The Han army moved very quickly.
On the third day after convening the parliament, Liu Feng, who had sorted out all the matters, led tens of thousands of Han troops towards the street pavilion.
After Liu Bei left 10,000 Han troops to hand over to Zhao Yun and Ma Chao, he led the remaining 30,000 troops towards Longxi County.
At the beginning, the total strength of the Han army brought by Liu Bei from Liangzhou was about 40,000.
However, in the past few days, Zhuge Liang sent another 10,000 Han troops from Liangzhou for Liu Bei.
Zhuge Liang is the most powerful person in the Three Kingdoms. As long as he is given enough time, he will continue to provide troops, money and food to the front line.
As a result, the total strength of the Han army in Liangzhou reached 50,000.
If we include the nearly 10,000 Qiang and Di cavalry troops and the 10,000 Han troops commanded by Mi Yang, the total strength of the Han army's Northern Expedition this year has reached 70,000.
These 70,000 are all serious soldiers who can go directly to the battlefield!
This is just the early stages.
As time goes by, especially after Liu Bei consolidates the territory of the three counties of Longyou, the total strength of the Han army will gradually increase.
In the foreseeable future, it is very likely that the total strength of the Han army in Guanzhong will approach 100,000.
One hundred thousand regular troops, this powerful force, even though Liu Bei had decades of experience in commanding armies, he had never had it before.
It can be said that in order to win the Northern Expedition, Liu Bei spent almost all the savings of the Han Dynasty over the years on this.
Compared with the Battle of Hanzhong back then, the suppression was more thorough!
In order to completely let the Han transform into a dragon again and leap across the vast sky, when Liu Bei led his army to leave Tianshui County, he also officially issued an edict to go to Jingzhou.
This edict was naturally given to Zhang Fei, the general of chariots and cavalry, the Mu of Jingzhou.
The edict carried Liu Bei's eagerness and arrived outside Xiangyang City a few days later.
When Zhang Fei learned that Liu Bei had sent an edict, he hurriedly summoned all the Jingzhou ministers in Xiangyang City.
Under Zhang Fei's urgent summons, Deng Zhi, Guan Ping, Zhao Lei, Xiang Lang, Wang Fu and other important ministers came to the meeting hall one after another.
When all the Jingzhou ministers learned that the emperor's edict had been delivered, their faces showed the same joy as Zhang Fei.
The reason why they were so happy was that this edict proved that Liu Bei had not forgotten their existence.
The previous Jingzhou Mu Guan Yu died of illness in the second year of Zhang Wu. It was also in that year that Zhang Fei officially succeeded Guan Yu and became the new Jingzhou Mu.
When Zhang Fei took over as the pastor of Jingzhou at the beginning, he had the mentality of wanting to do something big.
After all, Jingzhou has a special geographical location. As a Mu Bo in such a strategic location, it is almost impossible to fight without a battle.
But what Zhang Fei never expected was that it had been almost three years since he took over as Jingzhou Muman, but during these three years, he had not fought a single battle.
The most important reason for this is that before Liu Bei left, he told Zhang Fei to give priority to the development of production in Jingzhou and not to start a war without authorization.
In order to ensure this, Liu Bei also left Deng Zhi in Jingzhou to assist Zhang Fei.
From a strategic perspective, Liu Bei's arrangement is not wrong.
Because since the Battle of Chibi, Jingzhou has been in the flames of war almost year after year. The wealthy country back then has long since disappeared in the endless flames of war.
All that was left was devastation.
Otherwise, with the national strength of Jingzhou back then, Jingzhou alone could contribute a hundred thousand troops.
Liu Bei just wanted to take advantage of the peaceful situation in Jiangdong in recent years to restore Jingzhou's national power as soon as possible. This was what Zhang Fei needed to do most.
It's not that Zhang Fei didn't understand Liu Bei's thoughts. Even if he didn't understand, Deng Zhi would explain it to him.
Zhang Fei initially wanted to develop Jingzhou for Liu Bei obediently.
But there is a nephew named Mi Yang who is really "abominable".
The Battle of Xicheng and the Battle of Liangzhou, these two great victories completely pushed Mi Yang to the throne of the number one general of the Han Dynasty.
Zhang Fei's seat of government is just downstream of Liangzhou. In the past few years, he has watched Mi Yang win great victories one after another, causing the world to marvel and praise him.
But what about him?
The first year is to maintain health, the second year is to farm, and the third year is to idle.
Although he clearly occupies the four-pronged land of Jingzhou, Zhang Fei can't take the initiative to send troops to fight a war. Such a life is worse than in Brazil.
Even now, Mi Yang has become a general with a higher status than him.
Zhang Fei has a straightforward personality and will definitely not be jealous of Mi Yang, but he will feel jealous!
As a close relative of Liu Bei, how could he not want to fight Wei Gou, and how could he not want to die for Liu Bei's great cause?
What's more, he is Zhang Fei, who is already bellicose!
And the most important thing is that as time goes by, even Zhang Fei's subordinates gradually become dissatisfied with the status quo.
No wonder.
Whenever Mi Yang wins a great victory, the names of Liangzhou's ministers will be heard in the world.
As the shepherds compare with the shepherds, the subordinates will naturally compare with the subordinates.
In contrast, even Deng Zhi, who has a calm personality, can hardly sit still.
As a Han Chinese, who doesn’t have an eager heart for success?
Whenever people talk about the subjects of Liangzhou in advance, they always compare them with the subjects of Jingzhou.
Under this comparison, everyone was even more worried.
Especially Guan Ping among the crowd.
At that time, he was famous all over the world for his battle with the police, but to this day, his only notable record is his battle with the police.
If I had known earlier, I would have hugged Zi Sheng's thigh and followed him!
Everyone had different ideas, but one thing was unified, that is, they all looked at the edict in the hand of the envoy with very eager eyes.
If the edict can be eaten, I think everyone would have picked up their chopsticks.
As soon as the messenger Dong Yung entered the lobby, he was frightened by the eager eyes of everyone.
After so many missions, this was the first time he encountered such eyes.
But Zhang Fei was more direct.
Seeing that all the ministers had arrived, Zhang Fei jumped up from his seat, wiped his beard from under his lips, and then walked directly to Dong Yun eagerly.
Dong Yun saw Zhang Fei walking towards him impatiently. He quickly bowed to Zhang Fei to stop him and said: "General Chariot and Cavalry, be decent, be decent!"
No matter how impatient you are, you still have to wait until I finish reading the contents of the edict.
It's a pity that Dong Yun is not facing Mi Yang today, but Zhang Fei, who has never paid attention to propriety.
Zhang Fei laughed and "took" the edict from Dong Yun's hand, and then quickly unfolded the edict in his hand and read it.
This move was naturally considered disrespectful, but Zhang Fei didn't care.
Go sue him if you can.
Although Zhang Fei behaves like a reckless man, in fact Zhang Fei's literary quality is still higher than Liu Bei's.
Therefore, Zhang Fei quickly read the contents of the edict.
After reading the contents of the edict and learning that it was indeed Liu Bei who asked him to send troops, Zhang Fei immediately shouted to Deng Zhi who was leaning behind him:
"Get my spear quickly!"
Zhang Fei's voice was so loud that Deng Zhi, who was close at hand, was stunned by Zhang Fei's loud shouting.
But soon Deng Zhi's slight dizziness was dispelled by the joy in her heart.
Although Zhang Fei did not explicitly state what was in the edict, what else could happen if he allowed the cavalry general to take the spear?
At this moment, Deng Zhi went to the weapons rack at the rear with a face filled with joy and delivered the heavy stainless steel spear to Zhang Fei's hands.
Seeing the actions of Zhang Fei and Deng Zhi in front of him, Dong Yun almost wanted to hide his face and run away.
You are just a general on horseback. Deng Shangshu, you are a famous scholar!
Why don’t you pay attention to propriety anymore?
And Deng Zhi was not the only one. Seeing the anxious and flustered Jingzhou ministers in the hall, Dong Yun couldn't help but have an idea in his mind.
There is simply no decency in Jingzhou today!
But what Dong Yun didn't know was that all of this was suppressed.
After taking the spear in his hand, Zhang Fei told Deng Zhi very quickly: "I will leave the subsequent supplies of food, grass and troops to you.
I will lead my troops to Yiyang County first! "
Zhang Fei still respected Deng Zhi, who was a celebrity.
After saying this, Zhang Fei hurriedly walked out of the lobby with the spear in his hand.
Previously, because he might have had a premonition that Liu Bei's edict would arrive in the near future, Zhang Fei had hoarded some heavy troops in Yiyang County.
Now as long as he rushes to Yiyang, he can lead his army into Nanyang County in an instant.
After Zhang Fei disappeared in front of everyone with his gun, Guan Ping and others looked at each other and hurriedly followed Zhang Fei out of the lobby.
Dong Yun couldn't help but feel a little funny when he saw that the general of chariots and cavalry led the army to fight not long after, even before he had a chance to drink a cup of tea.
Throughout the ages, who else can match the speed of the generals on horseback?
Then Deng Zhi looked at Dong Yun with an apologetic look:
"Shilang Dong, I will be busy with military affairs next, so I'm afraid I won't be able to entertain you properly."
After hearing Deng Zhi's words, Dong Yun understood instantly.
This is telling me to leave.
Deng Bomiao, Deng Bomiao, how did you become like this?
Thinking of this, Dong Yun flicked his sleeves with dignity and strode out of the lobby.
Just go.
From now on, whoever wants to come to Jingzhou will come!
Seeing Dong Yun leaving in a hurry, Deng Zhi couldn't help but be surprised.
He had not yet said the second half of his sentence to ask for hospitality.
Why did Dong Shilang leave?
But now Deng Zhi didn't care about this matter. He quickly summoned his subordinates and issued a series of political orders to him.
Seeing Deng Zhi's eager look, the officials were a little puzzled.
Seeing that his subordinates were puzzled and hesitant, Deng Zhi said with hatred:
"If you're a step too late, all the credit will go to Liangzhou!"
After hearing Deng Zhi's words, the subordinates quickly took the order and left.
I, the minister of Jingzhou, swear not to be the third child!
Almost on the same day that Zhang Fei received Liu Bei's edict, Sima Yi in Wancheng also received Cao Rui's edict.
After reading the contents of the edict, Sima Yi immediately sent someone to invite Zhang He.
But while waiting for Zhang He's arrival, Sima Yi, who was deep in thought, couldn't help but think about one thing.
The edict he received was issued by Cao Rui, which shows one thing, that is, Cao Rui currently controls almost all the power in Luoyang.
Of course Sima Yi, who was good at political struggle, knew what this meant.
His family members in Luoyang had previously conveyed the message to him that Cao Pi was in poor health.
But now it seems that Cao Pi's body is definitely not just bad.
He was probably on his deathbed.
Otherwise, Sima Yi knew Cao Pi's character very well. If he hadn't been seriously ill, Cao Pi would never have given up his power easily.
After realizing this, Sima Yi silently prayed for Cao Pi's body.
No matter what happens to him in the future, based on past experiences, the relationship between him and Cao Pi is indeed very deep.
On the other hand, Sima Yi was deeply worried about his future.
He can now become a feudal official and hold military power, all because of Cao Pi's trust.
But once he was an emperor and a courtier, would Cao Rui still trust him so much in the future?
Especially when he is currently far away from the center.
Sima Yi is a man who is obsessed with power. It would be better if he never had it.
But once he had it, he lost it. This was something Sima Yi could never accept.
While Sima Yi was silently thinking about these things, Zhang He came to Sima Yi.
After Zhang He arrived, Sima Yi quickly put away his speculations, with an expression of loyalty to the country on his face, and handed Cao Rui's edict into Zhang He's hands.
Cao Rui issued an edict to consecrate Zhang He to the title of General of the Conquest of the West. In this way, Zhang He's status was higher than that of Sima Yi.
However, Zhang He was not happy about his rise in status. His face was full of worry about the war situation in Guanzhong.
Then Zhang He looked at Sima Yi and asked: "If Sima Gong leads the troops to Guanzhong, how should he deal with the enemy?"
Although there have been no major wars in Jingzhou in recent years, there have been a lot of frictions between the two armies at the border of Yiyang County.
In the face of those frictions, Sima Yi could always make the right response in time, which allowed Wancheng to go through the most difficult period.
To this day, the Wei army stationed in Wancheng can not only protect itself, but also occasionally send troops to attack counties in Yiyang County.
It can be seen from these things that Sima Yi is indeed a man of great talent.
That's why Zhang He thought of asking Sima Yi this question before leading his troops.
After Sima Yi heard Zhang He's inquiry, he thought about it and gave Zhang He a suggestion:
"The enemy's attack is fierce and their morale is high. It is not appropriate for our army to fight head-on with the enemy at the moment.
If we want to defeat the enemy, in my opinion, we can only have a chance of victory by taking advantage of the strategic location in Guanzhong and destroying the enemy's food routes. "
After listening to Sima Yi's suggestion, Zhang He thought for a while.
Sima Yi's suggestion directly coincided with what he had in mind.
After bowing to Sima Yi to express his gratitude, Zhang He quickly left the hall.
The military situation in Guanzhong was urgent and he really could not tolerate any delay.
And just a few days after Zhang He led his troops to leave Wancheng, a shocking news came from Yiyang County.
Han Chariot General Zhang Fei, the herdsman of Jingzhou, led 50,000 troops north to Yiyang and Chen Bing's border!
After learning the news, Sima Yi immediately understood Liu Bei's intentions.
"If there is a change in the world, I will order a general to lead the army of Jingzhou to Wan and Luo, and the general will lead the people of Yizhou out of Qinchuan. Will the people dare not to eat pots of pulp to meet the general?"
If this is the case, hegemony can be achieved and the Han Dynasty can flourish. "
This was the last step in Zhuge Liang's plan.
This step has now become a reality.
But Sima Yi didn't panic at all.
With him stationed in Wancheng, how could Zhang Fei break through so easily?
Since Zhang Fei dares to come, let him cut off one of the big man's arms first!
Chapter 2 Early morning.
(End of chapter)
