Previously, someone proposed to Liu Yin to take advantage of the victory of Guanzhong to send troops to Tongguan to take Luoyang, and there are not a few people who hold this view. After the great victories in Longxi and Guanzhong, the mood within the Shu army was generally high, and blind self-confidence and optimism filled everyone's minds.

Advance! Advance! Go ahead! It has almost become the slogan shouted by the Shu army now, and the feelings that have been suppressed for many years burst out at this moment, the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, the revival of the Han Dynasty, is no longer an unattainable dream, but has become a real goal, following this direction, the dream of several generations of Shu can become a reality.

After the end of the battle of Chang'an, the soldiers of the Shu army were full of vigor and vigor on their faces. Such a mood is not only permeated among the low-level soldiers, even the high-level generals are also deeply encouraged, the victory seems to have carried people's minds, many people even feel that Cao Wei's forces are already vulnerable, and now the Shu army can go straight to Luoyang and sweep the world as long as they take advantage of the momentum to advance eastward.

Liu Yin was deeply worried about this, taking Chang'an and Guanzhong was just the first step in the Northern Expedition, the contrast between the enemy and our forces did not change essentially, and the powerful Cao Wei forces still occupied an absolute advantage, and the next predicament faced by the Shu army may be truly unprecedented.

Optimism is indeed good for boosting and boosting morale, but blind optimism is undoubtedly harmful, and now the Shu army is still in a weak position, and taking risks can only lead to self-destruction.

It is simply a fantasy to take Luoyang in one go, not to mention that Cao Wei near Luoyang has deployed a large number of Praetorian Guards to stand by, just say that the Shu army has just conquered Guanzhong. The base areas have not yet been consolidated. So he sent his troops eastward. It is completely unwise to stretch the front to Luoyang. Zhonghui in Yizhou is eyeing the tiger, and it is likely to move his army north, and the Shu army will advance eastward, which is equivalent to exposing the empty flank to Zhonghui's army, and the Shu army is likely to be in danger of overturning.

Therefore, after taking Chang'an, the primary problem is not the problem of entering Luoyang eastward, but the problem of solving the worries of Hanzhong. Only by successfully recovering Hanzhong and blocking the northward retreat of Zhonghui's army can Chang'an rest assured.

Therefore, before leaving, Liu Yin specially recruited Fu Yan, Huang Chong, and Zhan Hong and other three people, and told them in every way to maintain a modest and cautious, not arrogant and impatient style. This pattern will continue forever. Don't be complacent just because you've won a few battles. Thinking that Cao Wei's forces are already vulnerable and disintegrating is absolutely unacceptable.

Whether it is Tongguan, Wuguan or Pubanjin, these areas are the key places for the eastern part of the Kanto to enter the Guanzhong, and only by guarding these key passes can we keep Chang'an safe. Liu Yin warned them not to be blindly optimistic because of the great victory in Guanzhong, let alone to breed the idea of underestimating the enemy because the Wei army has not come to counterattack now, and after arriving at the designated area, they must not act without authorization, and they must actively repair the fortifications, strengthen the defensive force, and ensure that the enemy is outside Guanzhong.

Tongguan, Wuguan, and Pubanjin, seemingly isolated three strongholds, but they are an indispensable part of the entire Guanzhong defense system, and if one of these three is lost, Guanzhong will not be protected, so Liu Yin asked Fu Yan, Huang Chong, and Lianhong to be unslack, and not to have the psychology of luck, no matter how difficult it is, they must be able to hold on.

Fu Yan, Huang Chong, and Zhan Hong looked solemn, knowing that the burden on their shoulders was heavy, and they generously accepted the order, and did not dare to slack off in the slightest.

Liu Yin is also counting troops and horses on the hour, preparing to march to Hanzhong, although the Shu army in Guanzhong is now known as 100,000, but there is a shortage of manpower everywhere, and there are few people in that place for defense, and now Liu Yin can mobilize mobile troops, and only the strength of the four battalions of the Chinese army's tiger foot left and right battalions and tiger cavalry left and right battalions is 20,000 horses.

In order to make up for the lack of troops, Liu Yin selected a group of strong men from the Wei army, plus the soldiers recruited from Sergeant Guan's house, first supplemented the shortage of each army and battalion, and the remaining soldiers were newly organized into a battalion, ready to accompany the Chinese army south to Hanzhong.

Although the newly formed 1st Battalion is somewhat lacking in combat effectiveness, whether it is the Wei army's surrendered troops or the private soldiers of the scholars' families, they have all marched and fought battles, and they are not completely new melons and eggs, and their basic personal qualities are still good, but what they lack is the overall combat capability. There is no time to rest now, Liu Yin can only put the newly formed battalion directly on the battlefield and train in battle.

Liu Yin, the commander of the new battalion, had already thought about it, and the guerrilla captain Lu Xun was completely competent, Liu Yin promoted Lu Xun to a lieutenant general, and merged Lu Xun's troops into the new battalion, Lu Xun's subordinates of six or seven hundred people quickly became the backbone of the new battalion, and Lu Xun was also relied on by Liu Yin and became the vanguard general of the southern expedition to Hanzhong.

Fu Tong they left Chang'an on the same day, Liu Yin set off in the early morning of the next day, the soldiers are fast, and now they are fighting the time difference, taking advantage of the late news of the Zhonghui in Yizhou, the sooner the action is more advantageous, as long as Hanzhong is taken first, the blow to the Zhonghui in Shu will be very heavy.

Liu Chen and Wang Qi went out of the city to see off Liu Yin. Since the Northern Expedition of the Great Army, Liu Chen, the king of the Northland, who is the supervisor of the army, is basically the role of playing soy sauce, and it is no wonder that this prince of the Northland, after all, he is not very good at marching and fighting, and he can't intervene in anything. However, his support for Liu Yin is fully committed, as long as it is Liu Yin's plan and strategy, he is almost unconditional support, and rarely hinders Liu Yin, which Liu Yin is also very grateful.

You must know that what Liu Chen represents, but His Majesty the Emperor of Shu Han, sometimes, his power is still above Liu Yin, if he wants to sing against Liu Yin, I am afraid that many of Liu Yin's plans and strategies will not be implemented.

Liu Yin couldn't help but secretly rejoice, you must know that the candidate for the supervision of the army selected by Liu Chan was the emerging king Liu Sui, if Liu Sui was really allowed to follow the Northern Expedition army, Liu Yin didn't know how much resistance and obstacles he would have to suffer. Fortunately, Liu Xun is a fierce and introverted guy, and he shrank his head at a critical time and gave up the position of the prison army to Liu Chen, which gave Liu Yin great freedom to develop unprecedentedly.

Liu Yin knows that the current brilliant victory is inseparable from Liu Chen's support.

However, Liu Chen did not approve of Liu Yin's plan to return to Hanzhong this time. (To be continued.) )