Yu Yi smiled and said: "Don't be too strict with yourself, relax when appropriate." Huang Shumin nodded after hearing this, glanced at Zhugeshan and said, "Does Your Majesty want to take away my military advisor?"
Yu Yi looked a little embarrassed and turned to Zhuge Shan: "It depends on your wishes. If you want to stay in Xiangyang City, I won't force you to stay."
Zhuge Shan said: "Then let me stay. Together with the Marquis of Jingzhou, I will take care of you and guard Xiangyang City!"
Yu Yi nodded and said: "Well, I will leave for Qishan tomorrow. Sima Yi will definitely be full of tricks when he goes to Luoyang this time. I want to assist our prime minister."
That night, Zhuge Shan naturally and Yu Yi were together, and the two lingered all night. On the second day, Yu Yi passed the decree and made Zhuge Shan a noble person of Shan. He also served as the military advisor of Xiangyang City, and left Xiangyang.
In Luoyang City, Cao Rui learned that after Meng Da's rebellion was subdued by Sima Yi, he put his head in the LY market for public display, added the official positions of Shen Dan and Shen Yi, and asked them to march with Sima Yi. He appointed Li Fu and Deng Xian to guard the new city and to go to Luoyang. Yong.
Sima Yi's army soon arrived and set up camp outside Chang'an City. He entered the city in person to see the Lord of Wei. Cai Rui seemed a little happy but also a little ashamed, saying: "I didn't know for a while, but I fell into the Shu Kingdom's conspiracy. Now I regret it very much." , now Mengda is secretly rebelling, if you hadn’t appeared in time to stop it, the two capitals would have been doomed!"
Sima Yi said: "I heard that Shen Yi reported that Meng Da was planning to plot a rebellion and was preparing to report to Your Majesty. However, he was afraid that the time would be delayed, so he had no way to wait for the imperial edict and sent troops overnight. If he waited for His Majesty's reply, he would be successful. I have understood Zhuge Liang's plan." After saying that, he handed over Kong Ming's reply letter to Meng Da.
After seeing this, Cao Rui was very happy and said: "I'm afraid your knowledge is better than that of Sun Wu and Wu Qi!" After saying that, he rewarded a pair of golden axes and granted privileges. If he encounters some confidential matters in the future, he will not If you need to report, act directly, and then arrange for Sima Yi to go out to deal with the Shu army.
Sima Yi said: "I recommend a general who can serve as a vanguard."
Cao Rui asked: "Who are you going to recommend?"
He replied: "The right general Zhang He can take on this important task."
Cao Rui smiled and said: "I am also preparing to use him!" So he appointed Zhang He as the vanguard and followed Sima Yi to Chang'an to defeat the Shu army. At the same time, he sent Xinbi and Sun Li to lead 50,000 troops to assist Cao Zhen. The two of them went forward according to the order.
Sima Yi led an army of 200,000 people out of the pass. After choosing a place to camp, he summoned the pioneer Zhang He to the camp and said: "Zhuge Liang is very cautious and does not dare to make mistakes. If I use troops, I will attack from Ziwu Valley first." Chang'an, then Chang'an has been captured long ago. It's not that he has no strategy, but he is afraid of failure and unwilling to take risks. Now he will definitely send troops from Xiegu to attack Xicheng. If he attacks Xicheng, he will divide his troops into two groups. Along the way to Ji Valley, I have issued a message, asking Cao Zhen to guard Yicheng. If there is an attack by soldiers and horses, he must not go out to fight. I asked Sun Li and Xin Pi to intercept the entrance of Ji Valley. If there are soldiers and horses passing by, then a surprise attack will be sent out. "
Zhang He asked: "Then where will the general march from?"
Replied: "I heard that there is a road to the west of the Qinling Mountains, called Jieting, and there is a city next to it, called Liucheng. These two places are the throat of Hanzhong. Zhuge Liang has no preparations for bullying Cao Zhen, and will definitely march from here. I I will go with you to get the street pavilion, and then go to Yangping Pass. The distance will not be far. If Zhuge Liang knew that I had cut off the dangerous road to the street pavilion and cut off his food route, then the entire territory of Longxi could not be guarded safely, and he would definitely fight all night. Returning to Hanzhong, if he returns, I will lead my soldiers and horses to ambush him on the small road, and we can win a complete victory. If he does not return, I will ask the guard of the small road to seal all the buckles. In less than a month, the Shu army will be defeated. If you starve to death, then Zhuge Liang will definitely be captured by me."
After hearing this, Zhang He suddenly realized what he was doing. He prostrated himself on the ground and said, "The Commander-in-Chief has a plan!"
Sima Yi said: "Despite this, Zhuge Liang is no better than Meng Da. The general, as the vanguard, should not advance easily. You can give orders to the generals to advance along the side of Shanxi. They must do a good job as sentinels. If there is no ambush, Only then can we advance. If we neglect it, we are likely to fall into Zhuge Liang's scheme." Zhang He followed the plan and led the army forward.
Kongming was in the Qishan camp when suddenly Xincheng came to report. Kongming quickly called him in and reported in detail: "Sima Yi accelerated his advance and arrived at Xincheng in eight days. Mengda was caught off guard and was attacked by Shen Dan, Shen Yi, Li Fu, and Deng. Xian acted as an internal support and was killed by the rebels. Now Sima Yi withdrew his troops to Chang'an, met with the Lord of Wei, and went out with Zhang He with his troops to resist us."
Kong Ming was very surprised and said: "Mengda did not do things carefully, and it was expected that he was killed by the rebel army. Now that Sima Yi leads his troops out of the pass, he will definitely attack the street pavilion and cut off our throat." Then he asked his generals, He said: "Which of you is willing to guard the street pavilion?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ma Su, who joined the army, said: "I am willing to go!"
Kong Ming said: "The street pavilion is small, but it is very important. If the street pavilion is lost, then our army will be over. You know the strategy. Unfortunately, there is no city defense or natural danger in this place, so it is very difficult to defend it."
Ma Su said: "I have read many military books since I was a child and know the art of war. How can I not be able to defend even a street pavilion?"
Kong Ming reminded: "Sima Yi is not someone who takes things for granted, and there is Zhang He in the vanguard, both of whom are famous generals in Wei. I'm afraid you won't be able to resist."
Ma Di knew that Kong Ming was provoking him, so he said: "Don't say it's Sima Yi or Zhang He, even if Cao Rui comes in person, what should I be afraid of? If the task is not completed, I hope to kill my whole family."
Kong Ming said: "There are no jokes in the army!"
Ma Su said: "I hope a military order can be issued."
Kong Ming agreed, and Ma Su wrote a military order and handed it over. Kong Ming said: "I will send you 25,000 elite soldiers, plus a general, to assist you." Then he called Wang Ping and said: "I know you have been very cautious in your life. , so entrusting you with such a heavy responsibility, you can carefully guard this place. The camp must be in a strategic place so that the rebel army cannot pass through immediately. After setting up camp, draw a picture of the surrounding geographical shape and show it to me. Everything must be done. We must discuss it before proceeding, and we cannot make arbitrary decisions. If we can defend the street pavilion, then you will have achieved Chang'an's first credit, so be careful!" After that, the two of them left.
Kong Ming continued to think, fearing that the two of them would have problems, so he called Gao Xiang and said: "There is a city in the northeast of Jieting, called Liucheng. It is a remote road in the mountains. You can station troops here. I will allocate a city to you." Thousands of soldiers and horses, if the street pavilion is in danger, you will lead the soldiers and horses to the rescue."
After Gao Xiang left, Kong Ming thought again that Gao Xiang was definitely not Zhang He's opponent, and he must have a general stationed on the right side of the street pavilion. This could prevent it, so he asked Wei Yan to take his troops to camp behind the street pavilion.
