Chapter 32 Preparation for the War

When he saw his father, he was holding the bed himself and walking slowly with the help of the palace maid. His muscle strength was decayed very much for months. Wu sat aside and carefully peeled lotus seeds for him. At this time, Wu had been officially named the princess. Her belly was very prosperous. In the past two years, she gave birth to two sons for her father who was over 60 years old, which was much better than Sun Shangxiang.

I don't know how this young woman thinks of me and whether she regards me as a thorn in her eyes, but she always smiles and seems to be kind to me. However, my vigilance towards her has never been reduced slightly.

I bowed to Wu and went forward to help my father. Wu took the people back without waiting for me to speak. Since my father was ill, I have taken over the affairs of the palace. Apart from a few personal palace maids, even Wu cannot approach his father at will, because I want to report to my father important military affairs, and women cannot listen to it.

At this time, although my father could move, he was mute and his feet were very floating. I took over and helped him, and his nine-foot height fell on me, which made me feel extremely difficult, but I still gritted my teeth and supported him. "Father, you are much better."

"It's much better, and my diet is OK, but I just want to sleep." As I said, yawning, "I'm old, and in my life, I've been in the bed for so long."

I smiled and said, "My father works hard for the country, so he should rest and take good care of his health. He can still fight with heroes."

The father's eyes turned red: "Go to fight... Go to battle... I think back then, the three heroes fought against Lu Bu, how brave it was. I pity your second uncle, who was harmed by Sun Quan, how can I feel at ease if I don't avenge this grudge! If I don't avenge this grudge, how can I face your third uncle and Guan Ping's children!"

Why did you make a better decision? I mentioned this again. I hurriedly said, "Father, it was Lu Meng who harmed the second uncle. He was already dead. It is said that he was still chasing his soul and died. This revenge is considered avenge."

"He is dead, Sun Quan is still alive! Jingzhou is still in his hands! I will never be a human being if I destroy the Eastern Wu!"

"Father, take medicine. After taking medicine, my son has another thing to ask for advice."

Put the bowl at the mouth of the father, feed him to him, and then mention the matter of advancing north. The father shook his head and said, "I'm so sleepy. I'm going to sleep. You can discuss with the three ministers."

I supported him to sleep, watched him sleep well, turned off the candlelight, and gently withdrew. Then I checked the guards in the palace, found the beating guards, and sent him some wounded medicine. The guards lay on the ground and cried and confessed their guilt. I comforted them with kind words. Then I said to everyone: "My father is sick and cannot be disturbed. In the future, even the princess will have to reduce the number of visits, and others are not allowed to be alarmed. Do you know?" The guards nodded repeatedly.

I decided to take charge of the two prefectures of Yongliang.

"The father asked me to discuss this matter with the three elders." In the court, I said sincerely. Xu Jing did not speak. Although he was the Grand Tutor and the most important minister in the court, he knew that military affairs were not his leaders, so he turned his attention to Fa Zheng and Kong Ming. Fa Zheng was in charge of military affairs, and Kong Ming was the most powerful minister under his father. Although his position was not the highest, he was the real core of Shu Han and was in charge of important military affairs. Kong Ming only smiled calmly and did not speak. I knew that he had already figured out what I was going to do, and he was waiting for me to convince Fa Zheng.

"Yong and Liangzhou, the lord's intention was to take Jingzhou before he was ill." Fa Zheng said indeed.

"Yes," I nodded, "but there are some priorities. Cao Wei is a national hatred, and Eastern Wu is a family hatred. Moreover, the Eastern Wu army is in full swing at this time, so it is difficult to compete. Yongzhou already has Chang'an in my hands, Liangzhou is in chaos. Although Cao Wei is in the past, the people are not attached. San Shu and Ma Chao took Gushan, and Cao Hong retreated to Tianshui. If I attack Longxi with a division and enter Liangzhou, I will immediately get tens of thousands of cavalry."

Fa Zheng was attracted by my thoughts. He thought about it carefully and then, and finally shook his head and said, "No, if you want to achieve such a result, you must use one person, and this person, lord Zeng Yan, must not be used."

"You said Ma Chao?"

"Yes, it was Ma Chao. Cao Cao once said, 'If the horse is not dead, I will not have a place to bury myself.' Who can get this word in the world besides Ma Mengqi? In the battle of Wei River, Cao Mengde cut his beard and abandoned his robe, and was in a mess. Who else can make Cao Gong feel embarrassed to such a field? This person is rebellious and difficult to discipline. When he saw his lord, he also called him "Xuande". The three generals were angry and almost drew their swords to face each other, and then they changed their words. How could such a dragon among people be allowed to return to the sea? What's more, he has deep hatred in Liangzhou. Once he commands the army, he is afraid that he will kill blood and flow into a river, and he will not win the hearts of the people."

I thought about it carefully and thought, and finally said, "Ma Chao is no longer the old Ma Mengqi. I cannot use a momentary guess to have such talents. Besides, Ma Mengqi and Cao Cao have irresistible hatred. Even if they have different intentions, they can still help me. They are as strong as Liangzhou belonging to Cao Wei. Such a good general is trapped in a mansion, like an eagle entering a cage, and will be abandoned if he does not die for a long time. Moreover, I treat each other sincerely, and he may not rebel. As for whether he will kill or not, I can negotiate with him directly."

Fa Zhengdao: "This matter is too big, so it is better to make a decision after the lord recovers."

"A good opportunity will be scattered, and I will find no other way. If my father blames it, I will take it upon myself." It seems that Fa Zheng is still afraid of taking responsibility. In helpless, I took up this important task. When I saw Fa Zheng no longer speaks, I recognized it. So I continued: "This time I am heading north, I will go on the battle in person! What do the military advisor think?" I can't let a talent like Kong Ming watch my one-man show while pointing the finger at him.

Kong Ming waved his feather fan: "Young master has a conclusion in his mind, why should I ask Liang?" He used the handle of the fan to dip water and painted on the table: "This is the three states of Yi, Yong and Liang. I have already occupied Yizhou and Yongzhou. Jingzhao Chang'an is already in my hands. Looking east to Tongguan, Fufeng is controlled west to Fufeng. There are Zhao Yun and Pang De who are guarding it. They are famous and have many surrendered counties. However, the soldiers in Chang'an can be defended and cannot be moved lightly. Cao's army occupied Tongguan, and 100,000 Jingguan, lying on the side of the sword, and waiting to be launched. Although Cao Zhang led his army to the east to compete for the throne, this

There were Zhang He and other generals guarding the commanders, and it was difficult to defeat them. Wei Yan occupied Hanzhong, Zhang Fei guarded Langzhong, Li Yan guarded Jian, Meng Da guarded Shangyong, Ma Chao guarded Wudu, and Yizhou was newly established. The people's hearts were not attached, and the army would cause trouble. Moreover, Jingzhou was defeated, the lord caught a disease, and the morale of the army was unstable. Although Cao Cao's death was very beneficial, why did he die earlier? If the army was well-versed after a year, our army was well-versed and the food was ready, and within ten months, we could win Yongliang. However, at this time, the number of victory and defeat between me and that was only between five and five."

"The war is dangerous and the number is 550, which is enough." As I listened, I felt cold. My father attacked Dongwu and raised an army of 750,000. Although it was an imaginary number, it was considered that there were many soldiers and generals. Why did I want to raise an army, but there were so few people? Then I thought about it, there were actually not a few people, but it has developed too fast in the past two years and the place was too large, so there were not enough people. What's more, Guan Yu lost nearly 70,000 to 80,000 troops in Jingzhou alone. However, although our army was not many, the two states of Yongliang were not much stronger. The situation was very good at this time, and it would be a pity if I didn't use it. Thinking of it, I suddenly remembered a joke and couldn't help laughing at myself.

Kong Ming said: "Why is the young master laughing? But what did Liang say wrong?"

I hurriedly said, "It's not true, it's Zen. I thought of a joke. The turtle is a thief and robs the snail. The snail is white. The official ordered him to express his feelings. The snail is tall and said, "It's too fast at that time, I won't see you!"

Kong Ming and Xu Jing laughed, and even the somewhat old-fashioned Fa Zheng couldn't help but smile: "Yes, we are just that turtle. Although we climb slowly, we can still rob snails that are slower than us!"

After stopping laughing, Kong Ming continued, "Bei Dingyong, Liang, you can go out to Qishan..."

After three days of careful research, we finally determined the candidate for the northward advance. I want to take charge of the army and take my father with me. If we succeed, we will seize Chang'an and recover Yongliang, if we fail...

I don't think I will fail, because if I fail in such a good situation, I'll just give in.

Shu Han was in its heyday. Although he lost Jingzhou, his internal management was more coordinated (Is it too a bastard?). Guan Yu was too strong, and his existence had affected the unity within Yizhou. He competed with Ma Chao and discussed the superiority with Huang Zhong, so he would lose (Is it because I have no conscience to say this?). Due to my existence, although Jingzhou was lost and the troops also lost most of it, the generals had almost no losses except Guan Yu, Zhao Lei and Fu Shiren. Moreover, due to our failure, both Cao Wei and Dongwu would despise us, which made our attack suddenly.

At this time, Cao Cao's four sons were fighting for the throne and had no time to take care of him. The Eastern Wu had just taken over Jingzhou and was busy digesting the situation internally. While guarding against our army to advance eastward and Cao's army to invade southward, Jingzhou was in his hands. Although the territory was a little larger, no one helped him resist the powerful enemy in the north.

In this battle, Sun Quan and Lu Meng won military force. Even when Guan Yu had already escaped, Lu Meng was able to take hundreds of light cavalry and catch up with us day and night, forcing a generation of heroes to commit suicide. Although Guan Yu lacks personality, it also fully reflects Lu Meng's accurate grasp of the battlefield and his opponents. I asked myself, even if I and Lu Mengyi were in a place, with the advantages of being familiar with history, I would never be able to do better than him.

However, strategically, Sun Quan won Jingzhou without any benefit. He had completely exposed himself to the pressure of the northern Cao Wei army, and no one would come to help him. When Cao Wei's internal stability was stable, the pressure he faced would greatly increase.

Now, the two states of Yongliang we are facing are like a delicious meal with an attractive fragrance, and there is no one who can stop us from moving forward. If we can't conquer these two states at this time, what battle will we fight in the future?

Everything was being deployed quietly and nervously. Instructions were spreading quickly in the army, paper documents were being passed quickly in the prefectures, and teams of soldiers gathered from different directions in Hanzhong.

I don’t want to go out to Qishan six times, nor do I want to go out to the Central Plains nine times.
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