Shen Yi was also anxious, and urged: "Zhongda, hurry up and send troops to Luoyang to rescue the driver!" ”

"At this time, it's too late, there is only one way, don't warn the court, so as not to alarm Meng Da, I personally led an iron horseman, marched in the starry night, went straight to the new city, and captured the rebel Meng Da."

I never thought that after my old friend Shen Yi listened to it, he suddenly felt that Sima Yi, who was scheming and never missed, was back in his impression.

My heart also settled down.

He smiled and said, "Zhongda, you are using the Son of Heaven as bait to capture thieves and make contributions!" ”

After half a ring, Sima Yi took Shen Yi and Sima Zhao, personally led an iron horse, and left the Chang'an camp in the dust.

A few days later, in the camp of Qishan.

Sima Yi sat on the top alone, with a map spread out on the ground, Guo Huai, the deputy governor of the Wei army, Wang Shuang, the general, and Xu Huang, the veteran general, all sitting around.

"Since the Shu army invaded the border, Xiahou and the horses were defeated at the beginning, the great Sima Cao Xiu was defeated again, and the general Cao Zhen was defeated three times, and after these three defeats, the imperial court has lost hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, and lost seventeen or eight cities."

"Now Meng Da rebelled against Wei in advance and took away sixty or seventy thousand soldiers and horses, causing the hearts of the people in the capital to be shaken, and hundreds of officials were afraid of the enemy, and even the imperial court had the intention of moving the capital."

Sima Yi sighed, glanced at the generals again, saw that they were all silent, and said: "However, I can tell you that the defeat of the Wei army, this is the end, the defeat of the Shu army, and this is the beginning." ”

When the generals heard this, they were all shocked, and they all raised their heads to look at Sima Yi.

There is even a general with a bitter face, full of grievances and shouting: "If the governor of the capital takes command as soon as possible, how can Zhuge Liang be rampant so far." ”

Xu Huang, a veteran on the side, waved his hand and retorted: "The general's words are wrong, if there is no defeat of Cao Xiu and the other three, there will be no future victory." ”

"Oh!"

All the generals immediately looked at Xu Huang, and even Sima Yi, who was there with the old god, also squinted at Xu Huang with his eyes.

Xu Huang then spoke: "The defeat of Cao Xiu and others consumed a lot of money and food, military horses, and especially time for Zhuge Liang. ”

"The supply of grain, grass and ordnance of the Shu army has been seriously insufficient, and they have entered our Wei realm to fight, and every grain and arrow must be transported out of Hanzhong, so that we have taken advantage of the time and place, and this is the opportunity for us to decide victory."

Xu Huang's sonorous and well-founded analysis suddenly woke up the generals in the camp like a drum.

The low morale gradually rose again.

The generals looked at Sima Yi again, and saw that after listening to Xu Huang's analysis, he didn't care about the demeanor of the Grand Governor, tilted his head and slapped his limbs, and laughed.

Sima Yi's gaffe performance, but by mistake, brought the generals an inexplicable sense of confidence.

Suddenly, someone couldn't help it and shouted: "Dadu Governor, the plan will be released, you can tell it quickly, don't sell it." ”

Sima Yi laughed for a while before stopping, he slowly took off one of the shoes on his feet, slowly came to the map, and threw it away.

Thrown on a location called a 'street kiosk'.

"South of Longxi, the flank of the Shu army, there is a place called Jieting, which guards the throat of Hanzhong, is the grain road of the Shu army, as long as we can seize the street pavilion, we will hold the grain road of the Shu army, within ten days, the Shu army will withdraw."

"If Zhuge Liang doesn't withdraw his troops, within a month, the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Shu army will starve to death."

After listening to Sima Yi's analysis, the generals seemed to eat a piece of chilled watermelon in the scorching summer, and a chill rose all over their bodies.

Hiss!

The vision is so vicious, and the trick is so vicious, he is worthy of being the governor of Cao Wei.

The generals couldn't help but think of Emperor Wu's evaluation of Sima Yi before his death, "Sima Yi has the appearance of a wolf and an eagle, and he will not live under people for a long time, he must be used both and guarded against, only he can deal with Zhuge Liang." ”

This former emperor's confidential comment is no longer a secret in the Cao Wei dynasty and the opposition, and many generals have heard it.

Xu Huang sighed even more: "Alas! If the first emperor had used Zhongda earlier, the world would have been decided a long time ago. ”

Xu Huang's exclamation made all the generals put aside the distracting thoughts in their minds and realize that the opportunity for meritorious service had come.

That Wang Shuang is Cao Zhen's descendant, and at this moment, in order to show his loyalty, he took the lead in asking for battle: "Governor, I am willing to personally lead 20,000 elite soldiers to take the street pavilion." ”

Sima Yi looked at him, but he didn't allow it, but looked at the veteran Xu Huang on the other side and said, "This battle must be a general." ”

Xu Huang got up and said: "The last general is willing to go, and he will take down the street pavilion from the Shu army, not let a cart of grain and grass pass, and trap the Shu army on the front line to Qishan." ”

Sima Yi added: "You lead the elite troops to go, and I will lead the army to follow." ”

On the other side, in the camp of the Shu army.

Zhuge Liang received two pieces of news, one good and one bad.

After receiving Zhuge Liang's letter, Meng Da of the new city immediately raised troops and left the new city with sixty or seventy thousand soldiers and horses, and feared that the Wei army would intercept them along the way, so he made a big circle and rushed to Qishan from the west to converge.

In this way, the Shu army is equivalent to one more general and sixty or seventy thousand soldiers and horses.

The bad news is that Cao Rui, the lord of Wei, reinstated Sima Yi and worshiped him as the governor of the Western Expedition, taking charge of all Wei armies in the Central Plains.

After Sima Yi arrived at the Qishan camp, he sent Xu Huang as the vanguard general, gathering more than 500,000 troops from all walks of life.

After the Shu general in the big tent learned the news, his face was also solemn and he began to worry about the current good situation.

At present, the Northern Expedition army is victorious, and has won seventeen or eighteen cities of the Wei army one after another, and its morale is high, and it wants to attack Chang'an in one fell swoop, cutting off half of Cao Wei's country.

At the critical moment, Sima Yi came.

The good situation may be ruined.

After Zhuge Liang returned to the desk, his face was indescribably solemn, he glanced at the generals in the tent, and couldn't help but sigh: "Sima Yi is scheming, and he is old and spicy, I am afraid that he will become my great enemy!" ”

"The sixty or seventy thousand soldiers and horses of Namengda are still hundreds of miles away, and the road ahead is blocked by mountains, and the road is steep, I am afraid that I will not be able to count on it."

Zhuge Liang sighed, and asked the generals in the tent: "You might as well judge, where will Sima Yi attack this time?" ”

Zhao Yun, who was on the top, knew Zhuge Liang's character, although he was obviously asking, I am afraid that he already had the answer in his heart, so he just blinked and did not reply.

Wei Yan, on the other hand, lowered his head and thought about it, but he was a little uncertain in his heart, and he didn't speak.

In the big tent, for a while, the needle fell and could be heard.

Suddenly, a firm reply came from the very end of his right hand.

"Prime Minister, Sima Yi's march this time is to cut off the back road of our army, cut off our grain route, and let my three armies fall into a situation of collapse after running out of food."

Cao Jun's reminder coincided with the worries in Zhuge Liang's heart.

He hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Ma Yan, go and get the map." ”

A moment later, a complete map of the Central Plains covering the route of the Northern Expedition was presented to everyone.