Chapter Ninety-Four: Liu Bei's Big Gamble

"My lord, Zhang He is a famous general in the world, and he is not idle. In addition, the terrain of Ma Ming Pavilion is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, Chen Shi is going here, and it may be difficult to make contributions......"

Liu Beijun's camp outside Yangping Pass, the gateway town of Hanzhong, looked at Chen Shi, who was ordered to attack Ma Mingge, and Zhuge Liang, who had just come from Chengdu to personally supervise the transportation of grain and grass, shook the feather fan in his hand with some disapproval.

In February of the twenty-third year of Jian'an, when Cao Cao was killing by the Zhanghe River in Yecheng, Liu Bei personally led almost all the troops of Yizhou, a total of 100,000 troops, to Yangping Pass.

Speaking of which, because of the successful success of Wudu County, this time Liu Bei's dispatch time was nearly a year earlier than the original 'plot'.

"Hehe, Kong Ming don't worry, let Chen Shi attack Ma Mingge just for the sake of suspicion. It's good to be able to capture this place, but it's okay if you can't......"

waved his hand, but Liu Bei didn't take Zhuge Liang's worries to heart.

"Suspicious tactics? Could it be that the lord is planning to ......"

Hearing Liu Bei say this, Zhuge Liang suddenly couldn't help but move in his heart, and swept to a place on the map in front of him at a glance.

"Dingjun Mountain is the guarantee of Nanzheng, and the place where Xiahou Yuan's grain and grass accumulate. If the army mountain is fixed, Xiahou Yuan will definitely lead the army to attack, and then the enemy and us will attack and defend in a different shape, and Yangping will have nothing to worry about! ”

Seeing where Zhuge Liang could see, before Liu Bei could answer, Fa Zheng on the side opened his mouth for him to confirm first.

"Haha, what Xiaozhi said is good, as long as our army takes Dingjun Mountain, no matter whether Xiahou Yuan comes to attack or not, the momentum of the host and guest will definitely change shape!"

is different from Uncle Liu Huang in the romance who can only 'do something about it' except for crying, in fact, Liu Bei is not as good as Cao Cao and other military masters in his ability to lead the army to fight, but after so many years of fighting, even if he loses, he has still accumulated a lot of experience.

Therefore, not long after he came to Yangping Pass, Liu Bei, who was unfavorable in attacking the city, set his sights on Dingjun Mountain, an extremely important strategic place.

"My lord, Xiahou Yuan is very knowledgeable and good at military opportunities, and he is a general that Cao Cao relies on deeply. Not to mention such an important place as Dingjun Mountain, he will definitely guard it closely, and it is unknown whether the army can pass through Micang Mountain. Moreover, even if the army barely passes, the transfer of this grain and grass will be even more difficult, and if the grain route is lost, even if our army occupies Dingjun Mountain, it will definitely fall into a desperate situation! ”

After determining that Liu Bei was actually planning to take a risk and occupy Dingjun Mountain, and then threaten the rear of the Nanzheng and Wei armies, Zhuge Liang, who has always been known for his prudence and steadiness, shook his head and expressed his opposition to this plan.

You must know that although the location of Dingjun Mountain is very important, from Yangping Pass, there is a dangerous Micang Mountain in the middle. Liu Bei wanted to lead a large army to attack Dingjun Mountain, but there was no other way than to climb over Micang Mountain.

It's just that the difficulty of Shu Road, and the difficulty of going to the blue sky is not just talking. The Micang Road in Micang Mountain alone is already very steep and difficult to walk, not to mention that there is no road at all on Liu Bei's march route over Micang Mountain, and the difficulty can be imagined.

And that's not all, more importantly, with such a difficult road, there is no way to ensure the transportation of grain and grass. In case the Wei army learns that the army has left, and then goes out of the pass to attack and destroy the grain road, cutting off the back road of the army, the army stationed at Dingjun Mountain will really become a lone army.

Therefore, in the face of such a risky gamble, how could Zhuge Liang, who has always been cautious, not object?

Kong Ming's words are wrong, because Micang Mountain is difficult and difficult to travel, and our military can be surprised. Now that our army has attacked Yangping Pass for more than ten days, Xiahou Yuan's attention has already been attracted. In addition, General Chen Shi has already gone to attack Ma Mingge Dao, Xiahou Yuan will not expect that our army will cross the water in the south at this time, and take the Micang Mountain to attack the army mountain! ”

"As for the grain road, even if Xiahou Yuan can defeat the soldiers and horses left behind here, there are still Yide and Meng Qi in Wudu and Xia to protect them. And even if the Golden Bull Road is lost, it is a big deal to get all the men and women in Yizhou, and it is ...... to take the rice warehouse road to transport grain and grass."

is different from Zhuge Liang's cautious and steady, Fa Zheng's personality is more similar to Pang Tong. Therefore, in response to Zhuge Liang's objections, Fa Zheng quickly found a reason to refute it.

"Lord ......"

"The worries of the military advisor are indeed very reasonable, but the art of war is cloudy: all those who fight, with the right fit, with the odd victory! Yangping Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack, if our army is under the fortified city for a long time, it will change for a long time. At that time, if Cao Cao's reinforcements arrive, it will be even more difficult to capture Hanzhong! ”

Stretched out his hand to stop Zhuge Liang, who was about to speak, but Liu Bei shook his head in a firm tone.

And more importantly, if this war is prolonged, it will greatly increase the burden on the people of Shuzhong. The people of Shuzhong don't have much favor, so how can they bear it in their hearts......"

In the end, in order to dispel the opposition of Zhuge God, Liu Bei even came up with a reason why he couldn't bear to increase the burden of the people.

There is no way, Liu Bei and the others are outsiders after all. In addition, the means of capturing Yizhou were not so 'above board', and now that the army is exhausted, it will be troublesome if those local snakes in Shu are restless at this time.

Therefore, although there are reasons stimulated by the three masters and Ma Chao to quickly take Wudu County, the reason that really prompted Liu Bei to make such a big gamble decision as crossing Micang Mountain is the local families in Yizhou who have not yet truly surrendered.

"Well, in that case, the lord can rest assured that he will lead the army and guard this place for the lord!"

Hearing the sound and knowing the sound, I heard Liu Bei mention the 'people' in Shuzhong, how could Zhuge Liang, who is 'Wolong', not know the importance of this.

Therefore, for Liu Bei's gambling plan to seize Dingjun Mountain, Zhuge Liang no longer objected at this moment, but took the initiative to stay in the Yangpingguan camp to ensure the safety of the Jinniu Road grain road and let the army have no worries.

"Haha, there are military advisors guarding the camp in person, so you don't have to worry about it!"

Seeing that Zhuge Liang changed his mind and took the initiative to ask to stay in the camp, Liu Bei also laughed out loud.

"Huang Zhong and Kou Feng listened to the order and ordered the two of you to be the vanguard and lead 20,000 troops to open the way for the army!"

The matter was agreed, and Liu Bei did not delay, when even the veteran Huang Zhong and Liu Feng, who restored the surname Kou, were appointed as the vanguard.

"Gao Xiang, Wu Ban, and Wu Yi obeyed the order, and ordered the three of you to lead an army of 20,000 to defend the Yangpingguan camp, and everything was subject to the dispatch of the military division!"

"The rest of the generals will reorganize their own armies, and after dark, they will follow me to cross the water and march to Dingjun Mountain!"

At this point, after leaving 20,000 troops and Zhuge Liang to defend the Yangpingguan camp, Liu Bei personally led tens of thousands of troops and began his journey of gambling to capture Hanzhong.