Three days later, the spies who went deep into the Qinling Mountains reported that the enemy army was only a one-day trip from Baoxian.

"Thirty thousand?" Liu Zhang's eyebrows couldn't help twitching twice, the difference between the strength and the strength he had arranged in Baozhong was not particularly big, and he occupied a favorable position, and he could get the support of Hanzhong in time, as long as he didn't make a particularly serious mistake, it was almost certain that Dong Zhuo in Hanzhong would not be able to snatch it away, of course, this was only temporary, if Dong Zhuo came to attack with all his strength, with the strength of such a Yizhou army, I am afraid ......

"It looks like we should send someone to contact Ma Teng and Han Sui and ask them to light a fire on Dong Zhuo's ass, I think he doesn't dare to force people too much! Xiliang is his fundamental place, if he loses Xiliang for the sake of Yizhou, it will definitely be more than worth the loss for him! However, in the end, this idea was just an idea until Liu Zhang repelled Dong Zhuojun.

Liu Zhang didn't know that Ma Teng and Han Sui were more anxious than him at this time, compared to him, Ma and Han were Dong Zhuo's elbow and armpits, if it weren't for Ma Teng and Han Sui waving their flags and shouting in the west when the coalition forces were fighting Dong, Dong Zhuo might not have retreated from Luoyang...... So after Dong Zhuo returned to Chang'an, the first thing he did was to order Zhang Ji and Niu Fu to lead an army of 50,000, and summon 20,000 Qiang horsemen to help attack Ma and Han. Although Liu Zhang did not send anyone to contact Ma Teng and Han Sui, in fact, the two had already helped him achieve his goal of dividing Dong Zhuo's troops.

A day later, the sentinels sent by Li Dao and Guo Yan walked out of the 500-mile Bao Slope, but most of them did not have time to sigh, so they became ghosts under the knife or became prisoners of the Yizhou army, and only one of them escaped by luck.

In the middle of the slope, Li Dao and Guo Yan were leading their troops forward, and the guards came to report to the spies to bring back important military information.

Li Dao and Guo Yan immediately ordered someone to take them with them, and the sentry who was lucky enough to escape came forward and bowed, and said: "General Li, General Guo, subordinates and others were just about to walk out of the Bao slope crossing, and suddenly ambushed soldiers on both sides of the mountain, after a burst of random arrows, most of the brothers were killed, a few were injured and captured, only the villain saw that the situation was not good, and he was afraid that the army would be ambushed, so he retreated as soon as possible, and wanted to return the favor to the two generals, so he picked up a life, but he was still hit by an arrow from the enemy on his arm! ”

Li Dao and Guo Yan were taken aback, and only heard Guo Yan say: "Who ambushed you?" How many people are there? ”

The sentinel said: "General, there are thousands of people, and the other party has not raised the banner, so the subordinates don't know who the other party is!" ”

Guo Yan said again: "What is the combat effectiveness of these people? ”

"General, these people are well-trained, and dozens of our brothers were wiped out without even having a chance to fight back!"

Li Dao waved his hand and said, "Okay, I've worked hard for you, go down and heal your injuries!" In addition, go to the quartermaster office and get five times the money! ”

"Thank you General Li, thank you General Guo, my subordinates retire!" The sentinel left happily.

Li Dao called his own soldiers and ordered: "Pass the order, the army will suspend its advance, rest on the spot, and send five hundred people to guard along the mountain road for five miles. ”

The guards respectfully obeyed the order and left, and the mighty advancing procession immediately stopped, many of them were already tired and sleepy after marching for many days, and after the order to rest in place was given, many people immediately lay down on the spot with their weapons in their arms, and soon fell into a sweet dream.

"Lao Guo, what do you think?" Li Daodao.

Guo Yan affirmed: "In my opinion, the person who ambushed the outpost of our army is Liu Zhang'er in Biyizhou!" ”

Li Dao also said: "I think so too, but you and I are very clear about the situation in Yizhou, Liu Zhang's new successor to the post of pastor of the state, the prestige is not long, the people's hearts are not attached, and Yizhou only has so many soldiers and horses, and the soldiers he can use are only between 30,000 or 40,000 at most, of which the soldiers who can fight are more than 20,000 people, and Zhang Lu has the danger of Yangping, and there are more than 10,000 soldiers under his command, and he is defending the territory. If you want me to say, this kid Zhang Lu is really a straw bag, he didn't even wait for reinforcements, he ......"

Guo Yan said: "I can't say that, Liu Zhang's little soldier mourns under the banner of avenging his father, and he must be single-minded and high-spirited, as the so-called mourning soldier will win!" And the main force of Zhang Lu's department was originally Liu Zhang's father and son, and I am afraid that they are not willing to work for Zhang Lu, so it is not surprising that Zhang Lu lost! ”

Li Dao said again: "Alas, as soon as Zhang Lu failed, we lost our ground, Liu Zhang, this kid really has nothing to do, and he chose to send troops to attack Hanzhong at this time, isn't he afraid of a fire in the backyard?" ”

The general under his command bowed and said: "General, my subordinates think that Liu Zhang's dispatch of troops to attack Zhang Lu at this time is reasonable!" ”

Li Dao looked at his beloved general and said, "Yang Feng, let's hear it, what do you think?" ”

If Liu Zhang heard this, he would definitely think: "It turns out that this is Yang Feng who doesn't look amazing, but I'm sorry Lao Yang, your love will be intercepted by me early!" ”

Yang Fengdao: "General, at this time, Yizhou is as the general said, Liu Zhang's virtue is not strong, the people's hearts are not attached, he should be cautious and cautious, slowly collect the people's hearts, and then start the army after Yizhou is stable and excessive, if he rashly raises troops, it may be as the general said at any time The backyard fire, so that Liu Zhang can not sit firmly in the position of the state pastor!" But in the opinion of the last general, Liu Zhang is to foresee this, so he resolutely raised troops, this has two advantages, one is that Liu Yan is benevolent in Yizhou, the people support this state pastor, and now he is killed by Zhang Lu, the people are grateful for Liu Yan's virtue, and they must have the heart to repay their kindness, so that Liu Zhang can win the hearts of the people of Yizhou, and he can fight; Second, Liu Zhang's new state pastor, he is young and has no credit in Yizhou, I am afraid it will be difficult to drive the officials under his control, and he raised troops to attack Zhang Lu, can turn the contradictions within Yizhou to the outside world, Yizhou officials in this matter with him is disrespectful to the ancestor Liu Yan, will be abandoned by the people of Yizhou, so no one will challenge him at this time, and once Liu Zhang defeats Zhang Lu, recovers Zhizhong, avenges Liu Yan's blood hatred, and his prestige must be as high as the sky, so he will not sit firmly in the position of state pastor? ”

"What Yang Feng said is reasonable, but I didn't expect Liu Zhang, this kid, to be a slippery head. Lao Guo, in your opinion, how should this battle be arranged? ”

Guo Yan said: "Since Liu Zhang has arranged a large number of ambushes, it is impossible to give the spies a chance to escape and warn, I am afraid that this person was deliberately released by him, in order to give us a dismount!" ”

Li Dao said: "It's a dismount, and it's also a warning!" He is telling us that Hanzhong has been acquired by him, and warning us not to act rashly! ”

Guo Yan nodded: "Yes, Liu Zhang's troops are insufficient, it is said that our army can fight a battle, but due to the terrain restrictions, the strength of our army that can be put into the battlefield at one time is very small, and the enemy army is based on the city, and only a small number of soldiers can block us in the slope......

"Why don't you ask the Taishi for help?" Li Daodao.

Guo Yan shook his head: "No, our army asked for help before fighting with the enemy, and the Taishi is afraid that it will ......."

Li Dao nodded thoughtfully, yes, with Dong Zhuo's character, if they started asking for help without even fighting, Dong Zhuo would definitely doubt their courage and loyalty, so that the future was uncertain, and the matter was small, and the life was not guaranteed......

Li Dao said: "But the exit of the Baozhong Road lies across Baozhong County, and at this time, the county town must have been laid out by Liu Zhang, and our army has not carried siege equipment, I am afraid it will not be able to conquer it!" ”