Jiang Wei, Wei Rong, and Zhao Tong have a relationship with the old general Huang Zhong after all, and it is inevitable to be a little sad when they hear the news of the old general's death.

Fortunately, Jiang Wei already knew Huang Zhong's fate, and with psychological preparation, he recovered after being depressed for a while, and in turn couldn't help comforting Wei Rong and Zhao Tong. After a long time, the two of them roughly collected their emotions.

Zhao Tong wiped away the tears, took out a sachet from his arms, and handed it to Jiang Wei.

"This is a handwritten letter that the military advisor ordered me to bring, saying that it can only be opened when General Zuo and Boyo are present at the same time."

Jiang Wei took the bag and looked at it carefully, and said in his heart: "Could it be the military advisor's trick?" ”

Since Zhuge Liang had orders, he didn't dare to open it without authorization, so he hurriedly sent Jiang Wu to invite Ma Chao to the council room. In order to show solemnity, Pang Hong was invited to be the co-counselor.

When Ma Chao and Pang Hong heard the news, he opened the sutures of the bag in front of everyone and took out an object from it, but saw that this thing was a letterhead written on silk paper, and it was densely written with handwriting.

Five people read a long letter together, so do you have to read it until the Year of the Monkey? Jiang Wei simply read it on the letterhead.

"Meng Qi and Bo Yue are like meeting words: Hanzhong is goodbye, and after a few months, it is suitable for Zhao Tong to meet in Chuyang, and when he knows the news, he sighs forever and ......sighs."

Lang read it aloud, except for the greetings at the beginning, Zhuge Liang's letter was almost the entire introduction of the process and achievements of Hanzhong's strategy.

About to introduce that 100,000 people in Jingzhou have been properly resettled, and the first wave of autumn grain has been harvested.

He also said that the water conservancy near the left side of the Hanshui River has been built and repaired, and Hanzhong has expanded thousands of hectares of fertile land, and it is expected to increase production by hundreds of thousands of Huyunyun next year.

He also said that fortunately, Ma Chao, Jiang Wei and others sent a steady stream of Qiang coolies from Wudu, and the official iron in Baoxie Valley has been operating smoothly, and it can produce more than 200 catties of iron every day, and Pu Yuan has created the first batch of qualified farm tools. With the follow-up manpower continues to invest, the quantity and quality of pig iron are expected to continue to improve in the future, and it is expected that 500 catties of iron can be produced per day after half a year, and its quality is enough to be made into equipment for military use.

At the end of the letter, he expressed his satisfaction with the achievements made by everyone in Wudu and Yinping.

"What does that mean?"

The more Jiang Wei read it, the more confused he became, and everyone was even more confused.

It is likely that he sent Zhao Tong to ask Zhuge Liang for advice on the plan to fight against Cao Zhen, but for some reason, the content of Zhuge Liang's reply was so bullish.

Ma Chao couldn't help but open the bag, and carefully rummaged through the bag again, but there was nothing inside, and nothing else could be found.

For a while, everyone in the audience looked at each other, only to feel puzzled

Jiang Wei turned to Zhao Tong and asked, "What else does the military advisor command?" ”

"No......" Zhao Tong replied with a frown.

After a moment, he patted his head and screamed "oops", as if remembering something.

"There is another trivial matter, I don't know if it has anything to do with the strategy of rejecting the enemy......"

"Just say it!"

Zhao Tong nodded and recalled: "On the eve of the return trip, the military advisor brought a prisoner to see me, saying that this person was sent to Hanzhong by Arden to walk General Zuo's spies who had the heart of self-reliance. ”

Ma Chao sighed when he heard this: "The military advisor understands the righteousness and returns me to my innocence, Ma Chao is deeply grateful!" ”

On the side, Wei Rong still touched his head and asked: "What does this have to do with the strategy of retreating from the enemy?" ”

At this moment, Jiang Wei and Pang Hong's faces were relaxed, as if they had understood something, and they said in unison: "I see!" ”

The two of them obviously didn't expect each other to react at the same time, and after that, they looked at each other and laughed together.

Seeing this, Wei Rong hurriedly said: "I know that you are smart, don't sell Guanzi, don't say it quickly!" ”

Ma Chao and Zhao Tong also cast curious glances.

Jiang Wei stretched out his hand and made a "please" word, and invited: "It's better for the giant master to say it first." ”

Pang Hong bowed slightly, and said with a smile: "Then Hong is ugly...... Hong thought that the implication of the military advisor's letter was that although the strategy of Hanzhong had achieved initial results, it would take time to achieve full success, and it was really not appropriate to fight with Wei at this time. As the saying goes, it's better to be still than to be still, and it's best to wait for Cao Zhen's army to retreat...... This is a macro fallacy, and I don't know if I guessed it right or not......"

Jiang Wei smiled and said, "Yes, Wei's thoughts are the same as those of the giant master!" ”

Wei Rong shouted again: "If you say it, it doesn't mean that you haven't said it, if the enemy army is so easy to retreat, what kind of plan do you ask!" ”

Zhao Tong shook his head and said, "Why worry? Let's listen to what the giant master has to say. ”

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Pang Hong added: "The military advisor is cautious, how can he do things that are unthinkable? He told Brother Zhao about the Qiang people's spies, and there must be a deep meaning in it! ”

Zhao Tong hurriedly clenched his fists and asked: "I want to hear about it." ”

Pang Hong smiled and waved his hand, very high-spirited:

"As soon as the Han Dynasty cleans up Wudu and Yinping, the soldiers will directly threaten the two counties of Tianshui and Longxi, which Cao Zhen does not want to see...... In the past few days, Hong has been severely torturing the captives of Wei, and has successively discovered that Liangzhou of Wei is not quiet, Cao Zhen gathered tens of thousands of troops, originally going to crusade against the rebellion in Liangzhou, but on the way, he received a letter from Qiangduan, so he rushed to find out......"

In addition, Hong also found out that the Wei army traveled along the road and found that most of the Qiang people in Wudu were there, and there was no half of the Han army; It wasn't until Lin Zi was ambushed that he saw General Ma's soldiers and horses, so the whole army was puzzled......"

Seeing him talk about himself, Ma Chao frowned and pondered for a moment, puzzled: "What does this mean?" ”

Pang Hong said "offended", and then said: "Didn't the Qiang people slander General Ma for having a heart for self-reliance? If Cao Zhen heard that it was not the Han Dynasty who occupied Wudu and Yinping, but General Zuo who had a 'heart of self-reliance', how would he feel? ”

These words are ingenious, and they find a different way, thinking that others dare not think. Since Jiang Wei descended, everyone fell into deep thought, and for a while, the room was silent, and the needle drop could be heard.

Pang Hongyun glanced at everyone, and finally saw Jiang Wei with a smile on his face, obviously he had already realized this layer, and immediately looked at him and smiled, and then said loudly:

"Therefore, in the grand view, the actions of the military advisors are a hint that we should carry out the policy of 'calculating the plan'!"

"The plan is calculated...... Ma Chao's face did not change, and he let out a long breath:

"This strategy is to teach Cao Zhen to know that he has the heart to rebel against the king of Hanzhong...... In order to fight for the snipe and the clam to fight, it is very likely that he will lead his troops to withdraw! ”

Pang Hong bowed slightly to him and said apologetically: "It is a fly in the ointment to let the general tarnish his reputation. ”

Ma Chao shook his head and said: "If you can save the situation, it is important, just a small name, why worry about it......"

After a pause, he burst out laughing: "What's more, with the current reputation, is there still a 'self-reliance'?" ”

There was an indescribable sense of self-pity in the laughter.

"General Gaoyi, every day can be learned!" Jiang Wei didn't say a word, and finally gave up his admiration at this time. As the "supervisor" of this trip, he has the obligation to appease Ma Chao's sacrifice.

At this time, Wei Rong was puzzled by the second monk and said curiously: "Why didn't the military advisor directly explain this matter in the letter?" Instead of all kinds of hints? If it weren't for you, wouldn't we have been able to guess the answer to this mystery? ”

Pang Hong pointed to the tips on the case and said with a smile: "Brother Wei doesn't know. Didn't the advisor say that General Suma and Boyo were present at the same time before they could read the letter? Hong thinks that the military adviser respects his identity, how can he take the initiative to instigate our generals to do things that defile themselves? Such a plan is not done by a gentleman, and this plan must be approved by General Zuo before it can be carried out. ”

After a pause, he said, "As for Boyo...... He must have expected that with the talent of Boyo, he should know his intentions, so he gave such an order. And macro is just a coincidence, and it's not worth mentioning at all. ”

Wei Rong and Zhao Tong suddenly realized and couldn't help nodding.

Ma Chao came back to his senses and sighed: "The military advisor is not in Wudu, but he can come up with a strategy to retreat from the enemy; There is not a word in the letter about us, but we are all in its plan. Its people and their schemes are unpredictable. Ma Chao is convinced! ”

For Zhuge Liang's plan, everyone deeply admired.

After sighing for a while, Wei Rong suddenly asked: "The key to this plan is to win the trust of Cao Zhen, but it is not easy to ......."

His words hit the nail on the head, and everyone pondered when they heard it.

After a moment, Pang Hong raised his head and asked, "Do you remember Cherijihu?" ”

Jiang Wei's heart flickered: "But Arden is a big general?" ”

Pang Hong bowed his head and said: "Yes, this person was seriously injured in the Battle of Luoyang and was captured by our army. A few days ago, his injuries were so good that he came to seek Hong and said that he wanted to take refuge in us. He was originally an enemy of our army, and if he came forward and pretended to surrender, he might be able to deceive Cao Zhen. ”

Ma Chao asked, "Is this person reliable?" ”

Pang Hong said categorically: "The general can rest assured." This man's family is in the hands of our army, and we want him to go east, but forgive him for not daring to go west. It's just—"

His words suddenly changed, and he sighed: "Cherrigi is a vulgar Qiang man after all, I am afraid that he will show his feet after defecting to Cao Ying, and he may not be able to deceive the people of insight in Cao Ying......"

After a pause, he said: "If the Wei people mention us to convey this meaning, it will be foolproof...... It's a pity that in a hurry, where to find a stupid Wei person? ”

His words were like a basin of cold water, which extinguished most of the enthusiasm that everyone here had just raised, and the voices of discussion were loud.

"It's also true, the Qiang people are the most unreliable."

"Hey, what's going to be done?"

"Looks like it's still bigger than anyone's fist!"

Just when everyone present was at a loss, Jiang Wei suddenly remembered the figure of a person in his mind.

After thinking about it for a while, he lightly deducted the case and said slowly: "Wei has a candidate...... This person is Cao Zhen's confidant, if he transmits the information on his behalf, Cao Zhen will be convinced! ”

Ma Chao asked, "But Xiahouba?" ”

"Not bad! It's this person! ”

"Hahaha...... Hahaha......" Wei Rong pointed at Jiang Wei and laughed loudly: "They all say that you are smart, and you don't want to be stupid today...... You must know that Xiahou Ba is a Wei general, how can he speak for us? Aren't you crazy about losing your heart? Hahaha...... I really laughed at me......"

At this time, Pang Hong's eyes lit up, as if he had realized something, he glanced at Wei Rong, and suddenly chuckled:

"This time you misunderstood Boyo. What Boyo means is that although Xiahouba will not take the initiative to lie for us, what if he does not think that this matter is a lie? ”

Wei Rong was interrupted by his words, and couldn't help but be stunned: "How can you say this?" ”

Pang Hong looked at Jiang Wei and said contemplatively: "Cherry Ji may not be able to deceive Cao Zhen in Cao Ying, but he will definitely be able to deceive Xiahou Ba in prison in Xia Biancheng...... I wonder if Hong guessed what you were thinking? ”

When Jiang Wei heard this, he slowly bowed his head, and a shocking wave was set off in his heart.

He and Ma Chao were outside, and almost all the internal affairs of the defense were handed over to Pang Hong in front of him. This person lived up to expectations, not only guarded the defense well, but also took advantage of the gap to send someone to convey the news of Cao Zhen's southward movement in a timely manner, and even developed a valuable downline.

Forget it, today Pang Hong can guess the other party's thoughts and calculations just through Zhuge Liang's letterheads, words and deeds; You can even grasp your intentions in a split second......

From this point of view, this person's reaction speed is not below him at all!

"It seems that after these months of experience and knowledge, Pang Hong has accumulated a lot of experience, and finally faintly revealed the demeanor of a new generation of masterminds!"

Looking at Pang Hong's eyes eager for approval, Jiang Wei stretched out his right palm and smiled heartily.

"I see the same thing as the giant master and the hero! In this case, this matter is fully entrusted to the giant master, can you take on this important task? ”

After getting Jiang Wei's affirmation, the corners of Pang Hong's mouth turned up slightly, and he also stretched out his palm to fight with him: "Hong has a plan in his heart, and he will not teach Boyo to be disappointed!" ”

With that, the two looked at each other and suddenly laughed in unison.

Leaving Ma Chao, Wei Rong, and Zhao Tong looking at each other, dumbfounded, they all secretly thought:

What does that mean? What the hell are they doing? ”