The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 205 Volume Jia Xu: I also have a plan!
"What is your plan, Your Majesty?"

Even Dong Zhuo showed an expression of disbelief.

Now many generals have gathered together, but none of them has thought of entering Shu. Where did the emperor get this strategy?

Do I have to fly over from the sky?

Liu Xie asked Dong Zhuo: "The Grand Master was born in Longyou, have you ever heard of Yinping?"

"Of course I've heard of it."

"During the reign of Emperor Wu, the counties of Baidao and other places in the southern part of Guanghan County and the Nanyi region were separated to establish Jianwei County. Later, Yinpingdao, Gangdidao and Diandidao were established in the land of the Di people and belonged to Guanghan County."

The place Yinping is actually still somewhat unfamiliar to others, but after all, Dong Zhuo has been hanging out with some Qiang leaders since he was young, so he is quite familiar with this place.

"When I was in Shanggui, I heard the local Qiang and Di people say that starting from Yinping, passing Wen County, crossing Motianling, passing Tangjiahe, Yinping Mountain, Mazhuan Pass, and Jingjun Mountain, you can reach Jiangyou Pass in Pingwu County..."

Dong Zhuo recalled for a while and thought: "When I was young, I did see Shu brocade from Shu in some Qiang tribes. At that time, I thought that the Qiang people would not be able to buy such precious fabrics... Now I think it is very likely that it was spread from this path."

When the generals present learned that there really was such a Yinping trail and also got confirmation from Dong Zhuo, they were all overjoyed!

But Dong Zhuo quickly poured a basin of cold water on him.

"Although there is a small path to Yinping, the road is extremely dangerous."

"Just from the place names your majesty mentioned, you should know that both Motianling and Mazhuanguan are dangerous places where few birds or animals go. How can we possibly cross them?"

“Even if we really crossed over, we didn’t reach Chengdu directly, but Jiangyou, where we were blocked by the important town of Fucheng.”

"If we fail to capture Fucheng and obtain supplies in time, our troops will be exhausted and their horses will be exhausted... then this army will also be doomed to be destroyed."

Jia Xu also stood on Dong Zhuo's side at this moment——

"Your Majesty, even if the war goes smoothly and the army takes Fucheng or even Chengdu, what will happen?"

"Will the local nobles in Yizhou really submit to the imperial court? Will the Five Pecks of Rice Sect led by Zhang Wei and the Bazhou generals led by Gan Ning sit back and do nothing?"

If Dong Zhuo explained the impracticability of this strategy from a military perspective, Jia Xu explained from a political perspective that "sneaking across Yinping" was a bad move.

Not only must they overcome numerous obstacles, but they must also be able to immediately unite local forces upon arriving in Shu to resist the attacks of Zhang Wei and Gan Ning...

This strategy is absolutely certain to lead to death, there is no need to discuss it at all!
……

Liu Xie had already anticipated their reactions.

There were too many coincidences in the process of Deng Ai sneaking across Yinping and directly conquering Shu Han.

If there is even the slightest mistake, the troops entering the Yinping Trail will have no chance of survival.

But compared with forcing through Jinniu Road and Migang Road, the success rate is indeed higher.

Roughly speaking, the success rate increased from one thousandth to one percent.

Even if Liu Xie really formulated this plan, it is estimated that no general would dare to lead the troops to complete this plan.

After all, the risk is too high, almost tantamount to committing suicide.

……

The palace fell into silence again.

Even if the emperor proposed this strategy, it would be equivalent to having no effect.

Many generals also began to hesitate, and went around in circles thinking about how to persuade the emperor to give up the attack on Shu.

"Your Majesty! I am willing to take the Yinping Trail and take Chengdu directly for Your Majesty!"

When all the horses were silent, a voice suddenly rang out!
When the generals looked over, they were shocked to find that it was Liu Bei and others who were participating in the military and political meeting for the first time.

Liu Bei stood up, and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei instinctively followed him and bowed to Liu Xie.

"Uncle, do you know that if we take the Yinping trail, there is a high chance that the whole army will be wiped out?"

The person Liu Xie originally had in mind was actually Liu Bei.

But after Dong Zhuo and Jia Xu's rebuttal, even Liu Xie felt a little unsure at this moment, wondering whether he should let Liu Bei take the risk.

"His Majesty."

Liu Bei had a simple face and a firm look in his eyes.

"Your Majesty and the Grand Master have said before that if we cannot seize Shu now, it will be even more difficult in the future."

"Even if we can spend several times more money and food to seize Shu, it will be very difficult to accumulate strength to conquer the world and revive the Han Dynasty!"

"The people of Guanzhong are the people of the Han Dynasty. Are the people of Guandong not the people of the Han Dynasty? How can the court sit idly by and watch the people of Guandong being bullied?"

"Even if they are the people of Shu, they are still the people of the Han Dynasty! How can the court sit back and watch the people of Shu kill each other and do nothing?"

Liu Bei asked again——

"Although sneaking through Yinping is dangerous, there is still a chance of success. But if we take the Jinniu and Micang routes, I'm afraid the court will really not be able to recover Shu!"

"In this case, Your Majesty, why don't you let me lead a small army from Yinping to Shu? If it fails, I will just be throwing away the body of a useless man! But if it succeeds, it can save the court several years of hard work!"

Liu Bei's words made the surrounding generals look at him with admiration.

Even though Dong Zhuo was not impressed by Liu Bei's words that "the people of Guandong are also the people of the Han Dynasty", he was still impressed by Liu Bei's courage to sacrifice his life for justice.

"As expected, you are a warrior who rose from humble beginnings just like me!"

Dong Zhuo also heard about the previous battle between Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and Lu Bu. Although he was a little surprised, he was not moved. Because Guan and Zhang's bravery was nothing more than strength, but Liu Bei's bravery today was in his heart!
"it is good!"

After some consideration, Liu Xie decided to follow the original plan and advance into Shu with Liu Bei as the main general!
"I am very pleased that my uncle has such intention!"

Since Liu Xie had already decided to let Liu Bei conquer Shu, it was naturally impossible for him to do so without any preparation.

"The imperial court had previously gathered a group of Qiang people, given them Chinese names, and formed an army. Now it is led by Lieutenant Pang De and stationed in Hanzhong."

When mentioning Pang De, Liu Xie subconsciously glanced at Guan Yu.

"The Qiang people are good at crossing mountains and ridges. They once crossed the Ziwu Road and captured Hanzhong, achieving remarkable success."

"Although the Yinping trail is difficult to travel, if Qiang soldiers were to travel through it, the danger of the journey would actually be reduced by half."

Using the Qiang people as a surprise force to sneak across Yinping actually solved the problem that Dong Zhuo had worried about the difficult road conditions.

"also……"

Liu Xie proposed a second strategy.

"Now Shu has actually been divided into three parts."

"Shen Mi, Lou Fa, Gan Ning and their group of Bajun generals occupied the eastern part of Yizhou, connecting with Jingzhou and occupying the waterway."

"Zhang Wei fled to Shu from Micang Road and gathered followers in the central area of ​​Baozhong, thus occupying the northern part of Yizhou."

"Liu Yan's son Liu Mao and the local nobles of Yizhou, including Sima Zhao Wei and Zhizhong Gongshi Wang Shang, controlled the Chengdu area in the west."

"Since we have chosen to enter Shu from Yinping Road, the enemies we will encounter will naturally be Liu Mao and others."

"Although Liu Yan did some things that were against the imperial court, he was still a Han official and a member of the imperial clan until his death. His son Liu Mao inherited some of Liu Yan's rebellious tendencies, but he was not completely disrespectful to the imperial court."

"His brother Liu Zhang is still imprisoned in the imperial prison. It would be better for the uncle to take Liu Zhang with him when he attacks Shu this time. If he reaches Jiangyou or Fucheng, he can ask Liu Zhang to persuade his brother to surrender and return to the right path."

Liu Xie was not very familiar with Liu Mao, so he could only use his younger brother Liu Zhang to test his character and see if he could lure him with the help of brotherhood.

But these two things were obviously too little to help Liu Bei, and he could never achieve the same advantage of time, place and people that Deng Ai had in the past.

Even so, Liu Bei was still delighted: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Just when I thought the matter was settled in this hasty manner, Jia Xu suddenly spoke up -

"If we can cause Yizhou to fall into chaos, won't Liu Huangshu's chances of winning be increased?"

When Liu Xie heard this, he knew what evil idea Jia Xu had come up with!
"Since Lord Jia has a plan, you should speak up!"

Jia Xu cupped his hands and said: "There are so many factions in Shu now, conflicts will break out sooner or later."

"The reason why there hasn't been a major conflict yet is that everyone is wary of the imperial court."

Jia Xu's words caused all the generals to nod their heads.

Now that the imperial court occupies Hanzhong, all the troops in Shu are on guard carefully.

Especially Liu Mao and Zhang Wei.

If the imperial court really sends a large army to Yizhou, it would not be surprising if these two groups join forces.

"Therefore, in addition to the troops led by Uncle Liu, Your Majesty is requested to send troops directly from Hanzhong and take Shu!"

?

The generals were all confused.

Lu Bu was even more blunt: "Is Lord Jia confused? We have to prevent the court from having too many troops in Hanzhong, which would cause the three parties to unite. Now we have to send troops from Hanzhong, isn't that forcing the forces to unite?"

Jia Xu smiled and said, "General Lu, please don't be impatient."

"I only said that we would send troops from Hanzhong, but I did not say what should be done after that."

"Now Shu seems to be a three-way confrontation, but in fact the most powerful one is still Liu Mao, who inherited Liu Yan's position."

"Zhang Wei is already afraid of Liu Mao. If Liu Mao can still show his strong fighting ability, what do you think Zhang Wei will think?"

Lu Bu frowned: "I'm not Zhang Wei, how do I know what he thinks?"

Lu Bu didn't know, but many smart people in the palace had already realized what Jia Xu's plan was.

Xun Yu asked: "Did Lord Jia mean to drive the tiger to devour the wolf?"

"Exactly!"

Jia Xu wanted the imperial court to send an army from Hanzhong to attack Liu Mao via the Jinniu Road.

This army is as luxurious and huge as it can be.

after that,

No matter how miserable the defeat is, it will be miserable!
Once Liu Mao "defeated" the imperial army, the three forces in Shu would inevitably relax their vigilance, thinking that the powerful dragon hovering over their heads had to retreat.

But what to do next?
Liu Mao was already strong enough.

Now they can actually defeat the invincible imperial army?
Let me ask, what would Zhang Wei think? What would those generals of Ba County think?
If they could unite and attack Liu Mao from the north and east, the western hinterland would inevitably be left empty!

And Liu Bei's destination for sneaking across Yinping has always been to the west!
This is the so-called strategy of driving the tiger to swallow the wolf!

(End of this chapter)