Sima Shi had an official identity as an envoy, so his first stop must have been Wuchang, and he had met Sun Quan before it was possible to meet Cao Miao.

Whether Sima Shi came to Jianye, or Cao Miao went to Wuchang, in short, they were all in the territory of Wu.

Inconvenient to get your hands on.

If you want to cross the border and enter the no-man's land or even the Wei realm, it is not convenient at present, the distance is too far, and it is easy to leak the news.

A thousand-mile march and trying to hide people's eyes and ears must be wishful thinking.

In terms of feelings, Mrs. Sun, who is like a blank sheet of paper, is still very professional in military affairs, and it is estimated that she has done this kind of thing before.

After much deliberation, Mrs. Sun proposed a plan: rush to Houguan before Sima Shi arrived. At that time, under the pretext that the shipbuilding task was urgent, Sima Shi was required to come and meet. Whether he's by land or by sea, there's plenty of time and space to do him.

There are mountains on land, pirates on the sea, and storms, and they are born to be backbiters.

Cao Miao picked her thumb with a smile on her face, but muttered in her heart.

This woman is not a good stubble.

When he arrived at Houguan, the mountains and seas were isolated, coupled with the shipyard's natural secrecy measures, it was not easy for him to contact anyone, he closed his eyes and listened, and he was isolated and helpless, so he could only let her fiddle.

But he couldn't refuse, so he could only hurry up and issue an urgent notice.

Mrs. Sun moved quickly and gave the order to set off early the next morning. Go down the river, turn into the inland river at Jingkou, take the Taihu Lake, and go straight to Qiantang.

The Wei Shu spies and meticulous work in Jianye City were caught off guard and made a mess.

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Jiang Wei was dressed as a scholar, pretending to be curious, looked around, and saw that no one was paying attention, so he walked into the store casually. After entering the door, hang the waist card of the Hubu Battalion on your waist.

The shopkeeper behind the counter swept his eyes, glanced around, quietly put down the pen in his hand, and flashed into the back hall. After a while, he came out again and stood in the doorway to take a look.

Jiang Weizheng walked up to him and said with a smile: "Shopkeeper, is that all these brocades?" ”

The shopkeeper smiled: "The guest officer didn't find a satisfactory one? ”

"There is no satisfactory style." Jiang Wei shook his head. "Can it be customized?"

"Of course you can, it's just that the customization is labor-intensive and time-consuming, and I don't know if the guest officer can wait."

"How much, is half enough?"

"Enough. Guest officer, please talk here? ”

Jiang Wei nodded with a smile and walked into the back hall with the shopkeeper.

Meng Shen was already standing in the courtyard and bowed down. He had already received an order from the Prime Minister's Mansion, and he had also received news from his brother Meng Yan, knowing that one of the young men who escorted this batch of ordnance was a close confidant of the Prime Minister, and he could not delay.

But Meng Yan said vaguely, and when he saw Jiang Wei, Meng Shen was still a little surprised.

Jiang Wei is very young, and the way he walks is not like a scholar, but more like a samurai. Judging from the appearance, it is not like the Jingxiang people, with a little barbarian style.

Meng Shen did not reject the barbarians, but was somewhat close. After all, in the eyes of the Central Plains, he is also a barbarian.

He just wondered how the prime minister could attach so much importance to a young martial artist who was not from the Jingxiang family.

What is it trying to say?

Jiang Wei politely greeted him, sat down with Meng Shen, and gave his name. Knowing that Jiang Wei was from Liangzhou, Meng Shen was even more surprised. Wei Shu is fighting in Liangzhou, and the prime minister is so heavy on a Liangzhou person, it is really easy to arouse suspicion.

"Mrs. Sun has already left Jianye, will the general stop here, I will arrange someone else to send it, or ......?"

"I'll send it myself." Jiang Wei said. Zhuge Liang asked him not to deliver goods, but to see Cao Miao. If he can't see Cao Miao, he won't leave.

Meng Shen nodded. He also felt that Jiang Wei would not stop there, but was just polite. Since Jiang Wei insists on sending it himself, he just needs to do the auxiliary work, Jiang Wei has his own car and boat, and he doesn't need to bother.

Meng Shen took out a map of the head of the Hou Guan, spread it on the case, and explained the situation to Jiang Wei.

The map is rudimentary. Houguan used to belong to Huiji County, now belongs to Jian'an County, between the mountains and the sea, except for a few county seats, most of the area is inaccessible, Houguan shipyard is tightly guarded, and outsiders are not allowed to approach, Shu Han's intelligence system has not been involved in the energy, and the information is very limited. The map is simply marked with a few place names and two roads.

A twist and turn, it is a mountain road. One is attached to the edge, in the form of a simple solitary shape, which is the sea route.

Jiang Wei frowned. He had been by Zhuge Liang's side for a long time, and the maps he looked at were all carefully drawn, and when he suddenly saw such a simple thing, it was a little unsuitable, and he was a little more skeptical of Meng Shen's ability.

But considering that Meng Shen was Meng Yan's clansman, and the prime minister had specially instructed him, he still hid his emotions well.

"In this way, it is more convenient to go by sea."

"Yes, it's easier and faster by sea." Meng Shen looked at Jiang Wei and said unhurriedly, "Is the general familiar with water warfare?" There are not only storms at sea, but also pirates, which can clash at any time. ”

Jiang Wei hesitated. The Tiger infantry he led were all elite, but none of them were familiar with water warfare, let alone water warfare at sea.

Jiang Wei thought about it for a long time, but still shook his head.

"Then you have to go by land. The land route needs to be prepared for road transmission and open up the intersection, which takes longer and costs more. Also, what pseudonym is the general going to use? Or use your real name? ”

Jiang Wei smiled. "Let's use my real name. No one cares who I am. "Of course, it is safe to use a pseudonym, but it is also easy to leave hidden dangers, in case the other party sees the flaw, it is not good.

Meng Shen agreed, asked some more details, wrote them down one by one, and arranged for someone to prepare a road pass for Jiang Wei. Fortunately, these are all things on the surface, and Wu Guo has officially issued relevant documents, but it is not troublesome to make up some procedures. Meng Shen's role is only to speed up some of the processes.

As Jiang Wei said, his reputation is not obvious, no one cares about him, and Sun Quan only treats him as a low-level officer such as a hundred generals who escort supplies, and does not pay special attention to him.

Even within Shu Han, there are only a handful of people who really treat him as a sergeant in Liangzhou, perhaps only Zhuge Liang himself.

Because of this, Jiang Wei needs to establish a meritorious service to repay Zhuge Liang's kindness.

A few days later, Meng Shen sent the completed documents, and Jiang Wei took the people and things and set off again. Jianye is the sea to the east, the tide is fast, Jiang Wei is not sure to pass safely, so he simply abandoned the ship and went to Dongye by land.

Compared with the ship, the carrying capacity of the car is far less, and the things that can be loaded on the original three ships require nearly 50 vehicles, and the size of the team has suddenly expanded more than ten times. In order to save manpower and expenses, Jiang Wei had to let the Tiger infantry push the cart.

The tiger infantry did not dare to disobey the order, but they complained in their hearts. As the elite of the Tiger Infantry Battalion, they have always been only responsible for combat, when will they be strong?

Jiang Wei sat on horseback, feeling the resentment of his subordinates, but he had no choice but to pretend not to see it.

Only two days after Jiang Wei left, Sima Shi and Xiahou Hui also rushed to Jianye.