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After listening to Sun Zi's words, Cao Rui did not dare to ignore what he said, after all, what he said was true.If Xia Houmao really didn't have this ability, the army of tens of thousands of people under him would be killed by then!

"Taiwei, what do you think?" Cao Rui looked at Bai Ren, who had been standing below and had not spoken, and said in a questioning tone that he wanted to ask his opinion.

Bai Ren looked at Cao Rui asking himself this sudden question, and immediately pulled his gaze towards Wang, and then hesitated a little. At this time, he was not easy to offend. Xia Houmao who stood up at this time, also, he did not want to offend the present Sun Zi who raised objections.

"I think what Sun Zi said is indeed true, but I have an idea. Although General Xiahou is young, he can send a few people to follow him to fight against the Shu Han army." Bai Ren stroked his beard at this time. , looking at the eyes of the people around him, he said his suggestion in a calm tone.

"Who is the Taiwei?" Cao Rui looked at Bai Ren with a faint smile on his mouth with a calm expression at this time, and asked Bai Ren in a soft tone.

"I think Cheng Wu, the son of the former Taiwei Cheng Yu, is proficient in military strategy and is cautious. He can take on this important task and assist General Xiahou in the crusade against Western Shu. Xiliang Hande is extremely brave. He can follow General Xiahou and serve as the vanguard." Bai Ren Looking at Cao Rui sitting on the dragon chair with a calm expression, he said his suggestion in a soft tone.

Cao Rui nodded calmly after hearing this, and immediately ordered his eunuchs to worry. The two followed Xia Houmao to go to the expedition to support the Guanzhong area against the Shu Kingdom in the west.

Soon after the meeting ended, Sun Zi and Liu Fang came to Bai Ren's side with serious expressions. Seeing Bai Ren leaving the palace slowly, they immediately ran to Bai Ren with suspicious expressions.

"Taiwei, this Xia Houmao is now a dude, how can he take on this important task? Why didn't the Taiwei persuade His Majesty? Let His Majesty choose another talented person, even if the others are not good, the Taiwei is the best person to lead the army this time. " Sun Zi came to Bai Ren with a serious face, then looked at Bai Ren calmly, and said in a heavy tone.

After hearing what the two said, Bai Ren immediately showed a slight smile on his face. The two belonged to the poor family of the aristocratic family.

Both of them were born in a relatively poor family, and later they took refuge in Cao Cao. Relying on their own abilities, they experienced three generations of Cao Cao, Cao Pi, and Cao Rui, and finally became the emperor's secretary. One family can be reused by the emperor, but now those who hold power are the people of the aristocratic family and the Cao clan.

Both of them wanted to place their bets in the hands of Bai Ren, who also just rose from a poor family.

"Don't you two know what His Majesty thinks? Your Majesty's idea is very good! Now that Xia Houmao dares to recommend himself, then Xiahoumao has already become the best candidate in His Majesty's heart, even if I persuade him , His Majesty will not change his mind." Bai Ren looked at the two people in front of him, a kind smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then explained to them in a calm tone.

When Sun Zi and Liu Fang heard this, they immediately shook their heads helplessly, then looked at Bai Ren with a faint smile on his lips, and sighed helplessly.

"But speaking of it, it's a good thing. If Xiahoumao can repel the Xishu army, it's a very good thing. If he can't defeat the Xishu army, do you think it's an opportunity to attack the Xiahou family and recommend talents? Here we come!" Bai Ren looked at the two people in front of him who were sighing, a calm smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then he said to them calmly.

The two were slightly surprised when they heard Bai Ren's words, but seeing Bai Ren's smiling face, they immediately understood what was going on.

Chapter 943 Meridian Valley

As the leader of the army, Xia Houmao quickly led his army and headed for the Guanzhong in a mighty way.

Zhuge Liang, who is now the prime minister of the Shu Han and the leader of the Northern Expedition, is now camped outside Guanzhong.

Zhuge Liang also got the news from the spies. When he heard that Cao Wei Emperor Cao Rui sent Xia Houmao with his army to conquer him, he became anxious immediately, and his civil and military men came to discuss the matter.

"Now we have attacked Tianshui, Anding, and Nan'an. I just heard the news that Emperor Cao Wei knew about this and specially sent his troops to deal with us! I heard that the money came from Xia Houmao, who is now Cao Wei's son-in-law. He is also the son of Xiahou Dun, the great Sima of the Cao Wei Dynasty." Zhuge Liang looked at Wen Wu, who was standing in the military tent, with his subordinates, and said with a heavy tone.

"I also heard about the name of Xia Houmao in Wei State. I heard that he was both civil and military when he was young, and he was also a talent." At this time, a young man standing in the military commander's seat looked at Zhuge Liang who was sitting on the main seat, and slightly After hesitating for a moment, he stood up from his seat and said to Zhuge Liang in a soft tone.

Zhuge Liang looked at the young man who stood up, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. This person was none other than Jiang Wei, who had just defected to the Shu Han. Zhuge Liang saw that he was resourceful and skilled in martial arts, so he took him into the Shu Han military camp. , and has the intention to train him to be his heir.

"Bo Yue, I have heard of this man's name, so what do you think our army should do?" At this moment, Zhuge Liang looked at Jiang Wei in front of him, and said to Jiang Wei in a calm tone.

Jiang Wei thought for a while, then looked calmly at Zhuge Liang who was sitting on the main seat, looking at himself, and said calmly to Zhuge Liang: "We should retreat temporarily, and then lure the enemy to attack. , and then surround and annihilate them.”

After hearing what Jiang Wei said, Zhuge Liang hesitated a little, then stroked his beard silently, thinking about whether Jiang Wei's strategy would work.

"Jiang Boyue, I think you are making a big deal out of a molehill, and you value Cao Wei's people too much. This Xia Houmao is Cao Wei's son-in-law, so how capable he is, if you use a little plan at that time, he will definitely let him go and never return. "At this time, Wei Yan stood up from his seat, and then looked at Jiang Wei with a serious face and said to Jiang Wei in a calm tone.

"General, don't underestimate this person. If you underestimate the enemy, I'm afraid you will suffer a big loss." Jiang Wei sighed helplessly after hearing Wei Yan's words, and said to Wei Yan with some emotion in his tone.

"Wen Chang, what do you think?" At this time, Zhuge Liang gently stroked his beard, and looked at the general Wei Yan who stood aside with a calm expression. Today Wei Yan can be said to be one of the best figures among Shu Han generals.

Today, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, and Wei Yan are established as the Five Tiger Generals of the Shu Han.Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Huang Zhong have all passed away, and Zhao Yun really does not hold the power of the Shu Han army, but the power of the Forbidden Army, and the No.1 in the Shu Han army is General Wei Yan.

General Wei Yan is now not only No.1 among the generals of the Shu Han Dynasty, but also has a giant hand in Hanzhong and controls the army in Hanzhong. It can be said that he is the person with the greatest power in the Shu Kingdom except Zhuge Liang and Li Yan.

Even today's Zhuge Liang has to look at General Wei Yan's eyes, so as not to annoy Wei Yan.

At this time, the general Wei Yan saw Zhuge Liang asking himself, hesitated a little, then picked up a map from the seat beside him, and hung the map on the map shelf in the middle in front of everyone .

Everyone looked at General Wei Yan curiously, not knowing what he was going to say.

"Now, when the time comes, we can divide our troops into two groups. The prime minister will take half of the soldiers and horses to seduce the army brought by Xia Houmao. There is an ancient entrance here. At that time, we can lead this army here to encircle and annihilate it." Take it." At this time, the general Wei Yan looked calmly at the approaching eyes of King Wenwu, and then pointed to a dark place on the map, representing the bottom of the valley, and said to everyone in a calm tone.

"Since Wen Chang said that the troops will be divided into two routes, what about the other route?" At this time, Zhuge Liang gently stroked his beard, shook the feather fan in his hand, and looked at Wei Yan, who was wearing clothes and armor and looked a little serious, pointing at the map. asked in a calm tone.

"Of course I will lead the other route. At that time, I will go directly to Chang'an directly from Ziwu Valley, and then cross Chang'an to directly attack the enemy's Tongguan. After occupying Tongguan, I will lock the Guanzhong area firmly, and then close the gate in one fell swoop. Dog, the two armies will merge into one place and attack Chang'an together." General Wei Yan pointed at a small road on the map from Hanzhong to the Weishui Valley, looked at Zhuge Liang in the distance with a serious expression, and said in a sincere tone .

Zhuge Liang heard what General Wei Yan said, looked at the hopeful look in General Wei Yan's eyes, shook his feather fan a little, thought for a while, shook his head slightly, and looked at him with a heavy tone. His general Wei Yan said: "I think your strategy, Chief Wen, is too risky. Cao Zhen is still guarding Guanzhong with [-] troops. You, I'm afraid the whole army will be wiped out by then."

"Prime Minister, if you don't take such a risk, I'm afraid it will be difficult to take down Chang'an in one fell swoop. You can be invincible only if the prime minister is caught by surprise." At this time, General Wei Yan's eyes widened after hearing Zhuge Liang's rebuttal, and his eyes were a little inconceivable. Looking into the distance, Zhuge Liang with a gloomy face spoke loudly to Zhuge Liang in a hoarse tone.

"Even if you succeed, Ziwugu is such a narrow place. How will the grain and grass be transported to Guanzhong? Even if you conquer Tongguan, you will have no food at that time. In the end, you only need the enemy to surround Tongguan. At that time, you will have nothing to do." Food is available, so it must be self-defeating." Zhuge Liang looked at the dissatisfied general Wei Yan in front of him, and suddenly his face became a little serious, then gently stroked his beard, and calmly stated the reason for his rebuttal .

General Wei Yan heard Zhuge Liang's rebuttal at this time, and wanted to refute something, but saw Zhuge Liang's complexion was a little heavy, and his eyes were icy cold, finally gritted his teeth, and retreated to his position helplessly.

Zhuge Liang watched Wei Yan return to his seat with a heavy face, and finally sighed helplessly. To be honest, he, Zhuge Liang, likes to fight steadily when he fights. After all, the situation in the land of Bashu is like this now. If Wei Yan takes the risk of attacking If it really fails, the Shu Han will have no room to stand up.

"We still act according to Bo Yue's plan, lure Xia Houmao to come to see us, and then design to lure him to the valley, and then ambush his army." At this time, Zhuge Liang looked at the complexion of all the civil and military officials, a little gloomy, Then he stroked his beard, and said to his civil and military officials in a soft tone.

"I don't know which general is willing to lead his troops to lure Cao Wei's army here?" At this time, Zhuge Liang gently shook the feather fan in his hand, looked at his subordinates with a calm expression, and asked in a soft tone. road.

Guan Xing, who was standing among the generals at this time, wanted to stand out from among the generals, but he did not expect to be preempted by Zhao Yun who was standing in front of him.

"Prime Minister, the general is willing to lead troops to lure Cao Wei's army into the valley." Zhao Yun stood up from his seat. At this time, Zhao Yun was already gray-haired and wearing armor, but he could vaguely see that he was young The heroic appearance of the time.

"Now the old general is the pillar of my Shu Han. You must not take risks." Zhuge Liang hesitated a little while watching Zhao Yun who stood up, and then said to Zhao Yun in a heavy tone.

"Prime Minister, are you laughing at the old man's old age and infirmity? Think about Lian Po who was old, can he still eat? Veteran Ma Yuan is still brave and invincible even though he is old and weak. Prime Minister, don't underestimate the old man!" At this time, Zhao Yun Hearing what Zhuge Liang said, his complexion suddenly became a little heavy, and then he stroked his gray beard and said to Zhuge Liang in a serious tone.

Seeing Zhao Yun insisting on going, Zhuge Liang sighed helplessly. He could only look at the civil and military officials, and said calmly: "Since the old general insists on going, then Deng Zhi You go with the old general."

Chapter 944 The Veteran Is Still Brave

As the commander in chief of the army, Xia Houmao looked a little heavy, and led his soldiers towards Longxi.

Today's Nan'an, Tianshui, and Anding counties have been occupied by the Shu Han, and as the commander-in-chief of the army this time, his primary goal is to take back all these three counties.

"General, it seems that there is an army coming towards us in front of us." At this moment, a spy came to Xia Houmao with a serious face, pointed to the dusty place in the distance, and spoke to him with a serious tone. Xia Houmao said.

Hearing what the spies said, Xia Houmao's complexion suddenly became a little heavy, and then he looked into the distance, only to see dust flying in the distance, and amidst the flying, there were two large flags flying in the air, one with the words Zhao The word Deng is written on one side.

"The whole army is on alert to prevent the enemy from attacking suddenly." Xia Houmao looked at the menacing enemy army in the distance, and his face suddenly became a little dignified. Then he pulled out his sword from his waist, and spoke in a serious tone. Watching the soldiers behind him give the order to defend.

The soldiers heard the order of their commander, so they clenched their weapons tightly, and then set up their positions to wait for the enemy coming from a distance.

Gradually, the dust dispersed slowly, and in the distance, a veteran in white armor led a middle-aged general, and the troops behind him slowly approached Xia Houmao.

"I am Zhao Zilong from Changshan. The enemy generals have heard of this general!" The old Zhao Yun was stroking his pale beard, holding the spear tightly in his hand, and pointing the spear in his hand at the enemy in the distance. The enemy general who dealt with the opponent said with a hint of majesty in his tone.

"Zhao Yun, Zhao Zilong? Could it be the general who showed his might in Changbanpo back then?" Xia Houmao's face became slightly surprised when she heard the name. As a family of generals, she had heard her father mention it before. This person was a very brave general at the beginning, and Cao Cao cherished his talents, so Cao Cao didn't kill him in the end.

"What is such an old man capable of?" At this time, Han De was holding a big ax in his hand, looked at Zhao Yun who was holding the spear tightly in the distance with a heavy expression, and then said to Xia Houmao who was beside him.