Wei Ba was startled, and was just about to get up habitually to return the salute, but suddenly realized that his current identity was different, and he didn't need to get up to return the salute, and the butt he had just raised sat back again. Just nodded slightly.

Dun Wu is the leader of the younger generation in the Wei family's trilogy, and he is highly skilled in martial arts, especially proficient in reconnaissance and assassination. Since childhood, he has received various trainings, and before the age of twenty, he is already an elite among the scouts, and has successfully completed many missions. Arranging him to be responsible for protecting Wei Ba was probably the most Haode gift Wei Ba had ever received in his life.

"The vigilance has been arranged." Dunwu lowered his head, looked at Wei Ba's toes, and reminded softly: "However, for the sake of safety, let's ask the major general to go to the cabin." ”

Although Wei Ba was nostalgic for the moonlight, for the sake of his life, he still agreed. He stood up, and Dun Wu was just about to hug Wei Wu, who was already asleep, Wei Ba shook his hand: "I'll do it myself, you can do your own thing." ”

"Whoa." Dunwu didn't insist, took a step back, Wei Ba bent down and picked up Wei Wu, carefully entered the cabin, put Wei Wu on the couch, and covered it with a thin quilt. Only then did he turn around and sit down, and beckoned to Dunwu: "You also come in and sit." ”

Dunwu entered the cabin and sat in front of Wei Ba's side in a regular manner, his hands on his knees, his waist straight, his head slightly lowered, and his demeanor respectful and humble.

"I've heard you've been on a mission many times? Where have you been? ”

Dun Wu glanced at Wei Ba in surprise.

Wei Ba was a little surprised, and said with a smile: "If it's a military secret, it doesn't matter if you don't say it." ”

Dun Wu hurriedly shook his head and said, "Since the general asked me to protect the young general, I have nothing to say to the young general." I was just...... Somewhat unexpectedly, the major general is also interested in things in the military? ”

Wei Ba smiled disguisedly, it seems that the original Wei Ba was extremely disgusted with the military, and even the trilogy knew this. "The night is long, there is nothing to do, listen to the pastime, and see for a long time."

Dunwu didn't ask anything more, and said: "The places I went to the most were the three eastern counties and the second was Guanzhong. ”

"The Three Eastern Counties? What are you doing there? ”

"Inquire about Meng Da's movements, in case he has any moves to the west."

When Wei Ba listened to Wei Yan talk about the geography of Hanzhong a few days ago, he had heard the names of the three eastern counties and Meng Da, but at that time, Wei Yan was mainly talking about geography, and he didn't introduce much about Meng Da's situation, he had a ghost in his heart, and he didn't dare to ask more, for fear of revealing flaws. Now that he asked Dunwu, he didn't have these psychological pressures, and asked directly at the moment: "Is Meng Da's strength very strong?" ”

Dunwu was silent for a moment: "It is stronger than the Wei family, he has four or five thousand families, all of whom were Dongzhou soldiers of the year, and they have been fighting for more than ten years, and their strength cannot be underestimated." However, his recent situation has not been good, and he is restrained by the Shen brothers, so it is not very likely that he will go west. ”

"Why is the situation bad?"

"He is a general, and the reason why he used to live comfortably was because Emperor Cao Pi of Wei admired him, and secondly, because Xiahou Shang, the general of Wei's expedition to the south, had a close relationship with him, so he was a soil overlord in the three eastern counties. Although the general has always wanted to recover the three eastern counties, the imperial court has always refused to allow it, because he is afraid of Meng Da's strong strength. But the good times didn't last long, Xiahou Shang died the year before last, and Cao Pi died again last year, he had no backer, and he was not very close to the new general Sima Yi, where could he have a good life. ”

Wei Ba listened to Dunwu's explanation of the situation in the three eastern counties and Meng Da, but his heart was open. Sima Yi in Wancheng? Yes, although he is the general of the Fu Army, he has not yet mentioned the record of the mouth, so Dunwu was a little disapproving when he mentioned Sima Yi, but he knew that Sima Yi's ruthlessness, the wise and almost demonic Zhuge Wolong Zuihou was dragged to death by this Sima Zunhu, don't look at the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang said that he was superb, Sima Yi was embarrassed, but Zuihou Zhuge Liang died of exhaustion in Wuzhang Plain, but Sima Yi laid the foundation of the Jin Dynasty Wei, and the ability of the two can be seen.

This is an adversary to be reckoned with.

Is he in Wancheng? Wei Ba began to wonder how feasible the best of Daddy's three strategies was. If Sima Yi is in Wancheng, he can enter Chang'an from Wuguan Road at any time. What's more, almost everyone didn't regard Sima Yi as an opponent, when Dad talked about his three countermeasures, he mentioned Meng Da, mentioned Xiahou Mao, mentioned Zhang He, but didn't mention Sima Yi, it seems that in his eyes, Sima Yi doesn't need to think about it at all.

Why don't you think about it? No matter how bad Sima Yi's impression is in the eyes of later generations, his talent is undoubted, otherwise he would not have exhausted Zhuge Liang to death.

Could it be that the reason why Zhuge Liang wanted to take Longxi first was to avoid this old enemy in his life?

Seeing Wei Ba's brows tightened, Dun Wu seemed to be thinking about something important, so he naturally closed his mouth and waited quietly.

After a long time, Wei Ba realized that he was distracted, and he smiled awkwardly: "What about the situation in Chang'an?" How is Xiahou Mao? ”

Dun Wu laughed: "Xiahou Mao is very interesting. There are only two things he likes the most, one is health preservation, he recruited many Taoist monks to alchemy in the mansion, and wanted to live forever. Because alchemy costs a lot of money, he also likes another thing: making money. He used his identity as General Anxi to do business, how could the people in Guanzhong not give way to him, so he made a lot of money and refined a lot of Dan, but unfortunately, he has not ascended to the immortal until now, which made his princess and lady very angry. ”

Wei Ba was a little puzzled. When Dunwu saw it, he quickly put away his smile and explained: "Xiahou Shang's wife is Cao Pi's sister, Princess Qinghe. ”

"Oh." Wei Ba suddenly realized that he knew that there was such a princess Qinghe, who was Cao Ang's sibling, but he didn't know that Princess Qinghe was married to Xiahou Mao and was also in Chang'an. It seems that Xiahou Mao is really favored, and even his wife can be brought to office.

"Which way do you usually go to Chang'an?"

Dunwu bit his lip and hesitated for a moment: "In the past, the most common way to walk was the Praise Slope Valley, and now the most common way is the Meridian Valley. ”

Wei Ba's heart moved, it seemed that his father had been planning to attack Chang'an from Meridian Valley for more than a day or two. It's just a pity that this is just a dream after all, and Prime Minister Zhuge will pour cold water on him at that time. With the temper of the old man who has no one in his eyes, maybe he will have to call Prime Minister Zhuge because of this, maybe Prime Minister Zhuge Zuihou wants to kill him, and this incident is also one of the causes. Because so far, Zhuge Cheng still trusts his father very much.

At least on the surface.

"Is Meridian Valley easy to go?"

"Whether it's good to go or not depends on who you are for." Dunwu seemed to deliberately want to help Wei Ba understand this matter, and slowed down his speech. "If our army is attacking from the south to the north, it will be relatively easy, because we are mainly foot soldiers who are good at mountain warfare. However, if the Wei army wanted to attack from the north to the south, it would be much more troublesome, they were not used to this kind of mountain road, and their strongest cavalry was even more troublesome when they went up the plank road, and there were often horses who were frightened and rolled off the plank road. ”

"How long is the Meridian Valley, and how many days does it take?"

"The Meridian Valley is nearly 800 miles long, of which 660 miles are mountain roads, like our scout camp moving lightly, fast for four or five days, slow for seven or eight days."

"What if it's an army of thousands?" Wei Ba asked.

"It's more difficult for the big army, because the food reserves in the pavilions along the way are limited, and the army has to bring their own food, unlike us who can take food from the pavilions." Dun Wuqu pointed to the calculation: "With the strength of our Wei family's troops, we can advance lightly, without heavy ordnance, with only one month's dry food, and we can cross the Meridian Valley in about ten days." ”

Wei Ba couldn't react for a while, and motioned to Dunwu to wait, so that he could have time to digest. Wei Yanzhi was very strict and sympathetic to his subordinates, so the soldiers used their lives and trained very hard in peacetime, and their combat quality and physical fitness were far better than ordinary soldiers. With their ability, they could pass through the Meridian Valley in ten days while carrying a month's worth of dry food, in other words, he had twenty days after leaving the valley. If there is no place to replenish food within twenty days, this surprise attack will become a one-way ticket, and these people will have to starve to death without the other party's fight.

If he considered thinking about a return trip, he only had ten days left. Can you get Guanzhong in 10 days?

When Wei Ba heard Wei Yan talk about Meridian Valley Jihua at that time, he hadn't considered so many details, he only felt that the risk was not small, and now when he heard Dunwu say this, he felt that it was even more outrageous. How risky is this, it's like nine deaths, comparable to the kamikaze drones who attacked Pearl Harbor, and I didn't think about coming back when I went.

Such an unreliable thing, Dad still thinks it's the best policy? Don't say that Prime Minister Zhuge can't agree, and I can't agree if I change it. Or, except for war maniacs, probably none of them will agree to this tactic. Well, if you think about it carefully, probably only Deng Ai, who will attack Yin Ping Dao in the future, may agree, because they are all crazy.

Wei Ba thought of the tension, opened his mouth wide, gasped, and returned to normal for a long time. He looked at Tsunotake: "If you were asked to participate in this military operation, would you be willing?" ”

Dunwu didn't hesitate: "If it is a general who leads the army, I will naturally not give up." ”

Wei Ba blinked, and said in his heart, you are putting your life in the hands of others, it can't be regarded as a rational act, it can only be said that Daddy's brainwashing of you is very successful, and it doesn't mean that this tactic is reasonable. Alas, Dad wants to win in danger, but Prime Minister Zhuge is a cautious person all his life, and the conflict between them seems inevitable, can he act as a buffer so that they don't make trouble?

"How much does a month's worth of food weigh?" Wei Ba asked casually while worrying about his future.

"A month's grain is one stone and eight buckets, about one hundred and thirty or forty catties. Coupled with the weight of weapons and armor, the weight of each person should be between one hundred and two hundred catties. ”

"Poof!" Wei Ba squirted out a mouthful of water, spraying Dunwu's head and face. Dunwu wiped the water on his face very calmly, and looked at Wei Ba calmly: "Does the young general have any questions?" ”

"One hundred and eighty pounds?" Wei Ba jumped up, "Are you all strong men who opened the mountain, and you have to drive seventy or eighty miles of mountain roads every day with one hundred and eighty pounds of things on your back?" ”