In order to arrive in Yong'an as soon as possible, after leaving Chengdu, Sima Lun ordered his army to speed up the marching, stay at night and go twice the road. During the marching process, most of the time was spent on rushing.

However, since they are all in the territory of Shu Kingdom, there is no need to worry about whether they will encounter enemy ambush and sneak attacks. After letting go of defense, the entire army can maintain a high-speed marching state.

As for the transportation of grain and grass, there is no need to worry about it. The waterway from Chengdu to Yong'an is smooth, and the Shu army can transport grain and grass from water, which saves more time and effort than land transportation. Before Simalun arrived in Yong'an, the grain and grass had already arrived in advance, which was consistent with the statement that the grain and grass had not moved before the troops moved.

After arriving in Yong'an, they happened to meet Luo Xian and Lu Kang who had just retreated from Jingxi. They turned around and happened to meet Sima Lun. So they merged with the three armies, set out from Yong'an, and headed straight for Xiling.

Xiling has become the intersection of various Wu and Shu army. All the people are gathering towards Xiling. Xiling's defensive power has become significantly stronger. The Shu army's troops are divided into three routes, Jiang Wei's troops are all the way, Luo Xian's troops are all the way, Sima Lun's troops are all the way, and the Wu army's troops are also divided into three routes, the Wuchang army is all the way, the Wujiang Army is all the way, the Xiling army is all the way, and the Jiangling army is all the way, and the various routes are totaled, with a total of up to 110,000.

It is not necessarily a good thing to have many people and horses. Such an army is mostly lacking in cohesion. People from all walks of life fight on their own, even with hidden scheming. In such a loose state of powerful enemies, even if there are many troops, they will be defeated.

How to solve the problem of unified command has become the top priority before Jiang Wei. Jiang Wei knows very well that if this problem is not solved well, Xiling will definitely lose in this battle. If this difficult problem can be solved, there may be some chance of winning.

But it is not easy to solve this problem. It is easy to talk about the Shu army. Although there are three groups of people, they strictly follow the orders of Jiang Wei. Only the Wu army has a headache for Jiang Wei.

When he was in Jiangling, Jiang Wei had encountered strong opposition from Zhu Qiao, the prefect of Nanjun. If the Bu Xie had not arrived in time and captured Zhu Qiao, Jiangling's plan to withdraw his troops would have been dead.

Once Jiangling falls into the hands of the Wei army, not only will the 20,000 Jiangling defenders be destroyed, but the large amount of food and supplies stored in Jiangling will inevitably fall into the hands of the Wei army. Even if Jiang Wei retreats to Xiling and has no food and grass and army, it will definitely be unsustainable. The loss of Xiling becomes inevitable, and it will be useless to struggle any more.

Therefore, unity and cooperation and working together are the top priority in front of the Shu army and the Wu army, but it is indeed not too easy to make the 60,000 Wu army willingly accept Jiang Wei's command and dispatch.

Zhu Qiao's approach represents the will of a considerable number of people in the Wu army. It is easy to win one Zhu Qiao, but it is as if he has convinced thousands of Wu soldiers and generals.

When Lu Kang Sima Lun led his army to Xiling, Jiang Wei personally went out to greet him. Sima Lun glanced at him. Although Jiang Wei was very happy on the surface and was quite enthusiastic, especially when he was talking with Lu Kang, he felt that he would like to meet too late, but Sima Lun found that behind Jiang Wei's smile, there was a hint of melancholy. There was no doubt that Jiang Wei had encountered trouble.

When entering the city, Sima Lun found an opportunity, walked with Jiang Wei, and asked in a low voice: "Do you have something to worry about?"

Jiang Wei had long regarded Sima Lun as his confidant, and did not hide it at the moment. He told Sima Lun about the situation in Xiling and also talked about his hidden worries. Although the Shu and Wu alliance are currently in the process, if the two armies cannot be combined into one and form a joint combat force, the defense of the entire Xiling will be in vain and will be easily defeated by the Wei army.

Sima Lun smiled slightly and said, "The person who tied the bell needs to be untied. Why don't the general hand over this matter to Lu Youjie for disposal? This is Your Majesty's edict, and the general can announce the edict at the appropriate time."

Sima Lun not only brought troops to this trip, but also brought the edict of Liu Chanfeng Lu Kang as the Grand Sima. Although he had already met Lu Kang when he was in Yong'an, Sima Lun did not take out the edict, but brought it to Xiling. Sima Lun was preparing to give the edict to Jiang Wei and read it.

With His Majesty's edict, Jiang Wei felt at ease. After all, with Jiang Wei's status, there was no problem in recruiting Lu Kang, but how to resettle him was a matter of worrying.

When Lu Kang was in Wu, he was the position of a general, just like Jiang Wei. Now that he surrendered to Shu, Shu Kingdom cannot be in a bad state. At least he has to arrange a corresponding position for Lu Kang. However, there is only one general, and Jiang Wei cannot make a wise man. After the two armies are united, Jiang Wei must occupy a dominant position, so how to resettle Lu Kang requires a little political wisdom.

Jiang Wei glanced at the edict and Liu Chan enfeoffed Lu Kang as the Grand Sima. Jiang Wei's eyes suddenly lit up. It seemed that Liu Chan had also thought about it. The Grand Sima was just right.

The Grand Sima, this official position is common among the Three Kingdoms. It is both established in Shu, Wei and Wu, and is above the Three Dukes, but it is not permanent, which shows the respect for status.

In the State of Wei, many people served as Grand Sima. Cao Ren, Cao Xiu, Cao Zhen, and Sima Yi were all important ministers in the court. In the State of Wu, Lu Fan and Lu Dai served as Grand Sima, and they also divided the left and right Sima. Zhu Ran had served as Grand Sima, and Quan Cong served as Grand Sima.

On the Shu Kingdom, there was only one person who served as the Grand Sima, that was Jiang Wan, who replaced Zhuge Liang. Since the position of prime minister was exclusive to Zhuge Liang, no one dared to regard himself as prime minister. Jiang Wan was first appointed as the Grand Sima and later moved to Grand Sima and died in office. From then on, Shu Kingdom no longer appointed Grand Sima.

From this we can see that Shu Kingdom did not easily grant the Grand Sima. After Lu Kang surrendered, Shu Kingdom naturally could not treat him unfairly. So Liu Chan took out the position of Grand Sima that had not been appointed for a long time and awarded it to Lu Kang.

If we look at the level of the official position alone, the Grand Sima is still above the General. However, Jiang Wei not only served as the General, but also held the position of Shangshu, and was the commander of the three armies. Even if Lu Kang was promoted to Grand Sima, he would not be able to seize military power. Therefore, Liu Chan's arrangement was very thoughtful. He gave Lu Kang a very important official position and did not hinder the control of military power. It can be said that he killed two birds with one stone.
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