Zhang Zhi's demon moth wings only allowed Sima Zhao to live for more than half a month, but was destined to be unable to withstand the huge inertia of the wheel of history. Not long after the infamous Sima Zhao kicked his legs, Sima Yan, the eldest son who inherited his title of King Jin, was still at the instigation of a group of loyal and patriotic officials of Cao Wei, who made the decision to usurp the throne, forcing Cao Huan, the last emperor of Cao Wei, to abdicate the emperor's throne to him.

Sima Yan's excuse for forcing Cao Huan to abdicate was very irrelevant. In addition to his father and grandfather who helped Wei for three generations, the throne of Cao Wei was stolen from Emperor Xian of Han. He wanted to avenge the Han country, so he asked Cao Huan to get out and replace him.

With force in hand, no matter how much excuses are, it is the truth. In order to survive, Cao Huan happily issued the decree of abdication. Sima Yan also took the stage to receive Zen on the first day of December of the same year, officially took the throne of the emperor, changed the country's name to Jin, and changed the reign of Taishi, and officially kicked the banner of Cao Wei into the garbage pit of history.

After becoming emperor, Sima Yan, who was actually much better than his father and grandfather, was naturally unlimited to award all officials. In addition, he held a grand palace banquet to celebrate his ascension to the throne. By the way, thanked the loyal ministers of the Jin Dynasty for their enthusiastic support and vowed to work with all civil and military officials to build a prosperous, democratic, united and stable new country of the Jin Dynasty.

It is quite regrettable that at the first state banquet of the Great Jin Dynasty held by Sima Yan, some unharmonious scenes appeared. Although all kinds of delicacies and sea flavors were piled up in front of the civil and military officials of the Great Jin Dynasty, these ministers from the Nine-rank Zhongzheng Courtyard were generally not interested in bear paws, shark fins, sea cucumbers and monkey heads, and even lacked interest in rare delicacies such as hump and elephant trunks and leopard fetal deer tails. They mainly extended chopsticks to Yizhou for tribute to the Nanzhong specialties - that is, instant noodles, lunch meat, fermented black beans and other junk foods.

This also caused junk food from Yizhou to prevent the ministers of the Jin Dynasty from having enough food. Many officials with lower ranks than the so-called "selected" had no supply after just eating two bowls of instant noodles. After drinking a bottle of Coke, they could only watch other high-ranking officials share the few cokes left in the Dajin Palace. At the same time, the various candies presented by the palace maids were also divided by all officials in the Jin court. Many officials were unable to finish the candy immediately after they got the candy. They hid them in their arms and took them home to share them for their children to enjoy.

After noticing these details, Sima Yan, who had just ascended the throne for a few days, felt very dull, and Sima Yan, who was more exciting, was still behind. During the chat, some ministers talked about the rumored small can of lunch meat, saying that it was even more delicious. Unfortunately, even at the palace banquet of the Jin Dynasty, they could not eat the small can of lunch meat that was extremely rare in Nanzhong.

As an emperor, the rebels who surrendered and rebelled again can eat their fill. Of course, Sima Yan couldn't swallow this cowardly, so after a few days, after he finished all the formalities that he should have ascended the throne and become emperor, Sima Yan couldn't help but mention the matter of quelling the rebellion in the Nanzhong meeting, and deliberately urged Sima Wang to step up preparations and launch a southern expedition as soon as possible, and eliminate Zhang Zhi's rebels who were clowns jumping in the Nanzhong - by the way, seize the place of origin of junk food.

It is also different from history. As one of the most authoritative and weakest emperors among the founding emperors, every time Sima Yan proposed to use troops to foreign troops, whether he planned to send troops to quell the rebellion of the Hu people or attack the Eastern Wu, there would definitely be important officials of the court who jumped out to sing a rebellion, for fear that later people would use this to advance to a high position and violate their vested interests in the court. He would rather suffer national interests than give his subordinates a chance.

However, at this historical level, after Sima Yan proposed to discuss the quellation of the Nanzhong rebellion, the civil and military officials of the Jin Dynasty loudly expressed their support. Not only did they firmly support Sima Yan's decision to send troops to Nanzhong as soon as possible, but they also rushed to volunteer to ask to go south to help Sima Wang enter Nanzhong and kill Zhang Zhi, the clown, and also make a big fuss in Nanzhong, which is rich in junk food.

He was already coveting junk food in Nanzhong, and seeing that the ministers supported the troops in Nanzhong so enthusiastically, Sima Yan quickly made a wise ruling and decided to send General Yang Lie, Wang Hun, who was from Zhongzheng Courtyard, to Yizhou, to serve as an assistant to Sima Wang, urging and assisting Sima Wang to launch a southern expedition, and eliminated the remnants of Shu Han led by Zhang Zhi as soon as possible, and let the seven counties in Nanzhong return to the territory of the King of Jin.

By the way, Sima Shi's brother-in-law Yang Hu originally volunteered to go south to assist Sima Wang in Nanzhong. Unfortunately, Sima Wang left the important position of leadership. Sima Yan had already asked Yang Hu to replace Sima Wang as an official position, and he did not dare to leave Luoyang's imperial guards to the other people's command. Therefore, Sima Yan finally refused Yang Hu's voluntary request for battle and insisted on leaving Yang Hu in Luoyang to help him keep his family.

The road was far away. When Wang Hun, a top-notch family in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, arrived in Chengdu, it was already the 21st day of the first lunar month of the second year of Taishi. Then he soon met Sima Wang, who was doing business with the Han army, and conveyed Sima Yan's highest instructions to him to Sima Wang. However, what surprised Wang Hun was that unlike the civil and military officials in Luoyang who were looking forward to pacifying Nanzhong as soon as possible, Sima Wang, who was in charge of the Southern Expedition, did not want to send troops quickly, and wanted to delay for a while.

Not only that, Sima Wang also asked Wang Hun straightforwardly: "Xuanchong, what do the ministers in Luoyang mean when Your Majesty made this decision? No one in the court advised Your Majesty to persuade Your Majesty. It's already spring. At this time, we will send troops south. It won't take long to enter summer. Nanzhong is already hot and hard to fight in summer. It is very unfavorable for our soldiers in the Central Plains."

"Old Governor, all the ministers think that they can't delay any more." Wang Hun replied truthfully: "The officials in Luoyang are worried that time will be delayed, so that Zhang Zhi's thief army will gain a firm foothold in Nanzhong and consolidate its foundation, which will definitely be more difficult to eradicate. In addition, Shuzhong is remote and has a large number of troops stationed for a long time. Not only does the court have too much burden, but the soldiers will also miss their hometown and are unfavorable to the army. Therefore, Your Majesty made a holy verdict and decided to let the old Governor advance to Nanzhong as soon as possible to quell the rebellion."

"I'm all jealous of instant noodles, and I'm also saying I want to eat more than a while."

Sima Wang sighed in his heart, but nodded and said, "Well, since this is Your Majesty's will, I will act according to the order. I will then send the three armies to prepare for the south immediately."

It's great. Although he has been busy doing business with the Han army, Sima Wang still did not dare to forget his job. Before that, Wang had already transferred a large number of troops from Yongliang and other places to gather around Chengdu by the military power of governor of the three states. At the same time, a large number of food and grass had been transported south from the Guanzhong area, which had escaped the war and chaos, ensuring the supply of food and grass for the Wei army's large-scale southern expedition. Therefore, even if Sima Yan was forced to send troops, in early February, the Wei army led by Sima Wang... Oh no, the Jin army led by Sima Wang still made all corresponding preparations and could set out south at any time and launch a large-scale attack on the Han army.

It was also at this time that Sima Wang summoned the civil and military generals under his command and announced the southern expedition plan he had formulated himself. He decided to dispatch 90,000 troops to go south on the Qiniu Avenue. After arriving at Huiwu (Huili), the troops were divided into two groups. The main force was led by Sima Wang himself, and went south to Sankan and crossed the Lushui River, and directly attacked the hinterland of Dianchi Lake, the only grain-producing area in Nanzhong. The 30,000 troops took Huidong Road to the east and entered Tanglang, then went south to Muma, and took the Han army's old camp Wei County.

Having tasted the sweetness of destroying Shu on the Yinping Path, senior generals of the Jin army, such as Wang Hun, Hu Lie and Xun Kai, all agreed with Sima Wang's two-way advance tactics. On the contrary, Qian Hong's old subordinate Du Xin, who was seriously insufficient, objected and said to Sima Wang: "Governor, please forgive the general for being bold and blunt, we should not divide the troops. The general has been to Nanzhong before and knows how difficult and rugged the road there is. The side division advances through the small path. Not only is it difficult to connect with the main force, but they cannot echo each other at all, and it is difficult to advance and retreat. Once there is any mistake, the consequences may be unimaginable."

"So the last general believes that it is better to concentrate troops and go south on the Shiniu Avenue." Du Xin added: "This will not only avoid the problem of risk in the partial division and the supply of food and grass, but also easily solve it."

Du Xin's luck was still good. Although his level was not enough, because he was kind enough, Sima Wang, who was known for his generous personality, said: "Of course I know that it is easy to advance to go to the Niu Avenue to replenish food and grass, but have you forgotten our problem of crossing the river? If we all walk to the Niu Avenue south, Zhang Zhi's son would concentrate his troops and guard the Lushui Ferry to the death, making it difficult for us to advance. If such a stalemate lasts, we will be in danger of running out of food and grass."

"But the old governor, doing so is safe..."

Du Xin wanted to persuade him again, but Hu Lie interrupted impatiently: "Shut up, there is no place for you, a small guard here. When the old governor led his army to battle, you have not been born yet! The troops were divided into two groups, which made it difficult for Zhang Zhi to guard the north and the west. No matter which way he took to fight, our other troops could take advantage of the situation and attack Wei County!"

"Xuanwu, don't be impulsive, this young man is also kind." Sima Wang smiled and persuaded, and then asked Hu Lie: "Xuanwu, let you lead the side troops to go straight to Wei County. Can you bear this burden?"

"Don't worry, the general will guarantee that he will fulfill his mission!" Hu Lie replied without thinking: "If the main force of Zhang Zhi's thief army goes west to stop your army from moving south, the general Baozhun leads a partial army to attack Wei County and directly raid Zhang Zhi's lair!"

"If Zhang Zhi's son plans to defeat each one and actively leads the main force of the thief army to go north to fight you, what are you going to do?" Sima Wang asked with a smile.

"Of course, the last general is acting according to the opportunity." Hu Lie immediately replied: "If you have the opportunity, fight, defend, if you don't have the opportunity, entangle the main force of the thief army and create opportunities for you, the old governor, to take Wei County."

"You can only defend, not fight." Sima Wang said lightly: "Don't forget the lesson of Qian Hong and Tian Xu underestimating the enemy and seeking war. The situation of Zhang Zhi's thief army is too strange. What kind of paper armor is invulnerable to swords and guns, any strange spear that can even penetrate iron armor, and what kind of wood and strange bottles that will make a loud noise? The partial division you lead is not very advantageous, and it is difficult to be sure to ensure victory. So when you encounter the main force of the thief army, you can only use the narrow favorable terrain of the mountain road to defend with all your strength, drag the main force of the thief army, and buy time for me. Do you understand?"

"The general understands." Hu Lie nodded quickly and said, "Please rest assured that the old governor must remember your advice. When encountering the main force of the thief army, you will not stick to it and never fight lightly."

"If the main force of the bandit army retreats, you must send more scouts to find out whether the bandit army really retreats before deciding whether to pursue. Beware of the bandit army's fraudulent retreat, the terrain of the South Central is particularly suitable for ambush battles, so you must be very cautious when advancing." Sima Wang calmly reminded: "On the contrary, if you just encounter the obstruction of the bandit army's partial division, then you must be determined to advance, directly attack Wei County, and take down Zhang Zhi's bandit army's nest!"

Hu Lie clasped his fists and sang his promise again, saying that he would keep in mind Sima Wang's instructions. Sima Wangze casually ordered: "Two days later, we swear to send troops. We clearly told our soldiers that after taking down Wei County, half of the lunch meat and instant noodles in Wei County were divided equally by them. And..."

Speaking of this, Sima Wang paused for a moment before saying, "The tactical plan of dividing our troops into Wei County will be made public, so that our soldiers and thieves will all know in Chengdu's eyes how we will fight this southern expedition."

Hearing this, Hu Lie, Wang Hun and others were stunned, and they all asked Sima Wang in a strange way: "Old Governor, what do you mean? Why do you need to disclose our tactical plan? When we are no longer divided, wouldn't we be able to catch the thief army off guard?"

"Wrong, this is more beneficial to us." Sima Wang smiled and said, "Our detailed work has been proved that although Zhang Zhi'er was a powerful army and forcibly formed an army of more than 30,000 troops in the barren land of the south central center, his strength is still far from enough. No matter how the arrangement is made, the strength will be short of strength. Therefore, we might as well open the advance plan to let Zhang Zhi'er be suspicious, and even more unaware of how the troops should be deployed and adjusted. We can only respond passively, first understand our real trends before making a decision, so that we can turn the enemy into the upper hand and gain the upper hand."

"The old governor Gao Jian, the last general is beyond the reach of the world."

Hu Lie and Xun Kai quickly praised him. Sima Wangze smiled and said, "There is another thing, you might as well tell you. In fact, more than half a month ago, when His Majesty issued an edict to urge me to enter the Nanzhong, I had already written a letter to Lu Kang of the Eastern Wu, and told him the news that I was about to send troops to Nanzhong, and invited the Eastern Wu to send troops from Jiaozhou to the north and south to attack Zhang Zhi's bandit army, and then each occupied the land they gained. You will also let the news of this news, so that the traitor's eyewitness..."

Before Sima Wang could finish his words, Wang Hu Lie, Xun Kai and others laughed together and said, "The old governor has a clever plan. With the virtues of the shameless dog thieves in Dongwu, seeing that there is such a big advantage, he will definitely contact their Jiaozhou army urgently to let the Dongwu dog thieves in Jiaozhou be prepared to take advantage of the situation. Zhang Zhi'er must also be very clear about this truth. In the emergency of the southern line, Zhang Zhi'er's already insufficient troops will definitely be even more stretched."

Tong Ce, who was listening on the side, also spoke up for compliments, and then had to admire him in his heart: "Greed in money is greedy for money, but the old fox is still an old fox after all."
Chapter completed!