It took a long time for the news of Deng Ai's annihilation in the Yinping Trail to reach the Wei army camp outside the Sword Pavilion, and when they heard the news, the generals of the Wei army who were discussing the matter were all shocked and whispered.

Many people think it's incredible, with Deng Ai's ability, even if he encounters the resistance of the Shu soldiers, he will not be victorious, at least he can ensure that he can retreat with his whole body, and now the news that comes back that Deng Ai's entire Yongliang army has been wiped out, and not a single survivor has been found. However, according to the news from Chengdu, the Shu army beheaded 10,000 people in Yinping Road, and only Tian Zhang was killed by the Wei generals, while Deng Ai, Deng Zhong, and Shi Su were missing.

However, all the generals understand how sinister the Yinping Trail is, if Deng Ai really suffered a defeat, it would be nine deaths, but now the bodies of Deng Ai and others have not been found, and no one dares to easily draw conclusions about Deng Ai's life and death.

Zhong Hui's eyes flashed a strange look, but it was fleeting, Zhong Hui said to the generals in a very heavy tone: "After Deng Zhengxi first proposed a plan to sneak attack Yinping Xiaodao, the governor thought again and again, thinking that this plan was extremely risky, and advised Deng Zhengxi to calm down and give up this plan, but Deng Zhengxi rejected the governor's suggestion and insisted on going his own way, and the governor could not prohibit it. Ordered the troops to lower the flag to pay tribute to General Deng. At the same time, the governor decreed that anyone who dared to disobey the military order again and act without authorization would be severely punished by military law. ”

The generals only agreed, and with Deng Ai's experience, I am afraid that they would not dare to disobey Zhong Hui's orders again.

This is the effect that Zhong will want. Zhong Hui is only thirty-eight years old this year, and he was appreciated by Sima Zhao, and he became the general of Zhenxi, the governor of Guanzhong. Before that. Zhong Hui has always been involved in such actions as a staff member such as the conquest of Biqiu Jian and the Zhuge Festival rebellion. Known as Zhang Liang of Wei, Cao Chao failed to seize power, Zhong Hui also played a key role in it, and the killing of the famous scholar Ji Kang was also planned by Zhong Hui.

It was precisely because of Sima Zhao's reliance on Zhong Hui that Zhong Hui was parachuted into the Guanzhong Army as the governor, and Sima Zhao even entrusted Zhong Hui with the task of destroying Shu.

Unlike Deng Ai, because Zhong Hui was temporarily transferred to the governor of Guanzhong. Therefore, there are not many henchmen and generals under the account, and there is a lack of generosity to order ten thousand people to die together, this point, Zhong Hui is obviously not comparable to Deng Ai, Deng Ai has been governing the army in Longxi for many years, and there are countless supporters, and Zhong Hui can only rely on the order given to him by Sima Zhao, the king of Jin, to restrain the army.

But for those unruly generals, it is indeed not easy to get them to fear the airborne commander from the bottom of their hearts if they do not have a convincing record or superior means.

Deng Ai's defeat may be an opportunity. Taking this opportunity, Zhong Hui will definitely beat the generals of the Guanzhong Department headed by Hu Lie. Those who follow me prosper, and those who oppose me die, Zhong Hui wants everyone to know that Deng Ai is the end of rebellion.

As for Deng Ai's defeat, it was already expected by Zhong Hui, and after receiving the secret report from the blue bird in Chengdu, Zhong Hui knew that Deng Ai was finished, and after passing through the difficult and dangerous path of seven hundred miles of people, he suddenly encountered an army that had been waiting for a long time, and this result could be imagined with his eyes closed.

The only thing that surprised Zhong Hui was that Tian Zhang would be beheaded by the Shu army, according to Zhong Hui's order, Tian Zhang only needed to follow Deng Ai, not give him the lead, and when necessary, he would snatch Deng Ai's credit or cut his military power. But what made Zhong Hui confused about the situation was that Tian Zhang was actually dead, so the 2,000 men and horses under his command must have also been destroyed by the Jin army.

On the contrary, Zhong Hui found that Deng Ai's father and son, who should have died in battle, were nowhere to be found, and there was no one alive or dead. No, Deng Ai is not worried, the Yinping Trail is unpassable to the ancients, even if Deng Ai is lucky enough to escape death, his subordinates will be wiped out, and there will be no threat to him.

Zhong Hui is a person with a great desire for power, since Sima Zhao appointed him to preside over the great cause of cutting down Shu, how could he tolerate Deng Ai and Zhuge Xu on an equal footing with him, first clean up Zhuge Xu, annex his subordinates, and secondly solve the most difficult Deng Ai, the entire military power of Shu has changed from a three-legged trend to a monopoly of power by him Zhong Hui.

As for Tian Zhang, who still listened to him, Zhong Hui was more or less regretful, but Zhong Hui was quickly relieved, Tian Zhang's life and death did not matter, as long as he could eat Deng Ai, Zhong Hui felt that it was worth the price.

Next, it's how to take the Sword Pavilion and take Chengdu directly.

This plan originally had a preliminary idea for Zhong Hui between Deng Ai's proposal to smuggle the Yinping Trail, but Deng Ai insisted on going to the Yinping Trail, and the plan was completely shelved. However, Zhong Hui concluded that Deng Ai's path was impossible, so he shifted more attention to the front line, and this plan was also perfected in Zhong Hui's mind.

To deal with Jiang Wei, it is obvious that you can't use a simple way, set up an encirclement on the way, after evacuating the Sword Pavilion, after Jiang Wei jumps into the trap, gather and annihilate him, Jiang Wei is familiar with military books. Doing so is undoubtedly lowering Jiang Wei's IQ, and it is about to become a joke.

Therefore, Zhong Hui made a detailed and thoughtful deployment in his plan, down to where to retreat the troops, where to set up an ambush, who was to attack openly, and who was to take secretly, all of which were carefully considered. This plan is almost impeccable, Zhong Hui is full of ambition and high spirits, and now the entire 150,000 army of Shu is under the control of Zhong Hui.

Taking retreat as advance, Jiang Wei of the Sword Pavilion was lured to fight, and several unconquered strongholds in Hanzhong were removed, Zhong Hui thought that he was flawless, as long as Jiang Wei dared to pursue, he was guaranteed to destroy Jiang Wei. Solving Jiang Wei is as easy as taking the Sword Pavilion, and the Sword Pavilion to Chengdu, except for a few passes, is basically a flat river.

However, similar to such a large-scale military operation, Zhong Hui did not dare to assert himself, and he had to obtain Sima Zhao's approval. This is what Zhong Hui is better than Deng Ai. Deng Aishan made a proposition, even if he wins, he will be suspicious, and if he loses, he will be to blame.

As a result, the six-hundred-mile expedited document, which recorded the situation of Deng Ai's annihilation of the entire army in Yinping Xiaodao and Zhong Hui's detailed battle plan, went all the way out of the valley to Chang'an, and then transferred to Luoyang, and was directly handed over to Sima Zhao.

A heavy snow shrouded the capital Luoyang, up and down the Luohe River, covered in ice and snow, and the sky and earth were pale.

The New Year is approaching, and there are few pedestrians on the wide streets of Luoyang City, and occasionally a few pedestrians are stepping on the snow that has not reached their ankles, and they are in a hurry.

When twilight came, a fast horse galloped through the empty street, and the rapid horse's hooves stepped on the snow, stirring up a snow fog, and galloped in the direction of the Jin Palace. (To be continued......)

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