Chen Zhi slapped his palms and said with excitement on his face: "Great, now all the counties in Longyou have surrendered, as long as you hold the street pavilion and block the reinforcements in the Wei Guanzhong, the west of Liupan Mountain will belong to my big man." ”

"Yes, take the west of Liupan Mountain, and the revival of my Han Dynasty is just around the corner."

"It's wonderful! My long-cherished wish in this life is to return to the old capital, and now it can finally be realized. ”

Lin Yuan arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, now that Deng Ai has led the army to the Jieting, at that time, the soldiers and horses of the Wei State will do their best to capture the Jieting, it will be a vicious battle, Da Sima ordered me to go to the Jieting to assist Deng Ai after passing the message, I don't know when Your Majesty can send reinforcements to arrive?" I can also tell Deng Ai the news to stabilize the morale of the army. ”

Liu Chan sighed and said: "Although I have sent troops here, due to the rapid march, I have left the grain and grass baggage team behind, and I need to rest for ten days, waiting for the grain and grass baggage team to arrive, before the whole army can go out, and it will take more than 20 days to arrive at the street pavilion from Yangping Pass, so after a month, I can raise troops to support the street pavilion!"

However, I will also recruit grain and grass near Yangping Pass, keep an eye on the movement of the street pavilion at any time, even if I can't get the whole army to go to the street pavilion, I will send a partial division to help, you don't have to worry about Deng Ai! ”

Lin Yuan breathed a sigh of relief: "That's fine!" ”

Liu Chan said with a smile: "You have to go to the street pavilion tomorrow, go down and rest first." ”

"The last will retire!" Lin Yuan retreated.

At this time, Wei Yan walked out and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, there will be a plan in the end, if the plan is successful, not only can you get the west of Liupan Mountain, but also the west of Tongguan, so that the entire Yongliang will be returned to the Han!" ”

Liu Chan smiled and said, "Oh? What is Aiqing's plan, let's hear it! ”

Wei Yan was full of smiles, and walked confidently to the map hanging in the main hall, pointed to the map and said: "Your Majesty, please see, now that Da Sima is out of Qishan and General Zhang Ren is out of the Xiegu, the soldiers and horses in Guanzhong must be attracted to the area of the Xiegu and Jieting.

In this way, Wei Chang'an must be empty, and now His Majesty is coming with 50,000 soldiers and horses, and in terms of the street pavilion, there are more than 10,000 people and horses stationed with General Deng Ai, and if you want to hold the street pavilion, you don't need all 50,000 soldiers and horses to go, send 20,000 soldiers and horses over, and there are 30,000 soldiers and horses, which is enough to protect the street pavilion.

And Chang'an is empty, the last general asked for an order to lead 5,000 soldiers and horses out of the Meridian Valley, carrying half a month's rations, and killed under the city of Chang'an within half a month, Chang'an is empty, the soldiers and horses are in the valley, the street pavilion area, seeing that I am leading the troops to come, the defenders will definitely abandon the city and surrender.

At that time, the last general will guard Chang'an, and His Majesty can lead the remaining more than 20,000 soldiers and horses out of the valley, converge with General Zhang Ren, drag the Wei garrison in the area of Jieting and the valley, and cut off their grain and grass baggage, which can be regarded as weakening the pressure on the last general and General Deng Ai.

At that time, the valley, the Jieting defenders learned that Chang'an City was lost, and the morale of the army must have dropped greatly, and there is no grain and grass baggage, and there will be no defeat, when the time comes, Your Majesty will defeat them, but at the end of the general, block the Wei reinforcements in the direction of Si Li, so that the west of Tongguan, the entire Yongliang, is not all owned by Your Majesty? ”

Wei Yan said, looking at Liu Chan expectantly, hoping that Liu Chan could agree to his strategy of war, if it succeeded, then he would be the first contributor to the Northern Expedition.

However, in Wei Yan's expectant gaze, Liu Chan shook his head and said, "Although Aiqing's plan is wonderful, it is difficult to succeed!" ”

When Wei Yan heard this, he immediately became anxious: "Your Majesty, how difficult is this plan to do?" ”

Liu Chan sighed and said, "First, it is the marching time, Aiqing underestimated the steepness of the Meridian Valley. The Meridian Valley is inaccessible, steep and difficult to walk, all of them are cliffs, and the climate is changeable, it is now September, it is the time when the climate of the Meridian Valley is unpredictable, the autumn rain is continuous, how to march?

From the Meridian Valley to Chang'an, there are thousands of miles away, even if it is an ordinary road, it can't be completed in half a month, not to mention the steep road like the Meridian Valley, it is difficult to get out of the Meridian Valley in two and a half months.

If Wei is prepared and ambushes a group of soldiers and horses in the valley, your 5,000 soldiers and horses will have a way to live? ”

Liu Chan's words are not groundless, but based on facts.

Because in history, Cao Zhen attacked Hanzhong from the Meridian Valley, but after walking for a month, he only walked half the way, so he could only lead his troops back, and he gave up before he arrived in Hanzhong.

It is autumn now, and the climate in the Meridian Valley is unpredictable, so the march is even more difficult, not to mention half a month, even two months.

Wei Yan listened to Liu Chan's words and didn't say anything, but looking at his face, he obviously didn't agree with it, although you are the Son of Heaven, you haven't walked through the Meridian Valley, how do you know that half a month is not good? It's like you've been there.

Lin Xiao said to Wei Yan: "General Wei, the Meridian Valley is steep and difficult to walk, the world has been in turmoil all these years, no one has walked it, and now I'm afraid that I can't even find the road, so forget it." Now that we go to defend the street pavilion, we can take the west of Liupan Mountain, so why take the risk? ”

Wei Yan was silent.

Liu Chan saw that Wei Yan was not convinced, and continued: "There is a second reason, that is, grain and grass, at present, the grain and grass in Hanzhong, Yangpingguan, and Wudu are all used to support the Northern Expedition of Da Sima and General Zhang Ren.

You suggested that I divide the troops into the street pavilion and divide the troops into the valley, so that the grain transportation team in the rear should be divided into two batches, and the manpower and material resources cannot be maintained, and the grain and grass are acceptable for a short time, but if it is a long-term campaign, it cannot be maintained.

There is also a third point, that is, the defense of Chang'an, Cao Pi attaches great importance to Yongliang, even if the soldiers and horses are in the valley, the street pavilion, Chang'an will also have soldiers and horses to defend, and the guards will not be vain people, and even Cao Pi may also drive the expedition in person and go to Chang'an to supervise the battle.

Aiqing, you said that when you talk about Chang'an, the defenders of Chang'an will surrender without a fight, the possibility is very low, if Chang'an does not surrender, you go deep into the enemy's territory, the grain and grass cannot be maintained, and there are reinforcements arriving in Si Li, how can you deal with the aftermath? ”

If Chang'an is a city in Liangzhou, with Ma Chao's prestige, he may be able to force them to surrender, but with Wei Yan's prestige, it is not enough.

And Yan Han can produce a large number of people, but Wei State does not? The heritage of Wei is stronger, Chang'an is the capital of Wei State, Zhong Xuan has been in business for more than 30 years, how can there be no capable person with courage? Just pull out a civil official who is loyal to the Wei State and has the courage to not be afraid of death, and boosts morale, it is enough for Wei Yan to drink a pot.

However, such people are everywhere.

For example, in today's Hanzhong, although Zhang Ren and Yang Ren, the two principal and deputy governors, are on the outbreak, there are Jiang Wan and Cheng Yi to defend, both of whom are both civil and military, although they are not famous now, but their real talents cannot be underestimated.

Chang'an is not short of such people.

Liu Chan looked at Wei Yan and said: "Now that Da Sima has taken the land of Longyou, we only need to guard the street pavilion, and the Northern Expedition needs to be stable, step by step, and we can't take risks." Otherwise, it is easy to fail! ”