"If I were Second Uncle, I would make the following changes in Longzhong Duel.”
"Firstly, after occupying Jing and Yizhou, rest up and attack Hanzhong and Guanlong. This speed must be fast, so fast that Sun Quan and Cao Cao can't react in time!”
On this point, Zhuge Yi and his second uncle, his future adoptive father, Zhuge Liang, shared the same opinion. He occupied Jingyi and plotted to occupy Guanlong.
The only change was to emphasize the importance of speed.
They had no choice. They had to advance faster.
In history, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang had wasted too much time on recuperating after taking Yizhou. It was only three years after taking Yizhou that they started the war against Hanzhong.
Three years was enough for Cao Cao to build a solid defense line in Hanzhong.
It was because of this that the battle between Liu Bei and Cao Cao in Hanzhong was extremely difficult.
Not only did they fight from AD 217 to AD 219, but they also " added fuel " to the scale of the army's battle.
In the end.
After paying a lot of price, the Shu Han army had fought for more than two years, but in the end, all they got was an empty land where Cao Cao had emptied the people.
It had to be said that this was a strategic mistake.
This was because Yizhou, which Liu Bei had taken over from Liu Zhang, had not participated in many wars since the Yellow Turban Rebellion. It was not an exaggeration to describe Yizhou as having sufficient troops and food.
Now that we have enough troops and food, why should we cultivate ourselves?
In fact…
Zhuge Yi believed that if Liu Bei was ruthless enough, he could send those disobedient Yizhou troops to Hanzhong to die. It would be killing two birds with one stone.
Another point was:
After Liu Bei occupied Hanzhong, he had already taken Ma Chao under his wing.
At this time, if Liu Bei rushed into Guanlong with General Ma Chao leading the way, it would be twice the effort and half the effort.
With Ma Chao and Fufeng Ma's prestige and reputation in Guanlong, as well as their old friends and subordinates, it might be a little exaggerated to use the enemy as a lookout to surrender.
But in terms of difficulty.
It was definitely not as difficult as Zhuge Liang's six expeditions to the Northern Expedition of Cao Wei.
When Zhuge Liang attacked the Central Plains, not only did Ma Chao die of illness, but Cao Wei had also completely digested the Guanlong area. The Shu Han army had to divide their forces almost every time they attacked a place, so it was difficult to get the response of the local aristocratic families.
This was because all the local clans understood: Zhuge Liang's army would not be able to stay in Guanlong for long. Sooner or later, they would be chased back to Guanzhong by Cao Cao's army.
Under such circumstances, which clan would dare to lead the Shu Han army?
The best guide was the living Western Liang General, Ma Chao!!!
Thinking of this…
Zhuge Yibei looked at Guanzhong. He remembered clearly," At this point in time, the current Xi Liang War God, the Divine Might Heavenly General Ma Chao, should be sharpening his blade and preparing for a war with Cao Cao this autumn.
Then, Boss Cao was killed.
Then…
Ma Chao was defeated. Later, Zhang Lu joined the west. After a night of gay love with Zhang Fei, Zhang Lu defected to Liu Bei.
If it was in the past, Zhuge Yi, who had been talking about going north to join Cao Cao when he grew up, might not have taken the war between Ma Chao and Cao Cao to heart. Now, Zhuge Yi, who was about to become Zhuge Liang's adopted son and serve Uncle Liu, felt that he should do something.
For example…
He suggested that Imperial Uncle Liu send someone to form an alliance with Ma Chao.
Or perhaps, he could convince Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei, and then he would go to Ma Chao's place to give Ma Chao advice, so that Cao Cao could experience what it meant to be a transmigrator.
Regardless of the outcome of the alliance, as long as they could use Ma Chao to slow down Cao Cao's progress in unifying Guanzhong and Xiliang, Liu Bei would be able to seize Hanzhong and Guanlong in the future.
Ahem, it would be nice if he could seduce Ma Mei and Yun Lu.
Keeping this thought in mind, Zhuge Yi extended a second finger to his father, Zhuge Jin.
"Secondly, when Imperial Uncle Liu leads his army to fight Cao Cao in Hanzhong and Guanlong, Jingzhou should do their best to befriend the Sun family of Jiangdong.”
"A general stationed in Jing state can have no illustrious achievements, but he can't be proud of his achievements.”
Zhuge Jin nodded in agreement when he heard what Zhuge Yi said.
As a representative of the Dove Faction like Lu Su in Jiangdong, he did not want Liu Bei to leave behind a thorny general in Jingzhou after obtaining Yizhou.
Because if that happened…
It would only cause the current tense situation in Jingzhou between Sun and Liu to stir up waves.
However, what Zhuge Jin did not know was…
Zhuge Yi was referring to Guan Yu, who was later in charge of the Jing State.
Jingzhou was bordered by Cao Cao in the north and Sun Quan in the east. The garrison general should be a gentle person, but Guan Yu? He was too arrogant.
It might not be a big deal for him to lead 100,000 troops to attack cities and seize territory, but if he used them to defend one side, he would hurt himself and others if he was not careful.
"Choosing a good general to guard Jingzhou is only one point of building a good relationship with Jiangdong.”
"In my opinion, before the battle between Cao, Liu, Guan, and Long comes to an end, it is not impossible for Imperial Uncle Liu to send Young Master Liu Chan as a hostage to Jiangdong and hand him over to Wu Hou.”
"Sun Quan has the 'only' son of Imperial Uncle Liu in his hands, so how could he have the cheek to ask for Jingzhou every day?" After all, he was the only one who had the bloodline of Imperial Uncle Liu!”
Zhuge Yi spoke, emphasizing the word "only".
His intention to make Liu Bei use Liu Chan as a hostage in Jiangdong was like a stone that caused thousands of waves to rise. Zhuge Jin was stunned.
"My son, you must not!"
"You can say this to your father, but not to Imperial Uncle Liu and others!”
"Liu Chan, the young master of the Jing State, is the only descendant of Imperial Uncle. How could he agree?”
After he reacted, Zhuge Jin waved his hands to stop him and persuaded his son to give up on this idea.
Even the "Dove Faction" of River East did not dare to think about this, but his son really dared to say it.
Seeing his father's reaction, Zhuge Yi nodded and did not argue with him directly.
However…
In his heart, he didn't think much of it.
As a transmigrator, he was very clear.
Ah Dou was not Liu Bei's only son.
Later on, he even gave birth to King Lu, Liu Yong, and King Liang, Liu Li. There was no problem of having no successors to the hegemony.
Moreover, he had to be careful.
Even if Liu Chan was a hostage in Jiangdong, Sun Quan might not really dare to harm his life.
Because if anything happened to Liu Chan, Jiangdong would lose its righteousness. Not to mention Liu Bei not returning Jiangdong, if he did not send troops to attack Jiangdong, Sun Quan would be burning incense.
Besides...
Zheng Ge 'er, who had unified the world and ruled the world, had been a hostage in Handan, Zhao, when he was young. If Ah Dou, who couldn't be helped, didn't experience the hardships under the fence of Jiangdong, how could he bear the weight of Jiuzhou in the future?
How could he bear the responsibility of his father Liu Bei and the loyal civil and military officials?
To counter this point.
Zhuge Yi was willing to call it The Correct Way to Open a Young Master's Adornment.
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