Zhou Ping smiled slightly, drank another cup, and replied: "Raise the earth mountain, erect towers and oars, and dig tunnels."

"If so, how many days will it take to break the city?" Zhuge Liang asked again.

This stopped Zhou Ping from asking.

Drilling tunnels into mountains to attack a city is a method with less casualties. If you use hooks and ladders to attack the city, the casualties will be too great, so it is rarely used.

Unless there are very few guards in the city, or the city walls are very low.

Shucheng was once a county-governed city. There were six thousand garrison troops in the city, neither too many nor too few. Zhou Ping never thought of using such a method to attack the city, and neither did Liu Bei.

If we just build a mountain and approach the city to shoot arrows, or dig tunnels to sneak into the city, the effect will not be ideal, and we don't know how long it will take to break the city.

"Hahaha...Kong Ming, if you ask this, you must have a clever plan to break the city. You might as well tell me."

Zhou Ping stood up and laughed.

When Zhuge Liang saw that Zhou Ping was not angry at his previous questioning and was treating him so kindly, he couldn't help but feel more respect in his heart.

He bowed his hands to Zhou Ping again and replied, "Liang Shicai was quite rude. I just wanted to make Mr. Liang say it again. Please don't blame me!"

"Hahaha... It doesn't matter. I drink frequently. My lord must know that I am anxious, and you must know it too. Tell me, how to break the city?"

"Like Mr. Shouchun's plan, he attacked three but lost one."

Zhuge Liang's face, which had been serious just now, became slightly relaxed.

Zhou Ping was puzzled. In Shouchun, it was about attacking three and missing one, but what Zhuge Liang said was about attacking three and missing one. It was different.

"Sir, the reason why you did not attack during the siege of Shouchun was because the defenders in Shouchun City were not united and would inevitably fall into chaos under the siege. Now in Shu City, Wu Jing and Sun Ben must be united and unable to fight against each other, so

The strategy of encirclement and encirclement is useless. The only option is to attack quickly..."

"Emergency attack?"

"Yes, although Cao Cao is not worried, Sun Ce must be concerned. If Sun Ce captures Kuaiji and raises troops to help, we will have to retreat to Hefei, and it will be difficult to advance. Now Yuan Shu is guarding Wan County, Zhang Xun is guarding Juchao, and Wu Jing and Sun Ben are guarding Shu.

Although the cities appear to be connected in a line and support each other, they are actually isolated cities. If Shu City is attacked, Juchao will not dare to save it, and if Juchao is attacked, Wan City will not dare to save it."

Zhou Ping nodded, agreeing with Zhuge Liang's words, and listened to him continue: "If one of these three cities is defeated, the enemy will be afraid of the power of our army. The remaining two cities can collapse without attacking, and the Lujiang River can be captured quickly.

There are only 6,000 garrison troops in Shu City. We have 40,000 troops and horses. We can order 5,000 troops and horses to lie in ambush in the south of Shu City. We can not only block the reinforcements of the enemy in the nest, but also block the defeated troops of Shu City. And the troops on the other three sides

The horses rush to attack at the same time, and the defenders in the city will abandon the city and leave because they see that the attack is very urgent, there are no reinforcements, and they have a way to retreat to the south."

"You mean to force the enemy to retreat with a sudden attack?" Zhou Ping asked.

"Sir, do you think it's feasible?"

Zhuge Liang didn't seem to have much confidence in his strategy.

Now that Sun Ce is powerful, Wu Jing and Sun Ben are no longer directly affiliated with Yuan Shu, but are affiliated with Sun Ce.

Yuan Shu asked them to lead only 6,000 troops to guard Shu County, which meant that they could block the sword. In the hearts of Wu Jing and Sun Ben, they must have opinions about Yuan Shu.

If they are attacked urgently by strong troops, with no reinforcements and no way to retreat to the south, there is no guarantee that Wu Jing and Sun Ben will not abandon the city and retreat to Jiangdong.

It's just that a sudden attack will inevitably cause huge casualties, but judging from the current situation, this is the only way to capture Shu City faster.

"Of course it's feasible, haha, it's such a good idea, why don't you tell the lord, but tell me first?"

The more Zhou Ping thought about it, the happier he became. He sat down and poured himself a glass, drinking it all in one gulp.

When Zhuge Liang heard Zhou Ping say it was feasible, he immediately beamed with joy and said with a smile: "Sir, if you also think it is feasible, then it must be feasible. Liang is still young and is a minor official. If he goes to tell his lord, I'm afraid he won't take it seriously.

The master is good at making plans and has always been trusted by the lord. If the lord comes up with this plan, the lord may use it, so Liang came to tell the master first."

Zhou Ping laughed and said: "Hahaha... Kong Ming, my lord is a person who is good at accepting good words. As long as what you say is useful, my lord will listen. If you have anything to say in the future, you can tell me directly to my lord. Let's go and find your lord."

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Zhuge Liang originally wanted to tell Zhou Ping first and let Zhou Ping tell Liu Bei. After all, he was only a sixteen-year-old boy now, and because Zhou Ping had recommended it to Liu Bei, he was allowed to follow him as an official in the army. He was afraid that he

If a person speaks softly, his strategies will not be used by Liu Bei.

Although that would push the credit to Zhou Ping, Zhuge Liang now just wants Liu Bei to quickly attack Shucheng and capture Lujiang. He will have the opportunity to get the credit in the future, so there is no rush at this moment.

Zhou Ping is not a person who is greedy for credit. Not only will he not take his credit, he will also take him to see Liu Bei and let him tell his lord personally about the strategy. Zhuge Liang admires this magnanimity very much.

"Sir, you have no desire to strive for merit, but your mind is as generous as the sea!"

Zhuge Liang bowed deeply to Zhou Ping.

"Haha, my size can hold the sea, but my lord's size can hold the heaven and the earth. Let's go quickly."
Chapter completed!