Ma Su cleared his throat and said loudly: "Prime Minister, everyone, I think that in the next Northern Expedition, the king's army should mobilize four armies, attack in separate directions, and regain the entire Guanzhong in one fell swoop."

"Which four soldiers are they?" Zhuge Liang asked.

Ma Su said: "The first route is to pacify General Wu Yi. General Liao Hua of Qiancheng will lead his troops to attack Feng Yi County and contain Zhang He and other enemies in the north of Qicheng.

On the second route, Generals Mingzhi, Wenchang, and Anguo will lead their troops to march eastward and take Chang'an directly.

The third route is Hanzhong soldiers and horses. The prime minister can send a general with more than 10,000 elite troops to attack Tongguan diagonally from the north of Ziwu Road to block the eastward escape route of the Wei army in Guanzhong and block Cao Wei's reinforcements in the east.

On the fourth route, the prime minister led the main force of the Han army northward, and together with General Ming and others attacked Chang'an.

As a result, the four armies and horses are attacking from all sides, and the Wei army in Guanzhong will definitely lose sight of each other. As long as the sneak attack at Tongguan is successful, no matter how many Wei troops are in the east, they will be unable to do anything in a short time. They can only watch helplessly as we regain the entire territory.

Guanzhong.

The above are all my humble opinions, and I hope the Prime Minister and the gentlemen can give me some advice." After saying that, he stood up and bowed to everyone, bowing his hands in greeting.

Zhuge Liang smiled and nodded, then turned sideways and looked at the wooden map on the right, thinking about it, and asked: "Xiao Chang, how many soldiers and horses do you think the four-pronged army should use?"

"He believes that the next Northern Expedition will be related to the overall situation of whether our Han Dynasty can regain the old capital of Chang'an, and Cao Wei will definitely not sit back and watch the entire Guanzhong fall into our hands, and will definitely fight for it with all his strength, so the next Northern Expedition Wang Shi will go all out.

, the number of soldiers and horses cannot be less than one hundred thousand." Ma Su replied.

Everyone was surprised and excited when they heard Ma Di's strategy to mobilize at least one hundred thousand troops. What was surprising was that the strength of the Han army had grown significantly without knowing it. In the early years of Jianxing, there were only tens of thousands.

Considering that the total military strength of the country now exceeds 100,000, although it is not as good as the heyday before Guan Yu's defeat, it is not far behind.

Everyone believes that as long as Ji Han maintains the current upward momentum and develops for a few more years, the strength of the Han army will definitely return to its peak state, and even surpass the grand occasion when the late emperor first captured Hanzhong.

Everyone was very excited when they thought that they could participate in the Northern Expedition with an army of 100,000 troops. Especially generals such as Zhao Yun, Wei Yan, Guan Xing, etc. were gearing up and eager to try. They wished they could immediately lead 100,000 troops to the north to fight happily with the Wei army.

One game.

Some people say that if a military general fails to participate in a war in which the total number of combat troops on both sides exceeds 200,000, then his military career is incomplete.

Among the generals present, only Zhao Yun, Wei Yan and other senior generals were lucky enough to have participated in such a large-scale battle. Young generals such as Guan Xing and Jiang Wei had not yet experienced it, but they should have no regrets in their military careers during the next Northern Expedition.

Zhuge Liang was filled with emotion in his heart. After several years of hard work, he finally managed to save more than 100,000 troops for Ji Han. However, the more the situation got better, he warned himself to be more cautious and not to repeat it again.

He will make the same mistake as he did when he was careless and lost Jingzhou.

Thinking of this, he quickly realized that although Ma Di's strategy for entering the army was perfect, he was too optimistic about the situation and seemed to have not fully considered Cao Wei's response. Then he looked at the crowd and asked: "Others.

Do you have any other clever ideas?"

"Prime Minister, I have something to say."

Zhuge Liang looked for the voice and saw Wei Yan sitting under Yang Qing. He nodded and said with a smile: "It's the article chief. What do you have in mind?"

"Prime Minister, although Youchang's four-pronged attack plan was very well planned, he still thought that the attack on Tongguan was too simple.

The Wei army originally had heavy troops stationed at Tongguan. Since they attacked Chang'an eastward last time, the Wei army has strengthened its alert at Tongguan. If our army fails to capture Tongguan, the Wei army east of Guanzhong will continue to kill.

Come, then we have to consider a decisive battle with Cao Wei's army in Guanzhong.

After all, Cao Wei has a great family and a great cause. At this time, the military strength is still better than that of the Han Dynasty. If we lose the decisive battle, not only will Chang'an not be captured, but Hanzhong and Shuzhong may also be in danger of overthrowing. We must consider this carefully." Wei Yan said.

Seeing that he was questioning his strategy, Ma Su immediately retorted: "General Wenchang, I have sent many batches of special forces to Tongguan in the past year. I have already understood Tongguan's troop deployment clearly. There should be no problem in attacking Tongguan."

"There should be no problem?" Wei Yanba raised his voice and asked with a smile: "That means you are not 100% sure?"

"Although it's not 100%, it's at least 70%."

Wei Yan chuckled when he heard this: "I'm afraid it's still not safe! Do you dare to issue a military order?"

"Military order? This..." Ma Su did not dare to agree.

Ever since he behaved uncontrollably in the battle to rescue Meng Da in the fifth year of Jianxing, Ma Di has long lost his determination to win every prediction. Although his confidence has recovered after a year of training as a close official, he still faced Wei Yan's call.

Don't dare to challenge.

Yang Qing looked on and was secretly amused. Wei Yan was a very adventurous person. In the past, he only had a 10% or 20% certainty to propose such a dangerous plan as a surprise attack on Chang'an at Ziwu Valley. Now he was trying to beat Ma Di with less than a 100% certainty.

It can be said to be the ultimate double standard.

Seeing that Ma Su was embarrassed by Wei Yan's questioning, Zhuge Liang immediately came to the rescue and said: "Well, it's too early to say what military orders we will write now. Let's continue to discuss the general strategy of the Northern Expedition. Long article, since you have thought far and far, I don't know what good strategy can be done.

Close this loophole?”

"Prime Minister, the plan of seizing Tongguan and blocking the east as mentioned by You Chang can still be carried out, but for the sake of safety, we must send another group of troops to prevent Cao Wei's reinforcements from advancing westward."

"Oh? Where will the fifth line of troops come from? And how to advance?" Zhuge Liang asked.

Wei Yan said: "Prime Minister, we don't need so many troops to attack Chang'an. The last general is willing to lead the Liangzhou army to borrow the road from the northern grassland to capture Bingzhou, and then go south to threaten Luoyang, or continue to the east to threaten Jizhou and turn the hinterland of Cao Wei upside down.

In this way, the Wei thieves will not dare to send large-scale Western aid, and Guanzhong can be restored."

"It turns out that he still wants to split up his troops and is unwilling to listen to my orders and march together with me." Yang Qing thought to himself.

The second line of troops mentioned by Ma Su just now is for Yang Qing, Wei Yan, and Guan Xing to jointly advance eastward. As Yang Qing is a former general, his military position is higher than that of Wei Yan, so he should be the leader of the three troops' joint advance.

However, as a proud and arrogant person, Wei Yan certainly did not want to be subordinated to others, so he came up with a plan to attack Bingzhou and other places from the north in order to get rid of the constraints of Yang Qing and others and show his military talents on his own.

Zhuge Liang also knew that Wei Yanjiu had long wanted to divide his troops. In the past, when there were few generals, Wei Yan could not be allowed to act apart from the main force. But now that the strength of the Han army has greatly increased, it is okay to let him divide his troops to fight.

What's more, Zhuge Liang felt that Wei Yan's plan did have some truth. If another front could be opened in Bingzhou, Jizhou and other places, Cao Wei would be more concerned about one thing and the other. By then, the winning rate of regaining Guanzhong would be even greater.

"Well, Chief Wen's plan is very clever. Attacking Bingzhou can really disturb Cao Wei's mind and distract Cao Wei's strength."

Zhuge Liang praised it, but then said with concern: "Will Liangzhou's troops and horses alone be powerful enough? You must know that it is a thousand miles away from Liangzhou to Bingzhou. It is a taboo for military strategists to go deep alone. If one is not good,

There would be a risk of annihilation of the entire army."

"Prime Minister, don't worry, Yanzhi will lead the cavalry to attack Bingzhou and other places."
Chapter completed!