Chapter 456 When guarding the pass, you must guard Longyou
Zhuge Liang glanced at Feng Yong dissatisfied and said, "All five routes have disadvantages, so why can't we go to the Northern Expedition?"
"The Northern Expedition is naturally necessary, but how to go, how to fight, and how to defend must be carefully considered." Feng Yong said, "You dare to ask the Prime Minister, do you want to capture Yong and Liang with all your strength? Do you want to capture Longyou overlooking Guan Zhonghu?"
Zhuge Liang raised his brows, with a look of surprise on his face again, "At this time, you are really a bit of a master! If you can go all out to win Yong and Liang, that would be the best. How should you do it?" yes?"
"To seize Yong and Liangzhou with all your strength, you have to take risks." Feng Yong paused and then said, "Ask a fierce general to lead 5,000 elite soldiers, and let 5,000 auxiliary soldiers carry dry food, which should be enough for three months." . Travel secretly from Ziwu Valley, attack Chang'an directly, and capture Tongguan."
"Now Cao Cao is heavily guarding the Yangtze River and Huaihe River, but the troops in Guanzhong are insufficient. The person who is now the governor of Guanzhong is Xiahou Dun's son Xiahou Mao. He has no military strategy and is good at running family business, so Chang'an is completely defenseless."
"If a surprise army suddenly arrives at Chang'an, it may not be impossible to attack. Tongguan is now a close confidant of Cao's thieves. There will definitely not be many troops at the gate. Chang'an will be stationed, and then Tongguan will be attacked."
“The prime minister led his army to march quickly from Xiegu, and gathered at Tongguan before Cao Cao’s thieves could help Guanzhong.”
“At the beginning of the war, we will divide our troops to capture Pubanjin Ferry above and Wuguan below. By doing this, Guanzhong will be completely in our hands, and the Northern Expedition will be half successful.”
"No!" Zhuge Liang flatly refused, "Not to mention the dangers of Ziwu Valley, even if we succeed in capturing Tongguan, the Cao thieves garrison at Pubanjin Ferry above and Wuguan below will definitely be alert."
"From Hanzhong to Tongguan via Xiegu, even if we drive the soldiers, it will take more than 20 days and nearly a month at least. And Wanluo's troops will take no more than ten days to reach Tongguan."
“Whether Tongguan can be defended by then, Pubanjin Ferry and Wuguan must have been filled with Cao soldiers for a long time. How can we capture these two places?”
"At the beginning of the war, Cao Cao sent a large army from Pubanjin to exert pressure, and then sent cavalry from Wuguan to attack the grain road. The Tongguan army would not be able to advance or retreat. It would be trapped in Tongguan and would be trapped in a dead end. This plan definitely does not work!"
At this point, Zhuge Liang glared at Feng Yong again, "Don't you know how Cao Cao defeated Ma Meng when he raised a hundred thousand troops to defend Chang'an and Tongguan?"
Feng Yongqian laughed.
"If the Prime Minister doesn't use this strategy, he can only go to Qishan Mountain and cut off Longyou."
This is an indirect admission of the shortcomings of Ziwu Valley’s strategy.
The big man’s foundation is still too weak to afford gambling.
Feng Yong himself also knew that the risk of this strategy was too great.
When he mentioned this strategy, he certainly didn't expect Zhuge Liang to accept it. He was actually laying the groundwork for the next strategy.
As for the people in later generations who strongly admire the Ziwu Valley's conspiracy, they probably don't know who Sima Xun, Gao Yingxiang, and Wang Yaowu are - but anyone who takes the Ziwu Valley will have a bad end.
Few people who think that the Ziwu Valley Conspiracy will succeed will talk about what kind of situation the Han army will face after successfully capturing Tongguan Chang'an.
In their view, conquering Chang'an means everything will be fine.
But they had no idea that the real nightmare would begin after they captured Tongguan and Chang'an.
Even if the Han Dynasty is the biological son of God, the Han army was allowed to go straight to Chang'an and Tongguan, but what about Wuguan? What about Kasakazu Ferry?
Tongguan is not the only pass in Guanzhong.
How did Liu Bang enter Guanzhong? Isn’t it just from Congwuguan?
After the Han captured Tongguan, as long as Cao Wei's IQ was not below the human average, he knew to strengthen the defense of Wuguan and Pubanjin Ferry.
It would be good if Tongguan's partial division could defend Tongguan. How could they dare to allocate their troops to seize Wuguan and Pubanjin Ferry?
By the time Zhuge Liang arrives with his army, it will take at least a month.
The Central Army of Cao Wei stationed in Wanluo is not mentally retarded or dead. In addition, there are many cavalry. If they travel day and night, they can reach Tongguan in not more than ten days, but in six or seven days.
In ten days, we can reach Wuguan and Pubanjin Ferry anyway. How can we let the Han easily seize these two entrances again?
At that time, the Han's extremely fragile grain roads were directly exposed to Cao Wei's cavalry.
What is even more dangerous is that the legions of Cao Wei's Yongzhou and Liangzhou have not been injured at all, and they will attack from the west.
The idea that it will be determined by sending a message is simply a fantasy.
During the First Expedition, all three counties rebelled. When Guanzhong was in shock, Guo Huai, Xu Miao and others were not only able to hold on and wait for the arrival of reinforcements, but even launched a counterattack.
Does it depend on the message that was agreed upon in the dream? Why didn't you come?
This situation is truly more terrifying than losing a street pavilion.
They could safely retreat to Hanzhong after losing the street pavilion, but after the surprise attack on Tongguan, the tens of thousands of soldiers of the Han Dynasty not only had to face attacks from three sides by hundreds of thousands of Cao Wei, but also had no way out and had to completely defeat them.
Otherwise, the whole army will be wiped out and no one will survive.
It is not an exaggeration to say that he is setting himself up for death.
"Since we can't swallow Yongzhou in one go, we can only take a step back, take Longyou and overlook Guanzhong. Since ancient times, guarding Guanzhong must guard Longyou. Without Longyou, Guanzhong will be safe. If Longyou is captured, Guanzhong will be in our hands sooner or later. .”
In fact, the strategic goal of the First Northern Expedition was correct. Unfortunately, Ma Dazui's performance was extremely disappointing.
“To guard the pass, you must guard Longyou. Without Longyou, there will be no danger in the pass. This is really a wonderful saying!”
Zhuge Liang just thought that Feng Yong was too whimsical, and he was just disappointed in his heart. He didn't expect that he would say these words again. He couldn't help but admired, "Tell me, what if we take Longyou?"
"This is much simpler. Marquis Zhuyu of Huaiyin is in front, and we can also imitate him. Let a general spread suspicion on the troops and march to Xiegu or Chencang with great fanfare, while the prime minister will lead the army to surprise him from Qishan Mountain."
"Cao Pi regards Sun Quan as his formidable enemy, so most of his troops are stationed in the Jianghuai River. The troops in Guanzhong can only protect themselves, and the troops in Longyou are even more empty. If the prime minister leads a large army to attack Longyou unexpectedly, he is afraid that the counties in Longyou will be unprepared and frightened. And it’s still unknown whether it will come down.”
"Even if there are die-hards who defend the city, as long as they can cut off the enemy from the east to help the Cao thieves for a month, the officials and people in the city will no longer want to defend it."
"Good!" Zhuge Liang applauded, "This plan is stable and risk-free. You can get a glimpse of the middle of the pass from the right side of Longlong. It's a great idea!"
His face was slightly flushed with excitement. He looked at Feng Yong, his eyes full of excitement, "Do you have any ideas on how to stop Cao's thieves from rushing to aid Longyou?"
The first Northern Expedition was the most promising opportunity for the Han Dynasty to make a comeback. Feng Yong had debated it with people on the Internet countless times before he traveled through time.
At the moment, he said calmly, "There are five roads from Guanzhong to Longyou. Two of them are small roads, which are not feasible for large armies, so they can be ignored. The remaining three roads are all passable by large armies."
"The northernmost one is to pass through Xiaoguan, one of the four passes in Guanzhong. It goes through the Jinghe River Valley, passes Longshan and then goes south. This road is relatively long. If Cao Wei had taken this road, he would have traveled a long distance, not to mention the fatigue of the people and the time. We may not be able to make it in time.”
"At that time, the overall situation of Longyou has been decided. The prime minister is waiting for work, and attacks Cao's thieves over a long distance. Like a strong crossbow, it cannot penetrate the silk. I am afraid that not only Longyou will be owned by the Han Dynasty, but even the Cao soldiers who came to rescue will never come back. So They will definitely not choose this path."
“The southernmost one, leave Sanguan from Chencang, detour to Wudu, and then turn north to reach Tianshui. This road is the smoothest, but the longest, and it is too close to Hanzhong.”
“Why?”
"Not to mention the journey is too far, and it is very close to Hanzhong. As soon as they leave Chencang, Hanzhong will definitely know. At that time, the prime minister will just lead his troops to turn back and block the Wu capital area. Hanzhong will send another division to harass the back road. Cao's thieves will I'm afraid the reinforcements will only go to ten or sixty-seven, so how can we help Longyou?"
“Then according to your opinion, they will take the last road?”
"Yes!" Feng Yong said with certainty, "This road is the closest, and it is the main passage from Guanzhong into Longyou. It is Guanlong Avenue. As long as the Prime Minister can guard the pass of Guanlong Avenue, all the counties in Longyou will be safe. In the bag.”
"Guanlong Avenue starts from Longdi in the east and ends at Jieting in the west. Therefore, if you want to defend Guanlong Avenue, the top plan is to carry Longshan Mountain and occupy Longdi, and the bottom plan is to hold Jieting to block Cao's thieves."
"How to say?"
Zhuge Liang was really more and more surprised. He didn't expect that he just wanted to ask this son about the situation of Hanshui in Nanxiang, but he didn't expect to get such shocking words.
The joy in my heart is really beyond words.
These are the true disciples of an elite, who have good plans, sit in the hall, and strategize the great plans of the country.
“The Prime Minister can view the old events of Emperor Guangwu. At that time, Emperor Guangwu personally came to Chang’an and sent seven generals including Geng Yan, Gai Yan, Ji Zun, Wang Chang, Ma Wu, Liu Xin, and Liu Shang to attack Bashu Gongsun Shu from Guanlong Avenue.”
"Kui Xiao on the right side of Longyi was afraid that the Han army would attack him and raised his troops to rebel against the Han. He ordered his general Wang Yuan to occupy Longdi and cut down the wooden road to resist the Han army. Seven generals of the Han army turned their backs to Longdi and refused to attack. In the end, they were defeated. Big defeat.”
“Prime Minister, think about it, Emperor Guangwu is so talented and strategizing, and he has many generals under his command, but he can’t conquer the Longdi area at the pass of Guanlong Avenue. How can the Cao thieves compare with Emperor Guangwu?”
Guarding the street pavilion at the west end of Guan Long Avenue is only a passive defense, while guarding Longdi at the east end is the best choice.
Longdi is backed by Longshan and overlooks the land of Guanzhong. The army coming from Chang'an can only attack from its back.
As long as Longdi can be taken into his hands, let alone Zhang He's 50,000 troops, even if he adds 50,000 more, he may not be able to get through Longshan.
The danger of Longdi is that it has Longshan Mountain at its back.
If we come from the Longshan side, Longdi will lose its danger. It will be much easier to attack Longdi from the direction of Longshan.
This is equivalent to the difference between a person's front and back.
As for whether we can capture Longdi, it depends on the speed of the march.
In the first Northern Expedition, neither Ma Di nor Zhuge Liang seriously underestimated the speed of Cao Wei's advance.
More importantly, this guy Ma Dazui was defeated so quickly that Zhuge Liang had no time to react, and he was almost cut off from his escape.
As for how to block the northernmost Xiaoguan Pass after occupying Longdi and Longyou, that is another matter.
Anyway, according to the historical process, Anding had already responded to the Northern Expedition and returned to the Han Dynasty to rebel against Wei. Xiaoguan belonged to Anding County, so it was normal to capture Xiaoguan without any bloodshed - this was one of the reasons why Zhang He did not go to Xiaoguan.
At that time, Liu Xiu, the son of the plane, had unified the north and the south of the Yangtze River, and only Kaixiao of Longyou and Gongsun Shu of Bashu were separated from each other.
It was this mere land of Longyou that was attacked by the sons of the plane with all the strength of the whole country, and they were defeated again and again, and defeated again and again. They fought for it several times before finally chewing it down with great difficulty.
Cao Thief is definitely no match for the Son of the Plane, and even more so is Wei Xiao, Mr. Zhuge.
What's more, at this time, the Han Dynasty still had Bashu in Hanzhong.
In fact, in Feng Yong's heart, as long as he can occupy Longyou, the Han Dynasty will be stable - at least it will be a situation like the Western Wei, Eastern Wei, Northern Zhou and Northern Qi.
At that time, whether the stalemate lasts for decades or a hundred years, there is basically no need to worry.
Because not only does the Han have a commanding position, it can attack Guanzhong at any time from Longyou and Han, but also after Bashu and Longyou are connected, the Han's capital will double.
At least for Feng Tubao himself, there is no need to worry about the Han Dynasty being tortured to death by Cao Wei in his lifetime.
“Okay, okay!”
Zhuge Liang laughed, feeling extremely happy, with a look of relief on his face, "I finally have someone who will succeed me!"
Looking at Feng Yong, he suddenly felt regretful.
"The first time I saw you the year before last, when I heard you suggested the strategy of reconciling the East with Sun Wu and the South and the South, I told you that I wanted you to join the government and join the army, but you refused."
"Now that I hear your words again, I can't help but have this thought again. I don't want you to go to Yuejun. Why don't you go directly to the prime minister's house to help me with military affairs?"
Isn’t that the same as joining the army?
Of course, this joining the army may be much more valuable than joining the army as mentioned the first time, but it is still joining the army!
Feng Yong coughed dryly and said, "Prime Minister, even if I don't join the Prime Minister's Palace, I can still help you with military affairs."
Zhuge Liang suddenly woke up after hearing this, then shook his head and smiled to himself. He knew that he was impatient.
The relationship this child has now is not as innocent as it was back then.
If he is forced to enter the house now, I don’t know how many people will be upset and unable to sleep.
After all, what he carries on his back is not the property of a whole family.
If he was called into the Prime Minister's Mansion, everyone would suspect that the Prime Minister's Mansion would forcefully intervene in these industries, which would definitely cause a lot of trouble.
“That’s all, do as you wish.”
Zhuge Liang said, thinking for a moment, as if he remembered something, and then said, "I want to ask Yang Yi to build a high platform outside the city and erect a stone tablet for the purpose of the alliance."
“These days, you must be well prepared. When the alliance is held, you will bring ghost soldiers to witness the alliance. Don’t make any mistakes.”
Feng Yong sighed and said, "Prime Minister, Yong understands."
After bidding farewell to Zhuge Liang, Feng Yong returned to the camp and saw only Li Yi, Wang Xun and Yang Wanwan in the tent.
“Where are Guan Ji, Huang Ji and Erlang?”
Feng Yong asked strangely.
Li Yi explained, "Brother, Guan Ji and Lady Amei went back to the city first. As for Huang Ji and Yiwen, they went to test ride their newly acquired BMW. They said that the horse was too hot-tempered and they wanted to help brother train it. tame."
At this time, the four-legged BMW, like the four-wheeled BMW in later generations, was a favorite of men.
Feng Yong was not surprised to see Zhao Guang's joy, "Forget it, leave him alone. Wenxuan, there is something I want to ask you."
“I wonder what brother wants to ask?”
(End of this chapter)