"Yes, Cao Cao did too hard back then, and almost emptied the people of the entire Hanzhong County." Liu Yong sighed that Cao Cao's desperate plan was played beautifully, and the conversation changed to the topic of using troops to the north.

"Right now, the only way for the Han family to recover is the Northern Expedition, and I don't know what General Wei has about the Northern Affairs."

Wei Yan glanced at Liu Yong, and secretly thought, Jinshang's qualifications are far better than Emperor Huai, and Emperor Huai can't catch up with this attitude of actively exploring the recovery of Zhongxing.

Holding the hilt of the matching sword, Wei Yan took out a silk scroll from the depths of his sleeve, and then slowly stretched it open, solemnly spreading it on the ground in front of Liu Yong.

"Your Majesty, please see, this is a topographic map of Guanzhong that has been sent by the minister more than 100 times to make detailed surveys and visit the terrain of Youshi, and it took two years to draw it by hand."

"Oh?" Liu Yong was surprised in his heart, and hurriedly stood up to look, and couldn't help but admire after just one glance: "General Wei's picture is well done, just at a glance, the entire Guanzhong Xingsheng can be seen." ”

The map made by Wei Yan is characterized by continuous inverted hooks as mountains and long lines as rivers.

In the west of the map, the Qishan and Longshan mountain ranges divide Wudu, Longxi, and Tianshui counties, and a Weishui meanders down to naturally become the border line of the Han and Wei dynasties, dividing Shuxi and Liangzhou on both sides. To the west of the Longshan Mountains, there is a bright red dot written with a thick ink pen - Street Pavilion.

Weishui flows out of Longshan, passes through Sanguan, flows through Chencang, and the water flows into the fertile Guanzhong Plain. Wuzhang Yuan, Yixian, martial arts scattered on the plain, through the Guanzhong counties to the east, the former capital of the Han family, the majestic Chang'an City is impressively standing.

The southern part of Wuzhangyuan, Yixian, Wugong and even Chang'an is the Qinling Mountains with thousands of mountains, thousands of fronts, extremely dangerous terrain, and stretching for thousands of miles. Qinling, it is like an iron curtain rising from the earth, completely isolating Shu and Guanzhong.

Although the Iron Curtain is tight, it has not reached the point of being airtight, and there are still several intersections connecting the land of Qinshu from west to east.

On the map, Wei Yan focused on the four roads in detail, and analyzed their pros and cons.

From west to east, they are out of Dasanguan and into Guanzhong, that is, Chencang Road;

From Hanzhong Baozhong County out of the slope to Guanzhong, that is, the slope road;

Further east, you can also go out of the Kei Valley to Guanzhong.

Theoretically, these three roads can enter the western part of the Guanzhong Plain, but the distance and road conditions are very different.

Out of the pass, oblique mouth, this is the avenue, the road is smooth, suitable for the brigade to pass, but from Chang'an and Guanzhong hinterland is too far, the journey takes the longest. And as soon as you enter the customs, you will face the blockage of Chencang and Wuzhangyuan, which are strongholds.

And out of the Kei Valley in the east, even though the road is shortened by half, the road is narrow and dangerous, and it is not easy for cars and horses to pass through.

This path is not the best choice either.

"Debate, Xiaoguan......" Liu Yong obsessively browsed the map, rubbing his fingers on the names of places, and muttering in his mouth. Suddenly, he beckoned to Zhuge Liang, who was kneeling upright on the left, and said hurriedly: "Prime Minister, come and take a look." ”

Zhuge Liang had already caught a glimpse of Wei Yan and Liu Yong's movements, but he didn't say a word, and he didn't lean over until Liu Yong beckoned.

"The mountains, rivers and rivers in Guanzhong?" Zhuge Liang exclaimed, this picture ...... He is no stranger, and the picture of mountains, rivers and rivers hanging in his public house for many years is a map of Guanzhong!

Seeing that Liu Yong and Zhuge Liang had gathered, Wei Yan pointed to the map and talked eloquently: "Bao Slope Road, Chencang Road and Kei Valley, either the road is wide and the distance is long, or the road is short and dangerous, and it is difficult to have both conveniences. ”

"Instead of sending troops to the avenue, swallowing slowly, and missing the opportunity, it is better to take a risky move. To the east of the Qinling Mountains, take the Meridian Valley from Xixiang County, only a thousand miles away, and arrive at the suburbs of Chang'an as soon as the Meridian Valley comes out. The minister's meaning is that if the Northern Expedition, the minister will lead 10,000 elite soldiers out of the Meridian Valley, go straight to Chang'an, and the court will send the general to lead the army from the avenue, and the minister will meet Chang'an. In this way, the land west of Chang'an will be restored by the country! Wei Yan's eyes were like torches, he lowered his voice, and spoke in a volume that only three people could hear.

Here it comes!

Liu Yong's heart tightened, the famous Meridian Valley conspiracy!

Observing that Liu Yong and Zhuge Liang's faces changed suddenly, Wei Yan was also slightly comforted, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

At that time, I stayed in the lonely land of Hanzhong with great hardship, and I always looked forward to my real "bright sword" Northern Expedition to show his skills, thinking that the dream of realizing the rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty was not far away.

I didn't want to wait for the result, but what I was waiting for was a series of bad news, the same year that Hanzhong was captured, Jingzhou fell, and Guan Yu was destroyed; The following year, Liezu launched the Battle of Yiling and was defeated, and another year later, Liezu Tuogu gave Zhuge Liang and Li Yanhou died of illness.

This news is like a bolt from the blue for me, the lord who trusts him the most and lets him give full play to his greatest value is gone, Bole is dead, and Maxima is alone? In the past three years, he and his subordinates have been anxious and tired, sleeping in the open air, and eating and drinking. Although the border was preserved, there was no direction.

But he Wei Yan did not choose to give up this important task because of this, although he couldn't see him for the last time when the first lord died, but the heavy responsibility he shouldered always reminded himself that the more he came to the moment of crisis, the more he could not shake his determination, and the oath of Hanzhong was still in his ears!

In the following time, he faced the dilemma of the Han family locked in Shu, thought hard, explored the strategy, and finally came up with this Meridian Valley scheme.

"General Wei's conspiracy is based on the fact that the strength of the Yongliang Wei army is inferior to that of the Han army. The approximate strength of the Wei army in Guanzhong during this time period is naturally clear to Liu Yong, who has traversed. However, Zhuge Liang probably didn't know it yet, so Liu Yong threw out this question.

"This minister has already inquired." The former enemy's reconnaissance of Wei Yan had already been carried out secretly, and at this moment he unhurriedly narrated: "If we talk about the strength of the Wei army, we must first talk about the military system of the Wei army. The Wei army was divided into the Central Army and the state and county troops, and the Central Army could be divided into the Chinese army and the foreign army, which were respectively the elite troops of the garrison division and the strategic mobile corps. ”

"According to the detailed investigations sent by the ministers many times, Wei Wei never thought that the Han army would attack, so the defense force in the Yongliang area was very weak. The local armies of the counties garrisoned the towns and cities, and there were basically no mobile field troops. ”

"Yes, after the defeat of the Jingzhou army, the elite of Shuzhong were destroyed in the east, and the national strength weakened sharply. Wei Wei doesn't pay attention to the prevention of our army! Zhuge Liang glanced at Wei Yan with deep meaning, his eyes hidden with surprise and appreciation, and then corroborated Wei Yan's words.

Obviously, the prime minister is not a vegetarian, and the intelligence work in the north has not been relaxed.

"Except for the Kaizhou county soldiers, how many people are the main force of the Wei army in Yongliang?" Liu Yong asked

"Commanded by Zhang He, Guo Huai and others, they were scattered in various cities and passes, totaling about thirty or forty thousand people." Wei Yan did not hesitate and opened his mouth to answer. "Moreover, it is the pseudo-Anxi general and the fake festival Xiahou Nan who guards Chang'an. This person Cao Pi is a favored minister, useless military strategy, and good at running the family business, and the military strategy is a wine bag and rice bag. ”

"I have to admit,"

"Wei Qing, your idea is unique, the idea is novel, and the intelligence collection is also in place, which can be called a big deal. If the Han army pours all the strength of the whole country and takes advantage of its unpreparedness, it is really possible for you to succeed. ”

"But," Liu Yong shook his head and said regretfully, "It's too risky, there's no way back, I'm ...... Disagree! ”

What the!

Wei Yan was shocked and almost jumped up from his seat, Liu Yong's first promotion and then suppression made him never expect it.

Your Majesty!

On the other side, not only Wei Yan, but even Zhuge Liang was also surprised. The emperor was young and vigorous, and he was worried that Liu Yong's brain was hot, and he was moved by Wei Yan's words in a few words, and insisted on implementing the Meridian Valley plan.

Unexpectedly, the emperor was unmoved and directly refused.

Zhuge Liang wondered, did Liu Yong see through the loopholes behind Wei Yan's plan, or did this young and extraordinary majesty have a more complete and perfect plan?

There is a directness, Zhuge Liang feels that it is the latter.