After the defeat of Cao Pi's Northern Expedition, the pneumonia became more and more serious.

Healing does not heal.

summoned Cao Zhen, Chen Qun, Sima Yi, Cao Xiu and others into the dormitory, thinking that they were ministers of orphans.

After speaking, he fell into tears.

He was only forty years old.

The crown prince Cao Rui succeeded to the throne as Emperor of the Great Wei Dynasty.

Feng Cao Zhen is the general, and Cao Xiu is the great Sima;

Hua Xin is the captain, Wang Lang is the situ;

Chen Qun is the commonplace, and Sima Yi is the hussar general.

The rest of the civil and military bureaucrats each have their own gifts.

and amnesty to the world.

When the news reached Shudi, Zhuge Liang was shocked and said: "Cao Pi is dead, and his son Cao Rui is on the throne, so there is nothing to worry about." ”

And realized that the time had come for the Northern Expedition.

The next morning, Zhuge Liang went out of class, went to the "Teacher Table", and asked for the Northern Expedition, and after being approved, he began to serve as a general.

Wei Yan, Wang Ping, Ma Dai, Liao Hua, Ma Tan, Guan Xing, Zhang Bao and others went out with the army, and Zhuge Liang led the governor and prime minister of Pingbei to lead the Northern Expedition.

The distribution has been decided, and the veteran under the account suddenly asked in a loud voice: "Although I am old, I still have the courage to be honest, why doesn't the prime minister use me?" ”

Everyone watched it, it was Zhao Yunye.

Zhuge Liang replied sadly: "General Ma Mengqi died of illness not long ago, and you are the only one left among the five tiger generals canonized by the former emperor. ”

Zhao Yun retorted loudly: "Since I followed the first emperor, I have not retreated from the battle, and when I encounter the enemy, I will be the first, and the eldest husband will die on the battlefield, fortunately, why should I hate it?" ”

"Willing to be the vanguard of the front!"

Zhuge Liang couldn't persuade him again and again.

Zhao Yun said again: "If you don't teach me to be a pioneer, I am willing to die on the spot!" ”

Zhuge Liang had no choice, so he had to let Zhao Yun lead the vanguard position, and let Deng Zhi be the vanguard deputy general, allocate 5,000 elite soldiers and 10 deputy generals, and go out with the two.

When Zhuge Liang ordered troops in court, Cao Jun was also looking around for news.

He first went to the army to receive the nameplate of the commander, and then moved around, and found that among the generals who accompanied the Northern Expedition, only Zhuge Liang's Chinese army tent and Ma Dai's grain transportation left army leader could accommodate him.

Zhuge Liang will never go there.

In the end, he had to join Ma Dai's grain transportation team.

Although it is hard to transport grain, if you are unlucky, you will also have the opportunity to meet Cao Wei's army in a short fight.

However, it was said that Zhuge Liang led the army to open the waves, and when he arrived at a three-way intersection, the secretary of the army came to report, "Three days ago, there was a Wu envoy here, on the order of Sun Quan of Eastern Wu, to present a hundred altars of fine wine and a hundred horses of good silk, and wished the Northern Expedition a victory." ”

Zhuge Liang smiled, turned around and asked, "Do you know what Sun Quan's move means?" ”

Ma Yan, who accompanied the army, replied: "Sun Quan's move, firstly, is to cheer up our army, he neither wants our army to win a big victory, nor does he want our army to be defeated, it is better to lose both with Cao Wei." ”

"So, the cheer is fake, and the condolences are real."

"Second, he is also warning our army not to half-heartedly and falsely attack us, he knows our army's marching route well."

Zhuge Liang sighed: "If my Jingzhou is still there, the army and grain and grass can go down the river, how can it be used to travel so hard in this lofty mountains, but I don't know if the grain and grass of the grain transport officer can keep up, alas!." ”

The generals were also silent for a while.

Zhuge Liang asked people to take out the map, spread it out and watch it with the generals, Ma Tan explained on the side, "There are two avenues in the middle of the expedition, the right road passes through the sloping valley, and the left road can go out of Qishan. ”

Zhuge Liang thought for a while, and then ordered: "The soldiers are divided into two roads, so that the vanguard army will take the slope valley road, feint to attack Meixian, and the other way out of Qishan, enter Longyou, and after establishing a firm foothold, attack Chang'an on a certain day." ”

Wei Yan observed the sound on the side of the map for a while, and suddenly suggested: "Why doesn't the prime minister take the third way!" ”

Everyone was suspicious, and Ma Yan was puzzled and asked, "There is no third way out of Han!" ”

Wei Yan saw that everyone was looking at him, smiled proudly, and said, "There is no one on the picture, but there is one outside the picture." ”

Zhuge Liang also asked, "What does Wen Chang mean?" ”

Wei Yan used his finger to draw a long line on the map, and suggested: "Prime Minister, if you give me 5,000 elite soldiers, let me lead the army through the Qinling Mountains, and go straight to Chang'an through the Meridian Valley, I can make contributions within ten days." ”

After hearing this, Zhuge Liang shook his head again and again, "The Qinling Mountains are rugged and difficult to travel, once they are discovered by the enemy, they will fall into a heavy siege, and the whole army will be in the valley of corpses. ”

Wei Yan still felt that his plan was feasible, and retorted: "No, Cao Rui never imagined that our army would pass through the Qinling Mountains, and the more dangerous it is, the more defenseless it will be. ”

"I only need 5,000 elite soldiers, I can take it by surprise and go straight to the city of Chang'an, and the merit of the amazing soldiers is better than the strength."

"If according to what the prime minister said, out of Qishan, straight to Chang'an, it is impossible to reach it for several months, and there are enemy soldiers deployed along the way, and it needs to be attacked by one city and one wall, protracted, when can you get the Central Plains!"

Zhuge Liang has never taken risks in his life, and Wei Yan's suggestion of 'fighting and becoming single and becoming a motorcycle' is too dangerous and will definitely not be accepted by him.

"The Northern Expedition is a great cause of rise and fall, and it is absolutely impossible to take risks. Our army should march on the flat road of Longyou, march according to the law, step by step, march like this, even if you can't win quickly, you will never fail, so it's decided, take the avenue. ”

After Zhuge Liang finished speaking, he didn't give Wei Yan a chance to argue, and directly asked people to give the order to march.

Although everyone felt that Wei Yan's risky strategy had a certain chance of success, the prime minister's words seemed to be more reasonable, so no one spoke for Wei Yan.

Wei Yan was left alone in the same place.

"I didn't expect the prime minister to be so cautious, and he missed a great opportunity."

While the front army was still on the march, the movement of grain and grass in the rear also began.

During the Northern Expedition of the Shu Army, the grain and grass were all stationed in Hanzhong.

The so-called grain transportation is to transport the grain and grass from Hanzhong to the former army base camp in Xiegu and Qishan.

The labor force for transporting grain was all in charge of Shangshu Li Yan.

Worried that the Wei army would cut off grain halfway, the Shu army also arranged for soldiers to protect them along the way.

Cao Jun was in a grain transport team in the rear at this time.

Due to the difficulty of the trail, each grain transport team was equipped with 200 laborers to transport military rations, and there were 100 sergeants accompanying them, who were responsible for detecting the enemy situation and protecting them along the way.

Most of the time, they also help the laborers to carry food.

The three armies did not move, and the grain and grass went first.

If there is a shortage of food in the army for one day, it is very easy to delay the military situation, and even worse, it will lead to the collapse of the army.

Therefore, there are also strict regulations on the time limit for transporting grain.

If the grain delivery deadline is three days late, he will be directly beheaded for public display.

Although the people continued to complain, they did not dare to slack off after receiving this military order.

In Cao Jun's grain transportation team, there is an uncle (similar to a centurion), who is the highest commander and is responsible for the commander and safety of all grain transportation brigades.

In addition to the chief, there were five chiefs, and ten chiefs.

Although Cao Jun has a captain's nameplate, among many low-level officers, his status is undoubtedly that of ordinary soldiers, and it is almost his turn to speak.

After everyone set out from Hanzhong, they had traveled for seven or eight days, and the journey was less than 100 miles, and there was still half the distance from the Qishan camp.

For several days, the sheep intestine trail winds through the mountains.

Often the left meter is rocks and shrubs, and the right meter is a cliff.

One wrong step will destroy the car and kill people.

Everyone was scared all the way, and no one dared to make a loud noise.