And the Han army outside Baishui Pass is now also holding a meeting that is quite important, and may even determine the success or failure of this expedition to Shu.

Wang Ping was illiterate before, but in the martial arts hall for nearly a year of study, he finally got rid of the title of illiterate.

And now in the big tent, Wang Ping put the map drawn by the novice in the tent, and said to Wei Qing and others: "Dashuai, after the soldiers pretending to be mountain people, they did find that seven paths can bypass Baishui Pass.

Four of the trails are on the cliffs, only the plank road is elevated, but after checking, these plank roads have been damaged by the Yizhou army, if you want to repair, it will not be possible in three years and five years. ”

Wang Ping pointed to the map and continued: "And the remaining two paths are even more rugged and difficult, blocked by dense forests, and the mountain roads are only enough for one person to go forward. ”

"And what about a path?"

Wei Qing didn't have any expression on his face, urging Wang Ping to continue.

Wang Ping arched his hand and continued: "This last path is quite a long way..."

Wang Ping's finger drew a not-so-smooth arc on the map, "This path is not wide, but it is enough for two war horses to go in parallel, and one person can pass in a narrow place, and this path can go directly to Yizhou Prefecture, and there is only a small pass and several county towns from Jinguan City, and his subordinates thought that this path must be strictly controlled and guarded by the Yizhou army, but it doesn't seem to be like that..."

"After investigation, this path passes through at least a dozen Dafan tribes, and even the smallest tribe has more than 100 warriors, which adds up to thousands of nearly 10,000 people, and the distance is extremely long, and it needs to go around in a big circle.

We only have 50,000 horses, and if we go less, Dafan has an enmity with our Han people, so we will not be allowed to pass easily, and if we go more, it may make the enemy army on the pass notice..."

"I see!"

Wei Qing nodded, turned his head and asked Zhao Yun: "General Zhao once led the White Horse Yicong to fight with the Great Fan people, how is the combat strength of the Great Fan people?" ”

Zhao Yun gave up his hand and only said four words, which made Wei Qing understand the strength of the Dafan people.

"Not as good as Hulu."

Wei Qing guarded the border of Yanzhou and often clashed with the Hu people, although Hu Lu had gone through several turmoil, including being expelled by Liu De's army, civil strife and a series of other things.

However, in order to make a living, the Hu people still led their troops south to harass and plunder from time to time, which was inevitable, but there was no large-scale invasion.

Therefore, Wei Qing knew what the combat power of the Hu people was, and after listening to what Zhao Yun said, he also knew the strength of the Dafan people, and Wei Qing knew it in his heart.

Wei Qing was solemn, and the generals also knew that Wei Qing was going to issue a military order, and they all straightened their waists, looked serious, and waited for the military order to be issued.

Wei Qing looked around, all the generals looked at the bottom of their eyes, and said with a slight bow: "A certain commander of 5,000 cavalry, 5,000 introns, a total of 10,000 horses, took the path, bypassed Baishui Pass, and went straight to Jinguan City, and General Zhao led the remaining 40,000 soldiers and horses to attack the city as cover." ”

"Marshal, you are the commander of an army, it is too dangerous to lead a light army like this."

Gongsun He persuaded him.

"It doesn't matter, Your Majesty will hand over the heavy task of cutting Shu to a certain person, and a certain must do his best to repay His Majesty's kindness, this time the road is full of dangers, and a certain commander of an army must lead by example, how can he hide in the rear, greedy for life and afraid of death?"

Wei Qing had his own considerations and refused seriously.

Then he whispered a few words, and finally ordered the generals to go and prepare.

That night, under the cover of the night, Wei Qing led 10,000 soldiers and horses to leave the camp, and Zhao Yun, as the deputy marshal, naturally took over the responsibility of the main general.

Wei Qing took Hua Rong, Wang Ping, Luo Cheng, and Zhou Bo away, leaving Gongsun He, Ma Yubo, Liu Zhen, and Wang Xiaojie to assist Zhao Yun.

...

"General, the Han army is building siege equipment, and it seems that it is preparing to attack the city."

The adjutant general said to the step hall.

"Hmph, this Wei Qing is just a vain person, and if he can become the commander of an army, I'm afraid it's his sister's pillow wind! Hahaha! ”

After listening to the deputy general's narration, Bu Hall couldn't help laughing, "I have 10,000 soldiers in this Baishui Pass, don't look at the Han army only 50,000, even if there are 100,000 horses, you can refuse it!" ”

Bu Ting's eyes then turned red, and he shot the case, "Not only do you want to let that Han return in vain, but also avenge my brother!" ”

...

The city of Pule County is condescending, with Nanshan as a back, and a Huaishui tributary as a moat in front, which can be a very dangerous place, as long as the grain and grass are abundant, it is basically difficult to be broken, which is also one of the reasons why the Long family can survive so far.

Guo Jia was above the city, but he said to Zhang Liao and Wu Song: "Lu Congshou must think that we will stick to the city, but I want to do the opposite, go out of the city first to fight Lu Congshou by surprise, General Zhang, are you willing to take this position?" ”

Zhang Liao bowed his hand: "The last general will live up to the trust of Taishou." ”

Guo Jia smiled and said: "You don't need to kill many enemy soldiers, as long as you rub their sharpness and slow down their journey, it will be a great achievement." ”

"The last general commands!"

Zhang Liao said that, he went down to the city, reorganized the soldiers and horses.

Han, in April of the second year of Kaiyuan, Liu De learned that Lü Congshou led an army of 60,000 to attack Pule County, and immediately ordered Guan Yu, the governor of the rear army stationed in Luzhou, to support Pule County.

Later, Liu De dispatched several generals from other governors to plan for the future southern expedition.

Here I want to say that Guan Yu's governor's affairs in the three states, that is, the military affairs of Luzhou, Yangzhou, and Huaizhou are all in charge of Guan Yu (in the past, they were all governors of Danzhou, Luzhou, and Dongzhou, because of the advance of the front, so there have been changes), and it is a fake festival, with great power and great autonomy, and it is in the prime of life.

Therefore, before the Han Dynasty conquered Shu, there were almost no large-scale battles on the surface, but Guan Yu was still sending troops south to Yangzhou on a small scale, and crossed Yangzhou to march to Fuzhou further south, and the military of the entire Houjun Governor's Mansion never stopped.

And 30,000 soldiers and horses were stationed in the Houjun Governor's Mansion in Dongzhou, and these 30,000 soldiers and horses were to prevent Lu Congshou from making trouble, but the only drawback was that 20,000 of the 30,000 soldiers and horses were recruited recruits, and they had not seen blood yet.

Guan Yu originally wanted to achieve the purpose of training troops by leveling, but he didn't expect Lu Congshou to be so decisive.

Guan Yu immediately sent 30,000 troops, with Liu Renzhen as the main general, and Lu Junyi, Jia Fu, Sai Zun, and Guan Ping as deputy generals to support Pule County.

In May, Wei Qing marched non-stop for three days with 5,000 cavalry, killed nearly 1,000 war horses, raided a large Tibetan tribe, beheaded 1,000, captured thousands of people, and Wei Qing left more than a dozen people to guard the prisoners and wait for the rear foot soldiers.

Without rest, all the horses that were plundered were gathered together, and they attacked again, and within half a month, they won seven battles and seven tribes, breaking seven tribes in a row, and then the Great Fan realized that there was an enemy invasion.

And the generals, including Luo Cheng, had deep respect for Wei Qing.

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