Zhuge Liang has always been cautious in his use of soldiers, which is based on the fact that he predicts all strategic development possibilities in advance and makes plans in advance.

Zhuge Liang is not a god, he can't really be a prophet, so when he accepted Zhang Xi's statement that Zhou Yu also had the possibility of betraying the alliance and sneaking up on his reputation, he immediately began to calculate the pros and cons of reaching an agreement with Eastern Wu.

Zhuge Liang thought about it, but still felt that this matter had to be done according to the original plan.

"Today's situation, unless it is surprising, it is not enough to set the world's two-line defense, and it is not beneficial to me!" Zhuge Liang said helplessly.

Again, the three-legged trend has been achieved, and if you want to break the situation in a short time, you must take a certain risk.

Now it is still Cao Wei is powerful, occupying the favorable terrain of the Central Plains, facing Guanzhong, not only the danger of three passes, Wancheng, Xuchang and other places, under the construction of Cao Wei several times, is already a strong city, easy to defend and difficult to attack.

It is difficult to directly shake Cao Wei's rule in the Central Plains by sending troops alone, and only by attacking from two sides, or even moving Eastern Wu to the north, and attacking from three sides, it is possible to break through Cao Wei's defense line and enter the Central Plains in a short time.

And with the current national strength of the Han Dynasty, it is possible to fight a battle that lasts for a year or two, but it is definitely not enough to consume Cao Wei, who has a big business.

Not to mention that while the Han Dynasty was in the Northern Expedition to Cao Wei, it also had to defend Eastern Wu in the east, and with the current national strength of the Han Dynasty, it was impossible to fight on two fronts.

Therefore, the basic strategy in "Longzhong Pair", "Donghe Sun Quan", is still very necessary today.

"If so. Zhou Yu occupies Jiangxia and has the heart to betray the alliance, what is it?! Zhang Xi was helpless and asked Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang thought for a moment and said, "What Dongwu did, but the Yangtze River defense line, according to Jiangxia, has already obtained one, according to Jiangling for the second, and Zhan Yongan for the third."

As soon as he said this, Zhang Xi suddenly couldn't sit still.

What do you mean, it's not enough for you to cede a Jiangxia County, do you still plan to exchange Jiangling and Yongan as bargaining chips?!

Zhang Xi immediately interrupted and said, "Prime Minister can't." Jiangling is the heart of Jingzhou, and it is also the support of Xiangyang, how can it be abandoned? ! Yong'an is the gateway to Sichuan, and it is the most important thing, which is related to the safety of Shudi, and the prime minister must not take this critical and fundamental policy!!! ”

Zhang Xi stood up as he spoke, and his tone of voice began to become stern.

It's very depressing to fix Zhuge Liang, when did I say that I was going to cede Jiangling?!

As for Yong'an, it is even more impossible, the importance of that place, I know much better than you, the plan of the first emperor to enter Sichuan back then, but he and Pang Shiyuan, Fa Xiaozhi made it together.

"Don't be in a hurry to !! the chief" Zhuge Liang also hurriedly got up, first calmed Zhang Xi's emotions, pulled Zhang Xi to sit down again, and then returned to his position, and continued, "Jiangling, the weight of Yong'an, how can Liang not know the meaning of Liang, but to withdraw Lingling, Wuling two county soldiers, retreat to Jiangling, in order to ensure that the Yangtze River waterway is not lost, to deal with the danger of Jiangxia Zhou Yu." ”

As soon as he said this, Zhang Xi wanted to stand up again.

How are you talking about it, do you still want to cut the ground?!

Zhuge Liang now understands how sensitive Zhang Xi is to the matter of land cutting.

Therefore, he hurriedly took advantage of the fact that Zhang Xi did not stand up and could continue to speak, and immediately explained, "The Han and the Eastern Wu have agreed, if he has no intention of betraying the alliance, even if he withdraws Lingling and Wuling two counties, he will not invade the Dahan Prefecture." If he has the heart to betray the alliance, with the power of the Eastern Wu Naval Army, Zhou Yu's ability, according to Jiangxia, control the Yangtze River to peek into Jingnan, and the two counties cannot defend it if there are many soldiers. It is better to take advantage of the situation to gather troops to protect Jiangling. If Jiangling is not lost, then Xiangyang will be stable, and after Cao, it will not be too late to compete with Jiangdong. ”

Zhuge Liang's meaning is one - strategic contraction, arch defense Jiangling.

If you really want to do it according to Zhuge Liang's arrangement, you can indeed gather nearly 25,000 county soldiers and more than 5,000 sailors in Jiangling.

Even if Zhou Yu really chose to betray the alliance, lead his troops out of Jiangxia, and cooperate with Sun Quan's army in Jingnan to besiege Jiangling, it would not be so easy to break through.

After all, Gangneung City Defense is also notoriously strong.

As long as it can survive for a while, Dongwu, which already has the two counties of Jingnan to start, may not be willing to risk offending the dead Han and attack Jiangling.

Don't forget, Gangneung is not without reinforcements, Yidu County, which is close to Yong'an, and Ba County, which is connected to Yong'an, can all draw troops to support Gangneung Gangneung can hold out until the end of the Wancheng War in the north.

Theoretically, it can be done.

But there are some details that need to be carefully discussed.

"Who is guarding Gangneung?!" Zhang Xi asked.

Gangneung's town guard general is a key.

Not all generals, if you give him 30,000 horses, he will definitely be able to hold Jiangling City If it is Zhu Ran, it is enough to give him 5,000 soldiers and horses, but if it is Mi Fang, you give him 50,000 soldiers and horses in vain.

Zhuge Liang also knows the importance of the Jiangling guards, and if Xiangyang launches the Northern Expedition, those generals who can be trusted and have enough ability will inevitably go out with the army, and there are only two military generals who can stay in Jiangling.

One is a stone bud. This person's ability is no less than Deng Ai, but he has a fatal flaw, he is immoral and lustful.

In Zhuge Liang's eyes, no virtue is much more dangerous than incompetence.

People without virtue must not insist, once the army of Eastern Wu is really overwhelming, how can you expect a person without virtue to choose to defend the city.

The other is Zhang Ren.

Zhang Ren is loyal, and he has done his best to replace Wenpin to guard the public security over the years, and his performance in more than ten years is summed up, but he is also a trustworthy candidate.

But Zhang Ren's ability Zhuge Liang really can't be believed.

This person has some strategy, but there are really not many, and there is a big gap compared to Wenpin.

And Zhang Ren's combat style is relatively easy to get started, he belongs to the kind of fierce general who is good at charging into battle, not a wise general who commands Ruoding to let him guard Jiangling, and in the face of a wise man like Zhou Yu, Zhuge Liang is really worried that Zhang Ren will fall for Zhou Yu's scheme.

After all, when Zhang Ren fought two battles outside the city, Pang Tong and Zhang Xi almost didn't use any tricks, Zhang Ren was defeated in a daze, can you expect to rely on this to fight against Zhou Yu?!

For this reason, Zhuge Liang was also very hesitant.

One is capable, but not virtuous, and the other is not capable enough, but can be trusted. Which one to choose?!

Zhuge Liang thought about it and decided to ask Zhang Xi's opinion.

After all, Shi Bao was recommended by Zhang Xi as an official, Zhang Ren had fought Zhang Xi head-on in Shudi, and afterwards it was Zhang Xi who reactivated these two people when he was the Taishou of Nanjun, and Zhang Xi had a certain right to speak.

And Zhang Xi to be honest, Zhang Xi still admires Zhang Ren's character and loyalty, but he really doesn't dare to expect too much from his ability to lead troops.

No way, when he first entered Sichuan, Zhang Ren's two commands were simply too sparse, so that Zhang Xi always thought that Zhang Ren was just a brave general and had no command ability.

The biggest contributor to being able to block Lu Meng in the public security back then should still be the civil appointment of the then public security guard, and Zhang Ren's biggest role was to persuade Liu Zhang and Lu Mengli to cooperate with each other.

Let Zhang Ren guard Jiangling, Zhang Xi is really not at ease.

Therefore, Zhang Xi recommended Shibud to Zhuge Liang.

First, Shi Bao's ability is really strong, when he was the county commander of Yingxian County, he used suspicious tactics to delay Sun Huan's march, and three years ago, he seized the fighter plane, smuggled across the Yangtze River, counterattacked Changsha, and forced back the attack of Eastern Wu on the two counties of Jingnan.

It can be seen that Shi Bao's strategy, command ability, and ability to grasp the fighter are all quite good.

Second, Shi Bao is immoral, but the biggest reason for his immorality is lust, not a lack of courage.

Well, one thing to say, Shi Bao is only in his early twenties, and he has already accepted thirteen concubines, which is indeed contrary to the mainstream values of scholars in this era Zhang Xi also felt that this person was somewhat excessive.

But although he is lustful, he can really carry things.

Moreover, with the city defense of Gangneung and the ability of Shibao, holding on to waiting for help is not a dead end.

In terms of Shi Bao's personality and temper, it is indeed impossible for him to live and die with the city, but as long as he is not facing a desperate situation, he will not easily choose to surrender.

After all, with his current reputation, except for within the Han Dynasty, because of the care of Zhang Xi and others, no one will be willing to use him if he goes to any other force.

Therefore, Zhang Xi still strongly recommended that Shi Bao be the guard of Jiangling and command the Jiangling defensive battle in a unified manner.

Zhuge Liang thought about it for a long time, weighed back and forth and hesitated for a long time, and finally agreed with Zhang Xi's opinion.

Then it's time to move on to the second question.

"Yidu County, who can guard it?!"

This is also a key question.

Once Zhuge Liang chooses to gather his forces to defend Jiangling, Yidu County, as an important passage connecting Shu and Yong'an, must need to be guarded by capable people.

This is the reinforcement channel of Gangneung, whether it is the reinforcements of the three eastern counties or Yong'an, or even Ba County, if you want to support Gangneung by land, you must go to Yidu County, and there is absolutely no room for loss.

In history, Guan Yu lost Jingzhou, although the biggest hero was Lü Meng, but if Lu Xun had not led his troops to block the passage between Yidu County and Shudi, Guan Yu would not have chosen to break through from the direction of Linfu, and was finally killed by Eastern Wu.

Therefore, Yidu County is also a top priority.

Now the Taishou of Yidu County is Deng Kai, the son of Deng Fang, the first governor of the capital.

When Deng Fang was killed in the governorship of the capital, Liu Bei took pity on Deng Fang, so he chose to treat Deng Fang's son Deng Kai favorably, and let him replace Meng Da as the new Yidu County Taishou, but now it seems that Yidu is such an important place, and it is not enough to let Deng Kai guard.

For this candidate, Zhuge Liang has ideas.

"Right Zhonglang will be Zongpre, Zong Deyan, can be the Taishou of Yidu County!" Zhuge Liang said.

For this candidate, Zhang Xi also nodded slightly and expressed his approval.

After all, Zong Pre had also served under Zhang Xi during the Battle of Irikawa, and Zhang Xi still knew Zong Pre's ability very well.

This is a bold and careful man, although there is no trick and strategy, but the victory is steady, and it is only fitting for him to guard the reinforcement passage in Gangneung.

This problem is also solved, and then only the last one remains.

"Lingling Pan Jun. What to do?! ”

Zhuge Liang is also a little difficult in this question.

(End of chapter)