After resting in Chengdu for two days, Ma Tan followed the tribe and began to go to Nanzheng.

At this moment, it has come to the spring of the twelfth year of Jianxing, and the spring ploughing is over. The troops stationed in various parts of the Han army have begun to assemble in Hanzhong in a steady stream. A large number of grain, grass and weapons were also constantly hoarded in the direction of Yongliang at this time.

Among them, Chen Cang became the center of Shu Han's grain and grass hoarding in the Northern Expedition. A large amount of grain and grass was transported from Chencang Road to Chencang City, where it was hoarded in preparation for the next Northern Expedition.

This time in the Northern Expedition, all the active generals and ministers of Shu Han went into battle. Even some retired veteran cadres were dragged up, ready to pour the country's strength into the entire Guanzhong in one go.

For this Northern Expedition, from Yongliang to Nanyang, all border areas have undergone personnel changes.

For example, Li Mu, who was the first to follow Ma Tan's mixed qualifications, was promoted to the Yongzhou Assassin History, and Chen Yi was appointed as the Liangzhou Assassin History. The crown prince Liu Xuan also withdrew from Wuwei to Ji County to supervise the country, and was responsible for supervising the transportation of grain and grass for the Northern Expedition.

When the Northern Expedition is dispatched, Prime Minister Shi Jiang Wan will personally arrive in Hanzhong and be responsible for the transportation of grain and grass north from Yizhou with Fei Yi to the south and north. The two places of Nanyang and Wuling are in charge of Li Hui and Xiang Chong, keeping an eye on every move of the Eastern Wu side.

Because Ma Jian and Dongwu exchanged 30,000 soldiers and horses for Eastern Wu, the two sides temporarily said that they had misunderstood, so Sun Quan was obviously still the Marquis of Wu of the Han Dynasty. But both sides knew that they had almost torn their faces, and that the Covenant had already existed in name only.

So no matter what, there must be a big guy in the southeast who is specifically watching every move in the direction of Dongwu.

Nanzhong was also recommended by Ma Tan and was in charge of the Guan Xing brothers and sisters. Since then, the entire Shu Han has been properly arranged, and the rest ......

All have to go to the front line of the Northern Expedition!

When Ma Tan came to Nanzheng, the first person to receive him was Deng Zhi.

"The child's movements are really fast, and Nanzhong has really calmed down in three months?" Deng Zhi couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw that Ma Jian not only came back, but also brought a large number of Nanzhong captives as people's husbands.

Ma Tan quelled the rebellion in Nanzhong and captured more than 20,000 barbarians. Obviously, these barbarians who had rebelled could not stay in Nanzhong, otherwise they would be unstable, so Ma Jian simply brought them all to Hanzhong to serve as people's husbands.

"It's just a rabble, as long as I make a slight move, it's already the limit of Nanzhong." Ma Jian waved his hand and said very plainly, never mentioning how much he died in Nanzhong.

The prime minister is now sitting in Hanzhong, and if he leaks his mouth, it will definitely be passed on to the prime minister. Ma Tan didn't want the Northern Expedition to start yet, and he was beaten by the prime minister again.

"How's the Northern Expedition going? Is there all the food, straw, and armor? ”

"It's been ready for a long time, and it stands to reason that the army should have set off for Yongzhou half a month ago." Deng Zhi smiled, pointed to the guide, and shook his head lightly,

"Prime Minister, this is waiting for you! You're not there, everybody has to wait...... Look at your status. ”

"Ahem......" Seeing Deng Zhi's smile, Ma Jian scratched his head and felt a little embarrassed. With so many people waiting for him alone, can this blessing be small?

"Let's go in and find the prime minister, everyone is ready to go." Deng Zhi waved his hand and said to Ma Yan.

Under the guidance of Deng Zhi, Ma Tan came to the Shoufu of Nanzheng County and met Zhuge Liang in the main hall. At this moment, Prime Minister Zhuge did not deal with government affairs, but was spreading out the map to deduce the battle situation.

"You're back?" After Ma Tan came in, Zhuge Liang raised his head and glanced at it, and after making sure that there was nothing wrong with this kid, he lowered his head again.

"Come and show me how we should deploy the next Northern Expedition."

Ma Jian stepped forward and saw that Zhuge Liang had already marked a lot of places on the map. A map is densely packed with markings and underlines, and in many places it is even smeared and redrawn.

In this way, Cheng is not so sure about the next war.

Of course, this is nonsense, the Northern Expedition in Guanzhong, like the Battle of Nanyang, is about to have a head-on decisive battle with Cao Wei. Ma Tan's fight against Nanyang also has the help of Kunyang's topography and the help of the Runan River network, while Guanzhong is a decisive battle on the plain in the true sense.

Although he was in Liangzhou before, Zhuge Liang relied on the three-dimensional military formation and the Zhuge Repeater to defeat Sima Yi head-on. But after all, it was with the help of the terrain, if the plain was really hard and the location was on the other side, Zhuge Liang was not absolutely sure.

Therefore, Zhuge Liang constantly deduced the battle situation, calculating how to fight the safest and maximize the benefits of the Northern Expedition.

Ma Jian carefully distinguished, and saw Zhuge Liang's deployment from the messy lines.

In general, Zhuge Liang planned to gather the main force in Yongzhou first, and then the army would attack Guanzhong Sanfu. Then the troops were divided to watch the martial arts, and then the main force was divided into two roads, all the way to the east to attack Baxiao Pass and Tongguan, and all the way south to attack Weishui.

Two ways to attack, no matter which way is successful, Sima Yi will face the risk of being encircled, and he will have to withdraw his troops at that time.

From this deployment, Ma Jian basically saw the prime minister's plan.

"Prime Minister, are you planning to fight and draw the entire Guanzhong? Directly return to the old capital in one step? Ma Tan was a little surprised, feeling that this arrangement was a bit like the style of the prime minister.

"Prime Minister, is this really your deployment? It's really not General Wenchang...... Oh no, Wen Chang is not in Nanzheng. ”

Not only are the troops divided into two routes, but according to the prime minister's meaning, this time the target is not only Chang'an. Xiaoguan, Pubanjin and even Tongguan are within the scope of strategic strikes!

This is the intention to level the entire Guanzhong in a war, and move the capital directly after the war!

If you let Ma Jian look at it, this strategy is still a bit conservative. But if it is for the prime minister, this style of play is simply not too risky, and it is not at all like the style that the prime minister should have.

"If it's not my plan, who else could it be? If you were to specify the plan, I might be able to put Luoyang in the combat zone. Zhuge Liang was a little speechless, and gently patted Ma Jian on the head with a feather fan,

"Don't think too conservatively, I can't afford to lose before. This time, my Han mobilized hundreds of thousands of people, and countless grains and armor were consumed, is it just for one Chang'an? ”

"Not to mention ......"

Zhuge Liang raised his head, glanced south with sorrow, and then sighed softly,

"Don't look at the rapid development of our troops in recent years, and the expansion of our troops is very fast. But only Yizhou is the only place that really supports the main logistics expenditure. ”

"It has been seven years since Jianxing started five years, and it has been seven years now, and it has been fighting almost every year, and Yizhou is tired and has almost reached the limit. What's more, the talent for governing the country is decreasing, and many former ministers have passed away, and the pressure will increase in the future. ”

If this battle can't recover the entire Guanzhong, it's hard to say whether there will be enough strength after that. ”

(End of chapter)