After making the decision to make Cao Yi the king and the country recognized it, Guan Yi knew very well in his heart: the Jin State would inevitably take action against the three counties of Shangyong.

This is, of course, deliberate on his part.

The heritage of the eight states in the eastern part of the country is far stronger than that of Ji Han, who now only has the three states of Yongliang and Yi. Although due to such and such problems, the Jin Kingdom's farming speed was slower than that of Ji Han, who was ruled by the Traverser. But where is the background of the people, if there is nothing to do, if there is no development, three or five years later, when Guan Yi has the strength of the Eastern Crusade. The Jin Kingdom will also recover quite well. At that time, the difficulty of the crusade will increase exponentially.

Therefore, the opponent must not be allowed to develop in an orderly manner, and its rhythm must be disrupted.

This led to the action of making Cao Yi openly claim the king, thus stimulating the Jin State to send troops.

Of course, with the current population of 20,000 or 30,000 and the strength of 3,000 or 4,000 soldiers in that "Wei Kingdom", it will definitely not be able to stop the army of the Jin State - when it was not the king before, it was a rogue, and all the cities could not be defended, and the whole army drilled into the deep mountains and old forests to fight guerrillas. Now that he is the king, if nothing else, at least Xicheng County (now Ankang City, Shaanxi Province) in Weixing County is to be guarded, right? Besides, if you don't make a meat grinder, how many Jin soldiers can be killed by guerrilla warfare alone?

"Ling Ze, the matter of Weixing County is entrusted to you. This battle should be very hard. If you can't do it, don't force it. The pigeon stations in Xicheng and Hanzhong have been set up for more than a year, and they have been tried and tested hundreds of times, which is very safe. So if you really can't hold on, please be sure to fly the pigeon and pass the book quickly, and when the time comes, I will ask the general to bring troops to help. ”

"Hahahaha~~ Da Sima, please rest assured. As long as there is enough food, there is no city in this world that I Luo Xian can't defend. ”

"Well, I have a lot of faith in Ling Ze. Please rest assured about the grain problem, I will allocate all the harvest in the Hanzhong Basin to you this year. A total of 800,000 stone of grain and 300 million yuan. In addition, bows, crossbows, arrows, and oil were also openly supplied. ”

"Good, with these things, I will keep it for as long as Da Sima wants me to guard."

Yes, in terms of the selection of the leading generals to support Cao Yi, the traverser chose Luo Xian.

Jiang Wei, Zhang Yi and other veterans did not raise objections, and militants like Jiang Wei expressed with great interest: Although the battle of Weixing County is mainly based on defensive counterattacks, with his ability to fight back in the movement, wouldn't it be more beautiful than trapping a lonely city to wear down the enemy's spirit?

As a result, these petitions were blocked by Guan Yi on the grounds that "it is a small town, a remote place, and there is no need for a working veteran general".

In addition to Weixing County to send reinforcements in advance, Yizhou's defense also needs to be strengthened. After all, Dongwu's urine, the entire Ji Han is very sober.

At present, Jihan has 130,000 standing troops, Yizhou has 50,000, and Yongliang has 80,000. Among Yongliang's 80,000 standing army, Ma Jie led 10,000 troops in Xiping to control Liangzhou. Wu Qiao and Laiqing led 10,000 troops to sit in the five counties of Longxi. Wenyang led 10,000 to sit in Wuyuan. Huangfu has 10,000 guards in Fengyi County. Zhang Zun led 10,000 troops to guard Huayin County, the gateway to Chang'an. Wang Mai led 3,000 troops to sit in Jingzhou and Guanzhong's main road. In fact, there were only 27,000 mobile troops near Chang'an.

Luo Xian went to Weixing County to support Cao Yi this time and took 7,000 people with him. Guan Yi didn't dare to weaken the mobile corps near Chang'an anymore. Therefore, for the troops supporting Yizhou, the only thing that can be transferred is the 10,000 horses of Wu Qiao and Laiqing in the five counties of Longxi.

"Hey, I originally said that I would try to erase Nan'anqiang within a year or two. Count, Wushuang, send a letter to Zhongying. Before the forces of Xuan Gao and Dianbo return to their positions, don't stimulate Yao Ke to go back there. At this time, Yongliang's interior can't be messed up. ”

"Okay, got it."

"In this way, there are 60,000 people in Yizhou, and combined with the geographical advantages, people, it should be able to block the attack of Eastern Wu. If they have the guts to attack it. ”

"What's wrong? Brother, do you still have hope for Wu Dog's temperament? ”

"Huh? Hahahaha, that's what you said. If there is an opportunity, if you don't betray the alliance and sneak attack your allies, then it won't be Wu Gou. ”

"So, Wu Dog will definitely come. Speaking of which, brother, I have absolute confidence in the combat effectiveness of my Han soldiers. It's just that this general ......"

"You don't have confidence in Dingyeol?"

"I have absolute confidence in Dinglie's conduct and integrity, but this leading troops is really not Dinglie's strength."

"Okay, then who do you say you want to send to Yong'an?"

"Hiss~~ This really asked me. In this way, send Xuan Xuan (Li Zhen) to Dinglie's side and be a staff officer. Xuantong (Li Liu) went to Nanzhong and charged for Kong Shuo (Wang Qi). What does my brother think? ”

"Good, let's do it. This time, my big man once again played one against two, but this time, I close the family and will never repeat the mistakes of the past! Since my Han takes the unification of the world as his own responsibility, he must have the courage to be the enemy of Jin and Wu at the same time! ”

……

The fifth day of the ninth month. Chengdu.

"Zhongyuan, my nephew is going to make some trouble for Sima Yan, and then we have something to do."

"Huh? Let me see. Oh, yes, yes, there's going to be a war. Hey, soaking in a gentle township like Chengdu all day long, the bones are going to be crispy. ”

"Hmph, of course it's good to fight, but it's not good if you lose."

"Hehe, Guan Weizhi, what are you afraid of? Now, the main forces of our country are indeed in Yongliang, but there are also a lot of soldiers on the Yizhou side. We are not going to rush out to conquer the city, but to rely on the geographical advantage to keep the enemy out of the country. If you want me to say, Da Sima is still cautious, why do you want to transfer 10,000 people back from Longxi? We've got enough of them. ”

"Well, that's what I thought too. In this way, the 10,000 people here in Chengdu will not move for the time being. lest Wenshan and Hanjia have an accident and can't react. You go to Zigong Pavilion, order 5,000 spearmen, and go to Yong'an to help Dinglie defend. ”

"Okay, what about you? Going to Nanzhong? ”

"Hehehe, the situation in South China is much better than we imagined. Me, I'm going to Fuling County. ”

"What, do you think that guy Lu Kang won't fight Yong'an and go directly to Fuling County? However, the mountains and forests on the side of Fuling County are dense, which is not suitable for the advance of the army at all. ”

"Fuling County is indeed not easy to walk, but Yong'an is not easy to fight. Sun Dinglie has been in charge of Yongan for so many years, and Yongan's defense is simply watertight. How can Wu Dog have such a good tooth to gnaw down? So I must want to fight the idea of Fuling County. ”

"Well, it's a possibility. Moreover, with what I know of you, even if Wu Gou doesn't come to Fuling County, you will send troops from Fuling County, right? ”

"Hahahaha~~ Those who know me are also involved in Zhongyuan. My Fuxing Society has been deeply cultivated in Fuling County for more than ten years, and in the entire Wuling Mountains, which of all the villages still does not listen to Fuling County? If I want to counterattack Wuling County in Eastern Wu, it's as easy as a snap! ”

"Okay, you're amazing. But we're all gone, who will guard Chengdu? Don't tell me about Huangfu Yan. This one is really not good. ”

"I know that. Don't worry, I've already written a letter to Zifeng, asking him to send Huo Shaoxian back to take charge. ”

"Good, this arrangement is foolproof. Then I'll go to Zigong Pavilion tomorrow. Guan Weizhi, there will be a period later. ”

"There will be a date later."

……

The next day, Nanzhong, Jianning County, Wei County, Nanzhong Governor's Mansion.

Wang Qi sat on the main seat, and Ma Yi, Mao Jiong, Meng Yan, Li Mu, and Li Liu were separated on both sides.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the strategy of Chang'an has been decided, and the Jin Kingdom will definitely attack the three counties of Shangyong. Da Sima also wrote to remind the governor to beware of Wu Gou's invasion of Nanzhong from Jiaozhou. In the opinion of the governor, the invasion of Wu Dog is not possible, but certain! Therefore, I should also prepare for the seven counties in the south and middle schools. ”

"I'll wait for the Governor's order!"

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have seven counties in the south and central China, and the ones bordering Wu Gou are Qiqi County and Xinggu County. This county is full of undulating mountains and rainy days. If the enemy really wants to come from the county, the governor will wake up laughing in his dreams. However, although the commander of the enemy army does not know who it is, he will not be too stupid anyway, so there can be no hostility on the side of Qiqi County. ”

Wang Ji's analysis is not a big deal. But this is the truth: the county of Qiqi in this era is basically the same as the modern Guizhou Province. And Guizhou, at least in the last few years of the last century, still has a description of the sky without three sunny days and the land without three feet flat. This concentration of karst terrain, in this era of transportation, will really make the leading generals desperate.

"Therefore, if the enemy comes, it will come from the county of Shingu. And if you want to invade my Xinggu County, if you have few soldiers, the governor will swallow them, and if the enemy has many soldiers, you must march along Yuanshui, otherwise you will not be able to maintain the food of the large army. ”

The so-called Yuanshui is called the Red River in modern times. The river originated in Yunnan County (present-day Dali City) of Jihan, traversed the entire Nanzhong, and then flowed into the Jiaozhi County of Eastern Wu (present-day Hanoi, Vietnam) to form the Red River Delta, and finally entered the sea in the Beibu Gulf. It can be said that in this era when there is not even a winding mountain road, where there is water transportation, it is naturally a passage for the army to attack.

"Therefore, the arrangement of this governor is to let go of the two counties of Xisui and Jincheng on both sides of the Yuan River at the southern end of Xinggu County. Then let the enemy follow the Yuan River to Bengu (present-day Yunnan). After that, the ambush attacked, cut off the Yuanjiang shipping, and completely annihilated the Wu army. ”

"Uh......"

"What do you have to say?"

"Governor, Da Sima's order is to keep the enemy out of the country."

"Hehe, this governor has already communicated with Da Sima about this matter. Behind Hanzhong and Yong'an is the hinterland of the Han Dynasty, and of course it is necessary to defend against the enemy outside the country. But we are different from Nanzhong, as long as the people of Nanzhong are oriented to the Han, there are Nanzhong everywhere. Besides, Da Sima also instructed the governor to get in touch with Guishuang as soon as possible. But on our side to the west, it was Gupta to go by. And Gupta has not allowed our mission to pass through Kushan. Ben Dou has longed for an outlet to the sea for a long time. ”

"Da Sima agreed?"

"Da Sima said that the general will be outside, and the king's order will not be affected. Let the Governor do everything cheaply. It's just that Da Sima drew a bottom line for Ben Du: the tin mining in Ben County has just been produced and cannot be destroyed. So it's best not to give up Ben County. Otherwise, Ben will have to retreat farther, so that the fight will be more enjoyable! ”