In fact, when Liu Chan was still in Chengdu, he had already sent out many spies. They were all recruits he trained in Qingcheng Mountain.
He has already set up an intelligence network in Luoyang, Guanzhong, Wuchang, Shangyong, Chengdu and other places.
Meng Da's matter has always been under Liu Chan's control. When he learned that Meng Da was going to rebel against Wei, Liu Chan immediately made a decision. When Zhuge Liang leaked the secret to Shen Yi, his people also reported to Shen Yi. The matter was leaked to Meng Da.
Meng Da in history was caught off guard by Sima Yi because he didn't know that Shen Yi had leaked the secret. Now Liu Chan wants to make a surprise move, and Meng Da is his perfect chess piece.
By holding back Sima Yi, the pressure on Wuguan was immediately reduced.
This is also true. Sima Yi still followed his historical operating mode and wanted to quickly put down Shangyong's rebellion with surprise troops.
But just when he was about to reach Shangyong, he received an order from Emperor Cao Rui, ordering him to lead 30,000 troops into Wuguan to rescue Guanzhong.
When the Han army approached the pass, this matter was indeed very difficult, and he already knew that Wuguan had been captured by the Han army.
Go to Wuguan according to the emperor's order?
No way.
Now that Meng Da has decided to return to the Han Dynasty, if Sima Yi does not remove this nail, it will be difficult for him to capture Wuguan.
Because Shangyong is close to Wuguan, once he leads his troops to attack Wuguan, Mengda can send troops to kill Wanluo at any time, or send troops to support Wuguan and attack him front and back with the Han army in Wuguan.
So——
Before attacking Wuguan, it is necessary to put down Shangyong's rebellion and clear out the uncertain nail in Mengda.
However, Mengda was already prepared this time, so Sima Yi had to divide his troops into two groups. His eldest son, Sima Shi, led the troops to attack Fengling County, while Sima Yi went to attack Xicheng County.
Sima Yi's idea was very simple. He would first capture Fangling and Xicheng, and then encircle Shangyong. When Mengda was trapped in Shangyong, he would have a way to destroy Mengda.
March 23.
Sima Division began to attack Fengling County, and Sima Yi came to Xicheng County. The two counties were in emergency, and Mengda had to divide his troops to rescue. The two sides then went back and forth for three days.
March 27.
More than 20,000 reinforcements from Jingxiang arrived at Shangyong. These soldiers and horses were originally going to follow Sima Yi to Wuguan, but Sima Yi asked them to arrive at Shangyong first to help him destroy Meng Da first.
When 20,000 Wei troops came to Shangyong City, Meng Da suddenly panicked, because originally he only had 20,000 to 30,000 troops in the three counties of Shangyong.
If he had just resisted the 8,000 light cavalry sent by Sima Yi and his son before, he could still handle it calmly, but now that more than 20,000 Wei troops have arrived from Jingxiang, it will be difficult for him to resist.
With 20,000 to 30,000 men defending three counties, there is no hope of concentrating troops to defend one county and one city. What's more, Meng Da already knows that the Han army has reached Chang'an, so he only needs to stick to Shangyong City and wait for the situation in Guanzhong to change.
Once Cao Wei reaches a stalemate in Guanzhong, Soochow is very likely to take advantage of it. If Soochow takes the opportunity to send troops to attack Wei, Sima Yi who attacked Shangyong will definitely soon resist Soochow. After all, the threat to Soochow is not from the three counties of Shangyong.
Comparable, the danger of such mediocrity can be solved immediately.
On March 28, Mengda dispatched troops and horses from Fangling, Xicheng, to support Shangyong, and Sima Yi's Sima Division took the opportunity to capture the two counties of Fangling and Xicheng.
That is to say, when Sima Yi and his son attacked the west city of Fangling, just as Meng Da expected, Soochow really took action.
On the morning of March 27th, the Han envoy Fei Yi followed the order of Prime Minister Zhuge Liang and traveled through the starry night to Wuchang City. He met Sun Quan, King of Wu.
"Your prime minister has already arrived in Guanzhong?" Sun Quan asked Fei Yi incredulously: "Could it be that Mr. Kong Ming wants to take over Guanzhong?"
When Fei Yi informed Sun Quan that Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, had divided his troops into three groups to attack Cao Wei in the north, and now the army had arrived at Chang'an City, this really shocked Sun Quan.
In fact, Sun Quan had known about Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition a few days ago, but he always thought that Zhuge Liang's purpose for this Northern Expedition was to occupy the five counties of Longyou and then annex Liangzhou.
Now Zhuge Liang has entered Guanzhong.
What is he going to do?
Capture Guanzhong?
If this is the case, is Zhuge Liang's appetite too big? But he needs to know Zhuge Liang's true purpose.
Fei Yi heard this and smiled: "Back to your Majesty, in fact, Tongguan, Wuguan, and Pubanjin were all occupied by our army a few days ago."
"What?"
Sun Quan was immediately shocked. He had actually received news about this matter, but he had some doubts about it before. After all, could the Shu Han regime really be so desperate to seize Guanzhong?
"My lord, don't doubt it," Fei Yi said again: "The lord of Wei, Cao Rui, has mobilized a hundred thousand troops to help pass the pass. Among them, Zhang He led 50,000 troops and arrived at Tongguan. The lord of Wei, Cao Rui, personally led 20,000 troops to cross the Yellow River. Sima Yi led
Thirty thousand troops from Jing and Xiang attacked Shangyong."
It turned out that it was all true. Sun Quan then smiled and asked: "Sir, when you entered Wu, could it be that you asked Gu Ye to send troops to attack Wei and relieve the danger of your prime minister?"
With Zhuge Liang making such a big move, how could Sun Quan not understand Fei Yi's purpose of entering Wu?
"It is true that our army is in danger," Fei Yi admitted directly without thinking, and then said with a smile: "Don't you think that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for your Majesty?"
"Oh?" Sun Quan pretended to be confused and asked, "What do you mean by this, sir? How did you get this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?"
Fei Yi naturally knew that Sun Quan was just pretending to be stupid. He smiled and said: "The land of Yongliang is important to Cao Wei. Your Majesty must know that once Guanzhong is returned to our Han Dynasty, Cao Wei's strength will inevitably weaken."
"Our army has now occupied the Guanzhong Fortress, and Wei Lord Cao Rui is raising a large army to seize it. A fierce battle between the Han and Wei families is inevitable."
"If the king takes the opportunity to attack Wei, Cao Wei will be in a difficult situation. If the king uses his troops quickly, will the land of Jingxiang and even Jianghuai be owned by the king?"
"With this God-given opportunity, is your Majesty willing to let it go so easily?"
"The Han and Wu families are originally allies. I, the Han Dynasty, will definitely win the land of Yongliang in this battle. If the king hesitates for a moment and waits until the battle of Guanzhong is over, it will be difficult for the king to get such a good opportunity."
"Although your Majesty's sending troops to attack Wei can relieve some of the pressure on our army, if our army restrains the Wei army in Guanzhong, wouldn't it create convenience for Your Majesty?"
Having said this, Fei Yi felt that he had finished what he should say, and the rest was up to Sun Quan to decide.
Anyway, my big man is going to seize Guanzhong in this battle, and now he has taken the initiative to seize Guanzhong and the entire Yongliang land. It is a matter of time. Whether Soochow wants to seize Jingxiang, Jianghuai, or not, that is your Soochow business. .
Sun Quan did not answer. Of course he knew that now was a good opportunity to take advantage of the situation.
Because Cao Wei will never give up Guanzhong easily. Once Guanzhong is lost, it means that the entire Yongliang land will be occupied by the Shu Han.
If the Shu Han occupies the three states of Yong, Liang, and Yi, the existing structure of the three Wei, Shu, and Wu families will be reversed. The Cao and Wei families will no longer be the dominant ones, but will become evenly matched and evenly matched.
But he was thinking again, who should he take advantage of to rob Soochow in order to get the maximum benefit?
Defeat Wei?
Or——Fighting Shu?
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This chapter has been completed!