On October 26, 19o, Li Mu said goodbye to his family and rushed to the front line of martial arts in Youfufeng County, and went to join the lion army of horses!

In the middle of the day, the First Route Army led by Zhang Liao marched from Fu County, Wudu County, Liangzhou to thirty miles west of Yangping Pass; The Second Route Army led by Xu Huang went out from Yixian County, Youfufeng County, passed through the Baochuan Road, and marched to the north of Baozhong City for thirty miles; Li Mu and Ma Shuai had an army of 40,000, along the Fu Luo Road, and marched to the north of Yangcheng thirty miles!

Before the Liangzhou army marched, it had never had diplomatic contact with Zhang Lu. Therefore, until the Third Route Army entered the territory of Hanzhong County, Zhang Lu and his subordinates had not reacted.

At the end of the day, when Zhang Lu was still asleep, the guards hurriedly came to report that there were suddenly traces of soldiers and horses in Liangzhou near Yangping Pass, Baozhong and Yangcheng.

Zhang Lu was shocked, hurriedly got up and washed up, and hurriedly summoned the civil and military officials under his command to come to the Taishou Mansion in Nanzheng City to discuss matters.

When Zhang Lu came to the Taishou Mansion, the military officials under his command, Zhang Wei, Zhang Wei, Yang Ren, Yan Pu, Yang Ang, Yang Bai, Yang Song, Wang Shuang, Xu Zhen, Yang Fu, Zhao Ang, Yin Feng, and Jiang Xu, were also panicked.

"Ladies and gentlemen...... Can the military situation outside the city be investigated? ”

Seeing the solemnity on the faces of the civil and military forces, Zhang Lu became more and more flustered, and immediately looked at everyone and asked urgently.

"According to the report from our army scouts, the Liangzhou army is divided into five routes, which are from the upper reaches of the river, the Chencang Ancient Road, the Baochuan Road, the Fu Luo Road, and the Meridian Valley!"

"The general of the enemy army in the upper reaches of the river is Zhang Liao, the third brother of Li Mu; The commander of the enemy army on the slope is Xu Huang; The commander of the enemy army at Fu Luo Dao is Ma; As for the enemy commander of the Chencang Ancient Road and the Meridian Valley...... Not yet known! ”

Gong Cao Yanpu immediately stood up, bowed to Zhang Lu, and hurriedly reported according to the information he received.

"This official has never offended Liangzhou since he passed through Hanzhong, why did Li Mu ...... Soldier in Hanzhong? ”

Zhang Lu muttered a few words to himself with a blank face, and then asked with a solemn face: "As you can see...... How can this officer retreat from the enemy? ”

"Lord!"

Speaking of Li Mu, Yang Fu said in a deep voice with hatred on his face: "Li Mu has different ambitions, first seized Liangzhou, and then invaded Guanzhong, a few months ago...... It's the southern expedition to destroy Zhang Xiu of Nanyang County again! Hanzhong County is adjacent to Liangzhou and Guanzhong, and it is not surprising that Li Muxing soldiers came! ”

"What this official wants is a strategy to retreat from the enemy!"

Zhang Lu glared at Yang Fu fiercely and shouted in a deep voice.

"Lord!"

Yan Pu relied on his own speculation and immediately said, "As expected by the garden...... Among the five soldiers and horses of the Liangzhou Army, only one is the main force, and the remaining four are all suspicious soldiers! ”

"Yan Gongcao, hurry up and listen to ......"

Zhang Lu was slightly overjoyed in his heart, and immediately said urgently.

"Yangping Pass is the barrier of central and western Han! Since ancient times, there has been a saying that 'those who get Yangping Pass get Hanzhong'. Moreover, Zhang Liao is Li Mu's brother-in-law, and the soldiers and horses under his command must be the main force of the Liangzhou army! ”

"The enemy troops on the Chencang Ancient Road and the Meridian Valley are just their suspicious soldiers; And also...... Xu Huang and Ma went south from Bao Chuan Road and Fu Luo Road, the purpose of which was to ...... Forced the lord to abandon the Yangping Pass, and return to the teacher Baozhong and Yangcheng! ”

"Yangping Pass must not be lost! In the humble opinion of the garden, the lord should gather heavy troops to defend the front line of Yangping Pass and Chuyang City; In the first line of praise and Yangcheng, you only need to defend according to the danger! ”

Yan Pu already had his own idea in his heart, and then said in a determined voice.

"Mr. Cizeng...... Worried? ”

Zhang Lu was overjoyed again, then looked at Yin Feng and groaned.

"What Yan Gongcao said is exactly what Feng thinks in his heart!"

Yin Feng also stood up, bowed to Zhang Lu, and said loudly in his chest: "The two cities of Baozhong and Yangcheng are both easy to defend and difficult to attack; Moreover, among the slopes and Fu Luo roads, the terrain is complex and the mountain roads are rugged, and it is extremely difficult for the Liangzhou army to ensure its grain and grass! As long as we can't hold out, within half a month, the Liangzhou army will naturally run out of food and retreat! ”

"Mr. Yoshiyama, why are you silent?"

Since Yang Fu fled from Liangzhou Jicheng to Hanzhong, and then defected to Zhang Lu, Yang Ren's relationship with him is the closest. Seeing Yang Fu silently pondering, Yang Ren said with some curiosity.

"Lord!"

Yang Fu came back to his senses, looked at Yang Ren and nodded, then got up, bowed deeply to Zhang Lu, and said loudly: "What does Fu think in his heart...... It is quite different from Yan Gongcao's countermeasures! Ignorance...... Shouldn't subordinates talk about it? ”

"Yishan said!"

At the beginning, when Yang Fu, Zhao Ang, Jiang Xu, and Yin Feng defected to Zhang Lu, although Yang Fu was the most talented, he never received Zhang Lu's attention. At this time, Zhang Lu saw Yang Fu's arrogant expression again, and he was very unhappy in his heart, and then said impatiently.

"As Zeng said, the slope road and the Fu Luo road are not the road that is convenient for the use of soldiers! But...... Li Muqi's ability to use troops is deeply understood by his subordinates; Moreover, Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, and Xu Shu are not idle people! ”

"Since the Liangzhou Army can display soldiers in the Praise Slope Road and Fu Luo Road, I'm afraid it's not just as simple as doubting soldiers! The subordinates thought ...... Don't easily transfer the garrisons of Nanzheng City to the front line of Yangping Pass and Chuyang City! ”

"Yangping Pass is indeed the top priority! But...... The two cities of Baozhong and Yangcheng are also the barriers to defend the southern Zhengcheng, and these two cities cannot have any sporadic misses! ”

"In the humble opinion of his subordinates, the lord should divide the troops equally...... Defend Yangpingguan, Baozhong, and Yangcheng! Don't let the enemy take advantage of it! ”

Seeing the impatient look on Zhang Lu's face, Yang Fu sighed in his heart, but he still said what he thought in his heart without concealing it.

"What Yishan said does have some truth!"

Yan Pu nodded, and then asked the doubts in his heart, "It's just...... Zhang Liao commanded 40,000 troops, and the momentum was surging; At present, the number of enemy troops on the Bao Slope Road and Fu Luo Road is still unknown. If the force is evenly divided...... I'm afraid that I will be defeated by the enemy army! At that time...... What can I do? ”

Although Yang Fu could barely see the intentions of the Liangzhou army, he did not have the slightest useful countermeasures in his heart. At the moment, seeing Yan Pu asking such a tricky question, for a while, Yang Fu didn't know how to answer.

At the same time, except for Yan Pu, Yang Fu, and Yin Feng, the rest of the people have no good plan to offer!

After a long time, seeing that everyone had nothing to do, Zhang Lu said with a final word: "In this case, act according to what Yan Gongcao said!" The army immediately rushed to the front line of Weiyang City and Yangping Pass! ”

Subsequently, Zhang Lu sent his second brother Zhang Wei to lead Yang Ren, Wang Shuang, Yang Ang, Jiang Xu, and 20,000 soldiers and horses to the front line of Yangping Pass; Zhang Lu sent his third brother Zhang Zhen to Baozhong City with Yin Feng; Yang Bai, Yang Fu, Zhao Ang, and Xu Zhen went to Yangcheng.

(End of chapter)