Zhang's foundation, and now the hearts of the people in Shu have not been attached, and our army has conquered Hanzhong Yizhou at this time, it will be greatly shaken, and the people of Shu will be panicked when they hear that our army is pressing, and its momentum will inevitably collapse.

But Liu Ye's words have not yet fallen, and some people have exhibited to oppose it, this time it is also Chen Gong, a strategist that Wen Yuan relies on very much

Chen Gong said: "The lord Yang said that the ministers dare not agree with Shu Dao, which is difficult to defend and difficult to attack, Liu Bei is the world's heroes, Zhuge Liang, Fa Zheng is giving advice to him, and Zhang Fei and Huang Zhong, the fierce generals of the three armies, are extremely difficult to break through in Shu for a while, and if the other two roads are bad, the Lord Chi will definitely regret not being at the beginning."

The strategists also chimed in: "Gongtai, this is the words of the old Cheng Mouguo, and we all agree with it."

For a while, the situation in the hall was obvious, only Liu Ye insisted on taking advantage of the situation, Xichuan if he could win, the world could be decided in one fell swoop, but most of the strategists agreed with Xu Shu and Chen Gong's opinions, they believed that stability should be sought at the moment, and it was not appropriate to attack Xichuan aggressively and impulsively, although it was a good time, but it could not be regardless of the overall stability, which meant that Xichuan had a chance to fight in the future, but Luoyang was not allowed to have any accidents

At this time, Wen Yuan was a little entangled, although he said that he had a good habit of being good and good at admonishing, but at the moment, although the strategists were inclined to the class teacher, the momentum of the class teacher was obvious, but Wen Yuan felt an indescribable discomfort in his heart, it has been more than 20 years since he started the army in Quyang, especially after owning most of the country, Wen Yuan is eager to complete his original long-cherished wish, let the people live and work in peace and contentment again, and let the world be unified, and now there is such a great opportunity to eliminate Liu Bei, although it will take a great risk, but let Wen Yuan give up like this, he is really a little uncomfortable

However, he does not have a safe plan to refute those subordinates who are inclined to be a class teacher and strive to be safe, and he also knows that continuing to attack Yizhou is a very risky gamble, and there is no way to solve the two lines of soldiers and horses, Sun Quan and Guan Yu, and Wen Yuan cannot attack Yizhou in a down-to-earth manner

Wen Yuanzuo looked at him and looked at him, hoping that someone would stand up at this time and propose a solution to the problem, so that he could continue to attack Yizhou, if there was really none, he could only wait for the next opportunity to conquer Yizhou

At this time, Wen Yuan looked at Guo Jia, who seemed to be thinking about something with his head down, and a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, Wen Yuan then remembered that until now, Guo Jia had not spoken out, neither denied nor agreed with the two different opinions

Wen Yuan suddenly thought that in history, when Cao Cao was in Hanzhong, he did not adopt Liu Ye's opinion, and Guo Jia was dead at that time, and now that Guo Jia is by his side, maybe he can think of the best of both worlds