After Zhou Tong listened to the whole plan, he didn't speak for a while, but pondered, as if he was thinking about the pros and cons. Peng Lin stood aside, waited quietly, and did not speak again. "It's a great plan, but it needs to be thoughtful. There are two places that are very important! If the problems in these two places can be solved, this plan can be said to be risk-free! After thinking for a while, Zhou Tong said.

"Oh? What two places? I wish to hear about it in the next wish! Hearing this, Peng Lin arched his hand.

"First, it is Sun Tie and Deng Qiang and their way, they have to go smoothly and solve Zhang Yao and them. I'm not too worried about that! The important thing is to say whether they can succeed in the fraud! In addition, the north of Gulangxia Pass is connected with Cangsong County, and it is not far away from Guzang! To the south, Zhang Ju's army was stationed here. In this way, once the other party learns that the Gulang Gorge Pass has been taken by us, it will inevitably attack the Gulang Gorge Pass from the north and south, although Deng Qiang and their 3,000 men and horses are a lot, but they may not be able to defend it! Zhou Tong said slowly.

This is an obvious truth, after all, the Gulangxia Pass is a choke point on the main road in and out of the Hexi Corridor. If this place fell into the hands of the Huashan Army, for Guzang County, which was less than three hundred miles to the north, it would be almost equivalent to stretching its neck under the guillotine of the Huashan Army.

Zhang Qian and others in Guzang County would never allow such a thing to happen. For Zhang Ju and others south of the pass, the Gulang Gorge Pass was lost, and they were cut off from their retreat and grain route. In order to be able to go home, they will also fight desperately to attack the pass.

Although it is said that Gulang Gorge Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack, if you face a two-sided attack, I am afraid that it may not be able to block it. Once the Gulang Gorge Pass is lost and lost, then Deng Qiang and others will inevitably be wiped out.

This must be a major blow to the Huashan army, on the contrary, it is a huge victory for Liangzhou.

And if Zhang Ju's army is completely sealed in the flat land south of the pass, Gulangxia Pass cannot be lost no matter what. Otherwise, the whole plan will be a complete failure. Although from another aspect, Yuanwei County is still preserved, but from the overall situation, it is not beautiful after all.

"The general's words are reasonable, Gulangxia Pass is indeed extremely important. Once Sun Tie and his 3,000 men succeeded, they would be surrounded by the enemy, and they could be said to be alone. Fortunately, there are quite a few of them, and they should be able to hold it in a short time. As long as we wipe out Zhang Ju's army south of the pass within this time, or drive them to the area of the Reverse River Valley further south, we should be able to connect with Sun Tie and them. In this way, Gulang Gorge Pass should not be a big problem! Peng Lin pondered for a moment before he spoke.

"I understand what you said. But Zhang Ju's army of 30,000, even if it has consumed a lot in the past few days, it will not be less than 20,000 people! We don't have many soldiers and horses in our hands, and the other side has thousands of cavalry in our hands, so it's really not easy to eliminate them as soon as possible! Zhou Tong nodded, still very much satisfied with his analysis.

"For this big war, I'm afraid I have to ask General Zhou to take the lead and mobilize soldiers and horses from all over Jincheng Xiping to participate in the war! As long as the army arrives, if we have enough strength, we will definitely be able to destroy the enemy as soon as possible! Peng Lin suggested.

There are still a lot of soldiers and horses in Qinzhou and other places, but they are all to prevent Qiu Chi and the Hu people in the west, so it is not appropriate to use them lightly. But now, things are more urgent here, and the mobilization of some soldiers and horses is within the scope of Zhou Tong's responsibility, so there is no big problem.

He still has 3,000 people here, Jincheng County and Jincheng Pass, and Qingshi Pass add up to 3,000 people, and Sun Tie and they have 3,000 people who can't be used. There are a total of 4,000 people in Hu Tian, except for the 1,000 people in Xidu County, who are going to sit in Xiping County and cannot be used, the people and horses in other places can be adjusted.

Coupled with the town army of Laoyabao, Baitu County, Weikou Pass and Tianshui Luoyang Longxi and other counties, it is not a small number. At the very least, mobilizing an army of 20,000 should not be a problem. Anyway, now the Hu people and Qiu Chi in the west should not dare to provoke the Huashan army.

"Well, I'll write the official document later, send people to all parts of Qinzhou, and mobilize soldiers and horses to rush to Jincheng and Haoyan, as well as our place. As soon as the army arrives, we can form an ambush on Zhang Ju's army from all sides, no matter what Zhang Ju has the ability to do, this time I don't want to escape again! Zhou Tong thought about it for a while, this was indeed a way, and agreed.

"There are two things that need to be paid attention to when I heard the general just now, Gulangxia Pass is one of them, I don't know where the rest is?" Penlin nodded, then asked.

"Let me ask you, do you know Huo Qu's illness?" Zhou Tong glanced at him and said lightly.

"Huo Quai? Of course you do! Thinking about the four counties of Hexi, it was built because of his victory over the Huns. The matter of the champion, although it is a matter of the Han Wu Dynasty, has been hundreds of years now, even if you have not read poetry books, you have heard his story! Hearing this name, Peng Lin's eyes flashed with a hint of light, and he replied.

The champion is a knighthood, and this title comes from Huo Qu's illness! It can be said that it was specially set up for him by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Although other people were able to seal this title later, when people mention the champion, they often only think of Huo Quai, a famous general.

Huo Qubing has made great achievements, and there are two of its most classic battles, one of which is the battle of Hexi. It was precisely because he led the army to defeat the Huns in the Hexi area that the Han Dynasty was able to control the Hexi Corridor. Thus, the connection with the Western Regions was opened.

Otherwise, the Hexi Corridor would be in the hands of the Huns, and it would be impossible for the Han Dynasty to extend its power to the Western Regions. After the Hexi Corridor was taken, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty set up four counties of Wuwei, Jiuquan, Dunhuang and Zhangye here, and these names have basically not changed until later generations.

It just so happened that Peng Lin was a Qiang person, and his ancestors originally lived in the West Sea area! It can be said that his ancestor should be one of the witnesses of that era, so his ancestor should have passed on the matter of Huo Quai's illness by word of mouth.

Zhou Tong was different, he knew that it was because of his father. After all, his father is a cultural person, so naturally he won't let his son be a white ding. When he was a child, Zhou Tong was taught by Zhou Fang and was familiar with poetry and books, so he naturally understood these historical things.

"That's what I'm talking about, you should know that when the champion was waiting to fight Hexi, he went on the expedition twice. Once it was from Jincheng County, that is, by taking the road against the water, and went straight to Guzang County. The other time was from the north of Yuanwei County, bypassing the stretching mountains, passing through the edge of the desert, and then killing from the east of Guzang. Zhou Tong nodded and said slowly.

Hearing this, Peng Lin understood a little, and said: "What the general means is that Zhang Ju and they may go over the mountain and then go all the way north. After that, follow the footsteps of the champion Hou that year, bypass the obstruction of Gulangxia Pass, and return to Guzang County? ”

"Yes! The road is much farther and more difficult. With the situation that their army has no food and grass, I am afraid that more than half of the people who can finally return to Guzang will not be able to. But for us, it's still a failure. We must guard against this! The best way to do this is for us to send out cavalry and patrol the mountains to the north. At the same time, block the mountain pass and completely lock Zhang Ju and them in the west of the mountain! Zhou Tong said.

Indeed, although the mountains in that area are difficult and dangerous, the rabbits bite people even when they are in a hurry. Zhang Ju and the others will inevitably take risks when they see that there is no hope of getting out of trouble. If this way is not prevented, then the final result will be equally unsatisfactory.

The most important thing is that it is a pity that everyone has spent so much effort to design a strategy that cannot be fully exerted.

"The general's reminder makes sense. It's just that all of this has to wait for the armies from all over the world to arrive. Otherwise, let's say it's all in vain now! As for the cavalry, I then arranged for them to be stationed in the east of the North Mountain, and to keep an eye on the movements there. Peng Lin thought for a moment, and then answered.

"Also, after I finish writing the official document, you immediately send someone back to Guanzhong to hand it over to Wang Shangshu and them, and in addition, send a detailed battle report to the general. Since we have to prepare for a long battle, the materials and equipment must be prepared in advance. There was not much grain and grass in Yuanwei County, and the arrows and other things were completely consumed. Now there are 2,000 more men, and there are not enough of them! When it was over, Zhou Tong suddenly thought of a very important matter, and hurriedly explained.

"Then ask the general to write the official document quickly, and I will immediately send a fast horse eight hundred miles to send it over!" Peng Lin arched.

The two discussed it for a while, and then completed the plan. Soon, the army gathered and returned to the city, in addition to holding the city, Zhou Tong immediately wrote several official letters, and asked Peng Lin to send someone to send them everywhere.

After doing all this, the two waited quietly, they were all waiting for news from Deng Qiang and their side. If that side fails, then there is no need to do the things mentioned before, and everyone will honestly defend the city, so that the enemy can't beat it.

When the sky was getting dark, Zhang Yao, who had gone into the mountains and forests, finally came down from the mountains. Since there is no guide to lead the way, it is very unjust to walk in the mountains and forests.

After descending the mountain, they found that they were only more than thirty miles away from the east city of Yuanwei County at this time.

Of course, if you go straight up the mountain, it's only a few miles away. It takes more than 30 miles to make a detour, and the difference in the middle is indeed not small.