Chapter 575: Assigning homework
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 would be inappropriate for the army to march at night."
Cao Rui comforted him.
"Your Majesty, soldiers are very fast. Longyou is in danger and could be lost at any time. How can we 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 central army. There were still a lot of 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. .”
"Okay, okay! Old General Zhang, you are really loyal to your country. The safety of our 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 entire 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.
It was night, and the city of Luoyang was bustling with people and horses. Most of the officials and people did not sleep well. They could only hear people barking and horses neighing, and the sound of hoofbeats 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 prefects of Nan'an and Tianshui counties abandoned the city and fled eastward, but even the prefects 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 toward the Han, and the hearts of the people are toward 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 and made it surrender.
If Qishan Mountain is the outer gate to enter Longyou, then the oncoming Xi County after leaving Qishan Mountain is the inner gate to prevent 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.
So Zhuge Liang personally led the army to attack Xixian County, 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 continued to follow the Chinese Army, and his department continued to help maintain the food road. To put it bluntly, he was a logistics force.
After receiving the order, everyone left happily. Only Feng Yong, with a dark face, hesitated to leave.
“What else can you do?”
The Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty had long noticed that Feng Yong's expression was wrong. After everyone 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's Longkou and Longdi?"
Feng Yong is very anxious and thinks that Prime Minister, you have forgotten that Nanzhongwei County was sincerely affectionate towards you...
Ah, no, it’s just clever words...
Hah, that’s not right, is it Feng Mingwen who talks eloquently?
"Prime Minister, if you want to defend Longyou, you must not miss the various passes of Longshan. 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 was in a good mood when he learned that Longyou's heart was toward the Han Dynasty. He knew what he meant when he heard the words.
So he patiently explained to Feng Yong, "The traitor Cao is 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. The two passes in the north are left alone. We can seize the two passes in the south first while Cao Cao is in a panic!"
"Heaven is not willing to take it, but he will be blamed for it; when the time comes, he will suffer disaster. Now that the Han Dynasty has been given the land of Longyou, 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 for not taking it, and to suffer the consequences; when the time comes, I will suffer the disaster. I randomly changed 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 he looks like, why can't the prime minister listen to Yong's words?"
"If the pass can be guarded, the Longyou will be owned by the Han Dynasty for as little as one month or as many 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 pointed at the three places of Xixian, Shanggui and Jixian, and asked, "You only know about the old story of Weixiao seizing Longdi and rejecting Emperor Guangwu. Don't you know about Guangwu?" What happened when the emperor later entered Longyou?"
"What?" Feng Yong was a little confused.
This time it was Zhuge Liang's turn to "tsk" in dissatisfaction, "Back then, Emperor Guangwu failed to attack Longdi and lost his troops and generals, allowing Kai Xiao to occupy Longyou. This was the sixth year of Jianwu."
"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, 16 subordinate counties, and more than 100,000 soldiers from Wei Xiao surrendered without a fight. "
“Kai Xiao led his wife to guard the west city.”
Speaking of this, Zhuge Liang tapped the land of Xi County to show the emphasis.
“He ordered Tian Yan and Li Yu to be sent to Gui.”
Then he knocked on the land of Shanggui.
“Finally, we sent people to Shu to seek 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 thought they would be able to get down to the city, so they went ahead and returned eastward."
"Unexpectedly, these two cities are extremely strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack. The army besieged the city for several months and could not move down. When the people from Shu came, the Han army was caught off guard and was defeated. After running out of food, they left Anding, Beidi, Tianshui, The counties in Longxi were restored to the possession of Kaixiao."
"Therefore, if you can't get down to Xi County and Shanggui, what's the use of holding on to the pass? Emperor Guangwu had a great advantage at that time. Not only did he go up to Long from Guanzhong, there were even soldiers and horses from Liangzhou coming to help. Only this way Before the second city is 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 not right. Who wrote the Longyou strategy for me back then? If you only write down the first half and don’t write down the prerequisites for the first half, are you cheating?
“Even if the story of Emperor Guangwu is a long time ago and your knowledge is incomplete, don’t you even know the story of Marquis Zhexiang more than ten years ago?”
"who?"
"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 surrender to Zhang Lu."
As he said that, the Han Prime Minister took the map vigorously and emphasized, "Therefore, 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, "Prime Minister, since Ji City is so important, why don'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.
Everything, if you don’t say it, don’t say it. Where are your future direct disciples? 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 Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty 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 your command, but you can manage grain and grass well with only half of them. You have never had a hand in 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 and walking dogs and hunting behind you every day, and you don't think I know about it? Are you here for the Northern Expedition or just for fun? Ah!"
"Huh? 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 at the rear 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 suggestions. Back then..."
Zhuge Liang thought for a while and made a gesture, "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, you need to travel first and study hard. The two are indispensable, so I tell you to study hard.”
"oh."
Feng Tibi responded, and finally couldn't help but said, "Prime Minister, if these three areas are not captured, then Cao's reinforcements have already arrived. 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, go back and think about what we should do then."
“Uh, Prime Minister…”
Feng Tubie was shocked. This is wrong. I am already twenty-one years old, and you still give me homework?
So he coughed and said, "The general would like to discuss something with the Prime Minister, can it be done?"
“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 Tibi stretched his neck and looked around, thinking that I had finished reading the Six Taoist Books. Could it be that you want to give me another book?
When he saw clearly what the Han Prime Minister took 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 longer, and jumped out of the tent, leaving only the Han Prime Minister behind, shouting and scolding.
Feng Yong came out of the Chinese Army camp with a frown on his face and felt a burning pain in his calf. Feng Yong grinned after taking a step.
If Zhuge and his wife were still somewhat distant from him before, then since they got married to Guan Ji, they have become completely elders in front of him.
Won a beauty, lost status...
Alas, it is true that misfortunes lie on the back of blessings, and blessings lie on the backs of misfortunes.
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? Has the Prime Minister agreed?"
Upon hearing this, Feng Yong glanced sideways, and suddenly wanted to punch this guy's enviable face.
Damn it, there’s 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 the old demon Zhuge. Although Zhao Guang encouraged him, 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.
When everyone arrived at the commander's tent, the map had been hung up inside, and a sand table was placed in front. 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 good at 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 west of Jieting, there is Lueyang City, which is Long. The gateway to the east on the right is also the support for the street pavilion."
“The street pavilion is where the tunnel of Guanlong Avenue is located. To the east, you can reach Guanzhong, to the west, you can reach Lueyang, the east gate of Longyou, and to the southwest, you can reach Liuting, the pass, and you can go directly to Tianshui through Liuting.”
"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 up to Long in Xi County, Gui, and Hebei City, what should we do?"
(End of this chapter)