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    ———————————— “Pang Shiyuan withdrew his troops?” In the main hall of Wancheng County Governor’s Mansion, Zhuge Liang took over the letter of war from Bo Cai and said in surprise.  Bocai responded: "Exactly. The scouts came to report that Pang Tong led the Chinese army to pull out the stronghold and retreat ten miles at midnight last night. The enemy troops who attacked the city retreated thirty miles. Then at midnight, they set up camp at Xiping'ao. An hour ago  , Pang Tong sent an envoy to deliver the letter of war, and the military advisor then arrived with his army. "Bocai had a long history in the Xiliang army, had been on the battlefield for a long time, and had great military achievements. He was the first general to follow Li Li in the battle, and he was also one of the five in the army.  One of the generals who commanded the army, his official rank was still higher than that of Zhuge Liang.  Although he has never personally commanded a large-scale battle, he has fulfilled his duties faithfully and diligently handled everything Li Li assigned him, and has never made any mistakes in more than ten years.  This is the military merit, the record, and the capital for his promotion to the general of the army.  Therefore, he is qualified to be on an equal footing with Zhuge Liang, and he does not need to be polite when speaking, just tell the truth.  However, Zhuge Liang was the commander-in-chief of the three armies in the Battle of Nanyang. Although Bo Cai had a high official position, he also served as a general under him and was at his disposal.  Zhuge Liang frowned slightly after hearing this. After reading the letter of challenge, he handed it to Sima Yi who was sitting next to him and began to think deeply.  The moment Sima Yi saw the letter of war, his eyelids twitched violently. After reading it quickly, he handed the letter of war to Lu Bu, and the letter of war was circulated among the generals.  After thinking for a moment, Zhuge Liang said to Bo Cai: "Pang Shiyuan's move is quite strange. As our army advances to Wancheng, the battlefield situation has undergone fundamental changes. Our army is strong, while Jingzhou's army is weak. Therefore, Pang Tong chose to lead  It is not surprising that the army retreated, it was expected. However, he openly issued a decisive battle when he knew that the Jingzhou army was far inferior to our Xiliang army. This move was beyond my expectation and unreasonable.  No. What does the general think of this?" Bo Cai called him military adviser to show his closeness. Now he reciprocated and called Bo Cai the general.  To show respect.  It is not difficult to see from this.  There was no intrigue in the Western Jin army. All generals obeyed Li Li's military orders and did what was forbidden.  Consistent up and down.  At least the atmosphere in the military is very good right now, and the struggle for fame and wealth has not yet emerged.  This "general" was very useful to Bo Cai, and the remaining resentment in his heart disappeared. Immediately, a smile appeared on his face, and he said with a smile: "You are welcome, military advisor. From today on, the soldiers and horses in the city will wave on their own.  Everyone below will obey the orders of the military advisor, but if there is an order, the military advisor will just give the order, and the general will do his best. " Zhuge Liang stood up after hearing this, clasped his hands and said: "The general understands the righteousness, and he is very frightened." Bocai returned the courtesy.  , said frankly: "This time the Jingzhou army raided Nanyang. The general was not careful for a while, so that Deng County was lost. Generals Tiezhu and Huanyi died on the battlefield, and the troops were lost. For this reason, the general has gone to His Majesty Shu to ask for punishment. And now the general will  Now that he is ready to be punished, he will have to surrender his merits in front of the military advisor, so that he can feel at ease. To be honest with the military advisor, the general has not noticed anything unusual about the Jingzhou Army since the past few days of fighting, and he has not noticed anything.  What extraordinary actions did Pang Tong have? Since Wancheng was trapped, the Jingzhou army has been doing everything except attacking the city day and night. They stormed the outer city fortress for seven days, but they were still unable to move forward and posed no threat to the city.  The general believed that Pang Tong's invitation to fight was just a temporary measure to delay the retreat and wait for an opportunity to withdraw. "Zhuge Liang shook his head slightly and said, "General Pang Tong must not underestimate the enemy this time.  We came with a mission, and we will never retreat easily before we achieve our goal. As for the decisive battle, as the general said, this is just a delaying strategy, taking the opportunity to stabilize our army and delay the time."  , Zhuge Liang paused, turned to look at Sima Yi, and asked: "Has Zhongda seen any clues?" Sima Yi understood the sound and knew that the clues Zhuge Liang mentioned were referring to the letter of war, and immediately said calmly: "Explode your shortcomings."  , I want to make it clear." Zhuge Liang looked surprised and said, "Oh, how can you see it? It's okay for Zhongda to speak frankly. We are willing to hear the details." Bo Cai and Lu Bu nodded when they heard this, and the other generals in the hall: Ma Chao, Zhang Fei, and Yang Fu.  , Guan Yu, Zang Ba, Sun Li and others also nodded in agreement. They all really wanted to hear what Sima Yi had in mind and why he made such shocking remarks.  After all, everyone in the hall at this moment is a prestigious person. Even Yang Fu, the military chief, also rose to fame during the Battle of Yizhou. However, his qualifications are still relatively low. In time, he may not be able to enter the hall and become a high official; Sima Yi is the only one.  No name.  However, when Kong Ming led the army to the south this time, he was placed in the position of accompanying the army commander Shi, above Yang Fu, and the seat was relatively close, on an equal footing with Zhang Fei, the commander of the Suzaku Camp. This arrangement undoubtedly made the generals feel that Zhuge Liang was nepotistic.  , place Sima Yi, the chief minister in his shogunate, in front of the deputy generals of each battalion.  "However, Zhuge Liang is your majesty's adopted brother. He occupies the position of general and has the power to open the palace. There is nothing wrong with recruiting a few secretaries.  Just like himThis is the first time that he has directly brought his staff into the army and given them high positions. Several other generals in the army who have the power to open a government have never done this.  Therefore, Sima Yi's current position is very conspicuous, which makes all the generals quite unhappy. However, Zhuge Liang is the commander-in-chief and a trusted minister in front of His Majesty, so the generals dare not speak out in anger, so they can only let it go, and everything will have to wait until the battle.  Do the calculation later.  Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Sima Yi showed no fear at all and said calmly: "The war book said that Pang Tong was willing to lead his troops to retreat thirty miles out of consideration for the friendship between his classmates. Obviously, he knew that he was outmatched and had to lead his troops to retreat.  There are many problems exposed here. First, the Jingzhou army has been unable to attack Wancheng for a long time.  Judging from the 10-day siege, it was not Pang Tong who was in charge of the Jingzhou Army, but Huang Zu and Wenpin. Therefore, Pang Tong had no chance to make a move, and naturally he would not perform outstandingly. Third, the Jingzhou Army retreated.  It's not about retreating, which means that he still has support and there will be a large army to support him. This is what I call self-destruction. " Having said this, Sima Yi paused and looked around at the people in the hall, but he saw that everyone seemed to have realized something.  They all nodded and agreed with his analysis.  Seeing this, Sima Yi remained calm on the surface, but in fact he was very excited deep down, feeling like he was scolding Fang Qiu and giving guidance to the country. This feeling was very good and very useful to him.  Speaking of which, this was the first time he showed his face in the army, the first time he went on an expedition with the army, the first time he came into contact with the army, and the first time he was recognized by the generals.  No matter how good Sima Yi feels about himself, how talented and capable he is, if he does not have the opportunity to display his talent, it will be in vain.  There has never been a shortage of amazingly talented people in the world, but there are only a handful of people who really have the opportunity to display their talents. Those who are talented can’t stand out. If they don’t have a chance to stand out, their talents will be buried. That’s why there is a saying of “outstanding talent”.  explain.  But now, Kong Ming provided him with a stage to display his talents, allowing him to counsel military aircraft, and asking for his opinions in front of the generals, giving him a chance to express himself and gain a firm foothold in the army.  This is support, just like the kindness of knowing someone.  After secretly calming down, Sima Yi took a deep breath and continued: "If Pang Tong was forced to withdraw his troops because he was pretending to be a classmate to justify it, and to expose his shortcomings, then openly issuing a challenge to our army is an attempt to cover up. From then on,  Judging from the current battle situation, even if there are reinforcements behind Pang Tong and they will arrive in the near future, as long as the Jingzhou army does not come out in full force to fight us in a decisive battle, the chance of victory is not good, and it is only 50-50 at most.  This point has been vividly demonstrated in the previous battles. The Jingzhou Army suddenly launched an attack and took the initiative. However, after ten days of fighting, the casualties of its soldiers and horses were twice as high as mine. This in itself shows that our army's combat effectiveness is by no means the same.  The Jingzhou Army is comparable. Even if it faces more than twice the Jingzhou Army, our army dares to fight head-on and is sure to win. Therefore, Pang Tong still pretends to surrender despite knowing that he is no match for our army in a head-on battle.  Writing about a fight, what is this if it’s not a cover-up?” Having said this, Sima Yi showed an enigmatic smile on his face, and continued: “The cover-up must be to hide something, or there must be an ulterior motive in it.  I guess there are three possibilities for Pang Tong's purpose. One is to delay the attack and retreat to Xiping Pass in the name of a decisive battle. The other is to use this time to prepare in advance and plan to defeat our country.  Liang Tieqi's conspiracy. Third, use the main force to contain our army, attract our attention, and send a surprise force to achieve the desired goal." At this point, Sima Yi immediately fell silent and stopped talking.  If you go down there, you will be suspected of showing off on purpose.  People in the military should avoid using their words to express their opinions. Rhetoric is useless. Not only does it fail to convince the crowd, it will also make people annoying.  Sima Yi made a detailed analysis of the current battle situation, which was quite thorough, and this conclusion was unanimously recognized by everyone including Zhuge Liang.  So the purpose of discussion in the lobby was achieved.  Zhuge Liang then stood up and said: "Zhongda's words are very suitable to my liking. You generals may wish to think more along this line of thinking after returning to camp. It is better to be still than to move at the moment. Send a letter to Luoyang to inform your majesty. While we are waiting for a long journey to attack.  Come, let’s rest for two days, and then we can discuss and make decisions. All the generals should go back to the camp and rest.” The generals agreed in unison, and then stood up and left.  After the generals left, Zhuge Liang said to Sima Yi with a smile: "Zhongda, please do your best and follow me out of the city later to see the camp where Pang Tong's army was stationed in case of fraud. I wonder if Zhongda would like to go with you?" "Gu  I don’t dare to ask for help. I’m so lucky.” Sima Yi responded happily.  ————————————To be continued————————————————(To be continued. (.))
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