Wei Ba always thought that Zhuge Liang wanted to make a detour to Longyou and then take Guanzhong, but he didn't expect Zhuge Liang's caution to be beyond his imagination.

Zhuge Liang didn't expect to take the pass at all, and his goal was Longyou.

Most of Ma Tan said it in detail, and a small part of it was very vague, but to sum it up, there are just a few considerations:

First, Guanzhong is similar to Hanzhong, Dong Zhuo moved the capital to Chang'an, and burned and plundered the vicinity of Chang'an in a few years. Later, Ma Chao fought repeatedly with Han Sui and Cao Cao for the sake of Guanzhong, and even exhausted the little vitality left in Guanzhong. Today's Guanzhong is as desolate as Hanzhong, the once 800 miles of Qinchuan is sparsely populated, and even Cao Wei has only a small number of garrisons, and there are no people. Without the people, it would be impossible to produce large quantities of food to supply the army. Without food, no amount of army can hold out. In other words, it is not easy to win the pass, and it is even more difficult to hold the pass.

Second, the geographical location of Guanzhong is important, Cao Wei cannot sit idly by and watch Guanzhong fall, they will inevitably go all out to recapture Guanzhong. In this way, Shu Han is faced with two problems, either stick to Guanzhong - this will be an arduous task, the army is insufficient, the grain is even more insufficient, it is already a thousand difficulties to transport grain from Hanzhong to Guanzhong, and from Chengdu to transport grain to Guanzhong, that is even more a chilling thing to think about. Either give up Guanzhong - but if Zuihou still wants to give up Guanzhong, what's the point of taking it now?

Third, compared with Guanzhong, there are three advantages to seizing Longyou.

The first is that the likelihood of success has increased dramatically. According to Zhuge Liang's arrangement, Cao Wei's main force could not enter Longyou within half a year, and with only more than 10,000 garrisons in Guanzhong, it was not the opponent of Zhuge Liang's army at all.

The second is that there are war horses on the right side of Long. Occupying Longyou can give Shu Han one more horse production base, establish a strong cavalry, and greatly enhance its strength.

Zuihou is Longyou is more than 2,000 miles away from Luoyang, compared to Chang'an is more than twice the distance from Luoyang, Cao Wei wants to go to Longyou to fight, its battle line will inevitably be lengthened. And once he puts the main force on Longyou, then Sun Quan of Jiangdong will have an opportunity to take advantage of it. At that time, Cao Wei will inevitably run back and forth on two fronts that are more than three or four thousand miles long, and he will be tired of coping. It won't be long before he will be dragged to exhaustion, and at that time, I will be strong and weak, and it will be much easier to take the pass again, like probing for things, than now.

Wei Ba thought about it for a long time and had to admit that Zhuge Liang's jihua had a certain amount of truth. Although it is not as perfect as Ma Tan said, it is indeed much less successful than taking risks - if everything can be carried out according to his jihua.

"Can you understand the Prime Minister's painstaking efforts now?" Seeing that Wei Ba had pondered for a long time and his face was relieved, Ma Jian finally breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that Wei Ba seemed easy-going, but in fact he was about the same as Wei Yan, a person who was not easily persuaded - it was nice to say, it was assertive, it was not good, it was stubborn - and he was bold, if he couldn't be fundamentally convinced, who knew what he would do. One of the reasons why Ma Tan wanted to rush to Anyang in person was to persuade Wei Ba to completely abandon Meridian Valley. Only by letting him realize the shortcomings of Jihua in Meridian Valley, and truly realizing that Jihua of Prime Minister Zhuge is smarter and more secure, can he put an end to future troubles.

If Wei Ba didn't know the development of history, or if Wei Yan wasn't that kind of stinky temper, Wei Ba would really be persuaded by Ma Yan to give up Meridian Valley Jihua. However, although he can't convince Ma Jian now, he doesn't think that Zhuge Liang's Jihua is really foolproof.

Because history has proven that Zhuge Liang failed. And countless descendants, many of whom are real military strategists, think that it is a pity not to use Meridian Valley Jihua.

But Wei Ba didn't say any more, he knew very well that it would be more difficult to convince Ma Tana in this situation than to take Chang'an. The most difficult thing in the world to conquer is not the city, but the hearts of the people. At present, Ma Tan is in the prime of life, and it is smooth sailing, he has never suffered setbacks, and he is ambitious and eager to make contributions, how can he be persuaded by him as a hairy boy. Do you tell him that your Ma Tan will lose the street pavilion, the prime minister will kill you, and then in a few years, the prime minister will also die of exhaustion in Wuzhangyuan?

Do you think that as soon as the king's domineering spirit is revealed, the heroes of the world will bow down, crying and shouting: Lord, you accepted me, right?

Therefore, Wei Ba showed an expression of admiration and shame on his face, and gave Ma Jian a deep salute: "Joining the army is really smart, listening to your words is better than reading for ten years." Thank you for joining the army for your advice. ”

Ma Tan hahadaxiao, holding Wei Ba up with both hands: "Okay, you don't have to be modest." I wasn't as good as you when you were your age. Ziyu, you are very smart, all you lack is experience and knowledge. Read more books, experience more things, and in the future, the big man will rely on you young people. I think I'll be lucky enough to see that day. ”

At this point, Wei Ba believed that Ma Jian and Zhuge Liang still had a little sincerity, and he thanked him again: "Thank you for your encouragement to join the army, and please join the army to repay the prime minister. ”

"That's very good."

Ma Jian encouraged Wei Ba a few more words, and then got up to say goodbye. Wei Ba sent him to the door, arched his hands, and watched him stride away respectfully, before turning around and entering the house. As soon as he entered the door, Elk Wei turned out of it and stared at Wei Ba's face for a moment: "You gave up?" ”

"It's too early to tell." Wei Ba smiled and waved his hand: "What he said has some truth, but whether it is really reasonable depends on whether the change in the situation is really as he expected." We should continue to prepare for what we should prepare, anyway, whether to use it or not, the initiative is still in our hands. ”

Elway breathed a sigh of relief and laughed: "I'm relieved, if you give up now, I'll have to pull out my eyes and step on them into a mess." ”

Wei Ba pretended to be surprised and looked at Elway: "For the sake of your bright eyes, I can't give up easily." ”

Elk Wei was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but let out a loud daxiao. In the laughter, the two people, who had always felt that they were using each other, suddenly seemed to find a tacit understanding, as if there was a thick layer of diaphragm slowly dissolving in the laughter, although it had not completely disappeared, it was no longer so alienated. The two looked at each other in unison, and then smiled even more happily and happily.

After laughing for a while, Wei Ba smiled, shook his head and said, "Although I can't completely agree with their opinions, I still have a lot to gain from listening to his words today." There are some issues that we haven't thought about deeply enough, and there may be far more difficulties than we imagined, so I have to think about it again and make more preparations. ”

"Well, yes, it's always a little more prepared, as long as you don't think about it and get less daring. Fighting a war is like doing business, sometimes you have to be sideways, don't dare to take risks, how can you make a windfall. ”

Wei Ba looked at Elk Wei and suddenly said, "I said, although you have a good martial arts, but in your bones, you are still a businessman." ”

Elway's face sank, a little unhappy.

Wei Ba shook his head and said, "Don't get me wrong, I didn't mean to belittle the businessman. In fact, in a way, I think businessmen are more useful than scholars who read the Bible. You see, Confucius did not discriminate against merchants, and he also accepted Zigong as his disciple. If it weren't for Zigong, Confucius might not have become a saint. ”

Elwei's face softened a little, glanced at Wei Ba, and said meaningfully: "If you are willing to be a son, I might as well be a tribute, but unfortunately, our prime minister may not be willing to be a master." ”

Wei Ba smiled and said nothing, as if he hadn't heard it.

……

Ma Tan came to the county temple where Zhuge Qiao lived, Zhuge Qiao arched his hands, stood at the bottom of the steps to greet him, respectfully as if the prime minister was there in person. Ma Tan was not too polite, calmly climbed the stairs and sat down on the chairman. Zhuge Qiao stood aside, looked at Ma Yan's face carefully, and laughed softly: "Joining the army is really a success." ”

Ma Tan glanced at him and didn't speak, but waved his hand to Yang Wei, who was standing behind him: "Yuan Xiu, go prepare some drinks." I talked to Wei Ba for a long time, and my mouth was dry. ”

Yang Wei's face darkened, answered, turned around and went out.

Seeing him like this, Zhuge Qiao became a little nervous, and his face became unnatural. He coughed dryly: "Join the army, prime minister...... Does the prime minister have anything to say? ”

"The prime minister has nothing to say to you. Everything you do, so far, is in order, there is nothing to blame. ”

Zhuge Qiao lowered his head. Modest, that is, ordinary, this is obviously not a result that can satisfy the father.

"You know about Wei Ba's book to the prime minister, right?"

Zhuge Qiao nodded: "I know." He originally wanted me to write it, and I ...... it later I was afraid that my father would not be satisfied and would not be able to go back, so I ......"

"Between your father and son, what is there to go back to?" Ma Jian interrupted Zhuge Qiao's words and said solemnly: "Are you worried that the people in the office will leak the letter between your father and son?" Wei Ba wants to write to the prime minister through you, it is where he knows how to advance and retreat, at this time, if you can convince him, you can persuade him yourself, if you can't convince him, you must control him in your own hands, and you can't let him do whatever he wants. Let him write to the prime minister himself, and you will be able to get rid of yourself? ”

Zhuge Qiao was silent.

Ma Yan sighed: "Bo Song, I know that the prime minister is very strict with you, and you are also a little afraid of the prime minister. It doesn't matter, it's just that I'm not comfortable for a while, and after a long time in the future, you will know that the prime minister really treats you as a son, otherwise, he wouldn't be so strict with you. ”

Zhuge Qiao drooped his head and snorted.

Seeing his dejected appearance, Ma Tan was unhappy. He coughed: "Bo Song, although you only have 5,000 people now, you are the commander of an army, if you don't have a little confidence, how can you lead thousands of troops and horses to conquer the world in the future?" Raise your head, believe in yourself, and believe in the prime minister's vision. If you don't have that kind of qualifications, how can he spend such a lot of effort to cultivate you? ”

Zhuge Qiao was stunned for a moment, slowly raised his head, and said in a trembling voice: "Really? ”

Ma Jian was angry and funny: "Of course it's true." If you were like your third uncle, would he bring you to Hanzhong? Cheng and Wei Ba can be so attentive, how can they not take you to heart? ”

Zhuge Qiao let out a long sigh of relief and burst into a bright smile. ――――Monday, ask for recommendations, ask for collections!