Hanzhong, Nanzheng, the temporary residence of the king of Hanzhong.

Liu Bei, the king of Hanzhong, looked at the soldiers under his command and was quite pleased.

Even Liu Bei himself didn't expect that he who was trapped in Xinye County and didn't know where to go, would still lead 100,000 troops on this day of the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains.

Looking at the head of the civil official, Zhuge Liang, who was invited out of the thatched house, and then looked at the head of the military general, his third brother Zhang Yide Liu Bei was really full of emotion.

Looking at the past along the two classes, there are Fa Zheng, Pang Tong, Yi Yuan, Chen Zhen, and Liu Ba after the civil officials.

The military generals are even more star-studded, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, Zhang Xi, Chen Zhi, Wei Yan, Huang Quan, Wu Yi, Zhang Xi is still counted in the ranks of military generals after all, and is not in the civil official sequence.

Zhang Xi is actually quite entangled in this.

But in any case, the king of Hanzhong summoned his subordinates and officially began to discuss the issue of the route of the march.

At this time, it was no longer Zhuge Liang who stood up to explain, but Fa Zheng.

The strategy was discussed by Zhuge Liang, Fa Zheng, Pang Tong, Xu Shu, and Zhang Xi, and everyone has known it for a long time.

In this regard, Fa Zheng rushed to Hanzhong in advance, collected all kinds of intelligence, and made an analysis, he is the person who knows the actual situation of Yongliang best.

It's a point. Fazheng's current physical condition is not very good.

Originally, Zhuge Liang also proposed that this kind of trivial matter, or let yourself do it for you, anyway, this marching route and tactics were formulated by Zhuge Liang and Fa Zheng together, and Zhuge Liang was also very clear.

But Fa Zheng refused with a smile.

It's not to steal the limelight, it's just because Fa is Liu Bei's mastermind, and this is his duty.

Again, Fa Zheng's physical condition in recent years has not been very good, and people in this era who are often weak and sick always have a strange doctrine of destiny, and Fa Zheng feels that if he misses this Northern Expedition, he may not have the opportunity to go out with the army in the future.

Fa Zheng cherishes the opportunity of this Northern Expedition very much, and must embody all his values and abilities in this Northern Expedition.

Therefore, even if he was unwell, as long as he was not really lying down and couldn't move, Fa Zheng still insisted and told the overall process of the Northern Expedition by himself.

"From Hanzhong to the north of Yongliang, there are a total of five roads."

Fa Zheng endured his desire to cough, tried his best to calm his breathing, and began to talk about the terrain of the Qinling Mountains seriously in front of the map.

The generals were all listening carefully, especially a certain old Wei puppet, who looked at the meridian on the map and began to have his eyes flashing.

A general can be ordered to lead the troops out of the inclined road, in order to be suspicious, to attract the main force of Cao Hong's army in Guanzhong, Wang Shang's army to take the Qishan Road, out of Liangzhou, attack Longshan, cut the soldiers of Yongliang. At that time, the lord led the army, raided Guanzhong, and seized Chang'an before Cao Hong's army returned to the division, and then ordered General Ma to lead the Qianghu cavalry to attack Anding, Guangwei and the two counties, and cut off the back road of Cao's army in Liangzhou."

Fa Zheng was talking, talking, but he couldn't hold back in the end, and kept coughing.

Liu Bei was worried, walked down the steps in person, gave Fa Zheng a good breath, led Fa Zheng back to his seat and sat down, and said comfortingly, "Shang Shuling doesn't need to stand, just sit and talk." ”

Anyway, I was grateful and wanted to say something, but when I was so excited, I coughed even more.

Zhang Xi also frowned for a while, looking at Fa Zheng worriedly.

In my memory, Fa Zheng seems to have been hanging in the past few years. When exactly it was hung up, Zhang Xi really can't remember clearly, but Fazheng really doesn't live long.

Originally, from Chengdu to Hanzhong, Zhang Xi didn't notice that Fa Zheng was unwell, so he didn't take it seriously, he had been in charge of training in the army some time ago, and he had dealings with Zhuge Liang, but he didn't see Fa Zheng very much, and he didn't know what happened to Fa Zheng's physical condition.

But fortunately, although Fa Zheng coughed non-stop, it seemed that his physical condition was okay, so there shouldn't be any problems, right?!

Well, let's talk about this later, and go to Fazheng's tent to visit it.

Now, it's still in the military discussion.

Fa Zheng calmed his cough, and then finished the final tactical arrangement.

Before the arrival of November, the army must march to Liangzhou, and use the land of Liangzhou as a supply, otherwise, the Qinling Mountains will be covered by heavy snow, and the transportation of grain and grass will be inconvenient, which will be very unfavorable to our army!"

After saying this, Fa Zheng sat in his seat and kept adjusting his breathing to relieve the symptoms of coughing.

The generals in the army also temporarily broke away from Fa Zheng's narration, and Liu Bei also returned to his seat and began to formally discuss.

Fazheng's plan is still based on winning by surprise.

Out of the Qinling Mountains in the winter, once the heavy snow covers the mountains, not to mention the grain and grass, even the army may be trapped in the Qinling Mountains and unable to get out.

Originally, Zhuge Liang was against Fa Zheng's plan, after all, it was too risky, and he wanted to attack Liangzhou Longyou in two months, and he was too rushed in time.

But Fa Zheng showed Zhuge Liang the information from the north, Cao Pi had already ordered Guo Huai in Liangzhou, and Cao Hong in Guanzhong to strengthen their vigilance.

To be safe, of course, it is to wait until after the beginning of spring, after the snow melts, but by that time, the reinforcements of the Cao army are estimated to have arrived, and Yongliang will become impregnable.

It is better to take advantage of the heavy snow to close the mountain, grab time with God, and quickly break through the Qishan Road.

And those counties in Liangzhou who are familiar with the weather in Liangzhou will not think that Liu Beijun will go out of Qishan Road at this time. At that time, it was Liu Bei who was taken by surprise and was unprepared for war, and it was very likely that Liangzhou would be decided in a war.

This is the biggest reason why Fa Zheng chose to send troops at this time.

It is indeed an adventure, but this risk, in fact, can be taken It is the beginning of September now, even if you detour from Qishan Road, you can march to Liangzhou in about a month, even if there is a delay, as long as you come in November to capture Tianshui and Nan'an two counties, and support the winter for two months with the grain and grass of these two counties, the problem is not very big.

Fa Zheng asked the caravan who walked the Qishan Road all the year round, and the snow time on the Qishan Road was at the earliest in early November, and the latest was in early December, so it was still in time.

Zhuge Liang thought about it, and it seemed that there was really no better way than this strategy, so he had to choose to agree with Fazheng's strategy.

After all, you can't let Liu Bei, the king of Hanzhong, stay in Hanzhong until the beginning of spring next year, and then you can do it, then there will be half a year.

And more importantly, Guan Yu on Xiangfan's side has already marched, and if it is delayed for half a year, God knows what changes will be made to the battle situation on Xiangfan's side.

Zhuge Liang, although he has been cautious all his life, does not mean that Zhuge Liang will not choose to take risks, as long as he grasps it big enough and benefits enough, Zhuge Liang will also take risks.

The so-called grasp is big enough and the profit is enough, which is the strategy that the Fa Zheng is arranging now.

As for what some reckless fool said

"Lord, since it is not easy to be surprising, why do we have to go around Qishan Road?!"

Hanzhong Taishou, Wei Yan, and General Wei began to publish his lofty theories.

As the Taishou of Hanzhong, Wei Yan can't say that he doesn't understand the geographical situation near Hanzhong, so the five roads that Fazheng said are actually the most clear to Wei Yan.

Therefore, Wei Yan began to advise Liu Bei.

"Why don't you order a general to go out of the Bao Slope Road, attract the main army of Cao Hong in Guanzhong to the Bao Slope Road, and lead an army by the last general to take the Meridian Valley Road to raid Chang'an?!" Wei Yan pointed to the map and said, "The Meridian Valley Trail, although it is rugged and difficult, is not impossible to march. Chang'an Cao Hong led the army to Baochuan Road, then Chang'an has no generals to guard, it must be light and unprepared, the delay does not need too many soldiers and horses, there are thousands of people carrying 20 days of grain and grass, will be able to go down to Chang'an. After beating Chang'an, Cao Hong will inevitably return to defense, and when the lord leads the army out of the praise ramp, and delay the front and back attack, in this way, Cao Hong will be defeated, and Guanzhong can be determined. ”

I have to say, Wei Yan's plan. It was much more feasible than the plan in history, and he finally knew that he would use suspicious soldiers to attract Cao Hong's main army first, and then make a detour to attack himself, at least he didn't pin his hopes on the fact that the Chang'an guard was an idiot.

But the problem is that this plan still needs to cooperate with you at the right time and place to have the possibility of success.

First of all, the Meridian Valley Road is more rugged and difficult to navigate, which is beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

Although it is said to be a mountain road, these mountain roads are basically only one step wide, and if you don't pay attention to it, you may fall off the cliff and die during the march.

The only good thing is that this is the only time of the year when you don't have to worry about raining in the mountains of Meridian Valley Road and causing mudslides. You just have to go fast, don't wait for the snow to fall in the mountains and close the road.

Walking the Qishan Road, even if you encounter a heavy snow blocking the mountain, at least there is a chance to return to Hanzhong, but taking the Meridian Valley Road, entering the heavy snow sealing the mountain, you don't even have a chance to retreat.

Secondly, Cao Hong is not a fool, it is impossible for him to take all the soldiers to the Baochuan crossing to fight Liu Bei, there is not much to defend Chang'an, as long as there are 5,000 people left, and you Wei Yan will lead thousands of troops, you will definitely be able to break through Chang'an? !

Which siege war in these years is easy to fight, especially a fortified city like Chang'an.

Yes, Chang'an was relatively dilapidated in the past, but since Dong Zhuo, the princes from all over the country have occupied Chang'an, and they will do some repairs, especially after Cao Cao occupied Chang'an, he has been strengthening the guard force of Chang'an, how can it be so easy to break.

What's more, Chang'an is not only Cao Hong, a general, Zhong Xuan has been guarding Chang'an for nearly ten years, he is not a person to mess with, no one needs to fight against you, as long as you guard the Chang'an city wall and send people to Luoyang for help, not more, there are more than 10,000 people to help, Chang'an will be foolproof.

Once Wei Yan can't capture Chang'an, then the thousands of people brought by Wei Yan are trapped under Chang'an City, even if they want to retreat from the Meridian Valley, they may encounter the heavy snow in the Meridian Valley in time, and there is no way to retreat.

Third, even if you Wei Yan is lucky, Zhong Xuan was also taken away by Cao Hong's army, and Chang'an is really unguarded, so you can defeat Chang'an.

But what should I do after I defeat Chang'an?!

Just rely on the thousands of men and horses in your hands, and you have to suppress the wealthy families in Chang'an City, and you have to deal with the army of Cao Hong's reinforcements, and you have to deal with the attacking army that Luoyang may send, I really don't know where you got the confidence to hold Chang'an.

Don't say anything about seizing Tongguan, after Ma Chao occupied Chang'an and Tongguan, how did he escape back to Liangzhou by Cao Cao? ! Forgot?!

It doesn't matter if you forget, Ma Chao himself is in the account now, you can ask carefully.

The Sili region wants to march into Guanzhong, but it is not only Tongguan, Ma Chao had Liangzhou in hand and failed to prevent Cao Cao from crossing the Yellow River into Guanzhong, you Wei Yan will occupy a Chang'an, what can you do? !

Not to mention, Guo Huai, the assassin of Liangzhou, is not a fool, will he watch Liu Bei's army march and not react at all?!

Once Guo Huai drags Liu Bei's army and lets Cao Hong lead tens of thousands of troops to Chang'an, how much ability do you Wei Yan have to hold out until Liu Bei arrives?!

Anyway, no matter what Zhang Xi thought, he felt that Wei Yan's Meridian Valley conspiracy was just dying.

not only did he die himself, but he also took the lives of thousands of soldiers seriously, and wanted to take thousands of soldiers to die together.

(End of chapter)