"What? General, you want to divide your troops into five routes? ”

Wang Ping looked at Ma Tan's layout on the map in disbelief, his eyes full of incredulity.

Originally, Wang Ping was going to come to Ma Jian to apologize, judging from last night's night attack, although this general would not lead the troops, it seems that the art of war has not fallen much.

As a result, as soon as Wang Ping came today, Ma Jian gave him such a big job.

Divide the troops into five places!

Since ancient times, the division of troops has been a taboo for soldiers, which will scatter the originally considerable forces and be easily broken by each one. If it weren't a last resort, few people were willing to take the initiative to divide the troops.

And Ma Tan not only wants to divide the troops this time, but also wants to divide the troops five ways at a time. In addition to letting Wang Ping lead the troops to garrison the street pavilion all the way, the rest of the troops were stationed in echoes with the surrounding four mountains.

In this way, it is not too easy for the Wei army to break through each one. After all, each Shu army will only be 2,000 at that time, and no matter how big the Wei army's losses are, there will still be 40,000 horses.

"General, aren't you familiar with the essentials of the art of war, don't you hear that dividing troops is a taboo for soldiers? Originally, our Han army did not have many troops, if we were divided into five places, would An be able to resist the siege of the Wei army? Wang Ping was helpless, but Ma Jian had just organized an extremely successful night raid, and his reputation in the army had soared, so Wang Ping still politely admonished.

"It is better to divide the Han army into two parts, the general will lead 5,000 soldiers and horses to garrison Nanshan, and lead one to guard the street pavilion. Wei attacked Nanshan and then attacked it, and Wei attacked the street pavilion general to attack the side, and each other was horned. ”

"General Wang Ping, your vision is not big enough! You're going to open up the pattern! Ma Yan shook his head, pointed to his layout on the map, and said with a serious expression.

"You say, what is the most important task of our northern expedition to Wei this time?"

"Naturally, it is to break Longxi, and follow the prime minister to take the entire Longxi." Wang Ping replied without thinking.

This was the goal set by Zhuge Liang before the Northern Expedition, and the entire Shu Han high-level understood the importance of this strategic goal.

As long as the Longdao is successfully cut off and the support of the Wei army is blocked, the five counties of Longxi can be easily annexed outside the isolated Guanzhong. At that time, the Shu army could use this as a base to gradually advance to Liangzhou, and the entire northwest would be included in the territory of Shu Han.

However, Ma Jian shook his head and said bluntly.

"This is the prime minister's strategic purpose, but we need to understand the essence of war!"

"Our combat goal cannot only be set on Broken Long, but focus on how to maximize the elimination of the living force of the Wei army!"

"Living force?" Wang Ping scratched his head and shook his head to show that he didn't understand.

"Since General Wang doesn't understand, I'll briefly say it." Ma Jian smiled slightly, and his heart was very happy.

There are not many such pretending plans, and this is one of the few knowledge that can bully the ancients in the art of war.

"The Wei army now has about 400,000 soldiers and horses, and they are basically all professional troops. The combat effectiveness of these soldiers is not low, and it is the foundation of their country. ”

"And how many soldiers and horses do we have in Shu Han? More than 100,000, but not even 100,000 at one time. Everyone can see such a terrifying disparity, and it is difficult for us to win on the frontal battlefield. ”

Ma Yan's words, Wang Ping also nodded in agreement. If he can defeat the Wei army head-on, there is no need for the prime minister to calculate so much. It was another sale of Meng Da and a feint of Zhao Yun to attack the slope.

The core purpose is to try not to compete with the main force of the Wei army, and avoid the real and the virtual.

"Because of this, we must do everything we can to weaken the forces of the Puppet Wei. And it can't be a defeat, if it is defeated, it won't take long for the Wei army to regroup, so it must be encircled and annihilated! Ma Jian looked serious and pointed to the street pavilion and said.

"It is better to cut off one of his fingers than to hurt his ten fingers! If Zhang He's troops can be completely annihilated and the 50,000 soldiers and horses of the Wei army can be annihilated, it is equivalent to interrupting the development of the puppet Wei Yongliang soldiers and horses for ten years. ”

"At that time, whether the prime minister is going to Liangzhou in the west or Guanzhong in the east, the difficulty will be greatly reduced!"

Cao Wei's soldiers and horses in Guanzhong are only more than 100,000, which is the result of Zhong Xuan's many years of operation. If it is really as Ma Tan said, if it can destroy the 50,000 soldiers and horses of the Wei army in one fell swoop, then the first line of Guanzhong will no longer be able to resist the local soldiers and horses of Shu Han.

At least for a few years, if Cao Wei wanted to stop Shu Han, he had to transfer troops from the Central Plains to defend it.

Ma Yan's theory Wang Ping could quickly understand, and his heart couldn't help but be terrified.

This Ma general really deserves his name, and he is indeed invincible in terms of paper arguments alone.

However, Wang Ping is also well-informed, and it is a bit difficult to convince Wang Ping to rely on these theories.

"The general is talented, but how can we annihilate the Wei army? At present, our army is only a quarter of the Wei army, so can the Wei army be completely annihilated by such a method of warfare? ”

"You're small." Ma Jian waved his hand and smiled confidently.

"Don't forget, the prime minister only asked us to hold on for one month, and after a month, the prime minister will complete Pinglong. At that time, the prime minister will personally lead a large army to help us defeat Zhang He. ”

"Today, I will divide my troops into five routes, if Zhang He still has the heart to save Long, he will definitely divide his troops into five ways to attack. The Wei army was already newly defeated, and the division of troops into five roads was even more lonely, and An could break our army within a month? ”

"At that time, the prime minister will lead the troops suddenly, and it will be difficult for the Wei army to resist in five places, and the total annihilation of the Wei army will be like probing for the ears of the bag."

Ma Tan's words finally persuaded Wang Ping, his eyes lit up slightly, and he apologized to Ma Tan.

"The general is highly talented, has his own tricks, and is not as good as his ears, so I hereby apologize to the general."

"It's okay, it's enough to carry out military orders and stick to the street pavilion." Ma Yan waved his hand generously and said to Wang Ping boldly.

"Yui!" Wang Ping turned around and walked out of the military tent.

As soon as Wang Ping went out, Ma Yan sat down at the table and took a long breath.

"TNND is worthy of being a famous person in the history books, and it's not easy to fool him." Ma Jian wiped the cold sweat on his head and couldn't help muttering.

In order to make up such a theory that can fool Wang Ping, Ma Jian can be said to have racked his brains.

Fortunately, the effect seems to be good, at least Wang Ping has believed that they can hold until the prime minister arrives and then completely annihilate the Wei army. I completely forgot that there was no water source in these five places selected by Ma Tan except for the street pavilion!

This was carefully selected by Ma Yan, and it was impossible to hold it for a month anyway. When the prime minister finishes peace in a month, it is estimated that he can only come over to collect his body.

Of course, this time Ma Jian was completely prepared. If the Shu army did not collapse for fifteen days, he would follow the example of Ma Tan in the original history and abandon the army and flee.

At that time, there will be no need for Wei Jun to do it, Zhuge Liang will definitely behead him with tears and complete the speedrun.

Plan through, the goddess of victory is smiling at me!

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When Ma Tan divided his troops into five places, in the Shu army camp at this time, Zhuge Liang was rarely angry.

"Incompetent!"

Zhuge Liang looked at the arrangement of Ma Jian that Wang Ping handed him over, and was furious.

Who gave Ma Tan the courage to dare to disobey his military order to go up the mountain to defend it! This could not be the second in the entire Shu army camp, and even Wei Yan did not dare to openly disobey Zhuge Liang's orders.

However, at the same time of anger, Zhuge Liang was also in a hurry, if Ma Jian defeated his eight-year layout, it would completely collapse.

"Order Wu Yi, gather the soldiers and horses, and I will personally go to the street pavilion to help!"