Zhuge Liang asked again: "Does anyone else have any objections?"

"We have no objection, please give the order, Prime Minister." Everyone said with fists in their hands.

"Okay." Zhuge Liang looked at Liao Hua and said, "Yuan Jian, hang up the map of the street pavilion sent by Ming Zhi."

Soon, Liao Hua arranged for Yang Qing, Guan Xing, and Wang Ping to guard the street pavilion, Nanshan, and the water source situation map.

Zhuge Liang left his seat and came to the map. He turned sideways and said to everyone: "Currently, Mingzhi leads nearly 6,000 soldiers and horses to guard the small town of Jieting. Anguo leads 3,000 troops to garrison Nanshan, and Nanshan is the high point around Jieting.

Therefore, Mingzhi did not abandon this place.

Prince Jun, on the other hand, led two thousand men to form a camp and guard the stream bank at the foot of the northern slope of Nanshan Mountain. The water source here is related to the survival of the soldiers on the mountain, so there is no room for loss. This is the deployment of the Han army in Jieting."

Everyone nodded. Some of them had already known about Yang Qing's troop deployment, such as Ma Su, Yang Yi, Liao Hua and others who had joined the army. Some of them only knew about it today, such as Wei Yan, Wu Yi and other generals.

"As for the Wei army, they set up a stronghold two miles northeast of Nanshan. There are five strongholds in the front, back, left, right, and middle. The inside and outside are interlocked and closely connected. How do you think our army should use its troops?"

Everyone bowed their heads in thought after hearing this. Zhang He had 50,000 soldiers and horses, and his own side, including Yang Qing in the street pavilion, had almost 50,000 troops. Not to mention the elite level of the sergeants on both sides, even the 10,000 cavalry in Zhang He's hands was a force.

It is a powerful force that is difficult to deal with. If it is a head-on battle, even if the Han army wins, it will probably suffer a lot of casualties.

If Zhang He's 50,000-strong army was defeated at the cost of heavy casualties, Ji Han would not have much strength to resist Wei's subsequent counterattack. After all, the gap in national power between the two sides was too great, and Wei could afford to lose tens of thousands of casualties, while Ji Han could not afford to lose tens of thousands of casualties.

Even the result of a miserable victory cannot be accepted here.

Once the army suffered too many casualties, not to mention gaining a firm foothold in Longyou, the country might be in danger of subjugation. In fact, this was the reason why Zhuge Liang was cautious in using troops in the Northern Expedition.

Therefore, when going to Jieting to fight Zhang He this time, they must not only win, but also achieve a great victory. It cannot be a tragic victory with similar casualties. Everyone present knows this truth, so even though they are already the elites of Ji Han Chaotang, for a while,

I didn't come up with any clever ideas.

Although Zhuge Liang had a plan in mind, he still had to listen to everyone's opinions, brainstorm ideas, and understand by listening.

After a while, Ma Di, who had been staring at the map hanging on the wooden frame for a long time, broke the silence in the tent, stood up, pointed at the map and said excitedly: "Prime Minister, this Nanshan Mountain is the highest point in Jieting.

, the location is extremely important, Mingzhi and the others divided their troops to guard Nanshan in order to occupy this high place.

If the main army is placed on the mountain, it can be condescending and overlook the overall situation. If Zhang He wants to go south to meet with Guo Huai, he must compete with our army for Nanshan. In this way, he can follow the story of the late emperor Ding Junshan and swoop down to kill him.

Defeat the thief in one fell swoop.

Therefore, when our army reaches Jieting, we can use Nanshan as our base, thus taking the initiative in the war and waiting for opportunities to defeat the thieves."

It may be due to the inertia of history. Even if Ma Di is not leading the troops to guard the street pavilion now, he still has the plan to set up camp on the mountain and replicate the battle at Dingjun Mountain. However, just like in the original history, he ignored the key factor of water source.

Sure enough, Wei Yan, Wu Yi and other senior generals all shook their heads and objected after hearing this. Wei Yan said: "Prime Minister, although You Chang's plan is good, you have forgotten the big issue of water sources. Tens of thousands of troops are consuming water every day in the mountains and villages.

So many, the reason why Yang Ming only let Guan Xing lead three thousand troops to garrison on the mountain was because of the lack of water on the mountain."

Ma Su argued to himself: "There is a stream running through the foot of the mountain, and General Wang Ping has also set up a stronghold on the bank to guard it. As long as we hold on here, there will be enough water on the mountain to guarantee it."

"What You Chang said is wrong. Tens of thousands of troops use a lot of water every day. Even if there is a stream at the foot of the mountain, sergeants must carry water up it. How many troops are needed to collect water every day? How long does it take?

It will take a long time to obtain water for tens of thousands of soldiers, so Zhanghe's army will have an opportunity to take advantage of it. Once our water source is cut off, tens of thousands of soldiers will be self-defeating, so it is absolutely impossible to put the army on the mountain.

." Wu Yi also objected.

Zhuge Liang sighed secretly in his heart. He was still young and lacked experience. Although he knew the art of war, he could not apply it flexibly and needed more training.

Zhuge Liang coughed lightly and said slowly: "Nanshan is an isolated mountain, while Dingjun Mountain is among the rolling mountains. The two cannot be compared. The article is long, and Ziyuan's words are absolutely right. Water is the life of Nanshan.

Gate, Nanshan cannot accommodate the garrison of tens of thousands of troops."

These words negated Ma Su's plan. Ma Su was so ashamed that his face flushed, and he lowered his head and said yes.

"Do you have any other strategies, generals?" Zhuge Liang glanced at Ma Su, then gently shook his feather fan and asked everyone.

Wei Yan cupped his fists and said: "Prime Minister, I think that Zhang He's army has two weaknesses. One is that he has traveled thousands of miles, and the food and grass brought by the army can last for up to half a month. Although the puppet Wei will also transport food and grass to him from Guanzhong, Long Road

The mouths of the valleys are narrow and difficult to navigate, so the transportation of grain and grass must be very difficult.

Secondly, in order to rescue Longyou, the Wei army traveled over 1,700 miles in less than a month. The soldiers must have been exhausted. The fact that they are still able to attack the street pavilion is just because of their initial bravery. Once it is delayed,

If it goes down, it will inevitably decline."

"That makes sense." Zhuge Liang nodded, looked at Wei Yan and motioned for him to continue.

Wei Yan continued: "So Yan thought that after the army arrived at Jieting, he should not engage in a decisive battle with the Wei army first, hold on and avoid its sharp edge. Over time, its vigor will surely weaken.

In addition, an army can be sent behind the Wei army to occupy the Longshan Pass and cut off Zhang He's food route. Once the Wei army is short of food, Zhang He will either retreat to Guanzhong or become disorganized. Then our army will have a chance to win. Prime Minister

What do you think of this plan?"

Zhuge Liang did not answer. He pondered for a moment and then said with a smile: "Zhang Wen is indeed a good warrior. What you said almost coincides with mine."

Hearing that Zhuge Liang agreed with his strategy, Wei Yan couldn't help but look complacent, and looked around proudly at everyone present, secretly saying that except for the Prime Minister, no one in the tent could compare with him, especially Yang Yi, who could only shake his lips.

The fair-tongued scholars cannot rely on these scholars at all in fighting a war.

Sensing Wei Yan's contemptuous gaze, Yang Yi was extremely angry, but when she saw the prime minister praising Wei Yan, she didn't want to make a fuss with him, so she turned her head away and pretended not to notice.

He then heard Zhuge Liang continue: "It's just that it's time-consuming to hold on and dodge the Wei army's advance. It's important to note that not only Zhang He is rushing to help Longyou, but we can't delay too long.

The false emperor Cao Rui is still sitting in Chang'an, and Cao Zhen is also confronting Zilong and others. There are still strong enemies in Guanzhong. If Zhang He cannot be defeated quickly, something may happen that will be detrimental to me.

However, it is clear that they are already holding on, which is enough to consume a lot of the vigor of the Wei army. We can wait until our army arrives to observe. Instead of sending an army to go around Longkou to cut off the Wei army's food route, we can do it first. I don't know who is willing to lead the army. ?”
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