The Three Kingdoms are invincible

In September of the tenth year of Jian'an (AD 205), an army of 5000 soldiers set off from Xuchang to Hanzhong.

Earlier, when Cao Cao got the topographic map of Western Shu from Zhang Song, he was really moved.With this map, Yizhou's mountainous terrain and pass defenses can be seen at a glance, and the whole Yizhou will be exposed to him without any cover.Under the guidance of this map, the difficulty of attacking Yizhou can indeed be reduced a lot.

Although he still had the idea of ​​attacking Jiangdong first, Guo Jia, Cheng Yu and others followed the trend. Under the constant persuasion of these scribes, Cao Cao finally changed his mind and decided to use troops against Western Shu first.

Although Cao Cao didn't like Zhang Song, and even had a deep prejudice and dislike for him, the other party had the merit of contributing pictures after all.In order not to chill the hearts of the people in the world, Cao Cao also assured Zhang Song that after Cao Jun successfully entered Shu in the future, he would definitely give high officials and rich salary, and he would not hesitate.

Zhang Song, who got Cao Cao's promise, was also happy in his heart, and went back to Yizhou in a hurry.For now, he still has to return to Yizhou to return to his command, and by the way, do some internal response work.

Under Zhang Song's cover-up, Liu Zhang didn't know that Cao Cao had plans for Yizhou at this time. Since the apparent purpose of Zhang Song's trip to Xuchang was to ask Cao Cao to help deal with Zhang Lu, Liu Zhang really thought that Cao Cao answered Zhang Song's request. , Help yourself to crusade against Hanzhong.

For Cao Jun, this is also extremely good news. Since he has no intention of mental calculation, the odds of winning are naturally a little higher.

Of course, in Yizhou, there are naturally many able men. Many people think that Cao Cao's ambition is so great that it is absolutely impossible to get involved in Yizhou unintentionally. Asking him to send troops to help is tantamount to leading a wolf into the house. If Cao Cao defeats Zhang Lu, then His next target will definitely be Yizhou.

People like Huang Quan, Liu Ba, Li Hui, etc. all advised Liu Zhang not to flatter Cao Cao, but under Zhang Song's bewitching and deception, Liu Zhang didn't listen to those harsh and honest words.

Zhang Song alone is enough, Fazheng is also on Zhang Song's side, explaining to Liu Zhang the advantages of forming a good relationship with Cao Cao.Based on Zhang Song's words alone, Liu Zhang may still be worried, but since Fazheng has said so, Liu Zhang has nothing to hesitate.

Liu Zhang and Cao Cao made an appointment, and the two sides dispatched troops to attack Zhang Lu from the north and the south.

Gao Shun had [-] camps, [-] soldiers from Zhang He's euphorbia, [-] soldiers from Zhao Yun's assault battalion, [-] soldiers from Huang Zhong's Shenarm battalion, and [-] troops each from Cao Zhen and Xia Houshang, making a total of [-] soldiers and horses. It is all the troops that Cao Jun relied on to attack Hanzhong and even conquer Yizhou in the future.

As for sending more soldiers, it was difficult for Cao Cao to do so. Cao Jun's apparent name in this battle was to send troops as reinforcements for Yizhou, so it is naturally impossible to send too many troops.Send an army of tens of thousands to help Liu Zhang attack a Hanzhong?How good is the relationship between Cao Cao and Liu Zhang?If he really did this, no matter how stupid Liu Zhang was, he would definitely realize that something was wrong.

In addition, there are many mountains in the middle of Shu, and it is not conducive to marching with too many troops. The number of [-] is just right.

Third, Cao Cao had to send a certain number of troops to guard against Sun Jian in the east of the river, and after the elimination of Han Sui, the Qiang rebellion in the northwest also continued intermittently, so he needed to set aside some energy to deal with it.

Therefore, the army Cao Cao sent to attack Shu was only 5000 people.

However, although the number of the [-] troops is small, every soldier is worthy of the title of "elite".On the premise that Liu Zhang was unprepared, it is not impossible to win Yizhou.

The chief general of the entire army is General Gao Shun of Zhendong, and the rest of the generals are his deputy.

As for the post of military adviser, it was Lu Xun's job.

Over the years, Lu Xun's talent has been fully displayed. Cao Cao no longer allows him to stay in the camp as a member of the army. Joining the army in the battalion is, after all, overkill.

Now Lu Xun is already a long history, and his status is much more prominent than before.Moreover, Lu Xun is only 23 years old this year, so it is extremely rare to be in this position at such an age.

If Gao Shun was not surprised by Lu Xun as his military adviser, then the choice of the deputy military adviser was enough to surprise him.

The deputy military adviser is Sima Yi.

Sima Yi is four years older than Lu Xun, and his talents are not inferior to Lu Xun's. Even if he is appointed as a military adviser, he is completely qualified.It's just that Lu Xun has participated in many battles in recent years, and has a good reputation and achievements, while Sima Yi has not experienced battles, and now he is only famous for his talent, so he is far from being comparable to Lu Xun in Cao Cao's mind.

It is said that Sima Yi's position as deputy military adviser this time was recommended by his elder brother Sima Lang in front of Cao Cao, otherwise, the position of deputy military adviser would not be his turn.

Sima Lang is now the governor of Yanzhou, he is quite trusted by Cao Cao, and he can speak in front of Cao Cao. He strongly recommends Sima Yi as the deputy military adviser for this battle, obviously to give him a chance to make meritorious service.

Sima Yi had repeatedly rejected Cao Cao's enlistment before, which made Sima Lang, the elder brother, a little dissatisfied, thinking that his younger brother was not seeking to make progress.But now, since Sima Yi has become an official, Sima Lang will of course try his best to promote him. How can a mere literary scholar fit in with the status of a child of the Sima family in Hedong?