The Shuhan Empire of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 112 The Meridian Conspiracy ([-])

Meridian
In fact, Zhuge Liang's strategy is actually very simple. It is to let Zhao Yun lead a group of suspicious troops and send troops from Baoxiegu Road, creating a great momentum, making Cao Wei think that the Shu Han is going to send troops from Xiegu Road to attack the country of Mei in Fufeng County.But in fact, Zhuge Liang himself led the main force of the Shu Han, passed through Wudu County, directly attacked Qishan, took Qishan, occupied Longyou, occupied Jieting with vanguard troops, and relied on Longshan as a natural barrier to block the Wei army. The right became the territory of the Shu Han.

This strategy may also be that Zhuge Liang wants to encroach on Cao Wei's territory. In the future, Shu Han will have an outstanding handsome talent who can lead Shu Han to conquer the Central Plains.What Zhuge Liang did at this time was to lay some foundations for the future. After all, there are many and chaotic Zhurong tribes in the west of Liangzhou, so it will take a lot of time to stabilize the west of Liangzhou.

"The last general seconded the proposal, and is willing to be the vanguard of the army." Ma Chao heard that Zhuge Liang was going to attack Liangzhou, his heart trembled uncontrollably, and he immediately stood up and said willingly.

"Brother, the position of vanguard should be reserved for me, Mr. Zhang, but I haven't been on the battlefield for a long time, and my hands are itchy." Zhang Fei also stood up and petitioned Liu Bei when he saw that Ma Chao was going to be a vanguard.

Seeing that there are only three remaining generals and five tiger generals, there are actually two people who want to fight for the vanguard position, Liu Bei shook his head helplessly, "You two, one is general hussars, the other is general chariot cavalry, and both of you are five generals. General Hu needs to be in the central army; the vanguard position is reserved for young people.” Liu Bei tactfully rejected the two, and they didn’t say anything, after all, Liu Bei’s meaning was already obvious, and he wanted to give this opportunity to him. The young generals in the army acted.

"Bo Gong (Zhang Yi), would you like to be the vanguard of the army?" Seeing Zhang Fei and Ma Chao retreating into the ranks of generals, Liu Bei said slowly.

"The last general takes orders." Zhang Yi was startled when he heard Liu Bei calling his name, and immediately stood up and bowed his fists.At this moment, my heart was full of joy, and His Majesty's hand-picked vanguard also showed that His Majesty attached great importance to him.

It’s just that Zhuge Qiao didn’t seem to care at all. He looked closely at Wei Yan’s back, frowning like lacquered sword eyebrows, “I’m about to decide on the marching plan of the Northern Expedition. Could it be that history is false? Wei Yan didn’t propose it.” Meridian Valley Strange Plan' Zhuge Qiao was secretly anxious.

"Your Majesty, the old general is willing to lead the suspicious army into Baoxie Valley." At the moment when the hall fell silent, Zhao Yun suddenly stood up and bowed with fists folded;
Zhuge Qiao also shifted his eyes to Zhao Yun, because in the official history, Zhao Yun also served as the commander of the suspected army when he was old, but the Northern Expedition was moved forward by five years, so the plot of Zhao Yun's death and pressure was missing; Regarding Zhao Yun's initiative to serve as the commander-in-chief of the suspicious army, Zhuge Qiao had to feel that Zhao Yun basically never led an army alone in battle in his life, but served as Liu Bei's close general. It can be seen from the two rescues of Adou that Zhao Yun was only appointed by Liu Bei as a family guard of generals.

The reason why Liu Bei borrowed Zhao Yun from Gongsun Zan before was only because of Zhao Yun's ability to command the cavalry, and Liu Bei, who had never had a foothold, would have the opportunity to form a cavalry, so Zhao Yun had to be left out in the cold.

However, due to the manifestation of his own strength and his meritorious service in the battles of entering Shu and Hanzhong; Zhao Yun still sat on the honor of General of the Five Tigers, and Liu Bei also bestowed "Fang Tu", one of the Eight Swords of the Shu Han, on Zhao Yun.And Zhao Yun's willingness to serve as the commander-in-chief of the suspected army this time may also have an element of wanting to prove his commanding ability.

"Zilong and I thought about going together. With Zilong's calm mind, the suspicious army who praised Xiegu will be handed over to Zilong to reassure my heart," Liu Bei replied.

Zhuge Qiao was even more anxious. The current marching route was completely similar to the historical Northern Expedition.And Wei Yan hasn't stood up yet, arguing about his Meridian Valley Conspiracy. Could it be that they didn't conceive the strategy of Ziwu Valley Conspiracy five years in advance?
However, the fact is that when Liu Bei was about to announce his final appointment, Wei Yan finally stood up, his eyes were unusually steady, and his expression was also very calm. He knew that it would be difficult to change what Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang had already decided, but he still wanted to give it a try. try.

Liu Bei was also taken aback for a moment. He didn't know what Wei Yan would say when he stood up at this time. After all, the strategy had basically been decided.

"Your Majesty, Xia Houmao in Chang'an City is a child of Gaoliang, cowardly and foolish. I hope to get five thousand elite soldiers, take the road out of Baozhong, follow the east of the Qinling Mountains, and go north at Ziwu Valley. In ten days, I can reach Chang'an City. Xiahou If you hear that a certain person arrives suddenly, you must abandon the city and look at the Hengmen Mansion and go away. However, if a certain person comes from the east, your majesty can drive soldiers and horses from the inclined valley. If you do this, then the west of Xianyang will be settled in one fell swoop. "Wei Yan clasped his fists and said slowly, but his heart was full of waves.

The generals in the hall seemed to be intimidated by Wei Yan's proposal; the aura of "you can go to the city of Chang'an" is enough to deter thousands of troops.Everyone looked at Wei Yan at this moment, thinking about the feasibility of his strategy, even Liu Bei was not excluded, not to mention that Chang'an City is the place Liu Bei thinks about day and night.

When the hall fell into silence, Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "This is not a perfect plan. Do you think there are no capable people in the Central Plains? If someone speaks up and intercepts and kills with soldiers in the remote mountains, not only 5000 people will be injured, but they will also be seriously injured." The spirit of our army. Never use it."

Following Zhuge Liang's rebuttals, the generals were slowly relieved, and put away the reverie that had just been in their minds.

"If the army advances from the main road, Cao Wei will have all the soldiers in Guanzhong to meet the enemy on the road. It will take a long time. When will we get the land of the Central Plains? Why not take advantage of Cao Wei's army to compete with Your Majesty, and lead a surprise attack on Chang'an, and Guanzhong has been set. "Wei Yan continued to speak, but a few traces of helplessness flashed in his eyes. Everyone knew that Zhuge Liang was cautious in using troops, so how could he adopt such a risky strategy, and Wei Yan himself had no idea, because the surprise attack on Chang'an was definitely not just talk.

"I took the flat road from Longyou and marched in accordance with the law, so why worry about it!" Zhuge Liang continued to persuade.

None of the generals stood up to second Wei Yan, but there was one person in Zhuge Qiao's mind. If he was here, he would definitely support Wei Yan.

Liu Bei saw that what Zhuge Liang said was well-founded, and Wei Yan's strategy was too risky. Ziwu Valley was rugged and difficult to navigate. If he led an army of [-] troops to fight, then [-] logistics personnel would also be needed. Due to the terrain of Ziwu Valley, grain transporters We also need mature men, so we need [-] soldiers; Ziwu Valley is [-] miles long, and there are still more than [-] miles after leaving the valley to reach Chang'an City, so Wei Yan's ten-day journey cannot be completed at all; thinking of this, Liu Bei is also helpless shook his head.

"Wen Chang's strategy is too risky, but his ambition is commendable; I mean,,,"

"Your Majesty, there will be a play at the end." Just when Liu Bei was about to decide the route of the Northern Expedition, Zhuge Qiao stepped forward.

(End of this chapter)