Farmer of Shu Han

The Emperor of Han came to Hanzhong in person, which greatly boosted the morale of the Hanzhong army and civilians.

But everything has advantages and disadvantages.

For Zhuge Liang, how to ensure the safety of the emperor has become the most important event above this battle.

The prime minister of the Han Dynasty took out such priceless treasures and handed them to Wei Yan, which is enough to illustrate his attitude:

If the spies can't find out what's going on with Wei Jun, you can help me.

The safety of the emperor is more important than anything else.

Knowing what he meant, Wei Yan immediately summoned his men and set off from the southern end of Ziwu Valley to look for Wei Jun.

In fact, even with the help of a telescope, it would be very difficult to find out the reality of Wei Jun from a distance.

The clouds and mists were transpiring on it, and with the help of a telescope, some flags and sentry towers could only be vaguely seen.

However, Wei Yan was ordered to die by the prime minister, and he must find out the situation of Wei Jun.

Immediately, he led people, quietly approached Wei Jun's camp, and found a high place close to Wei Jun to observe carefully.

This doesn't matter, but it made him see a clue.

He didn't dare to be negligent, turned over two more hills, looked all the way, and finally confirmed: Cao thief had set up banners in many places, but there were no corresponding numbers of people.

To put it simply, it is a fake show.

This kind of trick may fool others, but Wei Yan has led the army for many years, and when he can only see the situation in the opponent's camp clearly, he feels a little weird at first glance.

Then carefully observe many places, and I will understand the strangeness in my heart.

He didn't dare to neglect, so he hurriedly withdrew from the valley, returned to Hanzhong, and reported the matter to the prime minister.

"False flag?"

When Zhuge Liang heard Wei Yan's report, his heart "thumped", and he suddenly felt that something was wrong.

"Is this true?"

"How dare the general make a false report about such things?" Wei Yan replied, "In my opinion, Cao's bandit is no more than 30,000 at most, and at least 20,000."

"Prime Minister, since we already know the situation of Cao thief, why don't we find a way to break it?"

Zhuge Liang shook his head: "Ziwu Valley is difficult to travel, it is difficult for thieves to reach Hanzhong, and it is also difficult for Hanzhong to go to thieves. What I worry about is where is Cao Zhen now?"

Zhuge Liang walked up to the sand table, frowning, with a look of worry on his face.

"Could it be that Cao thief wanted to do the prime minister's old affairs and attracted our attention with a suspicious army, but in fact Sima Yi, who went up the Han River from Jingzhou, is the main force?"

Wei Yan thought of a possibility.

Sima Yi is going upstream along Hanzhong, and Nanxiang has already reported it.

It's just that it's raining heavily in Hanzhong now, and the Han River is soaring, making it difficult to sail, and the journey is extremely slow.

Zhuge Liang shook his head: "Impossible, marching into Hanzhong is a major national event for Cao thief, it is impossible for Cao Zhen not to come personally."

"Besides, if Sima Yi is the army that invaded Hanzhong this time, it will save trouble. In the past, Nanxiang built many forts along the Han River, and our army is next to Nanxiang. Why should we be afraid?"

The more Zhuge Liang spoke, the more worried he looked on his face.

At this time, only a sergeant came to report: "Your Majesty has arrived."

Because Chenggu County is next to Nanxiang, it was considered by Feng Yong as the food supply base of Nanxiang Workshop a few years ago.

Therefore, Shuangnan Avenue starts from Nanxiang, first reaches Chenggu, and then reaches Nanzheng.

The emperor drives from Nanzheng and can go directly to Dagu along the avenue.

Adou and the Queen had heard of the name of Shuangnan Avenue for a long time, and now they were able to walk on this artificial stone avenue in person, and they couldn't stop being amazed all the way.

Zhang Xingcai couldn't enter the barracks, so he stayed in Chenggu City.

"Father Xiang, Hanzhong really looks better than Jincheng."

When A Dou saw Zhuge Liang when he entered the camp, he was still excited, "The road is smooth, whether you are driving on horseback or walking, it is unimpeded."

"I heard that this avenue was built a few years ago, why not pave such an avenue in Jincheng?"

Zhuge Liang smiled wryly: "Your Majesty, this road is good, but it is also expensive. The old minister also asked Feng Mingwen to build a road from Nanzheng to Ju County. He asked the big man for three years' taxes."

"Three years?!"

Adou was taken aback.

Now the big man can earn two million yuan in taxes a year, three years... A Dou counted with his fingers, isn't that six million?

The emperor swallowed his saliva involuntarily, thinking to himself that Feng Mingwen was really bold, daring to open such a big mouth to Xiangfu.

"Then...then Xiangfu agreed?"

Adou asked curiously.

During the days he stayed in Nanzheng, of course he knew that there was also a road from Nanzheng to Ju County.

Although it is not as easy to walk as Shuangnan Avenue, it can be regarded as a rare official road.

"Where did the big man get so much money and food?" The prime minister laughed, "Later, the veteran exempted Nanxiang from all taxes and asked him to replace the corvee with an engineering team."

"In the end, he had to pay him a part of the money and food, and then he was able to repair it. This is the same method as rebuilding the Jinniu Road from Jincheng to Hanzhong."

"However, because Jinniu Dao is related to the livelihood of many people, the government and the public have given their full support, and the repair has gone smoothly."

Hearing Xiangfu's words, A Dou couldn't help but secretly said in his heart:

This Feng Mingwen is good at distributing money, and he is also good at collecting money! The treasury of the Dahan Mansion has become more and more abundant these years, no wonder Xiangfu pampered him so much.

A Dou was thinking about it, only to hear Zhuge Liang ask again: "Your Majesty, Cao's bandits invaded. This Chenggu is very likely to become a battle front. Why did Your Majesty take the risk himself?"

"Oh, oh, Xiangfu didn't mention it, I almost forgot!"

As soon as he mentioned this, A Dou suddenly became excited again, and he lowered his voice: "Father Xiang, Si Niang, uh, it's Zhang Shanggong who sent the news from Longyou."

"Feng Mingwen led the army out of Xiaoguan. Guan Suo has already sent Guan Suo to break through Wushi City and Jingyang City. Now they are advancing towards Anding County."

When Zhuge Liang heard this, his body trembled suddenly, and he cried out: "Is this really true?!"

"Naturally it is true!"

A Dou rubbed his hands, the excitement on his face made his chubby face slightly flushed, "I heard that Feng Mingwen led the cavalry alone and headed to Yuezhi City. I don't know how the battle is going now?"

"If Yuezhi City is destroyed, Linjing, the prefecture of Anding, will surely fall into the hands of my big man..."

He was talking to himself, but when he looked up and saw Xiangfu, he saw that the other party was pale and stood on the spot blankly.

"Father..."

"Cao Zhen...Cao Zhenyi is in Longyou!"

Zhuge Liang suddenly said something that A Dou couldn't understand. He turned around suddenly, spread out the map of Hanzhong, and compared it with the sand table of Hanzhong.

A Dou looked at Xiangfu and muttered to himself, but he didn't know what he was talking about.

Then I saw Xiangfu's fingers tremblingly moving on the map, and finally landed heavily on a point: "Here, this is here!"

A Dou took a closer look and saw the word "Qianxian" on it.

Zhuge Liang lifted it up and looked at A Dou, "Your Majesty, when did the news from Shanggong come here?"

"When I first left this morning..."

Zhang Xingyi has always been in contact with the palace, and the news has never been broken, so the emperor got the news from Longyou half a day to one day sooner than the official document from the Longyou Dudufu.

This is nothing surprising.

After all, official documents need to be stamped with the seal of the Colonel's Mansion first, and then the seal of the Dudu's Mansion in Jicheng.

It's just that Ah Dou didn't understand why Xiangfu's face changed drastically when he heard the news, "Xiangfu, isn't it a good thing for Feng Mingwen to destroy the thieves?"

"It's a good thing, but it's also a bad thing."

Zhuge Liang's face was still extremely ugly, "Your Majesty, Cao Zhen's threat to march from Ziwu Valley is really just a suspicious soldier under his banner."

Combined with the news Wei Yan found, if Zhuge Liang still can't react, then he will be the prime minister of the Han Dynasty in vain.

"Feng Yong broke into Linjing and never met Cao Zhen, so Cao Zhen is most likely to be in Qian County."

Going west from Sixian County, you will enter the Guanlong Avenue in Longyou, where the most important pass in Longyou - Longguan.

At the same time, in addition to Longguan, there is also a mountain road from Sixian County, which leads directly to Lueyang.

Although this mountain road is not as easy to walk as Guanlong Avenue, it can still be used by cavalry.

Zhang Xi came over the mountain from this mountain road back then, and the plan of the Northern Expedition almost fell by the wayside.

If Cao Zhen secretly assembled an army in Qian County, then he is very likely to march from Qian County to Longyou.

There is no news from Longyou until now, the only possibility is the continuous heavy rain in Hanzhong this month, which Cao Zhen did not expect.

The skyrocketing Han River prevented Sima Yi from reaching Hanzhong in time to hold back the Hanzhong army.

So he is waiting.

Thinking of this, Zhuge Liang broke into a cold sweat.

Although Longguan is dangerous, it is not foolproof.

Now Feng Yong's strategic mobile force is far away in Anding, and there are 30,000 troops in the Longyou Governor's Mansion. They must not only reject Cao Zhen's army from the east, but also prevent changes in Liangzhou. The pressure is extremely high.

"Come on!"

Zhuge Liang no longer cared about the emperor present, so he turned around and called out loudly.

"I have met the prime minister...Your Majesty, I have met the prime minister."

Li Yi, who joined the army, was always outside the door to listen to orders. At this time, when he heard the prime minister calling, he hurried in.

"Go, send someone on the way. If you see an official document sent from Longyou, send it over immediately."

Seeing the anxious expression on the Prime Minister's face, Li Yi quickly responded and hurried out.

"Let Yang Yi come over!"

Zhuge Liang sat down while talking, and began to write the urgent letter by hand.

After Yang Yi came in, before he could speak, Zhuge Liang handed him a warrant: "Pass it to Longyou immediately, and ask Feng Yong to return from Anding! Quick!"

"Let Jiang Wei in!"

After Jiang Wei came in, he only heard the prime minister's order: "I will give you 10,000 horses. You go to Longyou as soon as possible and follow the orders of old general Zhao. Remember, you must hurry on your way without any delay."

Seeing Xiangfu hurriedly calling people in again and again, A Dou finally started to worry too.

After Zhuge Liang finished making arrangements, Adou dared to ask: "Father Xiang, is there any danger in Longyou?"

Zhuge Liang's eyes fell on the sand table again, and he shook his head, "Longyou was in danger, but it should be fine now."

Adou breathed a sigh of relief.

Unexpectedly, Zhuge Liang's next sentence almost made him jump up: "The one to worry about now is Feng Yong."

"Feng Yong has an engineering battalion in his hands, and he is very good at attacking cities. The day when Xiaowei's mansion broke Wushi City and Jingyang City was at least ten days ago. I'm afraid that Feng Yong has already taken Anding by now."

"An Ding city will definitely shake Guanzhong. Cao Zhen originally wanted to attack Longguan and Lueyang from Qian County. I'm afraid he will lead his army northward after he hears about Anding."

Zhuge Liang endured the extremely anxious mood, and carefully explained the details to the emperor:

"Going north from Sixian County, there is a Huizhong Road that goes directly to Xiaoguan. This road was once ordered by Emperor Xiaowu to be overhauled. It is a flat road and can be used for large troops."

"If Cao Zhen went north from Huizhong Road, attacked Xiaoguan, and cut Feng Yong's back..."

Having said that, Zhuge Liang couldn't go on anymore.

A Dou swallowed hard, he is not a fool, even if he can't understand the map, he can understand the sand table.

If Feng Yong really broke through Linjing, it would be regarded as going deep into the enemy's territory.

If he couldn't return in time, he might be blocked on the other side of Longshan Mountain.

"Cao Zhen... Will he go back to the middle?"

A Dou looked at Xiangfu with hopeful eyes.

Zhuge Liang smiled wryly: "Cao is really not a fool, as long as Feng Yong's escape is cut off, he will be stable or not."

How could Cao Zhen, as the Grand Sima of the Wei State, not see such a simple matter?

"This matter...is the old minister's fault!"

Zhuge Liang closed his eyes in pain, "I thought it was raining heavily in Hanzhong, Cao's army of thieves would be difficult to move through. The old minister only thought that this time he would be able to defeat the thieves, but he didn't expect..."

Careless!

Really careless!

Over the years, the big man has been so smooth that everyone has a contempt for Wei Guo.

But he forgot that Wei Guo was ten times stronger than the Han before.

Even if it is changed to now, it is five or six times.

Just adding suspicious soldiers and Jingzhou troops can hold back most of the Hanzhong army.

Cao Zhen, on the other hand, could calmly deploy heavy troops to attack Longyou.

This time, Ah Dou came to the barracks excitedly to look for his father, but he was hit with a sap, which made his eyes stare.

Zhang Xingcai, who was waiting outside, was shocked when he saw Ah Dou come back in a daze:

"Why does Your Majesty look so bad?"

It was only then that Adou came to his senses. He looked around and waved his hand, "You all go down, don't come near without order."

After stepping away from the screen, Adou told Zhang Xingcai what Xiangfu in the barracks had told him.

"Feng Yong is in danger?"

Rao is Zhang Xingcai's great strategy, when he heard the news at this time, he was in a mess for a while.

"Not necessarily."

A Dou saw that the Queen was flustered, and quickly comforted him, "Father Xiang also said that this matter is just his guess, not necessarily the truth."

"Before there is any news from Longyou, the queen should not spread it indiscriminately, so as not to disturb people's hearts."

Zhang Xingcai nodded, she knew the importance of it.

It's just that Xiangfu is extremely intelligent, and hearing His Majesty say that Xiangfu has sent troops to Longyou for support, then it is likely to be true.

Zhang Xingcai gritted his teeth and said, "So, this time, did Feng Mingwen take the risk for Longyou?"

A Dou nodded, his face was full of worry: "Feng Mingwen is too good at fighting, breaking the thief too fast..."

"What nonsense is your Majesty talking about!"

Obviously it was such a worrying time, Zhang Xingcai was really angry and laughed when he heard A Dou say such words.

It's just that now, she can only think about the good side:

"If the concubine wants to come, then Feng Mingwen is used to judging people's backs, and he will definitely pay attention to his own backs. Even if the army of the school captain's mansion cannot escape, he will definitely have a way to come back."