"General Zhengxi has worked hard from afar, and he has not been able to meet him from afar, so please forgive me."

"Eh, the sin general failed to contain Jiang Wei, causing this official to slip into the Sword Pavilion and cause trouble to General Zhenxi. Where do you dare to let General Zhenxi greet you in person. ”

In late September 263, Deng Ai took Shi Yu, Tian Xu and others to the Zhonghui camp of the Sword Pavilion. The two scholars, who both used "taxi" as their epigram, played a sharp game from the beginning of their meeting.

After entering the big tent, Zhong Hui still put a left and right table for face - that is, Deng Ai's people sat on the left side, and Zhong Hui's people sat on the right side. Both sides treat each other as equals, and no one goes to sit on the main seat above.

After a brief greeting, Zhong Hui asked: "Now that our army is sitting under the Sword Pavilion and cannot advance an inch, I don't know if General Zhengxi has anything to teach me?" ”

"Hmm." Relying on the old man to wipe his gray beard, Deng Ai replied: "The Sword Pavilion is dangerous, and Jiang Wei is guarding it. It's hard to break it head-on. The only way to get around it is from the side. ”

When Zhong Hui heard such an answer, his face showed a very disapproving expression: "Zhengxi, this, our army has been doing this for most of the past half a month." ”

"It's not enough! Not thorough! ”

When Deng Ai said this, he couldn't help but stand up, walked to the main seat of the big tent, and pointed to the map hanging in the air: "Three hundred miles northwest of the Sword Pavilion, it is Yinping County, where the county seat of Yinping County is located. Starting from here, take Jinggu Road, and after 400 miles is Jiangyou County. After taking Jiangyou, there will be a flat river in the basin, and the sword pavilion of the Shu thief will be left behind......"

Following Deng Ai's fingers, Zhong Hui began to pay attention. But gradually, it became obvious that he looked disdainful.

Although Deng Ai's emotional intelligence is not too high, he is an old man in his sixties after all. Zhong Hui's emotional change can still be seen. He quickly ended his speech, and bowed his hand to Zhong Hui very rarely: "Zhenxi, now that the army is sitting under the danger of the Sword Pavilion, it is extremely difficult to transport grain. If you don't make up your mind to take the risk, you can drag it out for another two or three months...... If we're lucky, we can get out of the way, and if we're unlucky, we're ......."

Deng Ai didn't say the following words, and Zhong Hui didn't ask. Everyone knows in their hearts what the outcome will be if they are unlucky—the losses will be light.

With a long breath, Zhong Hui spoke: "If you want to take Jinggu Road, who will lead the troops?" ”

"Ben will personally lead the troops!"

"Hiss~~~ Please be cautious. This trick is really too dangerous! ”

"Otherwise, Lai Zhenxi Wuwei, our army has taken Hanzhong. This is an unprecedentedly favorable situation for our army in more than 40 years. If you don't seize this opportunity, next time you want to destroy Shu, it is estimated that you and I will not be able to see it in our lifetime. Deng is already sixty-six this year, and he doesn't know how many years there is still in Yangshou. So this battle would have been fought as the last battle in life. If you don't succeed, you will be benevolent! ”

"Conquer the West! So what will the bell do when it goes to the west? ”

"I heard that General Zhenxi removed Zhuge Zisi from his position? Deng didn't want to comment on this matter. But if you want to go deep into Shu, the more than 30,000 soldiers and horses in the hands of this general are still too few. Therefore, Zhenxi was also asked to assign the 30,000 Yongzhou Army to Deng Mou's command. ”

"This ...... Hehehe, General Zhengxi, this is the Sword Pavilion. Not far ahead, Jiang Wei was still commanding an army of 100,000 sitting there. In the rear of the general, Seoul and Lecheng were not taken. The rear is also unstable. There are fewer soldiers here, and Jiang Wei is about to rush out. Even if you don't rush out, I heard that Zhonghui has fewer soldiers here, what if a force is sent to guard Jiangyou? So, what does it mean to let Zhong Hui help the general nail Jiang Wei firmly to death here? ”

MB, can you be a little more shameless? Jiang Wei led an army of 100,000? Whether there are 100,000 troops in the whole of Shu Han has to be a question mark!

However, Deng Ai did not dwell on this issue anymore: "In this case, please allocate 20,000 people and 200,000 stone grain and grass to Deng?" ”

It turns out that the price was so high at the beginning, but the actual psychological price is this. This old puppet is really treacherous: "Good, this can support General Zhengxi." But...... Although the general will not be subject to the king's order outside. But for such a big deal, we should still explain this matter to the general, right? ”

"Of course. Don't hide it from Zhenxi, Ben General has already sent an envoy to Luoyang ten days ago to report this strategy to the general! ”

You've done all these things for a dog day to tell me this? "Hehehe, Zhengxi really has a vision. In this way, as long as the general agrees to this matter, then I will resolutely support it with all my might. ”

The two guys with their own ghosts will not talk about business anymore when they talk about this, everyone will socialize with each other, the people on the side of Zhong Hui boasted that General Deng has been famous in Longxi over the years, and the people on Deng Ai's side boasted about General Zhong Li Kehan or something, and then they quickly dispersed.

On the way back, the first person who couldn't hold his breath was the protector Tian Xu: "General, do I really want to start from Yinping and take Jinggu Road?" ”

"Of course, Ben is not joking."

"Hiss~~~ But the last general heard that there were no people for four or five hundred miles before and after Jinggu Road. The key is that the mountain roads are rugged, and there are no roads in many places, which is not suitable for the army to pass at all. ”

"It is precisely because of this that there is a possibility of a sneak attack. If the road is smooth, how could the Shu thieves not send heavy troops to guard it? ”

"But we're probably all wiped out on the way!"

"Indeed it is! But the so-called wealth and danger are sought, and the old man is sixty-six years old and dares to take this shot. General Tian is less than forty years old, why is he so timid? ”

"Me!"

"General, this time, our army only has 30,000 people, is it a little less?" Sima Shiyu finally spoke out at this time, and it also resolved Tian Xu's embarrassment very well.

"Well, 30,000 is a bit less. Ben Jiang also wanted the 30,000 Yongzhou soldiers at the beginning. But after Zhuge Xu's stupid pig was taken down by Zhong Shiji, Ben Jiang thought about it again: if there were 30,000 more people, the consumption of food would increase by at least seventy percent. The terrain of Jinggu Road cannot support such transportation at all. So, 30,000 people is actually the upper limit of this operation. ”

"Then if we enter the basin and encounter the main force of the Shu thieves?"

"Hehehe, the main force of the Shu thieves is in the Sword Pavilion. Among the rest of the army, Yan Yu, who has been in Yong'an for a long time, is still a good fighter. It's a pity that in front of me Deng Ai, it's just a chicken-like existence......"

Looking at the two big light bulbs sent by Sima Zhao beside him, Deng Ai said earnestly: "It is undeniable that such an action is very risky. There is indeed a selfish heart of my Deng Ai for fame. But this operation also has a great possibility of success. And once it succeeds, the country will eliminate Xishu, a long-time confidant. We can also add officials to the knighthood and go down in history. Why not? ”

Shi Yu and Tian Xu glanced at each other: "I am willing to establish immortal achievements with the general." ”

On the other side, the Zhonghui camp.

"Uncle, does this old man Deng really dare to take such a risk?" Because Chung Hui is a dink, he has no children. Therefore, among Zhong Yu's four sons, two have followed Zhong Hui for a long time and can be regarded as Zhong Hui's adopted sons. This time, following Zhong Hui into Shu is, it is Zhong Yong. In the third generation of the Zhong family, it ranks third.

"Humph! The old thief was jealous and made a great contribution to his uncle. In order to obtain greater credit, it can only be risky. ”

"Will this old thief succeed in this trip?"

"Hehehe, this is really hard to say. But I thought it was uncle's opinion. If the old thief goes, nine out of ten will throw his life in the mountains of Shudi! ”

"Then why does my uncle still allocate people and food to him?"

"Hehehe, Yong'er. Why are we cutting down Shu this time? ”

"This, of course, is for the general's military merits, for the general's usurpation of the capital."

"It's enough for a duke in Hanzhong, but it's really not enough to be crowned king."

"So Old Man Deng's plan, the general will definitely support it?"

"Yes. So Uncle Wei has to pretend to come out. I will give Deng Shizai the husband and food. It was enough for him to walk out of Jinggu Road and arrive at Jiangyou. But Xishu still has tens of thousands of elite soldiers in the hinterland. I don't add a single soldier to him...... It was impossible for him to succeed in the first battle. But as long as he appears in the hinterland of Xishu, Jiang Wei of the Sword Pavilion will be alarmed, and at that time, our opportunity will come. ”

"I see, Uncle Takami! Nephew Obey! ”