Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 931

Jingzhou had a special person in charge of internal affairs, coupled with the support of food, grass and equipment from Jiaozhou and other places, Guan Yu was able to free up his energy to concentrate on the Northern Expedition.

Lantian added [-] soldiers to Xiangyang. After more than half a year of training, their combat effectiveness was comparable to that of Jingzhou's main force. Even if Zhang Liao did not die of illness, Guan Yu was ready to send troops to Wancheng again to cooperate with the Huainan battlefield to continue to suppress Wei.

In addition to writing to Lantian, Guan Yu hoped that Gan Ning and Lanyuan could advance to Hefei, and also asked Liu Bei to send troops to Tongguan, and the three routes of soldiers and horses would cooperate in the attack, so that the Wei State could not look after each other.

Liu Bei attached great importance to receiving the memorial, and urgently summoned Pang Tong and Fazheng to enter the palace for discussion.

There are farms in Guanzhong, Longyou, and Jincheng, but most of the grain and grass produced are transported to the northwest front to prepare for Zhao Yun's upcoming western expedition.

The new city by the Yellow River had been built. Ma Chao used his influence to persuade a total of [-] Qiang and Hu tribes in Longyou, Jincheng and other places to move to the surrounding area of ​​the new city and enjoy the plentiful pastures.

A large number of lambs and foals are born in autumn. With the newly built city to shelter from wind and snow and defend against prairie wolves, most of them will survive the cold winter and will be mobile rations next summer. Zhao Yun is ready to send troops next autumn.

Because resources are tilted to the northwest, Chang'an is not ready for a full-scale eastward advance in terms of military strength, food and grass, but Guan Yu's request is reasonable, so Liu Bei seems to be in a dilemma.

"Two military advisers, Zilong is about to send troops to Hexi, and Yun Chang asked me to send troops to suppress Tongguan. How do you choose?" Liu Bei frowned.

Fazheng said: "Tongguan is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and Hefei is also tough. I think the breakthrough point is in Nanyang, so your majesty only needs to feint."

"Chang'an doesn't have many soldiers and horses, even if it pretends to attack Tongguan, it will be easily damaged. I really don't want the soldiers to sacrifice in vain." Liu Bei shook his head lightly.

"There's no need to fight. If His Majesty came to Tongguan to oversee the battle, how do you think the defenders would feel?" Fazheng smiled meaningfully.

Liu Bei was overjoyed and said, "Wonderful, I can let Yide fight outside the pass every day, and Xu Huang and Zhu Ling won't be trembling? I'm going to conscript myself. I don't know if Cao Pi will dare to come?"

Fazheng quickly waved his hand, "Cao Pi will never leave Luoyang. If someone in Luoyang surrenders, wouldn't he become the second Sun Quan?"

"Haha, I will send troops with Yun Chang and Zi Yu at the same time, Cao Pi may live like a year in Luoyang." Liu Bei nodded and laughed.

Pang Tong then added: "The three generals fought in front of the pass. Xu Huang and Zhu Ling must not dare to fight. I think the pressure from the imperial conquest is not enough. We should gather ships before the pass, build a pontoon bridge, and send an army to Pubanjin to pretend to cross the river. Only in this way can His Majesty show his determination to take Tongguan."

"Good." Fazheng nodded repeatedly.

"Okay." Liu Bei slammed the table and said solemnly: "The two military advisers are brilliant plans. Shi Yuan followed me to Tongguan for a while, and Xiaozhi partnered with General Huang Lao to guard Chang'an."

"Wei." Pang Tong and Fazheng replied in unison.

A few days later, Liu Bei led [-] troops to Tongguan. On the one hand, he sent Zhang Fei and Liu Feng to take turns to fight at the pass, and on the other hand, he asked Ma Chao to build a pontoon bridge on the Wei River in the rear, and led his troops northward to Pubanjin.

There were nearly [-] defenders in Tongguan. Facing the few Han troops who dared not leave the pass, Xu Huang and Zhu Ling suspected that Liu Bei was trying to lure the enemy, and the main force should cross the river from Huayin.

Back then when Cao Cao defeated Ma Chao in Guanzhong, it was because Cao Cao concealed his eyes and ears outside Tongguan and sent Xu Huang to smuggle to Pubanjin to break the situation. Liu Bei copied Cao Cao's plan today, but clearly let Ma Chao go to Pubanjin. Body' conspiracy.

Xu Huang was familiar with the surrounding terrain of Puban. After seeing Liu Bei's intention, he immediately handed over the defense of Tongguan to Zhu Ling. The Han army fought.

On the second day after Ma Chao crossed the river, Pang Tong ordered people to build catapults and other siege equipment under the pass, assuming he wanted to attack head-on.

Zhu Ling remembered that the Dasan Pass was broken by Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun in this way a few years ago. He guessed that Liu Bei's main force would arrive after the siege engines were built, and he would appear passive if he didn't do anything at all. call for help.

Cao Pi was troubled by the wars in Huainan and Nanyang. As soon as he sent Jiang Ji and Cao Zhang to their respective positions, he received an urgent report from Zhu Ling in Tongguan.

Cao Xiu, the great Sima, went to Nanyang, and Cao Pi had to handle military affairs himself. He was furious after reading the report, and threw the bottles and jars around him to the ground.

Liu Bei, are you finished yet?Can't you let me rest for two days?It's annoying.

Calling the ministers of Wei State to discuss the matter, Cao Pi looked at the lowered heads in the hall, and asked with wrinkles: "Why don't you say a word?"

Cao Pi saw that no one responded, so he raised his voice: "Are you waiting for my big Wei to lose his official position? Or do you all have a way out?"

With the lessons learned from Zhong Yao, Du Ji and other high-level officials, most people in the court of Wei State chose to speak less to avoid being caught by political opponents. Because Cao Pi has been in the deep palace for a long time, he has no idea how bad the political situation of Wei State is.

Although the collusion case sponsored by Sima Zhao has ended, many wealthy gentry and officials around Luoyang still mysteriously disappeared, which made Wei's political ecology continue to deteriorate.

"The battle in Huainan is intensifying. Guan Yu in Jingzhou is about to move. Nanyang has no danger to defend. I have no soldiers to send to Tongguan. Ziyang, you are always very wise. Give me an idea. Although the raid on Chang'an was unsuccessful, it was just bad luck. You can't underestimate yourself." Cao Pi had no choice but to order generals.

Liu Ye trembled when he heard it, wondering if Cao Pi had something to say, he walked to the center of the hall with his wat, bowed his hands and bowed forward, and replied seriously: "According to General Zhu's memorandum, Liu Bei should be feigning an attack in Tongguan. The soldiers and horses are so tight, it is impossible for the opponent to have enough troops to attack, Tongguan is the most powerful pass in the world, so your Majesty completely ignores it."

"Ignore it at all? Then Liu Bei built a catapult in front of the pass. Could it be that the Han army had nothing to do to play? Don't forget that the Dasan Pass was lost like this. They thought that the Han army would not really fight if they pretended to attack." Cao Pi teased coldly.

"Eh, although Liu Bei destroyed Sun Quan and seized Yongliang, it seems that he has half the same mountains and rivers as my great Wei. In fact, his country is shallow and his background is insufficient. They continue to fight regardless of the cost. They are barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes. They want to take the great Wei. Pulling down the abyss together, if His Majesty really wants to rush to help Tongguan, he can only forcefully conscript, but that will easily arouse public resentment and stir up civil uprisings." Liu Ye's face was full of bitterness.

Although Liu Ye's analysis was clear and logical, he still failed to impress Cao Pi.

Cao Pixu asked, "Zhu Ling asked for help from my superiors. If Luoyang didn't say anything, would it be cold to the hearts of the frontline soldiers? Since Ziyang is sure that Liu Bei is feigning an attack, he will come up with corresponding countermeasures. Since Jia After the death of the Taiwei, in terms of strategy, I am most optimistic about Qing."

(End of this chapter)