Cao Zhen smiled slightly and explained quite confidently: "The Shu army's march from Hanzhong north to Guanzhong is nothing more than taking Chencang Road, Baoxie Road, Tangluo Road, and Ziwu Road. Chang'an is as soon as Ziwu Road comes out, and north of Tangluo Road. The exit is also not far from Chang'an.
Chang'an currently has a heavy garrison. Under the current situation, Zhuge Liang would not be stupid enough to attack Chang'an directly. Therefore, the Shu army should take the two roads of Chencang Road and Baoxie Road to go north.
However, after a certain general, Zhao Yun, repulsed the old man in the first half of the year, in order to prevent the Shu army from coming back, many checkpoints and forts had been set up from Xiegukou to Xicheng. The Shu army would not be stupid enough to go north via the old road again. Therefore, Zhuge Liang only had Chen Cangdao as his only option. "
"I see, the general's analysis is really to the point." Guo Huai said with sincere admiration.
Cao Zhen waved his hand and said modestly: "It's easy to make this judgment. I believe you can think of it." Even so, he was actually very happy with it. He kept stroking his beard and smiling, looking quite contented.
In the original history, Cao Zhen also predicted in advance that Zhuge Liang would attack Chencang, so he transferred the good general Hao Zhao from Liangzhou to Chencang to guard it. In the end, he was able to block Zhuge Liang's attack because he was well prepared.
Although this incident reflected Cao Zhen's extremely high military literacy, it was not that unpredictable, because he was almost 100% sure of guessing the Han army's advance route.
The Han army marched north to Guanzhong, two of which were guarded by Cao Zhen personally in Chang'an as before. In the original history, the Baoxie Road was burned by Zhao Yun for more than a hundred miles, and it had not been repaired during the second Northern Expedition, so in the original history The Han army also had only one choice: Chen Cangdao.
If Cao Zhen couldn't predict Zhuge Liang's advance route, then he would really be worthy of the title of Cao Wei's famous general, and he would no longer be the general of Wei, and just go home and train Cao Shuang.
After listening to Cao Zhen's analysis, Zhang He and others also agreed. Fei Yao cupped his fists and said, "In that case, General, we should make preparations in advance."
"Well, that's exactly what I mean."
Cao Zhen said to Guo Huai again: "Guo Shijun, although Chencang is a strong city that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, Zhuge Liang has always been full of tricks. To be on the safe side, the city defense must be further strengthened."
"Don't worry, General. In the past few months, Xiaguan has strengthened the city. After I return, I will recruit civilians to further heighten the city wall and build fortifications. In this way, the south, west and east sides of Chencang will be steep. Even if Zhuge Liang leads a large army, he can't take advantage of the strength of the platform wall. The 4,000 men in the hands of my subordinates are enough to defend it." Guo Huai said confidently.
Cao Zhen nodded: "With Bo Ji's words, I feel relieved. However, Zhuge Liang has always been cunning in his military use, and he has many fierce generals under his command, so he should not be careless."
After thinking for a moment, he said to Fei Yao: "General Fei, I heard that there is a brave general under your command named Wang Shuang. It is said that this man has a bravery that no man can match, is that true?"
"The general clearly sees that Wang Shuang is indeed the most powerful general in our army. Not only is he outstanding in swordsmanship, but he is also good at riding and shooting. He is often entrusted with important tasks."
Cao Zhen said: "Well, let this king lead two thousand fine cavalry to Chencang to assist Guo Shijun in defending the city."
"yes."
Cao Zhen continued: "To the right of Chencang is Yicheng. There is no guarantee that the Shu army will not divide its troops to fight. This city guards Baoxie Road and there is no room for failure. The current defenders of Yicheng, Yan Heyong, are brave, but they are still insufficient in strategy. .”
After a pause, he said to Fei Yao: "General Fei, please lead five thousand soldiers and horses to Xicheng to take charge."
"I will obey the general's order." Fei Yao responded with clasped fists.
The defense deployment in Guanzhong was completed. Cao Zhen stood up suddenly, walked to the wooden map on the right, looked at it for a while, and concluded: "Qian County is guarded by Jun Yi with an army of 10,000, which is enough to stop the enemies of Longyou. Qixian County has General Dai." The five thousand men and horses can also keep the stable Shu army in check.
At the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains and on the line of the Wei River, Chencang has 5,000 infantry and cavalry, Yicheng has 10,000 soldiers and horses, and Qin Ji’s 3,000 troops have martial arts skills. Chang’an is guarded by me personally with 20,000 horses. With this arrangement, we can defeat them. The invasion of Zhuge Liang's army.
What do you think? "
Zhang He replied: "The general's arrangements are very appropriate. More than 50,000 heroes are stationed at various dangerous points. Guanzhong should have no worries!"
Guo Huai and others also agreed, so Cao Zhen made a plan and asked the generals to return to their respective stations to prepare.
The army has not moved, but the food and grass go first.
The war to regain Liangzhou is about to begin. Yang Qing, who is responsible for supplying food and military materials to the army attacking Liang, is busy these days.
Although Ma Dai and Fei Yi had successfully completed their recruitment tasks, many Qiang, Hu, and powerful people had secretly joined Ji Han and agreed to serve as internal agents, making it easier to capture Liangzhou.
However, due to the national strength, Zhuge Liang had to leave the military supplies of the army attacking Liang mainly to Yongzhou. Although the strength of the army attacking Liang was not large, Wei Yan had tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, which was more than half of the state. It is still very difficult to support the grain and grass on the ground.
Therefore, Yang Qing has been planning carefully and racking his brains recently, just to ensure the food and grass for the army attacking Liang without damaging Yongzhou's vitality. Although this matter cannot be said to be difficult, he must pay attention to various details, so he is needed The governor of Yongzhou was at the helm throughout the whole process.
"Envoy, Prime Minister Zhuge has an envoy." Just as Yang Qing was burying his head among the papers, Qin Kuang entered the room to report.
Yang Qing put down the brush in his hand, raised his head and said, "Please come quickly."
"promise."
After a while, Qin Kuang led a middle-aged civil servant into the public house. Yang Qing unexpectedly knew this person. It was Shi Dujun, his subordinate when he was the chief secretary of the Prime Minister's Mansion. This person had been working in the Prime Minister's Mansion. After looking at the identity token, I found out that he has now been promoted to the reporter's office.
"I have met the envoy in my humble position."
Yang Qing smiled and said: "Haha, Wen Ping, please get up quickly. You and I are old acquaintances, so there is no need to see each other."
"Your Majesty is a famous minister of the country. I was truly lucky to be able to listen to the teachings of your Majesty back then. Now that I think about that time, I really miss you so much."
When Yang Qing heard this, he couldn't help but recall with a look on his face. Back then, he also invited Du Jun to go south to Vietnam, but everyone had their own ambitions. Du Jun refused him because he didn't want to leave Chengdu, so the two never worked together again. pass.
"Yes, even though I was busy with pen and ink every day during that time, it was relatively easy for me to be the Prime Minister's chief secretary with Jun and other capable subordinates." Yang Qing invited Du Jun to sit down and nodded.
After a pause, he added, "I wonder what the Prime Minister's orders are?"
Du Jun quickly took out the sealed letter box from his arms and handed it to his superior, Qin Kuang: "The Prime Minister intends to send troops to Guanzhong, so he sent a humble official to ask the envoy for his opinion."
Qin Kuang took it and handed it to Yang Qing. Yang Qing opened the wooden box, took out the letter inside and read it.
After a while, he put away the letter and said to Du Jun with a smile: "I already know the Prime Minister's intention. I still need to think about this matter. Wen Ping will go back to the post to rest first, and then I will invite you over after I have written my reply." "
"Don't dare bother me. I'm just waiting outside. I'll leave as soon as the envoy writes your reply." Du Jun said.
Yang Qing said: "In such a hurry? It's not too late to stay one night and leave tomorrow."
"Thank you for your kindness. I still have to rush to Nan'an County. Prime Minister Zhuge also wants to ask General Wei Yan for his opinion. The military situation is extremely urgent, and I don't dare to delay." Du Jun explained apologetically.
Yang Qing nodded and said: "Forget it, I won't force you to stay." He told Qin Kuang: "Bo Zheng, accompany Du Ji's office to the side room to sit down."
"promise."
