When Zhuge Liang said these words, everyone present was shocked. How could a big fish that was finally caught be released so easily? "Commander Zhuge! You are the military counselor personally assigned by the regent, and you have the power to supervise the army. The regent also specifically asked me in his letter to me that I should cooperate with you as much as possible and listen to your opinions. . But now you have come up with such a bad idea. Do you deserve the regent's trust in you? Please forgive me for not agreeing with this suggestion! Military Advisor Zhuge has worked hard all the way, so you should go back and rest first! said angrily. The rest of the people also sneered, but in their hearts they felt that this military advisor was really not very good, and they were all secretly imagining why the regent would send such a young boy here. Zhuge Liang looked around at the people present and saw that their eyes were full of disdain and contempt for him. He just raised the corners of his mouth slightly and said to Zhang Liao again: "Grand Governor, you have led all the generals here. How many months have you made? " Zhang Liao frowned and asked inwardly, "What do you mean by this? Are you mocking me? Kong Ming doesn¡¯t dare! Kong Ming is just thinking that it has been almost half a year since the Governor led the army to suppress the rebellion, but the Nanzhong rebellion has not been completely suppressed yet. Has the Governor ever thought about why? ?" Zhuge Liang said. Gan Ning suddenly roared from the side: "Why can this be? Nanzhong is located in a remote place, the roads are rugged and bumpy, and the rebels are defending in danger. In addition, the place is filled with miasma. Thanks to the governor's good command, we were able to Once we reach this place, if Coiling Snake Valley is not easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the rebels have sent heavy troops to defend it, we would have reached the rebels' lair long ago." Zhuge Liang glanced at Gan Ning and asked, "Who is this general " "Right General Gan Ning!" Gan Ning replied angrily. "It turns out to be General Gan, disrespectful!" Zhuge Liang hurriedly bowed, "I just heard what General Gan said. It seems that the rebellion has not been put down for so long. It is all due to external reasons, right?" "Isn't it?" Gan Ning retorted, "Our army has strong soldiers and horses, and the soldiers are united and united in the same hatred of the enemy. If it weren't for the fact that we were deep in a barren land and unfamiliar with the terrain, how could this war have dragged on for so long? If it were on the plains, we would They have been killed a long time ago." Zhuge Liang laughed and said, "Kong Ming does not dare to agree with this. Although the terrain has some influence, I think it is not the most important. The main reason is that our army has been on the wrong track from the beginning. We only thought about conquering them with force, but we did not carefully consider how to convince them to surrender. " "Humph! It's easy. If we don't use force, how can the rebels be afraid and surrender to us?" Gan Ning sneered. Zhang Liao seemed to have heard the implication and asked: "In the opinion of the military advisor, if our army does not use force, how can we put down the rebellion?" Zhuge Liang said: "The art of war is to attack the city first and attack the heart first. Human nature is good, and I believe that the people here are usually friendly, but we don't know. Have you ever thought about why these rebels must risk losing their heads or even annihilating their clans? "Do you need a reason to rebel?" Gan Ning sneered. Zhuge Liang said: "Don't you need a reason to rebel? If there is no reason, why would they rebel? General Gan, if you suddenly rebel one day, I believe you will have your reasons and reasons. Otherwise, why would you do it for no reason?" What about rebellion? " "Who do you think is rebelling? You are the one rebelling!" Gan Ning said angrily. "General Gan, please calm down. Kong Ming was just making a metaphor." Xu Huang, who was standing aside, kept asking thoughtfully: "What did the military counselor mean when he said attacking the heart is the most important thing? Can you explain it in detail?" "Nanzhong's I also learned something about the rebellion on the way here. The races in Nanzhong are mixed. If we want to rebel together, there must be some big reasons. I also learned more about the rebellion in Nanzhong before our army conquered Shu. Before the land, this means that their rebellion was initially just that the governors of various counties in Nanzhong were unwilling to obey Zhang Fei's jurisdiction, but later because of someone's obstruction, the rebellion evolved into a war between various ethnic groups and Han people in Nanzhong. The war between the two countries, the culprit is the current rebel leader Meng Huo!" Zhuge Liang said. Xu Huang continued: "Because of this, now that we have captured Meng Huo's wife, Mrs. Zhu Rong, we have a bargaining chip to blackmail Meng Huo. It is reported that Meng HuoHe loves his wife Mrs. Zhu Rong very much, and Mrs. Zhu Rong¡¯s tribe is also Meng Huo¡¯s biggest supporter. They will definitely try their best to save Mrs. Zhu Rong. At this time, we will reveal Mrs. Zhu Rong and let him lead us to attack The rebel defense line in Coiling Snake Valley is a rat-proof weapon. In this way, the rebels will have taboos. We may be able to break through this defense line, and then rush into Ailao Mountain and wipe out the rebels in one fell swoop! Zhuge Liang shook his head and said: "There are hundreds of thousands of rebels, but there are only a few people who really rebel. I think most of the rebels were deceived and followed Meng Huo to rebel." Even if we can defeat the rebels with the help of Mrs. Zhu Rong, it will only be a temporary victory. Once we withdraw the army from Nanzhong, the Nanzhong area will definitely rebel again. There is a precedent for this kind of example in Liangzhou. The Qiang people in Liangzhou and our Han Dynasty have been fighting for more than a hundred years. It is not over yet. The people in Nanzhong area are simple and simple. Do you want to use this to fight? , will Nanzhong become the second Liangzhou? " Zhang Liao asked: "What does the military advisor mean? Zhuge Liang said: "What I mean is very simple: attacking the city is the bottom priority, and attacking the heart is the top priority." Capturing his heart is far more long-term than attacking a city and occupying its territory. As long as the rebels can be convinced, once our army puts down the rebellion, the South Central region will gain relatively long-term stability and long-term security. Isn't it exactly what we need? " "This is easy to say. I'm just afraid it will be difficult to do. Gan Ning sneered and said. Zhuge Liang said: "Letting go of Mrs. Zhu Rong is the first step!" " After Zhang Liao heard this, he looked around at everyone and saw that everyone's eyes were full of distrust. He did not dare to make the decision casually, but when he saw Zhuge Liang's confident look, he didn't know what to do. " At this time, Zhuge Liang suddenly said: "Grand Governor. The regent sent me here to deal with the rebellion in Nanzhong, and also asked me to exercise the power of supervising the army. I will be in charge of all matters, big and small, in the process of countering the rebellion. I also hope that the governor will cooperate. " As soon as he finished speaking, Zhuge Liang took out a handwritten letter from his arms and handed it to Zhang Liao. Zhang Liao took the operation, opened it, and glanced at it in a hurry. His brows were furrowed, and the contents of the letter came into view. But It touched people's hearts and made him dare not not cooperate with Zhuge Liang. It turned out that Zhang Yan was worried that Zhuge Liang was young and could not suppress Zhang Liao and other senior generals. He nominally appointed Zhuge Liang as military supervisor and military advisor, but in fact he had given full command of all the counter-rebellion armies. Leave it to Zhuge Liang. Of course, this kind of thing cannot be said openly, Zhang Yan also has to take into account the face of these veterans, so Zhang Yan wrote all the interests and consequences in handwriting to Zhang Liao, and asked Zhang Liao to do his best. He must cooperate with Zhuge Liang and obey his instructions. Zhang Yan believes that with Zhang Liao's intelligence, he can definitely understand the true meaning of this handwritten letter and his own painstaking efforts. Zhang Liao's hands trembled a little after reading this handwritten letter. It has been almost half a year since he led his troops to quell the rebellion, but he has not been able to successfully quell the rebellion. Although Zhang Yan did not intend to blame him in his letter, it can be explained that Zhang Yan was asked to cooperate with Zhuge Liang and obey his words. He was very dissatisfied with himself. He sighed heavily, stuffed the calligraphy into his lapel, kept it close to his body, and then said loudly to the generals: "From now on, Commander Zhuge's words are my words, and you Everyone must obey. If anyone dares not to obey, he is embarrassing me! Just now Military Advisor Zhuge said that he would let Madam Zhu Rong go, so let Madam Zhu Rong go! Wei Yan! " Wei Yan stood up, cupped his fists and said, "The general is here! " Zhang Liao ordered: "Go and release Mrs. Zhu Rong, and do it according to the wishes of the military advisor! Also, from today on, you will be responsible for protecting the safety of the military advisor and serving him at all times. Whatever arrangements the military advisor has, you cannot disobey, and there is no need to come and report to me. Do you understand? " "Final general" Wei Yan raised his head and glanced at Zhang Liao, and saw that Zhang Liao looked gloomy and not very good. He was completely the same person as before the handwritten letter appeared. He was also guessing what was written in the handwritten letter that could make Zhang Liao Zhang Liao suddenly made a 180-degree turn, but no matter what, he couldn't control these things. He could only follow the formal orders, clasped his fists and said, "The last general takes orders! " Xu Huang, Gan Ning, Huang Zhong, Wenpin, Wu Yi and others present were all surprised. This change of position was too fast, but no one knew what happened. The biggest suspicion was that Zhuge Liang Everyone was secretly guessing what the handwritten letter was and why Zhang Liao saw such a big difference after reading it. But no one asked, and they seemed to be deliberately avoiding it. "But the Governor" Gan Ning still had some objections and couldn't help but said, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he was stopped by Zhang Liao.?? scolded: "Are I talking nonsense? Since the regent has handed over all this matter to Zhuge Military Advisor, you must obey Zhuge Military Advisor's future arrangements. No matter what happens, you will Zhuge Liang arranged for you to do this, you just need to obey!" Zhuge Liang heard the implication of Zhang Liao's words, but also knew that Zhang Liao was in a bad mood. Zhang Yan gave him the handwritten letter before he left, asking him to do so. After arriving at Nanzhong and meeting Zhang Liao, he handed the handwritten letter to Zhang Liao. As for what was written in it, he himself did not know, but seeing such a contrast between Zhang Liao and Zhang Liao, he could probably guess that it was the same. I was secretly grateful in my heart: "The regent has so much trust in me. If I can't put down the rebellion in Nanzhong as soon as possible, I will be really sorry for the regent's trust." (To be continued)