Winter and spring are blending, and the white snow has gradually melted.

In spring and March, the continuous spring rain gushes vigorously like fine bamboo shoots, moistening the land of China and giving people a feeling of spring breeze.

Hanzhong County.

The county government has been changed to a temporary palace, and at this moment, Emperor Liu Bei of the Han Dynasty is summoning his henchmen Fa Zheng, Wei Yan and other people to discuss matters.

During the banquet, Liu Bei Xunyan said: "Everyone, now that the snow is thawing, the time for our army's Northern Expedition has come!" ”

In a word.

On the side, Fa Zheng said slowly: "Your Majesty, since this is the case, let's send troops." ”

"Since the early autumn, His Majesty came to Hanzhong to rectify the soldiers, horses and ordnance, and now our army has long been a soldier with enough food, and immediately lead the people out of Qinchuan to take Longyou, Longxi, and then Yongzhou, in order to recover the old capital of the Han Dynasty."

For a while, his words were convincing, and he was extremely excited to lift Liu Bei's spirit.

Liu Bei asked: "Qing and the others think that where should the focus of our army be on this time, take Xiliang County and gradually encroach on the land in Guanzhong, or should we directly advance into Guanzhong to seek a decisive battle with the puppet Wei army?" ”

Hearing this, Wei Yan showed confidence and fearlessness on his face, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the ministers are invited to fight, and the ministers are willing to divide their troops with Your Majesty. ”

"In this way, Your Majesty is right, and the ministers are amazing, and they will definitely be able to work wonders."

After the words fell, everyone thought about whether Wei Yan's strategy was feasible.

After a while, Xiang Lang was dressed in Confucian clothes, his hair was tied up, and he was dressed very formally, and then retorted: "General Wei's strategy, Lang doesn't agree with it. ”

"Why?"

Seeing that someone objected, Wei Yan's face suddenly sank, and he asked with an unkind face.

"If our army talks about the strength of the legion, it is already inferior to the military strength, although Fang Jinguan Junhou has attracted about 70,000 Wei thieves on the Jiangxia line, but according to the line report, the main generals of the garrison Chang'an are Cao Zhen and Zhang He."

"Needless to say, Zhang He has long been a famous general, but this person can only succumb to Cao Zhen, do you think that Cao Zhen relies on nepotism and clan relations to ascend to the throne?"

After asking himself, Xiang Lang Sui chuckled again: "But Yi Lang sees that Cao Zhen does have some ability, once when Cao thief was not dead, he often took him with him when he was marching and fighting, carefully taught and cultivated, and let him and Cao Xiu share the tiger and leopard riding." ”

"And Cao Thief has always advocated meritocracy, but he called Cao Zhen the Cao family's Qianli Ju, which shows the importance attached to him."

"And now Cao Zhen and Zhang He have led more than 30,000 people, but our army has gathered the main force of more than 50,000 people in Shuzhong, if we divide the troops again, how can the frontal battlefield put pressure on the enemy?"

After some analysis, Xiang Lang first expressed his position, that is, he opposed the division of troops, and should join forces to seize Liangzhou, and go straight to Guanzhong to seek a decisive battle of the Wei army.

At this moment, Wei Yan's face was serious, and he retorted loudly: "This is ridiculous! ”

"How can you follow the rules of war?"

"If our army takes the flat road to attack Liangzhou, wouldn't it give the Wei army enough time to react to arrange the defense of various important places, if so, it must be attacked one city and one wall, when can our army attack the fortified and complete the great cause of reviving the Han Dynasty?"

After saying that, he said in a deep voice: "If I can divide my troops with more than 10,000 people, then I can create a large amount of turmoil in Guanzhong and other places, so that the Wei army will not dare to act rashly and effectively to fight against the main force of our army." ”

"In this way, when the main force wins a big victory, I can also take the opportunity to attack the counties of Guanzhong, and join the main force in Tongguan like the story of Han Xin."

In just a short period of time, two factions of opinion were formed in the house, and there was no dispute.

Seeing this, Liu Bei lived in the Ming Hall, smiling, shaking his white beard for a moment, and then took a letter from the desk and showed it to everyone to see.

"What do you think?"

After half a ring, seeing that the ministers were looking at it one after another, Liu Bei asked with a smile.

Immediately, Fa Zheng on one side smiled slightly and said: "Step by step, encroach and advance, and after the heart of Qiang and Di is deep, the troops will be sent to Guanzhong to fight a decisive battle with the Wei army and decide the ownership of Guanzhong." ”

"If we win, then our army can get the land of Guanzhong, and then enter and sweep the Central Plains, get rid of the rebels, and rejuvenate the Han Dynasty."

"This is really worthy of the prime minister's generosity, and the style of arranging troops and marching soldiers is extremely in line with the prime minister's strict discipline and cautious attitude in doing things."

This letterhead is the strategy for the Northern Expedition written by Zhuge Liang in winter and sent to Hanzhong.

And this strategy is also the military plan of Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition in the original history.

Throughout the Prime Minister's five expeditions to the Central Plains, almost most of them were advanced step by step.

For the first time, Zhao Yun and Deng Zhi were suspicious soldiers out of the valley and feigned an attack on the crane to attract Cao Allah's power to go, but the main force of the headquarters went straight out of Qishan to take the three counties of Longyou.

This is a typical example of step-by-step and gradual encroachment.

The second direct attack on Chencang, intending to cut off the connection between Guanzhong and Xiliang.

If Chen Cang is really captured this time, I am afraid that the land of Liangzhou will not be owned by Wei in the future.

The third sweep of Wudu, Yinping two counties, and brought it under his rule, which was also to capture Liangzhou as an outpost.

The fourth is the most classic battle of the five Northern Expeditions.

Because, most of the first three times were in the stage of stalemate, and no one could help the other's trend.

But the fourth time was the Han and Wei sides of the main force in the field decisive battle to determine the ownership of Liangzhou, and this battle also due to Cao Zhen's death led to the defeat of the Wei army in the field, the general Zhang He died in battle, and the sergeants were more than 3,000 ranks.

The so-called Sima Yi killed more than 10,000 people is pure nonsense, how can there be a reason in the world that the main force can still kill the enemy after a big defeat?

The local small victories are almost the same, and the capture of more than 10,000 is obviously touted by the historians of the Jin Book.

After all, even the coup d'état at Gao Pingling can portray Sima Yi as a positive side, isn't it normal to wash off the military record?

In fact, purely in terms of military skills, Cao Zhen is much stronger than Sima Yi!

The Fifth Northern Expedition, due to the foundation of the great victory in the field, the prime minister continued to advance step by step as before, but directly recruited more than 100,000 people to complete the battle in Guanzhong, preparing to fight a decisive battle with the Wei army in Guanzhong again, and decide the ownership of Guanzhong.

It can be seen that the prime minister's strategy is almost always to seek change and win in stability.

But stability is the foundation, if you can't even stabilize the frontal battlefield, what's the use of a good surprise attack and division of troops?

Looking at it this way, Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition strategy is actually very clever, and he is not as stubborn as some black fans say, and he resolutely does not use the Meridian Valley surprise attack, in fact, he is also actively adjusting the direction of the Northern Expedition according to the different situations.

The five Northern Expeditions can be seen from whether the prime minister's ideas are all consistent.

The so-called Meridian Valley surprise attack came from Wei Luo, which does not seem to be Wei Yan's claim, but rather a deliberate attempt by the Wei side to discredit Zhuge Liang and elevate Wei Yan and cause civil strife in Shu and Han.

Wei Yan is such a shrewd general who has been guarding Hanzhong for more than ten years, and Meridian Valley is almost a well-known road, how could he be so risky?

Surprise attacks and risks are not deaths.

The Meridian Valley is a plank road, and it is different from Yinping Road, the 700 miles of Motianling are uninhabited and block the road between Liangzhou and Shu.

The surprise attack on Yinping Dao can indeed be guarded against, after all, not everyone can lead the crowd out of the seven hundred miles of desolation, and although the Meridian Valley is also difficult and dangerous on the way, at least it is not as exaggerated as Yinping.

After a deep sigh, Liu Bei couldn't help asking: "Xiaozhi, I don't know if you have a high opinion about the Northern Expedition?" ”

Hearing this, Fa Zheng chuckled, and then said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the Northern Expedition proposed by the prime minister will be quite correct, and our army should implement it, but General Wenchang's strategy of dividing troops is also somewhat reasonable. ”

"It's just that it's not time to divide the troops yet."

After speaking, Fa Zheng settled down and continued: "Three years ago, when General Guan Shao was crisscrossing Liangzhou, he had established a good friendship with the White Horse Zhuqiang and had a great relationship. ”

"Our army's Northern Expedition should be based on the recovery of Liangzhou, supplemented by military deterrence in Guanzhong, as long as we can harvest the heart of Qiang and Di, our army will be able to succeed!"

"Wouldn't it be twice the result with half the effort to compete for Guanzhong again?"

"In this way, our army can divide one group to cross the river into the east of the river and sweep and merge the state, wouldn't this move be safer and more likely to win than the soldiers who abuse the pass?"

"At least after our army stabilizes the situation in Liangzhou, we can divide our troops to advance in two ways, if it is directly like General Wenchang, the risk is also extremely great, if our main force cannot occupy the advantage, then we will not be able to respond jointly, so that more than 10,000 people will have the risk of annihilation."

In just a short period of time, Fa Zheng slowly combined Zhuge Liang's strategy with Wei Yan's strategy of dividing troops.

Why do you divide troops to disrupt Guanzhong?

Wouldn't it be more effective to fix Liangzhou first, and then divide the troops to cross the river and take the state to disperse the attention of the Wei army?

This is Fazheng's Northern Expedition.

"Wonderful, wonderful!"

"Filial piety is a policy that wins my heart."

As soon as the words fell, Liu Bei was immediately amazed and excited.

After the Northern Expedition strategy was settled, Liu Bei listened to Fa Zheng's plan again, and led the people out of the valley with Zhang Fei, the general of the chariot cavalry, to feint and attack the county to attract the main force of the Wei army.

And then he sent Ma Chao to march along the Qiang Road with 5,000 Xiliang knights, and swept the land of Longxi first.

In the end, Emperor Liu Bei of the Han Dynasty personally raised a large army to march out of Qishan and sent troops to Longyou.

……

In the second year of Han Zhangwu, spring and March.

The Han army was neatly organized, and swore an oath to the Northern Expedition and the pro-unification of the Han Emperor Liu Bei on the school field.

The Han army was powerful and majestic for a while.

As the Han army went out of Qishan, after the soldiers sent to Longyou, the three counties led by Tianshui, Nan'an, and Anding responded and abandoned Wei to Han. All officials hoisted the banner of Chinese characters to wait for the acceptance of the Han army.

And at this moment, with the response of the three counties, the government and the opposition of Wei State were shaken.

The world did not expect that the Han army's Northern Expedition was unprecedentedly strong, and the three counties directly responded to the rebellion against Wei.

The situation has taken a turn for the worse!

And just as the Northern Expedition began, the Battle of Jiangxia also rose from a confrontation to a fierce battle.