Zhuge Liang's general statement did not solve the actual problem, but only expounded the necessity of the Northern Expedition now.

But for the local assassins and the town guard generals, they didn't really need to think about these things.

For example, Ma Zhong, after Zhuge Liang finished speaking, he stood up and said, "The imperial court has an order, and we should obey it, Prime Minister, the soldiers of Yunzhou County have lived in the southwest for a long time, and they are indeed not very suitable for the climate of the north, and they are recruited for a long time, and it is difficult to ensure that they will not get sick on the way." This is the truth, and please let the prime minister know about it. ”

And Ma Zhong opened his mouth, and Xu Miao also spoke.

The rhetoric is mainly to emphasize the difficulties faced by the soldiers in traveling long distances to Heluo to fight, one is the problem of food and grass supply, and the other is the problem of the disease of the soldiers.

These are the truths.

However, the meaning of what Ma Zhong said is probably different from what Chen Zhou and Xu Miao thought.

Ma Zhong is really worried about this problem, after all, this place in Yunzhong County is too far away from Heluo.

However, Zhuge Liang believes that if the imperial court really decides to transfer Ma Zhong's Yunzhong soldiers to the north, Ma Zhong will not have a second word, and will definitely be ordered to go on the expedition and complete the task of transferring troops without discount.

But Zhou and Xu Miao, it's a bit hard to say.

Among them, Xu Miao can still have a forgiveness.

Xu Miao has lived in Xiliang for a long time, and now his prestige is getting higher and higher, and his voice in Liangzhou is not small.

He didn't want the Liangzhou army to go south, because he was afraid that the imperial court would want to use this to share his rights, which would affect his authority and interests in Liangzhou.

However, you also have to admit that Liangzhou is remote and poor, and you need to guard against the surrounding Qianghu aliens, and the big families in Liangzhou are not easy to manage, so if you really want to provoke them, it is not impossible to make some rebellions.

Once a large number of Xiliang soldiers are withdrawn, especially once the cavalry corps goes south, it will not be so easy for Xu Miao to suppress the surrounding alien races and Liangzhou families.

Therefore, although Xu Miao is also a little selfish and does not want the Liangzhou family and his right to speak in Liangzhou to be affected, from the perspective of public heart, there are practical reasons for his worries.

But this product is purely for the sake of the families in Yizhou.

The Ji Han of this time and space is different from the Ji Han in history.

In the Ji Han Dynasty in history, Zhuge Liang had to go on a northern expedition in order to maintain the legitimacy of the regime, and in order to realize his inner ideals and promises to the ancestors.

And for the Yizhou family, the Han Dynasty already has that virtue, and it doesn't matter to them whether Han or Wei rule them.

But if you Zhuge Liang wants us to contribute money, food and people, this will definitely not work.

If Yizhou is disabled, who will guarantee their interests?!

When Zhuge Liang was there, these people couldn't get Zhuge Liang, so they could only be people with their tails between them, but Zhuge Liang was gone, and even Jiang Wan, Fei Yi, and even Chen Yi died in the later period. Qian Zhou's "Qiu Guolun" became public and popular.

Historically, the Yizhou localists would never be willing to support the Northern Expedition of Ji Han, because they could not see the hope of the revival of the Han Dynasty and could not benefit from it.

But in this time and space, the Han Dynasty has hit Heluo, and of course the local faction in Yizhou also has their interests, and this kind of benefit from opening the country from the dragon may not be able to wait for once in hundreds of years.

Therefore, the Yizhou faction is not against the Northern Expedition now, but it is. The Yizhou family located in the southwest, how big a pattern do you expect them to be, it is also blind.

Otherwise, why the Central Plains family and the Hebei family are now the mainstream of the world's families, and the Yizhou family is loud, and in the eyes of others, it is also a turtle. Sometimes it's really not just a matter of location, it's more of a matter of pattern.

How did the Hebei family and the Central Plains family support Liu Xiuguang's restoration of the Han family? !

The same opportunity is in front of the Yizhou family, and they can't grasp it.

The Yizhou family's current attitude towards the Northern Expedition is that I can contribute money and grain to support the Northern Expedition, but if I send people, it is a bit of a matter to discuss again? !

As long as there are people, then the little money and food lost by the Yizhou family will always be able to earn back one day, but if there are no people, it is not easy to say.

Watching Qian Zhou jumping up and down like this, Zhang Xi looked at Li Yan who was silent at this time. Now Zhang Xi understands why the Yizhou faction can't get rid of the Jingzhou faction until Jiang Wan and Fei Yi are in power.

The gap is a bit too big.

And the next thing, then there is no need for Zhang Xi to say anything.

Under the "strong opposition" of the three states of Yunzhou, Liangzhou and Yizhou, Zhuge Liang "had to" make a compromise.

For Liangzhou, only the elite cavalry corps of Liangzhou was transferred to fight south.

There is no way, considering that Yanzhou is the hinterland of the Central Plains, it is possible for Cao Wei's cavalry corps to directly participate in the battle in the Central Plains.

As for the infantry in Liangzhou, Zhuge Liang will not be transferred, but Captain Pang De needs to go south and lead the Liangzhou cavalry regiment to fight.

Xu Miao assessed it a little in his heart, and felt that this would not weaken his real power and influence in Liangzhou too much, and if Pang De was transferred, it seemed that there would only be benefits to him, not harm.

Xu Miao immediately did not object.

As for Yizhou, Zhuge Liang assured Qian Zhou that he could not transfer Yizhou county soldiers to the north, but on the other hand, in terms of money and food, the Yizhou family must come out with enough "sincerity".

In this regard, Qian Zhou weighed it back and forth, and finally nodded and agreed, although the money and food that Zhuge Liang asked for made Qian Zhou really a little painful, but as long as the people in Yizhou were saved, whether it was a hidden household or a Dingkou, then how much money and grain could be recovered by the Yizhou family.

As for Yunzhou, this is an introduction, which is used to lure some people to take the bait, and finally Zhuge Liang's request to Ma Zhong is to let him guard the southwest, and the biggest task is to try to supervise and increase the amount of iron ore produced in Yunzhou to supply ordnance to build.

The last of the three states of Qinzhou, Yongzhou, and Jingzhou, they didn't say a word. What are you talking about, these three states must be the main force of this military dispatch, and they can't run away if they want to.

In this way, Zhuge Liang used a move to pull the banner in exchange for what he wanted, and the assassins in various states also got what they wanted, and at the same time, nominally, they agreed with Zhuge Liang's strategy of dispatching the army and winning the Northern Expedition.

After these people's respective goals have been achieved, the real military discussion has just begun.

But before the start of this military meeting, there was a little episode.

That is, the day after this big meeting, Zhuge Liang convened Pang Tong, Xu Shu, Zhang Xi, Li Yan, and Jiang Xu in the Prime Minister's Mansion to hold a meeting, intending to formally formulate the scale of the troops and the battle plan. Zhao Yun barged in.

"Gentlemen, why don't you call the old man?!"

As soon as he entered the door, the old general shouted at everyone present.

Even Zhuge Liang didn't know how to answer this.

Zhuge Liang really didn't want to call Zhao Yun to discuss the matter, and even in this Northern Expedition, Zhuge Liang didn't want Zhao Yun to go to the battlefield again. The old generals are already forty-four out of seventy.

Among the famous ministers and generals in the period of the first emperor, there are only a few people left now, especially after the death of Guan and Zhang, for Zhao Yun, Zhuge Liang really doesn't want him to have any more accidents.

Therefore, in this Northern Expedition, Zhuge Liang did not plan to bring Zhao Yun.

But the problem is that in addition to being General Wei, Zhao Yun also has a part-time identity - Yongzhou Assassin History.

Although now that the Son of Heaven has moved to Chang'an, there is actually only one name left in the history of Yongzhou, but Zhao Yun, the history of Yongzhou Thorn, is different from others.

You want to transfer the Yongzhou troops to the Northern Expedition, but you have to bypass this respected old general. It's a shame.

For this reason, Zhuge Liang could only step forward with a wry smile, intending to make amends first, so that the old general could dissipate his anger.

But Zhao Yun doesn't eat this set.

It's not a day or two to partner with you Zhuge Liang, and after decades of friendship, can you be fooled so simply? !

Zhao Yun was not polite, and without waiting for Zhuge Liang's invitation, he broke into the Prime Minister's Mansion and sat down in front of the desk in the hall.

Well, it's somewhat rude, but . This is Zhao Yun, who will say anything more.

Zhuge Liang was also helpless, look at the meaning of the colleagues around him, let's go in together, we can't let the old general wait for a long time.

But when Zhuge Liang had just entered the main hall and sat down on the main seat, Zhao Yun couldn't hold back, and asked directly, "The prime minister didn't invite the old man this time, does he dislike the old man and can't go to the battlefield?!" ”

Well, that's a bit hard to answer. But Zhuge Liang is Zhuge in the end.

I saw Zhuge Liang smile slightly, and said to Zhao Yun, "Although General Zilong is seventy years old, his majesty has not diminished back then, how can Liang have a reason to dislike it?!" ”

Zhao Yun glared slightly, and said, "In this case, the Northern Expedition is a major event, why didn't the prime minister inform the old man?!" ”

"There is another use!" Zhuge Liang smashed his mouth, thought for a while, and then said, "This Northern Expedition, raising the whole country's troops, how can the national capital not have a general to guard Liang originally wanted to invite the old general to guard the national capital and protect the Son of Heaven, I don't know if the old general thinks it is okay?!" ”

Zhao Yun was stunned by this rhetoric.

But then, Zhao Yun laughed and said, "Why did the prime minister deceive me?!" The Son of Heaven has his own Southern Army guards, and Jiang Wei, Wen Qin, Biqiu Jian and others are all loyal and brave, why do you need the old man to stay behind? ! ”

Zhuge Liang shook his head slightly, and said calmly, "This Northern Expedition is not only the army of the whole country, but also the southern army should participate in the war, Jiang Wei and other generals, Liang also needs to transfer to the front line." However, the land of Chang'an, and Cao Wei Hedong County is only a river away, although there is no big problem, but if Cao Wei is really desperate, crossing the river to attack Yongzhou, if there is no name general in the town, the safety of the Son of Heaven is also difficult to protect Liang Si thought about it, except for the old general, no one can take this post, and please ask the old general not to shirk. ”

As soon as Zhao Yun heard this, the smile on his face froze.

It's not a stupid person, what kind of idea Zhuge Liang played, Zhao Yun actually knows very well. It's just an excuse.

Even if he borrowed Qin Lang's ten dares from Hedong County, he would not dare to smuggle across the Yellow River and attack Chang'an. That would be a self-defeating death.

However, Zhuge Liang's reason was really to make Zhao Yun speechless.

Under the circumstance that most of the Northern and Southern Army and Yongzhou County soldiers were transferred to Heluo to fight, Yongzhou was indeed at the point where the garrison was relatively empty.

Even if there is a 1 in 10,000 chance that Liu Chan will be in a dangerous situation, then Zhao Yun can't ignore it.

Therefore, even if Zhao Yun knew in his heart that Zhuge Liang didn't want to take himself with him during this Northern Expedition, he had to stay in Chang'an for the sake of this responsibility.

It's just that I'm still very uncomfortable inside.

Zhao Yun could only look up to the sky and sigh.

"The old man is old"

(End of chapter)