Liu Chan pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "If there is no accident, it should be possible." ”

Zhang Fei was displeased when he heard this: "What do you mean by should, Your Majesty, you can say whether you can do it next year." ”

Liu Chan smiled bitterly: "Heaven is impermanent, and next year's affairs cannot be predicted, if there is no major event, it is natural to go on a northern expedition, and if the situation changes, it is natural to act on the camera." ”

"Your Majesty is right!" Guan Yu nodded and said, "It's just that if it's a Northern Expedition next year, can you send troops from Jingzhou?" The eldest brother's two northern expeditions, both of which were aimed at Yongliang, from Yizhou to Guanzhong, the road was far away, and the march was difficult, and now the puppet Wei has been prepared, and heavy troops are sent to all passes, which is not the best policy.

And Jingzhou's waterways are unimpeded, if Kefan City, it can threaten Wan and Luo, why should you go far and near? ”

"The second uncle doesn't know!" Liu Chan smiled and said: "My nephew naturally knows that it is much easier to send troops from the Northern Expedition from Jingzhou, but from the Northern Expedition from Jingzhou, you need to conquer Fancheng, Wancheng, Xuchang and other important towns, and finally you can point to Luoyang."

These cities are tall and strong, these years the puppet Wei has been repaired and reinforced, Yuzhou, Yanzhou, Sili and other places are a horse Pingchuan, but these cities are in danger, the soldiers and horses can be reinforced at any time.

Just like the last time the second uncle attacked Fancheng, he was about to take it, but Sima Yi led the army to reinforce it, which led to failure.

The scale of these cities, is not less than the Jiangbei fortress Hefei in Yangzhou, and even more majestic than Hefei, think that Hefei, Sun Quan's number of expeditions is unfavorable, even though our army's combat effectiveness is stronger than Jiangdong's soldiers and horses, but in the face of such a strong city, if the enemy adopts a strategy that cannot be held, there is only one way to go.

Moreover, Nanyang, Yanzhou and other places still need to be attacked by one city and one place, so if you want to conquer it, the difficulty is not inferior to attacking Yongliang, or even higher.

In addition, there is Jiangdong, and when sending troops from Jingzhou, you need to be on guard against Jiangdong's sneak attack on the rear at all times, and you have to worry about the future, so you can't go all out. Once it is delayed for a long time, the food and grass are not enough, and they can only return in defeat. ”

Liu Chan said, took out the map from the table and unfolded it, and said: "And the Northern Expedition to Yongliang, although the road is difficult, there are various strategies for sending troops, such as out of Qishan, out of the Slope Valley, out of the Scattered Pass, and even out of the Meridian Valley.

Sending troops on a different road is a new strategy for advancing troops, so that you can win with your wit, for example, our army feinted in the valley, and pinned down the main force of the puppet Wei in the valley, but the army went out of Qishan to attack Liangzhou, and he was caught off guard.

This is not like sending troops from Jingzhou, you have to storm strongly, an attack of one city and one place, as long as the other party is a good general to defend the city, hold on, and cannot transport wisdom, it is much simpler, right?

If Ke Yongliang is cool, my Han can become the pre-Qin whale swallowing the world, and then he can contain the pseudo-Wei and Zhou, Sili, and even the soldiers and horses of Jizhou and Yanzhou in Yongliang.

At that time, the second uncle sent troops from Jingzhou again, and the forces of the puppet Wei side were contained on a large scale, and it would be much easier to succeed. If you take Wancheng, Xuchang, and Luoyang, the capital of the puppet Wei state, you will be attacked by our army before and after. ”

After listening to Liu Chan's analysis, Guan Yu laughed and said: "I don't want Your Majesty to be so proficient in the art of war, back then, the eldest brother and the military advisor Yu Longzhong set a plan to divide the world into three parts, but now, Your Majesty has formulated a plan to dominate the world." ”

What Liu Chan is talking about at present is indeed the major policy of Yan and Han to dominate the world in the future.

Ke Yongliang first, then attack Wanluo, attack in the southwest, and destroy the pseudo-Wei!

Liu Chan said to the two: "My father has just passed away, the country still has many major matters to deal with, and the Northern Expedition is not possible for the time being, the second uncle and the third uncle can return to the garrison first, and when the Northern Expedition comes, I will summon the second uncle and the third uncle to come and teach me to use soldiers." ”

Guan Yu nodded and said: "It's okay, General Zhang Ren of Hanzhong will guard Jingzhou for me, there is no one in Hanzhong to guard, and I can't keep bothering him, I will return to Jingzhou tomorrow." ”

Zhang Fei shouted: "Second brother, since you are leaving tomorrow, let's have a good drink tonight, and we must not get drunk." ”

The two brothers walked out with their shoulders hooked, Liu Chan looked at the backs of the two leaving, and shook his head with a wry smile.

Looking at the map on the table, Liu Chan showed a trace of bitterness, the words he said to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei just now were just to stabilize them, attacking Yongliang, how could it be so simple.

In real history, Zhuge Liang carried out a total of five Northern Expeditions.

For the first time, Zhuge Liang sent Zhao Yun to feint in the Xiegu Valley and personally led the army out of Qishan, and the defenders of Liangzhou did not expect Zhuge Liang to go on a northern expedition, and they were afraid, and three counties surrendered, but because Ma Tan failed to hold the street pavilion, the advance and retreat were lost, and the Northern Expedition was a failure.

In the second Northern Expedition, Zhuge Liang was to recapture the Wudu and Yinping Second Counties that were lost after the failure of the First Northern Expedition.

As for the third time, it was to attack Chen Cang, the real intention was to respond to Jiangdong's actions, because Chen Cang was prepared, Zhuge Liang could not conquer it for a long time, retreated from the army, and killed the pursuing Wang Shuang.

The fourth time, Zhuge Liang went out of Qishan again, defeated him in a head-to-head confrontation with Sima Yi, Sima Yi then held out, and because Li Yan in Shu Han was not able to transport grain, Zhuge Liang had no choice but to retreat from the army, and in the process of retreating, he killed the pursuing Zhang He.

As for the Fifth Northern Expedition, it was out of Wuzhang Plain, Sima Yi could not hold out, and Zhuge Liang died of illness after hundreds of confrontations between the two sides.

Of the five Northern Expeditions, the first and fourth were the ones with the best chance of success.

And between the first and fourth, the first time has a better chance of success.

In the Fourth Northern Expedition, although Zhuge Liang defeated Sima Yi in the field, Sima Yi then chose to hold on, even if there was no Li Yan's poor grain transportation, Zhuge Liang would be difficult to defeat Sima Yi who chose to shrink.

In the first Northern Expedition, if Ma Tan could hold the street pavilion and successfully block Zhang He's reinforcements, Zhuge Liang would definitely be able to take Qishan Fort and then the entire Liangzhou.

But why did the First Northern Expedition have the best chance of success?

In terms of the situation, it was all because of surprises.

At that time, Shu Han successively experienced the defeat of Xiangfan, the defeat of Yiling, and Zhuge Liang recuperated for several years, and no one thought that Zhuge Liang would suddenly go on a northern expedition. Therefore, Liangzhou was in turmoil, and Tianshui, Nan'an and other counties surrendered directly in fear. The soldiers and horses in Cao Wei were scattered all over the place, and it was difficult to reinforce them for a while.

It was precisely because of the surprise that the chances of winning the First Northern Expedition were greatly increased.

Now that Yan Han is victorious, Cao Pi is always on guard against Yan Han's northern aggressions, and the defenders from all over the country are waiting for each other, how difficult is it to successfully take Yongliang?

After thinking about it, Liu Zen not only analyzed the historical situation, but also combined with the current situation, and analyzed the key to the success of the Northern Expedition, that is, surprise!

Even if Liu Chan could use more fierce generals than Cao Wei, he could not increase the chance of victory in the face of the Wei army that could not hold out.

Only by surprise, making Cao Wei feel that it is impossible for you to go on a northern expedition, making the defenders slack off, and then suddenly sending troops to give the Yongliang defenders a thunderous blow, so that they are afraid to surrender, can they have a chance to take Yongliang.

If the current situation is carried out, the hope of success is very slim if the Northern Expedition is directly dispatched.

Liu Chan looked at the map, his eyes moved to Huang Hao who was standing on the side, and said secretly in his heart: "Whether you can win Yongliang or not depends on you!" ”

Huang Hao noticed Liu Chan's gaze, and his back was cold consciously, and an ominous premonition rose in his heart.