The Northern Barbarians rushed to build 3,000 warships overnight, but it took a long time.

The 8,000 led by Wu Rui have already traveled most of the distance, and according to the map, if you cross this high mountain, you can bypass the three checkpoints and go directly to Zitong, the hinterland of Yizhou, but there are many swamps and mountains in the hinterland of Yizhou, and the march is extremely slow.

The transportation of grain and grass is even more so, resulting in only ten miles of marching every day, but Wu Rui knows in his heart that whether he can succeed this time also means that he can be taken seriously.

"Soldiers, cross this mountain, and we can reach our destination." Wu Rui cheered up, the slow march in the past few months has made many sergeants complain, because there are hundreds of sergeants in the swamp along the way.

"General, I saw it, it's the enemy's checkpoint." A sentinel from the front arrived to report.

"Very well, brethren, hurry to the hilltop station to rest and recuperate, and find out where the enemy's grain routes are." Wu Rui finally smiled,

"Yes." All the soldiers shouted in unison.

The doubts he has suffered in the past few months, if His Royal Highness the Second Prince had not helped him suppress it, he would have been forced to withdraw from the army. This can be regarded as proving that his strange strategy is feasible, and then he only needs to reply a letter to His Royal Highness the Second Prince, and ask His Royal Highness the Second Prince to send troops to attack the first level, and let the other two levels send troops to rescue. You can also send troops to cut off the opponent's food routes, so that the three checkpoints can be self-defeating, and you can also lose the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers.

As soon as Wu Rui's letter was delivered to Zhao Jian's desk, Zhao Jian personally ordered Bai Ziqian to personally attack Baishui Pass with 20,000 soldiers and horses, and the defenders of Baishui Pass were only 6,000, and Bai Ziqian led troops to attack again, regardless of casualties. As a last resort, I had to send someone for help. The other two checkpoints each brought 3,000 elite soldiers to the rescue.

Wu Rui's soldiers and horses hid on the hillside for three days before they discovered the movement of men and horses in Yangping Pass, and Wu Rui immediately mobilized all the soldiers and horses and vowed to cut off the enemy's food route, so that the two checkpoints of Baishui Pass and Sword Pavilion had no food supply, so that these two checkpoints would be self-defeating.

Seven thousand foot soldiers descended from the sky like a divine soldier, killing him up and down from Yangping Pass, killing him by surprise, it happened that the enemy's grain truck was moving grain to the checkpoint, and there was no chance to prepare at all, so he rushed directly into the checkpoint, and the soldiers took Yangping Pass without blood.

After that, he immediately closed the gate of the village to prevent the enemy from attacking, and then wrote a letter to Zhao Jing, informing Zhao Jun that he had taken the Yangping Pass, and only needed to shoot arrows into the checkpoint, inform him of the matter, and tell the fact that the other two checkpoints were already short of food, so that the soldiers only needed to shout and curse outside the checkpoint every day, and the enemy army would naturally collapse in a few days.

When Wu Rui's letter was handed over to Zhao Jian, Zhao Jian couldn't help but praise: "Wu Rui did a good job!" He wrote that he had taken Yangping Pass, and he also knew that the two levels of Baishui Pass and Sword Pavilion no longer had any food at this time, and he only needed to scold in the city every day. ”

"If he hadn't made a great contribution this time, I'm afraid he would have been criticized by that group of people." Bai Ziqian was completely raised his eyebrows this time, his strategy of protecting Wu Rui's surprise attack a few months ago was refuted by Zhang Heng, so that they could see who was right.

Zhao Jian naturally knew who the group of people Bai Ziqian was referring to, but if Zhao Jian didn't believe in Wu Rui's strange strategy, he would not have turned all his soldiers and horses from Jiangzhou to Hanzhong immediately after Wu Rui left.

However, Zhao Jian himself will not blame Zhang Heng, after all, it is all a plan made for Irikawa, and no one knows what the result will be before it succeeds?

"The next thing is to wait, wait for the enemy forces of Baishui Pass and Sword Pavilion to surrender, after all, the taste of hunger is not pleasant." Zhao Jian said with a smile.

"Your Highness, I have one more thing that worries me." Bai Ziqian said.

"Who are you, Wu Rui, can those 8,000 men and horses hold Yangping Pass?"

"Exactly, although Yangping Pass is a Xiongguan, but Wu Rui only has 8,000 soldiers and horses, and it is only 60 miles away from the nearest Zitong, and Zitong has no less than 50,000 soldiers and horses. Bai Ziqian said worriedly.

"If you can't hold it, you have to defend it, and finally blocked the grain route, Baishui and Sword Pavilion have also cut off grain and grass, it won't take much time, within ten days, you will definitely switch and surrender." Zhao Jian said in a deep voice, "Immediately reply to Wu Rui, saying that this time he has won the first merit in Shu, I will definitely reward him, and then let him do whatever it takes, he must hold Yangping Pass for half a month, and after half a month, I will lead the army to rescue him." ”

"Yes, I'll write back to him."

After getting His Royal Highness's reply, Wu Rui's eyes were firm, and he must hold Yangping Pass for half a month.

The defenders of Baishui Pass and Sword Pavilion did not wait for the military rations for a long time, so they sent people to Yangping Pass to urge grain and grass, but as soon as they arrived at Yangping Pass, they were shot in the shoulder by Wu Rui with an arrow, Wu Rui stood on the walled city and said with a smile: "I won't kill you, you go back and tell the defenders of the two checkpoints of Baishui Pass and Sword Pavilion, just say that Yangping Pass has been taken by His Royal Highness the Second Prince, and you have no food and grass supply, and the only way to survive is to switch and surrender!"

The man covered his left arm that was shot and fled, and there was a lot of shock after knowing that Yangping Pass was taken, but it was the guards who managed the army in a good way that did not cause a mutiny, but there were still some deserters every day.

Zitong was shocked when he learned that Yangping Pass had been taken by the enemy the next day, and they wondered where this army of horses came from and why they were able to bypass the three passes. However, now is not the time to think, Zitong defender Cao Xu ordered the deputy general to guard Zitong himself to lead 30,000 troops in the starry night, and rushed to Yangping Pass at noon on the second day.

"Who is the defender of the city? Do you dare to go out of town for a while? Cao Xu stood outside the pass with a big knife in his hand, and he wanted to see who had such courage.

After a while, the level opened, and Wu Rui rode out on horseback with two swords, and said loudly: "I am Wu Rui!" Who are you to name yourself? ”

"Wu Rui? Nobodies are not worth mentioning, I don't know if you know my Cao Xu's name! Cao Xu looked contemptuous and said indifferently.

Long before coming, Wu Rui heard the military advisor Zhang Heng say that one of the generals in Shu is called Cao Xu, and legend has it that this person has excellent knife skills, known as the knife ghost, and there are countless souls under the knife when he followed the king of Shu to set Shu.

Wu Rui didn't dare to be careless at the moment, but he was unforgiving, and sneered: "How does it feel to be taken by a nobody?" Hahaha!! ”

"You are bold! Look at the knives! Cao Xu was furious, and he was about to take down Wu Rui's head with a knife and slap the horse, although Wu Rui attached great importance to it, he was not afraid, but he intended to cut off Cao Xu, so that he could become famous!

Cao Xu's big knife slashed, Wu Rui's left knife was raised above his head to be blocked, the tiger's mouth shook violently, and almost fell off the knife, the right knife saw the opportunity to sweep over Cao Xu's chest, Cao Xu only lightly put the knife across his chest, easily blocked it, and then turned the big knife, and went straight to Wu Rui from the bottom to sit down on the horse, Wu Rui hurriedly turned the horse's head, knowing that he was no match for Cao Xu, and drove the horse back to the checkpoint.

"What? Didn't you just say something disrespectful? If you have the ability, come out and fight with me again! Cao Xu shouted.

"I can't beat you, but I just won't go out, what can you do with me?" Wu Rui deliberately wanted to provoke him, and deliberately mocked.

"Break the level!" Cao Xu didn't pay attention to him, but instead commanded the soldiers and horses to start breaking through!