On the second day of the outbreak of the battle for survival in Hanzhong, about five miles east of Chenggu in the south of Zheng, I saw an endless stream of at least 30,000 Shuzhong soldiers marching briskly.

In the long queue, the figures of Wu Yi and Fa Zheng appeared in front of them.

Soon after, a scout suddenly rode his horse, and with a slight wave of Wu Yi's hand, the army immediately stopped.

The scout dismounted and hugged his fists and said: "General Yu, according to investigation, there are only less than 1,000 Cao troops in Chenggu"

"Hahaha" Hearing this, Fa Zheng laughed and said loudly: "Guan Yu is so confident that he only left less than a thousand soldiers and horses in Chenggu, it seems that I will not send troops in Shudi!" ”

"Xiaozhi, why did our army take Chenggu? Nan Zheng is the key! Wu Yi on the side frowned tightly and said, there are only two roads out of Shu, namely Jinniu Road and Micang Road, both of which are based on the Sword Pavilion as the portal, the Jinniu Road is more convenient, and the Jianmen Pass can go straight to Nanzheng, and the Micang Road must be south of the chin, through Langzhong, across the Micang Mountain into Hanzhong, the consumption time is much longer, originally Zhang Ren was going to command the whole army from the Jinniu Road, quickly pounced on Nanzheng, defeated Guan Yu.

In any case, it is necessary to suggest that Zhang Ren divide his troops, go out of Shu from Micang Road, set off in advance, detour to the rear of Nanzheng, and attack on both sides, this way they have already accelerated their speed, but the road is rugged, even so, compared to the original plan, it is much later.

"General, don't underestimate Chenggu, if you use it well, maybe Guan Yu's tens of thousands of troops will be trapped in Hanzhong," Fa Zheng smiled.

"Oh!" Wu Yi was surprised.

"From Guanzhong to Yizhou, there are generally only three roads to go, Xiegu, Luogu, Meridian Valley, other roads can not walk at all, and as long as these three roads are locked, you can completely block the connection between Hanzhong and Xudu, Guan Yu's army will go to the sky without a way, into the ground without a door, completely blocked, and if Chenggu is taken, Guan Yu's tens of thousands of troops will have no strong city to defend, can only flow everywhere, if relying on Zhang Lu's prestige in Hanzhong, the implementation of strong walls and clear the wilderness, can even starve Guan Yu's tens of thousands of troops alive" Fa Zheng said coldly.

"But what if Nan Zheng is breached?" Wu Yi said worriedly.

"That's great," Fa Zheng immediately excited.

Wu Yi was stunned for a moment, and wondered: "Why?" ”

"Whether it is Cao Cao or Zhang Lu is the opponent of the future king, Zhang Lu's prestige in Hanzhong is very high, if he is killed by Guan Yu, the people of Hanzhong will definitely hate Cao Jun, so that after our army defeats Guan Yu, it can easily recover the entire land of Hanzhong, and completely encircle the strategic encirclement of the Central Plains by the king" Fa Zheng said with a smile.

"But what about Zhang Lu surrendered?" Wu Yi said again.

"No, as long as Yan Pu is still there, Zhang Lu will not surrender, as early as after the loss of Yangping Pass, Zheng has already sent someone to him, telling him that Shu will send troops to help, let him hold on, Yan Pu and Zhang Lu have a deep relationship, and in addition to Zheng's analysis of interests, he will never surrender easily" Fa Zheng said confidently.

Wu Yi was suddenly shocked in his heart, this student who he once disagreed with had actually calculated the matter to this point.

"General, after this battle, you are the Taishou of Hanzhong," Fa Zheng said with a sudden smile.

"Me!!" Wu Yi was stunned for a moment, and said in disbelief: "Even if Guan Yu is defeated, but Hanzhong is so important, the lord will inevitably send the most trusted general, General Zhang Ren is much stronger than Yi."

"Haha" Fa Zheng laughed loudly and said: "General Zhang Ren underestimated the Cao army too much, the Cao army is not only fierce, but also has a fierce general like Guan Yu, a head-on battle, it is estimated that only more than three times its strength can be eliminated, General Zhang Ren is estimated to not only be unable to defeat Guan Yu all the way, but will even be defeated, and there will be a scorching scene"

"What" Wu Yi was anxious and said, "Then notify General Zhang immediately"

Fa Zheng's face froze, and he said solemnly: "General, since you have recently decided to submit to my Dayan, then you must have a correct position, General Zhang Ren is too stupid and loyal, Hanzhong must not give it to him, this is not conducive to the future king to recover Yizhou, this time let him lose a little, you can rest assured, although Liu Zhang is cowardly, but he is very good to his subordinates, he will not blame, and will be praised, as for Guan Yu, as long as the news of Chenggu's loss reaches his ears, even if he wins, he will definitely garrison troops and find out the situation."

Wu Yi hesitated for a moment and said, "Xiaozhi, although your plan is good, if Cao Cao is sending reinforcements, or Xiliang enters Sichuan from Didao, what will it do?" ”

"Where is Cao Cao's reinforcements, the king will not allow it, unless he doesn't want the entire Xuzhou and the Central Plains, general, remember, the first male lord in the world is the king, Cao Cao may be a figure in the eyes of others, but under the iron horse of Dayan, it is just a chicken and a dog, he is beaten by the king and has no confidence, so he plans to collect Yizhou as a foundation, as for Yongzhou and Liangzhou, don't worry, Zheng has already sent a message to the king, they will definitely not move" Fa Zheng's face showed a trace of pride and reverence.

"In that case, Cao Cao is nothing more than that," Wu Yi said with a smile.

"Nope! Cao Cao is very terrible, this battle is luck, if it weren't for the fact that he sent the spy to Zhang Song's mansion early and intercepted the letters, then Liu Zhang would never send troops, and Hanzhong would inevitably be under Cao Cao's command, but from the right point of view, Cao Cao estimated that the main target now was not Yizhou, otherwise he should have personally led the troops to come" Fa Zheng frowned.

Wu Yi nodded, hugged his fists in admiration and said: "Filial piety, you are amazing, the future is bound to be limitless, I hope to help the Wu family a lot in the future, help a certain sister"

"The general is too polite, in fact, the general's sister entering the palace is exactly what Yi is looking forward to, because only in this way can Yizhou occupy a place in the future Dayan, and Zheng will not only maintain, but also help with all his might, and when the battle of Hanzhong is over, Lingmei can be sent to Yecheng" Fa Zheng hurriedly replied.

"Haha, okay, with the words of filial piety, I will have no worries," Wu Yi said excitedly.

Fa Zheng smiled slightly, so Wu Yi was completely at home.

"Report!" At this time, another scout rushed over, knelt down on one knee and said: "General Yu, General Zhang Ren has started a war with Guan Yu, and ordered our army to immediately attack Guan Yu on both sides."

The corners of Fa Zheng's mouth lifted and asked, "Nan Zheng is not lost, right?" ”

"No, Zhang Lu held out for a day and a night, and after seeing the arrival of our army, he immediately went out of the city to meet Guan Yu together," the scout reported.

"Very good, if you send a message back, you will say that our army has taken a detour," Fa Zheng commanded.

"No!!"

After the scout left, Fa Zheng said solemnly: "General, we will immediately recover Chenggu, and then divide into four roads, and block all the roads into Shu."

"That General Zhang's side," Wu Yi said worriedly.

"It's okay, General Zhang is also a veteran on the battlefield, and he won't be defeated so easily," Fa Zheng comforted.

"Good!!" After Wu Yi frowned, he shouted: "Speed up, take Chenggu in two hours"

"No!"

At this time, Fa Zheng gestured to a guard not far behind him.

The guard nodded, and suddenly quietly retreated, leaving the queue.