As Wei King Cao Cao personally led his troops to Chang'an with great fanfare, the news quickly spread to the border areas of Cao and Liu.

First, he guarded Wudu and was known to Zhao Tong, the chief general of Yinping and Ping.

He immediately summoned the generals from various places to discuss matters and make defense arrangements.

Later, General Zhenyuan, who was guarding the important Hanzhong County, and Wei Yan, the governor of Hanzhong, also got this information. Cao Jun wanted to gather his troops again to make a comeback. When the battle for the land of Hanchuan was about to break out,

He seemed to have an unusually calm mind. First, he recruited troops from various ministries and stationed them around Yangping Pass, and distributed logistics and other supplies.

Then he sent people to Chengdu to report the details.

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Wudu County, west of Xiaben City.

"This battle has finally arrived!"

At this moment, Zhao Tong, who was standing on top of the city and looking down to the west, couldn't help but let out a long breath and sighed.

"What do you mean, General?"

Liu Yin, who was standing by, undoubtedly heard his emotion, so he couldn't help but raise his hands and ask.

After Zhao Tong heard the news, he looked back and said with a smile, "Our army is located in Bashu and Hanchuan. To the north, we can go straight out of Qinchuan and take Guan, Long and other places."

"In addition, Cao Cao has always regarded the king as a thorn in his flesh. He must not want the king to use this as his base for a long time."

"The reason is that if the current situation continues to develop like this, when our troops are well-fed and have sufficient wings, then Guanzhong and Liangzhou will be in a crisis-ridden situation."

"It is also true that the Cao family has just begun this spring and plans to attack our army again in an attempt to recapture Hanzhong and the two counties of Yinping and the military capital we currently hold."

"If we occupy Bashu but lose Hanzhong, Wudu, and Yinping counties, what do you think will happen?"

At the end of the conversation, Zhao Tong still seemed to want to test his teachings and asked.

"The land of Bashu will be like a cage, completely trapping our army, leaving no room for resistance."

As soon as he finished speaking, Huo Yi from the side had obviously made great progress, and responded almost instantly: "Although Bashu is thousands of miles away from fertile fields, it is known as the land of abundance, and its geographical location is also very dangerous. It is the industry of becoming a king."

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"To occupy Bashu, we only need to defend every pass. Due to the steep terrain, even if the enemy has hundreds of thousands of troops, they will not be able to move forward and threaten the hinterland of Shu."

"But as the saying goes, there are advantages and disadvantages. Guarding each crossing can block millions of soldiers, but if you want to fight out, it will be as difficult as climbing to the sky!"

"If Hanzhong, Wudu, Yinping and other peripheral counties fall, the Cao family will only need to garrison tens of thousands of elite troops here in the future, leaving us with no chance of conquering Guanlong in the Northern Expedition."

"The Northern Expedition to the Central Plains and the resurgence of the Han Dynasty that the king has been thinking about will come to nothing!"

After the words were settled, Huo Yi seemed to have matured slightly despite his young age.

As for what he just said, there was a serious tone in his words.

His face was also extremely solemn.

Liu Yin's reaction was a little slow, and after he finished speaking, he loudly echoed: "Yes!"

"What Brother Huo Xian said is true!"

"Perhaps Cao Cao's thieves wanted to take back Hanzhong, Wudu and other counties and raised a large number of troops to attack."

After finishing the conversation, Zhao Tong's face was filled with joy as he watched his two generals quickly put forward their own opinions.

Then he joked and said: "Haha. Xiuran, you are not as sharp in thinking as Shaoxian, and you have been thinking for so long?"

As soon as he said this, Liu Yin also heard that Zhao Tong was teasing him. He was not annoyed. He reached out and patted Huo Yi, a young general who was about to be in his twenties next to him, and responded lightly:

"Haha. Shaoxian is indeed very intelligent. He is quite like his father, Governor Huo. I have been with you, General Zhao, for a long time in the past few years. I am sure that I will learn more and have different experiences."

opinion."

"Yin does feel a little inferior!"

"If Brother Huo Xian grows up like this, he will definitely be a pillar of the country in the future."

Liu Yin said these words very beautifully.

Not only did he take the opportunity to praise Zhao Tong for his effective guidance, but he also commented that the younger generation is a malleable talent with high achievements in the future.

"Hahaha."

As soon as he said this, all the generals including Zhao Tong and others laughed heartily.

It also made everyone feel inexplicably nervous because of the war. This time, the solemn atmosphere was relieved a lot by such a smile.

Huo Yi, who was so thin-skinned, seemed a little embarrassed when he was praised in this way. He held his hands in the palm of his hand and said, "General Liu, you are over-praising me."

"The boy still has many shortcomings. I need to learn more from you and General Zhao in the future,"

"hey-hey!"

Hearing this, Liu Yin smiled slyly, and he admired his humble nature even more in his heart.

"Xiuran thinks, will the main force of Cao's army target our army this time?"

After joking with each other, Zhao Tong also cut back to the topic first, looked to the side with a smile and asked.

After saying this, Liu Yin thought for a moment, then raised his hands and said, "General, Yin believes that the enemy's main attack direction must be towards Qishan Mountain."

"Oh? How can you see it?"

Zhao Tong took advantage of the situation and asked.

"There are 800 miles of Qinling Mountains connecting Guanzhong and Hanzhong, but there are not many roads that can lead to each other."

"Only the Qishan Road, Chencang Road, Baoxie Road, Tangluo Road, and Ziwu Road are easy to pass."

"But even the well-known Ziwu Road, Baoxie Road, and Tangluo Road cannot support the march of tens of thousands of troops. These two plank roads are dangerous and narrow places, so a small group of partial division troops can march quite well."

"If the main force was advancing, perhaps Cao's army would have withdrawn halfway before reaching Hanzhong."

After saying this, Liu Yin paused for a moment, and then said, "The only roads that are relatively smooth are Qishan Road and Chencang Road."

"It's just that both of these roads have to pass through the jurisdiction of our army."

"If Cao's army ignores our army, then we can completely wait for it to pass through and then join forces with the main force in Hanzhong to strike halfway and annihilate all the enemies."

"In this case, our army is taking advantage of the situation to launch a large-scale Northern Expedition. Wouldn't the Guanlong land be within easy reach?"

One word was spat out with confidence.

Liu Yin's expression suddenly became energetic.

"It's just that Cao Cao has been on the battlefield for decades, so he obviously has a lot of experience in the military."

"Then when he marched, he must have tried to defeat our army first and take back Wudu. Yinping County and Hanzhong County are heading south."

Liu Yin finished speaking, and Zhao Tong nodded in agreement to show his agreement.

This is indeed true!

Regardless of whether it is going north from Hanzhong or going south along Guanlong, unless it is a surprise attack by a partial division, the army will choose the Qishan and Chencang roads to march.

Then the battle began for Wudu and Yinping counties.

"What Xiuren said is true!"

Zhao Tong then responded with a solemn expression.

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Chapter completed!