The Three Kingdoms began with island farming

Chapter 629 Acting cheaply
Liu Bei's fingers tapped lightly on the table, and a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes.

"This is indeed the best opportunity, but is it possible in time? Will it affect the overall situation of Your Majesty?"

When Tian Gui heard this, his expression froze slightly.

Indeed, the situation in Kushan is not just theirs.

In this kind of imperial-level war, strategy is far more important than tactics.

However, they are also a crucial part of the strategy. If they can take advantage of this opportunity to inflict a heavy blow to the Kushans and at the same time seize the opportunity to capture the Kushan's southern powers, it will greatly affect the entire situation.

"The King of Yue is right. I was reckless."

"This is a serious matter and we must be extremely cautious. We should report it to Chang'an first."

"no need."

At this moment, Lu Su stood up and smiled faintly.

"When I was sent as an envoy to Kushan, I had already imagined that the current situation might occur."

"We are too far away from Da Qi. It would take at least one or two months for a letter to go back and forth."

"If we report this to His Majesty after it happens, I'm afraid we'll miss something important."

"So I contacted Chang'an in advance and made some inferences and inquiries about the possible situations that might arise next."

After saying this, Lu Su took out a letter from his sleeve.

"This is a reply written by your Majesty himself."

Liu Bei's fingertips suddenly stopped on the table, and the candlelight illuminated the wax-sealed envelope in Lu Su's hand.

Everyone looked at Lu Su with admiration.

Anticipate things in advance and plan your strategy accordingly.

With just this one move, Lu Su surpassed countless people in this world.

Without having time to marvel at Lu Su's talent, Liu Bei took the yellow letter.

As the wax seal is opened, a unique scent of pine smoke and ink mixed with ambergris wafts to the face.

This letter is authentic about the "Purple Palace Fragrant Ink" used by the Emperor of Great Qi.

After carefully examining the contents of the letter, Liu Bei was deeply moved.

I was surprised at Lu Su's meticulous consideration, as he took into account almost all possible situations and problems.

I also admire Yu Tianze's open-mindedness and wisdom.

He considered them almost entirely from the perspective of the overall situation, without taking into account the difficulties of Da Qi in the slightest.

The two words that appeared most frequently in the letters were "full support" and "do what is convenient for you".

After carefully reading the letter from beginning to end, Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief.

With Tian Ze's support, this matter becomes easy.

After handing the letter to Sun Ce and others for review, Liu Bei said solemnly: "Your Majesty, please let us do as we see fit."

"Such an opportunity is truly rare, and there is absolutely no reason to let it go. We must seize this opportunity to take over the southern part of Kushan."

"However, we need to send someone back to Da Qi as soon as possible to report this matter, and at the same time inform the four northern kings to act together as much as possible."

Since we have decided to take action, we should do our best, Liu Bei said bluntly.

Compared with the Central Plains, they are actually much closer to the Four Kings of the North.

Although there is the Kushan barrier in the middle, the Kushan has already been infiltrated by them. Although it cannot play a big role for the time being, it is not a problem to send a letter.

If everything goes well, half a month will be enough.

Even if Deva is in a hurry, it will take some time to prepare for a coup.

Yuan Shao and his men should be able to make it in time.

As for the reason for sending troops, the Kushans had already taken the initiative to attack them, so what other reasons did they need?
It is only natural to punish the disobedient.

Regarding this matter, Sun Ce, Liu Fan and others also confirmed the authenticity and content of the letter. They nodded one after another, with a hint of excitement in their eyes.

The soldiers in the tent were filled with righteous indignation and began to compete for the position of vanguard. During this period, they had been playing "exercises" with the Kushan army.

Although they knew it was just an "exercise", they still held their breath every time they were "bullied" by the other side.

They have been waiting to settle accounts with the Kushans for a long time.

Pang Tong gently persuaded the generals and said to Tian Gui: "What is the possibility that Dewa's coup will succeed?"

Tian Gui heard this and after a moment of hesitation, he said, "I'm afraid it's less than 30%."

"Kumar is an extremely cautious man, and the soldiers under his command are all elite soldiers of the Kushan royal court, far superior to Deva."

"Even if Deva has an absolute advantage in numbers, I'm afraid he may not win."

"That couldn't be better." Pang Tong said with a gleam in his eyes.

Tian Gui looked puzzled.

It is obvious that they are mortal enemies with Kumar and are semi-cooperative with Deva, so why does Pang Tong hope that Kumar can win?

As if he saw through Tian Gui's confusion, and also to answer the puzzlement of many people in the account, Pang Tong continued.

"It would be best if we could participate in this battle so that we can take advantage of the situation and control it."

"Otherwise, once the dust settles, whether it is Deva or Kumar who ends up taking control, we will be in a very passive position."

"Even if Deva is an ally, he is ultimately unreliable. Especially at this critical moment, the southern part of Kushan must not be controlled by them."

Pang Tong first set the tone.

Those who are not of my race must have different hearts.

There is absolutely no way they would trust Deva, the southern Kushan must be in their hands.

"If Deva has the upper hand, even if we participate, I'm afraid it will be unjustified."

"And it will easily provoke Deva's resistance to us. After all, he has already won, so there is no need for him to share a piece of the pie with us."

"And if Kumar has the upper hand, we will help Deva when he is at a disadvantage or even in a desperate situation and turn the situation around."

"Then we can use the excuse of gathering up the defeated soldiers and controlling the situation as an excuse to legitimately remove Deva and the others from their military power and control them."

"After all, we saved their lives."

Before Pang Tong finished speaking, voices of sudden enlightenment could be heard in the tent.

Huang Zhong and others all showed admiration on their faces.

Sure enough, the military advisor was really "cunning"!
Those who play tricks have evil hearts.

From the very beginning, he was prepared to beat the opponent to death.

Moreover, you have to pretend to be unwilling, so that the other party will come to you on their own initiative, and then you can be prepared to squeeze them completely dry.

Too bad!
As expected, offering advice and strategies is not suitable for them, so it is better for them to just be a general in peace.

Even someone as active-minded as Wei Yan made his position clear after coming into contact with Pang Tong and did not dare to overstep the mark even a bit.

In the original historical trajectory, he didn't even listen to Zhuge Liang's words, and was only thinking about his own way of fighting.

But facing Pang Tong, he didn't dare to say no.

It’s not because Pang Tong is much better than Zhuge Liang in military strategy, but because their styles are different.

Wei Yan was naturally unwilling to accept the fact that his talents could not be fully utilized under the steady Zhuge Liang.

However, under the command of Pang Tong, who also liked to take risky tactics and come up with surprising strategies, Wei Yan was completely defeated.

Pang Tong could think of everything he could think of, and his strategies were even more radical than his.

It makes even a radical like him seem a little conservative.

Many times, these generals helped Chen Qun persuade Pang Tong not to take such risks.

The levels of the two sides are totally incomparable.

(End of this chapter)