Before Chen Zhen sent Wu Guo, Lu Xunjiu in Xiangyang had already received some news from the new city Mengda, from these few words, Lu Xun clearly realized that Shu Han would definitely go on a big northern expedition in the near future, but when Ma Chao, Xu Shu and other people's armies successively left Guanlong, Lu Xun realized that this time Shu Han was going to move seriously.

On paper, Shu Han dispatched 100,000 troops this time, almost seventy percent of the entire country, and the logistics to supply the 100,000 troops can almost consume all the grain stocks of Shu Han, even if they can eat in Guanzhong, but they can't reduce the consumption of Shu Han.

Because Lu Xun is the former governor of Jingzhou, Yuzhou, and Yongzhou (commonly known as the governor of Jingzhou), the so-called former governor is a temporary appointment, similar to the front-line commander in the early days, but now similar to the commander of the theater, and Wei also has the post of metropolitan governor, and it is a formal official position, ranking first in the upper public subordination, not common, but the addition of senior generals. Those who add this official will be awarded to Huang Yue, who represents the authority of the Son of Heaven, to control the general and other senior generals. Except for the absence of Huang Yue, Wu had almost the same authority as the governor of Wei.

Therefore, Lu Xun has considerable autonomy on the Western Front, and after getting the wind and grass, Lu Xun, the general of the right chariot cavalry of the military division, divided the army into two parts, and the main force was led by him to threaten Wancheng, while Zhu Ran led the flank to prepare to cross the Han River and approach Nanxiang. Even, Lu Xun used his greatest authority to mobilize the Meng Dajun in Xincheng to help in the war.

There is a reason why it is to coerce Wancheng instead of Xinye, last year Lu Xun's northern expedition to the south of Xinye City into a ruin, it took a long time to repair, and many people north of Hanshui were moved away by Wu State, and if you really want to repair Xinye, I am afraid that there is no labor available, so Sima Yi retreated to Wancheng garrison to guard against Wu. Compressed the line of defense for almost three hundred miles.

And this time, Sima Yi was ordered to go to Wuguan to be ready to support Guanzhong at any time, leaving General Zhenwei and Jingzhou Thorn Shi Hu Zhen to stay, and Lu Xun was camping in Fancheng at this time, thinking about how to act!

"Grand Governor!!" The door of the big tent was suddenly opened, and a burst of dazzling sunlight jumped into the darkening tent, just in time to illuminate Lu Xun's white face.

Lu Xun put down the scroll in his hand and asked gently, "What's the matter?" ”

"Back to the Metropolitan Governor, the Han general Ehuan has a messenger to send a letter, it is a handwritten letter from the Han State Grand Sima!!" The captain of the guard was a member of the Lu family, and he was taking out a parchment scroll from his arms at this time.

"Bring it!!" Lu Xun took the parchment roll in the hands of the guards. Unfolded slowly, but when I read the second paragraph, I didn't seem calm, a handsome face was full of excitement, and after reading it for a long time, I also patted the case and shouted: "What a Xu Yuanzhi!! No wonder the captain admires you so much!! “

"Grand Governor!!" The guard asked with concern, Lu Xun's reaction just now was too big. Pro-health is afraid that Lu Xun will make a mistake.

But Lu Xun waved his hand, and with a smile on his face, he pointed out of the tent and said, "Quickly call General Sun Huan, Chen Wu, Pan Zhang, and the subordinates of this governor!" ”

At this time, Zhou Xun and other new generals have not yet arrived. Therefore, Lu Xun could not invite them to the discussion. It is also strange that among the generals of the Wu army on the Western Front, there are many brave people and few wise and resourceful people, so there are not many things that Lu Xun can discussAfter Pan Jun was transferred, Zhu Ran and Sun Huan were able to discuss with them, but Zhu Ran also divided his troops to attack Nanxiang.

didn't wait for a while, just half a cup of tea, and a burst of generals rushed in. Everyone was puzzled, and they didn't know what Lu Xun was calling at this time, after all, it was twilight.

Seeing that all the generals were seated, Lu Xun picked up the parchment scroll on the case and said loudly: "This is a letter from Xu Shu, the great Sima of Shu Han, to me, asking our army to help him in his northern expedition!? ”

"Oh!?" The closest to Lu Xun were Chen Wu and Pan Zhang. At this time, Chen Wu's face changed and he asked, "Governor, how does Xu Shu want us to help!? ”

"Huh!! Don't rush yet!! Lu Xun rolled up his sleeves, and was not in a hurry to say that he would first explain the Meridian Valley Road to the generals of the Wu Army, and after a long speech together, the generals were in a fog.

It took more than a quarter of an hour for Lu Xun to finish his speech, and Sun Fu couldn't wait to ask: "So the Shu army is going to go out of the meridian valley road!" ”

"It's not already, the Shu generals Wang Ping and E Huan have already occupied Tongguan and Pujin Ferry, except for Wuguan, several important transportation points in the pass have been taken by the Han army. And Xu Yuanzhi wants us to help him win the martial arts! Lu Xun's voice came lightly, but when you heard the ears of the generals, you were a roar.

When can the Han army, which was once ridiculed by the Wu army, fight, this Xu Shu is still not the Xu Yuanzhi who was once captured by us, it is simply full of wisdom, let's not say that Wuguan is not in the hands of the Wei army, as long as the Wei army in the east of Tongguan and Pujin Ferry is taken, it will not be able to support Cao Zhen and other troops in Guanzhong, this is simply the momentum of closing the door and fighting dogs, and it is impossible to say that the Han army can take Guanzhong in one fell swoop. It's just that what is the matter with my Wu army, for the hegemony of Shu Han to attack the heavily defended Wuguan, it is unwise.

The Wu generals not only thought so, but also announced it like this, only to hear Pan Zhang say with a disdainful face: "Xu Yuanzhi told us to fight Wuguan, should we go and fight?" Big ???"

"Nope! Let's fight! Lu Xun didn't wait for Pan Zhang to finish speaking, and then made a categorical conclusion.

Hearing that Lu Xun was really going to fight Wuguan, not only Pan Zhang, but also Chen Wu and Sun Fu hurriedly said: "Metropolitan Governor, why is this!?" ”

This is a martial arts! Wuguan is located on the north bank of the Dongwuguan River in Danfeng County, and has become the "Four Stops of Qin" with Hangu Pass, Xiao Pass and Dasan Pass. Wuguan has a long history, far away in the Spring and Autumn Period to be built, the name is "Shao Xi Pass", the Warring States period changed to "Wuguan". Guancheng is built on a relatively flat plateau between the canyons, with the lofty Shaoxi Mountain in the north and the dangerous in the south. The terrain of the western part of the country is relatively flat, only out of the east of the Guan, the mountainside is winding through, the cliff is high and the valley is deep, it is narrow and difficult to walk, so Wuguan is the place where the ancient soldiers must fight.

Wuguan is already easy to defend and difficult to attack, plus Sima Yi's 30,000 troops are stationed near Wuguan, and the Wu army may not be able to attack it. After spending so much effort to help the Shu army fight, the generals really couldn't figure out why their Grand Governor would agree.

"Ladies and gentlemen, if Shu Han can really take Guanzhong, then will the Han Emperor still succumb to Shu County!?" Lu Xun didn't explain, but asked the generals.

"Never!!" Sun Huan's reaction at this time was the fastest, and his tone was a little strange: "Chang'an is the land of Boxing in China, the ancient capital of Zhou, the capital of Qin, and the temple of the Han Dynasty. ”

"However, Chang'an is sheng, Hangu and Tongguan are left and right, and Wuguan is also a gateway, and you can go straight to Lantian and put pressure on Chang'an. This place must be in the hands of my Great Wu to achieve the purpose of the past. Lu Xun replied resolutely.

Lu Xun's meaning is very simple, if Shu Han really occupies Guanzhong, then Gaozu or Qin can rely on Tongguan and Hangu to sit outside and watch the success or failure of Wu Wei, and wait for the two families to fight tired and go downstream. In this way, the alliance between Wu and Han is not strong, so Lu Xun or Wu must hold an important place in Shu Han, and Wuguan is the choice.

And Xu Shu obviously understood this meaning, and he also knew that Lu Xunzhizhi would not fail to think of this, so he would be so determined to hand over Wuguan to Wu Jun. Because he knew that compared to the entire Guanzhong, it was still possible to calculate which of a martial arts pass was more important, and it was precisely because Xu Shu could see it clearly that he was sure that Lu Xun would never let go of this opportunity.

"So!!" Sun Huan obviously understood something, and asked eagerly: "Xu Yuanzhi means to use Wuguan in exchange for the help of our army, and he is more inclined to take the current Guanzhong to expand the territory of Shu Han than a future threat!! ”

"And that's not all!!" Lu Xun smiled and explained: "If Shu Han takes Guanzhong, will Emperor Wei still be able to sit in Luoyang?" ”

"Can't !!" The more Sun Huan said, the more excited he became: "Emperor Wei will definitely move the capital to Yecheng, and when the Central Plains is far away from the center of Wei, the time has come for my Wu army to launch a large-scale northern expedition to capture the Central Plains, which is a matter of great profit!" ”

"It's mutual benefit and reciprocity, so this governor must take the military pass."

"But how do you take it!?" Speaking of this, the generals couldn't help but talk about it, Sima Yi's 30,000 army occupying Wuguan was not easy to fight.

"Qu Kuo, Jingcui's Strategy" (to be continued......)