One thing to say, Xiahou Nan is really not a concern, this person can't even govern his family, can he be expected to have much ability to govern the army? !

There are some things that can really be seen from the small.

But although Xiahou Nan is stupid, it doesn't mean that Chen Cangdao has no capable people.

In history, when Zhuge Liang came out of Chencang Dao, he didn't think that Chen Cangdao was very difficult to fight, but he was blocked by a little-known Hao Zhao in Chencang Dao for several months, and finally had to retreat from the food.

Yes, now Hao Zhao is already his own family, and he is still sticking to Shangtai City. But in case of another Wang Zhao, Li Zhaolai, this is not an impossible thing, right?!

Although it is true that Xiahou Nan is surnamed Xiahou, but at this time, Xiahou Nan is not the governor of Yongliang, the general town of Yongliang for several years, he is just a new soldier on the battlefield, God knows if Cao Zhen left any helpers for Xiahou Nan? !

Xiahou Nan is a fool and doesn't need to ask, but in case Cao Zhen left a person with the qualifications of a famous general to assist Xiahou Nan, with the steepness of Chencang Road and the solidity of Chencang Pass, it is not so easy to break through that place quickly.

Well, we must thoroughly understand the situation of the guards at the Chencang crossing.

Secondly.

"Brother Shiyuan wants to cut off the contact with Cao Jun after going around, I don't know what to do with the strategy?!"

Zhang Xi asked Pang Tong.

Yes, since you want to cut off the connection between the Weishui Cao army and Chang'an, and you want to be able to block the counterattack of the Weishui Cao army, you must have a suitable cutting point. You can't fight Cao Jun in the field, right?!

And about this, of course, Pang Tong thought about it, so he directly clicked on the map and said, "Meixian! ”

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Xi and Zhuge Liang glanced at each other, and they both saw the surprise and worry in each other's eyes.

There was no need for Zhang Xi to speak this time, Zhuge Liang directly retorted, "Brother Shiyuan, no." Meixian County is the barrier of Chang'an, and it is also the place where the Weishui Cao army stores grain, how can it be unprepared? ! If you attack Meixian County, it will be difficult for a while, and the Weishui Cao army will fight back again, won't the raiding army be like a fish in a net, and the security can be complete? ! ”

It's really no wonder that Zhuge Liang said this, it is really this place in Meixian County, which has always been one of the most important defensive nodes in Guanzhong.

It is true that Meixian is on the east bank of Weishui, but the opposite side of Meixian County is Wuzhangyuan, and the place opposite Wuzhangyuan is the Baochuan crossing.

And Meixian is relatively close to Longshan Road, Baochuan Road, Chencang Road, if Guanzhong wants to base the enemy outside, then Meixian County is the best place to store grain, and can supply three places in time. How could such an important place be unguarded.

Cao Zhen is not a fool, it is impossible for him not to understand such a simple truth. And even if Cao Zhen is stupid, Zhang He, Guo Huai, the famous generals of these two worlds, it is impossible for them to make such a heartless mistake, and they will not even arrange people to protect the grain and grass hoarding points.

Even if it's Yuan Shao, he has sent a Wuchao wine god Chun Yuqiong to guard the grain point, Cao Zhen, Zhang He, and Guo Huai add up, they can't even be as good as Yuan Shao, right? !

It is not too difficult to sneak attack Chen Cang Dao and figure out the reality in Chen Cang Dao, but if you want people to raid Meixian, it is better to wash and sleep early.

It is impossible for Zhang Xi to help Pang Tong speak now, after all, the success rate of raiding Meixian is too low.

Of course, once the sneak attack on Meixian County is successful, the retreat of Cao's army in Weishui's three-way defense will be completely cut off, and it can easily capture Wuzhangyuan, Sanguan and other places, and then peep into Wugong County and threaten Chang'an. But Meixian is really not that easy to fight.

Although Pang Tongyi emphasized that "attacking it unprepared may not be impossible to accomplish things", Zhang Xi, Zhuge Liang, and Huang Quan all shook their heads in opposition and insisted on marching slowly according to the original plan.

Whether it is to attack Wuzhangyuan from the Bao Slope Road or to attack Sanguan from the Longshan Road, it is much easier than attacking Meixian County from Chencang Road.

Pang Tong believes that "it may not be impossible to achieve something", but Zhang Xi and Zhuge Liang are both virtuous, and the first thing they thought of was what to do if they couldn't do it.

It would not only be a matter of empty money and food, but would disrupt the entire Northern Expedition process.

With a vote of three to two, Zhuge Liang suggested that Pang Tong re-choose the strategic offensive line.

Pang Tong was also speechless, he really wanted to talk to Liu Bei in person, this plan was a little risky, but once it succeeded, the benefits were also very great.

But Pang Tong is not a person who insists on going his own way after all, and to be honest, it took a lot of effort for Pang Tong to persuade Fa Zheng of this strategic concept, which is still for the sake of both of them like to use strange tricks, Fa Zheng can barely understand Pang Tong and chooses to agree. Now if Zhuge Liang and Zhang Xi don't agree, even if this plan is put in front of Liu Bei, it will not be able to be implemented.

Pang Tong was very dissatisfied, but he couldn't help it.

The Northern Expedition is a major event after all, and this Northern Expedition, Pang Tong actually knows that Liu Bei acted alone, and now is not a good time for the Northern Expedition.

Zhang Xi and Zhuge Liang's attitude of seeking stability is also understandable, after all, the timing of this time is not too good, even if it can't succeed in a battle, but at least it can't lose too much.

Pang Tong had no choice but to temporarily abandon his strange plan and instead study the conventional offensive strategy.

And the conventional offensive strategy is nothing more than going out of the Longshan Road or out of the Praise Slope Road.

Now that Liu Beijun occupies the Longshan Road, he can mobilize the troops and troops of Yongzhou and Liangzhou to move westward, and at the same time, he can also store grain in Yongzhou.

But out of Longshan Road, there is also a Zhongxiong Pass in front of the Sanguan, according to intelligence, the Cao general who sticks to the Sanguan is called Sun Li.

Sun Li was conquered by Cao Cao when Cao Cao pacified Youzhou, and successively served as local officials in various places, mainly in charge of government affairs in the local area, and the only opportunity to lead the troops was to serve as a cavalry captain, and the opponent was only a local bandit.

This time, Cao Zhen served as the governor of Yongliang, and also brought part of his own team over, this Sun Li is the person brought by Cao Zhen, and as soon as he came up, he asked Sun Li to lead the troops to garrison Sanguan and strengthen the surveillance of Longshan Road.

According to the analysis of intelligence, Sun Li is actually from a civilian official, although Sanguan is Xiongguan, but such a civilian official with little experience in battle formations to guard, at least in the eyes of the world, is actually no different from Xiahou Nan guarding Chen Cang.

In terms of the Bao Slope, because Chen Zhi stuck to the Bao Slope and repelled Guo Huai's attack, Liu Bei Group can actually choose to go out of the Bao Slope.

It's just that the slope is steep and difficult, and the transportation of grain and grass is inconvenient, and if this place is used as the main direction of attack of the army, the transportation of grain and grass is a big problem.

Moreover, although Guo Huai himself returned to Chang'an, the Cao army at the Baochuan crossing did not all retreat, they only retreated to Wuzhangyuan under the command of Guo Huai's deputy general Dai Ling, and continued to garrison and defend, if necessary, Guo Huai could also enter Wuzhangyuan from Chang'an at any time and command the whole army.

Therefore, both roads have reasons to go, but both roads actually have their difficulties.

Out of Longshan Road, the advantage is that it is safe, and the guards of the scattered pass will not have much experience in battle formations, and the disadvantage is that the supply line is too long, and the scattered pass is a male pass after all, which is not easy to fight.

Out of the praise slope, the advantage is that you can bypass the loose pass and enter the pass directly, the disadvantage is that it is inconvenient to transport grain, and the opponent opposite is the famous general Guo Huai.

There are both good and bad, but as long as you determine the severity of the good route and use some suspicious tactics, whether it is to seize Sanguan or occupy Wuzhangyuan, it is not impossible. It's always a little more feasible than Pang Tong's plan to go to Damei County after beating Chen Cangdao.

The five of them got together and discussed for several days, until Liu Ba and Jian Yong arrived in Hanzhong, but they still did not come to a conclusion.

Liu Ba and Jian Yong came to Hanzhong for the Northern Expedition.

One had to preside over the economic war against the Guanzhong region, and the other was the Ministry of Industry, and there were too many places where the Northern Expedition needed the coordination of the Ministry of Industry.

Therefore, these two people had to come to Hanzhong in advance to make preliminary preparations for the Northern Expedition.

Although Jian Yong said that he was also a nominal secretary of the Ministry of Industry, the seal of the Ministry of Industry was in his hands, and this kind of thing could not be easily handed over to others, so even if Jian Yong just came to Hanzhong to be a seal toolman, then he had to come.

And Liu Ba's matter is more cumbersome and important.

Although economic warfare is not without precedent, there are not many historical records of the use of currency to conduct economic warfare.

In the early stage of the foreshadowing work, Liu Ba and Huang Quan have done almost the same, and now in the Guanzhong area, the five-baht coins issued by Cao Wei and the five-baht coins in Shuzhong have been competing with each other to seize market share.

Ordinary people don't care whose five-baht money they use, there is no year name on the five-baht money this year, as long as it is five-baht money, the share is enough, then the people will recognize it.

But for the family, and the businessmen who are controlled by the family, the difference between whose five baht is still very big.

Not to mention anything else, under the auspices of Liu Ba, the Shu brocade, salt, paper and other things that were "smuggled" to Guanzhong only accepted five baht money from Shuzhong, and did not accept five baht money from Cao Wei.

This means that if the Guanzhong family wants to obtain Shu brocade and other things, they must hoard a part of the five baht coins in Shuzhong.

And there is a saying that there is a five-baht coin in Shu. Good stuff.

If there are no other benefits, just highlight a sufficient weight, which is more than Cao Wei's five-baht coin.

There is one thing to say, after Cao Pi became the emperor, he actually wanted to restore the private economy and stabilize the people's livelihood, so Cao Pi also ordered to cast a batch of five-baht coins to the people, trying to re-establish the credit of five-baht coins.

But these decades of turmoil, coupled with the wanton plundering of warlords in various places, the gap of five baht coins among the people was not at all blocked by Cao Pi's order to mint a batch of five baht coins.

In addition, there were Dong Zhuo and Guo Yan before that, and they indiscriminately issued small money, iron money, and drove out good money with bad money, and the people's credit for five-baht money was basically in jeopardy.

Between the common people, the means of bartering have basically been restored, and only the families will have some five-baht transactions.

The five-baht coin minted in Shuzhong, because there is no shortage of copper, the weight is really sufficient, and Cao Pi is reluctant to mint the five-baht coin in such a full amount, so the acceptance of the five-baht coin in Shuzhong by the Guanzhong family is quite high.

If it weren't for the hostile relationship between the two countries, maybe the five baht coins in Shu would have been able to circulate freely in the territory of Great Wei.

And Liu Ba's side requires that all transactions only charge five baht in Shuzhong, but Cao Wei does not have this regulation.

Everyone is a five-baht coin, and there is no identification mark on the surface of the copper coin, and even because the copper content of the five-baht coin in Shuzhong is higher and the casting is more exquisite, the five-baht coin in Shuzhong is more popular in Cao Wei.

At least in Guanzhong, it is true.

(End of chapter)