Xichong is actually an inconspicuous village on the long mountain road from Shishan County to Langzhong. Because the mountains in this area are continuous, when it comes to rain and snow, the road is difficult to walk, so the woodcutters and merchants who come and go must have a place to settle down and rest, and the natural Xichong in the shelter of the mountain col has become a good choice.

It's just that later Bashu was dilapidated, and this road was gradually abandoned, and the once lively Xichong became a barren land.

However, at this time, Xichong was once again lively, and the Nanchen army that came out of the mountains was burying the pot and cooking, and the steaming heat was rising between the broken walls and ruins, while the rest of the soldiers were also busy camping.

Now after all, it is a march and fighting, and the camp must be settled. Especially the 3,000 people led by Li Xinchen are already the main force that can be moved by the vast majority of his command, if there is an accident before he arrives in Langzhong, Li Xinchen will not have to fight this battle.

Li Xinchen saw Du Qi in the abandoned ancestral hall in the middle of the village, and there was a man next to Du Qi, not to mention tall, his face was also full of hideous color, and he looked like he was a brave man.

"See the general! This is Li Xun, the patriarch of the people. Du Qi bowed his hand, and then introduced Li Xinchen.

Li Xun also followed with a hand: "See General Dangkou!" ”

The people are also one of the eight tribes of the Ba people, and they have another name - "Ban Yu Man", which is the source of the soldiers of the Bai Wei soldiers, who were called the pillars of the Shu Han Dynasty in later generations.

Among the people, the surname Li is the wang family, and there was once a Li Te, who established the Cheng Han in the Sixteen Kingdoms, divided Bashu, and became dominant for a while.

It's just that after the last Bashu Rebellion, as the most brave soldier among the Bashu people, he naturally received the "key care" of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, so even if he has always been bold, he can only honestly entrench himself in this deep mountain now.

Fortunately, the Northern Zhou Dynasty did not have enough troops in Bashu, and only pursued important cities that could keep the rivers and official roads, and did not continue to strangle the Ba people entrenched in the mountains, so that the people could recover their breath.

Li Xinchen nodded appreciatively at Du Qi slightly, this guy's ability to do things is really good, after all, the various departments of the Ba people have almost broken off contact, and it is not bad that he can contact the people at such a fast speed.

Immediately afterwards, Li Xinchen turned to look at the main master this time, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect it to be my family, Patriarch Li doesn't need to be polite!" ”

Originally, Li Xun was still a little nervous, after all, all his understanding of Li Xinchen was heard from Du Qi, and although he originally had a friendship with Du Qi, everyone had fled for their lives over the years, and they had already cut off contact, so I don't know if Du Qi was thinking about the entire Ba tribe, which is why he came alone.

After all, the current ones are too weak to withstand another blow, and they must need to be repaired.

Obviously, the young general standing in front of him, at least on the surface, did not have any malicious intent, which made Li Xun subconsciously breathe a sigh of relief in his heart.

A little shyly smiled, Li Xun said in a deep voice: "General Li was able to take Shishan County with lightning speed, and then appeared in this Xichong, the detailed planning and strict management of the army are really unexpected. ”

Li Xinchen bowed slightly, he was still happy to accept Li Xun's sycophancy, after all, he was now telling the Ba people that it was right to follow him. With a wave of his hand, Li Xinchen looked straight ahead, Li Ping had already hung the map carried by the army on the wall, but this map was far inferior to Li Xinchen's big picture in Ba County.

"What's going on in Langzhong now?" Li Xinchen didn't mean to greet Du Qi and the others again, and asked directly. And Xiao Shilian and Cao Zhong had already placed the army properly, and they also walked in one after the other at this time.

After Pei Zilie took the lead in taking Shishan County, Li Xinchen asked Pei Zilie to stay and sit on the eastern front, and then left Lu Zhiwu to be responsible for transporting grain, while he, Xiao Shilian and Cao Zhong led the army to Langzhong.

Hearing Li Xinchen's question, Du Qi turned his head directly to look at Li Xun. The people have been hovering in the mountains here for a long time, and it is obvious that these people are far more familiar with the news than the newcomers Du Qi and Li Xinchen. And Li Xun also knew that this was Du Qi's opportunity to perform, and he was not ambiguous at the moment:

"The defenders of Langzhong have obviously smelled the wind and are shrinking their forces in the direction of Panlong County, and there are also a large number of sentry activities in Guihua, Pu'an and other places, just the day before yesterday, we also caught a sentry who touched all the way to the bottom of the stockade, obviously these guys don't just want to know if there is an enemy on the main road."

Langzhong simply refers to a terraced plateau surrounded by mountains, which is high in the east and west and low in the south, and is actually called Longzhou in the official administrative division, and the county of Longzhou is in Panlong County (now Langzhong City), which is also the tallest and strongest of the cities in Longzhou.

In the east of Langdong, Guihua County is commonly known as Bazhong, and Pu'an County is the exit of Jiange Road, and Jiange is under the jurisdiction of Pu'an County. Therefore, these three counties are connected into a line, which constitutes a defensive line around Micang Mountain, which can receive reinforcements to Shu County, and can also prevent the enemy from cutting off the road into Shu.

Li Xinchen and Xiao Shilian subconsciously glanced at each other, and their faces sank a little.

Half of the reason why Li Xinchen was able to capture the city in Bashu was because the enemy was insufficient and defenseless. However, the enemy in Langzhong is obviously more difficult to deal with than imagined. Obviously, they had anticipated Li Xinchen's possible offensive target, and began to build a defensive line in advance, and even began to send scouts deep into the mountains, as if they did not intend to give Li Xinchen any chance to make any dangerous moves.

In this way, it is not so easy for Li Xinchen to attack Langzhong.

"It seems that a certain person still underestimated Wei Chi Yuan." Li Xinchen pondered.

And Xiao Shilian and Cao Zhong also have a general understanding of Li Xinchen's plan, and they are also a little worried.

"General, there is a sentence that I don't know whether to say or not." At this moment, Li Xun hesitated to speak.

Li Xinchen gently rubbed his chin and bowed slightly: "You say yes." ”

"This Micang Mountain is steeper and steeper than the mountains that the general led his army to climb, so Wei Chi Yuan wants to take the Micang Road to the south, and the time it takes is definitely above the general." Li Xun said in a deep voice, "Don't look at the huge scale of the Langzhong defenders coming and going to inspect the sentinels, but they only have one or two thousand soldiers and horses in total, and most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled, and the real elite has long been transferred to guard Shu County, so the subordinates secretly think that the general can break through Langzhong before Wei Chi Yu arrives." ”

After a pause, Li Xun then said: "The mountain road of Micang Road is steep, as long as the general camps at the exit of the mountain road, then it is not so easy for the captain to come out of the mountain with light troops!" ”