Along the way, from Liu Zhang, everyone had to rely on a pair of legs to cross the mountains and mountains (riding horses?) like soldiers. Don't think about it, if the horse is frightened, it will be dead and dead), everyone is very tired, but no one dares to be careless, everyone must cheer up and watch every step they take carefully.

On the tenth day, Liu Zhang, who had endured all the hardships but gritted his teeth and stoic, arrived in Jiameng, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, and when he stepped on the plank road for the first time, Liu Zhang only felt dizzy, numb from the soles of his feet to his scalp, and almost fell to the ground without softness. It took him a long time to regain his strength, and when he looked at Xun Yu and the others around him, he found that many people behaved similarly to him, so he felt less ashamed, and finally mustered up the courage to persevere all the way.

Jia Meng went north to the area controlled by Zhang Lu, and Liu Zhang's own physical strength was also extraordinary, but he was also exhausted at this time, let alone the soldiers? At this time, if he continued to advance, it was easy to be caught off guard by Zhang Lu, who was waiting for work, so he decided to rest here for two days after consulting with Xun Yu and others, and then continue to advance after the troops recovered their strength.

In the evening, Liu Zhang summoned a group of civil and military personnel to discuss the military situation, and everyone said that Zhang Lu was not afraid, and they were afraid that he would invite Dong Zhuo into Hanzhong if he knew that he was invincible. If the powerful Xiliang army was really allowed to enter Hanzhong, Liu Zhang's crusade might only end in failure. Xu Huang thought that the soldiers were fast, and they should attack immediately without resting, and did not give Zhang Lu time to ask for help, even if he had sent a messenger to ask Dong Zhuo for rescue, he should also deal with Zhang Lu before Dong Zhuo's army entered the Hanzhong Plain, and then wait for work to meet Dong Jun.

Of course, Liu Zhang also understands this, but he is very aware of the soldier's situation, and if he sends troops immediately, the soldier's body is likely to be unbearable. In the end, Liu Zhang decided to let Huang Zhongling's 2,000 Dongzhou troops as the vanguard, set off tomorrow, seize Baishui Pass, seize the advance base for the army, and coerce Yangping Pass. The rest of the soldiers and horses set out again in two days.

Zhang Lu deployed very few troops in Baishui Pass, only about 700, Huang Zhong personally shot and killed the guards of Guan, it was very easy to capture it, the loss of less than 100 soldiers and horses, the enemy killed more than 130 people, and the rest surrendered.

When the good news came back, Liu Zhang was overjoyed, and ordered the whole army to commend Huang Zhong's merits, and the news that Huang Zhong came with the good news made him feel a little more confident in defeating Zhang Lu. According to Huang Zhongbao, most of the soldiers guarding Baishui Pass were brought by Zhang Lu from Fu County, and many people's hearts were still towards Liu, which made him capture hundreds of prisoners, and these prisoners voluntarily asked to return to Liu. In addition to being happy, Liu Zhang did not forget to reply to Huang Zhong, not to be careless, to guard against the enemy's fraudulent surrender, not to incorporate the surrendered army into the army for the time being, send someone to take care of it, and make arrangements after careful investigation.

After resting for two days, Liu Zhang left Yan Governor Jia Meng for defense and guarded the grain road, and then the army went to Baishui Pass.

In Baishui Pass, Huang Zhong was reporting to Liu Zhang: "My lord, according to the investigation, the situation of the anti-thief Zhang Lu has been clearly understood. When he left Mianyang that day, he took 5,000 soldiers and horses with him, and these days, he has recruited a large number of soldiers and horses in Hanzhong, and now there are 9,000 soldiers and horses, of which 4,000 are new troops, with insufficient training and low combat effectiveness. The main force of 5,000 was surrounded and annihilated by our army the day before yesterday, and 700 remained. At this time, the whole army had more than 8,000 men and horses, and in addition, he had a group of soldiers and horses composed of believers of the Five Doumi Sect, the number of which was about 2,000, these people were farmers, almost untrained, insufficient weapons and armor, and insufficient combat strength. ”

Liu Zhang nodded, being able to spy on Zhang Lu's military intelligence in such a short period of time shows Huang Zhong's talent.

Guo Jiadao: "General Huang, how can Zhang Lujun's deployment be discovered?" ”

"Mr. Fengxiao, the situation is generally clear, the enemy has deployed 4,000 soldiers and horses at Yangping Pass, and 1,500 soldiers and horses on Dingjun Mountain next to the water, and Yangping Pass is a horn. A second line of defense was deployed in Chuyang, with 1,500 soldiers and 2,000 followers. ”

Guo Jiadao: "It seems that as long as Yangping Pass is captured, Zhang Lu will have nothing to defend!" ”

Huang Zhong said: "Yes, Zhang Lu will arrange the elite soldiers on the Yangping Pass, as long as the Yangping Pass is conquered, there is no danger to defend in Nanzheng, and the combat effectiveness of the second-line troops is also low, or the order can be issued!" ”

Liu Zhang said: "Who is the guard of Guanshang?" ”

"The general who guards the gate is Zhang Wei, the brother of Zhang Lu, and the guard of Dingjun Mountain is Yang Bai!"

"Zhang Wei? What is this person's personality? ”

Zhang Wei has a steady personality but is very self-controlled, so he is more domineering, after the news of the first lord beheading his relatives was returned, he set up a sacrifice with Hanzhong, and vowed to fight a bloody battle to avenge the great revenge. This person has studied hard since he was a child and is quite martial, because he was put into the military camp by Zhang Lu after Zhang Lu entered the Hanzhong, so his military strategy is unknown for the time being! ”

"Bossy?"

"Yes, according to investigation, Zhang Lu sent the county Cheng Yan Pu to participate in the military, but Zhang Wei acted arbitrarily in everything, Yan Pu has become an ornament, and the strategy is not adopted, such as an idler!"

Liu Zhang was secretly happy in his heart, he recruited Zhang Lu this time, and he was most afraid that Zhang Lu's Five Bucket Rice Sect would win people's hearts, followed by Yan Pu. Yan Pu was far-sighted, and once prevented Zhang Lu from becoming king, and when Cao Cao's soldiers pressed him, Zhang Lu admonished when he was willing to surrender, "If you are forced to go now, the merit will be light; It's better to go to Puhu to refuse, and then commit to the question, and there will be a lot of credit. Zhang Lu followed his words and retreated to Bazhong, Cao Cao saw that it was urgent and difficult, so he ordered Zhao'an, Feng Lu as the general of Zhennan, and the courtesy was extremely long, and Yan Pu himself was also named a liehou, which shows his talent. At this time, Yan Pu is not trusted, isn't it God who helps me?

Liu Zhang said again: "Does Yang Bai of Dingjun Mountain have a brother named Yang Song?" Because this person did not leave a name in the history books, and only appeared in the romance of Master Luo and the games of later generations, his tone was very cautious.

Huang Zhong said: "Back to the lord, this person has a younger brother, who is also on Dingjun Mountain at this time, I heard that this person is greedy for wealth and wealth, and his virtue is extremely poor!" ”

Liu Zhang smiled when he heard this: "Okay, it's good to have shortcomings, if everyone is a saint, the world won't be in chaos now!" ”

Guo Jia shook his head and said: "The words of the lord are very true, this Zhang Wei is authoritarian and Yang Song is greedy for money, perhaps, we can make a fuss about the two of them!" ”

Liu Zhang said: "I don't know what Fengxiao has to teach me?" ”

Guo Jia said: "My lord, if this is not the case, our army will send someone to infiltrate Guanzhong, separate Zhang Wei and Yan Pu, and then send someone to secretly communicate with Yang Song, promise Houlu, and make it our army's internal response, once Hanzhong is recovered, the two Yang brothers will be rich and noble." ”

Xi Zhicai said: "Fengxiao's plan is wonderful, I don't know how Fengxiao separates Zhang and Yan?" ”

Guo Jiadao: "Yi Ye, send someone to release rumors in Guanzhong, Yan Pu has the heart to return to Yizhou, and wants to behead Zhang Wei's head to make contributions......"

Man Zhong laughed and said: "Miao Ye, Yan Pu was originally an official of my Yizhou, and he was not bewitched by the Zhang brothers for a while, but now he is lost...... With Zhang Wei's domineering character, he will inevitably be tricked, even if he doesn't kill Yan, he will be familiar with it. Without Yan Pu's assistance, Zhang Wei is just a horse, and a little trick can bind him! ”

"Well, the army retreated five miles, and without my order, you are not allowed to fight. Send someone to secretly enter the customs and spread rumors! ”

"Yes!" Everyone said in unison.