Chapter 107 Zhuge Liang Nanzhong Tuntian Zhao Botao Langzhong Plan

The large-scale flood in the Central Plains really damaged the vitality of the two princes, Liu Bei and Cao Wei. Under the premise that the road is not smooth and there is not enough food, the two of them can't be very famous. But they are all idle people. Even if the big name can't be tossed out, the smaller name still has to toss around. Liu Bei sent Zhang Fei and Zhuge Liang to attack Xichuan. Cao Qian also sent Xiahou Dun to send troops to three Koreas, robbing more than 200,000 households in three Koreas to enrich Jizhou and Qingzhou, slightly alleviating the losses caused by the flood. According to the estimate of Xun You, who succeeded Xun Yu, who was in charge of internal affairs, the flood caused more than half of the territory of Cao's northern prefectures to suffer, and the death toll was nearly one million, most of whom were the people of Jizhou and Yanzhou, who died of the Yellow River. Liu Bei in the south also lost almost 5.6 million people, most of whom died in the flood of Xiangjiang River.

Fortunately, thanks to the plague a few years ago, Cao Jian and Liu Bei now have a certain understanding of the post-disaster epidemic prevention work. Before the rain completely stopped, he was busy dealing with the deep burial of the body. When the flood receded a little, it began to set up a relief point to dig a deep well to get water to drink. There is also a very simple but effective isolation, which finally avoids the outbreak of a large-scale plague.

Zhang Fei and others in Xichuan don't know all of this, but they don't know it. From the rising water level of the Han River, and Zhao Lei sighed that there was not much food every time he came, which made Zhao Feng and Zhang Fei feel very stressed. Well, under Ba County, Zhang Fei has been stationed for a month, but Zhang Ren was determined to be a shrinking turtle, but he didn't go to war. No matter how Zhang Fei shouted and scolded, he didn't show his head.

"Military division, that man Zhang Ren keeps shrinking his head as a turtle, and doesn't even show his head. I even sent people to scold him, but he couldn't stick to it. What can I do? In the barracks under Ba County, Zhang Fei asked Zhuge Liang with a muffled head. In order to lure Zhang Ren to the war, Zhang Fei has racked his brains these days. Those tricks that fooled Zhang's jaw in Beihai were all used, pretending to be drunk, pretending to beat people, and pretending to be slack. Zhang Fei devoted almost all his energy to acting, but Zhang Ren seemed to turn a blind eye to it. No matter how Zhang Fei tossed, he just avoided fighting. If it hadn't been for his appearance during the patrol every day, Zhang Fei would have doubted whether he was still in Ba County.

"Zhang Ren is the first general in Xichuan. There is indeed a hill in his chest, and he can't stand it for more than a month." There was also a trace of admiration in Zhuge Liang's tone. Looking at Zhang Fei with an anxious face in front of him, Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "Don't worry, the third general. It is sure that this Ren will not be stuck all the time."

"Kong Ming, what do you mean by that?" Zhang Fei didn't understand why Zhuge Liang was so confident in Zhang Ren.

"Zhang Ren, known as the first general in Xichuan, is by no means a person who can only stick to it. If he can only stick to it, then he can only be comparable to Huo Zhongkuan and Hao Bo at best. How can he be the first general in Xichuan? Looking at it brightly, he must have bullied our army for lack of food and fodder, so he just stuck to it. Only when our army retreated because of the unstable heart of the army, we took advantage of the situation to cover up the killing. Zhuge Liang waved the feather fan and was quite sure.

"It makes sense!" Zhang Fei also knew that Zhang Ren was going to have such an idea, so he quickly asked, "What should we do according to the will of the military division?"

Zhuge Liang looked at the map and thought for a while: "The general can send a man and horse to the south to take the two counties of Zhudi, and then transfer General Zhao's construction regiment from Jingnan to Tuntian nearby."

"Tuntian?" Zhang Fei didn't understand why Zhuge Liang was suddenly interested in doing this. For a moment, he didn't understand.

"The two counties of Tuntian and Zhudi have four benefits: one can harvest military grain for the use of the army; the two counties were originally invaded by conservative southern barbarians. Although the previous southern barbarians had been driven back to Yongchang and Yunnan by the veteran Yan, the two counties are still sparsely populated and the defenders are empty. If they are not managed early, they will be attacked by the south. It invaded again, and even if it captured Xichuan, the defense was unstable. First of all, it is conducive to guarding the place. Third, if you can seize these two counties and consolidate them, you can take a detour from Ba County from the South Road to enter Chengdu. In this way, Zhang Ren will not dare to defend Ba County blindly. Fourth, the implementation of the military camp is equivalent to telling Zhang Ren that we are short of food. Zhuge Liang is confident.

"In this way, once our army withdraws, Zhang Ren must think that our army has retreated because of the shortage of food?" Zhang Fei also understood and hurriedly divided his troops to pick up the two counties. At that time, Li Hui guarded Yuejia to prevent the southern barbarians. The generals of the two counties were unknown. Soon after they ruled the city, they were either captured or surrendered. However, in the end of the month, the second county has been calmed down one after another.

"What? Zhang Fei attacked the second county of Zhu Di and opened up wasteland and farmland? In Ba County, Zhang Ren was also quite surprised to hear the news that he came back in detail.

"Yes, Zhuge Liang's troops are stationed in the local area to reclaim wasteland with the people. After the rice is cooked, they share their grain equally. Many people and even the barbarians in Nanzhong came to hear the news. These two counties are very lively now." I answered honestly. I'm fine. Zhang Ren waved his hand to him to go down, and then unfolded the map to check it carefully.

"It seems that Zhang Fei and Zhuge Liang want to bypass Ba County and slowly envouring the southern counties at the same time, so as to make progress in Shu as the foundation!" Zhang Ren looked at the map and came to this conclusion.

"Governor, if you let them seize the second county and set the foundation here, wouldn't it be a big trouble?" Vice General Liu Xuan was shocked. Zhang Ren waved his hand with a slight smile and said, "The rice is ripe, and it will take months. Zhuge Liang wants to use the field to replenish military grain, so he must be prepared in a hurry. Now the army in Jingzhou is short of food and fodder, but we wait for its food and fodder to be insufficient, and the army's heart is unstable. First, repel Zhang Fei, and then take advantage of the situation to recover the second county! The hearts of the two counties have not recovered, but they can go down one by one!"

"The governor's words are reasonable!" Liu Yu also feels safer like this. At this time, Zhang Ren looked at the map and suddenly frowned slightly and asked, "Do you know where the military situation is in Hanzhong?"

"Old General Yan Yan and Zhao Feng confronted each other in Brazil. The old general strictly guarded the pass, and Zhao Feng attacked several times, but they all returned in no a loss. The army of Hanzhong is not to be afraid!" General Ma Yan smiled, but Zhang Ren frowned slightly when he heard the words.

"What do you think is wrong with Dudu Zhang?" Liu Yu was the closest to Zhang Ren. Seeing that his face was not good-looking, he quickly asked for details.

"Zhao Botao is a famous general in the world, and when he raised his hand, he calmed down Hanzhong. Now that I'm blindly confronting Brazil, I'm afraid he's going somewhere else!" Zhang Ren frowned and said. Compared with Zhao Feng, who swept Hanzhong at the beginning, he is now trapped in Brazil, and his performance can only be described as a coward. Although Zhang Ren knew that Yan Yan was brave and resourceful, he also felt that such a situation was too strange.

"Even if Zhao Fengsheng attacks east and west, his meaning can only be in Jianmengguan and Jianmenguan. These two places are dangerous, and Wu Ziyu and others are heavily guarded, which can be guaranteed!" Another member, Liu Han, was relieved. Zhang Ren was right to think about it. He immediately sent someone to write a letter to remind the two defenders to be more careful. At the same time, he sent General Gao Xiang to lead the army to break Zhang Fei's grain road.

Under the capital of Langzhong County, Brazil, Zhao Feng's army has been stationed here for more than a month. In this month, Zhao Feng also waved his army to attack the pass several times, either by a strong attack or a plot, but they were all repulsed by Yan Yan, who was defending the city. Langzhong City is high-risk, and it is not good to barely attack.

Zhao Feng originally wanted to follow Zhang Fei's tricks to deal with Yan Yan in history and send people to find out the way to lure Yan Yan out of the city to set up an ambush. He plotted. But to his disappointment, there were no mountain roads nearby for him to exercise this strategy. As for the strong attack, except for the people left in Hanzhong, there are more than 40,000 people on hand. They don't hesitate to fight, and it is inevitable that there will be heavy casualties. Xichuan is the kind of dangerous pass that one man can't open. If he fights all the way to Chengdu like this, I'm afraid he will need at least 100,000 lives.

"It seems that this is the only way. No wonder Zhong Hui and Cao have won Hanzhong in history, but they have not easily taken Xichuan, but this pass is difficult to fight!" Zhao Feng sighed. It was thought that Wu County in Jiangdong and Nanzheng in Hanzhong were already a rare dangerous city in the world, but this kind of city built by manpower is still much easier to attack than the natural danger of Jianmengguan.

"Gain everyone to discuss my big account!" Zhao Feng looked at the dangerous Langzhong City and sighed secretly. Unknowingly, Yan Yan in the city was also secretly relieved when he saw Zhao Feng's retreat. These days, Yan Yan has deeply realized what it means to be afraid of the future. This young man, who is less than 30 years old, has endless ways to attack the city. If you hadn't been cautious, you might have lost the pass these days. Just the day before yesterday, I wanted to make a raid, but I was made dumplings. The 3,000 people who went out of the city, as well as the general who led the team, only returned more than a hundred people, and almost all the rest were left behind.

"Gentlemen, we have been confronting Yan Yan here for almost a month, and we have not made any progress so far. I mean, to repair the plank road in the dark. With the army here, I led all the way to raid elsewhere, avoid the truth and falsely attacked the hinterland of Xichuan, and responded to the army into Xichuan!" Zhao Feng waited for everyone to arrive before he said his plan.

"No, General. Here, Langzhong is the easiest place to attack. If you divide troops to take the Jianmen Pass and Jianmen Pass, the two passes are extremely steep. If there are fewer people, it is difficult to attack, and if there are many people, it is difficult to hide their deeds, which will not have an unexpected effect. After listening to Zhao Feng's words, Wang Ping was the first to object.

Wang Ping is most familiar with the geography of Hanzhong and Xichuan. He said he couldn't do it, and the rest of them had nothing to say. I didn't expect Zhao Feng to smile and said, "Where did I say that I was going to take the sword door or Jian Meng?"

"What does the general mean?" Wang Ping asked incomprehensiblely. As soon as he came out, he seemed to have expected something. His face couldn't help but change greatly, and his mouth stammered, "Is it possible that general, do you want to take that plank road?"

"That's right!" Seeing that Wang Ping had guessed it, Zhao Feng also nodded. He just wanted to take the Yinping Pass plank road that Deng Ai took in history, bypassed Jianmen Pass and Jianmeng Pass, and went straight to Jiangyou and other places. This is also the decision he made after careful consideration. First of all, his current food and army are a little unsustainable. He should not have entered the army at this time, but if he did not take advantage of Cao Wei's inability to go south to pacve down Xichuan as soon as possible. When he was on his northern expedition, in case he was attacked by these people in Hanzhong, he would be passive. In addition, Xichuan is a rich place. If you attack here, you can also provide more troops for your own northern expedition, so that you can have a better chance of winning in the future.

"But General, the Yinpingguan plank road has been in disrepair for a long time, and it is still a question whether it is still there. The end of the road is the cliff of Motianling. The general is trapped to death!" Wang Ping was a little alarmist. Of course, alarmism is Zhao Feng's opinion. In fact, most people in the account agree with him, and even Lu Xun is not in favor of such a risk-taking.

"Hey hey, do you think I sent people to Tuntian in Tuozhong just to Tuntian?" Zhao Feng suddenly anniled. Wang Ping's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard the words, and he asked in a trembling voice, "Has the general sent someone to repair the Yinping Pass plank road?"

"There is no repair, I just sent someone to see it. Although it has been in disrepair for a long time, it can still leave. Zhao Feng is half-true and half-false. Zhao Feng is still very confident about walking the Yinping Pass plank road. In history, Deng Ai still went there more than 50 years later. He left 50 years in advance. No matter how dangerous it was, it would not be more dangerous than Deng Ai's visit. Since he can pass, why can't he? Of course, he suffered a lot because he didn't know the situation, and he needed to learn some lessons.

"Since you can walk, you can naturally be surprised. But general, the Yinping Pass plank road is extremely steep. Ordinary soldiers don't want to leave. As long as you look down from above, I'm afraid you will be scared!" Wang Ping thought for a time.

"It doesn't matter. I have 5,000 Danyang elite soldiers. They are all from mountainous areas and are used to walking on mountain roads. In addition, I have selected 5,000 strong soldiers from the Hanzhong Army and the Yizhou Army who are good at walking on the mountain road, and gathered 10,000 people to follow me on the Yinping Pass Plank Road. Zhao Feng laughed, but Wang Ping was shocked when he heard the words, "Is the general going to lead the army to raid in person?"

"I am the commander of the three armies. This march is about success or failure. How can I not go out in person? If you can bypass the Jianmen Pass and Jianmeng Pass to Jiangyou, won't you get twice the result with half the effort? Zhao Feng smiled and said without waiting for everyone to persuade him. Zhao Feng said again, "Zijun, you are familiar with the geography of Hanzhong. You should march with me this time. Bo Jianjiu fought against the Sichuan army, and he could also march with me. The rest of the generals led the army to be stationed here to contain Yan Yan!"

"In this case, General Zhao, can you go to Nanzheng to transfer General Zilong here and lead the army?" Ma Zhen looked at the crowd and finally hesitated. In terms of seniority and prestige, they don't seem to be enough to command this army of 40,000 to 50,000 people.

"Zilong still needs to defend Hanzhong. Although Yuan Jian has settled in Shangyong to guard the three eastern counties, the land of Hanzhong needs to be guarded by a general and can't leave easily." Zhao Feng thought for a thought. This sentence basically means that people can only be selected to lead the army from the people in front of them. For a moment, everyone's eyes can't help gathering on He Qi. After all, in terms of prestige, He Qi, who is over 30 years old, looks more reliable than Zhu Ran, Ma Yu and others in their twenties.

"Bou Yan, when I'm away, you will take charge of the army on my behalf and pretend to attack Brazil to respond to the army!" Zhao Feng unexpectedly handed over this heavy responsibility to Lu Xun. Despite everyone's stunned face, Zhao Feng picked up his sword and seal on the table and handed it to Lu Xun, and continued to say, "When I am not here, all military affairs will be taken care of by you. This is my left general's sword seal. If anyone does not obey the general's order, he will deal with it according to this sword seal!"

(to be continued)