In the spacious military tent, in sharp contrast to the monarchs and ministers of Cao Wei, the faces of the Han monarchs and ministers were filled with joyful smiles.
This cannot be blamed on the poor Qi-nurturing skills of the Han monarchs and ministers. In fact, there has been a lot of good news recently.
Before the official expedition, everyone had expected that the Longyou area would be in a state of shock when faced with the arrival of a large number of Han troops.
But no matter how much they expected, they never expected that after they led the army out of Qishan, the three counties of Longyou would directly beg to surrender before they even engaged the enemy.
You know, there are only five counties in Longyou.
When Nan'an, Tianshui and Anding among the five counties all surrendered, only Guangwei and Longxi counties in the Longyou area held the city to resist, and had not yet been included in the territory of the Han Dynasty.
The land of three counties was conquered without any blood. How could such a great victory not make the rulers of the Han Dynasty feel happy?
Especially Liu Bei.
When Zhuge Liang explained "Longzhong Dui" to him during his three visits to the thatched cottage, he once said: "The general leads the people of Yizhou out of Qinchuan. Who among the people dare not to eat pots of pulp to welcome the general?"
Although Liu Bei admired Zhuge Liang's strategic vision at that time and was looking forward to that scene happening, Liu Bei also knew in his heart that it would be extremely difficult to achieve this.
People's hearts are sneaky. If there is no general trend, how can there be such a scene that can be recorded in the annals of history?
But for more than ten years, the general trend has been on Cao's side.
But I didn't expect that today, more than ten years later, he would actually do this.
No emperor of the Han Dynasty would not be happy about such a thing, because it means that the destiny of the Han Dynasty is still there.
Liu Bei in history never had the opportunity to "lead the people of Yizhou out of Qinchuan" in his life.
Not to mention the joy of being "welcome with a basket of food and a pot of pulp".
Thinking about history, Liu Bei must have regretted this before he died.
But Liu Bei in this life has no such regrets and resentment at all.
Looking at the ministers in the tent, Liu Bei spoke loudly: "Now our army has taken over Tianshui County for the first time. In order to prevent the bandit army from coming to help, I want to send a general to Jieting to guard it.
I wonder which dear friend is willing to go? "
Happy to be happy, but Liu Bei has been ups and downs for decades, and his character has long matured.
Don't delay or despise business because of joy.
After hearing Liu Bei's inquiry, the faces of all the Han officials in the military tent showed eagerness to try.
Most of the Han officials in the military tent are people who are familiar with military strategy.
Even if they don't know military strategy, they still have Mi Yang.
As early as when Mi Yang was still at Yangping Pass, he publicly told the public about the importance of Guojieting to the Longyou battlefield.
I told you more than once.
As the number one general in the world today, even he must pay attention to it. Who would not pay attention to it?
Moreover, judging from the map, Jieting does play a vital role in the current Longyou battlefield.
In terms of topography, Jieting is roughly located at the junction of Tianshui County and Anding, which is an important hub from Guanzhong to Longyou.
Of course, if that's all, it won't make all the Han ministers eager to give it a try.
No matter how important the location of the street pavilion is, if the current situation in the three counties is stable, the street pavilion located at the junction of Tianshui County and Anding County will not need to be guarded by generals.
Because the Wei army could not risk the danger of the grain road and cross most of Anding County to fight for the street pavilion.
But the current situation in the three counties is actually not stable.
The main reason why the three counties of Nan'an, Tianshui, and Anding surrendered was that the prefects and important officials of the three counties fled directly from their jurisdiction after hearing the news of the arrival of the Han army.
As a result, each of the three counties was in a state of confusion.
Therefore, the elders of most of the county towns in the three counties could only take the initiative to send representatives to find Liu Bei to express their willingness to surrender in order to protect the environment and the people.
But it was only a part of the county. There were still some counties in the three counties that were unwilling to surrender to the Han army.
For example, Jiang Wei, a young general in the Han army, wanted to go to Ji County to pick up his mother not long ago. However, as soon as he arrived at the city, he was shot away by random arrows from the Wei army on the city.
Among the three counties, there are many county towns like Ji County.
Therefore, in essence, the surrender of the three counties is not reliable. This surrender at most guarantees that the Wei army from the three counties will not take the initiative to attack the Han army for a period of time.
However, this guarantee may be repeated at any time according to changes in the situation.
This is why Liu Bei would rather lead his army to camp outside the city than enter the county town.
So in this situation, the task of guarding the street pavilion is very fragrant.
Because when the three counties have not completely surrendered sincerely, the street pavilion will inevitably attract a large number of Wei troops to fight for it due to its importance.
If there are more Wei troops, won't they have more military exploits?
What's more, the Han army now firmly holds the initiative, which means that they will definitely reach Jieting and set up camp before the Wei army.
This is a big advantage for the defending side.
Under such circumstances, which Han minister would not be moved by the idea of guarding the street pavilion?
Only Ma Chao, who was sitting in a corner, did not have any trouble on his face.
Anyway, he knows this kind of thing, no matter what happens, it will never be his turn.
Even if he can go out with the army this time and participate in discussions in the tent, it is already a rare blessing.
With Ma Chao remaining silent, the only military commander with the highest status in the tent was Zhao Yun.
Not long ago, due to the victory of the Han army in the Battle of Nanzhong, Liu Bei took advantage of the situation and awarded some generals who participated in the Battle of Nanzhong.
As the deputy general in the Battle of Nanzhong, Zhao Yun's official position received a jump.
From the general of Zhengnan, he was directly promoted to the post general.
Officially entered the ranks of generals.
Zhao Yun, who was dressed in silver armor, came out from among the ministers first, bowed to Liu Bei and said:
"I am willing to go!"
Zhao Yun still spoke so concisely.
But these three words from him gave people an inexplicable sense of security.
Seeing Zhao Yun take the lead in asking for orders, the smile on Liu Bei's face became even greater.
Zhao Yun has a calm and steady personality, which is indeed suitable for leading troops to garrison at the street pavilion.
But unfortunately, he had other arrangements for Zhao Yun.
Liu Bei smiled and said to Zhao Yunyan: "Zilong, don't be impatient, I have other great uses for you."
Zhao Yun was a little surprised when he heard what Liu Bei said.
After seeing Zhao Yun's surprised expression, Liu Bei continued: "Longxi and Guangwei counties are fighting against each other in the city. I will lead troops to attack them soon.
After my army leaves Tianshui, Tianshui County needs a general to guard the rear for me. "
After Liu Bei explained, Zhao Yun finally reacted.
The most important thing for the Han army at the moment is to seize the counties of Longxi and Guangwei as soon as possible, so that Liu Bei can further advance northward and regain the entire Liangzhou without any worries.
But once the main force of the Han army goes to attack Longxi and Guangwei counties, two important things will appear in front of the Han army.
One is to send troops to guard the street pavilion and prevent Wei army reinforcements from entering from the street pavilion.
Another is that the Han army's back road in Tianshui County also needs to be guarded by generals.
Because the Han army's rear route in Tianshui County was where the Han army's food route was, and Tianshui County was covered with plains as far as the eye could see, it was very conducive for the Wei army's cavalry to gallop.
For any large army, food roads are a vital lifeline, and it is impossible for Liu Bei not to send troops to prepare in advance.
In a way, the importance of Tianshui County's defense line is still higher than that of Jieting's defense line.
Moreover, there is no danger to defend Tianshui, which is much more difficult to defend than Jieting.
Because of this, Liu Bei had already made a decision in his mind about the generals to guard Tianshui, unlike Jieting who had to discuss it.
That candidate was Zhao Yun from the beginning.
After all, ace generals should naturally be used in more important and more difficult to defend places.
Liu Bei asked Zhao Yun to take on this task, not only because Zhao Yun's steady and steady style is suitable for this task, but also because Zhao Yun is the most adept at cavalry warfare among the generals he can trust at the moment.
At present, the Han army has an elite Qiang and Di cavalry army, and Liu Bei needs Zhao Yun to lead this cavalry army to resist the harassment of the grain road by the Wei army's cavalry in the future.
After making arrangements for Zhao Yun, Liu Bei looked at Ma Chao again.
"Meng Qi, please stay to assist Zilong and guard the food route for our army!"
Suddenly hearing Liu Bei's arrangement, Ma Chao was quite surprised for a while.
Unexpectedly, Liu Bei would even think of using him.
Excited, Ma Chao quickly stood up and bowed to Liu Bei: "I accept your order."
After Ma Chao accepted the order, Zhao Yun naturally took over the task.
The reason why Liu Bei asked Ma Chao to stay and assist Zhao Yun was because he wanted to give Ma Chao a chance to make meritorious deeds.
Secondly, Ma Chao is very familiar with the terrain of Tianshui, and he himself has great prestige among the Qiang and Di cavalry. With his assistance to Zhao Yun, he can ensure the safety of the Han army's food routes to the greatest extent.
As for why not let Ma Chao shoulder this important task alone?
In addition to Ma Chao's lack of composure and trust issues, Ma Chao has not fully recovered from his serious injuries and is currently unable to conduct high-intensity cavalry attacks alone.
Therefore, placing him in the position of assistant is an arrangement that can take into account all aspects.
After deciding on the candidates to guard the grain road, Liu Bei scanned the generals present again.
Under Liu Bei's inspection, another general quickly came out to pay homage to Liu Bei:
"I would like to go to guard the street pavilion!"
The general who came out now was Liu Feng, the general who conquered the north.
Liu Feng had just planned to recommend himself, but Zhao Yun beat him to it.
Fortunately, Liu Bei had other plans for Zhao Yun.
After Zhao Yun was left to guard the grain road by Liu Bei, Liu Feng realized belatedly that this important task should be what he should strive for at the beginning.
Because it is obvious that in Liu Bei's mind, the task of guarding Tianshui is more important than the task of guarding the street pavilion.
To be honest, Liu Feng forgot about this important task at first.
Not only Liu Feng was like this, but also most other Han officials were like this.
There is no way, Mi Yang has been instilling the importance of street pavilions to everyone. Under the influence of Mi Yang's prestige, many people subconsciously focus on street pavilions.
However, since Liu Bei's Sacred Heart dictatorship has decided on the generals to guard Tianshui, he must then fight for the candidates to guard the street pavilion.
Seeing Liu Feng eagerly standing out from the ranks of ministers, Liu Bei was not surprised at all.
He knew that since Liu Feng was released by him, he had been thinking about establishing meritorious deeds to wash away his past mistakes.
The most important thing is that if he can release Liu Feng, he will naturally be willing to give Liu Feng this opportunity.
When the ministers saw that Liu Feng had taken the initiative to stand up, many of their faces gradually lost their desire to ask for help.
This also applies to Wei Yan.
Wei Yan is currently the general of Zhenbei. The ranking of generals in the Han Dynasty changes according to the actual situation.
During the war, Liu Feng's general conquering the north was ranked higher than Wei Yan's general Zhenbei.
Both public and private, it was not suitable for him to come out and compete with Liu Feng at this time.
And if Wei Yan would care about this, what about others?
Liu Bei looked at Liu Feng standing in front of him. Privately, he was Liu Feng's father, but in official matters, he was Liu Feng's monarch.
"Are you sure you can guard the street pavilion for me?"
Liu Bei asked.
After listening to Liu Bei's inquiry, Liu Feng couldn't wait to raise his head and replied:
"Your Majesty, haven't you seen the sword pavilion?"
Liu Feng's answer completely demonstrated his confidence.
And his words also caused everyone in the tent to nod frequently.
After all, Liu Feng is not Ma Su, and he has never had any military exploits.
Even if we don't mention the military exploits he made before being imprisoned, let's just say that when he defended the sword pavilion before, Liu Feng also guarded the sword pavilion impregnably.
With such a good record, Liu Feng's words seem quite convincing.
Even Liu Bei had nothing to hesitate.
Street pavilions, like sword pavilions, are both dangerous and can be defended. In addition, Liu Feng is a man who knows soldiers. It is normal to send Liu Feng to guard the street pavilions.
Liu Bei quickly decided on this matter.
"Okay, since you took the initiative to ask for orders, I will ask you to lead 10,000 troops to guard the street pavilion."
After issuing this order, Liu Bei thought that the street pavilion might be a good place to gain military merit, so he further pointed out:
"Deng Ai, Ding Feng, Zhang Yi!"
Liu Bei named the three generals in succession.
These three generals are all Mi Yang's confidants.
After hearing Liu Bei's call, Deng Ai and the others quickly walked out of the ranks of ministers and bowed to Liu Bei:
"I'm here!"
After Deng Ai and the others were summoned, Liu Bei said to them:
"I order you three to be the deputy generals of General Zhengbei, and guard the street pavilion together with General Zhengbei."
Liu Bei's words made Deng Ai and three others happy.
This is a great opportunity that fell out of thin air!
Liu Bei is really a good father who has a smooth bowl of water. He not only thinks of Liu Feng, but also thinks of his "adopted son"'s subordinates.
Deng Ai and the others were not wrong in their guess. The reason why Liu Bei wanted to add the three of them to Liu Feng's army was not because he thought that the battle at Jieting must be fought by the three of them.
Liu Bei's main purpose was to let the three of them use the street pavilion to fight and continue to accumulate capital for future promotion.
If nothing else, when it comes to training his subordinates, Liu Bei is very good at it.
After finalizing the list of troops to guard the street pavilion, Liu Bei issued an order for the entire army to break camp and head to Longxi County in three days.
I heard that Longxi Governor You Chu was a tough guy, so he wanted to have a good meeting with him.
After the council dispersed, the generals left the army one after another.
The three of them, Deng Ai, who were in the same group, quickly gathered together.
They gathered together to discuss one thing.
Since they are all going to go to the street pavilion with Liu Feng, should Jiang Wei take them with him?
It doesn't seem right to not take the initiative to bring the general's "male favorite" with you when you have such an opportunity.
Chapter 2 yesterday.
Historically, the reason why Zhuge Liang did not arrange for Wei Yan and Wu Yi to guard the street pavilion was not only because he wanted to train Ma Su, but also because these two generals had more important places to go.
The reason why the street pavilions are famous is that they were all built by Ma Su. It does not mean that the Han army needs to defend this place.
(End of chapter)
