The news of the fast horse entering the city reached Zhuge Liang's ears, and his heart suddenly moved: "Someone!" ”

"Sir."

"Prepare the car, wait for the next phase to enter the palace!"

"Yes, sir!"

Not long after, sure enough, someone came to the palace and entered the palace with Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang set off immediately, however, when he arrived at the palace gate, there was a fast horse. Limited to the righteousness of the monarch and the minister, Zhuge Liang did not inquire, but only slowed down a little and fell behind.

"Hasn't the prime minister arrived yet?"

Zhuge Liang walked to the outside of the hall, and when the guards outside the door were about to report it, there was an urgent question from the hall, and Zhuge Liang immediately shouted: "Your Majesty, the minister has arrived." ”

"Quick, Prime Minister come in, things are in trouble!" Liu Bei was both happy and worried.

The guards didn't even need to be connected, so they stepped aside, pushed open the door of the hall, and said, "Prime Minister, please!" ”

Zhuge Liang's face was full of solemnity at this time, he knew that Liu Bei was a steady person, if he wasn't really anxious, he would never behave so sincerely, uh, it was obvious.

"Your Majesty!"

Zhuge Liang's voice fell, and Liu Bei said: "Langzhong and Zitong have come one after another, and they have found traces of the Ming army, and it is very likely that Jiameng Pass has been taken down." Moreover, the Ming army seems to have attacked Langzhong and Zitong. ”

"Not likely!"

Zhuge Liang shook his head and said: "Since the Ming army has taken Jiameng Pass, it will definitely not leave it alone, and it will definitely make a move against Langzhong and Zitong." ”

"Aren't Langzhong and Zitong dangerous?" Liu Bei asked in surprise.

Zhuge Liang nodded with an ugly face, and said: "The Ming army can raid Jia Meng, and it is difficult to guarantee that it will not raid these two cities." Calculate the time, maybe one has already been taken down at this time, or even taken down. What the specific situation will be depends on how many people come from the Ming army. ”

Liu Bei frowned, and said suspiciously: "Prime Minister, Yizhou is high and densely forested, and the road is difficult to travel, how did they suddenly appear in Jiameng Pass, or behind Jiameng Pass?" ”

This question, Zhuge Liang thought about it carefully after he realized that there might be something wrong with Yinping.

Zhuge Liang felt that the Ming army might use Yinping as a dark line to carry out a sneak attack, and on the bright side, it would attack Baishui with a large army. One light and one dark, and finally Yu Zitong and Jiangyou will join the division, and then attack Fucheng and Mianzhu. Now it seems that there is another option -

"Yonekura Mountain!"

"Yonekura Mountain?"

"That's right!"

Zhuge Liang said with great certainty: "Guanjiameng is surrounded by Hanzhong, and the only one who can cross the mountains and forests is Micang Mountain. ”

"The prime minister is saying that they are from the line of Micang Mountain, through the mountains and mountains, to Jiameng Pass?" Liu Bei said in disbelief.

Zhuge Liang knew what he meant, and reminded: "Your Majesty, don't forget the Ming army back then. ”

Liu Bei's thoughts instantly returned to more than two years ago, in Bishui Pass......

After a long time, Liu Bei came back to his senses and said with a shocked face: "The Ming army has such a strong army, so isn't Chengdu dangerous?" ”

Zhuge Liang also knew that there was such an enemy, but at this time, he naturally couldn't say those frustrating words, so he had to comfort: "Chengdu is the hinterland of Yizhou, and there are countless dangers around, if the Ming army comes in a hurry, it will fall into isolation and helplessness." The minister believes that the Ming army will never do such an unwise thing! ”

"Besides, how many such soldiers can the Ming army have?"

Yes, how many Ming troops can have!

Even if there are 100,000, are you willing to let them die?

Liu Bei asked himself if it was him, would! As long as he can break the Ming army, even if it is a hundred thousand troops to accompany the burial, he will agree. But if you change to Gongsun Du, it will definitely not!

Liu Bei didn't understand what Gongsun Du was thinking.

Is it mercy? Or is it a posturing?

Nodding, Liu Bei said, "Will the Ming army still attack Baishuiguan?" ”

"It's inevitable!"

Zhuge Liang said: "The strange soldiers may be able to succeed for a while, but it is absolutely impossible to take Yizhou, which has already laid heavy troops. ”

Liu Bei couldn't help but show his approval when he heard this: "Well, what the prime minister said is extremely true, there are 300,000 troops in Yizhou, of which 230,000 are north of Chengdu, and the Ming army must be sent out together." ”

Zhuge Liang was silent for a moment and said: "The situation in Zitong and Langzhong is unclear today, Your Majesty can increase troops in Fuxian, Mianzhu, and Jiangzhou." In addition, the military situation can be communicated to the cities in case of a surprise attack. ”

"Well, what the prime minister said is reasonable."

Liu Bei replied, and remembered the previous Yinping incident, so he said again: "I don't know Yinping, does the prime minister think it is necessary to send someone there?" ”

Zhuge Liang thought for a moment and said: "Yinping is a long way away, and the summons have been delayed, and the messengers sent before may not have arrived in Yinping now, so there is no need to summon them." However, Yin Ping can go straight to Mianzhu, and you have to guard against it, Your Majesty may be able to increase troops to Jiangyouguan. It's just that the road is indeed a bit far, and if the Ming army comes fast enough, I'm afraid that Jiangyou may not be able to hold it. ”

"Then send reinforcements?" Liu Bei didn't understand what it meant, and asked confusedly.

Zhuge Liang said: "Not only to increase the troops, but also to increase the troops!" ”

"What's the explanation?"

"The army is out, even if you can't reinforce Jiangyou, you can go back to Fuxian and Mianzhu. In addition, the Ming army has strong combat power, and if a small group of people and horses go, they may have no return, and they will be intercepted and killed halfway. "Let's go

After Zhuge Liang finished speaking, he sighed again: "Yizhou's terrain is complex and the roads are difficult, which is our advantage, but it is also our disadvantage!" Especially since the delivery of this news is too slow, if we could have known about Jia Meng's situation earlier, we could have responded earlier. ”

Liu Bei was silent for a moment when he heard this, and then nodded.

Seeing this, Zhuge Liang said: "Your Majesty, the improvement of the ballista, the minister already has an eyebrow, there is still half a year at most, and a better ballista can be made in at least one month." ”

"Really?" Liu Bei couldn't help but be overjoyed.

Zhuge Liang nodded and promised: "Your Majesty, rest assured, the minister will never speak in vain!" ”

"Good, good!"

Liu Bei said with a grim face: "Don't worry, Prime Minister, I will definitely buy you enough time, then-"

"Let Gongsun Du have a good feel for what fear is."

Eh, accidentally said what was in your heart?

Subsequently, Liu Bei called Xu Shu, Huang Quan and others, and after discussion, decided on the number of reinforcements, a total of 35,000 people, so that the defenders of Chengdu fell by nearly 30%.

When Xu Shu led an army of 5,000 to Jiangyouguan for reinforcements, Lei Tong also led his men and horses to Jiangyouguan.

Lei Tong is a Yin Ping guard.

Zhang Liao took the Jingdao to raid Yinping, and the onslaught was successful for two hours. Lei Tong immediately wanted to leave, but was intercepted by Zhang Liao's men earlier and became a prisoner under the stairs. After persuasion, Lei Tong also chose to surrender.

Without him, the trend of the times! In addition, Lei Tongyuan was Liu Zhang's general, and he was not treated well by Liu Bei, but it was only because Huang Quan and others were not good at making radical moves, but they were also transferred to the remote Yinping, which was considered a distribution. Don't look at Zhang Liao from Jingdao to Yinping, but in fact, Jingdao has long existed in name only, and Zhang Liao's department also spent a lot of effort to pass through this damaged road.

It is not an exaggeration to say that if you change to Liu Jun, I am afraid that it will be difficult to move an inch.

This is also the main reason why Yin Ping was quickly down, it was too sudden.

Then Lei Tong personally led the way, deceived the gate of Guangping, and took Guangping down, and then ran to Jiangyou.

Jiangyou Pass, after two years of construction, is still not as good as the famous Baishui Pass, Jiameng Pass, the city pass is petite, that is, the Jiangyou Pass is dangerous, its land is surrounded by mountains, and the water flows. The dangerous peak wall of the pass stands, straight into the clouds; The river is turbulent and turbid.

Otherwise, there is no need to worry about it at all.

"Who's going to shut it down?"

Lei Tong stopped outside the gate and replied, "Dare to ask where General Wang is?" The last general, Yin Ping, guarded Lei Tong, was ordered to return to Chengdu! ”

"Thunder Copper?"

Su Fei (not that), originally a person from Jingzhou, followed Liu Bei into Shu, but because of his average talent, he has no prestige, and he has not been allowed to reuse. Can he become a Jiangyou guard, or the former guard general Wang Wei is too old to ask Liu Bei to resign, and recommend him Su Fei, so that he can have this opportunity.

"General Su Fei, why don't you know that Your Majesty has ordered to pass through the customs and go to Yinping?"

"How would I have known about this?" Lei Tong said sullenly, "Your Majesty beckons, how dare the last general disobey!" ”

Su Fei didn't know whether it was true or not, hesitated for a moment, and shouted: "That being the case, please General Lei go forward!" ”

Lei Tong followed his intentions and went forward to the pass.

Su Fei asked the soldiers who had seen Lei Tong on the left and right, "Is this person General Lei Tong?" ”

"General Hui, this person is General Lei."

Su Fei exhaled lightly and muttered in his heart: Did Your Majesty give a secret order? But I haven't heard that Lei Tong has any secret connection with His Majesty?

After thinking about it, he said: "General Lei, if you are offended, this will be switched on." ”

"Thank you, General Su."

Lei Tong paused, and then said, "I don't know where General Wang is now?" ”

Su Fei was even more relieved when he heard this, he was sure that this was him, and ordered the soldiers under the gate to open the gate, and at the same time replied: "General Wang Lao is very old, and he was seriously ill a year ago, and he has been recalled by His Majesty to Chengdu to recuperate with peace of mind. ”

"I see!"

Lei Tong responded, and then greeted the two hundred "parts" accompanying him, ready to enter the customs.

Su Fei saw it in his eyes and didn't say much.

However, when closing the door opens. After Lei Tong entered the customs, he immediately attacked: "Do it!" ”

"General Lei, what are you going to do?"

Su Fei was a little stunned and shouted condescendingly.

Lei Tong turned a deaf ear, slashed the soldiers at the door, retreated to the door, and guarded the door.

"Kill!"

Su Fei followed the prestige, and a large number of people and horses rushed in a hurry.

"Hurry ......"

Su Fei tried his best to stop him, but he was not even an opponent of Lei Tong, let alone Zhang Liao, who came from behind. Half an hour later, Jiangyouguan announced that it had changed hands.

The difference is that Su Fei's gang saw that he couldn't defend it, so he immediately left the customs and passed on the military information to Fu County.