In September of the 10th year of Jian'an (AD 205), an army of 15,000 people set out from Xuchang and headed for Hanzhong.
Earlier, when Cao Cao got the topographic map of Western Shu from Zhang Song, he was really excited. With this map, Yizhou's mountainous terrain and pass defenses could be seen at a glance, and the entire Yizhou would be exposed without any cover.
In front of you. Under the guidance of this map, the difficulty of attacking Yizhou can indeed be reduced a lot.
Although he still had the idea of attacking Jiangdong first, Guo Jia, Cheng Yu and others followed the situation. Under the constant persuasion of this group of scribes, Cao Cao finally changed his mind and decided to attack Xishu first.
Although Cao Cao didn't like Zhang Song, and even had deep prejudices and dislikes against him, the other party had the merit of presenting a plan after all. In order not to cold-blooded people in the world, Cao Cao also promised Zhang Song that when Cao Jun successfully enters Shu in the future,
High-ranking officials must be given generous salaries and will not be stingy.
Zhang Song was overjoyed to receive Cao Cao's promise and went back to Yizhou. For now, he still had to return to Yizhou to resume his duties and do some internal affairs work.
Under Zhang Song's cover, Liu Zhang still didn't know that Cao Cao had plots against Yizhou. Since the apparent purpose of Zhang Song's trip to Xuchang was to ask Cao Cao to help deal with Zhang Lu, Liu Zhang really thought that Cao Cao had complied with Zhang Song's request.
, to help him conquer Hanzhong.
This is also extremely good news for Cao Jun. He has already made a mental calculation and has no intention of winning, so his chances of winning are naturally higher.
Of course, there are naturally many talented people in Yizhou. Many people think that Cao Cao is too ambitious to accidentally touch Yizhou. Asking him to send troops to assist is tantamount to inviting a wolf into the house. If Cao Cao defeats Zhang Lu, then
His next target will definitely be Yizhou.
Huang Quan, Liu Ba, Li Hui and others all advised Liu Zhang not to please Cao Cao. However, under Zhang Song's bewitchment and deception, Liu Zhang did not listen to those harsh words of advice.
Just Zhang Song alone, Fazheng also stood by Zhang Song and explained to Liu Zhang the benefits of marrying Cao Cao. Based on Zhang Song's words alone, Liu Zhang might not be reassured, but since even Fazheng was like this
Having said that, Liu Zhang had nothing to hesitate about.
Liu Zhang and Cao Cao made an appointment, and each side sent troops to attack Zhang Lu from the north and the south.
Gao Shun's camp has 3,000 soldiers, Zhang He's halberd soldiers have 5,000 soldiers, Zhao Yun's charge camp has 3,000 troops, and Huang Zhong's divine arm camp has 2,000 troops. In addition, Cao Zhen and Xia Houshang each have 1,000 troops, for a total of 15,000 troops.
This is the entire force that Cao Jun will rely on to attack Hanzhong and even conquer Yizhou in the future.
As for sending more soldiers, Cao Cao found it difficult to do so. On the surface, Cao Cao's army was sent as reinforcements for Yizhou, so naturally it was impossible to send too many troops. He sent tens of thousands of troops to help Liu Zhang attack Hanzhong.
?The relationship between Cao Cao and Liu Zhang is so good? If he really did this, no matter how stupid Liu Zhang was, he would definitely realize that something was fishy.
In addition, there are many mountains in the middle of Sichuan, so sending too many troops is not conducive to marching. The number of fifteen thousand is just right.
Third, Cao Cao must send a certain number of troops to guard against Sun Jian in the east of the Yangtze River. Moreover, after Han Sui was eliminated, the Qiang rebellion in the northwest also continued intermittently, so he needed to spare some energy to deal with it.
Therefore, Cao Cao sent an army to attack Shu, with only fifteen thousand men.
However, although the number of these 15,000 troops is small, every soldier is worthy of the title of "elite". It is not impossible for Liu Zhang to capture Yizhou without being prepared.
The general of the entire army is Gao Shun, the general of Zhendong, and the other generals are his deputies.
As for the position of military advisor, it was assumed by Lu Xun.
Over the years, Lu Xun's talents have been fully demonstrated. Cao Cao no longer allows him to stay in the trapped camp and serve as a member of the army. After all, although the trapped camp is the most elite division of Cao's camp, Lu Xun's talent allows him to serve as a member of the army.
After all, joining the army is overkill.
Now Lu Xun has a long history and his status is much more prominent than before. Moreover, Lu Xun is only twenty-three years old this year. It is extremely rare for him to occupy this position at such an age.
If Gao Shun was not surprised by Lu Xun as his military advisor, then the choice of his deputy military advisor was enough to surprise him.
The deputy military advisor was Sima Yi.
Sima Yi is four years older than Lu Xun, and his talent is not inferior to that of Lu Xun. Even if he is asked to serve as a military advisor, he is completely qualified. However, Lu Xun has participated in many battles over the years, and has a good reputation and achievements, while Sima Yi has not experienced a battle yet.
Now he only has a reputation for talent, so in Cao Cao's mind he is far from being compared with Lu Xun.
It is said that Sima Yi's position as deputy military advisor was obtained by his brother Sima Lang's strong recommendation in front of Cao Cao. Otherwise, the position of deputy military advisor would not have been his turn.
Sima Lang is now the governor of Yanzhou. He is trusted by Cao Cao and can speak well in front of Cao Cao. He strongly recommended Sima Yi as deputy military advisor for this battle, obviously to give him a chance to rise through meritorious service.
Sima Yi had repeatedly rejected Cao Cao's conquests before, which made Sima Lang a little dissatisfied, thinking that his younger brother did not strive for advancement. Now that Sima Yi has become an official, Sima Lang will of course try his best to promote him, just a literary man.
How does he qualify as a descendant of the Sima family in Hedong?