The Three Kingdoms

Li Nie and Xu Shu nodded, and left with solemn expressions.

Following Sun Quan's order after order, the generals of the entire Western Expeditionary Army began to move. The Western Expeditionary Army, which had just taken down Shuchuan and had just relaxed, suddenly became dignified.

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The winter blizzard is getting more and more manic.

On a wharf in Chengdu City, Xue Hua covered the dozen or so warships of the Great Wu Navy docked with a layer of silver. A young man in Confucian robes, with a book boy, stepped onto the largest warship.

"Mr. Zhuge, please!"

This is a small naval fleet, led by a battalion commander, who stood up to welcome the youth.

"Thank you!"

Zhuge Liang took a look at the other party, smiled slightly, and nodded. When he walked onto the deck, he turned his head and glanced at Chengdu City. There was nostalgia in his eyes. After leaving, he might not know when he would be able to come back. .

At this time, he spread out a silver dollar in his hand.

For this silver dollar that determined his fate, he kept it as a reminder to himself. He asked himself that wisdom can control fate, so he calculated every step carefully, but sometimes fate depends on luck.

"Military division stay behind!"

At this time, the sound of horseshoes accompanied by an impatient voice resounded like a gust of wind.

"Uncle Zhi!"

Zhuge Liang stood on the deck, raised his head slightly, and looked ahead. Chen Dao, who was galloping here alone, felt a little bit of emotion in his heart.

After all, he was not alone and left in a hurry.

"General, can you give me half a stick of incense time?"

Zhuge Liang turned his head, looked at the naval battalion commander in front of him, and asked in a harmonious voice.

"Mr. Zhuge, please feel free. My task is to escort you to Guishuang and follow your orders. The military has a system of superiors and subordinates. Mr. Zhuge is my boss. You must not call me a general. Mr. Zhuge Liang can call me Han." Luo, or Battalion Commander Han, is fine!"

The battalion commander said respectfully.

Zhuge Liang is not a prisoner, he is the newly appointed Chief of Staff of the Haiying Camp. Of course, as a surrendered general, he is still a surrendered general who is feared by the court. He has a reputation but no rights.

But as a regular army, the army pays attention to military orders like an army, and the military orders are subordinate to the superior. Even if Zhuge Liang has no right to deploy troops, as long as he is still a direct superior, he must be respected.

"Thank you, Battalion Commander Han!" Zhuge Liang stepped down from the deck, looking at Chen Dao who came in a hurry, looking a little annoyed: "Uncle Zhi, why are you doing this?"

Nowadays, the old officials of the Shu Kingdom, who doesn't want to separate from him? Chen Dao, as the leader of the surrendered generals, has taken office as the leader of the Bashu camp. , Isn't this the bottom line of provoking Sun Zhongmou?

"Military division. Although we are not in the same relationship as before, the military division is still Chen Dao's friend. Now that you are about to leave the Central Plains and live in a barren land, Chen Dao will come to see off the military division no matter what!"

Chen Dao got off his horse, smiled slightly, didn't care, and said very directly.

In fact, Chen Dao was very satisfied to see that Zhuge Liang survived. Although Zhuge Liang was about to be dispatched to the Western Regions, at least he still had one hope.

"Do you know how many people are staring at you now?"

Zhuge Liang said in a low voice.

"I have a clear conscience. I have surrendered. I will be loyal. If I am afraid of them and don't come to send off the military division, I will find it difficult to face myself in the future. Even if I face Your Majesty, I will say the same!"

Chen Dao said persistently.

"Hehe, stupefied. I suddenly understood why His Majesty valued you so much after choosing thousands of choices, but his eyes were so special. But Shuzhi, Your Majesty will not be afraid of you. It doesn't mean that other people will believe it. You, you need to change your temperament, it is different now, although His Majesty has a lot of trust in you, but you are a surrender after all!"

Zhuge Liang was a little touched, and reminded him: "Remember what I said, you want to control the Bashu camp. You have to use the talents that Li Nie and Xu Shu have inserted in. You can't just use the old department. That's the only way. Only then can we truly gain their trust!"

"I understand!"

Chen Dao nodded.

"Farewell, I don't know when we will meet again, you have to take care!" Zhuge Liang patted Chen Dao's shoulder and said in a deep voice.

"Take care, too. I hope to see the day you return to the Central Plains!" Chen Dao said.

"Will do!"

A confident smile appeared on Zhuge Liang's face, and then he strode onto the cabin of the warship, and the fleet set off.

"This may be the best result!"

Looking at the war flag of the Haiying Army that was drifting away on the river, Chen Dao took a deep breath, got on his horse, and headed directly towards the Xishu Palace.

He has already been recruited by Sun Quan, and he is about to set off soon. Although he doesn't know what the mission is yet, he is looking forward to his first battle after surrendering to Sun Wu.

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a day later.

In the West Shu palace, in a temporarily established battle command hall, Li Nie, Xu Shu, and Chen Gong who just returned, the three top military divisions, with a dozen staff officers, are carefully comparing the details one by one. A marching map, intending to draw a marching route.

"I think it is more appropriate to take Chencang, this road is relatively flat!"

"The time of this battle must be fast. If we go to Chencang, which is a bit westward, and even face Chang'an's interception, I suggest taking the Xiegu Road. This is the most convenient way. It goes straight to Hongnong. With the speed of cavalry, Five or six days at most, you can enter Luoyang!"

"I also think it's faster to take the inclined valley road!"

"But have you ever thought about it? The Xiegu Road is too steep for cavalry to walk!"

"Chen Cang is absolutely not allowed to leave. After all, there is a pass in front of Chen Cang. This is a relatively important pass in the pass. Someone must guard it. It will be a trouble for us!"

"..."

When several top military divisions plan a battle at the same time, they naturally use a magnifying glass to find out the problems one by one, and then overcome these problems, making the most careful preparations before the battle.

Beyond the big point, Sun Quan strode in and asked, "Is there any result in your discussion?"

"Your Majesty, we preliminarily believe that the safest route is to break through the Yangping Pass, and then go north from the Xiegu Road, along the largest official road between Chang'an and Luoyang, and go straight to Luoyang!"

Xu Shu stood up and reported.

"What's the estimated time?"

"Not counting from Chengdu Yangping Pass, this is already our territory. With Zhuge Liang's help back then, I have wiped out the entire southwestern hall of ghost soldiers. Even if we make a big move, Luoyang City's response will not be so fast. Wait until We broke through the Yangping Pass and went straight north. All the cavalry can arrive in six days. If they encounter obstacles from a certain place, or harassing interceptions, they can also approach the city within ten days. As for the Wei army, I calculate that they will return to the defense as soon as possible. The speed, at least half a month!"

Li Nie heard the words and reported them in detail.

"It's already cold winter, don't forget that snowy weather is not good for our march!" Sun Quan said solemnly.

"Your Majesty, I have already taken these factors into account. If it hadn't been for the snowy weather, our cavalry could have directly approached the city within three days!" Li Nie said.