Zhang Xi really doesn't hold a grudge that much, but now he is really angry.

It's all the old Wei puppeteer's trouble.

You said that you are a dignified general in the army, and you are too guarded in Hanzhong, and you are going to compete with a grain and grass officer, do you still have a little general demeanor? !

Although Zhang Xi doesn't like Yang Yi either, but now at this critical time, Zhang Xi doesn't want to target Yang Yi, after all, this Yang Yi is still useful, if you turn around and kill him, it will be Zhuge Liang who suffers.

The current situation is much better than the situation that Zhuge Liang faced in history, he doesn't have to carry so many responsibilities alone, and he doesn't have to make himself so tired, but with the sense of responsibility of our prime minister, if you kill Yang Yi and throw the mess that Yang Yi was responsible for on his head, don't you have to tire him up.

Zhang Xi really feels sorry for this.

Therefore, Zhang Xi didn't want to make a big deal about this matter, but he blamed Wei Yan for a few words, and was ready to ask Zhuge Liang for grain and grass by himself, so he couldn't delay the military drills.

But Wei Yan was very unconvinced.

"You also know that I am a general in the army, how can you let the general in the army receive grain and grass?!" Wei Yan said to Zhang Xi quite dissatisfied.

Yes, Wei Yan was very dissatisfied with this.

Although it is said that the relationship with Zhang Xi is not good, everyone is on business, and Wei Yan doesn't want to have any conflicts with Zhang Xi at work. But I have never heard of a senior general in the army who wants to collect grain and grass in person.

Zhang Xi immediately understood, why can't it?!

Squinting at Wei Yan, Zhang Xi said funny, "Just let you receive grain and grass and don't want to, then he will order you to scold in front of the army, don't you have to jump your feet?!" ”

Wei Yan's eyes widened suddenly, looking at Zhang Xi, his nostrils panting.

Indeed, Zhang Xi's statement seriously stung General Wei Yan's self-esteem.

I am already a general in the Hanzhong, no longer the former general, you still dare me to do the work of receiving grain and grass and scolding the formation? !

Wei Yan felt that he was sarcastically ridiculed by Zhang Xi and suffered a very serious psychological injury.

Wei Yan doesn't seem to have Deng Ai's kind of open-mindedness, and Wei Yan cares more about his background at the bottom after all.

But Zhang Xi really didn't mean to be sarcastic about Wei Yan, he just felt that it was not a shame for a general to do this kind of thing.

Grain, grass and ordnance are related to the combat effectiveness of the army, as a general in the army, you shouldn't pay more attention, what's the problem with getting it in person?!

Scolding in front of the army is an effective means to provoke the enemy army to go out of the city for field battles, as long as the enemy can be defeated, what is the point of a little face? !

When Zhang Xi was a grain and grass official in Xinye, Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, and Zhao Yun didn't come to receive grain and grass in person, and even Zhang Fei threatened himself for a jar of wine.

At that time, Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, and Zhao Yun, although their official positions were not as good as Wei Yan now, but which one was not a famous general in the world, they could do it, why couldn't Wei Yan do it? !

And speaking of scolding, when Cao Ren was in the battle of Xiangfan, but the dignified former general, the Marquis of Anping Ting, and a big Han marquis could run to the bottom of Fancheng to personally scold the formation, how old are you Wei Yan? !

And our third master, fighting in this life, if you don't scold in front of the army, you won't feel happy.

So Zhang Xi really can't understand what Wei Yan is blowing his beard and glaring at, and he is panting for breath.

However, Zhang Xi didn't want to explain to Wei Yan, he was now Wei Yan's superior and a former army commander, and there was no need to explain anything to Wei Yan.

And Zhuge Liang, it was under this circumstance that he came to Zhang Xi's camp.

Zhuge Liang saw that the two were glaring at each other again, and he suddenly had a headache. Can't you just stop for a while?!

Wei Yan saw Zhuge Liang coming, and finally didn't continue to stare at Zhang Xi, on the one hand, he wanted face, and on the other hand, Wei Yan also gave Zhuge Liang face.

casually bowed his hand, which was regarded as a salute to Zhang Xi, and then Wei Yan left the military tent without looking back.

Zhang Xi didn't care about Wei Yan at all, but got up with a smile to greet Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang first handed over the grain and grass matters to Zhang Xi, and after Zhang Xi checked them one by one, he drew a charge on the grain and grass book to confirm.

Then, Zhuge Liang pulled Zhang Xi and persuaded him not to always contradict Wei Yan.

"Now that the Northern Expedition is imminent, the army should be united." Zhuge Liang persuaded Zhang Xi and said, "Yuan Chang and Wen Chang have also known each other for many years. Why make such a fuss?! ”

Zhang Xi just smiled, and then said, "Wei Lao. cough, General Wei's ability, Xi knows it, and there is no intention of making things difficult. In the army, words must be done, deeds must be fruitful, strictly abide by military orders, just obey orders, why force mutual harmony?! ”

Zhang Xi means that I can't pee in the same pot as that old man Wei, but as long as they are on official business and do not violate military orders, there is no need to force peace.

Zhuge Liang shook his head and continued to pull Zhang Xi to persuade.

Mainly in this era, leading the troops to fight is still based on the will of the generals first, and the commanders in the army assign tasks, in the end, they still have to be carried out by the generals.

You can't expect everyone to put aside their personal grievances and cooperate sincerely.

Zhang Xi also understood what Zhuge Liang meant, but Zhang Xi felt that if it was someone else, Zhang Xi might have paid attention to it, but between him and Wei Lao Pifu, he really didn't need to pay so much attention.

Wei Yan, just like Zhuge Liang said, has an upright temperament, if you give him the task, either he doesn't accept it, as long as he receives it, he won't do it seriously.

Therefore, Zhang Xi believed that at least in the affairs of the army, Wei Yan could not disobey himself.

However, Zhang Xi still thanked Zhuge Liang for his reminder. And then what to do, or what.

Zhuge Liang obviously saw Zhang Xi's disapproval, but if you think about it carefully, whether Zhang Xi or Wei Yan, they are not the kind of people who abolish the public for personal reasons, and Zhuge Liang can only sigh helplessly and ignore this stubble for the time being.

Anyway, the main commander who led the troops to fight this time was Liu Bei, the king of Hanzhong, and whether it was Zhang Xi or Wei Yan, he would not disobey Liu Bei's orders.

At this time, Zhuge Liang didn't need to worry about how to mediate the relationship between the soldiers under his account, after all, it was not yet the time for him to shoulder everything.

And just when Zhuge Liang and others were preparing in Hanzhong, Liu Bei had already assembled the rear army in Chengdu and set off for Hanzhong.

In September of the 25th year of Jian'an, Liu Bei, the king of Hanzhong, led 30,000 rear troops into Hanzhong, and officially sacrificed to heaven and earth in Nanzheng, Hanzhong, and swore to the Northern Expedition.

Originally, at this time, it should have been the time when Cao Pi coerced the Han Dynasty to offer the emperor Chan and stand on behalf of the Han Dynasty.

Obviously, Cao Pi at this time is not in this mood for the time being.

In mid-October, Cao Pi received the news that Liu Bei had sworn in the Northern Expedition, and along with this news, there were also briefings from Nanyang and Chang'an.

On the Nanyang side, Zhang Liao, who was stationed in Wancheng, sent a military report, saying that Guan Yu of Xiangfan had led 50,000 troops out of Fancheng in early October, went north to attack Xinye, and was marching towards Wancheng.

Cao Hong on the Chang'an side reported that Shangyong's Kou Feng led 20,000 troops to attack Wei Xing, Wei Xing was in a hurry, and Cao Hong had sent 10,000 reinforcements.

Guan Yu on the Xiangfan side, the goal of the march has been clear, it is to go to Nanyang instead of Xudu, which makes Cao Pi breathe a sigh of relief.

In terms of Wancheng, Zhang Liao has 30,000 elite soldiers in hand, Zhang Liao himself is a famous general who can fight habitually, and has the support of Wancheng and Nanyang counties, so it should not be a big problem to temporarily block Guan Yu's offensive.

But the movements of the mediocre Kou Feng are very subtle.

The location of Wei Xing is really important, after Kou Feng occupies Wei Xing, he can either go north to attack Youfufeng and threaten Chang'an, or he can go east to attack Nanxiang and join forces with Guan Yu all the way to attack Wancheng together.

In such an important position, Cao Hong did not dare not save it.

At the same time, Cao Hong also received the news that Liu Bei was sworn in Hanzhong, and Chang'an could not be unguarded.

Therefore, Cao Hong hurriedly went to the table, informed Cao Pi, and asked Cao Pi to make a decision quickly.

And Cao Pi also quickly convened the important ministers to discuss what to do.

This time, because he received a clear report from the enemy's army, Cao Pi summoned many civil and military officials in Yecheng to discuss countermeasures.

Not only Cao Ren and other Cao clan generals participated, but also Xu Huang, Zhang He and other generals, as well as Jiang Ji, Liu Ye, Chen Qun, Jia Xu and other civil officials.

But there are too many people, and some things are endless, especially the judgment of Liu Bei's main direction of attack, many people have different opinions.

Liu Ye, Zhang He and others believe that since Liu Bei himself swore an oath in Hanzhong, and Guan Yu of Xiangfan had already attacked Nanyang and had a clear goal, this shows that Liu Bei's direction is the main attack, and Guan Yu is most likely just partial to the division and plays a role in leading the way.

The most important thing now is to strengthen the defense of the Yongliang region and at the same time send reinforcements to Chang'an.

And Cao Ren still insisted on defending Nanyang and Xu Du, after all, it was Guan Yu who personally led the troops, and they were about to hit the doorstep.

As for Liu Bei's movements. A group of strategists under Liu Bei's account are all scheming, how can you judge that Liu Bei will not lead the army as a suspicious soldier, but is actually a cover for Guan Yu's attack on Nanyang?!

The more impossible things are, the more beware of them. Who would have thought that there would be heavy rain from the sky and cause Guan Yu to flood the Seventh Army?!

Again, the generals in the army all know how difficult the route from Hanzhong to Yongliang is, and Cao Pi also asked Guo Huai and Cao Hong to deal with it before, which is enough to delay Cao Hong, and the first thing to do now is definitely to rescue Zhang Liao and repel Guan Yu.

Cao Pi felt that both of these statements made sense, but when he listened to them, he felt that something was wrong.

Cao Pi is not Cao Cao in the end, and he can have his own understanding and decision in the military.

But Cao Pi is not the kind of person who is scheming and indecisive, and he knows this kind of thing and can't be delayed again and again. How Yuan Shao, who was sitting in Hebei back then, didn't have it, Cao Pi is still very clear.

Therefore, Cao Pi finally demonstrated the decisive ability of a qualified heir, and it also proved that Cao Cao's choice of him as his successor was not a wrong choice.

Cao Pi immediately ordered Cao Ren to lead 30,000 troops, and together with Xu Huang, reinforce Nanyang Zhang Liao and block Guan Yu.

In the direction of Chang'an, Cao Pi decided to follow the example of the first king Cao Cao, led 100,000 Chinese troops to march in person, rushed to Chang'an, and commanded the Yongliang army.

Let yourself personally understand what Liu Bei, who is praised as a hero in the world by his father, has what he is capable of!

(End of chapter)