Chapter 222: Sima Returns to the Heart

Hearing the herald's return, Liu Hou waved his hand and said, "Okay, in this way, Jiang Gan's plan to steal books has been completed, and everything we should do is done, and the rest depends on God." From now on, a single action against this plan can be stopped. ”

Everyone in the tent answered "Woo", and the herald also answered "Woo" and withdrew from the tent to continue to deliver the order. In addition to Liu Hou, there are also Sima Yi and three stinkers in the tent, and this good show of Jiang Gan stealing books was planned by several of them, and now they are all paying attention to the finale of this matter together.

Seeing that the whole plan had been completed, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and the atmosphere in the field suddenly relaxed, and everyone began to talk to each other. Sima Yi did not join the conversation of the three stinkers, he had just surrendered, and he had not yet integrated into the big collective, the key was that his heart was now shaking inexplicably.

He was shocked by the speed and strangeness of the Shu army's information transmission. To say that he had set up multiple secret posts inside and outside the barracks to monitor the entire development process of this matter, he and his previous Wei army could also do it, but like the Shu army, they could only pass the news through the heavens and the earth in an instant, which was absolutely impossible, not only could it not be done, but he never even thought that there was such a way of information transmission in the world.

In the past, the most common way for the Wei army to transmit information was to run wildly on horseback, but no matter how fast the horse runs, it also takes a certain amount of time, and the distance of dozens of miles, it takes at least half an hour to run on horseback.

To say that this kind of means of transmitting news in an instant is not without Wei Jun, for example, the beacon fire is the most commonly used one, light smoke during the day, light fire at night, this way of transmitting news is very ancient, at least in the ancient Chinese during the reign of King Zhou You. This method is also very fast, but the message is simple.

Beacon can only send one signal, that is, "have" or "no", in computer language, it is "0" or "1", that is to say, this method can only express one meaning, what this means can only be agreed in advance, and other information beyond the scope of this signal cannot be transmitted.

In ancient times, the beacon signal generally agreed on a meaning, that is, "whether there is a foreign invasion", lighting the beacon fire means that there is a foreign invasion, and not lighting the beacon fire means that there is no foreign invasion.

As for the army that invaded that country, the general led it, how many men and horses there were, the composition of the troops, what the level of weapons and equipment was, whether there were siege engines, trebuchets, etc., I don't know anything.

Such inaccurate information transmission is very unfavorable to the central government's timely response, and if there are fewer people sent to meet the enemy, it will not be able to defeat others, and if there are too many people to be sent, it will be a waste of public money.

Sima Yi was shocked today that the Shu army was able to solve this eternal problem, and marveled that the Shu army had this method that could quickly transmit military information, no wonder the number of the Shu army was so small, and in the face of the siege of more than 200,000 Wei troops, they could deal with it with ease, in addition to their powerful firearms troops, it seems that this information transmission system is also indispensable.

With the hot air balloon and this information transmission system, all parts of the battlefield are almost transparent to the Shu army headquarters, and all kinds of information are gathered into the Shu army's tent at any time, and the Shu army command is well aware of every place and every detail on the battlefield, so it is natural to calmly mobilize troops to deal with various situations.

The more he learned about the Shu army, the more he could feel how powerful and terrifying they were, and the more Sima Yi felt the correctness of his submission to Shu. He really couldn't imagine that there was still that army in this world that could defeat the Hong army, and he had a hunch that the Shu army would soon conquer the world, and that day would not be too far away.

Sima Yi was not given an official position by Liu Hou now, mainly because his identity was not yet suitable for disclosure, so as not to affect the Sima clan who were still in the territory of Wei, but Liu Hou was very important to him, and when discussing matters, in addition to summoning three stinkers, he was generally called.

It can be said that he is now a secret strategist hidden in the shadow of the little emperor, and anyone can see that although he has no official position, he has a high status and is very valued. So his life in the Shu camp was not bad, and no one dared to be disrespectful to him.

And although he was not granted an official position by the emperor, he saw all kinds of powerful and unbelievable things of the Shu army, and he was greatly affected mentally. He knew that the Shu army was very powerful, but he didn't expect it to be so powerful, so strong that he couldn't have the slightest intention of resisting.

Therefore, in a short period of time after his return, he put away all his other thoughts and began to assist Liu Hou in planning state affairs and wars wholeheartedly, and he wanted to win a place in this magnificent wave of Han revival. In the future, this little emperor will inevitably leave a strong mark in history, and he will follow some light and leave a name in history.

After the vanguard cleaned up the city of Xiangyang, Liu Hou led the army into this Xiongcheng, which has always been fought for, and also began a temporary rest. Although the Shu army did not have much consumption in this war, it was not a matter of time or a half to digest such a large number of troops. Liu Hou decided to rest in Xiangyang for a month or two before continuing north.

Many years ago, Guan Gong's lone army went north, and also occupied Xiangyang City, but unfortunately he was defeated in the end, and ran back in disgrace, if it wasn't for Liu Hou sending Zhao Yun to rescue him, he would have ascended to heaven and become a god when he defeated Maicheng. There are many reasons for Guan Gong's failure, but one of them cannot be ignored is that the advance is too hasty and the rear is empty.

Therefore, this time Liu Hou's Northern Expedition fully learned the lessons of Guan Gong, attached great importance to building a stable rear, and every step forward was cautious and steady.

In addition to Guan Gong's original team, Liu Hou also sent a main combat brigade of firearms troops to help, the purpose is to prevent Dongwu from repeating his old tricks, sneaking up on Jingzhou, and cutting off his own back road.

Then from Jingzhou all the way north to Xiangyang, Liu Hou also unknowingly laid heavy troops, for example, in Maicheng, there were 10,000 reinforced brigades led by Zhao Tong to guard, and the grain roads along the way were protected by the ninth and tenth brigades. Although these are second-line troops, or even newly annexed troops, their combat effectiveness is limited, but they are superior in numbers.

There is no way, the importance of Maicheng is similar to the importance of Wuchao during the Battle of Guandu, and it is the transit center of grain, grass and materials for the Shu army. The Shu army has always relied on logistics to fight wars, and the transportation channel from Jingzhou to Maicheng to Xiangyang must be unblocked, so Liu Hou did not hesitate to leave tens of thousands of people here to ensure that logistics and transportation were foolproof.