In January of the sixth year of Jianxing, Lu Xun of Jingzhou in Eastern Wu heard about Meng Da's rebellion, so he sent Zhuge Jin to lead 5,000 troops and 30,000 troops, with great fanfare, and set out from Zigui with the intention of crossing Fenshui to attack Fangling and support Yongmeng. Da.
Zhang He, who was stationed in Xiangyang, received the news and sent a message to Sima Yi on Pegasus, asking himself to lead an army from Xiangyang to intercept.
At that time, Sima Yi had already overcome the water blockage and destroyed all the wooden fences erected by Mengda. At the same time, within these few days, all the troops transferred from Wancheng had arrived one after another, surrounding Shangyong City airtight.
After receiving the news from Zhang He, all the generals in Sima Yi's army were shocked: if Lu Xun personally led the army, they would be attacked from both sides and have their retreat route cut off.
Only Sima Yi laughed loudly, "You guys are too worried! I don't think Lu Xun would dare to lead the army in person."
When everyone asked about the reason, Sima Yi explained, "If Lu Xun dares to personally lead his army deep into the dangerous area, I only need to build water near Fangling to guard the ferry, and he will be unable to advance even an inch."
"Zhang He from Xiangyang is a famous general in Hebei. During the introduction, he can cut off his retreat from the flanks. Then he will be unable to advance or retreat. Isn't he setting himself up for death? In Shangyong City, Meng Da has few soldiers. Now he only dares to retreat behind the city. How dare he Out of town?"
"When the time comes, Lu Xun, not to mention that he is coordinating with Meng Da inside and outside, is afraid that even he himself will not be able to return to Jingzhou. If this is true, the counties in the south of Jingzhou will no longer be owned by Soochow."
"Lu Xun, a man with limited knowledge and a good understanding of the strength of the army, will never take risks like this. Therefore, I expect that the Wu soldiers, although they are called a large army, are actually just biased, so don't worry."
Having said this, Sima Yi looked around the generals in the tent with a solemn expression, "Generals, listen to the order! From tomorrow on, the army will be divided into eight groups and will step up the attack on Shangyong City. Each general must personally supervise the army in front."
"The commanders of all armies will strictly supervise them. If anyone disobeys the order, he will be killed!"
Everyone agreed with a roar.
Then Sima Yi gave orders to Zhang He of Xiangyang, telling him not to act rashly, lest Lu Xun of Jingzhou take advantage of the opportunity to attack Xiangyang. At the same time, he sent a detachment of men and horses from his own division to Fangling to prevent Wu soldiers.
The next day, Meng Da took Deng Xian and Li Fu to patrol the city, and saw that the city was densely packed with Wei soldiers. He looked worried at the moment, but did not notice that the two people behind him had turned pale.
A few days later, Lu Xun, who was quietly guarding Nanjun, saw that Xiangyang was standing still and sighed: The terrain of the new city is too far-reaching. It is separated from him by a mausoleum, and from Hanzhong by Wei Xing. Regardless of Wu and Han, it is It is difficult to save a fire that is near by water far away.
If Sima Yi was not here, Meng Da could still make the soldiers in the city want to defend to the death. But now that Sima Yi personally led the army, Meng Da would not be able to escape death.
He was facing Sima Yi and Zhang He, and it was difficult to use them. He just didn't know if Zhuge Liang in Hanzhong could overcome the dangers of mountains and rivers and Weixing County?
Lu Xun was sighing. Li Yi and Huang Chongzheng, who had sent troops earlier than him, led their troops down the Han River. When they were still three hundred miles away from Xicheng, they heard that Shen Yi had sent troops to guard Anqiao.
So the two stopped and discussed countermeasures.
"Wenxuan, if we go down the river, the most we can do is stop at Anqiao and make no further progress. Although we can barely meet the Prime Minister's requirements, we have not achieved anything in our interactions, so we are always a little unwilling."
The two of them were standing on the bank of the Han River. There were high mountains on both sides. Apes and monkeys were climbing among the mountains and forests, and goshawks were hovering in the sky. The terrain was extremely dangerous.
If we advance rashly, we only need a thousand people to guard a certain pass. Let alone three thousand people, even an army of tens of thousands will have difficulty passing.
It is so difficult for him to go down the river, but if Cao Cao wants to go upstream, it will only be even more difficult.
Li Yi nodded and looked at the Han River rumbling down, with a worried look on his eyebrows, "I am indeed a little unwilling, but the danger of this mountain and river is really helpless."
"Back then, the late emperor sent Liu Feng and Meng Da down the river and were able to capture places like Shangyong. This was all because Cao Cao's thieves had not paid attention to such far-reaching places at that time, and Shen Dan, the head of the local wealthy Shen family, took the initiative to surrender. "
"Now Shen Dan has been moved to Nanyang by Cao Cao's thieves. His younger brother Shen Yi is a traitor to the Han. He has raised his clan troops to guard the pass. It is difficult for us to pass."
Huang Chong glanced at Li Yi, hesitated, and then said, "I do know that there is a way to bypass Anqiao, but it is a bit dangerous."
"Um?"
Li Yi turned to look at Huang Chong. He was clever and knew what Huang Chong meant.
Yi Zhi is not planning to act cautiously according to the Prime Minister's wishes. He is really planning to open the road to the new city!
"Tell me about it first." Li Yi said, while thinking in his mind that when he was a county captain in Nanxiang, it seemed that Yizhi had indeed put in a lot of effort.
"Does Wenxuan remember that when we came here, there was a place called Anyang?"
"Of course I remember, it is the first county we entered Wei territory."
Huang Chong nodded, squatted down, and placed a stone, "This is Anyang."
Then a branch was placed in the north-south direction, "To the north from Anyang, there is a road called Ziwu Valley Road, which leads directly to Chang'an in Guanzhong."
Finally, a branch was placed in the east-west direction, "Going east from Anyang, you can cross the remaining veins of the Qinling Mountains and lead to the Xun River. The Xun River flows south into the Han River, which is the place where the late emperor ordered Shen Yi to station troops, named Xun Kou." "
"To the east of Xunkou, there is a pass built with stone, called Mulan Sai, which is the only way to go to Shangyong. If Mulan Sai is attacked, the West City will become an isolated land cut off from the inside and outside."
"Although Shen Yi is named Wei General, he is actually from a wealthy family in the Shangyong area. All the soldiers he leads are soldiers of the Shen family, but there are only more than 2,000 people. If he heard that the outside road was cut off, the morale of the army would be in chaos. You The two of us attack from the front and back, and we will definitely be able to break it."
Li Yi's heart skipped a beat after hearing this. He pondered for a moment and finally shook his head, "So, if you can't capture Mulansai, wouldn't it be in danger?"
"No." Huang Chong patted the dry food bag on his body and said decisively, "If the dry food prepared by my brother is carried with all his strength, it will last for one and a half months, which is enough for travel."
Li Yi hesitated and said, "If I am stopped at Anqiao, I'm afraid I won't be able to pick you up. What will you do?"
"Shen Yi is a young soldier. If he dares to split his troops, he is seeking death. If I cannot defeat Mulansai, I will return from the original route."
"It would be better if we capture Mulan Fortress. The Cao thieves want to reinforce Xicheng. One is to attack Mulan Fortress. At that time, even if I cannot defend it, I can retreat from Xunshui."
"The other one is that Cao Jun entered Ziwu Valley from Chang'an, and then went south along the Xun River. Ziwu Valley is difficult to travel, and even if they can come, there will not be many people. I will have enough time to leave before Cao Jun from Chang'an comes to help."
Huang Chong finished speaking in one breath, stood up, and stared at Li Yi, "Wenxuan, the Prime Minister asked us to lead the army here so that Meng Da can hold on longer."
"The longer Meng Da defends, the more advantageous it will be for the Prime Minister's Northern Expedition. If we can capture the West City, Cao's army will be shaken. Even if we can't save Meng Da, we can greatly delay the destruction of Shangyong City."
Li Yi finally nodded and gritted his teeth and said, "Okay! I will give you half of the troops. You lead the troops back to Anyang, and I will continue to swim down the river. If I can break the Anqiao, I will try my best to break it. If I can't break it, I will fight with it. Be careful if you attract Shen Yi’s attention!”
Huang Chong was overjoyed, "I understand!"
Hanzhong.
Feng Yong sent Li Yi and Huang Chong away from Nanxiang and had no time to stay. After telling Li Qiu to pay attention to the two, he hurried back to Nanzheng.
He also needs to seize the time to integrate the army, and the most important thing is to make the soldiers familiar with the new heavy crossbow.
On this day, he was inspecting various camps when he saw Gofu coming in a hurry, "General, the Chinese Army has sent someone to send a message, asking the general to go to the commander's camp immediately to discuss matters."
Zhang Yi led the Changdao camp, Wang Ping led the Gongnu camp, and Jufu inspected each camp on weekdays and assisted Feng Yong in managing everything in the army.
When he heard him say that Zhuge Liang asked him to go to the commander's camp to discuss matters, Feng Yong's eyes suddenly burst into light, "Are you finally here?"
Saying this, he raised his feet and walked towards the direction of the commander's camp. At the same time, he ordered, "General Ju, please continue to patrol. Don't neglect everything in the camp."
"promise!"
After checking his identity in front of the Zhongjun Yingzhai gate, Feng Yongxing went outside the commander's tent, reported his position name, and only entered after receiving the order.
"Last General Feng Yong, follow the order and come here."
Feng Yong looked away from him and saluted loudly.
Zhuge Liang nodded slightly and pointed to the left, "Stand back."
Feng Yong agreed and glanced around, only to see Zhuge Liang sitting in the middle, Zhao Yun and Wei Yan standing at the front on the right, and coming down one by one, there were Guan Xing, Zhang Bao, and a few people he didn't know.
On the left, the leader was an old man whom he did not recognize, followed by Yang Yi, Ma Su, and others. Among them was a middle-aged uncle who nodded at him and smiled.
Let Feng Yong murmur, who is this? He smiles so obscenely, he must be a bad old man!
With this thought in mind, he kept moving forward and stood at the bottom of the Pianwen team.
There is no way. In the army now, he is the least qualified person who can come to this commander's tent to discuss matters.
Being able to come to the commander's camp to discuss matters at this age is considered the highest honor for a man.
"Everyone is here, let's start."
Zhuge Liang stood up, his face solemn.
The soldiers led by Feng Yong were the last batch to come to Hanzhong, and the camp was arranged at the outermost edge, so he came the latest.
The Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty looked around at everyone and said, "The Han Dynasty is in danger. Starting today, we will attack the Cao traitors in the north and revive the Han Dynasty! This military meeting is a secret in the army. Anyone who leaks it will be killed!"
Sure enough it’s about to begin!
Feng Yong perked up.
"In this Northern Expedition, I want to lead a suspected army to Xiegu first, and then personally lead the army to the west, out of Qishan Mountain, and attack Longyou, so as to cut off the connection between Liangzhou and Guanzhong."
"The Xiegu Suspicious Army has a heavy responsibility. Not only must it convince the Cao thieves that it is a real army, but also guard the pass after being discovered to prevent the Cao thieves from taking advantage of the situation to enter Hanzhong. Therefore, the generals of the Suspicious Army are not famous as the Chuan Cao thieves. He cannot bear the land."
Feng Yong's eyes were dull and he was in a daze. He didn't pay attention at all. His thoughts had already gone to Qishan.
Anyway, this suspicious soldier has nothing to do with him. The only ones who meet this condition are Zhao Yun and Wei Yan.
And the final leader must be Mr. Zhao.
Old Man Wei's reputation is still a little inferior to that of Mr. Zhao.
Feng Yongzheng was thinking wildly when he saw Wei Yan standing on the opposite side and said, "Prime Minister, I am willing to lead the troops to the Xiegu Road."
Um?
Feng Yong came back to his senses and thought that this was wrong. Shouldn't Zhao Yun go directly at this time? Why did old man Wei come out to join in the fun?
Wei Yan continued to say, "Everything in Longyou Pass is now empty. If the Prime Minister walks out of Qi Mountain, he will be able to defeat Longyou directly. The last general only needs to lead 10,000 elite troops to Xiegu to defeat the Cao thieves guarding Jigu. .”
"At that time, Chang'an has no available troops, so the general will lead his troops eastward and follow the Wei River directly to Tongguan. The prime minister will lead the army across Longshan and follow closely. The two armies will converge at Tongguan. Then, everything west of Chang'an will be restored to the Han Dynasty. Great things can be accomplished!”
Um? ! This... doesn't sound bad either!
Feng Yong was startled, thinking that if Wei Yan could really defeat Cao Zhen, not to mention whether he would go to Chang'an or not, he could at least cut off Zhang He's retreat. If he blocked Longdi from the east, then Longyou and Liangzhou would be caught in a trap. ?
At that time, Zhang He was not thinking about how to defeat Ma Dazui, but how to escape back.
"The principle of peace in the world is that we can definitely defeat the enemy? What if General Wei can't get out of Jikou at that time?"
Zhuge Liang shook his head directly and said, "Besides, General Wei is in his prime and is an indispensable general for our victory over Longyou. This plan is definitely not possible."
When Wei Yan heard that Zhuge Liang denied him, his face turned ugly and he had to retreat in dismay.
Feng Yong was happy to see Old Man Wei deflated, and he almost couldn't help but smile on his face, and he quickly secretly pinched his thigh.
Zhao Yun, who was standing next to Wei Yan, turned his head slightly and looked at Wei Yan with a meaningful look. Then he stood up and said, "Go back to Prime Minister, I wish to go."
Zhuge Liang nodded with satisfaction, "In the past, General Zhao was famous among thieves. Now that he has returned to lead the army and left Hanzhong, Cao's thieves will definitely not be suspicious."
Then he looked around again and said, "Old General Zhao is old and needs someone to help. General Deng is very clear about rewards and punishments and is kind to his troops. How about following Old General Zhao?"
So Feng Yong saw the middle-aged uncle who had smiled obscenely at him when he first entered the door, stood up and said, "The last general takes command!"
Feng Tubiao was stunned on the spot. Is this Deng Zhi? The master of Deng Liang who is the leader of the Xinghan Association under his own name?
Hey, no wonder you smile so kindly to yourself...
After allocating the generals to the suspected troops, Zhuge Liang said again, "The army is going to the north, and a fierce general must lead the front army."
Having said this, his eyes fell on Wei Yan.
Wei Yan just retreated and wanted to stand up again, but he was rejected once just now. If he was rejected again now, he would lose face because of his fear. He moved on his toes, but did not say anything.
Feng Yong stood at the end of the team. No one noticed him, but he could see the reactions of everyone on the opposite side.
He was still thinking about what Zhao Yun meant when he looked at Wei Yan just now. When he saw Wei Yan's little action again, he subconsciously said "ha".
Done!
Just when Feng Yong burst out laughing, he immediately reacted and thought to himself: Pill!
He was so anxious that he suddenly changed the shape of his mouth and pretended to cough loudly.
Drawing everyone's attention to him.
When Zhuge Liang saw that it was Feng Yong who was coughing, he was surprised, and a look of worry flashed in his eyes, "Is General Feng feeling unwell?"
Now that the cold has not passed, there are many people in the army who are suffering from the cold. Even his son Zhuge Qiao, because of overwork these days and catching the cold, has fallen ill on the couch and cannot get up.
Feng Yong's background is different from others. He can be seen as someone who enjoys life, so his body looks more delicate.
It would not be surprising at all if he couldn't stand the days in the military camp and caught the cold.
If a disease like wind-cold is cured, it is a minor illness. If it is not cured well, it will be life-threatening.
So Zhuge Liang was a little worried.
Feng Yong pretended to cough twice more before replying, "Prime Minister, everything will be fine."
Seeing that his face looked good and he really didn't look like he was sick, Zhuge Liang was slightly relieved.
But, where did I just talk about?
