The large-scale military mobilization of Wu and Jingzhou naturally could not be concealed from Sima Yi.

Moreover, there was also a detailed work that passed the news of the rebellion of the barbarians in southern Jingzhou with great speed.

Knowing that at this critical time, there was a large-scale barbarian rebellion in the south of Jingzhou in Wu State, Sima Yi's first reaction was not to be happy, but to feel a chill in his back.

That majesty in Luoyang, the layout is so far-reaching?

This time, the news from southern Jingzhou could reach his hands so quickly, if he hadn't been prepared for it, Sima Yi would definitely not believe it.

In addition, at this critical moment, the rebellion of Wuxi Man in Wuling County happened to contain most of the attention of the Jingzhou side of Wu State.

At that time, he will be able to lead the army westward without any scruples.

Is this really a coincidence?

Thinking of Liu Ye's evaluation of Cao Rui, Sima Yi couldn't help but sigh:

"Qin Shi Huang, Han Xiaowu? Our Majesty is really ambitious. ”

Thinking of Cao Rui's various actions since he ascended the throne, Sima Yi's eyes showed a certain unclear meaning:

"It's just that Qin Shi Huang and Han Xiao Wu can inevitably be suspected of being fierce, not to mention that Your Majesty's talent is still outstanding?"

He sat there, his expression uncertain, not knowing what he was thinking.

After a long time, he shouted: "Someone! ”

"The general has something to order?"

The guard guarding the door entered and asked respectfully.

"Pass the order, let the Jingzhou Navy Division increase its efforts to supervise the construction of boats and boats, and those who dare to neglect will be dealt with by military law!"

"No!"

At the same time that the news of southern Jingzhou reached Sima Yi's hands, it also reached Luoyang at the fastest speed.

After Cao Rui got the news, he immediately issued a military order to Cao Zhen in Chang'an.

The hundreds of thousands of Wei troops in Guanzhong, who had been nervously preparing for nearly a month, poured towards Hanzhong like a mountain torrent, along the various passages between Guanzhong and Hanzhong.

Cao Zhen's main force, known as 300,000, set off directly from Chang'an and headed towards the mouth of the Meridian Valley.

The Wei army, which was guarding Chencang and Lingcheng, also moved at the same time.

In the heart of the Northern Expedition to Guanzhong, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, who was still in the old capital, began to build Lecheng, Hancheng, Golden City and other Guancheng at the intersection of the road from Hanzhong to Guanzhong last year.

The first is to prevent the Wei army from attacking on a large scale, and the second is to facilitate the support of the later Northern Expedition from Hanzhong.

At the same time, he not only sent a lot of sentry spies on the roads leading to Guanzhong, but even built cottages in dangerous places.

Therefore, the Wei army of Chencang and Lingcheng not only had to tightly seal the valley passes of Chencang Road and Bao Shue Road, but also sent forwards to clean up the Han Guanzhai of various pavilion roads.

The Wei army's clean-up operation soon triggered the vigilance of the Han State, and the movement of the Wei army in Guanzhong was transmitted to Zhuge Liang at the first time.

All the sentinels were in a hurry, and Zhuge Liang's brows furrowed.

Even those who are as intelligent as others cannot make judgments about the main force of the Wei army without the support of sufficient intelligence.

Although the Battle of Longyou was a great victory in the end, it is undeniable that the Wei army also almost reversed the situation.

Whether it is the loss of Luoyang, or the almost loss of the street pavilion.

Even Wei Yan's Northern Expedition had no great success, and even Zhao Yun was forced back to Hanzhong by Cao Zhen.

In addition, Wu Yi's march was too slow, which caused Shangqi and Linwei to have enough time to deal with it, and a considerable part of the troops were dragged down, etc., all of which exposed the shortcomings of the Han army.

As a negative example, it is Feng Yong's two battles of Longguan and Jieting, as well as Zhuge Liang's own defense and the battle of Longxi.

These things finally made the prime minister of the Han Dynasty understand one thing:

The more soldiers the better, but the better the better.

Therefore, after the Battle of Longyou, for more than two years, Zhuge Liang has been selecting good generals in Hanzhong, conducting military exercises, and also reducing a considerable part of the old and weak.

Compared with the First Northern Expedition, at this time, even if the 20,000 soldiers brought by Li Feng from Jiangzhou were added, the number was only around 60,000.

On the other hand, the Wei army, in addition to entering Hanzhong from the Meridian Valley, claimed to be the main force of 300,000, Baochuan Road and Chencang Road also each claimed to have 100,000 troops.

In the face of the menacing army of 500,000, Hanzhong's strength seemed to be too small.

Yang Yi, who came to report the military situation, saw the look of worry on the prime minister's face, and said that the prime minister was because there was too much difference between the enemy and me, so he opened his mouth and suggested:

"Prime Minister, there are many Wei troops coming, should we let Jincheng levy some more servants?"

Zhuge Liang shook his head:

"Although the Cao thieves claim to have 500,000, according to the news found in the past two years, the Guanzhong thief army is no more than 150,000 or 60,000."

"The right side of the situation is under the high eye, and you can dive into Guanzhong at any time, so Cao Zhen's soldiers can use in Hanzhong are no more than 100,000."

"In addition, it is now raining for days, and we are in danger in the mountains, which is enough to resist. If they can be kept in the mountains for a month, they will be defeated. ”

In the past two years, he has worked tirelessly and is old, not only have he asked people who are familiar with the terrain about these roads connecting Hanzhong and Guanzhong.

He has even seen each one in person, and he is really familiar with it anymore.

In addition, with the support of the Nanxiang engineering team, the newly built Guancheng at the intersection, and Hanzhong have become an important grain production place in the Han Dynasty after years of reclamation.

In this battle, the Han did not have any logistical worries at all.

Therefore, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, who has 60,000 elite soldiers, is really not afraid of Cao Zhen's 100,000 army.

"In that case, what is the Prime Minister's concern?"

Yang Yi didn't understand.

"The one I am concerned about is the Son of Heaven......"

Zhuge Liang had a worried look on his face, frowned, and involuntarily glanced at the south.

What he was worried about was not whether the little force in Hanzhong could stop the "500,000" Wei army.

The worry is that at the beginning of August, the emperor of the Han Dynasty had already left Jincheng and was heading towards Hanzhong.

Counting the days, the time when the Son of Heaven arrived in Hanzhong was exactly the time when the Wei army entered Hanzhong.

Putting the Son of Heaven in danger, even if he is like the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, he can't afford it.

Otherwise, His Majesty has called his father for so many years, wouldn't it be in vain?

Yang Yi was reminded by the prime minister, and then suddenly remembered, and couldn't help but shout:

"The military situation in Hanzhong is urgent, I actually forgot this!"

As he spoke, Yang Yi's face finally changed greatly, and he said urgently:

"Prime Minister, fortunately, the Son of Heaven has not yet arrived in Hanzhong, so why don't you send someone to invite the Son of Heaven to return to Jincheng."

Zhuge Liang smiled bitterly and said in a low voice:

"The Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty wants to inspect Hanzhong, and since he left Jincheng, it has been spread. If you hear that the thief is coming, and you return halfway, what will the world think? ”

Yang Yi was stunned.

Although since the Later Han Dynasty, the Confucian style has gradually flourished, but the martial legacy still exists.

If the emperor of the Han Dynasty heard that the thief army was coming, he would directly turn around and go back to Jincheng to hide, then if the Han dynasty was restored, I am afraid that it would become a joke to deceive the world.

The son of the Liu family fled from the battle, how to talk about reviving the Han Dynasty?

But if the emperor of the Han Dynasty comes to Hanzhong and comes to the front of the battle, in case something goes wrong......

"So what's going to be done?"

Thinking of this, Yang Yi asked anxiously.

Compared with Yang Yi's anxiety, Zhuge Liang had to be calmer after all, I saw him ponder for a moment, and finally gritted his teeth and said:

"The only way to do this now is to ask Your Majesty to slow down as much as possible. If you can force the Cao thief back before His Majesty arrives in Hanzhong, it will be the best. ”

"If not, then at least try to stabilize the situation in Hanzhong, and don't put Your Majesty in danger."

In order to show the heart of reviving the Han Dynasty, the Son of Heaven must not retreat.

But as a father, he must not let the Son of Heaven be in the slightest danger.

The decision was made, Zhuge Liang did not delay for a moment, and directly sent people and immediately set off in the direction of Jincheng.

After arranging the affairs of the Son of Heaven, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty remembered something again, and shouted in a lost voice: "It's not good! ”

The prime minister's repeated gaffes today made Yang Yi panic in her heart: "Prime Minister ......"

"Longyou!" Zhuge Liang hurriedly said, "That kid is still trapped in Wudu, and the Longyou Guardian Qiang Captain's Mansion has left him, I'm afraid that no one will preside over the overall situation!" ”

Now the Han and Hu of Longyou get along peacefully, and even the imperial court can collect a lot of livestock and wool from Longyou, and the Qiang Captain's Mansion has contributed a lot.

It can be said that Feng Yong is an indispensable cadre for stabilizing Longyou.

Now let him come to Hanzhong in advance, but he didn't expect to be blocked by heavy rain on the way, and the exchange of news was extremely inconvenient.

In normal times, Zhuge Liang would not be worried to such an extent.

But now it's different, after all, the Son of Heaven is on his way to Hanzhong, so there is no room for a slight miss in this battle!

When Yang Yi heard Feng Yong's name, an inexplicable feeling appeared in her heart.

Zhuge Liang didn't notice his face, and immediately hurriedly ordered again, sending fast horses to Wudu.

It can be said that because of the itinerary of Jincheng and Longyou, one south and one north, Cao Thief made a big attack this time, and inadvertently intercepted the most unprepared node of Dahan.

Hanzhong was able to get the news of the abnormal transfer of the Wei army in Guanzhong as soon as possible, while Longyou was two or three days late.

After all, Longshan not only separated Guanzhong from Longyou, but also delayed the transmission of news.

In Longyou in August, the weather is much cooler than two months ago.

One of the core secretariats of the Guardian Captain's Mansion, Zhang Xingyi was lying on the table carefully verifying the various documents sent today.

A dress made of light gauze fabric hung down and covered her chair, and if she hadn't seen the back of the chair, she would have thought she was bending down to read the papers.

In a place that was covered by the skirt and could not be seen by outsiders, a pair of calves were hanging in the air, constantly kicking around.

Probably tired of seeing, she stopped and yawned, then rubbed her eyes again.

I could only hear a small complaint in the empty room: "It's better when the conscienceless one is here, it won't be so hard." ”

When someone is there, there are some things that she can't do, just turn it around.

Some small things should be handled by themselves, and if they are verbally said afterwards, they will be regarded as having been reported.

Like now, no matter how big or small, it must be sorted out, and then reported to the hostess who stayed to guard the Qiang Captain's Mansion.

For matters that the Secretariat has no authority to handle, it is necessary to propose a plan in advance for the hostess of the house to make a decision.

Alas, after all, the hostess is not as talkative as the man.

Although the hostess never showed it obviously, Zhang Xingyi knew that the hostess was staring at herself, the big secretary.

As the chief officer of Cao, one of the most important departments of the Qiang's Governor's Mansion, Secretary Zhang Da said that these days are a bit stressful.

Zhang Xingyi shook his fist and cheered himself up, hum, I won't let you catch the handle!

A certain hostess, who was called a fierce and vicious woman, was sitting peacefully in the backyard at this time, looking at her own pair of children on the mat, with a loving smile on her face,

Although the two children of the Feng family were born only an hour apart, the difference in personality was revealed at a very early age.

The daughter is more lively and active, and now she sits there alone, holding a small paper tube rolled into paper tightly with her right hand, waving it from time to time, hitting the mat and making a "clacking" sound.

Then she grinned and laughed to herself, not knowing what she was happy about.

As for his younger brother, Ah Worm is much more clingy, no matter which direction he is placed on the mat, he has to climb back to Guan Ji's feet to be quiet.

Then every once in a while, he would stretch out his hands, wanting to grab Guan Ji and get the attention of his mother.

Then a smile bloomed on Guan Ji's face, and she bent down to play with him for a while, and then put him farther away.

Ah Worm began to crawl back again, sometimes passing by his sister, and being beaten by his sister with a paper tube.

The backyard was full of fun.

The silence was broken by the sound of hurried footsteps.

Guan Ji looked up and saw Zhang Xingyi appear at the door, trotting all the way with her skirt:

"Sister, it's not good, there is a situation with the Cao thief in Guanzhong!"

Seeing Zhang Xingyi's appearance, and then seeing the official document in her hand sticking to the red feathers, Guan Ji's heart sank, and she quickly stood up.

Stretched out her hand to take the document handed over by Zhang Xingyi, and quickly browsed it, her face suddenly became serious.

This is a document that has just been passed from the Longyou Governor's Mansion, and as soon as Zhang Xingyi got it in his hands, he immediately put down all the affairs and personally sent them to Guan Ji.

Guan Ji, who read the official document, did not delay for a moment, and immediately ordered:

"Let the army, the general staff, the secretariat, and all the chief officers go to the palace chamber!"

Zhang Xingyi nodded, turned around and ran out again.

"Someone, help me change my clothes!"

Guan Ji snorted.

As he spoke, he raised his leg and was about to leave.

I didn't know that Ah Worm just reached over and wanted to grab the corner of her skirt, but she didn't catch it, and then saw her mother leave like this, and finally opened her mouth and said wow twice.

Guan Ji didn't care about him.

Then the cry rang out.

Guan Ji turned her head and saw that the nurse couldn't coax her, and then looked at her daughter who was grinning and smirking on the side.

At that moment, the phoenix eyes were raised, and he shouted at his son: "Don't cry!" ”

Facts have proved that the majesty of the tiger girl has not diminished back then, and she can suppress her husband and son.

The son, who was about to open his mouth to cry, didn't know if he was frightened, and the cry turned into a "uh-uh" sound again.

Drinking made his son stop crying, and Guan Ji turned away without looking back.

The regular clothes at home were quickly changed to narrow-sleeved and tight-fitting military uniforms, and his hair was tied, and the martial arts and handsome Guan Jia Shiro appeared again.

Walking in a hurry, Guan Suo, dressed in military uniform, entered the conference hall, walked to the main seat, turned around and looked down with cold eyes:

Zhang Wei, Ju Fu, Zhao Guang, Yang Wan, Huo Yi and other major generals of the Qiang's Lieutenant's Mansion have already arrived, as well as Gongsun Zheng, chief of staff of the General Staff, and Wen Shi of the engineering battalion.

Even Zhang Xingyi has a position, and it is the closest to the main seat.

Seeing Guan Suo come in, everyone saluted in unison:

"I've seen General Guan!"

Guan Suo nodded slightly, and gestured: "Sit down." ”

Although on the surface, Zhang Wei's official position is the largest, but since the time of Emperor Zhaolie, Ji Han has had a tradition of using small to control big in the Han army.

For example, during the Battle of Hanzhong, Huang Zhong, the general of Zhengxi, needed the general of the Yi army Zhao Yun to grant troops.

In the same way, after capturing Shangyong, Liu Feng, the deputy army general, was able to lead the general Shen Tan of Zhengbei, and even bullied Meng Da often.

This is related to the difficult process of Emperor Zhaolie's founding of the country.

After all, in order to appease the later generals, they always have to be given official titles in name.

But the actual power is still in the hands of Emperor Zhaolie's most trusted person.

Because of this tradition, when Feng Tuqiu left Pingxiang, he also did the same, pretending to be his own fine gentleman to lead the affairs of the Qiang school captain as a protector.

With the two departments of the Secretariat and the General Staff, as long as nothing major happens, Guan Ji can make the Captain Guard's Mansion run normally even if he only does it.

Who knew that such a big event would happen now?

Without Feng Yong's backbone, everyone's faces were a little hesitant, and their hearts seemed to be a little bottomless.

Even Zhang Wei frowned.

At this time, he was not the general in history who had quelled the Nanyi Rebellion many times, and at the same time served as Yueshan Taishou for fifteen years, and was deeply loved by the Yi people.

He was just discovered by Feng Yong in advance, a young general who was constantly growing.

And Guan Ji is different.

She experienced the changes in Jingzhou, wandered on the edge of life and death, and fled back to Shu with all her might.

In addition, with Huang Yueying's personal guidance, and even passed the prime minister's eight array diagrams to her, so Feng Junhou asked her to pretend to protect the Qiang Captain's Mansion, which is not considered nepotism (black whistle).

After Guan Ji sat down, he glanced at the people below, didn't say much nonsense, and said straight to the point:

"According to the news from the Governor's Mansion, there is a lot of movement from the Cao thief in Guanzhong, and it is very likely that he will either invade Hanzhong or attack Longyou."