Chapter 458: Zhuge Liang Shows His Talent
After listening to Zhuge Liang's brief description of Ban Chao's beating of the Kushans, all the generals present straightened their bodies involuntarily. This is how a real man should live his life.
"Then this needs to be taken seriously!" Xu Rong's eyes were gloomy. He had not thought much about it before, but now this problem has become very serious. This is a purely political issue.
"We need to organize an army to quell the rebellion as soon as possible!" Zhuge Liang made the final decision, confirming the nature of the incident.
These reckless bandits are challenging the majesty of the Han Dynasty. Our army should just suppress the rebellion directly. We must not teach these Kushan bastards a profound lesson.
"I propose to organize a large army, and I will cooperate with the generals to quickly put down the rebellion!" Zhuge Liang said in a loud voice. Since he was entrusted with an important task, he would never shrink back.
Along the way, he spent a lot of effort to convince other generals, just to be able to exert his greatest strength in a gilded place. Now that gilding has become a test, it is even less likely that he will retreat.
"You?" Xu Rong's pupils shrank, and he was shocked by Zhuge Liang's undisguised attempt to seize power.
What surprised him even more was that Xu Huang and the others had no objections at all. On the contrary, they all looked as if it was as it should be.
"Okay, Zhuge Military Advisor, as the General of the Western Expedition, I order you to be the commander-in-chief of this rebellion suppression. If you are meritorious in suppressing the rebellion, I will personally recommend you for the credit!"
After much deliberation, Xu Rong finally decided to let Zhuge Liang show his prowess. His main task was to build a base in Pamir Mountains. Although suppressing the rebellion was a great achievement, it was just a side task for him.
"Commander Zhuge, I will lead my troops back to the main camp immediately and transfer the 1,000 Xiliang Iron Cavalry troops and 5,000 new Xiliang Iron Cavalry soldiers guarding the camp to you. Please spare no effort!"
Xu Rong acted decisively and had no intention of harming Zhuge Liang. He simply assigned all of his most powerful Xiliang cavalry to Zhuge Liang, and returned to the main camp with the miscellaneous soldiers from the Western Regions to deploy defenses.
Since Zhuge Liang wanted to show his talents, Xu Rong gave Zhuge Liang this stage.
"Why are Marquis Meiyang and others nowhere to be seen?" Sima Yi asked with a frown. According to his intelligence, the most powerful force in the Congling Mountains should be the Xiliang Iron Cavalry Headquarters, but why are there only one thousand of them?
As to why Li Que and the others were nowhere to be seen, he had previously wondered about the dual talents of more than 10,000 people. It should be easy for Xu Rong to win the battle with the cooperation of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry .
"They have other missions and are heading north!" Xu Rong evaded the question and did not explain it in detail to Sima Yi. This could be considered as his way of covering up for Li Que and others. After all, he agreed to Li Que and others leaving.
"North? Great Britain?" Sima Yi pondered in his heart but did not say anything else.
After Xu Rong understood the situation clearly, he led his troops away. He did not want to be commanded by a young boy, and he also had his own pride.
After Xu Rong left, Zhuge Liang naturally sat in the main seat.
"Thank you for your kindness. Since I am your leader, let me make it clear first. We must work together in this expedition. If you violate this agreement, you will be punished!"
Zhuge Liang swept his cold eyes across the crowd, and everyone's heart was immediately startled. It was really that Zhuge Liang was too strong at the moment, completely different from his usual gentle and elegant image.
Since ancient times, the success of generals is the result of the sacrifice of thousands of soldiers. It is not just a saying that kindness cannot lead to military success.
"If you violate this agreement, you will be executed without mercy!" Jiang Wei was the first to stand up and support, and even directly expanded the consequences, making it clear that he was supporting Zhuge Liang.
Although Jiang Wei did not become Zhuge Liang's disciple in this life, his admiration for Zhuge Liang did not diminish in the slightest.
"If you violate this agreement, you will be executed without mercy!" Liu Chan was a little slower, but also chose to firmly support Zhuge Liang.
Cao Ang, Yuan Tan and Sun Quan all calmly supported him. Xu Huang, Le Jin and others had no other opinions. Only after they had really gotten to know how terrifying Zhuge Liang was, did they know. They were very aware of the gap in wisdom between themselves and Zhuge Liang.
On the battlefield, following a smart person is always better than following a stupid one.
Sima Yi and Pang Tong stood up expressionlessly. In their opinion, Zhuge Liang was clearly talking about them. Now that everyone else had spoken up, if they disagreed, they would be suspected of having ulterior motives.
"If you don't make any mistakes, I can approve of you!" Pang Tong said this without any hesitation. Others had no objection. Zhuge Liang was strong and Pang Tong was not weak either. They were both smart people that they could never reach.
"Me too!" Sima Yi glanced around and nodded in agreement expressionlessly.
"Very good. This is the military regulation I drew up. The general framework is the same as that of the Central Plains. Apart from that, there are no taboos. If anything goes wrong, I, Zhuge Kongming, will take full responsibility!" It was obvious that Zhuge Liang was well prepared.
Everyone quickly glanced through it and nodded. Zhuge Liang did not make too many changes. He just added restrictions on the item of massacring cities and destroying countries. There were basically no problems with the rest.
After Zhuge Liang saw that everyone was sure that everything was correct, he directly burned the military regulations he had written without giving anyone the opportunity to revise them a second time. After completing this process, Zhuge Liang's position was basically confirmed.
Zhuge Liang was not polite either. He believed that speed was of the essence in war, so once he had decided to fight, he began giving orders immediately.
"After yesterday's battle, the rebels must have needed to rest for a while. After our army has rested today, we will directly launch a general attack."
"Since General Xu has been harassed, the enemy must be here. After our army has finished its repairs tomorrow, we will attack from three directions and capture them in one fell swoop." Zhuge Liang pointed to the map left by Xu Rong.
Xu Huang looked at the place where Zhuge Liang appeared, and his cheeks trembled unconsciously. Smart people are different from them.
At most, he could draw a rough range based on the existing intelligence, but Zhuge Liang directly calculated the enemy's position. If it were his opponent, he would probably not even know how he died.
"General Jiang Wei and General Lu Lingqi will lead their troops as the central army, and General Gao Chong will cooperate with the Xiliang Iron Cavalry headquarters. Gather all our forces to force the enemy back!" Seeing that no one questioned it, Zhuge Liang immediately started a new round of orders.
"Yes!" Gao Chong, Jiang Wei and Lu Lingqi had no objection.
Especially Lu Lingqi took off excitedly. The soldiers under her command were the only ones with dual talents. There was no other way. With a father who was the best in the world and a boyfriend who was the second best in the world, they could do whatever they wanted.
She failed to form a women's army, but her personal guards were composed entirely of women. With the guidance of Hua Mulan, Lady She and Mu Guiying, they were indeed strong enough to fight.
Lu Bu personally prepared 5,000 sets of armor for Lu Lingqi's troops, while Zhao Yun personally prepared 5,000 weapons for Lu Lingqi. They were fully armed.
On the other hand, Lu Lingqi did not have any idol baggage. Unlike Jiang Wei and the others who had to train a dedicated legion, Lu Lingqi directly used bleaching and dyeing, and with Gao Shun's long-range guidance, her subordinates soon became dual-talented.
