The secret guard listened to the movements of the Wei army and conveyed the information to the Han Emperor Liu Bei through the hand of Fazheng.

Merely.

Things often don't go so smoothly, just when Liu Bei was about to transfer troops and send generals, a military report from the rear had been sent to the imperial case.

Wei general Zhang He gathered the power of Chen Cang and Sanguan with more than 10,000 people, and led the troops to Suiyang Xiaogu to threaten the rear.

Han De, a general under Guo Huai, also led his five sons to attack day and night, taking advantage of the unpreparedness of the defenders to recapture the important town of Linjing, and then constructed five lines of defense along the Jingshui line, and led the people to defend them with his five sons, which has prevented the Han army from breaking through.

However, Guo Huai and Ma Zun and other generals set up a military fortress on the bank of the Yellow River with the Anxi general Xiahou Nan, in order to prevent Wei Yan's troops from crossing the river to join the main force.

This series of military intelligence reports appeared in front of Liu Bei's eyes.

Although he had already gotten the news, when it really happened, Liu Bei was still a little caught off guard.

Immediately, he could not help but summon the generals to the imperial tent to discuss the matter.

……

Royal Tent.

After the generals announced the news one by one, there was a panic and uproar in the tent.

No one thought that the situation had been dominated by their own army since the Northern Expedition, and the Wei army could only passively defend but could not expel them who had entered the hinterland of Guanzhong to organize spring ploughing and tuntian.

So how did the Wei army get the courage to plan in advance to encircle and annihilate their own army?

It must be known that if there is a mistake in any link during this period, it will fall into a situation where it will never recover, and it will not be guaranteed.

Looking around, seeing the unbelievable faces of the crowd, Liu Bei paused, and couldn't help but say: "At this moment, the general situation is like this. ”

"The Wei thieves have occupied our army in Linjing, then our main force and Longyou and Longxi can no longer be connected, this move is very vulnerable to a devastating blow, so I and Xiaozhi discussed and decided to break through, first return to Longyou and then plan, as for ...... As for Guanzhong...... We can only talk about it later! ”

This last sentence, Liu Bei said so hard to cut his teeth.

This time, he originally raised troops eastward with the great strategy of recovering Guanzhong in one fell swoop and returning to the old capital.

Otherwise, he would have adopted Prime Minister Zhuge Liang's national policy of "taking the camp step by step and encroaching forward".

Liu Bei knew very well in his heart that after this battle, in view of the strategic Wei side in Guanzhong, he would definitely use it as a key defensive area, and sent a heavy army to guard the dangerous place to prevent his own army from attacking suddenly.

Then, if you can't swallow the pass in one go, you will have to attack the counties of Liangzhou and operate it in the future, and you will definitely not be able to enter the hinterland like today in a few years, and Chang'an is only a short distance away!

For Liu Bei today, if he can be more than ten years younger, he may be able to wait for the promotion strategy of cannibalization step by step, but ......

I can't wait anymore......

It was precisely because he thought that he was already dying of old age, and that he might be able to drive to the west one day, that he wanted to do his best to add bricks and tiles to the foundation of the Han Dynasty that he had created by himself in his lifetime, and increase the chances of success of the Northern Expedition for his children and grandchildren......

Can realistically ......

"Then I don't know how Your Majesty is going to deploy troops now, and where is the direction of the breakthrough?"

"What should be done with Wei Wenchang's subordinates who divided their troops to cross the river into Jin?"

Under the words, Zhao Yun, who was wearing strong armor, couldn't help but stand tall, and asked with a look of worry on his face.

That's it.

Huang Zhong, a veteran on one side, couldn't help but echo: "Zilong said very much, I don't know if Your Majesty has a strategy?" ”

"I have decided to break through from Linjing, which is already north of Guanzhong, and the counties of Longyou and Longxi are the foundation of the country, and they must not be abandoned!"

As soon as the voice spoke, the generals were deafening and slightly surprised.

"But according to the military situation, Linjing is now the place where the puppet Wei focuses on cutting off our army, can our army break through several lines of defense quickly?"

"What if it takes a little time but causes the main force of the Wei army to be encircled?"

Groaning for a while, Wu Yi was full of suspicion, and said in a deep voice.

He really couldn't understand why his army had to break through from the most unshakable route.

This remark also made most of the generals in the tent feel the same and were extremely puzzled!

Seeing the puzzled expressions of everyone among themselves, Liu Bei and Fa Zheng glanced at each other, and Fa Zheng frowned slightly and said, "General Wu only knows one and doesn't know the other. ”

He replied first, and then said: "Since the Wei people have already set up a conspiracy against our army, why do they rely on Linjing to construct a defense line?" ”

"Why?"

"Our army can choose three routes to break through, one is to follow the Wugong Water to the remaining veins of the Qinling Mountains, and retreat straight into Hanzhong, but this move is tantamount to giving away the results of the Northern Expedition that our army has achieved in the past few months, and Longshang will no longer have anything to do with me."

"Your Majesty will not respond to this move, and the officers and men of our army will not agree to it. The Wei people must have expected that our army would not willingly give up the results they had gained, and they must have known that our army would not adopt the plan of retreating to the Qinling Mountains. ”

After saying this, Fa Zheng continued to analyze: "Then if the Qinling Mountains are excluded, the road of Chencang will remain, but you also know that according to the dangerous terrain of Chencang and Dasanguan, if Zhang He defends it with danger, although our army may break through in a short period of time?" ”

"And this is a naked conspiracy. The Wei army expected that our army would not give up the counties of Longshang, and it would definitely not choose to storm Chencang, so there was only one thing left to take Linjing. ”

"Therefore, all the generals must be mentally prepared, our army will fight another vicious battle with the Wei thief in Linjing."

After some analysis, the generals were stunned.

After this, the situation on their side was almost completely at a disadvantage, although they knew the enemy's plan, they had no choice but to follow the enemy's footsteps.

The discussion seemed to be at its most intense.

Liu Bei, who was sitting on top of the main case, slapped up, but then his face was restless, full of various emotions such as hesitation and anxiety, pacing back and forth to vent his inner uneasiness.

"Your Majesty, why are you like this?"

Seeing the half-ringing, over seventy years old, his beard and hair were already white, and the veteran Huang Zhong, who was more than eight feet long, couldn't help but ask.

"Oh. Hansheng, I am now like sitting on pins and needles, and I am worried. ”

"Since there is a detailed plan for breaking through, it will not be caused by the conspiracy that suddenly appeared by the Wei thief and let our army mess up, Your Majesty doesn't have to worry!"

Huang Zhong comforted with a relieved face.

"Alas! Han Sheng, as he said just now, said that the Linjing defense line was the key defense of the Wei people, and its purpose was to delay time in order to stop our army, so that the main force of the puppet Wei could encircle and annihilate us. ”

"I think about it, if no one leads the people behind the army to resist the main force of the puppet Wei and buy some time for the main force of our army to break through, I am afraid that all the officers and men of our army will be in danger of overturning!"

"It's just that the latter will definitely suffer from being outnumbered, and there will be a danger to his life at any time, but all the generals in the camp are the backbone of my Han Dynasty, how can I bear to send you to wait for the break, but the overall situation is like this...... I hesitated. ”

A sigh was full of Liu Bei's inner entanglement and sadness at this time.

He knew very well that if the dispatch was broken, it would inevitably be besieged by the main force of Cao Zhen's troops, and the situation would definitely be dangerous.

He also didn't want to force a certain general in the army to break off himself, but in the overall situation, the candidate for the break must be made, and he needed to delay some time to help the main force break through.

Hearing Liu Bei's words, and looking at the painful and tangled emotions on his face, Huang Zhong did not hesitate, his face suddenly became serious, and he said sharply: "That's the case." Your Majesty, send your ministers to the end! ”

"The minister will inevitably block the pursuit of the Wei thieves, and will definitely create an opportunity for the main force of our army to break through the siege."

A seat fell.

The tent was suddenly in awe!

The veteran Huang Zhong generously asked for battle when he knew that he would die after the break, and his face was even more fearless.

This immediately made the boiling fire in the chests of the generals in the tent burn brightly.

"This ...... This is absolutely unacceptable. Han Sheng, you are over seventy years old, and your health is not as good as before, the battlefield battle is too dangerous, if you are damaged here, will I not be like a broken arm? ”

After hearing this, Liu Bei subconsciously refused.

"Haha."

Stroking his beard, Huang Zhong bowed his hand: "The minister is very relieved to have His Majesty's concern and weight, but since Your Majesty knows that the battle after the break will definitely be a situation of nine deaths, then why not go and give up the lives of the rest of the young generals?" ”

"The minister has lived to the age of the sixtieth birthday in this life, and has already read countless people, since he met His Majesty in Changsha more than ten years ago, the minister knew that His Majesty was the lord of Zhongzheng's dream, and I secretly decided at that time to follow His Majesty in this life, help Your Majesty revive the Han Dynasty, and reappear ......"

"Hansheng, don't say it. I categorically wouldn't agree. ”

As soon as the words fell, Liu Bei's eyes were full of tears, and he interrupted with words.

Immediately, he burst into tears and said, "Hansheng." You and I have known each other for many years, and you have made many meritorious contributions to me, and our relationship is no longer that of a monarch and a minister, and I treat you like a brother, but now that you are in your seventies, how can I let you fight on the front line without caring for your safety? ”

"Your Majesty. The old general's health is indeed not as good as before, and it is indeed inappropriate to fight on the front line, so it is better to let Yun lead the people to break off. ”

Seeing this, Zhao Yun stood up straight and asked for battle, without fear, but made a look of "although tens of millions of people are going to do it".

And with Zhao Yun's request for battle, followed by Wu Ban, the generals led by Deng Zhi also raised their voices to fight.

For a moment, the tent was filled with a constant roar.

"Zilong, you must not fight with the old man in this matter, you are still young, and you are still responsible for assisting Your Majesty in the future to rejuvenate the Han family, how can you easily compromise this?"

"The old man is already a half-cut person in the ground, rather than living in the world and dying of illness in the bed, it is better to fight vigorously before dying, fighting in the battlefield and returning the horse leather shroud!"

Huang Zhong said this very decisively, and this time he was even more resolute in asking for battle.

He lost his son at an early age, and he only had a daughter under his knees, but Huang Wudie also married Guan Suo as his wife the year before last, so he naturally has no regrets.

Horse leather shroud.

This is also the highest honor that the Iron General reveres.

People like Huang Zhong, instead of being aggrieved and dying on the bed, it is better to return the horse leather shroud on the battlefield.

Seeing that Liu Bei was still hesitant on his face, Huang Zhong was very grateful, but he suddenly fell to his knees.

"Hansheng. What are you doing? ”

Seeing this, Liu Bei was suddenly shocked, and immediately ran off the platform, holding his body with both hands, and said tremblingly.

Hearing this, Huang Zhong said with tears in his eyes: "Your Majesty." The minister has lived for decades and has already lived enough, and now instead of letting generals like Zilong go to die, this is a loss for the country! ”

"They should assist Your Majesty or serve the young lord to continue to carry out the great banner of reviving the Han Dynasty and struggle, how can the minister watch them go to death today?"

"This kind of taste, the minister looks like sitting on pins and needles, uncomfortable......"

The heart-wrenching words made Liu Bei and Huang Zhong full of tears and grief.

"Hansheng ......"

"Your Majesty, if you still have a chance in the next life, you will definitely be a pawn with your subordinates again."

This is the secret of farewell between kings and ministers......

Seeing the friendship between the monarch and the minister, the tent was gradually filled with a sense of compassion, and the generals gradually couldn't help crying......

The friendship of the ancients can be learned from heaven and earth!