Even Liu Bei didn't expect that he just issued an edict and poked Hanzhong, but Sun Quan was impatient to do it first.

Some things, that's it, once the balance is broken, even if it's just some superficial balance, it will cause a series of chain reactions.

Liu Bei's edict against the thief, Cao Wei's attention, troop deployment, grain and grass transportation, all came to the west side of Guanzhong, and the Eastern Wu side saw that Cao Wei began to move grain and grass and troops to the west, so he started directly.

Originally, the two sides were in a state of combat readiness, and it was not surprising who would strike first.

But Liu Bei still looks down on Sun Quan - this kid has become an emperor, how to do things is still so immoral?!

Do you want to have a little face?! Yes?!

Could it be that Sun Quan really doesn't care about the four words "the teacher is famous"? !

Or is it that the people of Eastern Wu, from the emperor to the famous soldiers, will not have any other way to fight except for sneak attacks? !

Anyway, Lu Xun and Zhou Yu's two consecutive attacks in Xuzhou did involve part of Cao Wei's troops, after all, Dongwu would be able to penetrate its tentacles deep into Yanzhou after fighting Xiapi, which Cao Wei would never tolerate.

Now it's really hard to say, whether Cao Pi wants to gather troops in Guanzhong first, or whether he wants to go east to Qingxu first.

Liu Bei also hurriedly seized the time to prepare for the matter of entering the Guanzhong, and tried to send troops before the end of the war with Sun Cao in the east, so that the Cao army could not take care of both sides.

In terms of strategy, Liu Bei discussed with the four strategists as soon as he arrived in Hanzhong, and Liu Bei had no opinion on the strategy proposed by Pang Tong.

Liu Bei may be a little worse than others, but depending on the person, he is definitely the top existence in the world.

Fa Zheng and Pang Tong are two people, with outstanding military strategies, and there are few people who can match them in the world, but they are too anxious and easy to use tricks, and they are not very safe in formulating strategies.

Zhuge Liang and Zhang Xi are both very good in all abilities, and they can serve the army and politics, but their personalities are cautious, and they pay attention to steady and steady use of soldiers, and never take risks.

These four people have different styles of using troops, but if they can complement each other, the strategies they have formulated are basically no one in the world to compete with.

Therefore, after the discussion of the four people, Liu Bei directly accepted the strategy submitted by Pang Tong, and the rest of the matter was to transfer troops and arrange candidates for leading troops from various places.

According to Pang Tong's strategic concept, Baochuan Road and Longshan Road are both suspicious soldiers, but this suspicious soldier can't fool things.

Cao Zhen of Chang'an must really think that the army of the Han Dynasty would be killed from these two places.

Therefore, the leaders of these two places also need to think carefully.

In the direction of Longshan Road, Zhao Yun, as the commander, whether it is his military resume or official position, is actually not bad, but in fact, from the perspective of deterrence, the most suitable coach in the direction of Longshan Road should actually be Ma Chao.

Pang Tong also once proposed to use Ma Chao as the commander, after all, Ma Chao has been in Yongliang for so many years, and he has also been in Guanzhong for a period of time, once Cao Zhen hears that Ma Chao is coming, he will definitely be ready for battle.

But Fa Zheng, Zhang Xi, and Zhuge Liang all opposed this proposal and insisted on using Zhao Yun as the commander.

The reason is actually very simple, none of the three of them can trust Ma Chao.

Ma Chao is only in his forties this year, and it is already very bold to let him be the assassin of Yongzhou, and you also let him lead the people all the way through Yongliang. Are you really not afraid of creating another Liangzhou warlord?!

Another one, Ma Chao has a very violent temper, and it is easy to get excited to get up, especially what's worse is that as soon as this person comes up, no one can persuade Zhao Yun to serve as Ma Chao's deputy even if he is wronged, at a critical moment, Zhao Yun can't persuade Ma Chao.

In case there is an accident on the battlefield or something, resulting in the defeat of the Northern Expedition all the way, relying on one Zhao Yun will not be able to clean up the mess at all.

In this case, it is better to put Ma Chao in Yongzhou to continue to guard against Qianghu in the northwest, and let Zhao Yun be the commander, so that it is safer.

Whether from a political or military point of view, Zhao Yun's choice for marshal is better.

At least Zhao Yun is cautious in using his troops, even if he doesn't win a lot, he won't be defeated, and his deterrence may be a little worse, but if Cao Zhen wants to stop Zhao Yun's steady and steady attack, I'm afraid it won't be so easy.

Pang Tong is not a person without political acumen, since the three of them were opposed, he didn't say anything, and the four of them converged into a unified proposal, suggesting that Liu Bei use Zhao Yun as the commander of the Longshan Dao Division.

Liu Bei agreed without thinking about it.

Zhao Yun, except for the second brother Guan Yu, Liu Bei's most reassuring person is Zhao Yun, and he is more at ease than Zhang Fei. After all, the temper of our three generals is not good, and Liu Bei is sometimes quite worried about Zhang Fei's leadership.

As for the direction of the Bao Slope, there is no need to ask, it must be Liu Bei's personal expedition, not only Liu Bei, but also Zhang Fei, Huang Quan, Zhang Xi, Pang Tong and others, all of whom must appear in the Bao Slope, creating a false impression for Cao Zhen that the main force of the Han Dynasty wants to come out of the Praise Slope.

If there are fewer people going, Cao Zhen will inevitably have to wonder, who else is there, what is this person doing? !

Now in the army of the Han Dynasty, there are only a few famous generals.

Guan Yu is sitting in Jingzhou, this is a headache for Zhang Liao, Cao Zhen doesn't have to worry too much.

In addition to Guan Yu, there are only a few people in Cao Zhen's eyes. Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, Zhao Yun, Zhang Xi, Huang Quan, etc.

If all these people are going clearly, then Cao Zhen really won't worry that the Han has other routes to take in this Northern Expedition, so as to provide an opportunity for the soldiers to go out of Chencang Road.

As for the generals who led the troops to attack Chen Cangdao, there was some controversy.

Several famous generals cannot be transferred at will, so they can only find someone from the Mesozoic Era who can take on this important task.

In fact, there are not many candidates, only Wu Yi, Wei Yan, and Kou Feng.

The rest are similar to Zhang Yi, Ma Zhong, Chen Shi, Gao Xiang, Wang Ping, Feng Xi, Zhang Nan, Li Yan and others, either their abilities still need to be exercised, or they have their own uses, and they cannot be easily transferred.

Wu Yi used his troops in a proper manner and made few mistakes, and this kind of raid mission must ensure that the commander always has a clear mind and makes the right decision on the spot.

With Wu Yi, you don't have to worry about a big defeat, but in the same way, Wu Yi is in the middle of the army and needs to make a bold breakthrough, he may hesitate.

Kou Feng's use of soldiers highlights a reckless word, he dares to fight with soldiers, he really dares to go at critical moments, and the effect is often very good.

With Kou Feng, you can ensure the speed and threat of the raid, but in the same way, Kou Feng is easy to have a hot head and is not calm enough, once he encounters that kind of calm guard, it is easy to be used.

As for Wei Yanma. It's funny to say, the person who most recommended Wei Yan to serve as this leading general is actually Zhang Xi.

In Zhang Xi's view, among the Mesozoic generals of the Han Dynasty, Wei Yan is the only existence, and this kind of task that requires recklessness and needs to be dealt with calmly is simply more suitable to be handed over to Wei Lao Pifu.

Although Wei Yan is reckless, he is not as easy to get started as Kou Feng.

And as Kou Feng's brother, Zhang Xi knows very well where Kou Feng's shortcomings are-Kou Feng's war, it is a three-board axe: reckless, stop, and reckless.

If these three axes are useless and the enemy is not fooled, then Kou Feng will be in no way.

But Wei Yan is reckless, he has brains in the end, and he is also good at thinking for himself. Although the conspiracy of Meridian Valley is a bit nonsense, people at least think independently, and it looks like that.

Therefore, although he did not agree with Wei Yan, but the state affairs came first, Zhang Xi really had no intention of competing with Wei Yan, and decisively proposed to let Wei Yan take on the heavy responsibility.

It's just that this person is chosen, Zhuge Liang is a little hesitant.

Zhuge Liang didn't believe in Wei Yan's ability, Zhuge Liang was worried that Wei Yan would not play his cards halfway, so he ruined the strategy of the entire Northern Expedition.

After all, Wei Yan is a person who really knows how to think for himself, and Zhuge Liang was too impressed by the Meridian Valley conspiracy at the beginning, Zhuge Liang was really afraid that Wei Yan would have a whim and change his strategy halfway, which would affect the entire strategic deployment.

In fact, to lead the troops to capture Chencang Road, the most suitable person should be Zhang Xi, and the second most suitable person is Zhang Fei.

But neither of them could move, and if these two didn't appear at the crossing, Cao Zhen would have to mumble.

If you think about it this way, the only one who can take on this important task among the generals of the Mesozoic Era is Wei Yan.

After thinking about it for a long time, Zhuge Liang finally did not set up obstacles in Wei Yan's appointment, let Zhang Xi recommend it, and finally handed it over to Liu Bei to decide.

How else can Liu Bei choose, it must be Wei Yanbei.

Although Wu Yi is safe, he is not bold enough, although Kou Feng is reckless, it will definitely not work without assistance, and Liu Bei is really a little worried about Meng Da of Shangyong County, and he is also a little afraid to transfer Kou Feng from Shangyong County.

Then Wei Yanbei.

Wei Yan is Liu Bei's subordinate background, and he has always been his own descendant deliberately cultivated by Liu Bei, loyalty is definitely not a problem, and he has grown a lot after some tempering over the years, and what he lacks now is just an opportunity to make a contribution.

Whether it is from ability or closeness, Liu Bei wants to cultivate Wei Yan. Liu Bei knew that he was old, and he also knew that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were old, and it was time to pave the way for the next generation while he still had energy.

Therefore, Liu Bei immediately sent an envoy to secretly summon Wei Yan back to Hanzhong and entrusted him with an important task.

As long as Wei Yan returns to Hanzhong, then he can let all the military horses set off, go west out of Guanzhong, and march to Chang'an.

And during the time when Liu Bei waited for Wei Yan to return to Guanzhong, Guan Yu began his second Northern Expedition.

After taking the oath in Xiangyang, Guan Yu led more than a dozen generals and 50,000 Jingzhou troops to go north from Fancheng again and invade Xinye.

Cao Wei's Xinye guard, Cao Chun's son Cao Yan led the troops to retreat and retreated to Deng County to join Zhang Liao.

Guan Yu reoccupied Xinye, used Xinye as an advance base, and launched an attack on Wancheng again.

(End of chapter)