The Supreme Call of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 534
Yue Fei pondered slightly, and replied: "In this case, the officials will go deep into the desert in person. Wang Yanzhang, Dian Wei, Zhang Liao, and Chang Yuchun, each commanding [-] cavalry, will stay with me in the desert. The rest of the officers and men will follow the prime minister back to Ye City, at your Majesty's disposal!"

Yue Fei and Zhuge Liang had made up their minds and parted ways. Zhuge Liang led the main force all the way south and returned to Yecheng, while Yue Fei led [-] to [-] soldiers deep into the desert and headed straight for the southern Xiongnu.

When Zhuge Liang returned to Yecheng, Liu Xiao was still waiting for Zhuge Liang's return in Yecheng. Someone had already summoned him back. All were killed in battle, more than 1 soldiers were captured, and more than 2 horses were taken back by the prime minister. The governor led more than [-] cavalry into the desert, preparing to unify all the tribes in the desert.

It can be said that Yue Fei's success was completely within Liu Xiao's expectation. With Zuo Xianwang Jotun as the internal support, it is really not difficult to encircle and wipe out Temujin.

"Your Majesty, what is Li Shimin doing now?"

Zhuge Liang asked Liu Xiao.

Liu Xiao took a deep breath and replied: "Li Shimin is indeed a hero of his generation. He grasped this opportunity very accurately. With the help of me and Cao Cao, he entered Jingzhou. With the help of me and Cao Cao to resist foreign aggression, he captured the entire Jingzhou in one fell swoop, except for Apart from Nanyang and Nanjun, the entire Jingzhou fell into the hands of Li Shimin. Not only Jingzhou, but also Jiaozhou has now changed hands. Gong Jin led an army to station in the Lujiang area and confronted Li Shimin's army. Although there was no hope of counterattack, Li Shimin But there is nothing I can do about it, Zhou Yu, in battle on the water, there is no one who can win against Gongjin."

"In this way, Li Shimin has occupied the three states of Liangzhou, Yizhou, and Jingzhou. Even Jiaozhou has become Li Shimin's possession. His actions are quite fast."

Zhuge Liang sighed.

Liu Xiao smiled and said, "Prime Minister, in your opinion, should we rest and recuperate, or take advantage of the victory to attack?"

"attack!"

Zhuge Liang said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, although we have been fighting continuously, the army is exhausted, and the domestic food and grass are insufficient, but also, Li Shimin's expansion has been too fast and his foundation is not stable. Moreover, from Liangzhou to Yizhou to Jingzhou and Jiaozhou, Li Shimin's front line has been stretched. It's too long, and it's hard to look at each other from head to toe. We absolutely can't give Li Shimin time to recuperate. This person is so powerful. Once he is given three to five years, he will have a firm foothold in the four states and his strength will become stronger. When the time comes, think again. It will be difficult to defeat him..."

Liu Xiao nodded slightly and said, "It's exactly what I want, but now Pengju is still far outside the Great Wall, and he won't be able to return before next summer. Li Shimin has many capable people under his command, without Pengju..."

Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "What? Your Majesty, you have no confidence after leaving Yue Pengju?"

Liu Xiao blushed slightly, and sighed: "Others are easy to talk about, but Li Jing under Li Shimin's command is really a character like Han Xin, very approachable..."

Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "So what? After all, there is only one Li Jing, Your Majesty, let me deploy a three-way attack, divide and disintegrate!"

Liu Xiao quickly said: "I would like to hear the details!"

Zhuge Liang replied: "The key to this battle lies in Lu Bu in Hanzhong. Hanzhong strangles the throat of the two rivers entering and exiting the Central Plains. Once we can capture Hanzhong, the connection between Liangzhou and Yizhou will be cut off; we will rush to help Jingzhou from Yizhou." , the road is dangerous, we only need to get stuck on the vital points above the Yangtze River, in that case, the connection between Yizhou and Jingzhou will also be cut off, so no matter where we attack, Li Shimin will not be able to resist!"

Liu Xiao praised and said: "With millions of people, you must win the attack and win the battle. Looking at the world, Yue Pengju is the first to be promoted; in the midst of strategizing and decisive victory thousands of miles away, the prime minister is definitely No. 1, just a few words, You can clearly see Li Shimin's flaws!"

Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Your Majesty is absurd. Let me first talk about Hanzhong. Lu Bu in Hanzhong is greedy and contemptible. Li Shimin appointed Lu Bu to guard such an important point in Hanzhong. It is not a human being. Your Majesty only needs to promise a lot of money. If we persuade Lu Bu to surrender to the imperial court, then we can take Hanzhong in one fell swoop and completely cut off Liangzhou from Yizhou; now that the governor is outside the Great Wall, we only need to wait until next spring to return to the west and attack Liangzhou directly from outside the Great Wall. How can Ma Teng of Liangzhou be the opponent of the governor? , conquering the land of Liangchuan is effortless!"

Liu Xiao nodded slightly. Neither Li Jing nor Li Shimin were in Yizhou. Now Yizhou only has Li Xiaogong, Su Dingfang and Changsun Wuji. With their own abilities, it is definitely not difficult to capture Yizhou before Li Shimin returns to aid Yizhou. "

"Your Majesty, in this battle, Jingzhou should be the first. I would like to lead a large army from Nanyang to Xiangyang. Zhou Gongjin threatened Jiangxia in Lujiang. In this way, Li Shimin and Li Jing can only divide their troops to resist and have no time to fight. He Gu; when the minister and Jingzhou were confronting each other, the lord ordered people to persuade Lv Bu to surrender and take Hanzhong in one fell swoop. The lord led the army straight into Chencang Road and approached the hinterland of Yizhou. It is too late; as for Liangzhou, it will be handed over to Governor Yue, at most by the end of next year, the three states will definitely return to His Majesty, and the world can be settled!"

"Haha, good, follow the prime minister's good policy!"

Liu Xiao laughed and said, "Now that it has entered the cold winter, the prime minister only needs to prepare carefully. When spring comes next year, he can lead the army south. As for Lu Bu in Hanzhong, there is nothing to worry about. Since I was able to scare him for the first time, That will scare him a second time!"

Zhuge Liang nodded slightly, and asked: "Your Majesty, since you have already ascended the throne, I don't know where you plan to make your capital?"

Liu Xiao frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice: "For the time being, we should stay in Xudu, but it is almost certain that we will go north to Yecheng in the future. Don't look at it now that we have put down Temujin, and all the ministries in the desert have declined. It seems that in less than a hundred years, all the ministries in the desert will recover their strength. By then, you and I will already be dead, but there may not be any famous generals in the Central Plains who can suppress the cavalry outside the Great Wall. What I mean is that the emperor guards the gate of the country, the king Dead Sheji, Zhuo County and Changshan County are too small, Hejian County and Donghai County live in a corner, only Yecheng is far away from the north of the Great Wall, and it is adjacent to Bingzhou. City, guard the land of the Great Han! Pass the decree to make Kong Rong the shepherd of Jizhou, stay in Yecheng, appoint Chen Deng as the shepherd of Youzhou, make Xu Huang the general of Youzhou, and Zhang He the general of Jizhou, and command the military affairs of the two states! Starting soon, the prime minister will follow me to Xudu!"

(End of this chapter)