Three Kingdoms Star System

Chapter 572 Zhuge Liang's Confidence
Liu He's ambitious desire to subdue Zhuge Liang is actually just an illusion, and he deeply knows how difficult it will be.However, even if there is hope in case, he is still unwilling to give up.

"Forget it, I can't force this matter, let's take it one step at a time." Liu He finally sighed softly, shook his head helplessly, and then went to arrange and deploy matters related to the destruction of Shu.

A few days later, Liu He openly appointed Guan Yu as the governor of Yizhou, the general of Zhengnan, and the governor of Zhengnan, Zhang Fei as the general of Zhennan, and the deputy governor of Zhengnan, Huang Zhong as the general of Pingnan, and the deputy governor of Zhengnan. Guan Ping, Huo Jun, Zhou Cang and others were the generals, Li Yan was the vanguard, and Xu Shu and Liu Ye were the military advisors. They led an army of [-] troops from Chang'an to Hanzhong, and the troops were directed towards the Jiange Shu Road.

At the same time, Zhang Xiu, the governor of Jingzhou, was appointed as the governor of the Western Conquest, with Zhang Ren, Yan Yan, Zang Ba and others as generals, and Pang Tong and Liao Li as military advisers.

He also appointed Zhou Yu, the governor of Yangzhou, as the governor of the northern expedition, Pei Qian, the governor of Jiaozhou, as the deputy governor of the northern expedition, Huang Gai, Ling Tong, Zhou Tai, Wenpin, Li Tong and others as generals, Lu Su, Mi Heng and others as military advisers, and led five The army of ten thousand set out from Changsha and directed its troops towards Wuling and Cangwu. Their intention was also very obvious. They wanted to use Wuling and Cangwu to enter the southern part of Yizhou and then invade the entire Yizhou.

In the proclamation of the conquest of Yizhou, Liu He did not mention Liu Chan's mistakes at all. He just denounced Zhuge Liang's mistakes over and over again, saying that Zhuge Liang launched a mutiny without authorization because he was at odds with Guan Yu, and then he took charge of the government alone and rejected dissidents. He is a powerful official who is in danger of turning Yizhou into a warlord, so he used all his troops to crusade, with the sole purpose of getting Zhuge Liang to return his power. As long as Zhuge Liang is willing to hand over his power and bind himself to Chang'an to plead guilty, then he can consider keeping Zhuge Liang One life, and guarantee that Shu will not suffer from chaos.

When the news came, the entire Yizhou was shocked. Because Yizhou was in ruins, with only tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in total, the other party actually sent out 15 troops in one go, and surrounded Yizhou from the southeast. In this kind of situation It is almost impossible to win under such circumstances, and it is even tantamount to wishful thinking.

As a result, everyone in Yizhou was feeling uneasy, and many people were even secretly preparing to escape.

However, Zhuge Liang was not flustered. He sent people to stabilize his mood, and assured the soldiers and civilians everywhere that he also secretly deployed an elite army of 10 people, and this time Liu He would surely return in defeat.

Zhuge Liang's performance is indeed very leisurely. Apart from reading books, his daily activities are playing chess, and he doesn't care about the arrival of Liu and the army at all.

Regarding this point, Liu Chan was very anxious. Although he was only 13 years old, he still cared about the country's peril. One day he couldn't bear the impatience in his heart, and he came to Zhuge Liang's mansion in person accompanied by his servant. Seeing that Zhuge Liang was neither reading nor playing chess, he was fishing leisurely and contentedly.

At this time, Liu Chan couldn't help but complained aloud: "It's almost time to burn, why is your old man still in the mood to fish here?"

"So it's the lord." Seeing it was Liu Chan, Zhuge Liang hurriedly stood up and bowed to salute, then said: "Liang heard that Madam Mi is not in good health, the lord is not in the mansion to accompany the old lady, why did you come to me?"

It turns out that since Mrs. Gan died in childbirth, Liu Chan was raised by Mrs. Mi since childhood. Therefore, although Wu Yi's sister is nominally Liu Bei's wife, Liu Chan has been close to Mi since childhood. Now that Mi is ill, Liu Chan is here almost every day. He served in front of the bed and almost never showed up for ordinary minor matters, leaving all matters to Zhuge Liang. Even for Zhuge Liang, this was the first time he had seen Liu Chan in half a month, so he had this ask.

Hearing the words, Liu Chan sighed and said: "Although the child never wants to deal with these matters, he is still the lord of a country after all. How can he see the foundation that his father has worked so hard to be annexed by Liu and that guy? So in desperation I had no choice but to come to see Master, and I want to ask you for a strategy to defeat the enemy and protect yourself from your old man."

This Liang was very relieved when he heard this, and sighed softly: "My lord is so young, but he knows how to worry about the affairs of the country. I can rest in peace. In fact, these days, the old minister has been thinking about the strategy of retreating the enemy. After thinking about it, the old minister feels that although Liu and the three-way army seem to be quite a lot, they have not yet emerged for effective deployment. It’s an outrageous thing.”

"Oh? Why did Master say that?" Liu Chan asked with a strange expression, not understanding.

"Think about it for yourself, why do I say this? How did we deploy in the north? How did we deploy in the south?" Zhuge Liang now intends to cultivate Liu Chan's ability, so he is very persuasive.

Liu Chan tilted his head and thought for a while, and then said: "To the north of us is the Jiange Shu Road. One man is the gate and ten thousand men are not allowed to open it. As long as you send a few hundred people to guard, the enemy will not be afraid even if a million troops come. But in the south It is Meng Huo's barbarians. Their combat power is also very powerful. In addition, they are very prestigious there. They will definitely unite the local people and defend the southern border as solid as gold. That's why you say the enemy's soldiers and horses It’s not useful, am I right?”

"Well, that's right." Zhuge Liang nodded with satisfaction and said with admiration to Liu Chan: "My lord knows little things and can draw inferences from one instance. He is so smart and rarely seen in the world. This is really a blessing for the country. To be honest, lord, it is precisely because of the situation like just now The lord said that our army's defenses in the north and south were very strong, but Liu He insisted on leading his army to attack, and it seemed that he was very sure, so I was worried, fearing that something had been missed, so I stayed behind closed doors. , I was thinking hard about Liu He's conspiracy in the house, but I never had a clue. However, today, I suddenly figured out that Liu He never fights uncertain battles. This time he sent out so many troops and launched such a big fanfare. If you want to attack Chengdu, you must be fully prepared and not a bluff. Although the veteran is still unable to determine where our army's flaws are, he knows that Liu He must want to take advantage of this flaw and want to win with surprise troops, so The old minister's countermeasure is to remain unchanged in response to all changes. Whether it is Chengdu or Jiange Shu Road, they are ready for the final division and optimally deploy their troops. Therefore, the old minister thought about sending his troops to guard Mianzhu. , and then Zhuge Jun, my younger brother, will lead the army to guard Luoxian County, and the lord's personal guards will guard Chengdu. In this way, Chengdu can truly be said to be impregnable, with no blind spots in defense. The old minister believes that this arrangement It is enough for the lord to sit back and relax and serve Madam Mi with confidence."

(End of this chapter)