Guan Yi already had a plan in his heart, but he knew that he was short of qualifications and soft-spoken, so instead of taking the initiative to speak, it was better to remain silent, and it was not too late to ask someone to say it, so after sitting down, he just listened to the opinions of Jiang Wei and Zhang Yi and other elders, and did not answer.

After listening to it for a while, they saw the clues, and everyone was roughly divided into two strategies, Hu Ji, Zhang Yi and Liao Hua and others advocated defending the Sword Pavilion to the death, and when the Wei army ran out of food and retreated, they then waved their troops together with the soldiers and horses of the various passes in Hanzhong that had not yet been lost, and the front and rear attacks could be a complete victory.

Only Dong Ju believes that the Wei army has been preparing for a long time to attack Shu, and the ordnance is abundant, and the Wei army has obtained a lot of grain and grass weapons from the Han army after breaking through the Yang'an Pass, so it is not realistic to expect the Wei army to retreat from the grain, although the outer passes such as gold have not been lost, but their own troops guarding the pass are only two or three thousand people, and they have been surrounded and attacked by the Wei army for several months, and the loss must be very large, even if the Wei army retreats, it is unable to attack from the rear.

Therefore, Dong Ju found another way to suggest that after Jiang Wei divided his troops out of the Sword Pavilion Pass, he would make a detour to attack Yang'an Pass, first destroy the ordnance, grain and grass hoarded by the Wei army in the pass, and then wave and then cover up when the Wei army retreated, and he would definitely win a complete victory.

To be sure, both strategies have their own merits. The Wei army of the three roads of the army to cut down Shu, to this day, Zhuge Xu was framed by Zhong Hui, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under his command have been absorbed by Zhong Hui, Deng Ai lost the army and retreated to Baishui Pass, it is difficult to do anything, only Zhong Hui is left with a number of people, although it has 100,000 people, but from the overall situation, its momentum has been lonely, plus the Wei army since Guanzhong went south to seize Hanzhong, it has been as long as half a year, the soldiers are tired, and the soldiers have been frustrated.

At the same time, the siege of gold, Hancheng and Lecheng in Hanzhong has not been conquered by the Wei army, and it has always been a big trouble for the Wei army. Zhang Yi and Liao Hua are cautious by nature, and it is indeed appropriate to advocate sticking to the Sword Pavilion.

But Dong Ju's analysis is not unreasonable, the Wei army went deep into the hinterland of Hanzhong along the Golden Bull Road, and if it did not try to eliminate it, it would always be a big problem for the Han army, after all, there were 100,000 Wei soldiers. If the whole division of the Wei army retreats to Hanzhong to rectify and operate, after Hanzhong is stabilized, it can come to the Sword Pavilion again at any time and threaten Chengdu, and the Han will inevitably fall into a strategic passive situation from now on.

The geography of Hanzhong is extremely delicate. Theoretically speaking, if you want to defend the Shu land, it is a foolproof strategy to defend Wushan in the north according to the Han Dynasty. Because Hanzhong is sandwiched between Guanzhong and Sichuan, Hanzhong has a geographical advantage over Shu, while Guanzhong only shares the risk of the Qinling Mountains. It is more difficult to enter Guanzhong from Hanzhong to the north of the Qinling Mountains, while it is relatively easy to enter the south of the Bashan Mountains. If after Wei won Hanzhong, Han and Wei took Daba Mountain as the frontier, then the geographical advantages were all in Wei. After all, the Han Dynasty had already lost Jingzhou, and the danger of Wushan was shared with Eastern Wu, so only by holding Hanzhong could the Han regime be stabilized to the greatest extent.

Therefore, Dong Ju's idea was not only to repel Zhonghui, but also to further recover the lands of Hanzhong and seize the natural military and geographical advantages of Hanzhong.

But if you choose to attack Yang'an Pass, you need to cross the mountain road from Sword Pavilion to Ma Ming Pavilion plank road, Baishui Pass to Yang'an Pass for hundreds of miles in the shortest possible time, after all, the Golden Bull Road has been controlled by the Wei army, and it is obviously impossible to walk. In addition to the Golden Bull Road, the Wei army must also have laid a large number of scouts on the plank road from Jiange to Baishui Pass, so the men and horses rushing to Yang'an Pass must ensure that they are not discovered, otherwise not only will the plan to attack Yang'an Pass fail, but all the soldiers and horses who will attack Yang'an Pass will fall into a place of no return.

Jiang Wei rubbed his temples, Hu Ji, Zhang Yi, Liao Hua and others had more than enough to discuss but not enterprising; Although Dong Ju's plan is clever, it is quite risky. Therefore, being calm or adventurous, he was a little hesitant for a while, remembering that Guan Yi had never spoken, and he didn't know what he was thinking in his heart, so he casually asked: "What is the view of respect?" ”

"The general already has an idea, so why ask the last general?" Guan Yi smiled and said lightly.

"What do I mean?" Jiang Wei was very interested, and secretly thought that Guan Yi could test people's minds, and he actually knew what he was thinking? But when I think about it, I feel a little incredible, maybe Guan Yi is just talking about it, not having any insight.

Guan Yi smiled slightly, and said slowly: "At present, the situation between the enemy and us is clear at a glance. After Deng Ai retreated to Baishui Pass, although he was connected to Zhonghui in a line and echoed each other from afar, he was actually powerless, and the rear of Chengdu was worry-free. The right (large) general Yan Yu stayed in Luoxian to guard Badong, successively Wu State, led more than 10,000 elite soldiers to rescue Chengdu, and now stationed troops in Yu County, Gong Guard Sword Pavilion flank. In the future, he received a report from the scouts that Sun Xiu, the lord of Wu, had sent the veteran general Ding Feng to supervise the troops to attack Shouchun, thinking that our army should be rescued. Although the Wei army captured the South Zheng and Yang'an Pass, the siege of Jin, Hancheng and Lecheng has always been standing, which is the thorn of Zhonghui. ”

"Moreover, the road from Hanzhong to Shu is rugged, the mountains are high and the water is dangerous, although the Wei army has sufficient grain and grass, it is extremely inconvenient to transport hundreds of miles, and the mountains are not suitable for large troops to fight. Therefore, the last general thought that the top priority at the moment was to drive the Wei army out of Hanzhong, and Zhong would not be allowed to gain a firm foothold in Hanzhong, otherwise the tiger would return to the mountain, and the disaster would be endless. The last general took the liberty of speculating that the general originally intended to attack Yang'an Pass, but he was worried that Zhong would detect the movement of our army and would not be able to do it perfectly! ”

Jiang Wei stared at Guan Yi in disbelief, but he didn't expect that he had completely guessed his thoughts.

Five years ago, although Jiang Wei proposed the strategy of gathering troops in the valley to lure the enemy deep and clear the wilderness in order to seek great profits, but at this time, the Wei army attacked Shu in three ways, and Jiang Shu's surrender completely disrupted the established plan, so that Zhong Hui obtained the Yang'an Pass without much effort, and at the same time obtained the 300,000 stone grain and grass hoarded by the Han army in the pass, which means that the grain and grass transportation problem that originally caused the Wei army the most headache was fundamentally solved because of the capture of Yang'an Pass.

Therefore, in terms of the current situation, it is obviously unrealistic to expect the Wei army to withdraw due to lack of food and grass. It is true that if Zhong Hui's whole division is allowed to return to Hanzhong, it will be time-consuming and laborious to compete with it, not to mention that during this time, Zhong will have a fierce battle in the Sword Pavilion, watching his troop scheduling, advancing and retreating, and the military appearance is clean, knowing that he is also a masterpiece for a while, and it is difficult to predict how the two will win or lose.

In that year, when Emperor Zhaolie captured Hanzhong, he held on to Cao Wei for nearly two years before finally winning. Therefore, he is indeed more inclined to attack Yang'an Pass in his heart, once the Wei army's grain and grass are destroyed, Zhong Hui can only retreat even if he has great ability, and then Hanzhong can decide without a fight.

But the key to the hundreds of miles of attacking Yang'an Pass lies in a strange word, that is, it means that there can not be too many soldiers and horses in the sneak attack, otherwise it will be easily discovered by the scouts of the Wei army. At the same time, the men and horses who rushed to Yang'an Pass must be brave men from one in a hundred, otherwise even if they can avoid the scouts of the Wei army, they may not be able to take Yang'an Pass, after all, Yang'an Pass is a critical place for the Wei army to store grain, and Zhonghui will inevitably be heavily armed.

Finally, the leader must be a wise and courageous person who has a big picture and assesses the situation. The three complement each other and are indispensable, and although it seems easy to plan, everyone knows that it is not easy to execute.

"Since Jingzhi knows my heart well, he will be able to take on this important responsibility. I don't know if I would like to go through this? Jiang Wei asked tentatively, although Guan Yi could guess his thoughts, but the words were not comparable to the real sword and gun on the battlefield, this sneak attack on Yang'an Pass, if the slightest negligence made Wei Jun notice, he would fall into death, and there was almost no chance of survival.

"The general has orders, and the last general dares to disobey!" Guan Yi was indignant, he knew in his heart that if this trip was successful, he would be the first hero to recover Hanzhong, not only impressed Jiang Wei, Zhang Yi and others, but also his military career will be doubly bright from now on.

"How many people do you need?" Jiang Wei secretly praised, infected by Guan Yi's arrogance, and there was a little more expectation in his tone.

"Only 500 parts of the headquarters are enough!"

Zhang Yi, Liao Hua, Dong Ju and others looked at each other, looking like they were all taken aback, even Jiang Wei also felt that Guan Yi was a little arrogant. How did the veterans know that Guan Yi's five hundred blood guards could all be one hundred, and it might be difficult for others to sneak attack Yang'an Pass for hundreds of miles, but for the blood guards that Guan Yi had carefully trained, it was not an impossible task.

Liao Hua had a great friendship with the Guan family, and frowned: "Yang'an Pass is the place where the Wei army stores grain, and Zhonghui must have heavy troops stationed there, how can five hundred men and horses succeed?" ”

"What General Liao said is good, you must know that there is no joke in the army, and you must not underestimate the enemy." Zhang Yi only thought that Guan Yi was young and frivolous, although he didn't think so, but he couldn't bear to see him die, so he also spoke out to dissuade him at the right time.

"Soldiers are not expensive, but fine. In the past, the Wei general Zhang Liao broke the 100,000 army of Eastern Wu with 800 dead soldiers in Hehuai, and the last general was not talented, and he refused to let the Wei people specialize in the front. This trip is bound to be successful, and if the general has doubts, the general is willing to make a military order! ”

"Great!" Jiang Wei's eyebrows trembled, and Huo Ran praised the case: "Jing Zhi's courage is unparalleled, comparable to General Zilong!" On the day of your success, I will take credit for you. ”

Guan Yi smiled slightly, and then set up a military order on the desk, signed it, and handed it over to Jiang Wei for acceptance.

Seeing this, Liao Hua knew that this matter was a foregone conclusion, and it was useless to dissuade him, so he sighed secretly in his heart. But looking at Guan Yi's expression, he didn't have the slightest frivolity, and while sighing, he didn't know what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd.

It was the third watch of the night, the mountains were in full swing, and the mountains were silent, looking north from the sword pavilion close, but seeing the lights of the Wei army Dazhai more than 20 miles away, illuminating half of the sky was bright. Guan Yi stood on the wall, his heart fluctuating.

E Hu and Chen Lie stood behind Guan Yi without saying a word. Ehu has been following Guan Yi for a long time, and has long been accustomed to his style, whenever the big war comes, Guan Yi always likes to think quietly alone, and no one is allowed to disturb him. Although Chen Lie followed Guan Yi late, he had already been impressed by Guan Yi's wisdom and courage, and it was undoubtedly a blessing for the soldiers to follow and serve under Guan Yi.

Guan Yi knew in his heart that the Wei army's grain and grass that attacked Yang'an Pass this time could be described as nine deaths. However, as far as the current situation is concerned, although the Golden Zhuwei can protect itself, it has been besieged by the Wei army for half a year, and the casualties of the guards are bound to be very large, and it is difficult to form an encirclement with the Han army of Jiange when the Wei army retreats. Wu lord Sun Xiu sent the veteran general Ding Feng to lead troops to attack Shouchun, seemingly besieging Wei to save Zhao, but Guan Yi knew in his heart that this was just a show of Eastern Wu, after all, the focus of the Wu people at this time was busy dealing with the rebellion of Jiaozhi Lüxing, so counting on the rescue of Eastern Wu was simply to draw bread to satisfy hunger.

And the right (big) general Yan Yutun Bing Xian, although he defended the flank of the Sword Pavilion to prevent the Wei army from attacking Chengdu from Guanghan, but he could not retreat the Wei army. Therefore, only by cutting off the supply of grain and grass to the Wei army in one fell swoop can it hit the seven inches of the Wei army, otherwise once the Zhonghui army is allowed to return to Hanzhong safely, and hold the line of Yang'an Pass and Baishui Pass, with Zhonghui's strategy, it will be even more difficult to recapture Hanzhong.

Guan Yi knew in his heart that if the Han lost Hanzhong, it would be tantamount to letting the Wei army jam the neck of the Han army going north. What's even more troublesome is that once the Wei army gains a firm foothold in Hanzhong, it can swing the Sword Pavilion at any time and approach Chengdu, and the Han army will be completely in a strategically passive situation, looking up at the Wei army's face.

Therefore, Hanzhong's unique strategic position in the Han Dynasty can be said to be pivotal, Jiang Wei and Guan Yi know this very well, and Sima Zhao and Zhong Hui naturally understand. In other words, after the failure of the Wei army's three-way attack on Shu, the first thing to do is to adjust the strategy, that is to say, the most critical thing now is how to hold the strategic place of Hanzhong, which is probably one of the reasons why Zhong Hui has always refused to withdraw after learning of Deng Ai's defeat.

The advantages and disadvantages of the Wei army, Zhong Hui knew it. In all fairness, Guan Yi did admire Zhong Hui's courage, and the Wei army did not retreat in front of the Sword Pavilion Pass, obviously Zhong Hui calculated that the Han army could not be compared with the Wei army in terms of strength and grain and grass. Of course, if the Wei army broke the Sword Pavilion Heavenly Danger, the destruction of the Han Dynasty would almost become a foregone conclusion, wouldn't Zhong Hui be the first hero to destroy Shu?

However, if Guan Yi's trip goes smoothly and destroys the Wei army's grain and grass in one fell swoop, the defeat of the Wei army is also a foregone conclusion.

"Yi'er, it's time to go!"

Guan Suo pressed his saber to the pass, this time Guan Yi made a military order in Jiang Wei's marshal's mansion, and attacked Yang'an Pass, which was heavily defended by the Wei army with five hundred parts of his headquarters, in his opinion, it was too reckless, although he believed that Guan Yi would have his reasons for doing this, but in any case, five hundred men and horses were too few. Although his brother and sister were not worried that he would go alone, Guan Yi had already made a military order, and there was no possibility of changing the matter, so he had no choice but to secretly instruct E Hu and Chen Lie to let them protect Guan Yi's safety no matter what.

Guan Yi retracted his gaze, turned around and smiled apologetically at Guan Suo, and said goodbye to Guan Yinping, Li Yi, Bao Sanniang, Hua Wei and others, which allowed Ehu to order the whole army of the Blood Guard to set off and go straight to the direction of Yang'an Pass.