Chapter 1354 The overall situation of the sand table

Once you enter the county guard hall, it is a huge sand table. The prelude to this world's decisive battle has begun, and naturally it is the most indispensable tool for formulating strategies.

However, Ma Chao suddenly found that the Ma family's sand table was already three feet long and two feet wide. At the beginning, his vision was only limited to supporting the wind, but now, this sand table is already all the terrain of the 14 states of Hanshi.

The bigger the vision, the more things need to be ignored. However, even if the unnecessary terrain of a county and a county has been abandoned, the sand table is still dense, and the important mountains and rivers and roads of the states are clearly visible.

Ma Chao came forward to look carefully, and other literary and martial arts stood in a circle around the sand table, just overlooking the overall situation of the world. Xu Ronggang wanted to explain that Ma Chao didn't have to give a comprehensive initial impression - as a leader, he can't let others' opinions preconceive.

The small flags and wooden figs on the sand table are full, and the most dense one is naturally the county of Lujiang. The small flag is marked with numbers, which are the number of troops. The wooden figurors include infantry, cavalry, crossbowmen and sailors, as well as the names of the leading generals. The illustration is very detailed. At a glance, Ma Chao has a layer of emotional understanding of the situation in Lujiang and the world.

"Where has Liu Bei's army gone?" At a glance, Ma Chao didn't see the flag representing Liu Bei's army and asked Xu Rong.

"Here." Xu Rong pointed, and his face was very ugly.

"Liu Bei's 80,000 main combat troops have been determined, and our army only got the information today?" Ma Chao did have a reason to be angry. Ying Ding was only six days away from Shangyong County in Jingzhou, and Jiangling, a heavy place in Jingzhou, Nan County, was also all the way to Pingchuan. The enemy army could attack the border of Jingzhou in a few days, but the army learned at this time that such a serious military aircraft delay was not too much to behead the shadow responsible for monitoring Xichuan's action.

However, after Xu Rong's explanation, Ma Chao knew that there was no wonder about this matter. Earlier, there was information that Liu Bei's army had been dormant in Guanghan since he gathered in Chengdu. Guanghan to Yingding is only a three-day journey. During this period, taking into the information transmission time, the efficiency of the shadow of the Ma family can only reach such a level. What's more, even in the era of radio, the battlefield is always unpredictable and ever-changing.

"Has Wei Yan in Han made any moves?"

Xu Rong couldn't answer this question, but Xun You, who was beside him, had been prepared for a long time and answered, "Wei Wenchang had a good plan to fight, and Chen Bingcheng was strong enough to control Liu Bei earlier. This time, Liu Bei made a big army's eastern expedition. Wei Wenchang has sent a letter asking the lord if he could start a little war and drink Liu Bei.

"Don't reply to his letter for the time being. Wei Yan is bold and Chen Gong is cautious. If they don't reply, they will naturally take advantage of the situation and provoke some conflict disputes to test Liu Bei, which will also be very measured. If the reply is not enough, Liu Bei's army will move with lightning, which will also disrupt Wei Yan's deployment in Hanzhong. Ma Chao said, turned his eyes to the Lujiang battlefield, and asked again, "Has Cao Cao and Sun Ce been united?"

"No," Xun You's expression also became solemn. He twisted his fingers on his beard and said, "However, the cooperation between the two families is indeed very tacit. Cao Cao from the north and Sun Ce from the south. Under the two families's large-scale attack, Gan Xingba and Wen Zhongye's armies were overstretched and had been defeated. If it hadn't been for Guo Fengxiao's several times. I'm afraid that the lord can't be so calm about the overall situation this time.

Ma Chao nodded, and he also got some information from Diao Chan about the situation here. Cao Cao used the guise of an alliance to easily enter the Lujiang boundary, cleverly avoiding the three directions of Yingchuan, Luoyang and Jizhou defended by the Ma family. Sun Ce also played a trick to hide the world: Sun Ce and Sun Quan did not have brothers. Jiangdong's rumors dissipated immediately after Cao Cao began to attack Ganning's camp, and Sun Quan took the opportunity to clean up those who were unfaithful in Jiangdong again. The seed planted by Ma Chao in Sun Quan's heart seems to be just sprouting and has not yet grown to the point of a towering tree.

However, Ma Chao never thought that anyone might not be greedy for power, especially Sun Quan, who is extremely powerful. He believed that he was just in a hurry this time. Once Sun Ce's army was defeated, Sun Quan would certainly not support Sun Ce as much as ever. Even if he thinks about it, I'm afraid that the confidant he supported during this period will not let Sun Quan retreat from a high position like that.

It can be expected that this is the last trust given by Sun Quan of Wu County to his respected brother.

"So it seems that the situation is worrying." Ma Chao rubbed his eyebrows, and the dense flags and wooden figments on the sand table gave him a headache: "Now, there is a 100,000 army of our Ma family outside Xiangyang City. Do you think I should throw it into Liu Bei's side or Lujiang's side?"

"That depends on how big the master's plan is." Sima Yi opened his mouth, as if the world was already in his chest.

"Swallow the world once and for all!" Ma Chao immediately opened his mouth and was a little annoyed: "You already know this in your heart. Why do you have to ask so much?"

Sima Yi didn't care at all, but laughed and said, "There is also a strategy in the lord's belly. Why don't you make it clear at this moment?"

Ma Chao took a look at Sima Yi, and then picked up the pole on the sand table. Starting from Liangzhou, he pushed Xu Huang, Zhao Yun and Wei Yan all three parts into the Xichuan area; then in Youzhou, Tian Yu's army directly pressed in Liaodong; then, the three flags of Jizhou Pound, Yingchuan Gaoshun and Luoyang Huangzhong were all moved to Yanzhou, Xuzhou and Yuzhou... ...

When everyone saw Ma Chao moving chess like this, they couldn't help but take a cold breath. Even if Sima Yi had expected it, they couldn't help but be shocked when they saw that Ma Chao really made a full-scale war: "I'm afraid it's for this moment, right?"

Ma Chao nodded: "Yes, this troubled world has been long enough that I can't stand it."

Sima Yi's eyes flashed, and then he was full of pride and pointed out the country and said, "In this case, this 100,000 army in the hands of the lord is very important. If Cao Cao, Sun Ce and Liu Bei can be introduced into our battlefield and fight against it, the world can be settled!"

Ma Chao smiled and did not answer. There was no optimism and excitement of Sima Yi at all. On the contrary, his expression was still a little solemn: he never thought of this. However, in the current situation, although Cao Cao and Sun Ce joined forces to attack Jiangxia, Liu Bei's army was still only wandering outside Jingzhou. I don't know what the intention is. If the three families want to meet smoothly and fight against them, the Ma family must make some sacrifices. And the more likely result is that the Ma family was defeated in the final battle. Since then, they have lost all the market and suffered heavy losses for several years of hard work. Then the chaos in the world is still the same, but the distance from the unification is getting longer and more blurred.

Sima Yi's suggestion is not so much a proposal as a big gamble. The chips in Ma Chao's hands are everything to the Ma family, and the bet is that the world is unified under the Ma family. However, such a gamble is too heavy for Ma Chao, and there are too many unpredictable factors. Ma Chao, who has never thought of himself as a qualified gambler, has been entangled in this for the past few months.

"Does the lord not want to gamble?" Hearing Ma Chao's concerns, Pang Tong grinned and smiled: "Master, I'm afraid you can't help this matter. You don't want to gamble. But now these three families are clearly three gamblers who have been gambled. They have thrown out all the chips in their hands and want to make a decision with the master. If you want to run at this time, I'm afraid you can't run away.

"What's the point?"

"Lord, you see, Cao Sun's two families joined forces with Jiangxia, and then they can go all the way to Xiangyang. Although Liu Bei can't stand it, his purpose will obviously be Xiangyang. There is no need to say much about the importance of the land of Jingzhou. The lord thinks that the three families will turn around and attack other parts of the Ma family in front of this fat meat in Xiangyang? Pang Tong's thick and short fingers circled back and forth on the sand table, and finally stayed the end of the three families in Xiangyang. Then he asked treacherously, "The three families are all heroes with the ambition to annex the world. After getting Xiangyang, they will definitely not stop like short-sighted people. So, where will the Lord agree that they go to the army next?"

Ma Chao looked at the direction pointed by Pang Tong, suddenly shook his whole body, and blurted out: "It's Chang'an! They will go north to Nanyang, and then attack Chang'an in three ways!"

"Not bad!" Pang Tong clapped his hands and jumped up directly: "They all made it clear that they wanted to fight with the lord. Didn't the lord let the whole world look down on you, the beautiful general?"

Ma Chao was silent. He agreed with Pang Tong's analysis and knew that Pang Tong also used the method of excitement to himself. However, there is also a hint of flattery in this exciting method, which makes Ma Chao feel a different kind of comfort, even if he wants to speak out his ambition. But at this moment, a bodyguard outside the door quickly came forward and said excitedly, "Lord, good news! General Gan has won the Lujiang River!"

Ma Chao was happy first, and then bitter: Gan Ning, can you stop work so hard? Just as you were planning to return to gather your troops to gather strength for a decisive battle, you beat the meat of Lujiang again. It's really heartbreaking to throw it down again at this time!