At the same time that Cao Zhen's army attacked Lushan, an important town north of Wancheng, Zhao Shu in Hanzhong also received information from Ye Feng, who had rushed back from Luoyang. Bayi Chinese ???.? 8?1?After a series of well-designed schemes, Cao Rong's soldiers finally attacked Sima Yi in Wancheng. Zhao Shu also happened to take advantage of Zhang He's Chang'an to lead his troops east out of Qingsil, and his troops were empty, and he took the opportunity to occupy the counties of Longxi. Since Zhao Shu agreed to the Northern Expedition, all the generals of Shu Han have been gearing up, waiting for the day when they will send troops, knowing that Ye Feng has returned to Hanzhong, and Zhao Shu's counter-strategy is very successful, they all gathered together in Zhao Shu's mansion and asked for their lives to fight. It was difficult for everyone to do anything, and it was indeed a good opportunity for the Northern Expedition at this time, so Zhao Shu had to order everyone to prepare separately and choose an auspicious day to go on the expedition.

In this Northern Expedition, Zhao Shu did not intend to enter Chang'an, but the Longyou Plain was his goal, so he was ready to follow the old road of Kong Ming's first Northern Expedition, pass through Wudu, take Tianshui, Nan'an, Longxi and other counties. Because with Cao Wei's national strength, it is impossible for Shu Han to level the world in one battle, so he can only take it step by step and slowly encroach on it. Of course, this was just what he was thinking in his heart, and he did not explain it to Wei Yan and other radical and belligerent generals, so as not to cause more complications.

Wei Yan was in Hanzhong like Guo Huai in Jingzhou, thinking about going north to Cao Wei all the time, so he did quite well to prepare for the war. Just a few days later, Zhao Shu stood on the platform and looked down at the 100,000 sons and daughters under him. Facing the countless flags under him, all of which were written with "Zhao Shu, the Marquis of Hannan", Zhao Shu's heart suddenly remembered the dream when he first arrived in the Three Kingdoms. It's just that at this moment, Zhao Shu couldn't be happy, after all, he knew in his heart that he had 100,000 lives tightly in his hands. The soldiers who can go out here today, whether they can return to their hometown safely and reunite with their parents and wives in the coming day are all heavy burdens on Zhao Shu's shoulders.

Three cannons rang out, and under Zhao Shu's instructions, Yan Peng strode forward and read out the prepared text aloud, but they were all reprimands for Cao Wei's usurpation of the Han, but Zhao Shu was "Fengtian slashing crimes" and other words. This time, Zhao Shu went on an expedition, and also gathered all the troops that could be mobilized in Yizhou, such as Wei Yan, Huan Yi and other generals all accompanied the army to fight. After reading the text, it was followed by the sacrifice to the emperors of heaven and earth and the Han family, and then the most important link, Zhao Shu to determine the vanguard generals.

The candidate for the pioneer is in Zhao Shu's mind, but Wei Yan and Huan Yi are the two, but in terms of identity and status, it is none other than Wei Yan. All the generals knew that when Zhao Shu had taken the Pioneer Seal, Wei Yan was about to step forward, but Guan Xing next to him rushed out, knelt down on one knee, and said: "The general of the Northern Expedition, the last general is willing to be the vanguard of the front." "Since Zhao Shu moved to Hanzhong, although Guan Xing came with him, he has never interacted with him, and even the time to see Guan Tong is to come when Zhao Shu is not there. There was basically no conversation between the two, and they would go out today, although Guan Xing was also among them, but Zhao Shu never considered letting him be the vanguard. Yu Gong, Wei Yan is indeed more competent than him; For private reasons, Zhao Shu was neither willing to take risks nor Guan Xing to take charge of the army, so when Guan Xing took the initiative to ask to receive the Pioneer Seal, Zhao Shu suddenly didn't know how to reply.

Wei Yan was originally the person who Zhao Shu acquiesced, but he was preempted by Guan Xing at this moment, and he was very unhappy in his heart, but he also knew the relationship between Guan Xing and Zhao Shu, so he had to suppress his anger, and he also stepped forward and said, "The last general is also willing to be the front." The two knelt in front of them together, Zhao Shu's heart was indeed a little difficult to choose, first Wei Yan was something he didn't want to offend. In any case, Wei Yan can be called a good general except for his bad temper, and in the case that Shu Han really does not have many successors, Zhao Shu is unwilling to have any unhappiness with Wei Yan. Again, looking at Guan Xing's eyes looking at him, Zhao Shu couldn't tell what it contained, but Guan Xing was able to take the initiative to talk to him, would this mean that the relationship between the two could be improved?

More than ten years ago, Zhao Shu returned to the Three Kingdoms by mistake, and the first thing he met was the Guan sisters and brothers. Later, all kinds of relationships with the Guan family, as well as Guan Feng's reasons, made Zhao Shu have special feelings for Guan Xing, or in his heart, Guan Xing should be his younger brother. However, due to the different positions, they finally turned against each other, and Guan Feng also died because of this, leaving behind an irreparable regret in Zhao Shu's heart. Zhao Shu is unwilling to live like enemies with the Guan brothers for a lifetime, hoping to be called brothers and sisters as before, although this is impossible, but there is a glimmer of opportunity, Zhao Shu still has to grasp it.

Since Guan Xingneng took the initiative to ask to be a striker, Zhao Shu seemed to be more reluctant to refuse him than Wei Yan. After only hesitating for a moment, Zhao Shu finally made a wrong choice with his feelings, slowly handed over the pioneer seal in his hand to Guan Xing's hands, and said in a low voice: "Anguo is the vanguard, I am very relieved." Guan Xing didn't say much, but said lightly: "General Xie." Then he took the seal letter, turned around and walked off the platform. Wei Yan next to him also got up suddenly, and returned to the queue without saying a word, his face full of iron. If between two people, Zhao Shu must let one person down, it is undoubtedly Wei Yan. Although Zhao Shu has carefully maintained the delicate relationship between him and Wei Yanzhi for many years, he finally found an opportunity to offend him, although it is not a big deal, Zhao Shu always feels that something is wrong in his heart, so he has to slowly find a chance to make up for this unhappiness in the future. But this unpleasant little episode suddenly reminded Zhao Shu of another thing, and he began to think about how to deal with it in his heart.

Whoever the pioneer seal gave did not affect the next result, and after the sacrifice of the flag, the 100,000 army of Shu Han finally embarked on the journey of the Northern Expedition. In more than one day, the army arrived at Wudu County, and the soldiers pointed directly at Xixian in Tianshui. Xixian is the gateway of Tianshui County, where Kong Ming's base camp was located, and Zhao Shu was also stationed in Wudu, preparing to discuss the next attack on Xixian.

Although Wei Yan did not become the vanguard, Zhao Shu discussed with him when he entered the army and where he camped on weekdays, and finally swept away the unpleasantness. The battle of Tianshui is the first battle of the Northern Expedition, Wei Yan also seemed a little excited, but in his heart, he had another strategic idea that he thought would be more able to make the army win, and when Zhao Shu was raising his account, he was ready to tell it.

But this time Wei Yan seemed to be half a beat slower, after the generals 6 continued to arrive, Wei Yan was about to go out, but Huan Yi rushed out in front of him, clasped his fists and said to Zhao Shu: "The last general has a plan dedicated to the general, and Chang'an is at his fingertips." Zhao Shu's face was suddenly happy, and he hurriedly asked, "I wish to hear the general's clever plan." Huan Yi looked around at the generals in the account, and said unhurriedly: "Zhang He led the troops to attack Sima Yi with Cao Zhen, and the garrison of Chang'an was empty. The last general is willing to get five elite soldiers, take the road out of Baozhong, follow the east of the Qinling Mountains, when the meridian valley and throw north, but ten days, can go to Chang'an. If the guard hears that a certain person has suddenly arrived, he will definitely abandon the city and look at the Hengmen Mansion and leave. A certain came from the east, and the general could drive the horses and horses from the valley. If you do this, the west of Xianyang will be determined in one fell swoop. After Huan Yi finished speaking a few words, he only stunned Wei Yan, isn't this exactly the strategy he had in mind? But since Huan Yi had already spoken, he could only stop saying more and wait for Zhao Shu to make a decision.

In fact, Wei Yan didn't know that this was a small means of Zhao Shu. Zhao Shu clearly remembered Wei Yan's meridian scheme, and in the past, in later generations, he also felt that Wei Yan's plan was feasible because of the regret left by Kong Mingliu's departure from Qishan. But when he really became the commander of the three armies and sat in Kong Ming's position, he knew that the Meridian conspiracy had its inevitable flaws. The terrain of the Meridian Valley is not suitable for the march of the army at all, and once someone in Cao Wei sees through this plan, thousands of partial divisions and Wei Yan will inevitably die in a foreign land. So Zhao Shu still felt that the post-historian's comment was correct after all, this was purely a very risky gamble, the Sichuan army only had 100,000, and there was no excessive capital to make himself bet.

However, because of the issue of pioneer candidates, Zhao Shu had already had an unpleasant relationship with Wei Yan, so Zhao Shu was unwilling and could not contradict Wei Yan again, and made him "sigh that he is inexhaustible only to be bitter" as recorded in the "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms", causing some unnecessary bad consequences. Zhao Shu had no choice but to think of this way, let Huan Yi speak on behalf of Wei Yan, and tell the meridian plot, so that what Zhao Shu rejected was Huan Yi, not Wei Yan, at least it would not make Wei Yan feel too unhappy in his heart.

Seeing Wei Yan's surprised expression, Zhao Shu secretly congratulated himself that he could "predict the future", so he coughed lightly and said Huan Yi: "The general's plan is not a perfect strategy. If someone suggests that you ambush and kill in a remote place in the mountains, not only will the lives of our 5,000 soldiers be harmed, but also the spirit of our army will be greatly lost. Not available. Huan Yi deliberately thought for a moment before he said: "What the general is worried about is that the general will be too light on the enemy and miss a few major things. As soon as the words fell, Wei Yan rushed out and said: "In ancient times, the soldiers were all complemented by Qizheng, if the general just blindly entered from the main road, he was all the Yongliang soldiers, and he was blocked all the way, when will he be able to get the Central Plains?" Zhao Shu said with a smile: "I take the flat road from Longyou and march into the army according to the law, why worry about not winning?" Huan Yi was originally consulted by Zhao Shu, so he naturally nodded yes, and all the generals next to him were not as anxious for success and profit as Wei Yan, and they were silent. Only Wei Yan was the only one, and he had the heart to persuade Zhao Shu to use this trick again, but Huan Yi who proposed it first had no objections, how could he be too enthusiastic? Seeing that the good strategy in his heart could not be used, Wei Yan was very depressed in his heart, and retreated into the column and stopped speaking.

Zhao Shu saw that his plan had succeeded, and the stone in his heart also fell to the ground, and then discussed some matters with everyone before they dispersed. Only Huan Yi was left in the tent, and he couldn't stop thanking him. Huan Yiqian said a few words, but asked puzzledly: "How did the general know that Wei Zhenbei had the intention to carry out this risky plan?" Zhao Shu naturally couldn't say it clearly, as long as he shook his head and said, "But I guess in my heart, I am not very sure." Huan Yi didn't doubt it, but said: "Wei Zhenbei has a lonely temperament, just like the prince and marquis of Guan back then, the general is so painstaking, I'm afraid that it will not be a good thing in the future." "Zhao Shu didn't know what Wei Yan's temperament was, but after all, Wei Yan was a rare general in Shu Han, so he could only get by like this, and he just hoped that there would be no other mess in the future.