Ti, that is, the food route and retreat route of the Han army.

"It's impossible to make a decision." Zhuge Liang shook his head and said, "To defend Longyou, we must guard the pass. Cao's thieves and horses in Guanzhong are not allowed to enter. Defending Lueyang will inevitably lead to failure."

"If you fall into the trap, it would be good. If you occupy Lueyang and rely on it, the army can keep up with the baggage and won't be exhausted..."

When Zhuge Liang said this, he looked at the sand table again, thought for a long time, and then asked, "How many miles is it from Jicheng to Longguan?"

"It's more than two hundred and sixty miles in total."

Jiang Wei answered immediately, and it could be seen that he had indeed made sufficient preparations.

"Longshan is difficult to travel. It is rare for an army to travel forty miles in a day. It will take at least seven days to get there." Zhuge Liang was a little undecided. "The pass is dangerous. It is not clear when it can be captured."

Seeing that Zhuge Liang really planned to guard the street pavilion, Feng Yong became anxious and couldn't hold it anymore.

So he hurriedly persuaded and said, "Prime Minister, Longguan is a key point to Longyou. If you get it, you can defend it with only a small number of soldiers, and the army can go down to attack the pass at any time."

"If we lose it, we can only retreat to the street pavilion and fight the enemy decisively. Looking at the world today, we are weak and the enemy is strong. If we can lose less energy, we can save more energy for the future revival of the Han Dynasty."

"Now the army of Longyou has more than 100,000 men. It is only 30,000 that can besieged the city of Hebei. There are 20,000 scattered around the city of Hebei, which is more! The last general is willing to lead his own troops and attack Longguan to block Cao's bandit reinforcements.

"

If before the siege of Jicheng, we were afraid that our retreat would be cut off, now we no longer have this worry, and we can try to rush to capture Longguan.

Because to be honest, the decisive battle at the street pavilion is definitely not as good as blocking Longkou.

Because Liangzhou's soldiers and horses are not dead, they will come over sooner or later. If they are at loggerheads with Zhang He at the street pavilion, the Han Dynasty will be in danger of fighting on three fronts: Guanzhong reinforcements, Liangzhou, Guangwei County and Shanggui.

"I'm afraid that Cao Cao's thieves from Guangwei will occupy the street pavilion and cut off his return route."

Zhuge Liang hesitated slightly.

Of course he knew that it was best to block the Long Pass, but if the light army moved in a hurry, the baggage would inevitably fall behind, and the attack on the pass might not be possible.

More importantly, no one knows how and where Cao's reinforcements have arrived.

"Just order an army to garrison the street pavilion to protect the way back."

Feng Yong quickly suggested.

Zhuge Liang glanced at Feng Yong and sighed, "In the battle of Changbanpo, Cao's elite cavalry traveled three hundred miles in one day and night. In the battle of Xincheng, Sima Zhongda traveled one thousand two hundred miles in eight days."

"You once told me before that Cao Cao has good cavalry and is good at running long distances. This is indeed true. Now I have been waiting to go to Long for twenty days. I believe Cao Cao's reinforcements are on the way."

"It's 1,800 miles from Luoyang to Longkou. According to Cao Cao's two speeds, the fastest is..."

The Han Prime Minister looked up to the sky and counted with his fingers.

Feng Tubiao couldn't hold it back for a moment and said directly, "Twelve days."

"Ahem, that's right, it's twelve days."

The Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty glanced at someone and said, "Except for delivering news and dispatching troops, there is still such a long distance. The soldiers are not strong enough, so they need to rest on the road. If you add it all up, Cao's reinforcements will only take about a month.

You can reach it.”

"Minus these twenty days, that is to say, there are only ten days left at most, which is more than 260 miles. During this period, we have to cross Longshan and attack the pass. Who do you think can let it go?"

The rest of the people listened and remained silent.

There is a saying in the art of war: roll up your armor and move forward, stay at home day and night, march on multiple routes, and strive for profit within a hundred miles, then you will capture the three generals. The strong one will go first, and the tired one will follow.

If you are a general, half of his methods are achieved; if you fight for an advantage within thirty miles, two-thirds of it will be achieved.

Therefore, a day's march usually lasts about thirty to forty miles.

According to this calculation, when the soldiers of the army arrive at Longkou, reinforcements from Cao's thieves will also arrive, with a difference of one or two days at most.

The Cao thief takes advantage of the best cavalry in the world, which is really frustrating.
Chapter completed!