Fei Yi suggested a quick attack, and everyone in the tent looked at him sideways.
Fei Yi has always been known for his elegance and calmness, and now he is so determined to attack the Wei army, which has indeed surprised many people.
Zhuge Liang did not judge Fei Yi's words, but turned to look at the chief secretary Xiang Lang: "What do you think of the military situation in Lueyang?"
Xiang Lang bowed solemnly and said, "Prime Minister, I am used to doing mundane affairs and am not proficient in military strategy. But since the Eastern Army is facing an enemy, why don't you listen to Ma Youchang's opinion? He must have a good idea."
"Wenwei." Zhuge Liang called softly.
Fei Yi understood and immediately explained to his colleagues: "General Ma said in his letter that he and the two generals of Zhao and Wei each insisted on their own opinions and could not convince each other, so he came to ask the prime minister for a decision."
"General Ma said that the Prime Minister's plan for the Eastern Route Army is to stop the Wei army and cut off the Long Road. Now outside Lueyang City, Zhao Yun and Wang Ping's troops, totaling 15,000 people, besieged Lueyang and have repeatedly defeated Zhang He. Generals Wei Yan and Wu Ban camped ten miles east of Lueyang City and also defeated 1,500 Wei troops who came to support them."
"General Ma's meaning is that since Wei Yan and Wu Ban are strong enough to hold off the Wei army coming from afar, we should not act rashly, so as not to disrupt the deployment and create opportunities for the Wei army to fight."
Xiang Lang listened attentively: "General Ma's words make sense, and they are in line with the Prime Minister's intentions!"
Fei Yi ignored Xiang Lang's words.
Although Xiang Lang was the chief secretary and the chief minister of the prime minister's staff, his attitude towards Ma Su was almost flattering. When Ma Su's brother Ma Liang was still alive, Xiang Lang worshipped the Ma brothers as saints, which was quite strange.
Now that Ma Liang is dead, Xiang Lang can do anything else, but as long as it involves Ma Su, he will definitely be biased.
Fei Yi continued, "The military strategies of Zhao Yun and Wei Yan are completely different from those of General Ma."
"General Zhao said that the area of Lueyang is now more than ten miles in radius, and the Wei army has surpassed the Eastern Route Army in strength, so they should all retreat. They should camp at Duanshan Pass and Duanshan, confronting Lueyang while preserving their retreat route."
"General Wei's military strategy is even more radical." Fei Yi paused, looked up at Zhuge Liang, and then said, "General Wei said that the Prime Minister should lead the central army to Lueyang to increase the number of troops by more than 10,000."
"Now that the imperial court has more soldiers, using the weight of the royal army to oppress the enemy is the way to victory."
Ma Su, Zhao Yun and Wei Yan proposed different military strategies and it was certainly difficult for them to convince each other, so they sent the military report here for Prime Minister Zhuge to decide.
At this time, everyone in the tent began to discuss in low voices.
Zhuge Liang sat in the hall calmly, without stopping the noise in the tent. At this moment, he was also considering the different strategies of the three people.
Ma Su advocated maintaining the status quo. Since Wei Yan and Wu Ban were not unable to withstand Qian Zhao's attack, then they should just maintain the status quo and drag it out!
Zhao Yun's idea was more pessimistic. He thought that since the Wei army was increasing its troops, it would be better to preserve the retreat for safety.
Wei Yan was the most radical one. The Wei army wanted to increase its troops? The Han Dynasty was not without troops. If you increase your troops, I will also increase my troops. Relying on numbers to win is the right way of military strategy!
As the commander-in-chief of the Shu Han army's Northern Expedition, Zhuge Liang was also weighing the military strategies of these three people in his mind. In the final analysis, these three people were actually struggling with the same problem.
That is, can the Wei army continue to increase its troops?
Since Qian Zhao has arrived, all the troops in Guanzhong have been dispatched. The army has been besieging Qishan Fort for only 20 days, so how could the central army of Wei State Luoyang arrive so quickly? How could that little Cao Rui make such a decisive decision?
While Zhuge Liang was thinking quietly, Yang Yi noticed the hesitation in Zhuge Liang's expression and stepped out of the crowd with his hands clasped: "Prime Minister, I have something to say."
"Mr. Wei is speaking."
Yang Yi said slowly, "I think General Zhao's strategy is too conservative, and he predicts defeat before he predicts victory. And General Wei wants to use the weight of the army to take the responsibility of guarding the Long Road for the Eastern Army, and he is quite afraid of difficulties."
"General Ma said it very well. Since the Wei army can resist, why should we increase the number of troops? Why not follow the previous strategy and continue to capture the cities in Longyou to expand the army?"
"Prime Minister," Yang Yi said earnestly, "We will arrive at Linwei tomorrow, and the Guangwei County seat is right before our eyes. It would be fine if Wu Yi couldn't take Linwei, but now that the Prime Minister is here in person, can't he take Linwei?"
After hearing what Yang Yi said, Zhuge Liang still did not say whether it was right or wrong, but just waved his hand to signal Yang Yi to leave.
Obviously, in addition to the differences in military strategy, Ma, Zhao, Wei, Fei, and Yang each had their own stance.
At this moment, the Wei army, from the emperor to Qian Zhao, Cao Zhen and others, all had only one thought: Longyou was surrounded and Zhang He was trapped in Lueyang.
The army should rush to Longyou and defeat the Shu army.
There is only one strategic goal.
On the other hand, the Shu army was divided into three routes: west, center and east.
The Eastern Route Army's plan to surround Luoyang and block Longdao was decided by Ma Su and approved by Zhuge Liang. Now that nothing major was happening, how could Ma Su be allowed to change his military strategy based on the opinions of the other two generals?
Zhao Yun was old and only wanted to stop the Wei army and remain invincible, while Wei Yan was eager to fight and wanted to fight with the Wei army.
Fei Yi was more radical. Yang Yi was in charge of the confidential matters and was unwilling to change the strategy that had been decided yesterday... Everyone's opinions seemed to make sense and had good reasons.
These generals and ministers could naturally present their strategies to Zhuge Liang. But Zhuge Liang was different. As the commander-in-chief, he could decide life and death with one move, so he needed both strategy and decision.
As early as 20 years ago, when he was in Jingzhou, Zhuge Liang heard Xu Shu talk about his fellow countryman Guo Jia's theory of "ten wins and ten losses". Among them, "Shao has many plans but few decisions, and he lost in the future, while Gong's strategy can be implemented at any time and he has infinite adaptability" impressed Zhuge Liang the most. At this point in time, Zhuge Liang has a deeper understanding of this sentence.
I have made countless suggestions to the late Emperor Liu Bei before. I believe that the late Emperor must have felt the same way as I do now, right?
Zhuge Liang's expression did not change. In his heart, he still leaned more towards Yang Yi's strategy. He looked around at everyone in the tent and said, "I have made up my mind. I will not change my previous strategy."
"The Eastern Army will continue to follow the original strategy. I have already looked at the terrain and the location of the camp in the map, and there is no mistake at all."
"Send a message to Zhang Yi, order him to quickly take Xianqin County, and then support Lueyang!"
As soon as Zhuge Liang finished speaking, everyone in the hall bowed and agreed, and then went about their business.
After Fei Yi prepared the military report, he took it and asked for Zhuge Liang's seal. At the same time, he asked, "Since the Prime Minister has made the decision, I will follow it. But I still think that the Wei army is exhausted and we should attack it urgently."
Zhuge Liang sighed and said, "Wenwei, I already know what you said, and it is in line with the military strategy. But the Eastern Army is 120 miles away from Shanggui. If we rashly engage in a battle with the Wei Army, we may lose control."
"It would be better to be safe and take Linwei, the seat of Guangwei County, first."
Fei Yi frowned and asked, "How could you know, Prime Minister, that Linwei would not be as difficult to attack as Shanggui?"
"This was done by Yang Weigong." Zhuge Liang explained: "After Wu Yi retreated from Lueyang, Yang Yi always felt that Guangwei Governor Zhao Ling's behavior was unreasonable."
"Yang Yi borrowed my seal and sent a private letter to Zhao Ling in my name, asking him to surrender. Then Zhao Ling spoke up and said that he would never surrender unless I came in person."
Fei Yi was shocked: "You believe this, Prime Minister?"
Zhuge Liang said calmly, "Zhao Ling secretly sent his second son to me."
Fei Yi was speechless. What a good deal this Guangwei governor Zhao Ling had made!
During the war between Han and Wei, Zhao Ling, as the second son, emerged from the vortex.
If Zhuge Liang had not come, and Wei had won and Han had lost, Zhao Ling would have only lost a second son. He would even say that this person was not his second son, but a forgery by the prime minister.
If Zhuge Liang had come in person and Han had won and Wei had lost, Zhao Ling would have already contacted the Han army and surrendered voluntarily.
He is really caught in two sides!
Sure enough, at noon on the second day, that is, the 20th, Zhuge Liang led his army to the city of Linwei, and then Zhao Ling, the governor of Guangwei, opened the city and surrendered.
A feeling of everyone being happy.
After Tianshui and Nangan counties, Guangwei County was the third county seat to surrender to Shu Han.
After the Shu Han army entered the city and took over the city defense, Zhao Ling prepared a banquet in the city to entertain Zhuge Liang and the Shu Han officials around him.
Now that Guangwei County has surrendered to Shu Han, the strategy of completely controlling Longyou has taken another step forward, which is naturally cause for celebration.
Zhuge Liang was not a person who was indifferent to worldly affairs. On the contrary, he was eight feet tall, strong, and had a great tolerance for alcohol. He would even observe his subordinates after they got drunk at a banquet to find out their character. This method would never be used by someone who was not an extremely heavy drinker.
"Is Prefect Zhao from Yuzhang?" During the banquet, Zhuge Liang asked Prefect Zhao Ling, who was in his sixties, with a slight smile.
At this moment, Zhuge Liang was naturally sitting at the head of the table in the government office. Zhao Ling, who had just surrendered, did not dare to neglect him and quickly stood up from the table and bowed to Zhuge Liang.
"Your Highness, my native place is Nanchang, Yuzhang Prefecture. After Yuan Shu's rebellion, my father took me and moved from Nanchang to Xiangyang, and then from Xiangyang to Nanyang."
"After that, he served as an official in the imperial court. In the 20th year of Jian'an, he came from Luoyang to Yongzhou and served as an official in the prefecture. During the Huangchu period, he was appointed as the governor of Guangwei."
Zhuge Liang still had a smile on his face: "Then what request does the governor of Zhao have for me after he surrendered to the Han Dynasty?"
Zhao Ling smiled and said he didn't dare: "I have surrendered to the Han Dynasty, how dare I ask for anything from the court?"
Seeing Zhuge Liang still staring at him with a smile, Zhao Ling paused, then slowly said: "Haven't Han and Wu formed an alliance now? I only hope to return to my hometown of Nanchang to spend the rest of my life."
Zhao Ling raised his right hand with a solemn oath: "This is all I ask, I hope the Prime Minister can grant it!"
Zhuge Liang laughed loudly. "Isn't it just a return to Nanchang? Don't worry, Governor Zhao. I will write to Sun Quan in person. This matter is really not worth mentioning."
Zhao Ling was overjoyed and bowed to Zhuge Liang repeatedly.
"Emergency news from Lueyang, urgent news from Lueyang!!"
Just as the hosts and guests were having a great time and everyone was enjoying the feast, an urgent report was heard from outside the door.
Zhuge Liang's face suddenly turned grim. (End of this chapter)
