"The three of you will set off immediately with ten thousand troops to join Yide at Dazhai in Qishan, and then attack Tianshui according to the established plan." Liu Bei handed the token to Pang Tong.

"I (the last general) take the order." Pang Tong represented Ma Chao, and Pang Rou accepted the order, and the three of them turned and walked out.

Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun looked at Liu Bei eagerly, waiting for the other party to assign tasks to them. Unexpectedly, Liu Bei directly ordered Huang Quan, "Gong Heng, take your five thousand troops and go to Shangyong under my commanding flag to meet Feng Er."

Go down the Han River and cooperate with Yunchang to attack Nanxiang County."

"The last general takes orders."

Huang Quan had just received the order and was about to go out, when Fazheng stopped him and reminded him: "Gong Heng must remember that it is not necessary to capture the city, but the momentum must be large to make Cao Pi believe that our goal is the Central Plains."

"I don't have to worry about it." Huang Quan clasped his fists and nodded.

"Yiyang (Fu Wei) and Wenjin (Zhang Nan), you two led 10,000 troops to station in Hechi, and sent people to cut down trees and supervise the construction of siege equipment. Yide has been prepared before, but Chencang is strong and tall, and the siege equipment

The more the merrier, the guard of Chencang is the famous Wei general Zhang He, it is expected to be a tough battle." Liu Bei continued to give instructions.

"The last general takes orders." Fu Wei and Zhang Nan clasped their fists together.

Liu Bei ordered Gao Xiang to stay in Yangping to receive supplies from Chengdu, and also ordered Deng Xian and Chen Shi to supervise the transportation of grain and grass to Qishan and Hechi.

With everything arranged in an orderly manner, Liu Bei did not point to Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun who were eager to try, but instead turned his attention to Wei Yan who was full of expectations.

"Wenchang (Wei Yan), Shizai (Deng Ai), Zijun (Wang Ping), and Bozhan (Ma Dai), you four generals will stay here first, and the other generals will disperse first and go back to their camps to purge the troops.

Ma, we will march into Chencang with Gu in ten days."

Wei Yan's skills were revealed in the Battle of Hanzhong. Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun looked at each other, worried that the vanguard would be intercepted by others.

Because Old Huang Zhong was very anxious, he hesitated when he spoke: "Your Majesty, they are... the vanguard of me and Zilong..."

"Gu pair has other plans for them. They will not follow the army to attack Chencang. Since you and Zilong both want to be the vanguard, I will appoint you as the left and right vanguards, but you will have to wait until ten days to set off." Liu Bei responded with a smile.

"The last general takes orders." Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun responded with clasped fists.

Both of them were a little nervous at this time. Huang Quan had just been ordered to go to Shangyong, Wei Yan had no precedent of leading troops independently, and Deng Ai's main characteristic was farming. Are these people staying in Hanzhong? Are they also going to Jingbei to feint attack? Or

Any other arrangements?

Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun couldn't guess Liu Bei's intentions, but the way he gave orders today really looked like a high-spirited king.

As the prefect of Hanzhong, Wei Yan was considered an important member of the army. It was a big surprise that he did not follow Liu Bei.

At this time, Wei Yan was the most uneasy among the four generals left behind. Everyone looked at each other and waited for Liu Bei to deploy the mission.

"Xiaozhi, their mission is special. Please tell everyone about it."

Fazheng nodded and explained: "This time, a hundred thousand troops attacked Yongliang. Cao Zhen and Xiahou Mao had a total of 150,000 defenders. In addition to their geographical advantages, the two sides were evenly matched. We deployed 30,000 troops and 60,000 horses in Qishan.

The soldiers will be sent to Chencang to suppress Zhang He, and the remaining ten thousand are prepared for you."

Wang Ping and Ma Dai were both surrendered generals. They had no chance to participate in the war after joining Liu Bei, so they knew their position as generals accompanying the army. Deng Ai wrote a letter to Lantian and mentioned it in a vague way. He didn't know if the teacher had given it to him.

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Wei Yan is the most excited among the four. Being able to independently lead the troops in battle is the ultimate affirmation from the monarch to the general. So it turns out that he has a stronger sense of presence in Liu Bei's heart than Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun?

"Military advisor, our mission is..." Wei Yan already had a guess in his mind, that was his advice to Liu Bei, to sneak across the Ziwuling Trail and head towards Chang'an.

Fa Zheng stroked his beard and said: "Wen Chang gave us a memorial before. Your Majesty has repeatedly discussed it with us, and is finally willing to let you give it a try. However, it is already winter, and there is often rain and snow in the mountains. You are still confident that you can pass smoothly."

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Wei Yan thought for a while and replied seriously: "Although there is often rain and snow in winter, there will be no flash floods or rockfalls. Now that we have compressed military rations, we will be able to dedicate 5,000 people to transport them in half a month to 20."

In about a day or so, we can march at the foot of Chang'an."

When Wang Ping and Ma Dai were listening to a book from heaven, Deng Ai had completely understood that they planned to cross Ziwu Ridge secretly.

"With five thousand people transporting grain, how many days will it take to reach Chang'an in 20 days? How many days can you hold on in Chang'an? What if Xia Houmao can't hold on?" Fa Zheng asked like a barrage of questions.

"Uh... I will definitely go all out in the end..." Wei Yan scratched his head in embarrassment.

Liu Bei suddenly laughed and said, "Commander, do you know why I kept them? In fact, although the strategy you proposed is novel, it is very difficult to implement, so I have to send someone to help."

"Thank you, Your Majesty..." Wei Yan clasped his fists gratefully.

Wei Yanxin asked where to find such a lord? If he could really capture Chang'an, he would probably be the first to win the battle between Yongliang and Yongliang, and he would have to risk his life to repay his kindness.

"Shizai, come forward and speak." Liu Bei stretched out his hand to greet Deng Ai.

"The general is here." Deng Ai clasped his fists and walked up.

Liu Bei looked at Deng Ai kindly and recalled the past with a smile, "Time flies. In the blink of an eye, you have started to grow a beard. You have worked hard for Gu Gu in the past few years. Ziyu is really a good disciple..."

"In case the general is not as good as the master, I just hope not to embarrass him..." Deng Ai bowed his head modestly.

"Chief Wen wants to lead his troops to cross the Ziwu Mountains. He only has 10,000 troops and horses available. It would be too wasteful to use half of them to transport grain. Your prestige in the farming area is relatively high. I think you can send some villagers from Mianyang to transport the grain.

However, the road in Ziwuling is dangerous and narrow, and too many people cannot be mobilized. Otherwise, the food consumption on the road will be too large and unbearable, and taking away too many villagers will also affect the spring farming in the coming year. It is better to prepare for the worst." Liu Bei said in a very serious tone.

serious.

Regarding the so-called destiny, Liu Bei knows better than anyone else that it is not through hard work that one can definitely achieve his ideals, but his belief is to persevere and not regret even if he fails in the end. This has been the case for these years.

Deng Ai thought for a while, clasped his fists and answered: "There are 80,000 villagers in Mianyang. The final general can mobilize 20,000. It should not hurt the roots. They usually have simple training. If they really arrive at the foot of Chang'an, they can also serve as soldiers to participate in the battle."

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"Good." Liu Bei nodded slightly, and then told everyone seriously: "Wen Chang (Wei Yan) is the commander of the troops on this road, Shizai (Deng Ai) is the deputy general, Zijun (Wang Ping) is good at mountain warfare, Bo

Zhan (Ma Dai) once captured Chang'an with Meng Qi (Ma Chao), the four of you must work together to achieve a world-shattering feat."
Chapter completed!