Chapter 354: A game of chess in the country (three)

Zhang Liang looks good.

Apart from being a little pale due to the earlier arrow wound, he looked very energetic and did not have the slightest decadence of being imprisoned.

Lu Jia and Zhang Liang are old acquaintances. When Lu Jia came out of the mountain, he was invited by Zhang Liang to go to Pei County.

But unexpectedly, by accident, he did not go to Pei County, but stayed in Lou Cang and became an important adviser under Liu Kan.

And what about Shusun Tong?

Although he didn't know Zhang Liang, as the descendant of Confucius and a student of Kong Feng, he had his own secrets in his heart.

He could win over so many people for Liu Kan, so he naturally had some ways to communicate. Zhang Liang was also a well-educated man, and he had a great time with Shusun Tong in just a while. When Liu Kan walked into the cell, Zhang Liangzheng and Lu Jia and Shusun Tong were having a lot of talks, and his face was full of joy.

Liu Kan walked in without saying a word, and sat down quietly aside.

Zhang Liang seemed to have not seen Liu Kan and continued to talk to Lu Jia Shu Sun Tong.

Liu Kan didn't care, just listened quietly.

Suddenly, Zhang Liang asked, "Now Xiang Ji generals are coming to Hangu, how should the King of Tang deal with it?"

This sudden change of words caught Liu Kan off guard. He wanted to find a suitable opportunity to persuade Zhang Liang to surrender. However, Zhang Liang did not wait for him to speak, but asked him indifferently. Liu Kan didn't know how to answer for a while.

Fortunately, I have lived in this era for more than ten years, and Liu Kan has been more or less affected in terms of thoughts and in all aspects. He also knew that Zhang Liang's question was actually an assessment of him. In the late Qin Dynasty, influenced by the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, not only the king chose ministers, but also the ministers also chose ministers. This is different from the later unilateral monarchs and ministers. If the answer is not satisfactory, then as a minister, he has the right to abandon the lord and leave... This is an era of choice, and the assessment is not the right of the monarch.

Even those who are wise as Emperor Shi must go through some assessment when recruiting talents.

From Li Si in the earliest days to Gongshu Liao and others, everyone had conducted repeated assessments of the First Emperor and finally confirmed their loyalty.

Even including Liu Bang, Zhang Liang chose him at the beginning, which was not without reason.

Zhang Liang's assessment of Liu Bang even began when Liu Bang was desperate to be hunted by Liu Kan and met Zhang Liang.

Liu Kan said: "Using the danger of Hangu Xiong Pass, we will block Chu Xiang from outside Hangu."

Zhang Liang looked at Lu Jia and Shu Sun Tong, and asked again: "You two think what the King of Tang said?"

Lu Jia thought for a while, "What the King of Tang said is a method of valuing."

Shusun Tongze replied: "Tong does not know about military affairs, and he really dares not speak out..."

"What the King of Tang said, if the elite troops in Guanzhong were not lost three years ago, there would be no blame. However, although Guanzhong now has four million people, plus the northern border and Bashu, a total of seven million people, they are somewhat conservative. With the talent of the King of Tang, we should know that although Guanzhong has 800 miles of rich land, since the second generation ascended the throne, the fields were deserted and the corvée service were heavy. Three large-scale military conquests and military rebellions in four years, and the Zhang Chu rebellion, have made the people of Guanzhong tired of war... Now, the people in Guanzhong are still useful. If the King of Tang wants to settle the country, he should fight quickly."

A quick battle?

Why doesn’t Liu Kan want to fight quickly?

But the question is, Chu Xiang is in a strong position, how can he fight and decide quickly?

"I would like to ask Mr. Zifang, how can Kan Dang do it so that he can fight and decide quickly?"

When Liu Kan asked this question, he was a little more careful.

Zhang Liang's attitude changed a little elusive... What does he mean? Could it be that he has to surrender to me?

Although the purpose of Liu Kan's trip was to persuade Zhang Liang to surrender.

But Zhang Liang was too proactive, and this initiative made Liu Kan feel suspicious.

Zhang Liang reached out his hand, dipped his fingers in the wine, and drew a simple topographic map on the table.

"Now, Chu Xiang is in power to sweep Hebei and his troops are approaching Hangu Pass. If the king wants to stop him from entering the pass, it must be no problem.

But in this way, the king and Chu Xiang will inevitably become a stalemate.

The foundation of the king in Guanzhong is not stable. Once it is delayed for too long, the people will be afraid of being bored and will not be beautiful."

Liu Kan nodded slightly, and Lu Jia and Shusun Tong also agreed.

"With Mr. Zifang's intention, Kan should take the initiative?"

When Liu Kan said this, she suddenly stopped and shouted outside the cell door: "Come on, come and get the map."

This map is an item that Liu Kan must carry with him, and his personal soldiers were responsible for custody. Before Liu Kan finished speaking, he saw his personal soldiers holding a roll of maps and walking into the cell. Liu Kan expanded the map, which was exactly the topographic map of Shandong and Guanzhong. Liu Kan glanced quickly, "If this is the case, I should send troops to Shan County to occupy the elbows of Guanhe... Advance, the troops can be sent to Mianchi and the tiger can look at Luoyang; retreat can be held to guard Hangu and sten the throat of Guanzhong... Mr. Zifang, I don't know what Kan said, is it correct?"

Zhang Liang's eyes suddenly lit up!

He only opened one head, which meant to test Liu Kan.

If Liu Bang was there, he would understand his ideas; but Liu Bang could not only understand, but even plan out the details like Liu Kan.

The most valuable thing is that the strategy mentioned by Liu Kan coincides with Zhang Liang.

Shan County was under the jurisdiction of Sanmenxia, ​​Henan in later generations.

The literal meaning of "Shaan" is originally related to the narrow meaning, which is a place that is dangerous and difficult to pass. This Shan County is located in the arms of the mountains of Wushan Mountains and is the throat of western Henan (i.e. Luoyang) and the Weihe Plain, so it was named "Shaan". As early as 170 years ago, it was under the rule of the Qin Dynasty and was established by Qin Xiaogong. Since Duke Xiaogong, Shan County has become an extremely important military location.

When the Qin army left Hangu Pass, Shan County needed to be used as the bridgehead.

The six countries are facing Hangu Pass, and they also hope to use Shan County as a fulcrum to leverage Guanzhong.

It can be said that in the game between the Lao Qin and the Six Kingdoms of Shandong, Shanxian County is an extremely important chess piece.

However, after Emperor Shin-Yinhuang swept across the six countries and unified the world, the importance of Shan County was gradually ignored by the world.

When Zhou Zhang broke through Hangu Pass, Gong Shuliu once said: "Zhou Zhang's luck is too good, and the Hangu defenders are too lax. He circled Shan County to attack Hangu Pass. If the late emperor was in power, he would only need more than 10,000 troops to destroy his millions of troops."

From this, it can be seen that the importance of Shaanxi County.

It is no wonder that after Emperor Qin Shi’s unification of the six kingdoms, he was in a period of withering talents.

Zhou Zhang was just a middle-level officer of the Chu army in the past, and even Xiang Ji, who was skilled in tactics and strategy. Many of them ignored the importance of Shan County, intentionally or unintentionally. Not only did the princes ignore it, but even the Qin people ignored it.

Zhang Liang's re-introduction to Shan County was like opening up a way for Liu Kan.

He pondered for a moment, and then said, "After I occupied Shan County, I attacked lightly and then seized Fengling Pass. What do you think?"

According to legend, Fengling Pass was buried here by the ling of Fenghou, a great general under Emperor Huangdi of Xuanyuan, and was named after it. Later generations called Fenglingdu.

This place is also the intersection of Guanzhong, Hedong and Sanchuan County, and is a key military camp.

During the Warring States Period, Qin and Wei countries fought in Fenglingdu many times to compete for the land of Hexi in Guanzhong. Now, they have been ignored by people.

If Liu Kan got Fengling Duke, it would be equivalent to connecting the land east and west of Hebei, which has extraordinary strategic significance.

Zhang Liang's eyes became brighter...

He likes this feeling, very co-produced.

He chose Liu Bang as the main body, largely because of Liu Bang's co-star with him. Now it seems that Liu Kan can understand his intentions better than Liu Bang. It would be very happy to cooperate with such a lord. Zhang Liang's smile on his face was even stronger.

In fact, since the day he was captured, Zhang Liang has been considering an important issue.

Is it life or death?

Life is very simple.

He believed that if he wanted to surrender to Liu Kan, Liu Kan would never refuse. But the problem was, if he could not get Liu Kan's weight, what's the point of living? It would be easier to die! On the way to be escorted to Xianyang, Zhang Liang had at least a hundred chances to commit suicide.

However, he studied hard and died before he could perform it. Isn’t it a pity?

At this time, Zhang Liang had a different thought than Zhang Liang 15 or 16 years ago. Especially after King Han Cheng's death, Zhang Liang was very touched. He was freed from the narrow idea of ​​eliminating Lao Qin and restoring Han, and began to focus on the world.

This is also an important reason why he chose Liu Bang...

He asked Liu Kan to assess whether Liu Kan could meet the requirements of his lord; he asked Lu Jia and Shusun Tong that he wanted to know whether someone would restrict his performance under Liu Kan's command. It was very good, Liu Kan's reaction was not bad, and Lu Jia and Shusun Tong's answer also satisfied Zhang Liang. Of course, he also knew that he could not win Liu Kan's trust as Lu Jia or Shusun Tong. It was afraid that it would be unrealistic to achieve his position under Liu Bang's account. Because from Lu Jia, Zhang Liang learned about the existence of Kuai Che and Chen Ping. This position of mastermind is difficult to obtain; but it is not difficult to be trusted by Liu Kan.

Zhang Liang said: "In fact, taking Shan County and occupying Fenglingdu is not just from a military perspective."

Liu Kan hurriedly said, "Sir, please give me advice."

"The King of Tang occupied Guanzhong, with the northern border and Bashu as the two wings. Its momentum was like the Kunpeng flying in the sky, which was full of time.

However, the power of Chu Xiang is not inferior to that of the King of Tang.

He had Fan Zeng and Chen Ying under his command, all of whom were wise and conspiring ministers... If Hangu could not defeat him, he would turn to defend Luoyang, gain Henan and look at the Three Qis, and conquer Hebei and invade the northern border. In this way, the King of Tang could only focus on defending, and in addition, he was tired of war in Guanzhong, and he would not be able to defend the world for ten years.

What does the King of Tang think?"

Liu Kan nodded repeatedly, "What the sir said is very true."

"The King of Tang obtained Shan County, and on the one hand, he could resist the enemy from Hangu, and on the other hand, he could revive the hearts of the people in Guanzhong."

“Can there be three?”

Zhang Liang smiled and said, "Don't be impatient, please wait for me to speak slowly.

Now Shandong is dominated by Chu Xiang, but the princes are not single-minded... The King of Tang occupied Shan County and used a few soldiers to restrain Chu Xiang's troops.

At the same time, he persuaded the Three Qi and Chu Wei to attack behind Chu Xiang.

The King of Tang occupied Fenglingdu and could threaten Hedong at any time, which made it difficult for Chu Xiang and Hebei soldiers to gather all their strength for a while. In this way, the situation in Shandong would inevitably lead to a mess of sand and difficult to gather. Chu Xiang could only use the Three Rivers as the basis and was exhausted to deal with all the troops.

In less than a year, the King of Tang could pacify Shandong and seize the country.

This is like a chess game. If the King of Tang can seize Shan County, it will be like taking the lead. One move first, and one step ahead..."

Liu Kan suddenly realized and stood up and bowed to Zhang Liang to the ground.

"I want to ask the teacher to help me to win this game, but I wonder if the teacher wants it?"

At this time, Liu Kan no longer needs to consider what kind of psychology Zhang Liang was from. One thing is certain that he does have the wisdom of being unpredictable. If a son in Shan County is settled, Zhang Liang's talent will be fully demonstrated. If he cannot take it for himself, he will have to destroy it.

After all, there is a world of difference between Zhang Liang and Fan Kuai.

Zhang Liang also breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and bowed back, "I am looking for a wise master, and I am now a prisoner under the ranks, but I am valued by the king. How dare I not respond to it?"

Liu Kan laughed loudly, stepped forward and grabbed Zhang Liang's hand.
Chapter completed!