February of the third year of Han Zhangwu, or for Cao Zhen, the current time is February of the third year of Wei Huangchu.

But no matter what era it is, for Cao Zhen, more than five months have passed since he last returned to Luoyang.

More than five months!

This time period has an extraordinary meaning for Cao Zhen.

Five months earlier, he had personally returned to Luoyang to propose a southern expedition to Cao Pi, and Cao Pi had given him permission.

Then he returned to Chang'an and let Xiahou Nan take charge of the grain, grass and ordnance of the Southern Expeditionary Army.

At the beginning, Xiahou Nan promised Cao Zhen that in about five months, he would be able to raise all the military resources for Cao Zhen's 100,000-strong army to march south.

Xiahou Nan did not break his promise, and in the past five months, he has almost maintained a working state of supper clothes and food.

The high-intensity work pressure made Xiahou Nan's whole person lose weight.

But Xiahou Nan's efforts have achieved remarkable results.

Cao Wei's national strength is already the best in the world, and Cao Wei is only a talent who integrates its strong national strength, and it is precisely Xiahou Nan who is this kind of talent.

When a strong national power meets an effective organization, the power that erupts is enough to make any force in the world feel terrified.

As early as the beginning of this year, under Xiahou Nan's arrangement, grain, grass, ordnance, and soldiers from Guanzhong were continuously transported to Chencang County.

Chen Cang was Cao Zhen's offensive base for the Southern Expedition.

Thanks to the convenient official roads built by the Western Han Dynasty in Guanzhong, most of the huge supplies from Chang'an were transported to Chencang City in less than a month.

Due to the huge amount of materials, Cao Zhen also specially built a number of granaries and arsenals in Chencang City to store them.

If it weren't for the expansion of Chencang City, I am afraid that there would not be vacant land to build those granaries and arsenals.

And to this day, not to mention the massive amount of military materials that have been transported in Chencang City, it is said that the Wei army inside and outside Chencang City alone has reached 90,000 people.

These 90,000 people are only the number of regular soldiers, not counting the number of auxiliaries and civilian men who support these 90,000 regular soldiers.

It is no exaggeration to say that in and around Chencang City in February, the number of soldiers was several times greater than that of the common people.

Cao Zhen took a group of cronies, stood on the built majestic city wall and looked down, and what caught his eyes was an endless vast military camp.

The military camp inhabited by hundreds of thousands of people seems to extend from the distant sky all the way to the foot of Chencang City, how can it be described with the word spectacular alone.

Seeing this extremely spectacular scene, Cao Zhen's heart was full of pride and ambition.

There is no man who will not be excited by the current scene, let alone Cao Zhen is still the one in charge of the 90,000 army.

Because of the excitement in his heart, Cao Zhen couldn't help but stand on top of the city and laugh heartily.

His laughter quickly infected the group of cronies standing behind him, and many of them laughed along with Cao Zhen.

Cao Zhen's cronies all know that the next enemy they will face is Mi Yang - the one who has not been defeated since his debut, he is deservedly the number one general today.

Because of Mi Yang's glorious achievements, Wei Chen in Luoyang has a deep fear of Mi Yang, who is also Wei Chen, how could Cao Zhen's cronies not have it in the past?

But this jealousy was gradually suppressed by them after seeing the strong strength they showed.

This is human nature, and it is also the unique charm of this troubled world.

Combining the three armies with the heroes of the world is the most romantic thing in this era.

Cao Zhen's hearty laughter didn't last long, and he quickly stopped.

It's just that although Cao Zhen's laughter stopped, his eyes were still full of comfort.

This comfort comes not only from his imagination of the coming days, but also from the ease of his relief after relieving a heavy burden in his heart.

Five months may not be a short time for ordinary people, but for Cao Zhen, who often leads the army to fight, these five months is not a long time.

Because often the time of a big war will last a year or more.

But the previous five months made Cao Zhen feel very long, because of his nervous mood.

The reason why Cao Zhen planned to march south was that the Nanzhong Rebellion would occur in Yizhou, and this rebellion would undoubtedly involve most of Yizhou's military strength, grain and grass.

In this case, Miyang, who led the army to garrison Liangzhou, was equivalent to a lone army.

This is the best opportunity for the Wei army to defeat Mi Yang in recent years, and Cao Zhen will not let it go.

However, this timing will slowly change with the passage of time.

Especially after Cao Zhen received the news that Zhuge Liang led the Han army to win a great victory in Nanzhong, this made Cao Zhen feel even more anxious.

Cao Zhen was worried that before he was ready, Zhuge Liang had already led the army to quell the Nanzhong Rebellion.

If this is the case, Cao Zhen is estimated to have to go to Cao Wei's Taimiao immediately to confess to Cao Cao.

But fortunately, what Cao Zhen feared did not happen.

Thanks to Yang Fu's "strategy of cutting diplomatic relations", the Han army's counterinsurgency road in Nanzhong was triumphant, but it was not over.

And at this moment, five months have passed, which makes Cao Zhen can't help but feel a sense of happiness in his heart.

The rollercoaster-like change of mood is not enough for outsiders, and others do not know what kind of inner torment Cao Wei's general has suffered in the past days.

They only knew that Cao Zhen, who was standing in front of them at this moment, was full of high-spirited temperament, which made them feel more confident.

After staring at the military camp under the city for a long time, Cao Zhen asked Yang Fudao, who was standing at the front behind him, "Yishan, where is Boji?" ”

In the face of Cao Zhen's sudden inquiry, Yang Fu, Cao Zhen's most relied on henchman, immediately replied: "According to the report sent by Yongzhou Assassin Shi before, he should arrive in Chencang today. ”

The history of Yongzhou in Yang Fu's mouth refers to Guo Huai, who gave advice to Cao Zhen before.

Guo Huai's advice that day made Cao Zhen feel very good, Cao Zhen was a person who did not hesitate to reward, and soon he recommended Guo Huai to Cao Pi as the assassin of Yongzhou.

With Cao Zhen's current status in Cao Pi's heart, his recommendation soon became a formal edict of Cao Pi.

Also because of Cao Zhen's kindness, Guo Huai rushed to Chen Cang non-stop after receiving Cao Zhen's order.

Hearing Yang Fu say that Guo Huai would arrive today, Cao Zhen was in a better mood.

After he nodded, he said to Yang Fu, "When Boji arrives, notify me immediately." ”

After saying this, Cao Zhen reluctantly looked at the vast military camp under the city, and then walked down the city.

Two hours after Cao Zhen walked down the city, a dusty fast rider led more than a dozen guards to dozens of miles away from Chencang City.

This ride is Guo Huai, who came in response to the call.

However, before Guo Huai could continue to approach Chen Cangcheng, he and his personal guards were intercepted by the scouts sent by the Chen Cang camp.

Thanks to Guo Huai's arrival with a seal, the scouts' concerns were dispelled, allowing them to continue to move towards Chen Cangcheng.

This little episode didn't stop Guo Huai from having too much time, but it gave him an idea in his heart.

According to the rules of the army, when there is no fighting, the scouts of the large battalion can be surveyed at a distance of no more than ten miles.

However, when he was still dozens of miles away from Chencang City, he was intercepted by the scouts of the Chencang camp, which shows one thing, that is, the scale of the Chencang camp is very large now.

Guo Huai's prediction was not wrong, and after he continued to advance towards Chen Cangcheng for some distance, he saw the deer and horses on the periphery of the camp.

Countless deer and horse horns emitted bursts of dazzling brilliance under the sunlight, which made Guo Huai feel a little dazzling for a while.

But just after the dazzle, a sense of pride naturally emerged in Guo Huai's heart.

Under the influence of this pride, Guo Huai couldn't help but speed up a few more lines.

Because of the seal on his body, Guo Huai finally came to Chen Cangcheng after passing through layers of checkpoints.

And Yang Fu, who was instructed by Cao Zhen, waited under the city to prepare for Guo Huai's arrival after Cao Zhen left.

Guo Huai was born in a famous family in Taiyuan, and now he is an official in the position of Yongzhou Assassin History, such an identity and status are worthy of his Yang Fu personally greeting.

Yang Fu and Guo Huai are one of the Liangzhou Thorn History, and the other is the Yongzhou Thorn History, and the two naturally know each other by bordering each other.

After Guo Huai saw that it was Yang Fu who greeted him in person, he immediately stopped the gallop of stepping off the horse, and then jumped down from the horse and walked quickly to Yang Fu and bowed to him:

"Yang Gong has a heart."

Facing Guo Huai's salute, a smile appeared on the corner of Yang Fu's mouth.

He likes to greet the children of the family the most.

After Yang Fu returned the salute to Guo Huai, he led Guo Huai to the chariot that had been waiting here for a long time.

After Guo Huai boarded the chariot, Yang Fu also boarded the chariot under Guo Huai's somewhat surprised gaze.

Multiplying the same wheel is a manifestation of closeness in the world.

It is obvious that Guo Huai's previous relationship with Yang Fu has not reached this point.

But after being surprised, Guo Huai quickly reacted that this was a kind of overture from Yang Fu to him.

After perceiving Yang Fu's intentions, Guo Huai put away his surprised gaze.

Yang Fu, as one of Cao Zhen's most valued vassals today, is close to him and does no harm to him.

After Yang Fu boarded the chariot, he first asked one of his subordinates to enter the city to inform Cao Zhen of Guo Huai's arrival, and then he asked the emperor to drive the chariot towards the city.

When the chariot began to move, Guo Huai had the leisure to look at the Chencang City Gate, which was getting closer and closer to him.

Because the city gate after the expansion of Chencang is very tall, he noticed it as early as when Guo Huaifang approached Chencang City, and Cao Zhen used countless manpower and material resources to build the outer city of Chencang.

However, many things are completely different from looking at them from a distance and looking at them up close.

The last time Guo Huai came, the outer city had not yet been completely built, and he was in a hurry to see Cao Zhen, so he didn't pay much attention to the outer city that Chen Cangcheng was building.

But now when Guo Huai was getting closer and closer to the Chencang city wall, he noticed that the majesty of the outer city of Chencang City was much more than he expected.

Guo Huai couldn't help but think of the Luoyang City he had seen last year.

Although the outer city of Chen Cang cannot be compared with the city walls of Luoyang City, it is definitely not much worse.

At least with the world-famous Jiangling and the two cities of Gong'an, it is on a par.

Thinking of this, Guo Huai realized how much Cao Zhen valued Chen Cangcheng.

Yang Fu, who was sitting on the side, noticed Guo Huai's gaze, and he explained to Guo Huai: "At the beginning, the general thought that if the thief army invaded Guanzhong, he would definitely take Chen Cang as the main direction of attack, so he did not hesitate to vigorously build the outer city. ”

After saying this, Yang Fu's tone suddenly became relaxed, and he continued to smile and said, "But maybe after this southern expedition, Chen Cangcheng's strong city defense will be useless. ”

The lightness in Yang Fu's tone was not disguised at all, and Guo Huai was a smart person, so he quickly understood the meaning of Yang Fu's words.

Chen Cangcheng is not so much defending against the Han army, but rather about Mi Yang.

Judging from the current strength of the Wei army, if the southern expedition goes well, Mi Yang may be gone, and Chen Cangcheng will of course lose its greatest role.

Although Guo Huai didn't think that Mi Yang would be such an easy person to defeat, he was also full of confidence in his army's southern expedition this time, so he also smiled and echoed:

"When Chen Cangcheng is useless, I'm afraid Yang Gong Jiuqing is hopeful."

Hearing Guo Huai say this, the smile on Yang Fu's face became even stronger.

Perhaps the Wei army's plan to march south was deliberately covered up by Cao Pi at the beginning, but the gathering of 100,000 troops was obviously not a small move, and the other ministers were naturally not blind.

So not long ago, many ministers guessed this important thing that the imperial court is doing today.

Cao Pi saw that the matter of the Southern Expedition could no longer be concealed, so he also pushed the boat to no longer hide the matter, and took this opportunity to publicize the role played by Yang Fu in this major event.

If Mi Yang was really defeated in this battle, then the first merit was Cao Zhen, and the second merit was naturally obtained by Yang Fu, who offered advice.

And with Cao Wei's jealousy and attention to Mi Yang, Yang Fu's credit for defeating Mi Yang with his design, the benefits he gained from this matter will be very huge.

Don't say Jiuqing, when the time is ripe, the position of the three princes can also be expected.

When Guo Huai said this, he was obviously congratulating Yang Fu in advance.

For Guo Huai's congratulations, Yang Fu seemed very useful.

However, he did not forget the serious thing he had to do with Guo Huai.

After thinking about it, Yang Fu revealed a message to Guo Huai:

"An army of 100,000 has gathered 90,000 outside Chencang City, and the remaining 10,000 troops will arrive soon.

After the arrival of the 10,000-strong army, with the temperament of a general, he will immediately lead the army to the south.

This time, the general summoned Boji to come in order to set a specific strategy for the southern expedition. ”

Hearing Yang Fu say this, Guo Huai's face suddenly became upright.

After receiving Cao Zhen's summons, he also guessed Cao Zhen's intentions.

But speculation is speculation after all, and now his guess has been confirmed by Yang Fu, which makes him immediately cautious.

Guo Huai didn't think that Yang Fu deliberately rode with him, just to inform him of the news he was about to know.

As Guo Huai expected, Yang Fu then told his true intentions.

"As far as I know, the general will inevitably divide his troops during the southern expedition.

Today's general wants to discuss the specific line of division of troops.

I have always admired Berji, and I will advocate for Berji to become the commander of another army at the meeting.

It's just that Fu has an invitation, and I hope Boji will answer. ”

(End of chapter)