When Wei Feng and Wei Ba heard this, they were overjoyed, and hurriedly packed up the bookcases that were full of simple silk books in front of Wei Yan, and asked people to carry two cases outside, and the father and son sat together, chatting while eating, and with the warm fragrance of the food wafting in the big tent, there was a little more warmth in the originally serious barracks.

"I first went back to the village to prepare the account page, and with the strong support of my wife, after the hard work of the craftsmen day and night, I finally completed the task on the morning of the third day, and then it was sent to the counties by Steward Chen and the people of the Taishou Mansion, and I did not ask again. The matter of weapons, the basic transformation has been completed, and the masters of the iron work are doing the improvement of zuihou, and it is estimated that in about half a month, the first batch of swords and halberds will be able to equip my Wei family's troops for trial. ”

Wei Yan nodded repeatedly. He had already received a letter from his wife, and he knew exactly what was happening in the Wei family's manor. He didn't have any opinion on the handling of the chief steward Zhang Ping and the maid Huan'er beside his wife, and since his wife had nothing to say, of course he wouldn't blame Wei Ba. In his eyes, although Wei Ba is a concubine, he is not something that those domestic slaves can bully. But if Wei Ba himself is useless, then he can only be bullied, and if he wants to stop it, it is unlikely, Wei Ba can be tough himself, he naturally can't ask for it. As long as you can have a useful son, even if you beat Zhang Ping and Huan'er to death, it will be worth it.

"Later, I went to the Taishou Mansion in Nanzheng City, flipped through the archived official documents, and roughly read all the newspapers of the last two or three years." Wei Ba paused, and then said: "I also specially flipped through the relevant newspapers of Jian'an Twenty-four. ”

Wei Yan's hand holding the chopsticks froze, and after a while, he regained his composure, hummed noncommittally, picked up a piece of meat and put it in his mouth, chewing slowly, until he chewed the meat and swallowed it into his stomach, then put down the chopsticks and asked slowly, "What do you see?" ”

"I see a lot of doubts." Wei Ba said carefully, this matter is very important, and the official document is not detailed enough, only a scaly claw, far from revealing the truth. But he knew that his father Wei Yan was in Hanzhong at that time, and he should know more about things that he would not say in official documents.

"Tell me about it." Wei Yan raised his head and glanced at the door of the tent, and Dunwu, who was standing at the door, immediately understood and turned around and walked out of the tent.

"Guan Hou's attack on Xiangyang was July of the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an. The battle of Hanzhong had ended in May, and the first emperor proclaimed himself king in Hanzhong in July, and sent Liu Feng, Meng Da, and Li Yan to attack the three eastern counties, presumably Hanzhong was basically stable at that time. However, in the next few months, Chengdu and Hanzhong did not make any moves to respond to Guan Hou? ”

Wei Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, not saying a word.

Subsequently, Guanhou flooded the Seventh Army, and his prestige was greatly boosted, and Cao Cao urgently dispatched various armies to rescue Fancheng, among which Xu Huang was transferred from Guanzhong. Cao Wei was in a tight position, and there were more than ten large armies to reinforce Fancheng, so that Guanhou was not strong enough to transfer troops from Jiangling and Gong'an, but the first lord of Weishenme was indifferent, if he ordered a large army to go down the river from Hanzhong, it was very convenient to support Guanhou, and there was no need to mobilize the troops of Jiangling and Gong'an, so that Lü Meng had an opportunity. ”

"Moreover, Guan Hou was defeated, and Weishenme did not enter Hanzhong in the west, but wanted to return to Jiangling, and had to return to Chengdu from Zi?"

Wei Yan touched his beard and groaned for a moment, then turned to Wei Feng and said, "Ah Feng, you were in Hanzhong at the time, can you explain Ah Ba's question?" ”

Wei Feng shook his head: "Daddy, let me say something from my heart, I have always had the same question in my heart as Ah Ba, I can't figure it out, and I ask Daddy to solve it." ”

Wei Yan pondered for a moment and shook his head. "Although you have read the newspaper, it is not enough, and it is too early to discuss this issue. When you read all the newspapers from Jian'an 20 years later, you may be able to understand the truth. ”

Wei Ba sighed and didn't ask any further. His purpose was not to ask the reason for Guan Yu's defeat, this was just a report on the results of his hard work during this time, to let his father know that he had not wasted his time. His real purpose is to remind Daddy Meridian Valley Jihua of the risks, hoping that he will not be stubborn, and have an argument with Zhuge Liang for this, so that there will be a rift.

"In addition, I read the Di newspaper in recent years, until the end of last year, the prime minister was going to send troops to the Northern Expedition."

"Tell me about it." Wei Yan's expression relaxed.

"I noticed a problem. This time, Prime Minister Zhuge prepared about 1230,000 troops for the Northern Expedition, plus the troops stationed in various places, the total strength was about 250,000, that is to say, the prime minister mobilized almost all the troops he could mobilize and fought with all his might. Judging from the current situation, the strength of our army is superior to Cao Wei, even if Cao Wei transfers the main force of the forbidden army from Luoyang, our army will not fall behind, and it can completely attack with a dignified army, and it seems that there is no reason or need to take risks. ”

The corners of Wei Yan's mouth trembled slightly, his eyelids lifted, and he looked at Wei Ba: "You only know one, but you don't know the other." ”

Wei Ba bowed and said, "Please Daddy for advice." ”

"Yes, the strength of our army is indeed superior to Cao Wei's Guanzhong garrison, even if Cao Wei transferred the main force of the forbidden army from Luoyang, we have a lot of them. However, there is a big problem here, among the 1230,000 soldiers mobilized by the prime minister, except for the barbarian soldiers who have just surrendered, the real main force is new recruits, and the actual combat they have experienced is only the battle of Nanzhong the year before last, and they have not experienced a real war at all. However, our opponent is the main force of Cao Wei, who has experienced a hundred battles, especially the main force of the forbidden army stationed in Luoyang, and there is hardly a year in the past few years that it has not been on the expedition. ”

"Recruits?" Wei Ba was surprised, the approximate number of troops in the official document was because the Prime Minister's Mansion needed some food from Hanzhong, but there was no mention of recruits and veterans in the official document. If the 123,000 are all recruits, this combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced.

"It seems that although you have read the newspaper of Jian'an about twenty-four, you have not read the newspaper of Zhang Wu. You don't know, almost all of our truly battle-hardened main forces have been damaged in the Pavilion. Now there are only three parts that can really be regarded as a warrior in a hundred battles: the strongest is of course the garrison of my Hanzhong, although the number is small, but the combat power is the strongest. I'm sure you've seen this in the manor. The second is the Bai Yu soldiers, this is the remnant of Liliang brought back from the Pavilion, the strength is far less than that of the year, and now it is led by Chen Zhi, stationed in Yong'an, guarding against the Wu people; Secondly, there are more than 20,000 people in Li Yan's hands, these people are mainly Dongzhou soldiers back then, and their combat power is not weak. Now that he is staying in Jiangzhou, he is naturally defending Chengdu, and as a reserve liliang, ready to meet the east and north directions at any time. ”

"Therefore, the prime minister can only lead recruits." Wei Yan took a sip of wine, and then said: "Moreover, it is impossible for these 1230,000 soldiers to attack on all fronts, at least in Hanzhong, 20,000 to 30,000 people should be left as backup, in case Cao Wei takes advantage of the weakness to enter, the prime minister can really use the number of people to fight, will not exceed 100,000, if he is divided into doubtful soldiers, he will only have 70,000 or 80,000." Compared with Cao Wei's main force, although we are not inferior in numbers, when it comes to combat strength, plus Cao Wei's cavalry, our army is almost all foot soldiers, so our strength is too much worse. ”

Wei Yan stood up, walked to the map, and pointed to the location of the Qinling Mountains: "In the attack of our army, we must first cross the Qinling Mountains, it is difficult to come and go, and it is even more troublesome to transport grain. Only the effective Han Xin story, with lightning speed, to seize Guanzhong, and then use Guanzhong as the base, it is possible to compete with Cao Wei and restore the Han family. Hanzhong is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is also not conducive to attacking, and the place is small enough to accommodate 100,000 people. With Hanzhong as the foundation, after all, it can only be a hegemonic business, and if you want to compete with the Central Plains, it is absolutely impossible. Otherwise, Emperor Gao would not have lost his fighting spirit because he was named the king of Hanzhong. ”

"Only by taking the pass first can we compete for the world. If you want to capture Guanzhong when your strength is not superior, how can a dignified division work? Besides, if you govern the country with righteousness, use soldiers with odds, and only think about the dignified teacher, wouldn't you become Song Xianggong? The art of war is cloudy, with the right to win, with odd combinations, blindly focusing on the right soldiers, how can you win? ”

Wei Yan flicked his sleeves and looked proud. "You've only been reading for a few days, and it's rare for you to ask this question, and I'm very relieved. However, your foundation is too thin after all, and you are not yet able to point fingers. Boy, follow Lao Tzu for a while and then shake your tongue and shake your lips. ”

Wei Ba was a little embarrassed, he wanted to convince his father, but he didn't expect to be despised by his father first. However, there is some truth in the problems that Daddy said, such as the distribution of troops, he had never been clear before, and he should have been able to imagine the fact that there were not many veterans with strong combat power, but he didn't expect that it was expected to be despised by Daddy. But after thinking about it, Daddy's Meridian Valley Jihua in history was indeed not adopted by Zhuge Liang, is it just because of Zhuge Liang's caution? No, regardless of other discrepancies, Meridian Valley Jihua itself is indeed problematic.

Wei Ba smiled, put down his chopsticks, and owed a debt: "Daddy, I really don't know much about military affairs, and I have gained a lot to get Daddy's guidance." However, I still have a different opinion about Jihua who sent troops to Meridian Valley, and I would like to ask Daddy for advice. ”

"Hmph, I can't see that your kid has been reading the book for a few days, and he is so bold that he dares to question my jihua. Listen to it, and I'll explain it to you as well, lest you go out and talk nonsense and ruin my face. ”

Wei Ba smiled helplessly, and had to put his questions together. Wei Yan listened carefully, the corners of his mouth kept a disapproving smile, and when Wei Ba finished speaking, he smiled, leaned over, and lightly knocked on Wei Ba's head: "Stinky boy, not bad, these problems you said do exist, and being able to see these shows that you are really careful." However, since it is a miracle soldier, how can you not take risks? If you sit at home on weekdays, you will inevitably fall, let alone fight with soldiers? Who can't fight the battle of the strong and the weak, that can't show ability. And if you want to defeat the strong with the weak, how can you not surprise the army? I believe that the prime minister understands this truth, and he will definitely adopt my suggestion, and I have made up my mind for this merit, so you can wait and see. ”

Wei Ba shook his head. "Daddy, I guess the prime minister will definitely not agree with your Jihua."

Wei Yan scoffed and dismissed. ———— continue to ask for all kinds of support! PS: After being reminded by a book friend, Lao Zhuang noticed that the "boring" brother actually chased after him again, and Lao Zhuang was really speechless. As the saying goes, it is better to mess with a gentleman than to provoke a villain, Lao Zhuang wants to come and go, I really don't know where to offend someone, "singing without tipping" is impossible to say, Lao Zhuang has not been to the wolf howl for several years, it is really wronged. At present, there are only two paths. The first is to ask all the book friends to take advantage of their strong combat effectiveness and raise the impression of the first three book friends, so that the benevolent brother will not have a bright future. If this plan fails, Lao Zhuang can only use nirvana to block the reader's impression. Lao Zhuang didn't interact much with his book friends, so he didn't want to do this, but in the face of his brother who was chasing so closely, I had no choice but to make this decision. Please help.