Zhang He clasped his fists heavily and said, "Your Majesty, I will order the troops and horses and set off immediately."
"The general came here day and night, rested for half the night, and set out again early tomorrow morning. I'm afraid it's inappropriate for the army to march at night."
Cao Rui comforted him.
"Your Majesty, your troops are very fast. Longyou is in danger and could be lost at any time. How can you delay for a moment? Emperor Wu's tiger and leopard cavalry can travel three hundred miles day and night, but they can still defeat the enemy. Now the tiger and leopard cavalry have been incorporated into the Chinese army.
There were quite a few veterans back then."
"Now that the country is in crisis, it is time to make use of the strengths of these elites. Although I am not talented, I am still willing to lead the elite cavalry of the Wei Dynasty to defeat the bandits and let them know that the elites of the old Nagasaka are still there and do not dare to invade easily again.
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"Okay, okay! General Zhang, you are really loyal to the country. The safety of the country is entirely entrusted to you."
Cao Rui said movedly.
After saying that, he turned around and walked back to the case, picked up the tiger talisman box and held it to Zhang He with both hands, "This is the tiger talisman of the Chinese army. It can command the whole army. Now I give it to the general. I hope the general will defeat the bandits and return in triumph."
"I will live up to your Majesty's expectations!"
Zhang He lowered his head, took the tiger talisman with both hands, and strode out.
That night, Luoyang City was bustling with people and horses. Most of the officials and people did not sleep well. They could only hear people screaming and horses neighing, and the sound of hooves was like thunder, rumbling towards the west.
If you want to enter Longyou from Hanzhong, Qishan City is the first gate.
Now that the gate is broken, the Han army can pour into Tianshui from this gate without any scruples.
For a time, the officials and people in Guanzhong and Longyou were panicked.
Not only the governors of Nan'an and Tianshui counties abandoned the city and fled eastward, but even the governor of Anding County in Longzuo also ran south.
Someone from these three counties sent envoys to the south to express their intention to return to the Han Dynasty.
As soon as the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty left Qishan, he received a response from the three counties. He was unexpected and overjoyed at the same time. He smiled at the sky and said, "The hearts of the people are in favor of the Han, and the hearts of the people are in favor of the Han!"
So Wei Yan was sent to continue to lead the army westward through Nan'an County, gathering counties along the way, and at the same time frightened Longxi County into surrender.
If Qishan Mountain is the outer gate into Longyou, then Xi County, which is coming out of Qishan Mountain, is the inner gate that prevents the Han army from continuing to move north.
At the same time, there are Shanggui and Ji counties in the northeast and northwest behind Xi County. These three places form a solid triangular defense system.
Therefore, Zhuge Liang personally led the army to attack Xixian, and at the same time sent Wu Yi to attack Shanggui. Guanxing and Zhang Bao led the Han's only two thousand cavalry all the way to the northwest, preparing to conquer the counties of Nan'an.
To the northwest of Nan'an is Jincheng County in Liangzhou. In order to prevent Cao Wei's troops from Liangzhou from approaching Guanzhong from the west and attacking the Han army, it is best to capture Jincheng County and govern Yuzhong.
If you can't take it, you must make preparations to the north of Nan'an.
As for Feng Yong... he continues to follow the Chinese Army, and his troops continue to help maintain food routes. To put it bluntly, they are serving as a logistics force.
After receiving the order, everyone left happily, but Feng Yong, with a dark face, hesitated to leave.
"What else do you want?"
The Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty had long noticed that Feng Yong's expression was wrong, and after everyone had left, he asked.
Feng Yong looked outside and saw that no one was there. Then he stepped forward, leaned over and whispered, "Longkou, Prime Minister, Longdi!"
Zhuge Liang said inexplicably, "What is Longkou Longdi?"
Feng Yong was very anxious and thought: Prime Minister, have you forgotten Feng Mingwen from Nanzhongwei County?
"Prime Minister, if you want to defend Longyou, you must not miss the Longshan Pass. Now that you have dispersed all the troops and gathered them in various places, why don't you send troops to the Longshan Pass?"
The prime minister of the Han Dynasty learned that Longyou's heart was toward the Han Dynasty, and he was in a good mood. He knew what he meant when he heard the words.
So he patiently explained to Feng Yong, "The Cao thieves are still holding on to Xi County. There is Shanggui in the northeast and Ji County in the northwest. These three places are important areas in Longyou. If they don't take them, how can they be in the west?"
Can Longyou gain a firm foothold?"
When Feng Yong heard this, he let out a "tsk", thinking that before you could gain a firm foothold, Xu Miao from Liangzhou and Zhang He from the east had already attacked!
"Prime Minister, there are four passes in Longshan. We don't care about the two passes in the north. We can seize the two passes in the south first while Cao Cao is panicking!"
"Heaven gives it to you, but you will be blamed for it; when the time comes, you will suffer disaster. Today, the Han Dynasty is given the land of Longyou, and the prime minister does not send troops to guard the Longshan Pass to prevent Cao Cao's thieves. If they wait for them to rush through the pass, today's
The good situation may be destroyed in one day."
Zhuge Liang heard this, but he didn't care at all. Instead, he criticized, "I don't even study well. This is to blame the gods and the gods, and I will suffer the consequences; if I can't do it at the right time, I will suffer the disaster. I randomly change the sentences in the book,
What does it look like?”
What do you care what I look like?
When Feng Yong saw Zhuge Liang like this, his heart was on fire and he said anxiously, "No matter what it looks like, why can't the prime minister listen to Jin Yong's words?"
"If the pass can be guarded, Longyou will be owned by the Han Dynasty for as long as one month or as little as three months. If Cao Cao's thieves are allowed to go to Long, is the Prime Minister absolutely sure that he can capture Longyou?"
Seeing Feng Yong like this, Zhuge Liang felt helpless.
He stood up and walked to the map hanging behind Shuai's case. He clicked on the three places of Xi County, Shanggui County and Hebei County, and asked, "You only know about the old story of Wei Xiao taking Longdi and rejecting Emperor Guangwu. Don't you know about Guangwu's past?"
What happened when the emperor later entered Longyouhou?"
"What?" Feng Yong was a little confused.
This time it was Zhuge Liang's turn to "tsk" in dissatisfaction, "Back then, Emperor Guangwu was unable to attack Longdi, and he lost his troops and generals, allowing Kai Xiao to take Longyou. This was the sixth year of Jianwu's reign."
"Two years later, in the eighth year of Jianwu, Han Dynasty general She attacked Lueyang from the mountain road. The attack was unexpected by Kai Xiao. He was afraid that a large army would follow, so he sent generals to guard the various passes of Longshan."
"Emperor Hou Guangwu personally led several armies to Long, and at the same time he recruited the general Niu Han who was guarding the pass. Thirteen generals, including 16 subordinate counties and more than 100,000 soldiers from Weixiao, surrendered without a fight.
"
"Kui Xiao led his wife to guard the west city."
Having said this, Zhuge Liang tapped the land of Xi County to highlight the point.
"I ordered Tian Yan and Li Yubao to go to Gui."
Then he knocked on the land of Shanggui.
"Finally, he sent people to the middle of Shu to ask for help from Gongsun Shu, and Gongsun Shu sent 5,000 men and horses to reinforce him."
"Emperor Guangwu each sent tens of thousands of people, and ordered Wu Han and General Cen Peng to besiege the west city, and Geng Yan and General Huya Gai Yan to besiege Shanggui. They must have thought that they could get down to the city, so they returned eastward."
"Unexpectedly, these two cities were so strong that the army could not attack them for several months. When the people from Shu came, the Han army was caught off guard and was defeated. After they ran out of food, they fled. So An Ding, Beidi, Tianshui, and Longxi counties were restored.
All owned by Wei Xiao."
"Guxi County cannot go down to Guanzhong. Even if you hold the pass, what's the use? Emperor Guangwu had a great advantage at that time. Not only did he go up to Long from Guanzhong, but there were even soldiers and horses from Liangzhou coming to help. Only this way
Before the two cities are conquered, all previous efforts will be in vain."
"What happens now? Both Guanzhong and Liangzhou are owned by Cao Cao. Not only are they not supported by the Han Dynasty, but they also need to be carefully guarded against. Not only are we different from the offensive and defensive forces of Emperor Guangwu back then, we are even worse than Wei Xiao. How dare you imitate us?"
Wei Xiao, are you looking for death?"
After hearing these words, Feng Yong was stunned.
I thought to myself, this is wrong. Who wrote the Longyou strategy for me back then? You just wrote the first half and not the other half. How are you cheating?
"Even if the story of Emperor Guangwu dates back a long time and your knowledge is incomplete, don't you even know the story of Marquis Zhexiang more than ten years ago?"
"who?"
Feng Yong asked even more confused.
"Ma Chao!" Zhuge Liang said angrily, "Ma Chao defeated Xia Houyuan on horseback and separatized Longyou, making him afraid to go west. Unexpectedly, someone in Liangzhou rebelled and he lost the city of Hebei due to carelessness. Xia Houyuan took the opportunity to go west.
Ma Chao was in dire straits, so he had no choice but to enter Hanzhong and vote for Zhang Lu."
After saying that, the Han Dynasty Prime Minister took the map vigorously and emphasized, "Therefore, with Xicheng, Shanggui and Jicheng, only with these three can the Han Dynasty gain a firm foothold in Longyou."
"Coupled with the land of Hanzhong, it is possible to advance and attack, and to retreat and defend. Even if Cao's thieves come from Guanzhong and Shanglong, the Han Dynasty will be able to fight. On the contrary, once Cao's thieves arrive, the Han will be unable to advance or retreat.
, the hidden worries that are too difficult to deal with, do you understand?"
"I understand, I understand!"
Feng Yong nodded repeatedly, then looked at Ji County in the northwest of Xi County, and asked carefully, "Then Prime Minister, since Ji City is so important, why didn't you send General Wei there instead of letting it go?"
"This is not your concern, I have my own arrangements."
Zhuge Liang waved his hand.
Tsk, don’t tell me if you don’t tell me. There are your future direct disciples there. If you lose them then, don’t blame me for not reminding you!
Feng Yong slandered in his heart.
"Now that you understand, do you know what you are going to do now?"
The Han Prime Minister asked.
"I know, good luck with the food."
Feng Tibi was really convinced and could only say dejectedly.
"No! Study hard! You have so many grain and grass officials under you, and you only need half of them to manage the grain and grass. You have never touched it at all. Do you think I don't know?"
The Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty cursed angrily, "You and that Zhao Erlang are running horses, walking dogs, and hunting behind you every day, and you think I don't know about it? Are you here for the Northern Expedition or just for fun? Ah!"
"Ah? No...no, we are scouting the terrain..."
Feng Yong still wanted to speak harshly, but when he saw the Han Prime Minister sneering, he just shrank his neck and did not dare to say any more.
Well, I was just bored in the back and wanted to eat some game.
Seeing his badly beaten look, Zhuge Liang was afraid that Feng Yong would lose his temper, so he had to take a breath again and said, "Although the situation in Longyou is very good now, you must not be careless. The grain road is the lifeblood of the Northern Expedition. You
Never take it lightly.”
"clear."
"Don't be discouraged. The strategy you proposed to me in Nanzhong was actually very good. As long as these three cities can be captured, then it will be the best strategy to cooperate with your proposal. Back then...
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Zhuge Liang thought for a while and gestured, "You were only eighteen back then, right? It's already extremely rare to see this level. What's missing is just knowledge."
"If you want to increase your knowledge, first, travel, and second, study. Both of these are indispensable, so I tell you to study hard."
"oh."
Feng Tuluo responded, and finally couldn't help but said, "Prime Minister, if these three places are not captured, then Cao's reinforcements have already arrived, so what should we do?"
"That's a good question." Zhuge Liang nodded approvingly, "This is kind of cool. Well, since you can think of this, think about it when you go back and think about what we should do then."
"Uh, Prime Minister..."
Feng Tuchel was shocked, this is wrong, I am already twenty-one years old, and you still give me homework?
So he coughed and said, "General, I want to discuss something with the Prime Minister, is it possible?"
"What's the matter?"
"Just pretend I haven't asked this question, okay?"
After hearing this, the Han Prime Minister bent down and reached under the case, and at the same time said, "Come here, I will give you something."
"What does the Prime Minister want to give me?"
Feng Tubao stretched his neck and looked around, thinking that I had finished reading the Six Tao, could he give me another book?
When he saw clearly what the Han Prime Minister had taken out, he was so frightened that he shouted, "Prime Minister, I was wrong!"
"You are clever with your words and flirtatious at a young age, but I can't beat you to death! Don't run away!"
The Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty pulled out a bamboo whip from under the case, which was usually used to point out maps, and whipped it towards Feng Tibi with a roar.
How could Feng Yong dare to stay any longer? He shouted "I was wrong" and turned around to run out. The burly prime minister took two quick steps to catch up with him. With a "pop" sound, he whipped his unprotected calf.
, the pain made Feng Tibi jump up.
He did not dare to stay for a moment, and ran away jumping up and down, leaving only the burly prime minister behind, shouting and cursing.
When Feng Yong came out of the Chinese Army camp with a frown on his face, he felt a burning pain in his calf. Feng Yong grinned as he took a step.
If Zhuge and his wife were still somewhat distant from him before, since they got married to Guan Ji, they have completely become elders in front of him.
Gained beauty, lost status...
Feng Yong muttered. As soon as he entered his camp, Zhao Guang, who had been waiting for a long time, sneaked up and asked happily, "Brother, how are you? Did the Prime Minister agree?"
When Feng Yong heard this, he looked sideways and suddenly wanted to punch this guy's enviable face.
Damn, no wink at all!
Can't you see the unlucky look on my face?
It's just that this time he got into trouble with Old Demon Zhuge. Although he was instigated by Zhao Guang, he actually had the same idea, so Feng Yong thought about it and let this guy go for the time being.
"Go and call everyone here."
Feng Yong waved his hand.
When Zhao Guang heard this, he thought something was good and quickly said "Hey" and ran to call someone.
After everyone arrived at the commander's tent, the map had been hung up and a sand table was placed in front of him. Feng Yong was standing in front of the sand table, thinking about something.
There is one difference between Feng Yong's commander-in-chief and others, and that is the joint military staff system.
He knew that he was fine with chatting, but when it came to actual marching and fighting, he might not be half as capable as Wang Ping and the others, so he often asked them to get together to discuss ideas.
At this time, when everyone saw how the tent was arranged, they knew that General Feng had encountered another problem.
"Everyone, come here."
Feng Yong waved, then picked up the bamboo whip, drew a circle on the sand table, and said, "Erlang, you should be the most familiar with the area from Jicheng to Jieting. Let me tell everyone about it."
"Nuo." Zhao Guang took the bamboo whip from Feng Yong's hand and pointed, "It's about two hundred and fifty miles from Jicheng to Jieting. Not far to the east of Jieting, there is Lueyang City, which is
The gateway to the east of Longyou is also the support for the street pavilion."
"The street pavilion is where the tunnel of Guanlong Avenue is located. It can lead to Guanzhong to the east, Lueyang, the east gate of Longyou, to the west, and Liuting to the pass to the southwest. Through Liuting, you can go directly to Tianshui."
"If Cao Cao's thieves come, they will definitely pass by Jieting. Because the Long Road to the south of Jieting is extremely narrow and cannot pass the army. If they take the Long Road to the north, the road will be too winding and long. The only way is to pass through Jieting.
Long Avenue is not only flat, but also the closest, making it the best choice."
Feng Yong looked at everyone, coughed, and asked, "What I want to ask now is, if Cao's thieves have already started to go to Long before the three places of Xi County, Gui, and Jicheng are conquered, what should we do?"
