Let's start with Iraq.

The Yi was ordered to go to Yangping Pass and persuade the Yangping Pass guards not to support Nanzheng. Of course, the sooner the better, the Yi turned over and got on his horse, took a soldier of the team, and rode his horse to Yangping Pass.

Yangping Pass is a military fortress, guarding the Golden Bull Road, forming a corner with Tiandang Mountain and Dingjun Mountain, and the Qishan Road to the northwest can attack Longyou.

To the east, it enters Hanzhong.

The strategic location of this place is extremely important.

The guard of Yangping Pass, called Lin Mu, commanded 5,000 elite soldiers. Speaking of this Lin Mu, he is also a bit famous. He was born as a scholar who fled to Bashu from Sanfu, that is, he was in the same group as Wu Yi and others.

Later, Liu Yan sent Zhang Lu into Hanzhong to cut off the connection between Bashu and the central Han Dynasty, so he stayed under Zhang Lu and became a general under Zhang Lu.

Yi led eleven horsemen to ride all the way through the vast plains, and finally arrived at the Yangping Pass.

Yangping Pass is bordered by the Qinling Mountains in the north and the Han River in the south. There is a path between Hanshui and the pass that can be passed, theoretically passable.

Because as long as the defenders do not interfere, the enemy army can pass in a long line.

But is it possible?

Yi came to the pass with his horsemen, causing a wave of nervousness among the defenders of the pass. After the name and origin of the name were reported by the Iraqi nationality, the Yangping Pass was opened, and the Iraqi nationality was welcomed into the customs.

The walls of this pass are very tall and strong, but there is only one general's palace inside, and the general's palace is surrounded by tents, like a military camp.

Yi was invited into the lobby of the General's Palace. There was a forty-something, mighty-looking general sitting in the hall, looking at Yi with a sneer.

This person is the guard general of Yangping Guan, Lin Mu.

"Yi, as the master of Guan Ping, but you came to my Yangping Pass, aren't you afraid that I will ambush the knife and axe hand and chop you into meat puree?"

Lin Mu sneered, calling his name very polite.

But Yi Ji knew that the other party was just pretending, if it was really Zhang Lu's loyal minister, he would have been tied up a long time ago and sent to Nanzheng City to be handed over to Zhang Lu.

Therefore, Yi Ji said unhurriedly: "I'm just a civil servant, if the general wants to kill me, why bother with a knife and axe?" The general alone can chop me into meat sauce. ”

Lin Mu was speechless. Yi Ji smiled, came to the guest seat and sat down, and said to Lin Mu: "At present, Guan Yangwu and Zhang Lu are fighting for Hanzhong, and they are facing each other outside Nanzheng City. Zhang Lu was weak, and he was afraid that he would send someone to ask the general to return to Nanzheng. But the general restrained his troops and horses in the city, obviously thinking of waiting and seeing. ”

Lin Mu's face changed slightly, but he was said by Yi. Zhang Lu had already sent people here to ask him to send troops to rescue Nanzheng, but he was afraid of Guan Ping's soldiers and did not dare to save Nanzheng, so he could only nest here and wait and see whether he would succeed or fail.

Seeing this, Yi Ji was already determined in his heart, and said: "In the battle of Hucheng, Yan Pu and Yang Ang were defeated, and Zhang Wei was killed. Yan Pu, Yang Ang's defeated army returned to Nanzheng, and he was afraid that there were no more than 10,000 people, and they were all lost dogs, and their courage had been taken away. Nan Zheng Minzhuang, the total number of recruits may be 20,000, but it is just a rabble. I Guan Yang Wu led 20,000 elite soldiers, and there was a general Zhang Yide. At present, the nine counties in Hanzhong have been annexed, and the people and horses have been mobilized, and the grain and grass have been dispatched, and there is a steady stream. Over time, Zhang Lu will definitely weaken. Does General Lin really want to kill me? ”

Yi's words pierced Lin Mu's heart. Lin Mu smiled bitterly, didn't dare to pretend anymore, and said: "What Mr. said is not bad, many days ago, Zhang Lu sent someone to let me lead the troops to rescue Nanzheng. But I knew that Zhang Lu would be defeated, so I wanted to belong to Guan Yang Wu, but my family members were all in Nanzheng, so I could only wait and see. ”

"The general did the right thing. The general is outside, Zhang Lu is defeated, and he will not kill the general's family to become an enemy. The general only needs to move, and after another ten days and a half months, Zhang Lu will see that the reinforcements are cut off, and he will definitely open the city and surrender. When the time comes, both the body and the family can be preserved. Yi said.

"Okay, just Mr." Lin Mu had already made up his mind to watch from the wall, and when he heard Yi Ji say this, he couldn't ask for it, so he agreed.

So Zhang Lu's only two remaining reinforcements were easily blocked by the Iraqi nationality all the way.

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Nanzheng south, on the vast plains.

It's really plains, vast plains. Instead of the Fangling side, a small piece of plain. In the Hanzhong Plain, there is absolutely no problem with raising a million people.

It's just that after the war at the end of the Han Dynasty, the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and later after Liu Yan entered Shu, Zhang Lu was sent to fight in Hanzhong, and later Zhang Lu fought with Liu Zhang for many years.

At present, the population of Hanzhong is only about five or six hundred thousand, this year Guan Ping's broom star from Hucheng into Hanzhong, and killed many soldiers in Hanzhong, it is the old injuries are not healed, the new injuries are increasing, under normal circumstances, it takes a few years of hard work before Hanzhong can recover.

Zhang Fei and Xu Shu led the soldiers and horses to a place not far from the entrance of Micang Road.

Zhang Fei brought more than 2,000 elite soldiers to the south this time, of which more than 1,000 were elite pikemen wearing iron armor, and the rest were ordinary elites.

Iron armor can only be worn in wartime, otherwise if you don't fight, your physical strength will be exhausted. Together with food and grass supplies, there are many carts in the army at this moment.

Hanzhong borders Liangzhou, and horses are cheaper here. After Guan Ping captured Jiuxian, he searched everywhere and got a lot of horses, and it was not difficult to pull a horse-drawn cart.

The army continued its march south, and by the middle of the day, a little bit of a situation had arisen. The scout horse sent out galloped back and reported to Zhang Feiyu: "General." Thousands of men and horses were found in front, without banners, looking at the costume, it seemed to be a barbarian army on Bashan. ”

"Hmph. Thousands of people also dared to save Nan Zheng. Order the armor soldiers to wear armor, and kill a piece of armor with me later. "Zhang Laosan was a little angry, so he sent thousands of people to save Nan Zheng, isn't this underestimating my Yanren Zhang Fei?

At least 10,000 people.

"No." Zhang Laosan's personal soldiers agreed and immediately went down to give the order. So a thousand ironclad soldiers put on iron armor and lined up in front with spears, ordinary soldiers in the back, and archers last, waiting for the battle.

Zhang Laosan rode his horse and stood at the forefront, and the "Zhang Zi" flag was held by the flag bearer and stood beside him. Xu Shu rode his horse to Zhang Fei's side.

"Mr. Xu stepped back so as not to be shot by the loss." Zhang Fei waved his hand, thinking that he would hurry up and make a mess. Fortunately, Zhang Laosan has always gotten along well with civil officials and did not speak coldly.

"Later, the two armies will face each other, and the general shouted that Yanren Zhang Fei is here, and it is convenient to deter the other party, don't fight with the other party, let alone defeat the other party."

Xu Shu said in a low voice.

"Why is that?" Zhang Laosan is very unconvinced, what kind of operation is this?

"Although a big battle defeated Zhang Wei, Yan Pu, and Yang Ang, the losses on both sides were not small. The Five Dou Rice Sect is deeply rooted, and adults need a little time to integrate their strength. And the biggest threat at present is not Zhang Lu, but Bashu Liu Zhangjun. There is a Yangping Pass on the Jinniu Road that can block the Bashu army, but on the Micang Road, the road is smooth and difficult to block. However, the barbarian kings on Daba Mountain live in the mountains, and they can't fight with their mountain soldiers, but they take the mountain road quickly, and the road is very wonderful. Zhang Lu was friendly with the barbarian king, so he saved a lot of defensive energy and troops. We also need these barbarian kings to help stop the Bashu army. I brought three thousand gold, which I was going to bribe these barbarian kings. ”

Xu Shu explained.

It is still the art of war, and the siege is the bottom.

Problems that can be solved with money are not problems. Between the two forces of Guan Ping and Liu Zhang, a buffer force is needed.

Xu Shu took a fancy to these barbarian kings.

"It takes three thousand gold to bribe them? With this money, it is better to forge more iron armor for my corporaries, and one is ten. Zhang Laosan was very unhappy and glared.

Xu Shu knew that Zhang Laosan respected the literati doctor very much, so he didn't say anything, just looked at Zhang Laosan quietly, Zhang Laosan was defeated, and nodded unhappily.

Not long after, Zhang Fei really saw a team of thousands of people killed in front of him, and at a cursory glance, there should be five or six thousand people.

Seeing this team, Zhang Laosan almost laughed, he turned to Xu Shu and said, "Sir, can these people still be worth three thousand gold?" ”

Xu Shu looked up and saw a group of chaotic mountain people. Barbarians, where do you know how to march and set up formations. But Xu Shu also saw a little way, these barbarians are very capable, and secondly, almost everyone has a bow.

Just as Zhang Laosan despised it, these guys were only slaughtered on the flat ground, but it was enough to hold the Micang Road and stop the Bashu army.

Xu Shu raised his head and looked at Zhang Fei, Zhang Laosan wanted to go up and suddenly kill a fine light, but when he saw this, he could only step forward unhappily, and shouted: "Yanren Zhang Fei is here, who will fight me to the death." ”

"Yanren Zhang Fei is here, who will fight me to the death!!"

"Yanren Zhang Fei is here, who will fight me to the death!!"

"Kill, kill, kill, kill!!!!" The two thousand elite soldiers behind Zhang Laosan roared in unison, and the ironclad soldiers also slapped the iron armor on their chests, making a muffled sound.

It can be seen that the other party is in a commotion. But he didn't retreat, and he still had the guts. Xu Shu took this opportunity to send a person to negotiate.

The reason why the seven barbarian kings were friendly with Zhang Lu was because Zhang Lu provided these barbarian kings with money and food every day. In addition, these barbarian kings are not stupid, and the Han people fight with the Han people in Yizhou, which is good for them.

If Liu Zhang is allowed to unify Yizhou, won't the next step be to deal with their seven barbarian kings? Therefore, the barbarian kings were friendly with Zhang Lu, not with Liu Zhang.

As for whether this Hanzhong is Guan Ping's or Zhang Lu's, it doesn't matter, as long as it's not Liu Zhang's. Besides, Zhang Fei knew at a glance that it was not easy to mess with.

This time, the commander of the Ba people, who commanded thousands of soldiers and horses to save Zhang Lu, saw that Zhang Fei was not easy to mess with, so he negotiated the conditions with Xu Shu, and after negotiating the conditions, the Ba commander agreed to help continue the stage of Micang Road.

and then simply sold Zhang Lu.

But then this barbarian army had a little change, and three or four hundred people were separated from it, and under the command of one person, they came to Zhang Fei.

Asked. "What do you mean?"

Answer. "I am the king of Brazil, because I have no way, I can only lead my troops to attach to the barbarians. I have heard of Guan Yang Wu's prestige, and I hope to be able to serve under Guan Yang Wu. ”

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