Chapter 4 Let's go to war!

"Guys, Liu Bei has been tricked!" In Xuchang City, Cao Wei finished reading the letter in his hand and was excited to say to everyone. This is Liu Bei's reply to Mi Fang's letter. Everything is expected by Cao Jian.

"Master, before the number of days, Liu Bei summoned the generals from all over the place to Shouchun to discuss the matter, and since the third day, the troops of Xuzhou and Jingzhou have successively transferred to Runan and Xinye. Such a measure has no other purpose than to enter Xuchang!" Sima Yi, the implementer of the plan, smiled and said that everyone was also happy, but Jia Xu did not say a word.

"Wen He, what are you worried about?" Cao Yan's eyes were so keen that he suddenly saw that Jia Xu was absent-minded. The latter was a little stunned when he heard the words, and then said, "Master, is the implementation of this plan too smooth? Is Liu Bei so tricky?"

"Wen He has worried too much. Mi Fang is Liu Bei's brother-in-law and a general. Anyway, Liu Bei will not be suspicious." Cao Wei didn't think so. Jia Xu nodded silently when he heard the words, and also said with some self-deprecating, "It seems that I'm suspicious."

"Zi Xiao has already led his army into Liang County. When Liu Bei crossed Yingshui and entered the boundary of Yingchuan, he took advantage of the situation to cut off his way back and annihilated it in one fell swoop!" Cao is full of confidence.

"In order to eliminate Liu Bei this time, the Lord has gathered 100,000 troops in Xuchang, and there are also 100,000 troops in Liang County. It's just that the soldiers and horses of General Xiahou in Guanzhong need to be more careful? The counselor Liu Ye suddenly said. " Cao Yan said disapprovingly, "It doesn't matter. Guanzhong only needs to guard against the enemy of Yizhou. There are only a few valley roads in Yizhou. You only need to guard Chencang City and Sanguan, and Zhao Botao will return in no way.

"That's good!" Liu Ye nodded and said, but he was also a little worried when he saw Jia Xu frowning slightly.

What Cao Qian didn't know was that Zhao Feng, who returned to Chengdu, immediately gathered everyone to prepare for sending troops to the north. According to Liu Bei's great strategy, his march to Xiliang this time is the first step of the Northern Expedition, and whether it can be successful or not is related to the success or failure of the whole Northern Expedition.

"Bo Tao, lend me ten thousand horsemen, and I can sweep the west and help you have a smooth journey to the north!" You don't have to think about it. There is no one but Ma Chao in this careless voice. In this discussion, in addition to Zhao Feng and Zhuge Liang, Zhao Yun, Lu Xun, Ma Chao, Fa Zheng, Zhang Ren, Huang Quan and others have all arrived, and even Ma Dai and Pang De have also come.

After listening to Ma Chao's crazy words, Zhao Feng smiled bitterly and said, "Meng Qi, don't be impatient. I have more than ten thousand cavalry in Sichuan, and I have nothing to do with you. But only relying on 10,000 cavalry, if Xiliang Han Sui and Guanzhong Xiahou Yuan attack, how is Meng Qi going to deal with it?

"This?" Ma Chao was speechless when he heard the words. No matter how confident he is, he is not sure to use 10,000 people to compete with Han Suixia Houyuan. At this time, Zhao Feng said, "Han Sui is wise to protect himself. If I attack Xiahou Yuan, Han Sui will not come to save me. If I attack Han Sui, Xia Houyuan will definitely wave his army to save me after falling into our army to prevent Xiliang. Therefore, it is necessary to cut off the road from Guanzhong to Longxi first, and only let Meng Qi face Han Sui, and then Pingxi Liangzhi is waiting!"

"That's right!" Everyone understood this truth. At the moment, Zhang Ren asked, "So, does the general want to send troops to Qishan?"

"It is to take Qishan Avenue, but before that, it is necessary to transfer the main force of Xiahouyuan to Kanto!" Zhao Feng smiled and then asked Huang Quan, "Gong Heng, how are your armaments at the present?" When he and Zhuge Liang were not in Xichuan, Huang Quan and Zhao Yun were arresting the armaments, and they had to ask him about the specific situation.

"General, don't worry, after the previous general's disarmament, there are still 140,000 to 50,000 elite soldiers in Sichuan. In addition to guarding all over the country and guarding the soldiers coming from Nanzhong, the general can send 100,000 troops this time. What's more, this year's weather is smooth, there is no shortage of grain and fodder, and the general's field and the middle, the army should have no shortage of grain!" Huang Quan said in detail.

"It's good and righteous. You and Bo Yan first led 30,000 Sichuan troops, fraudulently claimed 100,000, from Yangping Pass out of Hanzhong, and took the inclined valley road to force Weinan, attracting the main force of Xiahou Yuan's Guanzhong!" Zhao Feng arranged it first.

"No!" Zhang Ren didn't care anything. He directly agreed. Zhuge Liang, who was beside him, raised his eyebrows when he heard the words, and then said, "The general wants to attract the main force of Xiahou Yuan and Weinan, and then lead the army to walk Qishan Avenue to calm Xiliang in one fell swoop?"

"Exactly!" All the people present were high-level people, and Zhao Feng did not hide it from them. That's right, Zhao Feng just wanted to follow the old trick of Zhuge Liang's soldiers coming out of Qishan in history. He pretended to take the Xiegu Road, but in fact, he went out of Qishan. Since he came to Xichuan, Zhao Feng has carefully studied the history of Zhuge Liang and Jiang Wei's several northern expeditions, hoping to find some secrets of success.

I have to say that the situation I am facing now is not a little better than Zhuge Liang or Jiang Wei in history. Historically, due to the lack of initiative of Eastern Wu, Cao Wei basically put the focus of defense on the Guanlong area. Zhuge Liang and others only rely on Yizhou to compete with Cao Wei, who occupies Kyushu in the north, and to take the initiative, it is really very difficult.

It's different now. Hundreds of thousands of troops from both sides in the Central Plains region gathered, and the war was on the verge of breaking out. More than a dozen Sichuan troops can only be regarded as soy sauce. Cao Weiguanzhong did not have many troops to guard themselves. In addition, although Xia Houyuan has been on the battlefield for a long time, he is much easier to deal with than Sima Yi. As long as you plan carefully, don't have a tragedy like losing the street pavilion. It's no problem to calm down Guanlong.

"Although there is a battalion of Cao's army in Qishan, there are only thousands of defenders in Qishan, which can be paced down in the first battle!" At this time, Wang Ping also said after hearing the words. That's right. Once the soldiers come out of Qishan, we only need to cut off the street pavilion and Weishui, which can make it difficult for the troops and horses of Xiahou Yuanguan to enter Xiliang. Just wait for General Ma to calm down Xiliang, and then join forces to fight to the death with Xiahou Yuan!"

Everyone knows that Wang Ping is proficient in geography. Now that he says so, there is nothing to say. At present, Zhao Feng ordered Zhang Ren and Lei Tong to lead 30,000 Sichuan troops. According to the agreement with Liu Bei, the soldiers went out of the Xiegu Road and entered the Cao army village in Weinan. At the same time, he gathered 80,000 horses 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, a truck truck truck was transported to the front line.

"What, Zhao Botao's soldiers came out of the Xiegu Road and now occupied the Weinan camp?" In Chang'an City, Xia Houyuan asked the little colonel kneeling in front of him, and his tone was full of disbelief.

"Exactly, the 5,000 defenders of the Weinan battalion were almost completely destroyed, and the Sichuan army was stationed in the Weinan battalion. Another person was sent to collect rafts and build a pontoon bridge. They will come to the north at any time!" Come and report. Let's report. Xia Houyuan waved his hand and motioned him to go down. He turned his head to Cheng Yu and said, "Mr. Zhong De, as you expected, Zhao Feng is really unwilling to defend Xichuan. Is this the army coming out of the valley?"

"This person is definitely an uncontrollable person. It would be strange if he could stay in Xichuan at ease!" Cheng Yu said with a smile. The general next to him, Lv Kuang, asked at this time, "General, do you want to lead the army to retake the Weinan battalion?"

"No need, I deliberately left Weinan Camp to him!" Xia Houyuan sneered, and then Zhong Yu explained to Lv Kuang and others in the unknown, "In the land of Weinan, the land is barren and the road is rugged. Even if Zhao Botao occupies it, he can't open a field to raise soldiers. We only need to guard the north of Weishui, and when its food is exhausted, we will retreat. If we wave the army to cover up again, we will be able to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop!"

"So that's it!" Lv Kuang and Lv Xiang also understood. At this time, Xia Houyuan said again, "I personally led 50,000 troops to Wugong City to fight against Zhao Botao. Mr. Zhongde went with me, and Yuan Chang stayed in Chang'an. In addition, write this military situation into a letter and report it to the Lord!"

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

"Our soldiers came out of Qishan, and Qishan Jiuzhai was not worth mentioning. With Meng Qi's prestige in Xiliang, it's not a problem to defeat Han Sui. It's just that Han Sui and Yan Rou are both scheming people. Jin Zilong and Xiaozhi will go with you. If you do more, you can be safe! When you calm down Xiliang, I will lead the army to guard Linwei County and Jieting, and prevent Xiahouyuan's Guanzhong people from entering Xiliang. Zhao Feng arranged it carefully. Fa Zheng is Ma Chao's old friend. He is famous in the area of Guan Long. Although Ma Chao is arrogant, he will still listen to Fa Zheng's words.

As for Zhao Yun, on the one hand, he is the son-in-law of the Ma family, and on the other hand, as a person who once defeated Ma Chao, he can prevent Ma Chao from forming a tail after taking Xiliang, which is also carefully considered by Liu Bei. When the war comes to this scale, it is not only the battlefield, but also the corresponding other aspects.

"It's so good. General, don't worry, with the help of filial piety and my brother-in-law, I promise to twist off Han Sui's head within a month!" Ma Chao patted his chest and promised that Zhao Yun, who was completely ignored, had been made a little black by his "sister-in-law".

"It's a pity that my uncle is not in good health. Otherwise, with his old man's prestige in Xiliang, if he can walk 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. He was seriously injured in World War I before, and he has not been able to recover so far. The previous day, I inquired about the news that the Ma family's family was killed by Han Sui after being imprisoned for nearly a year. Ma Teng was hit again after his sixties, and he suddenly fell ill again.

"General, Zhang Gongyi is now stationed in Weinan. Although there are 100,000 troops in Xiahou Yuanguan, except for the left-behind people in Chang'an, martial arts, Xianyang and even Tongguan, only 80,000 can be mobilized. Among them, Zhang Gongyi has contained at least forty or fifty thousand, but there are 70,000 horses here. Why don't we take the opportunity to defeat Xia Houyuan in one fell swoop? Pound suddenly said that everyone was also a little excited when they heard the words. It was definitely a great credit to be able to take Guanzhong in one fell swoop.

"You don't know that although our soldiers have passed the level of Xia Houyuan, the Sichuan army has not been reorganized for a long time, and the combat effectiveness is not too strong. In addition, Xiahouyuan's Guanzhong cavalry is no less than 40,000, but we only have less than 20,000 cavalry. Only by calming down Xiliang and obtaining a stable source of horses can we compete with Xiahouyuan's Guanzhong iron riders!" Zhao Feng explained in detail.

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

"Exactly!" Zhao Feng smiled and immediately ordered the whole army to leave, go out of Yangping Pass to Qishan Avenue, and kill directly to the counties of Longxi. At the same time, Feige sent a letter to Guan Yu of Jingzhou. At this time, the messenger sent by Xia Houyuan had just left Tongguan, and there was still a long way to go from Xuchang.

(to be continued)