Chapter 124: The Strategy of Ziwu Valley

【After Sima Yi quelled the Xincheng Rebellion, he wrote a letter pretending that he would not punish Shen Yi.

Then Shen Yi foolishly believed it, and then Sima Yi put him in a cage and sent him to Cao Rui.

It took less than a month to successfully quell the rebellion. 】

Zhang Fei still remembered the one-hu Liangzhou, and cursed:

"This Meng Da is like his father."

This is hatred for his incompetence. You have raised the banner of rebellion, and you actually believe the letter written by the other party?

"This Sima Yi is a famous general." Ma Su couldn't help but whispered.

Ma Liang glared at him and told his brother to shut up. He clearly remembered the end of Mi Fang.

Mi Fang was the master's original follower, and he spent all his family wealth to help the master start an army.

What does his Ma brother have?

Huang Zhong squinted his eyes and tried to see the map on the light curtain clearly, and then made a guess:

"If we send troops to help Meng Da from the beginning, defend this new city, and march out of Xiangfan..."

Before he finished speaking, Huang Zhong shook his head and said no:

"If there is no Jingzhou, sending troops here is just rootless duckweed."

After hearing this, Guan Yu looked at the map thoughtfully, and an immature idea was brewing in his chest.

At the same time, Guan Yu was envious of this kind of map in the future, which can be turned and marked at will. It is much more convenient than the sand table in the county government that took a lot of effort to build!

I wonder if it can be done if I ask the military advisor privately?

Kong Ming looked at the name Sima Yi and remembered that the light curtain had previously called him "being outworked by this powerful minister"?

It seems that he has quite a lot of skills, otherwise he can study the health preservation technique mentioned by the light curtain?

[In 227, the prime minister gathered troops in Hanzhong. In Hanzhong this year, the prime minister's office began to formulate a plan for the Northern Expedition.

At this time, Wei Yan, the governor of Hanzhong, proposed the Ziwu Valley plan:

Lead 5,000 soldiers to march out of Ziwu Valley, Chang'an can be taken within ten days, and Chang'an can be locked in Tongguan, completely cutting off the connection between Guanzhong and Guandong.

In this way, Guanzhong and Liangzhou areas formed a situation of closing the door and beating the dog. As long as Ji Han slowly increased troops from Hanzhong to Guanzhong, it would only be a matter of time to take Liangzhou and Guanzhong.

The prime minister thought: What you said is beautiful, but why do you think it will succeed?

Wei Yan was full of confidence: The Wei army in Chang'an was not well prepared, and the defending general Xiahou Mao was a famous straw bag, so it was easy to capture him?

The prime minister felt very tired: Have you ever been to Ziwu Valley?

In fact, the prime minister refused in addition to seeking stability, and this road was indeed difficult to take. For example, only three years later, someone wanted to go with Wei Yan.

Cao Zhen promised Cao Rui: I will send troops from Chang'an to Hanzhong via Ziwu Road. Zhuge Village will definitely be careless about defense. In this way, Hanzhong will be captured easily.

As a result, Cao Zhen led his troops to walk less than half of this road for a month. In the end, Cao Rui was afraid that his uncle would die in Ziwu Valley, so he ordered him to withdraw his troops.

In the late Ming Dynasty, Gao Yingxiang, the first King of Chuang, also decided to attack Chang'an from Ziwu Valley.

When he spent fifteen days climbing from Hanzhong to the entrance of Ziwu Road, he was greeted by the Ming army waiting for him. Gao Yingxiang was sent to Beijing and was skinned. The King of Chuang Li Zicheng we all know is his nephew, and he is considered the second King of Chuang.

And Wei Yan told the prime minister that he could reach Chang'an in ten days, which was just a beautiful plan. 】

The map was clearly marked in front of everyone, and it was clear at a glance how close the Ziwu Road was, but it was unexpected that this road was so difficult to walk.

Zhang Fei joked, "Wen Chang, after we defeat Zhang Lu, how about sending you to lead the troops out of Ziwu Valley?"

Wei Yan's face flushed again, like a little Guan Gong.

But facing the inquiring eyes of the crowd, he could only say in a muffled voice:

"Go if you want!"

"Yide, don't talk nonsense."

Kong Ming came to the rescue:

"And the plan of Ziwu Valley may not be impossible."

Ah? Zhang Fei widened his eyes, looked at the light curtain and then at the military advisor:

"But didn't you say in the light curtain that the military advisor..."

"That's Prime Minister Zhuge Liang." Kong Ming said lightly:

"My military advisor Zhuge Kong Ming believes that when the troops go out of Baoxiadao, if we avoid the rainy season, the soldiers will wear leggings, coal powder, and cooked grain powder, and send a fierce general out of Ziwu Valley."

"Follow the example of Emperor Gaozu and Marquis Huaiyin to attack in different directions and cooperate, then this plan to lock Guanzhong may not be impossible."

Wei Yan was grateful, and felt that he had learned something.

While Huang Zhong and Guan Yu were still evaluating the feasibility of this plan, Zhang Fei was already patting his chest:

"Prime Minister... no, military advisor, I am a fierce general, send me out of Ziwu Valley next year!"

Wei Yan glared at him: This is the brilliant plan I proposed.

Zhang Fei chuckled: "Does Wei Zhubu want to lead the army alone?"

Wei Yan was at a loss for words, and his face turned redder.

He couldn't help but make up his mind: If the lord wants to take Yizhou, he Wei Yan will definitely volunteer!

Le Jin in Jingxiang has been scared by General Guan, and he will never send troops, and there is no credit to be gained.

If he continues to guard Jingyang with Guan Ping and do nothing, then maybe when the lord captures Hanzhong, he will still be a Zhubu.

I can't be so comfortable anymore! Wei Yan made up his mind.

[Before the Northern Expedition officially began, there was another regrettable thing that many people already knew about, the Wudu earthquake.

The explanation for the frequent earthquakes in Sichuan is rather complicated. To put it simply, it is caused by plate movement, and the reasons are basically the same as those in Japan.

Tectonic plate movement will bring rich mineral resources, such as the famous Iwami Silver Mine in Japan, which supplied one-third of the world's silver in the 13th century. For example, Sichuan's mineral reserves are the largest in my country.

But it will also bring many accidents, such as the Wudu earthquake in 186 AD. At that time, the documents recorded that Wudu landslides killed 760 people.

It looks inconspicuous, but Shui Jing Zhu recorded the origin of Wudu's name: Tianchi Lake is in the west, so it is called the capital.

Tianchi Lake is naturally the well-known barrier lake. The biggest advantage of this natural reservoir is to raise the upstream water level, slow down the river flow, and facilitate navigation.

This is also the reason why Liu Bang and Han Xin could attack from multiple directions in Hanzhong: the water level of the Han River was high enough at that time, and the logistical pressure was very small.

But the Wudu earthquake changed all this. Tianchi Lake disappeared, and the rivers in the mountains lost the barrier lake as a buffer, and they rushed straight down the mountain without stopping along the way.

The disappearance of the barrier lake made it so that the resources from Chengdu could only be sent to Hanzhong by slow land, and the waterway was no longer usable.

On the geographical level, the connection between Hanzhong and Chengdu was completely cut off. Whether the prime minister was transporting troops or grain, he had to slowly send them to Hanzhong by land, and then consider which road to take from Hanzhong to Guanzhong.

Instead of relying on the convenient river transportation to frequently attack like Liu Bang and Han Xin, playing the trick of pretending to be real and pretending to be real. 】

〖Li Shimin: The mines of the Japanese slave country? It belongs to me! 〗

Kong Ming's face became serious, and he pursed his upper lip and said nothing.

The initial formulation of "Longzhong Strategy" was of course based on Emperor Gaozu and Marquis Huaiyin, but he was far away in Nanyang at that time, and he could only learn about the situation in Shuzhong from books and people.

Among them, the consequences caused by the earth dragon turning over were explained in detail for the first time, and the map was presented to him.

Although he was prepared when watching the Battle of Hanzhong, now he actually saw it and was told by the light curtain that Hanzhong and Chengdu were cut off, Kong Ming still felt a strong sense of unwillingness!

Jian Yong and Mi Zhu looked at each other, and Jian Yong shook his head and sighed:

"This Tianchi Lake is related to the fate of the country."

"So what." Kong Ming's voice was still calm and powerful.

The Kong Ming who looked a little depressed just now seemed to be just their illusion.

"The Emperor Gaozu had the Tianchi Lake, and the Lord now has the grace of Guangmu!"

"The three rises of the Ji Han Dynasty do not need to rely on the Tianchi Lake!"

Kong Ming's tone was unprecedentedly firm, and this attitude also infected others.

Zhang Fei clapped his hands:

"That's right, who are we afraid of! Now my brother has half of Jingzhou and 30% of Yizhou, which is much stronger than being chased by Cao thieves in the past two years!"

This made Kong Ming look at Zhang Fei deliberately: Yide, you can be silent.

Abandoning these influences, everyone had the energy to pay attention to other news:

"This Japanese country is rich in mines?" Liu Bei became interested.

Liu Bei was not very interested in the silver mountain. He could not eat when hungry and could not drink when thirsty. In a sense, it was not as practical as Shu brocade.

According to Kong Ming's report, Liu Bei is more interested in coal and iron ore now. Since Yizhou is rich in mines, I wonder if these two things can be found?

Liu Bei is more interested in Li Shimin now. According to the light curtain, this is an emperor who surpassed Emperor Gaozu!

And there was an empress in his dynasty! This made Liu Bei very curious and he wanted to ask directly.

"This Li Shimin is a tyrant." Jiang Wan smiled and recorded Li Shimin's words in full.

Guan Yu opened his eyes slightly and looked down with disdain: "Those who devour their masters, everyone can kill them!"

"Yu only wishes to sail and march east in this life!"

"Yan is willing to go with the general!" Wei Yan bowed without hesitation.

Zhang Fei laughed: "Will Wenchang not bow to Kong Ming?"

On the other side, Ma Su grinned.

The light curtain has such shocking news and such a grand plan! How cool it would be if we could follow his words and judge Emperor Gaozu, Marquis of Huaiyin!

Unfortunately, Ma Liang knew his character very well, and secretly grabbed Ma Su's wrist with his left hand, just asking him not to say a word.

[In the spring of 228, the Prime Minister's Northern Expedition Army officially set out.

At the beginning of the Northern Expedition, the Prime Minister made a speech and shouted to the north:

I will take Mei from the Xiegu Road!

But in fact, the commanders of this route were Zhao Yun and Deng Zhi, whose role was to decoy the army and tie down the enemy's forces.

The Prime Minister led the main force to attack Qishan by himself, and here he wanted to take Longyou, that is, Yongliang and other places.

And there was a good thing at this time, that is, Yongliang was really empty!

When Cao Pi was alive, he appointed Cao Zhen as the General of the West and was in charge of all matters of Yongliang, which was considered the five-star emperor of Yongliang.

But Cao Pi, you can never use common sense to guess.

After the Battle of Yiling, Sun Quan slapped Cao Pi in the face, and Cao Pi was so angry that he wanted to integrate all his forces to give Sun Quan a big slap in the face.

That is, after the Battle of Yiling, Cao Zhen was recalled by Cao Pi, promoted to general, and followed Cao Pi to attack Wu.

It is normal up to here, but what is abnormal is that there is no record afterwards!

Maybe Cao Pi and Cao Zhen have a good relationship, maybe Cao Zhen doesn't want to go back to Yongliang to eat lambs, maybe because Yongliang has neither Han Sui nor Ma Chao, what is there to be afraid of?

In short, when the prime minister came, Cao Zhen, the highest official of Yongliang, was still enjoying life in Luoyang! This is the best opportunity for the Northern Expedition! 】

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