Meridian Conspiracy

In fact, Zhuge Liang's strategy is actually very simple, that is, let Zhao Yun lead the suspicious troops all the way and send troops from Baoxiegu Road, creating a lot of momentum, so that Cao Wei thought that Shu Han was going to send troops from Xiegu Road to attack the Yiguo of Fufeng County. In fact, Zhuge Liang himself led the main force of Shu Han to pass through Wudu County, directly attacked Qishan, took Qishan, occupied Longyou, occupied Jieting with vanguard troops, and relied on the natural barrier of Longshan to block the Wei army and turn Longyou into the territory of Shu Han.

This strategy may also be that Zhuge Liang wants to encroach on the territory of Cao Wei, and in the future, an outstanding handsome talent will appear in Shu Han, who can lead Shu Han to recover the Central Plains. What Zhuge Liang did at this time was to lay some foundation for the future, after all, there were many and chaotic Zhurong tribes in the west of Liangzhou, so it would take a lot of time to settle the west of Liangzhou.

"The last general seconded the proposal and is willing to be the vanguard of the army" Ma Chao heard that Zhuge Liang was going to capture Liangzhou, his heart trembled uncontrollably, and he immediately stood up and said willingly.

"Big brother, the position of pioneer is still left to me Zhang Lao, my brother hasn't been on the battlefield for a long time, and this hand is itching" Zhang Fei saw that Ma Chao wanted to be a pioneer, and he also stood up and petitioned Liu Bei.

Looking at the only three remaining five tiger generals, there were actually two people who wanted to compete for the position of the vanguard, Liu Bei shook his head helplessly, "You two, one is a hussar general, the other is a chariot general, and they are both five tiger generals, and they need to sit in the Chinese army; The position of pioneer is still reserved for young people. Liu Bei politely rejected the two, and the two didn't say anything more, after all, Liu Bei's meaning was already obvious, and he wanted to give this opportunity to the young generals in the army.

"Bo Gong (Zhang Yi), are you willing to be the vanguard of the army" Seeing Zhang Fei and Ma Chao retreat into the ranks of generals, Liu Bei said slowly.

"The last general commands" Zhang Yi was stunned when he heard Liu Bei calling his name, and immediately stood up and hugged his fists and bowed. At this time, the joy blossomed in my heart, and His Majesty's hand-picked pioneer also showed the importance His Majesty attached to himself.

It's just that Zhuge Qiao didn't care at all, he looked at Wei Yan's back tightly, his brows were like painted sword eyebrows furrowed, "The march plan of the Northern Expedition is about to be decided, is there any history that Wei Yan did not propose the Meridian Valley plot" Zhuge Qiao was secretly anxious.

"Your Majesty, the veteran general is willing to lead the suspicious army into the Baoxie Valley" Just after the hall was quiet for a moment, Zhao Yun suddenly stood up and bowed with his fists folded;

Zhuge Qiao also shifted his eyes to Zhao Yun, because, in the official history, Zhao Yun also served as the commander of the suspicious army when he was old, but the Northern Expedition was five years ahead of schedule, so there was less of the plot that Zhao Yun was dead; As for Zhao Yun taking the initiative to serve as the commander of the suspicious army, Zhuge Qiao had to sigh that Zhao Yun basically never led the army to fight alone in his life, but only served as Liu Bei's close general.

And the reason why Liu Bei borrowed Zhao Yun from Gongsun Zhan before was only because he liked Zhao Yun's ability to command the cavalry, and Liu Bei, who had never had a place to stay, had the opportunity to form a cavalry, so Zhao Yun was only left out in the cold.

However, due to the embodiment of his own strength and his exploits in the battles of Shu and Hanzhong; Zhao Yun still sat on the honor of the Five Tiger Generals, and Liu Bei also gave Zhao Yun one of the eight swords of Shu Han, 'Fang Tu'. And Zhao Yun's willingness to be the commander of the doubtful army this time may also have the element of wanting to prove his commanding ability.

"Zilong and I want to go together, with Zilong's calm mind, the suspicious army of Baoxie Valley will be handed over to Zilong, and I will be relieved," Liu Bei responded.

Zhuge Qiao was even more anxious, and the current marching route was completely different from the historical Northern Expedition. And Wei Yan hadn't come forward yet, arguing about his Meridian Valley conspiracy, could it be that they hadn't conceived the strategy of the Meridian Valley conspiracy five years in advance?

However, the fact is that when Liu Bei was about to announce the final appointment, Wei Yan finally stood up, his eyes were unusually calm, and his expression was also very calm, he knew that it was difficult to change what Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang had decided, but he still wanted to give it a try.

Liu Bei was also really stunned, he didn't know what Wei Yan would say when he stood up at this time, after all, the strategy had been basically decided.

"Your Majesty, Xiahou Nan of Chang'an City is a child of anointed rice, cowardly and scheming. Yan Yuan got 5,000 elite soldiers, took the road out of Baozhong, followed the east of the Qinling Mountains, when the Meridian Valley and threw himself into the north, but ten days, you can go to Chang'an City. If Xiahou heard that a certain sudden arrival, he would inevitably abandon the city and look at the Hengmen Mansion and leave. But a certain one came from the east, and His Majesty could drive the horses and horses from the valley. If you do this, the west of Xianyang will be determined in one fell swoop. Wei Yan clenched his fists and said slowly, but there were thousands of waves in his heart.

The generals in the hall also seemed to be shocked by Wei Yan's proposal; The momentum of the sentence 'can go to the city of Chang'an' is enough to deter ten thousand troops. Everyone looked at Wei Yan at this moment, and they were also thinking about how feasible his plan was, even Liu Bei was not an exception, not to mention that Chang'an City was a place where Liu Bei thought about it day and night.

Just when the hall fell silent; Zhuge Liang smiled: "This is not a foolproof plan. Do you think that there are no capable people in the Central Plains, if someone makes a statement and intercepts and kills them with troops in the mountains, not only 5,000 people will suffer, but also greatly damage the spirit of our army. Never available. ”

With Zhuge Liang's rebuttal, the generals were also slowly relieved, and put away the reverie in their minds just now.

"If the army marches from the main road, Cao Wei will do his best to meet the enemy on the road, it will be protracted, when will he be able to get the Central Plains? Why not take advantage of the time when Cao Wei's army is confronting His Majesty, and lead a surprise attack on Chang'an, which has been settled. Wei Yan continued, but a few helpless expressions flashed in his eyes, everyone knew that Zhuge Liang was cautious in using troops, how could he take such a risky strategy, and Wei Yan himself had no bottom in his heart, because the surprise attack on Chang'an was definitely not just talk.

"I take a flat road from Longyou and march in accordance with the law, so why worry about victory!" Zhuge Liang continued to persuade.

None of the generals stood up to support Wei Yan, but Zhuge Qiao had one person in his mind, and if he was here, he would definitely support Wei Yan.

Liu Bei saw that what Zhuge Liang said was reasonable, and Wei Yan's strategy was too risky, the Meridian Valley was rugged and difficult, if he led the army of 5,000 troops to fight, then the logistics and transportation personnel would inevitably need 5,000, and due to the terrain of the Meridian Valley, the grain transport soldiers also needed men in their prime, and they needed 10,000 soldiers; The Meridian Valley is six hundred miles long, and there are still more than three hundred miles to Chang'an City after leaving the valley, so the ten-day journey that Wei Yan said cannot be completed at all; Thinking of this, Liu Bei also shook his head helplessly.

"Wen Chang's plan is too risky, but his ambition is commendable; I 、、、 will"

"Your Majesty, there will be a performance at the end" Just when Liu Bei was about to decide the route of the Northern Expedition, Zhuge Qiao stood up at this time.