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- First there was surprise, then surprise.
"It's just as I expected, it's true" Yuan Fang murmured to himself, with a knowing smile on his lips.
Lu Lingqi said in the letter that their son showed unusual characteristics not long after he was born.
Lu Lingqi said that her son's skin felt just like ordinary people's, but by chance, she was surprised to find that the child's skin was extremely tough and could not be pierced even with a needle.
It was this strange and strange thing that made Lu Lingqi worried, so she wrote this letter and asked Zhang Chunhua to bring it to Yuan Fang.
How could Yuan Fang not laugh?
His third son¡¯s skin is so hard that even needles cannot penetrate it. This is clearly a manifestation of the ability of the skin to harden.
This means that this kid¡¯s genes have mutated since he was born, and he is born with the ability to harden his skin.
"Brother Wang, what did Sister-in-law Lingqi tell you in her letter?" Lu Lingqi asked curiously when she saw Yuan Fang's "weird" expression.
Yuan Fang suddenly stopped thinking, closed the silk book, and said with a smile: "It's nothing, just asking for help."
Although Zhang Chunhua was as smart as ice and snow, how could he guess what Yuan Fang was thinking? After hearing what he said, he stopped asking any more questions.
Yuan Fangsui wrote a letter, telling Lu Lingqi not to worry and to just take care of the child with peace of mind and not to reveal his special features.
After writing the letter, Yuan Fang sent his confidants to return to Yecheng on a starry night journey.
The next day, Yuan Fang convened the important civil and military ministers in Chang'an to discuss strategies to capture Hanzhong. By the way, he also told all the ministers that he was happy to have a son.
There was sudden joy in the main hall, and the important ministers stood up one after another to congratulate Yuan Fang.
Yuan Fang laughed loudly, and then called for a banquet to celebrate this happy event with all the civil and military officials.
The hall was filled with a festive atmosphere.
While he was drinking heavily, Yi Cong's soldiers rushed in. I will carefully prepare the latest information sent from Shu. Presented to Yuan Fang.
Yuan Fang didn't even look at it, he just asked him to think in public.
"Immediate report from Yizhou. Not long ago, Cao Cao defeated Liu Zhang's Shu army. Liu Zhang lost his troops and lost his general. He was defeated and fled back to Chengdu. Counties in eastern Sichuan have surrendered to Cao Cao. Cao Cao has captured Jiangzhou and is marching towards Chengdu to take advantage of the victory."
Liu Zhang was defeated. Jiangzhou fell!
As soon as the news came out, discussions suddenly broke out in the main hall, and the originally festive atmosphere immediately became solemn.
Yuan Fang also frowned slightly. Although this news was expected, it still made Yuan Fang feel a sense of urgency.
"Jiangzhou is the gateway to the east of Sichuan. Once this city is captured, Cao Cao's army can march straight in and encircle Chengdu. With Liu Zhang's strength, I am afraid that he will not be able to sustain it this year and will be destroyed by Cao Cao. Your Majesty, it seems that we have to use troops against Hanzhong in advance. ¡±
Fazheng¡¯s first suggestion was to analyze the situation in Shu clearly.
Guo Jia also said: "Once Cao Cao takes Yizhou and calms people's hearts, whether it is to defeat Zhang Lu or to unite with Zhang Lu, if we want to capture Shuzhong again, the difficulty will be doubled. What Xiaozhi said is absolutely right and we have to advance in advance." We cannot use troops against Hanzhong."
The two great counselors both advocated the immediate use of troops against Hanzhong, and Yuan Fang did not want to do so.
"Hanzhong has the danger of the Qinling Mountains and the fortification of Yangping Pass. The biggest problem for our army to attack Hanzhong is not the size of Zhang Lu's troops, but how to cross the Qinling Mountains and transport enough grain and grass to the front line of Hanzhong. This southern expedition will be This is the most difficult time for food and grass transportation since we launched the army."
Ju Shou's words touched Yuan Fang's concerns.
The terrain in Hanzhong is too dangerous. Whether attacking or being attacked, the biggest problem facing the attacking side is the hundreds of miles of natural danger in the Qinling Mountains.
If you want to capture Hanzhong, there are five valley roads for the army to pass.
Among them, the smoothest one starts from Longxi, passes through Qi Mountain and Wudu County, and launches an attack on Hanzhong from the west.
This road is called Longyou Avenue. In history, Zhuge Liang took this road most during his Northern Expedition.
The reason is simple, because this road is the smoothest, but the disadvantage is that it is too long.
The second route is to go south from Chencang, take the old Chencang Road, first go south and then east, also attacking Hanzhong from the west.
These two roads are the two flattest roads among the valley roads. Although the difficulty of transporting grain is reduced, the disadvantage is that it is necessary to conquer Yangping Pass in the west of Hanzhong before entering the Hanzhong Plain and taking Nanzheng directly.
Yuan Fang, who is familiar with history, knows how dangerous Yangping Pass is.
Except for these twoAlthough the Tangu Road and the other three valley roads, Xiegu Road, Luogu Valley and Ziwu Valley Road, are shorter, the terrain is extremely rugged. Many sections of the road can only be accessed by plank roads, making it difficult for people to walk, let alone transport grain and grass.
If they take these three valley roads, it means that Yuan Fang must prepare far more grain and grass than actually needed, because most of the grain and grass is consumed on the transportation road, and it is good to have one-third of it transported to the front line. .
But the problem now is that Yuan Fang's army of more than 200,000 troops only completed the conquest of Guanlong, and the food and grass consumption was huge. He had to wait until the autumn grain came down before enough food and grass could be transported to Guanzhong to support this huge food and grass consumption. Southern Expedition.
What is annoying is that there are still one or two months before the autumn grain comes out, and the changes in the military situation in Yizhou do not allow him to delay until that time.
"Transportation of grain and grass, transportation of grain and grass" Yuan Fang tapped his fingertips on the table, his brows darkened in thought.
This military discussion ends here.
Although Yuan Fang has decided on the strategy of taking Hanzhong from the south, it is still unclear when to send troops.
After all, he couldn't risk hundreds of thousands of troops starving to death in the Qinling Mountains by forcefully using troops.
For three days in a row, the military discussions yielded no results.
It was day and night, and Yuan Fang was not sleepy at all. He was still pacing in the hall, staring at the hanging map of Hanzhong, and thinking about the strategy of using troops.
At this time, Yi Cong's personal soldiers came to report that he was the leading general Zhuge Liang and asked to see him late at night.
"It's so late, what's A Liang doing here? Send him in." Yuan Fang was suspicious and waved his hand.
After a while, rapid footsteps sounded. Yuan Fang looked back and saw Zhuge Liang striding in excitedly, looking quite excited.
"Ah Liang, why are you so excited, staying up late at night to find me as your teacher?" Yuan Fang's eyes turned to the map again.
Zhuge Liang took a breath and shouted excitedly: "Master, I may have found a solution to Master's problem."
With a shock in his heart, Yuan Fang suddenly turned around, a hint of surprise flashed on Yingwu's face.
"What can be done? Tell me quickly." Yuan Fang's spirit was lifted. urged.
Zhuge Liang took his time. Explain his methods.
"That's it" After hearing this, Yuan Fang couldn't help sighing, and a knowing smile appeared on his face.
He pondered for a moment. Yuan Fang slapped the case together. Xing Ran said: "Very good. Just use your strategy, A Liang, and get ready quickly."
"No!" Zhuge Liang responded excitedly.
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The next day, Yuan Fang summoned his ministers again. Announce to them that within one month they will raise their troops to go south and capture Hanzhong.
The spirits of all the ministers were shaken, and the martial arts practitioners were eager to try, eager to start a battle as soon as possible so that they could make new achievements.
Civil officials and counselors once again brought to the table the problem of rugged valleys in the Qinling Mountains and inconvenient transportation of grain and grass.
However, Yuan Fang confidently claimed that he had his own solution to the transshipment of grain and grass. Everyone did not need to worry and could just make every effort to prepare for the southern expedition.
"When such bold words came out, not only the civil servants and counselors, but also the military generals were greatly surprised. Everyone racked their brains and couldn't think of any way their king could overcome the steepness of the Qinling Mountains.
Yuan Fang did not reveal it yet. Although everyone had their suspicions, they had to suppress it for the time being and prepare intensively for the Southern Expedition.
Having made the decision, Yuan Fang's second thing was to issue an edict in the name of the Han Emperor to make Zhang Lu Sikong and call him into the court as an official.
At the same time, Yuan Fang also borrowed the imperial edict from the Han Emperor and ordered Zhang Lu to detach Han Sui, the traitor, to Luoyang.
So, the messenger appointed by Yuan Fang, carrying this emperor's decree, set out from Chang'an and traveled at night to Hanzhong and Nanzheng.
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Hanzhong, Nanzheng City.
In the lobby of the military mansion, Zhang Lu, who was sitting high up, stared at the imperial edict in his hand, his brows getting deeper and deeper.
"Yuan Fang, using the emperor's edict, clearly wants to create an excuse to attack Hanzhong. Does he think that I, Zhang Lu, are so easy to bully?" Zhang Lu slapped the imperial edict on the case and said angrily. .
Yan Pu, a counselor in front of the palace, said hurriedly: "Master, please calm down. Yuan Fang has now pacified Guanzhong and Liangzhou, and is occupying the entire north. He has hundreds of thousands of powerful troops, and his strength is terrifying. For this plan, Master, you should try every means to deal with it and delay it. Don¡¯t offend easily.¡±
As soon as he finished speaking, his younger brother Zhang Wei jumped up and shouted: "It's enough for Yuan Fang to move across the Central Plains. We in Hanzhong are dangerous in the Qinling Mountains and the Yangping Pass is strong. If Yuan Fang dares to come and act wildly, I will let him die in the Qinling Mountains." among.¡±
"General Zhang is right. The three valley roads north of Hanzhong are inconvenient for transporting grain, so Yuan Fang will not dare to leave.In Hanzhong, we can only take the two flat roads to the west. At that time, Zhang Shijun will only have to defend Yangping Pass with more than ten thousand troops. So what can Yuan Fang do if he has a million troops. "
The person who made the suggestion was Han Sui, who had come to seek refuge not long ago.
After hearing what Zhang Wei and Han Sui said, Zhang Lu weighed it up and snorted coldly: "What you said makes sense. I, Zhang Luxiong, have been occupying Hanzhong for decades. How can I easily give up my foundation to the enemy? If Yuan Fang dares to attack." , I will let them taste the dangers of the Qinling Mountains and see how much food and grass they can consume with me."
After being generous, Zhang Lu decided to disobey the imperial edict and refused to go to Luoyang or hand over Han Sui. He only sent orders to the generals to prepare for the Qi army.
The military meeting ended and everyone dispersed. At this time, a Taoist priest with half-white hair and beard came out of the inner hall.
That Taoist priest is none other than Yu Ji.
"Fourth brother, I have said before that if Yuan Fang takes Guanlong, he will attack Hanzhong sooner or later. I am right." Yu Ji stroked his beard and said with a smile.
Zhang Lu snorted coldly: "So what if you said it? What's the use?"
Yu Ji coughed a few times and said: "Of course it will work. As long as you, Fourth Brother, are willing to use half of your wealth to support us, I will be able to help you block Yuan Fang's attack."
Zhang Lu was stunned for a moment, and then sneered disdainfully: "You are so loud. You want half of my wealth with just one mouthful. Third senior brother, you are just a Taoist priest, so why do you have the ability to make such a big offer to me?"
"Fourth brother, if you don't believe me, just follow me out of the city. As a brother, I will show you what I am capable of." Yu Ji raised a sly smile on his lips and strode away.
Zhang Lu frowned for a moment, but couldn't help but follow him suspiciously. (To be continued) - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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