Qin Liang returned to the county temple and washed his hands with cold water from the water tank in the courtyard. When he came to the base of the pavilion, he changed into a pair of cowhide sandals.
After a while, Du Yu and Yang Hu came to the mansion to pay their respects.
Qin Liang had thought early on that the deployment of attacking Hanzhong would be a bit troublesome. Unexpectedly, both Du Yu and Yang Hu did not agree, and Qin Liang couldn't help but fell into deep thought for a while.
Although Du Yu and Yang Hu are young, Qin Liang has always felt that they are knowledgeable and strategic people, so he still pays more attention to their opinions.
Du Yu stood aside and said: "General, there is only the Tangluo Road. Can't the trebuchets used to attack Xuchang be transported in?"
Qin Liang came back to his senses, and following Du Yu's words, the scene on the Tangluo Road suddenly appeared in his mind. Not all parts of that road were difficult to walk, but some sections were indeed very rugged and even had narrow plank roads.
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Qin Liang had walked that road himself, so of course he knew what was going on, so he responded: "The pole is too heavy and too long, so it will definitely not be able to be transported in."
Du Yu pondered for a while and then said: "According to the preparations before the attack on Jiangling City, the wood for making the trebuchet needs to be dried in the shade first, and it is too late to cut the wood temporarily. There may be wood for shipbuilding in Hanzhong, but if Jiang Wei burns it in advance, we will not be able to
A trebuchet was built on the spot."
Qin Liang said in a positive tone: "At the beginning, our army did not have trebuchets to attack the city."
Du Yu rubbed the knot on his neck, frowned and said, "Then we have to transport the wooden pieces from Mianshui."
At this time, Wu Xin took out Qin Liang's baggage and took out the inkstone and other items from it. She raised her head and asked, "Do you still want to grind ink?"
Before Yang Hu and others arrived, Qin Liang asked Wu Xin to get something. He said he wanted to write a memorial. Wu Xin was actually quite sensitive. As soon as she returned to the hall, she noticed that several people still had differences.
Qin Liang nodded and said: "Grind it first."
At this time, Yang Hu said: "Jiang Wei will gather the main force in Hanzhong, Wudu and other places, and must be fully prepared. But we only discovered the opportunity at the last moment, and everything is not complete yet, so I am afraid that many problems will arise."
Qin Liangming nodded and saw Wu Xin put a stack of maps on the wooden case while rummaging through things. He found a map from the stack of papers and unfolded it to look at it.
Qin Liang looked at the map and said without raising his head: "Go in the direction of Jingzhou and follow the Mian River (Han River) up. Although you are going against the water, you should be able to transport ordnance by ship."
Du Yu nodded and said: "The Mian River can lead to Hanzhong. When Emperor Wu (Cao Cao) fought in Hanzhong and the water route was cut off, the grain road was the east route."
He came over, knelt down on the side of the wooden case, pointed to the map and said: "But the bandits in Nanxiang (Xixiang County, Hanzhong) will definitely cut off the Mianshui Waterway. From here, go directly east and you can reach
Mianshui."
Yang Hu also sat over and discussed with Du Yu for a while while looking at the map.
The detailed terrain cannot be seen on the map, but they all seem to understand it. It is better to follow the map. To the east of Hanzhong is Xicheng (Ankang), Weixing County, Jingzhou, which is still in the hands of the Wei State; but it is very difficult to go west from Weixing County.
It was difficult to walk, and the terrain was easy to defend but difficult to attack. The Wei State's Jingzhou army also had a long way to go from Xiangyang, and they were unprepared.
At this moment, Qin Liang suddenly spoke again: "No matter what, the opportunity to enter Hanzhong is rare."
The two people immediately stopped discussing and turned to look at Qin Liang in unison.
Qin Liang looked back and said, "If we wait until our preparations are complete, will Jiang Wei still open Tang Valley?"
Du Yu nodded and sighed: "Yes."
At this time, Wu Xin had polished the ink in the inkstone, and Qin Liang picked up the brush without hesitation and began to write a memorial. He had already thought about the general content before, and he quickly wrote a draft.
Qin Liang deleted it for a while and then showed it to Du Yu and Yang Hu.
Du Yu took the wet paper with both hands and looked up at Qin Liang: "The general has decided to attack Hanzhong?"
Qin Liang said "hmm" calmly.
Du Yu and Yang Hu said nothing. Qin Liang put the brush on the inkstone, stood up from the banquet, and paced back and forth in the empty hall.
After a while, Qin Liang suddenly turned around and said: "Uncle, let's go back and deliver the letter, and then go to see the general. We still need to talk to the general about the matter."
Yang Hu bowed his head in the air and said, "Since I have a friendship with Chu Dao (Wang Chen), it will be more convenient to go to the General's Mansion."
Qin Liang said: "Uncle, I have to work hard."
Yang Hu said: "My servant is willing to drive for the general. I just warned the general out of my duty."
Qin Liang showed a slight smile and said, "I know."
He continued: "If the general does not object to this matter, I will ask Ma Deheng, the young master, to go to Xiangyang as soon as possible to build a trebuchet. My uncle took some soldiers and horses from my elder brother to Xiangyang to assist Ma Shaofu, and prepared to go to Xiangyang from the east. Matters concerning the shipping of wooden parts.”
Yang Hu bowed and said, "Here."
Seeing that Qin Liang had made up his mind, the two of them stopped persuading and left together. Qin Liang continued to stay in the hall, first copying the memorial in neat regular script, and then writing a letter home.
...Three days later, Yang Hu took things from the county temple, said goodbye to Qin Liang, and set off.
There is a distance of eight to nine hundred miles from Wugong County to Luoyang. However, Yang Hu took the seal and went to the official post city to exchange horses, and arrived in Luoyang in a few days.
Yang Hu first went to Yishouli to deliver Qin Liang's family letter to the Wang family's residence. Then he went to the palace and sent the memorial letter to the Shangshu Province. With this arrangement, it would be very easy for him to go to the General's Mansion after he came out of the palace gate. It's close; because the General's Palace is in the southeast of the palace, not far from the palace wall.
Wang Lingjun was very happy after receiving the letter. He went to a quiet place in the attic and opened the letter to read it carefully.
Reading the letter written by Qin Liang, I felt very special.
Although no one can be seen or his voice can be heard in the letter, there are only words; but the letter seems to be specifically speaking to her alone, giving her the experience of being treated with care and concentration.
This is different from talking together normally. Because when writing a letter, one can't do anything else and can only think of her alone; and when it comes to writing, one needs to carefully consider the words, which is more ritualistic.
However, Qin Liang mentioned in his letter that Jiang Wei of the Shu Kingdom had demolished the Xingshi fortifications and was preparing to deploy to attack Hanzhong. When Wang Lingjun saw this, his mood became complicated again.
When Qin Liang left the capital at the beginning of the year, he was originally just working in the fields. Unexpectedly, every time he went out, he would eventually be inseparable from fighting!
In the afternoon, my grandfather Wang Ling also returned to Yishouli. So in the evening, the whole family gathered in my grandfather's courtyard and had a meal together.
After dinner, Wang Lingjun did not leave immediately. She guessed that her grandfather, father and others were together and they might mention the attack on Hanzhong.
As expected, they soon started talking about the war. The third uncle and the fourth uncle saw Lingjun kneeling down next to her father. Wang Guang ignored her and everyone acquiesced to her existence. Lingjun was the king after all. Ling's eldest granddaughter.
Gongyuan's voice said: "I heard that Yang Hu has sent the memorial to the palace. Isn't the memorial also written for us to see?"
Wang Ling, who was kneeling on the upper seat, said: "There is also Queen Mother Guo."
Gongyuan pondered: "Could it be that Empress Dowager Guo would issue an edict and directly allow Zhongming to submit the request?"
Wang Ling said in a casual tone: "No, just issue an edict and let Qin Zhongming deploy military affairs on the western front as appropriate. Zhongming has the name of fake Huang Yue. If he is determined to go to war with Shu, there will be no problem."
Gongyuan looked strange and said: "This..."
Wang Ling actually glanced at Ling Jun, and then said to Gong Yuan: "The Wang family should have supported Zhong Ming's strategy. The year before last, Zhong Ming proposed to pull out the Wu Army's stronghold in Dongguan, but it was only because the princes later agreed
The plan to attack the east and attack the west was because your second brother Gongyi was in Yangzhou again, so Zhongming was not allowed to go to the eastern front; now Zhongming is in Guanzhong, and since Jiang Wei is provocative, why should we stop Zhongming's idea? "
"What father said is true." Gongyuan sighed slightly.
Wang Jinhu's voice said: "Zhong Ming knows that soldiers are good at fighting. Will he really capture Hanzhong suddenly?"
Wang Ling said: "I'm afraid it won't be easy. Guo Boji also suffered heavy losses on the Western Front, and Jiang Wei is not a mediocre general. But letting Zhongming lead the attack is not a bad thing. We have lost the Yongliang Governor, as long as we can fight back, at least
No loss of momentum!”
When Lingjun heard this, he suddenly felt worried. Although his grandfather had not defeated Zhu Ran in Jiangling City, he was a veteran who had been a soldier for a lifetime, and his views on military matters could not be unreasonable.
Wang Ling's voice continued: "Of course, our most hoped-for result is to capture Hanzhong. By then, the court's atmosphere will surely be restored, and those who scold us behind our backs and say unpleasant things will have nothing to say.
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Gongyuan spoke again: "Uncle Yang was talking about Zhongming's strategy today, and Chudao (Wang Chen) was also present. It happened that Chudao had a good relationship with Uncle Yang, so he asked Chudao to go to the Western Front and join the army as Zhongming's assistant.
.By then we will have a more detailed understanding of the situation on the Western Front."
At this time, Wang Ling glanced outside the door, stood up and said, "That's what we can do."
Seeing this, everyone got up from the banquet and bowed to Wang Ling.
Lingjun went out with her father. After her uncles had gone far, she deliberately asked with a smile: "Don't you want Zhongming to defeat the Shu army?"
Wang Guang turned around and said, "Who said that?"
Lingjun smiled reluctantly.
Wang Guang frowned and said: "You are a woman, don't worry about these things. You should have left with your stepmother earlier."
Lingjun did not respond to his father's words, but said softly: "Grandpa, I think it's better to think about it. They are all members of his own family. If Zhongming can win the battle, it will cheer up the atmosphere and stabilize the situation, which will also be a good thing for the Wang family."
Wang Guang had no choice but to continue: "I hope Zhongming won't suffer a big loss in Hanzhong." He pondered for a moment and then said, "It shouldn't happen."
Lingjun hurriedly asked: "Zhongming is a victorious general, is Jiang Wei that powerful?"
Wang Guang stroked his beard, turned around and said: "The battlefield is very complicated. You can't just look at who is more powerful in leading the troops. In Hanzhong, there is a stone hole leading to the Heavenly Prison. Jiang Wei has set up a heavy army there, and he can lead the troops.
If you bring it back, you will be a famous general."
Lingjun said "Alas" and was speechless. Wang Guang also walked forward silently along the corridor.