Chapter 748 The decisive battle between Wei and Shu is not in Yiling, but in Hanzhong
On a dim moonlit night, Dian Wei stood on the corridor outside Guo Jia's study, holding the imperial edict in both hands.
"Your Majesty's decree."
Guo Jia hurriedly knelt down at the steps.
"Immediately, activate the special forces and sneak across to Yinping! Special order to Guo Jia to leave from the east gate early tomorrow morning. The special forces will only carry the provisions when they leave!"
Well…
Hearing this, Guo Jia suddenly became energetic. He stood up suddenly and asked Dian Wei, "But Liu Bei activated Zhuge Liang again."
"Commander Fengxiao is very smart and can guess right." Dian Wei didn't hide it either.
Guo Jiaze blinked his eyes, "Didn't Zhuge Kongming set up defenses on Motian Cliff?"
"Supposedly!" It seemed that he had expected Guo Jiahui's question early on, so Dian Wei got the answer in advance from Lu Yu's mouth.
"That…"
Before Guo Jia could speak, Dian Wei's words came out first, "The person guarding Motian Cliff is Zhuge Kongming's most trusted military general - Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong!"
ah…
Zhao Yun Zhao Zilong!
As soon as the name came out, Guo Jia was stunned. He was dumbfounded...
Is it such a coincidence?
He suddenly felt dizzy...
Of course, Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong are from the Wei Dynasty, which is the biggest secret of the Wei Dynasty...
Even in the Ba's Mansion, only a few people knew about it, but Guo Jia had dual identities as the Ba's Mansion and the School Affairs Mansion, so he still knew Zhao Yun's identity.
That is to say…
In the end, the one Zhuge Liang chose...to protect Yinping...was one of his own?
Obedient…
"Commander Fengxiao, do you have anything else to ask?" Dian Wei spoke again with a blank expression.
"No more!" Guo Jia felt calm all of a sudden. He felt...this special forces march was as steady as a dog!
call…
Taking a long breath, Guo Jia looked at the sky, and he sighed: "What a man who sneaked across Yinping and went straight to Shu Han... Now it seems that the time is just right!"
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Hanzhong, Lu Yu’s residence.
Today, Zhang Qiying, the saint of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect, is sleeping in Japan...
But inexplicably, after receiving an urgent letter, Lu Yu was not sleepy at all. He sat at his desk while Zhang Qiying polished it for him...
After writing the letter, Lu Yu dried the ink on it and carefully handed it into Zhang Qiying's hands.
"Your concubine Youlao arranged for a trustworthy congregation to immediately send the pigeon to Yiling and deliver it to Lu Xun!"
Well…
This is the first time Zhang Qiying has seen His Majesty... No, to be precise, it has been the first time that she has seen her husband act so solemnly.
He immediately put it away carefully...quickly put on his robe and ran out.
For a moment, Lu Yu was alone in this huge dormitory...
He opened the window and looked at the pool in the courtyard, filled with emotion.
At the end, he murmured: "This is fate...Liu Bei, Liu Bei, the 250,000-strong army is marching eastward...After all, you can't escape Yiling, and you can't escape the Wushan Mountains that stretch for thousands of miles!"
In "Deduction", when describing Liu Bei's westward expedition to Soochow, he mentioned that there were 700,000 troops and an alliance of 800 miles...
But in fact, Liu Bei didn't have that many soldiers. At most, they were only a few hundred thousand or two hundred thousand...
It coincides with the situation this time.
The enemy's commander is still Liu Bei...
The coach of our army is still Lu Xun...
Although the eight-hundred-mile burning camp cannot be staged...but...something ten times more terrifying than this, and a hundred times more direct and lethal, is already waiting for Liu Bei.
so called...
——Punch away with one punch, lest other punches come!
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Jiameng Pass.
Zhuge Liang wrote three letters in a row...he handed them to Yang Yi.
"Remember clearly, the first letter was sent to Zhao Zilong who is stationed in Chengdu, the second letter was sent to Ma Su who was guarding Lychee Road, and the third letter was sent to His Majesty..."
Yang Yi put it away carefully.
When Zhuge Liang wrote the letter just now, he did not deliberately avoid him, so... Yang Yi knew the contents of the three letters very well.
The first letter given to Zhao Yun...
Zhuge Liang repeatedly warned that Chengdu is the heart of the Shu Han. If Chengdu is there, the Shu Han will be there. If Chengdu dies, the Shu Han will die. Therefore... Mianyang Pass in Chengdu must be carefully guarded, and... Motian Ridge... Lu Yu is best at attacking the heart, any one
Don’t slack off on any blind spots, Motian Ridge is more important than Mianyang Pass.
certainly…
Yang Yi looked at the text and felt that Zhuge Liang was a little too cautious. Motian Ridge...it was a high mountain that even a bird could not climb over. How could it be possible...that the Wei army could climb over it?
This inference is too bold...
As for the second letter, it was given to Ma Su...
Different from the collapse of Jinniu Road and Micang Road, Litchi Road...because of the outstanding performance of Zhao Yun, Ma Di, and Wang Ping, they were evenly matched with Sima Yi of the Wei army, and each had a win or loss.
But now, Zhuge Liang's grand strategy focuses on "defending", and he has transferred Zhao Yun... Therefore, Zhuge Liang's arrangement for Ma Di is to guard the dangerous points and wait for changes.
Moreover, Zhuge Liang mapped out the places that needed to be garrisoned... As long as these places were impregnable, even if the Wei army had too many people, it would be impossible to break through.
Litchi Road is related to...Whether the enemy can open up another road leading to Jiameng Pass, Yang Yi knows that it is crucial.
The third letter, written to Liu Bei...
This is Zhuge Liang's huge worry about Liu Bei.
He asked Liu Bei to draw a map of the enemy's defenses, surrounding environment, and strange situations when he arrived at Yiling... In the end, Zhuge Liang was still worried that... Liu Bei would follow in Guan Yu's footsteps.
After writing these three letters and handing them over, Zhuge Liang let out a long breath.
I can't say that I feel relieved... I can only say that it temporarily relieves my mood.
"Prime Minister..."
At this moment...a ferocious-looking man broke into the house, "The Prime Minister has transferred Zhao Zilong back, so he should send me to Lychee Road. If Lychee Road defeats the Wei army, the situation will be completely different!"
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The speaker is Wei Yan...
When Li Yan was in charge of the army before, he was not used in any important role. Now... Zhuge Liang is in charge of the army, but he still has not been assigned any troops. Wei Yan has nowhere to display his martial arts. He feels aggrieved!
"How come the situation is different when you go to Lychee Road?" Zhuge Liang raised his eyes and glanced at Wei Yan with tired eyes. "Do you think you can cross Lychee Road and attack Hanzhong directly? Capture that Cao Yu directly?"
Wei Yan paused, "Of course it's not Hanzhong"...
It seems that when he said this, Wei Yan was full of fear of the leader of the Wei Dynasty, but he quickly took out the map from his arms and pointed to it, "If Litchi Road is captured, everyone in Hanzhong will be in danger.
, I can deploy a troop of soldiers and horses to feint a shot, and send another 5,000 troops to pass through Ziwu Valley, bypass Hanzhong, and attack Chang'an directly... If Chang'an is captured, Cao Yu in Hanzhong will become a lone army, and we can't look after each other! I, the Shu Han
It will be a great victory!"
this…
Zhuge Liang pondered for a moment, and finally waved his hand, "This plan is too risky. Regardless of whether you can defeat Sima Yi on the Lychee Road, just the Ziwu Valley conspiracy, if Cao Yu has an ambush, our Shu Han troops will be deeply involved.
Wei Yan opened his mouth. He wanted to say something, but suddenly found that when his plan was completely rejected, he could not say anything.
"Don't mention it anymore, whether it's Lychee Road or Ziwu Valley. Just stick to it as I say!"
Zhuge Liang emphasized again...
"Nuo..." Wei Yan had no choice but to accept the order.
at this time…
"Report..." A school captain entered the room, "Outside Jianmen Pass...there is...an envoy from the Wei Army asking to see the Prime Minister..."
"Messenger from the Wei army?" Zhuge Liang's eyes narrowed slightly...
"The messenger said that he...he called the prime minister brother!"
Um...this...
Zhuge Liang knows who it is?
But he remained as cautious as ever, "How many followers did he bring?"
"He's the only one!"
"Then..." Zhuge Liang hesitated for a moment, then beckoned: "Let him enter the Sword Gate!"
The last time the brothers met, it was Chibi...it was Jiang Xin!
That time we were playing chess...
One difference and two widths...
Now, Brother Jun and Brother Jin are in the same camp!
Thinking of this, Zhuge Liang's eyes showed a bit more...the loneliness of the current situation and...the longing and expectation of seeing his brother again, but this look was much more complicated!
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Thirty miles away from Yiling, the Shu army camp stretches for hundreds of miles, and grain trucks are arriving here...
Liu Bei was in charge of the Chinese army's main tent.
On his right side stood Guan Xing, son of Guan Yu, and Zhang Bao, son of Zhang Fei.
There are also generals such as Chen Dao, Wu Lan, Zhang Yi, Xiang Chong, Wu Ban, and Li Yan.
Standing on the left are a group of counselors, Sun Qian, Jian Yong, Deng Zhi...
This is already the most "luxurious" lineup Liu Bei can come up with.
He must defeat Cao Wei once...
Lu Yu is in Hanzhong and wants to avoid his sharp edge, so... let's start from Yiling!
At this moment...a school captain entered the account and reported: "Your Majesty, Lu Xun from Yiling City sent an envoy to see you!"
Liu Bei was looking at the map. He raised his head slightly and said, "Call in!"
"As you command!"
As the order fell, a Confucian scholar slowly walked in and said, "I'm here, Zhuge Jin, the envoy of Yiling City in the Great Wei Dynasty, pays his respects to General Zuo!"
Zhuge Jin…
Hearing this name, Liu Bei, who had deliberately put on a high profile, narrowed his eyes and said, "It turns out that he is the brother of our Prime Minister Zhuge. If anyone dares to call me 'General Zuo', I will cut off my nose and ears directly. Your words... Huh, read on."
For the sake of the Prime Minister, I will spare you this time and continue talking!"
Faced with Liu Bei's arrogant tone, Zhuge Jin was neither humble nor overbearing, "I am here on the orders of Lu Xun and Lu Boyan, the Commander-in-Chief of the Wei Navy, to request Liu Shijun to withdraw from Yiling. To show my sincerity, the Commander-in-Chief of the mainland is willing to send the surrendered general Mi Fang and Liu Feng as the vanguard.
We can also let Zhang Da and Fan Qiang be the vanguard, and let Liu Shijun defeat them... and take their heads... to comfort Guan Yunchang's spirit in heaven!"
Well…
What Liu Bei didn't expect was that Lu Xun of Yiling actually gave up.
Of course...Liu Bei, who is very good at hiding his mind, is also very good at reading minds. He laughed and said: "Haha...do you think I can't see that this is Lu Xun's child's arrogant soldier plan?"
"Liu Shijun..." Zhuge Jin continued: "My brother is the prime minister in Bashu, so behind closed doors, you and I know very well that the key to who wins or loses between Shu and Wei lies not in Yiling, but in Yiling.
It is in Hanzhong, because the emperor of Wei Dynasty is in Hanzhong."
Speaking of this... Zhuge Jin paused for a moment, "As a minister of Wei, and as the brother of Prime Minister Zhuge of the Shu Kingdom, I have some words that I shouldn't say based on my position, but today I don't say it with displeasure. The real opponent of Bashu is not
Lu Xun, and not Zhuge Jin, the only real opponent of Bashu is the emperor of the Wei Dynasty. As long as he is not defeated, the Wei Dynasty will not be defeated... Therefore, the Governor of Lu has asked me to serve as an envoy to meet the emperor of the Shu Han Dynasty. Please
You go back... to Hanzhong, and fight the Emperor of Wei on the Shu Road, and don't let the lives of Yiling be ruined!"
this…
Don't tell me, what Zhuge Jin said has his own unique truth.
Judging from the current situation, the decisive battlefield between the Wei Dynasty and Bashu... must be Hanzhong!
It's... king versus king!
But...Liu Bei didn't dare, and Liu Bei couldn't. Before the decisive battle with Cao Yu, he needed more victories and more courage.
"Take down the messenger!"
As soon as Liu Bei's words fell, the captain outside the door stepped inside and captured Zhuge Jin. "Behead this messenger to warn my second and third brothers about their spirit in heaven!"
this…
Immediately, the captain pulled Zhuge Jin out.
Sun Qian and Jian Yong took a step forward at the same time. Their eyes met, and Sun Qian said: "Your Majesty, there is an ancient practice. When two armies are fighting, the envoy will not be killed."
Jian Yong also echoed: "Yes, what Cao Yu admires the most is the Tao in "The Art of War", heaven, earth, generals, and methods... With one Zhuge Jin, Your Majesty has lost the Tao. Isn't it painful for my relatives?" And the haters are quick?"
"Forget it!" Liu Bei waved his hand, and immediately, the captain sent Zhuge Jin.
Liu Bei slowly stood up, pointed at Zhuge Jin's nose and said: "Have you all seen it? Before the battle, the commander of the navy of the Wei Dynasty was already afraid. Yiling City is our gateway to Bashu. , now it can be used as the graveyard of the commander-in-chief of the navy of the Great Wei Dynasty! What a bullshit decisive battle in Hanzhong, huh, once this Yiling is destroyed, the gate of Cao Wei is opened, and our army can advance in parallel... Capture Jingzhou and Jiangdong in one fell swoop, and fight with Cao Wei By drawing the Yangtze River and governing it, in the past our great ancestors were able to defeat the overlord Xiang Yu. Today, I can also defeat the monarch of Cao Wei, that junior - Cao Ziyu!"
After an impassioned speech, Liu Bei issued the final military order: "Zhang Bao, Guan Xing listens to the order!"
"exist!"
"exist!"
Guan Xing and Zhang Bao both took a step forward.
Liu Bei's voice continued, "I order you two to attack Yiling urgently. There are a large number of catapults in the army. Within five days... I want you to break down the gate of Yiling!"
"As you command!"
Guan Xing and Zhang Bao took the order and planned to order troops.
Deng Zhi quickly took a step forward, "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister sent a letter saying that after your Majesty arrives at Yiling, he will postpone the use of troops... and send back the topographic map of the place and the enemy's garrison map..."
Don't wait for Deng Zhi to finish speaking.
Liu Bei interrupted directly, "I have been fighting for so many years? Is it possible that I don't know how to command troops? Don't I understand the terrain? How about garrisoning?"
It seemed that because of Deng Zhi's reminder, Liu Bei suddenly thought of something, "Guan Xing, Zhang Bao..."
"The end is here!"
"If there is a flying ball in the sky, if you find artillery in the enemy's formation or if the enemy's flying ball takes off, send a signal immediately!"
"Here!" Guan Xing and Zhang Bao took orders!
It seems that...Liu Bei also deliberately guarded against him.
Zhuge Jin, on the other hand, even though the captain had let go of his arm, his mood fell to the bottom because of Liu Bei's words. It seemed that... this Yiling was going to be in ruins!
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The bloody setting sun filled the sky, dyeing the bloody battlefield red.
"Winter! Winter! Winter..."
The drums outside Yiling City were beating like thunder... countless Shu troops surged onto the city walls like a tide...
"Rumble..."
The continuous catapults quickly smashed the huge stones into Yiling City... The stones were wrapped in cloth, with oil and water poured on them, and they fell into the sky like huge fireballs.
For a while…
The fighting here is particularly fierce.
"Fight in!"
"The Han and the thieves are not at odds with each other...the king's industry is not on the side of peace!"
A group of Shu troops... they used their faith and their own spines to draw an unyielding and high-spirited attack!