At The Beginning of The Game, The Five Tiger Generals Were Intercepted

"We have plenty of food and grass right now, so we really don't have too many worries. However, the road to Qishan is long, and all the food and grass are carried by peasants! One hundred thousand troops go north to Qishan, and the consumption is absolutely astronomical!"

"It's okay if the war goes well, but once we get into a stalemate, our logistics will immediately become a huge hidden danger."

After hearing Pang Tong's remarks, everyone in the room looked serious.

Everyone in the handsome account is not an idle person, and they have a very good understanding of basic logistics.

If a peasant carries ten shi of grain and grass from Hanzhong to Tianshui, the man will consume three to four shi along the way.

In other words, if the five million shi grains from Hanzhong County were transported to Tianshui, it would be nice to have three million shi left!

If Yizhou can continuously transport grain to Hanzhong, it would be fine. Once the grain transport is interrupted one day, logistical problems may appear immediately.

Liu Zhang understands this problem better. In history, except for the first and fourth expeditions to Qishan, Zhuge Liang never crossed Qishan in the other three Northern Expeditions.

There is definitely a huge problem of grain and grass transportation.

"Shiyuan, the Qishan road is flat and suitable for large troops. If we have more than 100,000 troops, if we take the Chencang Road, we will face the problem of Dasanguan. It is almost impossible to take the Tangluo Road, and it is even more difficult to take the Meridian Road. Extremely unrealistic!"

"On the other hand, Han Sui in Liangzhou not only has to face our attack, but also faces the threat of Ma Teng in Wuwei County! I heard that the two fought hard last time, and Ma Teng will not let go of throwing stones at Han Sui. Chance."

"What's more, I feel that even without Ma Teng's restraint, Han Sui is also our opponent. Although he is not completely powerless to resist, at most he can only struggle to the death!"

It's not that Liu Zhang can't be shaken, but at the moment he still prefers Zhuge Liang's strategy of leaving Qishan.

At this time, Liangzhou was still self-governing, and the Guanzhong area was still in chaos.

Therefore, Han Sui had no foreign aid, and as long as Liu Zhang occupied the prefectures and counties, he would have no other worries at all.

Liu Zhang's rhetoric did not convince Pang Tong, and the frown on Pang Tong's brows did not ease.

"My lord, you missed the most important path, praise the ramp!"

"The land in Guanzhong is still in a melee between warlords. As long as the army comes out of the ramp, it will surely defeat the enemy and put an end to the chaos in Guanzhong!"

"As long as 100,000 troops invade the Guanzhong area, who can resist these warlords who are fighting independently?"

"If we can use Guanzhong as the base and pass through the Guanlong Avenue or the Xiaoguan Ancient Road, we can divide our forces into two routes and take the land of Yongliang."

Pang Tong's thinking was just the opposite of Liu Zhang's. The latter wanted to follow the route of Zhuge Liang's first Northern Expedition, while the former wanted to follow the route of Zhuge Liang's fifth Northern Expedition, although he had no memories of the traversers.

"If my lord is worried that going out of the inclined valley will not go smoothly, I would like to personally lead a partial division to go north from the Meridian Road to raid Chang'an City and attract the attention of all the warlords."

Liu Zhang looked at Pang Tong dumbfounded, and then at Wei Yan who was standing at the end of the crowd, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Sure enough, only Wei Yan and Pang Tong are the most compatible, and they all have the same idea!

In fact, the main reason for Liu Zhang's resistance in attacking the Guanzhong area was not the resistance force.

After all, after the death of Li Jue and Guo Si, the remaining warlords were completely scattered, and they no longer had the scale of gathering 100,000 troops.

In history, Cao Cao sent Zhong Yao to govern Guanzhong, but he didn't send a single soldier. It was entirely relying on Zhong Yao to open his mouth to divide them.

The biggest problem in Guanzhong is chaos, and there are not even one out of ten people. This is a complete mess, and it may take several years to deal with it.

Not to mention the huge energy involved, it will also occupy part of Liu Zhang's troops.

It is advantageous to attack Liangzhou with an army of 100,000, but there is no advantage if it is less than 100,000. Once Ma Teng and Han Sui join forces, they will be at a huge disadvantage.

Just as Liu Zhang was thinking about how to reject Pang Tong, Xun You suddenly laughed.

"My lord, Cao Cao sent someone to Chang'an to deal with the chaos. Can you guess who it is?"

"Who else could it be? Zhong Yao from Yingchuan..."

Liu Zhang blurted out directly, just now he thought of this matter.

"Not Zhong Yao."

Xun You shook his head lightly, with a smile still on the corner of his mouth.

"Oh? Who is that?"

"It's my lord's 'old acquaintance'!"

Liu Zhang was taken aback for a moment. He couldn't think of anyone in Cao Cao's camp who could be regarded as his acquaintance except Cao Cao himself.

"Who is that?"

"Wei Ke!"

"It turned out to be him!"

Liu Zhang never thought that what Xun You was talking about was his creditor!

When he went to Hanzhong, Liu Zhang borrowed 5,000 gold from Wei Qi, but he still hasn't returned it!

"Gongda, which do you think should be our target, Liangzhou or Guanzhong?"

It happened that Xun You took the initiative to stand up, and Liu Zhang took advantage of the opportunity to ask his opinion.

If all the counselors support Pang Tong, then Liu Zhang doesn't mind changing his mind.

"My lord, sooner or later these two places will become our targets, it's just a question of which one to take first and which one to take later."

"Actually, the difference between these two routes of attack is only a matter of time."

Xun You paused and gave Pang Tong a gentle smile.

"If you follow the lord's idea of ​​attacking Liangzhou, then after defeating Yongliang, you only need a short rest before entering Guanzhong. Guanzhong is weak, so it must be very easy to calm down."

Pang Tong looked a little gloomy, he knew Xun You's status very well. If it is not supported by him, presumably the strategy I proposed will not be adopted.

"But Shi Yuan's strategy is not bad!"

Xun You's sudden change of subject made Pang Tong's eyes shine again.

"With the current strength, no matter which way we enter the pass, it is almost a destructive force. The entire Sansuke land will soon be occupied by us."

"It's just that after the poisoning of Dong Zhuo, Li Jue, Guo Si and others, the Guanzhong has become dilapidated. If we want to restore the vitality of Guanzhong, we must not only use a lot of energy and troops, but also migrate a lot of people. .”

"It is necessary to develop Guanzhong and attack Yongliang. Even if it is as powerful as our Yizhou, it is difficult to bear such a heavy burden! Then it will take several years to use Guanzhong as the base to attack Yongliang."

Xun You's analysis was very thorough, and he also pointed out the core of these two offensive strategies.

time!

But it is precisely time that Liu Zhang needs most urgently.

Judging from the previous development situation in Yizhou, it may take another five years to restore Guanzhong to its previous appearance.

"Gongda, it seems that you also support sending troops to Yongliang!"

(end of this chapter)