Jingxiang counties.

Nam-gun, Gangneung.

Just after Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor in Chengdu to inherit the Han dynasty, he stepped up preparations for the Northern Expedition, and Guan Yu, who was now enshrined as a general and the marquis of Jiangling County, also understood and hurriedly convened generals from all parties to gather together to discuss the important tasks of the Northern Expedition.

With the completion of the conscription order, Huang Quan, Liu Feng, Guan Ping and other generals unanimously poured into Jiangling.

Inside the county hall.

The general Guan Yu was in the main position, and everyone was also arranged in order according to the size of the official rank, kneeling on the futon on the left and right sides.

Waiting for half a ring, looking around, seeing that everyone had gathered, Guan Yu's face was full of thick smiles, and then he stroked his beard and said: "Now that the Son of Heaven has been victimized by traitors, the king of Hanzhong ascended the throne as a relative of the emperor of the Han family to inherit the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty. ”

"In view of the fact that the puppet Wei is an unrighteous country, and Cao Pi is also a rebellious minister and thief, after Your Majesty becomes emperor, he will inevitably swear to the Northern Expedition in order to maintain the orthodoxy of the Han family, and the instructions of the Northern Expedition will come with the letter of appointment."

Speaking of this, his face was relieved, and he said: "Your Majesty said, he is now discussing the Northern Expedition with his ministers, and let the general first reorganize the armament, gather the armor, and when the time comes, he will join forces with His Majesty's main force to march together, and attack from Hanzhong and Xiangfan respectively." ”

As soon as the words fell, the ministers were solemn.

Immediately afterwards, the faces of the generals in the hall suddenly rose with a hint of joy.

After being silent for several years, they have long been unwilling to be ordinary.

How can you do it without fighting?

Military generals are not like scholars, and they can be promoted by governing states and counties and accumulating political achievements.

They can only go into battle to fight, and judge their merits by military merits.

However, after thinking for a moment, Ma Liang, who was engaged in the work on one side, raised his white eyebrows and said softly: "Then the prince, can Your Majesty reveal in the letter that if our army launches the Northern Expedition this time, should the main direction of attack be Jingxiang or Hanzhong?" ”

"It's not going to be explained yet."

Hearing this, Guan Yu shook his head lightly and said.

When the words fell, Kou Feng couldn't help but say: "Then how to fight this battle, the main direction of attack has not yet been determined." ”

Feng Xi, the general on the side, couldn't help but shout in a deep voice: "I hope that my Jingxiang army can be the mainstay, so that we can all have the possibility of killing Luoyang, the capital of the puppet Wei State, and making great contributions." ”

"If Hanzhong is the mainstay, then we must play a leading role, and the strategic goal is to seize the pass."

This is also a fact that is not public, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that if Jingxiang is the main thing, it must be to capture the Nanyang Prefectures, threaten the capital of Wei and encroach on the Central Plains.

But if it is to go out of Qinchuan from Hanzhong, it will inevitably be to seize Guanzhong and take the route of Gaozu.

After the words fell, Ma Liang smiled at everyone and said solemnly: "Liang thinks, don't expect the Northern Expedition to be dominated by our Jingxiang Army, although Your Majesty has not yet decided the main direction of attack for the time being, but the stunt will not be to attack Luoyang, take the Central Plains as the mainstay." ”

"Why is that?"

"Because our army has not yet reached the moment of a real decisive battle with Cao Wei."

As soon as these words came out, Ma Liang pondered for a moment, and then continued to explain: "If Jingxiang is the mainstay, it will inevitably threaten the capital of Cao Wei, and then Cao Pi will definitely gather the main force to fight with us on the front line of Nanyang, and defend the capital to the death." ”

"But in a large-scale decisive battle, our army's logistics reserves are far inferior to Cao Wei, which is inappropriate!"

"Your Majesty has the prime minister and the law and filial piety by his side, so he must be able to see through all this."

"Secondly, politically speaking, Your Majesty inherited the Han family, but because Cao Wei in the northern states has been in business for many years, and now it is a situation where there are two lords in the world, if Your Majesty wants to promote orthodoxy, it is bound to re-follow the Gaozu line."

One sat down to explain, and everyone was silent when they heard what they said.

Ma Liang is right......

After a while, Fu Wei's face showed resoluteness, and he also spoke: "According to intelligence, Wu Hou Sun Quan has also moved Wu Hou's Mansion from Jingkou West to Jianye and built a stone city to guard it, and the military intentions of the Wu army at this time are already obvious. ”

"The Jianghuai line took a defensive position with the Yangtze River as the boundary, and the forces gradually developed westward."

Speaking of this, Fu Wei paused, and then boldly gritted his teeth and said: "Although now under the pressure of Cao Pi to establish the country as emperor, Sun Quan sent Zhuge Jin to restart the alliance with our army, but to be honest, Sun Quan has betrayed the alliance and attacked several times, and in the face of conflicts of interest, the alliance is just like a piece of paper for him. ”

This statement has been said very bluntly, that is, Fu Wei does not believe in the sincerity of Jiangdong's alliance, and is worried that once he exerts all his strength to contend with Cao's army in the north, the Wu people will still make small moves behind their backs.

Or Cao Wei's interests, the white-clothed crossing of the river three years ago may be repeated.

But now that the Han and Wu sides have just repaired the alliance, Fu Wei's words can indeed be regarded as taking a great risk, and it is easy to fabricate false words to slander the allies.

After this remark, Chen Shi, the middle-aged general on the other side, couldn't help but say: "What Brother Fu said is good, Shi and General Huang garrisoned the Jingnan area, and I often led the navy to practice in the area of Dongting Lake and the Han River. ”

"Wouldn't it be ridiculous to say that Sun Quan didn't take my heart from Jingzhou?"

For a while, everyone in the hall expressed their opinions on this plan to send troops.

Only Guan Ping in front of the hall still closed his eyes and pondered, and did not participate in the discussion.

Seeing this, Huang Quan couldn't help asking: "The young general has always been resourceful, and he has repeatedly made strange plans to break the strong enemy, why didn't he say a word today?" ”

After these words fell, Guan Yu noticed that his son's expression was wrong today, so he asked with a smile: "I don't know if Ping'er has any opinions on this Northern Expedition?" ”

When Guan Yu and Huang Quan spoke one after another, the originally fierce discussion in the mansion fell silent in an instant, and then they all focused on Guan Ping, who was on the side.

In recent years, all the generals have become accustomed to relying on Guan Ping.

In fact, since Xiangfan turned the tide with the division of the weak brigade and broke the Wu army, all of which were based on Jingzhou, Guan Ping has repeatedly performed miracles and achieved seemingly incomplete, but with his own plans, he finally realized.

Hearing this, seeing that everyone's eyes were looking at him, Guan Ping smiled bitterly, then slowly got up and walked to the map hanging on the screen, and then bowed to everyone.

After the salute was over, he pointed to the map and said solemnly: "Of course, Your Majesty's Northern Expedition is a reasonable and important event, Your Majesty is the emperor of the Han Dynasty, if Cao Pi usurps the country, our army does not make a statement, how can people in the world think that Your Majesty is the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty?" ”

"As for the main attack route mentioned by the monarchs earlier, I think there is no need to be entangled at all, the terrain of Yizhou and Jingzhou has determined that the war between the two states can only rely on the Han River to respond to each other, but it is impossible to have one main and one auxiliary."

When the words fell, Guan Ping smiled and said: "The so-called one main and one auxiliary, it is better to understand that each fights its own, regularly transmits the results of communication with Han Shui, and formulates the next plan, as for the main force, in fact, whether it is Hanzhong or Xiangfan sending troops, it can become the main direction of attack." ”

"How can this be done?"

"What does the Major General mean by this?"

For a while, Guan Ping's words suddenly shocked the generals, and everyone was once again interested in his strategic plan.

Hearing this, Guan Ping smiled slightly and asked, "Why not?" ”

"If the situation in Jingxiang is superior, Jingzhou will be the mainstay, and if Hanzhong has the upper hand, then Jingxiang will be contained and Guanzhong will be the mainstay."

"Why should the main and auxiliary divisions be so detailed?"

In a few words, Guan Ping bluntly revealed his plan.

But this is not what he thinks alone, but by those who are willing to be his staff.

Now that the words have been said here, Fu Wei thought for a while and couldn't help but ask: "Since the young general has a strategic plan, he must have prepared a tactical plan. ”

"I wonder if the major general can mention the detailed deployment of our army?"

"Yes."

After the words fell, Guan Ping nodded in agreement, and then continued to point out the map to the crowd: "Pingju has lived in Shangyong for three years, and he already knows the situation in Jingbei by heart, and since Cao Pi took the throne, he has made the following military deployments. ”

"Among them, first of all, Cao Zhen was the governor of the western capital, supplemented by Zhang He and Guo Huai, and stationed in Chang'an to prevent the main force of Hanzhong from attacking the north."

"On the Jingxiang side, Xiahou Shang and Xu Huang are the main ones, stationed in Wancheng to protect the capital Luoyang and conquer Jingxiang at any time."

"And Xiahoudun, as a general, sits in Yecheng, the rear of the governor, and garrisons Huainan with full favor, and Cao Ren as the governor Jing and Yang Zhu's military administration."

"Judging from the overall situation, if our army wants to go on the Northern Expedition, it will face the joint resistance of the Wei army in several states."

"Therefore, after careful planning, why didn't our army concentrate on the weak areas of the Wei army first, and take Jiangxia Wenpin first?"

"Playing a literary appointment?"

"Wen Pingtun is stationed in Jiangxia, and it has nothing to do with the Northern Expedition, so what good is it to fight?"

As soon as the words fell, Zhang Nan, Feng Xi and other generals were at a loss, so they discussed one after another.