Looking at the people next to him, Feng Yong handed the secret letter to Gongsun Zheng, his face was a little gloomy: "The Cao thief in the east of Longshan has moved. ”

To be precise, it was the Wei army on the other side of Yueshi City that showed signs of mobilization.

Gongsun Zheng took it, glanced at it, and said in surprise: "How is it possible?" How could Cao Thief's news be so well-informed? ”

Although the Han guards the two most important passes, Longguan and Xiaoguan, it does not mean that you can sit back and relax.

At least Xiao Guan's side, special attention is needed.

Because it is located in the east of Longshan, it is also in the northernmost part of Longyou.

The Han wants to support Xiao Guan, not to mention the long distance, and he also has to cross Longshan.

And the loss of Yueshi City made Xiao Guan lose an important warning and corner place.

"Hang up the map of Longyou."

Feng Yong suppressed his slightly irritable mood and commanded.

The staff officer quickly found a map of the entire Longyou and hung it on the wall.

Feng Yong walked to the map, first found the location of Xiao Guan, then clicked on the location of Di Dao, and finally his eyes fell on the two support points of Yuzhong and Jincheng.

"There could not have been such a well-informed message." Feng Yong said with certainty, "What is the movement of the Cao thief in Liangzhou now?" ”

"Judging from the news from General Ju, Cao Thief is really as we expected before, just guarding the big river and Jincheng, and has no intention of going south at all."

Gongsun Zheng hurriedly replied.

"Then this time the Cao thief in Guanzhong has a lot of luck."

Such a tacit cooperation, unless you can contact you instantly.

I can't even make a radio, so can you get any black technology?

Feng Yong looked at the map tightly, playing with the small flag in his hand, and suddenly threw it out, marking a rare place in the middle.

It can be seen that he is very annoyed with the bald part.

No matter what the purpose of the Wei army in Guanzhong was, Zhao Yun was definitely going to return to the east.

If the Battle of Longxi could not be concluded as soon as possible, once the Wei army in Liangzhou, which had lost the pressure, reacted, it would be their turn to bear the pressure from the north.

If the bald department can compete a little, at this time, Longxi should already be ready to clean up the battlefield.

"I'm going to go to Daxia County in person."

Feng Yong said with determination.

Daxia County was the final point of the Han army in this battle plan.

When Feng Yong went there, he could see the bald man standing as quickly as possible, and asked what the situation of the bald department was.

More importantly, he also has to look at the specific situation to see how to end this battle as soon as possible and consolidate the results.

Gongsun Zheng did not object.

At present, the Wei army in Liangzhou has not reacted, and the Qianghu in Longxi is not a threat to the Han army, so there is not much danger for the prince to make this trip.

It's just that he still reminded Feng Yong: "Di Dao has decided that the prince had better bring people and horses." ”

"Three hundred is enough." Feng Yong nodded, "Don't worry, I won't put myself in danger." ”

The movement of the Wei army, which was far away in Anding County, passed through the Longyou Governor's Mansion, and also reached the Prime Minister's Mansion in Hanzhong at a very fast speed.

Yang Yi, who was already with the army commander, hurriedly took the urgent official document that had just been delivered and walked into the prime minister's office to handle government affairs.

"Prime Minister, Longyou is in a hurry, saying that there is an abnormal movement of the Cao thief over there."

Zhuge Liang, who was dealing with government affairs, looked stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly took the urgent item over.

After reading it, he walked to the huge map hanging again, pondered for a moment, and finally sighed: "This Cao Zhen can be regarded as a capable person, and he really can't be underestimated." ”

Yang Yi followed behind Zhuge Liang, but she didn't understand why the prime minister made this exclamation: "Why did the prime minister suddenly say this? ”

"Guanzhong and Liangzhou are separated by Longyou, and it is difficult to communicate with each other."

Zhuge Liang explained, "After the Battle of Longyou last year, the Han was temporarily unable to enter Liangzhou. Now that the two sides have been recuperating for half a year, it is the beginning of spring, and it is the time to use troops. ”

"Cao Zhen's move is just right to contain Longyou, coupled with the loss of Yueshi City, we have to guard the east with heavy troops, and we can't go west with all our might."

Yang Yi asked with some confusion: "What does the prime minister mean that Cao Zhen has expected that the Great Han will use troops against the west at this time?" ”

Zhuge Liang nodded, "It's possible, but even if Feng Yong didn't use troops in Longxi, Cao Zhen would probably have this move." ”

"Why is that?"

Yang Yi was even more puzzled.

"Temptation." Zhuge Liang looked at the Yueshi City on the map, and his eyes kept flashing with fine light, showing that he was thinking quickly.

"It's very likely that Cao Zhen is testing from the Yueshi City, and at the same time, it is also to delay our march into Liangzhou."

With the loss of Yueshi City, there was only one Xiao Pass left in the east of Longshan Mountain.

Therefore, Cao Zhen did not hesitate to use troops in winter, in fact, in order to put pressure on Xiao Guan, and then facilitate support for Liangzhou.

"Because the longer it drags on, the more beneficial it will be to Cao Thief. Because Longyou is in the middle of Guanzhong and Liangzhou, there is a danger of being attacked on both sides. ”

Zhuge Liang figured this out, walked back to his position and sat down, groaned for a while, and asked, "Wei Gong, how is the plank road in the valley being repaired?" ”

Last year, Zhao Yun was discovered by Cao Zhen and had to retreat to Hanzhong from the valley, and at the same time, in order to prevent Cao Zhen's army from pursuing, he burned the plank road.

It's just that the fire is a bit big, and this fire burned nearly 100 miles of wooden plank road.

It's easy to set fire, but it's hard to fix it.

The wooden plank road not only has to wedge the wood on the cliff, but also lay the pillars and beams in the water below the cliff to support it.

That's a lot of work.

"Prime Minister, this matter is personally supervised by Zhuge Senjun, but it is not easy to work in winter, although there is an engineering team from Nanxiang, but the progress is still very slow."

"What's more, after the beginning of spring, there will be spring floods, and the water flow is turbulent. I've seen it myself, and the red water is so high that even the thickest logs can't be fixed into the water. ”

Yang Yi hurriedly replied.

From Hanzhong directly into Guanzhong, from east to west, there are four roads: Meridian Valley, Luo Valley, Xiegu Valley, and Chencang Ancient Road.

Meridian Valley is difficult to navigate, and it is dangerous.

There is Chen Cang at the end of the old road, and the terrain is dangerous, and the army cannot be deployed.

The slope valley is the most flat, feasible army, but unfortunately the plank road is not passable.

"Luo Gu is also difficult, he can only go to the division, not the army, it's difficult!"

Zhuge Liang sighed.

Yang Yi knew what he meant when he heard this, "The prime minister wants to send troops from Hanzhong? ”

Zhuge Liang nodded, a little distressed: "Cao Zhen is tempting, we can also feint to cooperate with Longyou." It's just that the valley can't be passed, so what? ”

Yang Yi's heart moved: "Why didn't the prime minister send someone to march from Chen Cang's old road?" ”

"That's the only way to do it now."

There's no way around it.

After all, if you march from Luogu, it is difficult to march a large army, and it is easy for Cao Thief to be guessed that this is a suspicious army, not a real Hanzhong army.

In that case, it will not play a role in containing Guanzhong.

Now Cao Zhen is just a temptation, and the Hanzhong army naturally cannot be easily mobilized.

Coupled with insufficient preparation, rushing to battle will only waste money and food and fatigue the soldiers.

Only by following the old path of Chen Cang can Cao Thief believe that it is possible for the army to enter Guanzhong and fight Chen Cang, it is not important whether to fight Chen Cang or not, the important thing is to at least let Cao Zhen not act rashly.

Seeing that the prime minister agreed with his words, Yang Yi perked up and continued to suggest: "Last year's Northern Expedition, the prime minister didn't listen to Wei Yan's words, and he had little credit when he attacked Longxi. ”

"Now Wei Yan often complains in private, saying that Cheng Yuan didn't use his plan at the beginning, and he didn't let him lead the troops out of the valley, so his ambition could not be extended."

"It's better to let him lead the army out of Chen Cangdao this time, so as to deter Cao thief, and lest he always sigh."

When Zhuge Liang heard Yang Yi's words, he first frowned slightly and glanced at Yang Yi.

Yang Yi felt Zhuge Liang's gaze, her heart jumped, and she hurriedly lowered her head.

"Wei Gong, I know that you are at odds with Wei Yan. It's just that the two of you are both working for the Great Han, and you should fight the thieves together, not attack each other. ”

"Duke Wei, you have a degree of planning, Wei Yan is brave, they are all rare heroes, if they fight, won't they become enemies and relatives?"

Zhuge Liang persuaded him.

Yang Yi didn't dare to say more, and hurriedly agreed.

Zhuge Liang knew that Yang Yi was narrow-minded, and he was not too young, so it was not good to preach him too much.

And this time, although he is selfish, what he said does have some truth.

Now in Hanzhong, only Wei Yan is the most suitable for this expedition.

It's just that he is a little too careless, and he is earnest, but he has to be advised.

Zhuge Liang thought like this in his heart, but he didn't say what he thought to Yang Yi, and instead talked about another thing.

"Speaking of the various ways in Hanzhong, I think of one thing."

"Meridian Valley and Luogu Valley, although it is difficult for the army to travel, they also have to prevent Cao thieves from venturing into Hanzhong. Therefore I want to build a city at the crossings of the Meridian Valley, the Valley, and the Valley. ”

"In this way, the big man can attack and retreat, what do you think?"

If the Han Dynasty marches from Hanzhong to the north, the movement of grain will be a big problem.

Although the Dongfeng Express and the new military rations have greatly alleviated this problem, it is still necessary to be careful.

Building cities at various crossings not only makes it convenient to store grain and grass in advance, but also allows troops to be stationed.

Yang Yi followed Zhuge Liang for a long time, and when he heard this, he naturally guessed the prime minister's thoughts, and nodded in agreement at the moment: "In this way, the Northern Expedition can be a little more prepared." ”

"Wei Gong, you are good at planning, and this matter will be handed over to you. It is only necessary to pay attention to the strength of the people, the city should not be too big, but it must be strong, and it must be easy to defend and difficult to attack. ”

Zhuge Liang commanded.

"The order of the prime minister."

Yang Yi should go down.

I only heard Zhuge Liang say again: "You go down first, think carefully about how to handle this matter, and help me call Zhuge Qiao." ”

"No."

After a while, Zhuge Qiao came in and saluted respectfully to Zhuge Liang: "I've seen the prime minister." ”

Zhuge Liang nodded: "This matter was called to you because I wanted to leave it to you." ”

"Prime Minister, please command."

is obviously two fathers and sons, but the two of them are in the tone of superiors and subordinates.

"During the Northern Expedition last year, when General Zhao returned to Hanzhong, he sealed a batch of military assets in Chiya, and now you go and count them."

"General Wei will lead the army to the expedition in the near future, and this batch of military funds will be needed at that time, and there must be no delay. At that time, you will lead another 500 soldiers to go out with General Wei and take care of the military rations. ”

When Zhuge Qiao heard the Prime Minister's words, a look of surprise appeared on his face, as if he was a little surprised by Wei Yan's expedition.

However, he was thick by nature, so he didn't ask much.

"Yes, Joe understood."

After finishing the business, Zhuge Liang took out a letter.

said to Zhuge Qiao: "A few days ago, the east sent someone to send a message, saying that Yuan Xun (Zhuge Ke) was recommended by the prince of Wu and had to keep the position of festival and be in charge of money and grain. ”

When Zhuge Qiao heard this, a happy look appeared on his face: "This is a good thing. ”

When Zhuge Liang heard this, he looked at Zhuge Qiao, but he sighed a little.

When Zhuge Qiao saw Zhuge Liang's expression, he was a little uneasy at the moment: "Adult, what did the child say wrong?" ”

Zhuge Liang beckoned him to sit down.

Only then did he speak: "Although you are not as good as Yuan Xun, your temperament is much better than him." ”

"Supervising the transportation of grain and grass is an extremely cumbersome matter between exchanges. But you're doing a great job, and that's a good thing.

"But Yuan Xun is different from you, he is arrogant and negligent, and he can't calm down, I'm afraid he doesn't like this kind of tedious thing."

"And grain is the most important thing in the army, and the slightest mistake is a big deal. Forcing a person to do something that he is not suitable for and does not like will sooner or later have an accident. ”

Zhuge Qiao heard his own adult mention himself like this, and then he came to his senses: "My lord, I understand. ”

Then he asked a little anxiously: "Then ...... brother?"

"Don't worry, I will write to Lu Xun and ask him to make it clear to King Wu. My brother (Zhuge Jin) is already old, and in my opinion, it is best for Yuan Xun to serve by my brother's side. ”

"It's just that Yuan Xun may not be willing, and King Wu also likes Yuan Xun quite a lot, plus Prince Wu's recommendation, I'm afraid that Yuan Xun will definitely be reused in the future."

"I'm telling you this, just to ask you to write a letter to talk about brotherhood, and by the way, persuade him to pay attention to it on weekdays."

Zhuge Qiao nodded hurriedly: "The child knows." ”

Speaking of Dongwu, Zhuge Liang remembered something again, and his heart was even more troubled.

He usually doesn't show anything strange in front of outsiders, but at this time, there is only Zhuge Qiao in front of him, but he doesn't hide his emotions.

Zhuge Qiao saw a rare look of irritability on the adult's face, so he boldly asked, "What else does the adult have on his mind?" ”

Zhuge Liang waved his hand: "It's useless to say it to you." ”

"Children know that they are stupid, and they can't share their worries with adults on weekdays. But if the father is worried, the son will work, if the child knows in person that the adult has troubles but ignores it, it is unfilial. ”

"If it's not a national matter that children can't ask, so why don't you ask an adult to tell it so that the child can hear about it? At least the adults will feel more comfortable. ”

Zhuge Qiao said respectfully.

"If it's not a national event, why am I so bothered?" Zhuge Liang shook his head, "It's just that this matter is about Dongwu, and it doesn't hurt to say that it is okay for you to listen to it." ”

He pondered for a moment, as if organizing the language, and then continued: "In Lu Xun's letter to me, he mentioned a past incident the year before last. ”

At that time, after Lu Dai pacified Jiaozhou, he wrote to King Wu, saying that there was a phoenix in Wuzhou. On New Year's Day this year, in the well of the palace of Wuchang, there was a yellow dragon again. ”

Speaking of this, Zhuge Liang was silent.

Zhuge Qiao didn't react for a while: "The country is now auspicious, isn't this a good thing?" ”

Zhuge Liang glanced at Zhuge Qiao: "Before the first emperor ascended to the great treasure, Li Yan also wrote to the first emperor, saying that Wuyang is now a yellow dragon, and it will go for nine days. ”

"The dragon, the elephant of the king. "Yi" Qianjiuwu: The flying dragon is in the sky. The first emperor got Tianying Xiangrui, and then he ascended to the great treasure to extend the Han Zuo. ”

When Zhuge Qiao heard this, he finally understood, and his face showed shock: "King Wu wants to ascend the throne?" ”

"It's inevitable." Zhuge Liang's face became more and more gloomy, "How can Sun Quan be willing to be subservient?" ”

Sun Quan's claim to be emperor is not only Sun Quan's ambition, but also the needs of the Eastern Wu family.

When Lu Xun mentioned the auspicious matter in the letter, he was almost quite explicit about this matter.

It's just that in this way, the Han court will inevitably be greatly shaken.

More importantly, it is very likely that someone will propose to sever the Han-Wu alliance, or even fight against each other.