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"Hanzhong? Zhang Liang? ”

Liu Bei groaned, thinking about the pros and cons, Hanzhong is the northern gate of Shuzhong, and its strategic position goes without saying, but Hanzhong is a place bordering Yongzhou, and it can also be said to be a buffer zone between Liu Bei and Sima Fang, or the only value of Zhang Liang's current existence is this buffer effect. High-quality updates

It's just that Liu Bei still needs this buffer now? In the current situation, will Sima Fang and Liu Bei have a direct conflict? If Zhang Liang is tolerated for a long time, will he raise tigers?

"It was Zhang Liang in Hanzhong, the lord, and Zhang Liang who entered Hanzhong, which triggered the changes in the entire Central Plains, and directly prompted our army to enter Yizhou, and now Zhang Liang has also become a buffer zone between our army and Sima Fang, which is the value of Zhang Liang, but now the value of Zhang Liang is only that."

Zhang Song thought for a while and interjected: "Lord, what Ziyu said is very true, the terrain of Hanzhong is dangerous and the land is fertile, Gaozu used Hanzhong to take the world, from this we can know the importance of Hanzhong, if it is just as a buffer, it is really not necessary, Zhang Liang can hold Hanzhong, our army can hold even more, instead of using Hanzhong grain to feed the Yellow Turban Army, it is better to raise our own army 1."

Zhuge Jin nodded, and did not continue for the time being, letting Liu Bei think about these contents first, and he would not appear to be aggressive.

Liu Bei thought about it, isn't that what happened! However, there is still a problem here, that is, the price of Hanzhong, now Zhang Liang is not the Zhang Liang of the year, since the Hanzhong War has played with confidence. After getting the food from Hanzhong, the combat power of the Yellow Turban Army has been greatly improved, and the terrain in Hanzhong is dangerous. If the cost is too high, it may feel a little unworthy.

"The two of them are very reasonable, but Sima Fang did not dare to attack Hanzhong, and it was difficult to attack Hanzhong, and it was the same for our army, if the losses were too heavy. Isn't the gain outweighing the loss? ”

Zhuge Jin smiled faintly: "Lord, there is no question of whether the gains outweigh the losses, even if the losses are bigger." It is also acceptable that a high-quality update can completely eliminate Zhang Liangquan and take Hanzhong, and the loss will not necessarily be great. The key is to see how the war goes. Speaking of generals who can fight, will our army be inferior to Zhang Liang1

"This also makes sense, if you talk about combat power alone, it must be that our army is stronger, but the terrain is good"

"My lord, our army has a detailed map of Hanzhong, and Zhang Liang does not take advantage of the geographical advantages, if it is talking about people. The lord's benevolence and virtue are known to the world, and Zhang Liang is a thief. How can they be the same? The time and place are favorable, and our army has already accounted for the second, and it is the right time to capture Hanzhong.1

Zhang Song said with some excitement, he sang and harmonized with Zhuge Jin, but Liu Bei was very moved. Conquering Hanzhong can expand the territory, and it is a fairly fertile territory, and more importantly, while obtaining this territory, it can also solve a future problem by the way, so it seems that it is worth paying some price.

However, Liu Bei is not the type of impulsive personality, even if he thinks that the benefits of this matter outweigh the disadvantages, but he still has to ask for more opinions, even if it is a posture, this is also necessary.

"What do you think of this filial piety?" Liu Bei suddenly named Fa Zheng's name, which made Fa Zheng a little surprised, and even a little flattered.

Fa Zheng hurriedly replied in a solemn voice: "Lord Qiqi, my subordinates feel that what the two adults said is very reasonable, if the grain in Hanzhong does not support our army, it will inevitably raise thieves, just like raising a tiger, it should be annihilated as soon as possible, but"

Fa was recommended to Liu Bei by Zhang Song, so although he may have other ideas about the affairs of Hanzhong, it is not good to openly oppose Zhang Song, in fact, he hopes to communicate with Zhang Song in private, but at the moment Liu Bei did not give this opportunity, and he can't hide it when Liu Bei asks, so he is also quite conflicted.

Zhang Song is not a stupid person, when he heard the word "just" of Fazheng, he understood what Fa Zheng was embarrassed about, Zhang Song could be said to be kind to Fa Zheng, Zhang Song had been helping Fa Zheng when Fa Zheng was down, and after Liu Bei entered Shuzhong, Zhang Song immediately recommended Fa Zheng to Liu Bei, making it soar to the sky. High-quality updates

Zhang Song and Ken helped Fa Zheng so much, naturally because he admired Fa Zheng's talent and personality, and Fa Zheng's embarrassment was precisely because he took into account Zhang Song's feelings, and Zhang Song understood that it was enough.

"Oh, Xiaozhi seems to have some concerns, so you might as well talk about it and let's discuss it." Zhang Song took the initiative to speak, relieving the embarrassment in Fazheng's heart, Fazheng glanced at Zhang Song gratefully, and Zhang Song grinned.

"Exactly, filial piety doesn't have to worry, albeit so." Liu Bei also smiled and encouraged, he didn't think about it so much, he just thought that the law was because he was new, so he still had some concerns about refuting the old minister's opinion.

Everyone's eyes looked at Fa Zheng, Fa Zheng cleared his throat a little tight, suppressed some nervousness a little, sorted out his thoughts and said slowly: "Then the subordinates will say it in vain, what Lord Zhuge and Lord Zhang said is very reasonable, but the subordinates still have two concerns, one is that if our army is stuck with Zhang Liang and can't go down in one go, then will Sima Fang go south to take advantage of the fire to rob and take Hanzhong away, if this situation really occurs, our army can have a way to deal with it?" ”

"This"

Zhuge Jin looked at Fa Zheng in surprise, since Fa Zheng entered Liu Bei's staff, he didn't say much, and he didn't show the ability to match Zhang Song's solemn recommendation, but today's question that went straight to the core made Zhuge Jin understand a little, Zhang Song's recommendation was indeed reasonable.

Now is not the time to sigh about this, Fa Zheng's question Zhuge Jin has no way to answer, think about it carefully, this kind of situation is indeed very possible, and once this situation appears, Liu Beijun has almost no effective way to stop Sima Fang from going south.

Moreover, Fa Zheng still has a second question that has not been said, are there still so many loopholes in his thoughts, Zhuge Jin couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and subconsciously glanced at Pang Yuan, Pang Yuan was shaking his brand new white feather fan that never left his hand and looked at it with a smile, as if he didn't have any intention of expressing his opinion.

Zhang Song also frowned, and he couldn't think of any way to solve this problem.

Liu Bei frowned and said, "So, what about the second concern?" ”

"This second concern is that the subordinates heard that Zhang Liang is marching towards Wudu, and the front army has advanced to the vicinity of Wudu City, if our army attacks at this time, I am afraid that we will not be able to achieve a complete victory, but will drive the Yellow Turban into Wudu, Wudu is different from Hanzhong, Wudu Mountain is dangerous, if that is the case, our army will fall into a protracted war in the direction of Wudu in Hanzhong, does this have an impact on the current situation of our army, and how to deal with this situation?"

This problem is the same as the previous one, it is also an unsolvable problem, if Zhang Liang really escapes into Wudu, in fact, this development is almost certain, then Hanzhong will fall into a long-term state of war, and even Sima Fang will in turn support Zhang Liang to go south to harass Liu Bei, this situation is indeed a trouble.

If these two situations occur at the same time, it will be even more troublesome, and at that time, Sima Fang may use Hanzhong as a bridgehead to vigorously support the Yellow Turban to go south to Wenchuan and Yinping, and even attack Chengdu.

In other words, attacking Hanzhong, if you can't win quickly, then you will be in big trouble, this ending is obviously not what Liu Bei wants, and of course it will not be the original intention of Zhuge Jin and Zhang Song.

"Since Xiaozhi can see these two unfavorable situations, is there a solution to it?" Zhang Song asked with a roll of his eyes.

Fa Zheng showed a hint of embarrassment on his face, and said with some shame: "There is no way for my subordinates to answer their two concerns, or maybe this is just a subordinate's overthinking." ”

"No, it's not too much to worry about, both of these are very likely to happen, and even worse if they happen at the same time." Zhuge Jin sighed and shook his head and said.

Liu Bei's brows furrowed tightly, saying this, Hanzhong can't take it, Jingzhou can't do it, Hanzhong can't do it, can he really only be trapped in Shuzhong and honestly cultivate the wasteland? Is it the fate of the wasteland?

Liu Bei glanced at everyone, and suddenly saw Pang Yuan shaking his fan with a smile, and suddenly seemed to grasp the last straw: "Fuqing, what can you think?" ”

"Uh, if Lord Ir asks how to solve the two concerns of filial piety, then there is no good way for his subordinates, but"

"But what?"

"However, the adults can not choose to attack Hanzhong, if Sima Fang attacks first, we can't take advantage of it in turn1

"If this Sima Fang wants to attack Hanzhong, wouldn't it be better when the Yellow Turban's foothold is not stable, why wait until now?" Liu Bei shook his head and said.

"Hehe, then you can only give up attacking Hanzhong for the time being, at least it's not the time yet."

Liu Bei shook his head, sighed and said: "Although this Shuzhong is good, it is like a big cage, although the surrounding mountains block foreign enemies, but it also restricts our way to expand our living space."

Liu Bei's words made everyone a little helpless, this statement really summarized the advantages and disadvantages of Shuzhong in one sentence, and it is indeed not an easy thing to get out of Shuzhong.

Pang Yuan saw that everyone was speechless, shook the fan and said slowly: "What the adults said is very true, but it is just that the difficulty of development has increased, as long as we are fully prepared, it is not impossible to expand the space, why should the adults be so." Moreover, as it stands, it is not impossible for our army to do something1

Liu Bei's eyes lit up, and he looked at Pang Yuan and said, "What do you suggest for Fuqing?" ”

"It's simple, it's not good to go east or north, we can go south! The southern part of Yizhou is vast, and there are not only arable land but also a large number of barbarians, all of whom are population! If we take the southern part of Yizhou, our army will not only get a strategic rear, but also increase a lot of population and productivity, and more importantly, the cost of taking the southern part of Yizhou will be low. ”

Zhang Song frowned: "Low cost? The mountains and rivers in the south of Yizhou are treacherous, there is miasma everywhere, and barbarians are rampant, so how easy is it to take the south of Yizhou? ”

"Hehe, it's really not difficult, as long as there is an army and a general who can do both military and political affairs."

Pang Yuan said confidently.

To be continued.