Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 221 Let the war begin!
"Everyone, Liu Bei has been tricked!" In Xuchang City, Cao Cao read the letter in his hand and said to everyone excitedly.This was Liu Bei's reply to Mi Fang's letter, and everything was within Cao Cao's expectations.

"My lord, a few days ago, Liu Bei summoned generals from various places to discuss matters in Shouchun, and three days ago, troops from Xuzhou and Jingzhou have been transferred to Runan and Xinye successively. Such a move has no other purpose except to march into Xuchang. !" Sima Yi, the implementer of the plan, laughed, and everyone was overjoyed, except Jia Xu who remained silent.

"Wenhe, what are your worries?" Cao Cao's eyes were so sharp that he could see Jia Xu's absent-mindedness immediately.The latter was a little taken aback when he heard the words, and then said: "My lord, is the implementation of this plan too smooth, and Liu Bei fell for it?"

"Wen He is worrying too much. Mi Fang is Liu Bei's brother-in-law, and he is also a surrendered general. Anyway, Liu Bei will not be suspicious if he takes the lead." Cao Cao said disapprovingly.Jia Xu nodded silently when she heard the words, and said with some self-deprecation: "It seems that I am paranoid."

"Zixiao has already led his army to settle in Liangjun, and when Liu Bei crosses Yingshui and enters the border of Yingchuan, he will take advantage of the situation to cut off his way back and annihilate him in one fell swoop!" Cao Cao said confidently.

"My lord has assembled a [-] army in Xuchang in order to exterminate Liu Bei, and Liang County also has a [-] army on standby. It's just that the soldiers and horses of General Xiahou in Guanzhong need to be more careful?" counselor Liu Ye suddenly remonstrated.Cao Cao said disapprovingly after hearing the words: "It doesn't matter, Guanzhong only needs to guard against the enemies of Yizhou. There are only a few valley roads in Yizhou's entry into Guanzhong. As long as we guard Chencangcheng and Sanguan, Zhao Botao will surely return without success."

"That's good!" Liu Ye nodded, and inadvertently saw Jia Xu frowning slightly, and was also a little worried about it.

What Cao Cao didn't know was that Zhao Feng, who had returned to Chengdu, immediately summoned everyone to gear up and prepare to send troops northward.According to Liu Bei's grand strategy, his march to Xiliang this time is the first step of the Northern Expedition, and whether it can be successful is related to the success or failure of the entire Northern Expedition.

"Bo Tao, lend me [-] fine riders, and I can sweep Xiliang and help your Northern Expedition go smoothly!" No need to think about it, there is no one else in this carefree voice except Ma Chao.For this discussion, apart from Zhao Feng and Zhuge Liang, Zhao Yun, Lu Xun, Ma Chao, Fazheng, Zhang Ren, Huang Quan and others were all present, and even Ma Dai and Pang De were also present.

Hearing Ma Chao's crazy words, Zhao Feng smiled wryly and said, "Meng Qi is safe, don't be impatient, I have no more than ten thousand cavalry in Sichuan, and I have nothing to do with you. But with only ten thousand cavalry, if Xiliang Han Sui and Guanzhong Xia Houyuan is attacking from two directions, how is Meng Qi going to respond?"

"This?" Ma Chao was speechless when he heard the words.No matter how confident he is, he is not sure to use 1 people to PK with Han Sui and Xia Houyuan.Only then did Zhao Feng say: "Han Sui is wise and safe, if I attack Xiahouyuan, Han Sui will not come to rescue him; if I attack Han Sui, then Xiahouyuan will definitely send troops to rescue Xiliang to prevent Xiliang from falling into our army. Therefore, It is necessary to cut off the road from Guanzhong to Longxi first, and only let Meng Qi face Han Sui, then the pacification of Xiliang is just around the corner!"

"That's right!" Everyone understood the truth, so Zhang Ren asked: "So, the general wants to send troops out of Qishan?"

"We are going to take the Qishan Avenue, but before that, we need to transfer Xiahouyuan's main force to the Guandong!" Zhao Feng smiled, and then asked Huang Quan, "Gongheng, how is the current military equipment?" When he and Zhuge Liang were not in Xichuan, Huang Quan and Zhao Yun are all in charge of the military equipment, and you have to ask him about the specific situation.

"Don't worry, general. After the disarmament of the former general, we still have [-] to [-] elite soldiers in Sichuan. Apart from guarding various places and guarding against intruders in Nanzhong, the general can dispatch [-] troops this time. What's more, this year's weather is good, food and grass There is no shortage, and the generals are also working on the farmland and Tazhong, so the army should not be in danger of food shortage!" Huang Quan said softly.

"That's good, Gongyi. You and Bo Yan will lead [-] Sichuan troops, falsely claiming [-], leave Hanzhong from Yangping Pass, and enter Weinan through the Xiegu Road, attracting Xiahouyuan's main force in Guanzhong!" Zhao Feng first arranged.

"Promise!" Zhang Ren didn't care about it, and he just promised. Zhuge Liang raised his eyebrows when he heard the words, and then said: "The general wants to attract Xiahouyuan's main force and Weinan, and then lead the army to take the Qishan Avenue, and calm down in one fell swoop." Xiliang?"

"Exactly!" The people present were all high-level people, and Zhao Feng didn't hide it from them.That's right, Zhao Feng just wanted to imitate Zhuge Liang's old trick of sending troops out of Qishan in history, pretending to take the Xiegu Road, but actually sending troops out of Qishan.Since coming to Xichuan, Zhao Feng has carefully studied Zhuge Liang and Jiang Wei's several Northern Expeditions in history, hoping to find some secrets of success.

I have to say that the situation I am facing now is not as good as Zhuge Liang or Jiang Wei in history at 01:30.Historically, due to Soochow's reluctance to make progress, Cao Wei basically focused his defense on the Guanlong area.Zhuge Liang and the others only rely on Yizhou, and it is indeed very difficult to contend with Cao Wei who occupies the northern Kyushu, and to take the initiative to attack.

It's different now. Hundreds of thousands of troops from both sides of the Central Plains have assembled, and the war is imminent. My ten thousand Sichuan troops can only be regarded as soy sauce. Cao Cao didn't have many troops in Guanzhong to defend himself.Furthermore, although Xia Houyuan has been battle-tested for a long time, he is much easier to deal with than Sima Yi because of his impatient temper.As long as you plan carefully and don't have a tragedy like Lost Street Pavilion, there is no problem in calming down Guanlong.

"Although there is a large camp of Cao Jun in Qishan, there are only a few thousand defenders in Qishan Jiuzhaigou, and it can be pacified in one battle!" Wang Ping also said at this time after hearing the words. "That's right, once the troops leave Qishan Mountain, we only need to cut off the Jieting and the Weishui to make it difficult for Xiahouyuan's Guanzhong army and horses to enter Xiliang. We only need to wait for General Ma to pacify Xiliang, and then join forces to fight Xiahouyuan to the death!"

Everyone knew that Wang Ping was proficient in geography, and now that they said so when they saw him, there was nothing to say.At present, Zhao Feng first ordered Zhang Ren and Lei Tong to lead 8 Sichuan troops, and according to the date agreed with Liu Bei, the troops went out of Xiegu Road and entered Cao Jun's Dazhai in Weinan.At the same time, he gathered [-] troops and temporarily stationed in Hanzhong as a backup.At the same time, under the mobilization of Zhuge Liang and Huang Quan who stayed in Chengdu, truckloads of grain were transported to the front line.

"What, Zhao Botao's troops came out of Xiegu Road and now occupy the Weinan Camp?" In Chang'an City, Xia Houyuan asked the kneeling junior in front of him, his tone full of disbelief.

"Exactly, the [-] defenders of the Weinan camp were almost wiped out, so the Sichuan army stationed in the Weinan camp, and sent people to collect boats and rafts and build pontoon bridges. They will come to the north at any time to commit crimes!" the reporter reported.Xia Houyuan waved his hand to signal him to go down, then turned his head to Cheng Yu and said, "Mr. Zhongde, as you expected, Zhao Feng is really not willing to stick to Xichuan, so he went out of Xichuan?"

"This person is definitely an irresistible person. It would be strange if he could rest in Xichuan with peace of mind!" Cheng Yu laughed.At this time, the general Lu Kuang asked: "General, do you want to lead the army to retake the Weinan camp?"

"No need, I deliberately left the Weinan Camp for him!" Xia Houyuan sneered, and then Zhong Yao explained to Lu Kuang and others who didn't know where he was going: "The land in Weinan is barren and the roads are rough. If we occupy there, we will not be able to open up fields to raise troops. We only need to guard the north of the Wei River, and when the food is exhausted, we will retreat. If we spread our troops to cover up and kill, we will definitely defeat the enemy in one fell swoop!"

"So it is!" Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang also understood.At this time, Xia Houyuan said again: "I will personally lead an army of [-] troops to set up defenses in Wugong City, and fight against Zhao Botao. Mr. Zhong De will go with me, and Yuan Chang will stay in Chang'an. In addition, quickly write a letter about the military situation here, and report it to the lord!"

"No!" Everyone said loudly.What Xia Houyuan didn't know was that Zhang Renzheng ordered someone to take out a carrier pigeon on the south bank of the Wei River at this time, and wrote a letter to tell Zhao Feng that everything was settled here and the next step could be implemented.When the carrier pigeon arrived in Hanzhong, Zhao Feng was discussing the military situation with Ma Chao and Zhao Yun in the military tent around a map of Xiliang.

"Our army came out of Qishan, Qishan Jiuzhai is nothing to worry about. With Mengqi your prestige in Xiliang, defeating Han Sui is no problem. It's just that Han Sui and Yan Rou are scheming people, and today Zilong and Xiaozhi are with you Let's go together, discuss more in case of troubles, and you will be safe! When you pacify Xiliang, I will lead the army to guard Linwei County and Jieting, and prevent Xia Houyuan's Guanzhong people from entering Xiliang." Zhao Feng arranged carefully.Fazheng is Ma Chao's old friend, and his reputation spread far and wide in the Guanlong area. Although Ma Chao is arrogant, he will still listen to Fazheng's words.

As for Zhao Yun, firstly, he is the son-in-law of the Ma family, and secondly, as the person who defeated Ma Chao, he can prevent Ma Chao from forming an unstoppable trend after taking Xiliang. This is also Liu Bei's deliberate consideration.When a battle has reached this scale, it is not only the battlefield that needs to be considered, but also other aspects that need to be considered.

"It's so good, general, don't worry, with the help of Xiaozhi and brother-in-law, within a month, I promise to screw off the head of the old thief Han Sui!" Ma Chao promised, slapping his chest, ignoring Zhao Yun who was already on the sidelines. "Brother-in-law" got a little black lines on his forehead.

"It's a pity that Uncle is not in good health. Otherwise, with his old man's prestige in Xiliang, if he can go with the army, he will get twice the result with half the effort!" Ma Dai also sighed at this time.After all, Ma Teng is old, and he was injured too badly in the previous battle, and he has not recovered his vitality so far.I found out the news the day before yesterday that after being imprisoned for nearly a year, the Ma family members were ordered to be killed by Han Sui a few days ago.When Ma Teng was over [-] years old, he suffered another blow and immediately fell ill again.

"General, Zhang Gongyi is currently stationed in Weinan. Although there are 7 troops in Xiahouyuan Pass, excluding the left-behind troops in Chang'an, Wugong, Xianyang and even Tongguan, only [-] can be mobilized. Among them, Zhang Gongyi has already restrained at least [-] to [-] troops. , I’m waiting here with [-] horses, why don’t you take the opportunity to defeat Xia Houyuan in one fell swoop?” Pang De said suddenly, and everyone was a little shocked when they heard the words, and it was definitely a great credit for being able to win Guanzhong in one fell swoop.

"You guys don't know, although our army has more horses than Xiahouyuan in Guanzhong, but the Sichuan army has not been reorganized for a long time, and its combat power is not too strong. Besides, Xiahouyuan's Guanzhong cavalry has no less than [-] cavalry, but we have less than [-] cavalry. Army, only by pacifying Xiliang first and obtaining a stable source of horses, can we compete with Xiahouyuan's Guanzhong iron cavalry!" Zhao Feng explained in detail.

"That's true!" Pound nodded. On the plain, infantry was at a disadvantage against cavalry. After staying in Xiliang for a long time, he didn't realize that there were not so many horses here. cavalry.While talking, Zhang Ren's carrier pigeon had arrived, Zhao Feng was overjoyed when he opened it, and after passing it on to everyone, Ma Chao also said happily, "General, then we can send troops to Qishan?"

"Exactly!" Zhao Feng smiled, and immediately ordered the whole army to move out, leave Yangping Pass, take the Qishan Road, and head straight to the counties in Longxi. At the same time, Fei Ge sent a letter to Guan Yu in Jingzhou.At this time, the envoy sent by Xia Houyuan had just left Tongguan and was still a long way from Xuchang.

(End of this chapter)