Seeing that everyone had arrived, Zhuge Liang coughed lightly and said loudly: "Everyone, according to spies, Cao Zhen led an army of 100,000 to Chang'an five days ago. Although the bandit army is still resting, there is a possibility of attacking at any time.

I intend to lead the central army and the left army to the city to wait for the enemy the day after tomorrow. Therefore, today’s meeting is the last military meeting we are waiting for in Mianyang. You can speak freely, and be sure to complete the defensive strategy."

"Yes, I will follow the Prime Minister's instructions." Everyone responded in unison.

Zhuge Liang nodded and said to Yang Yi, who was sitting third from the lower left, "Wei Gong, General Hussar has just arrived in Hanzhong and is not familiar with the defense situation. Please tell me the latest troop distribution of the Wang Division first."

"promise."

Yang Yi cupped his hands and said yes, stood up and walked to the wooden map in the upper right corner of the hall, picked up the wooden stick and pointed at it and said loudly: "Masters, after the Hussar General led 20,000 Jiangzhou troops to come to the rescue, Wang's army was all over Hanzhong."

The total force in the border area is almost 75,000. Currently, General Zhao Yun of the Left and General Deng Zhiye of the Northern Expedition have led more than 10,000 troops from the Right to march out of Chenggu and garrison in Xingshi, Huangjin, and Akasaka.

They formed the first line of defense with three thousand county soldiers under the command of Li Zhuan, the prefect of Xicheng, and seven thousand soldiers from Deng Xian, the prefect of Shangyong, to resist the enemies invading from Ziwu Road and the East Han River.

As for the 10,000 county soldiers under the command of Ma Youchang, the prefect of Hanzhong, in addition to guarding the cities in Hanzhong, another 4,000 elite troops were stationed in Han and Le cities to strengthen the defense of the abdomen of Hanzhong.

According to the previously formulated strategy, the Prime Minister will lead the central army and the main force of 25,000 left army troops to Chenggu in the near future to take charge of the overall situation, wait and see the situation, coordinate in the center, and support all parties.

The above is the latest defense situation at the moment. Of course, this is only for Hanzhong. The defense of Yongzhou and Liangzhou is left to the two governors of Yang Qing and Wei Yan. At present, Yang Qing, the governor of Yongzhou, has led 10,000 state soldiers to the martial arts front line to fight with them.

General Guan Xing and General Wang Ping joined forces.

Wei Yanye, the governor of Liangzhou, has led 20,000 cavalry out of Jincheng and can march eastward for reinforcements at any time. As for the 20,000 Jiangzhou Army under General Hussar, they have just arrived in Hanzhong and are still resting in the Huangsha Camp. How they should be deployed remains to be seen.

The Prime Minister will decide." After saying that, he bowed to Zhuge Liang and returned to his seat.

Zhuge Liang asked everyone: "Do you have any improvement in your defense strategy?"

The entire defense strategy has been formulated for many years since last year. During this period, it has been discussed repeatedly. Everyone has already improved the areas that should be improved, and there is no new strategy to this day.

Seeing no one answered, Zhuge Liang smiled and asked Li Yan: "Brother Zhengfang, you have always known soldiers. What do you think of the current defensive strategy?"

"The defensive strategy formulated by the Prime Minister and the gentlemen is naturally very clever. Yan has no objections. It's just that Yan believes that our army should take the initiative to attack and cannot completely defend passively." Li Yan replied with a smile.

Zhuge Liang said: "According to my brother's wishes, how should we take the initiative?"

"When the Wei army invaded, Sima Yi from Jingzhou went up the Han River, while Cao Zhen's army from Chang'an most likely went south from Ziwu Road. Therefore, our army can send a small group of elite troops to harass along the Ziwu Road and attack its grain road.

Slow down the advancing speed of the Wei army to dampen their vigor, so that our army can defend more easily."

"Good. This is a wonderful strategy. Let the old general Zilong plan and implement it."

Zhuge Liang nodded slightly and added: "The Wei army is attacking in separate routes. Although Cao Zhen's route has the largest number of troops and is the most powerful, the one I am most worried about is Sima Yi from the east.

Compared to Cao Zhen, Sima Yi's military capabilities are superior. He is aggressive with his troops and is good at surprise attacks and quick battles. He can also judge the situation and protect himself. He is indeed a formidable enemy."

After a slight pause, he looked at Li Yan and said with a smile: "Brother Zhengfang, Sima Yi should not be underestimated. I am concerned about Li Zhuan. Deng Xian and Deng Xian are not his rivals. I would like to ask my brother to lead 20,000 Jiangzhou troops to Shangyong to garrison. Governor Dong

The troops of the two counties are fighting against the Wei army in Jingzhou. I wonder what your brother wants?"

Li Yan was silent for a moment when he heard the words, and quickly calculated the pros and cons of such an arrangement in his mind. He thought that of course he would lead an army to reinforce Hanzhong and make some achievements. If he stayed with Zhuge Liang, he would not only be restrained, but also he would not be able to show off his talents.

With his abilities, it would be appropriate to take up the responsibility in Dong Er County, so that he could have the opportunity to lead the victory of defeating an enemy army all by himself.

"This..." Although Li Yan had already made up his mind, he still had to figure it out first and pretended to decline: "Oh, I have just arrived here and am not familiar with military affairs. I am afraid that I will not be a match for Sima Yi. I would like to ask the Prime Minister to ask someone else."

Select talented generals to go to the two eastern counties to take charge of the troops, so as not to miss important military events."

How could Zhuge Liang not know that Li Yan was pretending, so he glanced at him, smiled slightly and said: "Brother Zhengfang is really too humble. Sima Yi is the general of the puppet Wei Dynasty. He has a high and powerful position. Among the generals, he is the only one with the same status as brother."

It's quite the same, and my brother used thousands of weak troops to defeat the bandit Ma Qin in Li County. He defeated tens of thousands of people. His extraordinary resourcefulness and unparalleled dexterity were known to everyone in the government and the public. I hope that my brother will take state affairs as the priority and never refuse.

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"Haha, since the prime minister insists on insisting, then Yan is more respectful than obeying the order." Li Yan saw that Zhuge Liang had given him enough face in front of everyone, so he stopped refusing and accepted the order.

Zhuge Liang also laughed and said: "Brother is going to Shangyong to defend the enemy, so Sima Yi will have no worries about his troops!"

While Ji Han was busy perfecting his strategy and deploying his troops, Cao Zhen and others in Chang'an were also expressing their opinions and discussing the matter of entering the army.

In the lobby of the Yongliang Governor's Mansion, Cao Zhen, Liu Ye, Xia Houru, Zhang He, Fei Yao, Guo Huai, Yan Fei and other important ministers of the Wei state gathered here, determined to finalize the final strategy for the invasion today.

Originally, Wei's three-pronged conquest strategy had long been decided, but after Cao Zhen led the main army to Chang'an to learn about the latest enemy situation, the matter started to go back and forth again.

Many people in the army requested to change the original marching strategy according to changes in the situation, while others insisted on keeping the original plan unchanged, believing that it was not appropriate to change the plan as the army was about to attack. As a result, the two factions could not agree, and the delay was postponed for several days.

In order to avoid delaying the military plan, Cao Zhen, who was upset, finally made up his mind to finalize the strategy of entering the army today no matter what.

"Da Sima, according to the latest secret report from the school, not to mention the 70,000 to 80,000 bandit troops in Hanzhong, the enemy Yang Qing's tribe alone has 40,000 infantry and cavalry. If we add the Wei Yan tribe in Liangzhou, our west route

The army faced off against even more Shu thieves.

Excluding the troops left behind in Chang'an, Qixian and other places, our Guanzhong armies can dispatch only 40,000 troops at most, which is far less than the Yongliang bandits. In the case where Yang Qing, Guan Xing, Wei Yan and other bandits are all famous generals in the world.

, our Guanzhong Army has little chance of winning by attacking more with less.

Therefore, I believe that our Chang'an army should not be divided into two groups, but should concentrate our forces first to defeat Yang Qing's troops and regain the lost territory in Guanzhong such as Wugong, and then move westward to regain Longyou and Liangzhou in one fell swoop." Guo Huai said, cupping his hands.

Before Cao Zhen could react, General Xiahou Ba of the Chinese army, who advocated that the plan should not change, immediately retorted: "Guo Shijun, the main force of the army is advancing westward. How should the Hanzhong bandit army respond? Ignore it?"

You must know that Zhuge Liang will not sit back and watch us attack Wugong and other places. Once the Shu army in Hanzhong moves north, our army will be attacked from both sides. By that time, we may be in danger of annihilation. If Wang's army is really defeated, who should bear this responsibility?

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"this......"
Chapter completed!