Chapter 571 Different Taoists meet at Tongguan?
In January of the sixth year of Jianxing, Lu Xun of Jingzhou in Eastern Wu heard about Meng Da's rebellion, so he sent Zhuge Jin to lead 5,000 troops and 30,000 troops, with great fanfare, and set out from Zigui with the intention of crossing Fenshui to attack Fangling and support Yongmeng. Da.
Zhang He, who was stationed in Xiangyang, received the news and sent a message to Sima Yi on Pegasus, asking himself to lead an army from Xiangyang to intercept.
By this time, Sima Yi had already crossed the water blockage and destroyed all the wooden fences erected by Mengda. At the same time, within a few days, all the troops transferred from Wancheng had arrived one after another, surrounding Shangyong City airtight.
After receiving the news from Zhang He, all the generals in Sima Yi's army were shocked: if Lu Xun personally led the army, they would be attacked from both sides and would be cut off from their retreat.
Only Sima Yi laughed loudly, "You are too worried! I don't think Lu Xun would dare to lead the army in person."
When everyone asked about the reason, Sima Yi explained, "If Lu Xun dares to lead his army into dangerous areas personally, I only need to build water near Fangling to guard the ferry, and he will be unable to advance even an inch."
"Zhang He from Xiangyang is a famous general in Hebei. During the introduction, he can cut off his retreat from the flanks. Then he will be unable to advance or retreat. Isn't he setting himself up for death? In Shangyong City, Meng Da has few soldiers. Now he only dares to retreat behind the city. How dare he Out of town?"
“At that time, Lu Xun could not say that he was coordinating with Mengda inside and outside, but he was afraid that he himself would not be able to return to Jingzhou. If this is the case, the counties in the south of Jingzhou will no longer be owned by Soochow.”
"Lu Xun, a man with limited knowledge and a good understanding of the strength of the army, will never take risks like this. Therefore, I expect that the Wu soldiers, although they are called a large army, are actually just a side of the enemy. Don't worry."
Having said this, Sima Yi looked around the generals in the tent with a solemn expression, "Generals, listen to the order! From tomorrow on, the army will be divided into eight groups and will step up the attack on Shangyong City. Each general must personally supervise the army in front."
"The commanders of each army shall strictly supervise them. If anyone disobeys the order, he will be beheaded!"
Everyone agreed with a roar.
Sima Yi then gave orders to Zhang He of Xiangyang, telling him not to act rashly, lest Lu Xun of Jingzhou take advantage of the opportunity to attack Xiangyang. At the same time, he sent a detachment of men and horses from his own division to Fangling to prevent Wu soldiers.
On the second day, Meng Da took Deng Xian and Li Fu to patrol the city, and saw that the city was densely packed with Wei soldiers. He looked worried at the moment, but did not notice that the two people behind him had turned pale.
A few days later, Lu Xun, who was quietly guarding Nanjun, saw that Xiangyang was standing still and sighed: The terrain of the new city is too far-reaching. It is separated from him by a mausoleum, and from Hanzhong by Wei Xing. Regardless of Wu and Han, it is It is difficult to put out a fire near by water far away.
If Sima Yi is not here, Mengda can still make the soldiers in the city want to defend to the death, then it is still possible to save. Now that Sima Yi personally leads the army, Mengda will not be able to escape death.
Facing Sima Yi and Zhang He on his side, it is difficult to use them. I just don’t know if Zhuge Liang in Hanzhong can overcome the dangers of mountains and rivers and Weixing County?
Lu Xun was sighing. Li Yi and Huang Chongzheng, who had sent troops earlier than him, led their troops down the Han River. When they were still three hundred miles away from the west city of Weixing County, they heard that Shen Yi had sent troops to guard Anqiao.
So the two stopped and discussed countermeasures.
"Wenxuan, if we go down the river, the most we can do is stop at Anqiao and make no further progress. Although we can barely meet the Prime Minister's requirements, we still haven't achieved anything, so we are always a little unwilling."
The two of them were standing on the bank of the Han River. There were high mountains on both sides. Apes and monkeys were climbing between the mountains and forests, and goshawks were hovering in the sky. The terrain was extremely dangerous.
If we advance rashly, we only need a thousand or so people to guard a certain pass. Let alone three thousand, even an army of tens of thousands will have difficulty passing through.
It is so difficult for him to go down the river, but if the thief wants to go upstream, it will only be even more difficult.
Li Yi nodded and looked at the Han River rumbling down, with a worried look on his eyebrows, "I am indeed a little unwilling, but the danger of the mountains and rivers is really helpless."
"Back then, the late emperor sent Liu Feng and Meng Da down the river and were able to capture places like Shangyong. This was all because Cao Cao's thieves had not paid attention to such far-reaching places at that time, and Shen Dan, the head of the local wealthy Shen family, took the initiative to surrender. "
"Now Shen Dan has been moved to Nanyang by Cao Cao's thieves, but his younger brother Shen Yi is a traitor to the Han. He has raised his clan troops to guard the pass, making it difficult for us to pass."
Li Yi looked at the dangerous road ahead and sighed.
Huang Chong glanced at Li Yi, hesitated, and then said, "I do know that there is a way around Anqiao, but it is a bit dangerous."
"Um?"
Li Yi turned to look at Huang Chong. He was clever and knew what Huang Chong meant.
Yi Zhi is not planning to act cautiously according to the Prime Minister's wishes. Is he really planning to open the road to the new city?
"Let's talk about it first." Li Yi said, while thinking in his mind that when he was a county captain in Nanxiang, it seemed that he had indeed put in a lot of effort.
“Wenxuan, do you remember that when we came here, there was a place called Anyang?”
“Of course I remember that it was the first county we entered the Wei territory.”
Huang Chong nodded, squatted down, and placed a stone, "This is Anyang."
Then place a branch in the north-south direction, "To the north from Anyang, there is a road called Ziwu Valley Road, which leads directly to Chang'an in Guanzhong."
Finally, a branch was placed in the east-west direction, "Going east from Anyang, you can cross the remaining veins of the Qinling Mountains and lead to the Xun River. The Xun River flows south into the Han River, which is the place where the late emperor ordered Shen Yi to station troops, named Xun Kou." "
“To the east of Xunkou, there is a pass built with stone, called Mulansai, which is the only way to Shangyong. If Mulansai is attacked, the West City will become an isolated land cut off from the inside and outside.”
"Although Shen Yi is named Wei General, he is actually from a wealthy family in the Shangyong area. All the soldiers he leads are soldiers of the Shen family, but there are only more than 2,000 people. If he heard that the outside road was cut off, the morale of the army would be in chaos. You The two of us attack from the front and back, and we will definitely be able to break it."
Li Yi heard this and his heart skipped a beat. He pondered for a moment and finally shook his head, "So, if you can't capture Mulansai, wouldn't it be in danger?"
"No." Huang Chong patted the dry food bag on his body and said decisively, "If I carry the dry food made by my brother with all my strength, I can have enough food for one and a half months, which is enough for travel."
Li Yi hesitated and said, "If I am stopped at Anqiao, I'm afraid I won't be able to pick you up. What should you do?"
"Shen Yi has few soldiers. If he dares to divide his troops, he will be seeking death. If I cannot defeat Mulansai, I will return from the original route."
"It would be better if we captured Mulan Fortress. Cao's thieves want to reinforce Xicheng. One is to attack Mulan Fortress. Even if I can't defend it, I can retreat from Xunshui."
“Another way is for Cao’s army to enter Ziwu Valley from Chang’an, and then go south along the Xun River. Ziwu Valley is difficult to travel, and even if we can come, there will not be many people. I will have enough time to leave before Cao’s army from Chang’an comes to help.”
Huang Chong finished speaking in one breath, stood up, and stared at Li Yi, "Wenxuan, the Prime Minister asked us to lead the army here so that Meng Da can hold on longer."
"The longer Mengda can defend Mengda, the more advantageous it will be for the Prime Minister's Northern Expedition. If we can capture the west city, Cao's army will be shaken. Even if we can't save Mengda, we can greatly delay the destruction of Shangyong City."
Li Yi showed struggle on his face. After a while, he finally nodded and gritted his teeth and said, "Okay! I will give you half of the troops. You lead the troops back to Anyang, and I will continue to swim down the river. If I can break the Anqiao, I will try my best to break it." If it can't be broken, then fight with it to attract Shen Yi's attention, so be careful!"
Huang Chong was overjoyed, "I understand!"
Hanzhong.
Feng Yong sent Li Yi and Huang Chong away from Nanxiang and did not have time to stay longer. After telling Li Qiu to pay attention to the two, he hurried back to Nanzheng.
He also needs to seize the time to integrate the army, and the most important thing is to make the soldiers familiar with the new heavy crossbow.
On this day, he was inspecting various camps, and he saw Gofu coming in a hurry, "Report to the general, the Chinese army has sent someone to send a message, asking the general to go to the commander's camp immediately to discuss matters."
Zhang Yi leads the Changdao camp, Wang Ping leads the Gongnu camp, and Jufu patrols each camp on weekdays and assists Feng Yong in managing everything in the army.
Hearing him say that Zhuge Liang asked him to go to the commander's camp to discuss matters, Feng Yong's eyes suddenly flashed with light, "Are you finally here?"
With that said, he raised his feet and walked towards the direction of the commander's camp. At the same time, he ordered, "General Ju, please continue to patrol. Don't neglect everything in the camp."
“No!”
“The last general, Feng Yong, comes here after hearing the order.”
Feng Yong looked away from him and saluted loudly.
Zhuge Liang nodded slightly and pointed to the left, "Stand back."
Feng Yong agreed. He glanced around and saw Zhuge Liang sitting in the middle, Zhao Yun and Wei Yan standing at the front on the right, and coming down one by one, there were Guan Xing, Zhang Bao, and a few people he didn't know.
On the left, headed by an old man whom he did not recognize, followed by Yang Yi, Ma Su, and others, among whom was a middle-aged uncle who nodded and smiled at him.
Let Feng Yong murmur, who is this? He smiles so obscenely, he must be a bad old man!
With this thought in mind, he kept moving forward and stood at the end of the Pianwen team.
There is no other way. Being able to come to the commander's camp to discuss matters at this age is already regarded as the highest honor for a big man, and he is the least qualified.
“Everyone is here, let’s start.”
Zhuge Liang stood up with a solemn expression.
The soldiers led by Feng Yong were the last group to come to Hanzhong. The camp was arranged at the outermost edge, so he came the latest. His arrival announced the arrival of everyone.
The Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty looked around at everyone and said, "The Han Dynasty is in danger. Starting today, we will attack the Cao Cao bandits in the north and revive the Han Dynasty! This military meeting is a secret in the army. If anyone leaks it, we will be killed!"
It’s really about to start!
Feng Yong was refreshed.
"In this Northern Expedition, I want to lead a suspected army to Xiegu first, and then personally lead the army to the west, out of Qishan Mountain, and attack Longyou, so as to cut off the connection between Liangzhou and Guanzhong."
"The Xiegu Suspicious Army has a heavy responsibility. Not only must it convince the Cao thieves that it is a real army, but also guard the pass after being discovered to prevent the Cao thieves from taking advantage of the situation to enter Hanzhong. Therefore, the generals of the Suspicious Army are not famous as the Chuan Cao thieves. He cannot bear the land."
Feng Yong's eyes were dull and he was in a daze. He didn't pay attention at all. His mind had already gone to Qishan.
Anyway, this suspected soldier has nothing to do with him. The only ones who meet this condition are Zhao Yun and Wei Yan.
And the final leader must be Mr. Zhao.
Old Man Wei's reputation is still a little worse than that of Mr. Zhao.
Feng Yongzheng was thinking wildly when he saw Wei Yan standing on the opposite side and said, "Prime Minister, I am willing to lead the troops to the Xiegu Road."
Um?
Feng Yong came back to his senses and thought that this was wrong. Shouldn't Zhao Yun go directly at this time? Why did old man Wei come out to join in the fun?
Wei Yan could only hear Wei Yan continue to say, "Now everything in Longyou Pass is empty. If the Prime Minister walks out of Qi Mountain, he will be able to directly sweep Longyou. The last general only needs to lead 10,000 elite troops to Xiegu to defeat the Cao thieves guarding Jigu. .”
"At that time, Chang'an has no more available troops. The general will lead his troops eastward and follow the Wei River directly to Tongguan. The prime minister will lead the army across Longshan and follow closely. The two armies will converge at Tongguan. Then, everything west of Chang'an will be restored to the Han Dynasty. Great things can be accomplished!”
Um? ! This... doesn't sound bad either!
Feng Yong was startled, thinking that the original history was that Cao Zhen was guarding Jikou, Zhang He was transferred back to Luoyang from Jingzhou, and then rushed all the way to defeat Ma Su at the street pavilion.
If Wei Yan can really defeat Cao Zhen, let alone going to Chang'an or not, he can at least cut off Zhang He's retreat. If he blocks Longdi from the east, wouldn't Longyou and Liangzhou be catching turtles in a jar?
At that time, Zhang He was not thinking about how to defeat Ma Dazui, but how to escape back.
"What is the principle of peace in the world and the victory over the enemy? What if General Wei cannot get out of Jikou at that time?"
Zhuge Liang shook his head directly and said, "Besides, General Wei is in his prime and is an indispensable general for our victory over Longyou. This plan is definitely not possible."
When Wei Yan heard that Zhuge Liang denied him, his face became a little ugly and he had to retreat in dismay.
Feng Yong was happy to see Old Man Wei deflated, and he almost couldn't help but smile on his face, and he quickly secretly twisted his thigh.
Zhao Yun, who was standing next to Wei Yan, turned his head slightly and looked at Wei Yan with a meaningful look. Then he stood up and said, "Prime Minister, I am willing to go."
Zhuge Liang nodded with satisfaction, "In the past, General Zhao was famous among thieves. Now that he has returned to lead the army and left Hanzhong, Cao's thieves will definitely not be suspicious."
Then he looked around again and said, "Old General Zhao is old and needs someone to help him. General Deng is very clear about rewards and punishments and is kind to his troops. How about following Old General Zhao?"
So Feng Yong saw the middle-aged uncle who had smiled obscenely at him when he first entered the door, stood up and said, "The last general takes command!"
Feng Tibi was dumbfounded on the spot. Is this Deng Zhi? Deng Liang's master, who wears red flowers and double sticks at the head of the Xinghan Society?
Hey, no wonder you smile so kindly to yourself...
After allocating the generals to the generals, Zhuge Liang said, "The army is going to the north, and we must have fierce generals to lead the front army."
At this point, his eyes fell on Wei Yan.
Wei Yan just retreated and wanted to stand up again, but he was rejected once just now. If he was rejected again now, he would lose his face. He moved on his toes, but did not say anything.
Feng Yong stood at the end of the team. No one noticed him, but he could see the reactions of everyone on the opposite side.
He was still thinking about what Zhao Yun meant when he looked at Wei Yan just now. When he saw Wei Yan's little action, he subconsciously said "ha".
It’s over!
Feng Yong reacted immediately when he laughed out loud and thought to himself: Pill!
He was so anxious that he suddenly changed the shape of his mouth and pretended to cough loudly.
Attract everyone's attention to him.
Zhuge Liang was surprised when he saw that Feng Yong was coughing. A look of worry flashed in his eyes, "Is General Feng feeling unwell?"
Now that the cold has not passed, many people in the army are suffering from the cold. Even his son Zhuge Qiao has fallen ill on the couch and cannot get up because he has worked too hard these days and has caught the cold.
Feng Yong's background is different from others. He can be seen as someone who enjoys himself, so his body looks more delicate.
It would not be surprising at all if he could not bear the days in the military camp and caught the wind and cold.
If a disease like wind-cold is cured, it is a minor illness. If it is not cured well, it will be life-threatening.
So Zhuge Liang was a little worried.
Feng Yong pretended to cough twice more, and then replied, "Prime Minister, I will be fine."
Zhuge Liang was slightly relieved when he saw that his face looked good and he did not look like he was sick.
Just, where did you say just now?
(End of this chapter)