"Wenxuan, Zhonghui has more than 100,000 troops, and you only bring 25,000 people to attack Hanzhong, is this okay?" Liu Chen was deeply worried.

You must know that when Zhong Hui entered Shu, there were 120,000 troops under his command, and later annexed Zhuge Xu's 30,000 horses, and the total strength expanded to 150,000 horses, even if in the Shu battle, a part of the troops was lost, but there were always 1230,000 people, and now Liu Yin is only preparing 25,000 people to enter Hanzhong, and the disparity between Zhong Hui's troops is too great, and even only a fraction of the people, this battle may not be easy to fight.

Liu Yin smiled freely and said: "Fifth brother, don't worry, although Zhonghui has many soldiers, he is not small in terms of restraint, but our army is lightly armed and taken by surprise. ”

First of all, Hanzhong is in the south of Guanzhong, if the Hanzhong problem is not solved, Liu Yin will not only be unable to move eastward and realize his grand strategic concept, but also it is very easy to be attacked on both sides. Therefore, Liu Yin must take advantage of the fact that the main force of the Wei army in Guanzhong has not yet assembled to counterattack, and make every effort to solve the problem of Hanzhong and solve his own worries. Only in this way can Liu Yin concentrate his efforts to deal with the counterattack of the main force of the Kwantung Wei army.

If it is possible, of course Liu Yin wants to mobilize more troops back to Hanzhong, but the defense of Guanzhong cannot be ignored, the three major passes have already emptied Liu Yin's main army, and Chang'an also has to leave troops to defend, so the troops in Liu Yin's hands are naturally stretched, and the troops that can be mobilized are naturally limited.

However, Liu Yin doesn't have to worry too much about the problem of troops, although Zhong Hui has many soldiers, his ties are also much bigger. He wanted to easily withdraw from Shu. But I still have to ask Lu Kang and Jiang Wei if they agree.

Moreover, there are still three cities in the Hanzhong area. There are probably seven or eight thousand men and horses who can give Liu Yin some support, and now that part of the Wei army in Hanzhong has been annihilated, and the deputy general Xun Kai was also captured and surrendered in the Battle of Xiegu, it is already very good to maintain a force of about 15,000 troops.

The only variable now is that it is not clear how many troops and horses Zhong Hui will send back to Hanzhong, whether it will pour all the strength of the Wei army or send part of the army. Liu Yin doesn't know.

However, Liu Yin is convinced that the battle situation in Shuzhong is in a stalemate, and even if Zhong Hui wants to retreat, it will not be so easy. Therefore, the opportunities are still greater than the challenges in this entry into Hanzhong, and if you grasp it well, the chances of success are also great.

Liu Chen saw that Liu Yin was very determined, so he couldn't persuade him again, and the two sides cherished each other and said goodbye.

Liu Yin led the army to leave Chang'an. Look in the direction of Hanzhong.

From Guanzhong to Hanzhong, there are no more than four roads to choose from. Fu Luo Road in the middle road, Bao Slope Road and Chen Cang Road in the west, and Meridian Road in the east. The most precipitous and closest is Fu Luo Road, but according to the results of the scout's report, the Fu Luo Road flooded this spring, causing a landslide, resulting in Fu Luo's plank road being washed away for thirty or forty miles, and it will take a long time to repair, so it is almost impossible to march from Fu Luo Road.

The rest of the choice seems to be very simple, the best road condition is the Bao Slope Road, from the south of Wuzhang Yuan Xieyu Pass to enter the road, you can go straight to Nanzheng.

However, now the Shu army is still in Chang'an, if it goes west to Wuzhangyuan, it will take at least two or three days, and now Liu Yin is asking for the speed of the soldiers, taking advantage of the fact that Zhonghui has not yet received the news of the loss of Chang'an or has just gotten the news that he has not had time to adjust and deploy, and take Hanzhong in one fell swoop. And these two or three days are likely to be fatal.

It is not advisable to praise the slope road, and the Chencang Road further west is not in the scope of Liu Yin's consideration, and Liu Yin's eyes cast on the meridian road south of Chang'an.

The fact that Meridian Dao became famous all over the world is probably related to the Meridian Valley conspiracy proposed by the Shu general Wei Yan but was not implemented because of disagreements with Zhuge Liang.

At the time of Zhuge Liang's first Northern Expedition, Wei Yan put forward a plan to surprise the troops out of the meridian, which was called the most arrogant and daring military action strategy in later generations, and was repeatedly mentioned, and Deng Ai's smuggling of the Yinping Trail can be compared. It is precisely because this plan was not implemented in the end that it left a lot of suspense and flaws for future generations, and has always been talked about by future generations.

Of course, there are many factors that determine the victory or defeat of the war, what is the probability of success of such a risky action as the Meridian Valley Conspiracy, no one can judge, it is possible to succeed or fail, after all, the real war is not a war game deduction on the sand table, in history, Deng Ai succeeded in smuggling through Yinping, but Liu Yin's crossing successfully stopped Deng Ai, so any risky military action will change the final result because of any accidental factor.

The controversy about the conspiracy of Meridian Valley has not stopped for thousands of years, but Liu Yin is not concerned about this at the moment, choosing the most suitable and fastest path to enter Hanzhong is what he urgently needs to do.

"Chuan Xun Kai came in." Liu Yin stared at the military map spread out on the table, paid full attention, and ordered Xun Kai to be passed on.

After Xun Kai surrendered, Liu Yin temporarily appointed him to join the army and stayed in the Chinese army to wait. Xun Kai, as the deputy general of the Wei army in Hanzhong, naturally knew the military situation in Hanzhong well, and Liu Yin passed him on just to understand the situation in Hanzhong.

"The last general will see the general." Xun Kai bowed down after entering the account, and his attitude was extremely respectful.

Liu Yin raised his head, smiled, waved his hand very casually, and said, "Ziju, our army wants to march into Hanzhong, according to your opinion, where should we march from?" ”

Xun Kai pondered for a moment and said, "The last general thinks that it is most appropriate to march from the Meridian Dao. ”

"How so?" Liu Yin said.

Xun Kai said respectfully: "The Wei army in Hanzhong, mainly to encircle Hancheng, Lecheng, and the three cities of gold, but it is negligent in defense for the valley roads, according to common sense, the general should take the Bao slope, this road is relatively flat and easy, but from Chang'an to Xieyu Pass, there are at least two or three days away, plus the time to walk the Bao slope, it will take at least 12 or 3 days to reach Hanzhong, so that the general must have lost the intention of surprise attack, so that the Wei army has some precautions. Although the meridian road is dangerous, but it is the nearest shortcut for Chang'an to enter Hanzhong, if the general wants to take it by surprise, attack it unprepared, and hit the Wei army by surprise, the last general thinks that the meridian road is the only way. ”

Liu Yin smiled and said: "What Ziju said is exactly what I want, this is not to enter Hanzhong, Meridian Dao is indeed the first choice." (To be continued.) )