Jiang Wei personally went down the field, and after giving Cao Shuang a plan to be arrogant, he hung up the war-free card high, tightly closed the gates of Chang'an, and the 100,000 army faced Cao Shuang's 20,000 Yulin Guard, but he did not dare to fight.

On the one hand, Cao Shuang angrily scolded the Shu army for being gutless, and the dignified army of 100,000 did not dare to go out of the city to fight with him, and on the other hand, he had extremely high self-confidence in his military ability. He considered himself to be the first Wei general to defeat Jiang Wei with fewer victories since Jiang Wei came out of Yongliang.

However, Cao Shuang's subordinates are all cavalry, and the cavalry is not good at attacking the city, and in the face of Chang'an, a giant city in the world, there are more than 100,000 Shu troops in the city, Cao Shuang is not dizzy and wants to break through Chang'an by himself.

So Cao Shuang chose to camp ten miles east of Chang'an City, ready to wait for the arrival of the main army of Cao Ei's personal expedition. At that time, he will take advantage of the victory and defeat the Shu army to fully demonstrate his prestige. Now the most important thing is to ask He Yan to write a satisfactory report to ask for credit.

He Yannai is the grandson of He Jin, a general of the Han Dynasty, who was born in a famous family, and is also known for his talents, and also married Cao Cao's daughter Princess Jinxiang as his wife and became a member of the clan. He Yan has always had a good relationship with Cao Shuang, and because of his outstanding literary talent, he advocated metaphysics with Xiahou Xuan, Wang Bi, etc., and competed in discussions, so he opened a temporary trend and was one of the founders of metaphysics in the Wei and Jin dynasties.

Under He Yan's wonderful pen, Cao Shuang was described as a famous general who won more with less, won five battles and won five victories outside Chang'an City, even if Jiang Wei personally led the army to fight, he was not defeated by Cao Shuang's famous general.

In the good news, Cao Shuang was resourceful, brave and strategic, strategic, commanding, his record was not even inferior to his father Cao Cao Zhen, and the Shu army lost his armor outside Chang'an City, and the corpses were piled up, and the 120,000 army only dared to shrink in Chang'an City, hanging up the war-free card, and no one dared to be Cao Shuang's edge,

Cao Shuang was very satisfied with this good news, so he ordered the herald to send it to Luoyang as soon as possible, so that Emperor Cao Rong was happy, and at the same time knew what a genius he was in leading his troops to fight.

The battle in Chang'an City temporarily fell into a period of confrontation.

Jiang Wei sent a letter to Hanzhong, and the news that ordered Hu Zhen and Dong Ju to send troops to attack Shangyong also came back to restore his life. General Liao Hua of Yancheng has led 10,000 troops to Hanzhong, and after meeting General Dong Ju, General Liao and General Dong Ju have combined 20,000 troops, and they have already left Hanzhong and gone to Shangyong.

Now only 10,000 soldiers and horses of General Hu Ji are left in Hanzhong.

Jiang Wei is very satisfied with this, as long as Wen Yuan, Chen Tai, Xiahou Ba, Ma Dai and others can repel Lu Xun, then Shangyong will fall into the hands of the Han sooner or later.

Didn't Lu Xun of Eastern Wu want to seal the road of the Great Han Dynasty to defeat Wei? Jiang Wei will come to a praying mantis to catch cicadas and yellow finches behind, once the Han Dynasty captures Shangyong, then Chang'an can divide a partial division to attack Wuguan, after breaking Wuguan, you can even attack Wancheng with the soldiers of Shangyong in the north and south.

Once Wancheng was captured by the Han army, then Jiang Wei completely blocked the passage of the Northern Expedition of the Eastern Wu West Route Army.

This is the best strategy to seal Lu Xun without tearing up the Han-Wu Alliance. Jiang Wei couldn't help but think in his heart: "Lu Xun, Lu Xun, we are both thousand-year-old goblins, who is afraid of whom?" ”

However, the herald who came back from Hanzhong also said one thing, which shocked Jiang Wei very much, and the herald said that Wei Yan had brought his troops to Hanzhong privately, and after a day of rest, he led an army of 10,000 into the Meridian Valley, wanting to take the Meridian Road to attack Chang'an.

Jiang Wei attached great importance to this information and immediately summoned Wang Ping and Zhuge Zhan to discuss.

After hearing this, Wang Ping also frowned and said:

"That's not right, if Wei Wenchang really led his troops into the Meridian Valley, then the Meridian Valley is the closest road to Chang'an, it stands to reason that the fastest is seven days, the slowest is ten days, he should have arrived in Chang'an a long time ago, but now that the days are counted, it has been fifteen days since Wei Yan's departure, why is there no news from Wei Wenchang?"

Zhuge Zhan said: "Could it be that General Wei Yan got the news that Chang'an had been recovered during the march on the Meridian Road, and felt that he had not caught up with the big battle, so he led his troops back?" ”

Jiang Wei shook his head, "Little Zhuge you don't know Wei Yan too well, he is a person who is almost paranoid about Chang'an, even if he hears the news that Chang'an has been recovered on the way, with his temper, he should also come to Chang'an to join us and others, in anticipation of catching up with other battles, it is impossible to turn back." ”

"Then where did this General Wei Yan go?" Zhuge Zhan asked stunned.

Wang Ping looked at the map carefully, as the governor of Hanzhong, he was naturally very familiar with several passages from Hanzhong to the Guanzhong Plain, it stands to reason that even if the meridian road is difficult to travel, it should come out in ten days, and Wei Yan is an impatient, and he generally asks the army to march forcibly, and it shouldn't have appeared until now.

"Could it be that Wei Wenchang encountered a flash flood or mudslide and blocked the road?" Wang Ping muttered.

Jiang Wei's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had caught something, and he slapped the picture and said, "I thought of it, maybe Wei Yan is trapped in the Meridian Valley at this time, fighting with the Wei army!" ”

"Fighting with the Wei army?" Wang Ping was a little surprised, "How is this possible, the Meridian Valley road is dangerous, and the Wei army has never been stationed, because they know that our Han army does not like to take this road." Besides, Chang'an has already been recovered, how can there be a Wei army to go to Meridian Valley. ”

"Of course a little, didn't General Wang find out that Cao Shuang has been so rampant outside Chang'an City recently, but he is missing two of our old acquaintances?"

"Oh, yes, Xiahou Nan and Xiahou Xuan have indeed never appeared, and their army has never appeared, otherwise Cao Shuang's command would not be all cavalry!" Xiao Zhuge was the first to react.

Wang Ping also understood the key at once, "Could it be that Xiahou Nan and Xiahou Xuan led 30,000 Wei troops into the Meridian Valley, and happened to collide head-on with Wei Wenchang's army?" Then it all makes sense. ”

Jiang Wei said with a smile: "It should be eight or nine years old, it seems that this Wei Yan has always been thinking about his Meridian Valley plot in his heart, and he always wants to personally try whether his strategy back then can work." Now it seems that the risks of his strategy are indeed greater than the benefits, and it is estimated that he has regretted not doing it at the beginning! ”

Wang Ping also shook his head and said: "When Wei Wenchang proposed a surprise attack on Meridian Valley, Prime Minister Zhuge vetoed it, and made it very clear that this plan was too risky. ”

Jiang Wei said with a smile: "Now, there is a low-hanging fruit, is General Wang willing to take it?" ”

Wang Ping also smiled, "Rescue Wei Wenchang, the last general is duty-bound!" ”

"Good! Then bother General Wang Ping to lead 20,000 soldiers and horses into the Meridian Valley, I believe that as long as the general enters the Meridian Valley, the Wei army will definitely fall into a desperate situation, and then not only can rescue General Wei Yan, but also can easily capture Xiahou Nan and Xiahou Xuan, and earn 30,000 troops! ”

After that, Jiang Wei, Wang Ping and Zhuge Zhan looked around at each other and couldn't help laughing.

This is indeed a low-hanging fruit, and it is no wonder that Wang Ping is so happy. And Wang Ping listened to Jiang Wei's words, and felt that Jiang Wei did not take credit at all, and such a great credit was easily handed over to himself, which shows that Jiang Wei is indeed a general with a strong stomach, and he has no selfishness at all.

It was this open-mindedness and bearing that made Wang Ping feel that he was not wronged at all by handing over the military power of Hanzhong to Jiang Wei.

So Wang Ping no longer hesitated, and quickly gathered 20,000 elite soldiers, quietly left Chang'an from the West Gate, and went straight to the Meridian Valley.