Three Kingdoms Simulator: This Ma Su is too stable

Chapter 192 Retreat, Insects Dance
After several days of trekking, the Shu Han army finally returned to Xixian safely.The exhausted soldiers and the baggage carts were all crowded in the open space outside the north gate, waiting to be arranged. The neighing of horses was intertwined with the noisy voices of people, and dust and dust were everywhere outside the city.

It was a mess.

The personal guards of the Prime Minister's Mansion arrived quickly, clearing the road in an orderly manner to maintain order.

The listless soldiers erected their long guns on their shoulders, trying to make some space and order the messy scene.

Zhuge Liang came from a distance in a simple but not simple four-wheeled wooden cart, and slowly entered Xixian County.Behind the four-wheeled cart, on the left is a group of Cao civil officials holding account books in their hands, and on the right are Wei Yan, Deng Zhi, Jiang Wei, and Wang Ping, a group of military generals.

Tens of thousands of Shu soldiers fell silent the moment they saw Zhuge Liang, and all of them consciously put away their spread legs and straightened their backs.Those soldiers who were not in the queue were frantically looking for their positions, which caused another large-scale commotion at the scene.

As soon as they returned to the temporary prime minister's mansion in the city, the meritorious officials at all levels were busy counting the casualties, pensions, loss of food, horses, armor and weapons of this battle; Shout out at the soldiers for their low execution.

Civil officials above meritorious officers and military generals above generals followed Zhuge Liang to the lobby and stood on the left and right.

"Prime Minister, General Guan Xing died of his injuries and went to..."

Zhuge Liang closed his eyes, put down the feather fan in his hand, let out a long sigh, and forcibly shifted his thoughts from "putting weapons into storage, grain and grass inventory and delivery, dispatching and placement of soldiers from each battalion, and what the court sent during the Northern Expedition, piled up like the Himalayas." It is extracted from the "Official Document Memorial" of the same height.

Ordering the soldiers to load the coffins of Guan Xing and Zhang Bao to Chengdu, he frowned and thought about how to explain to the court and His Majesty the reason for the failure of the Northern Expedition this time.

Every war initiated by the Shu Han, not only needs a justification before the war, but also tells the soldiers that the war is just and reasonable;
After the war, it is also necessary to make a summary and inventory of the war, tell the soldiers of the army what they have gained and what they have lost in this battle, and reward those who have made meritorious deeds and punish those who have done wrong.

This is the complete process of a war.

It is also the duty of a coach: give an explanation to the court, and give an explanation to the generals and soldiers under his command.

The kind of war that starts in a daze as soon as you slap your head will not last long.When this kind of war is fought, you will find that there are fewer and fewer soldiers, and soon there will be no soldiers to use.

Just like the warlords who dominated Xiliang for 30 years in the past, they ate meat in large chunks, drank in big bowls, gathered at the city walls, and used their weapons to show off their strength. Carefully take stock of gains and losses.

Their soldiers don't know at all what they have gained and how much they have gained after a war has been fought; what they have lost and how much they have lost.

Even, their soldiers don't know what they are fighting for.

Such an army will have nothing to do in good times, but when it comes to adversity, the whole army collapses in an instant.

For this reason, Zhuge Liang needed to make a summary report on the Northern Expedition.

Fortunately, this time the Northern Expedition was generally regarded as a small victory, capturing the three counties of Liangzhou. This was also the first time Ji Han captured Wei's territory in the post-Liu Bei era.

However, Ji Han also lost two second-generation generals and killed nearly ten thousand soldiers. Compared with the slogan "take Longyou and occupy Liangzhou" boasted before sending troops, this result is not satisfactory.

It can be foreseen that there will inevitably be considerable criticism among the court.The death of Guan Xing is easier to deal with, but the death of Zhang Bao...is not easy to explain.

Zhang Bao is the son of Marquis Huan Zhang Fei, the elder brother of the two empresses, and the brother-in-law of Liu Chan...

Zhuge Liang could even foresee the degree of political criticism he would face.In order to give a reasonable explanation to the imperial court—that is, His Majesty and the Empress—it is necessary to determine who are the most direct responsible persons and who should be responsible for the defeat of Weishui River.

There is no doubt that the heavy snowfall and the freezing of the Wei River were the main culprits. This caused the Han army to fall into the dilemma of fighting more with less in an instant, and directly led to the deaths of Generals Guan and Zhang.

In other words, God is the first responsible person, Zhuge Liang himself is the second responsible person, and Wei Yan is the third responsible person, because he failed to stop the troops supported by Xia Houba and Hao Zhaolai.

Although it was indeed difficult to explain, Zhuge Liang didn't feel much pressure in his heart.

Because of Ma Di's big victory in Liangzhou, and because he saw the dawn of victory in the Northern Expedition, his mood was not heavy at the moment, on the contrary, he was a little agitated.

If the jar is not broken away from the well, the general will inevitably die in battle.

It is beyond human control.

While thinking about it, Zhuge Liang went straight to the desk, spread out a piece of Caihou paper, picked up the pen, but didn't know what to write for a moment.

"Chen Benbuyi, who worked hard in Nanyang, only knows how to farm, but can't fight..." Cross it all out!Writing this is a bit too childish.

"The first emperor didn't start his business halfway, and spent all his budget..." Inappropriate or inappropriate, cross it out!This paragraph has been written in the teacher list last time.

"The first emperor was deeply concerned that the Han and the thieves could not stand side by side, and that the king's career was not partial, so he entrusted his ministers to fight against the thieves. With the wisdom of the late emperor, he measured the talents of his ministers, so he knew that when he defeated the thieves, he was weak and the enemy was strong. If he did not attack the thieves, The king's industry is also dead; if he just sits and waits for death, who will kill him? That's why he entrusts his ministers without doubting..."

Well, this paragraph is ok, continue...

"On the day when I am ordered, I will not sleep well, and I will not eat well. When thinking about the northern expedition, it is better to go to the south first. Therefore, crossing Lu in May, going deep into the barren, and eating in the sun; the minister does not cherish himself. Gu Wangye must not be partial to the capital of Shu. , Therefore, risking danger and difficulty, in order to follow the will of the late emperor, but those who discuss it say it is wrong. Today, the bandits are tired in the west, but also in the east, and the art of war takes advantage of the labor. ..."

"Since I came to Hanzhong, in the middle period of two or three years, Zhang Bao, Guan Xing, Yang Qun, Ma Yu, Yan Zhi, Ding Li, Bai Shou, Liu He, Deng Tong, etc., as well as Qu Chang and Tunjiang more than [-] people were lost. People, Tujiang, Wuqian, Jiansou, Qingqiang, Sanqi, Wuqi, more than a thousand people..."

"It's hard to make peace. It's a matter. In the past, the first emperor defeated the army in Chu. At this time, Cao Cao seized his hand, saying that the world has been settled. Then the first emperor joined Wuyue in the east, took Bashu in the west, raised his troops to the north, and Xiahou gave the leadership. This is a failure. Then Wu Geng violated the alliance, Guan Yu was destroyed, Zigui fell, and Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor. Everything is like this, and it is difficult to reverse it. The minister is dedicated and dies. See also..."

All the civil and military men held their breath, bowed their heads to one side, and watched Zhuge Liang splashing ink.

After a while, the memorial was completed in one go. Zhuge Liang wiped the sweat from his forehead, and looked at Yang Yi: "Attach this watch and the battle report together, and send it to Chengdu as soon as possible."

Yang Yi stepped forward to put away the letter, put it in a drawstring bag, and turned to leave.

Zhuge Liang looked around at the crowd, intending to give rewards to the soldiers, but this time the Longyou battlefield suffered a small defeat, the soldiers of the whole army did not gain any military exploits, and there was nothing to seal.

In the end, he had no choice but to encourage everyone, and waved his hand to order Shi Feiyi to stay, and the rest to disband.

Everyone filed out, and there were only two people left in the tent.

Seeing Zhuge Liang's brows furrowed, Fei Yi asked cautiously, "Is the Prime Minister worried about Liangzhou?"

Zhuge Liang shook his head slightly: "Young Chang has become the governor of Yongzhou, the general who conquered the west, the marquis of Wuxiang, and the commander of the Qiang school lieutenant, who has full power to supervise the affairs of the Qiang. He declined the title of 'King of Liang' proposed by Wen Wei last time. Now that he has made such a great contribution, it is already unsealable, how can it not be worrying."

"Wen Wei, is there a magic method?"

Fei Yi pondered for a while: "Ma Su has lived in the Qiang land for a long time, and has a very high reputation. He has more than [-] Qiang soldiers under his command. Now he is serving in Liangzhou, and his power is shocking the world. Although he is still as respectful to the court as before, he can decide by himself if he orders a conquest. , just like an independent kingdom, the prime minister must investigate."

"In order to prevent him from losing his tail in the future, according to the opinion of the subordinates, it is better to call him back to Shu, give high-ranking officials a generous salary to support him, and not let him command the army again; or put him under the command of the prime minister to lead a partial division. As for the defense of Liangzhou, you can Transfer other generals to station..."

"Wen Wei!" Zhuge Liang interrupted Fei Yi with a stern expression, and stared at him sternly: "This season, the great cause of the Northern Expedition of the Han Dynasty has not been accomplished, so why did you break your own arm and doubt the words of a good general?"

"Though you first said this, let's just listen to the truth and don't care about it. Don't bring it up again in the future!"

"Go back."

Fei Yi's heart trembled, Nuo Nuo silently retreated.

in an empty room,
Zhuge Liang was lost in thought.

……

At the same time, Liangzhou, prison.

Leaning against the cell wall, Fei Yao looked at the smiling man outside through the cell, with a decadent expression on his face and a low tone:

"Are you here to kill me?"

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(End of this chapter)