Chapter 705 The storm arose
Seeing that everyone around him was looking over, Feng Yong handed the secret letter to Gongsun Zheng with a gloomy expression on his face: "The Cao thieves in the east of Longshan have done something strange."
To be precise, the Wei army on the Yuezhi City side showed signs of mobilization.
Gongsun Zheng took it, glanced at it, and said in surprise: "How is it possible? How can Cao Cao's information be so well-informed?"
Although the Han Dynasty guarded the two most important passes, Longguan and Xiaoguan, it did not mean that they could sit back and relax.
At least the Xiaoguan side needs special attention.
Because it is located to the east of Longshan Mountain and at the same time it is at the northernmost edge of Longyou.
The Han wanted to support Xiaoguan, not only the journey was long, but also they had to cross Longshan Mountain.
The loss of Yuezhi City also caused Xiaoguan to lose an important place for early warning and information.
“Hang up the map of Longyou.”
Feng Yong suppressed his slightly irritable mood and gave an order.
The staff officer quickly found a map of the entire Longyou and hung it on the wall.
Feng Yong walked to the map, first found the location of Xiaoguan, then clicked on the location of Didao, and finally his eyes fell on the two supporting points of Yuzhong and Jincheng.
"It's impossible to have such good news." Feng Yong said with certainty, "What's going on with the Cao thieves in Liangzhou now?"
“From the news sent by General Ju, the Cao thieves are indeed as we expected. They only want to stick to the river and Jincheng and have no intention of going south.”
Gongsun Zheng quickly replied.
“Then the strange behavior of the Cao thieves in Guanzhong is most likely a coincidence.”
Such a tacit cooperation cannot be achieved unless we can communicate instantly through the air.
I can't even make a radio. Could it be that you have some black technology?
Feng Yong looked at the map closely, playing with the small flag in his hand, and suddenly threw it out, hitting the place marked Han.
It can be seen that he is very annoyed with the bald part.
No matter what the purpose of the Wei army in Guanzhong is, Zhao Yun must return to the east.
If the Battle of Longxi cannot be concluded as soon as possible, once the Wei army in Liangzhou reacts without pressure, it will be its turn to bear the pressure from the north.
If the Bald Ministry can be more successful, Longxi should be ready to clean up the battlefield by this time.
“I want to go to Daxia County myself.”
Feng Yong said with determination.
Daxia County is the final point where the Han army reaches in this campaign plan.
When Feng Yong goes there, he can see the bald man as quickly as possible and ask him what the situation is like in the bald area.
More importantly, he will also look at the specific situation to see how to end this battle as soon as possible and consolidate the results.
Gongsun Zheng had no objection.
At present, the Wei army in Liangzhou has not responded, and the Qiang and Hu troops in Longxi do not pose a threat to the Han army, so the monarch's trip does not pose much danger.
However, he still reminded Feng Yong: "Didao has been decided for the first time. It is best for the prince to bring his troops."
"Three hundred steps are enough." Feng Yong nodded, "Don't worry, I won't put myself in danger."
The unusual movements of the Wei army in Anding County passed through the Longyou Governor's Mansion and also reached the Prime Minister's Mansion in Hanzhong at an extremely fast speed.
Yang Yi, who was already following Army Commander Shi, hurriedly took the urgent documents that had just been delivered and walked into the hall where the Prime Minister handled government affairs.
“Prime Minister, I sent an urgent letter from Longyou, saying that the Cao thieves over there in Anding have done something strange.”
Zhuge Liang, who was dealing with government affairs, became condensed when he heard this, and hurriedly took over the urgent matter.
After reading it, he walked to the huge hanging map, thought for a moment, and finally sighed: "This Cao Zhen can be considered a capable person, and he really shouldn't be underestimated."
Yang Yi followed Zhuge Liang, but she didn't understand why the Prime Minister uttered this exclamation: "Why did the Prime Minister suddenly say this?"
“Guanzhong and Liangzhou are separated by Longyou, making it difficult to communicate with each other.”
Zhuge Liang explained, "After the Battle of Longyou last year, the Han Dynasty was temporarily unable to invade Liangzhou. Now both sides have rested for half a year, and it is the beginning of spring, which is the time to use troops."
"Cao Zhen's move can just contain Longyou. Coupled with the loss of Yuezhi City, we have to heavily guard the east and cannot advance westward with all our strength."
Yang Yi asked with some confusion: "Prime Minister, you mean that Cao Zhen has expected that the Han Dynasty will send troops to the west at this time?"
Zhuge Liang nodded, "It's possible, but even if Feng Yong didn't send troops to Longxi, Cao Zhen would probably do this."
“Why is this?”
Yang Yi was even more confused.
"Testing." Zhuge Liang looked at Yuezhi City on the map, his eyes flashing continuously, showing that he was thinking quickly.
"Cao Zhen is most likely testing from Yuezhi City, and also to delay our march to Liangzhou."
With the loss of Yuezhi City, the Han Dynasty only had Xiao Pass left in the east of Longshan.
So, Cao Zhen did not hesitate to use troops in winter, in fact, in order to put pressure on Xiaoguan, and then facilitate support to Liangzhou.
"Because the longer it is delayed, the more advantageous it will be to Cao Cao. Because Longyou is between Guanzhong and Liangzhou, there is a danger of being attacked on both sides."
Zhuge Liang figured this out, walked back to his seat, sat down, pondered for a moment, and asked: "Wei Gong, how is the construction of the plank road in Xiegu?"
Last year, Zhao Yun was discovered by Cao Zhen as a suspicious soldier and had to retreat from Xiegu to Hanzhong. At the same time, in order to prevent Cao Zhen's army from pursuing him, he burned the plank road.
It was just that the fire was a bit big. This fire burned nearly a hundred miles of wooden plank roads.
It is easy to set a fire, but difficult to repair it.
The wooden plank road not only needs to wedge wood on the dangerous cliff, but also lay pillars and beams in the water below the cliff for support.
This is a large amount of work.
“Prime Minister, Zhuge Junjun personally supervised this matter, but it’s not easy to work in winter. Although there is an engineering team from Nanxiang, the progress is still very slow.”
"What's more, after spring, there will be spring floods and the water will be turbulent. I have personally seen it. The red water has surged, and even the thickest logs cannot be fixed into the water."
Yang Yi quickly replied.
From Hanzhong directly into Guanzhong, there are four roads from east to west: Ziwu Valley, Luo Valley, Xie Valley, and Chencang Old Road.
Ziwu Valley is difficult to travel and is full of dangers.
At the end of the old road to Chencang was another Chencang. The terrain was difficult and the army could not deploy.
The sloping valley is the flattest and can be used by large armies, but unfortunately the plank road is inaccessible.
"Luogu is also difficult to travel. We can only use partial divisions, not large armies. It's difficult!"
Zhuge Liang sighed.
Yang Yi heard what he meant and knew what it meant, "Prime Minister, you want to send troops from Hanzhong?"
Zhuge Liang nodded, a little troubled: "Cao Zhen is testing, we can also feint attack to cooperate with Longyou. But the sloping valley is blocked, what can we do?"
Yang Yi thought: "Why don't the Prime Minister send people to march from the old road of Chencang?"
“That’s all it is now.”
There is no other way.
After all, if you march from Luo Valley, it is difficult to march a large army. It is easy for the Cao thieves to guess that this is a suspicious army and not the real Hanzhong army.
In that case, it would not be able to contain Guanzhong.
Now Cao Zhen is just testing, so the Hanzhong army cannot be easily mobilized.
Only by following the old path of Chencang can the Cao thieves believe that the army may march into Guanzhong - it doesn't matter whether they can attack Chencang or not. What is important is that at least Cao Zhen cannot act rashly.
Seeing that the Prime Minister agreed with his words, Yang Yi cheered up and continued to suggest: "Last year in the Northern Expedition, the Prime Minister did not listen to Wei Yan's words, and he had little merit in the attack on Longxi."
“Now Wei Yan often complains in private, saying that the prime minister neither used his plans nor allowed him to lead troops out of the Xie Valley, so his ambitions could not be achieved.”
"It's better to let him lead the army out of Chencang Road this time to scare Cao's thieves and prevent him from moaning all the time."
When Zhuge Liang heard what Yang Yi said, he frowned slightly and glanced at Yang Yi.
Yang Yi felt Zhuge Liang's gaze, her heart skipped a beat, and she quickly lowered her head.
"Wei Gong, I know that you and Wei Yan are at odds with each other. It's just that you two are serving the Han Dynasty. The key is to attack the thieves together, not to attack each other."
"Wei Gong, you are well-planned and Wei Yan is brave and powerful. They are both rare heroes. If we fight, wouldn't it become a bitter enemy?"
Zhuge Liang gave some advice.
Yang Yi did not dare to say any more and quickly agreed.
Zhuge Liang knew that Yang Yi was narrow-minded and not too young, so it was not easy to lecture him too much.
And this time, although he had selfish motives, what he said did make some sense.
Now in Hanzhong, it is true that only Wei Yan is the most suitable to lead the army.
It's just that he is a little too careless and eager to achieve success, but he needs to be warned.
Zhuge Liang was thinking this, but he didn't express his thoughts to Yang Yi, and instead talked about another thing.
“Speaking of the various Taoist traditions in Hanzhong, I remembered one thing.”
"Although the Ziwu Valley and Luo Valley are difficult for large armies to march, we still have to prevent Cao Cao's thieves from venturing into Hanzhong. Therefore, I want to build a city each at the intersection of Ziwu Valley, Luo Valley and Xie Valley."
“In this way, the Han can attack when advancing and defend when retreating. What do you think?”
If the Han Dynasty were to conquer Guanzhong from Hanzhong to the north, the transportation of grain would be a big problem.
Although Dongfeng Express and new military rations have greatly alleviated this problem, caution must still be exercised.
Building cities at various crossings not only facilitates the storage of food and grass in advance, but also allows for garrisoning troops.
Yang Yi has been following Zhuge Liang for a long time. When he heard these words, he naturally guessed what the prime minister was thinking, and immediately nodded in agreement: "In this way, we can be more prepared for the Northern Expedition."
"Weigong, you are good at planning, so I will leave this matter to you. Just pay attention to the people's strength. The city does not need to be too big, but it must be strong, and find a place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack."
Zhuge Liang ordered.
“Yi leads the Prime Minister’s orders.”
Yang Yi responded.
I heard Zhuge Liang say again: "Go down first and think carefully about how to deal with this matter. Also, help me call Zhuge Qiao."
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After a while, Zhuge Qiao came in and saluted Zhuge Liang respectfully: "I have seen the prime minister."
Zhuge Liang nodded: "I called you here because I have something to do for you."
“Prime Minister, please give me your instructions.”
Obviously they are a father and son, but they talk like they are superiors and subordinates.
“During the Northern Expedition last year, when General Zhao returned to Hanzhong, he sealed up a batch of military supplies in Chiya. Now you go and take inventory.”
"General Wei will lead the army to an expedition in the near future, and this batch of military supplies will be needed by then, so this matter cannot be delayed. At that time, you will take another 500 sergeants to accompany the army on the expedition and take care of the military supplies."
Zhuge Qiao looked a little surprised when he heard what the prime minister said, as if he was a little surprised by Wei Yan's expedition.
However, he was kind-hearted by nature, so he didn’t ask too many questions.
“Yes, Joe understands.”
After finishing the business, Zhuge Liang took out a letter.
Turning to Zhuge Qiao, he said: "A few days ago, someone from the east sent a message saying that Yuan Xun (Zhuge Ke) had been recommended by the Crown Prince of Wu to hold the post of Jiedu and be in charge of money and food."
When Zhuge Qiao heard this, he looked happy: "This is a good thing."
Hearing this, Zhuge Liang looked at Zhuge Qiao and sighed.
Zhuge Qiao felt a little uneasy when he saw Zhuge Liang's expression: "Sir, did the child say something wrong?"
Zhuge Liang waved to him and asked him to sit down.
Then he said: "Although you are not as talented as Yuan Xun, your temperament is much better than him."
“Supervising the transportation of grain and grass is an extremely tedious task. But you did it well, which is a good thing.
"But Yuan Xun is different from you. He is arrogant and careless in nature and can't calm down. I'm afraid he doesn't like such tedious things."
"And grain is the most important thing in the army. If something goes wrong, it will be a big deal. If you force a person to do something that he is not suitable for and does not like, sooner or later something will happen."
Zhuge Qiao finally came to his senses when he heard his master reminding him: "Sir, I understand."
Then he asked slightly anxiously: "Where is brother..."
"Don't worry, I will write to Lu Xun and ask him to make it clear to the King of Wu. My brother (Zhuge Jin) is already old. In my opinion, it is best for Yuan Xun to serve beside my brother."
“It’s just that Yuan Xun may not be willing to do so, and the King of Wu also likes Yuan Xun quite a lot. Coupled with Prince Wu’s recommendation, I’m afraid Yuan Xun will be reused in the future.”
"I'm telling you this because I want you to write a letter to Yuan Xun, to talk about the brotherhood, and also to persuade him to pay attention to him on weekdays."
Zhuge Qiao nodded quickly: "I understand, kid."
When mentioning Soochow, Zhuge Liang remembered something again and felt even more disturbed.
He usually doesn't show any strangeness in front of outsiders, but in front of his son, he doesn't have to hide his emotions.
Zhuge Qiao saw the rare irritability on the master's face, so he boldly asked: "What else is on your mind, sir?"
Zhuge Liang waved his hand: "It's useless to tell you."
“Children know that they are stupid and cannot share worries for adults. But when the father is worried, the son will work hard. If the child knows that the adult is worried in person but ignores it, it is unfilial.”
“If the matter is not an important national matter that children cannot ask about, please ask an adult to talk about it, just treat it as a casual chat. In this way, the adult will feel more comfortable.”
Zhuge Qiao said respectfully.
"If it wasn't a national matter, why would I be so worried?" Zhuge Liang shook his head, "It's just that this matter concerns Soochow, so it doesn't hurt to tell you."
He pondered for a moment, as if he was organizing his words, and then continued: "In Lu Xun's letter to me, he mentioned an old incident from the year before last."
“At that time, after Lu Dai conquered Jiaozhou, he wrote to the King of Wu, saying that a phoenix had appeared in Wuzhou. On New Year’s Day this year, a yellow dragon appeared in the well of the Wuchang Palace.”
At this point, Zhuge Liang stopped talking.
Zhuge Qiao didn't react for a moment: "The country is auspicious. Isn't this a good thing?"
Zhuge Liang glanced at Zhuge Qiao: "Back then, before the late emperor ascended the throne, Li Yan also wrote to the late emperor, saying that a yellow dragon appeared in Wuyang and it would circle around for nine days before leaving."
"The dragon is the symbol of the king. "Yi" Qian 95: The flying dragon is in the sky. The late emperor received the auspiciousness from the sky, and then he ascended the great treasure to extend the Han Dynasty."
Hearing this, Zhuge Qiao finally understood, with a look of shock on his face: "Does the King of Wu want to ascend the throne?"
"This is inevitable." Zhuge Liang's face became more and more gloomy, "How could Sun Quan be willing to submit to others?"
Sun Quan had the ambition to become emperor, and this was also the need of the Soochow family.
Lu Xun mentioned the auspicious thing in his letter, almost as if he was explicitly stating this matter.
Just like this, the Han court will definitely be shaken.
More importantly, it is very likely that someone will propose to sever the Han-Wu alliance, or even fight with each other.
(End of this chapter)