Due to the limited number of troops, Wang Ping could only arrange the focus of defense in a few fortresses in Hanzhong, and the rest of the places, including the main transportation routes, were basically abandoned.

Therefore, this section of the road from Seoul to Yangping Pass is completely unimpeded, not to mention that there is no Shu army to garrison, not even the ordinary checkpoint sentry, the Yue cavalry battalion has a long-distance attack, and there are no obstacles along the way.

Yangping Pass is a dangerous pass in Hanzhong in the west, and this section of the road from Hancheng to Yangping Pass is relatively flat and relatively easy to walk, it is to gallop the Yue Cavalry Camp overnight, and when it is close to dawn, you can see the towering city wall of Yangping Pass.

Cao Liang ordered the Yue cavalry battalion to stop advancing, rest in place, and do a good job of hiding, this place is already very close to Yangping Pass, if the defenders accidentally discover the whereabouts of the Yue cavalry battalion, Cao Liang's surprise attack plan is likely to be in vain.

After settling down in the Yue cavalry camp, Cao Liang and Deng Ai Shibao went to Yangping Pass to check the situation on the spot.

At that time, the sky was just faintly bright, and Cao Liang climbed a hill and looked at Yangpingguan.

Yangping Pass is connected with the southern foot of the Qinling Mountains in the north, the Daba Mountains in the south, it is the throat of the Sichuan from Hanzhong, its north leads to Luoyang, the south is connected to Baishui, the west is connected to Wudu, and the east is Hanzhong, the geographical location is very important, since ancient times, Yangping Pass is the first dangerous place in Hanzhong.

Cao Liang looked west, but saw that the south of Yangping Pass was an extremely steep mountain, with thousands of walls standing on the wall, like a knife sharpening an axe and chiseling, presumably it was the Jigong Mountain drawn on the map.

And the north of Yangping Pass, is a wide river, high mountains and valleys, the water flow is turbulent, boats can not cross, presumably this big river is the Jialing River, but it is not called the Jialing River at the moment, but called the West Han Water.

Yangping Pass in the Han Dynasty and Yangping Pass in the Three Kingdoms Period are not the same place, Yangping Pass in the Han Dynasty has the confluence of the Baima River and the Han River, not far from Dingjun Mountain, and the Yangping Pass (Yang'ankou) of the Shu Han Dynasty is located in the northwest of Ningqiang County, and there are dozens of miles away from the Yangping Pass in the Han Dynasty.

As far as personal feelings are concerned, Cao Liang feels that the site of Yangping Pass in Shu Han is more pragmatic than the site selection of Yangping Pass in the Han Dynasty, presumably this is also Zhuge Liang's masterpiece, such a dangerous pass lies between the dangerous peaks and torrents, it is really a one-man pass, ten thousand people are not open, if it is a frontal attack, let alone 700 people in the Yue Cavalry Battalion, even if Xiahou Xuan brings 70,000 troops over, whether he can pass this pass is probably an unknown number.

At such a dangerous pass, it was obviously impossible to attack head-on, so Cao Liang could only follow the original plan and use the method of sneak attack to attack Yangping Pass.

However, if you want to attack Yangping Pass, you must first find out how many defenders there are in the pass, who the guards will be, and more importantly, you must first understand the deployment of the defenders in the city, and according to this map, you can accurately know how to act.

Now that the gate of Yangping Pass is closed, it is difficult to enter, which makes Cao Liang a little worried, what good way to find out the situation in the pass.

The so-called knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can survive a hundred battles, and now Cao Liang is completely unfamiliar with everything in Yangping Pass, which is obviously quite unfavorable to this surprise attack.

This was the first battle of the Yue Cavalry Battalion, and Cao Liang naturally had to be extremely cautious.

"Shizai, what do you think?" Cao Liang knew that Deng Ai was quick to talk and quick to act, and had a lot of wonderful ideas in marching and fighting, so Cao Liang simply asked Deng Ai directly.

Deng Ai said in the future: "I want to steal ...... Sneak attack on Yangping Pass, you must ...... You can take advantage of it, but first you have to ...... It is necessary to investigate Yangping Pass...... The condition of the defenders in the pass, so that there can be ...... Be sure. ”

"Then how can we find out the situation of the defenders in the clearance?" Cao Liang asked again

"It's simple...... We can send ...... Send people to lie in ambush in front of the pass, as long as there is ...... If anyone goes out of the city, he will be taken captive...... and if you have taken it, you may hear it...... I got the situation of Kannai. Although Deng Ai stammered, his speech was also clear and straightforward.

Cao Liang thought about it, and yes, now Yangping Pass is still quite a long distance away from the Hanzhong front, at this time, probably no one will suspect that the Wei army will come to attack Yangping Pass, so it is impossible for Yangping Pass to be closed, it will definitely be released, and when the time comes, catch a few people who come out of Yangping Pass, torture them, and naturally get the news in the pass.

Now Cao Liang doesn't need to know the top-secret information of the defenders of Yangping Pass, he just needs to know the basic information about how many defenders there are in the city, what the defense situation is, and who the defenders are, so the people arrested don't necessarily have to be people in the Shu army, even if they are ordinary people.

So Cao Liang sent Deng Ai to lead a team of Wei soldiers to ambush in a forest in front of Yangping Pass, and sure enough, it was not out of Deng Ai's expectations, at sunrise, the city gate of Yangping Pass was slowly opened, and the Shu soldiers guarding the city went out of the city gate in twos and threes, and carried out the rejection horse, and placed it on the avenue in front of the door.

In the early morning, there were not too many pedestrians, and a few Shu soldiers seemed to have nothing to do.

Liang Min is the chief of Yangping Pass, a month only twenty-seven Hu than two hundred stone petty officials, yesterday his wife gave birth to a difficult child, the midwife did not give birth overnight, Liang Min had to go to the city outside the city after dawn Balipo to find a doctor, hurried to the city gate.

"Yo, it's Master Liang, what kind of baby did your mother-in-law give birth to, a boy or a girl?" The soldier defending the city asked with a smile.

"I haven't given birth yet, so don't go to a doctor." Liang Min was covered in sweat, and he didn't care about saying more, so he left Guancheng in a hurry.

No wonder Liang Min is in a hurry, giving birth to a child is not a good thing to say, that is, one corpse and two lives, I heard that the doctor in Balipo outside the city is very famous, Liang Min borrowed a horse from his colleagues, and rode straight out of the city, heading to Balipo.

When he just walked to a dense forest not far from the city, two figures suddenly burst out of the dense forest, and Liang Min had not understood what was going on, he had been torn off his horse and dragged into the forest.

Bandit? Bandit? Liang Min was a little stunned for a moment, there has been no peaceful day in these years, robbers and thieves are impermanent, but according to past practice, these bandits rarely rob officials, probably because they are afraid of causing trouble, but how could this happen today?

"I don't have any money!" Liang Min said with a bitter face.

A dangling knife rested on his neck, and someone shouted in a deep voice: "Now I ask you, answer honestly, maybe I can let you live, otherwise, I want you to move!" ”