In fact, some people once compared Ma Su, Wei Yan and Jiang Wei together, saying that Ma Su is actually very talented, but he is better at conspiracy.

In fact, this cannot be completely denied, but in fact, Ma Su did not achieve any achievements. The only thing that people know is that Ma Su lost Jieting.

In fact, this was indeed Zhuge Liang's mistake, and this mistake also led to Zhuge Liang's failure in the first Northern Expedition.

A few days later, news came from the front.

When Zhuge Liang was anxious about the soldiers in the Qishan Mountain Village, he received a report from the spies from Xincheng, saying that Sima Yi took his troops to catch a small road in just eight days. Meng Da was caught off guard and was not rebelled by several subordinates. In the end, Meng Da was killed by the rebels.

Then he took down the three counties without any effort, but Sima Yi did not greedy for merit and made a rash progress. Instead, he withdrew his troops and returned to Chang'an to repay Cao Rui's results, and then took Zhang He out of the pass to face the enemy head-on.

Zhuge Liang was shocked when he heard this and thought that Meng Da would die. Now that Sima Yi has left the customs, his target must be Jieting, which will break our throat.

So Zhuge Liang frowned: "Who dares to lead the army to guard the Jieting?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ma Su, who had been unable to wait, stood up directly.

"I want to go!!"

Chen Chu saw Ma Su standing up impatiently and sighed. Sure enough, Ma Su still stood up. If Ma Su really wanted to go, the Jieting place would be considered lost.

Although this place is not easy to defend, the valley road in Jieting is wide and flat, and it is impossible to block Zhang He's 50,000 troops head-on with such a few soldiers.

The ancients said that fish and bear paws cannot have both. In fact, there is no problem with the strategy of garrisoning troops on Jieting Mountain. At least it can block the Wei army's attack for a period of time, but the problem of water sources cannot be solved.

Otherwise, it would be a bit difficult to restrain the main force of the Wei army in Jieting and then the Shu army would take advantage of this period of time to pacify Longyou.

Of course, this depends on the implementation of the strategy of distance and who it takes. However, if it is replaced by famous generals such as Wei Yan or Zhang Bao, Guan and Ma Dai, they should be no problem in grouping them. Or if Wei Yan is sent there, it will be basically sure.

Taking Longyou can also allow Zhuge Liang to stabilize here, then move his troops eastward and defeat Zhang He's army head-on in the decisive battle.

As the saying goes, without Longyou, there is no connection with Zhong, and you can't stand Longyou.

Of course, it would be impossible if Chen Chu led his troops to attack and Zhuge Liang provided some strategies.

If we can win, then Wei will not be able to organize a second wave of large-scale reinforcements in a short period of time. The Northern Expedition can be considered to be completed here.

The stable occupation of the area here is the biggest victory of this expedition.

Zhuge Liang is a very stable person. As long as he gives him a chance, he will definitely be able to grasp it.

So the premise is to be able to defend Jieting or restrain the Wei army for at least half a month.

But if the Jieting is lost, there is nothing to say behind it.

No, Chen Chu suddenly thought of a key point, so he stood up: "Prime Minister, I think the plan to send troops to guard Jieting is inappropriate."

Zhuge Liang was also preparing to ask Ma Su to issue a military order, but Chen Chu directly said that your plan was not good.

Zhuge Liang is not a petty person. As long as he can win a battle, he will humbly accept the strategy.

But the premise is that the chance of winning is high.

After all, everything is now seeking stability.

"What do Zixiu have?" Zhuge Liang asked curiously, especially when he asked whether he was hungry or Chen Chu when he saw him.

Chen Chu gave him too many surprises before, but he wanted to see what countermeasures Chen Chu could do this time.

Chen Chu heard this and said seriously: "The road here in Jieting is flat, and General Zhao Yun's troops are out of the silence valley to attack. Our army can not mobilize many troops now, and it is difficult to form a long-term restraint when building a village on Jieting Valley Road. If the Wei army attacks three sides and ambush, that is, the front and on the mountains on both sides, our army will immediately be defeated."

After Chen Chu finished speaking, Ma Su laughed: "Then why can't I set up on the mountain first? When the Wei army passes, the other generals face the enemy head-on, and I lead people to block the back road directly. No matter how many people the Wei army is, they will never escape."

"Natural!" Chen Chu sneered: "Have you been to Jieting? Let me ask you, what if Zhang He doesn't attack, just surrounded you? There is no water source on the mountain, and you will have to mutiny if you can't last for two days. Then Zhang He sets another fire, what are you guarding? Take your worthless head?"

But Ma Su said, how do you know there is no water source there?

Chen Chu smiled: "When the army attacks, will they not create conditions without conditions? It is not difficult to cut off the water source?"

Ma Su still wanted to be stubborn, but he didn't know what to say because he thought Chen Chu was right.

At this time, Chen Chu ignored the other party's blushing face, turned to Zhuge Liang and said, "I think that if you want to block Zhang He's 50,000 army, the focus will not be on Jieting, but on the front."

"More forward?" Zhuge Liang thought about the map of Long Di in his mind: "You mean, Long Di?"

"That's right, it's here. There is a Guanlong Avenue from Guanzhong to Longyou. If you can send troops to march quickly and reach the starting point of Longshan on Guanlong Avenue, which is what the Prime Minister said before. It will not be difficult to keep it for half a month. After all, it will be much easier to guard there than Jieting."

Zhuge Liang suddenly realized that to be honest, Zhuge Liang led a large army to fight for the first time, so he seemed a little immature. At the beginning, he only wanted Cao Wei to be seriously short of speed.

Here, in order to ensure stability, I wanted to guard the Jieting first.

But after Chen Chu said this, Zhuge Liang discovered that this strategy was feasible.

You should know that Liu Xiu, the son of the plane, was defeated in Longdi, and Liu Xiu had already unified Longnan and north, leaving only Longyou and Shuzhong.

So this place is definitely a fortress level place.

He just marched quickly. He had previously underestimated the speed of the Wei army in the country. Can he arrive in advance this time?

Seeing Zhuge Liang start to think, Chen Chu knew what the other party was worried about, so he continued: "Prime Minister, if we can defend this time, the remaining troops will be enough to sweep Longyou, block the Longshan area and form a separatist situation, and then overlook the land of Guanzhong. At the same time, our strategic resources will be greatly supplemented, and the most important point is that we can cultivate our own cavalry at that time!"

"Caval!" Zhuge Liang's eyes lit up instantly.

If you go to Liangzhou, it is in Longxi area. Xiliang's iron cavalry is the only one in the world, and if you capture Xiliang, you will get the iron cavalry. Dong Zhuo was able to resist the genius princes with only the Liangzhou soldiers. Ma Chao and Han Sui actually dared to take the initiative to challenge Cao Cao who was almost unified in the north, and once fought Cao Cao and threw away his armor. So as long as you could block Zhang He in Longdi, it would definitely be worth the money!

This risk is worth taking!
Chapter completed!