"Okay, lord! The army of the North Road led by General Ma Chao has achieved good results, and the powerful force of Feng Yijun under the First World War has already deterred the counties in the north of Yongzhou. 3. After entering Northland County, he sent several elite units dressed as the remnants of the Cao Army to enter Northland City. Then the inside and the outside should be combined, not only took the Northland City at a very small price, but also shot the commander of the Northland Taishou who was appointed by the puppet imperial court with an arrow. In addition, the Taishou of Shangjun has already led the crowd to surrender to our army. In other words, it only took General Ma Chao twenty days to bring the entire northern part of Yongzhou into the hands of our army. ”

"What about the losses of our army?" There will be gains and losses, Liu Yu is afraid that Ma Chao's kid will attack desperately, and the soldiers under his command will be unlucky.

"Strange to say, although General Ma Chao's attack was fast, the losses of his troops were small. So far, the number of soldiers killed under his command is less than three thousand! ”

Liu Yu couldn't help but secretly praise, and then asked: "So, Meng Qi has now led the army to Liangzhou?" ”

"Yes." Guo Jia nodded and said, "In the good news I received this morning, General Ma Chao said that he was going to lead the army westward and enter Liangzhou through Anding. ”

This Ma Chao is really revengeful! I hope he can maintain this cautious fighting style, and don't let my soldiers die in vain under his rash advances! Putting this question aside for the time being, Liu Yu turned to ask, "How is the South Road army led by Zilong and Wen Gong?" Is there a chance to eat the Slope Valley Pass? ”

"I'm afraid it's unlikely!" Guo Jia shook his head and said: "At present, leading the 20,000 troops to guard the Xiegu Pass is Cao Ren in the 'Five Sons Good General', who is not only familiar with the art of war. He is more stable and steady, and has served as a Tongguan guard for many years, and has a wealth of experience in guarding the customs. The two generals, Zhao Yun and Huang Xu, wanted to take the Xiegu Pass from him. Unless a miracle happens! However, it was precisely because of these two generals showing off their might there that Cao Jun broke off his desire to counterattack Yongzhou! ”

It seems that the strategic goals of the north and south roads have been achieved, and I don't know what the results of the main army led by Xu Huang will be......

After hearing Liu Yu's question, Guo Jia said with a somewhat serious expression: "Lord Wang, General Xu Huang was injured in Zhongfu and is currently unconscious!" ”

Liu Yu was slightly taken aback. knew that this was the reason why Guo Jia urged him to come back, so he immediately asked, "Tell me the details." ”

Guo Jia nodded and said, "General Xu Huang has been like a bamboo all the way. It goes straight to Nan'an City at the junction of Tianshui and Anding counties. The city was greatly renovated because of its location on an important road, and it was not possible to go down in a hurry. General Xu Huang adopted the strategy of Lu Su and feigned the burning of Nan'an. Induce Anding to send troops to the rescue. Ambushed halfway. Captured and stabilized Han Fu too much. Han Fu was willing to surrender, and recommended himself to persuade his friend Nan'an to guard Kong Xiu to abandon the darkness and turn to the light. ”

Guo Jia said this, Liu Yu already understood a little, and couldn't help but interject: "It can't be that Han Fu and Kong Xiu used a trick to trick Xu Huang, right?" ”

"The prince is wise!" Guo Jia's answer really confirmed Liu Yu's conjecture: "Han Fu and Kong Xiu held a banquet in the government to entertain General Xu Huang and his party, and there were two hundred sword and axe men in ambush at the banquet, wanting to take the opportunity to wipe out the top of our army." ”

"Wait......" Liu Yu interrupted Guo Jia's words, "Who are the people who are going to the banquet with Xu Huang?" ”

"It was General Wei Yan and Lu Su who joined the army and more than sixty guards, and General Tai Shici led the troops to take over the city defense."

"No, Xu Huang and Wei Yan alone can win two hundred sword axes. What's more, there are more than sixty guards by their side? Could it be that all of the 200 axe bearers have first-class skills? Guo Jia's answer to Liu Yu made Liu Yu very puzzled.

Guo Jia shook his head and explained, "Although the two generals, Xu Huang and Wei Yan, have very high martial arts. But Han Fu and Kong Xiu are even more despicable. Not only did they poison General Xu Huang's diet, but they also focused their attacks on Lu Su, who was not a martial artist. As a result, the two generals Xu Huang and Wei Yan had to take care of Lu Su while using their skills to force drugs and join forces to fight the enemy. This put the three of them in danger. ”

Liu Yu sighed at the three honest people who had no heart to defend against people, and asked, "In the end, Tai Shi Ci saved them?" ”

"Yes. Although the lives of the three adults Xu Weilu were saved, they were unable to use their true qi for three months because they were poisoned. General Xu Huang fell into a coma due to excessive blood loss! ”

Liu Yu, who knew that Xu Huang was fine, let go of some worries slightly, and frowned again and asked, "How is the situation of the westward army now?" ”

"This is exactly why Wei Chen dared to disturb the prince." Guo Jia said with a sad face: "Now the westward army can be said to be leaderless, and the morale has plummeted. In view of this situation, Lu Su had to order the army to stand by and not dare to attack again. ”

Liu Yu glanced at Guo Jia, who had a contrived expression, with extreme disdain, and said, "Don't pretend there, if you have any countermeasures, just say it quickly!" ”

Guo Jia grinned and said disappreliantly: "The minister invites the prince to personally go out to boost the morale of our army!" ”

"I knew you would say that!" Liu Yu rolled his eyes at him and responded, "Okay, I'll go, I'll go!" ”

"With the prince out of the horse, I believe that everything will be fine!" Guo Jia slapped Liu Yu on the back and said: "Weichen is here to wish you a successful start and success!" ”

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Because of the speed of the soldiers, Liu Yu did not stay in Chang'an for more, and only rested for one night before taking Zuo Lengchan and 5,000 Beiwei troops to Nan'an. Before leaving, Liu Yu also sent a letter to Liu Yu and them, so that they didn't have to worry about it and played with peace of mind. Liu Yu naturally didn't have to worry about their safety, not only Luan Fengwei followed them, but Xu Chu also led five thousand backed troops to guard around them.

After a few days of hard work, Liu Yu entered Nan'an City, and also saw Xu Huang, who had already woken up, but his face was still pale.

"Lord Wang, Weichen is really ashamed of you......" Xu Huang asked Liu Yu with a shameful face.

"What's this? Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers. Why should Komeito blame himself? Liu Yu comforted and comforted: "Your upright military habits are only suitable for fighting with open swords and guns on the battlefield, when it comes to playing with intrigues and tricks, how are you the opponent of those civilian officials?" All right. Cheer up and find face next time you go to the battlefield! ”

Xu Huang said gratefully: "Weichen will never live up to the high expectations of the prince!" ”

After appeasing Xu Huang, Liu Yu said: "Although the army is on standby here, you should also pay attention to Zhang Xiujun's movements, right?" ”

Xu Huang nodded and said: "Zhang Xiujun's strategy of fortifying the walls and clearing the wilderness in Tianshui and Longxi has basically retreated into the city. ”

What is Zhang Xiu doing, is he trying to wait for reinforcements from Liangzhou? Liu Yu frowned slightly and thought for a while, and then asked, "When Zhang Xiu attacked Yangping Pass in Hanzhong." Which route is taken? ”

After listening to Liu Yu's question, Xu Huang hurriedly spread out a topographic map and pointed out. On the one hand, he said: "Lord Wang, please see, there is a mountain road called 'Street Pavilion' in the west of the Qinling Mountains, and there is a small city called 'Lieliu City' more than 20 miles northeast of the road, and these two places are the throat arteries that connect the north and south of the Qinling Mountains. Taste the day Zhang embroidery is to send troops from Longxi. Those who attacked Yangping Pass through here. ”

Liu Yu carefully looked at the topographic map for a while. Then he said: "Since Zhang Xiu wants to hold on, then let's leave him alone." I plan to divide the 100,000-strong army into two routes, and 50,000 people will stay in Nan'an to deter Zhang Xiu. 50,000 people detoured to the street pavilion, took the following Liucheng, and then entered Hanzhong through Yangping Pass, and cooperated with Zhang Lu to encircle and annihilate Cao's army. ”

"The prince has a great plan, and Weichen asks for his life to be the vanguard." Xu Huang looked very excited.

Liu Yu shook his head with a smile and said, "Come on, your injuries are not healed yet." What kind of pioneer will you be? This time, I will take Ziyi on the expedition, and you, Wen Chang, and Zijing will stay here. While recuperating from his injuries, he teased Zhang Xiu. ”

Liu Yu is still very dignified in front of his subordinates, and basically no one will refute after the words come out, and Xu Huang will naturally be no exception. Glancing at Xu Huang, whose expression was mixed with envy and loss, Liu Yu said gently: "Gongming, don't be discouraged, when your injuries heal, I will definitely let you have a good time!" This sentence immediately made Xu Huang happy, looking at his happy appearance, Liu Yu couldn't help but sigh slightly, and asked, "Do you know the current security situation of Jieting and Lieliu City?" ”

Xu Huang nodded and said: "Lieliucheng is now guarded by 10,000 troops led by Meng Tan, a general under Zhang Xiu, while the street pavilion is guarded by Zhang Xiu's brother Zhang Xian and Tianshui Gong Cao Jiangjian with 20,000 troops. ”

actually sent so many soldiers to guard this place, it seems that Zhang Xiu still has some strategy! Although he felt a little tricky, Liu Yu still planned to go to the scene to see if there was a chance.

A day later, Liu Yu took Zuo Lengchan, Tai Shici, 5,000 Beiwei troops and 50,000 infantry to the street pavilion. But after only half a day of marching, a horse caught up with the large army, but it was Guo Jia who sent a few pieces of information to Liu Yu, saying that it would help Liu Yu. Among these pieces of information, there was a record of a conversation between Zhang Xian, the street pavilion guard, and Jiang Yin, which made Liu Yu very interested. The full text is as follows:

[Time: April 18, 397 in the Han calendar.]

Characters: Street Pavilion Guards Zhang Xian, Tianshui Gong Cao Jiang Yin.

Contents: The enemy's general's discussion and results of the encampment.

Intelligence Recorder: Cao Zi 9527.

Zhang Xiao: "Our general also has too much heart!" This place is so remote and difficult to walk, it is impossible for the soldiers of the Eastern Capital to come! ”

Jiang persuaded: "It doesn't matter if the soldiers from the eastern capital come or not, let's hurry up and set up camp at that fork in the road and cut down trees for fences!" After all, there's nothing wrong with being careful! ”

Zhang Mian showed disdain: "It seems that Gong Cao is not familiar with military affairs, how can he do it when he is encamped?" Do you see that mountain over there? It is not connected on all sides, and the trees are extremely wide, which is a godsend. In my opinion, there should be troops stationed there. ”

Jiang shook his head: "My lord's words are wrong. If we occupy this road and set up camp, with my 25,000 elites, we can easily resist the 100,000 troops of the Eastern Capital. If, in the opinion of the adults, they abandon this important road and camp their troops on the mountain, I am afraid that they will be besieged. I hope adults think twice before acting! ”

Zhang laughed: "Gong Cao really should read more military books before making suggestions!" Don't you hear the art of war: under the high eye, the momentum is like a bamboo. If the soldiers of the Eastern Capital really arrive, Lord Ben will ensure that they will not return! ”

Jiang frowned: "Although my subordinates don't know about military affairs, they know geography." Look at the situation of this mountain. It's a Jedi. If the soldiers of the Eastern Capital cut off Liu Yu's way to get water, then our army will inevitably be in chaos without a fight! ”

Zhang was angry and reprimanded: "Gong Cao can't talk nonsense to mess with the army's heart." There is a cloud in Sun Tzu's Art of War: put it to death and then live. If the soldiers of the Eastern Capital really do what you say, cut off our army's way to get water. Then our army will fight desperately in despair. As the saying goes, the horizontal is afraid of the flute, and the one is afraid of the dead! I believe that when the time comes, our army will be able to be invincible! ”

Jiang waited to persuade him again, Zhang Mian showed impatience, and said resolutely: "I have been familiar with military books since I was a child, and even the general has tried to ask me about military affairs. You don't know the art of war. How dare you say more? ”

Jiang sighed, looking helpless: "Since the adults have decided to set up camp on the mountain again, then the subordinates will no longer object." I only ask my lord to assign some men to his subordinates. The subordinates wanted to set up another small village in the west. At that time, even if the soldiers of the Eastern Capital really come, we can rely on these two villages that are horns of each other to take care of each other. ”

Zhang snorted coldly, with displeasure on his face: "Since you refuse to listen to my orders and insist on your own opinions, it is up to you." I will give you five thousand soldiers. Arrange it yourself! But. Let me tell you, after I break the army of the Eastern Capital, I will never give you the credit! ”

Jiang shook his head and sighed, and left with a complaint. 】

After reading this information, Liu Yu really sighed. This intelligence officer, codenamed "Cao Zi 9527", should not be an intelligence agent, but a screenwriter, and his conversation record already has a bit of a script flavor...... But then again, this information came at a good time. At least it strengthened Liu Yu's determination to attack the street pavilion!

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Three days later, Liu Yujun had arrived at his destination. Liu Yu ordered to set up camp on the other hand. On the one hand, hundreds of scouts were sent around to reconnoitre. The result was as the intelligence said: Zhang Xian camped on the top of the mountain, Meng Tan was stationed in Lieliucheng, and Jiang Jian was stationed ten miles away from the mountain. And along the street pavilion, there are no barricades or wooden fences.

After a night of repairs, Liu Yu ordered his army to surround the hill and cut off its way to get water. After another day and night of confrontation, Cao Jun, who lacked water and food on the mountain, began to make noise. Liu Yu appeared in front of the battle at the right time, and shouted loudly: "Lonely is Liu Yu, the king of Zhou of the Han Dynasty, and the Cao soldiers on the mountain are not descending quickly!" "Maybe Liu Yu's prestige is really terrifying, and just one word made Cao Jun confused.

At this time, there was a bulge on the mountain, and it seemed that Zhang Xian was about to rush down. However, the Cao army on the mountain did not give Zhang Xian face, the drums sounded twice, and they were still there, and no one dared to act rashly.

"Brothers, you have before you the murderer, do you want to commit your lives to him? Don't be stupid, the only way for us to survive now is to rush down the mountain in unison and in one go. Everybody, rush with me......"

Liu Yu guessed that this was probably Zhang Xian talking. I don't know if his words were really inflammatory, or if the Cao soldiers regained their courage. In short, Cao Jun, who was frightened, really rushed down towards Liu Yujun after Zhang Xian's words were finished.

Liu Yujun did not move, and it was not until the Cao army entered the firing range that ten thousand arrows were fired, and the Cao soldiers who shot were crying for their fathers and mothers, and they howled miserably. After two rounds of arrows, the crossbowmen retreated to the camp and gave way to pikemen and sword and shield men.

Hand-to-hand combat, hand-to-hand combat. Although Cao Jun has the heart to work hard, how can they be Liu Yujun's opponents when their morale has been broken and they have not been fed. After a while, Liu Yujun, who was twice as large as Cao Jun, trapped them and allowed them to rush left and right, and they could not get out.

Just when Cao Jun lost most of it, a team of sergeants suddenly entered the battlefield. Zhang Xian, who was protected by his own soldiers, immediately shouted excitedly: "Gong Cao save me." "Obviously, this should be Jiang Yin's five thousand men and horses.

With Jiang Yin's response, although most of Cao's army was killed or captured by Liu Yujun, Zhang Xian, the main general, was still able to escape. When counting the results, Tai Shici was also very embarrassed and said: "Weichen is ashamed, under such a clever calculation of the prince, he still let that Zhang Xian and Jiang Jian flee to Lieliu City......"

Liu Yu waved his hand to interrupt his words of self-reproach, and said with a smile: "Ziyi, how can this be blamed on you?" The terrain here is already narrow, and there are so many people in this war. If you can still rush to the side of the enemy commander in this situation, it will be really incredible! ”

Liu Yu's words of relief relieved Tai Shici a little, and he asked Zhan again: "Lord Wang, how should we fight next?" Are you going to attack the city of Lieliu? That Weichen please be the vanguard! ”

"You can't be a pioneer in attacking Lieliu City." Liu Yu just finished speaking. Tai Shici opened his mouth to speak, but Liu Yu hurriedly waved his hand to stop him and continued: "You are the main general!" ”

"Wechen is in charge? Aren't you going, sir? Tai Shi Cixian was still a little confused. Then he thought he was understanding: "Oh, yes, Lieliu City is just a small mountain city with less than 10,000 people. It's more than enough for Weichen to go! ”

"Hehe, I didn't go because I looked down on Lieliu City!" Liu Yu explained with a smile: "I'm going to stay here and wait for someone!" ”

Tai Shi Ci is also a smart person, and he immediately reacted: "Lord Wang, you mean to say." Will Cao Jun come to rob the camp? ”

"Not bad." Liu Yu nodded and said, "With the current strength of the Cao army, they want to recapture Jieting from our army." You can only rely on the means of sneak attacks and camps. That's why I'm going to set up an ambush here and wait for them, and you'll need to take advantage of the opportunity to take the weakly defended city of Lieliu. ”

"Wechen understood." Tai Shi Ci nodded excitedly, patted his chest and promised: "Weichen will never live up to the prince's trust." ”

Because he was afraid of delaying the fighter, Tai Shici did not take much rest. After picking 10,000 soldiers who were not injured and had extra energy. Quietly set off. And Liu Yu ordered people to clean up the battlefield and treat the wounded, and on the other hand, he made some arrangements, and the rest was to wait!

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This is a long, two-sided vertical canyon, only three zhang wide and narrow in the middle of this canyon, the valley wall is steep and upright, like a knife and an axe, so steep to stand up, in this moonless night dark and dreary without seeing the end!

But it's on both sides of the cliff. Silently lying prone were rows of back-to-back soldiers, all of whom were dressed in black leather armor. Equipped with short knives, hand axes, bows and arrows, the sharp saber in his hand was all pressed under his body, so that the light on the blade would not be detected by the enemy on the opposite side, and everyone held their breath and remained silent, and their eyes shone with excitement in the darkness.

In front of these elite sergeants of the wilderness, there are not only piles of big stones, but also bundles of yellow-brown soft cowhide ropes that have been untied, and the top of each bundle of leather ropes is tied with an anchor-like iron claw, the iron claw has three petals, which are bent and stretched out in three directions, and the iron claws are extremely sharp, and at a glance they are known to be tools embedded in the climbing stickers.

Behind a gray boulder stretching diagonally, Liu Yu calmly and deeply stared at the movement on the other side of the mountain in front of him, and beside him, Zuo Lengchan stood silently.

This time to ambush the enemy in Liucheng, Liu Yu was ready to use only the back army. First, the terrain in this vicinity is narrow, and there are too many soldiers to exert it; Second, the main village also needs soldiers to stay; Third, ambushes and secret attacks are the best tricks of the back army of the special forces in later generations.

Suddenly, the sound of men and horses running in the distance was heard. Liu Yu smiled cruelly and said coldly: "Zuo Lengchan, let the sergeants get ready, and they will start harvesting human lives!" ”

In a short time, tens of thousands of enemy troops rushed in. The enemy general did not stop at the mouth of the valley, nor did he send a horse scout to reconnoitre, so he let the horse go straight forward, so that many of Liu Yu's arrangements to lure the enemy into depth were all nullified. Just when the head of the enemy army had just left the valley and the end of the formation had just entered the valley, Liu Yu gave an order. Suddenly, countless stones the size of a millstone on the top of the valley had fallen like a torrential rain!

All of a sudden, the people in the valley turned over on their backs, and the sound of screaming and screaming became chaotic, mixed with the sound of heavy boulders crashing, the sound of people and horses falling, the noise of trumpets, and the crisp sound of bones breaking, what a picture of hell on earth......

The more than 1,000 enemy horsemen who had already left the valley were a little at a loss under this change, and after a while, they rode back irrationally, wanting to rescue their comrades. But when they were less than a foot away from the valley mouth, a field of arrows like bees and locusts suddenly flew out from the shadows around them!

In a few high-pitched and mournful shouts, the weapons in the hands of several generals who were leading the enemy cavalry swung like a cloud of wind, and in a series of emergency collisions, all the arrows shot at them were all blown away or swept down! However, the others did not have such good martial arts, and in the midst of a miserable howl, the enemy lost most of them.

The sound of falling rocks in the valley continued to roar, and the shouts and roars of horses and the neighing of horses continued to be heard, but there were still groups of surviving horsemen rushing out, some saddled with no one, some without horses, some with crutches, some lame, but no matter how embarrassed and miserable they were, at least they had escaped from hell for the time being!

After all the stones and arrows on the top of the cliff had been used up, Liu Yu said to Zuo Lengchan: "You take people down to clear the remnants of the enemy in the valley, remember, I don't want to take prisoners!" ”

Zuo Lengchan said respectfully: "Don't worry, master, the slave will definitely complete the task." (To be continued.) )