The scenery on the surface is difficult to hide the gloom behind it, in fact, a discerning person can understand at a glance that the so-called general of Zhengshu is just a nominal name, and has no real power, and Sima Zhao actually exists in the Zhengshu army as a hostage.

This is actually just a game between Sima Yi and Cao Shuang. At first, after the plan to conquer Shu was released, Sima Yi held strong opposition, believing that the time and conditions for attacking Shu were not ripe now, and sending troops to attack Shu at this time could only waste national strength and waste life and money.

But for the sake of prestige, Cao Shuang's attitude towards Shu was extremely resolute and stubborn.

However, after Sima Yi objected for a period of time, he no longer objected, the main reason was that after Xiahou Xuan was transferred to the governor of Yongliang, the general of Zhengxi, the position of the Central Protector Army was vacated, and in exchange, Sima Shi became the Central Protector, so Sima Yi also acquiesced in the fact of this expedition.

But after Cao Shuang's personal expedition, it put forward a severe test for the safety of Luoyang, after all, leaving Sima Yi, an old fox, in Luoyang, Cao Shuang could not feel at ease when he went on the expedition.

At a critical time, it was Ding Mi who gave Cao Shuang the idea to transfer Sima Zhao to the army and install a general title at will, but in fact, he was taken hostage to prevent Sima Yi from making any small moves in the back.

Hostage affairs have been customary in ancient and modern times, and a figure like Qin Shi Huang Yingzheng also served as a hostage when he was young.

Cao Shuang thinks that taking hostages may not be effective, a black-bellied person like Sima Yi, when it comes to a critical moment, may give up his son, anyway, Sima Yi's son grabs a lot of money, and compared with real ambition, the life of a son is insignificant.

Ding Mi thinks that there is no need to worry, although Cao Shuang left Luoyang, but with most of the Chinese army, once Luoyang has something, he only needs to transfer the army back to Luoyang, Ding Mi thinks that even if Sima Yi is in Luoyang, he has no soldiers and no power in his hands, presumably he will not be able to make any waves.

As for the hostage-taking, it is more of a gesture that makes the opponent have some scruples.

So Cao Shuang listened to Ding Mi's advice, transferred Sima Zhao to the Shu army, and appointed him as the general of the Shu expedition.

After receiving Xiahou Xuan's report, Cao Shuang was overjoyed, in fact, even he was worried about the problem of grain and grass, the soldiers and horses did not move, the grain and grass went first, the reason why he sent Xiahou Xuan over first was to raise grain and grass in advance, once this problem was solved, the army could be ready to set off at any time.

After getting the report that Xiahou Xuan's grain and grass had been prepared, Cao Shuang was really happy, it seemed that it was a wise choice to send Xiahou Xuan to Chang'an to preside over the overall situation, Xiahou Xuan really lived up to expectations and successfully completed the task.

At this time, Ding Mi gave Cao Shuang another idea: "Since the general is preparing to cut down Shu, then he must be taken by surprise and attack it unprepared, Shu is dangerous, if the Shu people are prepared, the difficulty of cutting down Shu will become very great, according to the humble opinion, it is better to advance the plan to cut down Shu, and kill the Shu people by surprise." ”

Cao Shuang thought so, and immediately gathered the army and went to Chang'an.

Xiahou Xuan and Guo Huai, who got the news, immediately led the officials out of the city to greet them, and welcomed Xiahou Xuan and others into Chang'an City.

And after Cao Shuang entered the city, he only stayed in the city for one night, and talked with Xiahou Xuan alone all night with candles.

As for the content of the conversation, no one knows, but someone revealed some details, just the burning candle roots, there are as many as seven or eight, which shows that the two talked late.

Yongliang's army and the army that had arrived in Chang'an ahead of schedule received an order the next day, asking them to immediately set aside and assemble at Luogu.

After Xiahou Xuan arrived, he transferred Xiahou Ba, the protector of Shu, to Luogu, and he served as the vanguard of Shu, preparing for the destruction of Shu in advance.

At the same time, Xiahouba also shouldered another important responsibility, that is, to block the border between Wei and Shu and prohibit the exchange of Shu State.

During the war, the frequency of careful work on both sides is still a normal thing, and the army of Wei is sharpening its knives in the north of the Qinling Mountains.

One of Xiahouba's most important tasks was to block the several valleys leading from Guanzhong to Hanzhong, and conduct a strict inventory of passing pedestrians and business travelers to prevent them from entering Hanzhong with intelligence.

Due to the relationship between the valley roads, Xiahouba's task is relatively easy, from Guanzhong to Hanzhong, there are only five or six passable valley roads, Xiahouba only needs to send troops to garrison these valley roads, you can stop the fine work, and prevent the leakage of news in Guanzhong.

So after Cao Liang arrived in Chang'an, he didn't have a chance to meet Xiahouba, and Yanghu didn't have a chance to see his father-in-law.

Yanghu got married a year earlier than Cao Liang, but it was Xiahouba's younger brother Xiahouwei who presided over the wedding, and it was he who fell in love with Yanghu at that time, so he married Xiahouba's daughter to Yanghu.

Therefore, when Yanghu came to Chang'an, it was the first time that he had the opportunity to meet his father-in-law, and he was nervous. originally thought that he would have the opportunity to meet Xiahouba in Chang'an, but he didn't expect Xiahouba to go to Luogu this time, and it took more than two months to wait.

After the order was issued, all the armies and battalions immediately took action, left Chang'an City quickly and orderly, and converged in the direction of Luogu.

Recently, the Wei army has been committed to training in this area, so after receiving the order, it can embark on the journey in an orderly manner.

In Cao Liang's impression, Cao Shuang should be the kind of waste wood with a big belly and swollen poop, but he didn't expect this person to command the army, but he is also well-eyed and very disciplined, obviously Cao Shuang's talent in these aspects is derived from Cao Zhen's inheritance.

Cao Zhen is a famous general of Cao Wei's generation, but it is a pity that he died early, otherwise Sima Yi would not be allowed to plot to seize the Cao family.

Cao Shuang has also been familiar with military books since he was a child, and he is fundamentally different from those second-generation officials who only know how to eat, drink and have fun, and he still has real learning.

When he first served as the general and auxiliary minister, Cao Shuang was also determined to attack, and his spirit was very high, including this time in Shu, Cao Shuang personally mobilized the army, planned the offensive plan, and did everything himself, as a commander, his performance was also remarkable.

All the men and horses were soon assembled in place, and they all rushed to the plain outside the Luo Valley, waving flags, neighing people and horses, and temporarily setting up their own tents, ready to set off at any time. Take a hundred plating to read the latest chapter of "The Last Three Kingdoms 2: Xingwei Claw Book House" for free for the first time.