Wei Ba was startled, and just as he was about to stand up as usual to return the salute, he suddenly realized that his status was different now, and he did not need to get up to return the salute. He sat back down with his butt raised just now. He just nodded lightly.
Dunwu is the leader of the younger generation in the Wei family. He has superb martial arts skills, especially reconnaissance and assassination. He has received various trainings since he was a child. Under the age of twenty, he is already an elite among the scouts. He has performed many missions.
Completely completed. Arranging him to be responsible for protecting Wei Ba is probably the best gift Wei Ba has ever received.
"The alert has been arranged." Dunwu lowered his head, looked at Wei Ba's toes, and reminded softly: "However, for safety reasons, please ask the Major General to go to the cabin."
Although Wei Ba was nostalgic for the moonlight, for the sake of his own life, he still agreed. He stood up, and when Dun Wu was about to pick up Wei Wu, who was already asleep, Wei Ba shook his hand: "I'll do it myself, you be yourself.
That’s all.”
"Here." Dun Wu didn't insist and took a step back. Wei Ba bent down and picked up Wei Wu. He carefully entered the cabin, put Wei Wu on the couch and covered him with a thin quilt. Then he turned around and sat down, facing Dun Wu.
He waved his hand: "You come in and sit too."
Dunwu entered the cabin and sat neatly in front of Wei Ba, with his hands on his knees, his waist straight, but his head slightly lowered, his expression respectful and humble.
"I heard that you have been on many missions? Where have you been?"
Dunwu glanced at Wei Ba in surprise.
Wei Ba was a little surprised and smiled: "If it's a military secret, it doesn't matter if you don't tell it."
Dunwu quickly shook his head and said: "Since the general asked me to protect the major general, there is nothing I can't say to the major general. I'm just... a little surprised that the major general is also interested in things in the military?"
Wei Ba concealed a smile. It seemed that the original Wei Ba was extremely anti-military, and even Bu Qu knew this. "It's a long night, and I have nothing to do. It's good to listen to the entertainment, and gain insights."
Dunwu didn't ask any more questions and simply said: "The places I go to the most are Dongsan County and Guanzhong."
"Dongsan County? What are you doing there?"
"Inquiry into Meng Da's movements in case he makes any move to the west."
When Wei Ba heard Wei Yan talk about the geography of Hanzhong a few days ago, he had heard the names of Dongsanjun and Mengda. However, Wei Yan was mainly talking about geography at that time and did not introduce much about the situation of Mengda. In his own mind
There was a ghost, but I didn't dare to ask more questions for fear of exposing my flaws. Now I don't have the psychological pressure to ask Dunwu, and I asked directly: "Is Meng Da very strong?"
Dunwu was silent for a moment: "It is better than the Wei family. He has four to five thousand families, all of whom were Dongzhou soldiers back then. They have been fighting for more than ten years, and their strength should not be underestimated. However, his recent situation is not good, and there are also Shen family
If we are restrained by our brothers, the possibility of advancing westward is not high."
"Why is the situation so bad?"
"He is a surrendered general. The reason why he lived a comfortable life in the past is firstly because Wei Emperor Cao Pi admired him, and secondly because Wei's southern general Xia Houshang worked closely with him, so he was a local overlord in the three eastern counties.
Although the general has always wanted to regain the three eastern counties, the court has always refused, because he was afraid of Mengda's strength. However, the good times did not last long. Xia Houshang died the year before last, and Cao Pi died last year. He had no backer, and he was in conflict with the new Fu.
The army general Sima Yi is not very close to him, so how can we live a good life?"
When Wei Ba listened to Dunwu's explanation of the situation in Dongsanjun and Mengda, he felt upset. Sima Yi was in Wancheng? Yes, although he was the general of the Fu army, he didn't have a record that he could talk about, so Dunwu
When he mentioned Sima Yi, he was a little disapproving, but he knew that Sima Yi was ruthless, and Zhuge Wolong, who was almost as smart as a monster, was dragged to death by this Sima Zhonghu in the end. Don't look at Zhuge Liang in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, who said that Zhuge Liang was amazing, and Sima Yi fell into the trap again and again.
, in great embarrassment, but in the end Zhuge Liang died of exhaustion at Wuzhangyuan, but Sima Yi laid the foundation of the Jin Dynasty and the Wei Dynasty, which shows the abilities of the two.
This is an opponent that cannot be underestimated.
Is he in Wancheng? Wei Ba began to doubt the feasibility of the best of his father's three strategies. If Sima Yi was in Wancheng, he could enter Chang'an via Wuguan Road at any time. More importantly, almost everyone
None of them regarded Sima Yi as an opponent. When my father talked about his three countermeasures, he mentioned Meng Da, Xiahou Mao, and Zhang He, but not Sima Yi. It seemed that in his eyes, Sima Yi didn't need to be considered at all.
Why is there no need to consider it? No matter how bad Sima Yi's impression is in the eyes of later generations, his talent is undoubted, otherwise Zhuge Liang would not have been exhausted to death.
Could it be that the reason Zhuge Liang wanted to take Longxi first was to avoid this old enemy in his life?
Dunwu saw that Wei Ba's brows were furrowed, as if he was thinking about something important, so he naturally closed his mouth and waited quietly.
After a long time, Wei Ba realized that he was distracted. He smiled awkwardly: "What about the situation in Chang'an? How about Xiahou Mao?"
Dunwu laughed: "Xiahou Mao is a very interesting person. There are only two things he likes most. One is health preservation. He has recruited many Taoists and alchemists to make elixirs in his house, hoping to live forever. Because refining elixirs costs a lot of money,
So he also likes another thing: making money. He used his identity as General Anxi to do business, and how could the people in Guanzhong not give way to him, so he made a lot of money and refined a lot of elixirs. It's a pity that he has not been able to do it until now.
So far, he has not ascended to immortality, but instead made his princess very angry."
Wei Ba was a little puzzled. When Dunwu saw her, he quickly put away his smile and explained: "Xiahou Shang's wife is Cao Pi's sister, Princess Qinghe."
"Oh." Wei Ba suddenly realized that he knew that there was such a Princess Qinghe, who was Cao Ang's sister, but he didn't know that Princess Qinghe was married to Xiahou Mao, and she was also in Chang'an. It seems that Xiahou Mao was really favored, even his wife
You can take it anywhere.
"When you go to Chang'an, which way do you usually take?"
Dunwu bit his lip and hesitated for a moment: "In the past, the most common place to go was Baoxie Valley, but now the most common place to go is Ziwu Valley."
Wei Ba's heart moved. It seemed that his father planned to attack Chang'an from Ziwu Valley for a day or two. But unfortunately, this was just a dream after all. Prime Minister Zhuge would pour cold water on him. With his arrogant temper, he said
Maybe he will have a fight with Prime Minister Zhuge because of this. Maybe Prime Minister Zhuge will eventually kill him, and this incident is also one of the reasons. Because so far, Prime Minister Zhuge still trusts his father very much.
At least that's what it seems on the surface.
"Is Ziwu Valley easy to walk?"
"Whether it's easy or not depends on who it is." Dunwu seemed to be specifically trying to help Wei Ba understand this matter and slowed down his speech. "If our army attacks from south to north, it will be relatively easy, because
We mainly use infantry who are good at mountain warfare. But if the Wei army wants to attack from north to south, it will be much more troublesome. They are not used to this kind of mountain road, and it is even more troublesome for their most powerful cavalry to go up the plank road.
Some horses were frightened and rolled down the plank road."
"How long is Ziwu Valley and how many days does it take to travel?"
"The total length of Ziwu Valley is nearly 800 miles, of which 660 miles are mountain roads. Like our scout battalion, it takes four to five days to travel quickly and seven to eight days to travel slowly."
"What if there are tens of thousands of troops?" Wei Ba asked.
"It's more difficult for the army because the food reserves in the Dige along the way are limited. The army must bring its own food, unlike us who can get food at the Dige." Dun Wuqu pointed out: "With the strength of our Wei family, we can advance lightly.
, without heavy ordnance, and only with a month of dry food, it will take about ten days to cross the Ziwu Valley."
Wei Ba couldn't react for a while, so he signaled to Dun Wu to wait, so that he could have time to digest. Wei Yan was very strict in running the army and was considerate of his subordinates, so the soldiers worked hard and trained very hard. Their combat literacy and physical fitness
They are far better than ordinary soldiers. With their ability, they can pass through Ziwu Valley in ten days while carrying a month's worth of dry food. In other words, after leaving the valley, he still has twenty days.
If we can't find a place to replenish food within twenty days, this surprise attack will become a one-way ticket. Without being attacked, these people will starve to death.
If he considers returning, he only has ten days left. Can Guanzhong be completed in ten days?
When Wei Ba heard Wei Yan talk about the Ziwu Valley plan, he had not considered so many details, and he only felt that the risk was not small. Now that Dun Wu said it, he felt that it was even more outrageous. There was no risk in this, it was a narrow escape.
, comparable to the kamikaze attack on Pearl Harbor. Once you go there, you never want to come back.
Do you think such an unreliable thing is the best policy? Let alone Prime Minister Zhuge, I wouldn't be able to agree to it. In other words, except for war madmen, probably no one would agree to this tactic. Well, let's take a closer look.
Thinking about it, probably only Deng Ai, who would make a surprise attack on Yinping Road in the future, would agree, because they are all madmen.
When Wei Ba thought about the tension, he opened his mouth wide and took a breath of cold air. It took him a long time to return to normal. He looked at Dun Wu: "If you are asked to participate in this military operation, will you be willing?"
Dunwu said without hesitation: "If a general is leading the army, I will naturally do it without hesitation."
Wei Ba blinked his eyes and thought to himself that you are putting your life in the hands of others, which cannot be considered a rational act. It can only be said that Dad's brainwashing of you is very successful, but it does not mean that this tactic is reasonable. Alas,
Dad wants to win in a dangerous situation, but Prime Minister Zhuge is a cautious person in his life. The conflict between them seems inevitable. Can he act as a buffer to prevent them from getting into trouble?
"How much does one month's worth of food weigh?" Wei Ba asked casually while worrying about the future.
"One month's worth of food is one stone and eight measures, about one hundred and thirty or forty kilograms. Including the weight of weapons and armor, each person's load should be between one hundred and eighty to two hundred kilograms."
"Pfft!" Wei Ba spurted out a mouthful of water, all over Dun Wu's head and face. Dun Wu wiped the water on his face calmly and looked at Wei Ba calmly: "Young General, do you have any questions?"
"One hundred and eighty kilograms?" Wei Ba jumped up, "Are you all strong men in the mountains? Carrying one hundred and eighty kilograms of stuff has to cover the seventy or eighty miles of mountain roads every day?"