Chapter 174: It's best to fight until Su Mo is the emperor
Seeing that Su Mo didn't plan to interfere, Zhuge Liang was also quite helpless in his heart.
Since the last time he had a long conversation with Su Mo all night, Su Mo's delegation of power to the border army has been extremely obvious, which made Zhuge Liang a little helpless.
The purpose of letting Su Mo delegate power was to cultivate new people, and now Su Mo simply handed over all the power to everyone, which made Zhuge Liang feel pressured.
But now that Su Mo is like this, he has no choice but to make arrangements.
Regarding the situation on the mainland of Kyushu, he already knew a lot about it.
Especially in the vicinity of the contradictions and origins between several major dynasties, Zhuge Liang specially ordered someone to sort out a history of Kyushu.
It is a complete record of the grievances between the Dawu Dynasty and the Great Zhou Dynasty.
The contradictions between the ancestors of the two dynasties and so on.
These contents are one of the bases for Zhuge Liang's decision.
In addition, coupled with the border passes of several major dynasties transmitted back by scouts from all over the country, Zhuge Liang's attitude towards several major dynasties is also different.
The Liyang Dynasty has always been conservative, the folk customs are simple, and the emperor Zhang Wentian is also timid.
In the previous battle for Xiangguan, the border army inflicted heavy losses on the 500,000 troops of the Liyang Dynasty, and the latter did not hesitate to negotiate compensation for direct peace.
Such a person, Zhuge Liang does not intend to regard him as the focus.
The Xiongnu Dynasty dominated the grassland for a long time, and the people were fierce and like to fight.
Even though the border army had just defeated the Xiongnu army not long ago, in Zhuge Liang's heart, the Xiongnu Dynasty was the person who needed to be guarded against the most.
Although the Dawu Dynasty is strong and strong, it also has hundreds of years of grievances with the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Once the border army and the Great Zhou Dynasty raised troops, compared with other dynasties, the Dawu Dynasty was the least likely to send troops to interfere.
The latter will definitely wait until the Great Zhou Dynasty and Su Mo are both defeated before sending troops to Yumen Pass.
For the three neighboring dynasties, Zhuge Liang made a decision to focus on the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the other three dynasties each sent troops and horses to prepare for the crusade.
Looking at the adjutant generals who asked for battle, Zhuge Liang said indifferently.
"In this attack on the Great Zhou Dynasty, Bai Qi is the commander and Chen Wu is the vanguard."
"The border army sent 200,000 infantry and 100,000 cavalry."
"Three hundred red-coated cannons and a thousand muskets."
Without waiting for Zhuge Liang to continue speaking, the faces of Zhao Wuji, Zheng Wen and others on the side suddenly changed.
It was Bai Qi who commanded the army again, and both of them were a little dissatisfied in their hearts.
In the past, the attack on the Dawu Dynasty was the commander of the Bai Qi army, and now the response to the Great Zhou Dynasty is the commander of the Bai Qi army, are the two of them much worse than Bai Qi?
Hearing that the vanguard general turned out to be Chen Wu, Cheng Meng was extremely disappointed.
The previous attack on the Dawu Dynasty was not that their vanguard army could not fight.
It's really that the red-coated cannon is too terrifying, stealing everyone's limelight, and the vanguard army doesn't even have room to show it.
Now that Chen Wu is directly replaced as the vanguard, Cheng Meng is inevitably a little unhappy in his heart.
On the side, Zhuge Liang didn't explain too much, and continued to speak.
"Zao Wou-Ki led 100,000 cavalry to guard the Xiongnu border."
"I will set up a hundred artillery pieces and deploy a thousand muskets at the border."
Hearing this, Zao Wou-Ki got up and said with a happy face.
"I promise not to disappoint the military advisor."
After finishing speaking, Zao Wou-Ki rubbed his hands in anticipation.
A thousand muskets, which means that the cavalry under his command can make an elite musket team of 1,000 people.
As for the hundred guns, they were used for defense, and he did not intend to take them to the steppe.
After arranging Zao Wou-ki, Zhuge Liang immediately turned to Zheng Wen and said.
"The 100,000 defenders of Xiangguan will not move, and I will send you an additional hundred artillery pieces."
"No matter how many people come from the Liyang Dynasty, Xiangguan must not be lost."
He looked at Zheng Wen's eyes full of seriousness, not at all as relaxed and happy as just now.
In his plan, Xiangguan is the only border town that is responsible for all affairs.
Tai'an City, Yumen Pass, Xiongnu border, these three are close to each other.
The army can be mobilized at any time.
Only Xiangguan is far away, and in the event of an accident, it is necessary to dispatch cavalry to forcibly support.
Zheng Wen also felt Zhuge Liang's attention to Xiangguan, and he directly got up and promised.
"As long as the last general still has a breath of air, Xiangguan will never be lost."
His words were indeed from his heart.
If a hundred red-clothed cannons can't hold Xiangguan, he won't have the face to return to Tai'an City to meet everyone.
Bai Qi used 30 artillery pieces to smash the 300,000 border troops of the Dawu Dynasty.
No matter how much he has a hundred guns, he can intimidate an army of 700,000.
It was already difficult to dispatch a large army to encircle and suppress the land of Xiangguan, coupled with the battlefield killing weapon of artillery, Zheng Wen couldn't imagine how Xiangguan would be lost.
After arranging the affairs of Xiangguan, Zhuge Liang immediately turned to look at Meng Wu and said in a pause.
"I have already arranged the matter of Yumen Pass, and Tianshui City is already guarded by a large army."
"Your pressure is the least, and the number of red-coated cannons is only fifty, can you hold it?"
Meng Wu patted his chest one after another, and said with a resolute expression.
"The military advisor can rest assured."
"With my Mengjia army here, the Yumen Pass will never be lost."
Zhuge Liang nodded when he saw this, and began to think about how to attack the Great Zhou Dynasty next, and Zhao Wuji and the others on the side suddenly asked.
"Strategist, our army has all been mobilized, is there enough food and grass?"
"Isn't the new batch of rice seeds not yet fully popularized?"
His words immediately made everyone turn their heads to look at Zhuge Liang.
This winter's grain was made up for by the cattle and sheep on the Xiongnu steppe.
The heavy snow subsided, and the trade routes of the major dynasties were reopened, and the border armies could buy grain to make up for the consumption.
But once the war began, the major dynasties would inevitably not allow grain to continue to enter the border.
At that time, once there is an accident in the cultivation of rice seeds, the border army will face the situation of having no food to eat.
The number of displaced people in the 16 border cities is still gradually increasing, and it is becoming more and more exaggerated day by day.
In the event of a food shortage, there will be a huge crisis at the border gates.
Inside the military tent, Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan lightly and said indifferently.
"It's okay, you don't need to worry about food and grass."
"I have my own decision."
Zao Wou-Ki on the side seemed to think of something, and he was puzzled.
"Could it be that the general said earlier that the war is fed by war?"
Hearing his words, everyone immediately became excited.
Su Mo said that feeding war with war can indeed solve the food crisis.
But there is also a drawback, once the war starts, it cannot be stopped, otherwise there will be a food problem.
But now this disadvantage is a great joy in the eyes of everyone.
It's best if the war doesn't stop, and everyone will be able to earn heavenly military merits when the time comes.
Now that the general is about to claim the emperor, this big battle is the last chance for everyone to reap military merits.
It is also the best support for everyone to be ranked at that time, and they all can't wait for the war to end when Su Mo becomes emperor.
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