After the Eastern and Western Jin Dynasties, how could Liu Jinu of the Southern Dynasty, who was as powerful as a tiger, attack Chang 'an twice and lose it again?
The disadvantage of the elite navy of the Southern Dynasty against the Northern Wandering Cavalry of the Later Qin Dynasty was one thing, but more importantly, the grain produced by Jiangnan, which had not yet been fully developed, was not enough to support the large-scale and long-term battle of the army under its command.
It was for this reason that Liu Jinu, who led nearly 100,000 troops, was in an extremely awkward situation after occupying Chang 'an and Guanzhong.
If we divide our forces and guard against the enemy, we will be short of food.
At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, how did Zhu Hongwu conquer the south and get rid of Meng Yuan?
It was one thing to be a man of great talent and military strategy, but more importantly, after the development of the Song Dynasty, the southern region could provide absolute objective material support for his strategy of "widely accumulating grain, building high cities, and slowly becoming kings".
Perhaps someone would use Liu Bang to refute this point of view. Zhuge Mu chuckled.
With Liu Bang's method of " overtly building the boardwalk and secretly crossing over the Chen Cang ", anyone who occupied the Central Plains in the future would definitely be on guard against the Sichuan and Shu regions.
After Chu and Han fought for hegemony, those who learned from Liu Bang died. Similar to Liu Bang…
Yes, it was also death!
Naturally, Zhuge Liang did not know what Zhuge Mu was thinking. He looked towards the Central Plains in the north and said to Zhuge Mu,"Now, Cao Cao controls the six prefectures of Ji, Qing, You, Bing, Yan, and Xu. In the north, other than the land of Guanliang that Ma Chao and Han Sui occupied, he has already obtained more than half of it.”
"Among them, Guo Jia, Xun Yu, Xun You, Cheng Yu, and the others are talented. Even I fear them.”
"Third brother, if you go to the north under Cao Cao, remember to restrain yourself.”
Zhuge Liang looked deeply at Zhuge Mu, who was in high spirits." Remember, Guo and Xun are nothing when they are in their prime. They will also grow old.”
"Second brother, you are much younger than them. When they are not energetic enough to assist Cao Cao in handling the complicated military affairs, it will be the day for you to display your talent and ambition.”
After Zhuge Liang finished speaking, he sat in front of the stone table and closed his eyes.
However, his fluctuating aura constantly indicated that Zhuge Liang's heart was far from being as calm as he appeared to be.
"Boom!"
Zhuge Liang's words exploded in Zhuge Mu's mind like thunder.
This was because Zhuge Mu had never expected that his brother, Zhuge Liang, would give him such a life development plan after knowing that he was going to defect to Cao Cao.
Thinking back to Sima Yi, who was currently growing under Cao Cao's command, waiting for the right moment to strike…
His good second brother, the future Prime Minister Ji Han, had not given him a life development plan!
This was a f * cking usurper's guiding principle.
Did Second Brother discover something?
Or…
The reason why he didn't invite me to join Liu Bei was because he was afraid that I would become the gravedigger of Shu Han and kill his obsession of reviving the Han Dynasty?
Taking a deep breath, Zhuge Mu calmed himself down. When he raised his head, he met Zhuge Liang's meaningful gaze.
How intelligent!
Suddenly, these four words appeared in Zhuge Mu's mind.
"Second brother, don't worry. I won't."
"If I didn't understand this, how would I dare to go to Xu City alone to seek a future?”
Not only did he save them, he also knew that killing Guo Jia, Xun Yu, and the others was not a big deal. Killing Sima Yi, that old bastard, was the key to whether he could stand firm in the Cao Wei camp.
Speaking of death, Zhuge Mu couldn't help but think of the ending of his second brother in history.
He died of illness in Wuzhang Plain. Zhuge Liang's death could be said to be a success and a failure.
Thinking of this, Zhuge Mu decided to remind his second brother.
If this future Prime Minister of Shu Han could really succeed in his northern expedition to the Central Plains after hearing his warning and rebuild the Han family's empire...
At that time, what harm would it do if he raised an army from Cao Wei and defected to Shu Han!
With this thought in mind, Zhuge Mu pointed at Liu Guan and Zhang, who were about to bid farewell to Zhuge Jun, and said,""Elder brother, before I leave, I'll give you some advice on how to serve Liu Bei.”
"I hope you will listen and warn me, or else the Han Dynasty will definitely not prosper.”
"Shuzhi, please speak.”Hearing his third brother's words, Zhuge Liang straightened his body and sat in front of the stone table. His expression was solemn as he prepared to listen to Zhuge Mu's next words.
Seeing his brother Zhuge Liang's humble attitude, Zhuge Mu did not pretend to be mysterious and said,"Firstly, Sun Quan was harsh and unkind. He even imprisoned Sun Ce's widow and children, let alone the alliance between the two factions.”
"Before Liu Bei obtains Jingzhou, elder brother can use the Sun family of Jiangdong as support to unite against Cao. In the future, when Liu Bei occupied Jingzhou and Yizhou, his power would be stronger than Jiangdong. Sun Quan would definitely be an enemy and not a friend.”
"Secondly, although Liu Bei's sworn brother, Guan Yunzhang, has the appearance of a general, he has always been arrogant. After Lu Bu's death, he regarded all the heroes in the world as nothing. How could he place Sun Quan in his eyes?”
"I can conclude that if Liu Bei orders him to guard Jingzhou in the future, the Sun family of Jiangdong will definitely have a conflict with him. If Jingxiang is lost, brother, you can send a general out of Wanluo, and Liu Bei will personally lead the Yizhou army out of Qinchuan.”
"Thirdly, when elder brother first joined Liu Bei, Guan and Zhang would definitely not be convinced.”
"Elder brother, why don't you put Zhao Yun, another brave general under Liu Bei, in an important position? This person is loyal and pure, and has a gentle personality. If you are willing to train him, he might grow into a commander of a region.”
"In addition, if Zhao Yun can stay by your side to protect you when you lead the army, I can go north without worry.”
"As for the fourth…"
Thinking about how his good friend Pang Shiyuan had yet to join Liu Bei, Zhuge Mu decided to give up and said,"Forget it, it's fine if I don't say it."
"Please wait until Shiyuan returns from his travels and tell him that if he encounters Fallen Phoenix Slope, he should avoid it as soon as possible.”
After he finished speaking, Zhuge Mu picked up the warm teacup and drank the tea in one gulp. He stood up suddenly and said with his back facing Zhuge Liang,"Just now, didn't elder brother ask me when I would go north to join Cao Cao?”
"There's no time like the present. I think we should set it today.”
Zhuge Mu walked out of the pavilion and headed straight for the grass hut at the foot of the mountain.
Only Zhuge Liang was left standing in his original spot, frowning slightly.
Because Zhuge Liang had never thought that the strategy he had painstakingly planned for Liu Bei, the wise ruler in his heart, would be described by his third brother in a light tone.
Combined with Zhuge Mu's warning, Zhuge Liang broke out in cold sweat.
It was also at this moment that he realized that the strategy of 'occupying Jing Yi, uniting with Sun to resist Cao Cao, and seeking the Central Plains in the North' actually had such a fatal flaw.
When Zhuge Liang came back to his senses, his third brother was no longer in front of him.
At the entrance of the straw hut.
Zhuge Mu, who had just come down from Shanshan, looked at Liu Bei, who was about to get on his horse and leave. Before he could say anything, his fourth brother, Zhuge Jun, had already come up to him with a face full of joy.
"Brother, you're back!"
Probably due to the change in his voice during puberty, Zhuge Jun, who was only as tall as Zhuge Mu's shoulders, made a sharp and unpleasant sound like a duck waiting to be slaughtered.
However, Zhuge Jun's appearance was as handsome as the other students. Zhuge Mu could not help but sigh at the excellent bloodline of the Zhuge family.
Elder brother? Could it be that Mr. Wolong had returned from visiting a friend? Liu Bei naturally heard Zhuge Jun's words.
This caused him to pause in his horse's movement for a moment. He did not even bother to tidy up his appearance. He quickly walked up to Zhuge Mu and bowed.
He was 70% excited and 30% nervous as he said,"May I ask your excellency…"
"Is it Mr. Zhuge Kongming?”
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