"Mr. Mo!" Meng Da came to Liu Yi and bowed and said, "Thirty thousand soldiers have already been in their positions. I wonder when I can send troops?"

"First go to Wuguan, send a detailed work to investigate who is the guards of Hanguguan, how many troops are there, and how many garrisons in Hongnong are there, martial law along the way, and sent to Junhou. From Shangyong to Nanyang, there are martial law in various cities, and there are all checkpoints, and no one is allowed to enter and exit!" Liu Yi temporarily put down his affairs and looked at Meng Da and said, "You are responsible for these matters!"

"Here!" Meng Da bowed and took the order and left.

"Liu Feng!" Liu Yi looked at Liu Feng and said with a stern look.

"The last one is here!" Liu Feng took a step forward and bowed.

"You are responsible for our army's food and grass. Shangyong's side must prepare enough food for one month. In addition, if there is a delay in the transportation of food and grass in the rear, evidence can be left for future verification." Liu Yi said in a deep voice.

"Sir, you are..." Liu Feng looked at Liu Yi and said in surprise.

"Li Zhengfang, I can't believe it!" Liu Yi said calmly. Although he was in Nanzhong for a long time, before Fa Zheng died, he had sent him a letter. Although he did not say it clearly, he had already shot Li Yan, Pang Tong, and Zhuge Liang invisibly. Although it should be very safe to be hosted by Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang in the rear, Liu Yi still felt that he should be more careful. Although he did not fight, there are some things that you can't fight without fighting at this position now.

Liu Feng was stunned when he heard this, then suddenly realized, bowed to Liu Yi and said, "Don't worry, Hou Mo, Feng knows what to do."

Liu Yi nodded and said nothing more. After handing over military affairs, he led his army to leave. He did not fight first this time, so he was not quick to send troops. After the martial law in the direction of Wuguan, the 30,000 troops slowly set off.

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Chang'an, General's Mansion!

"This time, the Han army took advantage of the death of the late emperor and attacked. Now Chen Dao's troops went out of the Xigu, broke through Wuzhangyuan, and pointed directly at Ji County. I have ordered Gongming to lead the army to guard the city, but the Han army is probably not only going all the way!" Cao Zhen stood in front of the map, looking at the defense map in Chang'an area, and said worriedly.

In recent years, Cao Zhen has been operating the Yongliang land. This time, Cao Pi is critically ill, and Cao Zhen feels something might happen. After Cao Rui ascended the throne, Cao Zhen immediately submitted a letter to Cao Rui, hoping to come back to guard Chang'an in case of any change. When he was still in Yecheng, he had already sent people to Guanzhong to dispatch Xu Huang to guard the place, but he was still one step late. When Cao Zhen came back, Xu Huang had already fought with Chen Dao.

But according to the news reported from the front, Chen Dao only had 30,000 soldiers and horses here. Cao Zhen didn't believe that Liu Bei had prepared for so many years, but only these 30,000 soldiers and horses were here to attack. There must be still soldiers. Chen Dao's army was probably just a bait to attract Cao's army, so Cao Zhen did not rush to increase his troops, but summoned the generals of Guanzhong to discuss matters.

"General!" Guanzhong General Yang Ding stepped out and bowed, "The Han army has been planning for a long time to attack, and it will inevitably be thunderous. There are 100,000 troops in Guanzhong. The last general is not worried. However, if Guan Yu in Nanyang attacks Luoyang at this time, our army will become an isolated army. The last general thinks that he should send people to Yecheng and ask His Majesty to increase his troops in Luoyang. One can be wary of Guan Yu to attack, and the other can also be rescued by Liu Bei."

Cao Zhen nodded, he also had this intention. Although Cao Zhen himself was not afraid of Liu Bei, Liu Bei had been dormant in Shu for ten years since the Battle of Nanyang. This attack would inevitably come fiercely. Although there were 100,000 troops in Guanzhong, he had to defend all four directions and could not gather troops in one place. If Liu Bei really transferred all the troops and horses from Shu to the fullest, it would be difficult to stop him. No matter how confident he was, he was not yet as arrogant as he was.

In recent years, the older generation of talents in Cao Wei continued to fall, but there was no news of the death of the veterans from Liu Bei. If they were allowed to gain the advantage of military strength, Cao Zhen would not be confident that he could completely stop him.

Turning his head and looking at Du Xi, Cao Zhen asked, "Zi Xu, why don't you say anything?"

Du Xi is Cao Zhen’s military advisor and is quite capable. If Cao Zhen has any indecision, he will discuss with Du Xi.

"I'm thinking about it. Liu Bei and Sun Quan are in an alliance. What will Sun Quan react when Liu Bei sends troops this time?" Du Xi said in a deep voice.

Cao Zhen was silent when he heard this. Liu Bei was enough to make Cao Wei angry. If Sun Quan had another attack at this time, the two fronts would probably not be able to bear it.

"If Sun Quan also sent troops at the same time, it would be difficult for the court to gather too many troops to support him for a while." Cao Zhen sighed.

Although the Wei State had many soldiers, there were many defense areas, including Xianbei in the north, Xiongnu in Hetao and Qiang people, all of which had to use troops.

Cao Zhen suddenly discovered that the impact of the death of the late emperor was greater than expected. Liu Bei had been dormant for so many years, and he was waiting for such an opportunity. If he didn't attack, he would be thunderous now. Chen Dao's troops were probably just the beginning, and the real power was probably still behind.

"Although the court cannot find reinforcements, it is not without reinforcements!" Du Xi said with a smile.

"Oh?" Cao Zhen's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he looked at Du Xi and said, "What are the good strategies for Zixu?"

"The road to Shu is difficult, and even if there are millions of powerful soldiers in Shu, the troops that Liu Bei can mobilize are probably only one or two, and they will not last long!" Du Xi bowed and said.

The traffic situation in Shu is notoriously difficult, and it is difficult to get in and out. Food and grass supply is the biggest problem, so he can be sure that Liu Bei will send troops this time, so he must be determined to fight quickly.

Cao Zhen nodded when he heard this, and did not rush to ask where the reinforcements were. He knew that since Du Xi spoke, he must have made plans.

"It is not easy to defeat the Han army, but it is not difficult to retreat the Han army. You just need to strengthen the walls and clear the fields and defend the city by city. Even if you lose some cities, it doesn't matter, and exhaust the Han army's spirit." Du Xi continued to smile and said, "As for reinforcements, the southern barbarians in Shu are not harmonious with the Han people. You can send a lobbyist to sneak into the southern barbarians to lobby the southern barbarians and make it difficult for Liu Bei to have peace. In addition, General Zhang He has been guarding Xiliang for many years. The Qiang people value profit, and they can use gold, silver and cloth to lobby the Qiang people to send troops. In this way, our army not only has a reinforcement, but also some of the troops defending the Qiang people in the west can be transferred back."

In this way, if the Qiang people were included, Cao Zhen could mobilize more than 30,000 to 50,000 more troops, and the pressure would naturally be greatly alleviated.

Cao Zhen cheered when he heard this, and Liu Bei seemed to be fearless.

"It's just that the two countries are fighting, and over the years, Liu Bei has been in a closed state and it is probably not easy to send people to the southern central area." Yang Ding frowned.

If it is really that simple, Cao Wei has not been so difficult to obtain information from Shu in recent years. Not to mention that he was from Wei, even the wealthy merchants in Jingzhou need to go to Shu, they need to go through layers of investigation.

"God of general, I have my own way. Too many people can't do it, but it's not difficult to be just a lobbyist." Du Xi said with a smile.

"Then let Zixu do this!" Cao Zhen felt much more relieved when he heard this, and stood up and smiled at Du Xi.

"Don't worry, General." Du Xi quickly stood up and smiled at Cao Zhen.

"Report~" Just as Cao Zhen was about to leave, he suddenly saw a soldier walking in quickly and said to Cao Nanyili: "General, Chen Cang area, found a large number of traces of Han army, as if he was trying to seize Chen Cang!"

"Chen Cang!?" Cao Zhen was stunned when he heard this, and then he quickly looked at the map. Chen Cang was not far from Wuzhangyuan, only about seventy miles. However, Xu Huang was fighting with Chen Dao, and he was obviously unable to bring troops to rescue Chen Cang.

"Can we know how many soldiers and horses the other party has?" Cao Zhen frowned. The distance between the two places is too close. If the Han army really wants to attack the east and west, it shouldn't be so close. In other words, this team is likely to be a void soldier?

"The other party is well prepared. Our army's horses cannot approach and cannot find out the truth. However, from a distance, there are flags everywhere, and we are afraid that there will be 30,000 people."

Thirty thousand is not a small amount. Cao Zhen frowned. There were 60,000 people on both sides. According to Du Xi's calculation, Liu Bei had to worry about the issue of food and grass supply in the rear. The maximum number of troops and horses could be produced was 100,000. If these two places were empty soldiers, even if Liu Bei had a backup plan, he would only have 40,000 to 50,000 people. These were the main troops?

Moreover, there are only these roads to leave Shu, including Xiegu and Chencang, and then go to Yangping Pass to the Martial Capital to attack Xiliang. If only these people are there, Zhang He can handle it.

What was Liu Bei's idea?

Cao Zhen looked at Du Xi with a little search.

Du Xi was also a little surprised. Seeing Cao Zhen's eyes, he shook his head silently and said, "The way of military strategy is virtual and real, and I can't see clearly, but Chen Cang must be guarded all the way to prevent General Gongming from falling into a state of being attacked from both sides. In addition..."

"Report~" I wanted to say something, but I saw another soldier rushing in, with blood on his body, quite embarrassed. As soon as I entered the door, I fell to the ground and said hoarsely: "General, General Xu was defeated in Ji County. Now he has withdrawn to Wugong. Please send troops to rescue quickly!"

"Gongming is a famous general of the world and has the advantage of the city. How could he be defeated by Chen Dao so easily!" Cao Zhen was shocked when he heard this and stood up suddenly and said.

Although Xu Huang was not as many soldiers as the opponent, he had 20,000. With the city defense, he didn't understand why Xu Huang was defeated so quickly.

"Return to the general, Chen Dao has a strong army who can climb the city with his bare hands. He suddenly entered the city the night before. Our soldiers were too prepared and were broken by the opponent. General Xu led the soldiers to fight to the death to break out of the siege, but the city was broken, so he could only retreat to martial arts and re-arrange the defense, with only eight thousand troops left under his command!"

Cao Zhen slapped the table and closed his eyes. Xu Huang's defeat caught him off guard. He was surrounded by soldiers with bare hands? How could there be such an army in the world?

"Hurry, order Guo Huai to lead his army to rescue!" Cao Zhen didn't care about so much at this moment. He rescued Xu Huang first. These are the only two remaining veterans in the Wei State. He can't afford to lose.

"Then Chen Cang's troops..." Du Xi frowned.

"Sorry Hao Zhao to guard!" Cao Zhen hesitated for a moment and said, "Remember, be more alert, especially at night."

Who knows if the other party has such soldiers who can climb the city with bare hands!
Chapter completed!