There is a mountain peak west of Mianyang City about dozens of feet high. Because there is a clear pond on the mountain, local people call this mountain Xitan Mountain.

There were camps built on the mountain. They were originally a checkpoint, with only dozens of soldiers stationed, but now there are hundreds of soldiers. The civilians and men are building a large-scale project here and seem to be expanding their houses.

Zhuge Liang and Yang Qing stood side by side at the highest point of the mountain. Looking out from a distance, you can see the Shima Military Camp to the east, Mianyang County Town to the distance, and Yangping Pass Camp to the west. It turns out that this mountain is located between Yangping and Shima.

"Prime Minister, you can contact the two battalions here, but the houses on the mountain are simple, so it is a bit miserable to live with the Prime Minister and the Dukes. It would be better to set up the battalion in Mianyang City. It is much more convenient in the city."

Even though he knew that Zhuge Liang had made up his mind to set up his palace here, Yang Qing still felt that the conditions on the mountain were too poor after seeing it today.

Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "This mountain is located between Yangping and Shima, which is convenient for central dispatch. Moreover, this mountain is not far from the city, the mountain is not high, the road is gentle, it is very convenient to go up and down the mountain, and it is not difficult to replenish materials. Besides, aren't you expanding the house now? It's enough for us to live in peace."

After hearing what he said, Yang Qing stopped persuading him, remembering the incident and said, "Prime Minister, I wonder what happened to Meng Da?"

"I have recently communicated with him twice, and according to the meaning of the letter, it does mean to rebel against Wei and return to Han."

Yang Qing looked behind him and saw that the guards were far away, so he said with peace of mind: "Meng Da never doubted the intention of surrendering to Han. After Cao Pi died, this person had no support in the Cao Wei Dynasty. In the past, those Wei ministers who didn't like him would definitely seek opportunities to attack. This person could not stay in Cao Wei anymore.

But there was something clear and some suspicious. Last time I didn’t speak out in my letter to the Prime Minister, but at this time I didn’t say it.

"Oh, what's the matter?" Zhuge Liang said strangely.

Yang Qing said: "Prime Minister, Wang Chongqing, who surrendered to Wei, has also seen this man who defected because he had a grudge with General Li Yan, but I think this matter is not that simple."

"Why isn't it simple?" Zhuge Liang asked with a smile on his face.

Yang Qing replied: "Wang Chong was under his command when General Li was appointed as the prefect of Jianwei. He can be said to be General Li's confidant.

In the past, General Li was very kind to Wang Chong, and even his marriage was handled by General Li. How could the two of them suddenly become enemies with such a close relationship? Qing didn't believe it?"

Zhuge Liang asked slowly, "What do you mean by Wang Chong is a fake surrender?"

"Qing dared not make a rash assertion." Yang Qing smiled: "There is a strange place. Since Wang Chong resented General Li to defect to Cao Wei, then the person he hated the most was General Li. Why didn't he say bad things about General Li to Meng Da and say to you as Prime Minister? This makes me feel a little unreasonable!"

"Haha, this is a doubtful point, but what if Wang Chong was crazy for a while? People's hearts are indeterminate, one time and another, sometimes they cannot be judged by reason."

Yang Qing said: "What the Prime Minister said is very true, but common sense is still the majority, so we must observe it."

Zhuge Liang turned his head to look at him, smiled and said, "Yes, you must not ignore it." After pondering for a while, he said, "No matter whether Wang Chong surrendered or not, this person has been appointed as the prefect of Leling by Cao Wei. We really can't take care of him for a while, so we should take care of Mengda's affairs first."

"What the Prime Minister said," Yang Qing nodded: "If we take the initiative to attack the three eastern counties, it will inevitably be a bit thankless. But now Meng Da intends to surrender the county, so we must accept it. As the saying goes, God will not take it, but we will suffer the consequences. We must seize such a good opportunity."

"After that being said, I'm just a little worried that this matter was not as smooth as we thought. As far as I know, Meng Da didn't choose our buyer, and he also invested in Dongwu." Zhuge Liang said helplessly.

Yang Qing smiled and said, "This matter is normal. If Meng Da did not act like this, Qing would rather doubt his sincerity in opposing Wei.

Prime Minister, as long as Meng Da can handle affairs, no matter which family the three eastern counties finally belong to, it will be beneficial to us. What's more, we also need Meng Da's dealings.

Attract Cao Wei's attention."

"Yes, this change is really a good opportunity for the Han Dynasty to expedition in the Northern Expedition, and we must not miss it. As for the detailed strategy, we have to make a long-term plan." Zhuge Liang looked at the unfinished palace and sighed with a smile.

More than ten days later, after expansion and renovation, the garrison of the government camp had been built, and Zhuge Liang led the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Central Army to move from Mianyang City.

As a result, the command center of the entire Northern Expedition Army finally officially began to operate. Sergeant training, food and grass reserves, equipment casting, city defense intelligence and other news were collected in the palace every day and handed over to Zhuge Liang and others for handling. For a moment, Xitan Mountain, where the government camp is located, became the busiest place in Hanzhong.

"Reported to the Prime Minister, after the Sanmao, except for Wei Min, who has not returned from the position of the new military officer, Fei Yi, and the generals on duty, all the officials and generals in the palace have arrived." Yang Yong, the chief clerk, bowed and said in the main hall of the palace.

Zhuge Liang nodded slightly: "Well, then let's start." He looked at Xiang Lang in the lower right and said, "Judha Gong."

Xiang Lang understood, stood up and looked around everyone, and said, "Everyone, today is the first military discussion for the Prime Minister's Office to enter Hanzhong. Except for a few people who have not arrived, the officials and generals in the office are here, so the opportunity is rare. Today is to discuss the matter of the Northern Expedition.

This one is naturally the preparation of the army. Wei Gong, please tell you about the Northern Expedition that had been planned before."

"Yes." Yang Yi said loudly: "Everyone, now our main force of the Han army is in Hanzhong. There are more than 40,000 troops heading north from Chengdu. There are more than 20,000 people under the command of the Hanzhong Governor's Office, and 10,000 Wudang Flying Army, so there are always 70,000 troops.

According to the previously formulated strategy, the Prime Minister led an army of 60,000 to the north, leaving 10,000 troops in Hanzhong to defend the entrances of various passes.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content later! These 60,000 troops will be organized into five armies in front, back, left and right according to wartime needs, with 20,000 front troops and 10,000 each of the other four armies.

Among them, there were tens of thousands of people and generals under the Hanzhong Governor's Office. The two front armies had more than 20,000 people to form the front army. The Tiger Bud Left Camp and the Three Thousand Martial Cavalry were organized into the left army. The Tiger Bud Right Camp and the Three Thousand San Cavalry were organized into the right army. The Tiger Bud Middle Camp and the Three Thousand Crossbows formed the central army. The Wudang Flying Army was organized into the rear army.

In this way, the five armies have their own subordinates and can be adapted only if they are confirmed by the Ministry’s supervisor.”

Yang Yi finished speaking in one breath, saluted Zhuge Liang, Lang and the others one after another, and then sat back to their original positions.

"What Mr. Wei said just now is the distribution of troops during the war. What do you think?" Zhuge Liang asked slowly.

His words were mainly about asking the generals outside the palace. Everyone in the palace of the Northern Expedition Army had already known it, and almost all agreed with this deployment.

Although Liu Yan is the leader of all the generals, he is a slut, not good at military affairs, and has almost no prestige in the army. Therefore, he understands in his heart how Prime Minister Zhuge arranges such a major event, and he just needs to obey orders.

"Prime Minister, Yan agrees with this proposal. This way, it is indeed convenient for the formation of a large army to fight."

The generals had no objection. It was common for the formation of the army into the five armies in front, back, left and right during the war, so naturally there was nothing wrong with it now. At this time, the generals were more concerned about which five of the five military commanders were?

"Prime Minister, isn't it a little less to use only 60,000 troops in the Northern Expedition?" Yang Qing's focus at this time was different from others.

Before Zhuge Liang could reply, Ma Su snatched with a wry smile: "Mingzhi, now the 60,000 army is the largest mobile corps that my great man can squeeze out. If we increase our troops, the defenses in various places will inevitably be empty."

"How come I forgot about my youth? In addition to Hanzhong, my great man also has a mobile legion." Yang Qing smiled.

Ma Suqi said, "Ming is confused, where is Yizhou still there..." Before he finished speaking, he immediately woke up and said, "Are you talking about Jiangzhou?"
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