After concluding that Soochow was likely to launch a backstab, Zhuge Liang couldn't sit still in Chang'an.

If everything is as Zhuge Liang expected, then it is very likely that this backstab of Eastern Wu was also provoked by Cao Wei behind his back, combined with the invasion of the Hu people in Liangzhou in the north, it is obvious that Cao Wei is going to drive the tiger and devour the wolf.

This is not the kind of petty fight that Liu Bei encountered in Xuzhou City back then, the number of Hu people in Saibei is as high as more than 200,000, not to mention Jiangdong, once the backstab, with the current defensive situation in Jingzhou, the two counties of Jingnan and Jiangxia may face Sun Wu's most powerful naval army.

Therefore, Zhuge Liang sent messengers to Jingzhou, one to Guan Yu, asking him to be careful of Jiangdong, and one to Xu Shu and Wang Ji, asking them to take Guan Yu's place at the necessary moment and fully command the defense of Jingzhou.

It's not that Zhuge Liang doesn't believe Guan Yu, it's that Zhuge Liang knows Guan Yu too well.

As far as Guan Yu's arrogant personality is concerned, Liu Bei can persuade him, but it doesn't mean that others can persuade him.

Once Guan Yu knew that the Jiangdong rats might come to attack, he would definitely not be willing to stay in the house to recuperate, and the Jiangdong rats would dare to bully him.

In addition, now that Liu Bei has died, the person who can persuade Guan Yu is no longer there, if Guan Yu really wants to go his own way, even with Zhuge Liang's current power, he will not be able to restrain Guan Yu.

The Great Han has just lost a backbone, and now it is still in the stage of power transition and labor pains, but it must not lose another great general.

Even if the situation of this general is not good now, it will be difficult to lead the troops to fight in the future, but for the big man, Guan Yu is still alive, that is a military banner, and he is the kind of representative who can unite the morale of the army.

For today's Han, Guan Yu can't die yet, at least in the next two or three years, the Han still needs Guan Yu to deter Cao Wei, so that Cao Wei doesn't dare to peep south into Jingzhou.

After making emergency arrangements for Jingzhou, Zhuge Liang could not continue to stay in Chang'an, he had to go back to Chengdu to sit down.

One east and one north, the two armies are coming, Zhuge Liang doesn't want to believe it, Cao Wei will just be so happy to eat melon seeds and watch a good show. In the future, there will inevitably be a battle in Guanzhong.

Cao Wei instigated the three-way army to attack, although in Zhuge Liang's opinion, there may not be much success, but what those big families in Chengdu think, it's hard to say.

Zhuge Liang must rush back to Chengdu immediately, suppress some internal voices, and at the same time have to make logistical preparations, if it really comes to the point where the northern army is needed, then Zhuge Liang must also prepare in advance.

This can really only be done by Zhuge Liang.

Pang Tong is a little impatient, he is probably unlikely to use a combination of rigidity and softness to suppress the internal dissatisfaction, coupled with the character of Shangfa Zheng, Zhuge Liang is really afraid that he will go back late, and there will be a few less families in Shuzhong who have been inherited for more than 100 years.

It's not that Zhuge Liang protects these big families. In fact, Zhuge Liang also wants to disintegrate the power of these big families, but the problem is that killing people is not the only way to solve the problem.

This kind of thing, you have to take your time.

In any case, Zhuge Liang continued to stay in Chang'an for three days, and after reaching a certain agreement framework with some Guanzhong families on behalf of the imperial court, he set off directly and rushed back to Chengdu.

In Guanzhong now, the heavy snow that has been falling for a month has finally stopped, but the snow is not so easy to melt, and Zhuge Liang will be in a hurry to go back this time, and it will not be too comfortable.

Zhang Xi took the officials of the Yongzhou Assassin Mansion, as well as Fei Yi, who had just arrived in Chang'an and took over the economic and espionage work, to send Zhuge Liang out of the city and back to Chengdu.

Before leaving, Zhuge Liang repeatedly told Zhang Xi to guard against Cao Wei's possible harassment strategy, Zhuge Liang believed that with Zhang Xi's ability to lead the troops, there would not be too critical situations, but once the fight started, it was likely to evolve into a protracted war.

Therefore, Zhuge Liang gave Zhang Xi a promise that if Yongzhou's grain, grass and ordnance were in an emergency, Zhang Xi had the right to use Hanzhong's reserve grain, grass and ordnance first, and then the imperial court would subsidize Guanzhong afterwards.

In this matter, Zhuge Liang will greet the new Hanzhong Taishou Li Yan on the way back.

Zhang Xi first thanked Zhuge Liang for his kindness, but at the same time, Zhang Xi also expressed his distrust of Li Yan.

Just this goods, if he can be so obedient and dedicated to the public, with his ability, is he still just a Hanzhong Taishou now?!

Zhuge Liang could only sigh at this, and kept muttering "forbearance for the country".

No matter what, Zhuge Liang always went back to Chengdu, and Zhang Xi. Continue to provide disaster relief.

Before the heavy snow melted, Zhang Xi didn't think that Cao Wei would send troops to invade in advance and need to transport grain and grass.

As for infiltrating guerrillas . This hasn't reached the beginning of spring yet, the crops haven't been planted yet, unless Cao Wei is crazy and takes the people of Guanzhong, what will he do? !

No matter what, Cao Wei is also a serious regime, and it is not so bottomless, using this way to consume the enemy's war potential.

Therefore, there is no need to be too anxious about the defense of Guanzhong for the time being.

The only thing that needs to be arranged in advance is to split the 10,000 Northern Army under Wu Yi as a five-way envoy.

There is no problem with the soldiers, and the training quality of the Northern Army, whether it is assembled to fight a team battle or divided into five ways for small-scale operations, is not a problem.

The only thing to be arranged in advance is actually the leading generals of the Fifth Route Army.

Wei Yan would definitely not have been able to send it out.

No matter how Zhang Xi disagrees with Wei Yan, with Wei Yan's status now, it is impossible for Zhang Xi to arrange for Wei Yan to take over the duties of the envoy all the way. This is not making tactical arrangements, this is nakedly humiliating Wei Yan.

Therefore, what Zhang Xi arranged for Wei Yan was the commander-in-chief of all the county soldiers stationed in the Zuo Fengyi area, once Cao Wei invaded on a large scale and the northern army opened the defensive line to lure the enemy deeper, Wei Yan was required to lead 20,000 county soldiers to fight to block the Wei army's march route to Chang'an.

Of course, if it was only a small-scale harassment, then there would definitely be no need for Wei Yan to personally lead the troops, he would just stay in Chang'an City obediently, and with Zhang Xi, just command it remotely.

As for Wu Yi. As the actual commander of the Northern Army, he must be the commander of the five-way receiving envoy, and it is impossible to send it out easily, at most, he is in charge of the first-way receiving envoy as the general reserve.

Therefore, the candidates for the remaining four ways are a bit difficult to decide.

Zhang Xi suddenly felt that he didn't have enough manpower.

Originally, Jufu and Zhang Yi were transferred to the two generals, Zhang Xi thought it was enough, but Jufu asked Zhang Xi to arrange to be Liu Yin's deputy, and the right Fufeng area also needed the general to command the deployment, and Jufu could not be transferred to continue to use it.

Therefore, Zhang Xi only has one Zhang Yi left at hand, so he can't use Zhang Yi to split Zhang Yi into four petals, right?!

At this time, Hu Zun recommended a candidate to Zhang Xi - his son, Hu Fen.

In Hu Zun's words, this is called Juxian and does not avoid relatives, but where can Zhang Xi not know, Hu Zun wants to increase the right to speak in Zuo Fengyi and stabilize the Hu family.

Again, your son is only twenty-one years old this year, and he doesn't have any experience in the army, so he suddenly became a five-way receiver, so you are really not afraid of problems, right?!

Originally, Zhang Xi didn't want to agree, but he really didn't have a decent talent in his hands. Who let this be Hu Fen?

Zhang Xi actually didn't know that Hu Fen later became Cao Wei's chariot general, and he could be regarded as a famous general. In Zhang Xi's mind, Hu Fen belongs to the kind of general who can still see and barely use the four dimensions in the game.

At least he is not a reckless man, as a general with two thousand soldiers and horses, it should be enough.

Therefore, Zhang Xi hesitated for a long time, but finally agreed to Hu Zun's recommendation and appointed Hu Fen as the successor all the way.

But Zhang Xi's appointment triggered a chain benefit.

Let's not talk about the trust relationship between those Guanzhong families who change the law, and want to recommend their own place to Zhang Xi, it is Wei Yan, who has a straight face, and comes to Zhang Xi in person, saying that he wants to recommend a virtuous talent.

To tell the truth, this is really the first time for Wei Yan, and he has come to Zhang Xi with a bother face, hoping that Zhang Xi can appoint his generals.

Wei Yan has always been unconvinced by Zhang Xi, although he also recognizes Zhang Xi's ability to use troops, but Wei Yan has always scoffed at Zhang Xi's style of using troops.

Cowering with soldiers, without the style of a general, this is Wei Yan's evaluation of Zhang Xi.

But now, Wei Yan rarely took the initiative to come to the door and came forward to seek officials for his subordinates, which shows that Wei Yan has indeed pulled down his face.

But the problem is that Zhang Xi really can't agree.

Who asked Wei Yan to recommend Wang Shuang.

(End of chapter)