At the end of December of the fourth year of Han Zhangwu, the Han general Mi Yang secretly played the Son of Heaven, and the right army of Yan Long was empty, and it was attackable!

The Son of Heaven was overjoyed when he heard this, so he summoned his ministers that day to discuss the specific plan for marching into the army.

Under Liu Bei's hasty summoning, because he had already prepared in his heart, the Hanchen in Yangping Pass gathered in the hall soon after.

Looking at the full number of ministers sitting in the hall, Liu Bei looked red.

In order to prepare for this Northern Expedition, he brought with him the wise men and good generals in the army that he had cultivated over the years.

And before Mi Yang marched north, he also left most of the fierce generals in the Liangzhou army by Liu Bei's side.

Among the Hanchen in the hall, there are Huang Quan, Ma Liang, Fei Yi, Dong Yun, etc., and Zhao Yun, Wei Yan, Liu Feng, Ding Feng, etc.

It can be described as a wealth of talents.

It can be said that sitting in front of Liu Bei at the moment is the most luxurious Northern Expedition team that the Han can currently compose.

With this excellent team, coupled with this rare opportunity, Liu Bei's heart is full of confidence.

Looking at his group of virtuous ministers and good generals, Liu Bei said excitedly: "Everyone! Our army can go north to Longyou. ”

When Liu Bei said this, the faces of many Hanchen in the hall showed joy.

Although they had guessed the purpose of Liu Bei's urgent summoning of them today, when Liu Bei personally confirmed the guess in their hearts, they still felt excited.

is still the same sentence, there is no one who is a minister of the Han Dynasty who does not feel eager or excited about the Northern Expedition.

Soon, a high-pitched shout resounded in Liu Bei's ears.

All the ministers stood up together, bowed deeply to Liu Bei in front of them, and said, "Ministers, I am willing to die for the Han." ”

This strong shout not only represents the determination of the Han ministers, but also reflects the high morale of the current Han army.

Liu Bei, who saw this scene, was very satisfied.

He was anxious and didn't want to wait a little longer.

Liu Bei waved his hand to let the ministers sit down, and then he was dressed in military uniform, and he asked people to move the map of Longyou.

Longyou, also known as Longxi, usually refers to the area west of Longshan.

Although Longyou is only part of Liangzhou, according to the population, Longyou is actually the essence of Liangzhou.

And because of the geographical superiority of Longyou, once the Han army can occupy Longyou, then it is only a matter of time to occupy the entire land of Liangzhou.

Because he has always remembered Longyou in his heart, Liu Bei has already seen this map in front of him I don't know how many times.

Even many Hanchen have privately or flipped through maps or ancient books, so that they have a preliminary understanding of Longyou.

When the chamberlain moved the map of Longyou, Liu Bei looked at Huang Quan without thinking and asked:

"Do you think that I should go from the northern expedition to Longyou?"

Although Mi Yang planned the strategy of the Northern Expedition to Longyou for Liu Bei, he was not the chief general of the Western Route Army after all, and it was impossible to be so meticulous that he even had to suggest which route Liu Bei would march to.

This will make Liu Bei feel faceless.

What's more, the situation was not clear at that time, and setting the route of the march in advance was more like talking on paper.

And now that the situation is clear, then the matter can be officially discussed.

After hearing Liu Bei's inquiry, Huang Quan immediately thought about it.

Huang Quanzi Gongheng is a native of Langzhong County, Brazil County.

Huang Quan was born in a famous family in Shuzhong, was a county official when he was young, and was later called by Liu Zhang, the pastor of Yizhou.

Huang Quan once advised Liu Zhang not to welcome Liu Bei, but this incident caused Liu Zhang to be furious and was exiled as the magistrate of Guanghan County.

Later, after Liu Bei obtained Yizhou, he heard about Huang Quan's reputation, so he sent someone to worship Huang Quan as a partial general.

Just looking at these resumes, Huang Quan has nothing special, but after returning to Liu Bei, he did one thing that made Liu Bei look at him with admiration.

At that time, it was not only Fazheng who suggested that Liu Bei capture Hanzhong, but the other person was Huang Quan.

Even Huang Quan proposed to capture Hanzhong earlier than Fa Zheng.

Later, in a series of battles against Hanzhong, Huang Quan has been by Liu Bei's side to give him advice and has achieved many wonderful victories.

It is precisely because of his excellent performance in the Battle of Hanzhong that Liu Bei has attached great importance to Huang Quan since then, and has relied on him as another good minister who can discuss military aircraft by his side since the death of Fazheng.

When he went north this time, Liu Bei made Huang Quan the general of Anbei in advance, thinking that Huang Quan would continue to contribute his talents to him.

And Huang Quan did not live up to Liu Bei's expectations, maybe he had already thought about this problem in his heart, so it didn't take long for him to say to Liu Bei:

"Among the counties of Longyou, Tianshui County is the closest to the border of our dynasty.

Therefore, if our army wants to go north from Yangping Pass, it is best to go to Tianshui County first. ”

After saying this, Huang Quan continued:

"Since our army wants to go to Tianshui County first, the best route to march is, of course, to take the Qishan Mountain Road."

At this point, Huang Quan got up and pointed to the winding mountain road on the map.

And when he pointed to the Qishan Mountain Road, Huang Quan's finger inadvertently crossed Wudu County.

This means that the route he suggested Liu Bei to lead his army to take was actually starting from Yangping Pass, passing through the territory of Wudu County, and finally entering the Qishan Mountain Road.

Once the Han army can get out of the Qishan Mountain Road, the Han army will be able to reach Tianshui County in an instant.

It's just that even if the Han army wants to march from the Qishan Mountain Road into Longyou, the road from Yangping Pass to the Qishan Mountain Road is not the only one.

In the case that Wudu County was recovered by Miyang, the detour route from Wudu County to Qishan Mountain Road was the most stable, but it was not the fastest.

It can be seen from Huang Quan's suggestion that his personality is also inclined to be calm.

Huang Quan believes that although the current good opportunity is rare, the tens of thousands of troops should not be too anxious, and should be fought steadily.

In the case of steady and steady fighting, it can not only greatly reduce the possibility of danger for your own army, but also make the logistics of your own army not have too much pressure.

After all, transporting grain from the wide official road into Qishan, and transporting grain from the steep mountain road into Qishan, the amount of manpower and material resources consumed by the two is not equal, and the back is obviously larger.

But after listening to Huang Quan's suggestion, Liu Bei has been noncommittal.

Liu Bei's silence meant that Huang Quan's suggestion was not in line with his wishes.

Liu Bei didn't know the reason why Huang Quan suggested this route, but this route was very good, but it was a little slow after all.

Liu Bei didn't want to waste those days now.

Leading the army to the Northern Expedition and returning to the old capital is Liu Bei's long-cherished wish.

Fulfilling a long-cherished wish is one of the happiest moments of a person's life.

Therefore, in the early stage of the fulfillment of long-cherished wishes, people will also become eager because of excitement.

In an anxious mood, how could Liu Bei accept Huang Quan's suggestion?

Soon after, Liu Bei flatly rejected Huang Quan's proposal.

"No."

After vetoing Huang Quan, Liu Bei personally drew a route.

The route can lead from the winding mountain road outside Yangping Pass to the Qishan Mountains.

Compared to the route that detours to Mudu County, this route takes significantly shorter.

But in this route, the Han army took almost all mountain roads.

Despite their high morale, the Han army was mostly elite in mountain warfare, which allowed them to have speed in mountain trails that other armies could not have.

However, this route is bound to bring a lot of pressure to the physical strength and logistics of the Han army.

After Huang Quan saw the route drawn by Liu Bei himself, he really understood how eager Liu Bei was at this moment.

It's just that you're in a hurry?

Huang Quan was not worried that the route drawn by Liu Bei would be explored by the Wei army, and then let them set up an ambush halfway.

What other Wei army dares to enter Liangzhou rashly?

What's more, Qi Shan has always been under the control of Shi Bao, a subordinate of the general.

But even if there is no such hidden worry, Liu Bei's undisguised eagerness makes Huang Quan's heart full of worry.

Maybe Liu Bei's eagerness will not bring hidden dangers when the Han army marches, but what about after leading the army into Longyou?

The Lord will be too anxious, and it will not be a good thing after all.

Huang Quan, who was worried in his heart, immediately advised Liu Bei:

"Today's general trend is in our army. Your Majesty does not need to ask for speed, the husband is the king's teacher, and the task is perfect, and the plan is long-lasting. ”

Although Huang Quan's exhortation was tactful, Liu Bei still understood what he meant.

However, Liu Bei was neither annoyed by Huang Quan's advice, nor did he change his mind because of Huang Quan's advice.

Liu Bei just said to Huang Quan: "I know what I mean, but the general trend of the world is also changeable!" ”

After saying this, Liu Bei directly finalized the route of the march.

Then Liu Bei said a sentence that shocked many Hanchens, including Huang Quan.

I saw that after setting the route of the march, Liu Bei stood up and said to the ministers in the hall with great ambition: "Tomorrow, I will personally lead the army first, and I hope that the princes will rest early today."

Tomorrow and I will step on the right side of Longright! ”

Liu Bei's words could not be described as arrogant, but after hearing that he was going to personally lead the army first, Huang Quan immediately came out and admonished:

"Longyou is dangerous, and the mountain road is rugged, it is easy to advance and difficult to retreat, please be a pioneer to be a coward, and Your Majesty should be the back town."

Huang Quan's suggestion was entirely for Liu Bei's consideration.

But now Liu Bei can't listen to such advice.

Liu Bei smiled again and politely rejected Huang Quan's advice, and then directly dispersed today's parliament.

In Liu Bei's view, now is not the time to advise him, it should be the time for the whole army to seize the opportunity and quickly go on a northern expedition.

After Liu Bei left the lobby, Huang Quan glanced at Ma Liang, Zhao Yun and other important ministers.

They all saw the worry in each other's hearts from each other's eyes.

These ministers are all representatives of calm personalities, and they definitely don't want to see Liu Bei's overly eager appearance.

But on the other hand, Liu Feng, Wei Yan, Feng Xi and other generals took the lead, but they didn't feel anything about Liu Bei's performance today.

On the contrary, their emotions are very high.

But what is the use of Huang Quan, Zhao Yun and other ministers worrying?

Liu Bei has made up his mind, and it will be difficult for them to dissuade him.

Due to the early preparations, and the whole army knew Liu Bei's eagerness, so on the second day after the end of the council, more than 40,000 Han troops successfully assembled outside Yangping Pass, and quickly went to Qishan through the mountain road.

After nearly ten days of marching, more than 40,000 Han troops entered Tianshui County under the personal command of Emperor Liu Bei of the Han Dynasty.

On this day, time has quietly entered the first month of the fifth year of Zhang Wu!

And because of Mi Yang's strategy of attacking the east and the west, the whole world believes that the direction of the Han army's main attack is Chang'an.

This erroneous judgment not only allowed Cao Zhen to transfer most of the troops of the Longyou counties to Chang'an, but also made the generals and Taishou of the Longyou counties relax their vigilance.

In this case, when it was learned that tens of thousands of Han troops with banners were displayed by Liu Bei personally led by Liu Bei to appear in Longyou, the entire Longyou was shocked, and even caused a great shock in the entire Guanzhong.

After Cao Zhen heard the news, his Dao heart almost collapsed.

Compared with Cao Zhen's heartbreak, other people's reactions were more direct.

In the same month that Liu Bei led the army to Longyou, the three counties of Nan'an, Tianshui, and Anding surrendered directly without a fight!

Today's chapter, treasures~

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