Shangyong City.

This place was occupied by Liu Zheng last year.

Stationed here are the two generals Gan Ning and Huang Zhong.

With Huang Zhong as the commander, stationed in Shangyong here, although it is not far from Hanzhong, the terrain here is tortuous, and it is not easy to go directly from Shangyong to Hanzhong.

At the very least, it will take several days to travel to reach the vicinity of Hanzhong directly, and if you walk slowly, you may have to let the grain and grass set off ten days in advance to stabilize the morale of the army.

Otherwise, if the army arrives in Hanzhong and there is no food to follow, it will be very difficult for Hanzhong to be defeated.

Therefore, a few months ago, after Liu Zheng conquered Shangyong City, he has been raising grain and grass from the surrounding counties and transporting them to Shangyong.

Now on the side of Shangyong, there is enough grain and grass, and tens of thousands of troops can use it for half a year, so there is no need to worry about the food problem.

After Liu Zheng came to Shangyong, the news had already been sent to Huang Zhong through Jinyiwei, so on the day Liu Zheng arrived here, Huang Zhong had already personally led thousands of troops and was waiting for Liu Zheng here.

Welcoming Liu Zheng's arrival, Liu Zheng personally supervised the battle, which shows that Liu Zheng attaches great importance to this place in Hanzhong.

Near Shangyong, the terrain is towering, the mountains are continuous, there is Wudang Mountain in the north, and Shennongjia in the south.

Therefore, after capturing Shangyong, there was actually nothing to say on the Hanzhong side, just because of the long distance, Zhang Lu's men and horses did not stay much on Shangyong's side.

It will take several days to pass the information back to the mediocre.

Liu Zheng got down from the carriage, and outside Shangyong City, Huang Zhong was wearing armor and took the initiative to stand up to greet Liu Zheng.

"Your Majesty!"

Huang Zhong respectfully saluted Liu Zheng, Liu Zheng did not rush to get out of the car, but stood on the carriage and looked around from a distance.

After Huang Zhong defeated Shangyong, he built Shangyong City into a military town, which is the first important town facing Hanzhong, whether it is the soldiers and horses stationed there, or the materials, there are a lot, so there must be no trouble.

"General Hansheng, you have conquered Shangyong City, but it is a great achievement, the widow did not meet with you before to commend you, this time, I came to Shangyong to visit the three armies! not only brought some Sanliangye, but also sent some grain and grass to the army. ”

Liu Zheng came to Shangyong, so he naturally wanted to find a reason.

Otherwise, after rushing to Shangyong City, it will inevitably arouse the vigilance of other forces.

Only by finding a reason to come, for example, now Liu Zheng came to Shangyong City under the pretext of condolences to the three armies, so as to dispel the jealousy of others.

Although it is impossible, let Zhang Lu, Liu Bei and others be completely relieved. But at least after having a name, Liu Bei and the others knew that Liu Zheng did not come to Shangyong specifically for them.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. The last general led the officers and men of the three armies. Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward! ”

After Huang Zhong heard Liu Zheng's words, a smile appeared on his face.

hurriedly hugged his fists and thanked Liu Zheng.

Liu Zheng then stepped down from the carriage.

Under the guidance of Huang Zhong, he gradually walked into this mediocre city.

I came to the temporary palace that had been prepared in the city.

Along the way, Liu Zheng was chatting with Huang Zhong about some things in Hanzhong, and at the same time chatted about how Huang Zhong and their lives here were during this time.

After briefly understanding that Huang Zhong and these people were stationed in Shangyong City, Liu Zheng asked about Hanzhong, Zhang Lu and Liu Bei.

"Han Sheng, is there any information about Zhang Lu and Liu Bei over there in Hanzhong?"

"Your Majesty, if you don't ask me, I'm about to report the situation here to you."

"Oh, Hansheng, it looks like what's going on here in Hanzhong?"

Liu Zheng saw Huang Zhong's appearance, his face was a little solemn, and he knew that there should be a new situation in Hanzhong, and he was also very curious.

At this time, Huang Zhong also knew that Liu Zheng was more concerned about this matter, so he naturally did not hesitate.

"Your Majesty. Not long ago, our spies sent back news from Hanzhong. said that Zhang Lu had sent people to Chengdu to send the news of Liu Bei's army to Liu Yan in Yizhou. ”

"Liu Yan has sent his son Liu Zhang to lead a large army to support Zhang Lu, and now in this place in Hanzhong, in addition to Zhang Lu's own soldiers and horses, there are also soldiers and horses brought by Liu Zhang."

What happened in Hanzhong naturally couldn't escape Huang Zhong's spies.

Although Huang Zhong could not know the details of these things, Liu Zhang led tens of thousands of troops to Hanzhong, and the movement could not be small, so it was naturally impossible to hide it from Huang Zhong's ears and eyes.

Originally, if it was just Zhang Lu's tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, it would be no danger to Huang Zhong at all.

If Huang Zhong really wanted to attack Hanzhong, it would be enough to unite Gan Ning's soldiers and horses.

But now with Liu Zhang's army, the situation is different.

Huang Zhong was not sure that he could defeat Hanzhong under the garrison of Liu Zhang, Zhang Lu and others.

After Liu Zheng heard Huang Zhong's words, his face also sank, and he frowned, he was still more concerned about the affairs of Hanzhong.

"I knew that Hanzhong was not so easy to beat. Zhang Lu will definitely not sit still, and the only thing he can find now is Liu Yan. ”

"And Liu Yan and Zhang Lu have a cold relationship, if you really don't care about Zhang Lu, then Liu Yan will also be troubled by Liu Bei and us at that time."

After listening to Huang Zhong's words, Liu Zheng began to think about it on his own.

A moment later.

He raised his head again and asked Huang Zhong a question.

"General Hansheng. Zhang Lu already has reinforcements on his side, and it is not easy to deal with. What about Liu Bei? ”

"Liu Bei is okay here. A month earlier, they had secretly begun to gather soldiers and horses, and now they had set up camp in Chenggu County, not far from Nanzheng City, where an army of 40,000 troops was stationed. Liu Bei's second brother Guan Yu personally guarded it, and the junior general Ma Chao was the deputy. ”

"Ma Chao?"

Huang Zhong suddenly said Ma Chao's name.

made Liu Zheng's face change again.

"When did Ma Chao take refuge in Liu Bei, I don't know."

In fact, Liu Zheng knew about this matter before, but what he knew was that Ma Teng had already taken refuge in Liu Bei. It is not clear that Ma Chao also took refuge in Liu Bei.

After all, the current Ma Chao is still not famous and will not attract the attention of others.

Naturally, no one told Liu Zheng about Ma Chao's news.

It's just that now after hearing Ma Chao's news, Liu Zheng couldn't help but start thinking about the famous generals under Liu Bei.

In addition to Liu Bei's two righteous brothers, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, now, Liu Bei has Zhao Yun and Ma Chao under him.

There is also Xu Chu and Pang De, who took refuge in Liu Bei in the middle of the period.

Not long ago, Zhang Xiu, who was subordinate to the imperial court, was wooed.

Speaking of which, Liu Bei today is also full of talents, and these generals alone are enough to compete with the famous generals under Liu Zheng.

It's just that Liu Zheng is not what it used to be.