"Ahem."

Zhang He coughed and attracted everyone's gaze and said, "Our army was defeated by the Shu army today, which was a mistake for a certain underestimation of the enemy. Zhuge Liang's formation was indeed strange, so he shouldn't have easily sent others to join the formation."

He took the blame for defeat on himself. After hearing this, the generals hurriedly clasped their fists and said, "It's true that we are very skilled and have poor skills. Why should we blame ourselves?"

Zhang He waved his hand: "Don't underestimate yourself. You have been fighting for the country for many years and have achieved remarkable achievements. You should not be discouraged by a temporary defeat. In today's battle, I should apologize to the emperor, so you don't have to say much."

Seeing that he insisted on doing this, the generals all admired him and said in unison: "We are willing to live and die with the general and fight the thieves with the Shu thieves to the end."

"Okay, I feel relieved to you all." Zhang He nodded and said, "But our army now has only more than 20,000 people, and the morale of the soldiers is probably very low. We are no longer able to go out to fight against the Shu army. It is only safe to stick to the camp and ask the emperor for help. When Your Majesty sends another elite general to Long, we will decide the winner with Zhuge Liang."

Everyone knew that being able to hold on to help was the best strategy, so they nodded in agreement. Dai Ling, who was in the lower right, clasped his fists and said, "General, it is necessary to hold on to help, but in this way, the food and grass in the army will not last for a few days. We have to transfer military supplies from Guanzhong to Jieting as soon as possible."

"Meng Sheng said very much that food and grass have become the key to whether our army can confront the Shu army." Zhang He said: "To be honest, yesterday I ordered people to hold on to the nearest Fufeng County and let them quickly deliver a batch of food and grass."

"The general is thinking about Zhou Bei, and I can't wait." Dai Ling said in admiration.

Zhang He also said: "Now the entrance of Fanxu Road and other Longshan Valley are related to the safety of our army's food route. Zhuge Liang is very likely to send people to block Longkou and cut off our food route. Although the soldiers who returned to the team said that there are still five or six hundred people left there to rest, just in case, they still have to send a large army to guard. I wonder who would be willing to guard Longkou and supervise the transportation of food and grass?"

"I'm willing to go." As soon as he finished speaking, He Di immediately stood up and responded.

Zhang He nodded and said, "Well, this matter is urgent. I am intending to send cavalry to you. Since that's the case, tomorrow morning, you will lead three thousand cavalry to Xiazhaikou, guarding Xiazhai from Fanxudaokou, and transporting food and grass from this way to Jieting as fast as possible, and you will never be missed."

"No, I will understand."

Dai Ling asked, "General, now we can no longer go south to meet with Governor Guo. After the news of today's defeat came out, there will probably be more officials and civilians in Longyou who are in a rebel. However, the main force of the Shu army is in Jieting. Even if there are Shu army outside Shangji City, I believe that the maximum number of troops is only a few thousand.

Therefore, Ling thought whether to send a letter to Governor Guo and asked him to take the initiative to attack. Not to mention recovering the counties, it would be better to unravel the siege of Shangji first, otherwise the thief would probably be even bigger."

"Well, I don't know the situation in Shangqiu. It's better to let Governor Guo attack easily, so let him decide on his own. But I must go there. At least I must report the recent situation of my waiting." Zhang He pondered for a while and replied.

"yes."

Zhang He said again: "As for the increasing thief's power, we are powerless for the time being. Let the Sichuan thieves be proud for a while. As long as reinforcements arrive and defeat Zhuge Liang, those fence-bearing grass will come back to our Great Wei."

"What the general said is very much." Dai Ling nodded.

Zhang He said: "Well, let's talk about it here first. It's late at night. You can go back and rest early. You can't go out tomorrow and rest the soldiers."

"No." The generals said goodbye and left.

However, two days ago, after Guo Huai received the exact news that Zhuge Liang led his army to Jieting north, he immediately understood that the battle between Zhang He and Zhuge Liang was related to the overall gains and losses. If the Han army won, Zhang He would be unable to go south to join him. In this way, the war would be delayed for a longer time. If his army won, the situation would be reversed in one fell swoop, and Longyou would be able to recover it smoothly.

Therefore, he quickly gathered civil and military officials in the city to announce that he wanted to lead troops to attack the Han army in Lieliu City. Once Gao Xiang was defeated and occupied the city, he could echo Zhang He north and south, forming a joint attack on the Shu army.

Even if it fails, it can attract some of the Han troops on the flanks to share some pressure for Zhang and He.

Everyone said that this plan was feasible, so Guo Huai asked Ma Zun to stay at Shangji, and he immediately led 4,000 troops to kill Lieliu City without stopping.

In the public room of Jieting City, Zhuge Liang was handling military affairs. Suddenly Ma Su came in and reported: "Prime Minister, as you expected, General Wen Chang led the army outside the Wei camp for an hour, but the Wei army just couldn't stand it and did not send a soldier and a soldier to fight."

"Well." Zhuge Liang said without raising his head: "This is expected. Zhang He is also a wise general. He naturally knows that the best way to stick to the waiting for help is to do so at this moment."

He stopped writing and asked, "Have the sender sent out?"

"I set off half an hour ago. I believe I can reach Yuan Jian before the Wei army arrives at Fanxukou." Ma Su replied.

Zhuge Liang nodded: "Well, that's great."

This morning, thousands of Wei cavalry left the camp and headed east by Han army provocateurs, but then again, the two armies were only a few miles apart, and the Wei cavalry was large in number. How could such a large amount of movement be discovered?

However, Zhang He did not want to hide it from the Han army. Now he is the leader of the country and blocks the Han army's way eastward. With him guarding Jieting, he is not afraid of the large number of Han army going over and hunting down his own cavalry.

After learning about this, Zhuge Liang immediately understood Zhang He's plan and immediately sent someone to walk around the path to inform Liao Hua, asking him to be prepared and guard the Fanxukou early.

"Prime Minister, Zhang He sent troops to guard Longkou to ensure the safety of the Wei army's food route. Jieting is only a hundred miles away from Fanxukou. Zhang He will know that Yuan Jian and the others have already been there in two or three days.

In this way, either Zhang He will increase his troops to attack Yuan Jian in order to clear the food and grass, or lead all the Wei army to withdraw back to Guanzhong. I wonder how our army should deal with it? Should we prepare early?" Ma Su said.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content behind! Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "Don't worry, let the soldiers rest for two more days. It's not too late to deal with it after Zhang He knows it. Now our army is taking the initiative, and we can only deal with it."

"Yes, Su understands." Although Zhuge Liang said that he had a move, Ma Su knew that his prime minister was already confident when he saw his confident smile.

At this time, Yang Yi suddenly stepped into the inner world and reported: "Prime Minister, General Gao came from an urgent report, saying that Guo Huai suddenly led his troops to Lieliu City. He was caught off guard by the Wei army. Now Lieliu City is in danger and asks us to send troops to support us quickly." After that, he placed the military newspaper in his hand on Zhuge Liang's desk.

After reading it quickly, Zhuge Liang said, "Four or five thousand troops, the Wei soldiers in Shanggui City are probably coming out. Guo Huai has such a good vision and courage!"

Then he smiled and sighed, "What a pity, if Zhang He was not defeated by our army, as long as Guo Huai can occupy Lieliu City, he can attack and encircle our army with the Jieting Wei army. If so, our army will be in danger."

"Prime Minister, although the Wei army cannot attack our army from north to south now, Lieliu City cannot be occupied by Guo Huai. Once this city is lost, our army's flanks will be threatened by it at all times." Ma Su said with some concern.

Yang Yi also said: "Yes, Prime Minister, Lieliucheng still has to send troops to reinforce. If General Gao can't hold on, it will be troublesome. Please ask the Prime Minister to summon all the generals to send troops as soon as possible."

"There is no need to gather the generals." Zhuge Liang smiled calmly: "Just send dozens of cavalry to carry several captured Wei army flags, order the flag to Lieliu City, and tell Guo Huai and Zhang He that the tens of thousands of Wei troops under our army had been defeated by our army. When they knew about it, they would retreat on their own."

"That's enough? Don't send troops?" Yang Yi was a little disbelief.

Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "That's all. Guo Huai is a smart person. He will not lose his big mistakes because of small things."

"Yes, Yi will make arrangements now." Yang Yi nodded, bowed and left the public housing.

In fact, what Zhuge Liang and the other two didn't know was that after Ma Su was defeated by Zhang He in history, Gao Xiang was defeated by Guo Huai and lost Lieliu City. The Han army thus advanced and retreated, so they had to withdraw their troops. So Ji Han's first and greatest chance of the Northern Expedition failed.

However, the situation in this life became very different due to Yang Qing's arrival.

Ma Su praised: "The Prime Minister's plan is very good. Guo Huai and others knew that Zhang He would retreat with fear if he was defeated, so our army would not have to send a large army to rescue Lieliu City."

"Well. So when I was young, the art of winning and changing is the way to change. Who can do it according to the opportunity? The way to see the opportunity is nothing more than unexpected. Therefore, the beast is in danger, and the boy holds a halberd to chase it. The bee is poisonous. The strong man is wandering and loses his complexion. Because the disaster is not a matter of not seeking speed, the speed is not a concern.

When you are young, you must not stick to what you say in the book. It should change according to the time, place and situation." Zhuge Liang said earnestly.
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