1460, the troops and horses have not moved, the food and grass go first
"Father-in-law, you won't know the terrain of Hanzhong, right?" Liu Zhe asked Cai Yong.
Liu Zhe's words made Cai Yong shut up for the time being. He knew how difficult it was to get from Yongzhou to Hanzhong.
"It is precisely because of the difficulty of Hanzhong that my talented Cao Cao attacked Hanzhong when he went south. Otherwise, when Cao Cao came back, it would be much more troublesome to attack Hanzhong."
Liu Zhe said to everyone: "Now I call you here just to hear your opinions. Should I hit Hanzhong? If I want to hit, how should I hit it?"
"Hanzhong must be fought." Cai Yong was the first to speak out again.
Regarding Liu Zhe's first question, Guo Jia, Xun Yu and Jia Xu looked at each other and saw what the other party meant, that was to beat him.
"Master."
Xun Yu spoke first and said, "Hanzhong must be fought."
"That's right."
When Cai Yong saw Xun Yu agreeing to attack Hanzhong, he immediately smiled and said, "There are not many opportunities like this."
"But Hanzhong is not that easy to attack."
Guo Jia frowned and said, "The road is difficult to walk."
"What are you afraid of when you are hard to leave?"
Cai Yong glared at Guo Jia, and then said, "Did you give up because it's difficult to leave? By then, Cao Cao returns to Xudu, do you think it's so easy to fight Hanzhong?"
"When did you, Guo Fengxiao, become so timid?"
Cai Yong thought Guo Jia did not agree with attacking Hanzhong, so he stared at Guo Jia and taught a lesson.
Guo Jia was amused and crying, so he could only say: "Ge Master, I didn't say that I didn't agree with the attack on Hanzhong."
"snort!"
After seeing Guo Jia agree, Cai Yong let Guo Jia go, and then his eyes were fixed on Jia Xu.
Jia Xu is a talented person, so he will definitely not deliberately fight against Cai Yong, and he doesn't even dare to tease him. After all, Cai Yong is old and is Liu Zhe's father-in-law. If Cai Yong is teased, he will be miserable.
With Jia Xu's shrewdness, he definitely wouldn't do such a thing.
Seeing Cai Yong staring at him, Jia Xu spoke out: "The biggest difficulty in attacking Hanzhong is still on the baggage, so his subordinates suggest that they should transport food, grass and other materials to Chang'an from now on, and then from Chang'an and other places to Hanzhong."
Jia Xu's words were actually nonsense. When Liu Zhe attacked Hanzhong, Chang'an must have been the logistics base, but it made Cai Yong very satisfied because Jia Xu's words did not show the intention to object.
"Master."
Xun Yu spoke again: "This battle must be decided quickly. Once it falls into a stalemate, it will be very unfavorable to us."
If it is elsewhere, Liu Zhe can fight for a long time. As long as the logistics can keep up, Liu Zhe can drag the other party to death.
But it is different in Hanzhong. The terrain of Hanzhong is a natural enemy to logistics. Once it is delayed, Liu Zhe will definitely have to withdraw his troops because the logistics cannot keep up.
If Hanzhong has not been defeated, the second time I think about it, it will be very difficult to fight if the enemy is prepared.
Therefore, Xun Yu's words express one meaning: to solve Hanzhong in one go, and to fight quickly and not delay.
"Lord, how many troops are you going to bring in this battle?" Jia Xu asked.
"Fifty thousand infantrymen are enough."
Liu Zhe said: "But the generals have to bring a few more."
Hanzhong is not big, and it is enough to bring 50,000 troops to the market. No matter how many, it will be difficult to not provide logistics.
Moreover, these 50,000 are infantry, and the cavalry cannot stretch out in Hanzhong, which is useless, and can also reduce the consumption of war horses.
"No 50,000 won't be a little short?" Cai Yong asked worriedly. Although Liu Zhe did not have a million troops under his command, there were still hundreds of thousands.
In the past, Liu Zhe went to the expedition at least as soon as the cross began. Now he is 50,000, so he is a little worried.
"Zhang Lu has been operating Hanzhong for a long time, and it is deeply rooted and cannot be underestimated." Cai Yong said to Liu Zhe.
"Don't worry, father-in-law."
Liu Zhe smiled confidently and said, "No matter how powerful the enemy is, I am not afraid. The biggest enemy in the attack on Hanzhong this time is still the terrain."
Liu Zhe has sufficient confidence in his subordinates, and Cao Cao is not his opponent, and Zhang Lu is even more unlikely to be his opponent.
Liu Zhe said: "But this matter must be kept confidential and Cao Cao cannot know."
Everyone nodded. It was difficult to attack Hanzhong. Cao Cao had no time to take care of going south, so it would be much easier. But if Cao Cao knew that he had cancelled going south, it would not be in line with Liu Zhe's plan.
"What are you good ways?" Liu Zhe asked.
Everyone looked at each other, and finally shook their heads, saying that there was no good idea for a while.
Seeing this, Liu Zhe did not force it. The solution could not be thought of in a short while. Anyway, there is still time, and this period of time is enough for everyone to slowly come up with a solution.
After skipping this topic, we will continue to discuss the issue around Hanzhong.
The main difficulty in attacking Hanzhong is in the terrain. Liu Zhe and others took the strength of the soldiers under Zhang Lu from Hanzhong seriously.
Chapter completed!