Zhuge Liang's opinion attracted everyone's attention.

Although Zhuge Liang did not give any guiding opinions on how to use troops specifically, he just explained to everyone present the current confrontation pattern between the Northern and Southern armies in the Central Plains based on the current general situation.

"Your Majesty, I wonder if I can have the skin map of Jingzhou, Yuzhou, and the Huaihe River, so that I can lend it to my ministers."

Zhuge Liang's performance made Liu Qi very satisfied. Although he was young, after a period of experience in the Shangshutai, Zhuge Liang had gradually begun to gain the momentum of a famous minister, although he was still not as powerful as when he was Prime Minister Ji Han in history.

It's similar, but the prototype has already appeared.

"Get the map." Liu Qi ordered.

When he was young, Pi Tu was sent to the main hall by Li Dian. Liu Qi ordered his people to hang him in front of the main hall, and then waved to Zhuge Liang.

"Come here and tell me your thoughts."

Zhuge Liang was not shy. He walked up to the picture and pointed back and forth on the picture with his white feather fan.

"Please see, Your Majesty, please see, generals, why did Liang say that the Northern Army might not hold on, but send people south to capture Huainan first... Because from the perspective of the Northern Army, Jiangxia and Nanjun in Jingzhou are like a

The tiger is staring fiercely at the hinterland of the Central Plains, and the two sharp claws of this tiger are respectively Nanyang County and Jianghuai. Although Nanyang County is rich, to send troops from Nanyang, they still need to cross the Wutong Mountains and Fangcheng Mountains.

, for the Central Plains, it can be regarded as a barrier...but Jianghuai's claws are different, this is the door that can really open up the Central Plains!"

Liu Qi turned to look at the crowd, and saw that all the generals present had expressions of surprise on their faces.

"It is said that if you want to consolidate the southeast, you must fight for Jianghan; if you want to control the Central Plains, you must win Huaisi... In fact, for the Northern Army, the strategic threat of the Jianghuai area is far greater than that of Jingzhou."

Liu Bei said from the side: "Your Majesty's intention is for your Majesty to lead the defenders of Lujiang River northward and join our army to attack the Central Plains?"

Zhuge Liang shook his head and said: "General Zuo's words are quite consistent with the art of war, but they are not in line with the current situation of our army."

Liu Bei was not angry after hearing Zhuge Liang's refutation. Instead, he stood up and bowed seriously: "Please give me your advice."

Liu Bei is much older than Zhuge Liang, and he has just been appointed as a general by Liu Qi. To a certain extent, Zhuge Liang is now his deputy. It is surprising that he can treat Zhuge Liang with such humility.

Zhuge Liang didn't seem to expect that Liu Bei would be so polite to him, and he hurriedly bowed back.

Then I heard him say: "According to common sense, it is indeed the best strategy for our army to send troops through Wancheng and Huainan to attack the Central Plains, but as far as Lujiang and Jiujiang are concerned, it is not suitable.

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"Why?"

"General Zuo has forgotten, before His Majesty took over Huai, who was under the control of these two lands?"

"Of course it's Yuan..."

When he said this, Liu Bei suddenly became speechless.

He understood what Zhuge Liang meant and began to think seriously.

After hearing this, Liu Qi smiled helplessly.

"Yes, Jiujiang and Lujiang counties were under the control of Yuan Jiujiang before I sent people to take over."

When everyone heard this, they were all stunned.

Everyone knows what kind of virtue Yuan Shu is.

Although he is a descendant of the Yuan family in Runan, he has little virtue, and Yuan Shu is extremely extravagant in his behavior and does not know how to be considerate of the people.

The soldiers and people in Huainan were already impoverished and suffered from frequent famines due to his violent conquests. It was not until the two counties of Huainan planted Zhenxi rice on a large scale that the situation eased.

Nowadays, Huaidi has gradually returned to normal. The displaced people have begun to settle down, cultivate fields, and gradually return to prosperity due to their advantageous geographical location. However, due to the severe harm caused by Yuan Shu, the local people's livelihood has withered.

Seriously, it's only just beginning to restore stability.

Nowadays, Huaidi has regained its vitality under the governance of Pang Ji and Liu Xian, the governors appointed by Liu Qi. At the same time, Yan Xiang, Yang Hong and others who were the old ministers of Huainan are also assisting in the governance of Huainan. They seem to be happy, but they are nothing more.

In the beginning, there were not many military recruits except for enough soldiers and horses to guard the local county.

If there is an important situation, Huainan's military defense may need to rely on Wei Yan of Jiangxia for help.

Under such circumstances, it is impossible to expect Huainan to send troops to help.

To put it bluntly, they may not even have the strength to guard.

After a moment of silence, Liu Qi slowly said: "I understand what Kong Ming means. You want me to move the army eastward to Shouchun to guard, lay an ambush in advance, and wait for the northern army to go south, and fight with the opponent in Jianghuai."

Fight it out, and then march north with the power of victory?"

Zhuge Liang said: "This is exactly what I meant."

When he finished speaking, he saw Guan Yu standing up.

"What does Yun Chang have to say?"

Guan Yu solemnly said to Liu Qi: "Your Majesty, the so-called troops are valuable and quick. We have now assembled soldiers in Nanyang County and have a strong tendency to go north. Instead, we are leaving the near and far away and leading troops to Huainan. Once the northern troops arrive, Guan Yu solemnly said to Liu Qi.

In Yuzhou, the formation of troops has been completed. Didn't we miss a good opportunity? Now, if our army can send troops to the north, we can first capture Xiping, Shangcai and other places, occupy the Central Plains, and approach the north bank of the Yellow River, so as to compete with the main force of Luoyang.

If you respond, everything will be settled!"

Guan Yu's words made Li Dian, Xu Chu, Dian Wei, Zhang Fei and others nod their heads.

It's not that they have a good relationship with Guan Yu, but that in their view, Guan Yu's strategy is indeed more in line with military common sense.

"Whose opinion do you all agree with?"

After Liu Qi finished asking, no one answered for a long time.

"What do you want me to ask you?"

Finally, Dian Wei stood up first.

"The final general agrees with Yun Chang's opinion, which is indeed in line with the military strategy."

Dian Wei's achievements among these people are quite high. Even though he is only the commander of the imperial army, when it comes to speaking, he is probably more important than Liu Bei, the general of the left.

Li Dian, who had the highest status, saw that Dian Wei had expressed his opinion, and then he coughed slightly and said: "Your Majesty, what Zhuge Lingjun said is not unreasonable, but the current situation is tense, and it is really not appropriate to take a wrong approach...

…General Guan’s opinion is quite sound.”

Xu Chu said: "We are willing to go north to the Central Plains to make contributions to His Majesty."

Guan Yu was not familiar with the people present. What these generals said was from the bottom of their hearts and showed no favoritism.

Liu Qi looked at Sima Yi, Zhou Yu, and Pang Tong again.

"What about you? Won't you stand up and say a word for your superior?"

Pang Tong coughed lightly and wanted to stand up and speak, but a hand grabbed him.

Sima Yi came out one step ahead of him.

"Your Majesty, we are young and have never led an army. We do not know the secrets of military operations. We can just sit in and listen."

Pang Tong raised his eyebrows, as if he thought it was inappropriate for Sima Yi to do this, but he had already said what he said. If he spoke more at this moment, it would seem that he was trying to show off, so he said no more.
Chapter completed!