The Ba Yi Li clan was unwilling to sit back and wait for the malpractice, and he also sent troops to attack Hanzhong many times, but he was always easily photographed back by Tao Kan, but he lost his troops because of this.

Gradually, two factions were formed in the DPRK and China, one faction was dominated by Li Shou, instigating Li Xiong to personally conquer and put all the soldiers and horses of Shu on the line, in a vain attempt to expel the Chinese from Hanzhong in one fell swoop, and regain the defense of Nanshan, which can greatly improve the strategic situation; The other faction, led by Li Xiang, suggested that Ningzhou should be established first, and a large number of soldiers should be recruited to consolidate the defense of Chengdu, and then negotiate terms with the Chinese. The father and son had different political views, and they argued day and night in front of Li Xiong's drive, but as a result, no one could get off the stage.

Li Xiang scolded Li Shou: "Wu Kao, do you want to destroy my Li family?" ”

Li Shou retorted: "The son knows that Grandpa has no heart to fight, but he wants to surrender and get it all, but the lord of Hua is fierce, and the old evil is not forgiven-Grandpa doesn't see the fate of Cao Wei?" ”

As a result, Li Xiong, the master, stood up as a peacemaker and helped the father and son to bridge the contradictions, so as not to really fight. But as a result, neither dared to go all out to seek Hanzhong, nor did he dare to transfer the troops and horses south to attack Ningzhou, resulting in the two plans could not be sold.

In addition, Zhen Sui and Lu He led the army to Nanzheng, and Tao Kan and Zhou Fu discussed the strategy of marching. Zhen disagreed, saying:

"The three roads are long and obstructive, and it is not easy for the army to march, if the thieves hold on to it, even if I win, it will be delayed, resulting in a great consumption of food and materials. And I eat grain, thieves also eat grain, when the time comes, I am afraid that it will become an empty city, if it slowly accumulates, then what year and month can go east to Dingjiangnan? With the meaning of the last general, it is better to copy and kill the past in a straight way. ”

Zhou Fu said with a smile: "When General Zhen first arrived in Hanzhong, he inevitably didn't know the geography, if he could take it straight, then who would be willing to take the wrong way?" However, the Sword Pavilion is really majestic, that is, thousands of horses and thousands of troops cannot ......be overcome."

Zhen Sui pouted and said: "I think that Qiu Chishan was also steep in the past, isn't it easy for the master to take it?" I don't believe that there are mountains in the world that cannot be climbed, and there are stops that cannot be overcome! "He said that anyway, the army is far away, and it needs to rest for a while, and it is impossible to send troops immediately, so it is better for me to go to the Sword Pavilion first and see with my own eyes what you are talking about, maybe I can come up with a plan to attack."

Lu He also had the same intention, so the two of them immediately led more than 100 personal soldiers, with Zitong-born soldiers as guides, and secretly went to the Sword Pavilion.

After going out of the west of the river, it first traces the water and goes up to the West Han River. The water of the Western Han Dynasty goes south from Wudu, the white water in the middle of the river, and then meanders to Bazhong - a hundred miles south at the intersection of the two waters, it is Jinshou (also known as Jiameng Pass), and the north is also a hundred miles, and there is a white water pass on the bank of the white water, which is a dangerous fortress; Crossing the West Han River, fifty or sixty miles southwest is Hande County, and the Sword Pavilion is in the northeast of Hande.

According to the intelligence, the county seat of Hande is low and sparse, and there is not much defense capability - because of the danger of the mountains and the strength of the Sword Pavilion, the county itself does not need to be built too much energy - and from Hande to the west, but twenty or thirty miles of mountain roads, you can enter the Chengdu Plain, except for a Longquan Mountain barrier to its western boundary, near Chengdu, there is almost no danger.

Therefore, Zhen Suicai felt that the land of Sanba was high and long, and the Di army could rely on the danger and fortify it layer by layer to thwart the momentum of my attack; And if it goes straight to Zitong, there is only one sword pavilion in front of it. As long as the Sword Pavilion is won, the overall situation is equal to the bottom of the decision, isn't it much more time-saving and labor-saving?

From Chuyang to Jiange, 400 miles, because it is mostly mountainous, and the border between the two countries, so the household registration is not complicated, and Zitong has only set up a few checkpoints along the road to check the past business travelers and people, and most of the garrisons are only dozens of people. According to Lu He's meaning, in order not to startle the snake, let's take a small path and bypass it, but Zhen Sui glared at him and said:

"I am a dignified court general, how can I avoid some pawns? And hundreds of miles away, and it is inconvenient to run horses, I will wait for a round trip, at least ten days, if I make a detour, will not delay the period of sending troops? ”

simply encounter a card and break a card, see someone killing, and speed along the road. General Zhen was originally a fierce man, one can be a hundred, Lu He is also a strong general, and there are many elite battles under his command, how can those soldiers be their opponents? Naturally, it was easy and easy, and it went straight to the bottom of the Sword Pavilion. Then, under the guidance of the guide, it took half a day to climb the nearby mountainside and look at the Sword Pavilion from afar-

In the east of Hande County, there are Dajian Mountain and Xiaojian Mountain, blocking the road, even the mountains are dangerous, and it has always been an important gateway to control the northern part of Sichuan. After arresting Liu Bei into Shu, Zhuge Liang ordered people to dig the mountain and set up a pavilion road, to pass the brigade, and at the same time in the cliff of Dajian Mountain to break the confrontation between the two cliffs, masonry the stone as the door, set up a garrison, and thus became a military key pass - the name of "Sword Pavilion", which was also born.

So this is really a one-man pass, and even Zhen Sui can't help but be a little difficult to get down under the distant gaze. As for Lu He's heart, it had already been cold, and Xuan Gu Zhen didn't say a word, but said with a smile: "Seeing this situation, does the general still want to attack the Sword Pavilion?" ”

If he hadn't said that to Tao Kan before, but he saw this on the way, Zhen Sui would definitely shake his head and say, "It's hard to fight, it's hard to fight, it's better to go around to other places." "But since he has let go of the big words, how can he admit it now? It's just that for a while, I couldn't even find the steps to fall on the field, so I had to bite the bullet and sneered: "But that's it, others will think it's dangerous, in the eyes of the master, there may not be no chance of victory." ”

Lu He arched his hand and said, "Please also ask the general to teach me." ”

Zhen Suilian snorted several times before he came up with a reply: "If you take it along the road, it will definitely not work, not to mention that the arrows on the pavilion can cover the road, even if you roll one or two stones down, our army will suffer heavy casualties, and it will be difficult to move forward." I can only climb the rock and attack the pavilion after the surprise attack on Chishan as I did in the past......"

Lu He had already seen that the barbarian was a "boiled duck - with a hard mouth", he smiled secretly in his heart, but teased in his mouth: "General, be careful not to Meng Lang, I think this mountain is extremely dangerous, and it is different from the mountains of Jiangnan and even Longyou, unless it is a fairy, I am afraid that no one can climb up - the general can't go outside." ”

Zhen Sui was the most unprovoked in his life, and immediately said: "Who said that only immortals can climb this mountain?" Master, I'll show you this! "I immediately ordered the troops to cut the vines and rub the rope to help me climb the Sword Pavilion.

At first, Lu He just held his hands with the people next to him to watch the excitement, and when he found out that Zhen Sui was really coming, he was shocked and hurriedly dissuaded, saying that you are a national general, how can you take such a senseless risk? What should I do if there is any damage-" There must be defenders on the pavilion, but if you shoot a few arrows, even if the general is heavy on armor, it may be difficult to resist. ”

Zhen Sui pouted and said that you are a layman, if you want to climb a mountain, how can you still wear armor? One more layer of cumbersome is an extra waste of effort-"I'm just trying to climb this big sword mountain for you to see, and I will stop at the waist, how can I go to attack the pavilion alone?" Besides, if we arrive in a hurry, the defenders in the pavilion will not hear the warning, and they will be slack, how can they see the master? ”

So despite Lu He's repeated dissuasion, he insisted on taking off his armor, carrying a short knife and a rope on his back, and went to climb the cliff. Lu He and the others looked up, only to see that Zhen Sui's huge body was as agile as an ape, and in the blink of an eye, he climbed more than ten zhang high, and his figure gradually became smaller......

Lu He's heart hung in his throat, and he couldn't help but put his hands together in his mouth, and shouted upwards: "The general really has the ability to climb this mountain, I know it—let's just come down here, I have to rush back to Nan......zheng as soon as possible."

Before the words fell, he only heard a "suddenly" sound above his head, and saw a stone the size of a grinding plate falling straight down, Lu He hurriedly withdrew, and was not hit. Immediately raised his eyes, and saw Zhen Sui also rolling down with his head in his hands......

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Lu He returned Zhen to Nanzheng with Yuyu, and when Tao Kan saw it, although he was annoyed, he also felt a little relieved on his shoulders.

The anger is that before the troops are dispatched, that is, the loss of a general, this is really unlucky! Barbarian, are you crazy? As a general, he actually ran to climb the mountain alone?

But no one is wringing it with me anymore.

Tao Kan has been in the army for a long time, commanding all the generals, and naturally knows that in the old Guanzhong army, only this Zhen Sui is the most difficult to control, although he is happy when he hears the battle, there is no need to urge, but when you want to collect the troops, you often can't restrain the hanger...... Therefore, Tao Kan asked for more troops, and Lu He's name was named in the prelude - that kid has to be obedient, brave and able to know advance and retreat, and he really has the style of an ancient famous general - although he knew that Zhen Sui was good at mountain warfare, he deliberately did not mention the name of the barbarian. Who would have thought that China and North Korea would still send him......

Sure enough, as soon as that guy came, he deliberately twisted it with himself, as if as long as he General Zhen led the troops forward, Ba Yi would fall to the wind, and he didn't have to think about any strategic planning and tactical use at all.

It's over this time, right? It's okay, then I will plan as before, advance to Sanba, I will take your soldiers away, and you will honestly stay in Nanzheng City to recuperate.

However, since Zhen Sui didn't fall to his death, how could he be honest? When the general was opened, he ordered his own soldiers to carry it with the door panel, came to see Tao Kan, and asked Tao Kan to send a group of soldiers and horses to let him go to the Sword Pavilion.

Tao Kan was so angry that his face turned green, and he immediately scolded: "General, don't talk nonsense, with the state of Qing today, how can you still be a soldier?" And even the general can't climb the Sword Pavilion, let alone others?! ”

Zhen Sui patted his chest and said, "I just broke my leg, but I didn't fall to death, how can I not be killed?" Although you can't ride a horse, anyway, this dangerous road in Shu is inconvenient to run a horse......" Seeing that Tao Kan turned his head and didn't want to deal with him anymore, he hurriedly said: "I don't want to conquer the Sword Pavilion, but if I lead an army westward, I can always share the power of Tao Shuai!" ”

When Tao Kan heard this, his face turned a little pale, and after thinking about it carefully, this statement was also reasonable......

I have never used soldiers to live with reality, and strange and positive are mutually beneficial, if I only go to Bazhong, the whole army will inevitably rebel; And what if the troops were divided to deter the Sword Pavilion? The other party will inevitably divide its troops to deal with it. And Zhen is famous all over the world, maybe even more famous than me, if he shows his banner in the westward march, most of them will make the Li family mistakenly think that this road is the main army, and the capture of Bazhong is a suspicious army, then the resistance I will suffer will be much smaller?

When he went to Bazhong, he almost poured out, and there were some scribes left in Nanzheng City, and no one would be able to restrain Zhen Sui. Since that guy is thinking about it, instead of waiting for me to leave and acting on his own, it is better to send him a suspicious soldier - anyway, he has also seen the Sword Pavilion, climbed the Great Sword Mountain, and fell down...... Give him a few more guts, and he won't dare to attack this small number of soldiers and horses directly.

So he allocated a thousand soldiers, and instructed Zhen Sui to say: "Qing can rest for more than ten days in this Nanzheng City, and wait for me to hand over my hands with Di Kou, and then put out a big banner, pretend to be thousands of horses and thousands of troops, and go to the Sword Pavilion, maybe it will be a miracle!" ”

Zhen Sui agreed at the time, but when he was about to move his troops ten days after Tao Kan left, he didn't let the soldiers put out his banner - "The master is going, but he is just a suspicious soldier, although he can't go down to the Sword Pavilion, if he still shows the flag, won't it ruin the reputation of the master?" Is there a pass in this world that the master can't beat?! ”

So only the banner of the deputy general, marched towards the Sword Pavilion with great momentum, and when he arrived at the place, he set up camp along the road, pretending to be 30,000 people. The military officials dissuaded, saying that we only have a thousand people, and we may not be able to pretend to be 10,000 people, and if we set up more banners, we will be seen through by thieves...... Zhen Sui smiled: "Anyway, it's fake, how many people are not pretending?" It doesn't matter, you can do as you are told. ”

However, before that, Chengdu had already heard the news.

The main thing is that Zhen Sui and Lu He killed all the way to the Sword Pavilion, broke through several places, killed hundreds of soldiers, and the remnants escaped into the Sword Pavilion, and then the beacon smoke was lit on the pavilion to warn Hande and even Chengdu - when the beacon smoke rose, Zhen Sui and Lu He were still climbing the nearby mountains to see the enemy from a distance, so they couldn't see it.

Li Xiong urgently summoned the generals to discuss, and Li Shou immediately pointed out: "This suspicious soldier is also! ”

He said that if Tao Kan really wanted to attack the Sword Pavilion, he would not send such a thousand or two thousand people first-of course, the remnants of each checkpoint would have to falsely report the number of enemy troops to cover up his own defeat--first, and the spies we planted in Nanzheng did not have any news of the Chinese army's large-scale move. It can be seen that Tao Kan is just a virtual sword pavilion, and his main force will inevitably go south to attack Sanba.

Prime Minister Yang praised: "The general's words, although reasonable, but Tao Kanshi's famous general, the Chinese lord relied on the heart, and ordered him to suppress Liang, now gather 50,000 people, to invade my realm, how can you confuse my reason by taking thousands of people as suspicious soldiers?" The use of soldiers is real, and the virtual is real, and it is necessary to prevent him from trying to make the Sword Pavilion, and pretending to be Bazhong. ”

Li Shou said with a smile: "The Sword Pavilion is dangerous, but there are thousands of people guarding it, and no army can pass it; Although Bazhong is dangerous, it is far inferior to the Sword Pavilion, if the country does not garrison heavy troops in Langzhong and Anhan, it will be broken by Tao Kan. Then he turned to Li Xiong and suggested: "Brother Fool invites himself to lead the main force to Anhan to defend Huakou, and ask Your Majesty to appoint a member of the general to guard the Sword Pavilion." ”

- You are worried that the Chinese are actually attacking the Sword Pavilion, so it doesn't matter, you just need to increase your troops to defend the palace. But in the place of Sword Pavilion, it is useless to send more people over, our main force should still be deployed in the direction of Sanba.

Li Xiong adopted Li Shou's strategy, and immediately ordered him to lead 30,000 male soldiers to defend Anhan, and sent Li Ban to lead 10,000 troops to defend Langzhong. The general of the other committee climbed and led 3,000 troops to increase the defense of the Sword Pavilion and Hand.