Pang De has been sitting in Yangping Pass for many years, and has run Yangping Pass well, after closing the wall, it is a town of considerable scale, and now Liu Chan's soldiers and horses are stationed in the town.

Everyone gathered at the mansion, and Liu Chan ordered people to prepare a banquet, mainly to catch the wind and wash the dust for Guan Yu.

"Later, I will discuss the military situation, and I will not drink at noon, and I will drink with your uncles in the evening."

"It's okay, it's important to discuss the military situation!" Guan Yu nodded, indicating understanding.

After eating and drinking, Liu Chan ordered people to remove the leftovers, unfold the map hanging in the main hall, and began to discuss the matter of sending troops.

Liu Chan looked at Zhuge Liang and said, "Da Sima, let's talk about the situation in Wei first." ”

"No!" Zhuge Liang got up and said, "According to the latest news, Cao Pi died of illness ten days ago, and now Cao Zhen has returned to Guanzhong. And the state of Wei was ruled by Cao Rui, the son of Cao Pi. ”

"Great, Cao Pi, the traitor, is finally dead."

"He stole my Han River, and now he has been punished, right?"

"As soon as Cao Pi dies, the Wei State will be in turmoil, and this time it will definitely be able to capture Guanzhong and return to the old capital."

When the ministers heard the news of Cao Pi's death, they were all very excited.

Liu Chan pressed his hand and motioned for Zhuge Liang to continue.

Zhuge Liang came to the map, pointed to the map and said: "Three years ago, the Wei State lost Yongliang, and the 100,000 army was destroyed, over the years, Cao Pi gathered 30,000 soldiers and horses in Guanzhong, and from Jizhou, Youzhou, Yanzhou and other states, gathered 70,000 soldiers and horses, after Cao Zhen, Cao Chun's training, it is already elite. ”

Guan Yu muttered: "So, the strength of the Wei State in Guanzhong is 100,000? ”

Yanzhou is the starting place of Wei, which has been in business for nearly 40 years, and Jizhou, Youzhou, and Wei have also been operating for more than 20 years.

The population of these prefectures and counties also grew rapidly, although the Wei State lost 100,000 soldiers and horses in Yongliang last time, but with the background of the Wei State, it was quickly replenished.

"More than that!" Zhuge Liang shook his head and said: "During Cao Pi's serious illness, he guessed that we would take the opportunity to attack Guanzhong, and he transferred from Bingzhou to lead 30,000 soldiers and horses to settle down. ”

When Guan Yu heard this, Danfeng's eyes flashed with a hint of contempt: "Lead, it's just a nameless rat." 30,000 soldiers and horses, but chickens and dogs. ”

"Don't be underestimated by recruiting this person!" Zhuge Liang shook his head and said: "Although this person is not famous in Wei State, he was a general under Yuan Shao in his early years, and after defecting to Cao Cao, he has been sitting in the state of Merge, and is as famous as Tian Yu, Yan Rou and others, helping Wei to guard the border hammer, and he has 30,000 soldiers and horses, all of whom are elite soldiers and horses who have fought with the Hu people all year round. ”

"On par with the country?" Guan Yu listened to Zhuge Liang's words and raised his eyebrows.

Tian Yu is a national leader, Guan Yu doesn't know how to lead, but he can't understand Tian Yu, when Liu Bei was in Youzhou, Tian Yu was Liu Bei's courtier, and Guan Yu and Tian Yu also worked together for a while.

Although Guan Yu is arrogant, he respects the capable, Tian Yu is the only person who can get into Guan Yu's eyes in Youzhou.

Guan Yu knows that Tian Yu's talent is no less than Xu Shu, and he is a member of the law. This trick can be as famous as Tian Yu, which shows that he has some skills.

Guan Yu muttered: "Then I will deal with him personally, and the trick is in stability?" Now that Anding County, we also occupy a part, how about I send troops from Anding? ”

Liu Chan waved his hand and said, "Don't be in a hurry about this, let's talk about it after figuring out the situation in Guanzhong." Da Sima, you continue. ”

Zhuge Liang nodded and continued: "Now the strength of Wei in Guanzhong is 130,000, which is mainly divided into three defense areas.

The first is Meixian, Meixian is located at the mouth of the valley, and holding Meixian can block the strength of our army from the valley. There are 40,000 defenders in Meixian County, and the defender is Sun Li. ”

Sun Li's current fame is not big, but Liu Chan knows that this person's ability cannot be underestimated, in the middle of the Wei State, that is, in the era of Cao Rui and Cao Fang, this person is under the pillar of the Wei State, and Guo Huai is as famous as the third duke, with the level of five good generals, and his ability is no worse than Zhang Ren and Wei Yan of the Han Dynasty.

Zhuge Liang continued: "The second defense area, is Huating, Huating and Street Pavilion opposite, there are 50,000 soldiers and horses here, guarded by Guo Huai, in the past two years, Wei State large-scale repair of Huating City, can be described as impregnable, coupled with its geographical location, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Two years ago, Cao Pi gathered 100,000 troops to counterattack Anding, and now Anding County, my Han and Wei each occupy half, with Liupan Mountain as the boundary, and the 30,000 soldiers and horses are in danger in the mountains, and it is not easy to attack. ”

Liu Chan pondered and asked, "What about the 10,000 soldiers and horses?" ”

Wei had 130,000 troops in Guan, 30,000 in Anding, 40,000 in Meixian, 50,000 in Huating, and 10,000 in shortage.

Zhuge Liang replied: "There are still 10,000 stationed in Chencang. Your Majesty, please see, our army can reach Chencang when it goes out of the old road, but Chencang is extremely dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there are many soldiers and horses, and it cannot be used. Moreover, Sanguan Road is in disrepair, the road is rugged and difficult, and it is very difficult to transport grain and grass, so Weichen does not recommend sending troops. ”

In fact, between Yongliang and Guanzhong, in addition to the street pavilion and Anding can be passed, there is also a road, which is Duangu.

There is Weishui between these two places, from Linwei on the right side of Longlong, along the Weishui troops, it enters the valley, in front of it is Chencang City, through Chencang, it is the land of Guanzhong.

This road is a straight line, that is, the fastest, but unfortunately the sky is not beautiful, this road is not smooth, although there is Weishui, there are river beaches, but it is too steep, some places are waterfalls and canyons, and it is impossible to march at all.

A few people are fine, but the large-scale soldiers and horses are impassable, and Jiang Wei was defeated by Deng Ai in Duangu in history, which is also one of the rare defeats of Jiang Wei's Northern Expedition.

And from Hanzhong, out of Qinchuan to go to the old road of Sanguan, you can also go straight to the city of Chencang, so the old road of Sanguan is also called Chencang Road.

However, the Sanguan Road was in disrepair and inconvenient to pass, and Chen Cang was easy to defend and difficult to attack, so no matter how many soldiers and horses there were, Zhuge Liang directly eliminated this road of sending troops.

Historically, Zhuge Liang attacked Chencang from this road, but his purpose was not for the Northern Expedition, but to respond to Jiangdong's actions.

Therefore, at present, Liu Chan's northern expedition to Guanzhong, there are only three roads to go, the first is to fight Anding, the second is to fight Huating, and the third is to attack Meixian County out of the sloping valley.

If any of these three roads succeeds, you can drive straight into the military and take Chang'an.

Liu Chan pondered for a while and asked the generals, "What do you think?" Will it divide its forces to attack in order to blossom in all directions, or will it concentrate its forces and attack all the way? ”