In July of the eighth year of Jianxing, Cao Rui ignored the opposition of the ministers in the court and sent three secret edicts from Luoyang to the three places.

The first letter was sent to Hefei, and then delivered to the Yin Fan who Ben threw himself into Wu through a secret channel in Hefei.

The second letter was sent to Sima Yi, the great hussar general who guarded Yuzhou and Jingzhou.

The secret edict allowed Sima Yi to lead the army against the Han River from Shangyong and meet the general Cao Zhen in Hanzhong.

After reading the secret edict, Sima Yi sighed: "Your Majesty has great power, but the military strategy is slightly insufficient. ”

At that time, Liu Bei sent his false sons Liu Feng and Meng Da from Hanzhong to take the upper and lower levels, that is, they wanted to attack Xiangyang from the north and south with Guan Yu of Nanjun and take the entire Jingzhou into their hands.

If Guan Yu can wait for another half a year, let Liu Bei gain a firm foothold in Han first, and then advance both north and south, or Eastern Wu has not turned his back on the alliance with Shu.

So if the situation is today, it can't be said to be a different story.

And two years ago, Meng Da wanted to rebel according to Shangyong, Sima Yi led the army to travel 800 miles in eight days, raided Shangyong, and attacked the city for 16 days, which beheaded Meng Da.

can be the hussar general of the Wei State, how could Sima Yi not notice the waterway between Shangyong and Hanzhong?

This waterway is extremely dangerous, and it is a road that is not inhabited at all.

What's more, it's okay to say that it's barely passable down the river.

But if you want to swim against the current, it will be difficult and difficult, not to mention the many dangers.

I heard that the Shu people also built a dock fort and a beacon tower at the entrance of the Han River in Hanzhong, and there were soldiers patrolling and guarding them day and night.

It is really necessary to follow what the secret edict says, lead the army against the water, return after defeat, and have a return, and it is a big deal to go and have no return.

Now there are only two paths in front of Sima Yi.

One is not to obey the edict, and to persuade the emperor to retract his order.

It's just not that he went to Liu Ye before he was sent to lead the army and asked him about his evaluation of Cao Rui.

Even Sima Yi himself is also a scheming person.

How could you not think of the reason why Cao Rui was so anxious to cut down Shu?

Coupled with the case of the flashy punctor party, Sima Yi, as a representative of the family in the land of three rivers, is even more cautious.

How could he go against Cao Rui's intentions at this juncture?

Therefore, this other way is to lead the army westward according to the meaning of the edict.

Sima Yi thought about it for a long time, and then he slowly gave the order and began to let people build boats.

Cao Rui's third secret edict was sent to Cao Zhen in Chang'an.

Cao Zhen was overjoyed to learn that the emperor had agreed to the proposal to destroy Shu, and immediately gathered the generals to discuss the dispatch of troops.

When Xiahou dominated the Yueshi City, Qin Lang guarded Wangxian County, Du attacked and guarded Yicheng, Cao Zhen sat in Chang'an, and his subordinates included Yongzhou Assassin Guo Huai, auxiliary general Xian Yufu, later general Fei Yao, and Dai Ling, the protector of Shu.

can be regarded as a momentary handsome.

There are also two special people here.

One is called Wang Chong and the other is Guo Mo.

Wang Chong was originally a subordinate of Li Yan, but later he was jealous of Li Yan and surrendered to Wei in fear, and at the same time brought Cao Wei the drawings of Quyuan Plow.

Fortunately, in the past few years, Cao Rui has been constantly struggling and compromising with the family, so Quyuan Li has not been strongly promoted like the Han Dynasty.

But Cao Wei had a department under the direct control of the government, that is, Guantun.

Although since the beginning of the Huang Dynasty, the Guantun in the interior has been continuously encroached upon by the family and local wealthy families, and has been seriously damaged.

However, in the border areas, Guantun was still under the direct control of the imperial court because it had to provide military rations.

In front of the battle of Longyou, the grain in Guanzhong was emptied in advance by a certain turtle, making it difficult for Cao Rui's tens of thousands of troops to move an inch.

There is simply no way to launch a counterattack against Longyou in time.

However, fortunately, there was a Quyuan plough taken out by the turtle, and Cao Wei's Guantun quickly provided enough food for hundreds of thousands of Wei troops in Guanzhong in just two years.

The reason why Cao Rui can still have the confidence to investigate the "Flashy Friends Party Case" and knock the family from the side is precisely because of this.

Therefore, Feng Tujiao subjectively cheated Cao Rui once, but objectively, he helped Cao Rui again.

I don't know if this is the butterfly effect of history, or the powerful inertia of history.

But no matter what the reason is, the drawings brought by Wang Chong did help Cao Rui.

So he was found a reason by Cao Rui, sealed the Neihou, and awarded him a miscellaneous general.

As for Guo Mo, he also defected to Cao Wei from Shu.

What he brought over was the news of Meng Da's rebellion.

It was precisely because of his advance notice that Sima Yi got valuable reaction time.

Meng Da, a real slave with the third surname, was finally beheaded when he returned to Han or voted for Wu again, and was about to have a fourth surname.

In addition, Cao Wei has a rule for those who come, that is, those who come to surrender in Shu will let them guard the border of Wei and Shu, and those who will come down in Wu will let them guard the border of Wei and Wu.

Meng Da and Han Zong are all the same.

Therefore, when Wei was preparing to attack Shudi, Wang Chong and Guo Mo were here, which was the most normal.

Wang Chong was anxious, and when he heard that the general wanted to lead the army to attack Shu, he was very anxious and was about to speak.

Unexpectedly, he was secretly kicked.

He subconsciously turned his head, but Guo Mo beside him was silent, as if he didn't kick the kick just now.

Only the eyeballs rolled slightly, and glanced at this side, indicating his attitude.

Wang Chong and Guo Mo are both demotes, and they are always ostracized by others intentionally or unintentionally on weekdays.

At this time, Wang Chong got Guo Mo's hint, although he didn't know anything in his heart, but he knew that Guo Mo had always been wise, so he swallowed back what he wanted to say.

Just waiting to come out of the General's Mansion, Wang Chong looked for an opportunity and quietly found Guo Mo.

"Shu Road is difficult to walk, from Guanzhong to Hanzhong four roads, with Meridian Valley and Fu Luo Road as the most, others don't know, Jun and I all know."

"Now that the general wants to personally lead the army to the Meridian Valley, why doesn't Fang Caijun let me remind the general?"

Guo Mo knew that Wang Chong would come over, and when he heard him ask, he sighed, pointed at Wang Chong, and then pointed at himself:

"Others can mention it, but you and I can't mention it."

When Wang Chong heard Guo Mo say this, he was taken aback, his heart jumped slightly, and at the same time, he was a little enlightened, and his face showed worry. "It's just in the General's Mansion, and the name is a military council, but it's just an edict from His Majesty."

Guo Mo said in a low voice, "If you mention the difficulty of entering Shu, in the eyes of others, you are deliberately preventing the destruction of Shu." ”

When Guo Mo said this, he stopped talking, and finally gritted his teeth:

"At that time, I am afraid that I will be suspected, and I will be suspected of cherishing my homeland."

Wang Chong's face turned pale.

At the same time, he arched his hand at Guo Mo with some fear: "If it weren't for you, I'm afraid that someone would already be suspicious." ”

Guo Mo shook his head and smiled slightly wryly: "Helping you is also helping myself." ”

The relationship between the two is already close on weekdays, and they are both from Shu, if Wang Chong is suspected, Guo Mo will not be happy.

Wang Chong's expression darkened: "If the general really wants to lead a large army to attack Shu, then you and I will definitely be the vanguard." ”

Guo Mo nodded, "Da Wei already has this rule, and besides, you and I are familiar with Shudi, and it is natural to be sent as a striker." ”

The two looked at each other, and they both sighed a little.

It's just that they are all under other people's roofs, and they are already inferior, so what can they do in such a situation?

After sitting for a long time, he couldn't come up with any good ideas, and finally Guo Mo could only comfort:

"Let's take it one step at a time. I can't say, after the general entered the Meridian Valley, he saw that the road was difficult to walk, and he might change his mind. ”

Wang Chong sighed: "That's the only way." ”

As soon as Wang Chong left with his front foot, Guo Mo went out again with his back foot and came to the General's Mansion again.

Cao Zhen seemed to have known that Guo Mo would return, and asked his subordinates to lead him directly into the inner hall.

"How?"

Cao Zhen sat on it and asked.

"Back to the general, that Wang Chong does want to dissuade the general from cutting down Shu."

Guo Mo bowed and said respectfully.

Cao Zhen sneered, "I tried to ask him before, if he starts an army to attack Shu, when is it better?" He bluntly said that the road to Shu is difficult, and it is best to wait for the people of Shu to be weak and then try to do it. ”

He stared at Guo Mo, with a cold light in his eyes, "This time, how did he tell you?" ”

"Back to the general, Wang Chong said that Guanzhong enters the four roads of Hanzhong, the sloping valley and the old road can barely march the army, and the meridian valley and the Fu Luo road are extremely dangerous and unsuitable for marching."

"Therefore, when he heard that the general wanted to lead the army to the Meridian Valley, he said bluntly."

Guo Mo told Cao Zhen everything Wang Chong said and what he said, 1510.

Cao Zhen listened, and his face was full of anger: "In the past, he said that he could only kill them when the Shu people were weak, and if the army did not arrive, when would the Shu people defeat themselves?" ”

"Now that he says that Meridian Valley is not feasible, I think he is selfish and doesn't want to destroy Shu!"

The year before last, Zhao Yun walked in the sloping valley, and later the army was defeated and burned the pavilion road to stop his pursuit, and it is not clear whether it has been repaired now.

If it is not repaired, the army is halfway and has to turn back, isn't it a joke?

Even if it is repaired, as soon as it comes out of the slope valley, it will be Nanzheng, and Zhuge Liang will inevitably have heavy troops there.

If the army is blocked and does not leave the valley for a long time, then Sima Yi, who goes up the Han River, and the partial division who walks the Meridian Valley, will enter Hanzhong earlier than himself.

At that time, it was useless to lead the army by himself, but to cheapen Sima Yi.

The battle of Longyou was lost, although His Majesty did not hold him accountable for the defeat, but Cao Zhen knew that he could not escape the blame.

At that time, Sima Yi led the army for 1,200 miles on the 8th, beheaded Mengda, and quelled the rebellion.

Compared with the two, Cao Zhen felt even more uneasy in his heart.

You know, the general is above the hussar general!

So this time, he was naturally reluctant to let Sima Yi specialize in beauty again.

As for the second path that Wang Chong said, Cao Zhen didn't go through it, how did Wei Zhen die in defeat? He knows better than anyone else.

That was not the first time he had taken the old road, in the battle of Hanzhong that year, Cao Zhen had been a partial general at that time, and he had taken the old road to argue with the Shu general Wu Lan.

To enter Hanzhong from the old road, you must pass through Yang'an Pass.

First of all, Cao Cao led the tiger generals and elite soldiers, and in the face of such Xiongguan, they could only have the heart of retreat.

Later, Cao Zhen himself lost his troops in the old way.

What's more, how can Zhuge Liang be compared to Zhang Lu?

So he ruled out the old way as soon as possible.

Seeing Cao Zhen's uncertain face, Guo Mo hesitated for a moment, and then said carefully:

"General, what General Wang said actually has two truths. Entering the four roads in Hanzhong, it is indeed the most easy to walk with the slope valley and the old road......"

When Cao Zhen heard Guo Mo say this, he stood up and walked in front of Guo Mo, but his face was close:

"I know that you are from the same Shu land as him, and you want to say something for your fellow villagers, which is understandable."

It's just that he doesn't agree with the Shu country, which is enough to show that he still has Shu in his heart. You are different from him, and you are faithful, I know. ”

At the beginning, the elite soldiers led by Xiahou Ba attacked Yueshi City on a snowy night, thanks to wool.

Although the Shu people did not refuse to sell the wool to the Great Wei, the price was dead expensive, and it is said that it was several times higher than selling it to the Wu State.

I thought of the fact that the Shu people had planned to hollow out the grain in Guanzhong, causing the hundreds of thousands of troops mobilized from the ground to be unable to move.

Cao Zhen couldn't help but scold in his heart: This Shu person is not only black-hearted, but also the most treacherous!

The more he thought about it, the more kind he looked at Guo Mo.

In the two years since Guo Mo was transferred to Guanzhong, he was able to find a way to get cheap wool from the Shu people, and made up a lot of cold things for the Guanzhong army.

That alone makes him a credit.

In addition, Guo Mo behaves in a low-key manner on weekdays, compared with Wang Chong, who wants to stop the destruction of Shu, Cao Zhen is more and more disgusted with Wang Chong.

Guo Mo's face immediately showed a look of sincerity and fear: "The villain General Xie trusts!" ”

Cao Zhen nodded with satisfaction and comforted him a few more words, and then let him leave.