Ma Tan's temperament has changed greatly since he came back from the mission to Soochow, and he is cautious in everything he does, even if he goes out, he has to consider whether to take the left foot or the right foot first.

After all, in the battle of Shiting, if it weren't for Cao Xiu's insistence on attacking the mountain, and he happened to shoot an arrow in his face, the consequences would be unimaginable.

What kind of god of war, just talk about it.

The mountaineering tactics that Ma Tan came up with under his arrogance at that time later became more and more stupid the more he thought about it.

didn't cause a catastrophe, it was really the prince's blessing, and he didn't dare to do anything like it in the future.

Liu Chan was very speechless about Ma Tan's change from one extreme to another,

But people like Wang Ping, who have little culture, admire this very much.

is worthy of the world-famous military god Ma Yan, and he is so thoughtful, no wonder he is a confidant under the prince.

After everyone finished greetings, they went to Nanzheng City to rest under the leadership of Wei Yan and discuss the major events of the Northern Expedition.

After the end of the last war, Cao Cao moved most of the population of Hanzhong, causing Liu Bei to be forced to move a large number of people from Yizhou to settle down and cultivate in Hanzhong.

But compared with Cao Cao's complaining relocation, Liu Bei's relocation work went much smoother-

The Qinling Mountains divide the land in the north and south into completely different climates.

The climate here in Hanzhong is humid and comfortable, and the precipitation in the area of Micang Mountain is the most abundant, there is no strong wind, and there is no severe cold, which is very suitable for human habitation.

Liu Bei gave an order, and many displaced people who couldn't get along in Yizhou were willing to come here to open up wasteland and farm, and now there is a busy scene everywhere during the autumn harvest.

"I can't imagine that General Zhenbei is not only good at martial arts, but also good at civil affairs, and he is really a model for my generation."

Ding Feng, who has high emotional intelligence, wasted no time in patting Wei Yan's ass, Wei Yan smiled proudly, humming and not daring.

"General Fenwei is polite, I heard that the general is also quite disciplined in governing barbarians, so I want to ask for more advice."

Liu Chan, accompanied by Yu Fan and Zhao Yun, carefully inspected the combat preparations in Hanzhong.

Yu Chuan thinks that Hanzhong has recovered well now, and it is the time to use force.

He proposed that Liu Chan go directly out of the valley from the main army and fight Cao Zhen.

Zhao Yun shook his head and said:

"Before the Son of Heaven went out of the Slope Valley, Cao Zhen had already prepared, so that Zhang He was the first, Guo Huai was the backbone, and he personally led the army as the rear team.

This person is strict with soldiers, and he should not be underestimated. ”

Yu rolled his eyes unhappily, and just wanted to spray Zhao Yun without guts,

can think that this is Liu Chan's savior, he can only snort, yin and yang weirdly said:

"This time and that time,

Before, the Son of Heaven had few soldiers, but it was just to mobilize the enemy army, so he did not dare to fight for a long time.

This time, the son of the world has a million armor, countless good generals, Jufu and Ding Feng all have the courage of ten thousand people.

Cao Zhenan dared to come to death? ”

Liu Chan scratched his head and said:

"Let's not talk about this for now, since Hanzhong is well prepared, our army will be here later, wait for the news from the second uncle first."

In history, Zhuge Liang's first Northern Expedition chose to go out of Qishan to attack Longyou instead of directly attacking Guanzhong.

Among them, Zhuge Liang's own considerations.

Cao Wei's Yongliang soldiers are not weaker than the Guanzhong Army, and they are all elite cavalry.

If you choose to attack Guanzhong directly, even if you can break through to Chang'an, you will be easily attacked by the Yongliang Legion-

Not to mention anything else, Ma Chao had also broken through Chang'an before, but in the end, he was not beaten away because he couldn't stand on his feet.

Zhuge Liang also suggested that Liu Chan take down Yongliang first, take a good rest for a year or two based on this, and then move eastward, which will be more secure.

But the first time Zhuge Liang sent troops smoothly in history was because the Wei army underestimated the strength of the Han army too much, and did not ambush heavy troops on the Yongliang line.

But now fools know that the Han army is going to go on the Northern Expedition, and the Northern Expedition will definitely have to send troops in two ways.

I'm afraid that now the Wei army is on high alert, and no matter which way it goes, it will face a bitter battle.

I envy Cao Wei's north, which can afford to raise so many elite soldiers,

The big man still can't compare for a while.

In the evening, Wei Yan set up a banquet for Liu Chan's army to catch the wind, and everyone pushed the cups and changed the lamps, and they all drank very happily.

Thinking of the upcoming big war, everyone is full of confidence.

During the banquet, a son got up to toast Liu Chan, and Liu Chan asked and found out that this was Sun Quan's second son, Sun Wei, who was an apprentice to Ma Tan.

Sun Xi is only seven years old this year, and he is a standard teenager.

Sun Quan nominally asked him to learn the art of war from Ma Jian as an apprentice, but in fact, he also treated him as a proton in exchange for Liu Bei's trust.

After Liu Bei ascended the throne, he also named Sun Wei as the Marquis of Duting, and did not move him to Chengdu, but let him continue to study hard with Ma Yan.

Ma Tan came to Hanzhong, and Sun Wei naturally wanted to follow the master's steps closely and also came to Hanzhong to meet Liu Chan.

Although Liu Chan is not very old, he is already quite generous.

He toasted Sun Wei very steadily, and said that children could not drink, and gave him a glass of Coke, Sun Shu even said that he was afraid.

Speaking of which, Sun Shu was really quite frightened when he came to Jingzhou all the way,

He also knew the current situation in Soochow, and he was afraid that he would be abused here.

But Master Ma Tan treated him well, and Liu Bei, the Son of Heaven, had no intention of imprisoning him.

Now the prince who has a heavy army is also so good to him, which really moved Sun Wei with tears in his eyes, tilted his neck, and drank the coke to a fine drink.

"The prince gave you immortal drink, what should you say?" Yu flipped to the side, yin and yang weirdly said.

When Sun Shu was in Jiangdong, he heard that Yu Fu had a bad relationship with his father, and he was a big villain who only drank and made trouble.

He was so nervous that he couldn't speak for a while.

Ma Jian encouraged on the side:

"It's okay, you can say whatever you want."

Sun Xi nodded and said innocently:

"It's delicious, is there anything else?"

Ma Tan: ......

Liu Chan: ......

Well, it's a good thing not to think of yourself as an outsider.

Liu Chan couldn't cry or laugh, and casually chatted awkwardly:

"The second son is young and has been away from home for a long time, can he miss his homeland?"

Sun Yuyi's words are authentic:

"This place is good, don't think about Wu!"

Liu Chan was petrified on the spot, almost thinking that Sun Wei was yin and yang.

However, thinking about it, Sun Shu didn't master the history books, and he didn't know this paragraph, so Liu Chan could only grit his teeth and pretend that he hadn't heard it.

He remembered that this was Sima Zhao's own joke in the history books, so that he would still be laughed at after a thousand years, and he was so angry that he was itching at all.

Sima Zhao, you wait for me, don't let me catch you, otherwise I will have your good fruit to eat.

Sun Xi was only seven years old, and he was working as a proton and living a life of looking at other people's faces, which made Liu Chan feel a little sorry for him.

I don't know if he activated Ruoyu's skill or if he was just so naïve,

In any case, I must not harm him and ruin my reputation.

Liu Chan asked Sun Shu to go back and sit down, and began to throw a plan for the Northern Expedition to everyone.

Because of poor communication, I don't know about the war in Jingzhou for the time being.

But what is certain is that Guan Yu must have launched round after round of onslaught against Xinye,

According to Ma Yan, Cao Wei didn't know what his intentions were before, so he only sent Niu Jin and Shi Tao to guard Xinye, and his combat readiness was obviously insufficient.

It is a sure thing that Guan Yu's army will be able to break through the city in ten days at most.

After breaking through Xinye, Guan Yu was strong, and the Wei army could only deploy defenses in the area of Wancheng, using the plain to give full play to the advantages of cavalry and fight Guan Yu.

And at this time, it was the best opportunity for Liu Chan's army to get out of Shu Dao and attack Guanzhong.

There are four Shu roads from Hanzhong to Guanzhong, namely the Old Road (Chencang Road), the Bao Slope Road (Xiegu), the Fu Luo Road (Luo Valley) and the Meridian Road.

Each of the four roads was rugged and difficult, with logistical supplies and troop supplies difficult.

Liu Chan showed everyone his tactical arrangement-

None of these four roads were chosen, but went to take the Qishan Road further west to Longyou, and went out of Qishan to Longyou, so as to cut off the connection between Cao Wei and Yongliang, and return to Ma Chao's hometown of Liangzhou.

Ma Chao is very much in favor of this plan.

He dreamed of going back to his hometown, and once again feeling that running and killing the enemy on the vast grass was the most familiar tactic for Ma Chao.

In order to accomplish the goal and further mobilize the troops of the Wei army,

Liu Chan also suggested that Zhao Yun and Yang Qun should command an army and make a posture of attacking in the valley, so that the Wei army could concentrate their troops there.

This is the routine of Zhuge Liang's first Northern Expedition in history.

In line with history, Wei Yan questioned this plan.

"Prince, why do you have to take the Qishan Road?

It is better for the prince to personally lead the army out of the valley, Cao Zhen and Zhang He are as timid as a mouse, and when he hears the words, he will lead the army to intercept the prince.

At that time, I personally led 5,000, uh, 10,000 horses out of the Meridian Valley and attacked Chang'an. ”

"Cao Zhen and Zhang He are outside, and everyone in Chang'an will be frightened and dare not resist.

At that time, our army will break through Chang'an, hold on to Chang'an's grain, and the prince will break Cao Zhen head-on, just like the story of the former Han Huaiyin Marquis, you can take Guanzhong in a battle! ”

Wei Yan was a loyal promoter of the Meridian Valley in history, and it was no surprise that Liu Chan could come up with such a tactic.

He had made preparations before sending out the troops, and when he heard this, he shook his head lightly and said:

"The Meridian Valley is rugged and difficult to travel, not suitable for the march of large armies, Chang'an is strong,

If the Wei army can't defend it, won't General Wen Chang's command be surrounded on all sides? ”

"This time, the general and I went all the way out of Qishan, and asked the general to open the way for the vanguard!"

The so-called Meridian Valley conspiracy is too risky,

Many people in later generations have also made similar attempts, the most famous is that the king of Chuang Gao Yingxiang ambushed here, but he was unable to spread the army and caused the entire army to be annihilated.

Now that the Han army is strong, there is no need to make similar military speculation, so Liu Chan rejected Wei Yan's idea without thinking about it.

Ma Chao also laughed miserably:

"What if you break through Chang'an?

Chang'an is dilapidated, the people's livelihood is poor, and it is only difficult to defend when attacking here, and Hugh will repeat the mistake of super. ”

Since the great turmoil in the late Han Dynasty, Chang'an has been seriously damaged repeatedly.

When Zhong Xuan developed Chang'an, he found that it was basically a wasteland.

Ma Chao and Han Sui also attacked Chang'an a few years ago, and found that the people's livelihood there had still not recovered, and it could not be used as a base at all.

Although a few years have passed, there should have been a lot of improvements, but he still insists that the best way is still to go to Yongliang, and then tackle key problems after a few years of operation in Yongliang.

Wei Yan's suggestion was unanimously opposed by everyone, and he suddenly lost his temper.

"Cao Wei has always been jealous of the prince, how can he take it lightly?

Unless they found out that the prince himself was in person in the valley, how could they concentrate all the main forces here?

The end will think it's not right! ”

This has also been bothering Liu Chan.

It is not impossible to fight a tough battle, but in this way, the Han army may pay huge casualties.

This is what Liu Chan does not want to see.

But he is now famous, and the way he appeared must have been the main direction of attack.

Except for him, no one can dispatch Ma Chao and those Nanzhong people under Wang Ping's command.

It's a bit of a worry for a while.

Seeing this, Wei Yan snorted softly:

"If you want me to say, it's better to go to the Meridian Valley and give it a try,

I only brought 10,000 people, even if I died in battle, I can be regarded as loyal to the Han family, and I died without complaint! ”

Yu Chuan has been patient without Yin and Yang, the Hanzhong Taishou,

Now that Liu Chan has arrived, Yu has flipped through the ropes and let himself go, and he is surveying the truth:

"If the prince can defeat Cao Zhen head-on, where will he use the general to occupy Chang'an?

The general traveled lightly and only brought ten days of military rations, which could bring down Chang'an, so how about going directly to Luoyang to slaughter Cao Pi in one go? ”

Wei Yan laughed and said:

"I regard Cao Pi as a pig and a dog,

As long as the prince hands over the army to me, he will definitely be able to sweep the Central Plains and restore the Han Dynasty! ”

Wei Yan was arrogant, Yu turned his mouth, and seeing that the two were about to fight again, Meng Xu, who had been sitting not far away, coughed dryly and said hesitantly:

"There's a conjecture in the lowly world, not necessarily right—

Does this Cao really not know the prince? ”

"Not bad."

Although Liu Chan is famous, the number of times he has really rushed to the front is really not much.

Cao Zhen and Zhang He, who have been stationed in Guanzhong all the year round, can know him, and there will be ghosts.

"That's going to be easy." Meng was full of confidence and authenticity,

"I have a plan to ensure that the Wei army is deceived, thinking that our army is going to go through the valley to send troops!"